Whiteplains Calendar May 2009

Happy Birthday to the following members:


May 01 - Tommy Robbins
May 05 - Cinco de Mayo
May 08 - Cannie Bridgers
May 13 - Bruce Cunniff
May 20 - Michael Benton
May 30 - Michelle Perry



SCBC Dates:


May 03 - Green Sea (S79)
May 17 - Whiteplains Plantation (SC99)
May 31 - Holly Hill



Other Dates:


May 04 - Pilots Meeting
May 10 - Mothers Day
May 25 - Memorial Day
May 29- John F. Kennedy's Birthday

A Bit Toooo Breezy for me!

We have seen a very interesting aircraft around these past few days. Our good friend Ed Fisher just completed the restoration of a Breezy, and after a few practice flights, it left today for Maryland........or Delaware............or somewhere up east, depending on who is telling the story. The item in the upper left of the second photo is editorial thumb...............just in case you were wondering............

Submitted by: Steve Sanderson
Note: He did make it home.

Lexington Fire Department Trains at Whiteplains

If you happened to drive by the Cook's house around 2 PM today, you saw several fire trucks that where taking part in a training exercise on how to fight a airplane fire in a hanger attached to a house. Following the training, they took a tour around Whiteplains. Thanks Steve Sanderson and Don Cook for going over the differences in fuel and electrical systems in high wing and low wing airplanes, and to all the firemen that came out. Special thanks to Battalion Chief Billy Gardner for allowing his me to train at Whiteplains. Short video below.

Short video of today's trash pickup on Windy Road. If you missed it, you missed out on some real fun. This is a great way to serve your community. Remember, this is for ALL Pilots of Whiteplains.

Thanks once again to the Fastnaught's for hosting a wonderful breakfast at this event once again.

Pictures and Video by: Don Cook

Air Shot Photos - Phil Rainwater

Phil Rainwater wanted to share the following pictures of his best side!

Do you have a neat picture that you would like to share? If so, email me at
duckey123@hotmail.com subject - Photo and I'll post it on the blog.

Great Picture of Micah's Plane

Wanted to share airshot of Micah Froese's newly painted airplane taken by Michael Branning. Outstanding picture.

Thanks to Steve Sanderson for sharing this with us.

Whiteplains Pilot's Meeting 4-13-2009

April 13th Pilot's meeting video. See you at the next meeting.



Double click on video to see full screen HD.

Bob Chatham RV6 Update

Today was a major day for Bob Chatham. He was able to run his RV6 engine for the first time in 11 years since he started this project. Below is a short video of this event.


Video by Don Cook Click on Video to see in HD.

Whiteplains Blog Traffic Report

Just wanted to share a little information about the Whiteplains blog. We have
gone over the 10,000 visits and 18,000+page views mark. Blog has been viewed all over the world.

Live Your Aviation Dream at Whiteplains Plantation    
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          This Week ....................... 90          

        Page Views

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          Average per Day ................. 17          
          Average per Visit .............. 1.3          
          This Week ...................... 117