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April 30, 2008

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News of Interest to Members and Pilots

· Newsletter for members of SLAC - April, 2008

· Special for Pilots – Articles of particular interest to pilots

Air and Space

· Beijing Airport (Slides 1.1 mb)– Opens in time for the 2008 Olympics. Largest building in the world.
Courtesy of member Dan Bott

· Airline Art – (Photos) Some interesting art on airliners. Courtesy of member Bob Earl

· B-17; B-24 and B-25 – Visited the Chandler Airport in April. Courtesy of Greg Chenoweth, Airport Manager

· Death of a Lady – NC18601 Honolulu Clipper – Pan American Boeing B-314 Flying Boat.
Courtesy of member Bob Earl

· Amazing Flag Ceremony  From the show at Rickenbacker Field, Columbus, Ohio, in September. This was the opening ceremony each day. The camera guy stayed tight on the flag so the 4 Stearman laying smoke rings around the flag don't appear much.  Courtesy of member Bob Earl and Bob Green

· Another good reason not to fly in airshows with your buddies!!! Courtesy of member Bob Earl

· Fabulous Space Photos – (may be a repeat) Courtesy of member Richard Peak

· Marshalling Jets– (Video YouTube). You can make these full screen) – Have you ever wondered how the British marshal their jets? Courtesy of member Bob Earl

· Video Clip from 7,000” Mt Cheam Trip via Helicopter March 6, 2008. Seattle paragliding. There are a number of other interesting videos. Enlarge to full screen. Courtesy of Marc and Lan Chirico

· Parasking Accident– (Video 1.3 mb) Courtesy of member Dan Bott

· Paragliding in Seattle – Seattle Paragliding Courtesy of Marc and Lan Chirico

· Boeing 40C – The oldest Boeing passenger plane will soon be flying again. Courtesy of member Dan Bott

· Carrier in rough seas (Video 5.7 mb) Note the helicopter on the deck. Pool games had to be suspended.
Courtesy of member Bob Earl

· All of runway (Video 7.4 mb) Russian “Vodka Burner” departing runway in Australia.
Courtesy of member Bob Earl

· Guns in the cockpit – Accidental gun discharge in cockpit blames TSA for ill-conceived rules.
Courtesy of member Bob Earl

· Airplanes and airplanes – (Slide Show 2.4 mb) Slides of many beautiful aircraft.
Courtesy of member Dick O’Brien

· Boeing B-17 WWII Bomber – Hitched a ride on a B-24 and photographed a B-17 in formation
Courtesy of member Bob Earl

Other Stuff

· Recognizing a Stroke quickly – Valuable information that may save a life. Courtesy of member Gary Vacin

· Demo of Strength – (video 6.2 mb) Polish acrobats in amazing demo of strength.
Courtesy of member Harold Thomas.

· 100/200 MPG – Pre-Ignition Catalytic Converter. You be the judge. Courtesy of member Elton Dyal
Visit http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6432925.html and http://www.ecoedgeco.com/

· Fauna – (Power Point slide show 3.6 mb) – Magnificent slides of God’s creatures.
Courtesy of member Harold Thomas

· Talented Equipment Operator – Photos courtesy of member Gene Evans

· Swiss Alpine Slides – (Power Point slide show 3.9 mb) – Beautiful Alpine scenery.
Courtesy of member Harold Thomas

· Elephant Paints Self-Portrait (You-Tube Video) Unbelievable. Courtesy of member Gene Evans

· We Thank You (Slides 3.3 mb) – Photo tributes to our military. Courtesy of member Harold Thomas

· Person of the week (Video 6.0 mb) A moving demonstration of patriotism.
Courtesy of member Richard Peak

· Snake Yawn (Video 4.1 mb) – Animal antics including a large snake yawning.
Courtesy of member Gene Evans

· Beautiful Garden Scenes (Slides 4.9 mb) Scenes from gardens in Keukenhof, Holland.
Courtesy of member Richard Peak

· A New Ear for a child – Neat medical procedure. Courtesy of member Harold Thomas

· Batteries at a discount (Video 2.0 mb) 32 AA batteries for $5? Learn how! Courtesy of member Gene Evans

· 8 Amazing Holes in the Earth – Courtesy of member Gene Evans

· A puzzle for you – 90% of the pre-schoolers in the US answered this. I don’t think 1% of adults would be able to answer the question. Courtesy of member Gene Evans

· Devil’s Pool – This is a swimming pool at the top of Victoria Falls in Africa which can be used by visitors in September and December. They swim at the very edge of the Falls.

· Very interesting story – How seagulls saved a group of stranded WWII flyers.

· America on the way to suicide? Courtesy of member Harold Thomas

· Most powerful hand held weapon (Video 4.4 mb) – Now here is my idea of a shotgun – member Dan Bott

· Phoenix Lights – Turns out they have an earthly explanation

Note: Some of the information included above are links to other websites. They may not be accessible in the near future, however they were accessible at the time of this update.

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