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:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yi9C8NE3Ek

John

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:

http://s438.photobucket.com/albums/qq109/jnavara/Green%20Castle/

John

P.S. Camera was a Nikon D40 w/ 55-200mm lens.

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

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

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

Happy New Year 2009

Time to start planning your 2009 Iowa fly-in events!
http://www.iawings.com/calendar/yearly.htm

Surrounding State Information, check out:
http://www.flyincalendar.com/

HAPPY NEW YEAR & FLY SAFELY IN 2009!

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."

'New' Cessna 172!

This very nice 1964 Cessna 172 has been purchased to replace the 172 that was lost. Come out and fly the new bird!

Something New at Green Castle

Dave White flies his powered parachute on final for a landing on runway 33. (Photo by Ben Read.)

172

So what is the status of the Skyhawk?