In Flight USA August 2023

Calendar of Events

Tolist your group’s event on a space available basis, please send your event notice with date, time, place w/city and state, contact name, and phone number to: Calendar, In Flight USA, P.O. Box 5402, San Mateo, Calif. 94402, or email 3rdavenue@embarqmail.com. Note: Calendar includes only information available by our press date, Friday, Aug. 4.Confirm the status before attending.

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4—6 Seattle, WA:Seafair Boeing Air Show, Lake Washington, seafair.org.

5 Rockland, ME:Wings & Wheels Spectacular, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Owls Head Museum, (207) 594-4418, owlshead.org.

Chino, CA: Hangar Talk/Flying Demo, 10:30 a.m., Planes of Fame Air Museum, (909) 597-3722, www.planesoffame.org.

Hollister, CA: Antique Aircraft Display & Fly-In, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Frazier Lake Airpark, (408) 835-1694, frazierlake.com.

5—6 Edmonton, Alberta:Alerberta Int’l. Airshow, gates 9 a.m., Villeneuve Airport, albertainternationalairshow.com.

Vienna, OH:Ernie Aviation Museum Wings N Wheels, YoungstownWarren Airport, (234) 806-3008, erniehallaviationmuseum.org.

Gary, IN:Gary Air Show, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Marquette Park, (219) 989-7770, southshorecva.com.

6 Waterford, MI:OCIA Air Show & Open House, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oakland County Int’l. Airport, (248) 666-3900, oakgove.com.

11—13 Galveston, TX:Moody Gardens Air, Car & Boat Show, airshows Fri. 7-8:45 p.m./Sat. 2-3:20 p.m., over Offats Bayou, moodygardens.com.

Abbotsford, BC: Abbotsford Int’l. Airshow, Fri. twilight show, abbotsfordairshow.com.

12—13 Rochester, NY:Rochester Int’l. Air Show, 9:20 a.m. to 6 p.m., Greater Rochester Int’l. Airport, rocairshow.com.

Billings, MT:Yellowstone Int’l. Air Show, gates 9 a.m., Billings Logan Airport, tickets.yellowstoneairshow.com.

Ipsilanti, MI: Thunder over Michigan, gates Morning Show 7 a.m./Afternoon Show 1 p.m., Willow Run Airport, (734) 483-4030, yankeeairmuseum.org.

Nampa, ID: Warhawk Air Museum Warbird Roundup, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nampa Municipal Airport, (208) 465-6446, warhawkairmuseum.org.

Hollister, CA: Antique Aircraft Display & Open House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hollister Municipal Airport, (408) 804-3591, markstar@garlic.com.

15—20 Arlington, WA:Flying Legends of Victory Tour, Arlington Municipal Airport, azcaf.org.

16 Atlantic City, NJ:Atlantic City Air Show-Thunder over the Boardwalk, 11a.m., Atlantic City Beachfront, airshow.acchamber.com

17—19 Conneaut, OH:D-Day Conneaut-WWII Rrenactment, Conneaut Township Park, ddayohio.us.

18—20 Arlington, WA:Arlington SkyFest, Arlington Municipal Airport, (360) 435-5857, arlingtonflyin.org.

19 Burlington, WA:August Fly Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Heritage Flight Museum, heritageflight.org.

Williston, ND:Williston Basin Airshow, Williston Basin Int’l. Airport, (701)875-8594, flywilliston.net.

Torrance, CA:Celebrity Lecture Series “Wright Brothers,” 11 a.m., Western Museum of Flight, (310) 326-9544, wmof.com.

Riverside, CA:Aircraft Display Day Fly-In, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Flabob Airport, (951) 683-2309, flabob.org.

Hayward, CA:Aircraft Display Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hayward Executive Airport, (510) 280-4111.

Petaluma, CA:Petaluma Display Days, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Petaluma Municipal Airport, (707) 778-4404.

Burlington, WA:Safety Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, Skagit Regional Airport, (360) 370-8067, dybergaviation.com.

Santa Rosa, CA:Open Cockpit Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Coast Air Museum, Sonoma County Airport, (707) 575-7900.

19—20 Chicago, IL:Chicago Air & Water Show, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lake Michigan Lakefront, chicago.gov.

Gardner, KS:Garmin KC Air Show, gates @9 a.m., New Century AirCenter, kcairshow.org.

Camarillo, CA:Wings over Camarillo Air Show, gates 9 a.m., Camarillo Airport, (805) 419-3530, wingsovercamarillo.com.

Bremerton, WA: Wings over Washington Air Show, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Bremerton National Airport, (253) 405-9604, wingsoverwashintonairshow.com.

Akron, OH:Props & Pistons Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Akron-Fulton Airport, (234) 206-0545, flyohio.org.

20 San Diego, CA:Historic Aircraft Display, noon to 2 p.m., MontgomeryGibbs Field, (619) 301-2530.

22—27 East Wenatchee, WA:Flying Legends of Victory Tour, Pangborn Memorial Airport, azcaf.org.

25—26 Madras. OR:Airshow of the Cascades Festival, Madras Municipal Airport, (541) 475-0155, cascadeairshow.com.

26 Paynesville, MN: Paynesville Air Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Paynesville Municipal Airport, pexfriends.com.

Wendover, UT:Wings & Wheels Air Show, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wendover AirField, (435) 665-7724, wendoverairfield.org.

FEELING INSPIRED AFTER AIRVENTURE 2023?BRUSHUPON FLYING SKILLSOR LEARN HOWTO FLYA NEW PLANEAT XLAVIATION

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Backin2022, InFlightUSA conductedaninterviewwithXLAviationin Livermore,Calif.,adynamicflight schoolwithauniqueaerobaticapproach toflighttraining.Thisschoolisbackin theheadlinesagainwiththeup-and-comingChiefPilotAnnaZavrazhnova.Not onlydidAnnaexcelthroughherpilot trainingatanalarmingrate;sheisnowa flightinstructorandpursuingcompetitive aerobatics.Schoolowner,MikeHenderson,couldnotbemoreproud.

Incaseyouneededalittleextra motivationonyourflying,itshouldbe notedthatAnnacamefromRussiawhere flight-trainingopportunitiesareverylimitedandexpensive.“WhenItooklessons there,Icouldonlyfly20minutesper

week.Itwascorruptandaverybadsystem,”shesaid.Sheisanexampleof someonewhocametotheU.S.tofulfill theAmericanDream,andshedidit throughaviation!Thisshouldbean inspirationtoanybodywhohasever enjoyedthespiritofflight.

Thismonth, InFlightUSA isexcited tofeatureAnnaonceagain,alongwithseveralotherstudentsatXLAviation,includingBrianMcCumiskey,whohaveachieved greatnessinflighttraining,aviation,and theiraccompanyingSTEMcareers.

Thismonth’sstoryofXLwasunlike

anyother.Westoppedbythehangarona weekdayafternoonwherewefoundMike Hendersonworkingonhiscomputerand chiefpilotAnnawaitingforherstudentto arrive.Thesaidstudentisgettingreadyfor hischeckrideafterjustafewmonthsof training.Whilewewaitedforthestudent toarrive,weaskedAnnaafewquestions toseehowlifeisgoingforherthesedays.

Annasaidsheisfocusedonbeingthe bestCFIshecanbe.Nowsheisgoingfor herCFIIandisworkingwithCFI AcademyandPrinceSinghoutofLodi, Calif.“Ihaveputmyaerobaticcompetitiontrainingonhold.Ofcourse,Istillhope toparticipateinsuchcompetitionsand recentlyattendedanaerobaticeventin neighboringTracy,Calif.Butrightnow,I amallabouttrainingothers.CFIAcademy isthebestplacetotraintobeaCFI.They havebeeninbusinessalongtime.”

Wecouldnothelpbutfindthis amazing.Afterall,Annaearnedher PrivatePilot’sLicenseinlessthanayear. Shediditbycomingtothiscountryand

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AOPAPlansNationalCelebrationofGA,FlyoverWashingtonD.C.....8

FAAProposesMOSAICPackageRuleForLightSportAircraft........10

RenoRampChiefJimmyCassidyRetires............................................11

FAAInvest$92MillionTowardNetZero-EmissionsatAirports........13

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AnnouncedonJuly24andnow availableforpubliccomment, muchisbeingsaidaboutwhat manywillrefertoasthe“newsportpilot rule.”Manyreaderswillnotgetbeyond thatopeningsentence… butwait,there’s more! Allpilotscanbenefitfromtheproposedrule,cleverlytitled“ModernizationofSpecialAirworthiness Certificate”(MOSAIC).Let’sgetrightto thebottomline.TheNoticeofProposed RuleMaking(NPRM)dealingwith MOSAICisnowpublishedonthe FederalRegisterwitharequestforpublic comment.Theauthorsofthisrule must addresssuchpubliccomments,sowhat yousay,andthinkcanabsolutelyhavean effectonthefinaloutcome.Itisimperativethatyou,thereadersof InFlight USA,respondandcomment.

TheNPRMismorethan300pages long,soletthiswriterhelpbysharinga real-worldviewofwhatthisrulemeans tothecontemporary,fixed-wingworld (Cessna/Pipertypemachines).MOSAIC coversallLSAcategorieswhichneed carefulreviewbythoseinvolvedinaircraftsuchasrotorcraft,weightshiftand others.Therearealsosignificantregulatorychangesthataffectamateurbuilt (experimental)aircraftandwarbirds. Individualsinvolvedwiththeseothercategoryaircraftneedtocloselyreview MOSAIC,assomeofthesuggestedregulatorychangesaretroubling.Perhaps thefollowing“bottomline”approach (fixed-wing)willhelpyouplowthrough alotoflegallanguagethatincludesmany goodthings…butcloakssometrulybad concepts.Contactlinksareincludedat theendofthiseditorialopiniontohelp makeyourcommentseasytosubmit.

Manyarticles(includingcoveragein thisissue)willhighlightwhatthese changesare…lotsofnumbers.How aboutweemployamethodtaughttothis writerduringmyaircraftsalesdays. Thereisanoldacronyminthesales worldthatunderscoreshowto“getthat order.”Onemustaddresstheprospective customer’s“WIIFM,”whichstandsfor “What’sInItForMe.”

Let’sgobythenumbersandseeif thisruleaddressesyour“WIIFM.”

1. CurrentPilotsandAircraftOwners – Forthoseholdinganexistingairman certificaterequiringaclassmedical, SportPilotalwaysheldtheoptionoflettingyourmedicalexpire,droppingoutof thedraconianoperatingpoliciesofFAA

AeroMedandsimplycontinuingtoflyas aSportPilot,havingneverbeenissueda classmedicalrevocationordenialand holdingacurrentdriver’slicense.Thebig downsidetodoingthiswasthelimited definitionofaLightSportAircraft (LSA).Thelowgrossweight,limitto two-placeandlowmaximumspeedtypicallymeantthethousandsofexisting lightplaneswerenolongeravailableto you.MOSAICprofoundlychangesthe definitionofanLSA.Ifimplemented, MOSAICwillallowmostpopulartwoandfour-placeplanes(including retractablelandinggearandcontrollable pitchprops)tobeoperatedbyapilot exercisingtheprivilegesofaSportPilot, meaningnoclassmedicalcertificate.

Therearesomerestrictionsthatmight applyandneedtobedealtwithduringthe commentperiod,butthisisterrificnews. Ofcourse,fornon-commercialoperations,BasicMedisalsoahighly-viable optionthatallowsonetodropoutof bureaucraticruleoveryourhealthand continueflying,butMOSAICenhances thechoicesyounowhave.Somequestionsdoexistandneedclarification,such as,willtheholderofanexistingprivate, commercialorATPcertificateoperating undertheprivilegesofSportPilotbe restrictedtoflyingwithonlyonepassengerorrequireaclassmedicaltoflyat night?Keepreading,Iwilladdressthis concern.

2 FlightSchools –Manyflight schoolshaveshiedawayfromoffering SportPilottrainingasalead-intolearningtoflyathalfthecostofPrivatePilot training.Inotherwords,theabilityto advertisea“pilotcertificate”athalfprice. Themainissuehasbeenthelackoftrainingaircraftthatmettheolddefinitionof anLSA.TheproposedMOSAIC resolvesthatissue,asmanypopulartwoandfour-placeplanescannowbeused forSportPilottrainingandrental.This makestransitioningaSportPilotupthe certificateladdermuchmoreprobable andeliminatestheneedtopurchasean LSAqualifiedairplaneforyourflightline.

3.SportPilotStudent –Thebasic20hourtotalflyingtimeoriginallyrequired ofaSportPilotisretained.Butnow,with extratrainingandendorsements,youcan addnightflying,flightabove10,000 MSL,retractablelandinggearandcontrollablepitchprop.Asnowproposed,all theseadditionsarebaseduponacceptable

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levelofperformanceasdeterminedbyan authorizedCFI,inotherwords,trainto acceptableperformance.Onlynight flighthasaClassmedicalissueattached toit,anditisproposedthatyouwillbe limitedtoflyingwithonlyonepassenger, eventhoughalltrainingcannowbedone inawidevarietyoffour-placeaircraft.

4.AircraftManufacturers –Many aircraftcurrentlyinproductionundercertificationstandardscontainedinCAR4B,CAR-3,FAR21,FAR23andASTM ConsensusStandardsalreadymeetthe proposeddefinitionofLSAascontained inMOSAIC.Companiesand/orindividualswishingtoentertheLSAmarketwill beabletouseIndustryConsensus Standardsforcertification,aprocessthat isfarlessburdensomethanexistingcertificationFAR’s.

Thereyouhaveit,300pagesinfour paragraphs…yeah…right!Thiswriter hasquicklyreadMOSAICanddidkey wordsearchestosortoutspecifictopics butwillcertainlynotclaimexpertise. Manyoftheproposedregulatory changesrefertootherregulatory changes,whichrefertootherregulatory changesandsoon.Itiscomplicated.In severalcases,thiswriterspottedwhat mightbeconsideredmajorfaults, althoughitispossiblethatsuchfaultsare explainedawaytenpageslater. Fortunately,aviation“alphabetgroups” (likeAOPA,EAA,GAMAandothers) aretearingintoMOSAIC,lookingfor potentialproblems.ThefollowingcommentsareexactlywhatI,EdDowns, havesubmitted.Isharethemtogivethe readerinsightsastoissuesyoumaywish toaddress.Pleasefeelfreetorepeatmy comments,disagreewiththem,copy them,ormodifythemtofityourown views.Thisiswhywecallthis“thepubliccommentperiod,”whichmayhave only60daystogobythetimethiseditorialhitsthestands.(Expectedcomment periodendsOct.23,2023)

MOSAICCommentsby EdwardS.Downs

Asanindividualwhowasintensely involvedincreationofthefirstSport Pilot/LSARuleandestablishmentof IndustryConsensusCertification Standards,Iapplaudthehardworkand thoughtputintoMOSAIC.Havinggiven MOSAICabriefanalysis,severalquestionscomeup,andseveralportionsofthe proposedrulearetotallyunacceptable.

1.Iseenomentionofanew AirmanCertificationStandard(ACS) thatwillgiveDPE’sthestandardstotest upon,especiallyconsideringthatappli-

cantsmayarriveforapracticaltestwith avarietyofendorsements.Suchadocumentisessential,notonlytoDPE’s,but alsotoauthorizedCFI’strainingSport Pilotsforadvancedskillsrequiringan endorsement.PerADMandCRMprinciples,use“allavailableresources”(industrypartners)togetthisdoneintimeto issueMOSAIC.

2.LimitingaSportPilottoflying withonlyonepassengerinafour-place aircraftisabsurd.Uponshowingthis clausetoanon-flyingfriend,itwas observed,“IguesstheFAAisnotinterestedinpreventingaccidents,justin keepingthebodycountdown.”This NPRMarguesthattrainingtoPTS(hopefully,ACS)standardsinafour-placeaircraftoffersnochallengesbeyondthatof atwo-placetrainerand,infact,maybe easiertofly.Atthesametime,MOSAIC referstothe“FAASafetyContinuum,” withreferencestoboththeoriginalSport PilotandRecreationalPilotlimitationsas pasthistorythatsupportasinglepassengerlimit.Bemindfulthattheoriginal SportPilotisbeingreplacedaftersome 20yearsinservicebyMOSAIC,andthe RecreationalPilotcertificatewasatotal failure.Theterm“FAASafety Continuum”issimplysaying,“let’sjust doitlikewealwayshave.”UnlesssupportingNTSBstatisticscanconclusively provethathavingthreepassengersina lightaircraftspecificallyaddstotheaccidentrate,dropthisridiculousrestriction.

3.Therequirementtohavea ClassMedical,orBasicMed Authorization(whichrequirestheinitial issuancesofaClassMedicalcertificate) toflyatnightistotallyunwarrantedand voidofanyback-upstatisticsrelatingto nightaccidentswith,orwithout,aclass medicalcertificate.Recentstudiesshow 25percentofpropilotsadmittooutright lyingontheirmedicalapplicationswith another56percentadmittingtohaving greatconcernregardingthemedical process.Thesenumbersarebasedupon studiesdonebytheJournalof OccupationandEnvironmental Medicinewithsupportingconfidential inputs.Itisfairtosaythatanunknown numberofpilots,bothproandamateur, eitherlie,omitinformation,orsimply avoidmedicaltreatmentforknown healthissuesandself-medicate.Proper flighttrainingistheanswertosafenight flying,notapieceofpaperinone’spocket.ThispartofMOSAICwilljust encouragepilotstoignoretherule.

4.Itisnotclearifacertified Private,CommercialorATPpilotwillbe limitedtoonlyonepassengerand/or nightflightifexercisingtheprivilegesof ConttinuedonPage8

AOPAPLANS NATIONAL CELEBRATIONOF GAFLYOVER OF WASHINGTON ,D.C.

Awidearrayofaircraftrepresenting virtuallyeverychapterofgeneralaviation’sstoriedhistorywillbeonfulldisplayovertheNationalMallduringa spectacularMay2024commemoration ofthenumerouscontributionstheGA industryhasprovidedtoournationsince 1939.Theplannedcelebration,coincidingwiththeAircraftOwnersandPilots Association’s85thanniversary,was announcedbyAOPAatEAAAirVenture inOshkosh,Wisc.

Theflyoverwillbebroadcastliveon YouTubewithcommentaryfromlongtimeAOPA LiveThisWeek hostTom Hainesandotherspecialguests.

Thisspecialeventwilltakeplaceover

oneofWashington,D.C.’smostrestricted flightzones,P-56,somethingthat’snever beendonewithGAaircraft.Spectatorson thegroundandonlinewillwatchtheaircraftflyabovetheLincolnMemorial, downIndependenceAvenue,andpastthe WashingtonMonument.Theflyoveris beingcloselycoordinatedwith15interagencypartners,includingtheFAA,the TransportationSecurityAdministration, theSecretService,andtheCapitolPolice, andhasthesupportofCongress.

Theflyoverwillconsistofover20 different“chapters”tellingthestoryof GAinAmericastartingintheGolden AgewithAOPAPresidentMarkBaker’s Beechcraft17Staggerwing.Alsoinclud-

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workingherwaythroughthetraining courses.“Myfirstjobwasbabysitting, butthenIfoundthatIcouldmakemore moneymovingfurnitureforpeople,”she said,blushingabit.“Sheusedthemoney frommovingfurnituretocompleteallher training,”Mikeadded,proudly.So,when peoplecomplainaboutnotbeingableto maketheirdreamscometrue,theyshould thinkofthat,”headded.

Aswelookedaroundthehangar, Annatalkedaboutherexperiencesinthe Pittsaerobaticplane.Whenaskedwhat

sheenjoysmostaboutteachingothers howtofly,shesaidthatitisrewarding whensomebodycomesinwithoutknowingmuchorwithveryfewhoursandthen transformsintoapilot.Shefindsthe wholeprocessveryfulfilling.Because XLAviationbelievesintheimportanceof aerobatictrainingasafoundationforall flying,weaskedherifstudentsarenervousbeforedoingflipsandspins. “Sometimestheyare,butoncetheylearn howtocorrectfromthestallorspin,they arenotafraidanymore,”shesaid.This

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Editorial:NewSportPilot

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aSportPilotwithonlyadriver’slicense. MOSAICarguesthatpilotshavingthese higherratingsaresaferthanSportPilots, thereforerestrictionsshouldbeappliedto SportPilotsthatarenotappliedtohigher ratedairman.Clarificationisneeded.

5.ConsiderahigherVS1speedlimitation.Tosaythat54knotswilleffectively limitgrossweighttoaround3,000

poundsshowsalackofunderstanding regardingaircraftdesign.Iknowthat somearbitraryspeeddoesneedtobe established,butevenincreasingtojust60 knotscouldincludemanyotheraircraft thatarewellknownforgentlecharacteristics,idealforasportpilot.

Backtoour InFlightUSA readers. Pleasefeelfreetouseanypartofthese commentsorgetbacktomewithpoints

edwillbeaircraftrepresentingGAduring andafterWorldWarII,theGAtrainer era,verticalflight,backcountryflying, seaplanes,corporateandbusinessaviation,technicallyadvancedaircraft,experimentalhomebuilts,airshowperformers, andotherexamplesofGAaircraftthat supportpublicservicemissions.

“It’sgoingtobeaspecialtimefor AOPAinMayof2024,”Bakersaidat AirVenture.“Whatasightitwillbetosee thehistoryofgeneralaviationflyingover theNationalMallasGAhasgiventhis nationsomuchoverthepastmany decades.AOPAisuniquelypositionedto beabletoplanthiscomplexeventand executeitsafelyandprofessionally.”

AOPAPresidentMarkBakerwilllead thewayinhisBeechcraft17 Staggerwing. (ChrisRose/CourtesyAOPA)

Planningforthiscelebratoryflyover willcontinuethroughout2023,andpilots havealreadybeenidentified. Learnmoreataopa.org.

ofdisagreement.Thefollowingiscontact informationonhowyoucansubmit MOSAICcomments.Itiseasytodo,and theymust,bylaw,bereviewed.Itis worththetime.

Usethefollowinglinktologonto theFederalRegister.Thislinkwillbring upMOSAICandthereisacommentbuttonwaitingforyou.Typeinthefollowing inyoursearchbar:FederalRegister:

ModernizationofSpecialAirworthiness Certification

Mail:SendcommentstoDocket Operations,M–30;U.S.Departmentof Transportation(DOT),1200NewJersey AvenueSE,RoomW12–140,West BuildingGroundFloor,Washington,DC 20590–0001.Sendcommentsidentified bydocketnumberFAA–2023–1377.

PIPER AIRCRAFT INTRODUCES ONSITE HEALTH CENTER FOR EMPLOYEES &FAMILIES

PiperAircraftannounced,onJuly24, theadditionofanonsitehealthcenterfor employeesandtheirfamilies.Thisnew healthcarefacilityisanintegralpartof Piper’semployeeinvestmentstrategyto improvetheoverallhealthandwell-beingof thePiperTeam.Piperhaschosentopartner withMarathonHealth,aleadingproviderof employee-sponsoredhealthcare.

BeginningJuly26,2023,Piper

employeesandeligiblefamilymembers willhaveaccesstothePiperFamily HealthCenter.Allfull-timeandpart-time employees,spousesanddependents (ages2-26),regardlessofhealthplanparticipationareeligible.

Servicesprovidedincludepreventivecare,sickcare,chroniccondition management,healthcoachingandlab services.Appointmentsareavailablein-

personorvirtuallyattimesthatareconvenienttoemployees.Servicesareprovidedtoemployeesandtheirfamiliesat nocost($0).

“Weareproudtoofferouremployeesandtheirfamiliesonsitehealthcare services,”saidJohnCalcagno,President andCEOofPiperAircraft.“Theaddition ofthePiperFamilyHealthCenteronour campusisthefirstofmanyinitiativeswe

areplanningtorollouttoimprovethe overallwell-beingofouremployees.”

AboutPiperAircraft

PiperAircraftInc.,headquarteredin VeroBeach,Fl.,offersaviatorsthroughouttheworldefficientandreliablesingle andtwin-engineaircraftandisthefirst

XL’s59Baronontheflightline,readyfornewstudentsorforanyonewhojustwantsto brushupontheirpilotingskills. (CourtesyXLAviation)

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26 Hot Springs, VA:Wings & Wheels, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ingalls Field Airport, wingsandwheelsbathcountyva.com.

Riverside, CA:Aircraft Display Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, Riverside Municipal Airport, (951) 312-4832.

26— 27 Boise, ID: Gowen Thunder Idaho National Guard Air Show, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gowen Field, (208) 600-0559, gowenthunder.org.

Lincoln, NE:Lincoln Air Show, 9:30 a.m. to 5: 30 p.m., Lincoln Airport, lincolnairshow.com.

Debert, Nova Scotia:Atlantic Canada Int’ll. Air Show, Debert Airport, info (855) 465-2725, airshowatlantic.ca.

Martinsburg, WV: West Virginia’s Greatest Air Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Shepherd Field, wvairshow.com.

SEPTEMBER

1—4 Wildwood, NJ:Airfest, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May Airport, (609) 886-8787, usnasw.org.

2 Burlington, WA:September Fly Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Heritage Flight Museum, heritageflight.org.

Chino, CA: Hangar Talk/Flying Demo, 10:30 a.m., Planes of Fame Air Museum, (909) 597-3722, www.planesoffame.org.

2—3 Batavia, NY:Wings over Batavia Air Show, gates 2 p.m., Genessee County Airport, wingsoverbatavia.com.

2—4 Cleveland, OH:Cleveland National Air Show, gates 9 a.m., Burke Lakefront Airport, (216) 781-0747, clevelandairshow.com.

Toronto, Ont.:Canadian Int’l. Air Show, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., over Lake Ontario, cias.org.

8—10 London, Ont.:Airshow London-SkyDrive, gates Fri. 3 p.m./Sat. & Sun. 10a.m., London Int’l. Airport, (519) 204-4537, airshowlondon.com.

9 Osceola, WI:Osceola Wheels & Wings, gates 8 a.m., L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport, (715) 450-0399, wheelsandwings.org.

Waukegan, IL:Northern Illinois Airshow, gates 9:30 a.m., Waukegan Regional Airport, (847) 244-0055, northernillinoisairshow.com.

Dulles, VA:Dulles Day Plane Pull, gates 10:30 a.m., Washington Dulles Int’l. Airport, (800) 932-4653, specialolympicsva.org.

Hagerstown, MD:Wings & Wheels Expo, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hagerstown Regional Airport, (301) 733-8717, hagerstownaviationmuseum.org.

9—10 Portsmouth, NH:Thunder over New Hampshire Air Show, aerial shows noonto 4 p.m., Pease ANGB, thunderovernewhampshire.com.

Midland, TX:CAF High Sky Wing AIRSHO, gates 9 a.m., Midland Int’l. Airport, (432) 254-6182, airsho.org.

HoodRiver, OR:WAAAM Hood River Fly-In, gates 8 a.m., Ken Jemstedt Airfield, (541) 308-1600, waaamuseum.org.

Hollister, CA: Antique Aircraft Display & Open House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hollister Municipal Airport, (408) 804-3591, markstar@garlic.com.

10 Oakland, CA:Open Cockpit Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oakland Aviation Museum, (510) 638-7100, oaklandaviationmuseum.org.

13—17 Reno, NV:Reno National Championship Air Races, Reno Stead Airport, airrace.org.

15—17

Owensboro, KY:Owensboro Air Show, Fri. 4 p.m./Sat. & Sun. 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Downtown Riverfront, owensboroairshow.com.

Gatineau, Quebec:Aero Gatineau-Ottawa Airshow, gates Fri. 5 p.m./ Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m., Gatineau Airport, aerogatineauottawa.com.

Troy, OH:WACO 100th Anniversary Fly-In, gates 9 a.m., Waco Field Airport, (937) 335-9226, wacoairmuseum.org.

16 Freeport, IL: Northwest Illinois Airshow, 1:30 p.m., Albertus Airport, (815)519-3729, nwilairshow.com.

Riverside, CA:Aircraft Display Day Fly-In, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Flabob Airport, (951) 683-2309, flabob.org.

Hayward, CA:Aircraft Display Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hayward Executive Airport, (510) 280-4111.

Petaluma, CA:Petaluma Display Days, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Petaluma Municipal Airport, (707) 778-4404.

Burlington, WA:Safety Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, Skagit Regional Airport, (360) 370-8067, dybergaviation.com.

Santa Rosa, CA:Open Cockpit Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Coast Air Museum, Sonoma County Airport, (707) 575-7900.

16—17 Virginia Beach, VA:NAS Oceana Air Show, gates 8 a.m., oceanaairshow.com.

Montrose, CO: Tribute to Aviation Static Display, Montrose Regional Airport, (970) 249-3203, tributetoaviation.com.

17 Ocean City, NJ:Roar at the Shore Airshow, Ocean City Boardwalk, Chamber (800) 232-2465.

San Diego, CA:Historic Aircraft Display, noon to 2 p.m., MontgomeryGibbs Field, (619) 301-2530.

23 Madison, IN:Aviation Day/Fly-In, gates 10 a.m., Madison Municipal Airport, (812) 273-1914, madisonmunicipalairport.com.

Riverside, CA:Aircraft Display Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, Riverside Municipal Airport, (951) 312-4832.

23—24 Sacramento, CA:California Capital Airshow, Mather Airport, californiacapitalairshow.com.

San Diego, CA: MCAS Miramar Air Show, 8 a.m., miramarairshow.com.

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TheFederalAviationAdministration (FAA)isplanningtoenhancethesafety andperformanceofLightSportAircraft operations.TheproposedModernization ofSpecialAirworthinessCertification (MOSAIC)rulewouldputperformance safetystandardsaroundlargeraircraft thatinnovatorsarebuildingbyexpanding thedefinitionofLightSportAircraft.

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Undertheproposal,theaircraft’s weightlimitisbasedonitsstallspeed.By permittinghigherstallspeeds,theproposalwouldbringwithintheLightSport Aircraftregulatoryframeworkaircraft weighingasmuchas3,000pounds.This morethandoublestheweightofaircraft underthecurrentdefinitionofLight Sportof1,320pounds,allowinglarger andstrongeraircrafttoqualifyasLight Sport.

Theproposalwouldalsoexpandthe typeofaircraftsportpilotscanoperate andallowsthemtousetheiraircraftfora widerrangeofoperationssuchassome aerialwork.Althoughsportpilotscould operateaircraftdesignedwithuptofour seats,theywouldremainlimitedtooperatingwithonlyonepassenger.

Thepublichas90daystocomment ontheproposedruleonceitispublished intheFederalRegister.TheFAAwill publishafinalruleandrespondtocommentsafterthecommentperiodcloses. Theanticipatedcommentperiodendson Oct.23.

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•FederaleRulemakingPortal:Goto regulations.govandfollowtheonline instructionsforsendingyourcomments

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EAAStatement:MOSAIC TakesSignificantStep Forward

TheFAApubliclyreleaseda NoticeofProposedRulemaking (NPRM)forthelong-awaited MOSAICpackageofaircraftcertification.MOSAIC,orModernization ofSpecialAirworthinessCertificates, wouldexpandtheutilityoflightsport aircraftandopportunitiesforsport pilots.CommentsontheNPRMwill beopenfor90daysaftertheofficial dateofpublicationintheFederal Register.(Commentdeadlineis expectedtobeOct.23.)

Inbrief,theproposedrulewould increasemostcurrentregulatory

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RAMP C HIEF VETERAN JIMMY C ASSIDY RETIRINGFROMTHE RENO NATIONAL C HAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES

TheRenoAirRacingAssociation hasanotherretirementannouncement thatisabittersweetcelebrationofajob welldoneinlongservicetotheAir Races.Seventeen-yearRampChief VeteranJimmyCassidyisretiringfrom theNationalChampionshipAirRaces afteranincredible46yearswiththe RARATowingGroup.

“Jimmycarriedaheavyloadof responsibilityandhandleditadmirably,”

statesFredTelling,RARA’sChairman andCEO.“Hisincredibleknowledgeof rampoperationsandhisstrongrelationshipshelpeduscarryoutNCARsafely andeffectivelyyearafteryear.IpersonallyhavealwaysappreciatedourrelationshipfrommyearliestdaysasT6Class PresidenttomyrolewithRARAnow.”

Cassidy’sexceptionalleadershipas RampChiefincludedthemanagementof ramppitparking,raceplanetowing requirementsassociatedwithracestaging andreturningaircrafttotheirpitarea, recoveryofdisabledaircraftandrace planerefueling,amongothertasks.

TonyLogoteta,RARA’sCOO, shared,“Iholdtremendousrespectfor howJimmydidhisjob,andallthetime, energyandpassionheinvestedintheAir Races.I’llmissworkingwithhim,but evenmoreI’llmissourpersonalconversationsaboutlifeandtheraceswhenhe’d stopbytheoffice.”

TerryMatter,ViceChairmanonthe

RenoAirRacingAssociationBoardof Directors,said,“Abetterpersoncouldnot havebeenchosenforthisdemandingposition.Hemanagedveryimportanttasksand ledhisteaminaccomplishingtheminan outstandingmanner,frequentlyreceiving praisefromtheFAA,airboss,racecontrol, andtheairraceteams.IpersonallyconsideredJimmytobethe‘vitallink’insafely

managingraceplanemovementinandout oftheramppitarea.”

Jimhasalwaysbeenacompleteteam player,committedtoensuringthathisteam safelyaccomplisheditsresponsibilities.A year-roundcontributortoRARA’scomplexrequirements,hewasalwaysavailabletoassistwiththeplanningneeds

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Ramp Chief Veteran Jimmy Cassidy is retiring from his position at the National Championship Air Races.

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essential to successful execution of the yearly Pylon Racing Seminar and the National Championship Air Races.

FAA Front Line Manager, Will Geyer, added, “Jimmy is a great problem solver, which is critical during NCAR. It takes years of experience to attain that level of operation.”

Cassidy’s friendly personality and reputation for quick and knowledgeable action have earned him much respect from the racers over the years, with many giving frequent comments and kudos for his right-now response in almost any situation.

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parameters on Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA). This includes the replacement of today’s arbitrary weight limit with a flexible approach that primarily utilizes stall speed, with the FAA’s stated goal to allow for larger, easy to fly aircraft of up to approximately 3,000 pounds.

For fixed-wing airplanes, the new definition specifies a “clean” stall speed (VS1) of 54 knots calibrated airspeed, a maximum level flight speed (VH) of 250 knots, and a maximum seating capacity of four occupants – all of which are increases over the current rule – are the only regulatory definitions given for LSA. All else will be governed by industry consensus standards, as is the case today.

Sport pilots will be able to fly any aircraft meeting the preceding definition, and may continue to carry one person other than the pilot regardless of seating capacity. New in this NPRM, sport pilots may fly aircraft with retractable landing gear, constant-speed propellers, and/or complex aircraft with appropriate endorsements. They may also fly at night, however they will need either a current medical certificate or BasicMed certifi-

Jimmy shared that his time will be spent traveling and enjoying his retirement, and although he’ll miss the work and intensity of the National Championship Air Races, he says he’ll still be around to offer occasional advice and cheer on his team as they carry the torch onward. He will be greatly missed, but we are thankful for his years of service and for building a team that can carry the torch into the future.

The National Championship Air Races will take place in Reno for the last time Sept. 13-17. Learn more and obtain tickets at airrace.org.

cate to do so. EAA intends to examine this medical requirement for night flying and propose an alternative in EAA comments.

There is much more to digest in the NPRM, and the EAA Advocacy Team will be hard at work… to continue the dialog about this proposal, and gain further understanding of its implications to the general aviation community. On the surface, MOSAIC promises to be every bit the game changer we had hoped it could be.

“MOSAIC had its genesis with a conversation between EAA and FAA officials nearly a decade ago, as we focused on safely creating more aviation opportunities for those who wanted to participate,” said Jack J. Pelton, EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board. “Now that the NPRM has been released, we are seeing the results of the hard work and effort that EAA and FAA have put into this game-changing rule. We will continue to study it closely and supply focused comments to the FAA.”

Learn more at EAA’s website, eaa.org.

FAA INVESTS NEARLY $92 MILLIONTO HELP AIRPORTS REACH

PRESIDENT’S

GOALOF NET ZERO-EMISSIONSBY 2050

Airports across the country are more sustainable thanks to funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, issued on July 11. As part of nearly $268 million in grants, about $92 million will go to 21 airports for solar panels, electric buses, charging stations and electrification studies; investments that support good-paying jobs and their local communities. Also, as a part of this sustainability effort, the agency is providing funding to help general aviation airports safely transition to unleaded fuel for piston-engine aircraft.

“We need to help airports transition their operations as quickly as possible to renewable power. Our investments keeps us on track for the net-zero goal,” said Shannetta R. Griffin, P.E., Associate Administrator for Airports.

Solar Power

Of of July 11 funding, $46.8 million will go to key sustainability projects, including energy saving solar power equipment and infrastructure:

• $22.58 million to Indianapolis International Airport in Indiana to construct energy efficient infrastructure and install solar panels.

• $20 million to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona to design and construct solar parking structures.

• $3 million to El Paso International Airport in Texas to install solar panels.

• $600,000 to Southeast Iowa Regional Airport in Burlington to install solar panels.

• $333,450 to La Porte Municipal Airport in Indiana to install solar panels.

• $150,000 to Centerville Municipal Airport in Iowa to install solar panels.

• $150,000 Decorah Municipal Airport in Iowa to install solar panels.

Electrification

An additional $44.5 million has been awarded to airports to plan for and purchase electric vehicles and electric transportation infrastructure:

• $16 million to Portland International Airport in Oregon to construct zero emissions vehicle infrastructure.

• $4.8 million to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas to purchase electric buses and charging stations.

San Francisco International Airport, in September of 2020, announced the deployment of six 40-foot all-electric zero-emission buses and related electric vehicle charging infrastructure. On July 17, 2023, the airport learned from the FAA that it will receive $5.1 million to purchase additional electric buses and charging stations. (Courtesy San Francisco International Airport)

•$3.4 million to Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina to purchase zero emissions vehicles and charging stations.

•$3.2 million to Sacramento International Airport in California to purchase electric buses.

•$3.1 million to Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah to purchase electric buses and charging stations.

•$5.1 million to San Francisco International Airport in California to purchase electric buses and charging stations.

•$3 million to Pittsburgh International Airport in Pennsylvania to purchase zero emissions vehicles and associated infrastructure.

•$2 million to McGhee Tyson Airport in Tennessee to purchase zero emissions vehicles and charging stations.

•$1.5 million to Kansas City International Airport in Missouri to purchase electric buses.

•$1.1 million to San Diego International Airport in California to construct electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

•$300,000 to Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan to purchase zero emissions vehicles and charging stations.

•$590,000 to Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport in Little Rock to purchase electric buses with chargers.

•$154,000 to Bert Mooney Airport in Butte, Montana to purchase electric vehicles with chargers.

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FAA OFFERS FUNDINGTO INSPIRE S TUDENTSTO BECOME PILOTSOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS

The FAA is looking to develop the next generation of aviation professionals through two grants aimed at creating a more diverse pool of pilots and aviation maintenance technicians.

The Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grants (https://www.faa .gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offic es/ang/grants/awd/pilots) fund programs that educate students to become pilots, aerospace engineers or unmanned aircraft systems operators. The Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development Grants (https:// www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquart ers_offices/ang/grants/awd/technical) fund programs that prepare people to be aviation maintenance technicians.

Representatives of eligible organizations can submit applications at www.grants.gov through Aug.16, 2023.

Eligible organizations can apply for grants of up to $500,000 for each grant per fiscal year. Last year the FAA awarded $10 million in grants to more than 20 schools and organizations. (See sidebar story)

Potential applicants should visit the site to review answers to frequently asked questions, eligibility requirements and guidelines that may assist them in completing their grant application.

Schools Nationwide Receive $10 Million in FAA Grants to Develop the Next Generation of Aviation Professionals

Twenty-three schools will receive $10 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help attract and train students for careers as pilots and aviation maintenance technicians, the FAA announced last spring.

Twelve of the schools will receive $5 million from the FAA’s Aircraft Pilots Aviation Workforce Development Grantsprogram. The schools can use the funding to create and deliver curriculums designed to prepare students to become pilots, aerospace engineers or drone operators.

Grant recipients include:

•AOPA Foundation Institute, Frederick, Md.: $498,100

•Black Pilots of America, Seattle, Wash.: $500,000

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• $100 million to research and scale fuel-saving technologies and noise reduc-

The July 11 funding package is part of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Supplemental Grant Program. Learn more at https://www.faa.gov/air ports/aip/aip_supplemental_appropriatio n or on the FAA website, faa.gov.

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By Vickie Buonocore

If it can happen at Torrance, it can happen at your airport.

The Torrance (Southern California) City Council late last month implemented stringent restrictions on the Torrance Airport, known as Zamperini Field, in an effort to raise money through landing fees and reduce noise by limiting touchand-go landings. They also moved to limit the number of flight schools –meaning two of eight schools will not get their leases renewed – at the airport and phase out leaded fuel in 10 to 15 years.

The City’s transportation committee began meeting and studying the functionality of the Airport, and it’s impact on the community, in December 2022. Items discussed were options for reduction of aircraft operations and noise including the limitation and prohibition of runways, enforcement of early left turn violations, and the commissioning of a noise study to potentially expand the existing noise monitoring system. Additional topics included the implementation of landing fees and the development of a voluntary

Letter of Agreement between Torrancebased fixed wing flight school operators (flight schools) and the City of Torrance.

The Committee discussed proposals, concerns and feedback from the Torrance Airport Association (TAA) and nearby homeowner’s association representa-

tives. As a result, the Committee provided direction to the City regarding airport landing fees, airport noise mitigation efforts and the phasing out of leaded gas, expecting that within 10-15 years alternative fuels will be available.

Their recommendations met with City Council approval on July 26. The six-part recommendation that was approved includes the following:

1)Accept and file the Transportation Committee meeting minutes of April 12, 2023; and

2)Approve implementation of airport landing fees for all transient aircraft and Torrance-based fixed wing flight school operators with fleets of more than three aircraft, and authorize certain exemptions for military, public safety, and medical flights; and

3)Approve a Letter of Agreement between the City of Torrance and Torrance-based fixed wing flight school operators; and

Torrance Municipal Airport - Zamperini Field serves as a general aviation airport with approximately 543 based aircraft. While home to primarily private aircraft, it also houses several Fixed Base Operators (FBOs), which are available for flight instruction, aircraft repair, and charter flights. The Airport is also the headquarters for Robinson Helicopters, the largest manufacturer of private helicopters in the United States. (Courtesy City of Torrance)

in-one landing fee billing and collection system called PlanePass.

Vector tracks and identifies aircraft operating at the airport (arrivals, departures, and touch-and-go landings) to determine if they are flying over or touching down, and any aircraft that does not touch down cannot be billed. Any aircraft may create a landing fee, based on the Airport’s rates and charges, so all must be tracked and identified before the applicable rates and fees can be charged. The PlanePass system will also provide other types of operations reports that will show detailed data on all aircraft operations, not just those being billed for landing fees.

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4)Provide direction on the proposed noise study alternatives to potentially expand the existing airport noise monitoring system; and

5)Discuss the phase out of leaded gas in 10-15 years; and

6) Receive updates on the legalities of prohibiting touch-and-go landings on the south and north runways, imposing a moratorium on new flight school operators, and enforcement of early left-turn violations.

Landing Fees

The City will enter into an agreement with Vector Airport Systems of Herndon, VA, that will then install an all-

For the collection of fees, Vector accumulates operations data through the month and applies any aircraft exemptions, rates, and charges to generate invoices. These invoices are sent via USPS or email shortly after the close of the month. If an aircraft has not been billed previously at any of the approximately 50 PlanePass airports, such as Santa Monica, Camarillo Airport, Napa Valley and Sonoma County, Vector staff researches the aircraft’s registration number to identify the contact information for the owner/operator.

Any penalties for non-payment are to be set by the City. Although non-payment is very rare as Vector collects 99.6 percent of all revenue billed.

The Torrance Airport will charge $3 per 1,000 pounds, all weights, for a minimum of $6. This is expected to create a net revenue of $368,000. The City based this estimate on actual fixed-wing and

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Torrance Airport will implement landing fees and limit touch-and-goes under new rules that attempt to mitigate noise. (Courtesy Friends of Torrance Airport)

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helicopter activity at the airport during 2022. The breakdown is as follows:

• Total take-off and landing count: 185,806

• Total take off and landing count of transient aircraft: 74,322

• Total take-off and landing count of flights schools with more than three aircraft: 83,000

• Total billable flights (transient and flight schools): 78,661

• Gross revenue estimated on billable flights at $6 minimum: $471,966

• Vendor fee of 22 percent: ($103,833)

• Net Reveue: $368,133

“Landing fees are not a solution,” stated Peter Broen, President of the Torrance Airport Association, dubbed “I (Love – heart) Torrance Airport. “The proper intent of landing fees is to recover costs to the airport related to the operation of an individual airplane. The intent should not be to affect access to an airport in order to reduce unwanted traffic,” he said in a July 11, 2023 press release.

“Landing fees on light aircraft are a very inefficient way to raise funds. The fees are small and the administrative burden is large, both (for) the airport opera-

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Noise Mitigation

Since January 2023, all Torrance based flight schools have voluntarily agreed to the following:

• South pattern will not be used for flight training; and

• South runway will only be used for approach and departure. Upon departure, aircraft will not turn prior to shoreline; and

• Flight schools will utilize other airports when possible, sending aircraft in scheduled groups for training; and

• Flight schools will stagger flights as much as possible to avoid saturating the airspace all at once.

City staff continued to meet with HOA representatives, flight schools, and the community to gather input and share what was being done. The traffic in the south pattern has decreased, and the north pattern has not been overly saturated.

Torrance flight schools are utilizing other airports for training and making a concerted effort to be good neighbors in the community.

Broen agreed, saying, “Voluntary agreements between City staff and the flight schools have provided a noticeable reduction in pattern traffic in the south pattern.” However, he also said that when the current noise monitoring system (Casper) was authorized, the City was sold on the idea that implementation of the system would substantially reduce the community’s noise exposure.

“Of course, the system did little to reduce noise,” he said.

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“Staff was awarded additional manpower to administer system operation and perform functions, such as reporting. Currently, the City staff is not doing the tasks that they are supposed to be doing,” Broen added.

Broen and the Torrance Airport Association expected the City staff to prepare the following:

• Monthly noise reports including number of noise exceedances as well as violation letters sent

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• Noise tests at the request of pilotoperators in order to create procedures for compliance with the noise ordinance.

• Provide noise abatement information to pilots. For visiting pilots, there is no way to access most of the noise abatement information. The best source for airport information for pilots is the Airport Facility Directory (AFD) or apps such as Foreflight (iPad). The current AFD refers to a phone number for noise abatement information. The phone number is not answered. At other airports, Foreflight will provide a link to a City noise abatement page. Torrance doesn’t do any of this.

• Create noise abatement guidance. The City staff recently created an updated noise abatement brochure. This was a replacement for the flyer that was more than 20 years old (with minor changes since). The new brochure removes the information such as altitudes and power recommendations that provided the benefits.

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“The staff decided that any advice to a pilot regarding flying techniques might create some added liability in the event of a mishap. If the noise abatement department cannot provide noise abatement advice, then why have them,” states Broen.

The City Council agreed to a full noise study (around the entire airport) with the potential of adding four additional noise monitors (two on the southwest side and two on the northeast side). The total one-time cost is $164,500 ($33,300 for the noise study including rental of portable mobile noise monitors and $131,200 for the four noise monitors), plus an annual cost of $10,000 for support and maintenance.

The cost of these efforts could be funded from a newly established landing fee or existing Airport Fund revenue sources. City staff will amend the current contract services agreement with Casper Airport Solutions and appropriate additional budget to the Airport Fund’s fiscal year 2023-24 operating budget for these activities.

Eliminating Touch-and-Go Landings

The two general issues with noise impacts on the communities surrounding Torrance Airport, according to City Staff, are the high frequency of flights generated by flight schools, and the low flight altitude of aircraft turning to the southwest over noise-sensitive neighborhoods immediately after takeoff.

City staff and counsel are currently in discussions with FAA in order to pursue the prohibition of such landings through a City ordinance banning touchand-goes and requiring all takeoffs to start from the end of the runway.

Coordination efforts with FAA remain important, notes the City staff. There is already some level of restriction on touch-and-go landings in effect at Torrance; therefore, the City can build off of the existing structure in order to pursue the elimination of touch-and-goes from both the south and north runways. The restriction on touch-and-go landings would result in aircraft being at a higher altitude when they leave the airport property, further minimizing the noise impact.

The City Council agreed to ask for an ordinance, taking into consideration FAA legalities, that would ban touchand-does on weekends and city holidays and allow such operations only from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

Further, the council voted to reaffirm a 1977 resolution that allows only six flight schools to operate at the airport. There are currently eight. The City will not renew the licenses of the latest two schools that opened at the airport.

“Flight training traffic is at an alltime high in order to fill a temporary shortage of commercial pilots, said Broen. This industry is always cyclical. It would be unfortunate to do permanent damage to the airport and its businesses to solve a short-term issue,” he stated.

In a final action, the City agreed that the use of 100-cotane unleaded fueled (G110UL) should be used in every general aviation spark-ignition and every airframe powered by those engines. The elimination of leaded fuel at Torrance is set for 10 to 15 years from now, acknowledging that transitioning to unleaded fuel should be practical and safe.

Aside from the fuel issue, the Torrance Airport Association feels it is not being heard. “It would be of great benefit if the City staff started to be transparent and honest with the pilot and neighbor communities and to make use of the great store of aviation knowledge resident in the aviation community,” stated Broen.

The City Council meeting, where these initiatives were passed took place on July 26, during AirVenture in Oshkosh. Many pilots from the community were unable to attend, having long committed to attending the country’s largest airshow. However, some businesses representatives from the flight schools, along with their students did attend. They were strongly outnumbered by residents who packed Council chambers. Mayor George Chen said he was unaware that AirVenture was taking place when he added the airport issues on the agenda. Association members who were in attendance said that the initiatives passed had not be “thought out” or considered by City staff in terms of solutions offered by pilots and business owners at the airport.

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Reliable Robotics, a leader in safetyenhancing aircraft automation systems, on July 20 announced its certification plan was formally accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Reliable autonomous flight system enables continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of aircraft operation including taxi, takeoff and landing. This landmark achievement marks unrivaled progress towards the certification of fully automated aircraft.

“Reliable is the only company that has reached this critical point, positioning them as the clear front-runner in the FAA certification process for autonomous aircraft,” said Eric Schulz, former RollsRoyce and Airbus executive. “Reliable’s automation system will make aviation even safer and provide more affordable air transportation for cargo and passengers anytime, anywhere.”

Notably, the certification plan leverages existing regulations for normal and transport category aircraft, and does not

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•Broward College, Pembroke Pines, Fla.: $500,000

•Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.: $345,711

•Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona, Fla.: $484,803

•Kentucky Office of Employment & Training, Frankfort, Ky.: $500,000

•Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, Inc, Mount Royal, N.J.: $171,231.80

•School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Penn.: $197,180

•Sling Flying Club, LLC, Torrance, Calif.: $499,865

•Tuskegee Museum, Detroit, Mich.: $500,000

•University of Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie West, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: $499,301

•William Jessup University, Rocklin, Calif.: $303,808.20

The other $5 million will go to 11 schools as part of the FAA’s Aviation Maintenance Technical Workers Workforce Development program. These grants will help build back the pipeline of maintenance professionals; approximately 20,000 fewer people are working in the aircraft maintenance sector than before the pandemic.

Grant recipients include:

•Aviation Technical Services Inc.,

Reliable Robotics announced that the FAA has accepted its certification plan positioning them as the clear front-runner in the certification process for autonomous aircraft.

(Courtesy Reliable Robotics)

require any special conditions or exemptions. “This agreement concludes many years of effort with the FAA to rigorously determine how autonomous systems will be integrated into aircraft,” said Juerg Frefel, Co-founder and CTO of Reliable Robotics. “Working within current rules enables us – and the FAA – to move faster

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Everett, Wash.: $459,206.29

•Cape Cod Community College, Plymouth, Mass.: $463,304

•Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio: $423,594

•F & E Aviation Maintenance, Miami Springs, Fla.: $500,000

•Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Ill.: $500,000

•Nashua Community College, Nashua, N.H.: $456,051

•Pearl River Community College, Poplarville, Miss.: $500,000

•San Luis Obispo County Community College District, San Luis Obispo, Calif.: $484,299

•Tarrant County College District, Fort Worth, Texas: $282,345.71

•Technical Education Services Inc, Norfolk, Va.: $431,200

•The Fulton Leadership Academy, East Point, Ga.: $500,000

Recipients can use the funding to establish new educational programs; provide scholarships or apprenticeships; conduct outreach about careers in the aviation maintenance industry; and support educational opportunities related to aviation maintenance in economically disadvantaged areas.

Visit the FAA website (faa.gov) for additional details about the grant recipients.

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HARTZELL ANNOUNCES DIAMOND OPTION ,

Hartzell Propeller’s 3-blade carbon fiber Polaris prop is now offered as a factory option on new Diamond DA40 NG four-seaters.

fiber prop for the Austro Engine E4-A features a lightweight Bantam aluminum hub and 2,400-hour / six-year TBO, with Hartzell's warranty through first overhaul.

“Hartzell's Top Prop performance conversion kit includes the propeller, a white or metallic silver composite spinner, and STC documentation," said Frigge. "It delivers light, smooth and state-of-the-art improved climb performance, two to three KTAS faster cruise and is more durable, with an eco-friendly 74.1 dB(a) noise level," he added.

ing and manufacturing company, and Hartzell Propeller are expecting FAA STC approval for new Yukon 4-blade propellers with improved low-speed thrust providing better takeoff and climb performance in Cessna Caravans.

Deposits are now being taken by Wipaire for the newly designed composite 110-inch diameter props available with or without TKS ice protection or electric de-ice boots. STC approval is expected in the third quarter of 2023, dependent on FAA response times.

shown at EAA AirVenture in 2022, Wipaire has completed testing on the new prop. The impressive flight performance with the Yukon is a credit to engineers from both companies and Wipaire test pilots.

Wipaire's test results confirmed that

Hartzell Propeller and Wipaire are expecting FAA STC approval for new Yukon 4-blade propellers for Cessna Caravan utility turboprops.

This year, Hartzell Propeller will deliver the 30,000th propeller under its Top Prop Conversion Program, which began 30 years ago.

Hartzell Propeller President JJ Frigge made these announcements at a press conference on July 25 at EAA Air Venture. His comments covered the following programs:

Diamond Offers Hartzell Polaris Prop as a DA40 NG Option

Working closely with Diamond Aircraft, Hartzell Propeller has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA to replace Diamond DA40 NG MT wood/composite propellers with new and higher performance 3-bladed lightweight Polaris composite props. The 74inch diameter three-blade ASCII carbon

The Top Prop conversion kit is for DA40 NGs equipped with MÄM 40-434 (Cowling Redesign) or OÄM 40-310 (Exhaust System with Muffler).

Hartzell's three-blade advanced structural composite propeller for the Diamond delivers low weight, low inertia, and low life cycle costs. Additionally, it provides all-weather durability and reliability of a true carbon-fiber composite propeller system, which has been demonstrated and proven on multiple platforms.

“On the Caravan with a Yukon prop, Wipaire flight test results showed there is up to a 26 percent decrease in total takeoff distance from land and up to a 31 percent decrease in takeoff from water,” said Frigge. “This translates into safer takeoffs and landings on smaller lakes and shorter runways,” he added.

According to Wipaire, cruise speed is increased at lower power settings, up to 2 knots faster, saving fuel while increasing speed. Another important improvement is in weight. Coming in at 137 pounds, the Yukon is up to 19 pounds lighter than other available props.

Since the Yukon prototype was first

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and continue to improve the high levels of safety we have come to expect in aviation.”

Reliable’s autonomous aircraft system, recently demonstrated as part of U.S. Air Force and NASA flight test campaigns, includes key technologies that will prevent common causes of aviation accidents and improve operational efficiency. High integrity navigation systems make it possible to safely fly in lower visibility weather conditions without costly ground infrastructure. An “always on” autopilot also enables any aircraft to be remotely piloted with continuous engagement from departure gate to arrival gate.

“We are incredibly grateful to our FAA partners for their engagement and thorough review of this system, and are excited about the safety benefits this tech-

Wipaire, Hartzell Expect FAA STC Approval To Improve Cessna Caravan Performance

Wipaire, a leading aircraft engineer-

nology will bring to aviation,” said Robert Rose, Co-founder and CEO at Reliable Robotics. “Autonomy can and will be certified in the very near future, and this milestone is evidence that the United States and the FAA are going to be leading the way.”

Reliable Robotics launched in 2017 to bring safe, certified automation systems to commercial aviation. The company’s system enables remote operation of any aircraft type. Reliable’s vision is to transform the way we move goods and people around the planet with safer, more convenient and more affordable air transportation. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA and has a distributed global workforce.

Learn more and see job openings at https://reliable.co.

Diamond Offers Polaris Prop Option on DA40 NGs. (Courtesy Hartzell Aviation)

Wipaire Caravan to Feature Hartzell Yukon Propeller. (Courtesy Hartzell Aviation)

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goes to show how much Anna embodies the mission of XL Aviation and how they train their students in such a thorough, old school way.

Mike talked a lot about how some of the old military ways have declined in flight training. “Many students are just passing, but what sets XL apart is that we make sure every student is well equipped to handle difficult situations. It’s all about using good judgment in flying and in life.”

Of course, when it comes to using strong critical thinking skills, Anna is a great example. Not only has she been working on planes in the XL hangar; she has logged logbook hours toward her A&P certificate. “It is important that people know how their planes work. Many pilots only know the basic specs of their airplanes, but they should know more about how these machines fly,” she said. She knows how to change tires and has worked on several training planes at the school.

While both Mike and Anna have been busy giving lessons this summer, they have plans to attend the upcoming Reno Air Races, which unfortunately, will be the last race held in Reno. It will be a short break from the bustling business they have

built along with CFIs Allan Crabill, Clint Beacham, and Mike Healey who is an ex marine, airplane carrier pilot, lieutenant colonel, and owner of some of XL’s airplanes. He is also a Gold Seal CFI who got his multi- and single-engine commercial pilot’s ratings at XL.

Word spread quickly after a high school senior whizzed through XL for a PPL in just a couple months. Brian McCumiskey earned his license before he even graduated high school. Now he is in his freshman year at Purdue University

where he is working as CFI. He is already training ROTC students and has excelled in his aviation and STEM studies thanks to his foundational training at XL. “Now parents of other students at his school are bringing their kids here to learn how to fly,” said Mike excitedly. We find this refreshing in light of the pilot shortage and lack of aviation training among the youth. Another great success story is of Landon Mello who earned an EAA scholarship for flight training.

When asked what kinds of careers his

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there is no change in Caravan stall speeds. Additionally, the Yukon’s carbon composite construction and nickel leading edges reduce risks for corrosion.

The new Wipaire Yukon STC applies to:

•C208 & C208B floated or wheeled

•PT6A-114A 675 SHP Engine (S/N 208B5000 and up)

under the marketing banner sometime in 2023. Working closely with many OEMs, the Top Prop catalog has over 100 different product offerings on dozens of different aircraft and engine platform combinations.

students are pursuing, Mike talked about the military, the airlines, and private aviation. “Students come out of here equipped for the military, but they go in many different directions. Many of them participate in aerobatics because they learn those maneuvers early in their studies here.”

It was wonderful to hear about how the youth have taken to flight training at the Livermore Airport. The school is growing in their leaseback operations, and Mike continues to be a strong voice in the aviation community as well as an advocate for Livermore Airport.

As we recap from EAA AirVentrue 2023, we asked the new CFI, Anna, if she had any advice for the rusty pilots out there. She simply replied, “Just get back up there. It’s not hard at all once you get back into it.” Of course, we know that flight schools like XL are not just for new students. They are for anybody who wants to brush up on their skills. Mike is always willing to help, and Anna is a great new teacher who knows all the new technologies, yet she holds onto the old school ideas of thorough training that exceeds the basic requirements for passing the test. For more information, visit www.xlavaiton.com. Blue skies!

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Daher Kodiak with 5-blade Top Prop Conversion. (Courtesy Hartzell Aviation)

•PT6A-140 867 SHP Engine (S/N 208B5000 and up)

30,000 Hartzell Top Props in 30 Years

Confirming the success of Hartzell Propeller’s Top Prop Conversion Program for the past three decades, the company will deliver its 30,000th replacement propeller

“The Hartzell propeller conversion is one of the smartest investments you can make for your aircraft,” Frigge said. “The Top Prop STC program makes propeller conversion easy. We are proud of designing, manufacturing, flying and supporting 30,000 props in the past 30 years.”

Top Prop allows customers to upgrade to innovative new designs featuring scimitar blades, blended airfoils, and rugged structural composite materials. Hartzell’s Top Prop offers propellers for Beechcraft, Cessna, Diamond, Piper, Mooney, Pilatus, Daher and many other leading aircraft brands.

Top Prop offers benefits including shorter take-off distances, lower noise levels, better ground clearance, reduced tip erosion, increased climb rates, increased cruise speeds, and smoother operation.

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FAAREAUTHORIZATION OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES IN HOUSE, ADVANCES GENERAL AVIATION

ByLillianGeil AOPA

The2023HouseFAAreauthorizationbill(H.R.3935)passedthe U.S.HouseofRepresentatives witha351–69voteonJuly20withpromisingprovisionsforgeneralaviationpilots.

Thelegislationreauthorizesthe authorityoftheFAAandallotsmorethan $100billionoverthenextfiveyearsfor aviationprograms,manyofwhichhave beenchampionedbyAOPAonbehalfof membersandtheGAcommunity.The lion’sshareoffundingfortheFAAand itsprogramsisderivedfromusersofour nation’saviationsystemanddeposited intotheAirportandAirwayTrustFund.

IntroducedonJune9byHouse TransportationandInfrastructure CommitteeChairmanSamGraves(RMo.),RankingMemberRickLarsen(DWash.),AviationSubcommitteeChairman GarretGraves(R-La.),andAviation SubcommitteeRankingMemberSteve Cohen(D-Tenn.),theHouseFAAreauthorizationbillearnedunanimousapproval fromtheT&IcommitteeonJune14,and

receivedoverwhelmingbipartisansupport inthefullHouseintheJuly20passage.

WhileaneffortfromAOPAandpilot groupstoincludeanamendmentto requirefair,reasonable,andtransparent FBOfeeswasfoiledbyamisinformation campaignundertakenbyairportandFBO advocates,theHousereauthorizationbill isstillthemostGA-forwardFAAreauthorizationinhistory.

Thebilladdressesairportissues–includingprioritizingGAandsmallairportsforfunding,makingfundseligible toaddressournation’sGAhangarshortage,andrequiring100LLbeavailableat airportsuntilanunleadedfuelreplacementforthefleetiswidelyavailable.

Manyissuesimpactingpilotsare alsoaddressedasthebillseekstoexpand BasicMed;requiresalistofalternative ADS-Btechnologiesincertainairspace tobepublished;clarifiesthedefinitionof flightinstruction;requiresimprovements tothedesignatedpilotexaminerprogram;seekstoeliminatetheaircraftregistrationbacklog;establishesaworking grouptoaddressthespecialissuance process;makesrecommendationsto

ensuretimelyandefficientmedicalcertificationforpilots;andproposesneeded improvementstotheonlinemedicalportaltoenhancepilotandAMEcasetrackingandcommunication.

ChampionedbyGraves,aGApilot, thelegislationisalsothefirstFAAbillin historythatcontainsaGAtitle.

“Americahasalwaysbeenthegold standardinaviation,andthisbillensures thatweremaintheworldleader,”said Graves.“Thisbipartisanlegislation improvesthesafetyofoursystem,ourairportinfrastructure,andthequalityofservice forpassengers.Inaddition,thisbillprovides thefirsttitlededicatedspecificallytoour criticalgeneralaviationsector–thebackboneoftheAmericanaviationsystem.”

“ChairmanSamGravesandRanking MemberRickLarsenhavefullknowledge ofgeneralaviation’simportancetothis country,andthatisreflectedinthisFAA reauthorizationbill,”saidAOPAPresident MarkBaker.“Wethanktheleaders,andthe fullHouse,forensuringthatGA’sneedsare frontandcenterinthislegislation.”

TheFAA’scurrentauthorityexpires onSept.30,sobothchambersareonatight

NBAA-supportedprioritiesinH.R.3935 includingimprovementstoFAA aeromedicalpoliciesandprocedures, directionthatsafetymanagementsystem regulationsshouldbeproperlyscaled andinvestmentsinairportinfrastructure tohelpfacilitatetheintroductionof advancedairmobilityvehiclesandthe transitionfromleadedaviationfuel.

deadlinetoreconcilethetwoversionsof thebillanddelivertheapprovedlegislation tothepresident’sdesk.WiththeSenate’s FAAreauthorizationstalledincommittee becauseofnegotiationsoverthe1,500hourruleandpilotretirementage,an extensiononthebillmaybeimminent.

ContinuetofollowthisreauthorizationstoryattheAOPAwebsite,aopa.org.

GeneralAviationManufacturers Association(GAMA) Presidentand CEO,PeteBunce,releasedthefollowing statementregardingpassageofthe House’sFAAreauthorizationbill:

“TheSecuringGrowthandRobust LeadershipinAmericanAviationAct providesastrongfoundationtosetapositivetrajectoryfortheFAAatacritical timefortheagency.Weapplaudthe Houseforitsexpedientworkpassingits FAAreauthorizationbillandcommend theleadershipofChairmanGraves, RankingMemberLarsen,Aviation SubcommitteeChairmanGravesand AviationSubcommitteeRanking MemberCohen,whowereinstrumental inensuringthiswasabipartisanbill.The HouseFAAreauthorizationbillworksto provideleadership,stabilityanddirectiontotheFAA.Wearepleasedtosee thatthebillpowerfullyaddressesregulatoryprocessimprovements,international engagementandleadership,andsupport fortheemergingadvancedairmobility sector.Weparticularlyappreciatethe extensionandenhancementsofcritical aviationworkforcedevelopmentprogramswhicharebeingexpandedto focusonattractingthenextgenerationof

manufacturingworkforce.Wearealso gratefulfortheworkdoneby RepresentativesCarbajal,Yakymand Davids.Theycollaboratedonanimportantamendment,adoptedbytheHouse, whichestablishesapilotprogramto examinetheuseoftechnologyinairtrafficcontroltowerstodelivermoreefficientdigitalclearancestoaircraft throughinternetprotocolforgeneralaviationandon-demandPart135airoperators.

“Wearehopefulthatmomentum andbipartisanshipwillcontinuetobuild forCongresstopassatimelyFAAreauthorizationbill.GAMAiscommittedto workingwithCongresstoensurethatthe FAAreauthorizationbillenhancesthe agency’sabilitytodelivercriticalactivitiesthatpromotesafety,infrastructure, innovationandcompetitiveness.”

LearnmoreaboutGAMAat gama.aero.

TheNationalBusinessAviation Association(NBAA) welcomedthe strongbipartisanpassageintheU.S. HouseofRepresentativesoflegislation toreauthorizetheFederalAviation Administration(FAA)throughfiscal

year2028.

H.R.3935,alsoknownasthe SecuringGrowthandRobustLeadership inAmericanAviationAct–containsseveralNBAA-supportedprovisions,includingafirst-evergeneralaviationtitlerecognizingthesector’simportantrolein attractingnewtalenttotheU.S.aviation industry,aswellastargetedandmeaningfulimprovementstotheorganizationand protocolsoftheFAA,toincreasetheefficiencyandtheservicesoftheagency.

“WethankChairmanSamGraves andRankingMemberRickLarsenfor theirvision,commitmenttobipartisanshipandwillingnesstoworkwithstakeholderstoaddressthechallengesfacing thenationalairspacesystemandreinforcetheUnitedStatesastheglobal leaderinaviation,”saidNBAAPresident andCEOEdBolen.“IalsothankNBAA membersandotherindustrystakeholders whoansweredourrecentcalltoaction encouragingtheirelectedrepresentatives tosupportthisimportantbill.”

LearnmoreaboutNBAAat nbaa.org.

NationalAirTransportationAssociation(NATA)applaudedpassageofH.R.

3935andPresidentandCEOCurt Castagnamadethefollowingstatement:

“Throughoutthelegislativeprocess, theSecuringGrowthandRobust LeadershipinAmericanAviationActhas remainedfocusedonconsensuspolicies thatimprovethesafety,security,efficiency,innovation,andsustainedsuccess ofournation’saviationecosystem.I commendHouseTransportationand InfrastructureChairmanSamGraves(R, MO),T&ICommitteeRankingMember RickLarsen(D,WA),Aviation SubcommitteeChairmanGarretGraves (R,LA),andSubcommitteeRanking MemberSteveCohen(D,TN)fortheir commitmenttoatimely,bipartisanprocess andsupportofconsensuspolicies,”

LearnmoreaboutNATAat nata.aero.

TheFAAreauthorizationbill, S.1939,remainsunderconsiderationin theU.SSenate,andthetwobillswill needtobereconciledandsignedintolaw beforethecurrentFAAauthorization expiresonSept.30,2023.Learnmore aboutTheAllianceforAviationAcross Americaataviationacrossamerica.org.

(CourtesyNBAA)

KILO C HARLIE AVIATION C HOOSES TECNAMFORITS MODERN FLEET

Tecnamannouncedlastmonththat KiloCharlieAviationhasplacedorders foratotalof30Tecnamaircraftoverthe nexttwoyears.

KiloCharlieAviationislocatednear KansasCityatNewCenturyAirCenter, formerlyknownasNavalAirStation Olathe,ajointcivil-militarygeneralaviationairport.Theschoolhas96studentsand wasfoundedin2020byRobertRenfroand DrewKonicek,experiencedpilots.

TheTecnamsolutionselectedbyKilo CharlieAviationisbasedonthefullIFRPMentorandthetwin-engineP2006T.

StudentsstarttheirtraininginaPMentorwithamodernGarminG3xglass cockpit.Inadditiontoanalreadyverystableplatform,theaircraftwillbeequipped withtheoptionalBRSballisticparachute.

Aftercompletingtheirinstrument rating(IFR)intheP-Mentor,studentscan transitionintotheP2006Ttwinengineto trainfortheirMEP(MultiEngine Propeller).

Thefirstof15deliverieswillbe threeP2006Tand15P-Mentoraircraft.

•P2006Tx1alreadydelivered;

•P2006Tx1deliveredscheduled inQ3/2023

•P2006Tx1deliveredscheduled inQ1/2024

•P-Mentorx12deliveredscheduled 4inQ4/2023,4inQ1/2024and4 inQ2/2024.

PhaseIIof30aircraftwillfollow afterthelastofthesefirst15havebeen delivered.

AbouttheP-Mentor

TheP-Mentorisatwo-seat,single engine,piston,fullyIFRaircraft,compliant withthelatestCS-23EASA&FAA requirements,allowingPBN/RNAV/AFCS capabilities.Itgivesmodernflightschoolsa singleplatformtotrainstudentsfromtheir firstflight,uptotheircommercialpilot license,andinstrumentrating.Ithasavariablepitchpropeller,andasimulated retractablelandinggearoption.

TheP-Mentorisdesignedtooffer thebesthuman-machineinterface,resultinginthemosteffectiveVFR/IFRtraining.Thegenerousfueltankallowsflight schoolstoflyalldaylong,withoutrefueling,whichimprovesoperationalvalue. Withitsoutstandingoperationalcost,this aircraftoffersauniqueprofitopportunity forflightschools.

LearnmoreabouttheP-Mentor: https://tecnam.com/aircraft/pmentor/.

AbouttheP-2006T

TheTecnamP2006TMkIIisatwinenginefour-seataircraftwithfully retractablelandinggear.Itssimplicity, greatperformance,efficiencyand ergonomicsarewhatmakethisaircraft idealformulti-enginetraining,aswellas cross-countryflying.TheP2006Toffers unbeatablevalueandinnovativedesign withamodernGarminavionicssuite, integratingallprimaryflight,navigation, communicationandterraindataontwo high-definitionLCDs.

FindmoreinformationontheP2006T: https://tecnam.com/aircraft/p2006t/.

“Weareverypleasedthatsomany Americanflightschoolsarechoosing Tecnamtoreplaceorupgradetheirfleet. Today’sstudentsareverydemandingand deserveabrandnewaircraftwiththelatesttechnology.Wethankandwelcome KiloCharliefortheirchoice,”saidWalter DaCosta,TecnamChiefSalesOfficer.

“Wehavebeeninatwo-yearprocess tryingtofindtherightaircraftpartnerfor ourcareerflighttrainingschool.Once TecnampresentedtheP-mentorweknew thatalltheworkoverthelasttwoyears hadtobere-evaluatedandcomparedto thisaircraft.SafetyandTechnologyare ourtwohighestprioritieshereandafter comparingeverythingitwaswithouta doubtthebestoptionforourschooland students,”addedRobertRenfro,Kilo CharlieAviationChiefOperatingOfficer.

“WhenwemetwithTecnamforthe firsttimewewereunfamiliarwiththeir organizationoraircraft.Immediatelywe knewthatwehadfoundatruepartner. Theaward-winningaircraftcombined withtheexpertiseofaninternational leaderinaviationmadeitaneasychoice tomoveKiloCharlieAviation’sfleetto Tecnam,”statedDrewKonicek,Kilo CharlieAviationChiefBusinessOfficer.

“Withasharedambitionfordevelopinggreatpilots,wearethrilledtopartnerwithKiloCharlieAviationinthis venture!Itisbecauseofflightschools liketheirsthatthisindustryhassucha promisingfuture.

“KiloCharlie’strainingprogram offersstudentsacompetitiveadvantage forhiringopportunitiesoncetheygraduateandIcan’tthinkofabetterplacefor ourlatestTecnamtrainingfleet,”said DerekRiddle,DirectorofAircraftFleet SalesforVolareAir.

LearnmoreaboutKiloCharlie Aviationathttps://flykilocharlie.com/. LearnmoreaboutTecnamattecnam.com.

GRAVITY INDUSTRIES JET PACK DEMO FLIGHTAT AIRVENTURE WOWSTHE CROWD

ByLeaBuonocore

Inrecentaviationnews,wehavebeen introducedtothenewGravity IndustriesJetSuit,whichisa“wearablejetpack.”Theseeminglyfascinating inventionwasdemonstratedatEAA AirVenturelastmonth.

Wehaveallexperiencedthethrillof airtravel.Theseeminglymagnificent experienceofbeingabletohuddleintoa compactaircraftandescapetoadestinationofourchoiceiscertainlyathrillfor peopleofallgenerations.Now,imagine beingabletoexperiencethissamethrill withonlyajetpackattachedtoyour body.Nowanyonecanexperiencethe thrillofhumanflight.“Tofeelyourfeet liftofftheground,thatultimatefreedom oftrueflight.Thiswillbeadayyou rememberfortherestofyourlife,”states RichardBrowning,FounderandChief TestPilotofGravityIndustries,England.

Whilesomemayseethisasscary, wecanallchannelourinnerchildandbe fascinatedbythismagicalinvention. Sincelaunch,theGravityTeamhave executedmorethan105liveflightevents

YoutoocangotoGravityIndustires’FlightFacilityatGoodwoodEstate,located90 minutesoutsideLondon.Inasafe,controlledandprogressivemanner,youwillbecome partofanelitegroupintheworldwhohavetrulyexperiencedwhatitmeanstofly. (CourtesyGravityIndustries)

in31countries,setupSearch&Rescue andMilitarycollaborations,trainedmore than50clientstoflyintheU.S.andU.K. andarescalingtowardsanInternational RaceSeries.

Theextendedteam–madeupof morethan30diverseandtalentedindividuals,fromengineerstopilots,across

DIVORCE-PATERNITY DOMESTICVIOLENCE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

OURSERVICETOYOU:

pilotsandthreepoweredrunsonthetetheredtrainingrigtogiveyouthatmind blowingvisceralexperience.

Ifyouwanttostep-it-up,youcanparticipateinflighttraining,withindividualizedflighttrainingprogramsthatofferthe chancetoenrollasmembersofanexclusivecommunityofJetSuitPilots.Ahandfulintheworld,thoseatthepinnacleof FlightClub,canparticipateinracingin Gravity’supcomingInternationalRace Series.GravityFlightTrainingis£6600 ($8,500U.S.dollars)perpersonperday+ VAT.FlightGravityhostsuptothreepilot candidatesinoneday,whichimproves competencyasyoulearntogether.

fivedifferentcountries–hasenabledthe brandtobeexperiencedbyoverabillion peopleglobally,withvideoviewsalone runningatmorethan60millionwithin sevendaysoflaunch.AtAirVenture, crowdswereamazedandeagertolearn howtheymightgetinontheaction.

Whateveryourbackground,youcan gotoGravityIndustries’FlightFacilityat theworld-renownedGoodwoodEstate, locatedjust90minutesoutsideLondon. Inasafe,controlledandprogressive manner,youwillbecomepartofanelite groupintheworldwhohavetrulyexperiencedwhatitmeanstofly.TheGravity FlightExperienceis£2,200($3,500U.S. dollars)perpersonperday+VAT.This involvesaflightdemobyoneoftheir

Onyourflightday,uponarrivingat theGravityFlightFacility,you’llbewelcomedbytheteamwhowillfamiliarize youwiththeJetSuitandequipment alongwithwhatyoucanexpectandthen offtoflighttrainingsessionsinthemorningandafternoonwithlunchprovided betweensessions.

Ifyou’rereadytofly,you’llhaveto signup,payyourfees,makeyourwayto London,thentoGoodwoodEstateand preparetobeblownawaybythevisceral experienceasfiveturbojetenginesroar tofullthrustinthe1050horsepower GravityJetSuit!

Tolearnmore,visitGravity Industriesatgravity.co.Towatchthe GravityIndustriesdemoflightat AirVenture,visit“GravityIndustriesJet SuitsOshkoshAirVenture2023”by VisibilityUnlimitedMedia(https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=jeQIUSbUA2Q)

GARMIN INTRODUCES GHA15

HEIGHT ADVISORFOR EXPERIMENTAL AND LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT

GarminonJuly18announcedGHA 15,asmallandlightweightheightadvisorthatusesradartechnologytoprovide heightabovegroundlevel(AGL)informationonG3XTouchflightdisplaysfor experimentalaircraft.Thiscost-effective, easy-to-installsolutionwillbeavailable inAugust2023forexperimentalaircraft andlightsportaircraft.

TheGHA15calculatesheightAGL bysendingradiowavestothegroundand determiningthetimeittakestoreceive thesignalsback.GHA15processeshundredsofmeasurementspersecondand

appliesadvanceddigitalfilterstomaintaincontinuousreadings–evenover waterorinchallengingterrainenvironments.AGLreadoutsareshownonthe G3XTouchdisplayanddrawnonthe altitudetapeorgaugeataltitudesashigh as500feetAGL.

Usingthereadingsprovidedby GHA15,G3XTouchflightdisplayscan alsoprovideAGLaudiocalloutsviatheir audiooutputtohelpkeepthepilot’seyes lookingoutsidethecockpit.Beginningat 300feet,thepilotwillhearaudibleAGL

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Ifyouareinvolved in a divorce, paternity or domestic

MasterSgt.BrentFallon,5thAirForce readinessbranchsuperintendent,Senior AirmanJordanMcGinnisandAirman 1stClassJohnOlarte,374thCivil EngineerSquadronpavementandheavy equipmentjourneymen,completeaspall repairatKanoyaAirBase,Japan,May 15,2023.AteamofAirmenfromYokota AirBase,Japan,traveledtoKanoyato teachJapanMaritimeSelf-Defense Forceengineershowtocompleteaspall repair.(U.S.AirForcephoto byStaffSgt.SpencerTobler)

SpiritofFlight ByDeniseRaeDeGregoire DESTINATION:ROWLAND FREEDOM CENTERATTHE NUT TREE AIRPORT

Ihadthedistinctprivilegeofattending anintimateawardluncheonat RowlandFreedomCenteron Saturday,June24,tohonorLarrySmigla withthedistinguished“Volunteerofthe Year”award.Larryisanorganizer,promoter,sponsor,announcer,photographer andNavyveteranwhowasstationedin Spain.Larrywasraisedin“thecradleof aviation”inOhioanddevelopedapassionforitearlyon.

Larry’sclosefriend,Kent Carlomagno,soeloquentlystated, “Larry hasatwinkleinhiseye;heisaveryspecialperson,anunderdog,andaquietservantwhoseinvolvementintheaviation industryspeaksforitself.Larryisagentlemanandhelpertopromoteaviation.”

KentandLarrymetinVacavilleat theNutTreeAirport30plusyearsagoat anAirRacer/WWIIFighterPilotAces SymposiumthatLarrysinglehandedly puttogetherin1992.In1993heco-sponsored“TheTracyWarbirdInvasion”with morethan100WWIIaircraftonsite.

Whileattendingtheceremony,I learnedaboutLarry’sincrediblelifeof strengthanddedicationasIsatinthe RowlandFreedomCenterandwitnessed manyofhisgoodfriendstakingturns sharingstoriesaboutthishard-working andcaringindividual.Iwashonoredto havehadtheopportunitytonotonly watch,buttositdownwithLarryandlistenashesharedhisownstoriesandlove foraviationandphotography.Larryisa teacherandasourceofinspiration.He continuestopassonhistoricalstories throughplanning,developing,andhelpingtofacilitatemanyamazingairshows andeventsandaffiliationsasfollows:

•PresidentandsecretaryofEAA (ExperimentalAircraftAssn)andmemberofWOA(WarbirdsofAmerica)since 1998CompositeSquadron11formore than20yrsatVacaville,Calif.

•Co/sponsorsponsoronannual VeteransDayFlyIn’sinVacavillen Petaluma

•AnnouncingatSolanoandYuba CountyMarysvilleAirport,Castle Atwater,PetalumanGnossFieldFly ins/Airshows

•PromoteroftheawesomeNutTree Airshow&MustangDay’satVacaville Airportinthefirstandseconddecadeof thenewmillennium.

•WasavolunteertoNATA(North AmericanTrainerAssociation)at Portervilleandex-CastleAFBforcivilianinstructiononformationflyingand qualificationforcivilianairshowflying demonstrations

•Affiliatedwith“TheNationalAir RacingHistorians”andPresidentofthe “FriendsoftheAmericanFighterAces” (disbannedinthemid90’s)

•Presentlyavolunteerat“theRoland FreedomCenter”

•MainInterests:“AggressiveLoveof WWIIMilitaryAviationbothflyingand inmuseums.Asaphotographerhehas includedphotosin AirClassics (USA Publication) FlightPath (Australian)and FlyPast (UK)

Astheceremonycametoaclose,I hadachancetospeakwithmanyofthe peoplewhocameouttohonortheir friendandsharetheirownstoriesof Larry’scommitmenttoaviation,theaircraft,andhistory.

Hereisoneofthosestories:

“ImetLarrybackinthemid-80s. DuncanMiller[dec]usedtoorganize manyeventsathishangarattheNutTree Airport,thepurposeofwhichwastoperpetuatethelegacyofWWIIaviators.The manypicturesoftheDoolittleRaider`s exhibit,alongwiththeimagesofwarbirds intheRowlandFreedomCenter,isatestimonialtohisinvolvementasanadvocate. ThatiswhereImetLarry.Duncansaid, ‘youneedtogetLarrytohelpyou.He knowseveryone.’Thateffortwastobe laterknownasthehighlysuccessfulseries, “WingsofVictory”AirShows,1987-90.It washeldatthathistoriclocation.Thiswas thehingeoffateforthePacificTheaterof OperationsduringWWII,HamiltonField, Novato,Calif.,1976theUSAFdecommissionedthebase.In1986,Iresurrectedthe grandoldbase.WebroughtbackWWII aviationhistorytoHamiltonField.Iwas theFounderandAirShowDirectorof Operations.AviationwriterJeffEthell [dec]andwell-respectedauthorof WWII Aircraft calledtheseriesofHamilton FieldAirShowsthe‘ApexofAir’ofall WWIIShows.WelostJeffinaP-38crash. Hewasofourgenerationofthe60s.His fatherIrvflewP-51sinWWII.

In1988,wehadover300WWII planeswiththehelpofLarryand Duncan.Theytogetherralliedthe Warbirdpilotsandcrewsthroughout Californiatoattend.Thatcollaboration wastolastformany,manyyears,long pastthe‘WingsofVictory’era,inmany othervenuesandcommemorations. Larryledtheway.Duncanisgonenow. ButLarryisstillouttheredoingwhathe does.Heisaselflesspatriotwhospeaks softlybutmovesmountains.Heisthe ultimateteamkindofguy.Itsbeenagreat runat‘it’toworkwithLarry.ThisceremonywaskindlyorganizedbyLarry`s

closefriendKentCarlomagno.Alotof memorieswithaspecialgroupofpeople whohaveworkeddiligentlyto‘keep`em flying’attheNutTreeAirportovertime. ThiswasanotherWWIIaviationmilestoneheldattheNutTreeAirporthonoringoneofourown.Acommemoration thatwaslongoverdue.”

– LeonJ.DeLisle,President&CEO ofAnAirman’sStoryFoundation

Beforetheawardceremonywasset tobegin,IwasgreetedbyPaulMirich, GeneralManagerofRowlandFreedom Center.Heintroducedmeto Sparky,also knownas Blondie,the1944North AmericanP-51Mustangfighterwhowas aircraft#4inthe1995War/DramaMovie, TheTuskegeeAirmen withCubaGooding Jr.andLaurenceFishburne. Blondie, AKA Sparky,istemporarilyhousedwithintheincredibleRowlandFreedom CenteratNutTreeAirportandwas famouslynicknamedafteritsowner, SteveSeghetti,wholandedtheplaneon itsbellyinashowerofsparksafterrealizingthatthelandinggearhadnotdeployed, thus,earningthename, Sparky.ThisP-51 MustanghasbeenintheSeghettifamily fornearly40years.

Sparky isnowownedbySteve Seghetti’ssonandP-51Mustangpilot BrantSeghettiwhoaddedthename Blondie.Brantparticipateswith Sparky/Blondie inMustangDaysAir ShowattheNutTreeAirportinVacaville, Calif.Noseartusedon Blondie wasrepresentativeofthe334thfightersquadron, FourthFightergroupcalled“TheDebben Eagles”inEnglandduringWWIIflown byLt.MarvinArthur.

RowlandFreedomCenterislocated attheNutTreeAirportalongwithmany otherHistoricmilitaryarchivesand exhibits.

“TheRowlandFreedomCenteris dedicatedtohonoringthosewhodefend ourfreedom,educatingfuturegenerationsaboutwhywe’refree,andpromotingpatriotism”

Aftertheawardceremony,Ialsohad achancetospeakwithAubreyMatthews, TuskegeeAirmenHistorian,LeeA. ArcherJr.ChapteratTravisAFB.Mr. Matthewssharedwithmesomeofthe remarkablestoriesoftheall-inspiring–bestofthebest–TuskegeeAirmenRed Tails.IwascaptivatedwithwhatIwas learning,somuchso,thatIlosttrackof time!Ilookforwardtolearningmore abouttheincredibleandunstoppable

TuskegeeAirmanRedTailSquadron,as wellas,visitingtheLeeA.ArcherJr. Chaptersoon.

IwasthrilledtohavehadtheopportunitytoattendthisspecialawardceremonyattheRowlandFreedomCenterto honorLarrySmiglawiththedistinguished“VolunteeroftheYear”award. Larryisanamazinghumanwhohas inspiredmewithhis‘SpiritofFlight’and commitmenttoeducation.

Larrycanbestberememberedbya sayingofhis,“It’sabeautifuldayinthe neighborhoodtohaveanairshow!”

–Flywell/BlueSkies

KentCarlomagnopresentingawardto honorLarrySmigla. (DeniseRaeDeGregoire)

LarrySmigla(center-left)flankedby amazingmen&womenatRowland FreedomCenter,NutTreeAirport. (DeniseRaeDeGregoire)

MicheleDeCastro,AubreyMatthews, LarrySmigla,MikeDeCastro,LeonJ. DeLisleandPaulMirichwith Sparky (DeniseRaeDeGregoire)

FlyingWith Faber

RETURNTOTHE

Waybackinthe1940swhenour familylivedontheSan FranciscoPresidioduringmy father’sserviceasanarmymedicalofficer, myparentstreatedmetoafewweeksata summercampinNapa,California.Of course,Iknewnothingaboutwine.Asfar asIknew,theregionwasnotknownas winecountry.Sincethen,I’vediscovered thataguynamedJohnPatchettplantedthe firstvinesin1854.

CharlesKrugisknownforestablishingNapaValley’sfirstcommercialwinery in1861.Hissuccessandleadership sparkedawaveofnewgrowth,andby 1889thereweremorethan140wineriesin operation.Afteraperiodofdeclineinthe early20thcenturyalongwithProhibition, theindustrybeganaslowlyrecovery.In 1933,Iwasborn.TherepealofProhibition occurredthesameyear.Thisaccelerated thebeginningoftremendousgrowthofthe NapaandSonomaValleysintoaworld renownwinecountry.

TheAirport

Ihavevisitedthewinecountrycountlesstimes.Oneofmyfavoritevillagesis Guerneville.

CharlesShultz,SonomaCounty Airport,(KSTS)isapproximatelytenmiles fromGuerneville.Atanelevationof110 feet,runway14/22is6,000feetlong. Runway2/20is5,202feetlong.Thefield hasILS,LOC,GPSandRNAVprocedures. IrecommendKaiserAir,707-528-7400.In addition,therearecommercialflightsfrom LosAngelesandSanFranciscoonAlaska andAmericanAirlines.

ACityofArtisticCharacter

Formorethanacentury,artistshave flockedtoGuerneville,abohemian enclaveoftheRussianRiverValleydistinctlyshapedbythecity’surbaneclecticismandvibrantartisticculture. Encompassedwithintheuntouchednaturalbeautyoftheregion,DawnRanchhas astoriedhistory.Followingdevastating floodstotherivervalleyin2019,Dawn Ranchhasonceagainfoundnewlife.

TheReopeningofDawnRanch

DawnRanchsprawls22acresthat includeancientgiantredwoods,including tworareDawnRedwoods(theproperty’s namesake),rollingmeadows,andvintage

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appletrees.Followingtheacquisitionof neighboringresortFernGrove,Dawn Ranchhasunveiledbrand-newand expandedaccommodations.Theseinclude anewon-sitespa,saltwaterpoolanddiningconceptsbyfamedArgentinianrestaurateur,ChefFernandoTrocca.

“Weprovideguestswiththeability torefreshtheircreativetoolkitswith devicestheymaynothaveaccessedin sometime,”saidAtitJariwala,Chief ExecutiveOfficer,Bridgeton.“Through thebeautyofourgrounds,world-class accommodations,spa,diningandexperiencesthatlettheguestsfreelyandorganicallycrafttheirstay,wehopenewtalents arediscoveredornewhobbiesfound.”

CuisineandWine

Uponarrival,guestsarewelcomed bythequintessentialfloraofNorthern California.AtoweringRedwoodtree shadestheentrancetoanexpansive

1900slodgethatisoriginaltotheproperty.Refreshedandrestoredtoits20thcenturygrandeur,thelodgeofferslounge andeventspace,plusanewrestaurant conceptbyChefTroccaandhelmedby ChefJulianaThorpe.

Spanningbreakfast,lunchanddinner,thecuisineemphasizesvegetables andcombinesopen-firecookingwitha globalflareandseasonal,localprovenance.Offeringsevolvewiththeseasonalavailabilityofproduce,withdisheslike roastedbeetrootswithricottaandpistachios,rainbowtroutalaplanchawith potatocream,olive,andbasilandsquid paellawithalocalchorizo.Thepastry programfeaturestheArgentinianchipa,a naturallygluten-freecheesebread,and medialunas,aglazedtakeonacroissant.

TheLodge’sbeverageprogram highlightsaselectionofbothlocal SonomaCountywinesandSouth Americanvarieties,aswellasacraftbeer andacocktailprogramwithtwistson

classicdrinks.

Mealscanbeenjoyedinthemain diningroomoralfrescoonthedeck overlookingthesprawlingGreen,Dawn Ranch’smainlawn.Afterdinner,guests canloungeonthedeckwarmedbycozy fireplacesandenjoywineanddesserts whilelisteningtoselectionsperformed bylocalmusicians.Guestscanalsobring picnicbasketsfromTheLodgeouttothe Greenoracrossotherareasandbeyond astheyexploreSonoma.

Cozy,UniqueAccommodations

The81newlyrenovatedcottagesand cabinsatDawnRanchhavebeentastefullymodernized.Designelements,suchas colorfultextiles,un-lacqueredbrass,and built-inmillworkstorage,evokeasenseof creativeworkspaces,whilesoftchambray fabrics,hand-stitchedquilts,andtheheirloomqualitycustomfurnitureappealto luxuryindulgences.Pieceslikethe portablesafaricampaignchairs,made fromsolidwalnutwoodwithtaperedmortiseandtenonjoiner,elegantlycontrastthe boldformsofcustomdaybeds.Select

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DawnRanch (CourtesyGentl&Hyers)

RussianRivernearDawnRanch (CourtesyGentl&Hyers)

DawnRanchGorgeousDesign (CourtesyGentl&Hyers)

DawnRanchLobby (CourtesyGentl&Hyers)

CozyBedroomatDawnRanch (CourtesyGentl&Hyers)

PIPER AIRCRAFT ANNOUNCES NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

PiperAircrafthasannouncedthe formationofanewbusinessenterprise–PiperIndustrialManufacturingCompany (PIMCO).Thenewventurewillleverage andcapitalizeonPiper’srecentproductionplantimprovementsandinvestments inmachinery,tooling,andtechnology.

PiperIndustrialManufacturing Companywillofferawiderangeofhigh-

ly-specializedmanufacturingsolutions likesheetmetalfabrication,CNC machining,hydro-andstretch-forming, andtubebending/cutting.Thesearejust someoftheinitialproductioncapabilities PIMCOhastooffertoadjacentmarkets incontractmanufacturing.

“ThePiperbrandhaslongbeenrecognizedasaleaderingeneralaviation,

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roomsalsoofferdouble-sidedgasfireplacesfromOrtal.

Guestbathroomsfeatureaserene greencolorpalette,withhairandbody careamenitiesfromLeLabo.Thebathroomsareappointedwithsolidun-lacqueredbrassfixtures,includingrain showersfromWaterworks.Roomconfigurationsrangefrompetiteoneroom Grove,Redwood,andSycamorecabins tomultiroomCreeksideandGrovecottages,plusahoneymoonsuite,Olive’s Cottage.

TheSpa

NestledbehindaJapanese-inspired shadegardeninaclassicCalifornia-style bungalowthathistoricallyservedasthe owner’slivingquartersisTheSpaat DawnRanch.Thedesignteammaintainedmuchofthehome’soriginal detailing,includingthefullystained pine-paneledlivingroomandredbrick wood-burningfireplace.Inspiredby Europeansolariumsandancientpublic baths,thespa’sreceptionfeaturesaparlorroomwithacofferedskylightceiling cladinhand-wovengrassclothtextile, alongwithhonedBardiglioandCarrara marbleflooring.Guestscanenjoya relaxingsteamroom,adornedwithearthtonedMoroccanzelligetile,aswellas threetreatmentroomswithwood-paneledceilings.Outsideisalargedeckwith agardenthatweavesinandout.There arefourcustomhandmadeJapanese

Ofurosoakingtubsmadefromredwood, amahoganyinfraredsaunawithaglass ceilingandthermostaticoutdoorshowers.

Featuringcustomproductscreatedby MoonCanyonalongsidenourishingformulasfromNaturopathica,guestscan indulgeintreatmentssuchas:aForest BathingBodyScrubinspiredbythemorningmistandfeaturingawarmredwood oil;ritual-drivenBathJourneysintheredwoodtubsdesignedtotargetphysiological andemotionalneedsincludingbalance, restandrenewalthrougharomatherapy; andmassagessetneartheRussianRiver. Followingtreatments,guestsarewelcome tosipteaintheoutdoorgarden.TheSpaat

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altitudecalloutsatselectintervalsdown toonefootAGL.Thepilotcanconfigure thecalloutstostartandstopatspecified altitudes.KnowingpreciseheightAGL canbehelpfultopilotsduringlandings andflyinginareaswherelimitedbarometricaltimetersettinginformationis available–suchasbackcountryflying.

Thesinglemoduleintegratesall electronicsintoonecompactunitthat attachestothebottomoftheaircraft. Slightlylargerthanadeckofcardsand weighinglessthanonepound,theheight advisorrequiresminimalspaceandmodificationforinstallationontheaircraft.

TheGHA15becomesavailablethis monthforanexpectedstreetpriceof

withover85yearsofaircraftfabrication andmanufacturingexpertise,”saidJohn Calcagno,PresidentandCEOofPiper Aircraft.“PiperIndustrialManufacturing Companywillenableustobuildonthis legacybyexpandingourbusinessfootprintintonewandadjacentmarketsto providesolutionsincontractmanufactur-

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PIMCOwillofferawiderangeofhighlyspecializedmanufacturingsolutions,includingsheetmetalfabrication,CNCmachining,hydro-andstretch-forming,andtube bending/cutting.(CourtesyPiperAircraft)

RussianRiveraccess.TheBoathouseisa privateeventspacethatcanalsoaccommodatelargeformatgrillingforspecialevents.

Wellness,Relaxingand ExhilaratingExperiences

DawnRanchisopenforbothguestuse

andpublicaccess

Glamping-RusticLuxury

TheOrchard,hometo120-year-old fruitingtreesthatwereoncethecenterof DawnRanch’scampsites,willhonoritshistorywithanewglampingconcept,reminiscentofthevintagecanvastentsthatcouldbe foundthroughoutCalifornia’snumerous stateandnationalparks.Sixtentsareavailablewithanewtierofluxuryglampingwith theadditionofsuite-liketentswithprivate bathrooms.AcrossFife’sCreekfromthe OrchardisTheBoathouseatDawnRanch, asecludedgatheringspacewithinaclearing adjacenttoDawnRanch’ssmall,private

Theresort’son-siteprogrammingis anexplorationofmindfulnessandcreativity.Guidedbytheindividual’s instinctandDawnRanchteam,guests areencouragedtoexploreavarietyof experiencesthattheyfeeldrawnto. Theserangefromsmallgroupcreative workshopstoriveractivitiestowellbeingprogramming.ANaturalistin Residenceprogramoffersgueststhe opportunitytoengagewithexpertsof variousdisciplines.Knowledgeofthe world’smiraclesandmysteriesis acquiredthroughguidedexcursionsand firesidechats

Additionally,guestswillhaveaccess toavarietyofamenities,including FenderGuitarsandFenderPlaydigital musiclessons,SwarovskiOptiksbinocularsforwildlifewatching,HigherDose(r) PEMFGOmatsforrelaxationandcomplimentaryRetrospecCruiserBicycles, kayaksandrivertubestoexplorethe waterwaysandnaturallandscape.

DawnRanchismorethanaresortor placetostay.Itisaninnovativeoutdoor andwellnessexperience.

FormoreonDawnRanch,16467 CA-116,Guerneville,CA95446,707/ 869-0656,visitwww.dawnranch.com.

TheGHA15isasmallandlightweight heightadvisorthatusesradartechnologytoprovideabovegroundlevelinformation. (CourtesyGarmin)

OutdoorDinneratDawnRanch

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$1,995.Foradditionalinformation,visit Garmin.com/GHA15.

Wischmeyer

Thingsarecomingtogether,possiblyaheadofschedule,forflying toOshkosh.ThethreepresentationsI’mgivingareinverygoodshape, I’vesoldafewofthethingsI’mlooking tosell,butI’mlookingtosellmore,and thesparealternatorhasarrived.Lodging isarranged,carisreserved,invitations receivedtovisitgoodfriendstoandfrom.

Oneproblem,however…theaudio alertsfromtheGarminG3XTouch,such asaltitudealerts,autopilotdisconnect,and stallwarning,weresubduedandscratchy onthelastflight.ItalkedtoGarmintech supportandfoundoutthattherewasan audiotestfunction,nicetoknow.

Today’splanwastoswaptheleft andrightdisplayscreens,eachofwhich includesafullsetofprocessors,andsee iftheproblemfollowedthescreen.But beforeIdidthat,Itriedthetestfunction, anditworkedperfectly.Nofaultfound.

Eventually,Ifoundtheproblem.In ordertogetenoughvolumetotheGoPro, Iturneduptheintercom,turneddownthe headsetslider,andturneduptheradio. However,theaudioalertsstayedatthe samelevelandweremadeveryquietby theheadsetslider.Notsureifthisisa GoProbug,anaudiopanelbug,orwhose bug.I’llworkonthisafterOshkosh, maybebeforeifIhavetime. •••••

Heardarealhorrorstorytheother day.Amanboughtaverynicebutrare homebuilt,spentseveralmonthscompletingit,hadapowerfailureonthefirst flight,anddestroyedtheairplane.Hewas uninjured.

Butthepilothasaninterestingbackground.Hewasinaflyingclubinwhich somebodytaxiedanairplanewiththetowbarattached,doingaseriousmischiefto thepropeller.Therewerewrittensignsall

overtheairplanesaying,donotfly.Our boy,undeterred,lookedatthepropeller andwasnotconvincedthattherewasa problem,sohewentandflewtheplane.

It’sfolkslikethatwhogetairports closedandwhodriveupinsurancerates fortherestofus.Theremaybeother factsthatcouldleadtocertificateaction...

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Overtheyears,I’veaccumulateda bunchofpartsthatweregoingtogointo anRV-3,andthenintoanRV-10project thatwasacasualtyofadivorceanda move.AmongthosepartswereaCessna masterrelayandastarterrelay.The homebuiltcrowdisunimpressedwith certificatedpartsandIgotpushbackfrom onepotentialbuyerwhenIturneddown hislowballbid.

However,theshopthatdidthemost recentconditioninspectiononmyRV-9A mightbeinterestedinbuyingthemor, evenbetter,tradingthemforthingsthatI wouldotherwisebuyatOshkosh.The advantageofbuyingthingsatOshkoshis noshippingandnosalestax.HorsetradingisevenbetterifIdon’thavetofight crowdsandhaulthingsbacktotheplane.

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TheGarminVIRBactioncameradied, andI’vebeentryingtomakefriendswitha GoPro11Black.Sofar,it’swinning…but I’mcatchingup.Itsfavoritegameistolook likeitisrecordingwhenitisn’t.Notmy fault,ofcourse.Ofcoursenot.

WhenIwanttoshootvideosofthe primaryflightdisplay(flightinstruments),Icanonlygetafullscreendisplayontheleftside.I’vetriedthatthelast fewtimes,flyingfromtherightseat. Mostrecently,Ihadfoamboardall aroundtheleftscreentoreducereflec-

tions.Wouldhaveworkedevenbetterif thecamerawasrecording.

I’malsoworkingonacameramount inthecenteroftheairplane,betweenthe headsofthetwooccupants.Thesecond generationmountworksacceptably,andI haveanotherideaI’lltrynexttimeI’m outattheairplane.

I’vealsobeenplayingwithHorizon Lock,whichkeepstheimagealigned withtheearthwhiletheplanebobsand weaves.Thatseemstobedesirablefor outsideshots,butterriblewhenshooting theinstrumentpanel.It’samazinghow much,accordingtothecamera,theplane bobsandweavesinlevelflight. Imperceptibly,thatis,ormaybeI’vejust learnedtoignoreit.AndIdon’tknowif thegravitysensorcanbefooledbyaprolongedsteepturn.

Iwashopingtoincludesomemore videosnippetsinoneoftheOshkoshpresentations,butthat’snotgoingtohappen. Ineedtorelaxandde-stressbeforegoing toOshkosh,andthepresentationisquite strongasis.

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MixednewsfromVan’sAircraft. Theysoldkitswithsheetaluminumparts thatwerecutwithlasers,includingthe holes.Someofthoseholeswereirregular andthesurroundingaluminumwasheatedastheholeswereburned,leadingto aluminumcrackingwhentheholeswere dimpledbythekitbuilders.

Thedetailsaren’toutcompletely,and theremediesarenotyetknown,butthisis anunfortunatesituation.Vansisacompanywithanimpeccablereputation,butthis situationmaybedifficultandexpensiveto resolve.They’reworkingonit.

Inothernews,theengineeringprototypeofthehighwingRV-15willbeat Oshkoshagainthisyearbutmodified

fromitsoriginal configuration.

Detailsarenotyetavailable.

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It’sinterestingtometocomparethe RV-15withtheGlaStarSportsman2+2. NearasIcantell,they’reevenlymatched, butwiththeRV-15havingadvantagesin landinggeardesignandprice.I’veflown andliketheSportsman,butit’s15knotsor soslowerthanmyRV-9A,andmyparticularRV-9Ahasexceptionalavionics.

ButifIneededahighwing,anddidn’twantaCessna…MyoldCessna175 withallthemodswasasweetheart,but slow,andneededanavionicsupgrade.I’d alreadyputwaytoomuchmoneyintoit, anditneededADS-BoutandWAASGPS.

Thatbringsupanotherpoint.Alotof thecharmofolderairplanesisthesteam gaugesandpanellayout.Manyofthenew electronicinstrumentscramwaytoomuch informationintotoosmallaspace,almost tothepointofwhereyouneedamagnifyingglasstoreadthem.Sure,it’sniceto upgradeanoldpanel,butthecharacterof theold-fashionedpanelgetsdestroyed. MyRV-9Awithcontrolsticks,andno controlwheelcomingoutofthepanel, lookslikeitwasdesignedwithaglass panelinmind–eventhoughitwasn’t.

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Iwashopingtogetsomeveryminor avionicsworkdoneatoneofthestops beforeOshkosh.Sadly,thefolkswhoran theshopretiredamonthago.

Lackofmechanicsisanationwide issue,nearasIcantell.

Editor’sNote: Duetopressdeadlines, Edwillreportonhisadventuresand observationsatAirVenturenextmonth.

Unfortunately,twoaccidents occurredonJuly29atAirVenture.The followingreportwasissuedbyEAA.

Justafter9a.m.onJuly29,2023, theWinnebagoCountySheriffsoffice receivedmultiplecallsaboutanairplane thathadcrashedintoLakeWinnebago. TheWinnebagoCountyMarineUnits

withdiverescue/recoveryteammembers,alongwiththeOshkoshFire Department,WinneconneFireDepartment,NeenahMenashaFireRescue, CalumetCountySheriffsoffice, WisconsinDNR,U.S.CoastGuardand theU.S.CoastGuardAuxiliaryall respondedtothescenetoimmediately

beginanemergencyrescueresponse.

Thereweretwooccupantsinthe plane,aT-6Texan,andrecoveryefforts forthedeceasedoccupantsandalsothe planebeginshortlyafterwards.ThevictimsareidentifiedasDevynReilly,age 30,ofGuadalupe,Texas,and20-year-old ZachColliemoreno,whosehometown

wasnotimmediatelyavailable.The WinnebagoCountysheriffsdepartment isworkingcloselywithEAA,theNTSB andtheFAAintheinvestigation.

At12:24p.m.thatsamedaythere wasamid-airaccidentinvolvingtwoaircraftatthesouthendoftheEAA AirVentureflightlineatWittman RegionalAirport.EAA,Winnebago CountySheriffsDepartmentand OshkoshFireDepartmentpersonnel respondedimmediatelytothescene.The WinnebagoCountySheriff’sDepartment confirmedtwopeoplewerekilledand twoinjuredintheaccident.Theinjured partiesweretransportedtoalocalhospitalandareeachinstablecondition.

Thedeceasedwereidentifiedasthe pilotofthehelicopter,MarkPeterson, age69,ofFoley,Alabamaandhispassenger,ThomasVolz,age72,ofAmelia, Ohio.

AccordingtotheNTSB,theaircraft involvedwereaRotorway162FhelicopterandanELA10Eclipsegyrocopter. Thesewereaircraftthatbelongedto eventattendeesandwerenotinvolvedin theairshow.

AircraftoperationsatWittmanwere haltedwhiletheaccidentwasinitially investigated,buttheafternoonairshow beganatapproximately2:45p.m.,aftera shortdelay.

NTSBcontinuestoinvestigateboth accidentsandfullreportswillbeavailableattheNTSBwebsite(ntsb.gov)in severalweeks.

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ing,aerostructures,andprojectservices, leveragingourpositiontodayasoneof themostverticallyintegratedoriginal equipmentmanufacturersinaviation.”

PIMCOwillreporttoRonGunnarson, VicePresidentSales,Marketingand CustomerSupport.Anewbusinessdevelopmentteamhasbeenformedtolead PIMCOonthisnewendeavor.Thisteamis ledbyKevanChisholm,Business DevelopmentManager,whohasbeenrisingwithintheproductionandtoolingranks atPiperAircraftsince2010.

PiperAircraftInc.,headquarteredin VeroBeach,Fl.,offersaviatorsthroughouttheworldefficientandreliablesingle andtwin-engineaircraftandisthefirst generalaviationaircraftmanufacturerin theworldtocertifyGarminAutoland.To learnmoreaboutPiperAircraft,visitthe company’swebsiteatwww.piper.com

ALASKA FLOATS &SKIS:AN EXCEPTIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING ENVIRONMENT

ByHerbLingl

“IknowIwillcryforaweekwhen Ileavethisplaceattheendof theseason,”AlaskaFloats& SkiscertifiedflightinstructorTimSmock toldmethispastJuly.Thatsentimentis sharedbyboththeCFIsandstudentsat themostuniqueflighttrainingschoolthat Ihaveevervisited:AlaskaFloats&Skis, inTalkeetna,Alaska.

TheschoolwasfoundedbybushflyinglegendDonLeeandisnowowned andoperatedbyhisdaughter,MissyLee. SinceDonfoundedtheschoolin2002, severalthousandpilotshaveobtained theirseaplaneratingshere,learnedbush flyingandbecameCFIs.

Missyhasanexceptionaleyefor aviationtalent.Inthethreeyearsthatshe hasownedthebusiness,shehasnothesitatedtotakeyoungpilotswithverylittle experienceanddevelopthemintofirstclasscertifiedflightinstructors.Herabilitytohavetheconfidencetomakesuch decisionsmaystemfromthefactthatshe grewuparoundoneofAlaska’smost skilledpilots.

Missy’syearsofbackgroundasa teacherandexcellentinterpersonalskills enabledhertocreateauniqueteaching environmentwhereinstructorsandstudentslearnfromeachother.It’snot uncommonatAlaskaFloats&Skisfor oneoftheflyingschool’sinstructorsto becometheinstructorofsomeonewho waspreviouslyhisorherflyingteacher.

ChiefpilotMaxAdler,forexample, wasteachingfloatflyingtoAlex Contreras,theownerofLAFlight AcademyinVanNuys,whenIwasatthe school.AlexwasMax’sCFIforhisprivate,commercialandCFIratings.

Anotherinstructorattheschool receivedflightinstructionfromherstepfather,acaptainandcheckpilotataleadingregionalairline,aCFI,andanFAA designatedflightexaminer.Hewillbe comingtoAlaskaFloats&Skislaterthis seasontoreceivefloattrainingfromhis daughter.

Becauseofthehighlevelofdemand forseaplaneinstructionthatdevelopedfor AlaskaFloats&Skisthisyear,Missy decidedtohireonemoreinstructorthan shehadoriginallyplanned.ThisCFIhas referredtoherselfas“BabyBird”because shewasthelastCFIhiredforthisseason andisveryearlyinherflyingcareer.

Missy’sexceptionalabilitytoidentifywhatmattersincreatingtheflying school’suniqueteachingenvironment enableshertohireanindividuallike BabyBird,someonewhomanyflying schoolsmightnotconsiderhiringasa floatplaneinstructorinAlaska.

Thesmallmistakesthatare inevitablewhenonehaslessexperience weremorethancompensatedforby BabyBird’sgreatpersonalityandextensiveteachingexperienceinotherfields beforebecomeaCFI.Thosecharacteristicsaretranslatingwellintohereffectivelyteachingfloatflying.Aleastone employeeofAlaskaFloats&Skis,who planstoobtainhisseaplanerating, intendstotrainforhisseaplanerating withher.

Oneofthehighlightsofmyvisitto AlaskaFloats&Skiswasflyingwith JaysonDanzinger,oneofthemostexperiencedandtalentedpilotsI’veever flownwith.Iwasfortunatetobenefit fromhisexperienceduringaflightto someofthebackcountrystripsnear Talkeetnaintheflyingschool’sTriPacer onbushwheels.

Jaysonhasexperiencepiloting almosteverythingthatfliesincluding jets,turboprops,gliders,singleandmultiengineseaplanes,helicoptersandgyrocopters.Inaddition,Jaysonwasanaviationsurvival-traininginstructorinthe Navy.

TheclientsofAlaskaFloats&Skis includeofsomeofthemostinteresting

individualsontheplanet.

DuringmyshortvisitImetthree employeesofBoeing’sForeflightteam,an aeronauticalengineerandtestpilotwho designsandtestfliesnewhelicopter blades,DeanRoselofofVanHorn Aviation,apastorwholovesflyingfrom Illinoisandhiswife,adockhandworking attheLakeHoodSeaplaneBaseandhis father,atalentedaviationdesigner,Kyra Banko,whoisjustatthebeginningofher careerandworksatVanNuysAirportand manyotherfascinatingpeople.

AlaskaFloats&Skisiseasilyaccessiblebycar,trainorplane.Theseaplane base,ChristiansenLakeSeaplaneBase (AK8),isonlyafewmilesawayfromthe AlaskaRailwayTalkeetnaDepotandthe TalkeetnaAirport(PATK)andatwo-hour drivefromAnchorage.

PATKisarelativelybusyairfieldfor atownassmallasTalkeetna.Itishome toatleastsevenairtaxioperations,and becauseofitsproximitytoMt.Denali, theairportisverybusyduringthesummerseason.

TalkeetnaAirTaxi,SheldonAir Service,K2andTalkeetnaAeroServices allofferservicetotheproximityof Denali,includingglacierlandingswith DeHavillandOtteraircraftonskis.Ifyou haveadayavailableduringyourvisit withgoodweather,Ihighlyrecommend flyingoverthemountainsandlandingon aglacierintheOtter.

Talkeetnaprovidesavarietyofservicesgearedtowardthevisitorincluding

(MissyLee,AlaskaFloats&Skis)

restaurants,shopsandahistoricalmuseum.Italsohasabeautifullibrarywithan excellentcollectionofbooksandother materialsaboutaviationandAlaska.

It’slikelythatitmayrainduringa visittoAlaskaFloats&Skis.Theflying schoolhaspreparedatwo-pagebrochure thatlistsinteresting“RainyDay Activities”inTalkeetna,Wasillaand Anchorage.

Onerainydayactivitynotlistedin thebrochureisfishingfortroutin ChristensenLake.WhenIwasvisiting theflyingschool,Missy’sson,Avitt,and oneofhisfriendstookaflyingschool clientoutfishingononeofDon’sboats onarainyday.ThegoingratewhileIwas therewas$20togetoutonthewaterplus $5perfishcaught.

Ifyouareinterestedinobtainingaseaplaneratingoradditionalseaplaneinstruction,obtainingmountainflyingorbushflyingtrainingorbecomingaCFI,Iencourage youtoconsidertrainingwithAlaskaFloats &Skis.Youwillnotbedisappointed.

HerbLinglisacommercialsingleand multi-engineseaplanepilotandeducationdirectoroftheClearLakeFlying Club.Foradditionalinformationabout Herb,pleasevisithttps://www.herb lingl.com/.Toseemorephotographsof AlaskaFloats&Skis,pleasevisit https://bit.ly/3rCikWm.

AnAlaskaFloatsandSkisdockhandturnsPiperTriPacer(PA-22),N7343D, ChistensenLakeSeaplaneBase(AK8),Talkeetna,Alaska. (HerbLingl/AerialArchives/aerialarchives.com)

PilotandAlaskaFloats&Skisowner MissyLee,andherfather,legendarybush pilot,mechanicandfounderofAlaska Floats&Skis,DonLee,inflightina PiperTriPacer(PA-22).

SeaplaneSplashSeason

SUN ‘N FUN KICKS OFF 50TH FLY-IN CELEBRATION WITH NEW 2024POSTER

SeaplaneSplash-InisslatedforApril6-7,2024

Sun‘nFunrecentlyreleasedtheir 2024posterandarecelebratingtheir50th anniversaryduringtheirnextfly-inannualevent,Sun‘nFunAerospaceExpo slatedforApril9-14,2024.

Lookingbackattheirhistory,organizerssaytheyare“fly-inhappyandgratefultotheaviationcommunityforour rootsandourwings.”

Anideabecamearealitybackin 1975whennumerousaviationcommunitiescametogethertoshowcaseflying machinestotheirfriendsandfellowaviationenthusiastsonthenorthsideof LakelandLinderInternationalAirport. Thatideagrewintoaworld-class,internationaleventthroughtheeffortsof countlessvolunteers,pioneers,pilots,and communitymembers.

Theresultsofthoseeffortsforgeda state-of-the-artaviationcenterwitheducationallaboratories,museum,andhigh school;aswellasbecominganaviation destinationforthosewithapassionfor aviation.

Themissionthenandnowisto engageandeducatewhile“preserving ourheritageandinspiringthenextgeneration.Wetrulyarefly-inhappy!”

Herearejustafewnostalgicelementsyouwillfindintheposterartwork: •ElementsfromtheveryfirstSun‘n FunProgramBookin1974

•AviationPioneers–BillHenderson andPaulPobereznycreatedalegacy, whichforgedasmallgrassrootsaviation gatheringintothebeginningsofthe

world-classaviationexpoSun‘nFunis today.

• Sun‘nFunPioneerFreddieQuinn, whowasinstrumentalinthedevelopment ofSun‘nFun’sfirstAirOperationPlan ensuringsafeaircraftgroundoperations.

•Ms.Adair,formerairplaneofBillie Henderson

•TheP-51ofStallion51Flight Operations.Fromairshowperformances toscholarships,LeeLauderback’scontributionsspanmanydecadesofSun‘nFun

•TheU.S.AirForceThunderbirds whohavebeenflyingovertheskiesof Lakelandforalmost15yearsandbrings alevelofairshowexcellenceatSUN‘n FUNthatisunmatched!

Theposterartworkwasdesignedby theSun‘nFun’sgraphicdesigner, MelissaGoodson.

SeaplanesatSun‘nFun: Splash-In

TheSeaplaneareaattractspilots wholiketoplayinthewater!Stopbythe Seabirdtentandparkingareatoexperiencealltheuniqueseaplaneaircraftthat giveuppuddle-jumpingforacoupleof daystocomeandenjoytheshow!The Seabirdtentwillbemovingslightlyto thewest,justontheothersideoftaxiway Echo1,stillalongtaxiwayEcho.

Seaplanepilotswillbeincloseproximitytotheevent’s“new”venue,“The Island!”Thisnewandexcitingareawill provideentertainment,presentationsand refreshmentsalldayandintotheevening. ThisareawillalsoprovidesupportserviceslikethePilotWelcomeCenter,camp

store,ticketsales,showerhouses,Uber& LyftservicesandPublixInstacartgrocery delivery.

Besuretocheckbackformore detailsontheSplash-Inthatnormally takesplaceinTavares,Florida,theweekendpriortoSun‘nFun,April6-7,2024. Thescheduleanddetailsareunconfirmed atthistime.Checkbackatflysnf.orgas theeventdrawscloserformoredetails.

TheSun‘nFunSeabirdshoststhe Seaplaneparkingandcampingoperations.

AOPA'SAIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES SEAPLANE ACCIDENT ANALYSIS REPORT

ByAOPA CommunicationsStaff

TheAircraftOwnersandPilots AssociationAirSafetyInstitute(ASI) recentlyreleasedanewseaplaneaccident analysisreport.TheSeaplaneAccident AnalysisReport2008–2022wasfunded inpartbytheSeaplanePilotsAssociation. Itoffersadetailedaccidentanalysisand addressesflightconditionsandfleetcomposition,accidentcauses,NTSBfindings, atargetedtrainingandpreventiondiscussion,andrecommendationstoreducethe numberofaccidentoccurrences.

Thereportnotesthatabnormalrun-

waycontactdominatesseaplaneaccident causes–thesemainlyoccurduringlanding(90percent),withmanyresultingfrom gear-downwaterlandings.However,loss ofcontrolinflightisthedeadliestaccident causeandgivenseaplanes’uniqueoperatingenvironment,themaneuveringphase iswheremostoftheseaccidentsoccur.

“Seaplanesarehighlycapableand uniquelysuitedforawidevarietyof operations,butseaplaneflyingcarries additionalrisk–duetotheenvironment inwhichtheyoperate–whennotflown safelybyproficientseaplanepilots,”said RobertGeske,AOPAAirSafetyInstitute managerofaviationsafetyanalysis.

Geskecontinued,“Duringthereport period,wesaw406seaplaneaccidents with77endinginfatalities.Forreference,generalaviationaccidentsduring thesameperiodaveraged1,200to1,500 with200endinginafatality.”

“Theseaplanefleetmakesupless thanfivepercentofallgeneralaviation aircraft,sounderstandingthesetypesof accidentsisvaluabletotheseaplane community,”Geskeconcluded.

Viewthereportathttps://www.aopa .org/training-and-safety/air-safety-institute/accident-analysis/seaplane-accidentreport.

Reviewinsightfulresearch,analysisand recommendationsforimprovingseaplane safetyfromtheSeaplaneAccident AnalysisReport2008-2022byAOPA withsupportfromtheHall-Halliburton Foundation,Inc.andtheSeaplanePilots Association.(CourtesyAOPA)

Sun‘nFun’s2024posterdesignedbySun ‘nFun’sgraphicdesignerMelissa Goodson. (CourtesyEAA)

AnAviatA-1CHuskyonamphibiousfloatssoaksuptheFloridasunshinebackatSun ‘nfunin2021. (PhelanM.Ebenhack/CcourtesyAOPA)

DARPASELECTS PERFORMER TEAMSFOR LIBERTY LIFTER X-PLANE PROGRAM

FirstPhasewillDefinetheSeaplane’sDesignandCapabilities

Twoteams–GeneralAtomics workingwithMaritimeAppliedPhysics CorporationandAuroraFlightSciences workingwithGibbs&Coxand ReconCraft–willdevelopdesignsfor theDefenseAdvancedResearchProjects Agency’s(DARPA’s)LibertyLifter SeaplaneWing-in-GroundEffectfullscaledemonstrator.TheLibertyLifter programaimstodemonstratealeapaheadinoperationalcapabilityby designing,building,floating,andflyinga long-range,low-costX-Planecapableof seabornestrategicandtacticalheavylift.

TheplannedLibertyLifterdemonstratorwillbealargeflyingboatsimilar insizeandcapacitytotheC-17 GlobemasterIIItransportaircraft.Goals includetakeoffandlandinSeaState4, sustainedon-wateroperationuptoSea State5,andextendedflightclosetothe wateringroundeffectwiththecapability toflyoutofgroundeffectataltitudesup to10,000feetabovesealevel.

“Weareexcitedtokickoffthisprogramandlookingforwardtoworking

closelywithbothperformerteamsasthey maturetheirpoint-of-departuredesign conceptsthroughPhase1,”saidDARPA LibertyLifterProgramManager ChristopherKent.“Thetwoteamshave takendistinctlydifferentdesignapproachesthatwillenableustoexplorearelativelylargedesignspaceduringPhase1.”

TheGeneralAtomicsteamhas selectedatwin-hull,mid-wingdesignto optimizeon-waterstabilityandseakeeping.Itemploysdistributedpropulsion usingtwelveturboshaftengines.

AuroraFlightSciencespoint-ofdeparturedesignmorecloselyresembles atraditionalflyingboat,withasingle hull,highwingandeightturbopropsfor primarypropulsion.

DuringPhase1,DARPAwillwork withbothperformerteamsand DepartmentofDefensestakeholdersto refinetheLibertyLifterdesignswithparticularattentiontooperationalneedsand operatingconcepts.ThePhase1contract awardsareforan18-monthperiodofperformancewithsixmonthsofconceptual

TheLibertyLifterprogramaimsto demonstratealeap-aheadinoperational capabilitybydesigning,building,floating,andflyingalong-range,low-costXPlanecapableofseabornestrategicand tacticalheavylift.(CourtesyDARPA)

designworkandninemonthsofdesign maturationculminatinginapreliminary designreview.Therewillbeanadditional threemonthsformanufacturingplanning andtest/demonstrationplanningreviews.

Asscheduled,Phase1willtransition intoPhase2inmid-2024withcontinued detaileddesign,manufacturing,and demonstrationofafull-scaleLibertyLifter X-Plane.DARPAanticipatesteamingwith oneormoreDoDServiceandinternationalpartnersforthoseactivitiesandfurther

GeneralAtomics-AeronauticalSystems, Inc.LibertyLifterconcept.

(CourtesyDARPA)

AuroraFlightSciencesLibertyLifter concept. (CourtesyDARPA)

developmentoftheLibertyLifterconcept intoanoperationalvehicle.

Learnmoreontheprogressofthe LibertyLifterfromtheDARPAwebsite, darpa.mil.

WHYTHE SEAMAX?ANDWHYAN IFR?

CaptainToddLangreceivedhis Seamax,SN158,ExclusiveDual,with FoldingWings,Rotax912iSengine,and IFRcapabilitiesrecently,atDeLand MunicipalAirportinFlorida.

Seamaxaskedhimtosharewhyhe chosetheSeamax,andwhyanIFR.The Seamaxteampresentedthefollowing interview.

LieutenantColonelToddLangisa combatveteranfighterpilotwith40years ofaviationexperience.Hehaslogged morethan11,000flighthoursincluding combattimeoverIraqduringOperation NorthernWatchandOperationSouthern Watch.HeisaCFI,CFII,MEI,andhas beenaninstructorpilotintheF-16,OV10,T-38,andtheBoeing-727.Currently, heisaninternationalBoeing-767Captain forDeltaAirLines.

HeenteredtheAirForcein1984 afterearninganaviationmanagement bachelor’sdegreefromOklahomaState UniversitywherehewastheCorps CommanderoftheAirForceROTC Program.LieutenantColonel(Retired) LangalsoholdsaMaster’sinBusiness AdministrationfromEmbryRiddle

AeronauticalUniversity.Hewasthe OverallTopGunofthe8thFighterWing, the35thFighterSquadronandthe309th FighterSquadron.Hewasafinalistfor theUSAFThunderbirdsandaccompaniedtheteamonthe“Thunderoverthe Pacific”tour.

Hiscombat-missionreadyF-16

(CourtesySeamax)

assignmentsincludedHomesteadAir ForceBase,Florida;KunsanAirBase, RepublicofKorea;LukeAFB,Arizona; andTulsaAirNationalGuardBase, Oklahoma.HeservedasanOV-10 ForwardAirController(Airborne)at OsanAB,RepublicofKorea,and WheelerAFB,Hawaii.Duringthistime

healsoservedasaJointTerminalAttack Controller(previouslyknownasa GroundForwardAttackController)and BattalionAirLiaisonOfficeratCamp RedCloud,RepublicofKorea;Camp Casey,RepublicofKoreaandSchofield Barracks,Hawaii.

HisawardsincludetheMeritorious ServiceMedalwith2oakleafclusters, theAirMedalwith1oakleafclusterand theAerialAchievementMedalwith1oak leafcluster.HeretiredfromtheAirForce asthecommanderofDetachment1, 138thOperationsGroupatFortSill, Oklahoma.Inthisposition,hewasthe seniorU.S.AirForceRepresentativeat FortSillleadingthecooperativeeffortsof AirForceIntegrationtrainingtotheU.S. Army’sFiresCenter.Hewasawardedthe HonorableOrderofSaintBarbaraMedal forhisleadershipatFortSillandwonthe GoldenQuillAwardforthearticle“JFO Sustainment:ACriticalRequirement”publishedinthe FiresJournal, JointFiresToday and ManeuverSupport Magazine

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CaptainToddLanghasbeenwantingtobuyhisownairplanefor40years…Herecentlydidjustthatandsays,“Ihavefoundmydreamplane–theSeamax!”

SeaplaneSplashSeason

ICONANNOUNCES 4-BLADE LIGHTWEIGHT PROPELLER AT EAAAIRVENTURE 2023

ICONAircraft,makeroftherevolutionaryICONA5LightSportAircraft,is reaffirmingitsdedicationtoimprovingthe customerexperience,fosteringcompany growth,andprioritizingsafety.Thecompanyunveiledseveralnewproductfeaturesandinitiativesduringthefirstdayof EAAAirVentureOshkosh2023aspartof itscontinuedeffortstoexpandtheaccessibilityofflyinganddriveinnovationwithintheLightSportAircraftsegment.

EnhancingtheCustomer Experience

ICONAircraftannouncedonJuly 24thatanew4-bladelightweightpropellerisavailableasanupgradeonanew A5andcanalsoberetrofitedonprevious modelyears.Weighingapproximately eightpoundslessthanthepreviousversion,thenewpropellersignificantly improvestakeoffdistanceby10-12percent,therebyincreasingtheversatility andsafetyoftheaircraft.

Therearenowsevendifferentlivery

designsfortheA5,allowingcustomersto personalizetheiraircrafttotheirunique tastesandpreferences.Customization alsoextendstotheavionicsconfigurationsfortheA5,whereadoptionofthe GarminG3XTouchflightdisplaywith autopilothasbeenexceptionallystrong, demonstratingtheICONOwner Community’sdesireforstate-of-the-art technology.

CompanyGrowth

ICONAircraftcontinuestowork closelywiththeFAAonType CertificationfortheA5,whichisanticipatedbeforetheendof2023.Oncecomplete,ICONwillbeabletostartfulfilling itsbacklogofinternationalordersforthe TypeCertifiedA5.TheCompanyrecentlycompletedtherequirednoisetestfor TypeCertification,whichwasoneofthe finalremainingstepsintheprocess.

“Weareclosetothefinishlinewith typecertification,whichwillhelpfuel ICON’sgrowth,”saidJerryMeyer,CEO

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youchoosetobuytheSeamaxM-22?

Todd: Ihavebeenflyingfor40 yearsandI’vealwayswantedtoownmy ownairplane.OvertheyearsIhave lookedatalotofairplanes,butInever reachedamotivationleveltoactually writeacheck.Theolderairplanesand flyingfromAtoBjustneverinspiredme andwithafamilyoffour,Iwasalways lookingatfour-seaters.Ihadaparadigm shiftwhenIsawalightsportseaplane withnicenewavionics.Withadultchildren,Ireallydon’tneedfourseatsanymore.Infact,someone-on-onetimewith myfamilymemberssoundsnice.

ThereareseveralveryniceamphibiousairplanesavailableintheU.S.market.Butforme,theSeamaxstoodout.It hasaclean,polishedlookanditisvery lightweightdependingontheoptionsyou choose–theusefulloadisverygood. TheSeamaxteamwasalsomoreacceptingofcustomizationrequests–forme IFR(mydaughterwantstogetherIFR

ratingandI’maCFII).Wealsowanted thefoldingwingoptionandthateliminatedtheSuperPetrel.TheSearey’sfolding wingisabitcumbersome.TheSeamax foldingwingsarereallynice,Iwouldsay secondonlytotheIconbuttheIconwas neveraconsiderationformebecauseof theprice,usefulloadanditsinfamous purchaseagreement.

Weplantodomostofouroperations onfreshwaterlakesbutoccasionallytake atriptotheBahamasortheKeysandthe SEAMAXseemslikeitwouldstandup tothesaltwateralittlebetterwithvery fewmetalpartsexposed.I’membracing thewhole“lowandslow”concept. Goingtothelakeisablast.Butasahistoryfan,I’mthinkingaboutfollowing LewisandClark’strail,ortheOregon Trail.Ilikeancestryso,Imaygofind somemoreofmyancestorsgravesorfollowsomeoftheirOklahomalandrun routes.TherearesomanythingsI’m lookingforwardtodoing.Itmayhave takenme40yearsbutIthinkIhave

ofICONAircraft.“Internationalexpansionremainsakeystrategyforourbusinessplan.Therearesixtype-certified planesscheduledtobedeliveredlatethis year.Wehavesolidifiedagreementswith distributorsinSouthKoreaandJapan andareactivelypursuingothersin Europe,Australia,SouthAmerica,and SoutheastAsia.OnceTypeCertification iscomplete,weanticipatethat25to30 percentofsaleswillbefromoutsideof theU.S.”

Safety

AsICONcontinuestoexpandin NorthAmericaandaroundtheglobe, safetyremainsapriority.FlightTraining atICONFlightCentersinTampa,FL, andNorthernCaliforniaisopentothe publicandbothlocationsalsoconduct factorytrainingfornewowners.The Companyalsocoordinateswithdozens ofICONAuthorizedFlightInstructors acrosstheU.S.toconducttransition trainingandkeepownerscurrentand

ICONAircraftrecentlyannouncedthata new4-bladelightweightpropelleris availableasanupgradeonanewA5. (CourtesyICONAircraft)

proficientintheirlocalareas.Inaddition, thisyeartheCompanyhasseengrowing interestintheA5forbothseaplaneand traditionalflightschoolsacrosstheU.S. ICONAircrafthasproduced192aircrafttodateandnotedthatproduction positionsarefilledthroughMarchof 2024.LearnmoreaboutICONAircraft onthecompanywebsite,iconaircraft.com.

foundmydreamplane–theSeamax!

Seamax: Whydidyouaskforan IFRversion?

Todd: IknowtheLSAconceptisto lowertheentryrequirementsfornew pilots(and),VFRonlymakesthispossible.Butasthesepilotsgainexperience, don’twewantthemtokeeplearning?In mycase,I’maCFIIandmydaughterhas herprivatepilot’slicense.Shewouldlike tohaveaninstrumentrating,butshe doesn’twanttogorentanairplaneifwe aregoingtopurchaseanairplane.When Imadethedecisiontopurchasethe Seamax,Iprobablywouldnothavespent themoneystrictlyforwaterfun.

WiththeIFRoption,wecangotothe lakeandhavefunthenshootanapproach whenwecomeback.Havefunandgrow asapilot–notonlylearningseaplane skillsbutinstrumentskillsalso.Garmin’s G3Xisbecomingreallypopularandit’s reallynotthatmuchmoretoaddanexternalnavigatorliketheGPS-175.

TheSeamaxCompany andM-22

ThefirstM-22aircraftwasdelivered in2002.In2004,whentheFAAintroducedtheLight-SportAircraft(LSA)category,Seamaxwasimmediatelyclassified.In2008,theSeamaxM-22wascertifiedbytheFAAintheS-LSAcategory (SpecialLight-SportAircraft).In2012 Seamaxwasawarded“OutstandingBest CommercialS-LSA”atSun‘nFun AviationExpoinLakeland,Florida.

Today,after19yearsofresearchand development,thatbeganintheU.S., movedandcontinuestobeheadquartered inBrazilandnowalsoatEmbry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversityResearchParkin DaytonaBeach,Florida,theSeamaxaircraftiscertifiedbyaviationauthoritiesin 19countriesandhassold150unitsin morethan20countries.

LearnmoreabouttheSeamaxonthe companywebsite,seamaxaircraft.com.

SeaplaneSplashSeason

ICONIC C ATALINA AMPHIBIOUS FLYING BOATTOBE RESURRECTEDAS

NEW PRODUCTION TRANSPORT C ATEGORY TURBOPROP

NextGenerationAmphibiousCatalinaIIAnnouncedasVariantAdditiontotheHistoric28-5ACF CatalinaTypeCertificate

CatalinaAircraft,holderoftheType Certificatesforthe28-5ACFCatalina,on July25announcedtherebirthoftheiconicandlegendaryCatalinaastheCatalinaII AmphibiousTurboprop.Aproductionrestartprogramhasbeenformalizedforthe NextGenerationAmphibiousAircraft (NGAA)CatalinaIItwinturboprop amphibiousflyingboat,andthecompany ispreparingtotakepre-ordersaspartof theturbopropproductionre-startprogram.

Basedonthedesignfundamentalsof theFederalAviationAdministrationand TransportCanada(TC)Large,Transport Categorycertificated28-5ACFCatalina amphibiousflyingboat,CatalinaAircraftis offeringtwonewproductionvariants,a NGAACivilianVariantandaNGAA SpecialUseVariant,bothofwhichrepresentthequintessentialstandardinairborne amphibiousoperationsfortheprivate,commercial,governmentandmilitarysectors.

“Interestintherebirthofthislegendaryamphibianhasbeenextraordinary. Thecapabilitiesthismodernizediconic platformoffers,beingcapableofperformingsomanyuniquemissions,andina varietyofmarketsegments,speakstothe heritageoftheCatalinaproductline.The NGAACatalinaIIisamodernamphibian withadvancedenginesandavionicsand willoffercapabilitiesnootheramphibian canprovidetoday,”saidLawrenceReece,

PresidentCatalinaAircraft.“Wearelookingforwardtomovingthisprogramforwardrapidly.”

TheNGAACatalinaIItargetstwo majoraircraftclientgroups,thecivilian/ commercialoperatorandthegovernment /militarycustomer.TheNGAACatalina IIwillbethelargest,fastest,longest range,highestpayload,andmostcapable amphibiousaircraftavailableworldwide withwesterncertifications.Itwillbe capableofoperatingfromrunways, grass,dirt,lakes,rivers,bays,andopen water.Utilizinggreenenergypowerinitiatives,theNGAACatalinaIIprovides

civilian,commercial,governmentand militaryoperatorsasignificantcapabilitiesexpansionovermanycurrentplatformsemployedinamphibiousoperationstoday.TheNGAACatalinaIIprovidesunmatchedprecision,speedand flexibilityfromlandtoairtosea.

TheNGAACatalinaIICivilian Variantisanewproduction32,000pound MaximumTake-OffWeight(MTOW) unpressurized,twinturboprop,seastate2 capable,amphibiousflyingboatdesigned toaccommodateupto34passengersor 12,000poundsofcargooperatinginthe privateandcommercialmarketsegments.

TheNGAACatalinaIISpecialUse Variantisanewproduction40,000pound MaximumTake-OffWeight(MTOW) unpressurized,twinturboprop,seastate3 capable,amphibiousflyingboatgearedto supportgovernmentandmilitarytype CONceptsofOPerations(CONOPs).

BoththeCivilianandSpecialUse Variantsareconstructedusingmoderncorrosionresistantmaterials,assemblypracticesandsupportabilityinitiativestoensure theMaterialAvailabilityandOperational Availability(Ao)remainsatthehighest ratespossible.Manyexistingandproven in-servicesystemsareemployedtominimizelogisticsfootprintgrowthandprovide forcommonalityofcomponentsbetween theNGAACatalinaIIandexisting/ emergingin-serviceaerialplatforms.With analmostlimitlessmulti-CONOPspotentialfromasingleplatform,theNGAA CatalinaIIoffersasingleassetsolution capableofreplacingseveralexistingplatformtypes,thusreducingoverallacquisition,operationalandsustainmentcosts.

Pricinghasnotbeenannouncedyet, whiledeliveriesareanticipatedtobegin in2029.FornewproductiontwinturbopropNGAACatalinaIIinquiriescontact CatalinaAircraftatbusinessdevelopment@catalinaaircrafttrust.com.Orvisit thecompanywebsiteatcatalinaaircrafttrust.com.

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS SELECTEDAS ELECTRIC AVIATION BATTERY PROVIDERFOR ELFLY’S CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH SEAPLANE DEMONSTRATOR

Elfly’s‘Noemi’(NoEmissions)allelectricseaplaneisdesignedfor200-kilometerairjourneys.

ElectricPowerSystems(EP Systems),aleadingproviderofadvanced energystoragesolutions,onJuly25 announcedithasbeenselectedasthebatteryproviderforElfly’shighlyanticipatedall-electricseaplane.

Thecompaniesannouncedtheir partnershipfortheresearchdemonstrator programatEAAAirVentureOshkosh 2023,wherebothcompanieswereparticipating.Underthetermsoftheagreement,EPSwilldeliveritsEPiCbattery linefortheinitialdemonstrationtoincorporateupgradableenergysolutions.

Elflyhasembarkedonaground-

breakingresearchinitiativeaimedat developinganamphibiousplanewiththe projectionofhaving15to20Noemi(No Emissions)passenger-readycraftsby 2030.EPS’sstate-of-the-artbatterysystemshavedemonstratedunparalleled performance,safety,andlongevity,makingthemanidealchoiceforElfly’s researchobjectives.

“Wearethrilledtocollaboratewith Elflyonitspioneeringresearchproject,” saidNathanMillecam,CEOofElectric PowerSystems.“Weareconfidentthat ouradvancedbatterytechnologywill contributesignificantlytothesuccessof theprojectandweareexcitedtohave beenselected.”

BothEPSandElflyarecommitted

toprioritizingsafety,performance,and sustainabilityintheirrespectivedomains. Thissharedcommitment,coupledwith theircombinedexpertiseandtechnologicalprowess,positionsthecollaboration asapowerfulcatalystforacceleratingthe adoptionofelectricaviationandrevolutionizingtravel.

“WearedelightedtowelcomeEPS asanearlyandimportantsupplierforour firstdemonstrator,”saidElflyCEOand FounderEricLithun.“Theirteam’shighlyrelevantexperiencesupportingbattery technologyoncomplementary,innovativeprograms,positionsthemwellfor ournext-generationseaplane,whichwe intendtobuildandflyunderourownAir

TheNGAACatalinaIIisaLarge,TransportCategoryamphibiousflyingboatcapable ofoperationfromrunways,grass,dirt,sand,lakes,rivers,bays,andopenwaterutilizinggreenenergypowerinitiatives. (CourtesyCatalinaAircraft)

Ithasbeensaidthattheonlyvoluntaryactinaviationisthedecisiontotake-off.Everyactionaftertake-offinvolvestheskillfulmanagementof risk,theenjoymentofflightandacontinuousstreamofdecisionsthatresultinasafelanding.

In1974,NASAcreatedtheAviationSafetyReportingSystem(ASRS)toallowaviationprofessionalstoshareexperiencesinafrank,non-punitivemanner.TheASRSstructureallowspilotsandotheraviationprofessionalstofileananonymousreportofanincident,errororoccurrencethatthecontributorfeelsmightbeofvaluetoothers.These reportsaregathered,analyzedanddatabasedbyNASAexpertsandmadeavailabletoallinterestedpartiesasatoolforcreatingproactiveaviationsafetyprograms.Additionally,NASAdistributes anelectronicpublication, CALLBACK,whichcontainsselected,de-identified,reportsonafreesubscriptionbasis. InFlightUSA isproudtoreprintselectedreports,exerptedfrom CALLBACK,for ourreaderstoread,study,occasionallylaughat,andalwayslearnfrom.Visithttp://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/tolearnhowyoucanparticipateintheASRSprogram.

TIME PRESSURE

FocusingonTimePressurethis month,CALLBACKcontinuesits informallookatHumanFactors (HFs)inaviation.AfascinatingHF,Time Pressureispresenttosomedegreeat eachmomentofeveryflight. Imperceptibleattimes,itcanbeintense underdemandingconditions.

TimePressureiscomplex.Ithas influenceonqualityofdecisions,andit rarelyactsalone,butratherinconcert withotherHFs.Eventscansuddenly thrustapilotorcrewunwittinglyintoa continuumwheredecisionsmustbe madeinminimaltime.Agooddecision mayreducepressure,advanceclearer thinking,andeffectbetterresults.Alesserdecisioncouldcauseorincreasepressureandmayfurtherjeopardizejudgmentandthesafestcourseofaction.

Thismonth,wefeaturereported incidentsthatoccurredacrossvariedsituationsandaviationoperationswhere TimePressurewaspredominantinsome way.Enjoythemanyfacets,vectorsof involvement,andcomplexitythatTime Pressureassumesinthesenarratives.

Part91ApproachTurmoil

LastminutechangeselevatedTime Pressureandresultedinanundesirable aircraftstateforthisjettransportcrew.

FromtheFirstOfficer’sreport:

• We…wereinitiallyexpecting…the Xrunwaysbutwerelaterchangedtothe YYrunways.Atthelastminute,they switchedusovertoplantheRNAVvisual forZZR.Thisledto…tasksaturationand ultimately…tothesnowballeffect.…Our lastfixonthearrivalwasthefirstfixon thevisualapproach.Wewereinahurry togetthisenteredlastminuteanddual verifyourfixes.…MyCaptainnoticedwe werereallyhighinreferencetotheairport.…VNAVwasnotstepping[us] down.…Wewerestillonmanual sequence,whichwedidn’tnoticeinour flightplansequence,sincewewerebusy manuallygoingtoverticalspeed[mode] toreachthealtitudesateachfix.…I was…gettingusdown.MyCaptainwas tryingtoworkonwhatcausedthis.…I

wasstillexpectingtheFMStosequence tothenextfix.…Instead,itkeptheading inmanualsequencetowardahotel.…

Humanerrorisultimatelytheissue. Therewas…alotgoingonatonce. Usually…therearen’tsomanychanges toaflightplan.…We…didn’tgetalotof timetoseeourmistake.

FromtheCaptain’sReport:

• Wewereheadingforahoteland wewerewaytooclose.Wemadean immediateleftturn.TheGPWSalarm soundedaswewereturningawayfrom theobstacle.Onceheadedtowardthe runway,we…wereabletostabilizethe approachandlandnormally.…Allthe pointsonthisapproacharesoclose together,itmakesitdifficulttoanalyze whereyouare,whereyoushouldbe,and

ifnecessary,howtogettowhereyou shouldbe.Allthishappens…whenyou areconfiguringtheaircraftandcommunicatingwithyourflyingpartner and…ATC.…Eliminateorsimplifythis procedure.

Part135MedevacAction

TimePressurewaskeyindemandingconditionsandledtoanoversightby thisairambulancehelicopterpilot.

• Anotherhelicopterwasinboundto thesameHelicopterAirAmbulance (HAA)helipadthatIwasoccupying (ZZZ1).Ihadtohurryandleavethemedicalcrewtoclearthepadandreposition toZZZ.WeatherwasmarginalasreportedbyZZZ2Towerbutabove1000/3. Enroute,theweatherseemedlower towardZZZ,andIobtainedATISVictor, reporting6milesvisibilityand900BKN. IcontactedZZZTowerwiththeATISand myrequestforlandingatFBO.…I receivedthesquawkcode,butIforgotto alsorequestaSpecialVFR(SVFR) clearance.…AftermyreadbackandZZZ verifyingmyposition…Towerstated somethinglike,“ClearedintotheCharlie withspecial,”andIreplied,“Roger, inboundto[FBO]withVictor.”MymistakewasthatIforgottoaskfortheSVFR clearanceoninitial[contact]whenI calledtoestablishcommunicationswith thecontrollingagency,ZZZTower.Due tothehasteofclearingtheHAAhelipad, deterioratingweatherconditions(which weregettingclosetocompanyweather minimums),flyingataloweraltitude thannormal(between400to500feet), scanningoutsidemoreintentlytoavoida potentialcollisionwithantennasbecause oftheloweraltitude,andongoingradio trafficchatter,IbelieveIwasgettingtask saturatedandtimecompressed.Also,I haven’thadtouseSVFRclearancein overatleast10years,soitdidn’tcometo mind.HadIsloweddownandpreplannedinmymindforthepossibilityof lowerVFRweather…orevenweather belowVFRminimums…whenIlifted, thatmighthaveallowedmetorecallthe requirementfortheSVFRclearanceif

ElectricPowerSystems

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Operator’sCertificateinNorway.”EPS addsElflytoagrowinglistofcustomers, whichincludestheFAA,Boeing, DiamondAircraft,Plana,REGENT, Safran,Supernal,Ampaire,AuraAero, andVoltAero.Thecompanyalsoprovidesitselectricpowertrainsystemto Boeing’sCAV(CargoAirVehicle)and BellHelicopter’shybridAdvancedAir Mobilityaircraft(BellNexus).

AboutElectricPowerSystems

ElectricPowerSystems(EP Systems)isaleadingproviderofhighpower,scalablepowertrainsthatarecer-

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weatherwaslessthana1,000[footceiling]or3[milesvisibility].

Part121CriticalSystemFailure

AB737-800Captaindescribesthe crew’sactionstoresolveanurgentsituationthatrenderedtimeatapremium.

• ConditionswereIFRwithlightto moderaterainandvisibilityof2½ miles.…ThePilotFlying(PF)wasthe FirstOfficer(FO).…Descending on…downwind,theFOstatedthatthe aircraftwasmakinganuncommanded turn.Withhishandsonthecontrols,the autopilotdisengaged.TheFOstruggled toregaincontrol,indicatingstrongcontrolforceandapitchdowntrimforce. Concernwasapossiblerunawaytrim.I immediatelydeployedthetrimwheel handleandbegantotrimtheairplaneaft accordingtoFOinstructions.Myonly concernatthetimewasflyingtheairplaneandregainingcontrol.…ATC calledseveraltimestoissueturninstructions.Wedidnotrespond,duetothe urgencyofaircraftcontrol.Afterregainingcontrol,therewereconcernsabout thetrim,asexpressedbytheFO. I…cutoffthestabtrimswitchesand informedtheFOthatswitcheswerecutoffandthatwewerenowmanualtrim.I thenrespondedtoATCand[requested priorityhandling].…

Wenowhadcontrolunderwhat

tifiableforelectrifiedaviation.Itdevelopsenergystoragesystems,DCfastchargingstations,andelectricpropulsion productsforAerospace.EPSystemshas numerousbatterysystemscurrentlypoweringcustomerflightdemonstratorvehicles(e.g.,NASAX-57,BellNexus, AuroraFlightSciencesPegasus, EmbraerIpanema,andBoeingCAV). Advancedfeaturesproducesaferbattery systemsresultinginaperfectsafety recordinfield.EPSystemsiscurrently partneredwiththeFAAtocertifybatteriesforgeneralaviationaircraftandwill completeitsfirstTSOin2023.Formore informationvisitwww.espenergy.com

AboutElfly

TheElflyGroup,establishedin Bergen,Norwayin2018,aimstobring environmentallyfriendlyaviationto Norwayinitiallyandthentotherestof theworld.Itsleadingprogramisamodern-dayamphibiousaircraftwithbatteriesandtwoelectricengines,inspiredby thevenerabledeHavillandTwinOtter andGrumman’sMallard.Called‘Noemi’ (NoEmissions),itsseaplaneisdesigned for200-km.airjourneys.Theprototype (experimentalversion)ofNoemiisbeing readiedforflightin2025.Itwillhavean unpressurizedcabinandbepoweredby twoelectricmotorswithupto1MW

combinedoutput.

Itsdesignispartofaresearchproject,fundedbyprivateinvestorsandthe ResearchCouncilofNorway(RCN).

ElflyisworkingtoobtaincertificationforitsEG1AtestvehicletoCS23 Level4,whichwillenabletheaircraftto evolveuptoa19-seatseaplane.Initially, itwillbeofferedasabusiness/executive cabinwithnineseats,plusluggage;complementedbyaVIPlayoutwithsixseats. Atouristpleasureflightmodelwith13 seats,minusbaggage,willalsobe offered.Inanodtoitsflexiblefunctionality,acargoversionisalsoplanned,plus amedevacversion.Formoreinformation visitwww.el-fly.no

seemedtobemanualreversion.TheFO wasdoingagreatjobturningand descending…to4,000feettoestablish ourselvesonfinal.Therewasmuchdialogandsenseofurgencyinourcommunicationintheflightdeck.Iwantedto landimmediately,sincetimewasafactor andweatherwasnotinourfavor.…We startedtoconfigurewithflaps.We attemptedtoextendthegear,butthegear didnotextend.Atthispoint…the approachtolandingwouldnothavebeen feasible.Irequestedastraightoutmiss, maintaining4,000feet.ATCgrantedthat request,andshortlythereaftergaveusa climbto8,000feetandaturn.…Atthis point,wegotbusyinahurry.TheFO wantedtocleanuptheflaps.Thismade senseatfirst,andthenIreconsidered. Valuabletimewasbeingwastedtryingto climbandconfigure.Ialsodidnotsee anyadvantagetocleanupwitha hydraulicissue.Ididnotwanttolosethe useofflapsandthencomplicatetheissue more.…TheFOandI…agreednotto cleanupcompletely,andwelefttheflaps at1,buttheindicatorstoppedat5.… ATC…gaveusclearancetomaintain 5,000feet.Thishelpedusfocusonthe gearproblem.…

Uptothispoint,everythingwasjust happeningtoofast,andIneededtoslow thingsdownandgetthegeardown.I openedtheQRHandstartedtheManual GearExtensionchecklist.Ihadthejump seatpilotextendthegear,sincehehad

greataccesstothesehandles.Theright gearwasdroppedfirst.Thiscauseda yawtotherightandapitchdownattitude.Moremanualtrimwasrequired. Thenthenoseandleftgear[werelowered].Thisstabilizedtheyaw.Atthis point,Iwasready…fortheapproachand advisedATC.They…gaveusheadings backtotheILS.…IaskedtheFOifhe wasOKorneededabreak.…Hewas goodtocontinue…flying.…Iinstructed theFOtokeeptheturnstonomorethan 10degrees[ofbank].IadvisedATCthat weneededashallowintercepttofinal. TheHYDBsystemwasat60percent,and brakepressurewasjustabove2,500PSI. I…andtheFO…agreedthathewould onlyflytheplane.Ihadthethrustlevers andthetrim.Wesettledonaspeedof170 knotsforapproach.…Webrokeoutat 400feetAGLwiththerunwayinsight andlightshowers.Oncelandingwas assured,Isetthepowertoidle.TheFO neededbacktrimtoarrestthesinkrate, soItrimmedbackaggressively.Welandedandmaximumbrakingwasapplied. Controlwasexchanged,andIwasableto turnoff,slowlyclearingtherunway.We weretowedtoourgate.

RecreationalandPart107 Transgression

TimePressurenudgedthisUAS operatortoflyunpreparedwithinairspaceregulatedbybothFAAandlocal

ordinance.

• Iwasflyingmydrone…andwasso focusedonthevideoclipsIwasrecording,thatIfailedtorealizeIbrieflybroke anFARbyflyingmydroneovermoving traffic.…IdidnotrealizeIbrokeanFAR, asIamanewerdronepilot.AfterImade thismistake,Ishowedthevideotoa friend,whoisaPart107pilot.…He mademeawareofmymistake.Healso informedmethatIneedtobeaPart107 pilottoflyinthatarea,duetothelocal droneordinance.…Iwasinarushtouse mydronebeforesunset,andIdidnotdo theproperresearchpriortoflyinginthis location.…

Tocorrectmyactionsinthefuture,I willbeobtainingmyPart107drone licensetoenhancemyknowledgeonthe FARsforUASoperations,andIwillbe ensuringIgetmoredroneexperience beforeIflymyUASinacomplexareato navigate.Also,Ineedtofurtheranalyze thePAVEmodel(Pilot,Aircraft, EnVironment,Externalpressures)before flyingmyUAS.BetterusageofthePAVE modelwouldhavealertedmethatIwas rushingandwasnotinthecorrectmindsetforflight.…Theexternalpressureof rushingtoflybeforesunsetcausedmeto losesituationalawareness.…Ishould havecalledtheflightoffforanotherday soIcouldhavehadtimetodoproper researchpriortoflyingandbeinthecorrectstateofmindtoconductUASoperations.

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JIM IRWIN RECOGNIZEDWITH EAA’S FREEDOMOF FLIGHT AWARD

JimIrwin,CEOofAircraftSpruce& SpecialtyCo.,hashadalifefullofaviation.

AircraftSprucehasbeenanessential supporterofEAA,andJimhashelped developandsustainthatrelationship. Becauseofthat,hewasawardedthe2023 FreedomofFlightAwardatEAA AirVenture,whichisbestowedannuallyto recognizecontributionstoaviationthat closelymirrortheintegrity,entrepreneurship,andinnovativenessofEAAmembers.

Jim’sparents,FloandBobIrwin, foundedAircraftSpruceCo.in1965,selling onlyaircraft-gradespruce.Overtheyears, thecompanygrewitsproductcatalog,as wellasitsemployeesandlocations,adding facilitiesinGeorgiaandCanadainaddition toitsoriginallocationinCalifornia.

Aftergrowingupandworkinginthe familybusiness,JimIrwin,EAA Lifetime209874,acquiredthecompany andbecamepresidentin1980.

“Whentheystartedthebusinessin 1965,Iwas10yearsold,anditwasinour

(CourtesyEAA)

familyhome;Igrewuparoundit,”Jim said.“Itwasaverysmallbusinessand interestingtomebecauseitwasinaviation,anditwasanaturalprogressionthatI grewupinthebusinessandhadtheopportunitytocontinueit.Whenwetookitover, itwasaround25employeesinonelocation,andnowitisover300employeesin ninelocations,soithascomealongway, and[it’s]greattobeapartofthejourney.”

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JimIrwin,CEOofAircraftSpruce,was awardedthe2023FreedomofFlight AwardatEAAAirVenture.

URVA AVIATION APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE FLORIDA DISTRIBUTOR FOR TECNAM AIRCRAFT

TecnamAircraftannouncedonJuly 28theappointmentofUrvaAviationas theirExclusiveDealerforSalesand ServiceforthestateofFlorida.Urva AviationispartoftheX-Flight AeronauticalSolutionsgroupwithbases throughoutArgentinaandsince2021in PompanoBeachAirpark,Florida.The grouphasmorethan10yearsofexperience intheaviationindustryandcreatedUrva AviationtomanagetheTecnambusiness.

“ThealliancewithTecnam,oneofthe mostimportantaircraftmanufacturers globally,empowersusandelevatesusasa company,providinguswithknowledge, relationships,openinguptonewmarkets andbrandcapital.”saidHugoDiego

Ursella,ManagingDirector,UrvaAviation.

“HavingUrvaAviationonboard withTecnamiskeytosupportingour growthwithintheUnitedStatesandsupportofourexistingcustomersthroughout theirterritory.”saidDavidCopeland, DirectorofSalesforTecnam.

UrvaAviationwillbeoffering Tecnamaircraftallacrossthevarious models.TheTecnamfleetisuniqueinthat itoffersthebestefficiencyandlatestcertifications;efficiencythatalsomeansvery lowCO2emissions.Arecentstudyshows thatflightschoolsoperatingwithTecnam single-andtwin-enginefleetcanreduce emissionsbyupto60percent:10tonsof CO2foreachstudentbythetimethey

receivetheirCommercialPilotLicense.

MoreinformationonTecnam SustainableAviationisavailableatthe Tecnamwebsite,www.tecnam.comor directlyathttps://www.tecnam.com/tecnam-aircraft-fleet-reduces-flightschools-co2-emissions-by-up-to-60/.

UrvaAviationprovidescomprehensiveaeronauticalsolutions,complying withthehigheststandardsofqualityand customerservice.Theyworkeveryday withpassionandaspiretoachieveexcellenceinalltheirprocesses,differentiating themselvesfromourcompetitionby addingvaluetothecustomerexperience. Learnmoreathttps://www.urvaaviation .com/.

DuringAirVenturelastmonth,Tecnam Aircraftannouncedtheappointmentof UrvaAviationastheirExclusiveDealer forSalesandServiceforthestateof Florida. (CourtesyTecnam)

BRISTELL WILL PAY 50PERCENTOF YOUR INSURANCE BILL!

Insurancecostshaveskyrocketed. LouMancuso,PresidentofBristell Aircraftistakinganactiveroleinhelping toreduceinsurancecost.

FirstonhisagendaisLouwillpay halfyourfirstyear’sinsurancebillwhen youbuyanewBristell.

Secondly,LouhascreatedanLSA TransitionTrainingCoursethatsignificantlyimprovespilotslandingskills, especiallyduringcrosswindlandings. Lou,knownas“TheLandingDoctor,” shareshiscrosswindlandingskillspro-

gramfortheflyingpublicatnocharge. Justvisithiswebsite,www.thelanding doctor.com.

Loupassionatelybelieveswecanall helplowerinsurancecostbyflyingmore wiselyandsafelybyestablishingawrittenPersonalLimitationsChecklist.Lou wroteabookletin1992called“The PersonalLimitationsChecklist,Expert DecisionMakingfortheNewly CertificatedPilot.”

Thebooklet,alongwithmoreinformation,isavailableforfreeonhisweb-

sites:www.bristellaircraft.comor www.sportflyingusa.comorwww.the landingdoctor.com.

Right: LouMancuso,"TheLanding Doctor,"isa7,200-hourCFI,passionate aboutsafetyandthatiswhyheandhis sonMikeMancusocreated"TheLanding Doctor"brand…thelandingdoctor.com.

(CourtesyTheLandingDoctor/ LouMancuso/BristellAircraft)

AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES WARM WEATHER IFR PLANNING WITH FOREFLIGHT

TheAircraftOwnersandPilots AssociationAirSafetyInstitute(ASI) releasedanewvideoinitsBeyond Proficient:IFRvideoseriesthatprovides practicaladviceonusingForeFlightto plananIFRflightduringwarmweather.

“WarmWeatherIFRPlanningwith ForeFlight offersinsightfultipstohelp identifyweatherthatcouldinterruptour flightbylookingatvarioustoolsreadily availableduringtheplanningprocess,” saidASISeniorDirectorPaulDeres.“For example,selectingtheIFRflightcategory overlayinForeFlightgivesusabirds-eye

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Jimisalsoanactivemultiengineandinstrument-ratedpilotwithmorethan 5,000hours.ThroughouthistimeaspresidentofAircraftSpruce,hehasnurtured thecompany’srelationshipwithEAA,

viewofcurrentweatheracrosstheregion andhelpsusanticipateconditionswecan expectforourflight.”

“AsproficientIFRpilots,weare comfortableflyingininstrumentweather withinourpersonalminimums.Butthis requiresweareknowledgeableabout currentandforecastconditions,what’s acceptabletous,andhowtoavoid adverseweather,”Deresconcluded.

ASIcollaboratedwithFlightInsight tocreatetheseries’videosthatoffertips andtrickstomastercomplexinstrument flyingaspects.

View WarmWeatherIFRPlanning WithForeFlight attheAOPAwebsite, aopa.orgordirectlyathttps://www. aopa.org/training-and-safety/online-learning/beyond-proficient/IFR-series.

ViewothervideosintheBeyond ProficientseriesalsofromtheAOPAwebsite.

Since1950,theAOPAAirSafety Institutehasbeenworkingtocreatea safercultureforgeneralaviationthrough knowledge,training,andproficiency.As theworld’slargestprovideroffreegeneralaviationsafetycontent,ASIisresponsibleforguidingandpositivelyinfluenc-

ingpilotbehavior,policymakers,manufacturers,andtrainingproviderswith engagingmaterial,thoughtfulresearch andanalysis,andmodern,effectiveoutreach.Inadditiontoitsbest-inindustry onlineflightinstructorrefreshercourse, ASIoffersmorethan300freeonline safetyprogramsincludingvideos,podcasts,webinars,publications,courses, andquizzesthatareproudlyfundedby theAOPAFoundation.Tolearnmore, visitASIatairsafetyinstitute.org.

TolearnmoreaboutAOPA,visit www.aopa.org.

andhasgreatmemoriesofandrespectfor thePobereznys,aswellascurrent CEO/ChairmanJackJ.Pelton.

“EAAhasbeenabigpartofoursuccessovertheyears;theirmembershave madeourcompanywhatitistoday,”Jim

said.“Throughtheyears,aswehave grown,wehavetriedtobeasinvolvedas wecouldindifferentprogramstheyhave, likeYoungEaglesandBuild-A-Plane, andtriedtosupportEAA’seffortsinthe waytheirmembershavesupportedus.It

hasbeenagreatrelationshipthatwewant tocontinuetogrowandhelptheorganizationinanywaywecan.”

LearnmoreaboutAircraftSpruceat aircraftspruce.comandmoreaboutEAA andAirVentureateaa.org.

JimIrwinRecognized

OODIES AND AND

ADGETS

Oneofthetrulygreatthingsaboutbeinganaviationbuffisthenumberof“GoodiesandGadgets”availabletoplay with.Here InFlightUSA hascollectedafewnewonesworthyofyourconsideration.

AircraftSpruce&SpecialtyCo.hasbeenthesupplierthataircraftbuilders,owners,pilots,andaviationbusinesseshavedependedonsince1965.Theycarryawide selectionofaircraftparts,buildingmaterials,avionics,andpilotsupplies,allofwhichareofferedontheirwebsite(www.aircraftspruce.com)andinthefamousAircraftSprucecatalog,nowover1,000-pagesavailablefordownloadorforfreeinprint.YoucandependonAircraftSpruceforpromptshippingandcompetitivepricingonallorders.

AIRCRAFT SPRUCE WRAPPING UP SUMMERAND PREPPINGFOR FALL

TheAircraftSpruceteamhadagreat timeatAirVenturethisyear,especially whenJimIrwin,CEOofAircraftSpruce &SpecialtyCompanywasawardedthe 2023FreedomofFlightAwardatEAA AirVenture,whichisbestowedannuallyto recognizecontributionstoaviationthat closelymirrortheintegrity,entrepreneurship,andinnovativenessofEAAmembers.CongratulationsJim!Welldeserved.

Theteamalsoenjoyedmeeting thousandsofclientsandprovidingfree deliveryon(most)oftheirpurchases fromtheAirVenturebooth.

IfyoumissedAirVenturethisyear,not toworry…AircraftSprucecontinuesto providethousandsofproducts,manyspecials,timelydeliveryandpurchasingsupport.Findthemataircraftspruce.comorcall toll-free1-877-477-7823.Meanwhile, there’splentyofsummerleftandthisisa goodtimetoprepforfallandwinterflying justaroundthebend.

RadiantTechnologiesAirLite GPS

ThisGPSreceiver provideslotsofuseful informationforadventures andpilots.

It’ssmallenoughto holdinaperson’shand orbecomeapartofa keychain(justover2.5-inchesby2-inchesand1.4ounces),andalwaysworks, evenwhenthecellnetworkisdown(or thephone,forgotten.)

AirLiteGPSisdesignedtobeavery inexpensivepersonalnavigationtool, offeringfeaturesusefulforpilots,adventurers,andhikers.

WithitsverysensitiveandquickacquiringGPSmodule,itcantrackupto 14satellitessimultaneously.

BysettingaPointOfInterest(waypoint)atthestartofahikeorflight,youcan alwaysreturnback,oryoucanplotacourse toyournextdestination.Alternatively,setting awaypointattheNorthPoleisawonderful compasshack,providingaccuratedirectional trackingwithnocompassdeviation.

Theincludedtimeranddistance trackerisalsoveryuseful.Allinall, AirLiteGPSisuseful,inexpensive,and funtouse.

Eachunitsellsfor$79.95.

Mid-ContinentTrueBlue ChargerPROTT28-12 Charge,dischargeandevaluate TrueBluePowerlithium-ionaircraftbatterieswiththeintelligent andeasy-to-use TT28-12TrueBlue ChargerPRO.

Thisistheonly batterychargerto automaticallydischargelithium-ionaircraftbatteriesto30percentstate-ofcharge,asrequiredforairshipment.

TheTrueBlueChargerPROispreloadedwithallchargeanddischarge parametersforTrueBluePowerlithiumionbatteries,allowingmaintenancepersonneltosafelyandefficientlytopcharge batteriesandperformscheduledcapacity checks.

Eachunitsellsfor$3,866.

AlcorByTempestTCPFuel Treatment–QuartSize

Sincetheintroductionof100LLasthe mainfuelforlow-compressionengines,Alcor hasbeenaleaderinprovidingpilotsafueltreatmentthateliminates leadbeforeitcancause fouling.TCPistheonly FAAapprovedproduct ofitskind.

ThisproductisforuseinNonTurbochargedContinental,Lycoming andFranklinAviationEngines.

Asimpleone-shottreatmentwith everyfill-uppreventsleadbuild-upon sparkplugsandvalves.

Relyontheone-and-onlyAlcorTCP FuelTreatmentforacleanerand smoother-runningengine!Availablein readytousesinglequartcontainers,the quartsellsfor$58.75each.

PleaseNote:ARequiredTCP Applicator/Syringesoldseparately:

TCPFuelTreatment Applicator/Syringe:Calibratedforproperdosageofthenumberofgallonstreatedfor100LLgradeavgas(requiredfor useontheQuartbottles).Itisavailableat AircraftSprucefor$7.50.

WhelenParmetheusG3Par36 Landing&TaxiLightFAA-

TheParmetheusG3isthelatest additiontothe Parmetheusproduct family.Keepingthe traditionofindustry leadingperformanceandvalue,the newG3Seriesis2.5timesbrighterthanthe ParmetheusPlusallwhilemaintainingthe sameform,fitandfunctionalityofadrop-in LEDreplacementforlegacylandinglights. NoneedtospecifyvoltageastheG3operatesfrom14-28volts.

Somefeaturesinclude:

•Directreplacementforoutdated PAR36HalogenandHIDlamps.

•FirstcommerciallyavailablePAR36 LEDforAviationapplications.

•10,000houroperatinglife.

•AvailableinLandingandTaxiversions.

•Convenient“DropIn”designfor easeofinstallationwithpowerwiring attachestobrassscrewterminals;Weight isvirtuallyidenticaltopreviousPAR36 lamps.

Eachunitsellsfor$299,butbesure toselectlandinglightortaxilightwhen purchasing.

NushineFlannelPolishingCloth -10Pack

Thisis the13ounce100 percentcotton-facevirgincotton flannel (“sweatshirtmaterial”)usedwithorbital bufferswithNuviteNuShineIIGradeSto getthatfinal“NuviteLook”ofextreme depthandimageinyourpolishedmetal.See DetailedMetalPolishingProceduresfor recommendeduse.Packageof1020-inch by30-inch(approx.)sheetsgivesmany “polishingpositions”oneachsheetfor economy.

Althoughtheprocesshasdeveloped overtheyears,theuseoftheCyclo Model5with“95-5”cottonflannel wrappedoverthefaceofthetwinheads

hasneverbeenimprovedupon.The Cyclo/flannelcombinationgivesyouthe bestresultinthequickesttime(itisvery efficient)andwhenyoufinish,thereare noswirlmarksandverylittle cleanup/handworkisrequired.Alittle timesavedonthepolishjobgoesalong way–andtheCyclogetsthejobdone fasterandeasiereverytime.

The10-packsellsfor$82.95each.

FlightOutfittersBushPilot DuffelBag

TheBush Pilotbagiscanvaswithleather accents,andcarriesanembossed leatherflightoutfitterspatchonthefront.Theinsideofthe FlightLevelhasthesignatureFlight Outfittersorange,makingiteasytofind gearinadarkcockpit.Therearetwo largepaddedsidepocketsforheadsets. Thelargefrontzippockethas4organizationpockets,forchargersandother smalleritemsthattendtofindtheirway tothebottomofotherbags.TheBush PilotBagalsofeaturesapassthrough straponthebacktoslideoverrollingluggagehandlesandaleathershoulderstrap pad.

Thebagislistedfor$129.95but mightbediscountedinyourcart.

NextonAircraftSpruce’s Calendar

AircraftSprucewillbeatAOPA’s AviationShowcaseinFrederick, Maryland,Sept.8-9,booth#36. RoundingoutFall,findAircraftSpruceat NBAAinLasVegasOct.17-19andat theAGAviationExpoinPalmSprings Dec.4-7.

ToseeallofAircraftSpruce’sproductsandtoplaceordersortoaskfor moreinformation,visitonlineat www.aircraftspruce.comorcalltoll-free, 1-877-477-7823.

WINNERS ANNOUNCEDFOR RALLY’S NEW AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP

TheHaywardAirRally,thelongest continually-heldproficiencyflyingevent inNorthAmerica,hasselectedtworecipientsfortheirnewaviationscholarship. WiththegeneroussupportoftheCityof Hayward,industrypartnersandsponsors, andparticipatingrallypilotsandcrew,the RallyannouncedTramDoofSanJose, Calif.,andAshleyLinofUnionCity,Calif. havebeenselectedfortheinaugural2023 HaywardAirRallyScholarship.

Bothcandidatesdemonstratedfirm commitmentstoacareerinaviation, majoringinaviationdegreesatSanJose StateUniversity.Theywereeachawarded$1,000scholarshipstousetoward theiracademicpursuits.

AspartoftheHaywardAirRally, Inc.’snon-profitmission,thenewHayward AirRallyScholarshipisintendedtohelp seedthenextgenerationofaerospaceindustryprofessionalsandaviationenthusiasts.It awardsuptothreecandidates$500-$1,000, tobeusedtowardflighttraining,ortoward collegeorvocationalexpensesassociated withanaeronauticalfield(suchastuition, fees,tools,orbooks).

Theapplicationwindowforthe2024 HaywardAirRallyScholarshipisplanned toopenlaterthisfallinSeptemberor October2023.Youmaysignupfor updatesatwww.hwdairrally.org.

Inpreviousyears,therallysponsored uptothreehighschoolstudentstoattenda one-weeksummersessionoftheEAAAir AcademyinOshkosh,Wis.,including tuitionandroundtripairfare. Unfortunately,duetoincreasingcostsand logisticalchallengesadministeringthis award,therallysuspendedthecampsponsorshipinfavorofamonetaryscholarship.

(CourtesyHaywardAirRally)

Thisyearthescholarshipwasnamedin honorofRayHazel,along-timevolunteer, participant,andsupporteroftheHayward AirRally.Rayfirstflewasarallypassengerin1988,thenasnavigatorfrom1998to 2005,winningtheeventin2001.From 2006onward,heservedastheveteran timeratthefinaltiminglineeachyearuntil hispassinginFebruary2023.

AbouttheHaywardAirRally:The annualrallyisstagedbytheHaywardAir Rally,Inc.,anot-for-profitCalifornia publicbenefitcorporationandcharitable organizationwithIRS501(c3)status. OriginallyconceivedbytheCityof Hayward’smayorin1964,therally’sprimarycharteristoenhancegeneralaviationsafetybyencouragingaircraftpilots tostayproficientinbasicflightandfuel managementtechniques.

The59thAnnualHaywardAirRally wasconductedMay19-20,2023,originatingattheHaywardExecutiveAirport andcontinuingoverachallengingand competitivecentralvalleyroute,witha destinationofLivermore,Calif.This year’swinnerwasShawnBrittonofEl DoradoHills,Calif.,afirst-timeentrant flyingsoloinhisBonanza!Formore detailedinformationabouttherally,visit theeventwebsitewww.hwdairrally.org

FAAADDS SENIOR LABOR POLICY ADVISOR

TheFederalAviationAdministration onJuly31namedKyleA.deCantasseniorlaborpolicyadvisor.Hewilloversee strategicplanningonlaborissuesand advisetheagency’sactingadministrator anddeputyadministrator.Thisisthefirst timetheFAA’sfrontofficewillhaveapermanentpositionfocusedontheseissues.

“Kylebringsverystronglegislativeand policyexperiencetothisposition.Hewillbe agreatassetasweworkwithourlaborpartnersdailytoachieveoursafetymission,”said DeputyFAAAdministratorKatieThomson.

PriortojoiningtheFAA,deCant servedasseniorlaborpolicycounselfor theU.S.HouseofRepresentatives CommitteeonEducationandLabor.

Therehehelpeddraftlaborlegislation includingtheProtectingtheRightto OrganizeActandworkedonitspassage twiceintheHouseofRepresentatives.

Healsowasanattorneyforthe NationalLaborRelationsBoardandan associateattorneyforalawfirmin Washington,D.C.,representingunionsin therailwayandairlineindustries.HegraduatedfromLafayetteCollegeinEaston, Pennsylvania,in2010,andreceivedhis lawdegreein2013fromAmerican UniversityWashingtonCollegeofLaw.

Informationaboutworkforceequityand jobcreationattheFAAcanbefoundonthe FAAwebsite,faa.govordirectlyat https://www.faa.gov/jobs/diversity_inclusion

TramDoandAshleyLinwontheinaugural2023HaywardAirRallyScholarship.

InFlightUSA Celebrating 39 Years August2023

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Emergency services, group trips, consulting services. BizAvJets, Inc., Business Aviation Services, bizavjets. com, (702) 465-2027. 10/20

Make the most of your business aircraft ownership with our Management Services. Thoroughbred Aviation, thoroughbredaviation.com.10/20

Wherever business takes you Navigate It. (575) 615-2091, vatit.com.10/21

Scheduling Software that connects to your flight department. Simple, affordable. airplanemanager.com. 9/22

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5Bell212s 1996-1991, current maintenance,one owner. Bell412,33017SN, 0engineOH.HudsonFlightLimited, (806)662-5823,or(971)241-8473.6/20

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EXPERIMENTAL

BD-10,factory-builtdemonstratorwith airplanesafetymods.Airframe465TT. $275Kcompletepkg. w/spares. Fuel Fresh, Phoenix, AZ, (480) 345-6677, fuelfresh@aol.com. 12/21

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Aviation Sales & Marketing by ABCI Idealforastartuporsidehustleinthe aviation industry. (702) 987-1679 or aviationsalestraining.com/startup.1/21

FLIGHTINSTRUCTION

Sunshine Flyers Flight & tailwheel instruction, rentals, mountain flying, and aerobatics., Auburn, CA, (530) 820-3442, sunshineflyersaviation@gmail.com.3/20

Arizona Type Ratings

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Innovative aviation safety solutions and Parachute Recovery Systems for a variety of aircraft, including for sport, UAVs, more. AviationSafetyResources.com.2/22

ART/VIDEOS/GIFTS

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Custom nose art & handpainted art pieces. on leather, metal or vinyl. Victory Girl, (909) 297-6688, victorygirl.com.2/19

Need a gift? Givearide in an open cockpit biplane. WACO Air Museum, Troy, Ohio, wacoairmuseum.org, (937) 335-9226. 20601:TFN Fly By Wire Air,aone-stop site for aviators. flybywireair.com. 4/21

Aces High Aviation & Military Art (800) 528-0887, aceshighgallery.com.10/21

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Avionics Checklists & Quick Reference gudes Available in book, card & new iPad editions. qref.com or from your favorite supply shop.8/14

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World's largest network of FBOswith over200 locations offering consistent, exceptional service. Signature Flight Support, signatureflight.com.4/23

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Basic installs to complete panel and glass retrofits. Great service and value pricing. Pacific Coast Avionics, (800) 353-0370, PCA.aero.7/15

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Keeping "classic" aircraft flying since 1946 Univair Aircraft Corp., Aurora, CO, (888) 433-5433, univair.com.3/21

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Top Retail for Your Aircraft Sales, management and financing. USA Aircraft Brokers, (877) 417-3069. 51218:TFN

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Insurance solutions for all aviation-related services. Business Aviation Insurance, bizavins.com, (925) 825-1900.7/20

Protect your whole family, including your pets. Comprehensive health and Medicare solutions. Jen Mathey, owner, Pixie Health Insurance, (941) 200-3738, pixiehealth insurance.com.10/22

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A Pilot's Paradise—Valley Airport

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MUSEUMS

Rowland Freedom Center Vacaville, CA, (707) 449-3402 rowlandfreedomcenter.org

Castle Air Museum

World's largest static display of vintage military aircraft from late 1930s. Atwater, CA, (209) 723-2178 castleairmuseum.org

Ernie Hall Aviation Museum Warren, OH, (234) 806-3008 erniehallaviationmuseum.org

Western Antique Aeroplane &Automobile Museum Hood River, OR, (541) 308-1600 waaamuseum.org

WACO Airfield & Museum Troy, OH, (937) 335-9226 wacoairmuseum.org

Heritage Flight Museum Skagit Regional Airport, Burlington, WA (360) 424-5151, heritageflight.org

DONATIONS Needed!

Non-profit youth aviation program teaching High School kids to build a Zenith 750 Cruzer — then learn to fly in it! It’s 70% completed. Need a usable O-200 engine to make kids’ dreams come true! Full value tax benefit. Bill (818) 634-9762.4/23

IN FLIGHT USA ASSOCIATE EDITOR ADDRESSES CROWDAT EAA

AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2023

FiguresForARecord-SettingYear

EAAAirVenturetookplaceJuly 24throughJuly30.ThesefactsandfigureswerereleasedbytheAirVenture teamfollowingtheevent.Ifyoumissed it,plansarealreadyunderwayfornext year,July22-28,2024.

CommentfromEAACEOand ChairmanJackPelton:

TheexcitementofEAAAirVenture Oshkoshalwayscomeswithgreatspeakers.Thewholeshowisaneducational experiencewhereonecanevenearnFAA credits.PaulGlessnerisaninteresting memberoftheaviationcommunity.He holdsamaster’sdegreeinaerospace engineeringandhasworkedasanaerodynamicistfornearly40years.Seven yearsago,hewasonacontractassignmenthelpingThresholdAviationin Chino,Calif.Thatwaswhenhebecame acquaintedwith InFlightUSA magazine. Hehasnowbeenservingtheaviation mediacompanyasaneditorandadvisor forsevenyears.

Thisyear,herepresented InFlight USA asareporterandwalkedthroughthe showtoreachouttoreadersyoungand old.Inadditiontohisjournalisticduties, GlessneralsoaddressedAirVenture attendeesattheVetteTheaterEAA MuseumonWednesday,July26.The titleofhisspeechis:“MyLife:Carsand Airplanes.”Inthispresentation,Glessner discussedhispersonaljourneyasapilot, engineer,aerodynamicist,andnowmedia professional.Hediscussedhowhishobbiesinhisyouthinspiredhimtoplay suchacriticalroleintheaviationindustry.Itwasagreatopportunityforaspiring aviatorsandcareer-mindedyouthtolearn fromhisexperiences.

“Ithasalwaysbeenmydreamto speakattheMuseumduringAirVenture. Itisatruehonortobeusingthesame stageasprominentfiguressuchasDick RutanandJackPelton,”saidanexcited Glessner.PaulMaloy,Directorof EducationatEAA,invitedhimtospeak.

“Itisalwaysagreatdaytoseesomeonecomeinasanexperiencedaviation professionalandchannelthatenthusiasm

intoanewwritingorphotography career,”saidAnnamarieBuonocore, AssociatePublisherof InFlightUSA

AcriticalpartofGlessner’spresentationwasaboutayouthhomebuilding workshopthatheisworkingonwithVista AviationandClydeCarpenteratWhiteman AirportnearLosAngeles,Calif.ThisprogramispavingthewayforthenextgenerationofEAAhomebuildersandisaninspirationtotheaviationcommunity.

Glessnerwelcomedalltohispresentation,enjoyedsharinghisstory,and answeringquestionsfromtheaudience.

InFlightUSA isavailableonlineat www.inflightusa.com.Alsoofnote, In FlightUSA columnistEdWischmeyer madeseveralpresentationsatAirVenture. LookforhisOshkoshreviewnextmonth.

“Therewassomuchgoingonduringtheweekthatencompassedtheentire worldofflight,fromthepresenceofthe U.S.AirForceTrainingCommandand NASA,tomagnificentaircraftrestorationsandexcitingnewflyingtechnology. Oshkoshwasagaintheplacethat broughttheaviationworldtogether.”

Attendance: Approximately 677,000–Arecordtotal(previousmark: 650,000in2022).CommentfromPelton:

“Wehadrecord-settingtotalsof campers,exhibitors,volunteers,and more.Itwasalsoachallengingyearat timeswithweather,logistics,andother factors,whichmakesmeevenmore proudoftheeffortsbyourvolunteersand stafftoorganizeanoutstandingevent.”

Totalaircraft: Morethan10,000 aircraftarrivedatWittmanRegional AirportinOshkoshandotherairports ineast-centralWisconsin.AtWittman alone,therewere21,883aircraftoperationsinthe11-dayperiodfromJuly2030,whichisanaverageofapproximately148takeoffs/landingsperhour whentheairportisopen.

Totalshowplanes: 3,365including:Arecord1,497registeredinvintageaircraftparking,plus1,067homebuiltaircraft,380warbirds(up3percentfrom‘22),194ultralights,134seaplanesandamphibians,52aerobatic aircraft,and41rotorcraft.

Camping: Morethan13,000sites inaircraftanddrive-incampingaccountedforanestimated40,000visitors.

Volunteers: Morethan5,500contributinginexcessof250,000hours.

Commercialexhibitors: 848 (recordnumber).

Forums,Workshops,and Presentations: Morethan1,400sessionshostedthroughouttheweek.

SocialMedia,Internetand Mobile: Morethan18.3millionpeople werereachedbyEAA’ssocialmedia channelsduringAirVenture(up78percentover2022),withengagementof

1.9million;Morethan189,000hours ofviewingEAAvideoclipsonlinealso occurredduringtheevent(morethan doublethe2022total).

Internationalguests: Internationalvisitorsreturnedinabigwayin 2023,with2,372attendeesregistering theInternationalVisitorsTentfroma record-tying93countriesoutsidethe U.S.Addingasignificantnumberof internationalvisitorswhodonotregisteratthetentwhentheyarrive,the actualtotalismuchhigher.

TheGatheringshines: TheEAA AviationFoundation’sannualeventto supportitsaviationeducationprograms attractedmorethan1,000peopleand raisedmorethan$2milliondollarsthat willbefocusedonEAA’smissionof growingparticipationinaviation.

Media: 863mediarepresentatives on-site,fromsixcontinents.

Economicimpact*: $170million forthefivecountiesintheOshkosh region(Winnebago,Outagamie,Fond duLac,Calumet,andBrown).*basedon2017UniversityofWisconsin Oshkosheconomicimpactstudy

What’saheadforEAAAirVenture Oshkosh2024(July22-28,2024)?

CommentfromPelton:

“We’llstartplanningforEAA AirVenture2024alittlelaterinAugust, butwearealreadylookingatanumberof bigactivities,includingthe100thanniversaryoftheRoyalCanadianAirForce. Plentyofideashavealsobeenforwarded tousfromEAAmembersandothersthat willbepartoftheplanningfor2024.”

Formoreinformationandupdates throughouttheyear,visittheEAA AirVenturewebsiteateaa.org/airventure.

EAAAirVentureOshkosh2023:FactsAnd

Thefamousbrownarchwelcomeda record-breaking677,000peopleto AirVentureinOshkoshlastmonth. (CourtesyEAAAirVenture)

PaulT.GlessnerspeaksatEAAMuseum’sVetteTheater.(CourtesyPautT.Glessner)

LunchwithanAerospaceEngineer (CourtesyPaulT.Glessner)

AerospaceEngineerPresentation (CourtesyPaulT.Glessner)

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