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- Don’t Forget to Update Your Licenses
Pilots cannot exercise the privileges of their PAPER pilot certificates after March 31, 2010. Certificates issued under 14 CFR Part 61 and 65 will expire March 31, 2013. FAR 61.19(h) reads: Duration of pilot certificates. Except for a temporary certificate issued under ยง61.17 or a student pilot certificate issued under paragraph (b) of this section, the holder of [...] - LSA (Light Sport Airplane) Event
Do you recognize the airport in the photo? Well, if you said Sebring, Florida (KSEF) you would be right! While there isn’t much happening in this photo starting January 21st to 24th there will be a “beehive” of activity here because the 2010 Light Sport Airplane event will be going on. Gates open at 8 am. and [...] - Cherokee Series 50th- Golden Anniversary!
The Cherokee series certified in 1960 has reached its 50th year anniversary. The dependable Cherokee PA 28 series is still in production and it has been said that over 30,000 units were built. The Cherokee 140 pictured here is of our own 1969 model. A mass migration is planned this year at the 2010 EAA [...] - Aircraft “Nose Art”
Most associate “nose art” with World War II airplanes and it would not have been uncommon to see a WWII pinup girl by Peter Driben on the side of a B-17. Did you know that decorating airplanes with artwork goes back earlier than WWII? Ever since men went to war they have felt the [...] - Any Airplane Watchers Out There?
Many people during World War II were watching the skys for aircraft. They were often called “spotters” and they would watch, track, and identify (to the best of their ability) the aircraft they saw and would determine if it was a friend or foe. Identification charts and booklets were published to aid in the process, [...] - User Fees in the Future?
We certainly don’t want to get very political in this blog but here is a subject that we have a hard time with. It is the subject of User Fees. While we are currently enjoying a temporary absence of user fees don’t get too comfortable about it. The Obama adminstration is still interested in instituting [...]
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