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ISSUE 11 OCTOBER 2010
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EAA
Chapter Members Saved My Life
By
Dan Grunloh, Editor, Light
Plane World |
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After
nearly three decades of interaction
with the members of my local EAA
chapter, I've come to believe they
probably saved my life a few times
and certainly have enhanced the
success and degree of fun I've
attained in flying. The members of
EAA Ultralight Chapter 88 whose 20th
anniversary fly-in is featured in
this issue would most likely agree.
Every pilot should have some flying
buddies. They can inspire, teach,
and even save your life. Read
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Making
the Future Ours
By Mary Jones
Recently some friends and I were
reminiscing about our childhoods
and how different they were from
the childhoods of "kids
today." It reminded me of one
of my Saturday morning rituals:
Saturday was cleaning day. The
house was mopped, scrubbed, and
dusted in anticipation that
someone might stop by on Sunday.
That was the day neighbors and
relatives - all farmers - went
visiting. Read
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American
Air Campers Association Launches
Online Directory
 "An
Aviator's Dream Is About to Come
True." Airmen who love
cross-country flights and camping
under the wing will agree with
this headline that was used to
announce a new online directory of
airports where camping is
permitted. Pilots of light planes
and ultralights that fly "low
and slow" especially need to
know the location of these
overnight stopovers. The directory
uses an interactive airport
camping map running FlightPrep
flight planning software. Read
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20th
Anniversary Fly-In of the Midwest
Ultralight Crophoppers
 EAA
Ultralight Chapter 88, also known as
the Midwest Ultralight Crophoppers,
drew in about 60 aircraft spanning
the complete range of light aircraft
to their 20th anniversary fly-in
held at Tommy's Airpark (9LL5) near
Springfield, Illinois, in late
August. The weather was perfect for
the event. Success of this popular
area fly-in is credited to the small
club of 18 members who are very
active, experienced, and hard
working. Read
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Training
Exemption Available for Dual
Instruction in Wheeled PPGs
 Jim
Stephenson, CEO of Aero Sports
Connection (ASC), has announced
the extension of a training
exemption for powered paraglider
(PPG) instructors. The ultralight
training exemption (9785A) allows
dual instruction in two-place
powered paragliders, including
those flown with a landing gear.
As administered, the extension
also covers dual instruction in a
variety of paraglider and hang
glider-based ultralights until the
end of November 2012,and the
exemption can only be used by an
individual who is issued
authorization by ASC. Read
more |
Dead
Stick Takeoff Flying Adventures at
AirVenture 2010
 Something
looked different about the Just
Aircraft Highlander on tundra
tires as it taxied for takeoff on
the ultralight runway at EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. The big
taildragger was taxiing tail up,
even at slow speed; at the hold
line, the plane paused, waited for
the signal, and then made a
180-degree taxi turn, all with the
tail up and in perfect control.
The pilot was Steve Henry, known
for his dead stick takeoff videos,
and he was promoting his DVD, Dead
Stick Takeoff Flying Adventures.
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New
Microlight World Record Claims
Filed by U.S. Pilots
 Three
new speed records have been set at
the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
(KZPH) in the two-seat trike
class. If the new microlight
record attempts are ratified, the
number of world microlight records
held by the United States will
more than double. Larry Mednick,
Abid Farooqui, and Matt Liknaitzky
have filed their claims with the
National Aeronautical Association
(NAA) for final ratification via
Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale (FAI) in
Switzerland. The new speed records
were set using a Revo 912ULS trike
by Evolution Trikes. Read
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'CraneCam'
Provides Live Window to Annual
UL-Led Migration
 Eleven
young whooping cranes and three
weight-shift trikes have begun
what is the 10th year of the
effort to reintroduce the cranes
into their natural migration
pattern. There are now
approximately 96 whooping cranes
in the wild in eastern North
America, thanks to Operation
Migration's work, among other
efforts. Nearly extinct in 1940,
there are now about 570 whooping
cranes in existence, approximately
400 of them in the wild. You can
be part of the action since
Operation Migration is providing a
live "CraneCam" to
follow the Class of 2010 whoopers
as they learn their migration
route south. Read
more |
Light
Eagles Video Found
In the July 2010 issue of Light
Plane World, Italian trike
pilot Ivano Scarsi shared his
experiences flying with the Light
Eagles, a trike air show
demonstration team that began
performing in Italy 1992. If you
missed the article "Flight of
the Light Eagles," you can read
it here. We're delighted to
announce that at about the same
time this story was submitted for
publication, a superb video of the
group was found and posted on the
Internet. Watch
the video |
Sport
Pilot Endorsement Story Needs
Clarification
Light Plane World
contributor Helen Woods at
Chesapeake Sport Pilot kindly
pointed out a potentially
misleading report in our September
2010 issue related to sport pilot
endorsements. The FAA notified
each pilot with sport pilot
endorsements in his logbook that
new certificates will be issued,
and his sport pilot privilege(s)
will be listed as an endorsement
on the certificate. There is the
possibility of confusion when
using the word
"endorsement" anytime we
are talking about something as
complicated as the FAA
regulations. Even after you've
read the FAA letter, you might
still be confused. Read
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A
Double Eagle, Single Handed
 I
build airplanes. Every builder has
his own motivation. It may be
financial, or perhaps a need to
create, or the opportunity to
engage the family in a spirited
act of accomplishment. For me, it
was the challenge, the chance to
prove to myself and the world that
"I can." This need to be
challenged came at the early age
of 11. I lost a wrestling match
with a riding lawn mower and my
right arm in the process. Read
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My
Wedding and Trikefest 2010 Report
 My
main focus this year at Trikefest
2010, Cushing Field, Illinois, was
getting a new Airborne SST wing
mounted on my Airborne 912 trike.
Airborne co-founder Shane Duncan was
in town and was very helpful in the
installation. But getting married on
Saturday at the fly-in somewhat kept
me from my appointed picture-taking
of all the fly-in attendees. The
wedding vows had a humorous but
still dignified aviation
theme. Read
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Light-Sport
Cross-Country Flying: Let's Go!
 My
wife Nancy and I got our Flight
Design CTLS in 2008, and since then
we've made two trips to San Diego,
California, and back to our home in
Pensacola, Florida, in addition to
many other trips around the United
States. We don't view our flights as
exceptional events, but as a
continuing recreational aviation
activity. Light-sport aircraft (LSA)
cross-country (XC) flying is yours
to do, and this article will discuss
how we do it and how you can do the
same, as well as urge you to fly to
the four corners of beautiful
America! Read
more
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From
the EAA Light Plane Community and
Facebook
The message forums at
Oshkosh365 are alive with
activity. Here are the latest
discussions!
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| Videos
from the light plane world |
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Sneak
Peak of Kasperwing Chronicles
"Wings Forever" is a
preview of scenes from an upcoming
video Kasperwing Chronicles. You
can also visit their
website. View
the video |
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Wacky
Homebuilt Ultralight From France
"ULM artisanal Essais au
sol" (microlight craft ground
test) captures the spirit of
do-it-yourself aviation. Could
this possibly fly? View
the video |
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light plane videos that you just
had to watch again; and probably
forwarded to your friends. Send
them to LightPlaneWorld@EAA.org. |
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20th
Anniversary fly-in of the Midwest
Ultralight Crophoppers
An amazing variety of
ultralights and light planes came
to this fly-in at Tommy's Airpark
near Springfield, Illinois. A
20-year history of fun, food, and
camaraderie inspires pilots to fly
in from distant places to the
Midwest Ultralight Crophoppers
hosted by EAA Ultralight Chapter
88. View
the gallery
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Engines
Q. What is the
difference between a wet-sump and
dry-sump oil system? Answer
Powered
Parachute
Q. Why do I lose altitude
whenever I make a turn? Answer
Weight
Shift Trikes
Q. What is the purpose
of the fins on trike wheel pants? Answer
Fixed-Wing
Airplane
Q. What
is meant by maneuvering speed?
Answer
Rotorcraft
Q. What does
autorotation mean? Answer |
The
Future of AvGas
In talking about the future of
sport aviation, it's impossible to
ignore the topic of fuel and the
search for a 100LL replacement.
EAA's Doug Macnair has worked for
more than 20 years on the issue and
presents the latest information on
alternative fuels research, the
status of the recently formed avgas
coalition, and the future of
unleaded fuel for general aviation. View
the webinar
To
find out more about upcoming EAA
Webinars and to register, visit the webinars
page. |
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John
Chotia
EAA Experimenter, February
2003
 If
John Moody initiated the
ultralight movement, John Chotia
popularized it, which might have
been his most significant
contribution. He built the first
Weedhopper in 1975 and lost his
life in one of his designs in
1981. John was inducted into the
EAA Ultralight Hall of Fame in
2002.
Read
the article
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