Bonanzas To Oshkosh 2011

Bonanzas to Oshkosh began in 1990 when Wayne Collins and a few friends decided the only way to ensure camping together at Oshkosh was to arrive together in formation.

To enhance safety in formation flight to Oshkosh, these seminars were created.  If you are going to Oshkosh 2011 and want to join in, check out the sites below as well as training requirements.

Bonanzas To Oshkosh main website: http://www.b2osh.org/index.html

Regional Clinic Registration:
(Prescott, AZ)http://www.b2osh.org/Regionals/regional.htm

2010 Review: http://www.b2osh.org/Reviews/review_2010.htm

History of Bonanzas to Oshkosh: http://www.b2osh.org/History_B2osh.htm

Over 130 pilots and their Bonanzas attended last year and already there are 30 pilots registered for 2011!  Sounds like a great group of pilots!

Pilots, Get Your Gamer On: Online Multiplayer Fighter Combat WWII

If you love to fly, and you love to game, then this is for you.  Grab a cold one and shoot down some bad guys out of the sky.  Here's an intro movie of the game.  Want to know more? Go to http://www.hitechcreations.com/   WARNING: It's addicting........

Arizona Board Dismissed Flight School Regulation Claim

By AOPA ePublishing staff

Part 61 flight schools are not subject to the regulations and fees intended for “private vocational programs,” the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education decided at a meeting Aug. 26.

The board considered reinterpreting current Arizona law in a way that would classify Part 61 flight schools as vocational schools, making them subject to regulatory requirements and fees similar to those in a controversial new California law. It decided that Part 61 schools do not generally meet the definition of a vocational program, and voted unanimously to take no additional formal action on the issue.

AOPA Western Regional Representative Stacy Howard testified about the potential effects of adopting a new interpretation of the law and argued that there is no clear applicability of state law to Part 61 flight training. Part 141 schools are explicitly exempted from the regulations in question, and Part 61 schools have always been considered exempt as well.

“The misapplication of this law could have done more harm than good and would have had a negative effect on the availability and affordability of flight training in Arizona,” said AOPA Vice President of Airports and State Advocacy Greg Pecoraro. “We appreciate careful deliberation of the board and its thoughtful decision on this matter.”

As with the California law, the Arizona proposal was intended to protect the financial wellbeing of students. But AOPA explained that it could result in the same unintended consequences: saddling upstanding flight schools with a financial burden that may be insurmountable for some.

Arizona Considering Flight School Fees?

Arizona Considering Flight School Fees?: "Arizona Considering Flight School Fees?
By Russ Niles, Editor-in-Chief, AVWEB

Arizona may be planning to take a chapter out of California's regulatory textbook and that could lead to significant extra costs for flight schools. National Association of Flight Instructors President Jason Blair says Arizona officials are meeting Thursday to discuss the regulation of flight instructors and flight schools. A similar meeting by California officials some time ago that lead to AB48, a hugely unpopular measure that will require flight schools to pay significant registration fees and prove financial viability through a debt-to-equity formula. The California law could lead to school closures and increased training costs and Blair says NAFI is afraid the same thing will happen in Arizona. 'As a state that has a significant number of flight training providers, we're concerned about the chilling effect those fees may have on those businesses,' Blair said. 'We're encouraging our members in that state to get involved in this issue, so we don't have a repeat of the California situation.' California legislators say the move is needed to protect flight students from unscrupulous operators but some aviation businesses have dismissed it as a ploy to raise revenue.
Specifically, the Thursday meeting will be held by the Arizona State Board for Private and Postsecondary Education and it will be held in Conference Room B-1, 1400 West Washington St., in Phoenix. The meeting is to discuss the 'Question of Regulation of Certain Classifications of Airplane Pilot and Instructors under Part 61 of the CFR.' Blair says NAFI is keeping an eye on the proceedings and will report back on them."

New Flight Training School and Rental opens at PRC

ArizAir is now open at PRC.

Check them out!

Website: http://www.arizair.com/

Tel: 928-778-5312

More info to come!!

Flight Schedule Changes: Prescott Airport; SR71 Presentation: ERAU

You are all cordially invited to the next AAHS aviation history program this Thursday, 11 March. The presentation will be on the famous SR-71 Blackbird, and will be made by two men, who flew this remarkable airplane. Pat Bledsoe, a pilot and Tom Henichek, a Radar Systems Operator live right here in Prescott. They will discuss the history, missions and records of the SR-71. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

The talk will take place in the ERAU DLC from 7:00 to 8:00pm. As always, the programs are free and open to the general public so bring a friend! Hope to see you there!

Prof Nick Manderfield
President, ERAU-Prescott Chapter
American Aviation Historical Society
Embry-Riddle Aeronautic University
Prescott, AZ 96305
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PRESCOTT AIRPORT FLIGHT SCHEDULE UPDATES / CHANGES:

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