• FAA grants STC to power flow for Cherokee 140 installation
• Paul Poberezny retires from EAA aviation foundation Board of Directors
• EAA Young Eagles International 'Winter Flight Fest' Scheduled for Feb 3
  
• EAA Halls of Fame Welcome Nine new members
• ICARO will produce and sell the ATOS!
• SeaStar makes First Flight
• Builder Web Cam
• Northwest Airlines to use SimAuthor's FlightViz™ for Pilot Training and Simulator Debrief

Building on the success of International Young Eagles Day held each year in June, EAA's Young Eagles Program has scheduled another major flying day so young people can enjoy the excitement of flight.

The inaugural "Winter Flight Fest" is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, the mid-point of the official winter season. As with the activities on International Young Eagles Day, EAA-member pilots are encouraged to fly young people ages 8-17 and introduce them to the possibilities within the world of flight and within themselves.

"Some people may think it odd to schedule a major flying day in February, when many parts of North America are in the midst of winter," said Steve Buss, Young Eagles Executive Director. "There are a number of good reasons, however, to promote flying Young Eagles at any time of year. Many pilots know that winter flights offer an entirely different perspective on the world around us. In addition, pilots in the southern U.S. and in other countries are hampered by extremely hot or humid weather during the summer months. For those people, winter flights are actually a better opportunity to fly Young Eagles."

Some pilots in northern climates also use the winter months to fly skiplanes, which offer another unique facet to the world of flight. All Young Eagles pilots are encouraged to fly young people on or around the Feb. 3 target date.

The Young Eagles Program was launched during the 1992 EAA Fly-In Convention at Oshkosh, Wis. Its goal is to provide one million young people with a free demonstration airplane ride by Dec. 17, 2003 - the 100th anniversary of powered flight and the 50th anniversary year of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Most Young Eagles are flown throughout the year, but specific days such as Winter Flight Fest and International Young Eagles Day brings a special focus to this unique volunteer program.

More than 640,000 young people and 27,000 volunteer pilots have already participated in the program. Those pilots have helped kids gain a new perspective on the world in which they live and the role aviation plays in their everyday lives. The pilots have also become "aviation mentors," sharing knowledge and experience with a new generation of aviation enthusiasts. In addition, the program brings families out to local airports, where they discover an airport's vital role within the community.

"There have been so many gratifying experiences and anecdotes that have come out of the Young Eagles Program," said Tom Poberezny, President of the EAA Aviation Foundation. "A substantial number of young people have found an interest in aviation and pursued their own flight training. Current pilots have become 're-energized' through the enthusiasm displayed by the young people they fly. Airport businesses have profited and families have discovered more about their local airport and the world of flight."

EAA members who are not pilots can also participate in Winter Flight Fest through ground activities at flight rallies or by bringing together an EAA pilot and a young person for a demonstration flight. Other designated organizations that have associated with EAA for the Young Eagles Program will also participate.

"Involvement has been the key to making the Young Eagles Program successful," Buss said. "The goal of flying one million Young Eagles is starting to become something very real and attainable. Each one of us who enjoys the world of flight must share our enthusiasm with someone eager to learn more. That is the challenge for all EAA members and everyone involved in aviation."

The Young Eagles Logbook, other information and a schedule of events can be accessed through the Young Eagles World Wide Web site www.youngeagles.org or by calling the Young Eagles Office at 920-426-4831.

The EAA Aviation Foundation was founded in 1962 and is dedicated to aviation education, preservation and research. Its headquarters are at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wis.

HOMEBUILDERS' HALL OF FAME

• Jean Delemontez: Delemontez, of La Tremblade, France, is one of the legendary figures in European homebuilding circles. He developed the Jodel family of aircraft beginning in 1948, easily recognizable with its characteristic bent wing. Around the world, more than 6,000 Jodels are now flying.
• Leslie Long: Long, who died in 1945, was noted for his lightplane designs and research work. When, in the 1930s, the U.S government effectively grounded all homebuilts except in Long's home state of Oregon, he began his own aeronautical research that formed the basis for the modern homebuilding movement.

WARBIRDS HALL OF FAME

• Dave Schlingman: A Tampa, Fla., resident and retired TWA captain with more than 23,000 flying hours, Schlingman has been active in the Warbirds Division since 1976, including six years as vice president. He has also been Warbirds Air Boss at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for 16 years.

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME

• Jack Cox: Cox, who now resides in Asheboro, N.C., was Editor-in-Chief of EAA Publications for nearly 30 years. His work in the early 1970s led to the formation of the EAA Antique/Classic Division, now known as the Vintage Aircraft Association. He also was instrumental in formulating the classifications still used for judging vintage aircraft.

ULTRALIGHT HALL OF FAME

• Boris Popov: Popov, of Afton, Minn., founded Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS), the world pioneer in whole-aircraft parachute systems. The company began with ultralight recovery chutes before developing systems for general aviation use in the Cessna 150. BRS chutes are now standard equipment in the innovative Cirrus Aircraft..
• Wayne Ison: Ison, of Morrison, Tenn., is president and CEO of TEAM Aircraft, as well as an aircraft designer and kit producer. He is the creator of the TEAM line of aircraft, including the miniMAX, HiMAX, Z-MAX, EROS, V-MAX, AirBike and Tandem Airbike. Ison has won dozens of awards and sold aircraft in 34 countries.

INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB HALL OF FAME

• Gene Beggs: Beggs, of Odessa, Texas, is an internationally renowned aerobatic competitor and instructor. He was a member of the U.S. Aerobatic Team in 1984 and 1986, and has taught some of the most talented and recognized air show performers in the world.

FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS HALL OF FAME

• Ken Medley: Medley, of Arlington, Va., has been flying for 60 years and instructing for 58. His instruction classes have included both military and civilian students. Medley's knowledge, abilities and experience have earned respect from students around the world.
• Iris Critchell: This great-grandmother from Claremont, Calif., has been flying for more than 60 years. A member of the 1936 U.S. Olympic swimming team, she was also the first woman to complete the Civil Pilot Training program at the University of Southern California. She was also a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) and developed an aviation curriculum at Harvey Mudd College in California.

INDUCTEES — EAA HALLS OF FAME

INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC HALL OF FAME
(established 1987)

1987: Jose Luis Aresti, Duane Cole, Curtis Pitts, Frank Price
1988: Marion Cole, Mike Murphy, Betty Skelton
1989: Robert L. Heuer, Beverly "Bevo" Howard, Harold Krier
1990: Lincoln Beachey, Bob Herendeen, Charlie Hillard, Art Scholl
1993: Neil Williams, Clint McHenry
1998: Bill Barber, Rodney Jocelyn, Harold Neumann, Tom Poberezny, Tex Rankin
1999: Henry Haigh
2000: Gene Beggs

EAA HOMEBUILDERS HALL OF FAME
(established 1993)

1993: Paul Poberezny, S.J. "Steve" Wittman, George Bogardus
1994: Bernie Pietenpol, Bob Burbick, Ray Stits
1995: Tony Bingelis, Molt Taylor, John Thorp
1996: Sam Burgess, Nick D’Apuzzo, Ed Heath, Volmer Jensen
1997: Ladislao Pazmany, William Ghan, Harold Best-Devereux
1998: Curtis Pitts, Burt Rutan, Bill Warwick
1999: Henri Mignet, Richard Van Grunsven, Chris Heintz
2000: Jean Delemontez, Leslie Long

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME
(established 1993)

1993: E.E. "Buck" Hilbert, George York
1995: Cole Palen, Kelly Viets, Joe Juptner
1997: Paul Poberezny, Ann Pellegreno, Jim Younkin, Harold Armstrong
1999: Gene Chase, Edward C. Wegner, Tom Flock
2000: Jack Cox

EAA WARBIRDS OF AMERICA HALL OF FAME
(established 1995)

1995: Paul Poberezny, Walt Ohlrich, John Baugh, Bill Harrison, Jerry Walbrun
1996: Dick Dieter, Charlie Nogle
1997: Sue Parish, Rudy Frasca, Jeff Ethell
1998: John Ellis, Randy Sohn
1999: William Dodds, Richard Ervin
2000: Dave Schlingman

FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS HALL OF FAME
(established 1997)

1997: Bernie Geier, Evelyn Bryan Johnson, James W. "Pete" Campbell
1998: Joe Vorbeck, Marvin Easter, Bill Kershner
1999: Anders Christenson, Dale DeRemer, Verne Jobst
2000: Iris Critchell, Ken Medley

EAA ULTRALIGHT HALL OF FAME
(established 1999)

1999: Homer Kolb, John Moody, Chuck Slusarczyk
2000: Boris Popov, Wayne Ison

After two years of excellent teamwork, having produced and sold over 400 ATOS altogether, Icaro 2000 and A.I.R. have come to a arrangement regarding production and sales.

In these past years, Icaro played already an important role at A.I.R. with producing the major part of the sails, the A-frames and the keels for the ATOS and, in addition, has sold over 130 of them. Following the principle of synergy, and in order to optimize production and deliveries, we decided to concentrate production and distribution at Icaro (Italy) and development and technical support at A.I.R (Germany).

Starting on mid-November, Icaro 2000 will assemble the ATOS at Sangiano and deliver them. Icaro will be in charge of all related customer services for all dealers.

Against some rumors, the carbon parts will be produced by the same manufacturer and the raw materials will be from the same companies. Their work has always been excellent, and we prefer to go on working with suppliers we can trust, in order to guarantee you and above all our customers the best quality

Effect on customer and dealers:

Due to this change the customer will gain from the efficiency of the new structure. All ATOS dealers and distributors will receive the ATOS from Icaro at Sangiano with their reliable customer service. Assembly and test flights can be performed at the perfect infrastructure there. A.I.R will intensify technical support, quality and resistance control as well as new developments.

Felix Rühle, designer of the Atos (A.I.R.), will continue his research and development on the wing looking for meaningful improvements. In addition, Manfred Ruhmer, present World and European Champion (Icaro 2000), will work with him on all future developments. We are certain that from this dream team we can only await exceptional results!

There will still be both sizes available (ATOS and ATOS S). Since the ATOS has been performing in such an incredible manner (present World and European Champions fly Atos), we will not modify it for next year. After discussing the matter we came to the conclusion that there is no market for it yet; this, however, leaves us even more time to offer you significant improvements. All model improvements for the ATOS of 1999/2000 and for 2001 are available as retrofit, that will keep the expected high value of the glider.

Please do not hesitate to come back to us, should you have any doubts, questions or just want to have more information.

We assure you that we will do our utmost to stay market leaders and create a win-win situation for all of us.

Sincerely,

Gianni Hotz Icaro 2000 srl.

Felix Rühle A.I.R. GmbH

November 12, 2000 : The SeaStar amphibian prototype took to the air for the " first flight " in Burns Flat Oklahoma. After high speed taxi tests to ascertain flight control characteristics, the SeaStar test pilot established that the aircraft had excellent elevator authority and rudder effectiveness. During the subsequent test the pilot rotated the nose at 40 knots and the aircraft lifted effortlessly off the runway at 60 knots. Conclusively proving that this aircraft would perform as projected.

The first flight was the crowning achievement of 1 year and 11 months of research and development by the ' SeaStar Group ' to produce this new and exciting aircraft from a 'clean sheet design.'

SeaStar Aircraft proudly introduces the innovative and versatile amphibious Adventurer model. Your dream of flying 6 people at cruising speeds of over 270 mph for distances greater than 1000 miles in cabin class comfort has become a reality. No longer tethered to low level flying, the SeaStar takes you to altitudes of 25000 feet, safely above most of the earths weather yet can transport family or friends to that "out of the way" lake for the consummate fishing or camping experience

For those who desire the ultimate in performance our 657 hp Turbine SeaStar (Adventurer model) will cruise at more than 270 mph and will travel over 1200 miles with reserves. With your choice of 2 diverse power plant options, the SeaStar (LakeStar model) with a 350 hp turbocharged Lycoming engine will comfortably cruise at over 200 mph.

Kit builder Thomas Quetschke has a kit project website that may be introducing a "first" in the industry: He has a "web cam" which provides live coverage of his kit construction project, a ZODIAC CH 601 kit from Zenith Aircraft Company.

As Tom works on the aircraft, usually during the evening hours, his kit building activities are broadcast live over the internet, letting web surfers check in on Tom's project with real-time kit progress report updates.

While personal builder websites have become quite popular with kit builders around the world, a web cam provides live building updates - Tom can probably expect his mailbox to be full of messages from viewers with building tips and suggestions as they follow his kit project.

Tom's Web Cam:

http://www.k8tq.net/BUILDCAM.html

Other Personal Builder Webpages:

http://www.zenithair.com/misc/bldr-pages.html

Zenith Aircraft Company:

http://www.zenithair.com

Please contact us should you require any additional information.

Regards,
Zenith Aircraft Company

http://www.zenithair.com

(573) 581-9000 (Mon-Fri, 8-5 Central)
(573) 581-0011 Fax

Write us at:
Zenith Aircraft Company
Mexico Memorial Airport, PO Box 650
Mexico, Missouri 65265-0650 USA

Northwest Airlines, the fourth largest airline in the world, will use FlightViz data-visualization software to enhance its training programs. FlightViz, developed by Boulder, Colorado-based SimAuthor, Inc., is a high-resolution graphics, flight-data-visualization software that runs on a desktop, Windows-based, PC platform,. Replacing traditional "chalkboard" training sessions, FlightViz uses a variety of 2D and 3D displays to show pilots actual performance in an aircraft or during a simulator session. For example, pilots can view 3D renderings of the aircraft's flight with reference to the surrounding terrain and runways (from inside or outside the cockpit), and they can see any flight virtually re-enacted with navigational charts and a full range of cockpit instruments.

Initially, FlightViz will be used in the classroom environment at Northwest for recurrent pilot training. Although Northwest Airlines has successfully launched its Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program to improve airline safety, its challenge has been to effectively demonstrate important findings to pilots. Using FlightViz, instructors can now visualize flight events and demonstrate improperly flown flight maneuvers and visually compare those events and maneuvers to established standards. According to Rich Kaynor, Flight Training Captain for Northwest Airlines, "FlightViz is a perfect medium for recurrent training. It allows us to simply show an event in such a way that pilots can readily draw their own conclusions without an instructor having to point out the correct behavior."

Northwest Airlines will also use FlightViz to train pilots in the classroom on a new method of conducting non-precision approaches. The constant angle rate descent (CARD) method will be trained in lieu of the "dive and drive" method. Instructors at Northwest Airlines believe that using FlightViz to visualize the maneuver in the classroom will better prepare pilots for their actual simulator training, which should save expensive and limited simulator time.

Other uses that the airline is planning for FlightViz are instructor standardization, TCAS training, visualizing runway incursions, and integration into a computer-guided briefing (CGB) tool that is currently under development. The CGB will allow instructors to brief a simulator training session using the computer as a presentation tool.

"We continue to think of new applications for this software in our training and safety programs," said Captain Tim VanWyk, Flight Operations Project Coordinator at Northwest. "It's an extremely powerful tool."

Ultimately, FlightViz will also be used for pilot debriefing at Northwest's training center in Eagan, Minnesota. Integrated into Northwest's A320 debrief station, FlightViz will provide objective, visual feedback to pilots immediately after their simulator training sessions.

"Data visualization is a tremendous step forward in terms of the quality and effectiveness of training being offered to aircrews," says SimAuthor's President and CEO, Steve Lakowske. "Northwest Airlines is the first major airline to integrate this technology into its classroom and simulator training environment, and we are pleased that they chose FlightViz."

Northwest Airlines is the world's fourth largest airline, offering more than 2,600 daily departures, with hubs at Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, Tokyo and Amsterdam. With its travel partners, Northwest serves more than 750 cities in more than 120 countries on six continents.

FlightViz is a high fidelity, real-time, flight-data-visualization system that enables non-programmers to quickly and easily visualize and analyze aircraft, simulator, or telemetry data. FlightViz creates fully interactive 3D visualizations of this data through a graphical "point-and-click" interface. The system models the aircraft, runways, terrain and multi-functional instruments in three dimensions. It also provides numerous data display formats so that analysts, managers, pilots and students can examine a flight from a variety of perspectives. Typical applications include simulator/training brief and debrief, airport familiarization, classroom training, and Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA). FlightViz users in the international aviation market include many major international, domestic, and regional airlines, as well as the U.S. Navy and several U.S. and international government agencies.

For more information about SimAuthor, Inc. and FlightViz, visit the Web site at

www.simauthor.com

For information on Northwest Airlines, visit

www.nwa.com