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Jim LeSeure's Motor

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Good work by Sarah Sackmann catching the detail of Jim's motor.

Homebuilder's Tour 2011

Dick Darling shared his pictures of the tour. Picture Show

this is how u guys got your start?

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Aircraft Owners Aircraft re-registration FAQ page

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/reregistration_faq/ Owners will need to re-register, and the FAA has provided information about how it goes. The schedule on this page, will give you an idea when they will be getting to you.

Hoot Gibson Photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/modelaircraft/sets/72157626181394738/ and video http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=473CE8A7E2038BF6

WWII B-17 Log Book

Get the file here A B-17 navigator's world War II log book. Please see attachment: Once you start reading this, you can't stop - these guys were amazing!  The logbook records the daily activity of a B-17 navigator and his 24 missions flying out of England from September 1943 through February1944. The daily courage and total commitment of these airmen and their British counterparts is beyond comprehension. The 8th AF in England suffered 71% casualty rate for its aviators. Seventy-seven percent of the Americans who flew in combat against the Reich prior to D-day wound up as casualties, and over the course of the war 1 in 10 of the 350,000 Americans who served with the Eighth Air Force were killed flying combat missions. If you add to those deaths battle wounds and those shot down who became POWs, the Eighth Air Force suffered the highest casualty rate of any group in the American armed forces in WWII (and still not counting a very large number of psychiatric ca

Aviation in Iowa

After clicking on the site below,then click on the picture and go full screen. Some great video s... http://www.aircraftowner.com/ videos/view/blakesburg- antique-airfield-on-the- flightline-tv-show_1771.html? m=3246

Wingsuit BaseJumping

Now this is flying...or maybe falling with style! http://biggeekdad.com/2011/01/ wingsuit-basejumping/

Wingsuit BaseJumping

Now this is flying...or maybe falling with style! http://biggeekdad.com/2011/01/ wingsuit-basejumping/