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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Scheduled Activities
November 24 - BUCKEYE, AZ -
Canard 2001 Get-together, mreracer@primenet.com
Young Eagles Rallies
Nov. 24 - Brooksville (BKV)
- Brooksville, FL Chapter 1298 - Edgar Flaig 352-688-4263 (Rain Date:
11/25)
Nov. 24 - VQQ - Ceol Field - Jacksonville, FL Chapter 193 -
Douglas Johnson 904-642-6016 (Rain Date: 12/1)
For a list of Young
Eagles rallies, visit the Young Eagles
website.
Flight Service Stations Get Toll-Free
Numbers
The FAA has established
toll-free telephone numbers for individual Flight Service Stations, making
it more convenient for pilots to contact specific FSS locations across the
country. Pilots can continue to use the existing nationwide toll-free
number, 1-800-WX-BRIEF, but can connect to a specific FSS on the following list:
Albuquerque, NM
ABQ
866-449-5390
Altoona, PA AOO
866-708-9987
Anderson, SC
AND
866-225-2172
Anniston, AL ANB
866-609-8684
Bangor, ME
BGR
866-295-3835
Boise, ID BOI
866-258-9068
Bridgeport, CN
BDR
866-293-5149
Buffalo, NY BUF
866-678-2759
Burlington, VT
BTV
866-847-1846
Casper, WY CPR
866-277-7498
Cedar City, UT
CDC
866-667-3858
Cleveland, OH CLE
866-780-8261
Columbia, MO
COU
866-223-4352
Columbus, NE OLU
866-288-3448
Conroe, TX
CXO
866-689-5992
Dayton, OH DAY
866-505-6163
Denver, CO
DEN
866-751-7021
Deridder, LA DRI
866-401-5659
Elkins, WV
EKN
866-656-2661
Fairbanks, AK FAI
866-248-6516
Fort Dodge, IA
FOD
866-300-2858
Ft. Worth, TX FTW
866-272-7915
Gainesville,
FL GNV
866-523-7229
Grand Forks, ND GFK
866-306-6931
Great
Falls, MT GTF
866-527-7601
Green Bay, WI
GRB
866-845-4888
Greenwood, MS GWO
866-245-6109
Hawthorne, CA
HHR
866-879-8252
Honolulu, HI HNL
866-766-0820
Huron, SD
HON
866-732-1331
Islip, NY IS
866-365-5019
Jackson, TN
MKL
866-840-1051
Jonesboro, AR JBR
866-520-8890
Juneau, AK
JNU
866-297-2236
Kankakee, IL IKK
866-450-6593
Kenai, AK
ENA
866-864-1737
Lansing, MI LAN
866-879-4066
Leesburg, VA
DCA
866-225-7410
Louisville, KY LOU
866-412-7968
Macon, GA
MCN
866-276-0243
McAlester, OK MLC
866-269-0189
McMinnville,
OR MMV
866-833-7631
Miami, FL MIA
866-347-0316
Millville, NJ
MIV
866-225-7620
Nashville, TN BNA
866-890-1348
Oakland, CA
OAK
866-469-7828
Prescott, AZ PRC
866-226-3763
Princeton, MN
PMN
866-841-6469
Raleigh, NC RDU
866-663-3354
Rancho Murrieta,
CA RIU
866-272-7525
Reno, NV RNO
866-281-2737
Riverside, CA
RAL
866-838-2250
San Angelo, TX STJ
866-300-3867
San Diego, CA
SAN
866-682-2175
San Juan, PR SJU
866-822-8537
Seattle, WA
SEA
866-384-7323
St. Louis, MO STL
866-671-6176
St.
Petersburg, FL PI
866-295-3983
Terre Haute, IN
HUF
866-224-9906
Wichita, KS ICT
866-672-5145
Williamsport, PA
IPT
866-655-6434
EAA SportAir Workshops:
NOV 30-DEC
02, 2001, GRIFFIN, GA
Topics: TIG Welding
DEC 01-02, 2001,
CORONA, CA
Topics: Sheet Metal, Composite Construction, Fabric
Coverings
See the complete schedule of
upcoming SportAir Workshops. |
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The Official Electronic
Newsletter of EAA
November 21, 2001 Volume 1,
Number 36
Welcome to EAA e-HOT LINE,
the e-mail newsletter for members of the Experimental Aircraft
Association, its divisions and affiliates. We welcome your comments and
suggestions to ehotline@eaa.org
*****
Due to the
Thanksgiving holiday,
EAA Headquarters will be closed Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 22-23.
EAA wishes you a safe and happy
Thanksgiving!
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News You Can Use
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FAA
Airspace Plans Still Being Reviewed By Homeland Security
An announcement had been anticipated sometime this week
regarding the FAA’s broad- based plans  to eliminate most enhanced Class B airspace, and
provide limited relief within the three remaining TFRs in New York,
Washington, D.C., and Boston. It appears now that no such announcement
will be made prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. The FAA has thoroughly
briefed the Office of Homeland Security on its plans and FAA officials are
actively seeking approvals from top OHS officials. EAA will remain in
close contact with senior FAA and DoT officials throughout the holiday
weekend and will report any developments as they occur.
Fog Fails To Dampen “Great Chicago Meigs
Airlift”
An enthusiastic group of
aviation lovers gathered at the lakefront in downtown Chicago on Nov. 17
for an event originally scheduled as the sixth annual Friends of Meigs
Open 
House. The open house, which has grown considerably over the years,
was postponed Sept. 30 due to airport and airspace restrictions related to
the events of Sept. 11. Instead of an “Open House,” FOM promoted the event
as “The Great Chicago Meigs Airlift,” held at the Burnham Park Yacht Club,
which is adjacent to beleaguered Merrill C. Meigs Field. Organizers asked
attendees to bring non-perishable food items or toys for charity. Despite
a thick fog that prevented most fly-ins, many were able to drive in and
take part.
(read
more)
NAFI
to Florida: New Aviation Security Bill Is Sufficient
The new federal Aviation Security Bill signed by
President Bush on Nov. 19 should 
eliminate the concerns of some Florida legislators regarding flight
school security, according to National Association of Flight Instructors
(NAFI) officials. Because of that development, NAFI is urging that
proposed legislation addressing the same issue be dropped altogether when
the Florida legislature reconvenes in January.
(read
more)
President Signs Aviation Security Bill
President Bush signed the bipartisan Aviation and
Transportation Security Act into law this week during a special ceremony
at Washington Reagan National Airport, making U.S. airport security a
direct federal responsibility.
(read
more)
Learn How To Build Your Own
Airplane in 2002 At EAA SportAir Workshops
EAA SportAir Workshops have a wide
variety of offerings in store for the first quarter of 2002. The weekend
workshop offerings provide plenty of opportunities for both  experienced and beginning homebuilders to learn more about
airplane construction. And SportAir Workshops are the perfect gift for
that special homebuilder this holiday season.
EAA SportAir Workshops
provide hands-on, weekend learning sessions that will help propel you on
the most satisfying and rewarding adventure of your life: The workshops
offer one-, two-, or three-day courses that teach the skills and
techniques needed to complete homebuilding or restoration
projects.
Workshops kick off the New Year with a beginning TIG Welding
course on Jan. 11-13 in Griffin, Georgia. Attendees will spend time in a
classroom learning the basics of TIG welding, and then apply that
knowledge in the welding booth learning and practicing the techniques
needed to weld 4130 steel plate and tubing as well as aluminum.
Professionals from Lincoln Electric teach this course. For the full first
quarter-2002 workshop schedule ... (read
more)
On The
Flight Line ---
Dr. Arthur
Peterson Named Wathen Foundation Academy President
Thomas Wathen, Chairman of the Wathen Foundation, has appointed Dr.
Arthur L. Peterson as president of the EAA-Wathen Academy, located at
historic Flabob  Airport, Riverside, Calif. The Wathen Academy is the only
facility that presents EAA Air Academy programs outside the EAA Foundation
facility on Oshkosh, Wis.
Dr. Peterson is a longtime pilot, aviation
enthusiast and homebuilder of experimental aircraft as well as a
nationally recognized educator and political leader. He will have both
local and national responsibilities. Locally, he will expand on the EAA
Air Academy programs at Flabob, which are designed to serve as prototypes
for regional offerings at many sites across the nation. He will work with
K-12 schools to support introduction of aviation-related curriculum
elements coupled with field trips and aviation experiences at Flabob
airport.
Nationally, Peterson will help strengthen aviation youth
leadership programs such as Young Eagles, the Civil Air Patrol, Hugh
O’Brian’s Youth Leadership Forums, Operation Enterprise from the American
Management Institute, and the Boy Scout-Girl Scout Air Explorer’s
activities. Peterson will also devise innovative new ways to fulfill the
Wathen Foundation’s mission to preserve and educate the public about our
aviation heritage and to use aviation as a tool to educate and inspire
young people for careers and avocations in aviation and for a commitment
to civic responsibility.
Peterson’s interest in grass roots aviation
dates back to the 1940s when he and several other Prescott, Wisconsin,
high school students started to build a Flying Flea, one-place airplane
with a motorcycle engine. He uses a Cessna 182 for cross-country flying,
and is building a Cavalier he plans to have ready for AirVenture Oshkosh
2002. He has also built a Mini Max, a project which was chronicled by
James Michener in his last novel Recessional.
Peterson is excited about
his new assignment and promises to give his best efforts to help young
people of all ages enjoy the same fascination with flight he has found in
his 50 years of flying.
Centennial of
Flight Commission and First Flight Centennial Commission in NC Align
Efforts
The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission (COFC) and the
First Flight Centennial Commission (FFCC) of North Carolina have agreed to
jointly promote the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first
powered flight in 2003. North Carolina activities will receive the U.S.
Commission's national outreach support, while the FFCC will help promote
the overall national celebration called "Centennial of Flight: Born of
Dreams. Inspired by Freedom." The U.S. Centennial Commission was created
to help coordinate centennial activities across the nation, and to advise
the President, Congress and federal agencies on ways to encourage and
promote national and international participation in the centennial
celebration. EAA President Tom Poberezny is an appointed member of the
U.S. commission.
Approach Aviation’s All-In-One Tool Kit for Aircraft Owners
They
released three editions of the Educated Owner Series, now Approach
Aviation announces its new Educated Owner Deluxe Tool Kit: a comprehensive
collection of quality tools and hardware developed specifically for
aircraft owners and operators. The kit includes a complete socket set,
combination wrench set, safety wire twisters, aircraft oil filter cutter,
aircraft spark plug socket and spark plug gap setting tool, and feeler
gauge, inspection mirror, vise grips, 8-in-1 screwdriver, channel lock
pliers, pressure wrench, hex wrench set and flashlight. The kit also
contains a collection of stainless steel replacement hardware, safety
wire, and spark plug gaskets. It all comes packaged in a tool box with
lift-out tray. The kit retails for $229.95 and can be purchased directly
from Approach Aviation through its website, www.approachaviation.com, or
by phone at 877-564-4457.
Memphis Belle Pilot To Appear at Flying Tigers Museum
Col. Robert Morgan, pilot
of the famed B-17 Memphis Belle will be at the Flying Tigers Warbird
Restoration Center on Saturday, Dec.8, where he’ll sign copies of his
autobiography The Man Who Flew The Memphis Belle. Col. Morgan, USAFR-Ret.,
is the first Eighth Air Force Pilot to successfully complete 25 bombing
missions over Europe as well as 26 more in the Pacific theater. He was
awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the
Air Medal with Nine Oak Leaf Clusters. Visitors can meet Col. Morgan from
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the museum, which is located at 231 S. Hoagland Blvd,
off Hwy 192 in Kissimmee, Florida. For more information, call
407-933-1942.
Ballough To Become New
Director of FAA Flight Standards Service
Jim Ballough,
Manager of the Flight Standards Division in FAA's Eastern Region, will
reportedly become the new Director of FAA Flight Standards Service on
December 2. He replaces Nick Sabatini, who became the Associate
Administrator for Regulations and Certification in October. Ballough, who
joined the FAA in 1986, previously served as Acting Manager, Continuous
Airworthiness Maintenance Division, at FAA headquarters in Washington,
D.C. He is an A&P and holds an FAA mechanic certificate. Before coming
to the FAA, Ballough worked for Allied Bendix Aerospace and Eastern
Airlines.
Q &
A: Question of the Week
Question For EAA Aviation Information Services
- I believe the regs require that the ID plate be attached to a
permanent fixture of the aircraft.
1. Can I attach the ID plate to
an aft inspection/battery removal/access cover?
2. Can I glue an
aluminum backing plate to the interior of the aft fuselage, cover the
backing plate and then rivet the ID plate to the backing
plate?
What is the proper way to attach the ID plate to a fabric
covered aircraft? Mine is a Mod V, Kitfox and I am covering the fuselage
as I write this e-mail.
Answer: You should not attach your
external data plate to an inspection or access cover. FAR 45.11 states, in
part, "The identification plate for aircraft must be secured in such a
manner that it will not likely be defaced or removed during normal
service, or lost or destroyed in an accident" (my italics). You can
sandwich a backing plate in the fabric and rivet the data plate to it (as
you suggest), but a more secure method is to weld a backing plate to the
airframe before covering, then rivet the data plate in place after
covering the aircraft
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help you?
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