The Navy's First Airplane

You can build one also, or NOT.

7-24-11 - Anderson Breakfast Club

If you missed the SCBC this past Sunday above is a short Slide Show provided by JimmysHobby's.

USAF Aircraft in Service 1947 - Present

This site has all of the planes that were used by the USAF since 1947.

http://bobshermanspage.com/USAFPlanes.html

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See and Avoid

New FAA Web Site Targets Midair Collisions A new web site hosted by the FAA in conjunction with the Department of Defense aims to provide general aviation pilots with information about operations in military airspace. "This portal will allow users to find and link to all existing military Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) programs in a single web site, while also enjoying new access to information from military bases that did not previously have web-based content," the FAA said on Wednesday. "Our goal is to eliminate mid-air collisions and reduce close calls through continuous flight safety and proper flight planning." The site, SeeAndAvoid.org, is designed for ease of use, with lots of Google maps and graphics. Data is included from the MACA programs of all DoD aviation installations in the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico. Since 1978, there has been an average of 30 midair collisions in the U.S. each year, the FAA said, resulting in an average of 75 deaths per year. There are also over 450 near-collisions reported each year. As recently as February 2006, a civilian pilot was killed when his airplane crashed after colliding with an Air Force jet. The FAA noted that some military action may not be displayed at the new site, so pilots must still be cautious when flying in airspace that might be used by military aircraft. A user's guide to the web site will be available later this summer, the FAA said.

http://www.seeandavoid.org/

Tired of turning knobs on your Garmin 400-500 GPS to enter waypoints?

If you own a Garmin 400-500 GPS and get tired of having to enter waypoints in it by twisting a bunch of knobs, you might want to consider this.  Click on link below.

http://www.voiceflight.com/content/demonstration

Thanks to Stive Crimm for sharing this.

Aviation Consumer Tiedown Shootout

Need a tiedown when your away from Whiteplains? Click on video to see which is best.

FLS Microjet completes Phase 1 flight testing

The BD-Micro Technologies (BMT) FLS Microjet completed Phase I flight testing May 5. All performance expectations were either met or exceeded, according to company officials, who say the jet is better known as the “James Bond jet.”

Click on this link for more information:
http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2011/07/06/fls-microjet-completes-phase-1-flight-testing/?utm_source=The+Pulse+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b93e6b955e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email

Gilbert Peach Festival 4th of July - 2011

Video and Pictures by: Don Cook 7-4-2011

In case you didn't make the Gilbert Peach Festival this year, here is a short Photoshow.

FAA Releases new Notam Changes

Click on this link http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Notice/N7930.91.pdf for the new NOTAM Changes in Effect June 30 .

3D Printer

Ok, they no longer make that part for your plane, so now what? How about printing one?

This is really way out, but you can get one now.

Beth & Bob's VeryPrivate Party

Photoshow by: Don Cook

Come join us for some real fun at Beth and Bob's hanger for Pre- 4th of July celibration.