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Message: [acro] Grand Opening of the Aerobatic Oasis--The Newest Marked Aerobatic Box in California

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From: Spencer Suderman <spencer at spencersuderman.com>

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 03:45:52 UTC

Message:

 Fellow Aerobatic Pilots,

You are cordially invited to fly to the GRAND OPENING
of the “Aerobatic Oasis” located at Eagle Field
Airport in Firebaugh, CA on Sunday October 9th, 2005. 
Lunch will be provided.

There is a marked aerobatic box on the airport. This
is an excellent opportunity to be critiqued in a box
the week before the Borrego Springs contest.

Eagle Field (Identifier CL01) is located on the San
Francisco sectional at:

N36°54’00”  W120°40’00”

The runway (12-30) is 2300’ x 60’ wide asphalt in good
condition.  There is an  800’ dirt over run at each
end.  The prevailing winds favor runway 30, right hand
traffic.  There is a single paved taxiway that bisects
the runway.  The runway, run-up area and ramp will be
vacuum cleaned by a cleaning service prior to the
arrival of our planes to minimized FOD.  Fuel is
available at prevailing prices.

Please RSVP no later than October 2nd to Spencer
Suderman by email at spencer at spencersuderman.com or
call 818-231-4563


Background:

Eagle Field was built during World War 2 as a primary
flight training facility for army pilots.  Today it is
owned by Joe Davis who has the dream of restoring the
field to its original form in order to preserve a
piece of history at a working airport.  Mr. Davis is
interested in the sport of aerobatics and facilitating
aerobatic practice (and contests, eventually) at his
airport.  

The going forward plan is a monthly recurring
aerobatic practice and critique session on the last
weekend of every month.  A nominal fee will be charged
for use of the box and meals will be served all
weekend long.  

There will be overnight accommodations for those
wishing to spend the whole weekend.  All funds will be
used to restore the buildings (many of them are still
standing from WW2) and cover the cost of runway and
ramp maintenance and improvements.

More information can be found at
http://www.eaglefield.org/ .


Requirements:

In order to fly in the box at Eagle Field, the airport
owner must be named as an additional insured on your
policy.  Insurance companies do not typically charge a
fee to add an additional insured but it may take a few
days or weeks to complete the request.  

Joseph Davis/Eagle Field Airport
11100 W. Eagle Ave. 
Firebaugh, CA 93622

Your insurance company will mail the binder directly
to Mr. Davis but bring a copy anyway (Just in case).

All pilots must sign a liability waiver prior to
performing aerobatics in the Eagle Field box.


FAA

The only activity that will require an FAA waiver is
aerobatic flight below 1500’ AGL per FAR 91.303(e). 
That application has been sent to the FAA but due to
the speed of government, the waiver may not be issued
by October 9th.  The Norcal TRACON must be notified of
the activity and has asked that transponders be kept
operational while flight operations are commencing.


How did this happen?

Working closely with my Pitts partner, David Platt, we
have been brainstorming solutions to the problem of
the ever-vanishing aerobatic box.  We have spent
countless hours researching potential sites to create
an aerobatic haven.  We finally found Eagle Field and
its incredibly accommodating owner.

Eagle Field is a wonderful place with a rich history. 
There are many restored war relics and a wonderful
museum.  You can almost feel the presence of those who
flew there in the past.  


Please RSVP no later than October 2nd to Spencer
Suderman by email at spencer at spencersuderman.com or
call 818-231-4563

If you have aerobatics related information that you would like to make available, please contact me at the email address below.
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