S imsbury Airport is a public use airport yet it receives no local, state or federal funding of any kind. Not a single one of your tax dollars has ever gone to keeping this airport open. So, how is the airport funded? From aircraft tiedown fees, subleasing office space and selling fuel; but even those sources are not adequate to cover operational costs. So how do we stay financially viable? The Simsbury Fly-In and Car show is the major factor in making ends meet. Whether you buy a t-shirt, make a donation at the gate, eat a burger or volunteer your time, you’re helping preserve a vital transportation link and a tremendous resource for your local community. All the money raised here will go towards keeping the airport operating.
None of the Simsbury Flying Club board members receive compensation of any kind. We do this because we love aviation, the Simsbury Airport and the freedom of flight.
We hope you get to experience some of that magic at this event today. If you have any questions, just find anyone with a bright yellow shirt that says “EVENT STAFF” and we’ll be happy to help you.
Thanks again for visiting and we hope you’ll come again next September!
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T he United States has the best air traffic system in the world. Each day, thousands of aircraft are guided to their destinations and are able to operate safely even when weather conditions are poor. But the technology on which this system is based is decades old. Believe it or not, major parts of the system still rely on vacuum tube computers. Airplanes navigate along routes that are defined by hundreds of radio navigation beacons scattered across the country. Flying from one beacon to another results in a crooked flight path and lots of wasted time and fuel. Weather information that is vital to pilots flying in bad weather arrives in the cockpit up to ten minutes after it is collected, and meanwhile the weather may have changed. Pilots depend on voice communications which can be misinterpreted, especially during times of stress or heavy workload. And voice communications are limited by distance from the transmitting station. The system is inefficient as well as increasingly difficult to maintain. Yes, it is safe. But it stands in need of major improvements. A vastly improved new system is in development that will make those improvements possible.
All of us are familiar with GPS satellite technology. It is available to us in our cars and on our handheld devices. But it isn’t yet a part of our air traffic system. All that is about to change. The FAA is starting to install a new system known as NextGen, and it is indeed the next generation in air traffic control.
NextGen will utilize satellite technology and new electronic devices in airplane cockpits and on the ground, to significantly reduce pilots’ reliance on air traffic controllers. The demanding workload and stress on controllers will be reduced. NextGen will allow airplanes to travel direct to destinations rather than via the indirect routes required in the current system. That change alone will reduce travel time and increase fuel efficiency, which will provide meaningful reductions in the cost of air travel.
Safety will be enhanced as pilots will be more effectively able to detect and avoid potential collisions with other aircraft. Much more information will be available to pilots to assist in the critical judgments they must make.
How does NextGen work? The answer is complex, but here’s the simplified version. All aircraft will be linked electronically to satellites, and to each other, and in turn will link to the national air traffic control system. Every airplane will have onboard technology to allow its electronics to send information about its position, speed and altitude to other airplanes and to controllers. Pilots will receive much better information, in real time, from
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NextGen will provide the location of every airplane far more precisely than in the past. Pilots will instantly be warned about the potential for collision with other aircraft, and given specific commands for what evasive action to take. Better information about their position will allow airplanes to be separated by less distance, but more safely than before. More aircraft can be handled in the same airspace, thus greatly increasing its capacity. To illustrate how this will benefit travelers, aircraft departing large airports such as Atlanta will no longer have to follow a single departure route: they will utilize multiple routes, which will permit up to 12 more departures per hour.
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A CAREER TRAINING SCHOOL RIGHT NEARBY
O ne of the challenges of an event like the Simsbury Fly-In is to organize the many hundreds of display autos — their arrival, parking, judging, and departure. The students, staff, and friends who make this part of the event go smoothly are from Porter and Chester Institute (PCI) of Enfield. Our hats are off to them!
PCI offers a variety of hands-on career training programs in nine convenient locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts including Enfield, Conn. PCI provides a structured curriculum, based on what local employers are looking for. Through their school in Enfield, you can earn a certificate in 7 focused career fields. These include
Automotive Technician, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, HVAC/R, Electrical,
Dental Assisting and Medical Assisting, and Practical Nursing.
At Porter and Chester there are many advantages for students and graduates alike.
They offer convenient day and evening classes, job placement assistance, financial aid is available to those who qualify, and PCI grads earn their certificate in just months as opposed to years.
PCI teaches more than technical skills, they also train their students to be employable, teaching practical soft skills such as the importance of being punctual, dependable workers; traits that employers value highly. PCI can equip its students with the necessary skills to become a vital part of the workforce. Call PCI today to learn more at 1-800-870-6789 or logon to their website at www.PorterChester.com. You can also check them out on Facebook. The Simsbury Fly-In sincerely thanks the people of Porter and Chester
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AT TODAY’S FLY-IN wACo BiPlAne
John Race is here to offer rides in a beautiful Waco biplane. His model UPF-7 was built in
1940, and initially used in flight training during World War 2. It is powered by a Continental 220 HP radial engine which gives a maximum speed of 128 MPH and range of 400 miles. See the Event Map for John’s location. Prices are posted there.
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We welcome back the Yankee Clippers formation team: Mark Cigal, former USAF T-38 instructor pilot, flying his RV8 “Miss Claire”; John Doran, a former Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot, in his RV4; Scott Jordan, a former B1 bomber pilot, with his RV8; Dave Rogers with his newly completed RV8; and Dick Axelrod from Vermont flying his RV7.
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This is one of the finest “living” aviation museums in the US, based in Rhinebeck, NY. Most museums display aircraft in static form, but its displays are kept in flying condition and are demonstrated at its home base on weekends throughout the summer. This is remarkable because these airplanes date back to as early as 1909. Once again ORA is flying aircraft to the
Simsbury Fly-In and Car Show for you to see and enjoy.
“BAttle of the old engines”
Today we will have test runs of two very old aircraft engines. From the New England Air
Museum comes a 1920 Union Aero Blimp engine, producing 120 HP. The Owl’s Head
Transportation Museum (Maine) has brought a 1917 Gnome Rotary. Watch and listen as these rare engines turn gasoline into smoke, flame and noise.
DOUGLAS A-4 JET COCKPIT MOCKUP
Mike Hoover from Herndon, PA, brings us a complete cockpit from a Navy A-4 Skyhawk jet aircraft. You will enjoy seeing the instrument panel of this small light attack aircraft, which was used extensively in Vietnam. The A-4 had a delta wing and a maximum speed of 600
MPH. It was in an aircraft like this that Sen. John McCain was shot down, spending many years as a prisoner in Vietnam.
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The LifeStar medevac helicopter makes its annual visit to our event, and will be open for inspection and discussions with the crew. There are two LifeStars, both built by American Eurocopter. They are based at Hartford Hospital and Backus Hospital in Norwich. Both are capable of speeds to 155 mph, and are typically ready to depart within seven minutes of a call. Stop and say hello to the folks who provide this great service to our community. rAdio Control Model AirPlAne deMonstrAtion
We welcome members of the Central Connecticut Radio Control Club. In addition to a static display, they will give a demonstration of RC flying during our noontime hour, to include both aerobatic and helicopter flights. You will be amazed at the maneuvers these small aircraft can perform, and the piloting skills that are required.
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It means fewer delays. Fuel will be saved as the lines of aircraft awaiting departure are shortened.
A major goal of NextGen is to enable airplanes to follow direct routes to destinations, replacing the old system of indirect routings. It is predicted that this change alone will save billions of dollars in fuel, as well as reducing departure delays and flight cancellations. Ground safety will be enhanced, too, since controllers will be able to locate taxiing airplanes more accurately during times of low visibility.
Because it involves significant complexity and about $1 Billion in cost per year, NextGen is being implemented in stages over a number of years. Some early phases have already been completed. The
FAA plans to have most of the system in operation by 2020. That’s none too soon, as the number of airline flights is expected to double in the next two decades. When full installed, it is estimated that the benefits of the system will reach $38 Billion. It has always been the goal for our air transportation system to be the best in the world. NextGen will help make that goal a reality well into the future.
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S moke stings your eyes and throat, so you can’t see or breathe. Alarms are going off, and you can’t hear much else over that incessant emergency tone. Maybe you feel pain, maybe you’re numb, and maybe you’re not hurt at all.
The fact is your plane went down, but you’re still alive.
So what now? Do we rack our brain to figure out how we got here? Was it weather? Was it a mechanical failure? Did I miss something on my checklist? Does knowing the answer to “why I am now in this situation” contribute to your ability to survive the moments to come? this will be touched on repeatedly throughout the article.
Water can be collected right out of the air with a tarp or poncho, and if you encounter a water source, you can dip a water proof bag into it and top off any containers you have. A rigid BPA free water bottle can also be carried in the bag empty, and initially used as a container for other things, and a water bottle later. Purification tablets are also a good idea in case you are collecting from a stagnant or questionable source.
High calorie, low mass food: In a crisis you will be burning more calories than your body is used to and you will need energy to keep moving.
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Now is the time to move! Get out and get to safety! But once we crawl from the burning wreckage; haven’t we really just traded one crisis for another? Yes we have, but we are still alive to make that decision. Thankfully, YOU decided you were going to survive this a long time ago, because you packed a small bag with a few things that would give you a fighting chance on what just became the worst day of your life. So catch your breath, get it IN
YOUR HEAD that YOU WILL survive the days to come, and let’s take a look in the bag…
For starters, let’s look at the bag itself. Taking into consideration that we may be carrying this for a while, it needs to be manageable. So what we are talking about is something the size of your classic school backpack. In fact, a good old fashioned school knapsack is just the ticket.
These bags are made to carry your average high school kid’s books, and are reinforced at the shoulders and seams so that they don’t fall apart under the weight. This bag should also be the most obnoxious neon red, yellow, or green color you can find. Unlike some other schools of thought on
“crisis bags” where you are trying to blend in, with this bag you WANT to be able to be spotted from a mile away wearing it. It will also be easy to spot in the few seconds you have extricating yourself from the plane, or in a catastrophic crash where it may not have been contained in the plane.
Now for inside the bag:
Water and a means to get more: At a minimum a 1 liter bottle of water , and this is only to get you through the first day. You will also need ways to get more water, and simsburyflyin.com
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High calorie energy bars can fill this role, as they provide energy to keep you going and don’t take up much space.
Protection from the elements: A heavy duty rain poncho can be used to keep you dry, and that’s just one of a million uses. Like your pack, it should also be the most obnoxious neon red, yellow, or green color you can find so that it can be used to be spotted or to signal with. A poncho can be used as a makeshift tarp for constructing a shelter, it can be laid out in a depression in the ground overnight to collect moisture, or to create a solar still (for water), and these are just a few of the million things it can be used for. An emergency blanket is a sheet of mylar material that reflects most of your body heat back to you. This can also be reinforced by wrapping yourself in the blanket, and then the poncho. It is also reflective, and during the day can be waived around to gain attention for rescue.
Utilities: At a minimum, you need a way to create light, fire, and the ability to craft and manipulate materials around you. A few small flashlights , disposable lighters , and a good multi tool will fill these rolls nicely. In this case, redundancy is your friend. You DO NOT want to drop your ONLY flashlight in the dark, so have a spare or two. Having several disposable butane lighters to create fire is a good idea (not only will a fire keep you warm and help you signal, but it has been psychologically proven to improve morale). In reference to the multi tool, whole books have been written on these amazing little gadgets, so do some research into what you are looking for in a multi tool
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Going back to your rigid plastic water bottle, you can keep all these items in it, and you will know exactly where they are until needed. Also, everything but the bottle of water should be sealed in a water proof bag or two before it goes into the pack. The LAST thing you need is water damage to the things you are counting on to keep you alive. Plus, a water proof bag can be used to keep water out, but also as a water container if needed.
Medical Emergency: Take a second to let those two words sink in… Considering that this has been written for a survivor of a plane crash, there is a high probability that you have also been seriously injured. Traditional
“first aid” kits containing bacitracin, alcohol wipes, and band-aids are for scraped knees and paper cuts, NOT post plane crash injuries.
A small TRAUMA KIT should at a minimum contain: Two large (4.5”x3.1 yard) rolls of 8-ply gauze bandages. These can be used to pack or wrap a wound, and can also be twisted into make shift bindings for a splint.
Self-adherent wrap. This is a medical “tape” that adheres to itself and does not rely on an adhesive agent to stay bonded to itself. If can also be used to apply pressure to a wound if applied tightly.
Modern Tourniquet : The tourniquet has been modernized, and companies make a quick application tourniquet that is actively being issued by the military.
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These can be used and remain on a limb for an incredibly long time before causing damage (and let’s not forget that the alternative may be bleeding to death).
Pain Medication : To put it bluntly, if you decide that you are too hurt to move, you’re not going to make it. In a situation such as this you have no option but to get in gear and do what needs to be done to survive, injured or not. A few ibuprofen may mean the difference in your ability to go a mile or two further, which in turn may be the distance between rescued or dead.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: Do you take specific medication? Is there an emergency supply in your pack? How long can you go without it? If you take medication, you should have enough in your pack to last you several days. This supply should be not touched unless the emergency has presented itself, and should be cycled regularly so that you are not stuck with expired medication when you may need it most.
Clothes : Although a full change of clothes would be nice, it takes up a lot of space. A microfleece cap and sweater can be compressed into a small package, and will keep you warmer than a long sleeve t-shirt will. Yet again, these should be most obnoxious neon red, yellow, or green color you can find. We will also assume that there will be a substantial amount of walking after the crisis, so multiple pairs of high quality hiking socks should also be packed (these can also be used as mittens).
This is a quick list of bare minimum equipment you will need just to keep yourself alive. A little bit of research may lead you to include other things, and the sky is the limit.
On the note of research, knowledge is priceless and weighs nothing. Take some time to learn things that will keep you alive in situations such as these, and you will stand a better chance. It has also been proven that if YOU
ARE CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITIES AND BE-
LIEVE YOU WILL SUCCEED , then you will likely prove yourself right, and live to tell about it. That being said,
NOW is the time to get ready, because it’s too late to start planning for a crisis when it’s already happening.
• Bright color backpack
• 1+ Liters of water
• BPA free water bottle
• Water purification tablets
• High calorie energy bars
• Heavy duty poncho
• Mylar emergency blanket
• 2+ Flashlights
• 2+ Lighters
• Multi-Tool(s)
• Water proof bag
• Trauma Kit (+Medication)
• Microfleece cap/sweater
• Hiking Socks
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T he Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 324
Simsbury is proud to be a participant of the 2014
Simsbury Fly-In, The largest Fly-In in New England. It seems like only yesterday that we just held last year’s Fly-In.
Planning for the 2014 Fly-In practically began the day after the 2013 Fly-In event and members of EAA Chapter 324 were present assisting in this planning. EAA Chapter 324 controls the ground movement and parking of all the arriving and departing aircraft during this year’s Fly-In. We are assisted by local Civil Air Patrol Squadrons.
EAA Chapter 324 Simsbury is a local community of aviation enthusiasts; one of more than a thousand such groups throughout the world. Chapters are a unique and important element of EAA. They are the focal point where members have the ability to interact and participate and also serve as a platform for EAA programs at the local level.
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The Experimental Aircraft Association, EAA, is an international aviation membership association. Formed in 1953 the activity-based, member-driven organization is headquartered in Oshkosh, WI. EAA is a growing and diverse organization of members with a wide range of aviation interests and backgrounds, providing a wide range of technical and training services, aviation advocacy and information exchanges including the award winning, members’ only, monthly publication “Sport Aviation”. More than
160,000 people are EAA members worldwide.
The EAA sponsors many education programs including the Young Eagles program. Launched in 1992 to give interested young people, ages 8 - 17, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane. These flights take place at the local level and are offered free of charge; made
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(EAA - Continued from Page 22) possible through the generosity of EAA member volunteers. Through this program, EAA Chapter 324 Simsbury has the opportunity to introduce the joy of flying to any local youth with an interest in aviation. Check our website at www.324.eaachapter.org or stop by our booth today for more information on future Young Eagle events.
Our Chapter’s membership has grown to 29 this year. Our members enjoy all types of airplanes, including
“experimental” aircraft, those aircraft built by individual craftsmen, rather than in a factory. “Experimental” refers to the category of aircraft designed by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) for these types of airplanes. Similar to standard category aircraft, experimental aircraft are inspected and certified airworthy by the FAA.
Our member’s experience spans the range from light sport pilots (LSA) to military and airline pilots; from hobby mechanics to FAA licensed Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanics. Our Chapter member’s homebuilt experimental aircraft include a Vans RV-4, two Vans
RV-6A, a Vans RV-8, a Lancair Legacy, and a Zenith
STOL CH-801. Light Sport Aircraft include the Destiny
2000 Power Parachute and the Jabiru. Production aircraft include the Cessna 150, the Piper PA-18-105 Super Cub and the PA28-140 Cherokee. Chapter member project aircraft include the experimental aircraft Vans RV-4, RV-7A,
RV-9A and RV-12. We have a resident Flight Advisor and a Technical Counselor available to ensure our membership stay safe while building their projects or flying their planes.
Our local EAA Chapter welcomes anyone who has an interest in aviation, no experience necessary, couples are welcome. The EAA offers 6 month trail memberships at https://secure.eaa.org/eaajoin/chaptertrial.html. If you’re building or restoring an aircraft our members can offer hands-on support. We hold regular Chapter meetings here at the Simsbury airport the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm. During the summer months our meetings are in the form of an outdoor barbeque and potluck dinners.
At 6:00 PM, we meet at the airport, bring out our airplane and give members and their family rides while the grill warms up. After we fly we dine as the sunsets for the day; project problems are discussed, stories are told, friendships are made and we all get to know each other a little bit better. Come Join Us.
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Weathering the regulations and taxes affecting your light airplane can be a full-time job. The National Business Aviation Association knows you can’t afford to make it your full-time job. Membership in NBAA gives you a voice and protects your interests, so you can stay focused on fl ying toward even greater opportunities.
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E ven some of the area’s older residents may not realize that Simsbury Airport has been in operation for almost eighty years, with a fascinating history and some interesting “firsts”. Our operations began in the late 1930’s, when it was operated as a civilian flying field with two grass runways and a handful of airplanes. When World War 2 began in 1941, the airport quickly became the scene of much warrelated activity. Its existence was formalized that same year, when it was zoned as an airport.
In the early days of the war, the airport quickly shifted away from civilian operations, and soon its primary focus was on military uses. It became the home for a unit of the Civil Air Patrol, which provided courier services for the government. Military pilot training began, and continued throughout the war. As the Hartford Courant reported in 1942, “Army planes will zoom from fields where the settlers of Turkey Hills (now part of East Granby) earned their bread by sweat of the brow, and who were called on to give acreage to the airport for national defense.” High school students came to the airport after classes to assist the CAP in the war effort. As war mobilization ramped up, Simsbury
Airport became a very busy place. The Simsbury Flying
Service managed the field during those years.
There was a brief period during 1942-43 when private flying was restricted by the War Production Board, leaving the airport for military use only. That policy was later changed when the WPB recognized that private aircraft could relieve some of the pressures on the nation’s transportation system. In addition to its training activities, the airport hosted several special events throughout the war years to support the war effort. For example, a “patriotic air show” was held in early 1945 to spur sales of War
Bonds. $6,575 in sales were reported, a rather significant sum at the time.
One of the more interesting uses of the airport during the war was as a test site by the Pioneer Parachute
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(History of Simsbury Airport - Continued from Previous Page) so that if a chute failed, the bomb would land there instead of near any buildings. The reader can imagine the humorous comments this generated. Pioneer employed the first female parachute rigger in Connecticut. Her name was Adeline Gray, and she mad e the first ever jump in a nylon parachute (though that was at Brainard Airport).
The company also tested very large cargo parachutes at Simsbury.
When the war ended, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation used
Simsbury Airport as a sales location for surplus military aircraft. The field was crowded with many used but serviceable airplanes awaiting auction. Over thirty planes, including some twin-engined C-47’s (same as a commercial DC-3) were parked on the airport, along with large Navy TBM torpedo bombers, BT-13 training planes, and others. Some of those planes that could then be purchased for $500 would now be worth more than a million dollars. A few TBM’s remained until the 1950’s, converted and pressed into service as crop sprayers. Older area residents remember them flying low overhead and spraying for gypsy moths. A few derelict World War 2 planes remained at the airport for years, and were considered a local curiosity, but eventually were hauled away as scrap.
In the years immediately following the war, the airport was a beehive of activity as returning military pilots bought airplanes and other veterans used the GI Bill to earn pilot’s licenses. Two aircraft dealerships were established, for Luscombe and Seabee, but those lasted only a few years.
Not many locals know there is a history of glider activity at Simsbury Airport. In 1951, the airport hosted the very first glider meet in the
State, with 50 flights being made over 3 days. Several years later, a 27 year old pilot from Connecticut achieved the remarkable feat of flying his glider non-stop to Simsbury from Elmyra, NY, a distance of 294 miles.
Over the next several decades, the airport was managed by a series of operators, including L’Aire and Valley Airways. They sold Cessna and
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Some of our current Simsbury pilots were trained by their flight schools. But as the GI Bill phased out, activity at the airport shrank. Simsbury and East Granby made numerous efforts to keep the airport in operation, stressing its value to the local economy and for transportation and emergency use. In 1966, a serious plan was put forward to move the airport to a site in the south end of Simsbury, near Route
44. After much debate, the plan was abandoned because the relocated airport would have been too close to Route
44. Activity at the airport continued to shrink until, in the mid-1970’s, the operator was unable to pay its taxes, and eventually went under. By 1978, the airport was virtually abandoned, though several aircraft were still parked there without any support services.
Many local residents will remember that the Windsor Locks tornado of 1979 destroyed parts of Bradley Airport. While Bradley’s operation was rebuilding, its flight school temporarily moved to Simsbury to continue operations. The result was a boost in activity so that by 1981, our airport was back in business. It has continued to grow ever since.
A major event in our history was the formation of the Simsbury Flying Club in 1993. SFC is a non-profit, all volunteer organization, with the goal of assuring the longterm viability of the airport. It is chartered by the IRS as a
501c(7) corporation. SFC leases the airport from Airport
Realty Associates, the owner of the property, and manages all aspects of the airport. The Club receives no funding from any governmental source. All of its revenues come from fees to members, sale of aviation fuel, and rental of space in the airport to local businesses. The single largest source of funding is the annual Simsbury Fly-In. It is believed this is the only airport in the U.S. that operates in this manner.
Over the last two decades, SFC has made significant improvements to the airport. A new runway lighting system and self-service fuel dispenser were installed.
Eleven new hangars were constructed, bringing total hangar space to twenty seven units. The flight school, Future
Flyers of Connecticut, was established and is flourishing.
Simsbury Aircraft Maintenance, LLC, provides complete aircraft repair services. At present, the airport is home base for fifty airplanes, including quite a few that are used for business. Eight businesses are located at the airport, providing jobs for the community and revenue to support airport expenses.
During the period 2004-2006, the town of Simsbury seriously considered purchase of the airport. The goal was to preserve the airport “forever”, along with its potential for economic development, recreation, and open space.
However, the owner of the property decided not to sell the property and that is where the matter now stands.
What is the airport’s future? The Simsbury Flying Club’s lease ends in 2017. Unless lease renewal can be achieved, or the town were to acquire the airport, the future of the airport is uncertain. The airport is a wonderful asset. It offers great potential for the Farmington Valley.
Your support will be vital as the airport seeks to remain a vital part of our community.
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T he classic car hobby can be a very interesting and rewarding hobby, but nothing can sour that feeling like buying the wrong car or getting scammed. Most times people buy cars from friends locally, but what if after doing some research, that special car, just isn’t available locally?
Well, most people today turn to the internet. Years ago you’d leaf through pages, of “Hemmings Motor News”, or in “Connecticut Bargain News”. Both of these are still good choices online and in print today, but other opportunities exist. eBay, love it or hate it, is usually high on peoples’ search list; it does offer some protection services and links to PayPal quite well, but for popular automobiles, you’re going to almost guarantee paying top dollar for the item.
Think about how many potential bidders are actually watching an item. Some are going to sniper bid (bid a small amount over the current bid with seconds to go in the auction) the less popular items or off listings, but for the truly
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(assuming the rest of America isn’t snoozing that day).
Your competition will also usually get pumped up as time ticks down and bid even higher than they’d usually pay one on one or a traditional auction setting. Great for sellers, not so great for buyers, unless you’ve just got to have it at any price. It definitely serves a purpose and good deals can be had, but how that happens is beyond the scope of this story.
eBay type auction also only give you a short window of time to inspect an Item, and although there’s third party inspections and pictures available, it’s never the same as laying your eyes and hands on it in person. Auctions tend to limit the possibility of that happening on long distance transactions.
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Craigslist is a good choice, but its cumbersome to shop each and every geographic area individually, so a search known as “search tempest” (www.searchtempest.
com) helps you search all the craigslist ads in a certain radius of your target zip code.
Another great option, and one I personally find to work well for me, is the online forums, usually dedicated to a brand, or type of car, but also sometimes to a specific model of a car. Such forums might be something like Pontiaczone.com specifically for Pontiac enthusiasts. If your general interest revolves around turbo charging, maybe the turboforums.com would be a good choice. If your into drag racing, a forum called Yellowbullet.com might be a good choice. NHRA has forums, as does the SCCA and other sanctioning bodies for race cars.
Then there’s classified sites such as racingjunk.com which contrary to the title is not just racing junk, there are stock type cars there, car trailers, race cars as well as parts, should you decide to modify that car you pick out.
Another caveat, to watch for is the “restored car”.
Restored means different things to different people. While it really is generally known to be used for cars restored to originally produced condition, it can get muddied pretty quickly. Let’s think about restoring an ex-race car. It’s not restored to stock build specs, but it is still “restored”. It’s just restored to a previous condition and use. This brings us to the cars that have had a “restification” these are typically cars that are brought to a very nice quality yet don’t follow the stock or factory parameters. They are usually modified cars that are modified in a way that was common to a specific point in time. Think jacked up street Nova’s with cragars and pro trac tires, or the Corvette summer cars from the 70’s.
To further complicate the matter we also have the pro touring set, which is basically putting a newer style, better handling suspension and sometimes drive train under a classic body. For those looking to purchase this kind of car protouring.com or latteral-G.net forums might be a good place to shop.
Now once you’ve picked the type of car to suit your needs and taste, you’ll have to consider condition, you may choose to buy a car that’s finished or buy a car that is in need of work of some kind. Some things to keep in mind are that cars which lived in certain geographic areas may have very different issues, so if you’re familiar with Camaros from Connecticut, buying one in Glendale, California might be a learning experience. The reason is the climate does different things to cars. In the northeast we see rust, usually behind the wheels in bottoms of fenders, doors, rockers, some floors but the interiors many times are pretty good and rubber seals , hoses plastic clips tail lights from the 60s are even in good shape still. In California, the cars
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may just be surface rusty on the body panels, but the rubber seals are obliterated, so water gets in through there and collects in floor pans and trunk floors. The heat and dryness also destroys wire looms, hoses, interiors and generally anything not metal.
In other more moist, yet hot areas, such as Florida.
The commonplace mid day rain water gets heated up and this moisture can collect on the bottom of surfaces such as under hoods and under trunk lids, trapped between panels etc. rotting them from the inside out. Paint takes a beating in Florida and California so cars may have been repainted many times even if the cars have had no other previous damage or rust issues.
Other issues to consider are how you might go about paying for your new toy. Obviously cash is always appreciated, but it might not be the best choice for long distance transactions. Never send money to anyone you don’t know personally via Western Union, that’s pretty much rule number 1! Beyond that, there’s services such as PayPal, but there’s also a lesser known choice from your local post office, the postal money order. While it doesn’t really have any protection reimbursement services such as PayPal does, it is a federal form of payment which has federal consequences if the parts or car is not shipped and it turns out to be a scam. This could help when dealing with issues across state lines.
Speaking of scammers, most (automotive) forums, have sections devoted to good and bad transactions which have occurred on the sites, so do your homework there and look for sellers screen names. If someone has sold a car that’s not what it’s said to be or not shipped a car or parts at all, there’s likely to be a thread on it. Also be wary of deals that are too good to be true especially if the seller has a low post count in the forums. This isn’t fool proof; some new members could have great deals, and some veteran highly rated posters could suddenly decide to become scammers, but it’s certainly not the likely way things will go.
As with in person transactions the more you know about people, the better, whether its online or in person, knowing a little more about someone’s history is usually a helpful thing.
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After today’s flying demonstration of radio control model airplanes, you are not likely to call them “toys”. They look like real airplanes. They follow the same principles of aerodynamics. They can do the same maneuvers as real airplanes, and in some cases much more. They require serious piloting skills. The difference, of course, is that they are smaller.
Thousands of people build and fly RC airplanes.
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RC aircraft are controlled by radio signals from a special type of transmitter that has the same kind of “stick” as in a real airplane, plus controls for engine speed, flaps, landing gear, and other operations. Transmitters operate on a designated band of radio frequencies to minimize interference by signals from other sources.
The engines in these aircraft range from battery powered electric motors to quite powerful internal combustion engines. However, there’s one popular branch of the RC hobby that doesn’t require engines: RC sailplanes, which are towed aloft or launched to altitude by a bungee cord.
Our demonstration today is provided by members of the
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