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Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland Florida experienced extensive damage on March 31, 2011 to aircraft and facilities due to a sudden severe storm. The following are links to some of those reports.
AOPA published news conference of the damage at Sun 'n Fun 2011. You Tube Video of the storm as it reached its peak. Pictures posted on Facebook by Patrick Panzera of damage.
Lakeland
and Polk County are currently under a Tornado Watch until 8 p.m.
tonight. A Tornado Watch is issued to alert people to the possibility
of a tornado developing in our area. At this point, a tornado has not
been seen but the conditions are favorable for a tornado to occur.
In
addition, there is the potential for severe weather tomorrow –
Thursday, March 31 – from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with the likelihood of high
winds and the possibility of hail between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Please secure your aircraft, exhibit, tent and/or campsite and encourage others to do so immediately.
The
air show is on hold at this point until 5:15 p.m. Warbirds and the jump
plane were launched earlier this afternoon but recalled due to winds
gusting up to 30 m.p.h.
Remember to keep safety as your top priority. Thank you for sharing this information with others.
Harrison Ford was the honorary chairman of EAA's International Young Eagles program for several years. In this video Harrison explains how he became interested in flying, how he learned and some of his flight experiences. He does not mention Young Eagles in this video but a simple check of the "Worlds Largest Logbook" on www.youngeagles.org reveals that he has flown 291 Young Eagles himself through the Santa Monica EAA chapter that he belongs to.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Represents Composites Revolution Extensive use of plastic composites in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner reduces weight and allows new design concepts. After an intensive early look at composites, they realized fundamental design changes were possible that would allow functional systems integration, as well as changes in lamellar flow that would improve aerodynamics airliner class. Here is the article from Design News.
During pilot training,your instructor spent a lot of time teaching you about the four forces of fl ight: lift, drag, thrust, and weight. Now that you’re considering buying your own plane, you’d better get familiar with the fifth force of flight: cost. It points backward and down, joining both weight and drag in trying to keep you on the ground. Ron Wanttaja, EAA 275698, explains how this works. . . .
Mystique is a new bird on the horizon. It earned its special lightsport aircraft (S-LSA) airworthiness certificate shortly before the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in mid-January 2007. This is the second S-LSA approval for Interplane; Skyboy won approval in October 2006. Here is the story . . . .
General aviation (GA) won a significant round against air traffic control user fees when the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed its "ATC fee-less" FAA Reauthorization Proposal (H.R. 2881) on Thursday, June 28. However, the issue is far from over, as the Air Transport Association (ATA) and others who support user fees are pressing hard to establish pay-as-you-go systems for general aviation, ostensibly to replace the 4.3-cent-per-gallon airliner fuel tax. And don't forget, the Senate version passed earlier includes an ATC user fee for GA. EAA is urging its members to remain fully engaged by continuing to let their elected representatives in Washington know they won't stand for GA user fees.
The latest Citation to emerge from the drawing board is evolutionary, not revolutionary. But at $2.6 million for a well-equipped jet, the Mustang breaks the price barrier for entry into that exclusive club and provides pilots with significant gains in performance over turboprop-powered competitors. Here is the pilot report from Aviation Week.
The Short Wing Piper Club is a group of aviation enthusiasts who own, fly, or simply admire five of Mr. Piper's best aircraft, the Clipper, Vagabond, Pacer, Tri-Pacer, and Colt, built between 1948 and 1963. We number nearly 3000 members in 20 countries. Here is information on the Short Wing Piper Folks.
The picture here is of a working Cub in Fairbanks Alaska, affiliated with the Riverboat Discovery cruise down the Chena and Tanana Rivers. Shortly after leaving the dock, travelers are given a demonstration of bush plane flying by this float-equipped 1951 Piper PA-18-125 .
The Piper Cub, one of the most popular and influential light aircraft ever manufactured, remains a term synonymous with general aviation in the United States—more than 80 years after its introduction.
The FAA Proficiency Check Procedures for Obtaining Additional Category/Class Sport Pilot Privileges: The guidance here is for flight instructors conducting proficiency check in accordance with 14 CFR 61.321 and 61.419. The linked document will define the difference between a proficiency check and a practical test.
You might take a look at our local ultralight organiztion's web site.
