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OshKosh Arrival July 21st/10 RnWay27 :-)

   
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July 22, 2010


OshKosh 2010
UPDATE!

By Joseph Gawlikowski
Contributing editor

 

   July 21st woke to the crack at 0845 Zulu to check the weather. There's a chance! After another hour rest started the preplanning to see which flight plan I could file, was it to be NE or just E? Looks like NE. There was a strong stationary front on the CO/KA border holding everybody back. So, after taking off from FTG at 1145Z, and 20 minutes into the flight, a diversion had to be made to Akron, CO. due to ceilings dropping to the ground. There was a 4 hour wait before setting off again to the NE towards SW Nebraska flying MVFR all the way and almost to Lexington, NE. After LXN, the weather was fairly smooth even though the ceilings were 2K - 2.2K AGL. After fueling up at LXN, it was off to TQE (Tekahma,NE) with Cumos developing but flying 1500 AGL was smooth sailing with a 60 degree, 8Knot, X-wnd all the way across Iowa en-route to CHU (Houston County, MN). for more fuel. The skies cleared and wind completely stopped as if you were in a vacuum.  In fact the flight into OshKosh was perfect gaining up to 122Knots in the Cherokee 140 with calm winds, at 3700Ft MSL, at 68 degrees F. WOW! The excitement was bleeding over with adrenaline as the inbound landing with the sun setting was almost unrealistic. More updates later!

I'll See you there!

   
   
Latest News
January 21, 2010

Piper Unveils PiperSport LSA

Piper Aircraft says it's going back to its roots with a Czech-built light sport aircraft it's calling the PiperSport. In its first appearance at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla. today, the company unveiled the aircraft, which was previously sold as a SportCruiser by Czech Sport Aircraft. The two companies now have a licensing agreement and Piper says it's ready to start deliveries in April.

 

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more...............AVWEB.com

 

   
   
50 Years of Piper!

Celebrating 50 years of succesful flying on October 31st, 2010

   

 
   

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ADS-B Ruling

CFR 14 Part 91.225

 ADS-B / PFR - Permanent Flight Restriction  ADS-B Ruling here.

 

FCC jumps the gate on 121.5Mhz ELT's

Even though there was or is an NPRM to discontinue 121.5Mhz ELT's, the wording of the mandate created quite a TIZZY as the word "use" would literally make all transmitters of 121.5Mhz unlawful.  See the link below for the latest update. 

 

FCC requirement Update

 

   
   
Latest News HOT off the press!

 EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH
2010

is under way in full!

The mass fly-in of DC-3's happened and was a tear to ones eye!

Enough cannot be said of the EAA volunteers that have overcame the extreme encounters of the weather but adapted as well. JOB WELL DONE!

'World's Greatest Aviation Celebration' packed with special events, the greatest folks on earth, & airplanes, lots of airplanes! Maybe the richest square mile on the face of the earth!

 
  All the preparations are being made. W&B recalculated with equipment aboard, full fuel, plane washed and waxed, flight plan readied & loaded, weather studied, fuel stops planned, extra gear aboard for emergency overnight stops, and plenty of party supplies equipped. Ready? Takeoff! OshKosh! 2010  :-)

 EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (April 21, 2010)

The clock is ticking toward the July 26 opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," which is now fewer than 100 days away.  The 58th edition of EAA's fly-in convention takes place July 26 throughAugust 1st at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
Even three months before the official opening, tremendous excitement has already been generated by some of the featured programs and attractions.  
Those confirmed events already include:
*A weeklong Salute to Veterans, with aircraft and guests that highlight service and duty  to country;
*A rare night air show at Oshkosh on Saturday, July 31;
*An unmatched gathered of new innovations of electric-powered aircraft;
*75th anniversary of the Douglas DC-3 / C-47  aircraft massive flyin.
*75th anniversary of the B-17 bomber reunion.

*50th a nniversary of the Piper Cherokee aircraft reunion flyin.

"The aircraft attractions alone make this year at Oshkosh one that has never been seen before and a gathering that won't be re-created ever again," said Tom Poberezny, EAA chairman/president and AirVenture chairman.  "As we head into the final three months of preparations, we know there will be even more major highlights to announce and reasons to again say that you've got to be here!"

Featured entertainment this year includes the legendary band Chicago for the opening night concert on Monday, July 26, presented by Ford Motor Company; and actor Gary Sinise's "Lt. Dan Band" returning to Theater in the Woods on Friday, July 30, presented by EAA in partnership
with the EAA Warbirds of America and Disabled American Veterans.  Those concerts, as well as other features to be announced and the nightly
Fly-In Theater, are included with AirVenture admission.

   

EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH is The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration and EAA's yearly membership convention.  Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org.  EAA members receive lowest
prices on admission rates. 

For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA   (1-800-564-6322)
 or go to www.eaa.org.

For additional information contact:
Dick Knapinski, Media and Public Relations
(920) 426-6523
dknapinski@eaa.org

 
   
   
Past Events (October 2009)

At some flyins' when you arrive, they want not only your money, but the shirt right off your back as per say, and that's excluding those solo events. When time arrived for the Syracuse event to take place, a small US of A town couldn't have produced more especially for those who were trying to prove who's who in hospitality.  All who arrived not only received free T-shirts  and free meals, but free gas as well. OK!, the 100LL was $2 per gallon, but at that price, ya might as well say it was free!

The October 3rd, 2009 event occured on a near picture perfect day allowing the towns-people to present their very own chili cook off for all and I will say, hmm, hmm, hmm!  :-)  And lets not forget that brand new tarmac and celebrated 18,36 runway. Thank you Syracuse, KS for your extremely warm welcome.  Look for Album 14 in the drop down menu of the Photo gallery for all to see.

 

   
   
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