The cockpit crew from US Airways Flight 1549, involved in one of the most riveting aviation events in recent years, will share their experiences with fellow aviators at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles successfully executed an emergency landing of an Airbus A320 airliner in the Hudson River [...]
There is a great video on the B-17, Liberty Bell on the Modesto Bee video website. Click the link below to view it:
http://videos.modbee.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=3525878&item_index=&genre_id=00000792
A new phase has begun in the progress of the Founder’s Wing project in the EAA AirVenture Museum. The museum staff have finished designing and started the construction of the exhibits that will be part of the new space. An important section of the new exhibits will be devoted to EAA Chapters, and this is [...]
A new feature of the website has been added. If you’ll direct your attention to the top menu on the website you will see our new Resource Library. Look for all kinds of informational documents to be added over the coming months. We have just added the documentation from our recent presentation on crimping PIDG [...]
On April 11th, we will have our 1st Annual Poker Run. “Jokers Flying Wild” will start at 9 AM with a pancake breakfast and registration.
The object is to fly to different predetermined locations and collect one playing card per hand at each location. The best 5 card hand wins!
After a pilot safety meeting, pilots and their [...]
We had about 30 people at our monthly meeting on March 21st. They came out to hear our dynamic speaker, Jerri Bergen. Jerri is an expert on Nose Art History. She educated everyone on Nose Art History from the WW1 to current day aircraft. Ask those who were there, IT WAS AWSOME! Thanks to Jerri [...]
They spent months proving that it could drive. Earlier this month, with little fanfare, they proved it could fly. In the early morning hours of March 5, at Plattsburgh (New York) International Airport, test pilot Phil Meteer, a retired US Air Force colonel, made the first flight of the Terrafugia Transition. Often referred to as [...]
The 12th running of the AirVenture Cup Race is planned for Sunday, July 26, as nine classes of amateur-built category take off from Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) in Dayton, Ohio, in a beat-the-clock dash to AirVenture Oshkosh.
I have received no responses from anyone desiring to share a house at this year’s Airventure so I am stepping down as this year’s housing coordinator. For those of you who can attnd this year, have fun!
