Mar. 7, 04 - We have a new food wagon out front, its called "Missus Sissy's", great subs and soup. Missus Sissy's comes highly recommended by Paul, so get out there and have a sub and soup.

 Mar. 7, 04 - I recently read an article about a person who wrote about their experience they had when they took a ride a the only existing B-24 WWII aircraft still flying. Well, check out this picture of our very own Mike McMahon sitting in the copilots seat of "the only B-24 WWII aircraft still flying". (I wonder how long it took for that grin to wear off!)

Unique Flying ~  Mar. 7, 04 - Whenever you stop in at the airport you never know what you're going to see. It might be a single engine aircraft giving someone a ride, or a secret looking black jet, or even a B-24 WWII bomber! Or it might be an ultra-light aircraft taking to the skies with not much more than a wing and a little something for propulsion. One late afternoon during the week, I stopped by the airport for a few minutes and when I turned around I saw someone with a wing and a motor taking to the skies... 

FLIGHT SIMULATOR ~  Mar. 7, 04 - I have word that we have a flight simulator being setup in the pilot training room. Flight simulators are a great way to gain some valuable instrument practice time without the expense of of renting an airplane. I'll get some pictures soon, so stay tuned... 

Helicopter Flight Department ~  Mar. 7, 04 - Want to learn how to fly a helicopter? As we continue to grow, more services and an opportunity to experience all types of flying are made available to you here at Ossipee Valley Aviation. Coming soon, we will be offering a helicopter flight department in conjunction with C-R HELICOPTERS. Keep watching this site as more information (and pictures) become available. 

Welcome Aboard! ~  Mar. 6, 04 - Welcome to David Stock who recently joined our staff. David is a CFII with SES Tailwheel and MEI 

Picture of the Week ~  Mar. 3rd, 04 - Skyhaven Traffic, Cessna 80657, five miles east at 2000, landing Skyhaven. (Well I was at 2000 until I pushed the seat back to take the picture. Can you see the sod farm? It doesn't have to be CAVU to go for a ride). 

No More Ice Airport ~  Mar. 3rd, 04 - The problem with an ice airport is warm weather! If you didn't get a chance to land at the Alton Bay ice airport you might have to wait until next year because of poor ice conditions. Call the office for more info. 
 
 
 
 

Messages, Comments & Opinions ~  Mar. 1st, 04 - You asked for it and here it is! Some pilots have asked about the possibility of having a message board on the site to share comments and experiences. So, here it is. It's simple, not fancy but it should do the job. If you have a unique experience you'd like to share with OVA visitors feel free to try it out by clicking on "Messages" on the menu. If you have a unique (or ordinary) picture you'd like to share, send it to me by email, or leave it at the desk with Toni. 

Heart of the Glass Cockpit ~   Feb. 29, 04 - More than just a couple of computer screens? How about the "attitude and heading reference system (AHRS)! According to an article I just read, the system uses "solid state" gyros. That's "solid state" as in computer chips. As most pilots know, the gyroscope is or was the heart of the attitude indicator, but that appears to be changing. The attitude information displayed on the computer screen is actually computed and calculated data. The system uses "3-D magnetometry (measurement of changes in the Earth's magnetic field), and 3-D air data information to compute the aircraft's attitude". If you turn the system off and move the airplane, then turn the system back on, it will tell you where you are and the attitude of the aircraft, even in the air. The article makes a joke about not doing it in the air because it takes about 45 seconds to warm up. (Good idea to keep the conventional backup gyro attitude indicator in good shape). All I want for Christmas is a Skylane with a G1000. In the meantime, I'll keep studying the GPS manual for 43G. 

MORE PICS FROM ALTON BAY ICE AIRPORT! ~  Feb. 28, 04 - Sounds like pilots and friends are having a lot of fun at the Alton Bay Ice Airport. Here's some more pics sent in by Paul. You can also get a lot of information about the ice airport at the AANH website. 

Congratulations! ~  Feb. 24, 04 - Congratulations to our solo pilots, Ben Disesa in 657, and Bruce Emerson in 93G. Congratulations also to Craig Howland and Leigh MacDonald on receiving their private pilot certificate. All these pilots are students of our CFII Pete Seavey. 

OPEN HOUSE! ~  Feb. 19, 04 - Come and join us as we celebrate our THIRD ANNIVERSARY, Saturday March 13 in the Big Hangar! Click on the small picture for more information. 

Congratulations! ~  Feb. 16, 04 - Congratulations to Mary Current on receiving her private pilot license. NOW WHAT? 
Her Private pilot's license allows her to fly anywhere she wants, day or night. Now, she can bring passsengers with her on every flight. How many people can she bring? As many as she wants! Actually, the answer has to be calculated. A Cessna Skyhawk has four seats, but you can't take three New England Patriots line backers for a ride at the same time. After the Private certificate, she may add on ratings such as an instrument rating, or continue on for a Commercial certificate or more! The Instrument rating will allow you to fly into clouds. The Commercial Certificate will allow you to fly for hire. With this you can do power line patrol, photo flights, surveying flights, scenic flights and more!   

Alton Bay Ice Runway ~  Feb. 16, 04 - Here's another great pic from Mike McMahon. This picture was taken at Alton Bay where you can get a ride from one our planes. There's two sizes here; large and super size. 

MOONEY GOES GLASS! ~  Feb. 15, 04 - Sounds like everybody is doing it! The glass cockpit seems to be sweeping GA. Have you noticed that they all seem to be hanging on to a few of the traditional type instruments? The Attitude Indicator, Airspeed Indicator, and Altimeter appear to have kept a place on the panel but, not the usual place of honor in the center and top in front of the pilot. Some manufacturers have given them a respectable place in the center top or center bottom. Probably the most notable being the Cirrus. See " News and Info" page for more... 

Cirrus Glass Cockpit ~   Feb. 15, 04 - Out of all the cockpit changes taking place these days, Cirrus gets the "Wow" for the most dramatic. At first glance, you might say, "Where's the steering wheel?" Wait a minute, that dashboard is an instrument panel! And look at where the "Attitude Indicator" and its companion have been located! Cirrus seems to have found a place for the more traditional radio stack. 

AOPA GIVES AWAY A WACO ~  Feb. 11, 04 - The winner of the AOPA Waco biplane was not me! Ok, I'm a little disappointed but hey, OVA has three Skyhawks, a Cherokee, a Piper Aztec, and a taildragger to choose from! I think I'll go for a ride in 43G to make me feel better... 

ICE RUNWAY ~  Feb. 10, 04 - Take a ride at Alton Bay, airplane ride that is! Yes, there's an ice runway there and you just might see one of our planes sitting on the ice waiting to take you for a ride (on and ) above Lake Winnipesaukee. 

POT LUCK SUPPER ~  Feb. 9, 04 - Jim Dubois tells me he's going to have a Pot Luck Supper in the pilots lounge, Feb. 18, Wed. 6:00pm - 8:30pm. He used to have them every year a while ago and he's had some request to have another one. For more information contact Jim at the office or at Jrdubois2@aol.com. 

THE GLASS COCKPITS ARE COMING ~  Feb. 7, 04 - The talk around the hanger these days occasionally focuses on the next major cockpit change that's coming to general aviation, the "Glass Cockpit". Sounds like Cessna has a deal with Garmin to start offering in the 182 models in 2004. At first glance, I said to myself that this change is something more than just replacing the round mechanical instruments with a flat panel computer display. And then it hit me, the radio stack is gone! Click on the picture to to check it out. 
 

Another Great Pic ~  Feb. 04, 04 - Here's a great shot of the airport sent in by Mike McMahon. Obviously a digital camera, he took in from 3500 feet. Normally I'd just put a 640 x 480 version on the site, but this pic has so much detail I've included the large version for you to gaze at. 

Picture of the Week ~  Jan. 29, 04 - Keeping our fleet of planes ready to go requires constant attention. Sometimes you'll see a plane in the hanger not because there's something wrong with it, but because of a required 100 hr inspection. Here's a pic of 93G getting the 100 hour treatment. 

The TFR was BACK,  BUT Did NOT INCLUDE SKYHAVEN! ~  Jan. 28, 04 - For the official TFR picture go to the "FAA TFR LIST". There's also a link in the right column on the home page under the AOPA TFR map. This one has a double 10nm no fly zone in it. Although the FAA map is of poor quality is gives you the basic idea. However, if you fly anywhere near the TFR, I suggest you know exactly where the edge of the TFR is. The AOPA site has a list of airports affected by the TFR. Click on the small maps for  examples of the TFR. 

THE TFR'S ARE COMING, THE TFR'S ARE COMING! ~  Jan. 25, 04 - Here's a heads up according to AOPA. Sounds like we'll be having a TFR again this Thursday, Jan. 29th in the Manchester area. Usually, this does not mean you can't fly, butt... you need to follow precedures... you vill follow prroceechures. Here's what the TFR around Manchester looked like the last time the president was around. Take a close look where Skyhaven lined up on the TFR last time. Click here for some helpful hints. Click here to see the Intercept Procedures. 
 

OVA Airshow Fly-In August 2004 ~  Jan. 21, 04 - We're planning another weekend in August for a flying spectacular. Click on the airshow icon on the right for more information. Email Paul to sign-up on the airshow committee jaime@worldpath.net 

FAA Air Safety Program ~  Jan. 21, 04 - Check out the Air Safety Program schedule for February. 

Private Pilot Ground School ~  Jan. 19, 04 - We're having another ground school for becoming a private pilot. There's a sign-up sheet in the office. The classes will be conducted by CFI Steve Kolacz. Click here for more information. 

PRE-HEAT ~  Jan. 19, 04 - How do we keep the aircraft heated and ready to go? Well, one of the ways we do it is with a small army of portable heaters. These heaters have their own gas powered generators that provided electricity for safe dependable heat. Heating elements are placed in the cowl and in the aircraft itself. We also have special heaters on the engines which heats the oil that warms all the internal components. 
 
 

NACO ~  Jan. 17, 04 -- Are your aeronautical charts up to date? As the internet becomes older, web sites keep appearing everywhere. Here's another site that's real handy. It's an FAA site called the National Aeronautical Charting Office. They publish and distribute U. S. government civil aeronautical charts and flight information publications. Click here to go to their site, or click here to check aeronautical chart dates. 

5 Miles East! ~  Jan. 12, 2004 -- Looking out the window from 93G five miles east at 2000 feet, landing Skyhaven... Once you get your pilots license you get to see things from a different perspective. 

De-Iced! ~  Jan. 12, 2004 -- What's the blue bottle in the entry way? To keep the planes ready to go the wing surfaces sometimes need de-icing just like the large commercial jets. When you schedule one of our planes they're pre-heated and properly de-iced and ready to go when you arrive. 

Congratulations! ~  Jan. 12, 2004 -- Congratulations to Mike McMahon on receiving his multi-commercial instrument rating and Cathy Kennedy on her instrument rating with our CFI Steve Kolacz. 

Threat level lowered to "yellow," but airport security concerns still high ~  Jan. 10, 2004 -- AOPA said yesterday the Homeland Security Department this afternoon lowered the national threat level from a "high" to "elevated" (or "code yellow") risk of terrorist attack- but "code orange" restrictions remain in place for airports and airspace. Go to AOPA for more info, or click on the ADVISORY icon in the right column. 

AirShow 2004 ~  Jan. 8, 2004 -- Plans are under way for a major Airshow fly-in in August 2004. For more information call the office. To volunteer on the airshow committee click here to email Paul. 

Congratulations! ~  Jan. 6, 2004 -- Warren tells me we have another private pilot! Congratulations to Tony Hopkins on passing his private pilot requirements! Now Tony can bring somebody with him on his flights. Who will be the first?