Atlantic Flyer October 2012 by Atlantic Flyer

IN THIS ISSUE: Stories: Betty’s Bleriot Greenville Maine’s Seaplane Fly-In The Black Hole (Or where the heck is my Flight Plan?) Johhny White WW II B-17 50-Mission Secret Diary GA Marketing 101 “Win Me” Luscombe Contest Winner Why a Flying Club? This Summer I Got My Wings Thank You to Our Nation’s Military Photography Contest Winner’s Photo Op

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Columns 04 A NTIQUE ATTIC: GILLES AULIARD 06 BIG SKY: K EN KULA 08 SAL’S LAW: YOUR LEGAL EAGLE: SAL LAGONIA, ESQ 10 AIR TO GROUND: ROSE M ARIE K ERN 12 BEYOND THE CROWD LINE: WAYNE GAULDIN 14 PLANE TALK: HERB HILL 16 BYDANJOHNSON.COM 30 COMMON CAUSE: MIKE SULLIVAN

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Antique Attic

October 2012

by Gilles Auliard

deliberate. Wing warping at these speeds makes perfect sense. With the goodly dihedral of 8 degrees there is a solidness in the Bleriot that engenders conﬁdence.”

In 1992, seeing a Bleriot XI replica hanging from the ceiling of the San Diego Air and Space Museum, Betty Wille decided to build her own. Life having a way of interfering with most projects, it was some 10 years later that, with the help of Chad, her husband, the ﬁrst lengths of fuselage wood were laid down in their Corning, Iowa, shop.

However, the behavior of the model XI is somewhat diﬀerent now:

Based on the Charles Rozendaal drawings published in the 1911 German magazine “Der Motorwaggon”, construction started to be interrupted with Betty’s passing at the end of 2004. After a period of reflection, Chad decided to finish the Bleriot in her remembrance. He explains his use of period materials during the construction: “My love of copper conducted me to build a copper fuel tank, use original copper plated turnbuckles and safety them with copper wire. I also used bronze bolts and nuts when possible. Extra attention was paid to small details. Period instruments were installed and the final covering was done with clear doped golden linen fabric.”

nicely, making for a welcome cockpit. With a rudder bar and stick, the Bleriot controls are modern and quite normal, except that there is no throttle, only a blip switch and spark retard to control engine rpm.

From the onset of the project, it was decided to install a 1908 seven-cylinder Gnome “Omega” rotary engine. However, Gary Kerner had been running since 2003 a 1910 fan-type 3 cylinder Anzani engine (the proper configuration for a Channel crossing Bleriot) As the project neared completion in 2011, Garry and Chad had the urge to see the Anzani fly, and it was temporarily mounted on the Bleriot. At 590 lbs empty, the engine might struggle to take the airplane to the air, but the desire was too great to ignore it. After a few hops up and down the runway in early September, the Bleriot flew for the first time on the 15th, reaching an altitude of some 30 ft, going around the patch a few times. After opening the flight envelope, Chad delivers this flight test report of the Bleriot/Anzani combination: “Some mild contortions are needed in order to get in the cockpit. The cane seat is firm but comfortable and the wide leather backrest conforms

Betty’s Bleriot

“The airplane is now fitted and flown with a 1908 50 hp Gnome Omega rotary engine, which is a very pleasant engine to operate. It requires a technique common to most rotaries, inasmuch as the pilot must manually adjust air and fuel flow separately and be accustomed to use the coupe -or blipbutton to prevent full rpm until ready. The starting procedure of the Gnome is simple and reliable. So much so that it can be done from the cockpit without anyone propping the airplane. Merely prime and set a cylinder in the correct position for the booster mag to fire it, walk around to the cockpit, spin the booster and you are running. The Omega is a rather quiet engine, and as it runs smoothly with a not too great power output and with low compression ratio does not throb like the larger rotaries. As might be expected the larger diameter propeller -from 89 to 98"- provides far more thrust. The result is the aircraft getting off the ground more quickly and with a will to climb that it did not have with the Anzani.

Taxiing is thrill. The soft landing gear casters are pleasant when there is a crosswind or a ride over rough ground. Releasing the cutout button, the Bleriot quickly gains speed over the grass. The tail comes up immediately with full forward stick and the rudder on the long fuselage gives all the right feedback. The view forward formerly blocked by the wing and fuselage during taxi is now fully open during tail up and you sit high in the fuselage. When the Bleriot lifts, it levitates from a level attitude and such slow ﬂight seems impossible. The speed of the Bleriot is preposterous, illogical and unnatural for who is used to airfoils that come alive at 45 mph and climb and glide at 60 mph. This is more akin to hot air ballooning in a spring breeze. The thin wing with a tremendous under camber and drooping leading edges is providing full climb at 30 mph, with all controls responsive and

Operation of the Gnome is mostly on the blip switch, of course, but like all rotaries, it has a throttle and can be varied from a fast idle to full power and everything in between. The smoothness of the Gnome is certainly due to its spinning mass, but also to the fact that very little power is being extracted from every cylinder. A modern 4-cylinder Lycoming produces 50 hp each time a cylinder fires, the Gnome only 7 hp. A noted antique buff asked me why I bothered with an aero plane that just flew up and down the runway, and although we fly higher and farther every time, my explanation is: “ It can tell you the distance does not matter, it is miraculous to travel back in time.”

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FLYEP ‘EM ING

Bucking the Trend There’s a troubling trend in general aviation—the long, slow decline in the number of active pilots—and it’s the sort of thing that keeps me awake at night. Over the past few years, this is an issue all of us at AOPA have been actively investigating. We wanted to understand what is happening and why. And we wanted to know what we could do to change the trend. Today, we believe we have many of the answers. And we’re making big changes at AOPA to better put what we’ve learned to work for the future of GA. We’ve created the Center for the Advancement of the Pilot Community—a new division at AOPA to be led by Adam Smith and staffed with a team of experts in research, lifelong learning, and program development. The Center will be home to a whole range of initiatives dedicated to growing the pilot population, reducing the student pilot dropout rate, helping lapsed pilots return to the skies, and developing the kinds of supportive communities that keep pilots flying more often and more affordably. It may sound like a mammoth task, and frankly it is. But we believe this comprehensive approach is the best way to buck the downward trend. What really makes this effort different is that it’s based on success. When we started this journey, we were trying to understand why some 70 percent of student pilots quit training before they earn a certificate. And we found some very clear answers not only about where the problems lie, but also about what works. Despite the alarming numbers, we were encouraged to see that some programs, schools, and students are succeeding—and that they have much in common. Then we set to work to develop tools that support and encourage the most successful training strategies—tools like the Flight Training Excellence Awards and the AOPA Flight Training Field Guides to name just two. We’ll be talking a lot more about the Center to Advance the Pilot Community at AOPA’s Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, where we’ll tell you more about our current initiatives, our plans for the future, and what you can do to help. I hope to see you there as we launch this exciting new approach to making GA stronger.

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What’s next for NextGen? A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of testifying before Congress about the state of NextGen. Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure’s Aviation Subcommittee wanted to know how NextGen implementation is going—and they invited me to share the GA perspective. I take these opportunities to speak to members of Congress very seriously. I know that I represent all of AOPA’s members as well as many in the GA community at large when I testify. So far, I told the subcommittee, NextGen has delivered some valuable benefits, but many questions still remain. If you are among the tens of thousands of pilots who fly with a WAAS-capable GPS, then you’ve probably enjoyed the benefits of NextGen in the form of instrument approaches to thousands of runway ends that once had no all-weather capabilities. In fact, as of July 2012, there were 12,131 approaches that rely on GPS operating in the United States. That compares to only 6,628 ground-based instrument approaches. Perhaps you’ve also enjoyed flying routes with lower minimums or navigating busy metroplex airspace following a T-route. These are the early dividends of NextGen, and GA has benefitted from the increased access, safety, and efficiency that go with these new options. But we’ve also got some important questions about the future of NextGen that remain unanswered. Exactly what equipment will be needed to take advantage of ADS-B? What will it cost? What value will it deliver to pilots? GA pilots have always been quick to adopt new technologies when the cost-benefit ratio makes sense, but we need answers to these questions so each of us can make that calculation based on our own flying. We also need a realistic timeline for when each key milestone will be reached along the way to full NextGen implementation. That’s a tricky issue at the moment, because we don’t yet know whether Congress will be able to reach agreement on cutting the deficit. If no deal is reached in time, we’ll see automatic cuts of up to $160 million in NextGen take effect in January—a virtual guarantee that NextGen implementation will be delayed.

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October 2012

The Big Sky

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The town of Greenville Maine is fortunate to have a pair of community airports, with even more private and state owned facilities nearby. On land, the Greenville Municipal Airport is located on a hilltop just north of the town center. On the water is the Greenville Seaplane Base, on a cove that the downtown embraces, abutting the southern tip of Moosehead Lake. Away from any large city and highways, general aviation takes on important duties such as transportation, recreation, and fire and forestry patrol in the area. These two aforementioned airports were the main focus of the 39th Annual International Seaplane Fly-in, held during the weekend of September 6-9, 2012. Although most of the seaplane activity focused upon Moosehead Lake and the seaplane base, the airport served as a parking facility and camping area for participants. The annual gathering occurs the weekend after Labor Day. The event is sponsored by the nonprofit International Seaplane Fly-In Association, which describes the Fly-In's purpose: "whose main focus is to provide aviation education (and a whole lot of fun!)to participants and spectators alike". A scholarship is sponsored by the Association too, assisting a high school graduate each year with college expenses towards an aviation career. The Fly-In hosts aviation contests such as the spot landing and short takeoff specialties, and the bush

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and watch airplanes fly for the fun of it, but here you could. Non-aviators could ask pilots their questions about flying, and many pilots could ask questions to the assembled seaplane-rated aviators about floatplane operations too.

pilot relay. A static display of piston and turbine powered seaplanes was arranged at the base, along with a trade show housed in the main hangar. A mile of lakefront lawns and walkways were lined with craft and food vendors. It is a late summer town fair with a heavy aviation accent for non-aviation folk, and an interesting and friendly aviation event for pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Being able to set up a lawn chair on the banks of the lake and be close to the ﬂying activity, or walk around the uncontrolled airport and get close to the many planes tied down served as an educational experience for a lot of the spectators. Many people just don't go to their nearest airport

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SAL’S LAW: YOUR LEGAL EAGLE Annon: I am returning to the flying ranks after a short period of inactivity. One problem I had involved a past arrest for driving while intoxicated in a car. I sent a notice into the FAA as required and then disclosed it on my next medical, even though I was not flying at the time. My question is, when I heard you speak at a recent seminar, I thought you made a comment about the need for more than one notification to the FAA of the progress of the DWI case. I’m not sure if I had made more than one notification in my case, or if one was needed. Can you expand on that?

Sal’s Law: CC, he is not correct. FAR 91.409(a) provides that “no person may operate an aircraft, unless the current airworthiness inspection is recorded in the log books.” Even though you may not have immediate access to the log books, that responsibility falls upon you as the pilot in command. Custom and tradition have always been to rely on the FBO to assure that the rented aircraft is in compliance. While that usually is the case, there have been many examples of legal action brought against unsuspecting pilots for this very problem.

Sal’s Law: Annon, the FARs Section 61.15 requires that notice be sent to the FAA Security Division in Oklahoma City when any license action is taken against a pilot’s automobile driving privileges. The airman must then again advise the FAA medical division when they conduct their next medical exam, by checking the appropriate box on the form.

In Administrator v Southworth, NTSB EA-4742, the pilot did just that. The FAA decided to suspend his commercial license for 30 days. In his appeal to the NTSB Administrative Law Judge, the pilot stated that he was justified in relying on the FBO, since they are certified by the FAA under FAR Part 141, and the aircraft was in an airworthy condition when he rented it. He also asserted that the pilot is under no requirement from the FARs, to inspect the log books prior to flight. He is correct about that last point. However the judge was not satisfied that he made a case for the remainder of the accusations. The Judge noted that the “pilot in command is ultimately responsible for conducting the flight in accordance with the applicable regulations.” He found that the pilot’s assumption that the inspections had been done was not sufficient to relieve him of the responsibility. His suspension stood and I’m sure he never rented from that FBO again.

The problem I often see is with the first notification. There may be more than one letter that is required in order to comply with the notice provision. For example, in many states the law calls for a pre-determination suspension of a driver’s operating privileges. Those privileges are suspended upon the first appearance of the defendant in court (called an arraignment). That would trigger an FAA notice. Next, the defendant’s privileges may be suspended or revoked at the conclusion of the case, a post – determination suspension. That triggers another letter. You must be sure that the FAA understands that the second suspension is merely an outgrowth of the original arrest and not a new case. I always suggest that the client allow me to make the second notice on their behalf and use a specific form of a letter which should, at minimum include the name, address and telephone number of the airman. Then add your pilot’s certificate number, type of violation and a statement that the current letter relates to a previously reported action. I’m glad you attended our seminar and best of luck in your return to flying. CC @ HWV: I rent an aircraft frequently from a local Fixed Base Operator. In speaking to a student pilot, I learned that the aircraft I was about to rent was found to be out of compliance in its required maintenance inspections. The student said he was forced to switch to another aircraft for the day, and so did I. However, I had rented the plane earlier in the week when the very same condition may have been present, without my knowledge. When I brought this to the FBO owner’s attention, he told me that I was in no jeopardy since the company is responsible for the inspection of the aircraft and I rented without knowing the status of the maintenance. He told me, that any FAA action would have been against him and not the pilot. I’m not so sure he’s correct.

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“WIN ME”

What DoWe all have to Do once a Year anD not KnoW What It WIll reallY cost? no It’s not taxes It Is Your annual

Memories are a funny thing, they sneak up on you when you least expect it. An old song, a scent, a sound or even a car can bring the past rushing forward. When I was about eight years old my grandmother drove a Chevrolet Corvair, to this day when I see one I instantly think of her (and Ralph Nader). Of course at eight I thought my grandmother was the coolest ever because I was under the impression she drove a Corvette! When Jack Mason saw the “Win Me” plane at Oshkosh last year all he could think of was his Dad, Sid Mason who had passed away May 19th 2005. The 1946 Luscombe 8E that was being raffled off by the Luscombe Endowment Inc. was much like the 8A Jacks father had taught him to fly from their grass strip behind the house. Sids Airport, or officially MA52, has been in operation since 1948 and is located off Summer Street in Maynard Massachusetts. Jack soloed his Dads plane, N72025, from MA52 at the age of 14 and flew left seat with him for years until at 21 his Father informed him it was time, get your license! After an hour and a half with a tail wheel instructor at the Hampton airport Jack proved his abilities and was given the OK to finish up closer to home at Minuteman Airfield in Stow Ma.

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Jack and his Dad Sid 2012, seven years to the day that Sid Mason passed, ticket # 7696 was drawn and Jack Mason was the proud new owner of a meticulously restored 1946 Luscombe 8E. The plane was delivered to Minuteman Airfield on August 27th by Luscombe Endowment President Doug Combs; Doug had flown the airplane all the way from the West Coast. As Jack slid behind the stick of a Luscombe for the first time in over 16 years the first thing he did was look over to the right seat, he was looking for his Dad. The new Luscombe (NC1770K) is being kept with the C 180 in Stow until Jack installs a climb prop to help with the short field take off needed to comfortably use MA52. Once Jack is happy with the setup of the 8E and its short field performance there will once again be a Luscombe at Sids.

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Jack over the Assabet River Over the Labor Day weekend I had the chance to witness Jacks first flight in the 8E; we had a tail dragger rally of sorts. Among the group was David Gaw in his 1959 Luscombe 8F and Schaeffer Sondy in his 1946 Cessna 140. We took off from Fitchburg (KFIT) for a short hop over Minuteman and a stop at Crow Island to visit Rob Albright and the “Air America” crew. After a bit of hangar flying and watching the trikes buzz the field we hopped back into the planes and headed to Sids Airport for a photo shoot. As MA52 came into view I very quickly understood why Jack was looking for a climb prop. Sids is in the middle of a residential neighborhood with a house at either end of the of the 1,075’ x 30’ runway, trees line either side of the field making 30’ look like a generous figure. Without ever having met Sid I am certain he was an extremely talented pilot and it would appear he has passed his skill and passion for flying on to his son. After spending the afternoon flying with Jack, hearing him talk about his Dad and seeing how at home he was in the Luscombe even after a 16 year separation, I’m happy to report…… The right guy won! Story and photos by Bruce Vinal

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October 2012

“Air To Ground” by Rose Marie Kern

The Black Hole

(Or where the heck is my Flight Plan?)

It happened again to me this week. While working Denver Radio a pilot called to activate his ﬂight plan. I searched the proposal list, but there is nothing there with that call sign. The pilot was angry. “What do you mean it’s not there? I ﬁled it this morning with DUATS and this is the third time you guys have lost it.”

Say you filed IFR with DUATS, an hour prior to your proposed departure time the ARTCC or Tower will receive the flight plan – no earlier. If you call for clearance too early, or if your ZULU calculation was off, the flight plan will not be there. Flight Service receives VFR plans filed with DUATS an hour prior to the proposed time as well.

DUATS again. Somehow people think when they ﬁle with the Direct Access User Terminal System (DUATS) they are ﬁling with Flight Service and even if they’ve keyed something incorrectly, DUATs will still send Flight Service, or Center if it is IFR, the information. This is not the case.

Flight Service will never see an IFR flight plan filed with a private vendor at all. If you call an AFSS and ask them to change your proposed time or some other element, they do not have access to a flight plan filed with DUATS. The best they can do is help you quickly refile.

DUATs is a separate computer system from both the Flight Service and Center/Tower systems. There are actually a number of reasons why a ﬂight plan may be missing when you attempt to retrieve it. We will look over each of these and hopefully it will help to reduce the incidence of this happening.

One of the primary advantages of a nationally linked computer is that if you have filed a flight plan with an AFSS, all the other AFSSs will be able to pull up the data. Flight Service can make direct changes to VFR flight plans filed with them right up until the time they are activated, and they can make changes to IFR flight plans up to an hour in advance of the proposed time – after that the flight plan transmits to Center so Flight Service no longer has control over it.

The first thing to remember is that whenever you file a flight plan, it stays in the computer data banks of the company you filed it with until half an hour prior to flight time – then it transmits to the computer of the service provider, the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) or Flight Service, with whom you will activate.

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If you attempt to get an IFR clearance and the tower says the flight plan is not there, then call up the nearest Flight Service right away and see if perhaps it was accidentally filed as VFR. Changing it to IFR is a quick and easy fix, if that is not the problem, they will refile for you. Correctly converting to Zulu time is one of the biggest recurring problems. When I am speaking to pilots, I try to make sure that the time they give me is correct. Frequently a pilot gives me local time thinking I should automatically know what he means. Normally I will come back with something like “You mean tomorrow morning?” or “That’s two hours from now right?” just to make sure that we are on the same wavelength. Another major problem we have when it comes to IFR flight plans has to do with the way routes are filed. With the advent of GPS, a lot of pilots want to fly direct from departure to destination – and as long as those two points are within 300 miles of each other it mostly works. The Flight Service computers “know” where any fix in the country is, but the ARTCC computers do not. ARTCC computers operate independently of each other – only meshing at the boundaries to the next ARTCC over. They know all the fixes and small airports in their own airspace plus about 200 miles outside their airspace. They also know all the major airports across the country. ARTCC computers do not know where all the small airports or intersections or other fixes may be outside their designated airspace. Thus, if you have filed a flight plan with DUATS or Flight Service and it is a direct flight – the DUATS and FS21 computers will accept the flight plan, hold it until it is time to transmit to ARTCC, then transmit. At that point the ARTCC computer may reject the flight plan because the routing is not recognized. This puts the flight plan into limbo. If it is kicked back to the AFSS, the flight data specialist may try to call the pilot with the phone number on the flight plan, or he may try to fix it and put FRC (Full Route Clearance) in remarks so than the person giving the clearance understands they are not to simply say “as filed”. One method of circumventing this problem is to simply file from your departure point to the latitude/longitude of your destination and from there to the destination. The Center computer always takes lat/longs. Once you have “fooled” the computer and are airborne, you can ask the Center controller for direct to your destination and he can manually override it as he changes your clearance. Keep in mind that filing direct is simple, but if there are preferred routings in the ARTCC computer, it will alter your flight plan for you. Flight plans seem like simple things, but computers are basically stupid – you have to spell everything out for them in a way they will understand. Hopefully this insight will help you in your next flight plan debacle or better yet avoid it from happening. Rose Marie Kern has worked in air traffic for 29years. If you’d like to ask Rose a question send her an email at author@rosemariekern.com

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Wings Over Waugekan In another example of old time airshows, Dave Dacy took off again but this time with wingwalker Tony Kazian out on the lower wing. As Dave made pass after pass, Tony moved to the top of the upper wing and performed his freestyle wingwalking routine.

Saturday was a great day for an airshow. Blue skies with some puffy clouds provided a beautiful background for the aircraft in flight over the Waukegan airport. The 70 degree temperature and a brisk breeze made it cool out on the ramp but I prefer that to sweltering in the heat. All the pilots handled the rather stiff crosswind well and put on a great show. Georgia and I got to the airport early so that we could walk around the static displays and get some lunch before the show started. Waukegan is one of the few shows that allows the spectators to get up close to the show airplanes. The exception this time was the Canadian Snowbirds. Those jets were roped off from the crowd. The show started off with the Liberty Parachute Team presenting the American flag while escorted by the three ships of the Aerostars Aerobatic Team. The skydivers came down right on target despite the wind.

Next up was Dave Dacy in the 500 horsepower Stearman. That big biplane powering through loops and rolls is an example of what airshows where like back when aviation was new. It is just a joy to watch. Dave was followed by the return of the Aerostars who came back into the airshow box to perform their full team aerobatic routine. This group flies some very tight formations. They go through maneuvers like they were glued together.

A roar of jet engines from behind us announced the arrival of the F/A-18 demo flight from the US Navy Strike-Fighter Squadron 106. The Super Hornet tore through the sky in high speed passes and seemed to hang nearly motionless in the slow speed configuration.

A second F/A-18 then joined in formation with an F4U Corsair for the Navy Legacy Flight. Again, both aircraft returned for a few demo passes before the sky was turned over to the Royal Canadian Snowbirds for the show finale. The Snowbirds began with the march down the flight line as the pilots and crew chiefs manned their aircraft. The team brought nine show airplanes and two spares. All nine pilots started their engines in unison and the team taxied to the active runway for takeoff. As the last jet took off, the team announcer told us that the flight leader had experienced a bird strike on climb out and would be returning to switch to one of the spare airplanes. The exchange went pretty quickly and then it was showtime.

With smoke on, Michael Vakin took off in his Extra 300 and treated us to his fast paced and high energy routine. Mike throws that little airplane into seemingly impossible positions as he tumbles through the sky. Most of his recoveries are just a few feet off the runway.

The A10 East Demonstration Team and Vlado Lenoch in his P51 Mustang named MoonBeam McSwine came overhead in formation for the Air Force Heritage Flight. The aircraft separated after the flybys and then each came back to fly demos of the aircraft.

Nine CT-114 Tutor jets came from behind the crowd and flew low over us in a tight formation. I didn't keep count, but the announcer assured us the team performed over fifty formations and maneuvers during their fantastic show. The team flies very tight formations in various combinations of from two to all nine aircraft. Those formations are interspersed with low and close passes by the solo pilots. They are occasionally joined by two other pilots for four ship seemingly head on passes. The show concluded - too soon - with the teams signature nine ship bomb burst. This was a wonderful day at the airport and, probably, the best Wings Over Waukegan yet! We will certainly try to be back next year to see how they top it. Story and photos by Thomas Clough

Now we changed our view from the sky to the ground as Paul Stender showed off his jet powered school bus. After a few runs up and down the taxiway, Paul moved to the runway for a race with the P51 Mustang. The bus won of course - at least for this run.

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Beyond the Crowd Line

October 2012

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time to react, don’t force it. I look back at my beginning and see just how lucky I was.

Ambition or inspiration are very good motivators to put a little “Fire in one’s belly” to aspire to greatness, or at least get started in that direction!

It was a very pretty Sunday afternoon and my Dad, just as if I had been his best pal all his life said with a grin, “You want to try and ﬂy an airplane”! Shy as I was because I hadn’t gotten to spend a great deal of time with this man. I knew he had been a pilot from looking at thousands of pictures and home movies taken throughout his career so I jumped at the chance with a very loud, “Really, let’s go”! I was now oﬃcially a son! And what young boy wouldn’t want to be like their father and follow in his footsteps especially if he was a professional pilot?

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My Father, who had been a professional pilot since nineteen thirty seven, instructed before and during WWII in the Army Air Corp and then on to a Corporate Pilot for Mobil Oil Company did just that to a very young boy one Sunday afternoon. My Dad had four sons and I being the youngest and last inline so to speak had had a life of hand me downs and waiting to get old enough to do all the things the older brothers got to do. To quote a famous verse from the good book, “He who shall be ﬁrst shall be last and he who is last shall be ﬁrst”! And so it was because all the older brothers grew up, chose their lot and all before my Dad bought an airplane.

We walked out to this knock dead gorgeous Cessna 180. It was diﬀerent than all the rest on the ramp. It was sitting on its tail but massive and bold it did look. Dad led me around on a preﬂight that started at the pilot’s door and stopped there when it was done.

I was very lucky for being the youngest because I think my Dad had been so busy with business and the other wild brothers he hadn’t really noticed he had a fourth son. He loved us all but, ”Johnny come lately” got real lucky when his father finally noticed he in fact had a fourth. He was a great “Stick & Rudder Pilot, very patient instructor and he instilled in me the art of flying and not just getting from A to B with a license. He always told me that if I would fly smoothly I would make less mistakes and the airplane would perform better. He also insisted that I pressure the controls and not just move them. Give the airplane

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He took it oﬀ, climbed about a thousand feet and then trimmed it for a shallow climb. The big moment was coming but I didn’t have a clue what was about to happen to my life when he turned to me with that grin again and said, “Put you right hand on the throttle”. He placed it just so on that big round knob. Then he told me, “Ok, take the wheel with just your ﬁngers and thumb”. “I want you to just put a little pressure on the wheel to the left and then to the right and feel what happens”. That did it. Forty eight years and thirty some thousand hours later I still am amazed, intrigued and charged by the feel of the controls and the motion, no, the “Feel” that they gave. They were alive and I will never get enough of it.

To my surprise he grinned and said, “Well, get in there and lets go fly”, and fly we did. I climbed in; he helped get my seat as far forward as it would go, and told me to get my belt on. They were not the metal to metal type at that time but I figured it out like I already knew how and was proud of it. Just then he asks me a question kind of in a stern way. “Do you know why you wear a seat belt’? Of course I didn’t want to be all “dumb” so I said, “In case it gets rough”. He put on a big grin and said in a half laughing, half serious way, “It’s to keep your ass tied to the airplane so you will know what its doing”! He was right! He taxied it to the runway and that was a good thing because I was only twelve and about to turn thirteen but my growth spurt had not been bestowed on me yet so I was so short I didn’t have a chance to try and steer this brute of an airplane because I couldn’t see a thing.

Aerobatics are the ultimate challenge and thrill to me in an airplane especially when it comes to the reaction of the controls. They are all I really want to do when I get my fingers and thumb on the Stick or Wheel. That urge is always there and many times I just could not control it either. Of the two hundred and thirty six different airplanes I have flown so far, not too many of them have not been rolled and looped! Of course today there are many world class aerobatic airplanes with performance and maneuverability that is beyond amazing. But when it comes to performing aerobatics in an airplane, the airplane of choice for me is a Bi-plane, more especially a Pitts and Tapper wing Waco bi-plane.

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I like to share my thrill and love of aerobatics and I enjoy doing it in several ways. I give Aerobatic “Thrill Rides” in my airplane for those that don’t know how to fly but have the adventurer spirit. I teach aerobatics from basic to unlimited style like used in world aerobatic competition and the air show business to those that aspire to be better pilots and have the same love I do. I call them “Aviators”. Elrey B. Jeppesen made a famous quote, “A pilot is a technician and an Aviator is someone in love with flight”. I love the word “Aviator” hence my little company’s name is Aviators Unlimited. No Aviator has a limit because he is always trying to find it and yet in his endeavor to reach it he makes it farther away because he keeps improving. To me the ultimate way that I like to share the ultimate thrill an airplane can give to Pilots, Aviators and non-pilots is down low, right in their face with the engine turning up all it will do, prop screaming through the sound barrier, smoke on and giving the airplane your best to make it perform feats that to the air show watcher is unbelievable and larger than life. It is entertainment at its best. You are in the cockpit calculating faster than “Hal” the computer, adrenalin rushing to every vessel in your body, heart pumping near max and the crowd is in awe and can’t wait until the next maneuver or gyration is created by your fingers and thumb telling those controls to take it near the limit, thrill and entertain them to the max you and the machine can do! When you finish and have done what you think is a good job, you taxi in catching your breath, waves to the crowds, sweat in your eyes, the smell of Corvis oil smoke in your nose and when the crowd waves back, the ladies maybe throw some kisses, the little kids waving their little arms wildly while sitting on their Daddies shoulder to get a look at the man and machine that just gave them something larger than life and to remember for a long time. You lean your head back, smile to yourself, gather in all the breath you can to the top of your lungs to get ready to purge some of the smoke and fumes you breathed for the last fourteen minutes of your heart pounding performance while taking it near the edge, and then, yell as loud as you can……. “Hell yes”! It is the ultimate entertainment done with an airplane and hopefully done damn well! My first air show was in nineteen seventy three with a newly invented Cub Comedy Act, “Baron Von Groundloop” in a 100 HP J3 Cub. I still do it today when the work comes my way along with a Pitts S2C act that is pretty exotic and entertaining for a stock airplane. Watch for the Tapper Wing with the 450! I do small air shows for the most part. I will promise you that it is not the size that mat-

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Plane Talk

October 2012

by Herb Hill

WWII B-17 50-mission secret document comes to light Eighth says all we have is milk runs.”

It was illegal to keep a diary of wartime activities in WWII, but T/Sgt. Kenneth G. Breau, radio operator in a B-17 of the 350th bomber squadron stationed in Italy during the war, kept one.

Remarks after 45th mission: “Ploesti, Romania - Received letter from Mother today telling me she read in the “Sentinel” about my receiving the Air Medal* and Oak Leaf Cluster**. This is all news to me, and there is nothing like being informed of something like this from folks at home-ha ha!”

In a 3”x5” lined notepad, Breau printed detailed notes of each mission, sometimes on one page, occasionally two. Format indicated mission #, date, target, opposition, and remarks. What’s remarkable is that he survived 50 missions. Here’s the ﬁrst entry:

August 10, 1944, 50th mission:

“First mission April 22, 1944 Target – Venice, Italy Opposition – Light ﬂak Remarks – Had escort of P-38’s to, over, and from target. Easy mission.”

“...At a new altitude we avoided a great deal of the ﬂak. The squadrons and groups behind us caught plenty of it, though. If I were to say I didn’t sweat this (Ploesti) one, I wouldn’t be kidding anyone but myself. It’s hard to believe that I am ﬁnished, but as I think back the going has been rough at times. I have no regrets whatsoever and think now that I honestly can say I helped out a little bit. Evelyn (his bride) will sure be glad to get the news I am going to be sent home.”

It’s probably safe to assume Breau kept the pad hidden at his base, surely not wanting to have information fall into enemy hands if his plane got shot down and he parachuted into their territory, for example.

These were the targets, some two-day or more sorties. Where a category is the same, i.e., Airdrome, locations follow title.

Following are selected Remarks. 4/24/44 – Weiner Neustadt, Austria - “Flak fragment pierced side of radio room, making a hole about six inches in diameter.” 5/5/44 – Ploesti, Romania - “Smoke rising 20,000 feet over target, indicating accurate bombing but plane badly hit by flak. Gas tank-turbo #3 and oil sump badly hit. Plane out of commission (upon return).” 5/10/44 – Weiner Neustadt, Austria - (Over ME109 factory) “ME-109’s, ME 210’s, aerial bombs (!) infiltrated formation over target. Ack ack batteries threw everything but Hitler’s commode at us. Flak fragment pierced radio room, showering me with flak splinters. Mighty glad I had flak suit and helmet on.” 5/18/44 – Ploesti, Romania -“463rd group behind us was attacked by 70-80 fighters and lost 6 of 18 planes.” 5/27/44 – Bi Hak, Yugoslavia - “Lead navigator led us over enemy installations and we were subjected to the most intense flak barrage since I have started flying combat. We were in it fourteen minutes at an altitude of 9,000 ft. Number 3 shot out and flak fragments smashed left wrist window cutting Phillips about the face and Cogan on the left hand (but) wounds were slight.” Their squadron helped divert German attention from the upcoming invasion by moving to the Eastern Front before D-Day happened: 6/2/44 – Debreczen, Hungary - “This mission actually made history as we were the first American combat flyers to land in Russia. We should be operating against German troops, installations and factories. Base located at Poltava, Russia in the Ukraine. Russian towns completely demolished but the people are extremely happy and friendly… have seen and been spoken to by General Twining of the 15th Air Force and General Eaker. Had a full Colonel flying right waist for us on the mission over.”

ME-109 factory: Weiner-Neustadt, Austria After D-Day, a return, and here is the entire entry: “26th Mission June 11, 1944 Target – Focsani, Romania Airdrome Opposition – Moderate to heavy accurate flak and heavy fighter opposition by FW-90’s. Remarks – Return trip of shuttle raid to Russia. Jerries wanted to mess things up and succeeded in knocking down two ‘Forts.’ One was a straggler and it was pitiful watching them make passes at her until she went down. Boys knocked down one Jerry before taking the count. Saw six chutes open.” Comment from the Ploesti raid of July 9, the 35th mission: 7/9/44 – Ploesti - “…This target will never be a milk run. They have 250 guns in the area and really know how to use them…The plane may be out of commission for a day or two as there were several flak holes in her, including the Tokyo (self-sealing, long-range gas) tank necessitating a tank change. This is the first time we have brought 064 back this way. (Later entry) Plane out of commission three days. Damage necessitated complete wing change and replacement of two tanks.” 7/14/44 – Budapest, Hungary - “Had a direct hit in engine #1 today. It was only by the grace of God it didn’t explode inside; that would have been ‘finito.’ Plane to be out of commission two weeks. Old 064 really catching hell lately (talk about coming in on a wing and a prayer).” 7/16/44 – Vienna, Austria - “…Had four ME 109’s make passes at our tail and another Tokyo tank shot out. This makes four Tokyo’s, one main, a new wing, and a complete overhaul of the internal spars and struts in our last three missions, and the

Marshalling yards: Piombino, Italy; Avignon, France; Vincoki, Yugoslavia; Trento, Italy; Vi e n na, Austria; Portes Les Valences, France Submarine base: Toulon, France Aircraft factory: Varaes, Italy; Atzgersdorf, Austria Oil fields/refineries/dumps: Ploesti, Italy (numerous raids); Budapest, Hungary; Brasov, Romania; Merdes, Italy; Blechhammer, Germany (synthetic oil) Bucharest, Romania: (no specific target) Enemy headquarters: Northern Italy; Bi Hak, Yugoslavia Enemy installations: Avenzzano, Italy Railroad yards: Debreczen, Hungary Airdromes: Galati, Romania; Piacenza-San Damirno; Focsani, Romania Harbor installations: Sete, France Milbertshoven Ordnance Depot: Munich, Germany Hermann Goering Tank Works: Linz, Austria After his discharge, Kenneth Breau eventually became Operations Manager for the Massachusetts Barnstable Municipal Airport. He died at 77 in the year 1997. Atlantic Flyer extends thanks to Mashpee resident Kevin Breau, Kenneth’s son, for photostats of the diary. *For meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight ** A subsequent award beyond the initial decoration

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AIRSHOWS 2012

9/28-30 Wings Over North Georgia RMG Rome, GA NT, PA, OTTO, DB, SB, www.wingsovernorthgeorgia.com/ BDJT, MGA, SE, C-17, JKNG, NLF, QS, REA 9/29-30 Kane’ohe Bay Airshow MCBH Kane’ohe Bay, HI BA, KCRB, C-17, F-22, TW, www.mcbh.usmc.mil/airshow/ JBA, MWLO, LF-N, FFJT 9/29-30 McConnell AFB Open House/Air Power in the Air Capital YRP McConnell AFB, KS TB, AM, FFC, FJ 10/6-7 Ft Worth Alliance Air Show AFW Ft Worth, TX T ORA, TB, FINA, MGA, SB, FJ, HP51, www.allianceairshow.com/ 10/6-7 San Francisco Fleet Week San Francisco, CA BA, AM, SDT www.fleetweek.us/ 10/12-14 MCAS Miramar Air Show NKX San Diego, CA DB, KCRB, LF, F/A-18, BA, www.miramarairshow.com/ JCW, CARB, AV-8B, SJT, GK, SDT, MWLO, SWWT, AM, PJT, LF-N, WT 10/13-14 Commemorative Air Force AIRSHO 2012 MAF Midland, TX ASAT, JC, IB, BCAF, CAF, FINA, TORA, EOD, CRT www.airsho.org/ 10/13-14 Wings & Waves Airshow Daytona Beach, FL SB, TB, BDJT, GST, MGA, RHUA www.wingsandwaves.com 10/19-21 NAS Jacksonville Airshow NIP NAS Jacksonville, FL BA, BDJT, GST, GOA, MGA, RHUA, HP51 www.jaxseaandsky.net 10/19 Snowbirds Year End Show Moose Jaw, SK SB 10/20 Paulding NW Atlanta Airshow PUJ Dallas, GA GW, ASAT, GR 10/20-21 Amigo Airshow BIF El Paso, TX TB, GK, TW www.amigoairsho.org/ 10/20-21 Boshears Skyfest 2012 Augusta, GA GW, TRV, TA, DB www.boshears.com/ 10/27-28 Moody AFB Community App Day VAD Moody AFB, GA TB 10/27-28 Wings Over Houston Airshow EFD Houston, TX BA, TORA, SDT, BCAF, AV-8B, CRT www.wingsoverhouston.com/ 11/-3 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show NPA NAS Pensacola, FL BA, FINA, FJ, RSJT www.naspairshow.com/ 11/3-4 Wings Over Homestead ARB HST Homestead ARB, FL TB, GK, BDJT, FINA www.wingsoverhomestead.com TAS, MGA, RHUA, YA 11/5 Jacqueline Cochran Air Show TRM Thermal, CA www.jacquelinecochranairshow.org/ 11/9-11 Aviation Nation LSV Nellis AFB, NV TB, AM, HP51 www.nellis.af.mil/aviationnation/ 11/10-11 Stuart Airshow SUA Stuart, FL ASAT, JMB, OTTO, LF-N, www.stuartairshow.com/ BDAG, FJ, RHUA, IB, RSJT AM ASAT AV-8B BA BC BCAF BDAG BDJT BSA CARB CCG CHA CHO CP CRT CSH DAV DB DD DDA DJ DM DW EA EHA EOD F/A-18 F-22 FC FCT FFC FFJT FINA FJ FX

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Electric! Gorgeous! Freedom! ...4th Generation ULS Randall Fishman virtually invented the electric aircraft. That's a rather big statement yet I stand behind it. Randall first showed a functional electric trike at Oshkosh 2007. He's been on a tear ever since and his ULS is his present state-of-the-art, his fourth generation of electric aircraft design. I use three words to describe ULS deliberately. It's electric. That's obvious but singular. Fishman's Electric Aircraft Corporation is presently selling electric powered aircraft. You can also buy an electric eSpyder from Yuneec or an eGull from Earthstar but after that, mostly what you hear about electric aircraft are developments... fascinating but just developments. Electric Aircraft Corporation is ready today. ULS is gorgeous. You can see that for yourself and I have to presume you agree because it is simply beautiful in its sweeping lines, slippery smoothness, and overall elegance. It wowed visitors to Oshkosh 2012 and it'll do that at any airport I submit. Plus, ULS is freedom. Why? Well, this is a Part 103 vehicle and that means no airworthiness certificate, no N-numbers, no pilot license, no medical, and you can buy it ready to fly. Randall is working with contacts at FAA, he reported, regarding the valuation of batteries as in lieu of gasoline, which ULS does not carry. The battery weights are not insignificant but they're manageable. Partly this is possible because ULS is a soaring machine at heart (doesn't it look like sailplanes you've seen?) and that means you can elect a small amount of battery power just to launch you and perhaps to get you home after soaring motor off, maybe for hours. It's worth noting that we are now in the very month 30 years ago when aviation's simplest and most free sector was given birth. In 1982, FAA passed the ultimate in FARs, a regulation that can be printed on the front and back of one sheet of ordinary office paper. Yes, all of it! Part 103 has now lasted 30 years successfully, even in an era of increasing regulation and Electric Aircraft's ULS represents a means to show the advanced state of the art of this sector. What about the ULS concept? Randall started with an electric trike... that worked! Call that Generation 1. Then came an electrified Moni motorglider for Gen 2. His "C" model was a sleek two-seat motorglider that we'll call Gen 3 and it was followed by the Part 103 ULS debuted in 2012. That makes Generation 4 and she's looking good. A battery pack that slides into the shoulder wing delivers 30 minutes with two packs optional and battery tech is evolving continuously. In other parameters, ULS is a Part 103 so it can't fly faster than 63 mph at cruise, can't stall faster than 24 mph, has to have only one seat and must meet a tight empty weight of 254 pounds. The last is where Randall's negotiation with FAA is vital, to

keep the feds from penalizing the batteries as part of the ULS's empty weight when gasoline is not counted in an ultralight vehicles's empty weight.

Cessna (which is moving to Primary Category), neither company wants leave out the easiest-toget Sport Pilot certificate.

Cost is about $60,000, but one look at it tells you this is no ordinary ultralight. Plus that money covers your fuel in a very direct sense. Randall says it costs only $0.75 to "fill up the tanks" with electrical current so your purchase includes plenty of hours aloft at bargain prices. I like it. Who wouldn't?

Remarkably Priced, Fully Built, & Powerful CH-750

LSA News Wrap: Rotax-Icon-Tecnam-More ROTAX "EMERGENCY AD?" — Aviation media was all over the Rotax "Emergency AD" story, but is that entirely accurate? Aren't LSA subject to manufacturer-issued SBs or Service Bulletins rather than Airworthiness Directives, which are normally issued by FAA for certified aircraft? Well, "yes," said Rotax expert Phil Lockwood. He explained that the matter in question — some fuel lines that need to be replaced — was a result of a vendor change bringing some incorrect components. "Rotax issued a Service Bulletin last spring on this subject," Phil added. The so-called "emergency AD" was triggered by an EASA issuance primarily for certified Rotax engines in Europe. Rotax BRP is a very careful company that is quick to correct problems and this was something of delayed reaction that again appears to show the certified world may not respond as quickly as the LSA sector. WILLFORD'S EDUCATIONAL THORP — He's known for his leadership of the ASTM committee and more widely as the lead designer of Cessna's Skycatcher, but Neal Willford has been busy on another project in his spare time. He reported, "After 10 years of on and off building effort, I finally finished my Thorp Skyscooter and I made the first flight [August 28th]. The flight went well, and took place at Stearman Field in Benton, Kansas, a great small airport near Wichita." Neal continued, "The FAA allows amateur aircraft building for 'educational or recreation' purposes. I would have to agree that it was quite an education — from airframe to systems to electrical, etc. — an education that helped me leading the Cessna Light-Sport Proof of Concept and Skycatcher development programs. I am glad we have that privilege in this country." He concluded, and you can see the smile for yourself, "Anyway, it is nice to have finally finished it and now have the opportunity to fly it instead of just working on it!" Go, Neal! EXEMPTION REQUEST ACTIONS — As most ByDanJohnson.com readers know, Icon Aircraft requested a higher weight exemption to 1,680 pounds. FAA recently announced that a decision about the exemption request will have to wait until the end of 2012. AOPA writer Al Marsh wrote, "Icon seeks that this exemption allow the increased gross-weight Icon A5 to be flown by Sport Pilot [certificate holders] and maintained by LSA repairman like any other SLSA." Al also noted that I-Tec, which recently obtained an exemption to operate at 1,430 pounds, was limited to operation only by Private ticket holders. The company has more recently asked the FAA to allow Sport Pilots to fly the Maverick at the higher weight of 1,430 pounds. Thankfully, along with

Some say LSA are too expensive. With some topping $200,000 (or even more), that rings true... in some cases. Yet more budget-friendly models are available and Oshkosh 2012 unveiled another. Now Zenith Aircraft's kit STOL CH 750 is available as a fully-built LSA. The price? A bargain $74,900, an intro price, admittedly, but regularly it'll still be only $84,900. By any measure, that's a good deal. Take the intro price back to when LSA was announced in summer of 2004 and the figure would be barely over $60,000, just as most expected then. The new manufacturer is Tenn-Air run by Pete Krotje (already active with Jabiru and Arion) who licensed the design rights from Zenair Ltd., to produce the all-metal high-wing as a SLSA. The updated 750 offers a much larger cabin compared to the still-produced 701. It is powered by the 120-hp six-cylinder Jabiru 3300 engine, has a EIS engine monitor system, Garmin SL-40 comm radio, intercom, Sensenich prop, basic flight instruments, and 6x6 tires at the low introductory price though you can spend a bit more for full glass panel displays. Deliveries are available for November 2012 and a $2,000 deposit starts the action. Shelbyville, Tennessee-based Tenn-Air buys 750 kits from Zenith Aircraft and — taking good advantage of the match-hole CNC production — assembles the kits to LSA standards. The 750 was introduced in 2009 to bring increased cabin width and broad visibility to the Sky Jeep, as its owners often call the model. Tenn-Air showed its first production STOL CH 750 LSA at the 20th anniversary Zenith Aircraft Company Open Hangar Day on September 22, 2012. "We offer kits that are easy and quick by all measures," said Zenith, but they realize many pilots prefer to be flying rather than building. "We're pleased that our STOL CH 750 will be available at a very reasonable price as a factory-assembled aircraft," stated Sebastien Heintz, owner of Zenith Aircraft Company. He noted that AMD of Georgia previously manufactured a significantly more expensive SLSA version of the aircraft with a Continental O-200 engine, but ceased operations a number of years ago. STOL CH 750 is optimized for off-airport operations and short take-off and landings utilizing fixed wing leading edge slats and other high-lift design features. My own experience flying the model at Zenith's facility last summer proves takeoff roll can be just 100 feet yet I observed cruise at around 100 mph. Stall speed in the low thirties. Sitting level on standard steerable tricycle gear, I found entry and exit easy and 750's cabin is roomy thanks partly to large bubble doors. Other new features include available adjustable seats and a raised cabin for more head room. So, if you've been one of those lamenting the high cost of LSA, well, you have a few other worthy choices, but TennAir brings a new one.

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Vote for Chpt 106 – Host of Regional Events & Producer of TV Show Founded in 1961, EAA Chapter 106 is the largest and probably the most active chapter in New England. EAA106, as it’s often called, has focused it’s 50+ years on promoting the construction and safe operation of aircraft as well as inspiring youth to become involved with aviation through it’s Young Eagle flights and Youth Scholarship program. EAA106 not only offers monthly educational programs with a variety of speakers and topics, but also organizes and hosts two regional events - the NorthEast RV-Canard Fly-In and the NorthEast LSA EXPO. The annual NorthEast RV-Canard Fly-In, the first regional event, boasts free admission and seminars and is held at the end of June or early July. Since 2003, this fly-in of homebuilt aircraft (formally known as amateur-built) has especially focused on Van’s RV aircraft and Rutan designed canard aircraft, but welcomes all builders to come display their customized aircraft. The fly-in is also a educational opportunity which qualifies for FAA Wings credit. With up to a dozen free seminars to choose from all day in three hangars, it’s like a scaled down version of the “forums” you see at Oshkosh or Sun-n-Fun. Some of the free seminars at the NorthEast RVCanard Fly-In focus on building and maintaining your own aircraft. These include a hands-on Basic Metal-Building Workshop, Basics of Electrical Wiring, DAR - Preparing your Aircraft for Inspection, First Flights, Van’s Aircraft Builder Forum with Q&A, hands-on Composite Construction Workshop, Ignition Systems, and more. Other seminars at the annual fly-in are more focused on active pilots, such as an AME presentation on Common Medical Issues with Q&A, TailWheel Transition, Formation Flying Basics, Flying the New York VFR Corridor, Underwater Aircraft Egress, and more. The annual NorthEast LSA EXPO, the second regional event hosted by EAA Chapter 106, is also a completely free event held in the August/ September timeframe. When EAA, the Leader in Recreational Aviation and the parent organization to EAA Chapter 106, conducted a nationwide Sport Pilot Tour Stop in 2006, they chose EAA106 to host the only tour stop in New England. In 2009, EAA106 was wondering why there weren’t more Sport Pilot Tour Stops since LSA aircraft were really starting to be more plentiful in the market. Hearing there would be no more such EAA-run events and since the annual Sebring is in Florida, EAA Chapter 106 stepped up to the plate and organized the first NorthEast LSA EXPO and has run it every year since then. This year’s NorthEast LSA EXPO had 16 LSA aircraft on display which came from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and other states. Nine more LSA vendors said they also plan to exhibit next year. With LSA-related seminars throughout the day, there is a lot to see and learn. EAA Chapter 106 is truly unique in making the NorthEast LSA EXPO not only free to attendees, but also welcoming LSA vendors to display for free and even feeding the vendor staff. Penny Bowman, President of EAA Chapter 106, said “EAA106 is bringing people and planes together.”

One of the LSA vendors at the end of the 2012 Expo said “this annual event is fast becoming the Sebring of the NorthEast!” EAA106 also organizes many other free aircraft construction, maintenance, and safety workshops throughout the year. In working with the FAA, many of the EAA106 seminars qualify for FAA WINGS credit and are announced on the FAA SPANS website.

an aircraft builder.” Kirk has gone on to Purdue University where he will be pursuing an aviation program degree. EAA106 is seeking donations to help fund sending two youth scholarships in 2013. If you can help, go to: http://www.106.eaachapter.org/donatetoeaa106.htm EAA Chapter 106 is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible (consult your CPA).

When EAA106 tried to arrange for a local hosting of the “Test Flying Your Project – Homebuilt or Restoration” workshop, it was told that the workshop had lost it’s FAA funding grant due to cutbacks. So EAA106 stepped up to the plate, funding the costs of the speaker’s honorarium and travel to conduct this important all-day workshop in 2011 – then made it free for all to attend.

Serving about 2000 people per year throughout New England, EAA106’s approximately 200 members have a passion for aviation and a willingness to share their collective experience with others. 70% of the members are pilots, student pilots, or aviation veterans (including three from WWII) with many aviation enthusiasts rounding out the membership. From teenage to the 90’s, EAA106 members volunteer and make the free chapter events, seminars, and programs possible.

In addition to seminars and workshops, EAA106 President Penny Bowman says “We also bring the museum to the public by hosting EAA’s WWII B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” as well as EAA’s 1929 Ford Tri-Motor. Eight times in the past nine years, EAA106 has had the honor of hosting these major New England tour stops.”

EAA Chapter 106’s newest initiative to grow general aviation is a major undertaking. EAA106 is creating a monthly, 30-minute TV show “All About Aviation” in which a different aviation guest will be interviewed each month. The initial guest list includes over 40 people, from homebuilders of aircraft to some nationally known aviators.

EAA106 is not just about seminars, workshops and museum aircraft. The chapter also spends a lot of time focusing on the future of aviation – the youth. EAA Chapter 106, like many chapters, organize EAA Young Eagle flight experiences for youth ages 8-17 to inspire our future pilots. This international program which has flown over 1.7 million youth, now has a 5-step program which can lead to a free first flight lesson. EAA106 members have flown hundreds of Young Eagles on these free flight experiences which is step 1 of the program described here: www.YoungEagles.org/FlightPlan/

Each month, “All About Aviation” will also include segments on an aviation lesson, aviation history, highlights of an aviation destination, maybe an item of aviation news, and upcoming events.

Beyond Young Eagle flight events several times each year, EAA106 youth programs also include a new Youth Aviation Scholarship (for ages 16-18 in 2012) as well as working with other youth aviation programs, such as the Real World Design Challenge (where high school students design part of an aircraft) and the Boy Scouts Aviation Badge. The 2012 winner of EAA106’s Youth Scholarship, Kirk Choquette, received an all-expense paid trip to attend EAA’s Advanced Air Academy in Oshkosh, WI which overlapped AirVenture by three days. The EAA106 Youth Scholarship included the 8-day tuition, meals, lodging, and even the flight, totaling close to $1,800. Kirk wrote from the camp, saying “Air Camp has been a miraculous experience in aviation. My experiences here at the EAA Camp has broadened a very small bit of aviation knowledge and has made me aspire to be a professional pilot and

This new TV program, being created by EAA Chapter 106, is intended to especially reach out to the non-aviation public … to infect them with a passion for aviation … and EAA106 will encourage the viewers to explore aviation at their local airport. EAA106 is honored to have been nominated for the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation’s 2012 grant, which could mean up to $10,000 to the chapter, most of which will go towards their Youth Scholarship. Out of the hundreds of non-profit aviation organizations nominated throughout the USA and Canada, EAA Chapter 106 was selected as one of 20 finalists. To win $10,000, mostly for their Youth Scholarship Fund, EAA Chapter 106 needs your on-line VOTE. Go to http://www.106.eaachapter.org/ voteforeaa106.htm and click on the “Vote for us – It’s good for aviation” image or go to http:// tinyurl.com/EAA106-2012-VOTE . The Lightspeed Foundation does not use your e-mail other than to make sure you haven’t previously voted. There is a short 1-minute video about EAA106 at the voting site, but for a video with a bit more information, go to http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=h1l3ZjOn0qw . EAA106 is only 1,000 votes shy of being in the top 5 as of this writing. Voting for the $10,000 grant ends November 2, so EAA106 asks for your help in not only voting, but spreading the word about their great chapter and the grant vote. By making meetings, seminars, and events free to the public, EAA106 strives to inspire the public to fly … and other pilots to fly more, fly safely, & build aircraft. If interested in learning more about the chapter, upcoming programs, to donate, or to join, go to: www.106.EAAchapter.org Penny Bowman, President, EAA Chapter 106

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Thunder Over Michigan and Mustang Mania! “Thunder Over Michigan” or TOM as many of us call it, has achieved the status over the years of being one of the premier Warbird Air Shows in the U.S. It certainly retained that status again this year on August 4th and 5th, drawing over 60,000 persons to the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This years theme was “Mustang Mania” and it promised to bring together, as Kevin Walsh, Air Show Director noted, “a quarter of the entire population of flying P-51 Mustangs in the world today!”

Willow Run Airport (YIP), about 10 miles west of Detroit’s Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), has a unique history well related to the WW2 Warbirds. The Ford Motor Company built the Willow Run Airport in 1941 to serve as an airfield for their B-24 bomber plant during WW2. This was the first manufacturing plant to use Ford’s automotive mass production techniques to build the 4-engined heavy bombers. Ford built 8,685 B-24’s here from 1942 until the end of WW2. At its peak, the plant at the west end of the field employed over 42,000 people and produced one B-24 every 59 minutes (!). Ford built a huge nearby residential village for many of the B-25 workers with homes, stores and schools. From “Show Center” one can still see some of the remaining plant buildings, now used for air cargo operations. After the War, Wayne County took over and to this day continues to be the Owner of the airport. It became a passenger and cargo hub for Detroit until DTW took over that role.

North America with well over 120 current military aircraft on static display. Ed Walsh, past Director of Security at LIAS was also part of the TOM management team this year. Don Spering covered LIAS in those days (as I had also) and it was fun reminiscing about those “grand old days” in Canada in the 1990’s at “LIAS”! Well, back to 2012:

the flying aircraft plus all of the office and fixtures, irreplaceable artifacts, books, photos and a small number of aircraft in restoration were all lost in the massive fire. Destroyed aircraft included a Northrop F-5A Tiger, a Lockheed Loadstar, an OV-10 Bronco and an L-39 Albatross. (On Saturday I had the pleasure of having lunch with one of the Directors, who, with five other women, pushed out the C-47 by hand, with flames getting very close to her.) In 1987 YAM opened a new replacement facility and a larger facility in 2010. A new YAM $7.0M Hangar will soon open in 2013 to house all the flying aircraft. YAM is now the Prime Sponsor of “TOM” Warbird Air Show with proceeds going to the Museum.

I journeyed up to Michigan with Don Spering, the Owner of “Aircraft In Review” (AIR), an aviation historian and accomplished aviation photographer. We were the guests of Kevin Walsh, TOM

In 1981 the “Yankee Air Museum” (YAM) was started by local volunteers and with the help of the County to preserve the aviation history of southeastern Michigan. An initial goal was to acquire a B-24 Bomber that was actually built at Willow Run. In 1987 a PB4Y-2 Privateer, the Navy’s single tail version of the B-24 was donated to the Museum for static display. Since 1981, the Museum has acquired and returned to flying status five WW2 aircraft: a Douglas C-47D Skytrain “Yankee Doodle Dandy” built in 1945 and in pristine condition; a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress “Yankee Lady”; a North American B-25D Mitchell bomber “Yankee Warrior” and two L-2 Taylorcraft liaison aircraft. On October 9, 2004, the Yankee Air Museum suffered a terrible fire that destroyed their historic 1942 hanger then housing the Museum. Through the heroic efforts of a few staff members present, the beautifully restored B-17, C-47 and B-25 aircraft were moved out of the hangar before the fire reached them. All of the static aircraft outside of the Museum including the PB4Y-2 were undamaged. The Museum did however did loose virtually all of the tooling, equipment and spare parts for

Air Show Director. Kevin is the son of Tom Walsh, also at the Show, who was the past very successful Director of the “London International Air Show” (LIAS) in nearby London Ontario from 1978 to 1999. LIAS was probably the largest Air Show in

Friday was the private Arrivals Day for many of the Warbirds. After a quick breakfast we arrived early at Ecorse Road right under the approach

lights for arrivals coming in from the north. Starting at about 9 AM the planes started arriving low and right on top of us – the parade of Mustangs, two Jugs very tight, the Stearmans, the Texans, the Mitchell bombers, a Sabre and “FIFI”, the recently restored CAF Boeing B-29 Superfort coming in low and loud, and later a flight of three F/A-18E’s out of Oceana. When the temperature started hitting 100 degrees at Noon we headed for the air show proper for some cold water, cool shade and some up-close flightline views of more arrivals. As we drove in through the main gate, we went past the concrete pad that was the site of that 2004 devastating Museum fire – very tragic. On Friday the ramp was closed until 5 due to the many taxing Warbirds. At 6:30 Friday there was the traditional TOM “Air Show Parade” down Main Street in nearby quaint Belleville accompanied by low passes of 6 Mustangs, 2 Jugs and 2 Mitchell bombers. We had dinner on Lake Belleville on Main Street and watched the Warbirds come in low and fast out of the sun to be beautiful “Top Cover” escorts for the Parade – Very Impressive! By Saturday morning all aircraft had arrived and as they say in New York, “It’s Showtime”! To the left of the North Gate were the Museum static aircraft, including; a black B-52D with 600 Vietnam Combat Missions; a DHC4 (C-7A) STOL Caribou; a B-57A of the Michigan ANG; a NF-101B Voodoo from Wright-Pat; an F-4C Phantom II of the 35th TFW from George AFB and Danang, the Consolidated PB4Y-2 (B-24D) built here in Willow Run in unrealistic white and blue colors; an F-84; a C-117 (DC-6); and a unusual 1957 HawkerSiddley “Argust” British turboprop freighter with nose clamshell cargo doors. The air show Static Line was supposed to have 61 aircraft with about 50 in actual attendance. The static line included: a “National” re-engined DC-8 Freighter; a DC-9 “USA Jet”; our Oceana visitors – an F/A-18E Super Hornet from VF-105 “Gunslingers”, an F/A-18E from VF-106 “Gladiators”, a 2-seat F/A-18F from VFA-213 “Black Lions”; a 1940 USN Stearman floatplane N3N-3 “Yellow Peril” (33) with pontoons; more Stearmans – a PT-

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Page 19 today. It still is a unique weapons system today because it can land vertically on a road, ship or a bombed out runway - its just a “little noisy” on a vertical take off. Another noisy jet here today was the North American Aviation F-86F Sabre “Smokey” in classic Korean War polished metal with the rear fuselage yellow band and the redcheckered tail – a beauty!

(711) “Kaydet”, a PT-13D “Kaydet” (77) and a PT19A “Cornell” (59); a Canadian “Chipmunk” T-10; a North American T-6G “Texan” from the WW2 477th Composite Group of the Tuskegee Airmen National Museum; an F-5G “Tiger II” Aggressor of VFC-13 “Saints” from “TOP GUN” out of Fallon NAS; a new T-6A Raytheon “Texan II” from Randolph AFB; a WW2 Beech twin-prop AT-11 Kansan; a current company Falcon Jet; (6) USAF T-6 “Texans”; (4) T-6 “Harvard” Mk IV’s “RCAF” trainers in bright yellow from the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association; an F4U-5N Marines Corsair of VMF-312; and in the “Hot Ramp”, (3) additional “USA Jet” DC-9’s. There were also two colorful late arrivals – an Aero Vodochody L-39C “Albatros” in brilliant blue Aggressor camo and a private Navy T-34A “Turbo Mentor”. Then there were the “Stars” of the Line: the ever-impressive “FIFI” at Stage Center – that majestic and only flying B-29A “Superfortress” in the world today offering rides “for a nominal fee”; (3) Mitchell Bombers – the B-25J “Briefing Time” from MAAM, the B-25D “Yankee Warrior” from YAM that offered rides and the B-25J “Georgie’s Gal” from LAM; the YAM’s Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress “Yankee Lady” was also offering a 20 minute ride for $425 while the P-51D “Gunfighter” could give you the same ride for $1,500 (!). Nearby was YAM’s TC-47B Skytrain “Yankee Doodle Dandy”. A rare bird here today was the P38L twin-engine Lightning “RUFF STUFF” flown by Ron Fagen – and was a real Star Attraction at “Thunder” today; not too many 38’s actually flying nowadays. Two perfectly matched P-47D Thunderbolt’s were here in gleaming natural metal finish with “War Ducks” nose art – “44”, “Wicked Wabbit” and “40”, “Hun Hunter XVI” – great looking “Jugs”. Just beyond the fence line was a USN Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk from HSC28 “Dragon Whales” out of NAS Norfolk. Art Nalls, a retired USMC pilot, came up from MD with his British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA2, the British Navy version of the USMC AV-8B Harrier. This is the same vertical take off and landing aircraft famous for its UK service in the Falklands War in 1980 defeating the Argentineans with its unique ability to almost stop in mid-air and even go backwards in ACM moves. It’s hard to believe that this same plane that can “stop on a dime” can almost exceed the speed of sound in a dive! This is the only privately owned Sea Harrier in the world

Finally on the Line was “MUSTANG MANIA” – (14) P-51 Mustangs, not quite the (20) Kevin Walsh was hoping for but still an impressive and colorful “once-in-a-lifetime” lineup. The A-36A Apache “Baby Carmen” from the Collings Foundation was unique with its nose cannon in the

center of the prop used for CAS. There was also the olive drab P-51B “Old Crow” and the CAF P-51C “Tuskegee Airman” of the 332nd Fighter Group of the famous “Red Tails”, the all blackpiloted squadron – all unique early “B/C” version Mustangs with the molded front facing canopy. The other (12) Mustangs were all later “D” models with the traditional bubble-sliding canopy, an example being “Moonbeam McSwine” piloted by Vlado Lenoch who later went up for the solo 51 Demo. All the other “D’s” had unique war paint and names – “Ain’t Misbehavin’; Baby Duck; Big Beautiful Doll; The Brat III; Charlotte’s Chariot II; Gentleman Jim; Gunfighter; Old Crow; Petie 2nd and Red Nose”.

We cannot forget about the wonderful two performances produced by the 400 WW2 German and American Battle Reenactors creating the sights, sounds and smells of ground and air warfare over a grassy and dusty WW2 battleground that was right in front of us. It was the 1944 Battle for the Arnam Bridge in “Operation Market Garden”. The Germans won the morning Battle even with US air support with two P-47 “Jugs” but the Americans were victorious in the afternoon after more than 12 Mustangs came to the rescue! There were heavy tanks, halftracks, anti-tank guns, and a wrecked Beech 18 and a rolled-over German truck for effect. It was very noisy. Near the battle were the up front VIP Chalets ranging from the Kids Zone (free), the Beer Garden, the Fighter Club, the Bomber Club and the top-of-the line Officers Club, today going for about $230. Need more? How about a “Mustang Car Show” too (of course!) with about 50 vintage classics on display?

The “Thunder” flying show was six hours of continuous action with an unscheduled “Surprise”. The Hot Ramp only had the B-17 and the B-25 for rides; all other flying aircraft were towed out to the airside of the ramp from their static positions. First up were the two “Jugs” in support of the morning “Tank Battle”. Next Vlado Lenoch took his P-51D “Moonbeam McSwine” up for his breathtaking solo Demo. Then all the Stearmans went up – the PT-13D, the PT-17 and the PT-19A – for some tight formation flying. All seven T-6 Texans were next up – first a T-6 solo demo, then the three silver T-6’s, finally the 4 yellow Canadian Harvards. A USCG HH-65C Eurocopter Dolphin from USCG Air Station Detroit at Selfridge ANG Base did a rescue demo with the PJ Swimmer lowered to the ground for a simulated pick-up. Unfortunately this helo had a mechanical problem and had to make an emergency landing to the far west ramp – no damage or injuries. The Navy MH-60S next did a gutsy helo demo. “FIFI” later did some nice low photo passes for the 50, 000 digital cameras in the crowd. Paul “Grasshopper” Wood took his shinny F-86F through some wild moves. The afternoon Tank Battle saw 12 P-51 Mustangs take to the air with two circular strafing runs with beautiful low passes. Everyone got up next for the Massed Bomber and Fighter Flight – the two “Jugs”, at last the P-38L “Ruff Stuff ”, the F4U-5N Corsair, the B-17 and three B-25’s. The “Grand Finale” was Art Nall’s FA2 Sea Harrier Demo blowing out your ear drums with some high speed low passes and some neat hover moves - vertical take offs, hover, rotation, back-up and nose up-down – all kind of like a “Harrier Dance”. WHAT A SHOW! Pat Script: We tried to leave early at 2 PM on Sunday only to discover our Van was blocked in front and back but there was space to the side if one car legally parked car could move. Their back seat had a “Red Tail” book – “Evidence”! The staff found the Driver. Our “Rescue” was performed by Burton C. Low, an actual WW2 “Tuskegee Airmen”. Thank You Red Tails, again! Story and photos by William Sarama unless otherwise noted.

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Chicago Air & Water Show The 54th Annual, Chicago Air & Water Show was superb. Having been in this show, either in the cockpit, on the stage in a support roll or as "The Voice" of the show for a combined 34 years, it is honestly hard for me to be very objective about this wonderful and historic event. But, once again this year, there is little to be objective about. The show smashed attendance records and with fabulous weather and an incredible line of of performers. The USN Blue Angels were flawless on Saturday, and honestly, the very best I have aver seen them. But, I get ahead of myself, so lets go back to the beginning.

You Worked Hard to Earn Your Ticket – Keep it Current by Joining a Flying Club!

The show kicked off at 10am on Saturday & Sunday, with the United States Army's Golden Knights AND the USN Leap Frogs making multiple jumps, to include the American Flag with

This was the advice from my flight instructor, one Saturday while in the pilot lounge. Four of his students had recently earned their private pilot certificates, myself being one of the four. He had us walk outside and said – “You four are of equal ability and good pilots but you need to stay current. That plane over there is for sale. Why don’t you purchase it and start a flying club?” Well, less than two months after that Saturday, we had a flying club! That same club is starting its third decade of existence! You might not have given any consideration to joining a flying club, as was my case, but it really can provide some significant advantages. For example, a club can offer • Lower operating costs than renting • Better operating condition as club member’s “have skin in the game” • Less restrictions than rental aircraft - overnight, over weekend and longer excursions are now viable • Better financial power than owning your own aircraft • Other members of various skills able to help each other with flight planning, safety piloting (IFR or other flights) and other aspects of aviation For me, our club has offered a highly available, well maintained aircraft, with the “I own it” feel at a very affordable price. There have not been any financial surprises (assessments) and when maintenance is needed, it is nice to know that there are funds available and an attitude to keep the aircraft safe and well maintained. In addition, the club’s pilots have helped me improve my skills, assisted with IFR currency and are all great people to be with. TFC is based at Skylark Airpark near Bradley. It’s 1974 Warrior is IFR certified and includes a panel mounted GPS with XM weather, four place intercom, 900 pound useful load. The rates are a) One time Membership Fee: $1,250.00 b) Usage Fee: $105.00 / hour c) Monthly Dues: $60.00 That’s it. No Assessments – Lots of fly time and fun. Contact Bob Atiyeh, 860.985.7124

the National Anthem. Singing this year on Saturday, the cast of The Million Dollar Quartet and Sunday, the reigning Miss Chicago. The crowd on both days grew through the show, but Saturday was big at the start and just kept getting bigger. Thousands of boats on the boat line and huge crowds on roof tops and patios. Though no numbers have been released as I write this, I personally have never seen a crowd this large in 34 years! The United States military was well represented through out the show with; 4 T-38 Talons, 4 T-6 Texan II's, 4 A-10 Thunderbolt II's and 4 F-16 Fighting Falcons. The United States Navy

presented the F-18 Super Hornet Demo, wowing the crowd with their solo performance. Large planes from the USAFR, the C-130 and the Illinois Air National Guard KC-135, drew ooh's and aah's from the crowd. And and Air Force Heritage flight of a Viet Nam era F-4 Phantom and Vlado Lenoch's P-51 Mustang was dramatic and touching. Always a crowd favorite. Then, as I aluded to earlier, the Blue Angels were as close to perfect as perfect can be. The F-18 Hornet cannot be flown better than this years team is flying them. And several of their magnificent 6 ship, separation maneuvers were breath taking against the beautiful blue Chicago, Illinois sky! And this was just the military performers!

Seriously, the civilian line up could be a great show, all by themselves! We start off with new guys to Chicago, the Red Bull Air Force Skydive Team and Kirby Chambliss in his Edge 540. Great job by all, as they represent the Red Bull spirit in fine fashion. The Chicago Fire Department and the Chicago Police department both displayed the newest and most advanced of air and water search and rescue equipment. Best in the world! The US Coast Guard was back for their 54 consecutive show, reminding us all that they are always there for us, 365 and 24-7. Sean Tucker once again excited the crowds of Chicago in his Oracle Challenger III. The world of "barnstormers" were represented by Dave Dacy in his Super Stearman and Aeroshell Aerobatic Team in the historic T-6 Texan's. Both filling the sky with smoke and noise and thrilling the crowds. The Lima Lima Flight celebrated their 25th anniversary in the air show business, back where they started, in Chicago. And finally, The Firebirds 2 ship (Jack Knutson & Rob Holland) and the "no name 4 ship, which includes Matt Chapman and Bill Stein, all flew solo routines and together. Their final manuever, the 4 ship switchblade, due to time constraints and the luck of the set up, drew a standing ovation from the huge crowd. Gave me goose bumps, I must admit!

For me personally, this was my 25th year as "The Voice" of the Chicago Air & Water Show. It was my best. All I can say to the city of Chicago; thank you. See you all next season! Story by Herb Hunter Photos by Fred Shabec

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Earning My Wings This summer I got my wings. Inspired all my life by aviation and space, for so long it seemed like an impossible dream. Lately, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying new freedom, mobility, and adventure as a new Private Pilot. My flying began when curiosity let me to a local airport, where I was promptly invited along to experience a flight lesson from the back seat of a four-seater, and it was nothing like my travels in airliners. The view was panoramic, and the sensations magical. Watching a flight lesson progress as a passive observer, I became excited by the approachable possibility that I could learn to fly myself. I began training with an introductory lesson on the basics of getting up in the air and back down again with my flight instructor Bernie Ford at the Sidney Airport, NY. Step by step, I learned not only how to operate small airplanes, but also discovered a new circle of friends who have helped and encouraged me throughout my initial training, and through the purchase and refurbishment of my first airplane. Buying an airplane entailed a lower investment than I made in my car- but there was so much more of a learning investment in comparison with getting behind the wheel to follow roads. I’ve learned how airplanes fly from the most elementary aspects. I extensively refurbished my airplane with the help of my mechanic, through complete disassembly of the machine and installation of a new engine and electronics. With my flight instructors I’ve learned the fundamentals of controlling the airplane in three dimensions, and found a confidence in the techniques and technology that have so rapidly evolved in aviation science over the past century. With shores at every place on Earth, and with ever-changing moods of weather, our great ocean of air is an astoundingly wonderful and open frontier, demanding respect for the weather but rewarding each well-planned and flown flight. I’ve learned the rules of domestic and international flight, and discovered that the freedoms only fliers know far exceed the limitations of air traffic. Flying is procedural. At the same time it is much more liberating and serene than the more popularly familiar experiences of traveling by car. The sense of self-containment and security is much greater in an airplane, which came as a surprise to me. Now, when I compare experiences of driving with flying,

I know that personal flying entails far fewer risks, aggravations, and interruptions beyond my control. I choose my path on every flight, and in all three dimensions. I communicate with other fliers on local flights and with air traffic controllers on longer distance journeys. Fliers share a more sophisticated awareness of situations around them than we see each day on the roads as drivers. As aviators we learn to manage risks ourselves, and our dependence on the competency of others in traffic is another calmer world. I am a very proud Australian and a permanent resident of this great country. Most importantly, through my personal journey of discovery and adventure, I am so grateful that I met so many kind, generous, friendly and remarkable people especially at the Sidney Airport. Most of them are Fagan Flyers members…Dee, Diane, Gary, Sarah, Charlie Z, Charlie S, Abby, Peggy, Scooter, Jim W, Jim R, Nancy, Howard, Brian, Gerry, Mary, Bob, Julie, Jen, Tony…One of them in particular, Mr. Richard Crocco, a systems engineer for a few NASA contractors, such as, GE and United Technologies, who helped to design hardware for historic lunar landing module for Apollo 11. A few years ago, I had a very long and life-changing discussion with him about his experience as an engineer with Apollo 11 project. As a result of that discussion, currently, I am working on two research projects on “Space missions and the human cost: Historical and sociological research” and “Space suits and its development from Mercury Project to Shuttle Program”. Last month, I flew myself to give a presentation in Western New York, and arrived relaxed and invigorated in a way that no meandering surface journey with all the intrinsic traffic, signs, signals, and traffic police could have afforded . Until you have seen this magnificent land from a light airplane, it is impossible to appreciate its full grandeur. Now that I flying is a part of me, even on journeys with no destination in mind, a local flight is always the perfect and always-new escape from the tedium of usual life, ensnared by gravity. I encourage all who are curious to explore the liberating world of follow my instructor Rob Craigmyle’s advice for the curious: “Get yourself to the airport- that’s where the airplanes are!” By: Dr. Damayanthie Eluwawalage, Ph.D, MPHA

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Contact: (845) 752-3200 www.oldrhinebeck.org “Cole Palen’s Flying Circus” Documentary now available in DVD Format At Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome for $19.95 plus S&H. This 52-minute documentary has rare footage of the late Cole Palen and several of his aerodrome cronies… Like Stan Segalla, The Flying Farmer, Bill and Dick King, Dave Fox, Bill Hammond and show characters in action such as Trudy Truelove, Sir Percy Goodfellow and the Back Baron of Rhinebeck. Werner Volkmer of Aquilon Films, Quebec, Canada produced and directed this classic in 1987 which chronicles the origin and early days of the aerodrome. You may have viewed the show as it has been featured on the History Channel, National Geographic and several PBS broadcasts around the country. Or…you may have purchased the tape at the aerodrome in original VHS format.

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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Says “Thank You” to the Nation’s Military and Pays Tribute to its Wounded Warriors On Sunday, August 26, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome held a special air show to say thank you to the men and women who defend our country. Portions of the air show’s proceeds were donated to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project to help in their mission to honor and empower men and women wounded in the service of our country, and enlist the public’s aid for injured service members. “The air show was held to honor military men and women defending our nation and we dedicated it to a local fallen warrior, USMC Captain Trevor Yurista of Pleasant Valley, who lost his life serving in Afghanistan on October 27, 2008.” said Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Air Show President, Neill Herman. Robert Jenks, Commander of American Legion Post 178, who sits on 20th Congressional District Veterans Committee for Congressman Chris Gibson, opened the program by recognizing the sacrifices made by our fighting men and women. The Amerscot Highland Pipers played Amazing Grace and the Red Hook VFW 7765 displayed the colors while the aerodrome’s original 1917 WWI era Hisso-Jenny was flown in tribute. In addition to the normal Sunday air show featuring pioneer, barnstorming, and vintage airplanes from WWI, visitors were treated to a special 450 horsepower Stearman biplane stunt performance by the aerodrome’s chief pilot, Bill Gordon who is a partner – pilot in the Iron Eagles Aerobatic Team. An open cockpit experience of the selected aerodrome signature antique flying machines was also offered.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s 1917 Jenny lifts oﬀ in salute to the military men and women of the United States of America. Red Hook VFW Post 7765 carries the colors. Aerodrome pilots and veterans, Chris Bulko, Herb Gregory and Jose Milares stand with the a e r o d r o m e ’s veteran 1917 Hisso-Jenny to honor those who served and sacriﬁced … and those who now defend our country. The Amerscot Highland Pipers and Drummers played music selected for the recognition of wounded warriors and to honor fallen warrior Trevor Yurista of Pleasant Valley, NY

Robert Jenks, Commander of American Legion Post 178 opens the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome air show on August 26 recognizing the men and women defending our nation.

Special Appearance by Iron Eagles show pilot, Bill Gordon.

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Photography Contest Winner Bruce Vinal Old Rhinebeck Photo Shoot

October 2012 was not only were the men who flew these planes into battle risking their lives at the hand of their enemy, they were just as likely to be killed by their own airplane! The museum’s Curtiss Pusher for example utilizes a shoulder yoke system that controls the ailerons as the pilot leans from side to side. Imagine getting into turbulent air knowing the position of your shoulders controlled the airplane. On that same aircraft the pilot sits directly in front of the engine, not a good place to be in the event of an “eventful” landing. VedaloHD ® Performance Sunglasses Celebrates Rob Holland’s International Gold at Oshkosh by Introducing the Rob Holland Special Edition Stritanium Style

When it comes to vintage aircraft I have always been partial to WWII era machines, there’s nothing like the sound of a V-12 Merlin hurling a P-51 across the sky. I’m fascinated by the history behind each aircraft type, not only the brave men who flew them but how and why each model was produced. Talented aircraft designers and builders stepped up to meet the varying needs of our military; aviation technology grew by leaps and bounds till by the end of the war we had ushered in the “Jet Age” WWI era aircraft on the other hand have never caught my interest in the same way. Maybe having friends and family that served in WWII made the history and the airplanes more “real” to me. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome has always been on my radar but I never seemed to make the trip for one reason or another. When I walked into the restaurant at the Fitchburg Airport (KFIT) and saw my winning photo on the cover of the Atlantic Flyer I was excited to know I would finally get to see what ORA was all about. I got to the field early, in fact other than the staff I was the first one there, could it be was I excited to see bi-planes? I met up with Gilles Auliard and we walked through the hangars, his obvious love of these old machines began to rub off on me. We were getting a glimpse of aviation in its infancy, the theories and technology that got the ball rolling more than 100 years ago were right there in front of us. One of the most significant pieces of the collection is the original 1909 Bleriot XI, the oldest airworthy airplane in the country and the second oldest in the world. A little further down the flight line was the Caudron G.III, used as a trainer in the First World War this airplane has an original LeRhone rotary engine. A rotary engine looks much like a radial engine until its running, the crankshaft remains stationary and the cylinders revolve around it. I had heard of this type of engine but had never seen one run until now.

The thought that kept going through my mind

Parked across the field was ORA’s New Standard D-25, built in 1929 this bi-plane was designed for barnstorming and is able to take up four passengers at a time. This aircraft is the museums workhorse and spends most of the day selling rides but this morning it would be our photo ship. The subject of the shoot was a SPAD VII replica built by Carl Swanson and acquired by ORA in 1999. The weather was Ideal for a photo flight over The Hudson River Valley and I found myself anxious to get airborne. The SPAD took off first with Chris Bulko at the controls climbing out into a blue sky dotted with puffy white clouds. Our pilot was Bill Gordon; some of you may have seen Bill at an airshow recently performing with Billy Segalla as The Iron Eagle Aerobatic Team.

VedaloHD® is proud to have developed a new sleek black wrap frame that is named in honor of the 2011 World Aerobatic Freestyle Champion, Current US National Aerobatic Champion and airshow performer Rob Holland. The new Rob Holland Special Edition style is made with new Stritanium frame technology that is handmade in Europe with unparalleled strength, visionary design and patented technology. A portion of the proceeds from each pair of Rob Holland Special Edition Stritanium sunglass sold will go to Warrior Aviation “wings of opportunity”. Warrior Aviation pledges “to create opportunities for wounded warriors and their families to follow and realize their dreams.” www.warrioraviation.org The Stritanium technology was developed by a team of European scientists who developed a breakthrough technology enabling them to fuse Surgical Stainless Steel from Denmark with Titanium in a patented process in Germany. The resulting material was extremely light, durable and flexible. The Stritanium frames use a patented, screw-free hinge technology which means they are as durable as they are strong. This new frame technology is so durable that they have a lifetime warranty on them. “I am extremely excited to launch this line of sunglasses with VedaloHD” said Rob Holland. “I fly a very high performance show and I require a high performance pair of sunglasses. Comfort, superior visual performance and a great look….simply put, VedaloHD are the best.” Rob also said he was “thrilled that each and every pair of his special edition glasses sold would help Warrior Aviation and the amazing men and women that they serve.”

We quickly got up to pattern height and Chris eased the SPAD in tight for the shoot which would include three or four passes over the Aerodrome. Airplanes flying in such close proximity can, with the wrong pilots, be a tense experience not to mention the fact that our ship was 83 years old. It soon became obvious that Bill and Chris had flown formation together many times as they made the flight seem effortless leaving us with nothing more to worry about than lighting and shutter speed. I would like to thank everyone at ORA for their hospitality and their tireless efforts to keep history in the air where it belongs. A special thanks to Gilles for organizing the flight and The Atlantic Flyer for putting it all together. And last but not least I would like to thank the readers for voting for my shot, I truly appreciate it. Storiy and photos by Bruce Vinal

Rob Holland is the 2011 World Aerobatic Free Style Champion, 2011 US National Aerobatic Champion and 2008 World Advanaced Aerobatic Champion. Graduating from Daniel Webster College in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Flight Operations, Rob has accumulated more than 10,000 hours of flight time in over than 160 different types of aircraft in his aviation career. Rob performs in airshows throughout North America. www.UltimateAirshows.com. VedaloHD is a lens technology company that incorporates their proprietary SolarMax™ lens technology that has been scientifically designed to increase visual performance into all their products. This revolutionary lens process increases visual acuity, depth perception, color and color contrast. VedaloHD offers many different styles and many of them are RX capable. Call 1-800-801-4523 or go to www.VedaloHD.com for more information.

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MYSTERY AIRPLANE

This is the August and September Mystery Aircraft Inland 400-RD Sportster There were no correct answers. The Inland Sport series was the accompishment of the designer Lawrence Dewey Bonbrake. His work began in the mid 1920s. About 46 aircraft were built before the manufacturing company became a victum of the Great Depression.

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MYSTERY AIRPLANE Name this aircraft for a free subscription to the Atlantic Flyer! If you have an answer, email it along with your mailing address to Sandy@AFlyer.com. Answers for this aircraft are due by October 19th. Contest sponsored by Aviation Museum at NAS Wildwood

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Oct 6: Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) 22nd annual ‘Leafpeepers’ ﬂy-in breakfast. Sponsored by EAA 968. 8am – Noon, featuring the famous Green Mountain Flyers blueberry hotcakes, Vermont Maple Syrup, eggs, sausage, and all the ﬁxin’s. info - www.968.eaachapter.org 802-2827474, vtstinson47@yahoo.com. Adults $7 Children $4 (under12) under 3 free. Rain Date in 9/16.

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Oct 13: No.Andover, MA – FREE PROGRAM – Building and Flying the CHRISTEN EAGLE – a homebuilt aerobatic bi-plane. This program to see the plane and hear about its construction and flying will be held at EAA Chapter 106’s hangar at the rear (Gate 4) of the Lawrence Municipal Airport. Please arrive between 9:00-9:50. Meeting starts at 10, program at 10:30. Breakfast & lunch available. For location info, go to: http://www.106.eaachapter. org/ourhangar.htm Contact EAA Chpt 106 at EAA106.INFO@gmail.com Rain date Oct 14 3rd sunday of the month April – Oct: 28M Cranland Airport Hanson MA Scrambled egg Pancake & Sausage Breakfast, coffee milk & juice $6 donation 8:00 - 10:30 Sponsor EAA Chapter 279. Contact Joe Fava 339-933-0682 Oct 27: “Stick N Rudda’ Fall Fly-In” at Limington Harmon Airport (63b), pancake and sausage breakfast, Poker Run, and lunch 0800-1400. Come help us celebrate our new grass strip, 1300 ft L parallel to RWY 29/11 (paved). For info call Bunk Chase, EAA Chapter 141 president: 207-229-1077, email: bunkndiana@gmail.com. Eastern (DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV) Oct 7: Piper Memorial Airport, LHV, Lock Haven PA. Pancake Breakfast Fly-DriveIn - 8 AM - 12:30 PM Pancakes, maple syrup, eggs, sausage, potato patty, OJ, Coffee & Tea. $7 Adults, $3 Under age 10, Under age 5 free. Airplane Rides Available. Benefits Sentimental Journey Fly-In. 570-748-5123 Piper Aviation Museum Open 9 AM - 4 PM. J3cub@kcnet.org - www.sentimentaljourneyfly-in.com Every Saturday Morning Fly-in breakfast, beginning September 15th , at the Ocean City Maryland’s Municipal Airport (OXB), 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Breakfast, light lunch. Cost: Donations for the Ocean City Aviation Association’s (OCAA) restoration of the Huey helicopter mounted on the Veteran’s Memorial display, located near the terminal building. Contact: Coleman Bunting, 410-726-7207, or Airport Operations, 410-213-2471. Southern (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN) October 14: Lantana Airport (LNA), Annual Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the “Florida Aero Club, Palm Beach Chpt”. 9 AM to 1 PM. Free Big Band Concert, 15 piece band led by the famous Ted Knight. Over 100 Antique Classic and Vintage Planes and Cars with “Peoples Choice Awards”. Young Eagle Flights. Free parking. Breakfast is $7.00 for Adults and $4.00 for Children. Contact Florida Airmotive, Inc. 561-965-6400 with any questions.

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MIKE SULLIVAN

Why can’t we get more people interested in General Aviation? What are we doing wrong? People of all ages ﬂock to airshows, but we can’t seem to get them into the cockpits. The pilot enrollment statistics on the FAA website clearly show the declining pilot population; why can’t we turn this around? Could it be we are not selling GA correctly? Are we advertising to the wrong audiences, or maybe not advertising enough in the general media? Could it be we are only talking to ourselves? Any business that wants to increase its market share takes the time to formulate a strategic plan to sell its product. We want, WE NEED, to sell GA to the whole population. If we don’t, we shrink as a community to nothing more than an expensive hobby. Every industry generates a campaign plan to make itself known, targets selected audiences that have a high potential for responding, advertises openly to address customer needs, desires, dreams, and questions, and stokes that interest with demonstrations, free samples, and discounts. They blanket the airwaves and the internet with full color videos of people having FUN, smiling, and doing exciting things with their friends and family. We need to do the same. And the “we” is all of us: pilots, FBOs, manufacturers, ﬂight services providers, training schools, etc, working together to a plan.

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