TFR OVER MARTHA'S VINEYARD   8-6-13: FAA TO ESTABLISH TFR OVER MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA BEGINNING SATURDAY A NOTAM has been issued that will restrict flight in the area during President Obama's planned vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. Location: MARTHA'S VINEYARD VOR/DME(MVY). From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL  SEE NOTAMS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AUGUST AVIATION EVENTS 8-4-13 “VOICES OF FREEDOM” “WINGS OVER WISCASSET” FEATURING the Texas Flying Legends Museum Warbirds & Music Doing Good. A Family Fun Extravaganza & Fundraiser Tuesday August 6th, 2013 Gates open at 9am KIWI Municipal Airport, Wiscasset, Maine (Rain-date Wednesday August 7th) Click on the Voices of Freedom to visit their website. CLICK on the icon on the right to download a list of the August events.

August 10 Announcing Air Directs Airways 2nd annual POKER RUN to benefit "HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS" on August 10th.  You can start anywhere on the route and fly to Nashua, Keene, Concord, Rochester, Laconia, and Biddeford. Plan to end up at Air Direct Airways KASH at 3PM for prizes, awards and food! Click on Poker Run for more information.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR POKER RUN: Please be advised that tickets are ONLY available at KASH (Nashua Airport).  Pilots wanting to participate in the Poker Run may purchase their tickets by contacting Ron Emond at AirDirect Airways via email  at  ron@airdirectairways.com and give him your payment information via credit card #, expiration date and code on  back of card.  He will email you back your card and play sheet.  Ron can also be reached by phone at (603) 882-5606. Pilots can fly the Poker Run in any order, picking up cards at the FBO at each airport.  At Skyhaven, cards will be available from Nohea Nichols at Rochester Aviation. 

~CLICK HERE FOR THE AUGUST LIST OF EVENTS~

EAA AirVenture WEBCAMS  8-1-13 Here's an email forward from Gerry Petterson. The influence of the internet is penetrating everything we do and every place we go. If you're in a public place, especially Airventure 2013,  you're probably on YouTube somewhere. 1) WATCH LIVE -- EAA AirVenture WEBCAMS !!!  TONIGHT's flight of Terrafugia's Transition (flying car !) They kick off tonight's NIGHT AIRSHOW with FIREWORKS 2) LISTEN LIVE -- EAA RADIO 3) LISTEN LIVE -- OSHKOSH TOWER, Penny Bowman and more. CLICK HERE for more information.

Rochester Aviation at Airventure 2013 7-27-13 Here's a message from Rochester Aviation: "Rochester Aviation will be limiting our schedule for the week of Airventure 2013.  Due to limited office personnel, we will be restricting plane rentals between Tuesday July 30th and Sunday August 4th. All flights occurring between these dates must be accompanied by a Rochester Aviation CFI, or approved by your instructor directly(as they will have to get you the keys to the plane). We will not be providing plane rentals between these dates to solo students and renters without prior coordination. Feel free to email us to coordinate a rental, we will do the best we can to get you in the air. Keep an eye on Facebook, well be posting LOTS of pictures! Happy Flying, Kelby Ferwerda 

Lam Ailerons Boost Aircraft Performance  7-21-13: For years, the operation of the ailerons, elevator, rudder, and flaps have the same appearance, shape and movement no matter what airplane you fly. At least when it comes to Piper's and Cessna's, the biggest difference you might see would be a stabilator in place of the stabilizer/elevator arrangement, or maybe Fowler flaps versus a plain hinged flap. I flew a Light Sport a while ago with "flaperons" and I thought that was strange. But the Lam aileron arrangement is very different. In fact, to me, the ailerons seem to operate more like a spoilers. It goes up but note down. Not only that, the flaps go all the way out to the end of the wing, right underneath the aileron, and the ailerons can operate together at the same time, or in the same direction? And, all of this new design translates into higher performance figures without touching the engine. They took a Columbia 300 and put a smaller wing on it with the Lam aileron/flap arrangement and increased the top speed by 10% and rate of climb by 50%. I wonder how close that brings you to the Vne speed?

Rochester Aviation BBQ 7-16-13: Here's a message from Rochester Aviation: "Hello everyone! Our Monthly BBQ will be held this Sunday July 21st at 2200Z (6pm). . We will have burgers and hotdogs on the grill, feel free to drop by for a bite to eat, some airplane talk, and to see your instructor! With sunset at 9pm, we will be opening up the fleet for after hour rentals DURING the BBQ for those who want to play with airplanes as well! (Especially if you want to do pattern work, there will be plenty of spectators who will welcome the entertainment.) Feel free to bring along a side to share or meat to grill! We hope to see you there, The RA staff."

Sigrid Baumann Featured On Seacoast Online 7-9-13: 
A recent article published on Seacoast Online featured Sigrid Baumann still flying at 77 years old. Back in 2004 and 2005 Sigrid was one of the performers at the Skyhaven Airshow.At that time Sigrid also provided a Bio that is on a pdf file that can be downloaded . CLICK HERE FOR Sigrid's Bio --- Click here for the Seacoast Online article:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130707/NEWS/307070333/-1/NEWSMAP

EAA CHAPTER 225 NEWSLETTER 7-9-13: EAA 225 newsletter from Gerry Peterson. 

Sanderson's Field Yankee Ultralight Flyers Fly-In  7-5-13: This weekend is the ultralight fly-in at Sanderson's Field. Parking is a voluntary donation. Parking is up on the hill of runway 25. It's actually quite a view of the whole layout. The temperature at 11am this morning (Friday 5th,) was around 93F. Is density altitude an issue? Well when the airport elevation isn't far from sea level it's not usually a major problem. Now if your elevation is 6000 ft, then that's a different story. While I was there, a Skyhawk flew in and had no problem coming in on 25. An ultralight took off on the hill and was air born before he reached the bottom. No doubt the heat might scare some people away but it's definitely worth a visit. I also talked to someone with a paraglider motor and propeller arrangement in the back of his pickup truck and he said he was thinking about going for a flight. He was carefully analyzing the wind and pulling the parasail up by hand and letting it drop back down several times and studying the canopy as it inflated and de-flated. CLICK HERE TO SEE SOME PICS  --  CLICK here for more information

Interim Aircraft Maintenance 6-28-13 The Fixed Base Operator (FBO), Aeroworks, LLC, will cease operations effective September 1,2013. We will be issuing a Request for Proposals for FBO services at Skyhaven with the realization that there is likely to be a period of time without based aircraft maintenance services and/or a period of time that Aeroworks is not able to accept additional business as they wind down. With this in mind, we are taking interim measures to ensure that based aircraft have options for aircraft maintenance. All interested mechanics desiring to conduct commercial aircraft maintenance activities on Skyhaven Airport are required to complete a form so that PDA Airport Management can authorize it prior to work beginning on the aircraft. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

48 Hour Prognostic Chart 6-28-13 Have you seen the 48 hour progs... OMG...

Where's The Blue Sky? 6-27-13 I know there's blue sky up there somewhere, but seeing it lately these days seems to be a special occurrence. Be sure to click on the Skyhaven weather page and get an instant look at the Metars in the U.S. You can also click on the NOAA Adds flight path toolmap and get and interactive map with METARS and TAF's, winds aloft at a selected altitude

Rochester Aviation BBQ and Ground School 6-24-13 Rochester Aviation had their BBQ yesterday and it looks like everyone had a good time. I also received the latest ground school schedule (click here to download).  Here's a picture from their Face Book page. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT Rochester Aviation.

VFR In June 6-23-13 In between rain showers, taking a ride around the neighborhood can be a learning experience as well as a sight seen experience when you're 2000 feet above the ground. An instructor once told me that every flight he took was a learning experience. You might see an unusual airplane you've never seen before or some landscape scenes that just can't be seen from the road right in our own backyards. How about the progress being made at the Granite State Business Park. In just one year, the southeast section was transformed from an undeveloped area to a state of the art factory including a brand new bridge with green grass crossing over the railroad tracks. Next time you're in the pilot lounge be sure to checkout the art work on the solo shirt tails on display around the walls.

Wings & Wheels 6-18-13 Here's some pictures from Peter Bruckner. The day started out wet but some blue sky came along to make the event a success and some lucky kids got a chance to take a free plane ride with the Young Eagles event sponsored by the EAA Chapter 225. CLICK on the icon to enlarge.

Rochester Aviation Plans 2013 BBQ on Sunday June 23  6-17-13 "Rochester Aviation plans to kick off summer with our first 2013 BBQ on Sunday June 23 at 2200Z (6PM).  We will have burgers and hotdogs on the grill, feel free to drop by for a bite to eat, some airplane talk, and to see your instructor!  With sunset at 9pm, we will be opening up the fleet for after hour rentals DURING the BBQ for those who want to play with airplanes as well! (Especially if you want to do pattern work, there will be plenty of spectators who will welcome the entertainment.) Feel free to bring along snacks to share or meat to grill! We hope to see you there, The Rochester Aviation staff."

Fuel Farm Has Returned To Service 6-12-13 The Skyhaven Airport Fuel Farm was out of service for fuel farm maintenance and pipe replacement. Personnel and Equipment worked in the area of the fuel farm. 
 

TFR Over Boston On Wednesday  6-10-13: President Obama will be in Boston on Wednesday to try to help a senate election for U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey who is having a hard time against Republican Gabriel Gomez. 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 BOSTON VOR/DME (BOS) 284 degree radial at 3.3 nautical miles. From the surface up to but not including 18000 feet MSL Times: 10:30 AM local until 3:15 PM local Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Check the NOTAMS for more information.

2nd Annual Wings & Wheels  6-9-13:  Mother Nature helped out by given us a decent day for the 2nd annual Wings & Wheels opened on Saturday. There was plenty to eat and things to do. Crowds were lined up for airplane rides with Rochester Aviation and the Young Eagles program. How about the large slide that looked like a big fire engine. CLICK HERE to see some pictures taken later on in the afternoon. Hosted by the Rochester Police Department. Registration & Admission is a donation to Gerry's Food Pantry.

EAA 225 Young Eagle Flight Rally & Annual Wings & Wheels 6-7-13: News of the Day is that everything planned for Saturday, June 8th will go on as planned. The weather guru's said that the rainy weather would break up mid morning on Saturday. For all Pilots and for Ground Volunteers, remember, that EAA 225 will be serving a Pancake Breakfast from 8 am until 10 or 11 am and will start serving BBQ'd Sausage starting around 11:30 for lunch. Come down and spend some time to help out, there should be plenty to see and do at Skyhaven Airport tomorrow.

GE Grows Jet Engine Parts  6-7-13:  Aircraft engine manufacturers are always coming out with new designs incorporating new ideas for improved operation and efficiency. Continental recently came out with the O-200-D for light sport aircraft and Rotax now offers a fuel injected version called the 912iS. Those engines are all basically made with the conventional manufacturing process of machining raw materials like steel and aluminum into precision metal components. However, GE has been experimenting with a new process called "Additive Manufacturing with Direct Metal Laser Melting." Instead of machining the parts, a special laser machine melts a cross section of the part, one layer at a time, until the whole part is built. I would compare it similar to making a brick house. They are currently growing and testing jet engine parts for the new LEAP engine. Industry has been growing parts out of plastic for a number of years, but now they are doing it with exotic engine parts with materials like niobium-titanium.

FUEL FARM MAINTENANCE  6-5-13:  Starting at approximately 0730 local time on Monday, June 10, 2013 until Wednesday, June 12, 2013 the Skyhaven Airport Fuel Farm will be out of service for fuel farm maintenance and pipe replacement. Aviation Fuel (100LL) will not be available during this time. Personnel and Equipment will be working in the area of the fuel farm and that area of the apron should be avoided. Times are subject to weather and equipment delays, so please check your NOTAMs frequently. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION