View Flight on U-Tube April 12, 1933 at Oakland, California
Courtesy of member Bob Earl
Updates:
November 30, 2007
Pick and Choose the articles which
appear to be of interest to you.
Website:
Chandler Airport –
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Newsletter for our members – The latest information of
interest to SLAC members.
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Airport News
1. The Chandler Flyer: November, 2007 A monthly newsletter of the Chandler Municipal Airport
2. Minutes of the Airport Commission – October 10, 2007
Aviation Stuff:
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The
following are courtesy of member Bob Earl
Cockpit
Views – View the cockpits (includes text) of 32 Military planes
Mountain Soaring – A new meaning
to flying
A340
Accident – Accident on the test bed
Parachuting
and Paragliding Incidents – (Video 2.5 mb)
P-791
Airship – A Lockheed development Text and Video
Midair
Collision – (Audio 3.8 mb) Tower tape
recording
Flying
Boat – Firefighting in CA. Water
pick up in Lake Elsinore.
Russian
SU-30 – Worlds best fighter? – Text and Video (4.3
mb Video Large)
Special
Hot Air Balloons – (Slides 2.8 mb in Power
Point). We published some of
these before,
however there are many fabulous new ones.
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Quest’s
Second Kodiak Takes Wing – Member Harold Thomas was
instrumental in the development of this fine plane. It was primarily designed for Missionary work in
out-of-the-way-places. Also includes
Harold’s Gazette November 21, 2007 showing production jigs, production charts,
etc.
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Space
Travel – (Video 6.8 mb Large) Astronauts
cavorting in space. Courtesy of member Clif Rosch
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Jet
Blast Demo –(Video 1.8 mb) There is a
tornado in back of a large jet. Courtesy of member Paul Glaser
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Airbus
A-380 – (2.8 mb) Photos and schematics. Courtesy of member Don Tubbs
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Classic
Planes in Flight – (Slide Show 5.5 mb Large) –
Lots of WWi and some WWII planes in flight.
Courtesy of member Gene Evans
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Things
you won’t see on CNN – (Slide Show 1.9 mb) Great
slides. Courtesy of member Dick O’Brien
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On
The Fly
1. New replacement plastic
pilot certificates to become mandatory within two years
2. Once again the F-15 Fleet
is grounded. Investigators are concerned with the Longerons.
3. There were 6 aircraft accidents in Arizona during October, 2007
4. ADS-B Comment Period Extended (Automatic
Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) Cost per pilot $9,000
5. EAA’s Push for New Homebuilt Rules
6. SR-22 Accident in Minnesota kills four –There have been 17 SR-22 accidents
and 35 deaths since 2002
7. Another Quiz on Ramp Checks by the FAA (Test your knowledge and become
aware)
8. Lott resigns – Affect on $25 per flight user fee unknown
9. AOPA Visits Phoenix to discuss Super Bowl preparations
10 Cessna Skycatcher (LSA) to be built in China
11 Airports within 200 NM of CHD – There are 122 of them
Other
Stuff:
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Versatile
Carpenter – (Video 2.8 mb) Knowledge of German useful. Courtesy of member Gene Evans
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7
Year Old Sings National Anthem
Heartrending – Courtesy of member Richard Peak
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Statute
of Liberty – Made up of 18,000 Soldiers? – Courtesy of member Richard Peak
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Cookies
– Hundreds of Recipes. Just in time
for Christmas – Courtesy of member Clif Rosch
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Roadside
Bomb Detonation - (Video 5.9 mb
Large) Courtesy of member Bob Earl.
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Christmas Card
To Soldier Walter Reed Hospital will not accept Christmas Cards
addressed to “A Recovering American Soldier”
If you get an email encouraging you to send a card, forget it. The Info is false. The Post Office does not have the personnel to distribute them.
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HMS
Astute – Brittan’s newest nuclear submarine class – Courtesy of member Richard Peak
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Interesting Stats from the U.S. Census – Enter your Zip Code and compare
with neighboring Zips.
Courtesy of friend, Ken Moeller.
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Penetration
by Bullets – (Video
3.3 mb) Destructive power of
bullets. Courtesy of Member Bob Earl
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The
Wise Old Man – (Slide Show 692 kb) – Live
Life to the fullest. Courtesy of Member Bob Earl.
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Disappearing Car Door- I can’t
get two cars in my garage. This would
sure solve that problem.
Courtesy of member Gene Evans
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