{"id":1994,"date":"2018-01-25T10:44:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T15:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2018-01-26T12:17:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T17:17:07","slug":"flymall-wheels-wings-january-2018-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/flymall-wheels-wings-january-2018-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Flymall Wheels & Wings January 2018 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Flymall<\/a> January 2018 Wheels & Wings Newsletter<\/a>.\u00a0 Click here for the January 2018\u00a0Newsletter<\/a>.\u00a0 To view past newsletters click here<\/a>.\u00a0 You can sign up for our newsletter at Flymall.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit our new Wheels & Wings page on Facebook by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recently there was some great news in the music industry. Ringo Starr is now Sir Richard Starkey. Ringo was recently Knighted by the Queen.\u00a0 If you’re a Beatles fan like we are check out our events calendar<\/a>, select the Beatles category to view historic dates in Beatle history.<\/p>\n

Achievements & Special Recognition<\/strong>:\u00a0 December 22 2017 German M.\u00a0passed his checkride for his initial flight instructor certificate.\u00a0 German is a friend\u00a0from Harry’s days at a flight school at KGAI.<\/p>\n

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Harry’s former student Francesca is enjoying her first year at Embry Riddle. She is also in a Navy ROTC program.\u00a0 They enjoyed a dinner together at Julliano’s while she was in town for the holidays.<\/p>\n

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Next month (Feb 2018)\u00a0will be the 30th anniversary of Harry receiving his instrument rating.\u00a0 He earned his instrument rating on February 25 1988.\u00a0 Thirty years of flying around with his head in the clouds.<\/p>\n

Aviation\/Aviators in the news<\/strong>:\u00a0 This month we’re featuring some aviators in the news from WWII. Their\u00a0interesting story is\u00a0about 2 Boeing B-17 Bombers that became entangled in the air during WWII.\u00a0 The 2 aircraft actually flew\u00a0joined together for\u00a0some time while the crews of each were able to parachute to safety.\u00a0 Click here for the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Car\/Motorcycle Show News<\/strong>:\u00a0 Here is a new design motorcycle by Yamaha that show be at shows in 2018.\u00a0 The all new Yamaha Niken<\/a>.\u00a0 It has side by side front wheels.<\/p>\n

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We have been receiving a lot of entries for our events calendar\u00a0<\/a>for cars shows this coming spring and summer.\u00a0 Check it out <\/a>to get the latest and most accurate dates for upcoming shows and other events.<\/p>\n

Here is a flashback from Harry’s hometown, Baltimore Maryland.\u00a0 Kind of, sort of car show news. Long before Eastpoint Mall was a mall, it was known as Eastpoint Shopping Center.\u00a0 There was a miniaturized village there called Safety Town. It was\u00a0used to educate children about the laws of the road.\u00a0 Here are a few pictures found online of Safety Town.<\/p>\n

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Barn Finds\/Hangar Finds:\u00a0 <\/strong>This month in Barn Finds we’re featuring a 1925 Julian Sport Coupe<\/a>.\u00a0 This car is said to be the granddaddy of the Volkswagen Beetle.\u00a0 The Julian Sport Coupe had\u00a0an air-cooled engine.\u00a0 The prototype sat in a storage garage for 24 years until it was sold to recoup some of the storage fees.\u00a0 It has since been restored and is now owned by the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada. Click here for the full story on this interesting vehicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Flymall Market Watch <\/a>is a great resource for “pickers”.\u00a0 We designed the database to be smart phone friendly and easy to use.\u00a0 The database over 10,000 entries including vintage cars, antique motorcycles, aircraft, bicycles, and more.\u00a0 You can even search the database by a celebrity name (if you want to know how much celebrity ownership increases a vehicle’s value).\u00a0 We have even expanded the database to include memorabilia that can be searched by key words such as\u00a0Beatles, John Lennon, Chip Foose, etc.<\/p>\n

Here is another interesting barn find or maybe a tree find we seen while scrolling through barn finds on Facebook.\u00a0 Look closely, the tree actually grew through the rear wheel of this bike.<\/p>\n

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If you enjoy barn finds visit Bingo’s Swap Meet Garage by clicking here<\/a>. Bingo’s site can also be found on the Flymall<\/a> under our classified section<\/a>.\u00a0 Bingo always has some cool stuff for sale.<\/p>\n

CFI Notes<\/strong>:\u00a0 Here is an NTSB report I found while researching an aircraft for a client.\u00a0 What stands out in this accident is the fact that the CFI asked the student to add fuel (primer) while he pulled the prop through.\u00a0 This is not a good idea.<\/p>\n

Aircraft: CESSNA 150M, registration: N714QW
\nInjuries: 1 Serious, 1 Uninjured.
\nTHE STUDENT & INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WERE PREFLIGHTING THE ACFT TO FLY ON A COLD MORNING. TO FACILITATE BETTER ENG STARTING, THE CFI ELECTED TO TURN THE PROP WHILE THE STUDENT ‘PUSHED THE PRIMER IN.’ HE TOLD THE STUDENT TO CHECK THAT THE MAG & MASTER SWS WERE OFF & THE STUDENT ACKNOWLEDGED. ON THE 2ND ‘TURN THROUGH,’ THE ENG STARTED & RAN APRX 5 SEC. THE CFI WAS INITIALL…<\/span>Y CLR OF THE PROP, BUT AS HE WAS BACKING AWAY, HE SLIPPED ON INCE & HIS RGT LEG WENT IN THE PATH OF THE TURNING PROP. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A SEVERE LACERATION & THE PROP WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. AN INV REVEALED THE STUDENT WAS AT THE CONTROLS WITH THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE MAG SW. A FURTHER EXAM REVEALED THE MAG CIRCUITRY WAS NORMAL, EXCEPT THE MAGNETO KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE MAG SW WAS IN THE ‘LEFT’ POSITION.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Weather in the news<\/strong>:\u00a0 Erie PA, Christmas 2017 has some weather that is news worthy.\u00a0 They had over 65 inches of snow.\u00a0 Here is a picture that was posted on Facebook. The location was\u00a0West 8th\u00a0in Erie PA.\u00a0 That is a lot of snow.<\/p>\n

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Click here for pictures of the blizzard of 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here for pictures of the\u00a0snow storm\u00a0of 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here for pictures of the blizzard of 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Harry’s blizzard video from 2010.<\/p>\n