Whiteplains Calendar October 2008

Happy Birthday to the following members:

10 - 02 - Michael Cone
10 - 03 - Michael Black & Jim Wheat
10 - 15 - Jamie Black
10 - 16 - Michelle Cone
10 - 18 - Kelly Branning
10 - 20 - Alan Sisler & Kay Meyer
10 - 21 - Jeff Cargile
10 - 24 - Peg Peterson
10 - 30 - Ray Ackerman

SCBC Dates:

10 - 05 - Camden (CDN)
10 - 19 - Barnwell (BNL)

Other Dates:

10 -13 - Columbus Day!
10 -31 - Halloween

Shots around Whiteplains 9-28- 2008

Jim Causes in his newly painted RV going up for a flight.

Jame's 182 coming in for a landing. Nice approach.

With Bill as my safety pilot, I was able to shoot a few GPS
approaches over at Barnwell. Also gassed up, $4.94 gal.

Panel Shot. Garmin 430 has the WAAS upgrade.
This gives you vertical guidance even with GPS approaches.

On the way back to Whiteplains we found a shower to
wash off some of the bugs.

Phil & Pam's Rainwater Hanger update

A few pictures of Rainwater's hanger. As you can see it is moving along. Should be finished by tomorrow. As always, it takes longer then you thought.

Photo's by: Don Cook

What's going up at Whiteplains

Here are a few pictures that I took as I drove around Whiteplains today. While new house construction is nill, hangers are going up right and left.

Photo's by: Don Cook

9-22-2008

B-29 No Longer

Many of you have seen on You-Tube the R/C Model of the B-29 fly, built by Dan Stevens, and flown by Mac Hodges. Dan Stevens passed away from cancer a couple of weeks ago, and this past weekend the B-29 also came to an end due to a simple mistake of not putting in the 4 wing bolts. See video below of its last flight.

Cool You-Tube Site

Clips from the OASIS HONG KONG B747-400 DVD (200mins) in the World Air Routes series. See what it is like flying your favorite aircraft. You can find out more about this and other DVDs by going to http://www.youtube.com/user/JustPlanes

ShawFest Thunder over the Midlands Airshow 2008

In case you didn't make the ShawFest Thunder over the Midlands Airshow that was held this saturday, I'll share some pictures that we took. You missed a great Airshow and display of some of the Airforces best planes. A fly by of the B-1-B Lancer bomber, F15 & F16 and USAF F-22A Raptor Demonstration Team and many others. Great weather, and a nice breeze.

Below is a list of aircraft on display.

ShawFest 2008 Thunder over the Midlands Display Aircraft
F-15C Eagle
F-16CJ Falcon*
F-22A Raptor*
T-28B Trojan*
C-130H Hercules
C182
AT-38C Talon
C-21 Learjet
UH-60A Blackhawk
Pitts S2B
P-51D Mustang
KC-10A Extender
Tigermoth
C-208B Caravan
T-6G Texan*
C-45G Expeditor
T-6A Texan II*
HH-60G Pavehawk
B-1B Lancer
T-33A Shooting Star
O-2A Skymaster
T-1A Jayhawk
RV-6*
Ercoupe
BT-13A Valiant*
PT-17A Stearman*
B-25J Mitchell
P-47D Thunderbolt*
KC-135R Stratotanker
GA-8

Tigermoth
Photos by: Don Cook

ShawFest 2008 Thunder over the Midlands Airshow

Web site> http://shaw.schultzairshows.com/

Shawfest 2008 Thunder over the Midlands Airshow this saturday!

The 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, and the United States Air Force have teamed up with David Schultz Airshows LLC to bring a fantastic aerial event to central South Carolina! This one day show on 6 September 2008 will feature the very BEST in military and civilian airshow entertainment today. This year's event will feature the USAF F-22 Raptor and F-16CJ Viper Demonstration Teams, Tim Weber in the GEICO Extra 300, Gary Rower's PT-17 Stearman's Salute to NASA, a USAF C-17A Globemaster III Demonstration, the Trojan Horsemen Aerobatic Team, Vintage Thunderbird T-33, a great variety of vintage aircraft, and many others performers and aircraft in attendance.



Airshow Directions
Shaw Air Force Base is located west of Sumter, South Carolina on highway 76-378. Parking will be in lots located on Shaw AFB. Please follow signs from the main roads to airshow parking and the directions of police and service personnel assisting in traffic control.

Whiteplains Calendar for September 2008

Happy Birthday!
September 09 - Barb French
September 12 - Jim Franklin & Joanne Keisler
September 12 - Michael Branning
September 15 - Trevor Black, Sherri Murphree & John Gardner
September 24 - Therese MackaySeptember 27 - Debbie Froese




SCBC Dates:
September 07 - Owens Field (CUB)
September 21 - Laurens (34A)




Other Dates:
September 01 - Labor Day!
September 06 - ShawFest 2008 Shaw AFB
Open House 10 am till 5 PM - Open to the public - Free
http://www.20thfss.com/

May be of interest

http://gizmodo.com/5036281/greener-skies-quiet-fuel+efficient-airplanes-race-in-nasa-challenge

RV-6 Panel Done

Above are a couple of pictures of Bob's RV-6 Panel that is now finished. He has just installed the labels for the switches.
The prop is installed, but a spacer is needed to move the spinner out away from the cowling. Only a few more items to go before the FAA inspection.
Keep tuned for more pictures as the final stages fall into place.

8-11-2008
Pictures by: Don Cook

Finally - It's Painted!

It took two weeks, but in the end it was worth the wait.
Jim is happy with the way the paint job turned out. A few
items need to be touched up, but over all, Jim is very
happy.

Congratulations Jim and Jan!

Whiteplains Calendar for August 2008

Happy Birthday to the following members:

August 08 - Dennis Perry
August 14 - Houston Smith
August 19 - Jason Ford
August 23 - Bill Como
August 26 - Steve Sanderson
August 27 - Jenny Bloom

SCBC Dates:

August 10 - Aiken (AIK)
August 24 - Moncks Corner (50J)

Other Dates:

New Voyager 4.0 Software

Voyager 4.0 is out and much improved. Faster and better display of data, and best of all it is free. Give it a try.

Voyager FreeFlight is an absolutely free, easy to use, basic flight planning system. It's based on the full Voyager system and includes many of the features of the full system but leaves out other features such as on-screen fuel prices, export to GPS devices, high performance and high altitude planning, etc. Once you have Voyager FreeFlight installed, you can add functionality by buying and turning on various modules.

http://www.seattleavionics.com/Downloads.aspx

Ride with the Blue Angels

In this short film "Flying Full Circle" is a 10-minute short film about living out a childhood dream. Filmmaker Brian J. Terwilliger's passion for aviation was sparked at an early age by seeing The Blue Angels perform, and that passion later became the genesis of One Six Right. It took 5 years of persistence to complete the film, which makes this invitation to fly with The Blue Angels a very special experience that came full circle.

http://www.terwilligerproductions.com/flyingfullcircle/

Information from: One Six Right News and New Films

Miata Club of Whiteplains - Trip to Lake Murray

Sunday was a wonderful day and the Miata Club of Whiteplains took advantage of the nice sunny day with a trip to Lake Murray for lunch and Ice Cream.
Short Photoshow below.

Photos by: Steve Sanderson & Don Cook

Lake Murry B-25 presentation

Dr. Bob Seigler, who in the fall of 2005 led the effort to retireve a WWII bomber from the bottom of Lake Murry, will speak about the recovery Saturday, Auguest 9 at the S.C. Museum.

The Program, entitled "The Loss and Recovery of the Lake Murray B-25", well begin at 2 p.m. in the Museum's auditorium.

The B-25-C bomber was pulled largely intact from the lake 63 years after its crew was forced to ditch the plane in Lake Murry because of engine failure. It is one of the fewer than 10,000 of the planes built during the war.

For More information on "The Loss and Recovery of the Lake Murray B-25", call (803) 898-4952.

Information from "The Lake Murray News" July 10, 2008

Check this out...Battle Hymn

http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/Battle%20Hymn/index.htm

High School & 4th Graders... great job.

Gilbert Peach Festival - 2008

Short slide show of our pictures from this years Gilbert Peach Festival 2008.

Preview of the "Whiteplains Float"

A couple of pictures of the Whiteplains float. As you can see it really turned out nice. It even has music. More pictures to follow.