John
Monday, August 24, 2009
Oshkosh 2009 Airbus A380 Cross Wind Landing
Some members were discussing the Airbus A380 landing at Oshkosh this year. This landing was done in a cross wind of approximately 16-20 knots gusting to 27. I have located a YouTube video showing the landing:
Monday, July 27, 2009
Pictures of IA24 on Sunday
My son and I decided to take a bike ride to IA24 on Sunday. So I strapped my camera on my bike and here is a link to the pictures that were taken:
John
P.S. Camera was a Nikon D40 w/ 55-200mm lens.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Good News for BlackBerry Users
For those people that are AOPA members and happen to have a Blackberry, good news came out this week. AOPA is now making available it's A/FD for the Blackberry. In the past, this was only available as a IPhone or ITouch App.
Point your BlackBerry's broswer to: http://www.aopa.org/mobiledirectory
John
Monday, July 13, 2009
Travelling to Oshkosh by Plane???
For those travelling to Oshkosh in the next 2 weeks, the FAA and EAA have posted the 32 page NOTAM for both VFR and IFR inbound and outbound traffic to Oshkosh. That information is available here:
http://www.airventure.org/flying/notam2009.pdf
John
http://www.airventure.org/flying/notam2009.pdf
John
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Listen to Live ATC from KCID and Green Castle
I have set up a live feed for KCID and the local Unicom frequencies. This includes Green Castle and Iowa City Unicom. This is a great way for our newer pilots to listen in for tips when communicating with ATC. The link can be reached at: http://d.liveatc.net/kcid.m3u
Additional information can be found at http://www.liveatc.net
There is also a way to go back to the Archives and listen for when you may have been flying. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me here.
John
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year 2009
Time to start planning your 2009 Iowa fly-in events!
http://www.iawings.com/calendar/yearly.htm
http://www.iawings.com/calendar/yearly.htm
HAPPY NEW YEAR & FLY SAFELY IN 2009!
Monday, July 28, 2008
New Medical Rules
Pilots who haven't turned 40 yet have five years between medicals and the new term is retroactive. As of July 24, a third class medical for someone who hasn't reached 40th birthday lasts five years, instead of 3 years. A first class medical is valid for a year, up from 6 months. AOPA says it reactivates some medicals that were expired on the day the new regs came into effect. If your three-year medical had expired before July 24 it was automatically extended to five years from the anniversary date. Also, turning 40 during the new term of the medical doesn't affect the length of the term.. If you renew your medical the day before your 40th birthday, the new medical is good for either full five years or one year. "This is welcome news for the GA industry," said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "AOPA supported the FAA's move that makes it easier and more affordable for younger pilots to fly."
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
'New' Cessna 172!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
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