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EAA'S
SUN 'N FUN HIGHLIGHTS This
week's coverage at spring's first major aviation event includes a
blog and photos from EAA Publications staff on site, including EAA
Sport Pilot & Light-Sport Aircraft Editor Mary Jones,
Associate Editor Kelly Nelson, and EAA Sport Aviation Editor
David Hipschman. Visit the EAA
website for more information.
Sun 'n Fun runs through Monday, April 23, at Lakeland, Florida's
Linder Regional Airport.
www.sun-n-fun.org
EAA B-17 AT HOME
OF
'16 RIGHT' THIS WEEKEND
EAA's 2007 B-17 "Keep It Flying"
national tour visits the site of the great general aviation film, 16
Right - Van Nuys Airport, today, April 20 through Sunday, April 22. The tour
stoop is being hosted by EAA Chapter 40.
We encourage area aviation
enthusiasts to stop on by to see the magnificent Flying Fortress
over the weekend.
For complete tour information, including online reservations for flight missions, visit www.B17.org.
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Q & A:
Question of the Week
I desperately need information on Slipstream International. I
have one of their plane kits and really need to speak with
them. I've been told that they sold out to someone. Thanks for
any help you can give.
Answer:
Here's the information we have regarding Slipstream
Industries. Their website is: www.slipstream.bz
; a general e-mail address is: mail@slipstream.bz;
and and the phone number, 877-369-4319.
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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benefit. To ensure that this service continues, renew your
membership or join EAA today by calling 800-843-3612 or
920-426-5912.
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April
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EAA Desktop
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EAA photographer Bonnie Kratz
shot this air-to-air photo of Ray Somerlock's Christen Eagle
II while on a photo mission over Lake Poygan, just west of
Oshkosh. To Sport Aerobatics subscribers, this
particular homebuilt biplane should look familiar; it's featured
on the cover of your March magazine.
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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FAA REMEDIES
AMPHIBIOUS LSA, LIGHTER-THAN-AIR ISSUES
Agency Delivers on Pledge Made
at 2007 Oshkosh Summit
 An
FAA direct final rule issued April 9 solves two lingering
light-sport aircraft (LSA) certification issues that EAA has
been working to fix since the original Light-Sport Aircraft
(LSA) Rule issued in September 2004. The action allows
special-LSA certification of amphibious aircraft with a
retractable landing gear, plus increases the maximum takeoff
weight for lighter-than-air LSA from 660 lbs. to 1,320 lbs.
Both fixes remedy what the FAA called "unintended
consequences" of the original rule that created
exceptions to the otherwise rapid growth of the LSA category
of aircraft.
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more)
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MISLEADING
NATIONAL ARTICLE GETS SWIFT RESPONSE
This week, EAA and its members
joined the entire general aviation community in quickly
responding to a national Associated
Press story by Bob Porterfield that portrays general
aviation primarily as a group "globetrotting
executives," which receives federal subsidies through
federal airline passenger taxes and fees. While the story does
include some limited comments from general aviation
representatives, most newspapers throughout the country ran a
condensed version of the story, making it largely unbalanced
and sympathetic to the airlines' goal to offload expenses to
GA through user fees and a large fuel tax increase.
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more)
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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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EAA REGISTERS
1.3 MILLIONTH YOUNG EAGLE
 The
EAA Young Eagles program, the world's most successful youth
aviation initiative in history, recently registered the 1.3
millionth Young Eagle flown. She is Arlene Martinez, age 12,
of Yuma, Arizona, who took her flight on March 17 at Somerton
Field (54AZ) in a Cessna 170 piloted by Paul Rachels, EAA
633950. Rachels is president and Young Eagles coordinator for
Yuma EAA Chapter 590.
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more)
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EADS SOCATA/EAA
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS NAMED
 Ashley
Jean Leman of Crystal Lake, Illinois, and John W. Staines of
Komoka, Ontario, Canada, were named recipients of EADS Socata
Internships Wednesday morning at a special media announcement
held at Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, Florida.
Leman, 21, is a junior at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb,
Illinois, and is scheduled to graduate next spring with a
degree in Organizational Management. Staines, 19, is a
sophomore at the University of Western Ontario, London, where
he's pursuing a Bachelors of Engineering Science in Mechanical
Engineering. Both are private pilots.
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more)
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EAA ADVOCATES
FOR THE SMALL AIRCRAFT OWNER
Seeks to Preserve Access to
Repair Stations Services
EAA responded this week to proposed aircraft repair station
certification regulations that, if implemented, would impose
significant administrative and economic burdens on many small
general aviation shops. Such an unintended consequence would
have an adverse affect on aircraft owners seeking to maintain
the airworthiness of their aircraft.
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NOMINATIONS
OPEN FOR EAA YOUNG EAGLES AWARDS
 The
EAA Young Eagles program is the most successful youth aviation
initiative in history thanks to the efforts of EAA member
volunteers around the world. Each year EAA honors several
special volunteers at EAA AirVenture with the annual Young
Eagles awards, and nominations for 2007 are being accepted
through June 15.
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more)
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FIRST
MANUFACTURERS RECOGNIZED FOR LSA STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
 The
Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) formally
recognized four light-sport aircraft manufacturers for
completing third-party independent compliance audits to ASTM
standards at a media briefing held Thursday at Sun 'n Fun. EAA
Senior Vice President Bob Warner joined LAMA officials at the
presentation.
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more)
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EAA
TO HOST LSA REPAIRMAN-MAINTENANCE CLASS
 EAA
will host Rainbow Aviation's Repairman Maintenance course
this fall at EAA's Oshkosh facilities. The airplane
Maintenance Rating allows holders to commercially maintain,
repair, and perform annual condition inspections and
100-hour inspections on all special-light-sport aircraft.
The rating also authorizes holders to perform condition
inspections on experimental-LSA in the airplane class. The
120-hour course will be held September 10-28 (Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.).
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BUYER BEWARE ON
AUTOFUEL STC'D AIRCRAFT
Several recent instances have come
to light where aircraft sellers have attempted to pass their
aircraft off as having an autofuel supplementary type
certificate (STC). Subsequent records checks with the two STC
holders (EAA and Peterson Aviation) did not confirm this, and
there were no placards on the aircraft. There have also been
more ramp checks for autofuel STC documents at airports
recently.
EAA and Peterson are the only organizations that issue these
placards since the program began in the early 1980s. If you
are buying an aircraft that has been advertised or you were
verbally told that the aircraft has an autofuel STC, and that
is a factor in determining your final purchase decision, check
to make sure the aircraft does indeed have the STC.
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more)
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NAFI'S RUSTY
SACHS FEATURED ON LATEST EAA AVCAST
 Hear
National Association of Flight Instructor Executive Director
Rusty Sachs discuss NAFI's planned and recurring activities
for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007. New this year will be the
"Learn to Fly Center," where non-pilots can take the
first steps toward becoming a private pilot. Listen in at www.eaa.org/podcast.
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EAA'S
RIDESHARE CAN GET YOU HERE
 Hundreds
of aviation enthusiasts have taken advantage of EAA's
RideShare to attend the World's Greatest Aviation Celebration.
First introduced for EAA AirVenture 2005, RideShare pairs
those wanting to attend EAA AirVenture Oshkosh with those who
have a spare seat and it's available through the EAA
AirVenture website.
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more)
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AIRLINES DISCOUNTS
FOR EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH
Get special fares to EAA
AirVenture - read
more
 ORDER YOUR
EAA AIRVENTURE NOTAM
Arrival and departure
procedures to Wittman Regional Airport and other area
airfields -
read
more
VOTE FOR GREATEST AVIATION MOVIE at
www.airventure.org/movie.
AIRVENTURE WAYPOINTS, FUEL STOPS
Plan your route to
Oshkosh around EAA-friendly stops to and from Oshkosh. - read
more
SUBMIT
YOUR 2007 EAA AIRVENTURE TYPE CLUB EVENT
Send your type club plans
for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 to https://secure.eaa.org/airventure/type_clubs.html, |
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JUST FOR MEMBERS
EAA's 'EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT" LOGBOOK
 This
logbook was developed to meet the special requirements of the
experimental aircraft. It provides for entries not found in
"standard" logbooks and deletes others not
applicable to recreational aircraft. Originally released in
1964, it was revised just this year and is available for
$6.99. Order
online or call 800-843-3612.
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AMERICAN
LEGEND OFFERS BRS OPTION FOR LEGEND CUB
The Ballistic Recovery Systems
(BRS) whole-airplane parachute system is now available on
American Legend Aircraft Company's Legend Cub. The BRS 6
parachute system is ASTM compliant and is designed for
light-sport certified aircraft. The system adds 29 pounds,
comprises a 40-foot canopy when deployed, and carries a
12-year service life. The BRS parachute joins a long list of
Legend Cub safety features including force absorbing comfort
foam seats, non-rebounding landing gear springs,
high-strength chromoly frame construction, high-reliability
engine options, as well as a wide choice of avionics to
enhance situational awareness. For more information, visit www.legend.aero. |
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DIGITAL
CYCLONE UPGRADES 'PILOT MY-CAST'
Digital Cyclone, Inc., a
subsidiary of Garmin Ltd., unveiled its newest version of
Pilot My-Cast, a subscription-based cell phone service
that gives pilots a fast and easy way to file a flight plan
with a mobile phone without talking to the flight service
station. Pilot My-Cast lets pilots look at the weather along
their route and make necessary route changes before filing.
In addition, after the first flight plan is filed, Pilot
My-Cast remembers all previous settings, making future
filings simple. The Pilot My-Cast flight-filing feature is
expected to be available in July, at the monthly
subscription rate of $9.95. For a list of wireless carriers
and phones supported, visit www.digitalcyclone.com/pilot. |
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ECLIPSE
500 LANDS IN EUROPE FOR AIR SHOW
Eclipse Aviation's 500 very
light jet has flown beyond North America for the first time
and is now in Europe, where it will be on display at the
AERO 2007 show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The aircraft
left its headquarters in Albuquerque, NM on April 14, flew
the North Atlantic route through Canada, Greenland, Iceland,
United Kingdom, before landing in Germany. Along with the
AERO appearance, the jet will fly to Cannes, France for
EUR-AVIA on April 27; and then to Geneva, Switzerland on May
22, for the European Business Aviation Conference and
Exposition (EBACE). For more information, visit www.eclipseaviation.com. |
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EPIC
AIR UNVEILS TWO AIRCRAFT
Epic AIR unveiled two new
aircraft this week in Lakeland. The world got its first look
at the all-new Victory, a high performance, single-engine
jet, and the new Escape, a single-engine turboprop. "Both
of these aircraft are way north of fast!" Epic CEO Rick
Schrameck said. The Escape and Victory are designed for max
cruise speeds of 365 and 321 knots respectively at FL280.
Epic also announced the end of a long courtship by making
public its selection of Garmin glass panel cockpits for all
of its New Generation designs. The large-screen Garmin G900X
will fly in the company's owner-built airplanes and all
certified Epic aircraft would feature the Garmin G1000. For
more information, visit www.epicaircraft.com. |
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CIRRUS
ANNOUNCES NEW SR22 G-3
Cirrus Design took the wraps off
its new SR22 G-3 at Sun 'n Fun, and planned similar launches
in China, Brazil, and Germany this week. The aircraft sports
a new wing, a reported 700 design improvements, and more
than 60,000 engineering hours put in to the design. And best
of all, it weighs 50 pounds less than the SR-22 and has a 16
percent increase in range. Learn more about it at www.cirrusdesign.com. |
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COLUMBIA
DONATES NEW SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS
Columbia Aircraft officials
donated a special airplane - The New Spirit of St. Louis -
to the St. Louis Science Center during a special ceremony in
Lakeland this week. Erik Lindbergh recreated his
grandfather's historic New York-to-Paris flight in 2002 in
the specially outfitted Columbia 300. Gregg Maryniak, vice
president aerospace sciences at the center, said the New
Spirit would become part of the facility's flight education
program for young people. The program is housed at the
mission control center that worked Erik's flight and later,
during SpaceShipOne's Ansari X PRIZE-wining flights in 2004.
For more information, visit www.flycolumbia.com. |
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