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Fury Flying
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Well,
it has been a slow month. The Fury has been living in
Sebastian for the past six weeks. It’s been there for
several reasons, just a normal check up and Curt has
been giving rides to the fury Squadron. They’re the guys
building the Furies to determine a number of factors.
Things like how long it will take to build, the number
of packages that make up the fast built kit and the
cost. I’ll retrieve the Fury the end of September and
start a whirl-wind October. So if you can make one of
the shows, please come by and we can talk Furies. 
You’ve seen his work
and never realized it
was “Corkey.” Whether
it was the opening
sequence of James Bond
007 “Octopussy”, the
airport scenes in
“Indecent Proposal”,
crashing of the Lockheed
Jetstar through hangar
doors in “Face Off”,
crop dusting Walter
Matthau and Jack Lemon
in “Odd Couple II”,
landing a Beech 18 on
floats into a volcano’s
lagoon in the “Phantom”
or flying a 747 through
the canyons in “Mission
Impossible II”, it was
none other than J.W.
“Corkey” Fornof – movie
pilot extraordinaire.
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Barrie Osborne, Major
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Taxiing in I had but one thought:
"When can I fly it again?" |
Want to hear more from Corkey?
Check out Corkey's
Blog
LoPresti Aviation has done it again
For Hawker BoomBeam Kits
LoPresti now has an X2 upgrade kit available for Hawker aircraft that have previously installed BoomBeam HID lights. According to David LoPresti, Marketing Director, "The original BoomBeam kit improved lighting for the Hawker so much that we are on the majority of the fleet. With the release of the X2 Kit we have really upped the ante. The original BoomBeam was a quantum leap in output, now the X2 is 50% brighter than the original."
Customer feedback is always the best source for proof or disproof of your product's acceptance. At LoPresti Aviation, engineers set out to increase exterior lighting on the Hawker 800 series. Judging from the customer feedback, the product continues to exceeded all expectations.
Mark
Jones, Director of Maintenance for Cozzens and Cudahy
Air, found out first-hand how impressive the LoPresti X2
BoomBeam Lighting upgrade is for the Hawker 800s.
"I
have to say this about the LoPresti BoomBeam HID light
system for the HS125:
They work great.
Our Company was one of the first to try the original and
now with the X2 System, all that needs to be said is
WOW.
Both sides were installed in one day. The output of the
lights is at least 50% brighter than the original
BoomBeam kit and that kit was a giant improvement over
the standard factory light"
"The units have all the harness made up and the
instructions are easily followed for the installation
process. This product produces no heat. So, in the past
years we have never had to replace a lens
due to heat issues. This was a common occurrence with
the original factory lights on the Hawker. The BoomBeam
lights are reliable and we have not had a failure since
the original installation."
"Since I am a Crew Member and Technician, I see the
BoomBeam Mod from both sides. They succeed in all areas:
Reliability, Maintainability and (most of all) Cost
Effectiveness. Each time a light is replaced the Wing
Lens must be removed and resealed - this is downtime
and the BoomBeams have eliminated this issue," reported
Mark.
Mark Jones is the Director of Maintenance on the Hawker 800XP operated by Cozzens and Cudahy Air, working on this type of aircraft for 20+years. He also crews the same aircraft, operated worldwide. A member of the National Business Aircraft Association Hawker Technical Committee, he has earned the Master Technician on the Hawker 800XP and the Master Technician with the Management Endorsement from Flight Safety. Mark also holds a Current Flight Safety Pro Card as Pilot in Command on the Hawker 800XP, with 5000 hours operational experience as a pilot on the Hawker Series Aircraft.
Photos: Mark Jones near the Hawker 800XP, operated by Cozzens and Cudahy Air. Photo of aircraft during installation.
We also sponsor Matt Younkin and the Aeroshell Team with our lights. The link below shows some of Matt’s airshow. He flies with over 13 of our lights and it makes a great show. When he says, “when I am upside down the BoomBeams light up the runway from over 2000 feet.”
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First
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LoPresti's First Saturday Event
on Saturday October 2nd
will host Bob Gibson / EAA and will Support 4H Club
October's charity
breakfast event begins at 9 am. with coffee and full breakfast.
Presentation will follow from 10-11:30 a.m. Charity donation
$8. Sebastian Airport, X26. 210 Airport Drive East. All welcome.
Call Mimi Erskine 772-562-4757.
Aviation is awe-inspiring and breath-taking. People of all ages can enjoy/participate in it. Part of First Saturday’s purpose is to bring aviation to all (especially to impressionable youth looking towards their future). Guest speaker for this month’s event will be Bob Gibson, who specializes in motivating and bringing aviation groups together. An active pilot, he has been an integral part of general aviation’s most active organizations. Want to learn to fly? Want to get involved in aviation at some level? Bob will help you make it possible.
Charity Breakfast benefits Southern Wranglers 4H Club of Indian River County.
About the speaker
Bob
Gibson, an AOPA and EAA Lifetime Member.
Bob has a passion for supporting aviation and loves to help
initiate a new EAA Chapters, and brings ideas to keep Chapter members
“pumped up” with a variety of activities, missions and
interests.
RSVP Now! Or
FaceBook Event RSVP
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About the charity Facebook Page - Web Page
For
more than 100 years, 4-H Clubs have been the primary delivery
method of the 4-H program. Caring volunteers, together with
University of Florida Faculty, provide opportunities for youth
to "learn by doing" in a club setting. In their clubs, 4-H
members are learning valuable life skills.
Most young people join a 4-H club that they're already familiar with. Others join a club based on the types of projects that club offers. 4-H Clubs are open to all youth, ages 5 - 18. Some projects, like large animal projects, are reserved for members 8 years and older.
If you would like to join a 4-H Club, please contact that club's leader if you know them. If not, contact the Indian River County Extension Office.
The Cooperative Extension Service is nationwide and was established by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. It is a partnership between state land grant universities, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the county governments throughout the nation. All of these groups share in the planning, financing, and operation of extension programs. In Florida, the Cooperative Extension Service is administered by the University of Florida.
Current 4-H Clubs [Projects]
- Horsemasters 4-H Club [Horse]
- Dog Masters 4-H Club [Dog]
- Happy Thumpers 4-H Club [Rabbit, Cavy, Swine]
- IRC Swine/Primetime Cattlemen 4-H Club [Steer, Beef Breeding, Swine, Goat, Rabbit, Poultry]
- Jr. Ranchers
- Rebel Hogz with a Cauz 4-H Club [Steer, Swine, Beef Breeding, Rabbit, Cavy, Citrus]
- Shooting Sports 4-H Club [Rifle, Muzzle Loading, Archery, Shotgun, Hunting]
- Southern Premium Livestock 4-H Club [Swine, Steer]
- Livestock Outfitters 4-H Club [Steer, Swine, Beef Breeding, Citrus]
- Southern Wranglers 4-H Club [Steer, Swine, Rabbit, Citrus]
- Swine Masters 4-H Club [Swine, Rabbit, Cavy]
- Indian River County Council [Leadership, Citizenship, Service]
Club Pages
- Dog Masters 4-H Club
- Happy Thumpers 4-H Club {Blog}
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LoPresti
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