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2004

June - July

Report From Oshkosh AirVenture

July 29 - All this week, I will be updating the website from one of this countries largest fly-ins, AirVenture 2004.   The crowds are large for this early in the week.  The C-5A is on display along with hundreds, nay, thousands of other planes.  It is a sight to see.  I just arrived today, after publishing the hard copy of Fly-Low.  It should be in your airport FBO by now.  Here is some of today's photos...  Wednesday     Thursday    Friday  Saturday

New Control Tower Ground Breaking

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Marion Blakey and more than a dozen senior FAA officials chose EAA AirVenture as the venue for making dramatic announcements about new federal regulations for recreational and sport aviation.   MORE..

Flight Safety Helps

July 27 - The AOPA Air Safety Foundation, in partnership with the FAA Office of Runway Safety and Operational Services, today unveiled a powerful new learning tool to help pilots avoid runway incursions.  MORE...

Go For Launch!!!

July 28 - The American Mojave Aerospace Ventures Team announces launch dates for SpaceShipOne and the Canadian da Vinci Project Team announces roll-out date for their completed spaceship.  MORE.

Mooney Enhancements Unveiled

July 27 - With a reputation for providing fast, personal travel, Mooney Airplane Company will unveil two new models - Ovation 2 GX and Bravo GX - featuring its top-line Garmin G1000T panel plus comfort and performance upgrades, at the 2004 AirVenture Oshkosh, July 27 through August 2.   MORE....

Win A "Taildragger Tactics" Book or 12 Month Sub to Fly-Low

July 26 - This is our Summer Fun Give-Away at Fly-Low.  All you need to do is click on the Free Icon on the lower left of this page.  It will take you to your directions and a chance to win one of eighteen prizes.  Good Luck

August Issue Of Fly-Low Out Next Week

July 26 - Another issue of FLY-LOW is at the printers.  We have posted the August Classifieds as of today.  So get a preview of the new months classified before the ink is dry on our hard copy issue.  One of the perks of visiting our eFly-Low.  Just click on the classified icon on the left.  Our publication will be in airports starting on Tuesday.  If you never seem to get one when you go to your FBO, just SUBSCRIBE and get home delivery.  Great deal going on right now.  All next week I will be posting pictures and stories from Oshkosh AirVenture.

Editor

C-5A Returns To AirVenture

July 23 - Twelve years after the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy's last visit to the EAA AirVenture fly-in, the massive cargo plane from the 439th Airlift Wing at Westover Air Force Base will return to Oshkosh for 2004's 52nd annual event, scheduled for July 27-August 2, at Wittman Regional Airport.  MORE...

Sport Pilot Is Here

July 23 - FAA Administrator Marion Blakey officially unveiled the long-awaited Sport Pilot and Light Sport Aircraft rule that will allow many pilots to fly with a valid driver’s license in lieu of a medical certificate and create new, less-expensive ways to become a pilot.  MORE...

Forgotten War?

July 22 - Places such as Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima evoke painful memories for most Americans, especially World War II veterans.  But, to thousands of WWII aviators, "flying the Hump" still inspires awe and disbelief.   MORE...

Land of Enchantment Fly-In

July 21 - Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter # 179 (Albuquerque, New Mexico) announces the Land Of Enchantment Fly-In 2004. The event will be held Saturday and Sunday, September 11-12, at Moriarty Municipal Airport (OEO).  All aircraft, pilots, aviation fans, families, kids young and old welcome.  MORE...

FYI:  Not A Good Month For Homebuilts

July 20 -
On Saturday, June 5, 2004, approximately 1740 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Gann Glasair II-S RG, impacted the terrain about 40 miles southeast of Baker City, Oregon. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed.   MORE...

The Final Hurdle (or so we are told)

July 19 - A bright new age of aviation participation is ready to unfold, capping a decade of effort by the Experimental Aircraft Association and the aviation community, as the highly anticipated sport pilot/light-sport aircraft rule has cleared its last governmental hurdle.   MORE...
 

Flight Of The Phoenix Trojan

July 17 - Early in 2004, the Trojan Phlyers aerobatic team consisting of three Trojan T-28’s took a major hit.  A newly signed off twin engine pilot was taking his family on a first flight out of Hicks Field in Fort Worth, TX.  That pilot managed to physically destroy two of the three T-28’s used by the Trojan Phlyers flight team.  MORE...

  Cover Story

AOPA SAYS:

SPORT PILOT FINAL RULE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
July 17 - The FAA is expected to announce the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft final rule next week. It is expected to allow certificated pilots who no longer have current medical certificates to fly again in low-performance aircraft—such as some Piper J-3 Cubs—by using a valid state-issued driver's license to meet the medical requirement. What remains to be seen is when the rule would actually go into effect. Once it does, previously certificated pilots should be able to fly immediately under more limited sport pilot rules. For more about the initiative, see AOPA Online.
 

FSDO:  A Good Place To Visit

July 14 - There are millions of sites on the Internet to visit.  Perhaps, there are a few that may be over looked.  As a pilot, especially today, we need to secure as much information as possible about aviation.  Not just weather, but rules, regs, TFRs, and etc.  This page will give you some FSDO sites that are a good site to visit, filled with pilot information.  They are always posted on our Links Page.  MORE...

Leaning:  On The Ground & In The Air

By Sparky Imeson

July 13 - I received an e-mail addressing concern about density altitude and leaning the mixture. Some pilots are afraid of asking questions because they don’t want to appear foolish. Remember the only “dumb” question is the one not asked.  MORE

99's Okie Derby

July 12 - The OKIE DERBY, sponsored by the Oklahoma Chapter 99s, is the world’s largest proficiency air rally. Not only is the Derby fun for the pilots, it also test their piloting skills and knowledge of the capabilities of the airplanes they fly.  MORE...

Hurray, AOPA Scores One For GA!!!

July 10 - The FAA has denied Department of Defense requests to turn 11 temporary flight restriction areas (TFRs) into prohibited airspace, the agency informed AOPA yesterday afternoon. Instead, the FAA will follow AOPA's recommendation and convert the existing TFRs over the 11 military installations into national security areas (NSAs), a less restrictive classification that still preserves the government's ability to protect the airspace when needed for national security (see "What's an NSA?").  MORE..

Aviation Is "Serious Bidness"

July 9 - “Aviation is serious “bidness”, as my Beloved Uncle from East Tennessee would say. During my time in this “bidness” people have exceeded their limited vernacular in creative ways to impress on me the dire nature of flight. These folks seem to thrive on extolling the darkest aspects the “bidness” in efforts to get my undivided attention. I suppose this is done to jar you into a sense of practical caution when first venturing into it.  MORE...

Freeze The Balls Off A Brass Monkey

Trivia (Probably Not True, But Interesting)

July 8 - "It's cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey."   How many times have you heard that?  Plenty, I am sure.  I want you to read how cold it is when the balls fall off the brass monkey.  Now, before you start those flaming e-mails to me, please read the entire story.  MORE...

Editor

APA Re-Organized

July 7 - The Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Pilots Association was held at Petit Jean State Park (AR) Recreation Hall on Saturday, June 5th, 2004. Seventeen members were present.  Ed Morris opened the meeting with a brief description of the Associations history.  MORE...

Adams Aircraft Swings Big Deal

July 6 - Adam Aircraft is pleased to announce that a pioneering air taxi company led by aviation industry legends Donald Burr and Robert Crandall, has placed a 75 aircraft order for the A700 AdamJet. The company, yet to be named, is creating a new class of on-demand, point-to-point air transportation bringing the benefits of private jet travel to a much broader group of frequent travelers. MORE...

Under The Wire Fly-In

July 4 - Annual Event at Louise (T26), TX  Check their WEBSITE for information about the 2004 event.

4th Of July Celebration

July 4 - Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?  Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.  And the REST...
 

Try To Find This TFR

July 4 - This TFR, like so many other government documents might be hard to follow.  Be sure and track the "thence and thence".   This was the moving TFR protecting the Vice President today on his bus ride political campaign excursion.  For a pilot trying to stay away from this TFR... my best good luck to him.  It reads:

FDC 4/6316 ZOB PART 1 OF 2 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR BUS MOTORCADE CLEVELAND TO PARMA OHIO, TO WHEELING WEST VIRGINIA, TO PITTSBURG, PENSYLVANIA JULY 3-4 2004. PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING AREA(S) UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY ATC. 3.0 NMR BLW 3000 FEET AGL OF 412442N/0815059W OR THE DJB082014 FROM 0407031410 (1010 LOCAL 7/3/04) UNTIL 0407031440 (1040 LOCAL 7/3/04). WITHIN 5 NM BLW 3000 FEET AGL FROM ANY POINT ALONG A LINE BETWEEN OF 412442N/0815059W OR THE DJB082014 THENCE TO 412422N/0814237W OR THE DJB087021 FROM 0407031430 (1030 LOCAL 7/3/04) UNTIL 0407031445 (1045 LOCAL 7/3/04). 3.0 NMR BLW 3000 FEET AGL OF 412422N/0814237W OR THE DJB087021 FROM 0407031435 (1035 LOCAL 7/3/04) UNTIL 0407031650 (1250 LOCAL 7/3/04). WITHIN 5 NM BLW 3000 FEET AGL FROM ANY POINT ALONG A LINE BETWEEN OF 412422N/0814237W OR THE DJB087021 THENCE TO 404813N/0812241W OR THE BSV037005 THENCE TO 404302N/0804102W OR THE BSV096034 THENCE TO 403218N/0803439W OR THE HLG006017 THENCE TO 402147N/0803946W OR THE HLG332008 THENCE TO 400450N/0803934W OR END PART 1 OF 2

Now are you TOTALLY CONFUSED???  I am..  And all for what???

FYI: Not A Good Month For Homebuilts

July 2 - On Saturday, June 5, 2004, approximately 1740 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Gann Glasair II-S RG, impacted the terrain about 40 miles southeast of Baker City, Oregon. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed. MORE...

Enola Gay Pilot To Be At Oshkosh

July 1- The Experimental Aircraft Association will host famous World War II pilot and leader, Paul Tibbets, at the 52nd annual EAA AirVenture fly-in, July 27-August 2, at the Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

Tibbets will visit AirVenture on Tuesday, July 27 and Wednesday, July 28, with a presentation scheduled for Tuesday night's Theater in the Woods program.  MORE...

CPA Jackpot Flight Out

July 1 - The 28th annual Denver to Jackpot Air Classic will be held on July 17^th.  The flight departs JeffCo (Colorado) and ends at Jackpot, Nevada. You can win cash prizes and trophies for the speed contest, fuel estimate and time estimate. There will be door prizes for both pilots and passengers at the cocktail party after the event. This year there will be a poker run and have a silent auction for Frontier Airline tickets. The entertainment at Cactus Pete’s Resort & Casino this year will be Jose Feliciano; golf, tennis and pool time are other activities. If you need information or need to establish a GPS handicap for your aircraft call (303) 766-0742 or email Robert Venohr, Air Classic Chairman at rkvenohr@aol.com.

Another Colorado Event

July 1 - "The Colorado Springs Air Show grew out of a small Warbird Fly-In and is now a full blown air show," reports Air Show Announcer Bob Stovall.  The event will be July 10 - 11 at COS.  Performers this year include Bob Carlton, Tim Weber, Team Red, Air Force Reserve Jet Car and many more.  The website is HERE. 

StarShipOne Website Photo Show

June 30 - This is a very good site for a photo show of the StarShipOne and it's mother ship.  It included shots of Rutan and others involved in the space shot.  It takes a while to load if you're on the phone line, but it is worth it.  Go to this SITE.
 

OAOA Membership Meeting

June 28 - The meeting is scheduled for July 9.  It is a Quarterly Membership meeting of the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association.  It is to be held at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, on the Administrative level of the Terminal, in the "Wing Room".  TSA officials, who will be in charge of the recently established guidelines for Security at General Aviation Airports in Oklahoma, have been invited to speak. 

Oshkosh AirVenture Showtime

June 25 - The Experimental Aircraft Association will again welcome some of the world's finest air show performers for the 2004 EAA AirVenture fly-in, July 27-August 2, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

The daily air shows have played a major role in the world's largest aviation event, AirVenture Oshkosh, since the first EAA AirVenture fly-in began in 1953.  MORE...

SpaceShipOne Reaches Outer Space

June 23 - The world witnessed the dawn of a new space age today (June 22), as investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and Scaled Composites launched the first private manned vehicle beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. The successful launch demonstrated that the final frontier is now open to private enterprise.  MORE...

EAA Salutes StarShipOne

June 22 - Statement from Tom Poberezny, Experimental Aircraft Association president, on Monday's successful flight by Mike Melvill in the Burt Rutan-designed "Space Ship One" (both Rutan and Melvill are longtime EAA members and participants at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh).

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Fayetteville (AR) Air Fest

June 20 - These are photos from the airshow Saturday & Sunday.  MORE...

Fuddy Duddy To The Rescue

June 19 - "Aluminum Overcast" sustained some damage when its landing gear collapsed following a safe landing at Van Nuys, Calif., on May 5.  Currently, EAA plans to fly the aircraft back to Oshkosh, fully restore it and return it to flying condition.  MORE...

FAA Extends Drug Testing Exemption

June 17 - The FAA has granted a two-year extension on AOPA's blanket exemption from drug testing requirements for charity sightseeing flights.  MORE...

ICAS - Home of Aerobatics

June 16 - This is the season for air shows.  ICAS (International Council of Air Shows) is the home of all aerobatic performers.  MORE...

Moriarty's Crosswind

June 15 - Steve Hill, Chairman of Moriarty’s Airport Advisory Board has announced that Moriarty (NM) Municipal Airport has begun extensive planning to add a new 6,200 foot, north-south, crosswind runway. MORE...

Nemesis To Be At AirVenture 2004

June 15 - A new carbon-fiber aircraft, descended from a legendary record-setting airplane, will make its public debut during the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2004 AirVenture fly-in gathering.  The 52nd annual EAA fly-in will be held July 27-August 2 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.  MORE...

Old TFR - New Twist

June 14 - A new Special Security FDC NOTAM was issued in May.  This is a repeat of an old TFR with a new twist.  That twist is “and flares are dispensed”.  That seems to be the only change from the old warning.  MORE...

June Business Spotlight

June 12 - The Comfort Inn Hotel is located across the road from the Little Rock National Airport.  It’s the closest you can stay to the airport without actually sleeping in the terminal.  Who could dream of such uncomfortable accommodations when you have the deluxe suites of the Comfort Inn right across the street.  MORE....

Louisiana New Restricted Area

June 11 - The FAA on Tuesday announced its intention to establish a new restricted area requested by the U.S. Air Force near Alexandria, La., effectively closing a Victor airway to most general aviation traffic. R-3801 straddles V-212 and extends to 23,000 feet msl, well above the ceiling of most light GA aircraft, and inaccessible to any VFR pilots.  MORE..

EAA AirVenture 2004

June 11 - The Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture event, the world's largest annual aviation gathering, will once again welcome the mass arrivals of Piper Comanche, Beech Bonanza, Mooney and Stinson aircraft in 2004.  EAA's 52nd annual event will be held July 27-Aug 2, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
 

We're Good.  No, We're Bad!!

June 8 - In recent weeks, AOPA has contacted television stations across the country after being alerted (usually by members) that they were working on stories about "lax" security at general aviation airports. The wave of stories is no coincidence: It's the May "sweeps" period, that time of the year when stations will do anything to get the best possible ratings. Big ratings mean big bucks because those ratings determine how much they can charge for advertisers to run commercials. But those ratings can also give GA a lot of headaches.  MORE...

Flying Over Kansas, Toto???

June 8 - "There's no place like home.  There's no place like home."  Who hasn't clicked their heels just like Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz movie, in the hope of being transported back to a place where colorful dreams come true?   Well, neither a wizard or ruby slippers are now required to visit the wonderful world of Oz.

A short drive to Wamego (located 70 miles west of Kansas City near Interstate-70), and the new Oz Museum, is all that's needed to visit Dorothy, Toto and all the characters and wonders of the world-wide phenomenon that's Oz.  MORE...

Rutan Sets Space Record

June 7 - Burt Rutan, the aviation designer and innovator whose appearances at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh are among the most popular activities during the event, will make his 2004 Oshkosh presentations after setting several civilian space flight records in his continuing efforts to capture the $10 million ANSARI X-PRIZE.  MORE...

AOPA Open House Is IFR

June 7 – More than 4,700 people turned out for the 14th annual AOPA Fly-In and Open House on Saturday, June 5, despite weather that remained IFR(instrument flight rules) virtually all day.

“The enthusiasm and the passion of general aviation pilots was never more apparent than today,” said AOPA President Phil Boyer. “They just refused to let the weather stop them from coming to Fly-In.”  MORE...

NW AR Aviation Summer Camps

June 6 - NorthWest Arkansas Community College announced today that a series of aviation related events will be presented for the public this summer, ranging from summer day-camps for young people, to a chance to ride in a WWII, P-51 Mustang.  MORE...

Fly-Low SUV

June 5 - The real story...  More...

Sooner Flight Academy

June 4 - Youth will set their sights on the sky this summer at the fifteenth annual Sooner Flight Academy in Norman (OK). The Academy invites children to experience the wonder of flight and to gain math and science skills through new and returning programs.  MORE...

Rutan's Gang - Space Bound

June 3 - Mojave, CA: A privately-developed rocket plane will launch into history on June 21 on a mission to become the world’s first commercial manned space vehicle. Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and aviation legend Burt Rutan have teamed to create the program, which will attempt the first non-governmental flight to leave the earth’s atmosphere. MORE...

EAA May Masters

June 2 -   The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) takes pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of these very special aviation educators.  Recently, they were all designated Master Instructors by NAFI, their professional aviation organization.

       To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 81,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than four hundred of them have earned the Master designation thus far  MORE...

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