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Aviation Weather

Sharlene send us this weather website. The best and most functional I know so far.

NOOA website small

The webadress is

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa/mwmap3.php?map=usa

Bring up the map by a click on the link or the small image here,
mouse over any airport, and
get an instant readout of WX conditions….
Worth to put this in your favorites!

Written by Ernst at 3:00 pm on 2/22/2010

Filed under: Fly-In, Website related

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Taildragger February 2010

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter. Here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list (as “not yet”-members and members from other chapters). But starting with this issue, Robert added an option, making the online-issue more valuable than the printed paper: there are links embedded. leading you to informations on other websites as to email-adresses. Try it! This is inside:

  • the Pres sez … – by Garnet McClure
  • EAA 972 Chapter Contacts
  • the Eagles Nest – Super Bowl XLIV Coin from Outer Space reprint from youngeagles.org
  • Paper Pilots Certificates Expire March 31, 2010 reprint from FAA website
  • the Eagles Nest – Super Bowl XLIV Coin from Outer Space reprint from youngeagles.org
  • To: EAA Members – From EAA Sport Air Workshops
  • Blasts fronm the past – Photos
  • Aviation Events
  • EAA972 Contacts
  • Local Fuel Prices (Feb.06 2010)

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters. The actual one, as all the last NLs since years.

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Pimp Your Garagedoor

Here are some suggestions. These and all the others are found by Sharlene in the web and you can buy the deco-wallpaper at Style Your Garage . It is a german website and has much more pictures as you see here

Here are more garagedoor-size wallpapers:
(more…)

Written by Ernst at 2:32 pm on 1/18/2010

Filed under: Couriosity, Trade

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Pacer to sale

Good Afternoon,

I have been asked to help Carroll Shelby sell several of his aviation related assets including his beautiful Piper Pacer. Price is $37,500. It has less than 10 hours since ground up restoration that was completed in 2008. New Ceconite Fabric & Dope Finish, Zero timed 150 hp engine, good VFR avionics. Cream with Blue strip. Has a fresh November 2009 Annual inspection.

Here is a recent photo of Carroll flying the Pacer with me over his farm in Pittsburg .
(more…)

Written by sharlene at 1:21 pm on 1/14/2010

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Taildragger January 2010

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter. Here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list (as “not yet”-members and members from other chapters):

  • the Pres sez … the Year changes … – by Garnet McClure
  • EAA 972 Chapter Contacts
  • the Eagles Nest by Bill Vawter, YE coordinator
  • The Christmas Party 09 Photos by Bart Robinett
  • A Day in Jet Aviation
  • Gilmer Fly-In, Jan. 2nd
  • Aviation Events
  • Local Fuel Prices

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters. The actual one, as all the last NLs since years.

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Filed under: Fly-In, General, Newsletter

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The Bad Season

There will be no VMC this year anymore. But most meteorologists are promising a lot of sun for the next year of 2010. So, – we all have to wait.
BTW there is a Fly-In in Gilmer Jan-2. Click to Events.

Written by Ernst at 5:57 pm on 12/31/2009

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RWY Gumbo

Remember Saturday, Nov-21:

Written by Ernst at 11:46 pm on 11/16/2009

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Taildragger October 2009

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter. One new point: the landscape format is hopefully more comfortable for you. And here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list (as “not yet”-members and members from other chapters):

  • the Pres sez … Congratulations! – by Garnet McClure
  • the Eagles Nest by Bill Vawter, YE coordinator
  • Pictures – about Ken Andrews Master Pilot Award
  • Pictures – about the latest YE-event & Pancake breakfast
  • Oliver “Red” Allen speaks to EAA972
  • Support EAA972-Members Events – Reklaw Fly-In & Gilmer Fly-In
  • more Events
  • Local Fuel Prices
  • Chapter Officers

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters. The actual one, as all the last NLs since years. At this time some last editions are missing and will be restored soon.

Written by Ernst at 8:18 am on 10/3/2009

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Taildragger September 2009

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter. And here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list (as members from the adjacent chapters):

  • the Pres sez – by Garnet McClure
  • the Eagles Nest ( – with a picture not only of the flown kids) by Bill Vawter, YE coordinator
  • Grass for Gas – by Jerry Gardner
  • Ken Andrews to receive Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award – Editor -
  • Ladies Dinner – pictorial review by Bart Robinett
  • Coming Aviation Events
  • Brodhead, the prequel to AirVenture – Editor -
  • Local Fuel Prices -from under 3 to over 4 -
  • Chapter Officers

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters. The actual one, as all the last NLs since years. At this time some last editions are missing and will be restored soon.

Written by Ernst at 12:17 pm on 9/6/2009

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An Unusual Award

I just received the following email:

My name is Joseph Murphy I am the FAASTeam Program Manager with the Dallas FSDO(Flight Standards District Office). On September 24th, 2009 @ High noon in the Tyler Aviation Memorial
Museum

I will present the Wright Brother’s Master Pilot award to

Mr. Ken Andrews.

This award represents 50 years plus in Aviation with no accidents,
incidents, or violations
.

Respectfully yours,

Joe Joseph F. Murphy
FAASTeam Program Manager/ Operations

The most Dangerous thing about flying is driving to the airport.
Dallas FSDO
972-582-1847

Written by Ernst at 5:58 am on 8/27/2009

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Reklaw 2009 25th Year!

The 25th annual “Reklaw” Flying M Ranch Fly-In will be Oct. 23-24-25, the 4th Saturday weekend of October. It is also the 17th annual South Central Cub Migration, the International Stinson Club Fly-In, and the fly-in campout. We will have a special little gift this year for everyone who registers. Due to ongoing price increases, the registration and food fees will be going up this year a couple bucks each. (We are very concerned about keeping this fly-in affordable, and strive to keep the fly-in finances at break-even self-sustaining.) Last year the food costs left us behind, and we’ll need to make it up this year. This is still a Ma-Pa Fly-In, By David and Marcia Mason. Our volunteers are very important to us, and we will be needing someone to help with the Saturday lunch this year, and all the other meals for serving and cleanup. We need to have someone helping with the parking and other issues, like keeping paper in the porta-johns, doing setups, and especially this year, policing for rogue campfires… (last year we found 4 hot fires still not doused out after everyone left on Sunday….) and of course, cleanup. The weekend before, the help and fix-it weekend, is Oct. 17-18. We will be providing lunch for everyone who comes to help out, rain or shine.
The web site is not up to speed yet, but stay tuned to www.reklawflyin.com for more information.

Written by marcia at 8:49 pm on 6/16/2009

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Taildragger June 2009

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter. And here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list (as members from the adjacent chapters):

  • the Pres sez by Garnet McClure
  • the Eagles Nest (with a lot of pictures of the flown kids) by Bill Vawter, YE coordinater
  • Our Websiteby Ernst Viehweger
  • Coming Aviation Events
  • Local Fuel Prices
  • Chapter Officers

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters. The actual one, as all the last NLs since years.

Written by Ernst at 10:46 pm on 6/15/2009

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Taildragger May 2009

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list (as a lot of members from the adjacent chapters!):

  • the Pres sez by Garnet McClure
  • the Eagles Nest by Bill Vawter, YE coordinater
  • Recent 972 Activities
  • Aircraft for Sale
  • Coming Aviation Events
  • Local Fuel Prices
  • Chapter Officers

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters. The actual one, as all the last NLs since years.

Written by Ernst at 11:38 am on 5/14/2009

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Taildragger February 2009

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list:

  • the Pres sez by Garnet McClure
  • the Eagles Nest by Bill Vawter, YE coordinater
  • Pietenpol Turns 80
  • Aircraft for Sale
  • Coming Aviation Events
  • Local Fuel Prices
  • Chapter Officers

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters.

Written by Ernst at 3:59 am on 2/12/2009

Filed under: History, Newsletter, Trade

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Taildragger January 2009

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery for our friends who are not on the mailing-list:

  • the Pres sez – (only 23 more of these to go),
    by Garnet McClure
  • the Eagles Nest by Bill Vawter, YE coordinater
  • Chapter Awards 2008
  • Remembering 2008
  • Local Fuel Prices and
  • Coming Aviation Events

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

Written by Ernst at 2:10 pm on 1/5/2009

Filed under: Fly-In, General, History, Newsletter

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Taildragger November 2008

Robert Caldwell send all our members this issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery for our friends who are not on the mailing-list:

  • Roger That! –
    a Fun Full of Festive Flight Features,
    by Roger Wieting
  • New Slate of Chapter Officers.
    Voted and Passed Roger W.
  • True or False (AOPA magazine)
  • Civil Air Patrol in World War Two (Editor)
  • Liason Airplanes (Editor)
  • Galveston Area Visited (Jerry)
  • Local Fuel Prices and
  • Coming Aviation Events

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

Written by Ernst at 1:07 pm on 11/10/2008

Filed under: Fly-In, General, History, Newsletter

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Taildragger October 2008

Robert Caldwell send all our members this issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery:

  • Roger That! – going Reklaw, by Roger Wieting
  • Surf and Turf Fly-in at Sulphur
    Springs (KSLR) Editor
  • Reklaw Fall Fly-In
  • Airshow and Airport Open House
    in the Flight of the Phoenix Museum
  • Local Fuel Prices and
  • Coming Aviation Events

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

Written by Ernst at 11:34 am on 10/10/2008

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Taildragger Aug-2008

Robert Caldwell send me the next issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery:

  • Roger That! – going Oshkosh, by Roger Wieting
  • Quotation from a Fighter Pilot, Courtesy of Flight Journal, P-51 Special Edition
  • Fourth of July Parade
  • Seen at Oshkosh (no Halo for Denny)
  • B-17 Dog Fight,Courtesy of
    AOPA Pilot magazine
  • Local Fuel Prices and
  • Coming Aviation Events

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

Written by Ernst at 3:17 pm on 8/19/2008

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Back again

For some days there was a blank entry page. No information on the screen, no possibility to navigate to anything. We became aware to this strange condition by an email from Bob Tippens, Thanks!

It was not difficult to repair. But it was real difficult to investigate what happenend, – and how it happend. We have no final result. In every case two files which are controling this page were deleted. We couldn’t determine why. But they are replaced.

BTW – the July-Newletter is out. Robert Caldwell send it to me. This is a summer-gap-edition.
The latest Minutes are also in the Members-only-Section.

Written by Ernst at 12:39 pm on 7/19/2008

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Newsletter June 2008

Robert Caldwell just send me the latest NL, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery:

  • Roger That! – seasons .., by Roger Wieting
  • Flying Bruce, by Bart Robinett
  • Eagle’s Nestby Bill Vawter
  • Thanks to Robert Caldwellby Jerry Gardner
  • Who is going to AirVenture 2008?
  • Jerry’s Vacation
  • Local Fuel Prices and
  • Coming Aviation Events

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, – or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

Written by Ernst at 5:03 am on 6/11/2008

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