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News & Features Emergency AD | For Teledyne Continental Motors ............................................6

Grounded | FAA freezes Zodiac certification in wake of accidents ..................7

The demise of 100LL | How will it affect you? .................................................8

Capital Comments | Senate fiddles while FAA burns ......................................9

Touch & Go | A story we need to share ..........................................................10

Endangered | Top signs your airport is in trouble ............................................11

Rallying the troops | West Virginia governor is bullish on GA .......................12

Fun flyer | Belite Aircraft ready for takeoff .......................................................23

Flight & Flyers | Pioneering pilot Edward Bellande .........................................28

Accident Reports | Faulty flaps trigger fatal crash ..........................................30

SPLOG | Light at the end of the tunnel ............................................................31

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A seat at the table | GA represented on committee on future of aviation

Air traffic glitch | Should have been just a minor problem

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FLYING THE MS-1: LSA expert Dan Johnson notes the new LSA is a hot rod flying machine with excellent stability and proper manners in steep turns or stalls. ...............................................31

LIGHTS, caMEra, acTIoN! New York’s Republic Airport is finding a new rev-enue stream serving as a location for television shows and movies. ............. 4

FIX oN THE WaY: Zenith Air is putting the finishing touches on an upgrade package designed to address problems that may have led to six fatal crashes of the Zodiac ......................................... 7

PIoNEErING PILoT: Edward Bellande’s career, which mirrored the growth of aviation from its infancy to the Golden Age, is chronicled in this issue’s Flight & Flyers column ..................................28

The end of 100LL P. 8Signs your airport is in danger P. 11W.Va. governor rallies for GA P. 12Senate fiddles while FAA burns P. 9

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On the Cover Today’s Waco | Modern materials mesh with aclassic design to produce a current version of avintage aircraft customized to each owners’ specifica-tions. Photo courtesy Waco Classic Aircraft Co. ......21


A star is bornRepublic Airport (FRG) on Long Island in

New York recently became a bustling scene of faux police cars, extras as state troopers, an army of movie technicians, a battery of lights, cameras and action for a filming of a scene from the popular ABC sitcom “Ugly Betty.”

The effort is just one of a number of film and television productions that are finding the general aviation airport a great location for filming, according to airport officials. Stars who have made their way to Republic include Angelina Jolie and Donald Trump, but the real rate of return for Republic are the revenues produced by production companies that rent facilities, aircraft, support equipment and acres of open space.

Airport Director Michael Geiger has commissioned a marketing effort that reminds production assistants and location scouts that Republic Airport is 40 minutes from Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens where a lot of studio work is done and equidistant to the tony Hamptons, where many stars seek solitude.

A number of productions have walked past the hangars, World War II aircraft and corporate jets that make Republic Airport home and set up camp in one of the last controlled woodlands of suburban Long Island. Geiger notes, “We have acres of woods inside the fence line where clearings and dirt roads could put an actor literally anywhere. Of course they need to coordinate their filming with the busiest general avia-tion airport in New York, but it all seems to work out fine in the

editing room.”Geiger notes, “No one has forgotten our primary mis-

sion as the most important general aviation airport in New York but we will continue to look at new parallel business opportunities that build revenue and add depth to Republic’s economic objectives.”

For more information: RepublicAirport.net.

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“I had fun and the more fun I had, the more money I made.”

— Air show and movie stunt pilot Corkey Fornof

“We started with a vision to change aviation, to develop airplanes and get people flying again. That vision has not changed.”

— Cirrus co-founder Dale Klapmeier

“Instead of just practicing security, we have to demonstrate it to a new agency in Washington.”

— NBAA’s Doug Carr

“Oshkosh is the battery charger for the other 51 weeks of the year.”

— EAA Chairman Tom Poberezny

“If we lose GA airports and they price us out of the market, God help us all. GA will go the way of the railroads.”

— West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin

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Amelia Earhart: Out of this world

Items that belonged to Amelia Earhart are out of this world — literally.

One of Earhart’s scarves was carried into space by astro-

naut Randy Bresnik aboard the shuttle Atlantis, which took off Nov. 16. Bresnik is the grandson of Earhart’s personal photog-rapher, Albert Bresnik, who was hired in 1932 to document her around-the-world flight. In one photo the elder Bresnik took of Earhart, she’s wearing the scarf over a V-neck sweater, as her hand rests on the horizontal stablizer of her Electra.

The scarf was a favorite of Earhart’s, but she declined to take it with her on her last flight.

The scarf is on loan from the Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City, which features the history of the Ninety-Nines, the international organization of female aviators founded in 1929 by 99 women pilots. Earhart was the group’s first president.

Once Bresnik returns the scarf, it will be part of a new display at the museum dedicated to his grandfather’s photo-graphs.

Meanwhile, a watch that belonged to Earhart and has been in the possession of the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum in Atchison, Kan., is on loan to astronaut Shannon Walker, who will be on the International Space Station for six months starting in the spring of 2010.

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The FAA has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD), effective immediately, for all Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) 240, 360, 470, and 520 series reciprocating engines.

The emergency AD results from TCM reporting three occurrences of rapid wear on the face of hydraulic lifters, according to the AD, which notes that this condi-tion, if not corrected, could result in a loss of engine power.

TCM issued a Mandatory Service Bulletin Nov. 3, which describes the procedures for inspecting engines for hydraulic lifters and replacing those lifters if installed.

Owners must have their engines inspected before further flight, according to the AD.

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Carter Aviation Technologies has inked an exclu-sive licensing deal with a Textron subsidiary, AAI Corp., for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) using Carter’s Slowed Rotor/Compound (SR/C) Aircraft Technology — a combination of rotorcraft and fixed-wing aerodynamics. The deal is called a “turning point” for the company by Jay Carter Jr., president, who noted “we now have a viable SR/C platform that has the ability to compete in both manned and unmanned sectors with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and high-speed flight.”

Carter also noted this deal could help speed the development of the company’s latest prototypes for two- and four-place “Personal Air Vehicles.”

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NOTAMs are entering the digital age, with the FAA beginning the transition from paper Notices to Airmen to digital distribution beginning in January in several test locations, including the Southern California TRACON, Denver Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Amarillo ATCT, Tallahassee ATCT, Las Vegas ATCT and Boise ATCT.

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Changes to the Hudson River airspace went into effect Nov. 19, requiring pilots passing through the corridor to fly at an altitude between 1,000 feet and 1,300 feet. Local flights will operate below 1,000 feet.

Below 1,300 feet, pilots must announce their aircraft type, position, direction and altitude at mandatory report-ing points and must stay along the New Jersey shoreline when southbound and along the Manhattan shoreline when northbound.

The new rule also requires pilots to follow safety procedures that were previously recommended, but not mandatory, including maintaining a speed of 140 knots or less; turning on anti-collision and position/navigation lights; announcing their position on specific radio frequencies; and carrying current charts.

The FAA has developed an online training program that covers flight operations in the New York area.

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SeaMax USA is celebrating a milestone this year: The 10th anniversary of AirMax, the parent company that manufactures the SeaMax M22 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft. This year, the 98th SeaMax rolled off the assembly line, according to company officials.

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Lockheed Martin is set to close seven Flight Service Stations, starting in February. Locations on the chopping block are: Columbia, Mo.; Honolulu; Kankakee, Ill.; Lansing, Mich.; Nashville; Seattle; and St. Petersburg, Fla. This is the second consolidation effort since the company was awarded a contract in 2005 to provide flight services for the FAA.

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The search for a new president for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is back to square one. The organization, which has had only two presidents — founder Paul Poberezny and his son, Tom — has hired a search firm, KornFerry, to find a new president after the first search this summer was unsuccessful. A front-runner for the position, General Aviation Manufacturers Association President Pete Bunce, withdrew his name from consideration after he felt he didn’t have the full support of the board of directors, while director Vern Raburn — founder of Eclipse Aviation — resigned from

the board, noting in a letter that he did not approve of the direction of the search process.

EAA hopes to have a new president within the next year, although officials note they have not set a time limit on the search.

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Progress continues on the E-Plane line of electric powered aircraft, according to German designer Calin Gologan, who said the molds for the fuselage and wings of the one-seat Elektra One are “as good as finished.” He promised that photos and technical specifications would be available by the end of the year.

A prototype Elektra One is scheduled to be presented at AERO 2010 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in April at the E-Flight-Expo trade show. Gologan, who also plans an Elektra Two (two-seater) and Elektra Four (four-seater), is going after the Green Prize Challenge in aeronautics, a $1.5 million prize offered by NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation to spur development of the most energy-saving aircraft in the world.

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The Doolittle Raiders will hold their 68th reunion at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force April 16-18. The reunion will include a free public autograph session, educational event and memorial service.

Of the nine living Doolittle Raiders, five plan to attend the reunion, according to museum director Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles Metcalf.

The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association, Inc. is hop-ing to fly in 25 B-25 Mitchell Bombers for the reunion. If their efforts are successful, it would be the largest gathering of B-25s since World War II.

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The Parade of Planes, a series of regional aircraft sales expos, will return next year. The expos feature not only aircraft manufacturers, but tax, finance and insurance experts to help customers with their buying decisions. Next year’s expos also will include companies that offer products and services to owners who want to upgrade the aircraft they already own.

Expos slated for next year include: Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, Texas, March 12 -13; Gwinnett County Airport/Briscoe Field, Lawrenceville, Ga., June 11-12; and Hawthorne Municipal Airport, Hawthorne, Calif., Aug. 27-28.

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The fatal crash of a homebuilt Zodiac CH-601XL last month has prompted the FAA to freeze the issuance of new airworthiness certificates for the design. The accident was the sixth attributed to an in-flight break up.

The timing of the crash is poignant, as it came one day before the FAA issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin concerning aerodynamic flut-ter that may have been a factor in the accidents.

“There have been too many crashes. We think one crash is too many,” said Sebastien Heintz, president of Zenith Aircraft, which manufactures the kits. His father, Chris Heintz, is the designer of the aircraft. “The frustrating thing is that there is no single cause that was responsible for all the accidents.”

On Nov. 6, a Zodiac CH-601XL was destroyed as a result of an in-flight breakup near Agnos, Arkansas, killing the pilot. Both wings separated from the fuselage in-flight.

In April, the NTSB called on the FAA to ground all Zodiac CH-601XLs after it linked six accidents, which killed 10

people, to aerodynamic flutter, a phe-nomenon in which the control surfaces and wings can suddenly oscillate and lead to catastrophic structural failure. Preliminary investigation of the Arkansas accident reveals a failure mode similar to that seen in the earlier crashes, NTSB officials report.

Since April, the NTSB and the FAA have been conducting a special review

of the Zodiac CH601XL and the similarly designed CH650 to evaluate design and operational details of the aircraft. The SAIB is the result of that review.

Heintz noted his company is working closely with the FAA and the NTSB on the issue.

“We are taking a very pro-active approach in that we have introduced a full upgrade package,” he said. “It beefs

up the entire airplane.”As this issue was going to press,

the company was in the process of finalizing the upgrade package. “We are making the upgrade package available to all builders and owners to meet the FAA’s recommendations as soon as possible and at minimum incon-venience and cost,” said Heintz. “We think it will cost about $400, which is fairly inexpensive.”

According to Heintz, the package is designed to strengthen the airplane by over-building the wing spars and adding aileron counter-balance.

“We strongly believe that implementa-tion of the comprehensive upgrade package kit, combined with continuing pilot educa-tion and training, as well as an ongoing airworthiness/maintenance program, will put an end to the type of tragic accidents that have been happening and restore this aircraft’s reputation as a capable and fun Light Sport Aircraft,” he said.

Heintz estimates the upgrade package will take a few weeks to a few months for aircraft owners to apply — “depending on how much they work on their airplanes,” he said.

For more information: ZenithAir.com, Newplane.com, FAA.gov.

Zenith responds to airworthiness freeze

Purdue University will operate a new facility to test aircraft engines and develop alternative fuels.

The National Test Facility for Fuels and Propulsion, funded with a $1.35 million grant from the U.S. Air Force, will be at the Purdue University Airport (LAF).

It is expected to open in late 2010 or early 2011.“This is a multidisciplinary research approach that

begins with growing crops, developing fuels from those crops in the laboratory and then testing those fuels in engines,” said Professor Denver Lopp.

Work will focus on jet engines but will include some testing related to piston engines.

The facility will address all energy sources and not be an advocate of any particular fuel, Lopp added.

For more information: Purdue.edu.

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The demise of 100LL has GA scrambling to find alternativesby JAnICe WoodGeneral Aviation News

Here’s the bottom line: 100LL is going away.

“Don’t fool yourself,” warned Alan Klapmeier, co-founder of Cirrus Aircraft. “The industry hoped 100LL would survive, but it is going away.”

What does that mean for you?That’s what the industry and federal

agencies are trying to figure out now.The demise of 100LL was a hot

topic at this year’s AOPA Aviation Summit. It was discussed during the opening general session, as well as in several forums throughout the show. While a lot of uncertainty exists about the future of aviation fuel, one thing is certain: A change is coming.

“And we will be ready for it,” said Rhett Ross, president of Teledyne Continental Motors, who noted the company has tested “all different types of fuels.”

It’s also a top priority at Lycoming Engines, where officials warn that this is one of the most complicated issues

facing GA today. “Be wary of the five-minute sound

bite,” said Michael Kraft, senior vice president. “We have just one shot at this, so we need to make the right decision.”

“Certification costs in time and money are such that the industry can only afford to make this change once,” added Earl L a w r e n c e , v i c e president of industry and regulatory affairs for the Experimental Aircraft Association. “Whatever change we make, it better be right. We need to move deliberately.”

But why do we need to change?

A LITTLE HISTORYTetra-ethyl lead (TEL) had been

added to fuel since the 1920s. After it was identified as a neurotoxin, it began to be phased out in the 1970s. In 1990, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated that it be gone by 1995. “It is considered one of the EPA’s biggest successes,” said Glenn Passavant, director of the EPA Nonroad Center.

Through lobbying, avgas was exempt from that mandatory phase out because the aviation industry said it just wasn’t ready.

“Avgas isn’t mogas — it’s anything but that. It is made in specialty batches and transported separately. It’s the only fuel with TEL added at the ter-

minal,” he added, noting that it’s an important ingredient to increase octane, w h i c h p re v e n t s knocking. “It’s espe-cially important to higher compression engines. When you need that octane, you need that octane.

That said, “20 years is a long time

to not have a solution,” Passavant noted.

Time is officially running out. New national air quality standards are set to take effect soon, while the EPA is expected to make a finding on a three-year-old petition from the Friends of the Earth that claims avgas endangers

the public health and welfare. “The petition requires the EPA to take action,” he said.

He estimates findings from the EPA’s investigation will result in rule-making in the next 12 to 18 months, while the agency is looking at the “2016-2017 time frame” for a final solution. “There’s still a lot of work to be done,” he said.

MOVING ONThat’s an understatement. As

the EPA investigation continues, the aviation industry is searching for an alternative fuel, as well as developing engines that will fly safely on that fuel, whatever it is.

The big concern for the engine manufacturers isn’t new engines — they know they can develop those. It’s the existing fleet that’s cause for worry, according to TCM’s Ross.

Making sure the existing fleet isn’t grounded by the demise of 100LL is the focus of the Future Avgas Strategy & Transition Plan — known as FAST

Preparing for the end

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WHAT IS SWIFT FUEL?Swift Enterprises, Ltd. is developing an unleaded 100LL replacement fuel, called

100SF, that exceeds the energy content and octane number of 100LL, according to company officials. The new fuel contains two chemical components that, when mixed together, meet or exceed most performance parameters of 100LL. Because of this, 100SF requires minimal engine modification to run in the current GA fleet.

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Air traffic control glitch a sign that lawmakers need to focus on FAA

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It looks like the FAA will need another temporary extension.

A f t e r m o r e than two years, the Senate continues to drag its feet in reau-thorizing the FAA. Even many mem-bers of the Senate are fed up with the way that body is ignoring the needs of the FAA. Led by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a bipartisan group of 35 senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) calling for passage of an FAA reauthorization bill before the end of this year. That is almost one-third of the Senate getting impatient with the lead-ers for not moving. The House passed reauthorization again last May.

The current temporary extension expires Dec. 31. With what’s on the Congressional plate, it is unlikely reau-thorization will come up in December.

ATC UNDER FIREMeanwhile, the FAA burns while the

Senate fiddles.A breakdown of the FAA computers

Nov. 19 brought severe criticism from members of Congress, FAA unions, and others. For the second time in just more than a year, the air traffic computer system went down and brought about massive delays for airlines, general avia-tion flights under instrument flight rules, and other actions that require transfer of data. With one small circuit in the computer going out, all information had to be typed in by hand.

Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), chairman of the aviation subcommittee, asked the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation to investigate the system where the failure occurred and to report in 60 days.

The two lawmakers noted these out-ages are occurring just as the FAA is trying to move ahead on the next genera-tion air transportation system (NextGen) satellite-controlled system. NextGen is forecast to cost more than $40 billion when completed, but all Washington watchers know government estimates are invariably low.

Two of the FAA’s largest unions said

the administration has not done enough to prevent even small glitches in the system.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said “the Federal Aviation Administration’s flawed patchwork net-work of outsourced and poorly backed-up communications systems of questionable reliability was exposed for the nation and Congress to see.” The union warned the future looks shaky if the FAA is allowed to continue with its campaign to close some air traffic control facilities and com-bine operations into a smaller number of locations.

Meanwhile , the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), the

AFL-CIO union that represents FAA and Depar tment of Transpor tation technicians, said the problem could have been corrected in minutes if the FAA owned and main-tained the system.

I n s t e a d , t h e system is owned by the Harris Corp. PASS President Tom Brantley said Harris representatives tried to troubleshoot the problem remotely, taking four hours to locate and correct the problem.

Oberstar and Costello said they wanted to know why it took four hours to isolate and correct the trouble, asking if FAA oversight of its contract with the Harris Corp. is suf-ficient. They added the FAA’s relation-ship with its vendors is critical as NextGen development will

require more such partnerships.

Charles Spence is GAN’s Washington, D.C., correspondent.

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At the conclu-sion of October’s Copperstate Fly-In, held at Casa Grande Municipal Airpor t (CGZ) in Arizona, I attended the annual awards banquet. As luck would have it, I sat at a great table. Seated with me was Chris Christiansen (and his parents), designer/builder of the award-winning Savor (see Nov. 6 issue for additional information), Dave Edwards from Las Vegas, who turned me on to a resolution making its way through the Nevada Legislature to make sure North Las Vegas airport remains open to experimental aircraft (see Nov. 20

issue for the whole story), and Bill Harrelson, a retired airline pilot and efficiency expert from Fredericksburg, Virginia.

What a table. Great conversation and some amazing stories. I learned that Bill came to the Copperstate Fly-In to compete in the FuelVenture 400 efficiency race. (He won his class, by the way). He and his flying partner ducked out early, as they were hoping to make a non-stop flight home the next morning, and needed to get some rest.

A few days later, I received the following e-mail, which tells the story of the potential

of that fuel ef ficiency much better than I could. Enjoy.

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A story we need to share A BETTER NAME FOR GENERAL AVIATION?

In response to Charles Spence’s Capital Comments column in the Nov. 20 issue, “Is there a better name than general aviation?”, I run an advertising agency and I can guarantee that what you call something makes a deep psychological impact on how people view it.

The problem with using the word “general” is that it can mean anything. You and I know what we mean by GA, but the rest of the world just looks at us and scratches their heads.

The more you try to broadly define a thing, the less likely you are to describe it. The broader it is, the less you know about it — until you reach maximum “broadness” and just label something “everything.”

I would advocate dropping the word “general” and just use the term aviation. In the public’s eye there are the airlines and everything else. From a PR stand point, moving toward a use of “airlines” and “aviation” makes the position of GA stronger in the eyes of the uneducated public. How can you be against aviation?

It is still up to the flying community to educate the public on aviation, but we no longer have the divisions. Something may be good for “airlines” but bad for “aviation.” STORM BEAR WILLIAMS

via e-mail

RE: “Is there a better name than general aviation?”: It sounds to me like “divide and conquer.”

We should fight to maintain the use of general aviation and not allow differentiation to allow us to be marginalized.

We don’t see cars, RVs, trucks, taxis, busses, deliv-ery vans, motor homes, camper trailers, boat trailers, and motorcycles all differentiated for statistical and, more importantly, for restrictive uses.

The U.S. is the leader in manufacturing of general aviation aircraft and training of the world’s pilots. We don’t have much left in the U.S. that we can brag about, let’s not lose this.

JAMES LAMBERTvia e-mail

THE COST OF NOT OWNING A PLANE

I would like to state my case for a first-rate gen-eral aviation infrastructure: As a U.S. Government Contracting Officer’s representative, I deal with contrac-tors on various projects. Right now I’m interfacing with a contractor whose base of operations is on one end of Michigan while I’m at the southeastern corner of the state.

The contractor does not possess a business aircraft. I suppose they can’t afford it. But let’s look at the price they pay for not having a plane: To get from where they’re at to where I’m at, they have to fly a regional airline to Minneapolis. Then they transfer to a jetliner operated by a major league airline to fly to the nearest major airport serving my area.

If they had an airplane like the Beechcraft Bonanza, Baron or a Piper Meridian turboprop plane, they could fly here direct and save time. The cost? I don’t know if they’d save money or not, but it must cost a lot to fly first from where they’re at to Minneapolis, and then to southeast Michigan.

That is one reason why we need a good general avia-tion infrastructure in this country. BOO HISS to Mayor Daley of Chicago for destroying Meigs Field!

Before I sign off I’d like to remind everyone that what you read is my opinion and not the government’s.

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It was nice to meet you at the awards banquet. We might have mentioned we were going to try to make it home from Casa Grande to Fredericksburg the next morning. Here are some brief facts of the flight home. Unfortunately we landed 40 miles short of home at Orange, Virginia, for a shot of gas.

Great Circle distance: 1,700 nmRoute flown: 1,749 nmYahoo Map driving distance: 2,353 milesTime to Orange: 9 hrs, 40 minutesTotal time: 10 hrs, 15 minutesTotal fuel burn: 51 gallonsNumber of people: 2

Payload: 380Cost: Less than $100 each This was a pretty remarkable flight any way you look at it, but when you

compare this flight to driving a car or commercial airline service, you really get an appreciation for the Lancair 320 and GA in general.A short scan of commercial flights shows one direct flight on USAir, which gets us home near midnight and would cost each of us over $1,000 round trip...$2,048 for two round-trip tickets equals $1,024 for the return portion or $512 each. This direct flight would take about eight hours from Casa Grande to home. Cheaper options would be about half this cost and would be scheduled to take about 11.5 hours, hotel to home, if all goes well with connections.The trip wouldn’t happen if we had to drive, with at least three days and two nights in hotels to make it one way. If you do the conversion to car speed and mpg, it comes to the equivalent to 230 mph@46 mpg with no hotel costs and no speeding tickets (east bound). Going out (west bound), the numbers are 196 mph@38 mpg (12 hours/62 gallons) with a 12-hour layover midway because we left Thursday at 4 p.m. However, because we were able to leave Fredericksburg with our tanks filled with premium auto gas, the fuel cost west bound was about $160 or $80 each.We all know that to make this trip possible it took a finely crafted machine, reasonable weather, more than a few years of aviation experience and living on or near the airport. On the other hand, there were no heroics required for this trip. We have all done big road trips that required way more stamina and nerves than this flight. Maybe you could use this example to demonstrate what general aviation can make possible.

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Top signs that it’s time to take action to save your fieldby meG GodLeWSKIGeneral Aviation News

For the past 10 years I have been hearing from readers concerned about their airports. Usually it begins with a phone call from someone who is upset because “they” are trying to close the airport. Sometimes “they” have names. Other times they don’t.

The names and locations of the airports change, but often the issues are the same. And — Meigs Field not withstanding — very rarely do airports close suddenly. Usually there are a lot of warning signs that an airport is endangered.

Many advocacy groups, such as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and state aviation associations, have guidelines for protecting airports, but by the time those groups are called in, it may be too late. That means it’s up to airport tenants, pilots and aircraft owners to pick up on the signs that something is coming down the runway and take action.

Following are some signs of trouble, as well as suggestions on what to do if you see them.

PROPOSED LAND USE OR ZONING CHANGES

If your airport has undeveloped land near it, you should be on guard for this. Most airports and the land near them are in areas zoned light industrial. If the

proposal is to change it to “mixed use” or “residential,” look out. If the zoning change goes through, it’s often too late to change it.

WHAT TO DO: In most communi-ties, the law requires a sign be placed on the property advertising that its zoning is up for a change. If you see one of these signs — or a for sale sign — pay attention to it and let others in the aviation com-munity know about it.

You also should routinely scan the public notice section of your local news-paper for announcements of zoning board hearings and ATTEND them if any of the proposals on the agenda could impact the airport. Be prepared to provide testimony as to why putting a multifamily housing complex beneath the downwind leg of the pattern, for example, is a bad idea.

Become familiar with AOPA’s “Airport Support Network” program, which is a watch-dog group at local airports. The ASN volunteer keeps tabs on the air-port, and if there is a zoning change or development proposal, has a direct line to AOPA to call in the big guns should the situation warrant it. The folks at AOPA have been protecting airports for decades and have resources and experience that most small pilot groups do not. Your airport doesn’t have an ASN volunteer? Find one or become one.

RELUCTANCE TO RENEW LEASES

Airports are economic engines — most of the time. But if the airport owner or operator — often referred to as its sponsor — plans to divest itself of the property or the responsibility for the air-

port, that usually begins by a reduction in support for the businesses there.

Most airport businesses ask for a lease of 20 years or more. If the sponsor insists on a month-to-month lease, that is a sign the business is not long for the airport. The sponsor could be making way for a larger, more profitable tenant or it may be the beginning of closing the airport.

WHAT TO DO: Demand accountabil-ity. Usually leases have to be discussed at public meetings. Attend the meetings and, during the public comment period, ask why the leases are not being renewed. Also, show support for the airport busi-nesses. Use their services and make sure the sponsor knows that you do.

NO ADVISORY BOARDWhen a sponsor dissolves an airport

advisory board, it is often the first step in closing the airport. A lack of a board means a lack of direct contact between the aviation community and the spon-sor.

Sometimes a board is dissolved because there is a lack of volunteers will-ing to serve. Other times the sponsor deems it unnecessary or a nuisance and does away with it.

WHAT TO DO: Petition the sponsor to establish and maintain an advisory board. Volunteer to be on it and encour-age other pilots to do the same.

NO RESTAURANTAirport restaurants are often the

focal point of the field. A good restaurant draws people to the airport, as well as the surrounding community. With the

restaurant gone, the airport loses some of its appeal to visitors.

WHAT TO DO: Encourage the sponsor to actively seek out a restaurant as a tenant or support the restaurant that’s already on the field. This may mean re-negotiating a lease during tough eco-nomic times. Be sure to let the sponsor know how much the community values the restaurant — and tell other pilots, as well as your non-pilot friends — to not only support the restaurant, but talk it up to the powers-that-be.

COMMISSIONING A LAND USE STUDY

A land use study can be a sign the sponsor is considering closing an airport because these studies are often done to determine if an airport is the “best use” for the land.

The study includes an investigation of the airport’s debts and the status of grants if it has accepted state or federal funding. The idea of having to pay back millions of dollars in grants can be enough to table the idea of closing an airport, but sometimes it can stir up opponents, who call for the airport to be closed and the land redeveloped.

WHAT TO DO: Work with the con-sultant hired to do the study to make sure it is balanced. Attend meetings when the consultant is scheduled to give updates on the study’s progress, so you can iden-tify problems early in the process. Once it’s complete, make sure to get a copy of the study and share it with local aviation groups and other pilots.

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West Virginia governor, a long-time pilot, is a vocal supporter of GAby JAnICe WoodGeneral Aviation News

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is bullish on GA.That’s probably why he was invited to speak at the

General Aviation Serves America Rally at this year’s AOPA Aviation Summit.

Manchin, who has been a pilot and AOPA member for 41 years, told the crowd that he is a great example “that you can be a pilot and grow a successful busi-ness.”

Flying aided him greatly in his political success, he added.

“I was able to make more campaign opportunities than my opponent could,” he said, noting that West Virginia has 35 airports, but only seven have commer-cial traffic. “GA is the lifeblood of our state. We couldn’t make it without those small airports.”

Manchin, who said his state supports its GA airports, also said West Virginia is

aggressively going after GA pilots. “We want aircraft owners to be hangared in West Virginia and to buy

fuel here,” he said.While talking to the crowd, Manchin noted that the

threats pounding GA are very real.“If we lose these airports and they price us out of

the market, God help us,” he said. “We’ll go the way of the railroads.”

He urged those in the crowd to go back to their home states and “talk to your governors, your legislators and your senators,” he said. “You have a chance to be involved. We want you invested in aviation.”

Speaking of investments, Manchin said that GA doesn’t need a stimulus package. Rather, his message to Washington is: “Just leave me alone and I’ll keep aviation moving.”

“In West Virginia, we’re planning our way through this recession,” he continued. “We can plan for avia-tion to come out of this stronger than before.”

For more information: WVGov.org.

Rallying the troops

ExperCraft’s Simple Log has been providing aircraft builders and restor-ers a resource for tracking and sharing projects since its release in November 2004. This free web-site has had an average of one new user sign up every day, according to Rob Riggen, founder.

“Our builders are voracious and

very active,” he said. “Collectively the ExperCraft community has uploaded

4 2 , 0 0 0 a i rc r a f t project images into the public database and logged 136,500 hours on the ir

projects. That works out to 75 airplane building hours every day for five years. The productivity is impressive.”

Each builder is provided with their own website for displaying images and notes on their project. Builders can share their web addresses with friends and family across the globe. The database of projects can be searched by those who aspire to build or are trying to decide which kit most suits their needs and mechanical skills. Some builders have used the system to review upcoming tasks documented by others to reduce mistakes and increase confidence, Riggen said.

Builders also can track their expenses, which shines some light on the aviation consumer market. To date $5.5 million has been recorded in the system, according to Riggen.

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Cessna 180/185 - 1908

C-185A 3797TT, eng 2318, SMOH 1349, 4-6 seater. Ba-sic cockpit, tight, clean, solid, reliable worker. 11-12 GPH. 406-544-2195. $89,900.

Cessna 182 - 1909

1958 C-182 100 SMOH, 2900 TT. Custom Instrument panel. $53,750. West One Air 208-455-9393. [email protected]

1959 CESSNA 182B straight tail classic w/cowl flaps, 5580-TT, 1164-SMOH, O-470L, Western Skyways Gold Seal, 500-SPOH, Garmin GNC-250XL Com/GPS, Fly-buddy-GPS, KY97A-Com, KA134 audio-panel, AT50-xpdr/C, VG’s, P&I-1995, $48,500. [email protected] NV/775-322-2929. http://tappix.com/813173

1960 SKYLANE, 5350+ TT,1170-SMOH, 150-SPOH, P&I 9, Garmin135A GPS/com, King KX170A VOR w/GS, Apollo SL70 xpdr, EGT/CHT, cowl/manual flaps. slant tail, Horton STOL, aileron/ flap-gap seals, leading edge cuff wingtips, stall fences, 4-pl intercom, ext baggage, May annual. $49,000, will take medium size motor home partial trade, must have slide-out, Ron/509-750-7225.

Cessna 200 Series - 1912

1960 C-210 2800 TT, 150 SMOH, IFR, fresh annual. Very Nice! $55,750. West One Air. 208-455-9393 [email protected]

1962 CESSNA 210 Centurion, 2500TT, 980SMOH ,prop zero hours, nice paint&interior. Aircraft in top condition! $49,500 For more [email protected] 509-951-7472.

Cessna 300 Series - 2005

THREE CESSNA 310’s 4 sale. www.bahraero.comCessna 400 Series - 2010

1978 CESSNA 414A, 2950 TT, 880 since RAM 7 con-version, Rare Robertson STOL, Major avionics upgrade just completed, fresh annual by our Cessna M.E. Service Center. $447,500/Offer/Tades possible? Gran Aire Inc. Milwaukee, WI 414-461-3222. [email protected]

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Cessna Parts - 2030

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SELKIRK AVIATION Inc. has FAA approval on compo-site cowlings for all Cessna 180, 185 and years 1956 to 1961 Cessna 182 planes. Also interior panels, extended bag kits, glare shields and nose bowl for most C-170 to U206 models. Contact www.selkirk-aviation.com or 208-664-9589.

Champion Parts - 2055

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Citabria - 2150

1968 CITABRIA 7KCAB, IO-320, 150hp, inverted-fuel, 3090TT, 865TSOH, 07/09-annual, $26K, Ceconite-fabric, Imron-paint, always hangared. Must sell for Medical Rea-sons. 360-243-7388.

CITABRIA, AERONCA Scout, Decathlon, salvage, sur-plus, 5-ply birch formers, gear legs straightened, repair, wing inspection kits. RAINBOW 509-765-1606/fax 509-765-1616, [email protected]

Citabria Parts - 2155

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DeHavilland - 2400

1956 DEHAVILLAND BEAVER, 5-hours since stunning new paint and leather interior. SN-994. 12,100TTSN, 830since Covington Major. 20-hours on 3-bladed Hartzell Wipline 6000-Amphibs. $465,000 with free delivery in North America. (just more opportunity for me to fly it). Ron, TX/806-662-5823-cell; [email protected]

1956 DHC-2 Beaver, SN 1031, TT 15274, TSMOH 1141, Edo 4930 floats, 135 ready, many mods. Don at 907-789-2142 for specs & installed equip. $330,000/obo.

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Ercoupe - 2550

ERCOUPE 415 CD, TT 1895- C-75 TT 1195, 644 STOH. Partly Disassembled. Logs, repair manuals, etc. $11,000. Bob 509-796-5280.

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Grumman - 2850

1976 GRUMMAN Cheetah 1239 TTSN, 238 SMOH, digital VFR. Outstanding, original interior. Nice original paint. $34,950. CA/510-783-2711. www.americanaircraft.net

1978 GRUMMAN TIGER, 180HP, $58,800. 2098-TT, 380-STOH (Millennium cylinders). Complete logs, LoPresti conversion, Lasar ignition system, all AD’s c/w. 772-595-5188.

Luscombe - 3300

LUSCOMBE AIRPLANE “WIN ME” drawing. 1/$40; 3/$100; 10/$300. www.Luscombe.org and IRS 501C3 or-ganization. 480-650-0883.

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Luscombe Parts - 3310

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Maule - 3400

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Mooney - 3500

1961 M20B 4834TTAF, 2036TTSFN, Fresh Annual, Kingdigital-loaded, including HSI, Autopilot, speed brakes,much more. Hangared since new. $34,000. Possibletrade for LSA Ercoupe. [email protected]

1967 MOONEY M20F, 3025TT, 1440SMOH. Fully mod-ernized longbody/w/201mods, yokes, elec-gear/flaps.HSI, S-Tec-50, 2-GPS’s, Stormscope, EDM-700, fuel-computer. 1997-P&I. SkyMachines, 1-888-651-2257.www.N3272F.com

1967 MOONEY M20F, 4350-TT, 700-SMOH, 5hrs-SNprop, NDH, nice-paint, good-interior, speed-mods,160-kts. $45,900. Nice looking, fast, well-maintained inOgden/Utah. 250-490-7921, [email protected]

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North American - 3680

1945 NORTH AMERICAN P51D Mustang, 1305TTSN,135SMOH by Nixon, Rolls Royce Merlin 1650-7 withtransport heads. Dual-controls. New Martin-radiator, newhoses, new tubes new hydraulics, fresh annual.$2,145,000, will accept Harvard or AT6 on partial trade.Ron Fernuik 806-662-5823; [email protected]

Piper Single - 3800

HIGHLY MODIFIED PA-16, O-540Lyc. Very Very lowtime. Excellent back country airplane. Loaded w/radiogear. Time to sell! $55,000/obo. 503-949-4739.

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Piper Cherokee Series - 3806

1965 CHEROKEE 150HP. Beautiful Aircraft. Fully IFR, fresh annual Nov. 2009. All AD’s complied with. Must sell! Negotiable. Don 209-785-4317

CHEROKEE 180C TT 3296, Engine TT-1162, KX-125 Nav/com, encoder, intercom, all logs. Owned since 1988, well maintained. $42,500. Bob 509-796-5280.

PA28-140 4533TT, 246SMOH. A clean and good flying airplane. Needs some TLC. Paint has been stripped, up-holstery started auto-fuel STC, 760-channels. Asking $22,500 Paul 530-628-4104.

PA32-300 SPECIAL Price Reduction! Shelton (EFIS) Garmin 330, Mode S, 7790TT, 2150SMOH, 1660SPOH. Listed for $89,500. Bring any offer. 206-261-3047.

Piper Comanche - 3809

1962 COMANCHE 250. 3862 TTAF, 1332 SMOH, cus-tom panel, Century 2000, dual KX155, 3-blade, leather, many upgrades. http://tappix.com/811722 $49,995. 503-318-5620.

Piper Warrior - 3838

1976 PIPER WARRIOR II 151, 628 SMOH, 4490 TTSN, King VFR, complete logs, NDH. $29,950. CA/ 510-783-2711. www.americanaircraft.net

Piper Parts - 3920

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PIPER PA-17 exp Traveler homebuilt, 100hp, O-200 Continental, 656 SMOH, 224 TTAF, $22,000/OBO, 406-259-6945.

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Light Sport Aircraft - 5620

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Charts & Maps - 6590

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NEW HANGARS AVAILABLE! For sale or lease from $149,900. Developer financing available. (KREI) Red-lands, CA/909-794-5642. www.redlandsaviation.com

HANGAR FOR sale: $155,000, neg. 45x50 hangar w/elec bi-fold door. Bathroom, washer/dryer incl. Gene Endsley 206-300-1197.Pierce County A/P, Puyallup WA.

PAINE FIELD New Corp. Hangar 100x100’ 22’ high door, heated, finished floor, office, bath w/shwr, parking 425-827-6588.

C-3 BUILDING, Paine Field, Everett,WA. Hangar Bay(1) 4,878sf, Bay(2) 4,878sf w/2nd floor office space 377sf. SuiteC 849sf, (possible separate rental). Adjacent ramp area 10,143sf. Total Usage: 21,125sf. 425-388-5107, www.painefied.com

BUY HANGAR BUILDINGS direct from manufacturer. T-hangars or individual hangars, instruction, R&M STEELCOMPANY, Box 580, Caldwell ID 83606. 208-454-1800.

JAMES ALLEN INDUSTRIAL PAINTINGSpecializing in aircraft hangar floors

JAMESA1967DE WA•OR•ID•NV • 360-366-9135www.jaindustrialpainting.net [email protected]

"THE NEW LIFT STRAPS" BI-FOLD DOORS By Schweiss for airplane hangars. Electricall operated.Lose no headroom, we install and deliver. Schweiss Bi-

Fold Doors 800-746-8273. Visit www.bifold.com

ELMA, WA T-Hangars $97.50/mo Completely enclosed w/lockup. Pilot controlled runway lights. 360-482-2228.

BREMERTON AIRPORT T-Hangar available for rent. $250 per month. 206-669-1325.

ARLINGTON AWO condo hangar, office w/bathroom, heated, 60’X60’,w 20’h door, 46yr lease, financing may be available. Mike King, 360-474-1818. [email protected]

SANTA PAULA AIRPORT Upscale Hangar develop-ment. Bathrooms and upgrades. 8-Hangars left: 1476 to 1728sqft. 36ft-deep, 41 to 48 ft-wide. Exclusive gated en-try. $329K to $385K. Fee simple property. Financing available. www.BuengerInc.com Call Steve 805-207-3572.

CHINO, CALIFORNIA: NEW HANGARS FOR SALE OR RENT, 50x50 insulated, metal halide lighting, Schweiss bifold door. $199,000. Financing available. One 50X50 for rent $1150/month. 949-533-0298. . [email protected] or www.pacificcommercecompany.com

ARLINGTON AIRPORT, 50miles north of Seattle, WA(AWO). 19,700 sqft hangar/mfg building for lease. 80X18’ stack door, on taxi-way, A/C offices. $9750 per month, 360-435-8581.

PAINE FIELD hangar-40x50, bi-fold door w/remote, tile-floor w/compass rose. Facing main-runway, lots of ex-tras. Buy or lease. [email protected], 800-345-9066. www.everettmall.com/hangar

CAVE JUNCTION Oregon (Illinois Valley) hangar 60X40 metal. Electricity and telephone. On paved 5,200’ runway w/paved taxiway.“3S4” $125,000. 541-592-6322.

KSHN/SHELTON, WA Like new large T and a half con-do hangar, furnished/heated office, phone, 10’garage door. Private entrance. $55,000. 425-922-1213.

POWER METERS for hangars. Recover the cost of elec-tricity used by tenants, Davidge Controls, 800-824-9696, www.ezmeter.com

ECONOMICAL AIRCRAFT HANGARSwith the Banyan Steel Arch Systems. Will ship world-wide. (800)533-7773, (317)849-2246, Fax: (317)849-5378, www.banyansteelarchsystems.com

HANGAR/OFFICES FOR SALE/RENT NAPLES FL. Im-maculate 8000 SF hangar with Class A office space. Christel 239-564-4029 or [email protected]

PEARSON FIELD VUO. T-hangars w/ 42 ’doors, paved floor, electrical, $308-$345. Full service airport w/instru-ment approach. Closest to downtown Vancouver and Portland. Contact Willy [email protected], www.cityofvancouver.org/pearson

FOR LEASE:Kissimmee FL 3400sqft of interior office space in GA terminal and 1-acre of paved aircraft park-ing. 407-518-2516 or [email protected]

OLYMPIA REGIONAL Airport,WA. Hangar w/office for lease. Hangar Bay(1) 54’doorx38’deep, 16’-door ht, two 160sqft Class D offices, restroom. Hangar Bay(2) 54’doorx47’ deep, 16’-door ht,1400sqft detached Class C offices, restrooms, shower. Lease all or part. Details and photos at www.portolympia.com 360-528-8079.

Instruction - 7350

EXPLORE AVIATION LLC of Yakima presents Flight Training on Skis. J3 Cub on skis, lodging avail at rustic Wenas Station, check it out:www.exploreaviationLLC.netBrian Thompson ATP, 13 years commercial flying in Alaska. Call 509-457-0556.

FLY FLORIDA- Aerobatics, Tail Wheel, Emergency Ma-neuvers; Master CFI- Aerobatic. Super Decathlon and Pitts S2A;. Country Airport; Lodging at Country Inn. 772-485-6761, www.dylanaviation.com

TAILWHEEL SPECIALIST,.Maule and J 3-PiperCubs. Spin-awareness, Tailwheel, FUN-BFR’s, Mountain, EMT, Sport-Pilot, or just plane fun! www.island-air.com George Kirkish,. 206-567-4994. [email protected]

TAILWHEEL SPECIALIST,.Maule and J 3-PiperCubs. Spin-awareness, Tailwheel, FUN-BFR’s, Mountain, EMT, Sport-Pilot, or just plane fun! www.island-air.com George Kirkish,. 206-567-4994. [email protected]

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Instruction-Multi-Engine - 7355

DALLAS: GUARANTEED multi ratings, $1395. Examin-er fee not included. Also ATP, MEI, CFII, instrument rat-ings. 817-557-4004.

Instruction-Seaplane - 7360

PAVCO FLIGHT Center has seaplane training for C-182 amphib, special float training price, examiner on staff. Pavco Aircraft, 800-645-3563, 253-851-5577,www.flypavco.com

Instruments - 7380

GET YOUR INSTRUMENT RATING in 10-15 days. Re-tired Air traffic controller will train you up to 40hrs in air-craft w/30hrs of ground school. $5,795. No simulator.I work with one student at a time. 8hrs per day. Call 843-229-4845 or see my website: www.instrumenttraining.com

Insurance - 7400

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Insurance - 7400

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Interiors & Upholstery - 7405

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Maintenance - 7460

MAGNETO SERVICE. Quality Bendix magneto over-hauls and repairs. Mansfield Magnetos, Inc. 318-872-2026, [email protected]

ROYAL FLYING Service Inc. Eastern WA. Maintenance Repairs & Restorations. 509-346-2417.

Materials & Supplies - 7465

RAMOS PLATING and polishing: We polish your alumi-num spinners, chrome and cadmium plating, alum/stain-less polishing, OK City, OK, 405-232-4300.

Oxygen - 8125

Painting & Recovering - 8130

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Parachutes - 8150

Parachutes - 8150

PENNSYLVANIA PARACHUTE CO: Parachute riggers. Your authorized Softie, Strong and National dealer. New and used. 610-317-2536, www.pennsylvaniaparachute.com

PILOT’S EMERGENCY Parachutes --hundreds of new and used rigs --military and aerobatic types. Prices from $250 and up. Western Parachute Sales, Inc., 29388 SE Heiple Road, Eagle Creek, OR 97022. 503-630-5867 or fax 503-630-5868.

Parts - 8225

RELIANT AVIATION. Mooney parts/ service since 1972. Large inventory. Toll Free 877-758-3232. Fax 541-928-8356. Email [email protected]

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Parts - 8225

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Propellers - 8400

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Highest Quality Workmanship • Trouble ShootingCompetitive Prices • Exchanges Available

Repairs & Overhauls • Quickest Turnaround

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Skis - 8870

WHEEL REPLACEMENT METAL SKIS FAA Approved Up To 3000 Lbs.

Also retractables, homebuilt & ultralight skis

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Survival - 9000

Title Services - 9210

TITLE SEARCHES: Same day reports if called before noon C.T., most searches. 800-666-1397 or 405-232-8886. Visa/ MC. Aircraft Title Corp. Established 1957.

Tugs & Towbars - 9300

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in and out of tight spots. The Tug makes the retrieval of your plane from storage a safe and easy task.

The Plane Tug is like having your own personal line-man any time you want to move your aircraft.

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The Plane Tug is very easy to use.

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Video, Audio, DVD - 9400

QUAD CITY CHALLENGER VIDEO. 45 minutes of flying fun on floats, ski’s, soaring and other neat stuff. Send $10 to QCU, POBox 370, Moline IL 61266-0370. Money back if not totally satisfied Also see our web site. www.quadcitychallenger.com For VISA/MC order call 309-764-3515.

X-Country Directory - 9500

Oregon - 9500

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Utah - 9500

BOUNTIFUL (BTF) • G & B Aircraft • 100LLJet A• AlwaysLowestPrices • Self Serv 24hrs • Line Serv 7am-7pm • MC • Visa • Amex • repairs • ground trans tie-downs • pilot lounge • courtesy/rental car801-397-2324 • www.gandbaircraft.com

Real Estate/Airport Property - 9650


Arizona - 9650

32 ACRES with Block Hangar and septic, Truxton AZ Just off Historic Route 66. Liberty Properties & Assoc. 928-727-7211.

GREAT HANGAR with attached 800sqft 2-bed,3/4 bath home. Covered-patio, Desert-landscape w/watering sys-tem. Call Julie at Outback Realty Inc. 928-859-4141, 928-486-8984.

CLEAR TO LAND!! And what a place to park your priz-ed plane...3000sq ft of hangar, w/rec rm, and full bath. PLUS mtr home garage, PLUS fantastic 3 bdrm 2 bath home. PLUS beautifully landscaped double lot, PLUS your own 1000 gal. fuel tank, PLUS paved, lit strip and taxiways..now that’s a lot of PLUSES. $345,000 and it’s ALL YOURS. Indian Hills Airpark Salome, Az. More pics www.airporthomesandhangars.net 928-231-9500

HOW’S THIS For Perfect...Located on the corner of the runway...How close can you be. A great 42X60 hangar in your back yard.Brand new home, Pick out your applian-ces. Reduced!! $385,000. Bring your horsepower and your horse, 5acres. Valley of the Eagles Airpark. More photos: www.airporthomesandhangars.net 928-231-9500

CASA DE COYOTE Arizona Adobe Hacienda. 2bd 2ba 2gar, wonderful open floor plan on 5acres w/room to build hangar of your dreams. Great runway access, paved taxiways/ 3600’ strip w/lights. Eagle Roost Air-park, Aguila, Az. $395,000. 928-231-9500. Fly over www.googleearth.com Pics:www.airporthomesandhangars.net

WAIT TIL You see this home and hangar. Wonderful col-ors and open living area..One hangar next to the home & large shop possible. Add’l hangar..5 acres, 3BD 2 1/2 BA. Yours for $599K. Eagle Roost Airpark. More photos: www.airporthomesandhangars.net 928-231-9500.

FANTASTIC HANGAR 40X50 w/heat and a/c...plus great home, 4bd 2bth, fireplace, formal dining room, great taxiway location, easy access to the runway. Sal-ome, AZ, Indian Hills Airpark. Fly nearly 365 days a year, come enjoy your airplane daily, not even 30’ from your home, $220,000. 928-231-9500, more photos:www.airporthomesandhangars.net

COME FLY WITH US....Hangar with room for your fa-vorite airplane plus covered RV space, plus great 2 bdrm 2bth home, $240,000, now isn’t that just about perfect? paved, lit runway, paved taxiways. You’re going to love living at Indian Hills Airpark Salome. AZ, more photoswww.airporthomesandhangars.net 928-231-9500.

EAGLE ROOST Airpark Aquila AZ lease or lease op-tion.(1)2bd/2ba, 5acres, 2hangars.(2)3bd/2.5ba, 1hangar or hangar+large workshop. Both remodeled & redecorat-ed, 602-708-4664.

LAND FOR LANDING....ARIZONA FIVE ACRE PAR-CELS...$110,000-$145,000. Eagle Roost Airpark, 3600’paved runway w/lights, paved taxiways, gated communi-ty.25 miles west of Wickenburg. Come build your life-style...as Dave says “living with your plane”, it’s fantastic. More pic:.www.airporthomesandhangars.net 928-231-9500.

ARIZONA ELEGANT LIVING WITH YOUR AIRPLANE This is a unique gorgeous home with all the amenities. So many features. This is a must to see!!! Two Two car garages, a private spa and now the “EXTRAS”, a 3600’hard surface lighted runway, a 3000sqft hangar to house your prized possessions.and a personal producing vine-yard of your very own..FIVE ACRES, bring your horse-power and the horse. An airpark with unmatched camar-aderie. Pilots paradise!!! Fly the clear open skies of Western Arizona.. $1,200,000. For more photos www.airporthomesandhangars.net. Eagle Roost Airpark. Listing agent is a park resident and will provide landing instructions upon request 928-231-9500.

OKAY PILOTS, This is the one for you. 2bd, 1 3/4 ba,great den. Best yet, 50X50 hangar just a few feet away.Indian Hills Airpark is a very active aviation community.Price change!! Truly a good value at $220,000. You’lllove living here. 928-231-9500 Airport info:www.myafd.com Photos: www.airporthomesandhangars.net

PILOTS’ DELIGHT. Beautiful home... Wonderful 60X60hangar with auto remote door opener. Paved runway &taxi ways. New pool, 5 acres. 928-231-9500, more pho-tos: www.airporthomesandhangars.net

Arkansas - 9650

ARKANSAS VALLEY Airport Cotter. Runway lot.$64,900. 2.44 acre Taxiway-tract 200’ from White River$69,900. 4% mortage available. 870-430-5545,[email protected]

ARKANSAS BULL Shoals Lake acreages w/airpark, 3+acres, $25,000-$80,000, Village Land Office, 870-445-4266, 870-453-2966 eves, [email protected]

California - 9650

PARADISE LAKES ESTATES and AIRPARK, gatedcommunity. Beautiful lot on two private water ski lakesand a fully permitted runway. Taxi your plane to yourown home. Owner will consider lease, lease option.Owner will also carry back paper. $250,000. 818-891-8813. www.4729diamondbay.com

CALIFORNIA IDEAL climate, Pine Mountain lake. (E45)Taxiway homes or lots in the Sierra foothills near Yosem-ite Nat'l Park. Gated community with boating, golf, tennisand stables “Red” Rossio, The Flying Broker, PineMountain. Lake Realty, 209-962-7156.

PINE MOUNTAIN Lake, CA.(E45). Taxi to your airparkhome or live on the lake. Championship golf, tennis,stables in a gated community near Yosemite. Capt. LarryJobe. “UAL”retired. 209-962-5501/6540. www.YosemiteAreaRealtors.comCA, PALM Springs area 2700+sqft custom home. 3br,2.5ba, office, pool+spa. 45X43’ hangar. 5000’ rwy+svcs.15min to PGA-west $595,000. 760-899-3706.

NEW HOME on one-acre alongside taxi-way for sale:Adelanto Airpark, Southern California. $250,000. CallBroker Bill 760-792-8072, near Victorville CA.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Reduced over $300,000.Access to private F25 Airport. Airstrip has been recentlypaved. Property features 3 hangars on 5 beautiful acres.Remodeled 3br, 2.5ba, 2100sf home+ separate guest/in-law/caretaker studio w/bath & kitchenette. Close to 3 rec-reational lakes. Level & private land yet only 30 minutesto Oroville (driving time) or Marysville. Fabulous views.$575,000. www.dianehelms.com or call 530-271-1669.

FLY 300 DAYS A YEAR. Air-conditioned Hangar andHome on paved, lighted runway, gated community, RVparking. Northern CA. Only $475,000. 530-347-3164,541-848-0298. [email protected]

Colorado - 9650

DENVER CO- Live the dream at Erie Airpark (EIK). 2acres with unique-home, finished-hangar & 4700’ pavedrunway! $489,000. http://homepage.mac.com/bjmoreh1

Florida - 9650

PILOT’S DREAM: DISTRESS SALE! Only home on3500’ paved runway in Tennessee mountains. 6.18acres. 4800sqft 5br/4ba, lodge. $350K. 904-669-9661.

RIDGE LANDING Airpark luxury-living. 1-2 acre water-front/runway/taxiway lots. Custom-home packages &plane trade-ins available. 3000'-runway, gated, hunting,equestrian. www.ridgelandingairpark.com 863-676-0707x225

ORLANDO AREA Aviation properties, hangars, hangarrentals & residential property. Chandelle Realty. 407-712 4071 www chandelleproperties com


2100 SQFT home and hangar with large-pond and beau-tiful-landscaping. Willis Gliderport near West Palm Beach. Price reduced to $750K. Taking-offer. call FL/561-731-1899. [email protected]

HTTP://WWW.1772MITCHELLCT.COM - “A Pilot’s Dream”! Call Maureen Reynolds 386-679-5873; Email: [email protected] Spruce Creek Fly-in Realty 800-932-4437 http://1772MitchellCt.com

SPRUCE CREEK FLY-INAmerica’s Premier Fly-In and Country Club Com-munity, Daytona Beach, (East Coast of Florida). Taxi-way homes from $450,000, non-taxiway homes from $200,000, condo’s from $139,000. Lots available. SPRUCE CREEK FLY-IN REALTY, Pat & Lenny Ohls-son, 800-932-4437. www.fly-in.com

FLORIDA’S CANNON Creek Airpark, paved & turf run-ways. 2409 SW Sisters Welcome Rd. Suite 101, Lake City, FL 32025. Hangars and homes for rent when avail-able. 800-766-0406. URL: http://www.ccairpark.com

Georgia - 9650

HOME/HANGAR IN Woodstock, Georgia (Air Acres 5GA4),North of Atlanta. 2400’grass airstrip. House totally renovated ‘02 with new roof, 3bedrooms/3.5baths; bonus rooms, 50’x50’ hangar built in 2003; 44’ bi-fold electric door; 1/2 bathroom, stove, refrigerator. $495,000. Call aviation artist Sam Lyons 770-928-3138 for more info.

ATLANTA, LYONS Landing Airpark, 1.4acre to 3acre lots available, runway, taxiway, and lake lots, all lots have access to 3,000’ runway, 35easy miles to Atlanta Hartsfield Airport. Gated Community has clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, paved roads, county wa-ter, cable, high-speed internet, lakes, walking/golf cart trails. Convenient to shopping(etc). Prices start at $75,000, details: lyonslanding.com or call 770-832-7000

Illinois - 9650C77 POPLAR Grove, IL. Builders Residence Custom Home Hangar Ready to Build to suit. See more@ 3landltd.com call 847-264-0308.

Maine - 9650MAINE BEAUTIFUL Coastal location with your own pri-vate aistrip. New home & hangar. Gorgeous views. 207-975-2703, www.mainecoastretreat.com

Massachusetts - 9650

CAPE COD-FALMOUTH Airpark. Outstanding large wooded-lot on taxiway w/nearby tennis-court. Steal it at $199K or trade for Bonanza A36+$$. 978-314-4626

Missouri - 9650

Vacant land near new Branson West Mo. Airport. 66 Acres with 780 ft.

frontage on Highway 13. Commercial.WRITE - P.R. Smith, 402 W. Mt. Vernon

St. P.M.B. #145, Nixa Mo. 65714

Montana - 9650

Montana - 9650

HELENA-ELLISTON 15-ACRES w/2000X120 private grass airstrip. Custom 3BD/2BA. 42X80’ hangar, 36X48’RV building. 30X40’ garage. $675K See to believe. 406-492-6235.

MONTANA, WINDSOCK SKYPARK. The Last Best Place! Only 20-lots left for sale. One-acre or larger, on the Shores of Beautiful Fort Peck Lake in NE MT. City water, sewer, nat-gas, underground-utilities installed. paved-streets, taxiway to 37S public airport. Call Lanny Hanson at 406-526-3535 or 263-1154. Visit our website: www.windsockskypark.com Don’t miss the opportunity to Live in a beautiful hunting and fishing recreational para-dise! LOTS NOW SELLING $60,000.

REDUCED BY $200,000: Paradise Valley,76-acres w/5700’turf runway, 2-hangars, 3bd/2ba house. All the pleasures of living in Paradise Valley. $$800,000. 406-333-4166.

North Carolina - 9650NO CAROLINA airpark 8NC2. Acreage lots starting at $24,500. Between Ashville & Charlotte NC. 1.5 miles to Hwy 74 bypass. 2500’x90’ turf runway,landing lights, pi-lot lounge w/bath/hangar space. $125/mo, 864-812-0482

AVIATION, INVESTMENT & Residential Properties. Li-censed in both Carolina’s. Sell Airpark & Airstrip property That’s what we do! www.NC-Airparks.com 877-279-9623

Ohio - 9650

0HIO’S MOCHICAN Airpark between Cleveland and Co-lumbus. New custom home and attached hangar. $295,000. Real Estate Showcase. Vicki, 330-464-6925.

Oregon - 9650

SUNRIVER RESORT, Oregon. Exquisite Skypark home. River-frontage. 4000+sqft, 3-bed/3.5bath. Nearby tie-down. $1,199,000. Hangar also available for sale. Call Suzanne Iselin, Broker. Sunriver Realty, 57057 Beaver Drive Sunriver, Oregon. 541-350-8617.

TWO PRIME Adjoining Lots at Independence Airpark! Long frontage faces runway, beautiful sunsets. All utilit-ies in place, level lot ready to build your dream home and extra-large hangar. Low low fees, great community. Don’t let this one get away! 408-891-5643.

BEAUTIFUL PRIVATE, 360A, dividable, 2000’ airstrip, 3bdr, pines, ponds, shop, 850K, owner terms, C175, NE Oregon. Good hunting,xfenced pastures, 541-881-9259.

$394,000 INDEPENDENCE Airpark home. Lovely 3bd/ 2ba w/open plan. 36X42 hangar w/ofc & full bath. Im-maculate grounds. #617928. Marian Fitts 503-949-3334 Windermere/Western View Properties. 503-838-1141.

$650,000 INDEPENDENCE Airpark home 0.41ac & 3888SF, 4/bd/4ba. Massive family room & dining area. 3car garage, hangar. #617932. MarianFitts 503-949-3334. Windermere/Western View Properties 503-838-1141.

Pennsylvania - 9650

NEW AIRPARK, Northeast Pennsylvania, 47-lots for sale. 1.25-3 acres, great views, underground utilities, sewers, some lakefront. EZ flight/drive to NYC, Philadel-phia, New Jersey, Connecticut. At Seamans Airport (9N3), 2500’paved IFR approach, lighted, all services, Build Your Dream Home This Spring! 866-924-7787 orwww.SkylineEstates.us

South Carolina - 9650

A MUST SEE IN CLARENDON COUNTY SC “WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL”

Gated airpark with underground utilities in place.

www.palmettoairplantation.comPalmetto-POBox 777-Manning-SC 29102-803-473-2199

NORTH OF hurricane, south of snow: 3300x130 turf runway, 10mi to Myrtle Beach,SC, I-ac $75,000. Low tax-es/ insurance. SC/843-602-8220. www.hardeeairpark.com

MYRTLE BEACH Hardee Airpark: S Carolina's Newest 3300' Turf Runways, 10miles to Atlantic Myrtle Beaches, 1+ acre lots, 843-602-8220, www.hardeeairpark.com

Texas - 9650

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Modern materials team with classic styling to create today’s Waco by meG GodLeWSKIGeneral Aviation News

An open cockpit airplane is fun, whether it was built last week or 50 years ago.

But when you take a classic design and make it from modern materials, you have a winner all around. That’s the formula pursued by the Waco Classic Aircraft Co. in Battle Creek, Mich.

“The Waco harkens back to a time when aviation was more of an adventure,” said Peter Bowers, CEO of Waco Classic Aircraft as he carefully wiped the morning dew off the gleaming red and white airframes during this summer’s AirVenture. “The Waco is not transportation, it is flying. It is an airplane that a lot of people lust after because it’s an incredibly sexy airplane. It is a fun airplane to fly and it brings back memories of yesterday. It’s not like the kind of flying that you get today in so many other types of airplanes where it is a more sterile experience.”

According to Bowers, many people approaching the company’s Oshkosh exhibit were surprised to learn that the two Wacos on display, the YMF-5 and the Super YMF, are modern refinements of the classic design. Among those refinements is a wider door on the front passenger compartment. “It’s easier to get into now,” he said.

The three-place airplane is a natural for pilots who want to use it to give aerial tours, he noted, adding that most of his customers use the Waco just for pleasure.

“We get e-mails from our customers all the time telling us about their flying adventures,” he said. “Many of them are used to flying jets or high performance singles at 6,000, 7,000 or 8,000 feet up in rarified atmosphere. They get to fiddle around with the instru-ments and they’re almost hoping that something goes wrong so they will get a little excitement. But flying the Waco is completely different. You are down so low that you can see the cows, you can smell the freshly cut fields, the whiff of the oil coming off the engine, the wind blowing your hair around — it’s just a magical experience.”

EVOLUTIONThe first Wacos appeared in the 1920s. The YMF airframe was

launched in the 1940s, and reintroduced in a slightly modernized form in 1986.

“The modern airplanes are cer tified to the 1935 Type Certificate,” said Bowers, noting Waco Classic is the only air-craft manufacturer certified by the FAA to produce biplanes like these.

He bought the company in January 2008. The first year was a challenge, he noted, but it helped that “the Waco is one of those airplanes that, when you want it, you want it, and nothing else will do.”

And while you don’t make big changes to a classic airframe, “it has continued to evolve, just like a Porsche has,” he said.

Some of those changes are because people are bigger these days. “In the early 1990s, starting with serial number 40, we stretched the fuselage 6 inches and all that extra space went into the pilot’s cockpit. That is the Waco YMF Super.”

Bowers noted there is a lot of room for adjustment in the modern design. “We can move the panel, the stick and the seat, we can even lower the floor a little bit,” he said. “We can pretty much accommodate everyone.

“We cater to the customers,” he continued. “This is a custom-built airplane. It’s like getting a custom-made suit.”

When it comes to the powerplant, customers have a choice between a Jacobs R755B2 Radial or B2M engine, with 275 horse-


Winning combination

THE LaTEST rEFINEMENT: Several decades worth of experience and research have gone into the design of the YMF-D. The model is slated for FAA certification soon.

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power and a fuel injection option. The propeller is a fixed pitch Sensenich wooden prop, but there is an option for a constant speed propeller.

Other enhancements include modern hydraulic toe brakes and the latest in avionics. The customer can have a basic TOMATO FLAMES panel or load up with steam gauge or glass.

“In some ways the Waco is a time machine in that in transports you back in time, but systems-wise it is a fully modern airplane,” Bowers said. “We have one com-ing off the assembly line that is an IFR glass airplane. There is not a round gauge

in it and that is what the customer wants.” Mixing modern and vintage can make

selling the modern Wacos, which have a starting price of $395,500, a challenge, said Bowers. “People say, ‘it’s an old airplane,’ and we say, ‘well, no it is not. It is a brand new manufactured airplane with a full electrical system.’”

It’s also a sturdy plane. The frame of the modern Waco is 4130 steel. The cover-ing is Seconite, a dacron-polyester material with a life greater than 50 years, according to Bowers.

“We use a paint process from PPG called Delta,” he expalined. “It is very resilient, very color fast and easily repairs

if you scratch it. Seconite is very strong. If you punched the airplane you’d break your hand before you damaged the fabric.”

Waco Classic provides up to 25 hours of dual flight instruction to all its customers to make sure the new owners are safe and comfortable pilots.

“The transition time is about 15 hours average, depending on their aptitude and amount of tailwheel time,” said Bowers. “They are going to spend a lot of time on landings on both concrete and grass.”

THE NEWEST DESIGN As this issue was going to press,

the company was in the final throes of flight testing its newest model, the

Waco YMF D. Chief test pilot Carl Dye reports dra-

matic performance improvements over the C model.

“The combination of the new Jacobs R-755-A2 300-hp engine and new design MT propeller are producing almost unbe-lievable results,” he noted. “Performance is expected to improve dramatically in all areas of flight. Initial data suggest a sub-stantial improvement in climb, 5-plus knot improvement in top speed and reduced takeoff distances.”

The company is processing the data and will release final numbers in a few weeks, with FAA certification to follow.

For more information: WacoClassic.com.

NO COMMUNITY SUPPORT

If your airport has the reputation as a playground for the rich, look out. Very often non-flying citizens resent that their taxes are being used to “subsidize” this playground and may put pressure on elected officials to close the airport.

Others may think that because the airport does not have airline service or a control tower it is “unsafe” or unneces-sary.

WHAT TO DO: Hold an airport appreciation and education day. Partner with local service clubs, car clubs and the like to make it a family-friendly event. Invite owners to bring their airplanes for

display. Show the community how the airport contributes to the local economy, both directly and indirectly, as well as provides other essential services, such as Medevac flights, flights that help local businesses prosper, humanitarian flights, and more. Don’t forget to include state representatives and the media when you send out invitations.

LOTS OF COMPLAINTSNoise, low-flying aircraft and safety

concerns get the attention of elected officials. If enough people complain, the issues became political footballs.

WHAT TO DO: Encourage pilots to “fly friendly.” Hold educational sessions with airport users and the community.

Some airports publish diagrams of noise abatement policies, which are often accompanied by a telephone number that can be called to report a complaint.

NON-AVIATION USES The airport property may cover 644

acres, but 120 acres is leased to an auto wrecking yard, or a boat repair facility, or some other non-aviation business.

WHAT TO DO: While these non-aviation uses can help subsidize the airport, the leases need to be carefully worded so that the non-aviation uses do not endanger the airport’s federal grant eligibility, compromise safety or take precedence over the airport’s main mission.

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Flying is about having fun — and what could be more fun than the Belite, a single-place ultralight that’s engineered like a cross-country-capable Light Sport Aircraft?

“It’s a single place ‘go out and have fun’ airplane,” says James Wiebe, founder, CEO and president of Belite Aircraft.

The company opened its doors in Wichita in January. By July it was pro-ducing aircraft and had a display in the experimental area of AirVenture. The curious gathered around the airplane like hunters around a mammoth.

The high-wing, taildragger design has a familiar look to it, reminiscent of the Kitfox family.

“This is not a Kitfox,” Wiebe says. “We bought the tooling for the aircraft formerly known as the Kitfox Lite but, just to clarify, we did not buy the Kitfox Lite. We got all that tooling and thought, ‘how can we make it better?’ We knew right away that we were going to make a carbon fiber wing because that is what we are into — carbon fiber.”

Improvements include a wood instrument panel, an electrical system, a carbon fiber floor board and a carbon fiber seat back, he said, adding, “We also changed the way the fuel tank worked and even put a fishing pole holder into the wings.”

Wiebe demonstrated the fishing pole compartment in the leading edge of the wing. The end caps are held in place with a pin. Slide the pin out, remove the cap and slide the pole in, then reverse the process to replace the cap.

Wiebe said many of the refinements were done for greater safety. The carbon fiber wings, for example, are stronger than they need to be for safe flight, he noted.

“We also gave it a VFR panel electrical fuel gauge,” he said. “That way you don’t have to turn around and strain to look at a fuel gauge behind you. We also included a panel-mounted radio transceiver so you don’t have to clip it to a piece of tubing. We even included a transponder for our customers who want it.”

Wiebe noted that while many of his customers don’t normally fly in airspace that requires a transponder, having it

built in will make flying safer because it will aid in separation from other aircraft.

“We also set it up with electric start,” he said. “I have done hand-propping, but I love being able to push that big red but-ton and have the engine come to life.”

For the pilot who wants the ease of modern avionics, such as a handheld GPS, there is a gizmo dock in the panel.

“We wanted a designated place for it,” he said. “We have the antennae and the power set up there. All you have to do is click it into the panel so you don’t have to clip it to something and have it hanging out awkwardly.”

According to Wiebe, the Belite, which has foldable wings for easier storage, meets the weight limitations of Part 103 (254 pounds), so it is a true ultralight.

The powerplant is builder’s choice. Wiebe has evaluated an MZ-201, a two-stroke, two-cylinder 45-hp engine from Compact Radial Engines, as well as the MZ-34, and a Rotax 503. Some four-cylinder models are under consideration as well.

Build time is estimated at 200 hours. Kits start at $8,100, according to Wiebe, who says that with “careful shopping,” it’s possible to “have a homebuilt taildrag-ger for anywhere between $10,000 and $17,000, depending on engine and panel.” The aircraft also is available in a ready-to-fly model for approximately $30,000.

For more information: BeliteAircraft.com.

The Belite: Single-place fun

LEARNING TO FLYBecause it is an ultralight, no medical certificate is required to fly the Belite.As a single-place, learning to fly has to be done by the so-called “folklore”

method — that is, getting experience in a similar aircraft then talking with people who have flown the Belite and getting some pointers.

“It handles very similar to a J-3 Cub,” he said. “We recommend getting a tailwheel endorsement and some experience in a J-3, then transitioning to the Belite.”

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— which is being developed to deter-mine how the industry will get from “where we are today to the new fuel,” Passavant said.

The plan, expected to be complete this year, studied the viability of poten-tial fuels, including low-octane 87-89 mogas — which was determined to be unacceptable — mid-octane UL94, which would require a lot of engine modifications and result in a loss of performance, and high octane synthetic or biofuels, such as the one being devel-oped by Swift Fuels.

“That is very promising,” he said. “It is the equivalent — or better — than 100LL, but it is still in development, so it’s not available. Also, there’s no infrastructure, so it’s a complete uncer-tainty.”

That’s why the industry keeps com-ing back to UL94, which would require “some minor changes” to how aircraft owners operate, as well as some modi-fications. Those modifications could range from something simple, like a belt-on ignition, with a price tag of $5,000 to $10,000, to a requirement for electronic controls, which come with price tags up to $30,000, according to Passavant. “There also may be a portion of the fleet that can’t be modified,” he warned.

UL94 would be the easiest replace-ment for 100LL as the distribution

structure is in place and it can be “more easily certified, which is an important point,” TCM’s Ross said.

But will it be compatible with your engine?

“There’s been substantial testing in low-compression engines,” Ross said. “Some will need just minor modifications — some changes could be just a change to the POH. For most normally aspirated engines, if 100LL went away today, they could be converted.”

There are some engines, however, that will require substantial — read expensive — modi-fications.

The assessment of UL94 continues, especially in the areas of performance and certification. “It will affect operating cost and range,” Passavant said.

So what’s next? A lot of work for everyone involved.

A fleet impact assessment is needed, as well as a transition plan. Then the

modifications will have to be developed and certified — and installed and paid for.

Meanwhile, the industry also has to continue develop-ing new engines and new fuels.

All this so we can “keep ‘em fly-ing,” said the EAA’s Lawrence.

“This is really, truly here,” he said. “I feel like the boy who cries wolf, because I’ve been saying this is coming for 20 years now. What’s differ-ent now is that the EPA and FAA say it is going away.”

What’s taken so long, he said, is that when one problem is solved — a fuel is identified that will get an engine to run safely — another pops up — like “how are we going to make it work in the dis-

tribution system?” he said. “There’s a lot bigger picture here. That’s what we’re struggling with.”

EAA’s position is that it will support

as many alternative fuels as possible, to ensure that a safe fuel is available — and perhaps more important — affordable.

Another important point: “No one says we must go to a zero lead fuel,” said the EPA’s Passavant. “If there are going to be multi-billion dollar effects, there must be another way to do it. Let’s come up with a creative solution.”

Thinking about fuel is a whole new ball game for the FAA, added Mark Rumizen, a reciprocating engines/fuels specialist with the agency. “We had one fuel, historically, and airplanes and engines were designed and optimized to operate on 100LL. We didn’t have to think about fuel certification.”

When the EAA and others started developing autogas STCs, the empha-sis was still on making the fuel fit the engines, he noted.

“But with the unleaded fuels and Swift Fuel, we’re working backwards,” he said. “It creates a challenge. We have to think differently.”

The FAA is depending on ASTM to develop fuel specifications, he said, adding the industry should look for a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in 2010.

Meanwhile, the FAA’s 2011 budget includes funding for research on alter-native fuels for GA. The agency also is working with the X-Prize Foundation to develop a contest for alternative fuels. “That should help spur development in this area,” he said.

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Edward Bellande’s career mirrored the development of the aviation industry

“Air speed record to Los Angeles broken” was a headline in the Oakland (California) Tribune on Jan. 28, 1932. The story repor ted that a new coastal speed record for tri-motored planes was made on the Oakland-Los Angeles air way when a Transcontinental and Western airplane made the 360-mile hop in 1 hour and 52 minutes.

The craft, a Ford Tri-Motor, piloted by Eddie Bellande and Erwin Lewis, left the Bay Airdrome in Alameda at 10 a.m. and arrived at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale at 11:52 am. Nine passengers were carried on the record-setting flight.

That was just one of the many highlights of Edward A. (Eddie) Bellande’s career in aviation, which spanned nearly 60 years. His career was as diversified and active as the industry itself during those years.

He participated, with other contemporary pilots like Charles Lindbergh, in some of the benchmark flights and activities of this dynamic era. He flew as a test pilot for Lockheed, pilot-ing the first Lockheed Vega. He checked out Wiley Post in the famed “Winnie Mae” and co-piloted Charles Lindbergh on the first TWA transcontinental run in 1929. In addition, he either organized or directed some of the avia-tion industry’s largest business organizations.

Bellande was born Dec. 19, 1897, in Ocean Springs, Miss. In 1915, after completing high school, he went to Buffalo, N.Y., where he spent three months taking flying lessons at the Curtiss Company. He was the youngest mem-ber of the graduating class when he received his license (No. 639) from the Aero Club of America.

He then went to the Atlantic Coast Aeroplane Station at Newport News, Va. During World War I, he was at the Georgia School of Technology at Atlanta where he was an instructor in motors and planes at the government ground aviation school. He also served in the United States Marine Corps as a naval reserves aviator from Aug. 18, 1918, until Feb. 24, 1919, ending his service as a flight instructor at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

Early in 1921, he left for Southern California to work for one of the large movie companies as an aviator. While working in Hollywood, he flew for movie studios headed by Jack L. Warner and Darryl F. Zanuck. Besides being a movie stunt pilot, he kept busy as a flight instructor and barnstormer.

Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles he flew for DeMille’s Mercury Aviation Co. at its Wilshire Boulevard Airport. From 1922 to 1927 he was a freelance pilot flying for motion pictures, skywriting, crop dusting and

barnstorming. During 1927-1929 he was in great demand

as a test pilot by airplane manufacturers. He made the test flights on most of the Lockheed airplanes, including the first “Vega” and the “Golden Eagle.” He also did all test flights on Northrop’s first flying wing. Later Bellande would join Northrop as a sales pilot and corpo-rate director.

During this same time, he joined Maddux Airlines flying Ford Tri-Motors. He continued flying for the fledgling airline through the mergers of Maddux and Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) and the later Transcontinental and Western Air merger (which would eventu-ally become Trans World Airlines or TWA).

By mid-year 1929 TAT commenced a 48-hour combination rail and air service across the United States between New York and Los Angeles. The first west-to-east flight was made July 8, 1929, aboard the Ford Tri-Motor, “City of Los Angeles,” piloted by Lindbergh and Bellande. The first east-bound leg was from Glendale, Calif., to Clovis, N. M. The next day Bellande and Lindbergh picked up passengers for the last leg of the transcontinental trip to Los Angeles. Among the passengers on this trip was Amelia Earhart, who had been hired by TAT to help market the service.

The advent of this service so captured the public’s imagination that six weeks before the service commenced, TAT reported receiving more than 1,000 applications for tickets for the first trip.

One of the most remarkable events in Bellande’s career was the result of an in-flight fire. On Feb. 10, 1933, on a night flight in a TWA Ford Tri-Motor from San Francisco to Los Angeles via Fresno and Bakersfield, the airplane caught fire about 10 miles out from Bakersfield. Apparently the floor heater, which operated from an exhaust stack on the nose engine, caught fire. Bellande managed to make it to the airport, land and safely evacu-ate the passengers. The fuselage of the plane was completely burned through. A close call, used by some to tout the benefits of “all-metal” construction.

Because of his heroic actions during the emergency, Bellande was one of seven air mail pilots who earned the Air Mail Flyers Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt.

Bellande flew for TWA another 10 years. At the time of his retirement in January 1943, he was the Number 2 pilot in seniority. He had logged more than 23,000 hours and flew an impressive 3.1 million miles without injury to passengers or mail cargo.

He joined the Garrett Corp. in 1943 as an assistant to the president. He was elected to the board of directors in 1948, and named chairman of the board in July 1963.

The early days of aviation in California were rich in flying excitement against a background of aircraft and airline development. Edward Bellande was an integral part of many of these developments.

Dennis Parks is Curator Emeritus of Seattle’s Museum of Flight.

He can be reached at [email protected].

Pioneering pilot

Flight & Flyers

By Dennis Parks

aT THE STarT oF HIS carEEr: Eddie Bellande in the cockpit around 1916. Photo is from his pilot’s license.

TEST PILoT: Bellande in the cockpit of an Avion with its designer Jack Northrop on the left.

rEaDY For TaKEoFF: Preparing for the first east-bound TAT Air-Rail coast-to-coast service is pilot Charles Lindbergh (second from right) and co-pilot Eddie Bellande (on Lindbergh’s right).

HEroIc LaNDING: Remains of a TWA Ford 5-AT-25 after its emergency landing at Bakersfield in February 1933. Bellande was awarded the Air Mail Flyers Medal of Honor for bringing the plane down with no loss of life or mail.

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Power Flow unveils system for Bonanza

Power Flow Systems has designed a tuned exhaust system for the Beech Bonanza. The company plans on obtaining STCs for the IO-470, IO-520 and IO-550 configurations.

Initial flight tests revealed that Bonanza owners can expect an increase in cruise speed by up to seven knots (four knots are guaranteed), company officials said. When flying at established cruise speeds, owners can expect a fuel savings of up to 1.5 gallons per hour. Rate of climb improves by up to 15% and the service ceiling will increase by 2,000 to 5,000 feet, officials add.

Price: $6,500.For more information:

PowerFlowSystems.com or 386-253-8833.

Demystify turbochargingThe Cessna Pilots Association will hold a one-day seminar

on turbocharging at its headquarters in Santa Maria, California, Jan. 23, 2010.

According to CPA Executive Director John Frank, the impetus behind the seminar is to educate owners about the components and detailed workings of Teledyne Continental turbocharging systems, specifically those used on the Turbocharged 210 Centurion, the Pressurized P210 Centurion, the turbocharged TU206 Turbo Stationair, the TP206 Turbo Super Skylane and the T207.

Cost of the seminar is $250 for CPA members and $305 for non-members.

For more information: 805-934-0493 or Cessna.org.

On The Market information is provided by manufacturers and distributors. Products have not been tested by General Aviation News staff. Discretion is advised.See more On the Market online at GeneralAviationNews.com.

EZ Flap now available

Aircraft Spruce and Specialty now offers the “EZ Flap” manual flap handle assist device, allowing pilots with the old “Johnson Bar” flap control to easily reach the flap handle without leaning down in the cockpit or taking their focus off flying the airplane. The device is FAA approved for Cessna 170-185 aircraft, with Piper PA-28, PA20/22 and PA-18 aircraft being added soon.

Price: $499.For more information:

877-477-7823 or AircraftSpruce.com.

Super Drifter updated

Lockwood Aircraft has updated the Drifter series of light aircraft kits.

“The new horizontal stabilizers and elevators add approximately 2 feet to the span of the tail,” said Phil Lockwood, president. “They are designed to increase pitch stability and elevator authority on float-equipped Super Drifters.”

The new horizontal stabilizers will be available as a retrofit kit for existing float-equipped Super Drifters and standard on new kits going on floats.

For more information: 863-655-4242 or LockwoodAircraft.com.


Calendar of events

Dec. 5, 2009, Arcadia, FL. Pancake Breakfast & Fly In, Drive In (X06) 863-993-0391.

Dec. 5, 2009, Lakeland, FL. 4th Annual PilotMall.com Open House www.PilotMall.com. 727-209-2586

Dec. 5, 2009, New Smyrna Beach, FL. Doggie Open Hangar Day (KEVB), www.timelesswingsandwheels.com 386-314-4499.

Dec. 15, 2009, Malven, PA. Aero Club of Pennsylvania 100th Anniversary Gala www.aeroclubpa.org, 610-659-0237.

Dec. 19, 2009, Sarasota, FL. Young Eagle/CAP Pan-cake Breakfast (SRQ) 941-359-8693.

Dec. 31, 2009, St Petersburg, FL. The Aviators’ Ball Celebration (SPG) http://flight2014.wordpress.com, 813-251-4669.

Jan. 10, 2010, West Palm Beach, FL. Florida Aero Club Pancake Breakfast (LNA) 561-965-6400.

Jan. 23-24, 2010, Punta Gorda, FL. Warbird Weekend-www.floridawarbirds.org 941-639-6188.

Feb. 19, 2010, Lakeland, FL. Aviation Adventures lec-ture by Florida documentary filmmaker Jon Anderson www.FloridaAirMuseum.org 863-644-2431.

Feb. 20, 2010, Malabar, FL. Valkaria Airfest (X59) www.valkariaairfest.org 321-446-6013.

Feb. 21-24, 2010, Sebring, FL. US Sport Aviation Expo (SEF) www.Sport-Aviation-Expo.com.

Feb. 25-27, 2010, Orlando, FL. 21st Annual Women in Aviation Intl Conf www.wai.org 937-839-4647.

March 4-6, 2010, Arlington, VA. Aeronautical Repair Station Assn. Legislative Day/ Annual Repair Sympo-sium www.arsa.org 703-739-9543.

April 7-10, 2010, Orlando, FL. Aircraft Electronics As-socation Convention. www.aea.net 816-373-6565.

April 13-18, 2010, Lakeland, FL. Sun n Fun Fly-In (KLAL) Sun-N-Fun.org 863-644-2431.

May 7-9, 2010, Roxboro, NC. Carolinas Virginia Antique Airplane Foundation Spring Fly In (TDF) VAA3.org 843-753-7138.

May 14-16, 2010, Lumberton, NC. Mid-Atlantic Fly-In & Sport Aviation Conv (LBT) www.mafsac.com 10-740-6751.

March 29-April 3, 2011, Lakeland, FL. Sun n Fun Fly-In (KLAL)

Sun-N-Fun.org 863-644-2431.

Feb. 19-20, 2010, Novi, MI. 10th Great Lakes Aviation Conf & Expo 248-348-6942.

July 26-Aug. 1, 2010, Oshkosh, WI. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (OSH). www.airventure.org 920-426-4800.

July 25-31, 2011, Oshkosh, WI. EAA AirVenture Osh-kosh, (OSH). www.airventure.org 920-426-4800.

July 23-29, 2012, Oshkosh, WI. EAA AirVenture Osh-kosh, (OSH). www.airventure.org 920-426-4800.

Feb. 20-23, 2010, Houston, TX. HeliExpo 2010 www.heliexpo.com 703-683-4646.

March 1-3, 2010, Nashville, TN. Tennessee Mid-South Aviation Maint Conf www.tn-aviation.org 615-824-9411.

April 3, 2010, San Antonio, TX. Annual Bluebonnet Picnic, Fly-in,L-bird Gathering (53TX) www.als-cannonfield.com/AnnualPicnic.htm, 210-902-0372.

Oct. 22-24, 2010, Evergreen, AL. Southeast Regional Fly-In (GZH) www.SERFI.org.

Dec. 5, 2009, Bremerton, WA. Scholarship Auction & Christmas Party (PWT) 360-710-3481.

Dec. 8, 2009, Centennial, CO. Colorado Pilots Assoc Mtn Flying Ground School (APA) www.ColoradoPi-lots.org 303-367-0670.

Dec. 19, 2009, Groveland, CA. Historical Aircraft Display (E45) 209-962-7597.

Dec. 19, 2009, Tucson, AZ. Star Aero Club Fly-in Breakfast (RYN) http://members.cox.net/staraero 602-436-6690.

Dec. 20, 2009, LaVerne, CA. Holiday Antique Aircraft/

Classic Car Display (POC) 626-576-8692.Jan. 1-3, 2010, Hollister, CA. Hugh’s Vintage Aircraft

Museum Display 831-245-7994.Jan. 10, 2010, Arlington, WA. Aviation Author/Pilot

Richard Bach (AWO) 1pm www.outoftheblueaviation.com 360-474-1060.

Feb. 5-7, 2010, Hollister, CA. Hugh’s Vintage Aircraft Museum Display 831-245-7994.

Feb. 20-21, 2010, Puyallup, WA. 27th Annual Northwest Aviation Conf & Trade Show www.washington-avia-tion.org 866-922-7469.

Feb. 28-March 3, 2010, San Diego, CA. Eco-Aerovi-sion-Navigating Sustainability www.cevs.ucdavis.edu 530-754-8374.

March 29-April 1, 2010, Phoenix, AZ. Avionics Maintenance Conference www.aeec-amc-fsemc.com 410-266-2008.

March 5-7, 2010, Hollister, CA. Hugh’s Vintage Aircraft Museum Display 831-245-7994.

March 27, 2010, Riverside, CA. 18th Annual Airshow 2010 (RAL) www.riversideairshow.com 951-682-1771.

April 2-4, 2010, Hollister, CA. Hugh’s Vintage Aircraft Museum Display 831-245-7994.

April 20-22, 2010, Phoenix, AZ. MRO Americas and MRO Military www.aviationweek.com/events 800-240-7645.

May 7-9, 2010, Hollister, CA. Hugh’s Vintage Aircraft Museum Display 831-245-7994.

May 7-9, 2010, Red Bluff, CA. Save The Taildragger FUNraiser (RBL) 530-524-6498.

June 3-4, 2010, San Diego, CA. Avionics USA www.avionics-usa.com 603-891-9119.

June 4-6, 2010, Hollister, CA. Hugh’s Vintage Aircraft Museum Display 831-245-7994.

June 11-13, 2010, Marysville, CA. Golden West Reg Fly-In and Air Show (MYV) http://goldenwestflyin.org.

June 16-18, 2010, Las Vegas, NV. Aviation Industry Expo www.aviationindustryexpo.com 800-827-8009.

July 2-4, 2010, Hollister, CA. Hugh’s Vintage Aircraft Museum Display 831-245-7994.

July 7-11, 2010, Arlington, WA. Arlington Fly-In www.arlingtonflyin.org.

Aug. 6-8, 2010, Hollister, CA. Hugh’s Vintage Aircraft

Museum Display 831-245-7994.Aug. 28-29, 2010, Broomfield, CO. Colorado Sport Intl

Air Show/Rocky Mtn Regional Fly-In (BJC) COSpor-tAviation.org.

March 1-4, 2010, Anchorage, AK. 44th Annual Alaska Air Carriers Assn Conf http://alaskaaircarriers.org 907-277-0071.

Feb. 2-7, 2010, Changi, Singapore. Singapore Air Show www.singaporeairshow.com.

Feb. 16-18, 2010, Midrand, South Africa. Aviation Industry Rendezvous (AIR) Africa Expo www.airafri-caexpo.com.

Feb. 28-March 1, 2010, Jebel Ali, MRO Middle Eastwww.aviationweek.com/events 800-240-7645.March 24-25, 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Avionics Europe, www.avionics-event.com/index.html 603-891-9119.

April 8-11, 2010, Messe Friedrichshafen, Germany. AERO Friedrichshafen-The Global Show for General Aviation www.AERO-Friedrichshafen.com.

May 4-6, 2010, Geneva, Switzerland. EBACE (Eu-ropean Business Aviation Conv & Exhibition www.ebaa.org.

May 18-20, 2010, Kensington, England. Everest Events Ltd, www.everestevents.co.uk 01342 324353.

Oct. 5-7, 2010, Estoril, Portugal. Helitech 2010 Portu-gal www.helitecheurope.com.

The Calendar of Events is publ ished as a publ ic service for our readers. To submit an event , go to GeneralAviat ionNews.com, cl ick on Calendar, then fol low Submit an Event instruct ions or fax your information to 253-471-9911.

These December 2007 accident reports are provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, they are intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.

Aircraft: Beech Duke.Location: New Castle, Del.Injuries: 1 Fatal.Aircraft damage: Destroyed.What reportedly happened: The

pilot had logged 1,080 hours, including 425 hours in multiengine aircraft. Before arriving in the run-up area he lowered the flaps. After the right flap fully extended, the flap key on the drive shaft inside the drive assembly adapter fractured. Before takeoff, the pilot attempted to raise the flaps. However, because of the fractured key, the right flap remained fully extended. The pilot could have identified this condi-tion prior to takeoff, either visually or by means of the flap indicator, which received its input from the right flap actuator. The pilot took off with asymmetrical flaps. He climbed to 300 feet and allowed the airspeed to bleed off to where the plane stalled and spun into the ground.

Probable cause: The failure to main-tain adequate airspeed during a split flap takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the right flap drive mechanism and the pilot’s failure to verify that both

flaps were retracted prior to takeoff.

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Aircraft: Cessna 172.Location: Fair Bluff, N.C.Injuries: None.Aircraft damage: Destroyed.What reportedly happened: The air-

plane had been parked at the airport since 2004. The owner had stopped taking flying lessons, and decided to sell the plane. On the day of the accident, he washed the plane and sumped the fuel tanks, draining about a half cup of water. He decided to take the 172 up for a touch and go. During the initial climbout the engine began to lose power. He pushed the throttle for-ward and the engine revved, then stopped. The airplane landed in heavy brush, then caught fire. The pilot told investigators he surmised that he did not get all of the water out of the tanks.

Probable cause: The inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect contaminated fuel, and subsequent loss of engine power.

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Aircraft: Cessna 172.Location: Hastings, Mich.Injuries: None.Aircraft damage: Substantial.What reportedly happened: The

student pilot was on his first solo flight.

The first landing was successful. During the rollout on the second landing the stu-dent pilot applied brakes, but the braking action was uneven due to patches of ice on the runway. The plane veered to the left. Attempts to regain control by apply-ing right rudder and right brake had no effect. The plane went off the left side of the runway and nosed over when it hit a shallow drainage ditch.

Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control dur-ing landing.

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Aircraft: Mooney M20C.Location: Phillipsburg, Kan.Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor.Aircraft damage: Substantial.What reportedly happened: The

airplane was in cruise flight in VFR condi-tions at night at 8,500 feet MSL when the engine lost power. The pilot requested assistance from ATC and was given vec-tors to the nearest airport, which was eight miles away. The airplane lacked suf-ficient altitude to glide to the airport so the pilot attempted to land in a snow-covered field. The airplane collided with trees and terrain and caught fire.

During the post-accident examina-tion, disassembly of the carburetor revealed a brown gooey substance in the inlet fuel screen and float valve, which

restricted the movement of the valve. Analysis of samples of the substance by NTSB’s materials laboratory revealed carbon, while other samples had high peaks of sulfur, and still others high peaks of calcium silicon. The laboratory report noted that when aviation gasoline evaporates, various additives, such as anti-knock compounds, dyes, inhibitors and anti-icing compounds, remain in the form of a gum.

Probable cause: Total loss of engine power due to contamination of the carbu-retor and total blockage of the fuel inlet screen.

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Aircraft: Maule M-7-235.Location: Key Largo, Fla.Injuries: None.Aircraft damage: Substantial.What reportedly happened: The

pilot of a float-equipped Maule M-7-235 noted a rain squall in the area of his planned water landing so decided to land a half-mile to the northeast, into the wind. Upon touchdown, a gust lifted the right wing and he was unable to regain control of the airplane. The left float submerged, then separated, along with the strut, from the wing. The plane spun to the left, and the right wingtip hit the water.

Probable cause: The loss of control during the landing.

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As 2009 comes to a close, industry looks to a brighter future

Saying 2009 was a breathtak-ing year is no overstatement.

The last air show of the season is now history and reflec-tions on 2009 reveal a year of hardship for aviation. Cessna laid off more than half its workers and the Wichita giant’s problems are mirrored throughout general aviation. Seemingly invulnerable jet builders took a vicious tumble, losing many talented workers to layoffs. Business shows like NBAA had lots of empty spaces.

Yet in all this darkness, some are seeing daylight. Cessna boss Jack Pelton has been preaching recovery and he is echoed by other general aviation leaders.

For the Light Sport industry, 2009 also has been bad, but less bad. Sales are off about 25% (compared to general aviation’s nearly 50%). After a surprisingly sluggish fall for many producers, business seems to be perking up slightly. Sales of LSA to established flight schools remains the industry’s best performance to date, even in — or perhaps because of — a down economy.

Planning is already underway for 2010 events. For most LSA manufacturers, shows remain the primary marketing vehicles. Coming soon is the sixth annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo (often referred to as the Sebring LSA Expo), slated for Jan. 21-24.

Sebring Expo Chairman Bob Wood says exhibitors and sponsors are up over last year. And, remember, in the depths of economic gloom last January, the Sebring LSA Expo set record attendance, even outdrawing AOPA’s Expo. Many hope Sebring will help kick off a vastly improved 2010.

FLYING THE MS-1Lucky me. On a warm, sunny day I drove less than a

mile to Spruce Creek Airport’s Downwind Cafe where I met the developers of MySky (the company) and the MS-1 (a new LSA model). After a tasty lunch we strolled over to the company’s facility and hangar. All the while I was within a mile of my home; last year my wife and I caught a good deal at Spruce Creek, an upscale residential airpark in Florida.

MySky is located on this airport and, quietly, their team has been developing what I’d call the first of the “high-performance tandem LSA.” We have seven other tandem LSA, but none cruises near the 120-knot limit. MS-1 will, with its 120-hp Jabiru 3300 6-cylinder power-plant.

Company VP Tim Plunkett (an engineer and pilot of airliners to Pitts Specials) has been flight testing for 140 hours, so felt ready for a reporter’s first glance. The short report: MS-1 is a hot rod flying machine with excellent stability and proper manners in steep turns or stalls. Engineers need to shave prototype pounds, ease the aileron input forces and provide more cabin air, but the MySky team did an excellent job of clean-sheet designing president Dieter Canje’s dream machine. In particular, landings were cool. Once I followed Tim’s spot-on advice, MS-1 displays perfect ground-effect behavior. Now the team is turning to finalizing the design and gearing up for production.

For more information: MySky.aero.

ONE DOWN, 999+ TO GOIt begins! The long-awaited arrival of Cessna into the

ranks of LSA has begun, with the first Chinese-produced SkyCatcher arriving in Wichita. The company reports taking more than 1,000 orders. At Oshkosh, company officials said production would commence as originally planned in 2009 but that 2010 will be the year of substan-tial deliveries from their Chinese contract manufacturer. Soon, we’ll begin to see registered SkyCatchers show up on our market share reports.

Magazine reporters started to gain access for evaluation flights, though the first of those occurred on a slightly overweight prototype. Initial reports were positive, mirroring comments from Cessna managers who have gotten to fly the prototypes. Performance and payload are factors sure to be gauged by additional flight reviewers as production versions become available. So far, flights have occurred on the #2 prototype that was rebuilt after an incident following spin tests; that aircraft landed under parachute canopy and did not sustain major damage.

As Cessna (along with most other producers) absorbs the punishment of a shriveled bizjet market, the SkyCatcher is a welcome bright spot. Cessna VP of Communications Bob Stangerone — one of the lucky fellows who has flown SkyCatcher — was reported as saying, “Modifications will need to be made to the first 10 or so SkyCatchers after they arrive until design changes can be incorporated into the production line.” Design changes include increasing the size of the tail, adding a ventral fin, and lengthening the rudder.

For more information: Cessna.com.

TRIPLE PLAY LSA are nothing if not diverse. We have all manner of

aircraft on our list of 104 approved models. Germany’s FK Lightplanes illustrates diversity through its trio of models: The high-wing Fk9 series; biplane Fk-12; and low-wing Fk14.

In May, the newest iteration of the Fk9 series was flown by designer Peter Funk. The Fk9 ELA (a reference to European Light Aircraft, a new class EASA is plan-ning) is a stretched, roomier model of the popular series. The changes should play well in the American market.

In addition, the newest model boasts a larger cabin, a larger panel with room for big screens, more bag-gage area, electric flaps, and optional longer-range fuel tanks. The versatile Fk9 ELA is also available on straight or amphibious floats or in taildragger gear. Another feature-laden model is the Fk12 Comet with its swept biplane wings that also fold. You can have Fk12 with a full bubble canopy enclosure, or two open cockpits with windscreens, or a front, covered cockpit and aft windscreen only.

Though still under contract with Cirrus for the low-wing model, Fk14 Polaris is sold in Europe with a choice of tri-gear or taildragger.

Fk Lightplanes has also experimented with power-plants, including an engine from Mercedes.

For more information: FK-LightplanesUSA.com.

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