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RENO'S
REPLICA 'RED ONE' UNVEILED
 A
special presentation took place Thursday at the Reno National Air Races
when Race Director Mike Houghton unveiled a replica of Paul Poberezny's
iconic Red One VW Bug to EAA President /CEO Rod Hightower, who is
attending the races this week. Reno Red One was made to honor Paul, who
turned 90 this week and has played an integral role in the growth and
popularity of the races over its 48 years. Hightower, Houghton, and
aviation legend Bob Hoover rode in the vehicle before the Reno crowd
after a special plaque presentation at noon Thursday at Stead Field. The
replica Red One will be kept and driven at Reno as a lasting tribute to
Paul.
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FLY
THE FAMOUS RACE COURSE AT RENO IN FIVE DIFFERENT AIRPLANES
 The
National Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada are under way and the
excitement has been building for weeks. "Reno" is the world's
fastest motorsport and already the Lemmon Valley is filled with the
sounds of fuel being converted to noise. EAA Multimedia Journalist Brady
Lane spent time with some of this year's racers and his cameras were on
board as they took a lap or two around the famed race course.
P-51 "Precious Metal" | Irska
Jet | Pitts
S1C | Austin
Priester's Pitts | T-6
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PAUL
POBEREZNY CELEBRATES 90 YEARS WITH MANY CLOSE FRIENDS
 Paul
Poberezny officially turned 90 today (September 14), but nearly 300
people joined Paul in celebrating his birthday Sunday at the EAA
Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Thirty-one aircraft arrived at
Wittman Regional Airport on a glorious late summer Wisconsin day.
A steady stream of people stopped by the EAA AirVenture Museum to give
Paul birthday wishes at a lunch in the Founders’ Wing of the EAA
AirVenture Museum. Read
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WE MUST MEET FAA SAFETY
TARGETS
 The
eternal frustration for anyone who has studied general aviation
safety statistics is the complete lack of reliable data on
exposure. The accident rates - number of accidents per 100,000
hours of flying - that you see in reports from the FAA and NTSB
are based on an annual general aviation activity survey the FAA
conducts.
The survey is now conducted
primarily online instead of through the mail and it asks a
selected minority of registered airplane owners how much they
flew in the last year, under IFR, night, number of landings, and
so on. The survey asks for answers to all of the questions I
have, but I don't believe in the results.
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CANADIAN
EAA FLY-IN AT GATINEAU THIS WEEKEND
 All
EAA members are warmly invited to attend the second annual Canadian EAA
fly-in and convention, hosted by EAA Chapter 245 at the Ottawa/Gatineau
Airport (CYND) on September 16-18. The fly-in is held over the same
weekend as the Vintage Wings of Canada air show featuring the Snowbirds
and a wide array of vintage and warbird aircraft. Free camping is
available for both fly-in and drive-in members, with toilets and showers
provided. Read
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E-AB
FATAL ACCIDENT RATE HOLDS STEADY IN 2011
 The
number of fatal accidents in experimental amateur-built aircraft
continues to decline. From 67 in 2009 to a significant drop to 47 in
2010, the number is at 45 so far this year with two weeks to go. (The
FAA tracks accidents by fiscal year which, for 2011, ends this month.)
However, the agency does not separate fatal E-AB accidents from the
overall numbers for the experimental category, currently at 67, and is
in danger of crossing over the FAA's not-to-exceed level of 70. Read
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38TH
ANNUAL GREENVILLE INTERNATIONAL SEAPLANE FLY-IN
Float planes, food, fun, idyllic setting: magic time!
 Imagine
you park your car on the main street of the classically picturesque
mid-Maine town of Greenville, walk less than 100 feet, and find yourself
smack dab in the middle of what's likely the best attended, most fun
seaplane event in America, if not the world. For the 38th consecutive
year the International Seaplane Fly-In was held last weekend on a
Florida-shaped, 200-yard-wide cove of water right in the middle of
Greenville on the southern end of Moosehead Lake. Read
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the gallery
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FAA OK'S
100VLL FUEL FOR GA AIRCRAFT
The FAA announced on Wednesday the approval of a new fuel that meets a
"very low lead" (VLL) specification for use in all aircraft
currently operating on 100LL. The approval, issued in a Special
Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB), is the culmination of an
effort initiated last year by the members of the GA Avgas Coalition -
which includes EAA - the petroleum industry and several engine and
airframe manufacturers. Read
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YOUNG
EAGLE SIGN-UPS FOR SPORTY'S COURSE EXCEED 10,000
Fast-track to the pilot's seat
 A
unique partnership between EAA and Sporty's Pilot Shop has now allowed
more than 10,000 EAA Young Eagles to pursue aviation interests beyond
their first flight through Sporty's Complete Flight Training Course,
part of EAA's Flight Plan program. Read
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EAA
SHARES THE SPIRIT WITH SKYCATCHER WINNER
 Dave
Henry, EAA 166701, relived the joy of winning an airplane when he took
delivery this week of a brand new Cessna 162 Skycatcher, which was the
grand prize in EAA's 2011 "Share the Spirit" sweepstakes. Dave
received a checkout from his friend Paul and then was handed the keys to
his new plane. Henry said of his new acquisition, "It's a real
sweet little plane and I'm getting very attached to it." Read
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NEW
HURDLES FOR FAA FUNDING BILL IN SENATE
Hopes for avoiding another showdown over FAA funding that caused staff
furloughs and project delays this summer dimmed somewhat on Thursday, as
the U.S. Senate was stalled in a partisan standoff over transportation
funding and a separate disaster aid bill. On Tuesday, the House of
Representatives passed via voice vote the "Surface and Air
Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011," a temporary funding
bill that extends funding at current levels for the FAA through January
30, 2012. H.R. 2887 then moved on to the Senate with the hopes that it
would be approved and sent to President Obama for his signature before
the current funding extension expires this Friday, September 16. The
bill also calls for highway funding to be extended from October 1
through March 31, 2012. Read
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HOUSE
INCLUDES LANGUAGE TO PRESERVE BARR PROGRAM
Language that would preserve the Block Aircraft Registration Request
(BARR) program was added to a congressional appropriations bill by
members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, lending support to
aviation groups - including EAA - that seek to maintain the security and
privacy for aviators who participate in the program. Read
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CLIFF
ROBERTSON'S DEATH SADDENS EAA FAMILY
 Cliff
Robertson, the Academy Award-winning actor whose aviation passion helped
lead the development and launch of EAA’s Young Eagles program, died
Saturday on Long Island, New York, just one day after his 88th birthday.
Robertson (EAA 18529), who began flying
at age 14 and had been an EAA member since 1964, helped launch the EAA
Young Eagles program when he became the program’s first chairman in
1992. He and then-EAA President Tom Poberezny flew the first Young
Eagles at the EAA Fly-In Convention at Oshkosh that year. Read
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PRESIDENT
PROPOSES BIZAV TAX HIKE
Less than a year since business aircraft, along with other capital
assets, were granted accelerated tax depreciation to help spur the
lagging economy, the Obama Administration has proposed stretching the
tax depreciation period for business aircraft by seven years. The
Administration refers to the tax treatment of airplanes used for
business as a "loophole" and proposes the changes to raise
revenue to help pay for the American Jobs Act that the president
announced last week. Read
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GARMIN'S NEW PORTABLE HAS TOUCH SCREEN
WITH 3-D
 Garmin
has unveiled its new aera 796 portable GPS navigator and satellite
weather display that advances the capability of its wildly successful
696 by adding touch-screen capability with a 3-D display of terrain all
around the airplane. The aera 796 is also a full-capability document
viewer, so paper charts and other documents can be a thing of the past
for most pilots. Read
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GET THE SPORTY'S AOPA AVIATION SUMMIT APP
 Those
heading to Hartford, Connecticut, next week for the AOPA Aviation Summit
will want to download the free app created for the event by Sporty's
Pilot Shop for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. Like its
popular apps created for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 and Sun 'n Fun, the
AOPA Summit app has all the event information including maps and guides,
schedules, registration, the best way to arrive (flying or driving),
plus the latest news and announcements via AOPA's live news and Twitter
feeds. To get your free app, click
here.
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SUPERIOR,
AC AERONAUTICAL UNVEIL NEW ENGINE FOR EXPERIMENTAL MARKET
 Superior
Air Parts Inc. and AC Aeronautical LTD used opening day at Reno to
announce a brand new, Formula One-inspired engine for the high-end
experimental aircraft market. The XP-408 Advanced Competition (AC)
engine is based on Superior's proven four-cylinder XP-360, to which AC
Aeronautical added its racing-inspired upgrades to produce a 230-hp
powerplant. Read
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MERFI HOLDS 45TH ANNUAL FLY-IN
 The
45th annual Mid Eastern Regional Fly-In (MERFI) took place over the
weekend at Grimes Field (I-74) Urbana, Ohio, with the theme
"Horsepower from the ground up." Mother Nature cooperated with
fair weather for the fly-in, however not so much in the areas
surrounding Urbana, which caused a number of pilots to scuttle their
plans for flying in. Read
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LIGHTSPEED AVIATION FOUNDATION GRANT
VOTING ENDS SEPTEMBER 16
 Cast
your vote for a deserving aviation organization in the Lightspeed
Aviation Foundation grant awards competition, but the voting deadline
ends this Friday, September 16. Twenty nonprofit organizations are
finalists in the running for grants, and the top five vote-getters will
each receive a $10,000 grant from the foundation for their charitable
efforts.
Among the groups up for a foundation
grant is EAA Chapter 44, which aims
to use funds to complete its Sport Aviation Learning Center. Also in the
running are several Angel Flight groups, CAP, AOPA Foundation, mission
aviation groups like JAARS and MAF, and others. Click
here to see the complete list and cast your vote.
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WINGS OF HOPE REPORTS BRISK SALES FOR
'ROY CLARK TRI-PACER' RAFFLE
 Wings
of Hope, a Nobel Prize-nominated humanitarian aviation organization
based in St. Louis, figured its raffle for Roy Clark's blue and white
Piper Tri-Pacer would run until spring 2012, but it reports this week
that more than half of the 2,000 available tickets have already been
sold. The top prize is country music legend Clark's 1953 airplane -
fully inspected with a new annual - plus a fully paid scholarship for a
private pilot course at the flight school of your choice, and a new
Lightspeed headset. Once the 2,000th raffle ticket is sold, a winner
will be drawn. Wings of Hope will even deliver the prize. For complete
details, click here.
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20TH
ZENITH OPEN HANGAR, FLY-IN THIS WEEKEND
 This
weekend marks the 20th annual Open Hangar Day and Fly-In at Zenith
Aircraft Company’s kit manufacturing facility in Mexico, Missouri.
There will be plenty of company and owner airplanes on display, and
attendees can also take a factory tour, attend presentations, and much
more. Several forums are planned about engine choices for powering the
popular two-seat LSA-class Zenith planes like the high-wing STOL CH 750
light-sport utility plane and the low-wing CH 650 cross-country cruiser.
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PAUL'S GRANDDAUGHTER SOLOS
 Congratulations
to Audra Hoy, granddaughter of EAA Founder Paul Poberezny, who soloed on
Tuesday, September 13 - the day before her grandpa's 90th birthday.
Audra, 28, flew out of Wittman Regional Airport I Oshkosh in the
Winnebago Flying Club's Cessna 172 at 6:30 p.m. Her husband, Michael, is
also her instructor and both are flying club members. Read
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WIN AN
AIRVENTURE 2012 VIP PACKAGE
It’s not too late to put your membership on AutoPilot and have a
chance at winning an AirVenture 2012 VIP package. You are automatically
entered into the Grand Prize drawing for an AirVenture 2012 VIP package,
whether you have been on AutoPilot for years or you enroll by October
31, 2011. This Grand Prize package for two will include: B-17 and
Tri-motor experiences, weekly Aviator’s Club passes, weekly
admissions, one weekly improved camping site, and the use of a golf
cart, supplied by EAA, for one day. This exciting package could make
AirVenture 2012 one of your most fun and memorable experiences ever! We are pleased to announce our August monthly iPad2/ForeFlight HD drawing winner is Robert Bitterman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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 We
thought last week might just be a dead heat, but we were mistaken:
When we gave you the hypothetical choice between flying two of Germany's
premier fighters of World War II, the Bf 109 and Fw 190, 68 percent of
you picked the Focke-Wulf.
THIS WEEK'S QUESTION takes us to
the other side of WWII in honor of Battle of Britain Day. Once again,
given the choice to fly either one, we'd like to know: Spitfire or
Hurricane? Vote
now!
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WEBINARS: LEARN ABOUT THE
AERODYNAMICS OF AEROBATIC FLIGHT
Don Weaver gives an exploration of adverse yaw, gyroscoping effects,
slipstream and torque, accelerated stalls (upright or inverted) and
stability - all the standard aerodynamic principles extended into the
world of aerobatic flight.
All webinars begin at 7 p.m. CDT unless
otherwise noted. 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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KENOSHA
B-17 TOUR STOP POSTPONED
 EAA's
B-17 Aluminum Overcast tour stop scheduled this weekend in
Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been postponed to a later date. The airplane is
scheduled for a required routine 120-hour maintenance stop in Oshkosh
before heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a week-long tour stop at
Double Eagle II Airport (AEG) hosted by EAA Chapter 179 October 1-8. For
complete details on tour stops, or to make a flight reservation, click
here.
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DEAL
OF THE WEEK: HOLD THE SHIPPING CHARGE AT 'HOMEBUILDERS
CORNER'
 The
EAA Aeronautica Shop offers a wide range of merchandise ranging from
clothing, DVDs, kits, books, models, and more. This week EAA members
receive free shipping on select online orders from the "Homebuilders
Corner," a section of the shop aimed at the homebuilders community. Click
here to browse the shop now. (Offer does not include Tony Bingelis
books.)
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EAA MERCHANDISE: LOOK
FOR GREAT SAVINGS AT THE EAA CLEARANCE CENTER
Click
here to save up to 50 percent on a huge selection of merchandise.
Hurry! Quantities are limited. Shop now so you don't miss out on these
great deals. And remember, when you shop at the EAA online store, you
support EAA programs that help grow participation in aviation. Order
online or call us, toll-free, at 800-564-6322.
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for EAA’s weekly AeroInnovations column, please send them to
AeroInnovations editor Bob Waldron.
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Humongous Airships to Supply Northern Canada Communities |
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Discovery Air is launching a northern Canada delivery service using hybrid airships to service isolated villages and mining camps. This type of hybrid aircraft is able to stay aloft both because of its aerodynamic design and because of the helium lift. These Heavy Lift Air Vehicles will be able to handle up to 50 tons, fly at 115 mph, and land and take off without environmental damage and without airports. |
Pakistan Crash Reveals Bird-Mimicking UAV |
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While some UAVs use biomimicry technology to improve their flight efficiency, it appears some of these small aircraft are being built to look like birds in an effort to appear innocuous or to blend into their surroundings. The Pakistan military recently published information about a bird-shaped surveillance UAV they recovered that had two cameras and crashed near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border due to equipment failure. |
Composite Kit Helicopter Seats Six |
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The president of Composite Helicopters of Auckland and his wife built a KC518 six-seat helicopter from the company’s kit in only six weeks. The entire composite fuselage is “made in one hit,” which helps the company keep the price of the kit low and enables builders to complete the helicopter in a comparatively short time. The KC518 Adventourer has a planned maximum gross weight of 3,200 pounds and cruising speed of 135 knots. |
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German tests of sectorless air traffic control appear to improve both safety and capacity for national or international flight control systems. When a single German air traffic controller (ATC) guided an aircraft from the time it entered German airspace until the time it left, they were able to handle more planes. Both the ATCs and the pilots benefited from eliminating handoffs required when the airspace is divided into sectors with a different ATC being responsible for each sector. |
Russian Two-Seat Light Helicopter |
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A new Russian two-seat light helicopter with a Russian rotary engine is priced at $70,000. The aircraft is built with composite rotors and a composite fuselage, which help achieve the empty takeoff weight of only 1,060 pounds. The Berkut's operating cost is listed at only $50/hour and fuel consumption is expected to be 12 mpg. |
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HINTS
FOR HOMEBUILDERS: CIRCUIT PROTECTION
 Dick
Koehler explains fuses and circuit breaker as circuit protection options
for your instrument panel. Dick is a Technical Counselor for Chapter
186, an A&P aircraft mechanic with Inspection Authorization (IA),
and a SportAir Workshop instructor. Watch
the video
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TIMELESS
VOICES: LEONARD MILHOLLAND
 Leonard
Milholland was born in Kansas City in 1924. As a boy, he was fascinated
with airplanes. He spent his time building, flying, and crashing stick
and tissue airplane models, and sneaking off to visit the hangars at
Richards Field. When World War II came along, Leonard enlisted in the
Army Air Force, where he was eventually trained as an aircraft mechanic
and gunner. He served the bulk of his time during the war based in
Panama with a B-24 group stationed in the Canal Zone. After the war, he
moved to Texas and worked for Shell Oil for thirty-three years. In 1970,
Leonard began coming to the annual EAA convention in Oshkosh and has
been a member ever since. He completed his first homebuilt, a Junior
Ace, in 1974. Over the years he has built a number of airplanes, but
Leonard is perhaps best known in the aviation world as the designer of
the Legal Eagle ultralight. Today, Leonard sells plans for three
original designs: the Legal Eagle, Double Eagle, and Legal Eagle XL, and
is in the process of developing the LSA eligible Cabin Eagle. Watch
the video
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Where
Are You Flying This Weekend?
There are 173
fly-ins and events over
the next two weekends in the EAA
Events Calendar. Find one near you or add your event! |
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Q
& A: As
a current certificated sport pilot, I am considering
pursuing a private pilot certificate. My instructor
wants me to obtain my third class medical ASAP
during private pilot training. If, for some reason,
I fail the medical before earning my private ticket,
am I therefore disqualified as a sport pilot?
Answer: This
is a very good - and very important - question as it
will affect your ability to exercise the privileges
of your sport pilot certificate. FAR 61.303(b)
states the conditions under which a person may use a
U.S. driver's license in place of a medical
certificate, and 61.303(b)(2) says that the person
must have been "found eligible for the issuance
of at least a third class airman medical certificate
at the time of his or her most recent application
(if the person has applied for a medical
certificate)."
Therefore, if you
apply for an airman medical certificate and are
found not eligible, you won't be able to exercise
the privileges of your sport pilot certificate
because you will not be eligible to use your
driver's license, and you must have either a medical
certificate or U.S. driver's license with your sport
pilot certificate to be able to legally fly an LSA
as a sport pilot. Your only remedy for this
situation would be to apply for authorization for a
special issuance of the airman medical certificate,
which may or may not be available to you depending
on the health issue(s) that caused you to be
ineligible in the first place.
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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Desktop Calendar
September
2011
Jo Hunter, EAA
854773, captured this image of a JN-4 Canuck at the
Old Kingsbury Aerodrome in Kingsbury, Texas, during
the spring fly-in. Pioneer Flight Museum, located at
the Aerodrome, specializes in World War I-era
aircraft and vehicles; in this photo, volunteers use
a Ford Model T truck to tow the Canuck to the end of
the runway.
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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FLIGHTAWARE LAUNCHES
NEW MOBILEAPP
FlightAware announced a flight tracking/flight status app for a wide range of mobile devices. The app, which is free to download and use, features full-screen flight tracker maps with NEXRAD weather and the ability to track airline flights as well as charter, private, and GA aircraft. Mobile push notifications and flight alerts show users delays and changes in departure/arrival times for airline flights, airport delays, gate/terminal assignments and changes, and more. The app is available for the iPhone and iPad, as well as Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone platforms. For more information, click here.
REMOS ROLLS OUT GXELITE
REMOS Aircraft rolled out another configuration of its GX series this week, the GXeLITE. With a base price of $133,924, the GXeLITE offers a simplified instrument panel that is designed for basic day/VFR flight for those who are in it for the fun and adventure rather than the technology of avionics. For more information on REMOS Aircraft, click here.
AERO CLASSICS HAS NEW HIGH-EFFICIENCY OIL COOLERS
Aero-Classics Heater Transfer Products Inc. released a new line of High-Efficiency Series oil coolers, designed to be direct replacements for Steward Warner (now known as Meggitt) oil coolers, most of which do not have FAA-PMA. The new oil coolers are approved for use on Beech, Cessna, Grumman, Mooney, Robinson Helicopter, and other popular aircraft makes. For specific aircraft model eligibility, contact your local FBO or A&P, or call Pacific Oil Cooler Service Inc. at 800-866-7335. And to find an Aero-Classics distributor near you,
click here.
SKYVISION XTREME COMPATIBLE WITH IPAD
AND ANDROID
SkyVision Extreme announced support for iPad and Android devices with its ADS-B traffic and weather system. The SkyVision Xtreme provides a synthetic vision traffic display that also enables delivery of subscription-free Wi-Fi weather. The ADS-B connectivity package for the iPad or Android device can be configured to use an operator’s existing equipment or can be purchased as a complete system. For additional details,
click here.
NEW ROTAX VIDEO COVERS WASTE GATE ADJUSTMENT
Rotax Owner released a new e-Learning video that covers the procedures for installing and adjusting the turbo waste gate cable on a Rotax 914 aircraft engine. This is an important procedure to ensure a 914 engine can quickly deliver full turbo boost. If your 814 engine does not deliver full boost, or is slow to achieve full boost, checking the waste gate cable adjustment is recommended. To watch the video, click here.
U.S. , AUSTRALIA TO WORK ON ALTERNATIVE AVFUELS
The FAA and Australia’s Department of Resources, Energy, and Tourism have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue research and development of clean, sustainable alternative aviation fuels. The MOU calls for Australia and the U.S. to exchange information about policies, programs, projects, research results, and publications, and to conduct joint studies in areas such as fuel sources and environmental impacts.
WICKS AIRCRAFT TO HOST COVERING WORKSHOP
Wicks Aircraft Supply will host a three-day workshop with Stewart Systems at SRT Aviation located on Mt. Vernon Airport (KMVN) in Illinois October 27-29. The event will focus on fabric covering and taping, rib stitching, and painting techniques. Class size is restricted to 20 people and will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost for the program will be $300, and current EAA members will receives a $50 discount. Coffee, donuts, and lunch will be provided by Wicks Aircraft. To make a reservation, call 800-221-9425, or click here. |
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