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May 2005  

Glenn Curtiss Park Proposed

May 31 - There is a website that is dedicated to the presentation of information vital to a rare but limited opportunity to create a park in honor and memory of both the life and works of Glenn Hammond Curtiss.  The memorial park is to be situated on the southern shore of Lake Keuka in his birthplace, "home town", and resting place of Hammondsport,  New York.  MORE...

Big Weekend Coming

First weekend in June Events:

2-5 -Tunica, MS - Air Races 

3-4 - Bartlesville, OK - Biplane Expo 2005  

3-4 - Bentonville, AR - Annual Balloon Festival 

4 - Colorado Springs, CO - Peterson AFB Open house and air show. 

4 - Cushing, OK - Blues & Bar-B-Que

There is more weekend events on this page...

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CPA Mountain Flying Course

May 27 - The Colorado Pilots Association will hold a Mountain Flying Ground School session scheduled for Saturday, June 18, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in second floor board room of the APA Tower, Englewood, Colorado.  MORE...

Arkansas Fly-In

May 25 - The Sharp County Regional Airport (CVK) will host a Fly-In on Saturday, June 11^th in conjunction with the 50^th Anniversary Celebration of Cherokee Village (AR).  MORE...

FYI:  Accident Reports

On April 11, 2005, at 1308 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152 was substantially damaged when it impacted a field near Williamsburg, Ohio. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were fatally injured.  MORE....

Mountain Flying Accident in San Juans

On May 11, 2005, at 1256 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210G operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 3 nautical miles northwest of Ouray, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

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File photo of Whitehouse Mtn and San Juan Mountains >>>>>

AOPA Ad

May 23 - This week, two major national newspapers – USA Today and Roll Call, the primary newspaper on Capitol Hill – will run an ad produced by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).  MORE...

Peachtree City Air Show

May 21 - Air show photos from Peachtree City Air Show, GA..  Thanks to photographer Carl Wilcox.  Photos submitted by Wayne Gauldin.

Link to future air shows.. 

One Hundred Dollar Hamburger

May 20 -

Dear Editor,

The Airport Steakhouse in Hutchison, KS (KHUT about 35NW of Wichita) is a
great place for a special trip or cross country stop.  The restaurant is the main attraction inside the terminal just below the tower.   They have great steaks at reasonable prices and I think they have a Sunday buffet.  It's very popular with the locals so I recommend calling ahead if you're flying in Friday-Sunday (620-662-4281).  Hutchinson also a has a world class air and space museum.  It's a short cab ride into town or you might ask to use the courtesy car if you're filling up.

Todd Attebery
Haysville, Kansas

Editor's Note:  Todd is correct that Hutchinson has a World Class Air and Space Museum.  I recommend everyone plan on putting the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center on their calendar.  Take the kids, they will love it.

London to Paris............ KY

May 18 - London to Paris... is within your grasp!!!.. Check it out HERE...

"I Flew the Winnie Mae, too!!!" Eula Pearl

Tuesday 17 - Every so often a story comes along that we wish we had the opportunity to have presented it earlier.  This is such a story.  Eula Pearl was a pearl in aviation.  This is her story thanks to our friend Bob Kemper editor of Taxi Strip.  MORE...

Balloon Fest in Ridgway, CO

May 14 - Ridgway (CO) held it annual event today.  This photo was sent to me by  a friend, Roger Brower and Ridgway resident.

Got a photo of your event... send it to us at airmail@fly-low.com

Ignorance, Today Is NOT An Excuse!

May 13 - Pilots who flew their Cessna 150 into prohibited airspace over Washington, D.C., Wednesday, causing evacuations of the White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court, apparently failed to properly plan their flight.

FYI:  Accident Report

May 12 - On April 11, 2005, at 1308 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152 was substantially damaged when it impacted a field near Williamsburg, Ohio. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were fatally injured.  MORE...

Beaumont Hotel Picked

May 11 - The Historic Beaumont Hotel Bed & Breakfast, nestled in a tiny town (pop. 63) in the scenic Flint Hills of South Central Kansas has been considered by many pilots for years as a “Most enjoyable place to fly”.  MORE...

The Need For Speed!!!

May 10 - There not a great deal to setting an aviation record except just doing it.  There is a lot of preparation, of course, and it is a form of mental rehearsal.  But when the day comes, you go fly and that's that.  MORE...

The "FIFI" Makeover

May 9 - “FIFI” gets her makeover!!!  “FIFI”, for those who may not know, is a World War II B-29 bomber that helped us win the war in the Pacific.  The most famous airplane in the world, perhaps, is the Enola Gay.  That B-29 dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.  Another B-29, Bock’s Car, dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan (Bock’s Car is in a museum in Ohio and the Enola Gay is in the Smithsonian).  Within weeks of those two flights, the Japanese surrendered.  MORE...

Where To Go?

May 8 - Looking for a place to go.. Here are a couple of coming events. 

May 30 - Gage, OK - Tri-State EAA Chapter 1115 Annual fly-In.  Free breakfast for all who fly in.  BBQ rib dinner at noon. There is a Sunday evening (May 29) hamburger fry and over night camping.  Showers and bathrooms will be on the field.  Rory Hicks buzzardhill@pldi.net or Jim Mitchell at West Woodard Airport 580-256-8286

Midlothian/Waxahachie, Texas - Mid-Way Regional Airport (JWY) Pancake Breakfast Fly-In Saturday, June 4th, 2005 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. Breakfast Tickets $5.00 Vintage Airplanes and Fighters, Remote Control Model Flyers, jazz band and more!  Contact: Tammy  972-923-0080 email:  tbowen@waxahachie.com   www.midwayregional.com 

Etna, AR - Fly-In - On Saturday May 21^st, the EAA Chapter 1156 will host a Spring Fly-In at their airport in Etna, AR.  This grass strip airport will host experimental aircraft, ultralights, paraplanes, motorcycles, and more.  It starts at 9 am and goes to 4 pm.

Lunch will be Southern Bar-B-Que Chicken, cole slaw, beans, roll and drink for five dollars.  Young Eagle flights will be given.  For more information go to their website at www.fly-low.com/rvpa/etna or call 479 635-0414.

Southwest Fly-In

www.adventureaviation.com 

Arizona Pilot Sends Info

May 5 - We received this e-mail for an Arizona Pilot.
I'm from Mesa, AZ.  I am a member of the Arizona Pilots Association (APA).  I picked up your May, 2005 "Fly-Low" on our trip across the southern states from AZ to FL.

In that issue you asked for info on pilot organizations from other states.  I notice the APA is missing from your listing.  The attachment has addresses for you to get more info about the Arizona Pilots Association.

Jerry G
 

Our thanks to Jerry.  We now have the APA website posted from our Links Page.. HERE...   to see Attachment PDF... HERE...

Texas Air Show News

May 4 - In his air show routines May 14th and 15th at The EAA Texas Fly-In in Hondo, Jan Collmer plans to do more than one 'Lomcevak'.   MORE...

AOPA Fly-In

May 3 - The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will open up its doors on Saturday, June 4, 2005, to host its 15th Annual Fly-In & Open House at AOPA Headquarters on the Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, MD.  Thousands of members and other pilots will attend the free event.   MORE...

Throttle Forward

Or 'Ramblings from our publisher'. 

May 1 - In a twelve month period, our ‘tiny’ staff will produce over a third of a million words.  That breaks down to about fourteen hundred stories per year in both the hard-copy edition and eFly-Low.  We are lucky to have several writers that work cheap…  They work for a coffee mug at Christmas time.  MORE...

Cessna 170 Group Meets

May 1 - A group of Cessna 170 owners brought their planes and families to Petit Jean Mountain (MPJ) near Morrilton (AR) on this last weekend in April.  There were about 23 Cessna 170s on top of the mountain on Saturday.  Coming in from Minnesota, Mississippi, Texas and other places.  All there to share stories and have a good time.  For a photo journal of the event go to HERE...  or HERE...

April 2005

New Issue

April 30 - The May issue of FLY-LOW is now in your FBO.  This issue has the entire summer of air events.  It will become obsolete as we make changes to our Internet eFLY-LOW.  Keep checking this site for the most current calendar.  The May issue features a group of mechanics in Tulsa (OK) who donate their spare time to put the only B-29 flying ("FIFI") in a newer state.  Always lots of good stuff in FLY-LOW.  If you're FBO doesn't have any copies available, you can subscribe for just $19.95... that buys you twenty-four months of good aviation news.       

Snowbirds

April 30 - One of the most exciting, fascinating aerobatic teams on the circuit has to be the Canadian Snowbirds.  Now in their 34th season, the Snowbirds have flown for over 100 million spectators across North America.  If you want a crowd pleasing performance, the Snowbirds will be the team. 

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EAA Chapter II Celebrates

April 28 - When the Fort Wayne-Allen County (Indiana) Airport Authority board voted unanimously Monday in favor of a resolution to keep Arthur Smith Field (SMD) open indefinitely on Monday, about 50 people in attendance-the vast majority EAA Chapter 2 members-stood and cheered for several minutes.  MORE...

Women In Aviation Conference

April 27 - The 17th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be held from Thursday, March 23 through Saturday, March 25, 2006, in Nashville, Tennessee. This year’s Conference will take place at the Opryland Hotel.  MORE...

Oklahoma News

April 25 - Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Director Victor Bird will share his “airvangelism” with the Claremore Rotary Club during its scheduled meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday in Post Hall at Rogers State University, located at 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. in Claremore. MORE...

JetCorp Joins Corp Angel Network

April 24 - JetCorp, a full-service aviation provider located at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS), is pleased to announce that it has recently joined forces with Corporate Angel Network to donate vacant seats on our charter flights to cancer patients seeking treatment across the United States.  MORE...

CAF P-39 Incident in TX

April 21 - A Commemorative Air Force (CAF) operated single-engine World War II Bell P-39Q Airacobra, N6968 was involved in an incident Monday, April 18, 2005, at the Fredericksburg Airport in Fredericksburg, Texas. The aircraft, which was being flown by a CAF pilot, was en route to San Marcos, Texas, from Holloman Air Force Base via a fuel stop in Midland, Texas, at CAF Headquarters.  MORE...

Oklahoma Celebrates "Aviation Day"

April 20 - OKLAHOMA CITY – “Aviation Day” took off Tuesday the 19th on the fourth floor rotunda of the State Capitol in Oklahoma City. Aviation Day’s objective is to put aviation and aerospace businesses front-and-center while emphasizing to legislators and other elected officials the importance of our multi-billion dollar industry to the state and in the lives of Oklahomans. MORE...

"Keep 'em Flying"

April 18 - Scattered through out this country are squadrons of the CAF, the Commemorative Air Force.  Take a look at the schedule of many of the 150 Warbirds that belong to the CAF on this website.  If their going to be near you this summer, go see them.  The CAF provides to all of us a fantastic flying museum. 

60 Minutes & Aviation

April 15 - Have you ever dreamt about the day you can buzz around in your very own flying machine? Well, that day may be sooner than you think. The folks at NASA have built something called "The Highway in the Sky," a computer system designed to let millions of people fly whenever they please in their very own vehicles.  MORE...

AOPA Speaks

April 13 - For the third time in its two-and-a-half year history, the Transportation Security Administration’s chief is stepping down, once again leaving a void at the top of an agency with profound impact on general aviation. Admiral David Stone last week tendered his resignation last week.  MORE...

Oklahoma Problem Airport

April 12 - OKLAHOMA CITY – In a special meeting of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission last Friday, the Commission voted 5-0 to request that the Attorney General take any and all actions necessary to protect the interests of the State and the Commission with respect to Grand Lake Regional Airport.  MORE...

May 14 OK Fly-In

April 12 - Looking for a May aviation event?  Check this out... OKC +Wiley Post Airport + Hanger Talk.... + Food...  MORE...

$100 HB Location

April 12 - Readers send in more Hamburger Locations..  got one?  Let us know..

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Aviatrix Evelyn

April 7 - Evelyn Bryan “Mama Bird” Johnson celebrated her 95th birthday November 4, 2004. With more than 57,600 hours of flight time, she is an aviation legend, a national and a Tennessee treasure. Mrs. Johnson has logged more flight time than any living person in the world.   MORE...

Special Alert Bulletin

April 6 - Zayead Christopher Hajaig, a white male, DOB: 10/19/69, SSAN: 252-83- 9765, British National born in Nigeria, an FAA licensed pilot (Certificate No. 252839765), was taking flight lessons at a Gwinnett County, Georgia flight school. He was reported to authorities after he allegedly attempted to have his instructor upgrade his rating while not yet qualified. He also became aggressive, and attempted to have the flight school accelerate his training schedule.   MORE...

Herb & "Ditto"

April 5 - Herb Baker lovingly introduces “Ditto”, his air show partner, born to the NAVY May 16, 1957. This T-28 Military Trainer was overhauled and modified from 1992 thru 1996 she was joyously reborn on April 24, 1996.  Together, Herb and “Ditto” have flown 552 hours.  MORE...

Throttle Forward

April 2 -  Our new issue is in the FBOs who sponsor FLY-LOW.  We cover air show performer Herb Baker and "Ditto" (his T-28) on the front cover (shown above), air events, and other fine stories.  Of course, we have our publishers ramblings in his column, Throttle Forward. 

Cosmosphere Home To Apollo 13

April 1 - The upcoming 35th anniversary of the near tragic Apollo 13 space mission and the 10th anniversary of the release of the Ron Howard movie about the flight both have a Kansas connection.  The original Apollo 13 command module Odyssey is on display at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kan.  MORE...

March 2005

Share With No One

March 30 - For those who are on our TFR Notification & Air Events e-mail list, you should know that we DO NOT share or sell our e-mail address to anyone.  If they get it from us, they have to steal it.  And that shouldn't happen.  If you get signed up for the notifications and decide you don't want to receive them, all you have to do is return a notification back to us with "Remove" in the subject line and you will be removed.  To receive the notifications click HERE...

Copperstate Moves

March 30 - This year’s COPPERSTATE Regional EAA Fly-in will be held October 6 through 9, 2005, at a new site-- one with not only a prominent place in the history of the event, but one which also holds enormous promise for the future.   MORE...

Monthly Air Events

March 28 - If you have an event that you want to spread the word to aviators, just email us the events monthly date, time, phone number, airport, city, and state.  We will link it from this page.

Hot Dog Jets In The Alps

March 25 - This is a good video of Jet Jockeys Hot Dogging it in the Alps.  Nice video and one to enjoy since most of us will never get the chance to do it.  Go to Here.

March 24 - You gotta read this...  We spend millions to build a control tower and then we put reconditioned thirty-five year old equipment in it..  COME ONE...

Women In Aviation

March 24 — Women in Aviation, International concluded one of its most successful conferences ever this past Saturday night, March 12, awarding more than half a million dollars in scholarships to 55 deserving members during the gala banquet and Pioneer Hall of Fame ceremony.   MORE...

GlobalFlyer To BE At AirVenture

March 23 - EAA AirVenture 2005, which already has confirmed a stellar lineup of the world's most unique aircraft, has added another blockbuster.  The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, which Steve Fossett piloted in the first non-stop, non-refueled solo flight around the world, will take part in the 53rd annual edition of EAA AirVenture, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," on July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.  MORE...

GA Airports Threatened

March 22 - The Bush Administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2006 is bad for general aviation airports and could cause each eligible airport to lose a $150,000 "entitlement" next year.   MORE...

EAA & Sport Pilot Tour

March 21 - EAA's initial steps are under way to ignite interest in light-sport aviation -- a new category of flying, also called 'sport pilot,' that is making real flight possible in less time and at lower cost than ever before. EAA is launching its first Sport Pilot Tour, which brings to EAA members and the public the information and tools needed to seize and enjoy this recreational-aviation opportunity.  MORE...

What Time Is It?

March 20 - There is a website that give perfect time, all the time.  If you want to set your clocks... try this site.. 

Good Site

March 19 - In three short years, Igor Sikorsky taught himself to build and fly aircraft and developed seveal successful designs that won him national recognition in Russia, including the first four-engine aircraft.  For the rest of the story.

Who Could Save Your Life?

March 17 - Citizens concerned with the defense of the United States started the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) back in December of 1941. It is the Auxiliary of the United States Air Force. Today’s CAP program, with 60,000 members, is charged with three missions: aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency services.  MORE...

EAA Lite Sport Aviation

March 16 - EAA's initial steps are under way to ignite interest in light-sport aviation -- a new category of flying, also called 'sport pilot,' that is making real flight possible in less time and at lower cost than ever before.  MORE...

One Paragraph

March 15 - The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has determined that published reports about GA security, based on a leaked government report, significantly overstated the level of the government’s concern.  MORE...

FYI: Plane Almost Lands On Semi

On December 9, 2004, approximately 1512 central standard time, a Mooney MO-20F single-engine airplane, N3208F, was substantially damaged during a forced landing onto an interstate highway following a reported loss of engine power near Fabens, Texas.  MORE...

CAP New Imaging

 March 14 -- Civil Air Patrol officially rolled out the nation’s first fully operational hyper-spectral imaging system during a ceremony March 2 at the Ft. Belvoir Davison Army Air Field near Washington, D.C.  MORE...

Harrier Jump Jet Returns To OSH

March 13 - The U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B "Harrier II" jump jet, the unique fighter aircraft that features vertical takeoff ability, will return to Oshkosh to appear at EAA AirVenture 2005, making demonstration flights during the EAA's 53rd annual fly-in, scheduled for July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.  MORE...

Crosswind - Crosswind -Crosswind - Crosswind

March 12 - As a pilot one can say there are _crosswinds and there are crosswinds.  I learned to fly in Arkansas where we have enough crosswind for an instructor to be able to demonstrate the basics of crosswind landings but seldom enough to provide a real challenge or learning experience.  MORE...

Readers Suggest $100 HB

March 10 - We have a great restaurant here at the Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) in Mattoon, IL!  The "Airport Steakhouse" is home of the giant Elephant Ear Tenderloin.  Owner Ron Bean hand slices the pork loin along with mushrooms and onion rings, don't forget the homemade pie.  Pilots will receive top notch service and they can taxi right up to the Steakhouse.  For MORE information on this site and other $100 Burger locations go to HERE...  Other locations HERE... 

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BRS Honored

March 9 -  It’s another milestone for Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (BRSI or www.BRSI.OB-BRSparachutes.com) when the whole - airplane parachute company announced it has been named a recipient of a prestigious Laureate Award by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine .  MORE...

VOR Nav Aids Going, Going, Gone!

March 8 - The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association believes the Federal Aviation Administration is being shortsighted as the agency decides whether or not to decommission two heavily used VOR radio navigation aids (navaids) in southern New England.  MORE...

New Business at FSK

March 7 - October 15, 2005, Brian Hough opened Brian Aviation on the field at Fort Scott (KS).  He moved from Pueblo (CO) where he was Director of Maintenance for Travel Air Services.  MORE...

Cowboys & Ultralights

March 4 - On the Chicago sectional, northeast of the Quad City area in Iowa, you can find the Erie AirPark. One hundred fifty miles due west of Chicago, off interstate 88, is a grass airstrip specializing in Ultralights. Jim and Sue Robinson are the owner/operators of Erie Airpark.  MORE...

Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer

IT'S OVER!!!  A NEW RECORD IS SET...

UPDATE:  March 3 -  Mission Status:  19:50UTC - 13:50 local time - Steve has just touched down at Salina after successfully completing the fastest, non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world.  MORE...

FSS:  A Change Is Gonna Come!

March 2 - "After spending 90 minutes getting an advance look at a 21st century flight service station and asking hard questions, all I can say is, Wow!" said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "On the basis of what Lockheed Martin will deliver under the contract, pilots are going to be much better served and much safer."  MORE...

Gainesville (TX) To Host Top Gun

March 1 - April 30 - May 15, Gainesville (TX) will host the North American Top Gun flight school.  Gainesville Municipal Airport (KGLE) - WWII Warbird flights, air combat courses and more www.natg.com info Matt Quick - airport@cooke.net 940 668-4565.

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