Florida Aviation Network

Conducted system check at the Studio Yesterday .. Most everyting came up after a few adjustments.  All DVDs and Tapes are labeled and ready to go.

At AirVenture 2011:

Vicki Lynn Sherman of Deland, Fla., was named 2011 FAASTeam Representative of the Year. A three-time Master CFI, Sherman is a flight, ground, and simulator instructor who sponsors and teaches FAA Wings seminars. She has been a crewmember at the FAA Production Studios in Deland since 1992.

AirVenture 2011 Highlights

Check out the AirVenture Video on HangarChat:

 EAA's video department presents highlights from AirVenture 2011.

Hugh Hardy has been named as a Group Administrator for the FAA Production Studios Crew Group with a similar leve of control to the Group Creator. 

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The Pan Am airline brand, defunct for the past two decades, is hoping its prominent appearance on a new TV series will give its brand the lift it needs as it sets it sights on returning to passenger travel in Latin America by 2012. Pan Am, once iconic of the glamour and excitement that was air travel, will be the backdrop for an ABC show running this fall called "Pan Am," which follows the lives of Pan American World Airways crew members in the early 1960s.

Amy Laboda interviews Steven McCaughey, Executive Director of the Seaplane Pilots Association, about his new position with the SPA, continued landing rights efforts, and forthcoming seaplane pilot college programs.

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Managing Safety Host, Rich Tillery, interviews Bruce Landsberg, President of the AOPA Foundation and Air Safety Institute, during the SUN 'n Fun Airshow in Lakeland, Florida. 

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Managing Safety Host, Rich Tillery, interviews Leigh McWhorter about the skill and art of wing walking during the SUN 'n Fun Airshow in Lakeland, Florida.

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John Mahany , CA, Rich Webber  JAX, and Sherita Sekul, MS have join the Studio Team.  Welcome aboard!

Good telecom this morning at 0800. Special thanks to Ben - Accident Report, Don - Weather Report, & George CFAA report.  Thanks to the Managing Safety Team also.

CRA Nov 4  (1:00-6:00) & 5 ( 10:00 -3:00) At Hilton - Orlando Altamonte Springs

The Exhibition Hall and Outdoor Exhibits will be packed with world-class vendors providing hand-on demonstrations and workshops with state-of-the-art equipment and production gear including Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Newtek, JBL, Star Cannon, Prime Time Video Fluorescent Lighting, and many, many more bringing cameras, satellite truck, stunt gear, staging, lighting, special effects make-up, casting/modeling just to name a few. Whether you’re in front of the camera or behind it, whether you’re budgeted above the line or below it, there is something for you!!! Registration is required but the Exhibition is FREE to the public and is sponsored by FMPTA – Metro Orlando Chapter.

This from AIN:

NBAA 2011 Deemed ‘Highly Successful’
As the 64th NBAA Convention closed yesterday, association president and CEO Ed Bolen deemed it a “highly successful” show. “What we are seeing is that the show is providing real value to the business aviation community, even in these challenging economic times,” he said. “The convention continues to be a must-attend event for anyone whose passion or profession involves business aviation.” According to NBAA, the three-day show in Las Vegas drew 26,077 attendees, 7 percent more than last year’s convention; 1,106 exhibitors, a 2-percent increase from a year ago; and 101 aircraft on display, including 85 at the sold-out static display at Henderson Executive Airport, five inside the Las Vegas Convention Center and 11 at the first-ever outdoor static display adjacent to the convention center. Notably, international registration was up more than 23 percent from last year, with nearly 4,000 representatives from 88 different countries present at NBAA 2011. “By every key measure, this year’s convention met or exceeded NBAA’s expectations,” Bolen concluded. “Equally important, the level of enthusiasm we’ve seen from show participants tells us that their expectations were met or exceeded as well.”

http://youtu.be/rD6lcOBalzg

How do you attend The 22nd Annual Crystal Reel Awards & Exhibition tickets are now online at www.fmpta.org. On the main menu under the graphic in gold - CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for the 2011 Crystal Reel Award Gala -Remember the Exhibition is FREE!

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It looks like we are now producing 1 radio show each week with several in the cue.  We are now looking at 1 short video each month.  We hope to return to 30 min or 1 hour programs soon.

The latest is show is 11/14/2011 Managing Safety number 11111401.

Managing Safety Host, Obie Young,  interviews Jim Alsip, Master Aerobatic Flight Instructor, about training for aerobatics,tail wheel aircraft, and upset training.  Jim has a weekly TV show and is about to release a book and training video titled "Rudder Fundamentals - the Key to Becoming a Great Stick."

Town Hall for SUN 'n FUN went good.  Video will be mounted on Studio Web Site.

SNF 11111805 Friday November 18, 2011 at 8:30 AM Eastern
Come meet the new president of SUN 'n FUN, John "Lites" Leenhouts, and be updated on information regarding the Fly-In and what's happening on the SUN 'n FUN Campus. Volunteers were given the opportunity to ask questions and "Lites" had some great answers!

John R. Leenhouts, a 27-year veteran of the United States Navy with a distinguished record of service as a carrier fighter pilot along with an extensive list of community involvement, has been named President of

http://faaproductionstudios.com/ Ok.. To see the Town Hall meeting go to the studio website.. That I have had problems typing on the laptop while in Hattiesburg. Then go to the Videos on Demand and click on that .. The town hall is at the bottom...most recent. Sorry for the confusion - I have been a little distracted. ***OBIE ***

Next studio tour in Orlando  is scheduled for Wednesday December 7th.  Please advise if you would like to attend.

Bordeaux, France, November 11, 2011 – The Board of Directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has elected San Francisco business leader, Caroline Daniels, as Chairman of the Board. Ms. Daniels previously served as GAMA’s Vice Chair and as Chairman of both the Safety and Communications Committees, and will serve as the first female Chairman.

NTSB TO INVESTIGATE AIRSHOW SAFETY
The NTSB will hold a hearing next month to gather information about the safety of air races and airshows, the board said on Friday. During a one-day meeting on Jan. 10, the board will hear from regulators, aviation organizations, industry groups, and airport authorities to learn about safety practices, procedures and protocols. The board also will gather information about the safety regulations and oversight in the planning and execution of these events. In September, a pilot and 10 spectators were killed in an accident at the Reno Air Races, and several performers died in U.S. airshow accidents over the last season.

Handy little pamphlet to help photographers and video photographers. http://www.aclufl.org/pdfs/PhotographersRights.pdf

In its first update for the 2012 Hurricane Season, WSI calls for 12 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 intense hurricanes (category 3 or greater). The 2012 forecast numbers fall between the long-term (1950-2011) averages of 11 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 2 intense hurricanes, and the averages from the more active recent period (1995-2011) of 15/8/4. 

Orlando Studio Address and link is :

Please note:  BFA Annual Ballooning seminar will take place at Telepoint Studios Facility, 7407 Chancery Lane, Orlando, Florida 32809 on Saturday Feb 4th.  You may still view the seminar at www.faaproductionstudio.com .  You must register with BFA for course credit.

We had a great time at Sebring EXPO.

Sebring LSA expo booms with traffic, sales

Good weather, good attendance, and strong sales gave light sport aircraft manufacturers a lift at the Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Jan. 19 through 22. The eighth annual show in Sebring, Fla., set records for traffic and attendance, according to organizers still working on the final tallies. FAA officials logged 1,256 air operations Jan. 21, the busiest day of the show, including 200 in the first hour—a rate of arrivals and departures that rivaled the nation's busiest airports, and made Sebring Regional Airport the busiest airport in Florida