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ISSUE 2 FEBRUARY
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Hang
Your Calendars Now
By
Dan Grunloh, Editor, Light
Plane World |
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It's
February and time to take down your
Christmas decorations and hang your
EAA calendar if you haven't already
done so. We didn't see much of the
sun here in Illinois during the
month of January, so it's hard to
imagine lush green grass and blue
sky out the hangar door. But it's
all coming in only two months, and
the fly-in schedule is already
filling up. If your local chapter
hasn't yet selected a date for a
public-invited fly-in, it's time to
get started. Read
more
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Creative
Aircraft Ownership
By Terri Sipantzi
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I
think fixed-wing pilots have become
a lot more creative about owning
aircraft than ultralight and
light-sport pilots. They've needed
to because general aviation aircraft
have been incredibly expensive for a
very long time. But ultralights had
been relatively affordable once,
inviting individual ownership. When
my wife and I first got into
ultralight aviation, we had
"his and her" trikes -
nice. Read
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JDT
Aero-Max Kit Prototype Flying in
Tasmania |
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The
long-awaited JDT Aero-Max kit is
close to release. The kit is being
developed at the JDT Mini-Max
research facility in Clarence Point,
Tasmania, Australia. The final
production prototype was built using
laser-cut plywood parts that fit
together with tabs and slots and is
currently flying with a 50-hp Hirth
F-33 engine.
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is said to be fun to fly and has
been described as a 3D Harley on
steroids. Read
more |
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News
Planes at Sebring Light Sport Expo |
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airplanes and a new autogyro were
just some of the fresh offerings
light-sport aircraft enthusiasts
found at the U.S. Sport Aviation
Expo in Sebring, Florida last
weekend. Expo Chairman Bob Wood
said attendance would likely be
the "best ever." |
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Staying
true to its roots, the Expo caters
almost exclusively to light-sport
aircraft (LSA), with all of the
major companies in that industry
present at the event held at Sebring
Regional Airport. Read
more
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LSA-Led
Cranes Arrive Safely in Florida -
Others Do Not |
| The
2010 LSA-guided whooping crane
migration was completed on January
15, 2011, with a landing at
Chassahowitzka National Wildlife
Refuge in Citrus County, Florida.
The 1,285-mile migration from
central Wisconsin took 73
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The
final task is to find MileMaker
sponsors for the remaining
unfunded miles (all in Alabama).
Tragically three young released
birds were found shot near Albany,
Georgia. Last year a bird was
found shot in Indiana. An
estimated 570 whooping cranes are
left in the world. The eastern
U.S. migratory population has only
108 known birds. Read
more |
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Remembering
Ultralight Pioneer Larry Newman |
| Adventurer
and ultralight pioneer Larry
Newman lost his 3-year battle with
pancreatic cancer in December
2010. A “Celebration of Life”
was held Saturday, January 29,
2011, at Falcon Field Airport in
Mesa, Arizona. Larry achieved wide
public acclaim for crossing the
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean in a
balloon, but it was his hang
glider and ultralight
manufacturing businesses that had
a significant impact on the world
of light aviation. Fortunately, he
left behind a video account of his
aviation adventures. Read
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I-Tec
Requests Exemption for Maverick
LSA |
| I-Tec,
manufacturer of the Maverick
roadable powered parachute special
light-sport aircraft (S-LSA), has
filed a petition for exemption to
permit an additional weight
allowance. The increase would be
similar to that allowed for
amphibious LSA - 1,320 to 1,430
pounds - and the weight allowance
already granted to Terrafugia. |
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exemption is requested to allow
the Maverick LSA to include
structures, systems, and
instruments necessary for it to
safely operate in both the air and
on the ground. Read
more |
| Fun
Places to Fly and Eat |
| All
gassed up and no place to go? The
website FunPlacesToFly.com
has an ever-growing list of fun
places to fly, provided by pilots
who love aviation. |
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listing submitted by users is
sorted by state and reveals the
best places to go for the
proverbial $25, $50, or $100
hamburger. The state of Texas
currently leads the fun with over
70 entries. Many listings include
information about accommodations
and local attractions. Airport
information is provided along with
a trip planner and links to other
aviation sources including a
weather page. Membership is free,
and you can sign up to receive
announcements about upcoming
events and new fun places to fly
in your area. |
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This
Is Not Your Father's Gyroplane
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Rotorcraft
were "born" on January 9,
1923, when Juan de la Cierva's
autogyro first took to the air. All
helicopters, gyroplanes,
Gyrocopters, and gyrodynes owe their
existence to this first autogyro and
Juan de la Cierva's patented
technologies. Autogyros flourished
for the next several decades,
enjoying great advances in
technology.
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The
autogyros of this time still hold a
better safety record than any other
type of production aircraft.
However, Juan de la Cierva was
ironically killed as a passenger in
a commercial airline airplane
accident. Read
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Fifi's
Big Adventure at AirVenture 2010,
Part 2
The Flying Begins
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Last
month we brought you Part 1 of Jerry
Anderson's daily journal that he
wrote for fellow EAA Chapter 1128
members in an effort to capture the
experiences of EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh. He brought Fifi, his Kolb
Firefly from Two Harbors,
Minnesota.
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In Part
2 we join Jerry early in the morning
on the first day of AirVenture 2010.
Read
Part 2
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My
First (Real) Glider Flight
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I've had
the "opportunity" to be
the pilot of a powered aircraft that
suddenly turned into a glider a few
times in my life. I love flying, but
it's never been anything like the
free-as-a-bird,
gentle-breeze-in-your-hair feeling I
dreamt about as a kid. I've always
wondered if the feeling of peace and
serenity I've longed for could be
captured by glider flying.
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Then
last July my wonderful wife bought
me a gift certificate for a glider
intro flight as my birthday present.
Read
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From
the EAA Light Plane Community
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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Damien
Beresford takes his young son
Spencer for his maiden voyage in a
trike. View
the video
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Who
wants to be stuck in the
kitchen when you could be flying?
The Gyro Slicer "Get Yours
Today" is a parody ad about
gyroplanes. View
the video |
| Submit
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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Photo Gallery |
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Member-Submitted
Views of the 2011 Sebring LSA Expo
The 2011 U.S. Sport Aviation
Expo at Sebring, Florida, began in
the rain, but the people and
planes came anyway and the weather
soon improved. View
the album. Also don't miss all
the airplanes in the Sebring
2011 album by EAA Director of
Publications Mary Jones.
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Powered
Parachute
Q. What are the
steering bars? Answer
Weight
Shift Trikes
Q. Where is the
center of gravity (CG) on a trike?
Answer
Fixed-Wing
Airplane
Q.
What is maneuvering speed (Va)?
Answer
Rotorcraft
Q. Why do some
gyroplanes have a horizontal
stabilizer? Answer |
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Pusher
vs. Tractor
Experimenter, July 1989
 It
is hopefully anticipated that even
the most experienced reader will
not object to an elementary review
and commentary on this
107-year-old subject. The article
was written by George B. Collinge,
EAA 67, and should serve as a
basic reference on the topic for
any student of aviation. Read
the article
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Flying
After 50 and Keeping Your Chapter
Fiscally Healthy
Join us for an informative
session focused on how to maintain
your chapter's non-profit status,
file annual tax information to
stay compliant with the IRS and
state requirements, and proper
record-keeping for your chapter.
Also included will be tips to make
your life as a chapter treasurer
easier.
Plus,
Dr. Jack Hastings will discuss
conditions that affect all pilots
as they age and how to best
maintain your medical certificate.
Dr. Hastings is a senior aviation
medical examiner, senior
consultant to the FAA, and
chairman of the EAA Aeromedical
Advisory Council.
All
webinars begin at 7 p.m. CST. 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
its generous sponsorship of the
webinar programs.
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many hours of dual instruction did
you receive before your first solo
flight?
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