Archived Stories from 2005

• Safety Seminar THURSDAY Jan 6, 2005 7:30 PM: rev1 - 04 Jan 2005 - 00:30 Happy New Year everyone! Our next Monthly Meeting / Safety Seminar will be this Thursday, January 6t…

• Minutes from December 2nd WAPA Meeting: rev1 - 06 Jan 2005 - 02:37 Meeting minutes from the December 2, 2004 meeting, held at ORH. There were no reports from any commi…

• January 6th Seminar Cancelled: rev1 - 06 Jan 2005 - 16:56 The Safety Seminar planned for tonight, Thursday Jan 6, is canceled due to the weather. Next regular…

• Feb 3, 7pm - Working to Secure GA's Future: rev1 - 06 Jan 2005 - 22:15 Peter H. Schmidt writes: Feb 3, 2005, 7pm Working to Secure GA's Future: Reports from the Front …

• MAC releases 2004 Based Aircraft Report: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Gregg Andrews wrote in to report on the new MAC 2004 Airport Ranking, which was sent to Airport Man…

• Alton Bay Fly-in Feb. 19: rev1 - 29 Jan 2005 - 02:25 February 19, 2005: The 16th annual regional Ice Port Fly In, open to everyone, sponsored by Aviation…

• Next WAPA Meeting Feb 3: rev1 - 29 Jan 2005 - 02:29 The next WAPA Meeting is this Thursday Feb. 3, at the Worcester Airport Terminal, 6:30 PM. Doug Robi…

• Aviation related notes in Risks Digest, Crypto-Gram: rev1 - 29 Jan 2005 - 03:23 There were a couple of interesting articles in the latest Risks Digest, and in Bruce Schneier's Cryp…

• February Seminar Schedule: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Bob Martens wrote in with the Feb 2005 Safety Seminar schedule. Don't forget that the FAA doesn't ma…

• Filing a NASA Form -- Pitfalls: rev3 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Main.TomReynolds writes: "Be careful when you file a NASA form protecting you from enforcement acti…

• Shirley Airport has closed: rev1 - 09 Feb 2005 - 02:32 Gregg Andrews wrote in to report that Shirley Airport has closed. Here is the note from the Massachu…

• March 2005 Seminar Schedule Posted: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Bob Martens wrote in with the March safety seminar schedule. You can get it here in Adobe PDF or MS …

• Presidential TFR for Portsmouth NH: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Bob Martens wrote in to point out the upcoming TFR for tomorrow, Feb. 16, 2005. Don't let it spoil y…

• Transponder error causes TCAS alert: rev1 - 18 Feb 2005 - 01:46 The latest Risks Digest reports on a recent TCAS event caused by an altitude error in a transponder…

• FAA New England Aviation Expo Saturday April 9, 2005: rev1 - 26 Feb 2005 - 02:39 Mark your calendars. The 2005 New England Aviation Expo will be held at Nashua Airport / Daniel Webs…

• New Hampshire Airport News: rev1 - 26 Feb 2005 - 15:33 The AANH web is reporting that a recent study of New Hampshire airports finds that 5 of the 10 priva…

• March 3rd WAPA Meeting at Artie's in Spencer: rev1 - 26 Feb 2005 - 22:17 The March 3rd WAPA meeting will be a dinner meeting, to be held at Artie's Restaurant in downtown Sp…

• WAPA Fly-In Saturday March 12th: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Steve Fogarty has worked and put together a great opportunity for a rare Saturday visit with the FAA…

• Meeting report from Artie's 3/4/2005: rev1 - 05 Mar 2005 - 17:16 The March WAPA meeting was held at Artie's Restaurant in Spencer. 18 members attended, and we had a …

• How to submit a story to WAPA: rev1 - 05 Mar 2005 - 18:23 Note: This information is obsolete. George writes "We have a new article online at the WAPA "Wiki" t…

• VOR and NDB changes due in area: rev1 - 06 Mar 2005 - 16:59 AOPA is reporting a couple of significant changes coming to the local area. The bottom line is that …

• NASA .. N^SA .. NaSA .. N.SA .. Shrinking NASA Budget.: rev1 - 08 Mar 2005 - 03:51 Heard Monday morning (3/7) on NPR, the latest federal budget proposes to slash the Aeronautics porti…

• WAPA 2005/03/12 Field Trip to BDL: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 14 intrepid souls set out for BDL, on an early and not too bright Saturday morning. With snow flying…

• MAC asking for assistance in GA Airport Security: rev1 - 23 Mar 2005 - 01:25 Steve Foley forwarded a note from The Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission. MAC is asking everyone t…

• Vern Raburn of Eclipse Aviation at NEAM Sat. April 9: rev1 - 23 Mar 2005 - 01:39 Bob Martens wrote in to pass along news of a special program at the New England Air Museum. On Satur…

• April 2005 Safety Seminar Schedule: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Bob Martens wrote in with the April 2005 Seminar Schedule, which are attached here. Please distribut…

• Unsecured Ramp Access ends at ORH effective 4/4/2005: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Notice posted at ORH states that for based pilots: Effective April 4th, 2005; no ramp access will be…

• WAPA Meeting 4/7/2005 6:30 PM, Worcester Airport Terminal: rev1 - 07 Apr 2005 - 13:42 Don't forget that tonight's meeting starts at 6:30 pm with a short business meeting with Nominations…

• Hudson River VFR Corridor Flyout: rev1 - 18 Apr 2005 - 02:39 Story move to Wapa.NewsStory2005x04x16x0

• Minutes from April 7 WAPA Meeting: rev1 - 24 Apr 2005 - 02:40 George Clark writes: The April 7th Safety Seminar was one of our best attended seminars to date. We …

• North Jersey 99's 2005 Poker Run: rev1 - 10 May 2005 - 16:29 From http://www.mgjpa.org/news.html: "The North Jersey Chapter of the Ninety Nines' annual Poker Run…

• Posters ready for June 11 2005 Young Eagles event: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 John Munn writes that posters are ready for the June 11 Young Eagles event and Pancake Breakfast Fly…

• WAPA 2005 Annual Meeting: rev1 - 25 May 2005 - 23:14 The Annual WAPA Meeting was held at the Webster House Restaurant on Thursday May 5th. Elected to ter…

• June 11 Young Eagles & Pancake Breakfast Postponed: rev1 - 10 Jun 2005 - 21:10 The June 11 Young Eagle Flights and Pancake Breakfast fly in is postponed due to predicted instrumen…

• July / August 2005 Seminar Schedule: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 The July and August 2005 safety seminar schedules are out. Read them here! * July2005Program.pdf:...

• August 2005 Events: rev1 - 04 Aug 2005 - 03:39 Don't forget that Sunday 8/14 will be the WAPA Fly in to Old Rhienbeck. Steve Fogarty will drive to …

• Old Rhinebeck trip postponed to 8/21/2005: rev1 - 13 Aug 2005 - 14:43 The trip to Old Rhinebeck has been postponed to the rain date Sunday August 21. The weather for Su…

• Oxford MA Airport to be permanently closed: rev1 - 13 Aug 2005 - 14:52 Word from folks based at 43M is that the airport is being leased to a trucking company and will be p…

• George and Karl's Excellent Ad(Air)venture (2005 edition): rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Karl Barry writes: George and I meet at the airport to weigh everything and pack the plane. The bad …

• ORH Construction update 09/06/2005: rev1 - 03 Sep 2005 - 01:25 Ron Stella wrote in to report: At Worcester Regional Airport on Tuesday September 6, 2005 our Contra…

• Online Database of Special Use Airspace: rev1 - 03 Sep 2005 - 01:34 The FAA has a new online database up that maps and tracks the status of Special Use Airspace; MOA ht…

• Simsbury Fly-in 9/25/2005: rev1 - 03 Sep 2005 - 01:57 Royal Griffin wrote in to point out the 2005 Simsbury Airport fly in and to ask for volunteers to he…

• Myricks Airport 2005 Fly-in Sunday Sept. 18: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Gregg Andrews forwarded a note and poster from Murry Randall: Myricks Airport annual Flyin is schedu…

• Amazing lightning photos: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Roy Testa forwarded an e mail that pointed out some absolutely amazing photos of a lightning strike …

• Videos of Spins and other Maneuvers: rev1 - 15 Sep 2005 - 01:27 Bill Matukaitis wrote in to point out the Be a Safe Pilot web site that has a collection of in fligh…

• Aviation funding in Massachusettes: rev1 - 02 Oct 2005 - 01:49 Gregg Andrews called a pilot meeting out at Spencer on Wednesday September 21st. His topic the chang…

• WAPA Announces Flight Training Scholarship: rev3 - 21 Nov 2005 - 02:44 writes: Note: The scholarship has been revised. Revised documents are found in NewsArchive0604040…

• January 2006 Seminar Schedule is out: rev2 - 17 Sep 2017 - 03:22 Bob Martens has sent us the January 2006 Seminar Calendar. He also sent along a separate document wi…

• Is your aircraft registration at risk?: rev1 - 21 Dec 2005 - 02:12 AOPA reports here and the EAA reports here and here about the upcoming FAA crackdown on Aircraft Reg…