VIP
TFR OVER MANCHESTER 2-8-20:
VIP
TFR OVER MANCHESTER, NH ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2020 NOTAM FDC 0/2385 A
NOTAM has been published that will affect flight in the area during President
Trump's planned visit.
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EAA
225 February 2020 Newsletter
2-4-20: "Hello Everyone, Here
is the latest version of the February 2020 Newsletter. If you received
one already, there
may be some editing glitches. I inadvertently may have sent it out.
Regards, Gerry." Here's and excerpt from the newsletter: "Hi all, Well
here we are, moving right along in the new year. Young Eagle rallies are
right around the corner and it's time to start planning them. The
wings and wheels event is already in the planning stages. We had
a great turnout last year and I’d like to see us build on that this year..."
The
New B-21 Bomber? 2-03-20:
Recent news articles are talking about
the new B-21 bomber. However, there are articles going back to 2016 also
talking about the new B-21 bomber. If I understand correctly, articles
have been talking about the new B-21 bomber for over four years. Here's
an article dated Feb 2, 2020 about the B-21 and when they plan to start
building it.
AVIATION
WEEK ARTICLE The picture below
is from TEK22 website (click on it) that reads very similar to the 2020
Aviation Week article. Have you ever seen the B-2 bomber it is replacing
fly overhead? It must also have a cloaking feature because I've never seen
one fly by or even mentioned in the evening news.
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Collings
Foundation Has Another B-17! 1-27-20:
The Collings Foundation has
wasted no time on recovering from the crash of their famous B-17 last
October. Avweb
reports that they have already reached an agreement with the FAA that
sounds like in 2020 you will be able to get a ride in a Collings Foundation WWII
aircraft. Not only that, they already have another B-17 currently being
restored to authentic WWII markings. The B-17 which was bought from Evergreen
Museum in Oregon back in 2015 never saw combat but has a very interesting
story which includes being painted black for CIA black ops missions to
fighting fires out west. In the blog
section of the Evergreen website, a pilot tells of a story when he was
flying the B-17 on a mission and took a direct hit from a fighter and completed
the bombing mission on three engines and then lost two more engines with
one of them windmilling. But it doesn't end there! He says he flew the
crippled B-17 with one engine and one engine windmilling in bad weather
back to a small airport with a runway too small for a B-17... what? ...
more
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HIWAS
Being Decommissioned 1-20-20:
Do you remember what HIWAS is? Here's an excerpt from Avweb: "The unsung
weather tool, HIWAS, is no more. The NOTAM announcing its passing read
like a heartless obituary: “…outlet decommissioned Jan 8, 2020-permanent.”
Permanent. So cold for a reliable friend that, frankly, few of us understood.
HIWAS means (meant), Hazardous In-Flight Weather…um, something, something;
its purpose in life to broadcast impending meteorological doom over a scratchy
VOR frequency, back when pilots used VORs."
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Be
Ready If You Lose GNSS 1-16-20:
In an article in Aviation
Week, Airbus is advising pilots to be aware of the possibility of losing
the GPS signal. They
also give examples on several ways various ground based devices can interrupt
the signal. What is their backup system? How about VOR-DME? Wait a minute,
haven't I been reading articles about decommissioning VOR's? Maybe not...
"The source can be a personal jammer activated in the vicinity of an airport,
a protection system around a sensitive site or military activity in a conflict
zone. A GPS repeater in a hangar, used for aircraft maintenance, can cause
interference with actual GPS signals, the experts note. GPS spoofing and
anti-drone measures have not created any problem yet, but Airbus monitors
such threats."
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EAA
225 Holiday Pot Luck Dinner Party & Yankee Swap1-10-20:
Hello Everyone, Just a friendly reminder that the Chapter
is holding our Pot Luck Holiday Dinner Party & Yankee Swap on Saturday,
January 11, 2020 beginning at 5 pm at the Skyhaven Airport Pilot’s Lounge
in Rochester, NH. Members are asked to bring a food item for the
Pot Luck Dinner, and please contact Glenn Crilley at (603) 812-3137 as
Glenn is keeping track what you can bring. If you wish to participate
in the Yankee gift swap, bring a gift. The following members are
attending and bringing: Romeo: Several bottles of Wine; Glenn: Salad and
drinks; Paul: Dessert & Ice Cream; Peter: Apple Pie; Todd: Pulled Port
& Macaroni; Gerry: Chicken Wings & Veggie Plate. Remember to contact
Glenn and we will see you there! Regards, Gerry... Jamie is also bringing
a main dish and a dessert.
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EAA
225 January 2020 Newsletter
1-8-20: Hello Everyone, Just to remind the
members, there will be NO MEETING on Tuesday. In lieu of the regular
meeting, we will be holding a Holiday Party on Saturday, January 11.
Instruction for attending are on the front page of the newsletter. Regards,
Gerry
Alton
Bay Ice Airport 2020 1-05-20:
As I mentioned earlier, winter flying has its challenges but the rewards
translate into best performance numbers for the plane and engine. It also
gives you a chance to do something you can't do in the summer and that
is to land on the water with wheels! Just a short ride to the north of
Rochester, as a matter of fact, just maintain runway heading and 15 minutes
later you'll be over the Alton Bay Ice Airport. Here's a video of Paul
Larochelle from the Facebook page about the current status of the runway.
Looks like we'll be having a late start for 2020. Note: You might have
to click on the speaker icon to hear the audio.
Great
State of Maine Air Show: 12-29-19:
Did you hear about the plans for the Blue Angels to appear at the Brunswick
Air Show this summer? Here's some info from the
techmaine website. "The Great State of Maine Air Show is back! Featuring
the world famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels and several of the world's top aerobatic
performers! Come experience the excitement and the exhilaration of The
Great State of Maine Air Show! Buy your tickets today for a great family
outing Labor Day weekend at the Brunswick Executive Airport in Brunswick,
Maine!"
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Mooney
Reopens Kerrville Factory: 12-23-19:
I've always considered Mooney Aircraft a top of the line aircraft to satisfy
a niche market for pilots that are financially successful and want something
special and are willing to pay extra for it. It's apparent that niche market
is not overflowing with customers. Looking for some help they turned to
China for financial assistance but were unable to develop a winning strategy.
Who will come to their rescue? "The company sold only 14 aircraft in 2018
and only 4 in the first half of 2019. The company shut down and furloughed
all employees on 12 November 2019." more...
.c
Pease
to host Thunderbirds air show in 2021 12-15-19:
The Pease Air National Guard Base has announced it will host an air show
and open house featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds on Sept. 11-12,
2021. The air show will also be showing the new KC-46 tankers assigned
to the New Hampshire Air National Guard.
.c.
Skyhaven
Video Game 12-13-19:
Wanna play Skyhaven? Our website was visited by a video game developer
from Lithuania. Here's what he had to say: "Hello, I'm a video game creator
from Lithuania, and I just wanted to share something with you. We have
been making a game about airport management for the last two years and
I just discovered that your airport has the same name as our game :D it
was really meta and fun to discover. check out our game if your interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s4LEsLBrlc Thank you, have
a great day, -Dainius"
.c..
EAA
225 December Newsletter
12-9-19: Hello Everyone,
Just a reminder
if you don’t read the newsletter. THERE ARE NO MEETINGS FOR DECEMBER AND
JANUARY. There is however our Annual Holiday Party and Yankee Swap scheduled
for Saturday, January 11th at 5 PM at the Skyhaven Airport Pilot’s Lounge.
Please contact Glenn Crilley at (603) 812-3137 if you plan on attending
this function. Holiday Greetings & Regards,
Boeing
readies first 777X to fly 11-29-19:
"The 777X is due to fly for the first time in early 2020, with the first
jet on track to be delivered to an airline in 2021 according to Boeing."
In 2018 they were
saying the first flight will be in 2019. In spite of all the advances in
technology, trying to predict a timeline for complex engineering projects
can sometimes be like trying to predict the weather. A corporate VP once
told a bunch of engineers in a meeting that he knows that they can meet
to new updated schedule. One of the engineering supervisors said, as long
as Murphy's Law doesn't give us any problems. The VP said, I don't believe
in Murphy's Law, make it happen. However, just like the Boeing 777 project
manager who said, "That was really hard,” said Clark. “I didn’t get any
younger during that project,” and the original target date was not met.
more...
.c...
Flying
the Hudson River Corridor 11-25-19:
There's a whole bunch of videos on flying the VFR corridors under the NY
Class B airspace but this video is kind of unique. The pilot and copilot
sound very relaxed to the point they are making jokes about reporting points.
It's obvious this wasn't the first time they did this. I think I might
try it during the day first before doing it at night. It has to be the
ultimate night flight experience.
.c..
Cosmonaut
Alexei Leonov Dies At 85: 11-19-19:
What's so special about Alexei
Leonov? "Leonov became the first person to walk in space, floating freely
outside the Voskhod capsule for more than ten minutes high above the Earth."
It happened in 1965 during the U.S. and Russian space race. If I understand
correctly, a movie in Russia was release in 2017 and viewed by Vladimir
Putin with Alexei Leonov and some famous cosmonauts commemorating the event.
In Russia, Alexei
Leonov is a national hero. One of the things the movie reveals was the
many secrets about the problems Alexei had. That tube sticking out of the
ball shape spaceship is an inflatable air hatch... (that's unbelievable!)
Here's an interesting 8 minute YouTube video that gives a brief summary
of the Russian event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzXRlCKD4Ok
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Hypersonic
Passenger-Carrying Airliner 11-15-19:
Boeing is working on a hypersonic aircraft. Boeing's chief scientist on
hypersonics said that the magic number for high speed travel is Mach 5.
Mach 5 is the barrier and limit of current technology for aircraft and
engine materials. Beyond that require special ceramics and the less proven
scramjet engines. The engines for the Mach 5 plane would be a hybrid engine
that contains both a jet engine and ramjet. It would cruise at 90,000 ft
and could gilde 500 miles on its descent. They estimate it might be ready
in about 20 years.
more...
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Turn
Solar Impulse 2 Into Long-Endurance UAV 11-13-19: The famed aircraft
has been acquired by U.S. startup Skydweller Aero, formed by UAV experts
from Northrop Grumman’s Special Projects organization and backed by European
aerospace giant Leonardo and a group of private investors. Solar Impulse
to be converted in Spain and fly unmanned in 2020 as a medium-altitude
pseudo-satellite offers new mission capabilities. Skydweller describes
its aircraft as a medium-altitude pseudo-satellite
(MAPS)—a new class of UAV able to carry heavy payloads for long durations.
there
may be some editing glitches. I inadvertently may have sent it out.
Regards, Gerry." Here's and excerpt from the newsletter: "Hi all, Well
here we are, moving right along in the new year. Young Eagle rallies are
right around the corner and it's time to start planning them. The
wings and wheels event is already in the planning stages. We had
a great turnout last year and I’d like to see us build on that this year..."
WWII
aircraft. Not only that, they already have another B-17 currently being
restored to authentic WWII markings. The B-17 which was bought from 
e
saying the first flight will be in 2019. In spite of all the advances in
technology, trying to predict a timeline for complex engineering projects
can sometimes be like trying to predict the weather. A corporate VP once
told a bunch of engineers in a meeting that he knows that they can meet
to new updated schedule. One of the engineering supervisors said, as long
as Murphy's Law doesn't give us any problems. The VP said, I don't believe
in Murphy's Law, make it happen. However, just like the Boeing 777 project
manager who said, "That was really hard,” said Clark. “I didn’t get any
younger during that project,” and the original target date was not met.
Alexei
Leonov? "Leonov became the first person to walk in space, floating freely
outside the Voskhod capsule for more than ten minutes high above the Earth."
It happened in 1965 during the U.S. and Russian space race. If I understand
correctly, a movie in Russia was release in 2017 and viewed by Vladimir
Putin with Alexei Leonov and some famous cosmonauts commemorating the event.
In Russia, 
Alexei
Leonov is a national hero. One of the things the movie reveals was the
many secrets about the problems Alexei had. That tube sticking out of the
ball shape spaceship is an inflatable air hatch... (that's unbelievable!)
Here's an interesting 8 minute YouTube video that gives a brief summary
of the Russian event.
