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Super Bowl LV Flight Requirements for GA Pilots: General Aviation pilots who want to fly around Tampa, Fla., Feb. 3 9, 2021, will need to check out the FAA’s Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for air traffic procedures for the area. Super Bowl LV is Sunday, Feb. 7, at Raymond James Stadium. Game time will be at approximately 6:30 p.m. EST. The FAA has published a webpage with information for Tampa, Fla. area airspace and airports. The Agency will update the webpage as additional in...Continue reading

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A little late but cute!

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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the hangar, Not a creature was stirring, not even the radio Scanner. The snag sheets were hung by the chimney... with care, In hopes that Rectification’s soon would be there; The mechanics were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of serviceable airplanes danced in their heads; Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Happy Birthday going out to the DC-3 today! 85 years young! You have survived so much that 2020 was no big deal for you. Here is to the road to 100!

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From the New York Times this morning; please go to the original source to view the photos: Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Is Dead at 97 A World War II fighter ace and Air Force general, he was, according to Tom Wolfe, the most righteous of all the possessors of the right stuff....Continue reading

Tonight, January 11, 7PM (before the National Championship Football Game) Presentation: Aviation Photography ... Our friends at EAA Chapter 240 have invited Aero Club Members to join their monthly aviation presentation, this month by Full Disc Aviation. Full Disc Aviation is "a group of aviation enthusiasts including pilots, mechanics, servicemen, photographers and writers, coming together to share in the magnificent experience of aviation." The 60 minute Zoom session can be accessed by clicking the ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86009757062

On this day in 1793, the first successful balloon flight is made from American soil. Did you know that President George Washington was in the audience for the o...ccasion? Washington had been interested in hot air balloons for years. I have only news paper Accts of the Air Balloons, he wrote a friend in 1784, to which I do not know what credence to give; as the tales related of them are marvelous, & lead us to expect that our friends at Paris, in a little time, will come flying thro’ the air, instead of ploughing the Ocean to get to America. Unsurprisingly, then, he was ready to help when French balloonist and aviation pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard came to America late in 1792. It was time Americans saw such feats for themselves. Blanchard planned to depart January 9 from the Walnut Street Prison, as the most suitable place, on account of its spaciousness. He’d even sold tickets for the eventat $5 a person! Most people couldn’t afford such a splurge, so most of the crowd instead watched events unfold from rooftops and streets outside the prison walls. Cannons began firing at dawn, counting down the moments until Blanchard’s anticipated departure. The balloon was inflated, and a band played. Washington soon arrived, too, handing Blanchard a piece of paper: It was a pass, which would help Blanchard explain his presence to anyone he might meet on the other side of his trip. Blanchard didn’t speak a word of English, so the pass was pretty important! Finally, Blanchard’s balloon rose into the air. [T]he the majestic sight was truly awful and interesting, a reporter wrote, the slow movement of the band added solemnity to the scene. Indeed the attention of the multitude was so absorbed, that it was a considerable time e’er silence was broke . . . . [F]or a long time could I hear the cries of joy which rent the air, Blanchard later wrote. A few men tried to keep up with him on horseback, but Blanchard’s balloon was moving too fast. While Blanchard was in the air, he performed experiments for Americans such as Dr. Benjamin Rush, who wanted Blanchard to measure his pulse at various altitudes. Finally, Blanchard brought his balloon down in a small New Jersey clearing. The farmers there were surely surprised to see any type of vehicle dropping out of the sky?! One man dropped his gun, astonished, and lifted up his hands towards heaven. Another could not be convinced to approach until Blanchard offered him a bottle of wine. The Frenchman later explained that the exhilarating juice of the grape was always amongst mankind the happiest sign of friendship and conciliation. Spoken like a true Frenchman? ;) Finally, the farmers accepted Blanchard when they saw the pass from Washington. How dear the name of Washington is to this people, Blanchard observed, with what eagerness they gave me all possible assistance, in consequence of his recommendation! Blanchard and his balloon were back in Philadelphia by the end of the day. Blanchard’s first act was to visit Washington and inform him of the happy effects of the passport he had been pleased to grant me. George Washington: Father of the Country, President of the United States, Commander-in-Chief of the Armyand patron of aviation pioneers! Who knew?! :) --------------------------- If you enjoy these history posts, please see my note below. :) Gentle reminder: History posts are copyright 2013-2020 by Tara Ross. I appreciate it when you use the shar e feature instead of cutting/pasting. #TDIH #OTD #History #USHistory #liberty #freedom #ShareTheHistory

The C-17 West Coast Demo Team just arrived in Rome, Georgia for this weekend’s Wings Over North Georgia Air Show!

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Checkout some pics from today’s Thunderbirds arrival ahead of this weekend’s Wings Over North Georgia Air Show!

Today we commemorate the 79th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Please help me honor all who selflessly sacrificed their lives or were injured so that they are not forgotten.

Taking a moment today to celebrate your 2020 Blue Angels and to honor our 74 years in the pursuit of excellence. #GladtoBeHere

Assuming this is real, it is pitiful. Where did this pilot learn to land an airplane? Deepest sympathies to the mechanics who have to work on the landing gear after this. https://www.facebook.com/109163197537682/videos/1448112822047675/

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Thanks to Connie Tobias for posting this!! No words......

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