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Vol. 3, No.
4 APRIL 2010
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| Welcome
to the April 2010
issue of Bits and Pieces.
First Canadian EAA
Convention Coming This Fall
Canadian
EAA members will finally realize an opportunity for the
world's largest recreational flying organization to
spread its wings north into Canada. From September
17-19, EAA members will be hosting their first Canadian
EAA convention. It will be held in conjunction with the
Vintage Wings' "Victoria Cross" air show in
Gatineau, P.Q., just 15 minutes northeast of Ottawa. Read
more
Please
review
and rate this issue of Bits and Pieces.
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| FUTURE
FOR TWO VINTAGE AIRCRAFT UNCERTAIN |
| Officials
in Calgary are trying to determine what to do with two
vintage aircraft that are owned by the city. The city
council voted to seek an experienced restoration company
outside of Calgary rather than spend public funds to
finance a restoration by local groups. The two-year
fight over the fate of the WW-II era aircraft centers
around the desire to keep the airplanes in Calgary and
still determine the best way to restore them to flying
or museum condition. Read
more
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BITS
AND PIECES POLL
| Q.
After reading about a dispute
among Calgary's residents over whether
two city-owned vintage aircraft should
be restored locally or to an outside
vendor, what do you think? |
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CURRENCY IS JUST AN
INSTRUCTOR AWAY
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| With
spring and summer ahead, EAA members across Canada are
renewing their love affair with flight; cross-country
flights with buddies to enjoy the $100 breakfasts; lazy
evening flights over country and lane, just enjoying the
spirit of flight; taking up friends and Young Eagles to
share the joy of flying and seeing our world in three
dimensions. That also means it's probably a good time to
ask: Are you current? Read
more
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| CANADIAN
RV-8 PRAISED FOR GOLDEN HAWK PAINT SCHEME
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| Kevin
Horton, EAA 368058, of Greely, Ontario, Canada, recently
finished reassembling his RV-8 after it went to the
paint shop. Normally that's not breaking news; however
Kevin selected a rather stunning paint job that is sure
to turn heads when he brings it to AirVenture 2010 this
summer. Read
more
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| SPOTLIGHT
ON EAA
YOUTH PROGRAMS
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| EAA
has always prided itself as a family organization. One
key aspect of this culture is the Young Eagles program,
which is one of the most successful EAA initiatives in
the organization's history. EAA is deeply committed to
providing youth access to aviation, and there are many
other EAA programs that are designed to engage kids of
all ages. Read
more
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| BOMBER
COMMAND MUSEUM OF CANADA
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| The
Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum has formally changed
its name to the Bomber Command Museum of Canada. The
museum was formed in 1986 and soon established a small
collection that was based on the town’s Lancaster
Bomber, FM159. This particular aircraft is dedicated to
the memory of Ian
Bazalgette, a Lancaster pilot who was awarded the
commonwealth's highest award for valour and the only
Albertan to be so recognized during WW II. Read
more
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| TRANSPORT
CANADA CORRECTS BUSH CADDY ARTICLE |
| After
incorrectly identifying some aircraft as Bush Caddy in a
recent safety letter, Transport Canada published a
correction in their latest Aviation Safety Letter,
Issue 2/2010. Read
more
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| GENERAL
AVIATION INDUSTRY PREPARES FOR AN UNLEADED FUTURE |
| The
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
formally begun the regulatory process required by the
Clean Air Act that may ultimately result in standards
mandating the industry's transition to unleaded aviation
gasoline (avgas). The EPA has issued an advance notice
of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) which is a key opportunity
for the general aviation (GA) community to provide
comment regarding this possible new environmental
standard and into the development of a plan for
identifying, evaluating, and ultimately transitioning to
an unleaded fuel. Read
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| AERO
2010 BOWLS OVER ATTENDEES WITH NEW DESIGNS |
| AERO
Expo 2010 at Friedrichshafen, Germany, provided an
overwhelming number of new, innovative aviation
products, surely reinforcing it as Europe's best general
aviation trade show. Correspondent Kent Misegades was
hard-pressed to see everything amongst the more than 500
exhibits during the four-day show held April 8-11. Read
more |
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| SUN
'N FUN 2010: ENTHUSIASM UNDAMPENED |
| Amid
reports of brisk business from vendors, more aircraft
attending than a year ago, and the overall safety of the
36th annual event, Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and
Expo President John Burton remarked on closing day,
"Overall we've had a great fly-in."…despite
a rainy, drizzling end to the six-day event. Read
more |
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| AWASH
IN AVIONICS AT SUN 'N FUN |
If
you need it or just want it - and "it" is
related to avionics or electronics for your antique,
homebuilt or every-day factory flyer - you'll likely
find it somewhere on the grounds of Sun 'n Fun 2010.
Electronic Flight Bag options, new autopilot and
glass-panel choices, systems for adding electrical-power
redundancy to any panel.
Read
Part 1 | Read
Part 2 | Sun
'n Fun Photo Gallery |
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| DICK
VAN GRUNSVEN VISITS OSHKOSH, PRESENTS RV-12 WEBINAR |
| Dick
Van Grunsven, founder of Van's Aircraft and designer of
the Van's RV line of homebuilts, was in Oshkosh this
week as part of a forum convened by EAA
Chairman/President Tom Poberezny on the aviation
industry. He also gave an EAA Webinar presentation
Wednesday evening about the RV-12 light-sport aircraft
kit plane - which drew 501 attendees! Van talked with
EAA Radio's Fareed Guyot about the aviation industry,
the RV-12, and another project he hasn't quite finished.
Listen
to the interview | Watch
the webinar |
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| GLOBAL
GYRO FLIGHT IN SOUTH ASIA - DRAWN INTO VOLCANO TRAVEL
FLAP |
| Norman
Surplus, an autogyro pilot from Ireland, has been
immortalized in a newspaper (Belfast Telegraph) cartoon
as he continues his circumnavigation of the globe in an
MT-03. As the rest of Europe and beyond returns to the
skies Norman flies on, recently arriving in Raipur,
central India. Read
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| WAYWARD
SATELLITE WILL AFFECT WAAS COVERAGE |
| Intelsat
is having trouble controlling its Galaxy XV satellite
and has notified the FAA that it will stop broadcasting
Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) signals in the next
few weeks. The Intelsat Galaxy XV is one of the
geostationary satellites (GEO) that broadcasts the WAAS
signal in space. For WAAS users, there is no immediate
impact to service; but over the next few weeks, the
Intelsat GEO will drift out of its current orbit
position, ultimately requiring the GEO broadcast to be
discontinued. Read
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| VOLUNTEER
VIDEOGRAPHERS SOUGHT FOR AIRVENTURE |
| EAA
Publications is seeking volunteer videographers.
Volunteers will create content for future issues of Bits
and Pieces and the nine other monthly e-newsletters
EAA publishes year-round. Other projects, such as the
daily AirVenture edition of e-Hotline, may be
available. If you enjoy creating videos, we are seeking
your discerning eye to communicate the excitement,
uniqueness, and variety of aircraft and experiences that
can be found at AirVenture.
Volunteers, depending on
their interest, will work with EAA Publications staff
and newsletter editors on specific assignments. Some
video editing skills are helpful but not required.
General submissions are welcome. Please contact Fareed
Guyot at fguyot@eaa.org
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| FROM THE ARCHIVES
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Putting
the Pieces Together - Dick Eaves' Nexus Mustang
Sport Aviation, November 2004
That Dick Eaves' Nexus
Mustang won GRAND CHAMPION - Plans-Built at Sun 'n Fun
2004 is not what makes it remarkable. Nor that it won a
Bronze Lindy at EAA AirVenture, 2004. Nor, really, that
it's an all-metal, scratch-built airplane, Eaves' 10th
project. What is remarkable is that before 2001, the
Nexus Mustang was just a few fuzzy ideas and desire, the
graduation project from a lifetime of building and
fixing airplanes. Read
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