Flymall Newsletter August/September 2014
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We have had a lot of interest in our abandoned aircraft that we are working on. For more details see http://flymall.org/magento/index.php/used-aircraft/abandoned-aircraft.html . This is a long process and we may not get some of the aircraft. However if you are interested in any of them please send Harry an email at harry@flymall.org and specify the aircraft(s) that you are interested in.
If you are buying or purchasing a motor vehicle (car, truck, RV or motorcycle), boat, aircraft, or most any other form of transportation (including bicycles) visit our market watch section of the Flymall for a searchable database – searchable by any combination of year, make, or model. Here we track actual sale prices, offers versus sale prices (under “Make” search for “Offer vs sale price”), insurance company payouts (for total loss of vehicle), book values, and more. Since we have been tracking offers versus sale prices everyone that turns down a first or one of the first offers will sell the vehicle for less than that first offer. Review our database and don’t make the same mistake. To access our market watch section see http://flymall.org/market-watch/.
We recently saw a rare and interesting Indian Motorcycle (pictured below) three wheeler (year – 1949) on ebay. It’s actually a service cart prototype. This was a joint project between Indian and the Lowther Scooter Company. It was to be part of a new line of products that they were going to offer the American public after WWII. The engine was supplied by the Lowther Scooter Company. Only 8 were ever made.
Are you looking for something interesting to do next weekend? Check out our events calendar with over 25 different categories or visit the day tripper section of the Flymall. Our events calendar is at http://flymall.org/events/ and our day tripper section is at http://flymall.org/magento/index.php/day-tripper.html. If you have an event that you want listed or a day tripper idea just send us an email and we’ll consider adding it.
Flymall Newsletter July/August 2014
We’ve been busy making some major changes to Flymall.org. The Flymall is your one stop shop for all things wheels and wings. One noticeable addition is the Classic Car Cruise In icon on our home page – you can click on this icon and it will direct you to our classic car cruise in page (http://flymall.org/magento/index.php/day-tripper/cruise-ins.html) which has information on local cruise in events. From this page you can also access pictures of past cruise ins and car/motorcycle shows that we had attended . We have also added a link on our home page to our forum http://flymall.org/bbs/ – here you will find reviews on aircraft, cars, motorcycles, RVs, and more. In addition you can post items for sale and wanted to buy items (in appropriate sub sections of the forum).
We have been selected by a local private airport owners group to liquidate/remove abandoned aircraft that have been sitting on their airports. The paperwork process on these aircraft can take several months to clear with the FAA. I have a partial list at http://flymall.org/magento/index.php/used-aircraft/abandoned-aircraft.html. I will be updating this list as more come available. As the paperwork clears I will also list full details on each aircraft including numerous pictures and any paperwork or logbooks that are available. These aircraft will sell a very low prices on a first come first serve order.
As many of you know we are also very interested in 3 wheel vehicles and we follow that market/industry very closely. Here are a few “new to us” three wheelers that we found on the internet. The Ter-O-Sno amphibious vehicle is a three wheeler that can go on land, in the snow, and in the water.
Here is another unique three wheels inline three wheeler.
For more information on three wheelers visit our Three Wheel Association page at http://flymall.org/magento/index.php/tech-tips/three-wheel-association.html.
Flymall News June 2014
Lots going on at the Flymall www.flymall.org. We are now part of the Ural Motorcycle Emissary program. Keep checking our Facebook page for more information and details. Contact us if you need sales brochures or other information on these great motorcycles. We’ll be showing our Ural at shows throughout this coming show season and we will have some cool Ural items to give a way. We have one of the oldest Ural Motorcycles in the country. You can find our new Ural Motorcycles page on our Wheels & Wings page at http://flymall.org/wheels-and-wings.html or by clicking here http://flymall.org/magento/index.php/tech-tips/ural-motorcycles-at-flymall-org.html.
The team at Kraemer Aviation and the Flymall www.flymall.org are pleased to announce that our membership has been accepted to the Association of Online Appraisers as a “Certified Member” status. We hope to earn some of their advanced certifications over the coming months. For more information about our collector car and aircraft appraisals see http://flymall.org/aircraft/appraisals.html.
Harry Kraemer, a 9-time Master Flight Instructor, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. See the press release here http://flymall.org/pr10.html.
We also have a classic car cruise in page that is found on our home page http://flymall.org/, just click on the classic car cruise in icon near the center of our home page.
Richard Petty
Lynda Petty, the wife of seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, died Tuesday (March 25 2014) after a long battle with cancer. She was 72. She was diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma four years ago.
Malaysia 370 is not the first: Flying Tigers 739 was
We have been inundated by speculation on the missing Malaysian 777 but nowhere have I seen the event connected to another eerily similar event from over 50 years ago, on March 14, 1962 to be precise.
For full story see http://airfactsjournal.com/2014/03/malaysia-370-first-flying-tiger-739/
Why I want to be a pilot
WHY I WANT TO BE A PILOT
When I grow up I want to be a pilot because it’s a fun job and easy to do. That’s why there are so many pilots flying around these days.
Pilots don’t need much school. They just have to learn to read numbers so they can read their instruments.
I guess they should be able to read a road map, too.
Pilots should be brave to they won’t get scared it it’s foggy and they… can’t see, or if a wing or motor falls off.
Pilots have to have good eyes to see through the clouds, and they can’t be afraid of thunder or lightning because they are much closer to them than we are.
The salary pilots make is another thing I like. They make more money than they know what to do with. This is because most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots don’t because they know how easy it is.
I hope I don’t get airsick because I get carsick and if I get airsick, I couldn’t be a pilot and then I would have to go to work.
— purported to have been written by a fifth grade student at Jefferson School, Beaufort, SC
Helicopter Crash near Seattle’s Space Needle
March 18 2014
(CNN) — It was the sound of the engine that alerted some people who were in Seattle’s Fisher Plaza Tuesday morning that something was amiss.
At about 7:40 a.m., Bo Bain was a few feet from the famed Space Needle that towers over the northern end of the city when he heard sounds he has grown accustomed to hearing during his work in the tourist district on a construction project.
“We were working here on the corner and the helicopter came in and landed, as he usually does several times a day,” Bain told CNN affiliate KOMO.
The pilot put the news helicopter down on a landing pad outside KOMO’s offices “for a minute or two,” and then tried to rise again into the air, Bain said. That’s when the routine engine noises changed abruptly, and Bain knew something was up.
“When he went to take back off, the sound of the helicopter changed kind of drastically, and I looked and the helicopter was almost immediately pitched sideways and off balance, and he kind of just nose-dove over the trees, and clipped the top of the trees and crashed just on the other side of the street there.”
As soon as it hit the ground, the helicopter burst into flames and a line of aviation fuel started running down Broad Street. It was more than two hours before the Space Needle was to open but at a time when the area was abuzz with commuters en route to work. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation offices are about a quarter-mile away.
Flymall News March 2014
Lots going on at the Flymall (http://flymall.org/). We are now part of the Ural Motorcycle Emissary program. Keep checking our Facebook page for more information and details. Contact us if you need sales brochures or other information on these great motorcycles. We’ll be showing our Ural at shows throughout this coming show season and we will have some cool Ural items to give a way. We have one of the oldest (not the oldest) Ural Motorcycles in the country.
The team at Kraemer Aviation and the Flymall (http://flymall.org/) are pleased to announce that our membership has been accepted to the Association of Online Appraisers as a “Certified Member” status. We hope to earn some of their advanced certifications over the coming months.
Harry Kraemer, a 9-time Master Flight Instructor, recently renewed his Master CFI accreditation. Harry is the CEO and president of Kraemer Aviation Services (http://Flymall.org/). He specializes in glass cockpit, turbine, and complex aircraft training as well as aircraft checkouts.
Master Instructors LLC takes great pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of Harry Kraemer, the president of Kraemer Aviation Services and resident of Germantown, Maryland. Recently, Harry’s accreditation as a Master CFI (Certificated Flight Instructor) was renewed by Master Instructors LLC, the international accrediting authority for Master Instructor designations as well as the FAA-approved Master Instructor Program. He first earned this national professional accreditation in 1998, has held it continuously since then, and is one of only 5 worldwide to earn the credential nine (9) times.
To help put these achievements in their proper perspective, there are approximately 98,000 CFIs in the United States. Fewer than 800 aviation educators worldwide have achieved one or more of the Master accreditations thus far. Harry was the first in Maryland to earn this designation and is one of only 12 Maryland aviation educators to earn this prestigious “Master” title. In addition, he is the only person who has ever earned and held three different Master Instructor accreditations concurrently.
In the words of former FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, “The Master Instructor accreditation singles out the best that the right seat has to offer.”
The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA. Candidates must demonstrate an ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the aviation community, and must pass a rigorous evaluation by a peer Board of Review. The process parallels the continuing education regimen used by other professionals to enhance their knowledge base while increasing their professionalism. Designees are recognized as outstanding aviation educators for not only their excellence in teaching, but for their engagement in the continuous process of learning — both their own, and their students’. The designation must be renewed biennially and significantly surpasses the FAA requirements for renewal of the candidate’s flight instructor certificate.
ELTs
ELTs can save pilots’ and passengers’ lives by helping search and rescue (SAR) personnel locate a downed aircraft after an accident and even minimize risk to SAR personnel during SAR operations. However, these lifelines can be rendered inoperative if the switch position is improperly set or if the ELT becomes detached from the aircraft.
See link below for full story
2014 Morgan Review
Here is a nice review/update on the 2014 Morgan 3 wheeler.
The two-year-old Morgan 3 Wheeler has been revised to take into account customer feedback
Full story at http://flymall.org/docs/MorganReview2014/2014MorganReview.pdf
