April 9, 2006
To: All SLAC Members
From: Vern Nelson, Web Manager
Website Update:
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Current
Membership Roster – April 5, 2006
Members with delinquent dues are listed in blue.
Treasurer
Report – April 5, 2006
These reports
may be viewed by accessing the SLAC Website
Aviation Stuff:
·
Eric
Foster – Great Escape pilot dies at age
102. Courtesy of Ray
Bahret.
·
LSA
Challenger – Member Dan Lance is constructing a Light Sport
Aircraft in his garage in Solero.
·
Mooney
Aircraft – Comes back with a vengeance with the new turbo-normalized
Mooney Acclaim. 236 KTAS, 25,000 feet, 20.6 GPH.
·
A New
Navion – The first “zero time” Navion to be built in 30 years is on the
way.
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Evekator’s
Cobra – Somewhat Navion-like but altogether new
·
Thunderbird
Crash – Spectacular photos and video of the crash. The pilot ejected.
·
Airshow
Legend - Sean Tucker crashes his
Challenger Bi-plane. His story!
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Tail-wheel
Aircraft – Learning to fly a tail-wheel
·
Aircraft
Accidents in Arizona - There were
10 accidents from 1/19/06 to 3/22/06
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Safety
Parachutes – For planes up to 5,000#
·
Excerpts from an interview with Arab-American Psychiatrist,Wafa
Sultan -
Aired on Al Jazeera TV on February 21, 2006.
· A timely message from member Ruth Pew
·
Cats with an attitude – Courtesy of Richard Peak
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