Flymall Wheels & Wings April 2018 Newsletter
Welcome to the Kraemer Aviation / Flymall Wheels & Wings April 2018 newsletter.
Earlier this month we celebrated April 27 or 4-27. We celebrate in true gear head style. Car enthusiasts will know what vehicle this came from.
Achievements & Special Recognition: Ringo Star becomes Sir Ringo! The former Beatle receives his knighthood by the Queen. This comes 21 years after Paul McCartney received the same honor.
If you enjoy The Beatles and Beatle history visit our events calendar and select the Beatles category to view dates in The Beatles history.
Earlier in April, Pat’s student Jake did his first solo at KGAI.
Click here for more pictures from the event.
Aviation/Aviators in the news: Tammie Jo Shults. The female pilot who safely landed Southwest Airline flight #1380 that experienced a rapid decompression at 32,000ft due to a blown engine.
Here’s some old news, aviation related from Baltimore Maryland (Harry’s hometown). The first Mars supermarket.The idea for Mars supermarkets came in the early 1940s from Joseph D’Anna, whose location for his upstart grocery store was an apartment complex in Essex, Maryland, called Mars Estates. Nearby, Glenn L. Martin was developing an airplane called the Mars Flying Boat that could take off and land in water, so “Mars” seemed a perfectly logical name to instill local pride and …recognition. His first store opened on Old Eastern Avenue in 1943. It was operated for three years in a partnership with friend Bob Baum. They decided to open a second location in the 300 block of Eastern Ave. As more joined the team, the company decided to relocate to the south in Dundalk, Maryland, where they purchased a strip center with seven shopfronts to expand their business, closing the Essex locations.
Car/Motorcycle Show News: The Flymall team has been out and about. We visited the annual Gas and Steam Engine show in Derwood Maryland.
The team was also at the annual Laytonsville Fire Department dinner.
Want a great little car to make the show circuit this season. Found on the Flymall, we have a nice MG Midget for sale. Click here for details.
If you would like to know where the Flymall team will be next, visit our appearance schedule by clicking here. To find car shows and other events, visit our events calendar.
Next month on May 20 we will have a few of our bikes on display and the British and European Bike Day. Stop by and say hello.
Barn Finds/Hangar Finds: Here is a 1921 Morgan 3 wheeler. No details were listed. Would be very cool just to keep as it is. If this vehicle could talk. It probably has a few stories to tell.
For more information on the Morgan, visit Harry’s Morgan Three Wheeler page on the Flymall.
CFI Notes: For detailed lessons, visit our lesson plan section of the Flymall by clicking here. If you have something that you would like Harry to cover let us know.
Weather in the news: Our Aviation Weather page has a lot of information regarding weather reports, understanding weather, and more. We also feature severe weather videos.
Three Wheel Association (TWA): Not really a three wheeler. A friend’s ice cycle. It runs on 3 blades. It is powered by a working REO engine. A very talented guy, he can build most anything by just looking at a picture. He has built several vintage and rare 3 wheelers.
Click here for more pictures of the ice cycle.
Prototypes: This month we’re featuring a Mazda RX-500 and a Porsche prototype. Here is the RX-500.
Facebook post here:
And here’s an unusual Porsche concept from 1987. A 928 H50.
Animals in the headlines: Enjoy this video of a dog saving a drowning deer.
Here’s one for the aviators that love dogs!
We close this newsletter with this: Always keep that little place where the magic grows inside of you, alive.
