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| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |
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Pilot Destination Update - Lakeway Airpark, TX |
 "Flew into Lakeway Airport 3R9 to go to the Lakeway Resort. Very nice airport. If landing runway 16 be careful of houses and trees atop the hill on short Final. If taking off Runway 34 on a high density altitude day, be careful of those same houses/trees - make sure you have enough power and use all available runway. No operations from sunset to sunrise. Courtesy pick-up / drop-off from the Resort was great. The bar and restaurant were great, with daily happy hour from 3:00-6:00 serving half-priced drinks and appetizers. The view of the lake is beautiful. The Resort pools are awesome!! Well worth the trip. Looking forward to going back again soon." - Submitted by Ryan.
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Pilot Destination Update - Area 51 Restaurant, TX |
 "Fantastic burgers and a very friendly staff. I highly recommend stopping by this place. Very easy to get to, just park your plane right in front of the restaurant. Prices are great too. We visited on a Saturday and got there right when they opened at 11am. Service was prompt." - Submitted by Mike.
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The 'Maverick Sport' is what it's name implies - it is a maverick transportation system, a flying car that anyone who can drive, can fly - in just hours.
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Here's our first experiment with velcroing a new HD Web Cam to the pilots headset. Not a high quality flick, but was fun to make. We plan to make more, especially after some practice getting it down pat.
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Light Sport Aircraft Review
Here are only a few of the Light Sport Aircraft available today.
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Flying with a Headset Web Cam
Here's our first experiment with velcroing a new HD Web Cam to the pilots headset. Not a high quality flick, but was fun to make. We plan to make more, especially after some practice getting it down pat.
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The Hangar Hotel, Fredericksburg, TX
Guests staying here are not road warriors who check in at late at night and rise the next morning to make that early sales call. Staying at the Hangar Hotel is a total experience, some-thing to be leisurely enjoyed while in your room, the lobby area, the Observation deck, the Officers' Club, the Diner, Conference Center and the outside area, including the ramp for arriving and departing aircraft.
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Video: Waxahachie Aviation Extravaganza 2009
A great aerobatic show with Spanky Galloway's Wolf Pitts solo aerobatics, the Texas Twisters formation flight of T34's, Jan Collmers aerobatics in his Extra, Jason Newberg from Viper Airshows with his exciting Viper Pitts and Trojan Phlyers, who are base at MidWay, in their astounding formation aerobatic performance with their T28's.
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The Latest News From EAA - Experimental Aircraft Association:
Kestrel Aircraft Nesting in Maine
More than 25 years ago, Alan Klapmeier helped put Minnesota on the aviation map when he and brother Dale launched Cirrus Design Corp. and brought to market an innovative new line of piston singles.
New and Improved EAA Video Player Launched in Time for Oshkosh
Just in time for AirVenture, EAA has released the latest version of its online video player, at http://www.eaavideo.org. The updated player contains a number of enhancements designed to improve the user experience.
Frenchman Crosses the Atlantic in a Homebuilt Helicopter
A full week before AirVenture opening day, a lone Kompress CH-7 helicopter was parked in the Ultralights area. It arrived Monday afternoon. From France.
The Latest News From AOPA - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:
Klapmeier teams up for new turboprop project
Former Cirrus Aircraft Chairman Alan Klapmeier has made a public return to the development of breakthrough technology aircraft, announcing that his new company, Kestrel Aircraft, will certify and build the single-engine Kestrel JP10 turboprop at a decommissioned naval air station in Maine.
Class C airspace over Long Beach not justified
The Los Angeles area contains some of the most complex and congested airspace in the country. Establishing new controlled airspace in the midst of it may harm, not help, flight safety in the area, the FAA said in a 1991 Federal Register notice. Nearly 20 years later, the FAA is again attempting to establish Class C airspace to improve safety.
Shaw SUA proposals better, but additional changes needed
The Air Force has proposed three options for modifying the special use airspace over Shaw Air Force Base. Two of them would severely compress general aviation and restrict access to frequently used Victor airways, but one could address both the military and civilian pilots’ needs with certain changes, AOPA said in comments July 22.
The Latest News From Aero-News Network:
Final Tally For Airbus At Farnborough 2010: $28 Billion
European Plane Maker Received Orders And Commitments For 255 Aircraft Signalling what it says is a clear upturn in the aviation industry, Airbus announced commitments at the 2010 Farnborough Air Show for 255 aircraft, valued at around $28 billion.
EcoDemonstrator Program Rolled Out By Boeing
Collaborative Effort To Help Accelerate Environmental Technologies For Aviation Boeing rolled out its ecoDemonstrator Program for accelerating environmental technologies at a news conference at Farnborough.
First 'Silent Eagle' Missile Launch Successful
F-15 Has Newly-Designed Conformal Weapons Bay Boeing successfully launched a missile from the F-15 Silent Eagle's newly designed Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB) on July 14.
The Latest News From AVweb:
CF-18 Air Show Demo Aircraft Crashes
Click for more photosA Canadian Forces air show demonstration pilot is in hospital with undisclosed but non-life-threatening injuries after his CF-18 Hornet fighter crashed during preparation for an air show in Alberta on Friday. Capt. Brian Bews, 36, ejected from the aircraft just before it dove into the ground at Lethbridge, Alberta. Canadian media reports say Bews was flying in advance of his performances in the weekend air show but it's not clear what maneuver was involved prior to the accident. "I noticed it start to bank a little bit off to one side, which I kind of thought was unusual and I saw a couple of pops and all of a sudden this plane just banked and slowly dropped into the ground into this huge orange ball of fire," said Lethbridge Herald photographer Ian Martens. who took these jaw-dropping images.
AirVenture Is Ready After Storm
"We are ready to accommodate anyone who flies to Oshkosh," EAA director of communications Dick Knapinski told AVweb Friday, following a Thursday storm that flooded parts of Milwaukee but largely missed Oshkosh. Milwaukee's International Airport was closed Thursday into Friday by roughly seven inches of rain that swamped the runways there. But north of MKE the airshow grounds of Wittman Regional Airport (a.k.a. AirVenture Oshkosh) saw only about an inch and a half of rainfall. That altered some early parking procedures at AirVenture, which turned all operations onto hard surfaces to give fields normally used for parking a chance to dry out. Says Knapinski, "It's not a typical year, but every year offers challenges." Find aircraft parking status here.
Plane Driven's "Roadable" Glasair
The PD-1 combines a modified Glasair Sportsman with a road-worthy trike undercarriage driven by a separate engine; it has flown and is expected to arrive this week at AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, according to its developers. The design combines the Sportsman GS-2 with a kit that incorporates an auxiliary external drive pod below the aircraft, between two large wheels and behind an oversized nosewheel. Plane Driven says the drive's location maintains the aircraft's original center of gravity. A streamlined pod helps minimize the aerodynamic impact of carrying one inert engine in flight. That engine is an 80-horsepower, 4-cycle, 2-cylinder, liquid-cooled powerplant fueled by a separate gas tank. It's attached to an automatic transmission with a reverse gear. The weight of the kit is yet to be announced and it's not clear if the prototype vehicle is currently street-legal. The vehicle's developers say that, as of July 21, the Plane Driven prototype has flown, and they've offered proof.
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