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http://ssa.org/ Mentioned by the great folks who shared soaring stories at the last meeting. Wabash Valley Soaring Association Lawrenceville-Vincennes Airport Route 4 Lawrenceville, IL 62439 Wabash Valley Soaring Association is one of the largest glider clubs in our Bi-State area with over 40 members and 17 gliders. It is still an upcoming and growing club. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29273741

1945 Freeman Airfield airshow-very interesting. 10½ min long https://www.facebook.com/ photo.php?v=1723870789084  The Facebook page is here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Freeman-Field-Recovery-Team/100776559984890

Our new crew member, Matt Jackson, is not only a race pilot, aircraft business owner and aircraft owner (he also takes care of Tom Cruises P-51) but he is also the VP of the Unlimited Racing Class and head of the Safety Committee. We had a long talk about the Reno crash on the way to Mojave today. Matt believes the cause of the crash was due to The Galloping Ghost having a CG too close to the aft limit which resulted in pitch instability. There are instructions on the P-51 regarding no combat missions with the aft fuel tank full resulting in an aft CG problem. Instructions specify to empty the aft fuel tank first in flight. During qualifying Matt watched Galloping Ghost from inside the cockpit of Furias and could not believe how much trouble Leeward was having in keeping the Ghost in a stable pattern around the course. Since Leeward lives in Florida and the Galloping Ghost was modified for racing in Calif., when Leeward picked up the Ghost for the Reno races at the l...

  http://youtu.be/QYFLHHT7cRw   This video came in on the new Sonerai website. It is very, very good. Hope you enjoy it. -Pete

http://www.eaa.org/autofuel/saibs/100_VLL_avgas_SAIB_NE-11-55_9-14-2011.pdf

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Engineers fly the world’s first ‘printed’ aircraft Posted In: Strange But True | R&D Daily | Engineering | Engineering | Manufacturing Methods | Software | Computer Technology | Modeling | Software | Aerospace | Computers & Peripherals | Electrical Equipment | Machinery | Materials | Software | Lasers Thursday, July 28, 2011 SULSA is the world's first "printed" aircraft. Credit: University of Southampton Engineers at the University of Southampton have designed and flown the world’s first ‘printed’ aircraft, which could revolutioniZe the economics of aircraft design. The SULSA (Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft) plane is an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) whose entire structure has been printed, including wings, integral control surfaces and access hatches. It was printed on an EOS EOSINT P730 nylon laser sintering machine, which fabricates plastic or metal objects, building up the item layer by layer. No fasteners ...

NTSB Identification: ERA10LA175 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Monday, March 15, 2010 in Hilton Head Island, SC Probable Cause Approval Date: 06/27/2011 Aircraft: SMITH EDWARD I LANCAIR IV-P, registration: N9JE Injuries: 1 Fatal, 2 Uninjured. According to the NTSB's probable cause report, the pilot stated that while in cruise flight he observed the instrument panel begin to vibrate heavily and oil begin to cover the wind screen before hearing a loud "bang." The engine then lost power as oil continued to obscure the wind screen. The pilot had no forward visibility and could not maintain the airplane's altitude. He elected to make an emergency landing on a nearby beach and during the landing the airplane struck and killed a pedestrian. Examination of the airplane revealed that the propeller assembly separated from the crankshaft and was missing. The propeller assembly and propeller flange were not recovered. An examination by the NTSB Mater...

The length of a Cub is 27’ 7”. Note the landing distance for several of these guys is less than the length of a Cub. How long is your driveway?..  J http://freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=133255 Good Stick work...This demonstrates what how great bush pilots have to be.  They would make great carrier guys.

Midair rescue mystery solved 43 years later By Jeff Jardine, Modesto Bee Published: Monday, Mar. 7, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 3A MODESTO - Wayne Hague always wondered whatever happened to the pilot whose crippled plane he refueled and escorted to safety over North Vietnam .. Ron Catton always wondered about that pilot who kept him from having to bail out of his F-4C Phantom fighter and right into a suite at the Hanoi Hilton. More than 43 years have passed since they were linked by their meeting in the skies over Southeast As ia, even though they never knew each other's names. But fate has a way of working things out. This head-spinner happened because two men who live more than 900 miles apart told their versions of same story to the same people who helped them finally connect. Here's the gist of it: Hague, 76, retired from the Air Force, spent 20 years teaching and now is a volunteer counselor at the Merced County Rescue Mission in Merced . Catton, 78, ...

You will like all the pixs of Seattle. Phil https://picasaweb.google.com/davewhit16/B24FlightJune25th2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCJmkkN747cDfGQ&feat=email#slideshow/5622751499696453282

http://www.engadget.com/2011/ 08/11/darpas-maple-leaf- remote-control-drone-takes- first-flight-vide/

Fastest military plane

Do you have this kind of efficiency in your business? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAdIkB5rbgo&feature=player_embedded

The reason that Boeing did not adopt the sidestick controls was based on the preference of chief pilots from the first eight carriers that had bought the 777. All carriers since that are buying and have bought Boeing commercial airliners since prefer yoke controls in the cockpit. This was confirmed in a conversation between Alan Mulally and myself when he was president of Boeing Commercial. Here is the reason why.   Letter of the Week: Airbuses Fly "Like a Video Game" I would like to offer my comments and perspective with regard to the Air France Flight 447 accident . I have been a A-330 captain since 2003 and have over 4500 hours in the aircraft. While many A-320 pilots undoubtedly have more series time, I believe this probably makes me one of the most experienced A330 pilots in the world. When asked how I like the aircraft, I tell people that there is likely no easier airplane to take over an ocean, and that the systems design and presentation is superb. Th...

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Navy pilots are a little bit crazy!!!!!  Maybe big time crazy!!!!! But still the BEST. Very Good LSO, DARN GOOD PILOT.  Real Pro!  Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty This is a Navy helicopter landing.   Imagine catching up to a ship moving into the wind at 20kts with a gusty 30 knot headwind and gusts moving over the cabin at 50+.  Stopping and pitching up and down 15' or more,  these pilots have their work cut out for them,  syncing these movements are just about impossible, and this is just a test to see if the machine is capable.          VIDEO ONLY:  NO SOUND! http://www.prismdefence.com.au/index.htm -- ~~/)

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