As of 9AM (local) 10/31/03, the new AWOS system is certified and
working at Delaware Municipal Airport. Pilots may access the system
by telephone at 740/362-4416, by radio at 119.025, or in the
terminal on a CRT in the lobby.

Dear Friends,

The beautiful weather brought the kids to the OSU
airport on Saturday for several hours of fun and
enjoyment.  I'm sure that many good memories were
created there!  And I'll bet the kids had fun, too!

The contributions made by each pilot and volunteer
brought success to the day.  Thanks to all who came
and took part, for a job well done!  Each of you was
and will always be vital to success.

The YE website this morning shows 981,281 flown.  With
18,719 Young Eagles to go before reaching the goal, we
flew another 122 on Saturday:

Phil Yoder     21
Rick Hunt      16
Rick Tressler  13
Tom Maish      13
Adnan Shiblaq  12
Dick Wetherald 12
Steve Horne    11
Tom Siler       9
Joe Shannon     8
Don Bauer       5
Robert Simon    2

As always, essential support was provided by the
people who smoothly and efficiently processed all of
the papers, talked with kids and parents, and kept the
flight line safe:

Micki Hogan
Ann Samuelson
Brittany Edwards
Ed Biehl
Mike Kuss
Jeff Bozarth
Craig Schneider
Scott McCrory

Thanks also, to the many people who labored to support
the operation, who were behind the scenes, who
contributed with publicity, communications, safety,
and many other ways, including but not necessarily
limited to:

Alan Harding for support from the Barnstormer
Gary, Deral and the tower staff
Doug Hammon, Dottie Gordon, Sue Riggs and all of the
OSU airport line crew and staff
Cindy Krebs at the City of Columbus Zoning office
And all others who have not been named but who did
their part in making it happen.

Thank you all, and
God bless you!
Keith Edwards


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Former Ohio History of Flight Museum Volunteer Paul Stehle died Saturday at
age 84.  Paul had been a volunteer at the Air Museum for a number of years.  He
was also the corportate pilot for John W. Galbreath & had worked for Lee
Miller Flying School and was a Quiet Birdman.  The visitation will be Tuesday at
Schoedinger East Chapel 5360 E. Livingston Ave.  Funeral Wed. 11 a.m Chirst
Lutheran Church 2314 E. Main St.  Visitation Wed. from 10 a.m. until time of
service.




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Former North American Aviation Aircraft Engineer and Ohio History of Flight
Museum Volunteer Frank Cafarella died Thursday afternoon at age 75.  Details
are few at this time but the funeral will be Monday August 18th at 10 a.m. at
St. Catherines Church on S. Gould Road and Fair Avenue.  More details will be in
Saturday's Columbus Dispatch.





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To all friends of aviation in Central Ohio,

On Saturday, August 9, the weather began as a great
time for pilots to practice their instrument approach
procedures...  Not a good scenario for flying Young
Eagles.  But the weather forecast was for improving
conditions and many youngsters were there, so pilots
and other volunteers stayed with it.

In the waiting period, the EAA 9'ers showed great
dedication and shared their love of flying by showing
their airplanes and talking with kids and parents
about many aviation topics.

Conditions persisted for several hours with little
sign of improvement and some parents left.  But then
just after noon, we got a break when the clouds lifted
enough for us to start flying.

Many thanks are owed to the volunteers who persevered
through the gloom to make it a fun, enjoyable,
educational and exciting day for EAA 9's newest Young
Eagles!  (And a few "Gray Eagles", too!)

Pilots:
Paul Sanik     11
Rick Tressler   5
Dick Wetherald  2  (no back seat in '8BL!)
Don Bauer       6
Tom Maish       5
Craig Schneider 6
Rick Hunt       1
Total YE's:    36

Volunteers:
Joe Shannon
Ann Samuelson
Micki Hogan
Ben Merckle
Brittany Edwards
Jeff Bozarth

Success of the Young Eagles program is due solely to
you and others like you.  On behalf of myself and all
of EAA Chapter 9, Thank You!

Keith Edwards
614-804-5420




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Randy was a law school classmate of mine.  We also worked together at the
City our first year out of law school.  I always enjoyed his company, wit,
and insight.
Since we both wore "green suits", we enjoyed many a talk about the Army.
Jerry

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Subject: [CMH-NOTAM] RIP (Randy Dana)


When I was president of Central Ohio Flyers Association (COFA), Randy was
one
of our members.  He stepped up and helped his fellow club members out by
loaning several thousand dollars during a difficult time.  That made it
possible for us to upgrade the radios in our Cessna 172, making it a much
safer
aircraft.

Randy was also a member of Columbus Flight Watch.

The following is an abbreviated version of his obituary, which I just saw in
today's Columbus Dispatch...

> DANA Randall Dana, age 58, Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at the Arthur G. James
> Cancer Center...In addition he has been active...Aircraft Owners and
Pilots
> Association, Experimental Aircraft Association and Seaplane Pilots
> Association and other various aviation organizations....Friends may call
> Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the NOVAK FUNERAL HOME, 4476 N. High St.
> (two blocks north of Henderson Rd.), 268-8811. His Mass of Christian
Burial
> will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Timothy's Catholic Church, 1088 Thomas
> Lane. Fr. Thomas Shonebarger celebrant. Interment Union Cemetery. FUNERAL
> PROCESSION TO FORM AT THE CHURCH. In lieu of flowers the family prefers
> contributions to be made to: The Randall M. and Nancy M. Dana Family
> Foundation for Charities C/O Dana & Pariser, 800 E. Broad St., Columbus,
> Ohio 43205.




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Dear central Ohio Friends of aviation,

For those who came to The Ohio State University
Airport on Saturday, June 14, 2003, it was a memorable
day, full of aviation fun.  There were many things to
see and do.  If I may be presumptuous, I would say
that most everyone had the chance to see something
they have never seen before.  OK, so we’ve seen the B2
Stealth Bomber on TV before, but I’ve never seen one
flying over Columbus!

The weather was very marginal, but we managed to fly
some Young Eagles before the weather deteriorated
further.  It is always so disappointing to the kids
when we have to tell them that they can’t fly because
of the weather, so it is a painful decision for us to
make.  We are disappointed too, when that happens.
However, we have established weather minimums for
Chapter 9 events to preserve flight safety and we must
respect those limits.

This event marked our first use of a computer for
printing Young Eagle certificates, so we’re on the
steep end of the “learning curve”.  As a result, I
discovered that the automatic tally of “certificates
processed” was not the same as “registrations
completed”.  Due to corrections and modifications of
certificate info, the actual count of registration
forms is 66.

The following pilots very generously contributed their
time and resources.  We are all most grateful for
their efforts.

Paul Sanik       15
John Parsio      12
Chas Piunno      6
Alex Serrano     6 (NetJets aircraft)
Steve Horne      6
Rick Tressler    6
Joe Shannon      5
Tom Siler        4
Craig Schneider  3
Ted Kellogg      3

A special thanks and Welcome To Alex, Steve and Joe
for their first YE flights!
Thanks also to the others who came and persevered
through the difficulties and made the flights
possible:

Mary Shepherd
Ed Beale
Deanna Beale
Jeff Bozarth
Micki Hogan
Alex Hogan
Ben Merckle
John Merckle
Debra Henrich
John Scialabba
Stephen Farkas
John Laurick
Ken Riggs
Deral Carson and the tower crew

We are very grateful to Stephen Farkas, John Laurick
and Ken Riggs from AirNet for bringing their equipment
and expertise to handle aircraft on the ramp.  They
brought a new level of service and safety to the
operation that we have not had before.

And last, but not least, thanks to Ed Mikula, Dick
Wetherald, Alan Harding and all of the OSU airport
staff, The Barnstormer, EAA volunteers and others who
are numerous beyond my meager and inadequate abilities
to name.

It was a great day for the interests of aviation.

Thanks!
Keith Edwards
Young Eagles Coordinator
EAA Chapter 9



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Dear Friends of Aviation,

EAA Chapter 9'ers got a taste of what polar flying
must be like when we flew Young Eagles on Saturday.
And those of us who came but didn't fly have a better
appreciation of the requirements for arctic survival.

But the sky was beautiful (light turbulence below 3100
msl) and the 23 brave and hearty souls who came were
rewarded with an enjoyable flight which will be
remembered for years to come.  (23 included one youth
minister and one "Big Sister".)

On behalf of the EAA, Chapter 9, and all those kids
who experienced flight, many for the first time, I
give thanks to all of those who made it a success.

Pilots:
Rick Tressler   6
Brian Brothers  5
Ted Kellogg     5
Gary James      4
Rick Hunt       2
Robert Simon    1

Other Volunteers (up to 5 hours in the cold!):
Micki Hogan
Mike Thake (Aviation Explorer)
Mike Kuss (Aviation Explorer)
Brittany Edwards
Alan Harding
Craig Schneider

Pilots who would have flown but were grounded by
airframe ice:
Adnan Shiblaq
Tom Siler

Other valuable contributions:
Art Boone, Barnstormer Restaurant, supplied a pot of
hot coffee to thaw volunteers
Bob Mullins, who came to record the event for our next
of kin.
The OSU airport staff who pitched in to help.
Everyone who contributed to publicity.  (You know who
you are!)

Remember!
Next Young Eagles event, April 12 (no excuses, don't
wait to do your taxes that day!)  Weekend AFTER
Sun-'n-Fun, week BEFORE Easter.
Only 10 months until our goal's deadline.
Thanks!
Keith Edwards




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CHARLES Ralph L. Charles, 103, of St. Rt. 668 N., Somerset, died at 2:40 p.m.
Sunday, February 2, 2003 at Somerset Center. Ralph was born November 6, 1899
in Middletown, Oh. He was a skilled welder at the age of 14. At 19, he worked
with Orville and Wilbur Wright at Dayton Wright Field. In the late 1920's, he
owned an airport in Zanesville called Wheeler's Field and built seven
airplanes. In the 1930's he worked for various companies, T.A.T. and Atlantic
Caribbean Airlines, and flew Stinson's and Tri-Motors. He was a WW II Test
Pilot for Curtis Wright. After the war, he owned and operated Charles
Alignment Service in Columbus. In 1964, he moved to Perry County, and built
the Great Pipe Organ, where he and his late wife held many concerts and
recitals for various charitable organizations in their home studio which held
more than 200 people. He also hosted many fly-ins at his home airstrip. Ralph
had many highlights in his later years, including appearances on David
Letterman, Ed Johnson Agri-Country and The Today Show on his 100th birthday
with Willard Scott. Ralph attended many shuttle launches as a guest of NASA
and was given the opportunity to fly the space shuttle simulator in November,
2001. The day following his 102nd birthday, Ralph flew his plane, and also
kept active at home, moving 25 acres until the age of 103. He attended many
Oshkosh Experimental Aircraft Association gatherings. Surviving are 3
step-grandchildren, Jerry Ray Pratt of Pataskala, David Lawrence Pratt of
Orient and Linda Carroll of San Antonio, Tex.; 2 special friends, Pat Greene
and Gloria Reed, both of Somerset; 3 nephews, Robert (Jessie) Charles of
Cedarville, James E. (Pat) Charles of Mountain Home, Id. and Richard Fox of
Dayton. He was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by his wife of
70 years, whom he married September 24, 1925, Leona M. Charles. Friends may
call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at the BOPE-THOMAS
FUNERAL HOME, Somerset, where service will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday
evening with Pastor Bege Wiegman officiating. Graveside service will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2003 at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Red Cross or Salvation Army






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Greetings!

Cold and windy weather kept a few airplanes from
coming and two of our regular volunteers were out with
infirmities, but the day was a great success.

Passengers came steadily throughout the morning and
early afternoon.  By 1:30, after Rick Hunt's airplane
developed a magneto problem, we were down to just two
aircraft when the first limo showed up with 30 kids!

We found a Lance on the east ramp that nobody was
using and managed to get just about everyone onto a
flight before sunset.  Whew!  The official count for
the day was 113, 2002's second only to the 143 flown
on National YE day in June.

A hearty Ho, Ho, Ho! and a THANK YOU to all of the
volunteers who helped make the day a success.  Not
only the pilots and the organized experts of the
registration-and-certificate-making-arts, but the
others who came to hangar fly (Gary James lent "moral"
support with his jokes), etc.

A special thanks, too, to Micki Hogan, for her most
delectable airplane-shaped-frosted-and-decorated
Christmas cookies, candy and curried-and-chilied
cashews and pecans.

A pat-on-the-back for diligence in the midst of
adversity and frost-bite to the people at the
registration table who kept things flowing:  Micki
Hogan, Ann Samuelson,  Mike Thake (Aviation Explorer,
exhibits budding leadership talents), and Rick Hunt,
who didn't give up, even though his airplane did!

and others who came to hangar fly:
Tom Perrault
Randy Bennett
Gary James
Alan Harding
(and others, I probably missed a few; YOU know who you
are!)

Thanks to all of those who helped with publicity,
especially Steve Cherry at WSNY, Sunny 95 and to Dr.
Anthony Hodge, the Earth Temple;

A special thanks to Ringer's Limousine for
transportation services and pizza!

and to Doug Hammon and Ed Mikula and to the fine work
of the tower and airport staff who made it all
possible.

Last, but not least, thank you and best wishes for
cheap gas and free-preheats this winter to pilots:
Tom Siler      28 (in his PA28-140!!!)
Phil Yoder     21
Ted Kellogg    19
Adnan Shiblaq   8
Rick Hunt       8
Craig Schneider 5
Keith "Don't leave your Lance Unattended when there
are Young Eagles to fly" Edwards    24

Don't forget next year's schedule, 2nd saturdays,
every-other-month beginning February 8.

Merry Christmas to all of you, and I wish you
blessings from He who is the reason for the season.

Keith Edwards


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Saturday, October 5th's event at OSU airport, the
Columbus Speech and Hearing Center's "Fly into Fall
Family Fun Festival" seemed to be a great day for
everyone who came.  The kids had great fun, with
games, pumpkins, balsa gliders and all of the hangar
booths.  The Young Eagles who came to fly were treated
to a new view and a new experience for them to
remember.

Our YE volunteers again made the time spent by
parents, as well as YE kids, both educational and
enjoyable.  Thank you, volunteers, for making it
happen!  Without you, it would not be possible.

Registration and support volunteers:
(“Civilians”)
Ann Samuelson
Micki Hogan
(and Aviation Explorers)
Mike Thake
Brian Sanik
Mike Kuss

Pilots:
Don Bauer         6
Lindy Lusch       1
Richard Packer   12
Brian Brothers    4
Ted Kellogg       9
Keith Edwards    17
Tom Siler        10
Robert Simon      2
Rick Tressler    15
Total            76

Thanks!

Keith Edwards
YE Coordinator, EAA 9


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Thanks to all of the volunteers who pitched in to
help, the Young Eagles day on Saturday 9/21 was a very
successful event.  The 94 flight experiences given to
Young Eagles by 10 pilots are most commendable.  One
honorary “Gray Eagle” title was also awarded to a
passenger by Dick Wetherald!
The weather was a bit marginal with a scattered to
broken layer threatening us all day.  But all of the
kids who persevered our slow start were rewarded with
a flight.

Thanks to our hard working registration and
certificate making people, the airplanes were loaded
and Young Eagles received their mementos.  Several of
our younger volunteers came to complete the work
assignments:

Thank you to:
Ann Samuelson
Micki Hogan
Aviation Explorers

And thanks to our pilots:
Steve Brown         3
Tom Siler          12   (also brought 3 certificates
for flights given last week)
Dick Willis        11
Dick Wetherald     11
Richard Packer     20   (It helps to have a BIG
airplane!)
Craig Schneider    11
Ted Kellogg         8
Rick Tressler      12
Don Ross            3
Jerry Eichenberger  3
Total flown on 9/21 is 94   (97 certificates sent to
the YE office!)

Great job, everyone!

Mark your calendars for October 5 for next YE event at
OSU airport!

Thanks!
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The Young Eagles event at Bolton Airport was hot, but
fun, and even happened to be exciting there for a
while.

Enormous thanks go out Gene Sprang and everyone at
Columbus State, Jim Stokes and the FAA, and to all of
our volunteers:

Ann Samuelson
Micki Hogan (student pilot and first-time volunteer!)
Samir Kanuga (Priv, Inst, working on comm;
first-timer!)
Steve Williamson
Mike Hayhurst
Bruce Butts
and others

and pilots:

Gary James
Dick Wetherald
Robert Simon
Adnan Shiblaq
Charles "Chas" Piunno (New YE pilot and EAA member!)
Keith Edwards

Thanks also to Rick Ochs (Spirit Avionics) for
bringing a small crowd of kids from his church group!
We need promoters wherever we can find them!

I do not have the break-down of number of YE's, but we
flew a total of 40 on saturday.

There were 4 YE's who completed their flight by ground
transport.  When TZR was temporarily closed while 2 of
our airplanes were in the air, Chas and Dick diverted
to Darby Dan and found an unsuspecting volunteer
gracious enough to bring the kids back to TZR.  I
don't know who you are, but THANK YOU! from all of us
at EAA chapter 9.

Thanks, especially, to the tower controllers at TZR
who met to work out a plan with us in advance.  They
very skillfully managed an extreme level of traffic
with YE's and banner towing, in addition to the
regular airport traffic, and with a security emergency
thrown in, too.  We are most grateful.

The next event is in just TWO WEEKS, the scheduled
event at OSU Airport on 9/21.  There have been many
inquiries about it already.  Also we will be flying on
10/5 during a charitable fundraising event at OSU
airport.  (Their attendance goal is 500!)

Info on those will be out soon.
Until then, THANK YOU!

Keith Edwards
804-5420 C


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Starting out with an early morning fog was not good,
but it burned off by our 10:00 am start time.
Visibility did not get above 5 sm all day with the BR
and haze.
Our volunteers kept things running through the 4 hours
of the event as people slowly kept coming to the
airport.  By the end of the day, with the tally in, it
was a very successful event.
Thanks to ALL of the people who made it a success.

Mike Hayhurst (master of registration and
certificates)
Jenny Hunt (registrations & certificates)
Ann Samuelson  (registrations & certificates)
Alan Harding (signs, sound, other stuff)

I believe that the prizes for "Furthest distance
traveled to volunteer" goes to John McAvoy, who came
from Toledo Metcalf (TDZ).

Thanks to all volunteers listed above and below and
also to everyone at the airport for making it happen.

Those of you who are going, have a great week at
Airventure!

I hope to see you at the Columbus State/Aviation
Explorers/Young Eagles event on September 7 which will
be at the Columbus State Aviation Maintenance
Technology facility at Bolton (TZR) or at the NEXT
YOUNG EAGLES event at OSU airport on September 21.

Thanks!
Keith Edwards


Data from Mike Hayhurst:

It turned out to be a nice day considering the slow
start and lull at noon.  We ended up with 72 total
flights and 13 pilots by my math.

Tom Maish       3
Dick Wetherald  10
John McAvoy     1
Kyle Koestner   1
Phil Yoder      6
Craig Schneider 4     for his 100th . Congrats Craig!
Bob Lewis       5
Tom Siler       6
Jim Cavin       11
Rick Hunt       8
Rick Tressler   12    High count for the day
Sky Stargel     3     First time I got to see the
helicopter join in.
Lindy Lusch       2
Total            72


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An American Hero was lost on Saturday, June 22, with the passing of
Tuskegee Airman, Harold Sawyer, age 81, of Columbus, OH.
Our nation and the world owes so much to him and others like him, for
the pain, suffering and sacrifices they endured for the freedom that
we enjoy today.
Please honor him and all American patriots whenever and in whatever
way you can.

Keith Edwards

We were blessed with a warm day and beautiful blue
skies.  There was enough breeze to keep us from
getting too hot, but not too much to be a hazardous
crosswind.  The day, the publicity, the signs, the
parents and youngsters, volunteers, pilots and
generosity of the staff at OSU airport all contributed
to production of another batch of Young Eagles!

The official count is in, even better that we thought.
  Our final tabulation yielded 143 YE registration
forms which will be sent to the EAA Young Eagle
office.

On behalf of the EAA Chapter 9, thanks to everyone who
contributed to this great day!

Special publicity contributions:
Liz Thompson, Suburban News Publications
Alan Harding, Signage

Above-and-beyond recognition for getting the CPD to
allow him to bring and show a helicopter:
Steve Hungler

Registration and Certificate wizards:
Mike Hayhurst
Rick Schwandt
Matt Watkins (Aviation Explorers)
Lindy Lusch

Hangar flying and miscellaneous support:
Phil Newlon
Steve Williamson
Alan Harding

Working-on-Saturday, couldn't-have-done-it-without-you
award:
Don White and his line crew who moved all of the OSU
airplanes around the ramp to make room for us, etc.,
etc.
Ed Mikula
OSU airport staff

How did I get on the USS Nimitz? award to:
OSU Tower controllers

Special thanks to our pilots:
Don Bauer 7
Bruce Butts 3
Keith Edwards 5
Gary James 22
Ted Kellogg 14
Lindy Lusch 2
Tom Maish 5
Richard Packer 4
John Parsio 11
Don Ross 6
Craig Schneider 14
Tom Siler 7
William Thompson 1
Rick Tressler 11
Dick Wetherald 14
Phil Yoder 17
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Total 143




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About a month ago we had to make it so all messages sent thru CMH-NOTAM were
"approved," as we had spammers signing up as members and then spamming us.
Within the past week or so there has been a sharp increase of similar spam
attacks on other local email groups as well.

Below is a forwarded message from an organization that is attempting to do
something about these types of problems.  If, like me, you're sick and tired
of all the junk email in your inbox, I encourage you to lend your support to
the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email.


Tom Lusch
Founder, CMH-NOTAM

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> From: "John Levine" <johnl@...>
> Reply-To: comments@...
> Date: 5 Jun 2002 13:33:23 -0000
> To: comments@...
> Subject: CAUCE NEWS, Vol 6, No 2, June 2002
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> CAUCE NEWS
> Volume 6, Number 2
> June, 2002
>
> In this issue:
>
> * Progress of Senate anti-spam bill
> * European Union bans spam
>
> IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GOT THIS MESSAGE: Please see the
> "About This Message" section at the end.
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * Progress of Senate anti-spam bill
>
> Over a year ago, Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) introduced S.630, the CAN
> SPAM Act of 2001. This bill would require UCE to have a valid return
> address to facilitate consumers' removal from spam lists. It would
> place enforcement in the hands of the Federal Trade Commission, and
> state Attorneys General. It would also permit Internet Service
> Providers (ISPs) to enforce violations, up to $10 per illegal spam.
> It would preempt any stricter state anti-spam laws.
>
> The Senate Commerce Committee considered the bill on May 17th, and
> reported it out largely unchanged.  It's not now scheduled for further
> action in the Senate.
>
> CAUCE has always opposed this bill, since we believe it would lead to
> more spam, not less.  When South Korea passed a similar opt-out law
> last year, spam from Korea soon increased by a factor of 10.
>
> Our April 2001 press release goes into more detail about the problems
> with S.630:
>
> http://www.cauce.org/pressreleases/pr-s630.shtml
>
> We're pleased that the Congress is looking at spam issues again, and
> hope that in the future we can help them create an effective bill that
> the entire Internet community can support.
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * European Union bans spam
>
> GLOBAL INTERNET COMMUNITY APPLAUDS EUROPEAN ANTI-SPAM VOTE
>
> May 31, 2002 - The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail
> (CAUCE), EuroCAUCE, CAUCE India, CAUCE Canada and the Coalition Against
> Unsolicited Bulk E-Mail, Australia (CAUBE.au) today applauded the decision
> by the European Parliament to protect European Internet users from the
> practice of unsolicited e-mail advertisements. Yesterday's vote will turn
> Europe into a virtual "spam-free zone" after the formal adoption of the
> directive, making it illegal to send unsolicited e-mail, text message or
> other similar advertisements to individuals with whom companies do not
> have a preexisting business relationship.
>
> "This is a tremendous day for European Internet users," said EuroCAUCE
> Chairman George Mills. "We are extremely pleased that the European
> Parliament has listened to the citizens of its member countries and added
> the right to be left alone by spammers to its efforts to protect the
> privacy of Europeans."
>
> While six European Union member countries had already formalized "opt-in"
> in their national laws and regulations, yesterday's vote should turn all
> of Europe into a spam-free zone by the end of 2003.
>
> "Unfortunately, the rest of the world's Internet-using countries,
> including the United States, now lag behind Europe in their protection
> of Internet users," said CAUCE Chairman Scott Hazen Mueller. "This is
> a tremendous first step, but the rest of the world now needs to follow
> Europe's lead and unite behind protection of Internet users and
> network owners from abusive and costly unsolicited e-mail
> advertising."
>
> "This decision is the direct result of Internet users throughout the
> European Union standing up for their rights, and Members of the
> European Parliament listening to their constituents," said Mills. "Our
> members and our volunteers performed an integral part of this process,
> translating, lobbying and educating their representatives."
>
> More information on the E.U. directive is available on the European
> Parliament's Web site <http://www.europarl.eu.int/press/index_en.htm>,
> and a EuroCAUCE analysis is available at
> <http://www.euro.cauce.org/en/amendments1a.html>. More information on
> the international CAUCE network of affiliate organizations is
> available at <http://www.cauce.org>.
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
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It was quite cool with a scattered to broken layer much of the day and a stiff
crosswind for Union County's 9/27 runway. The Glasair turnout was low (2) as
were the Young Eagles (12) but the eggs, pancakes, sausages and coffee were hot
and delicious, it was an enjoyable event, and we were fortunate to have Joe
Vogel and Roger Olsen give some presentations.

Many Chapter 9 thanks go to our volunteers:
Ed and Deanna Biehl
Alan Harding
Mike Hayhurst, Head Chef (Emeril, take notes!)

... and Pilots:
Adnan Shiblaq
Rick Tressler
Craig Schneider
Tom Maish
Keith Edwards

We have the next event coming up in only 3 weeks-National Young Eagles day at
OSU airport on June 8.
Publicity is needed to spread the word. While we should already expect a bigger
turnout than we had last weekend at MRT, we could use YOUR help in letting
people know.

Thanks!
Keith Edwards




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As a forum like this grows (we now have over 180 members), it becomes an
easy target for unsolicited email (aka "spam").  It has been increasing here
as of late.  A message that was posted yesterday, attempting to draw people
to a particular web search engine, is yet another example of unsolicited
email.

In order to eliminate junk mail of this variety from diminishing the value
and integrity of CMH-NOTAM, I have changed this forum so that ALL MESSAGES
NOW REQUIRE APPROVAL.  Anyone may still post a message to the group, but
there will be a delay until the message has been approved by me, or by an
assistant moderator.

Directly below is a selection from the CMH-NOTAM FAQ which gives an idea
what type of postings are expected (the full FAQ is available from the
"Files" area).  At the end of this message is a forwarded message about a
way in which each and everyone of you can help to fight spam.


Tom Lusch
Founder, CMH-NOTAM

> What type of messages can I expect to receive via CMH-NOTAM?
>
> The intention is that messages be posted that have broad appeal to fellow
> aviators and aviation enthusiasts in the Central Ohio area. This may include
> announcements of seminars, fly ins, workshops, Young Eagle rallies, Aviation
> Explorer activities, historical aviation activities (i.e. the MATS Connie will
> be in town on such and such a date), aircraft seats available/wanted to an
> aviation activity, invitations from clubs to other aviators about open houses
> or meetings, and anything related to aviation safety that affects Central
> Ohio. Do not put CMH-NOTAM on your e-mail joke list! Also, please do not post
> ³equipment for sale² messages.

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> From: John Levine <johnl@...>
> Reply-To: comments@...
> Date: 29 Apr 2002 17:26:25 -0400
> To: comments@...
> Subject: CAUCE NEWS, Vol 6, No 1, April 2002
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> CAUCE NEWS
> Volume 6, Number 1
> April, 2002
>
> In this issue:
>
> * What's CAUCE been up to ?
> * Join or update your information on cauce.org
> * The Spamcon Foundation
> * Bills in Congress
>
> IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GOT THIS MESSAGE: Please see the
> "About This Message" section at the end.
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * What's CAUCE been up to ?
>
> CAUCE has kept a relatively low profile during recent months, largely
> because there's been little legislative activity.  The 9/11 disaster
> completely focused the Congress' attention on terrorism, and only in
> the past month or so has there been any return to other issues.
>
> The amount of spam people receive definitely increased in late 2001
> (probably unrelated to 9/11), getting the attention of the media, and
> members of the CAUCE board have given dozens of interviews to radio,
> magazines, and newspapers for stories they're doing about the spam
> problem.  Our sister organization CAUBE.AU in Australia has documented
> the increasing spam volume at http://www.caube.org.au/spamstats.html.
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * Join or update your membership on cauce.org
>
> by Doug Muth (dmuth@...)
>
> Over the last year or so, some of you may have noticed changes to the
> CAUCE web site, which I inherited some time ago.  The most important change
> is our new membership system, which can be found at
> <http://www.cauce.org/members/>.  If you are not yet a member of CAUCE,
> you can now join CAUCE as a member, and with the new system, update your
> personal information, should you change either your e-mail address or
> physical address.  If you have moved since you joined, please visit the
> web site and update your address so we know who your congressional
> representative is.
>
> NOTE: If you joined before March, 2000, we may no longer have your
> address information.  If you try to update your information on the web
> site and it can't locate you, just join on the web site as a new
> member.  We can use your e-mail address to remove duplicates.
>
> As you may have seen, there is a new look to the web site.  This is the
> result of many hours we have spent moving around of the documents and
> slowly changing the structure of the web site into something that is
> easier to navigate.  We're still making changes, but comments are
> always welcome.
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * Bills in Congress
>
> A variety of bills were introduced in Congress in 2001, none of which
> are currently scheduled for action.  Unfortunately, all of the bills
> currently in Congress are deeply flawed.  The best was HR 718,
> introduced by Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM).  In its original form it was
> similar to her bill in the previous session that permitted ISPs and
> other network operators to post a "no spam" policy which all
> advertisers would be required to honor.  But when it was considered by
> the Commerce committee, it was replaced by an opt-out bill that we
> think would be counterproductive.
>
> Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) introduced S.630, the CAN SPAM Act of 2001,
> another opt-out bill, which may be taken up by committee.  We'll
> report on its progress, if any.
>
> In the meantime there's been a lot of activity on the state level,
> mostly weak opt-out bills.  As always, CAUCE will continue to focus
> primarily on federal legislation, but you can find more information
> about state efforts at http://law.spamcon.org/.
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * The Spamcon Foundation
>
> Last May in San Francisco, SpamCon 2001 brought together some of the
> issue's major players, including CAUCE board members and
> representatives of many Internet service providers, blocking or
> filtering service companies, and the Federal Trade Commission.  Many
> of the discussions turned to programs which would be useful to the
> community, but either did not exist or were moribund.  As a result of
> these talks, The Spamcon Foundation was created.
>
> <http://www.spamcon.org>
>
> Like CAUCE, The Spamcon Foundation's mission is to lower the amount
> of spam on the Internet. It does so primarily through public
> education, tool development and project coordination services.
>
> But unlike CAUCE, legislative lobbying is one area where The Spamcon
> Foundation *can't* tread. (It's a non-profit organization that has
> applied for U.S. tax exemption under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3):
> Such organizations generally may not engage in political activities.)
>
> So what does The Spamcon Foundation do? In short, it works in six
> areas:
>
> * A spam information library, with statistics, contracts, and
> links to outside resources.
> * Resolution services to help clear up spam-related disputes
> * Events such as the Spamcon conferences
> * Anti-spam tool promotion and development
> * Facilitating communications among those affected by spam, including
> consumers, marketers, technologists and law professionals.
> * Media and public relations
>
> Spamcon Foundation was founded by Tom Geller.  In early 2002 he turned
> over the reins to Daniel J. Birchall, Executive Director, and Laura
> Atkins, President.  CAUCE looks forward to working closely with
> Spamcon Foundation in the future
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> About CAUCE
>
> CAUCE (Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email,
> http://www.cauce.org) is the world's largest Internet-based advocacy
> organization, with tens of thousands of members across the United
> States and supporters across the world. It supports and works toward
> passage of legislation prohibiting unsolicited e-mail advertisements.
> CAUCE has no budget, no office and is run by an all-volunteer board
> using donated resources.
>
> ABOUT SPAMCON FOUNDATION
>
> The donation-supported, nonprofit Spamcon Foundation
> (http://www.spamcon.org) helps the Internet community protect email as
> a viable medium of communication and commerce. Contact: Executive
> Director Dan Birchall, comments@... (bulk and vendor messages
> prohibited).
>
> - --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> About This Message:
>
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> Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail.
>
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On April 18th I posted a message here on CMH-NOTAM about a change to a local
Military Operations Area...the Brush Creek MOA.  Today, I reviewed the Notices
to Airman Publication (NTAP) and didn't see a thing in there about it.
However, I did see the notam concerning the MOA _just above_ Brush Creek.  The
Buckeye MOA has been modified somewhat, with more hours of operation.  You can
read all about it on the web at...

    http://www.faa.gov/ntap/NTAP02APR18/MIL02008.HTM

It used to be that even if both of these MOAs were hot simultaneously, one
could fly sandwiched between them at 4,500 ft MSL.  That isn't so now.

It is interesting to note that the depiction that accompanies this notam on
Buckeye MOA still has the Brush Creek MOA depicted as topping out at 4,000 ft
MSL.  That's not correct.

Remember, even though your _current_ VFR Cincinnati Sectional shows Brush Creek
topping out at 4,000 ft, that isn't correct either.

If nothing else, this is yet another example as to why it is always important
to get a comprehensive briefing before launching off into the wild blue yonder.


The Notices to Airman Publication is available, along with many other Air
Traffic publications, on the web at...

    http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/

IFR charts that became effective on Apr 18th do show the top altitude of Brush
Creek as 5,000 ft MSL.

Ya'll be careful out there.


Tom

P.S. Another change to our local Central Ohio area is that the Marysville/Union
County Airport identifier has been changed from I78 to MRT.

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Fellow Aviators,

I noticed a memo last night at work (CMH Tracon) about the Brush Creek MOA (one
of the two MOAs just south of Fayette Co./Washington Court House Airport/I23,
found on the Cincinnati Sectional).  It informed that the top altitude was
changing from 4,000 to 5,000 ft, effective April 18th.  So when I got home
shortly after midnight I decided to look at this from the pilot's point of
view.  Interestingly enough, I couldn't find anything about this change.  (I
did learn that it was easier to scan for special use airspace utilizing
http://www.duat.com than when utilizing http://www.duats.com).  I also called
DAY AFSS before I hit the sack, and the briefer I spoke to showed nothing new
about the Brush Creek MOA either.  So I went to bed thinking that the memo
must've been incorrect, and I'd check on it in the morning.

So, just moments ago, I logged onto http://www.duat.com again, and look what I
learned...

>BRUSH CREEK MOA
>OH
>0800-2200 LCL MON-SAT.
>100' AGL UP TO BUT NOT INCLG 5000' MSL.

Doing just a bit more follow-up, I called OSU Airport to see if the Cincinnati
Sectional just got updated.  What I learned was the Cincy Sectional, which was
effective Dec 27, 2001, isn't due for an update until July 11, 2002.  However,
interestingly enough, the new Detroit Sectional just became effective today
(April 18th).  However, the Detroit Sectional doesn't cover far enough south to
include the Brush Creek MOA.  Interesting.

I encourage all to share this info with fellow aviators that may be flying in
the southern Ohio area.

Tom Lusch
Aviation Safety Counselor, CMH-FSDO




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Regarding this evening's unfortunate SPAM message from dhjsag4@...,
entitled "I was approved in 30 seconds," I have now switched CMH-NOTAM from
an...

  "Unmoderated" forum

to an...

  "Unmoderated, Moderate new members" forum.

That means that messages from new members, like the one above who joined
simply to post that unwanted advertisement, will now require my personal
approval.  That way I can zap junk messages like that so that those of you
who have subscribed won't even see 'em.

Sincerely,


Tom Lusch
Founder, CMH-NOTAM

P.S. I have removed, as well as banned the email address "dhjsag4@..."
from CMH-NOTAM.

Last Saturday afternoon strong winds knocked out the Bolton (TZR) AWOS.  It
was out of service until sometime Monday.  Did this cause any impact?

Due to a change in FAA policy, an AWOS or ASOS being out of service can have
a very great impact on an arrival that is needing to do an instrument
letdown in low clouds and/or poor visibility, as it can result in ALL
instrument approaches serving that airport being NOT AUTHORIZED!

At Columbus Flight Watch, Inc. <http://www.theNTshop.com/cfw>, we feel that
the ramifications of this "lack of redundancy" has not _sunk in_ into the
aviation community's collective consciousness.  At last night's monthly
meeting, a letter was signed and sent (see textual representation below) in
yet another attempt to shine more light on this important, yet apparently
neglected, issue.  CFW has been addressing this concern for some time.  For
more historical information and background, one can follow the link at the
bottom of a previous message posted here on CMH-NOTAM...

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMH-NOTAM/message/12

CFW will continue to address this important issue as we strive to "preserve,
protect, and enhance the airports of Central Ohio."  And we encourage all
pilots to join us in asking why this is allowed to continue, especially when
there exists such an easy solution to the problem.


Tom Lusch
Board member, CFW

> March 12, 2002
>
> NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System
> P.O. Box 189
> Moffett Field, CA  94035-9800
>
> The FAA has rendered a decision that can easily lead to an unsafe condition in
> instrument weather during the approach phase of a flight.  Specifically, it
> has intentionally removed the Remote Alternate Altimeter Setting (RAAS) minima
> from many Terminal Procedures.
>
> As an example, Columbus Ohio¹s Bolton Airport (TZR) Terminal Procedures
> dictate that the pilot shall utilize the altimeter setting as derived from the
> Bolton AWOS (or as a backup, the altimeter setting from the Bolton ATC tower).
> However, should the tower be unstaffed (as it is 12 hours each day), and the
> AWOS be out of service (as it was for two evenings this past weekend due to
> severe weather), the pilot could be left without the appropriate altimeter
> setting for executing any of the instrument approach procedures.
>
> The changes made by the FAA affect all of the Terminal Procedures (i.e. the
> ILS RWY 4, NDB RWY 4, & GPS RWY 4). During such an event, all three of these
> procedures are considered as NOT AUTHORIZED.  (Before the AWOS was certified,
> it used to be that the pilot would simply utilize the CMH altimeter setting
> and increase the decision altitude or minimum descent altitude, as
> appropriate.)
>
> This system wide change can impact operators across the nation adversely.
> However, we feel that the impact of this change has not been widely
> publicized, and pilots are likely to obtain a clearance for an instrument
> approach and descend to an unsafe altitude because they are inadvertently
> utilizing an inappropriate altimeter setting.
>
> We feel this change needs to be publicized more so the instrument pilot
> understands the ramifications better.  We also feel that it would be much
> safer, and provide our nation a much more robust system of airports, if the
> FAA would simply change things back to the way they used to be, and publish
> RAAS minima for airports like this.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Members of Columbus Flight Watch, Inc.




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The EAA's 2002 "Winter Flight Fest" in Columbus turned
out to be a beautiful day, a great day for flying.
But a shortage of publicity and conflicting event(s)
made turnout much lower than expected.  However, 16
Young Eagles were flown and most everyone who came
seemed to have an enjoyable time.

For our next event on March 16, we will be working on
(free) publicity!  (YOUR help is always appreciated!)

The pilots and passenger count for Winter Flight Fest
2002 were:

Michael Leymaster  4
Dick Wetherald     2
Tom Siler          4
Rick Tressler      3
Wayne Williams     2
Craig Schneider    1

Thank you all for your generous contributions.
Thanks also to the OSU airport for your support and
especially to the OSU Flight Education department!

Keith Edwards


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I received word tonight from Ilene Dobson, that her uncle, old time Columbus
aviator & airplane mechanic and Confederate Air Force member, Marvin Doutz
passed away Tuesday January 15th.  Marvin was 82 and suffered a fall on
Monday the 14th and sustained a head injury.
      Arrangements are incomplete as of tonight, but Ilene did say they will
have visitation on Thursday Jan 17th and a Funeral Service Friday Jan. 18th.
Visitation will be at the Schoedinger-Norris Funeral Home on Route 3 in Grove
City.  Times have not been finalized yet.  I will advise when things are
finalized.  Ilene wanted me to pass this along for those of you who knew
Marvin he will be missed by many.

-Jim Thompson-




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Ever use you cell phone to call 800/wxbrief and get the wrong FSS cause your
cell phone is calling from it's "HOME" area?  Now you can call ANY FSS
directly and TOLL Free

This list should be printed in the front of all Terminal Procedures books

AFSS toll-free telephone numbers
Facility Number

Albuquerque, NM ABQ 866-449-5390
Altoona, PA AOO 866-708-9987
Anderson, SC AND 866-225-2172
Anniston, AL ANB 866-609-8684
Bangor, ME BGR 866-295-3835
Boise, ID BOI 866-258-9068
Bridgeport 866-293-5149
Buffalo, NY BUF 866-678-2759
Burlington, VT BTV 866-847-1846
Casper, WY CPR 866-277-7498
Cedar City, UT CDC 866-667-3858
Cleveland, OH CLE 866-780-8261
Columbia, MO COU 866-223-4352
Columbus, NE OLU 866-288-3448
Conroe, TX CXO 866-689-5992
Dayton, OH DAY 866-505-6163
Denver, CO DEN 866-751-7021
Deridder, LA DRI 866-401-5659
Elkins, WV EKN 866-656-2661
Fairbanks, AK FAI 866-248-6516
Fort Dodge, IA FOD 866-300-2858
Ft. Worth, TX FTW 866-272-7915
Gainesville, FL GNV 866-523-7229
Grand Forks, ND GFK 866-306-6931
Great Falls, MT GTF 866-527-7601
Green Bay, WI GRB 866-845-4888
Greenwood, MS GWO 866-245-6109
Hawthorne, CA HHR 866-879-8252
Honolulu, HI HNL 866-766-0820
Huron, SD HON 866-732-1331
Islip, NT ISP 866-365-5019
Jackson, TN MKL 866-840-1051
Jonesboro, AR JBR 866-520-8890
Juneau, AK JNU 866-297-2236
Kankakee, IL IKK 866-450-6593
Kenai, AK ENA 866-864-1737
Lansing, MI LAN 866-879-4066
Leesburg, VA DCA 866-225-7410
Louisville, KY LOU 866-412-7968
Macon, GA MCN 866-276-0243
McAlester, OK MLC 866-269-0189
McMinnville, OR MMV 866-833-7631
Miami, FL MIA 866-347-0316
Millville, NJ MIV 866-225-7620
Nashville, TN BNA 866-890-1348
Oakland, CA OAK 866-469-7828
Prescott, AZ PRC 866-226-3763
Princeton, MN PMN 866-841-6469
Raleigh, NC RDU 866-663-3354
Rancho Murrieta, CA RIU 866-272-7525
Reno, NV RNO 866-281-2737
Riverside, CA RAL 866-838-2250
San Angelo, TX STJ 866-300-3867
San Diego, CA SAN 866-682-2175
San Juan, PR SJU 866-822-8537
Seattle, WA SEA 866-384-7323
St Louis, MO STL 866-671-6176
St Petersburg, FL PIE 866-295-3983
Terre Haute, IN HUF 866-224-9906
Wichita, KS ICT 866-672-5145
Williamsport, PA IPT 866-655-6434


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The FSDO has moved to  2780 Airport Dr. Suite #300
                        Columbus, OH 43219
Telephone:  614-255-3120 (main line)

Fax:        614-255-3159
Website:  www.faa.gov/fsdo/cmh
  Arriving from the east on 670
1.  Exit for Airport/Cassady Ave.
2.  Take Cassady Ave Exit to Traffic light
3.  Travel through light and you are on Airport Dr.
4.  Follow Airport Dr. to 2780 Airport Dr. sign on right.
5.  Park and go to 3rd floor Suite 300.

Arriving from the West on 670
1.  Exit on Airport/Johnstown Rd.
2.  Exit Johnstown Rd. at stop sign turn right
3.  At traffic light turn right on to Cassady Ave.
4.  Watch for Airport Dr. on left.
5.  Follow Airport Dr. around until you reach 2780 Which is on the
left.
6.  FAA Office is on 3rd Floor Suite 300.

Currently we are on high level security, but I can admit you to the
office.

Jim Stokes, SPM

Just to let the masses know, Saturday December 1st the last Trans World
Airlines flight will depart Port Columbus at 6:59 p.m. bound for St. Louis.
At 11:59 p.m. the last TWA flight to land at Port Columbus will arrive back
from St. Louis, thus ending 72 years of service by TWA and their predecessor
Transcontinental Air Transport, TAT.  Port Columbus was built in 1929 for the
specific needs of TAT and to get Columbus, Ohio on the transcontinental air
route being developed by TAT.
     The airport location was chosen by TAT Technical Advisor Col. Charles
Lindbergh due to it's location near the railroad tracks and not far from
downtown Columbus.
      On the morning of July 8, 1929 the 1st TAT Ford Tri-Motor flight
departed Port Columbus bound for St. Louis with various stops along the way
before and beyond St. Louis.  The following night the 1st eastbound TAT
flight arrived from St. Louis and various stops, thus marking the beginning
of that coast-to-coast route with railroad connections along the way.  It's
rather sentimental that 72 years later the final flights will operate on the
same route.
      Hopefully there will be some sort of ceremony to mark this occassion.  I
plan to be on both flights that evening.  I'd welcome anyone else that cares
to fly off into history that night.  Just wanted to pass this along for its
historical significance.

Jim "JET" Thompson
Airline Historian




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Last Saturday at the WINGS SAFETY SEMINAR at Marysville/Union County
Airport, part of the presentation I gave discussed how one can obtain their
IFR clearance using their VHF COMM radio while one the ground, using the
relatively new Ground Communication Outlet (GCO) located at I78.

(One can find the definition of a GCO in the Pilot/Controller glossary at
http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/PCG/pcg-g/pcg-g.html, and a very informative
article about some GCO installations up in Michigan can be found at
http://www.faa.gov/ats/afss/lanafss/gco.html.)

After my presentation, a Bolton airport based pilot asked if we could
publish the telephone number that the GCO dials to reach Columbus Tracon.
We'd rather not publish that number, as it rings directly into the radar
room and is to be utilized only for IFR clearances.  If that number gets out
to the general public, before long we'd start receiving calls from
non-pilots, requesting all sorts of info, and that would end up making the
number unusable for its intended purpose, and it would distract the
supervisor from their intended job.

However, I understand the Bolton pilot's plight, as the tower there at
Bolton is only open 12 hours a day, and their is no GCO or RTR (Remote
Transmitter/Reciever) for obtaining an "after hours" IFR clearance.  And
using one's cel phone while in the airplane while on the ground to call
1-800-WX-BRIEF to obtain a clearance can be extremely frustrating,
especially when hearing that "all the briefers are busy" recording, and not
knowing how long you may have to wait to reach a briefer.

What I learned at the WINGS SAFETY SEMINAR is that DAY AFSS now has a
toll-free number specifically for obtaining (or canceling) IFR clearances
from the ground!  This number connects you *directly* to a briefer,
therefore you won't be on hold for an interminable time frame.  The
toll-free number is...

    888-240-1236

This number can be found in the Airport/Facility Directory under "FAA AND
NWS TELEPHONE NUMBERS" (page 302 of the East Central U.S. A/FD, effective 17
May 2001).  However, it is not clear from that listing that it may be used
for obtaining your IFR clearance.  However, visit the DAY AFSS web site and
read their USER'S GUIDE TO SERVICES (see "SPECIAL 1-800 PHONE NUMBERS" in
that document @ http://www.dayafss.jccbi.gov/guide.htm) and it explicitly
describes that it may be used for this purpose.

This telephone number is an excellent means to obtaining your IFR clearance
from any Central Ohio airport, or for that matter any airport under DAY
AFSS's area.


Tom Lusch
tomlusch@...
http://home.columbus.rr.com/lusch
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CMH-NOTAM

P.S. Note that that number can also be utilized for opening or closing a VFR
flight plan as well!


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Columbus Flight Watch <http://www.theNTshop.com/cfw> is actively addressing
an important issue that has repercussions for many Central Ohio airports, as
well as many general aviation airports across the nation.  If you are a
pilot who flies IFR, this could affect you.

Over the past few years, as stand-alone AWOS & ASOS weather units have been
installed at numerous airports, an important backup capability has been lost
as instrument approach procedures have been updated.  Namely, if the AWOS or
ASOS would fail for any reason (i.e. sensor failure, power failure,
transmitter failure), the pilot would be left with an instrument approach
procedure that would immediately become NOT AUTHORIZED.

Columbus Flight Watch encourages you to read our letter that was sent to the
airport managers of the following Central Ohio airports...

4I3 Knox Co./Mt. Vernon
I23 Fayette Co./Wash Court House
I78 Union Co./Marysville
LHQ Fairfield Co./Lancaster
MNN Marion Municipal/Marion
OSU Don Scott/Ohio State University
TZR Bolton
VTA Newark-Heath

You can find this letter at...

http://home.columbus.rr.com/lusch/raasletter.html


Tom Lusch
Member, Columbus Flight Watch
tomlusch@...