Going to Brodhead

Next Thursday I will depart for Brodhead, WI in my 1942 L-4 Cub that I restored with the help of my friends. You might ask, "What or where is Brodhead and why go there?" Well, Brodhead is the Mecca for the Pietenpol homebuilt airplane....what most people believe to be the original homebuilt or amateur built airplane. Bernard Pietenpol, not being able to afford a "real" airplane, came up with his own design and built several of his airplanes powered by an automotive engine (Model A then Corvair).

My EAA chapter and I are building at least 1 of these airplanes with the goal of 1. Building airplanes (naturally) 2. Educating the youth about aviation and 3. Finding ways to keep flying affordable for the average working person.

So we are off to Brodhead. I also set up a Twitter account and will be "tweeting" during the trip to Brodhead then OSH.

Keep 'em Flying!

Brian "Brain" Kissinger

www.brainsflight.com

Bill signed 1 July for Missouri's Brain Tumor Awareness license plates

Missouri's governor signed this bill into law on the 1st as I understand it. If you live in Missouri get your plates and support a good cause. For more info on the organization who worked on this effort and who will be receiving the funds, go to: http://www.braintumorawareness.org/mo/


Cheers,
Brian "Brain" Kissinger
http://www.brainsflight.com/


"BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE - This act authorizes the issuance of Brain Tumor Awareness Organization special license plates. Any person may receive special license plates bearing the organization's emblem after making an annual application and paying a $25 emblem-use contribution to the Brain Tumor Awareness Organization. Such specialty plates shall bear the words "Brain Tumor Awareness" in lieu of the words "SHOW-ME STATE." No fees shall be charged for the personalization of such license plates. Prior to the issuance of a Brain Tumor Awareness Organization specialty plate, the department of revenue must be in receipt of an application which shall be accompanied by a list of at least 200 potential applicants who plan to purchase the specialty plate, the proposed art design for the specialty license plate, and an application fee, not to exceed $5,000, to defray the department's cost for issuing, developing, and programming the implementation of the specialty plate. Once the plate design is approved, the director of revenue shall not authorize the manufacture of the material to produce the specialized license plates until such time as the director has received two hundred applications, the $25 specialty plate fee per application, and emblem use statements, if applicable, and other required documents or fees for such plates.

Sparta Fly-in a Success! Next stop Brodhead & OSH

We had a wonderful day on 6 June at Sparta with over 40 fly-in aircraft, including helicopters, warbirds and several other unique aircraft you just don't get to see everyday. Our pilot competitions were again a hit I believe and we gave away a lot of door prizes. At the end of the day we raised over $1,200 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation while having a great time at the airport!

Thank you to all the volunteers and folks who made donations for the cause!

Cheers,

Brian "Brain" Kissinger

http://www.brainsflight.com/

Todd Drenkhahn & me in the L4 prior to our first flour bomb drop at altitude. We are both cancer survivors having the time of our lives knowing how lucky we are to still be alive & flying....by the way we won with Todd putting 1 very small "bomb" of flour just feet away from the target from several hundreds of feet in the air...it's a lot harder than you may think when it's a little windy! As we say in the Air Force....SHACK! (meaning right on target.... e.g. you hit the little shack on the bombing range designated as the target).

MO brain tumor license plate update -- Sparta Fly-in this Saturday!

Great news! The Missouri Brain Tumor license plate passed another hurdle towards full approval & is awaiting the Governor's autograph.

Here's an email from one of the avid supporters....a mother of a brain tumor survivor....

"Hi Brian
I am happy to tell you that this has now passed and is awaitng the Governor's signature. It is now CCS SS SCS HB 683. I don't know how to get word out to others that they need to go to the site Jenn has set up and sign up for a license plate. Even if we get the required 200 (which should be simple) it will take awhile to get the plate as they have to go through a lot of steps to have the content and look approved....

Thanks again

Judy

mother of Tasha who has the same type of tumor you do"

So if you are in Missouri get ready to buy one of these plates for your automobile and help fight brain tumors!

To website to pre-register for a plate is: http://www.firstgiving.com/BTAO

Cheers, Brian "Brain" Kissinger
http://www.brainsflight.com/

ps The Sparta Fly-in http://www.spartaflyin.blogspot.com/ is this Saturday....all proceeds goes towards brain tumor/cancer research! Come on out and have fun around airplanes!