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TAKE IN 'EAA FAMILY
FLIGHTFEST' AT THE MUSEUM THIS WEEKEND
Families
can shake off the winter doldrums and enjoy a broad array of
engaging activities during EAA's Family Flightfest this
weekend, February
24-25, at EAA's AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. Participate in numerous, fun-filled activities that celebrate the
wonders of the most liberating outdoor activity: personal
flight!
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Q & A:
Question of the Week
EAA
Information Services
I'm just finishing up my first annual condition inspection on
my Lancair 320 (I have my Repairman's Certificate) and am
looking for the exact wording required for the logbook entry.
Can you help?
Answer:
Not a problem. The appropriate language for recording your
condition inspection in your aircraft records can be found
right in your aircraft's operating limitations that were
issued by the FAA as a part of its airworthiness certificate.
So check your operating limitations for the wording.
How can
we help you?
To ask a question regarding government
issues, e-mail govt@eaa.org.
If you have a question about registration, airmen, aircraft
and medical certification, safety records, performance, or any
other matter, e-mail infoserv@eaa.org.
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membership or join EAA today by calling 800-843-3612 or
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March
2007
EAA Desktop
Calendar
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This month's EAA desktop
calendar features EAA Chief Photographer Jim Koepnick's
air-to-air shot of the special light-sport aircraft Aerosport
Ltd. Breezer.
To download this image for your computer, visit the EAA
website and choose among five resolutions to suit your
screen. You can also view and download any previously used EAA monthly desktop image.
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GOOD NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON ON YOUNG EAGLES!
FAA reaffirms Young Eagles flights not subject to new Air
Tour Rule
 A
week of work by EAA and FAA have ensured the future vitality
and success of the Young Eagles program, by removing possible
barriers that were part of the new Air Tour Rule announced
earlier this month.
EAA President Tom Poberezny,
along with EAA's Earl Lawrence and Doug Macnair, met
Thursday with FAA's senior leadership, including
Administrator Marion Blakey. They discussed the Air Tour Rule's
possible effect on Young Eagles, especially limits on what
aircraft could be used for Young Eagles flights, plus
additional restrictions on pilot qualifications and frequency
of Young Eagles activities.
 "Everyone
we met with at FAA assured us that there was no intent to harm
the Young Eagles program in any manner through the air tour
rule," Poberezny said. "FAA's staff showed true concern
for the program and immediately moved toward a positive
solution."
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POBEREZNY
BRIEFS PETRI ON GA'S OPPOSITION TO USER FEES
 EAA
President Tom Poberezny reinforced EAA's strong opposition
to the Bush Administration's user fee/fuel tax hike proposal
during a meeting Wednesday morning in Oshkosh with
Congressman Tom Petri, ranking member of the House Aviation
Subcommittee. Petri (R-WI) represents the state's 6th
congressional district, home to EAA headquarters.
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General
Aviation United Against User Fees
EAA works hard to protect the rights of general aviation
enthusiasts. Lend your voice to our efforts by becoming
informed on how user fees threaten your rights as an aviation
enthusiast.
Learn more now!
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AIRLINES KEEP
UP USER-FEE OFFENSIVE
ATA chief says increased GA fuel
taxes, user fees not enough
Lest any recreational aviator wonders why EAA and other
general aviation groups are vigorously opposing the FAA's
proposed budget bill, look no further than comments by the
leader of the nation's airline lobby.
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VOTE FOR THE
GREATEST AVIATION MOVIE OF ALL TIME
 Thanks
to all of you who submitted your selections for the Greatest
Aviation Movie of All Time over the past several weeks. We
received more that 750 individual submissions comprising some
140 titles, and from those we've determined the top 10. They
are Twelve O' Clock High (1949); The High and the Mighty
(1954); The Spirit of St. Louis (1957); The Flight of the
Phoenix (1965); Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
(1965); The Blue Max (1966); Battle of Britain (1969); The
Great Waldo Pepper (1975); Top Gun (1986); and Memphis Belle
(1990).
Here's your opportunity to vote on the movie you feel is the
best ever produced. Vote between now and May 2, 2007, at www.airventure.org/movie.
The overall top vote getter will be shown on the big screen at
the Ford-Eclipse Fly-In Theater during the week of EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh 2007!
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JACKSONVILLE
EAAERS: ATTEND TUESDAY COUNCIL MEETING
 EAA
members in the Jacksonville, Florida, area are reminded to attend
the city council meeting on Tuesday, February 27, to show your
support for overturning the controversial city ordinance prohibiting the
construction and/or maintenance of aircraft on residential
property. EAA Chapter 193 is leading the effort to overturn
the 2006 ordinance that prohibits parking or storing
aircraft (or airboats) in residentially zoned areas, except in
completely enclosed buildings as well as
repairing, testing, operating, modifying, or altering flying
craft or airboats anywhere on a residential lot. For more
information, please e-mal Chapter President Milford Shirley at
flag8r96@aol.com.
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STILL ROOM IN SPORTAIR RV,
E-LSA REPAIRMAN WORKSHOPS
 If
you're thinking about building a Van's RV aircraft, or would
like to obtain a Repairman/Inspection
certificate for your experimental light-sport aircraft
(E-LSA) check out an upcoming EAA SportAir Workshop. There's
still space available at several upcoming two-day RV builders workshops,
including at historic Flabob Airport, Riverside California (March
3-4); Frederick, Maryland (April 14-15); and Arlington,
Washington (May 5-6).
Upcoming repairman courses include Arlington, Washington
(March 9-11); Oshkosh, Wisconsin (March 9-11); Flabob
(Riverside), California, March 23-25; and Frederick, Maryland
(March 23-25); and Arlington, Washington (June 8-10). To learn
more or enroll, visit www.sportair.com,
or call 800-967-5746.
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WINNERS
ANNOUNCED IN FLYBOYS GIVEAWAY
 We
had 1,143 entries for our FLYBOYS Giveaway Contest for 20 DVDs
and 20 posters of the major motion picture FLYBOYS.
Congratulations to the 40 winners, who should be receiving
their prizes in the next week or so. To see if you won, visit
our special page on the EAA
website. And thanks to all who entered.
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EAA AIRVENTURE
QUILT BLOCK CONTEST OPEN FOR ENTRIES
 Entries
are being sought for the EAA AirVenture 2007 Quilt Block
Contest, an annual showcase of color and skill by quilters
from around the world. Winning quilt blocks will be framed and
displayed at a special exhibit launched during EAA AirVenture
at the AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. Entry deadline is June 1,
so visit the EAA
AirVenture website for contest details, including a
downloadable entry form. You can also view images from last
year's winners. Start your quilt block entry today. Who knows?
Your entry might be part of this year's museum display.
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SEND US YOUR
AIRVENTURE WAYPOINTS, FUEL STOPS
 Nearly
30 stops in 16 states appear on EAA AirVenture's Alternate
Airports and Stops page, providing special offers to EAA members on
their flights to and from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. If you have
a landing facility and would like to
be among the waypoints, FBOs, and other sites listed, please send us your information, including
name of business, airport, phone number, e-mail address, and
any special offers you'd like to announce. Send to webmaster@eaa.org,
then watch for it on the EAA
AirVenture website.
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EAA Insurance
Tips
DON'T CALL IT A
FLYING CLUB!
By Bob Mackey
Falcon Insurance Agency, Inc.
I got a call from a pilot who was interested in forming a
four-way airplane partnership. When this would-be 25 percent
airplane owner explained the ownership plans for the airplane,
he kept referring to the group as a "flying club."
Finally I said, "Hold it! Please, please, please do not
use the term flying club!"
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FROM EAA AERONAUTICA
GO RETRO WITH EAA'S ART DECO COLLECTION
 Any
office and library could use a touch of nostalgia, and we've
got several aviation-themed items that will do the trick,
including a Super Constellation with authentic travel agent
airline advertising (Item F07383, $46.99); a true reproduction
of a 1930s Flight Clock (item F07384, $46.99); and a replica
1950s travel agent globe featuring a Super Constellation (item
F07382, $62.99). Order yours today through the EAA
Aeronautica website.
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CIRRUS
BREAKS DELIVERY AND SALES RECORDS
Cirrus Design Corporation
announced this week that it once again surpassed its
previous year's airplane production and maintained its claim
of the world's top-selling aircraft, the SR-22. The company
reported record total year-end deliveries of 721 airplanes,
up 20 percent over 2005. The General Aviation Manufacturers
Association (GAMA) also reports Cirrus sold a record 760
aircraft, with international sales accounting for 25 percent
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AMD
ZODIAC 601XL INSTALLS FIRST BRS PARACHUTE
Aircraft Manufacturing &
Development Co. (AMD) announced the first installation of a
Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) parachute system in a
Zodiac 601XL - special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA). The
aircraft was certificated as an S-LSA on January 30, 2007.
For more information, visit www.newplane.com
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ECLIPSE
BUILDING FACILITY AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT
Eclipse Aviation is building a
new 41,585 square-foot facility for training, flight
support, and administrative support staff at the Double
Eagle II Airport (KAEG) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Future
plans call for all Eclipse Aviation facilities to be
relocated to the west side airport, where Eclipse aims to
produce up to a thousand aircraft per year. Eclipse
currently has 54 aircraft in production. For more
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NASA/Virgin
Galactic Private-Public Partnership Announced
NASA and Virgin Galactic LLC
will explore ways to collaborate on future space efforts
after officials signed a memorandum of understanding this
week. The two-year agreement allows the two organizations to
explore ways to work together in several technical areas,
including development of space suits, heat shields for
spaceships, hybrid rocket motors, and hypersonic vehicles
capable of traveling five or more times the speed of sound.
The agreement calls for employing capabilities and
facilities of NASA's Ames Research Center, California. For
more information, visit www.nasa.gov,
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Sporty's
Open House Set for Saturday, May 19, 2007
Sporty's and Eastern
Cincinnati Aviation will hold their third Fly-In and Open
House at Clermont County/Sporty's Airport on Saturday, May
19. Visit industry exhibitors, seminars, and other special
events and Sporty's will provide free hot dogs for lunch.
The event will be held rain or shine from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For
more information or directions to Sporty's (via airplane
or car), visit www.sportys.com/flyin. |
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