SUPPORTING SPONSOR SUPPORTING SPONSOR 26TH ANNUAL SIIMMSSBBUURRYY FFLLYY--IINN S PRESENTED BY Sunday, September 18, 2011 8 am-3 pm Simsbury Airport 4B9 Simsbury, Connecticut Rain date Sunday, September 25 TThhee LL laanndd!! aarrggeesstt EEvveenntt ooff iittss KKiinndd iinn NNeeww EEnnggl SimsburyAirport.com PLATINUM SPONSORS DEALERSHIPS Avon & Torrington BDL TO RALEIGH-DURHAM. IT’S A SLAM DUNK. NONSTOP - DAILY OPERATED BY DELTA CONNECTION® CARRIERS, PINNACLE AND COMAIR EAA Chapter 324 Offers Many Activities at Simsbury Airport By Mark Ranstead, President EAA Chapter 324 Simsbury he Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 324 EAA Sponsors Young Eagles Program TSimsbury is proud to be a participant in the 2011 The EAA sponsors many education programs Simsbury Fly-In. EAA Chapter 324 including the Young Eagles program . The program was Simsbury is a local community of launched in 1992 to give interested young people, ages aviation enthusiasts; one of more 8–17, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation than a thousand such groups airplane. These flights take place at the local level and throughout the world. Chapters are are offered free of charge ; made possible through the a unique and important element of generosity of EAA member volunteers. Through this the EAA. They are the focal point program, Chapter 324 Simsbury has the opportunity to where members have the ability to introduce the joy of flying to any local youth with an interact and participate and also serve as a platform for interest in aviation. This summer we have held two EAA programs at the local level. Young Eagle events and given 27 Young Eagles rides. The Experimental Aircraft Association, EAA, Check our website or stop by our booth for more infor - is an international aviation membership association. mation on Formed in 1953 the activity-based, member-driven future Young organization is headquartered in Oshkosh, WI . EAA is Eagle events. a growing and diverse organization of members with a Pilot Dan D wide range of aviation interests and backgrounds, pro - A E McKeeman after T S viding a wide range of technical and training services, N flight with Young A R Eagles Emilee aviation advocacy and information exchanges including K R A O’Brien and brother M the award winning, members’ only, monthly publication : O Colin in Dan’s T O Zenith CH801. “Sport Aviation”. More than 160,000 people are EAA H members worldwide. 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Defiant Designed by the legendary Burt Rutan, this is a most unusual looking aircraft. It is fitted with a canard –a small wing mounted at the front of the aircraft – instead of the usual horizontal stabilizer, making it appear to be “backwards”. The Defiant is a twin-engined aircraft, with one engine facing forward and the other facing aft, thus allowing greater stability in the event of engine failure. The Defiant carries three passengers plus the pilot, at a top speed of 216 MPH , with a range of over 1,100 miles. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Today we expect a flyover by a giant C-5 Galaxy, one of the world’s largest aircraft, with a wingspan of 225 ft and a gross weight of 769,000 lbs. This aircraft is based at Westover Field in Chicopee, MA, and is operated by the 439th Airlift Wing. Its range of 2,400 miles gives it the capability to deliver very large loads to military units around the globe. 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