John and Martha King Arrested
The FAA has egg all over it’s face after a stolen aircraft database that it controls did not remove the registration number that was then re-issued. The aircraft with the re-issued number was leased to John & Martha King of the King flight school fame. When John & Martha arrived in Santa Barbara in the aircraft local authorities arrested them at gunpoint for aircraft theft!
What’s Your Plane Worth
What is your plane worth? Before you Sell or Buy find out with our Aircraft Appraisal Service by Kraemer Aviation Services. Visit our site for details.
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Buying or Selling an Aircraft
Whether you are buying or selling an aircraft the process can be complicated. Flymall.org offers numerous resources for the aircraft buyer/seller.
Sales forms, sample purchase/sales agreements, instructions for FAA forms
Links to type specific clubs and organizations
We can also offer our appraisal services
If you plan to leaseback your aircraft check out Flymall’s Leaseback Calculator
For additional information:
For title searches Flymall recommends the Federal Aviation Title Company
Here is the link to the FAA’s N number inquiry site
Here is the link to order the FAA records CD for an aircraft. This CD includes 337s, Bill of Sale history, and more.
For export services Flymall recommends GUT Works LLC
The first U.S. woman to qualify as an aviator
August 2011 will be the 100th Anniversary of the first U.S. woman to qualify as an aviator. Ms. Harriet Quimby was her name, and she was a photojournalist from San Francisco, California. After being assigned by a weekly journal to cover the Belmont Park (New York) International Aviation Tournament for a feature story, like many of us today, Harriet immediately became smitten by aviation, and soon started taking flying lessons.
Chevy Camaro and its many faces
From my early teens when I first started looking at cars as something I may drive and own one day, the Camaro caught my eye. It was the only car that I wanted at the time. So I saved up my money and when I turned 16 my father helped me purchase a 1972 Camaro. I read book after book on the Camaro and knew its history inside and out. Today my interests have turned to British and European cars and motorcycles but I have always had an eye for the Camaro.
You can trace the Camaro’s roots back to the early 1960s and the Corvair. GM developed the Corvair to compete with the import market which was out selling US cars. Soon after the introduction of the Corvair it was decided that the Corvair needed some dressing up. The outcome was the Monza. The Corvair Monza was a big success. It also caught the attention of Lee Iacocca at Ford and a few years later the Mustang was on the market. And we all know how well the Mustang did. So GM had to come back with something – the answer was the Camaro. Over the years the Camaro wore many diferent faces that most do not know about. In this newsletter I will introduce some of the not so well known Camaros.
Here are some concept drawings from 1964 with a fastback roofline.
And how about going to the Home Depot in your Camaro pickup?
Here are a few John DeLorean inspired concepts.
These were drawn in May of 1969.
Say it ain’t so, a Camaro station wagon. The Camaro may have been the family station wagon.
Here are some other drawings and concepts.
You can see some Corvette in some of these pictures as well as the Buick Reatta.
America Opens First Spaceport
The next chapter in space transportation is being written right now in the State of New Mexico. Forward-thinking pioneers are developing both vertical and horizontal launch vehicles using the power of free-market enterprise.
As the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport, Spaceport America is designed with the needs of the commercial space business in mind. Unique geographic benefits, striking iconic design, and the tradition of New Mexico space leadership are coming together to create a new way to travel into space.
When it comes to outer space, New Mexico is bringing it down to earth!
Aircraft Registration: Re-Registration / Renewal
This Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on July 20, 2010, Page 41968. All changes established by this rule are effective October 1, 2010. This rule establishes specific registration expiration dates over a three-year period for all aircraft registered before October 1, 2010, and requires re-registration of those aircraft according to a specific schedule. All aircraft registrations issued on or after October 1, 2010, will be good for three years with the expiration date clearly shown.
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Twas the night before Christmas
From the Courtesy Aircraft Website – http://www.courtesyaircraft.com/
‘Twas the night before Christmas all over the place,
When we were confronted by an old flying ace.
There was icing reported and turbulent air ,
He said, “File me a flight plan, I gotta get there”.
Outside sat his aircraft all ready to run,
And the old man walked out to that P-51.
“Bad weather’s no problem,” he silently mumbled,
The prop came to life…that big Merlin rumbled.
He eased in the throttle, the roar shook the ground,
He taxied on out and turned it around.
He went through the run-up and seemed satisfied,
Then he said to himself, “I’m in for a ride.”
So he lined it up straight as he poured on the coal,
The tailwheel came up as he started to roll.
Up off the runway, he sucked up the gear,
And that mighty V-12 was all you could hear.
He screamed overhead with a deafening crack,
Blue flames flying from each little stack.
“He pulled up the nose and started to climb,
No ice on that airframe, it didn’t have time.
On top of the weather with the levers all set,
He looked up above him and saw a Learjet.
“With jet fuel and turbines there just ain’t no class,
Gimmee pistons, and props and lots of avgas!”
Now he was approaching where he wanted to go.
But the weather had covered the runway with ice and with snow. How will he land it?
We just have to guess, because the only way in was a full I-L-S.
Then over the outer marker, he started his run,
The ceiling was zero, visibility…none.
Still going three hundred and he felt the need,
For an overhead break to diminish his speed.
Over the numbers he zoomed, along like a flash,
Pulled into his break, we just knew he would crash.
Oh, why do they do it on these kind of nights??
Then over the threshold, we saw landing lights.
I’m on a short final with three in the green,
And I see enough runway to land this machine.”.
Then he tied down that Mustang, and they all heard him say,..
“Next year, I’m stickin’ with my reindeer and sleigh..”.
Twas the Night before the Cruise-In
Twas the night before the cruise in, when all through the garage
Not a vehicle was running, not even the Dodge;
The spark plugs were removed by myself with care,
In hopes that my mechanic would soon be here;
My sockets were nestled all snug in their case,
With visions of a mechanic all dressed in lace;
While in my shop clothes with a matching cap,
I had just settled down for a garage floor nap,
When out in the driveway there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the floor to see what was the matter.
Away passed the Chevy I flew like a flash,
Jumped over the Ford but hit the Nash.
Hoping it was my mechanic but I didn’t know
So I directed my shop light out into the snow,
When, what to my wondering eyes did appear,
Was my mechanic drinking a beer!
With his little red Vette, so shinny and quick,
Wasn’t an automatic, it was a stick.
More rapid than a street rod with his tools he came,
He stumbled and stuttered and he called me by name;
The Chevy, the Ford both needed fixin!
Along with a Buick once owned by Nixon!
From the Harley to 4×4 so big and tall!
My mechanic he’d fix them all!
He’d fixed cars and boats and things that fly,
And little old me I wouldn’t try,
So over to the Chevy with the big block he flew,
The Ford, the Dodge, he fixed the Nash too.
And for a minute I’d thought he made a goof
But it was his beer knocked off the roof.
Startled and shaken he was turning around,
Just in time to see the beer hit the ground.
He was dressed in overalls from his head to his foot,
His clothes were all covered with grease and soot;
With a bundle of tools flung on his back,
If you need help again call I’ll be back.
His Vette – how sweat and clean, nothing but Cherry!
He built it for his wife, think her name’s Mary!
So tomorrow is the cruise in and I think I will go,
Invited my wife but she doesn’t know;
Polished my wheels with a toothbrush like my teeth,
This was a tip from a friend named Keith;
At breakfast I ate and stuffed my belly,
I had coffee and toast with strawberry jelly.
Out in the garage grab the wax off the shelf,
I waxed two cars all by myself;
I polished the Dodge so shinny and red,
So off to the cruise in I think I’ll head;
A great day for a cruise in and I don’t have to work,
An aggressive driver; what a jerk,
But who’s at the cruise in nobody knows,
I’m off to the Exxon where everybody goes;
There’s my friend Tom I’ll give him a whistle,
And there’s Joe with a old Ford Edsel.
But look at the cars here, man what a sight,
“Happy Cruise -in to all, and to all a good-night.”
How Long Does A Mechanic’s Lien Last
Answer is: an aircraft mechanic’s lien could be a problem for an aircraft for a very long time.
