Memorial Service for Vicki Cruse Announced

Photo: Vicki Cruse December 13, 1967-August 22, 2009

A memorial event to celebrate the life of Vicki Cruse will be held Saturday, September 12, 2009 at her hangar at Santa Paula Airport, in California. Vicki Curse died from an aerobatic accident when her Zivko Edge 540 nosedived at an altitude she couldn't bail out from. The celebration is scheduled to begin at 11:30 A.M. Those who are planning in attending you must RSVP (rsvpcpaviation@yahoo.com) and must tell whether you are arriving by plane or car. Lunch will be served. Adam Badger send his deepest condolences to the Cruse Family.

Directions
Drive In: 304 E. Santa Maria St., Santa Paula
Fly in: Aircraft parking at SW end of runway. Monitor radio for instructions

Plane lands on Interstate 495 in Mansfield Massachusetts

The pilot of a Piper Cherokee who made an emergency landing on southbound Interstate 495 near Mansfield, Massachusetts, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 had been practicing stalls and couldn't get the plane's engine to restart. The Piper Cherokee's nose gear wheels feel off and gasoline spilled all over the highway. The pilot of the Piper Cherokee, Matthew Kleindienst, 24, and the passenger Brian K. Souza, 21, landed at 10:57 A.M. on Interstate 495. There were two people in the plan and the Massachusetts State Police said there were no reports of injures. But the traffic was backed up for miles.

Garmin's NEW Product: GAD 43

Photo: GAD 43
Part Number: 010-00724-02

Garmin's newest product is the GAD 43. GAD 43 is a new adapter that offers enhanced autopilot capabilities for the G500 and G600 flight display systems, allowing an attitude and heading reference system to provide information to selected autopilots in place of an attitude direction indicator or remote vertical gyro. "It thinks like an autopilot." You can purchase the GAD 43 for $1,495 now and until December 31, 2009. The Gad 43 is an option for the G500 and it is available at an initial list price of $2,995.
For more information: http://www.garmin.com/

2010 FAR/AIM available

ASA's 2010 FAR/AIM Series is now available. The FAR for Flight Crews and FAR for Aviation Maintenance Technicians are available. The FAR/AIM book and Flight Library Pro DVD will be available Wednesday, September 9, 2009. ASA has the FAA regulations and procedures into three reference books and one DVD with information to pilots, flight crew, and aviation maintenance technicians. FAR/AIM Series Updates are available as free donloads and/or through email subscription service. Prices range from $16.95-$79.95

For more information: http://www.asa2fly.com/

Airshow: Cleveland National Air Show Sep. 5-7

Cleveland National Air Show is September 5th through the 7th in Cleveland, Ohio. It's 9 AM - 5PM

Ticket Prices
Parking: $12.00
Adult: $19 (advance), $21 (At Gate) Ages 12+
Youth: $12 (advance) $14 (At Gate) Ages 6-11
Child: Free 5 and under

Airshow Performers
F-16 Fighting Falcon- United States Air Force Thunderbirds Jet Demonstration Team
United States Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Demonstration
United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle Tactical Demonstration
United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II Tactical Demonstration
A-10 Thunderbolt II & P-51 Mustang-United States Air Force Heritage Flight
United States Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin
Ohio Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Demonstration
Ohio Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker Flyby (Sunday)
United States Army Golden Knights Precision Parachute Team- Parachute
United States Army AH-64D Apache Demonstration
Skip Stewart-Pitts S-2S
Kyle Franklin/Amanda Franklin-Waco-Wingwalking Act
John Klatt-Staudacher S300-D
B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle"
TS011 Iskra Flyby
Shockwave Jet Truck

Amelia Earhart Exhibit Opens Oct. 24 at The Museum of Flight

Photo courtesy of Boeing.com (Amelia Earhart)
The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington has set together a new exhibit about the life and times famous American pilot, Amelia Earhart and it'll be opening Saturday, August 24, 2009 entitled "In Search of Amelia Earhart." The exhibit will feature her original personal artifacts, as well as photos, newspapers, and newsreel footage. The exhibit will run until May, 2010.

For more information: 206-764-5720 or http://www.museumofflight.org/

Bombardier Cancels $1.5 Billion Learjet Order

Bombardier has official canceled a $1.5 billon order for 110 Learjet 60 XR aircraft from European fractional and on-demand charter operator Jet Republic.