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Bedded down in Greenville -- 2013 LOBO/Lancair Landing
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 FROM THE PRESIDENT
by jeff edwards
Welcome to the March edition of LOBO eNews! While many of you are still buried in snow (we were until this week) LOBO is busy planning this year’s events. Bob Pastusek has a great Maintenance Clinic set up with Continental in Fairhope, Alabama March 20-22. Over 30 members have signed up already! It's not too late if you want to attend; click here for more information and to register.
Claudette is busy building a new hangar home this year with hubby, Steve, but she is also busy getting our AirVenture banquet locked in (more details below). This year it will at the Best Western in Oshkosh on the Fox River (same location as last year). We have a great guest speaker lined up, and it should be a fun event. A quick reminder: If you would like to address the banquet attendees please contact us in advance.
Maintain those skills!
With Old Man Winter making his exit, plan on spending some time brushing up on your flying skills with an instructor. I recently ran into an old friend, a just-retired Chief Test Pilot for a major aerospace manufacturer. He asked me what kind of recurrent flight training program he should consider. I replied that now that his military and company flying career is in the rear view mirror he won’t have a leadership and scheduling support network tracking his currency; he'll have to do it himself. I suggested a couple of logbook programs or apps that send out reminders, or he could just do it the old fashioned way and track his flight training program with a calendar.
A good technique is to follow corporate or Part 135 operations requirements. That includes a PIC (or flight review) check every 12 calendar months and an instrument proficiency check every 6 calendar months. Do that and you should never be out of legal currency for instrument or day PIC requirements. If you are like most Part 91 pilots it's difficult to stay night and instrument approach current. Some pilots buddy up with another instrument-rated pilot and swap turns flying under the hood. Make it fun and bet a lunch on who can fly the best approach or holding pattern. As a reminder, If you are wearing the view limiting device your buddy is the safety pilot and their name must appear in your logbook as such.
Lancair News
Lancair is celebrating 30 years in business this year. We will be joining them in Redmond for a celebration Labor Day weekend. LOBO is hosting a ground school and Lancair is hosting the main event. Come early, stay late and enjoy the ambiance of Central Oregon. Click here to register for the fly-in, and keep an eye open for news about how to register for LOBO's Ground School--coming soon!
Tom Bowen recently stepped down at Lancair and is on his way back to Mooney er… Texas. We wish Tom continued success and thank him for his steady hand on the helm these past five years. Robert Williams is taking over the leadership reins at Lancair from Tom. Congratulations Robert!
Lancair continues to produce more Evolution and Legacy kits. The latest news coming out of Lancair include modifications to the Evo landing gear and a gross weight increase. Testing is continuing on de-ice boots.
There are at least three “fly to” LOBO events already scheduled for this year: Continental, AirVenture and the Lancair International 30th Anniversary celebration. Where else are you going to go in 2014 in your Lancair?
For us, SUN 'n FUN is right around the corner on April 1-6. With all the snow and cold temperatures around the country this year, Lakeland, Florida might be a nice change. Hope to see you there!
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Join a Type Club and Save Your Life
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AOPA says aircraft type clubs are General Aviation’s best-kept secret weapon. Only a fraction of pilots belong to any of them, yet they offer the best value proposition in aviation: they’re cheap and they could save your life. Click here to read more...
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If you've read past issues of LOBO's newsletter or the Lancair Mail List then you've probably heard of LOBO member Fred Moreno. Fred, a long-time Lancair IV owner, relocated to Australia several years ago. Luckily for us, Fred took his IV with him and continues to support LOBO and the Lancair community with his unique blend of knowledge and insight. Recently Fred told us he wants to stand up a LOBO chapter in Australia, and we couldn't be happier! Click here to read more...
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Find Fellow LOBO Members!
LOBO has long wanted to provide unique value to members who have contributed to making LOBO a success. One of the first is our Member Locator Map, with which almost all members who renewed over the past couple of months elected to participate. Take a moment to check out this fun feature at our website! Click here to view the map...
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Flying the Australian Outback!
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Is flying the Australian Outback on your bucket list? LOBO member Dave Fretwell says if it's not it probably should be! Dave has flown over many regions of the world, and a 5000-mile trip around the outback seemed like a good way to pay homage to the gods of adventure. His story covers everything from how to stay legal, keeping gas in the tank and avoiding shady Australain real estate deals. Click here to read more...
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Risk Radar
Our Australian connection is not just an exercise in membership growth; it is already paying dividends with a new tool developed down under called the "Risk Radar." It provides a comprehensive means to evaluate the flight readiness of you and your aircraft for initial flight testing. Click here to read more...
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It’s Here – It’s Exciting – It’s the LOBO AirVenture Banquet!
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It's that time again, time to get ready for EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh 2014! LOBO thanks Lancair International, Inc. and Nationair Aviation Insurance for sponsoring our annual Lancair get together at the largest celebration of all things aviation in the world. Click here for more information and to register...
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Reported weather at Angel Fire, N.M., elevation 8,380 feet msl, on March 3, 2013 was 47°F, altimeter 29.93, winds 250 at 33 gusting 47. Tragically, neither this METAR nor the incredulity of the lineman discouraged a 500-hour pilot from attempting a departure on Rwy 17 in a Mooney M20E. Click here to read more...
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LOBO has teamed with Land's End to provide LOBO branded apparel direct to our members! You can choose from a large variety of Men's and/or Women's Land's End garments, all proudly displaying LOBO's logo.
Click here to order today...
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