KC-135's To Be Replaced by KC-46A ?  5-22-13: This heading appeared about a year ago in reference to an article in the Foster's Democrat. (CLICK HERE TO SEE LAST YEARS ARTICLE)  According to the Forster's, "Pease Air National Guard Base has been selected by the military as the most desirable guard facility in the country to house new KC-46A air refueling tankers, rising to the top of a field of 88 competitors nationwide. The KC-46A is based on the Boeing 767 commercial airplane will present a significant advancement over the existing fleet of aging KC-135 Stratotankers. It comes equipped with worldwide navigation and communication systems, airlift capability on the entire main deck and improved “force protection” features, among other things. Because of its design, the new aircraft can also be used for a variety of purposes beyond air refueling, such as evacuating people and moving cargo." CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FOSTER's article.

Yankee Ultralight Flyers Fly-In - Camp-In at Sanderson Field 5-21-13: Here's some information on the Sanderson Fields Ultralight fly-in: All Aircraft And Public Welcome! Public Events: July 4th - 7th Camping: July 4th-13th Fixed Wing Ultralights, Trikes, Powered Parachutes, Rotorcraft, Light Sport & General Aviation Aircraft, Flying from Dawn to Dusk, Great Food Camping and Fun for All! USUA Club 202 - EAA U/L Chapt 67 Chartered 10/Oct/1990 JOIN THE CLUB! 
Click on the icons to download printable pdf files.

EAA YOUNG EAGLE FLIGHT RALLY June 8th 5-21-13:Here's a Young Eagles Flight Rally poster from Gerry Peterson. EAA YOUNG EAGLE FLIGHT RALLY FREE AIRPLANE RIDES
For KIDS Age 8-17 (Parent of Guardian Signature Required) EAA – Pancake Breakfast 8-11 am and BBQ Lunch / Afternoon Fundraiser Date: Saturday, June 8, 2013 Place: SKYHAVEN AIRPORT ROCHESTER, NH Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Location: To the rear of Rochester Aviation Local EAA Volunteers & EAA Ch. 225 Rochester, NH.  Wings & Wheels Event from 10 am to 2pm hosted by Rochester Police Department & sponsored by FM Channel Z 107; FM Channel 95.3 The Coast; and Universal Technical Institute. Events include: Car, Plane & Motorcycle Show, plane & helicopter rides, driving & motorcycle
Simulator, Rollover Convincer, hot wing eating contest, dunk tank, raffles and prizes. CLICK ON SNOOPY for a printable pdf file poster.

Rochester Aviation Air Race 5-19-13: The race is on. Have you figured the best route yet? First, you need to know were your destinations are. I found out to do that you need to look at the back of the Air Race "T" shirt. Bill Kennedy provided me with some insight to that part of the Air Race. A little map work will reveal that visiting the three airports on separate trips will run up 684 nm. If you tackle them in one giant flight you can get it down to 609 nm. Either way, the trip encompasses a lot of square miles. Not counting landings and take-offs, climbs and winds aloft, flying in a Skyhawk with an average speed of 105 kts, you can count on 5hrs and 48mins. With the new apps for the iPad you can let the computer calculate the whole flight for wind correction, ground speed and a whole bunch of other information. I've never landed at Block Island but I hear it's an interesting place to visit.

Planes For Sale 5-16-13: The bulletin board in the pilots lounge has all kinds of information. If you happen to be in northern Maine on the Wings and Wheels weekend you can attend the Wings and Wheels at the Houlton Airport. A number of years ago someone asked me to fly them to Presque Isle Maine, just north of Houlton. The return flight was at night and when you turn south from Presque Isle the space between there and Millinocket is very dark. The sectional chart has "houses" shown as landmarks. There is no horizon, just black sky and black earth. So after you buy one of these planes you can try it out on a cross country adventure to Presque Isle Maine. CLICK HERE to see information on aircraft shown.

Wings and Wheels At Skyhaven  5-15-13: Here's a poster from the terminal building about the upcoming Wings and Wheels. CLICK HERE to see pictures from last years event.
CLICK HERE to get more information on this years event from the City of Rochester website.

Flea Market at Hampton Airport  5-15-13:

 

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