GROUND BREAKING AT GRANITE STATE BUSINESS PARK

Special Airspace Bulletin-G-8 SUMMIT (TFR) 5-17-12: Here's some info from an AOPA email about the Hagerstown TFR. 
FAA TO ESTABLISH TFR OVER HAGERSTOWN/THURMONT, MD BEGINNING FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012. A NOTAM has been issued that will restrict flight in the area during President Obama's planned visit. ==> 30 NM RADIUS TFR <== Location: On the MARTINSBURG VORTAC (MRB) 055 degree radial at 23.7 nautical miles From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL 
AOPA also reports that 75% of all TFR violations come from GA. They didn't say who's responsible for the other 25%. They also didn't differentiate on the type of GA traffic other than saying the infringement causes are typically a lack of planning on the pilots part. They must be private plane owners that don't talk much with the FBO's and other people at the airport. All the airports I've flown from usually have the TFR's posted on the walls, bulletin boards, and taped to the counter tops with illustrations from the AOPA & FAA custom map modifications. If AOPA updated their airspace illustration to include a TFR, maybe it would look like the TFR icon in this article...

Safety Seminar at Aeroworks LLC - More Information 5-16-12: Here's a download document (in Word format) sent in by Bambi. Those who attended the seminar were interested in this information. There are hyperlinks on the document and there is also an interesting link to a YouTube video about a poem wirtten by a 19 year old RCAF pilot back in 1941 called, "High Flight."
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT.

TFR OVER NYC  05-13-12: Talk about a last minute notice... AOPA email on a NY TFR Monday, May 14, 2012. Here's a Google Earth overlay on an imported piece of sectional.

New Name for Sanford Airport 05-12-12: According to an AOPA aviation brief, Sanford airport (Sanford Regional Airport) will be changing it's name again. The new name is "Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport." Foster's Daily Democrat said the last change was 1994 when the name went from "Sanford Municipal Airport" to " Sanford Regional Airport."  The website "" says the airport was built in 1930 and later taken over by the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. For more information, click onthe Foster's and "Old News" icon.

Safety Seminar at Aeroworks LLC 5-10-12: Information sent in by Bambi 
"50 people attended the seminar held at Skyhaven Airport at Aeroworks llc hanger Wednesday evening, May 9th. Dr. Paul E. Turnquist, a FAA Senior Aviation Medical Examiner was the main speaker talking about “How to Prepare for the FAA Medical Examination”. He gave a run down on what to expect for a flight physical in the different classes, the regulations, changes in the process and the fear of not passing. Doctor Turnquist spent a lot of time answering specific questions attendees of the seminar had. He went down through which medications were of concern and which ones would require period of time before flying after use. 
John Wood of the FAA was there to answer questions on the Changes in the Wings program that is as much time. The program was hosted by Aeroworks LLC and Skyhaven Aviation Service.  It was attended by pilots from the airport and around the area.  The local EAA Chapter 225 provided a barbecue dinner before the seminar with donation support their Youth Aviation Scholarship." CLICK ON THE CROWD for more pics

EAA Chapter 225 05-05-12: Here's a copy of "The Seacoast Airfoil" sent in by Gerry Peterson:

Second Annual Brunswick International Fly-In 05-05-12: Another airshow in the making coming up a the new Brunswick airport. Click on this clip of their poster to visit their website:

FAA Safety Seminar "Your Flight Physical" -05-04-12: There's a Safety Seminar coming up here at Skyhaven. It will be at the Aeroworks LLC maintenance hangar. Here's an excerpt from the seminar: "Title: Your Flight Physical, Topic: How to Prepare for the FAA Medical Examination, Date and Time: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 , starting at 6:00 pm Speaker(s):  Paul Turnquist, MD (see Skyhaven Calendar for more information on the speaker and seminar) Brief Description:  For many pilots, the FAA Medical Examination can be a stressful obstacle to the joy of flying! But it doesn't need to be. Just follow some simple tips offered by featured speaker Dr. Paul E. Turnquist, a FAA Senior Aviation Medical Examiner." 
"Don't miss this exclusive program! Location of Seminar: Skyhaven Airport at Aeroworks llc maintenance hanger, 244 Rochester Hill Road,  Rochester, NH 03867"

Aviation Museum of NH  -05-01-12: Have you heard of the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire? The New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society has a website with information about the aviation museum and the Historical Society. Here's a snapshot of their website. Click on it for more information.

WWII Spitfires Buried in Burma?  -04-26-12: By now you've probably heard about the Spitfire story about a farmer in England that's discovered that some brand new WWII Spitfires were buried in Burma during/after the war because of being surplus and unusable? Wow, that's another one of those stories you just can't make up. Since that story came out, I've also read about brand new Hellcats being bulldozed off the decks of an aircraft carrier and surplus army jeeps being catapulted of the decks. I can just imagine looking out the cockpit and seeing Dan in a Spitfire flying by headed for 33...

Rochester Aviation at the Annual Community Center Expo ~ 
-04-25-12: Rochester Aviation recently had a booth at the Rochester Chamber of Commerce annual Community Center Expo and Taste of Chamber on Wednesday April 18th. According to an article in the Foster's Democrat: "As residents browsed through the booths of local businesses, it was hard not to notice the large "Learn to Fly" banner at the Rochester Aviation station. The business, located at Skyhaven Airport, has only been in the city for two years, and it was its first time participating in the annual expo, said office manager Nohea Nichols.Those interested in learning how to fly an airplane were encouraged to sign up for their introductory flight. "It's the first step to learning how to fly," said Nichols. She said that after only about 40 hours of flight training, residents can get a private pilot's license. A commercial pilot's license requires at least 200 hours of flying school. Nichols said that currently, Rochester Aviation trains about 20 pilots per year." CLICK HERE to read the full article.

Nice But Windy ~ -04-22-12: The blue sky may be calling you  for a flight, but you might give the weather charts a careful once over before you take to the air. A 10 knot wind is ok, but gusting to 22 knots can add an interesting aspect to final approach, especially when the wind is at a 35 degree angle to the runway. One thing for certain, your plane ride will keep you alert. It's probably also a good idea to tighten you seat belt a little tighter than normal. Click on the radio stack to see the updated radio stack in the Rochester Aviation Skyhawk.
CLICK HERE to download the Bendix kln89b GPS

NOTAM AT SKYHAVEN 4-21-12 ~ -04-21-12: Well, I haven't been able to find and explanation for this NOTAM but it seems very conspicuous. "Airspace unmanned rocket 2 nautical miles radius 14 nautical miles on the 349 deg radial of Pease 11000/below... Here's an unofficial plot of the 349 radial with a 2 kmile radius But, the notam also says 2.6 northeast of daw. That makes it over the sod farm.

2012 AIRSHOW AT PEASE ~ -04-19-12: If you have been browsing our calendar you may have noticed that the "Boston-Portsmouth Air Show" is coming back this June. Here's a pic of their website. Click on it to go there. Looks like quite a line up of aircraft and entertainment.

50 mpg With 5 deg Negative Flap ~ -04-15-12: Avweb and AOPA have been sharing articles about Pipistrel's new Virus (vee-rus) SW Aircraft. The design incorporates efficient aerodynamic lines from a glider. You can get this machine with a Rotax 80 or 100 hp engine. It has a cruise speed of 170 mph (147 knots) with the VNE at 188 mph (163 knots). Along with the glider design it has "airbrakes." It also has something that keeps showing up in European aircraft, and that's "flaperons." I haven't read any articles about the advantages or disadvantage of "flaperon" type flaps, vs. conventional hinge or Fowler flaps, but I'll say one thing, the aileron response is dramatic. The "Valor" over to Southern Maine Aviation has them. Another unique feature in the Virus is that the flaps has a 5 degree negative setting. It sounds like it has the reverse effect of the positive setting, where it adds a few knots on the top end by increasing the aerodynamic efficiency of the wing. I'll give that a, "Holy Mackerel!"

EAA Chapter 225 ~ -04-07-12: Here's a copy of "The Seacoast Airfoil" sent in by Gerry Peterson... looks like the members had a chance to fly the new Redbird simulator at Southern Maine Aviation.

Testing The F-35 4-3-12: In a recent editorial about engineering design and testing, the author talks about major design flaws that have been discovered with the F-35 aircraft. At $90 million each, it has caused major concern and debate in Washington. Apparently, Lockheed Martin decided to take a very bold step in the design process by eliminating, or skipping some of the traditional prototyping and testing. It sounds like instead of making full and partial scale mockups to test critical design areas, they decided to rely on new computer software programs that utilized complex mathematical equations that simulate the strength and failure limits of metal and plastic parts. Traditional testing requires manufacturing and building full scale components and parts of the aircraft and subjecting them to various types of laboratory machines like hydraulic presses that bends, stretches and compresses the parts until they fail. "The optimistic predictions, when we started the production of the F-35, that we now had good enough design tools and good enough simulations and modeling and we wouldn't have to worry about finding problems in test was wrong." Ironically, I just read a brochure on "Project Management," that talks about showing managers how to manage large projects, be on time, on budget, and satisfying the customer's expectations. There must be a Mark Twain or Winston Churchill quote that describes this situation...

Hangar News Notice! 3-27-12:  A hangar is available at Skyhaven in Hangar 2.  It is Hangar 2-4 and interested parties can call the airport management office at (603) 433-6536 and ask for Steve.

TFR OVER PORTLAND, ME AND OVER BURLINGTON, VT ON FRIDAY ~ 03-27-12:  NOTAM has been issued that will restrict flight in the area during President Obama's planned visit. 
==> 30 NM RADIUS TFR <==
Location: On the KENNEBUNK VORTAC (ENE) 065 degree radial at 19.8 nautical miles. Surface to 17,999-ft-MSL 
 Times: 4:15 PM local Friday, March 30, 2012 until 9:45 PM Friday, March 30, 2012
==> 30 NM RADIUS TFR <==
Location: On the BURLINGTON VOR/DME (BTV) 019 degree radial at 4.7 nautical miles. Surface to 17,999-ft-MSL 
 Times: 11:00 AM local Friday, March 30, 2012 until 4:30 PM Friday, March 30, 2012

Cessna: Build The Entire Line In China ~ 3-26-12:  Why am I not surprised to read that type of headline... According to Avweb, "Cessna announced today it intends to build business jets in China in a joint venture with Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) as part of a future plan to potentially build the entire Cessna line of aircraft in China." It seems odd that Cessna would make this announcement in the midst of many manufacturing industry editorials espousing the virtues to building and bringing back factories and manufacturing companies back to the U.S. I talked to a purchasing agent in a large manufacturing facility and he mentioned that some of the production lines that were sent to China provided such a large cost reduction that shipping and handling had little affect on the pricing. In spite of high scrap rates they said it was still cost effective. The China deal will make Cessna, "The first U.S. aircraft maker to manufacture business jets in China." Cessna also talks about overarching agreements between various activities, negotiations, joint ventures, and market potential. "These agreements will help take the industry to the next level.”
 
 
 

Supersonic Biplane? 3-20-12:  Sounds like the boys at M.I.T. are at it again. This time they are claiming that a design modification of a supersonic biplane designed by a German aviation engineer named Adolf Busemann will overcome the drag problems associated with the original design. He came up with this idea in the 1950s, according to MIT, that called for triangular wings, with the top and bottom pointing toward each other. "As MIT News explains it, this design would cancel out the shock wave produced by compressed air as the plane moves toward Mach 1 speeds." But the design created too much drag. The idea apparently has been sitting on the shelf for that past 60 years until MIT got a hold of it. According to the articles, the engineers were able to tweak the leading edge of the wing design to lower the supersonic drag to be less than the Concorde.

It's Still Winter ~ 3-17-12:  Believe it or not, technically speaking, spring has not arrived yet, but the grass is starting to turn green on some lawns I drove by the other day.  Jim mentioned that we had some snow banks from the small snow storm we had a little while ago, so I thought I'd do a few touch and go's at Skyhaven and check out the snow at the same time. But looking out the cockpit canopy I see that the snow is gone already. "Take a picture, it last longer," is a phrase that really applies to the snow these days. I went up to Gunstock on the first week of March and they had snow and Winnipesaukee looked like a winter scene. Here's a few pics I took that was supposed to show the snow banks on the taxiway. For your viewing convenience, I've decided to try Google's "Picasa" picture album webpage. It give's the visitor some flexibility on how to view the pictures.

VFRMAP.COM  ~ -03-12-12:  I think I'll give this aviation map website an OMG. It's apparently a new website designed to be helpful for pilots. I came across it when I was online at DUATS getting a weather briefing. I don't usually roam around on that site, but I've heard they've made some changes and I thought I'd take a look. There's a search features that lets you type in the airport ID like DAW, and it brings up a sectional chart and a google satellite map. But the maps are not static. If you click on them, it brings you to a site called "vfrmap.com." It's not a fancy site with all kinds of gadgets. That's what makes it so great... it's the fastest, easiest sectional map site I've seen todate. And, they have stitched the whole US so you don't have to fool around with crossing from one sectional to the other... nice. They also have what they call is a "Hybrid map" which is, from what I understand, a conglomeration of sectional, wac, and some other type of chart. Click on the icon in this article to check it out, or go log on to DUATS.

Rotax New 912iSc Engine ~ -03-08-12: Avweb recently featured an article about Rotax showcasing their latest version of the Rotax 912 engine called the 912iSc and other variants.
"Horsepower of the new engine will remain at 100. In place of the Bing carburetors, the 912iS will have automotive type fuel injection with an ECU capable of timing and shaping each fuel charge. Each cylinder will have dual injectors for redundancy. BRP claims up to 30 percent lower consumption than like-power aircraft engines. The overall physical size will remain essentially the same and will also have an external alternator to both power the ECU and ship's systems."  I wonder if you will still have to "burp" the engine before starting. I've had it "burp" on two pulls of the propeller blade and in other cases, I've had to pull the propeller blades for about 6 revolutions. (That's 18 blades on a three bladed rotax.) What I haven't seen yet, is any article talking about if the Lycoming IO-233 LS will take over the American Light Sport market taking the place of the "burp" required Rotax...

EAA Chapter 225 ~ -03-06-12: Here's a copy of "The Seacoast Airfoil" sent in by Gerry Peterson: