This just came out from this years Living Legends of Aviation awards banquet.

Still don't know why I'm in this group...but nice to be alive :-)

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Dear Arthur Rosen, A special THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who participated in the 8th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation” Awards. Kiddie Hawk Air Academy would especially like to thank our sponsors: Bombardier Learjet MD Helicopters Professional Pilot Magazine Qantas Breitling Aston Martin Elite Aviation Aviation Partners Air Lease Corporation Host John Travolta and Legend Steven F. Udvar-Hazy welcomed and inducted the newest member of the 70 Living Legends of Aviation, M. Laurent Beaudoin. Mr. Beaudoin’s extraordinary entrepreneurial talents helped build Bombardier into a world leader in aerospace and rail transportation. Recipient of the Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award was Pat Epps. Epps’ legacy began in Georgia, where his father flew the first homemade plane in Georgia, just a few years after the Wright Brothers famous first flight. Pat founded Epps Aviation at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta. Harrison said, “Pat clearly makes the world a better place through aviation by introducing children to aviation.” Clay Jones was chosen as Aviation Industry Leader of the Year. Well respected, he is the President, CEO, and Chairman of Rockwell Collins. He recently testified in front of Congress and when asked about how he arrived said "I am glad you asked that... I arrived by business jet.." and then proceeded to explain the reasons for this most valuable business tool. Lynn Tilton, Aviation Entrepreneur of the Year, was honored for her audacity to open a shuttered MD Helicopters and breathe life back into the company. With great fortitude and commitment, Lynn battles the learning curve, the economy, and continues to hire and employ skilled Americans, in addition to the 74 other companies she owns. The Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award was presented by last year’s recipient, Joe Clark; Bruce McCaw introduced Delford M. Smith, a true pioneer who created Evergreen International Aviation. Mr. Smith’s mission is using aircraft and helicopters as vehicles of industry and angels of mercy. He built and dedicated the Evergreen Air & Space Museum in Oregon. Kurt Russell and John Travolta honored emcee Sean Tucker with the Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award. His aerobatic performances dazzle the world, as Sean is recognized in aviation as the world’s top performer. Captain Sully Sullenberger and Maj. General Bill Anders presented Captain James Lovell with the “Captain Cool Award” for his remarkable “cool” as commander of Apollo13. The Apollo 13 commander brought the disabled vessel back to earth through tremendous odds and adversity. Sully’s comments about both of them landing on water, even though his wasn’t planned, brought the audience to a standing ovation. Bob Hoover’s Freedom of Flight Award was introduced and presented by Bob Hoover. Bob spoke of General Jimmy Doolittle, his friend, and presented the “Bob Hoover Freedom of Flight Award” to Jimmy Doolittle III, on behalf of the Doolittle Raiders. Bob’s second Freedom of Flight Award went to Congressman Sam Johnson, a true patriot, who has served his country as a jet pilot, war hero, POW during the Viet Nam war, Thunderbird jet pilot, and U.S. Congressman. Frank Robinson, Robinson Helicopter founder, was honored with the Lifetime Aviation Engineering Award. His determination and goal to make a small, inexpensive helicopter for civil use recently delivered his 10,000th helicopter. Cliff Robertson, Founding and Presiding Aviation Legend and Ambassador of Aviation Emeritus, closed the awards dinner with some fun comments. The Après awards party was held on the roof and penthouse area of the Beverly Hilton. Bob Hoover, Harrison Ford, Kurt Russell, Craig Ferguson, Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter, and other Legends and guests attended the festivities. The “Academy Awards of Aviation” would not be complete without the red carpet. Please visit the 2011 Living Legends of Aviation Photo Album for complete photo coverage. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have. Morgan Freeman helped found the “Living Legends of Aviation” and his voice each year in the “Flown West” tribute makes the solemn recognition of those Legends that took their last flight West even more meaningful. There were no “Legends” lost this year; a special tribute was given by Morgan to all the Legends that have died since the organization was founded eight years ago. NBAA, GAMA, EAA, AOPA, and the National Aviation Hall of Fame were all represented at the event. Kiddie Hawk is in need of corporate and individual sponsors to help Kiddie Hawk attend Oshkosh, the Reno Air Races, and the many other events where high concentrations of aviation-minded children attend. Please contact us to discuss sponsorship and volunteer opportunities! We are also looking for individual sponsors for the Jet Trainers. If you are interested in sponsoring the production of a Jet Trainer and would like your name listed as the Captain of your Trainer, please call or email. Manage my information. We have a few “Living Legends of Aviation” items left and we would like to offer them to supporters of the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy. We have the following items available: Donate Here $50.00 Donation Golf shirt $200.00 Donation Backpack $500.00 Donation Jacket $700.00 All three items
Living Legends of Aviation Awards Benefitting the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy, a tax exempt 501(c)3 "Sparking the Love of Flight" 26 West Dry Creek Circle, Suite 600 Littleton, CO 80120 US Phone: 720-560-8518

• y: Associated Press

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - The Federal Aviation Administration announced new requirements for plane owners.

Scottsdale pilot and plane owner, Arthur Rosen, likes the new requirements for plane registration.

"It's a good thing to do," Rosen said Friday. "Clear the rolls and see who's active and what's being flown today."

The FAA's aircraft registry is missing key information on who owns one-third of the 357,000 private and commercial planes in the U.S.

The FAA fears the information gap could be exploited by terrorists and drug traffickers.

The records are in such disarray that the FAA says it is worried that criminals could buy planes without the government's knowledge, or use the registration numbers of other aircraft to evade new
computer systems designed to track suspicious flights.

"This is new for the FAA and they're doing a little house cleaning," Rosen said.

About 119,000 of the planes on the U.S. registry have "questionable registration" because of missing forms, invalid addresses, unreported sales or other paperwork problems.

To fix the problem, all aircraft owners will be ordered to reregister their planes.

Next year, the FAA will begin canceling the registration certificates of all 357,000 aircraft and require
owners to register anew.

Some owners received notices last month.

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AOPA SUMMIT

Call it whatever you want...EXPO or Summit, this years event at Long Beach was far and away the best ever. I have attended numerous EXPO’s in Las Vegas, Palm Springs and San Jose and this was the best planned ever.

Starting with landing at Long Beach (LGB) the volunteers were really prepared. We landed on 30 and taxied to taxiway Juliet (J) where volunteers directed us to park. We were given a sheet with our location as Blue 5 so that when we left the van took us right to our plane without driving around forever to look for it. We shuttled in and unloaded at an outdoor area next to Air Flite FBO to check in and give our fuel order. In the past I have had FBO’s forget to fill our aux tank, this did not happen at Air Flite. They did an excellent job. Upon departure Air Flite had our bill ready and took us back to the plane. We were loaded and departed IFR in 15 minutes.

A shuttle bus took us to the convention center and we walked the .7 mile to our hotel with an easy check in. After unpacking we walked back to the convention center. We picked up our badges and were on the exhibit floor in minutes. This year exhibits seemed to be more numerous than in the past. The aisles were wider which allowed us to walk around without bumping into people. One difference this year was that live seminars were held on the exhibit floor. We spent more time on the exhibit floor than we have in past EPOS’s. Almost every vendor in Aviation seemed to be there. You would not know that Aviation was in a deep slump attending this years event. As usual Garmin had the busiest booth. There was not a lot of new things on the exhibit floor this year. One of the most exciting booths was Wing X whose program is now on Apple, Android and Windows. ForeFlight is still just written for the I Pad.

The static display was the best ever hands down. It was like a mini Oshkosh. Two of the most viewed and talked about planes were the B29, the only one still flying, and the Lockheed Electra. This was the first Lockheed Electra that I have ever seen in person, and this includes going to Oshkosh and Sun N Fun. There were over 100 planes on display. Cessna, Cirrus, LanceAir, Beech, Kestrel and Piper had all their planes there and there were also 4 WACO’s. In addition the AOPA had the Remos and the 182 give away planes on exhibit. Two concept planes were also shown. Terrafugia, the flying car/airplane and ICON amphibian were also on display.

In addition to the Exhibit Hall and Static Display there were numerous seminars. My favorite is still Rod Machado who helps educate and save lives by using humor to get his point across.

There were night time activities including a block party on Friday night closing down Pine Street to traffic. I would like to thank AOPA and Chris Dancey for the wonderful media dinner on Friday. It was fantastic.

Overall I would have to rate this years summit as a 10. It will be hard to top this one.

November Column XAON XRX PCAS

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