X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 15:07:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: (whitelisted) X-Orig-Return-Path: mjrav@comcast.net X-Orig-Recipients: y/1mPiZUtbQLvIFjMGAgBeTI1B2BZQNEfeLmLIWRMpw= X-PolluStop-Score: 0.00 X-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop v2.7.2 X-Junk-Score: 82 [XXX] X-SpamCatcher-Score: 82 [XXX] (46%) BODY: Loan Advance (31%) BODY: contains attached image with barely visible font color (23%) SPAMTRICK: HTML font color barely visible X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTP id 5542025 for marv@lancair.net; Mon, 14 May 2012 14:19:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.48; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from omta18.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.90]) by qmta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 9slX1j0021wpRvQ55uK7Wy; Mon, 14 May 2012 18:19:07 +0000 Received: from MarkRavinskiPC ([66.30.31.1]) by omta18.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 9uK51j00301T6pe3euK63P; Mon, 14 May 2012 18:19:07 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <063C42A244F64DE4918FAD3F384D32E0@MarkRavinskiPC> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: Subject: Fw: air race X-Original-Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:19:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01CD31DC.841642F0"; type="multipart/alternative" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01CD31DC.841642F0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000C_01CD31DC.841642F0" ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01CD31DC.841642F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Marv, I just got wind of this. There may be more to it. Sad state of litigation. Mark -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Inexplicable... EAA Kills Off 'Relationship' With 'AirVenture Cup'=20 Popular Air Race 'Cancellation' Riles Experimental Community=20 ANN is still gathering the details... but despite the lack of a formal = note from EAA (at least to ANN), it appears that the EAA has killed off = its support and long-standing relationship with a very popular cross = country air race known as the AirVenture Cup.=20 Founded in 1997, the EAA AirVenture Cup was "dedicated to aviation = advocacy and preserving the rich heritage of cross-country air racing in = the United States. The race is held annually in advance of EAA = Airventure, and provides pilots with a platform to safely compete = against other aircraft builders and new technologies."=20 The race has 11 classes of aircraft, all homebuilt aircraft, some of = which reach speeds as high as 400 mph. The competition is a timed race, = meaning that each aircraft takes off individually and flies the course = -- racing to achieve the best time. The times are then used to place = winners according to class, which are then announced at the Awards = Banquet that same evening in Oshkosh. This year=E2=80=99s race was to = have commenced in Mitchell, SD (KMHE) and ended in West Bend, WI (KETB), = with checkpoints in Sheldon, IA (KSHL) and Pocahontas, IA (KPOH), = totaling 450 miles.=20 According to sources quoted on a number of experimental message boards, = Homebuilders Community Manager Chad Jensen has reported that, = "We=E2=80=99ve had several conversations about the continuation of the = use of EAA and AirVenture with the Cup race. With direction set from the = top, and in light of the general public concern for anything related to = air racing, EAA will no longer be associated with air racing in any form = going forward. Thank you for your patience allowing us to work through = this decision. We look forward to and thank you for your volunteer = efforts."=20 While the reason for the decision appears to have its foundation in the = tragic consequences of the 2011 Unlimited Air Race accident at Reno, the = decision is apparently not sitting well with the experimental aircraft = community. Comments on the VansAirForce.net message board were overtly = negative, with a number of persons indicating the decision indicating an = erosion of dedication to sport aviation by the EAA, such as the comment = made by RV-8 Pilot Jon Ross, who noted that, "Frankly, I feel like I = have been kicked in the teeth by this."=20 A number of other comments were even more critical as the matter was = discussed on the VansAirForce and Canard Aviation message boards.=20 ANN has emails into EAA for more info and some explanation of the = matter... we'll report back to you as soon as they respond.=20 FMI: www.airventurecuprace.com=20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01CD31DC.841642F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Marv,
 
I just got wind of this.  There may be = more to=20 it.
Sad state of litigation.
 
Mark






Inexplicable... EAA Kills Off 'Relationship' = With=20 'AirVenture Cup'
Popular=20 Air Race 'Cancellation' Riles Experimental Community=20

ANN is still gathering the = details...=20  but despite the lack of a formal note from EAA (at least to ANN), = it=20 appears that the EAA has killed off its support and long-standing = relationship=20 with a very popular cross country air race known as the AirVenture = Cup.=20

Founded in 1997, the EAA = AirVenture Cup=20 was "dedicated to aviation advocacy and preserving the rich heritage of=20 cross-country air racing in the United States. The race is held annually = in=20 advance of EAA Airventure, and provides pilots with a platform to safely = compete=20 against other aircraft builders and new technologies."=20

The race has 11 classes of = aircraft, all=20 homebuilt aircraft, some of which reach speeds as high as 400 mph. The=20 competition is a timed race, meaning that each aircraft takes off = individually=20 and flies the course -- racing to achieve the best time. The times are = then used=20 to place winners according to class, which are then announced at the = Awards=20 Banquet that same evening in Oshkosh. This year=E2=80=99s race was to = have commenced in=20 Mitchell, SD (KMHE) and ended in West Bend, WI (KETB), with checkpoints = in=20 Sheldon, IA (KSHL) and Pocahontas, IA (KPOH), totaling 450 miles. =

According to sources quoted = on a number=20 of experimental message boards, Homebuilders Community Manager Chad = Jensen has=20 reported that, "We=E2=80=99ve had several conversations about the = continuation of the=20 use of EAA and AirVenture with the Cup race. With direction set from the = top,=20 and in light of the general public concern for anything related to air = racing,=20 EAA will no longer be associated with air racing in any form going = forward.=20 Thank you for your patience allowing us to work through this decision. = We look=20 forward to and thank you for your volunteer efforts."=20

While the reason for the = decision appears=20 to have its foundation in the tragic consequences of the 2011 Unlimited = Air Race=20 accident at Reno, the decision is apparently not sitting well with the=20 experimental aircraft community. Comments on the VansAirForce.net = message board=20 were overtly negative, with a number of persons indicating the decision=20 indicating an erosion of dedication to sport aviation by the EAA, such = as the=20 comment made by RV-8 Pilot Jon Ross, who noted that, "Frankly, I feel = like I=20 have been kicked in the teeth by this."=20

A number of other comments = were even more=20 critical as the matter was discussed on the VansAirForce and Canard = Aviation=20 message boards.=20

ANN has emails into EAA for = more info and=20 some explanation of the matter... we'll report back to you as soon as = they=20 respond.=20

FMI: www.airventurecuprace.com=20
 
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