July 13, 2011 -

Greetings A.O. Readers -

With all the buzz about Oshkosh going on this month, it's got us thinking... Do you prefer the "grass roots" local fly-ins or the big fly-ins like Oshkosh? Let us know your favorite type of fly-in below. (if it's local, be sure to tell us when & where your favorite can be found)

Last week we asked: What is the strangest (design or paint scheme) aircraft you have come across? Tell us about the aircraft and where you saw it here.

Until next week - fly often, fly safe, give flights to those who have never taken to the skies,
and help General Aviation live on.

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTICLE:

Aerial Adventures -
Fly-ins: Big Oak & Horn Point CLICK HERE
This month Nancy tells us about her cross country trip to a "grass roots" fly-in
Nancy Warren is a GA pilot, member of the Ninety-Nine's and has logged over 2300 hours.

Jul 1949: CAA inaugurated the first direct radiotelephone communications service between aircraft and an Air Route Traffic Control Center at the Chicago ARTCC. Extension of this capability to all ARTCCs was completed in 1955.

Jul 10-14, 1938: With a crew of four, Howard Hughes flew a Lockheed L-14 around the world from Floyd Bennett Field, N.Y., and back with stops at Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, & Minneapolis. This celebrated flight of 14,824 miles took 3 days 19 hours.

Jul 12, 1976: FAA put into effect a national beacon code allocation plan under which pilots flying in the contiguous U.S. would be able to keep the same radar beacon identification code from takeoff to landing, without having to change codes as had previously been required when they flew from one area or altitude to another.

Jul 12, 1957: Eisenhower takes first presidential ride in a helicopter

Jul 15, 1961: The "tall tower" rule (Part 626, Regulations of the Administrator) became effective. This was the first single regulatory document containing criteria and procedures for determining potential hazards to air navigation which might be created by proposed tall structures. The controversial rule was regarded as a firm rejection of the broadcast industry's contention that such regulation invaded Federal Communications Commission jurisdiction. On Jul 21, 1961, FAA Administrator Halaby and FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow announced agreement on a number of measures to insure coordination of the new rule with FCC requirements to prevent unnecessary restriction.

Jul 17, 1965: A 16-year absence of air service between the United States and any part of the Communist bloc by United States or Communist-bloc airlines ended this date when Pan American World Airways began serving Prague, Czechoslovakia.

2011 AirVenture Oshkosh EAA
July 25 - 31, 2011
Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI
One week each summer, EAA members and aviation enthusiasts totaling more than 500,000 from more than 60 countries attend EAA AirVenture where they rekindle friendships and celebrate the past, present and future in the world of flight.
For more information, visit: www.airventure.org

La Porte Aero Club Fly-in Pancake Breakfast
August 14th, 2011
La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO) in La Porte, Indiana
Fly-in/Drive-in pancake breakfast. All you can eat plain or blueberry pancakes. You also get sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, orange juice, coffee, and plain or chocolate milk.
You get all this for only $6.00. Some of the money goes to our scholarship fund. There are also parachute jumpers/weather permitting. We have grown to serve about 1200 breakfasts by noon. See you there!
For more information, visit: www.laporteaeroclub.org

9th Annual East Coast Cardinal Flyin
September 10th, 2011
Lancaster, PA (KLNS) Airport
Our 9th Annual East Coast Cardinal Flyer On-Line flyin. The Cardinal Flyers are a group of owners, operators and flyers of the Cessna 177 Cardinal. The CFO (Cardinal Flyers Online) organization is one of the larger type-clubs with members world-wide. Past years have had 50+ Cardinals from all years, both RGs and Fixed gear.
For more information, visit: www.CardinalFlyers.org

2011 SKY FAIR
September 11th, 2011. 8AM - 4PM
Elko Airport - J. C. Harris Field (EKO) in Elko, NV
Annual event geared to encourage public awareness of GA and it's history. Admission is free. PILOT INCENTIVES are being offered on a first come first serve basis to participate. Schedule includes rides on the AZ CAF B-17 (Sentimental Journey) and B-25 (Maid in the Shade), UT CAF Stearman and Nanchang. T-6 rides and EAA Sponsored Young Eagle rides for youth ages 8-18 (free of charge). Pancake breakfast, static displays of military, local & regional aircraft. Hot air balloon and RC aircraft exhibits. For the 10 yr anniversary of 9/11 there will be a memorial ceremony of remembrance at 10AM.
For more information, visit: www.elkoskyfair.com

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Land of 10,000 Stories: WWII glider reborn in Minn.
By Boyd Huppert | www.Kare11.com

A group of Minnesota men are trying to rebuild a little known piece of military history - a World War II glider.

The project, which is a labor of love for volunteers, is underway in Eagan at Villaume Industries.

Nothing dainty comes out of Villaume Industries. The builder of trusses and industrial packaging has warehouses filled with wood -- heavy, rugged, wood. With one wispy exception.

In the back of a warehouse, at the back of the Villaume lot, senior volunteers gently glue in place thin strips of wood.

"It started out as a bunch of rusty pipes in a field," says Don Patton as he watches the progress. From that broken metal tubing found in the weeds in Missouri, the seniors are resurrecting history. They are restoring a U.S. Army glider from World War II.

(Read the rest of this story: Click Here) - www.Kare11.com

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Jeppesen Teams with GRT Avionics to Provide Navigation Data
for Light Sport and Experimental Aircraft Pilots
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Light sport and experimental avionics supplier GRT Avionics, a Grand Rapids Technologies, Inc. company, and Jeppesen, a unit of Boeing Flight Services, have teamed to provide Jeppesen NavData and obstacle services for GRT Avionics’ electronic flight information system (EFIS) avionics units. Jeppesen data services are now available for the Horizon HX and Sport SX systems.

Jeppesen coverage areas for GRT Avionics light sport and experimental aircraft customers now include the Contiguous USA, East-Central USA, West-Central USA, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Eurasia, the Middle East, the Pacific region and Worldwide.

As part of a total solution suite, Jeppesen NavData, obstacles, terrain, and charting solutions are available for third party integrations supporting a wide variety of applications and hardware solutions. Jeppesen solutions for light sport and experimental aircraft avionics systems for both certified and non-certified aircraft are available and data updates are completed easily and conveniently using Jeppesen Services Update Manager software.

“Pilots worldwide rely on Jeppesen NavData information that is now available for light sport and experimental pilots who operate their aircraft using GRT EFIS avionics systems,” said Scott Reagan, director, Jeppesen OEM Client Management. “This aviation market represents the true innovators of the industry and we are proud to provide proven navigation and obstacle data that continues to serve as the top choice of pilots on a global scale.”

(Read the rest of this story: Click Here) - www.jeppesen.com

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AOPA to pilots: Check notams before flight
Three Camp David violations in one weekend unacceptable

By midday Sunday, July 10, general aviation pilots had busted the prohibited airspace P-40 over Camp David in Maryland three times, with President Barack Obama in residence there.

"We don't know the particulars of the three violations yet, so we don't want to pass judgment," said Craig Spence, AOPA vice president of security and international operations. "But we do know that every bust makes it that much more difficult when we go to the security agencies and urge them to make restrictions less burdensome."

P-40 ordinarily has a 3-nautical-mile radius, but expands to a 10-nm radius when the president or other VIPs are in residence, with a 5-nm radius no-fly zone and an outer squawk-and-talk ring from 5 nm to 10 nm. In addition, pilots operating in the vicinity of P-40 and the nearby Washington, D.C., Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) are expected to monitor 121.5 MHz.

"We cannot stress enough how vital it is that every pilot operating anywhere in the region, whether local or transient, check notams every time you fly, even if it's just a few laps around the pattern." Spence said. "Be sure to get an official preflight briefing, either from a flight service station or DUATS. Use flight planning software like the AOPA Internet Flight Planner. Fifteen minutes of flight planning may save you 90 days on the ground if you get violated for busting a TFR.”

(Read the rest of this story: Click Here) - www.AOPA.org

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