Old Beacon Comes Down

Video by: Don Cook                                                                                                            5-14-2013

Today the old beacon came down with a lot of help from fellow pilots.  Ken Plesser is going to remove the old beacon from the base, and install a new beacon.  This should take a couple of days.

SCBC at Whiteplains Plantation SC99 5-12-2013

Video by: Don Cook

This is a quick draft for this years SCBC that was held this past Sunday (Mothers Day)  at Whiteplains Plantation.  They sold over 120 meal tickets, and had about 23 planes fly in.  Managed to make a small profit that went to EAA 242 at Owens.  Next year, it won't be held on Mothers Day. That should be a week off for everyone.

We had perfect weather for this years SCBC.  Cool temps, blue sky and a light breeze.  Thanks to everyone that made this a great success.  The grounds looked really good.  

When I finish the full video, I'll re-post it. 

Over Head Shots from Yesterdays SCBC at Whiteplains 5-12-2013

 Great Over Head Shot of Whiteplains Plantation

   Notice our new North - South Runway.

Special thanks to Steve Sanderson for flying Phil Rainwater to get the above shots..

Subject: SCAA Passport Program

The SC Aviation Association with the support of the SC Aeronautics Commission is launching the SC Passport Program where pilots are rewarded for flying to SC's public use publically owned airports.  While several of our board members attend  the breakfast flyins and will be announcing it there, we were hoping you might reference this program on your web site.

Attached is a poster that is being sent to all the involved airports.  Also attached is a trifold brochure which describes the program and the reward levels.  This would seem to be a natural for the Breakfast Club as you already travel to many of the airports in the course of a year.  Pilots may sign up for the Passport Program on the SCAA website  (www.SCAAOnline.com) as of May 15th..

If you have any questions I can be reached at the above email or via cell at 803-261-9085.

I look forward to working with you.

Don Purcell
South Carolina Aviation Association

Whiteplains & Windy Road Clean Up

GREAT turnout this morning for Windy Road trash cleanup and work detail to make our neighborhood ready for the South Carolina Breakfast Club next weekend.

Many thanks to Heidi and Clem Spencer for the wonderful breakfast and to Mike Moore for coordinating our efforts. Photo by Mike Moore.

Sunday, 4-21-2013 I was able to fly up to Myrtle Beach Hardee Airpark for the SCBC breakfast with Pilot Phil Rainwater in his new Beech V35B.  We had a great flight, but the conditions at Hardee were not that great.  Weather wasn't bad, but the grass runway was wet and soft. See video below for more information.  Thanks to all the find folks at Hardee Airpak. See you next year!

SCBC 4-21-2013 at Hardee Airpark

MiG-15: Flying the enemy fighter

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This Saturday.....4-6-2013

Saturday, Apr 6, 2013 The Hamilton-Owens Palmetto Cup Aerial Scavenger Hunt

Hamilton-Owens Airport (KCUB), Columbia, SC (Local Weather) This is the second year of the Hamilton-Owens Palmetto Cup. This year to earn your name on the cup you will fly in a aerial scavenger hunt! We will meet at the Hamiton-Owens airport KCUB at 9:00AM. There will be a pilot briefing then each team will draw clues to 7 items somewhere in centrtal SC. Your job is to find as many as you can in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Your time will start on your take off roll and end on touchdown. Your will need a digital camera to document the hidden checkpoints. When you return there will also be a mystery spot landing contest, only we know THE SPOT! The entry fee is only $50.00 per airplane. There will be a cash prize and the winning team get's thier name on the Hamiton-Owens Palmetto Cup. There will also be the Earl Yerrick Memorial Aircraft Static Display going on at the same time. This is ALL to benefit the American Cancer Society. Contact: Peggy Roberson Lopez Phone: 803 771-7915 Email

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Airport Information: Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens (CUB) More info from AirNav.com Get the METARs and TAFs for Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens - New! Latitude: 33-58-13.7000N Longitude: 080-59-42.9000W Elevation: 193 Fuel: 100LL Jet-A CTAF: 122.8 Unicom: 122.8 Input Your Airport ID: Destination Airport ID: Mileage Type: Statute Miles Kilometers Nautical Miles

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Traveling to all 50 States by Hitchhiking via GA

Good morning,
I am a travel writer who is hitchhiking on general aviation planes to all 50 states and am blogging about it on JetHiking.com (a book is also in the works). So far, I have been on 32 planes ranging from experimentals to seaplanes, a 1940 WACO, and a Hawker. I visited Oshkosh and have been included in more than 30 media outlets including AOPA, NPR, The Seattle Times, and NBC's Today.com. 

I am flying to Charleston, SC this weekend and am trying to go to Florida (anywhere) after that. You can find more information about my project on JetHiking.com, including a map of where I have been, photos, a full list of press coverage, and my adventure blog. (I am also on Facebook and Twitter).

I anticipate the project taking over a year to finish (I started in July 2012) so I need all the help I can get! It has been generating a tremendous amount of interest among the general public and has attracted positive press for GA. 

If you think any of your club members might want to help me get closer to Florida please feel free to give them my information. Or, if you have any tips, suggestions, or know of any upcoming events I should attend please let me know! I'll be heading to Sun N Fun in April ;)

Please feel free to call me at (585) 245-1411.
Thank you!

-- 
The JetHiking Gypsy
Twitter/Facebook/JetHiking.com
"Dreams can take you far but only if you're willing to fly."

Safety Videos - Operating at Non-Tower Airports

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Non-Towered Airports:
Operating Safely!

With 149 control towers scheduled to close across the USA, the number of non-towered operations will be going up dramatically!

Watch this timely refresher on non-towered airport operations, where PilotWorkshops founder Mark Robidoux interviews safety expert Bob Martens. Martens has delivered hundreds of live seminars on this topic and these videos address the most frequently asked questions.

We are providing these videos as a community service and hope that it might help you brush up on these important procedures.

Note: These recommendations are specific to USA non-towered airport operations.

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