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October 8, 2010 Volume 10, Number
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iPHONE
APP RAISES AIRCRAFT TERRORISM CONCERNS
 Last
week in the AeroInnovations section of e-Hotline, we told
you about an iPhone application that allows the user to point its camera
at a plane in the sky and download flight tracking information about it.
Plane Finder AR, developed by British-based Pinkfroot, uses signals from
ADS-B equipment on aircraft and the phone's GPS receiver to identify
planes in the sky. Now a British security expert is warning that the
iPhone could be used by terrorists to shoot down airliners. EAA Sport
Aviation technology columnist Max Trescott says the fears are
overblown. Read
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WORLD'S
FIRST AIR CARGO FLIGHT COMMEMORATED
 The
100th anniversary of the first air cargo flight was successfully
commemorated Saturday, October 2, as a Wright Model B flew from Wright
Patterson AFB in Dayton to Madison County Airport then to Rickenbacker
Airport in Columbus, Ohio, at an event conducted by the National
Aviation Heritage Alliance. A century ago on November 7, a Wright-built
airplane carried pilot Philip O. Parmelee and a cargo of silk cloth to
Columbus merchant Max Morehouse. Descendents of both families were at
Rickenbacker Saturday waiting for the Wright B Flyer and its crew, Mitch
Cary and Rich Stepler. Read
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MAVERICK
FLYING CAR GETS S-LSA CERTIFICATION
 The
FAA's Orlando Manufacturing Inspection District Office (MIDO) has issued
a special light-sport aircraft airworthiness certificate to I-TEC for
its Maverick - a flying car that drove nearly 1,300 miles to AirVenture
Oshkosh 2010. Technically classified as a powered parachute by the FAA
when in flight configuration, the ASTM-compliant Maverick uses a
patented dual-drive system and integrated controls that allow ground and
flight operations using the same steering wheel and throttle control
pedal. Read
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FIRST
CIVILIAN MIG-29 PREPARING TO FLY IN WASHINGTON STATE
 In
January we brought you the story of two Su-27
fighters that are now for sale to civilians in the United States.
The Russian fighter showroom just got bigger as a civilian version of
the MiG-29 fighter will soon be ready to fly from Arlington, Washington.
Morgan Aircraft Restoration is putting the finishing touches on the
aircraft and recently performed static engine runs. Visit Oshkosh365 for
more photos
of the aircraft.
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FLYING
PROTEUS
An
afternoon with Mike Melvill
 Marc
J. Zeitlin is a well-known asset to the canard community, having built
from scratch and recently restoring his own Cozy Mark IV. Marc is one of
the fortunate few who have found a home at Scaled Composites and is
humble enough to have recently said, "I had no expectations coming
out here [to work at Scaled.] The opportunity to help design aspects of
SpaceShipTwo/WhiteKnightTwo and head RM2 (RocketMotorTwo program, as
well as the opportunities to fly in WK2 and Proteus, have been
unexpected surprises, and I view them as gravy." Marc recently had
the unique opportunity to fly right-seat with Mike Melvill in Proteus,
either one being remarkable in itself. From the September issue of Experimenter,
Marc shares his afternoon with Mike Melvill. Read
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SEARCH
SUSPENDED FOR MISSING BALLOONISTS
The Italian Coast Guard called off the search for Richard Abruzzo, 47,
of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Carol Rymer-Davis, 65, of Denver,
Colorado, on Monday after a robotic vehicle failed to find any sign of
the two or the balloon on the seabed of the Adriatic. The veteran pilots
had been competing in the 54th
Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race and, despite being equipped with a
satellite telephone, VHF radios, radar transponder, and two mobile
telephones, race officials were out of contact since September 29. The
two missing balloonists also had survival suits, lifejackets, and two
single-person life rafts. Read
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EAA
MOURNS LOSS OF DAVE CRONIN, HEROIC PILOT AND EAAER
 United
Airlines Captain David Cronin, who successfully landed a debilitated
Boeing 747 after the plane's cargo door ripped off during United Flight
811 on February 24, 1989, saving the lives of 346 souls on board, passed
away on Monday, October 4, after suffering a heart attack in Minden,
Nevada. He was 81. He was a dedicated EAA member (EAA 393379), said
Timothy LoDolce, president of Truckee/Tahoe, California, EAA Chapter
1073, of which Cronin was also a longtime member and vice president. Read
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SULLY
INKS A MOVIE DEAL
 The
Variety website reported this week that Capt. Chesley
"Sully" Sullenberger has optioned the film rights to his
autobiography, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters,
to the Kennedy/Marshall Co. and Flashlight Films, which means Flashlight
is financing project development. Sullenberger, co-chairman of EAA's
Young Eagles program, and his wife, Lorrie, will serve as consultants on
the film, which Variety reported could be either a theatrical
feature film or a television movie. Variety also stated that
Sully consulted the man he succeeded, former Young Eagles Chairman
Harrison Ford, before signing with Kennedy/Marshall, developer of the
Indiana Jones franchise. Ford is not involved in Sully's project. Read
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PIPER
SARATOGA HITS BUILDING - COUPLE SURVIVES
 An
Illinois couple crashed their single-engine aircraft into the upper
level of a health club shortly after takeoff Wednesday (October 7) from
Aero Estates, a residential airpark in Naperville, Illinois. The FAA's
preliminary incident report lists the aircraft as a Piper Saratoga, but
neighbors of the aircraft occupants, Lloyd and Maureen McKee, say that
the plane is a Beechcraft. The aircraft was so completely lodged in an
upper level of XSport Fitness that it was barely visible from the
outside. The aircraft poked through the ceiling of an unoccupied
basketball court. Photo credit: ABC 7 Chicago. Read
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LAWSUIT
AGAINST NAFI TO BE DISMISSED
 The
National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has defended the NAFI
Master Instructor Accreditation program against a lawsuit over the
ownership of the program’s intellectual property rights. NAFI has
accepted an offer from the plaintiffs (Jo Ann Hill, Richard Stowell, and
G. Alexander Hill) to seek dismissal of the lawsuit. Read
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NEW
RUNWAY PHRASEOLOGY: LINE UP AND WAIT
On September 30, air traffic controllers began using the phrase
"line up and wait" to replace "taxi into position and
hold." The Federal Aviation Administration made the change to bring
U.S. procedures in line with International Civil Aviation Organization
methods. The "line up and wait" direction is meant to position
aircraft for imminent departure, but does not authorize an aircraft to
take off. It also cannot be issued if an aircraft has been cleared to
land on the same runway.
The FAA reminds pilots not to cross or
take off from any runway unless they have been specifically instructed
to do so. You can read
the FAA directive here.
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FLYING
MAGAZINE CHANGES EDITORS
Nearly three months after Michael Maya Charles took over as Flying
magazine's new editor, Bonnier Corporation, which owns Flying,
has announced that the publication's executive editor Robert Goyer will
replace Maya Charles as editor-in-chief. Read
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YOU'RE
INVITED: 2010 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
Friday, October 29, 2010
 Join
EAA and keynote speaker, renowned aviation writer Mac McClellan, on
Friday, October 29, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh for the 2010
EAA Sport Aviation Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony. We will
be honoring five inductees for their contributions to EAA and the
aviation community: John Ballantyne, EAA Ultralights Hall of Fame; Jimmy
Franklin, International Aerobatic Club Hall of Fame; Morton Lester,
Vintage Aircraft Association Hall of Fame; Harold D. "Hal"
Weekley, Warbirds of America Hall of Fame; and Dean Wilson, EAA
Homebuilders Hall of Fame.
Click
here for more information and to RSVP to the Hall of Fame ceremony
and dinner, e-mail Jo Ann Bauer or
call 800-236-1025.
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FAA
PROPOSES STRICTER RULES ON HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE OPERATIONS
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration
today (October 7) proposed broad new rules for helicopter operators,
including air ambulances, which, if finalized, would require stricter
flight rules and procedures, improved communications and training, and
additional on-board safety equipment. Read
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FAA
AIRCRAFT RE-REGISTRATION BEGINS NEXT MONTH
According to the FAA, about one third of the approximately 357,000
aircraft registered in the United States have inaccurate records. To
clean up what they say has become a database riddled with incorrect
addresses, aircraft that have been destroyed, etc., the agency has made
a decision to require all currently registered aircraft to be
re-registered. Essentially they're starting with an empty ledger, and
will fill it out in the next three years. Read
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WONDERING
WHAT WILL REPLACE AVGAS? WATCH THIS WEBINAR!
A complex issue that has a significant impact on general aviation is the
move toward unleaded aviation gasoline. This is your opportunity to hear
from someone with 20 years of experience in the quest for a suitable
unleaded replacement for 100LL - EAA's Doug Macnair. This webinar will
give you the latest information on alternative fuels research, the
status of the recently formed avgas coalition, and the future of
unleaded fuel for general aviation.
All
webinars begin at 7 p.m. CDT. To
find out more about upcoming EAA
Webinars and to register, visit the webinars
page.
EAA
gratefully acknowledges the support
of Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co.
for their generous sponsorship of
our webinar programs.
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HIGHTOWER
LEADS EAA CONTINGENT TO WICKS FORUM SATURDAY
 Wicks
Aircraft's first "Wicks Forum," an educational/entertaining
social event, takes place this Saturday, October 9, from 9:45 a.m.-4:15
p.m., at Wicks headquarters in Highland, Illinois. Among those scheduled
to appear are Rod Hightower, EAA president; Ron Wagner, EAA manager of
field operations; Paul Lupton, director of the West Bend EAA chapter's
Summer Aviation Academy; and Robert Hamilton, Dynon Avionics director of
marketing. Scott Wick said Thursday there are some spots left for those
who would like to attend. E-mail
Scott and write, "I'll be there," in the subject line, and
include your contact information and whether you're bringing a guest.
The event is free and includes a box lunch.
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STEVE'S
AIRVENTURE BLOG: REHABILITATING THE GROUNDS
 There
are already less than 300 days until AirVenture 2011 and EAA crews are
still wrapping up leftover items from 2010, like the 100-year flood that
plagued the site during the convention. EAA Facilities Manager Steve
Taylor says that work to repair the display areas is almost complete and
the ruts in the campground (which are more like peaks and valleys) will
be addressed next. The winter snows and spring thaw should fix the
smaller campground ruts, and aircraft parking areas will be addressed
next spring. That still leaves a sizeable to-do list outside of flood
repair that will keep Steve and his crews quite busy. Read
Steve's blog
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B-17
FALL TOUR FLIES ON TO NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
 This
weekend, Oct 8-10, EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast visits the
mountains of western North Carolina for a tour stop in Asheville hosted
by EAA Chapter 1016. Then it's on to Greenville, South Carolina, for a
mid-week stop, Oct 12-13, hosted by EAA Chapter 249. To see all the
remaining tour dates or to book a flight, click
here.
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RESERVE
YOUR B-17 FANTASY FLIGHT CAMP SPOT, USE E-Z PAY
 Experience
the Flying Fortress for as little as four easy payments when you use E-Z
Pay. At the weekend B-17 Fantasy Flight Camp (December 2-5 , 2010), you
will get up close and personal for three days with one of the most
famous airplanes of World War II - including a 20-minute flight
experience! Schedule - Thursday: Arrival and Tour of B-17. Friday:
Maintenance and Fireside Chat. Saturday: History, Systems, Ground
School, and Ball Turret Demo. Saturday: Fly! Space is limited - secure
your spot today. And don't forget to take advantage of E-Z pay. Get
more details on the B-17 Fantasy Camp and E-Z Pay
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FALL COLOR FLIGHTS IN
EAA'S 1929 FORD TRI-MOTOR!
October 9 and 10, 2010
 The
"golden age of aviation" meets fall's "golden season of
color" when you take a ride in EAA's restored 1929 Ford Tri-Motor
October 9 and 10. A 20-25 minute flight will take you over Oshkosh and
the surrounding area, where you will have a great view of the rich reds,
blazing oranges, and brilliant yellows that paint the countryside below.
Rides are $65 for adults and $55 for children ages 17 and under. Flights
will take off from EAA AirVenture Museum's Pioneer Airport every 45
minutes. Flight times are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday and 10:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Give a flight as a gift for a birthday or an
early Christmas present! Click
here to book your Fall Color Tour Flight and for more information.
Reach a museum staff member at 920-426-6880.
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DEAL
OF THE WEEK: FREE SPINNER, FREE SHIPPING WITH PURCHASE OF SENSENICH
PROP
 It's
Sensenich's holiday gift to you! When you purchase a Sensenich Ground
Adjustable Composite Prop, you'll receive a matching composite spinner,
backing plate, and free shipping inside the US Props for O-200, Jabiru,
912, and O-320 are included. Offer available on non-OEM orders placed
before December 24. Click here or
call 813-752-3711 to purchase your prop and get a free spinner and free
shipping from Sensenich. Gift certificates available. Offer good through
December 23, 2010.
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EAA MERCHANDISE: SAVE UP TO 40% ON SELECT MODELS
 Back
by popular demand, October is model month. Save up to 40% on select
models, including this B-24 model that comes with a detailed cockpit,
interior, and landing gear. Turrets and guns are moveable and bomb bay
doors can be displayed open or closed with bomb load. Originally $30.99.
Sale price $18.59! Order
EAA models online or by calling toll-free, 800-564-6322.
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EAA Sport Aviation
Magazine
Can you help?
Join the Discussions!
Post of the Week!
"No wonder sport aviation is
dying!" That's how James Beischel of Ohio started a recent forum
post on Oshkosh365, in he which he expressed the very real frustration
he's felt in trying to get involved with flying for fun. He's a PPC
pilot and struggled to find an instructor and an aircraft, but, more
worrisome, he said that his local EAA chapter wasn't very welcoming or
responsive to his efforts to join. It's a thoughtful post that's led to
an interesting
discussion - naturally, there's always more than one side to a
story, but it's a good reminder for all of us that we always need to be
doing our best to welcome newcomers into the world of sport aviation.
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If you have suggestions or
submissions for EAA’s weekly AeroInnovations column, please send them to
AeroInnovations editor Bob Waldron.
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Sukhoi Debuts New Tandem Seat Multi-Role Fighter |
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Sukhoi Company has completed factory flight tests for the first serial multi-role double seater Su-30M2 fighter jet. The Su-30M2 is a long-range strike aircraft based on the Su-30 fighter design optimized for precision strikes on ground and naval targets. |
Whale Watching with UAVs |
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Innovative new uses for unmanned aircraft are being developed by scientists around the world. The Australian Marine Mammal Centre uses a ScanEagle UAV, which gives valuable information about ocean wildlife while eliminating the human risk of having “observers flying low over large areas of ocean in small planes.” |
Extreme Flight Simulator Features Five 37” LCD TVs |
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Bad weather. High cost of fuel. Only an hour open in your busy schedule. These are three good reasons to have a flight simulator in your home. And if you’re going to have one, you might as well go for top quality, like this one with a Cessna cockpit simulation and five screens. |
Manufacturing Advancement May Improve Lightning Protection for Aircraft |
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Researchers have developed a process for manufacturing new materials that should afford aircraft better protection against lightning strikes. Carbon nanotubes are being used to optimize the electrical conductivity of plastics, and their heat dissipation properties are likewise being improved by the addition of metal particles. |
Helicopter Simulator Aims to Dramatically Reduce Training Costs |
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A fixed-wing pilot learning to fly helicopters was told there were no helicopter flight simulators, so he developed one in his back shed. Because of his practical approach to teaching the basics of rotary flight, the Helimod flight and helicopter simulator has been described by the military as “80 percent of the solution at about 2 percent of the cost.” |
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HINTS FOR HOMEBUILDERS: PAPER
CUTTER RECYCLED INTO A SHEAR
 Earl
Luce shares an idea of recycling an old paper cutter into a shear. Earl
is an EAA SportAir Workshop instructor and a volunteer EAA Technical
Counselor. He also offers plan sets for the Wittman Buttercup. Watch
the video
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TIMELESS VOICES OF
AVIATION: CHARLIE PLUMB
 Charlie
Plumb graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1964. He was accepted
into pilot training at Pensacola, Florida, and earned his wings as a
fighter pilot. Trained in F-4 Phantoms, Charlie joined his operational
squadron VMF-114 on the USS Kittyhawk in November 1966 and set sail for
Southeast Asia. Charlie flew 74 combat missions over North Viet Nam
without a scratch. On his 75th mission, May 19, 1967, just five days
before the end of his combat tour, Charlie was shot down near Hanoi,
taken prisoner, tortured, and spent the next 2,103 days as a Prisoner of
War at the Hanoi Hilton. Watch
the video
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Where
Are You Flying This Weekend?
There are 75
fly-ins and events this weekend in the EAA
Events Calendar. Find one near you or add your event! |
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Q
& A:
Question of
the Week
For EAA
Information Services
I read something several months ago
in an edition of e-Hotline that I want to
reference but I do not save old issues. Is there an
archive of past issues available on the EAA website?
Answer: Yes,
we maintain an archive for e-Hotline, and
it's located at Oshkosh365, EAA's online aviation
community. If you have not already done so, sign up
for Oshkosh365
here or log in, then click on the Members Only
tab and click on Member Resources. The link to e-Hotline
archives is located under the Benefits heading.
Have a question?
To ask a question regarding government issues,
e-mail EAA Government Relations.
For questions about registration, airmen, aircraft
and medical certification, safety records,
performance, or any other matter, e-mail EAA
Member Services.
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EAA
Desktop Calendar
October
2010
X marks the spot: Two P-38 Lightings create a
remarkable pattern when captured during a crossover
break at AirVenture 2010 by photographer Jay
Beckman.
Download
this wallpaper image from the EAA
website, where you can choose among several different
resolutions to suit
your screen - including three wide-screen
sizes...or select an image from the archive.
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GARMIN
G1000 RETROFIT PROGRAM
Garmin International Inc. announced that the King Air 300 and King
Air 350 are expected to receive Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for
a G1000 retrofit installation in mid-2011. Once completed, King Air 300
and King Air 350 owners will be able to install the G1000 at any Garmin
authorized G1000 retrofit dealer. With the completion of this STC, the
G1000 will be available as a retrofit package for select King Air C90,
200, B200, 300, 350, and Cessna CitationJet aircraft. A complete list of
retrofit dealers able to install the Garmin G1000 on the King Air can be
found here.
SPORTAIRUSA EARNS FAA AIRCRAFT &
AVIONICS REPAIR STATION LICENSE
SportairUSA is now an FAA-certificated 14 CFR 145 Repair Station,
serving the general aviation community in Arkansas and surrounding
states from its facilities at the North Little Rock Municipal Airport (KORK).
SportairUSA has been in operation since 1990 at the North Little Rock
Municipal Airport, providing hangar space, aircraft maintenance and
repairs, airplane sales, and brokerage. For more information, click
here.
GLASAIR SETS SPEED RECORD AT RENO
RACES
Flying his Glasair III at the 2010 National Championship Air Races
in Stead, Nevada, Jeff Lavelle, EAA 836668, set a new Sport Class
qualifying record with a speed of 362.481 mph. Lavelle also took first
place victories in every heat of the Sport Class races. Lavelle's
Glasair III is a factory stock airframe powered by a twin turbocharged
Lycoming TIO-540 engine developed by Grant Semanskee of Snohomish,
Washington. For more information on Glasair products visit, click
here.
CENTURION ENGINES LOG MORE THAN 2.5
MILLION FLIGHT HOURS
Centurion Aircraft Engines has announced they have reached a
milestone, with the company's engines accounting for 2.5 million flight
hours by the end of the third quarter of 2010. The Centurion 1.7 logged
approximately 1.5 million of those hours. The successor models, the
Centurion 2.0 and 2.0s, account for the remaining 1 million. For more
information on Centurion engines, click
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