The EAA 890 monthly meeting was held November 14, 2009. To see the full minutes, click here.
Christmas Party
The EAA 890 Christmas party will be Friday, December 11, 2009 at John & Joyce Myers new hangar. Please contact Joyce ASAP if you plan to attend. Reply to: joyce@flyingmranch.us or call 256-779-2367. For more details and directions, click here.
Other News
Scott Bixler still has a HP-11 sailplane for sale. See a flyer.
Welcome to new members Misty & Joyce Jackson. Misty will be doing our club photography. Thanks to Misty for the video on our home page. There is also avideo on YouTube of the Flying M Ranch fly-in. View it below.
Other News:
Pilots strongly urged not to fly Zodiac CH601XL, CH650
In the wake of a Nov. 6 accident involving a Zodiac CH601XL, the FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin recommending that before further flight the aircraft be brought into compliance with a safety directive/safety alert from Aircraft Manufacturing & Design, which manufactures the airplanes. Read more.
Congress calls for study of GPS backup
As VORs are being decommissioned and with loran-C on the chopping block, pilots are relying more on satellite-based technology for navigation -- but what will happen if there is a GPS outage? The House of Representatives is calling for the Coast Guard and Department of Transportation to study whether there is a continued need for a backup navigation system to GPS. Read more.
Aviation industry searches for alternative to 100LL
General aviation should prepare for the phasing out of 100LL fuel, which will happen by 2016 or 2017. The aviation industry is searching for an alternative to 100LL, which contains the neurotoxin tetra-ethyl lead. The front runner for fuel replacement is UL94, which would require modifications for some engines, but 100SF is also a possibility. General Aviation News (11/29)
Opinion: User fees could clip wings of general aviation airports
General aviation airports provide communities with benefits ranging from jobs for flight instructors to business for nearby restaurants and car rental services, yet many privately owned airports have been struggling, and user fees proposed by lawmakers are the last thing general aviation pilots need, according to this op-ed piece. The policy could wind up putting many smaller airports out of business, a pilot writes. The Oakland Press (Pontiac, Mich.) (10/25)
Web site gives states' stats on general aviation:
The group Alliance for Aviation Across America has launched a website featuring a state-by-state database of general aviation statistics. The project is designed to boost awareness of general aviation and draw attention to the role that it plays for small towns and rural communities around the U.S. Check it out at www.aviationacrossamerica.org
Upcoming Events
Fly-in Breakfast - January 30, 2010
Chapter 890 will be hosting a Fifth Saturday fly-in breakfast. Breakfast for members begins at 7:00 and is open to
all others from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM CST. Please contact Laura or John
Bundy if you would be willing to help in the kitchen, or hangar cleanup.
Chapter Meeting - January 9, 2010 at 10 AM
The regular chapter of meeting of EAA 890 will be held at the Fort Payne
FBO at 10 AM.
Young Eagles - January 9, 2010 Young Eagles flights will be offered on the second Saturday of January, April, July and Octoberfrom 9 am to Noon. Bring your young aviation enthusiast
to the airport for a free introduction to the world of flying. Young Eagles
that complete the orientation will receive a free flight in a general
aviation plane and a certificate of completion.
A website is always a work in progress. If you see errors or if there
are additions you would like to see, please contact Laura
Bundy (lbundy@kijikdesign.com). Photos and articles are always welcome.
