It’s great to see active EAA members and particularly nice when they are members of our chapter. One such member, Steve DiLullo, headed down to Tampa for the “first-ever AOPA Summit” and posted a nice write-up with a few photos on his blog. Here’s a good photo with Steve and the well-known aviation educators John [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Some EAA284 members stay active between meetings
Posted in Aviation Interest, tagged steve dilullo on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
EAA284 Meeting: November 8th 2009
Posted in Chapter Meetings on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At the November 8th EAA284 chapter meeting we will show a video of Mark’s successful flight, preparations for the second flight, as well as footage of the crash (see previous post). There will be some discussion of the problems the Wright encountered with pitch instability, as well as the measures they too to solve this [...]
Mark Dusenberry and his 1905 Wright Flyer III
Posted in Aviation Interest, Chapter Meetings, tagged Wright Flyer Mark Dusenberry on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On October 1, 2009 Mark Dusenberry was engaging in practice flights in preparation for the 104th commemorative celebration of the Wright Brothers demonstration of the first practical aircraft, their 1095 Model III Flyer. Mark completed one successful flight in the morning.
During his second flight of the day the aircraft began a series of [...]