{"id":2840,"date":"2018-12-23T11:32:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T16:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/?p=2840"},"modified":"2018-12-23T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T17:05:23","slug":"flymall-wheels-wings-december-2018-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/flymall-wheels-wings-december-2018-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Flymall Wheels & Wings December 2018 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Kraemer Aviation \/ Flymall Wheels & Wings\u00a0<\/a>December 2018 newsletter.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Click here for past newsletters<\/a>. Click\u00a0<\/span>here for our\u00a0December 2018 newsletter<\/a>\u00a0or copy and paste this link in to your browser\u00a0https:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/?p=2840<\/span><\/p>\n

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Its Christmas time!\u00a0 Here is Harry’s collection of some different Twas The Night Before Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Flymall team<\/a> had their annual Christmas cookie baking party.\u00a0 Complete with aviation themed cookie cutters.<\/p>\n

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Look at all of the cookie cutters.<\/p>\n

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Jett<\/a> was trying to steal some of the cookie dough.<\/p>\n

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Click here for more pictures<\/a> of the annual Christmas cookie baking party.<\/p>\n

Achievements & Special Recognition<\/strong>:\u00a0 As Harry has been busy studying for the Designated Pilot Examiner course in early 2019, Harry & Pat have both become FAAST Team Reps with the Baltimore FSDO.<\/p>\n

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Two wrongs don’t make a right. But two Wrights made an airplane. December 17 1903.\u00a0 Orville and Wilbur Wright accomplish the first heavier-than-air machine flight with their 120 ft, 12 sec flight at Kitty Hawk, NC. Four more flights were accomplished this day with the longest being 59 sec and covering 852 ft.<\/p>\n

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Aviation\/Aviators in the news<\/strong>:\u00a0 The Flymall team saw a new Pilatus PC24 on the ramp at the Frederick Municipal Airport.\u00a0 An old flight instructor friend of Harry’s was demoing the aircraft to a client and gave the team a tour.\u00a0 Click here for more pictures via a Facebook album<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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After touring the PC24 the team did some sightseeing around the airport and saw this Kodiak on floats\u00a0looking very stately with the sun glowing through the clouds on a December afternoon.<\/p>\n

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With winter upon us the Alton Bay Ice Runway will be open soon.\u00a0 The only official ice airport in the continental United States.\u00a0 Click here for their Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Growth at KFDK. The City of Frederick has awarded the lease of a 620,000\u00a0square foot\u00a0site at KFDK to AOPA for the development of a hangar complex consisting of up to 194,400 square feet of general aviation aircraft hangars. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Speaking of Frederick Airport.\u00a0 A casual lunch with Harry and Mr. C. turned in to a mini Frederick Aviation Reunion.<\/p>\n

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And the group got bigger and bigger as we chatted in the hangar.<\/p>\n

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Click here<\/a> for more pictures from the gathering.\u00a0 Click here for Harry’s Frederick Aviation page on the Flymall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Car\/Motorcycle Show News<\/strong>: Visit our events calendar<\/a> for up to date car show news and events.\u00a0Click here for information on Harry’s Laytonsville Cruise In<\/a>.\u00a0 There are still many car shows throughout the winter months, so check our calendar often for updates.<\/p>\n

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Barn Finds\/Hangar Finds:\u00a0 <\/strong>Many a car enthusiasts dream of finding an old gem in a\u00a0barn.\u00a0\u00a0Well here is a barn full of old muscle cars just waiting to be restored.\u00a0 Click here for\u00a0the full story on BarnFinds.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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CFI\/DPE Notes<\/strong>:\u00a0 This prop is from a Cirrus. Folks, the nose wheel is not a landing gear. This guy hit so hard he folded the nose wheel back and it came through the floor near the pilots feet.\u00a0 The propeller nearly cut the pilot’s leg off.<\/p>\n

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Weather in the news<\/strong>:\u00a0 2018 has went down as the wettest\/most raining year ever.\u00a0 And December was no exception.\u00a0 Here is a snapshot of a\u00a0December 9 2018 storm.\u00a0 Every type of precip was is this storm.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of records, here are some interesting facts on the Tornado outbreak of 1974<\/a>.\u00a0 The 1974 Super Outbreak<\/b> was the second-largest tornado outbreak<\/a> on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the 2011 Super Outbreak<\/a>. It was also the most violent tornado outbreak ever recorded, with 30 F4\/F5 tornadoes confirmed. From April 3 to 4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in 13 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario.<\/p>\n

Three Wheel Association (TWA)<\/strong>:\u00a0 Toyota SkyDrive flying car (pictured below).\u00a0 Its electric and its a three wheeler.\u00a0 Here is a short YouTube video<\/a> for more information.\u00a0 Click here to visit Harry’s Flying Car page<\/a> on the Flymall.<\/p>\n

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Visit the TWA page on the Flymall for updates and info on the Three Wheel Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Prototypes<\/strong>:\u00a0 This section also has ties with our “Animals in the headlines” for this month.\u00a0 This month in our prototypes we’re featuring Frank Christensen and his aircraft design.\u00a0 Christen Industries founded by\u00a0Frank Louis Christensen\u00a0in the 1970s.\u00a0 Click here for more info<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Ever wonder why the Pitts Special and Christen Eagle looked so much alike?\u00a0 Follow the link here to learn why.<\/p>\n

Ira Walker is an expert on the Pitts and Christen Eagle aircraft. Click here for more info on Ira and his company Walker Aviation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Pitts Special<\/p>\n

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A Christen Eagle<\/p>\n

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Animals in the headlines<\/strong>:\u00a0 This month for our “Animals in the headlines” let’s see if our readers can pickup on what these two pictures have in common.<\/p>\n

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We close this newsletter with these words from Sir Paul McCartney:\u00a0 And, in the end The love you<\/span> take is equal to the love you make<\/span>.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Kraemer Aviation \/ Flymall Wheels & Wings\u00a0December 2018 newsletter.\u00a0\u00a0Click here for past newsletters. Click\u00a0here for our\u00a0December 2018 newsletter\u00a0or copy and paste this link in to your browser\u00a0https:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/?p=2840   Its Christmas time!\u00a0 Here is Harry’s collection of some different Twas The Night Before Christmas. 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