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Saying 'So Long' To A Close
Friend
Paul Poberezny Retires Paul I To Eagle
Hangar
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February 6, 2003 - Framed by a replica of his first
aircraft—a Waco primary glider—and one of his dear favorites—the P-51D
Mustang—EAA Founder and Chairman Paul Poberezny eloquently enshrined the noble
warbird, Paul 1, to the EAA AirVenture Museum at a special event February
5 at Museum’s Eagle Hangar ... (read
more)
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Ralph Charles, Nation’s Oldest
Pilot, Passes Away
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 February
5, 2003 - As an aviation enthusiast, Ralph Charles was one of a kind. The
country’s oldest pilot, Ralph, EAA 90150067, passed away Sunday, February 2,
at the age of 103 in Somerset, Ohio. Ralph’s life spanned three different
centuries and all of powered flight’s history. He was born on November 22,
1899—more than four years before the Wright brothers’ epic flight at Kitty
Hawk—and by age 19 was working as a welder with Orville and Wilbur Wright at
Dayton Wright Field. During his life, Ralph saw a Lincoln Beachy fly at local
fairs and flew the space shuttle simulator at the Johnson Space Center in
Houston, Texas ... (read
more)
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Powered Parachute
Standards First To Emerge From Light Sport Aircraft Cooperative Effort
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February 5, 2003 - Powered parachute manufacturers are leading the way in developing the first aircraft standards for the upcoming light-sport aircraft category, as an industry group has finalized requirements for the design and manufacturing of those aircraft under the Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft
initiative ... (read
more)
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EAA Issues First
Centennial Flight Package
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February 4, 2003 - Vernon G. Goff, EAA
556507, Omaha, Nebraska, is the first EAA member to receive the special EAA Homebuilt Centennial Package, recognizing completion of his GlaStar I during powered flight’s 100th year.
EAA shipped Vernon a centennial data plate and a certificate of accomplishment to signify his link to the legacy of the powered flight’s original homebuilders—the Wright brothers. Coincidentally, the retired pastor received his FAA special airworthiness certificate on December 17, 2002, powered flight’s 99th
anniversary ... (read more)
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Performance Numbers
Upgraded For 'New' Eclipse 500
Unnamed Replacement Engine To Deliver
Faster, Heavier, Thirstier and More Expensive Aircraft
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February 4, 2003 - Position holders in line to purchase Eclipse 500 jets, along with company investors, learned more about the newly configured aircraft during an InfoSession held Friday, January 31, at Eclipse headquarters in Albuquerque, New
Mexico ... (read
more)
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Shuttle Recovery Efforts
Continue
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February 3, 2003 - Recovery efforts in Texas
and Louisiana continue in the aftermath of Saturday’s tragic crash of
space shuttle Columbia. Active airspace restrictions are outlined in FAA
NOTAM
3/0866. Only relief aircraft operations under the direction of SEADS
(Southeast Air Defense Sector) are authorized at and below 3,000 feet
MSL in the area described in the NOTAM. Please check with FAA Flight
Service before commencing any flight operations in the recovery area.
EAA will provide updates as soon as they become available.
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South African EAAers
Will Fly-In To EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
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January 31, 2003 - To honor the 100th
anniversary of powered flight a group of South African EAAers is
planning to fly their airplanes to EAA AirVenture 2003. Homebuilder
Chalkie Stobbart is organizing SA2USA-2003, as the flight is called, and
he has prior experience, flying his 1941 Fairchild F24W-41A from
Johannesburg to Oshkosh with fellow EAAer Peter Hengst in 1992 ... (read
more)
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Washington, D.C. - Area
Pilots: Use Potomac Approach Control Beginning Saturday
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January 31, 2003 - The FAA announced Friday that effective 12:30 a.m. EST on February 1, the Potomac approach control will assume all ATC responsibilities from Washington approach control. All persons holding waivers or authorizations from the requirements of FDC NOTAMS 2/2263, 2/5128, or 2/5167 shall contact Potomac approach in lieu of Washington approach. Any telephone coordination requirements shall be directed to Potomac approach at 540-349-7597.
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U.S. Troops in
Afghanistan Say "Thanks" to EAA
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January 31, 2003 - EAA received a thank-you
package this week from the members of the U.S. Army National Guard
1042nd Medical Company, an air ambulance unit from Salem, Ore. There are
several EAA members who are part of that unit, which is currently
serving in Afghanistan and could be there for up to a year. To honor
their service, EAA shipped the unit a package that included a number of
EAA items ... (read
more)
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Airlines Offer Air Fare
Discounts to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2003 Visitors
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January 30, 2003 - Four airlines have
announced special air fare discounts for EAA members and others who plan
to attend EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2003, scheduled for July 29-August 4 at
Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Participating airlines include
American, Delta, Midwest Express, and Northwest. United Airlines will
not offer AirVenture discounts in 2003 ...(read
more)
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Sport Pilot Team
Advises:
Use the Ultralight Registration Programs to Get Started on Your Sport Pilot Rating
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January 30, 2003 - FAA’s sport pilot team attending the ASTM
International meetings in Florida on January 28-29 reminded the industry and community that the transition process for ultralight pilots and instructors will offer the simplest path for individuals wishing to become sport pilots or sport pilot instructors.
As proposed, ultralight pilots who are registered with EAA, AeroSports Connection (ASC), or the United States Ultralight Association (USUA) will be able to transition readily to sport pilot
status .. (read more)
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Lancair Kit Company
Sold; New Owner Pledges to Maintain Business as Usual
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January 30, 2003 - Kit manufacturer Lancair
Inc. has been sold to Joseph C. Bartels, New Orleans attorney and
Lancair IV-P owner, according to an announcement made today (January 30)
by company Founder and President Lance Neibauer. The sale, which will
become final “very soon” according to a company spokesperson, will
be virtually transparent to Lancair customers as Bartels pledges no
changes in staff or relocation from the company’s present location at
Redmond Airport, Redmond, Oregon. The sale amount was not disclosed ... (read
more)
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ASTM Light Sport
Aircraft Committee Concludes Florida Meeting
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January 30, 2003 - The ASTM International Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) Committee wrapped up its winter meeting work mid-afternoon on Wednesday, January 29.
In early morning sessions, both the Fixed-Wing and Weight-Shift subcommittees continued to refine various standards they have in process. Good progress was made on resolving a number of negative issues on those standards, and both groups are optimistic they’ll have design standards ready for use by the time FAA completes the final
rule ... (read
more)
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EAA Examining Homeland
Security Response Procedures For New FAA/TSA Certificate Suspension
Rules
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January 30, 2003 - EAA
remains deeply concerned regarding the lack of due process contained in
the three final
rules issued January 24 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in which TSA can call
on FAA to immediately revoke or withhold airman certificates if TSA
deems an individual is a “threat to the transportation system or
national security.”
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) responded January 27 with three new policy statements
detailing the procedures TSA needs to follow when responding to pilot
and other public inquiries. Members of the EAA Legal Council and the
Government Relations Department are reviewing the DHS documents to
determine how the puzzle pieces fit together ... (read
more)
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EAA Chapter 18 Hosts
Commemoration of First EAA Meeting
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January 29, 2003 -
About 150 members of the Experimental Aircraft Association family returned home Tuesday night, January 28, to where the organization began 50 years and two days earlier. EAA Chapter 18, based at the former Curtiss-Wright Airfield (now Timmerman Field), hosted a special commemoration of the first meeting there (now home to Gran-Aire FBO), in which some three dozen homebuilders sought to improve safety and workmanship of their passion—building and flying their own airplanes—through sharing their collective
expertise ... (read
more)
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EAA Hosts Ultralight Flight Instructor Ground
School at Oshkosh on March 15-16
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January 29, 2003 - An Ultralight Flight Instructor Ground
School at the EAA Aviation Center will be held March 15-16, 2003.
Each session includes ground school instruction on more than a dozen
practical topics necessary to earn an EAA Ultralight Flight Instructor
rating. Those areas include Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs);
airspace and airport operations; vehicle airworthiness inspections;
student and pilot endorsements; and more ... (read
more)
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FAA Tells ASTM Committee It’s Focused on Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft
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Pledges Continued Efforts Toward Final Rule
January 29, 2003 - FAA sport pilot team manager Sue Gardner assured the ASTM International
Light-Sport Aircraft Committee Tuesday,
January 28, that FAA resources continue to focus on meeting the
congressionally mandated September 2003 deadline to take action on the sport pilot/light-sport aircraft rule. Gardner briefed the 60 committee members during the first day of a two-day meeting at the Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida. The meetings are centered on creating the consensus standards for light-sport aircraft (LSA), which are being worked on alongside the final
rule ... (read
more)
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Airport Operators Learn
About Sport Pilot Opportunities
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January 28, 2003 - The advent of
sport pilot
/light-sport aircraft (SP/LSA) is becoming more than a blip on radar
screens for airport owners and operators. At the recent Nebraska
Aviation Symposium in Kearney, Nebraska, attended by more than 100 of
that state’s airport owners and operators, EAA Executive Vice
President
Bob Warner
was invited to explain the opportunities—as well as
responsibilities—presented by the new SP/LSA rule currently making its
way through the FAA rulemaking process ... (read
more)
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EAA Staff Celebrates
50th EAA Anniversary
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January
28, 2003 - EAA Headquarters’ staff gathered Monday for a special
luncheon to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the
Experimental Aircraft Association’s first meeting, held on January 26,
1953, at Curtiss-Wright Airfield in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. EAA
President Tom Poberezny welcomed special guests that included longtime
members and former organization officers Ray Scholler (EAA 4000) and Wes
Schmid (3113)—and EAA Founder and Chairman Paul Poberezny and his
wife, Audrey. Also present were EAA Secretary Alan Shackleton, Aviation
Foundation Director Richard Hansen, and a number of retired staffers,
including Norm Petersen and Gene Chase ... (read more)
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EAA Concerned Due
Process May Be Compromised By New Revocation Rules
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January 24, 2003 - The
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is expressing concerns regarding
new final rules issued today by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Those rules were mandated by Congress
under the Aviation Transportation Security Act of 2001 and were made
effective immediately without an opportunity for prior public comment. Under the rules, TSA can call on FAA to immediately revoke or
withhold airman certificates if TSA deems an individual is a “threat
to the transportation system or national security.” An individual’s
certificates would be revoked or applications denied unless they can
fully satisfy TSA that they do not pose a security threat ... (read
more)
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