Aviation Insider - June 2010
Aviation Insider - June 2010
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| Up,
Up, and Away |
| It
looked like a scene in the Disney-Pixar movie Up,
except there was no house attached to the 70 brightly
colored helium-filled balloons. Instead, the balloons
carried 36-year-old Jonathan
Trappe, sitting in a specially equipped chair. Read
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College
Flight Teams Compete in U.S. Championships
The University of North Dakota (UND) added another win
after its flying
team won the National
Intercollegiate Flying Association 2010 Safety and Flight
Evaluation Conference, better known as SAFECON. The 2010 win
means that UND has won the championship 16 times in the 25
years it has been competing. Read
more |
A UND Cessna 150 performs a short-field landing during the
SAFECON championships. |
Civil
Air Patrol Keeps an Eye on Gulf Oil Spill
CAP aircrews perform daily flights over 700 miles of
coastline from Louisiana to Florida and take digital images of
the oil containment barriers and adjacent land area near the
shoreline. Read
more |
(CAP photo): CAP members examine a coastal map at the
Operation Deepwater Horizon command center in Mobile, Alabama. |
Wisconsin
Teen First Sporty’s Graduate to Earn Pilot Certificate
Two days after his 17th birthday, Tyler Stargardt climbed
into a Cessna 172 in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and passed his FAA
checkride, thus earning his Private Pilot Certificate. Tyler,
who will be a high school senior next fall, was inspired to
become a pilot by a Young Eagles flight, then completed the
Sporty’s Complete Pilot Training Course and passed his FAA
written exam. Tyler applied for and was awarded a $7,500
flight training scholarship from EAA, which he used to fund
his training. In addition to the scholarship, Tyler has
received support and encouragement from his local EAA Chapter
992 and his instructor, Dave Wells. He plans to continue his
aviation studies in college after graduating high school next
year. Tyler plans to attend EAA AirVenture this summer.
For more
information on Young Eagles programs, visit www.YoungEagles.org. |
New private pilot Tyler Stargardt, pictured with his
instructor Dave Wells and examiner Harold "Duffy"
Gaier at the Marshfield, Wisconsin airport. |
Over
3,000 Young Eagles Have Taken the Next Step Toward Becoming a
Pilot
If you've flown as a Young Eagle and haven't started the
Sporty's Complete Pilot Training Course, what are you waiting
for? Exciting
new free benefits await those Young Eagles who complete
the Sporty's course including flight training scholarships and
more. Watch www.EAA.org for
upcoming announcements. |
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Save
the Date - Friday, July 30, 2010
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University is hosting its annual Lunch With Embry-Riddle
on Friday, July 30, during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in
Wisconsin. Watch for details in the upcoming weeks. |
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What
is EAA AirVenture Oshkosh?
There's really no place in the world like the Experimental
Aircraft Association's annual convention, EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh. It's the world's largest aviation gathering, and it's
held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, every year. Consider a family trip
to check it out
this summer, July 26 to August 1. For additional information
about AirVenture, visit our website at www.AirVenture.org. |
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