Dave's end of the hangar

So...We are almost in the new hangar. Like that wise man Maxwell Smart said, "We missed it by That Much!"

We are in our offices but not in the engineering building as yet.  Real Soon Now we will move our engineering/ shipping/receiving and QC departments to our new Sebastian home.

We continue to have a presence in Vero Beach and  will be leaving our composite fabrication staff in place in Vero Beach. 

Moving...You know what that means.

Of course there is a bunch of "stuff" that we don't want or need anymore. So we will have some great deals on used and new spinners, used stock Piper Cherokee 6, Lance, and Saratoga cowls. 

These will be available during our next First Saturday event on June 6th. 

Follow me on Twitter

Need More Info?
Call 772-562-4757

Shows / Events

First Saturday
June 6th
Vero Beach, FL
www.LoPrestiFirstSaturday.com
Featuring:
Aspen Displays
Benefits'
"Friends of St. Sebastian River"

COPA Migration 7
June 25 - 28
Duluth, MN
www.cirruspilots.org

Airventure

Corkey Fornof &
LoPrestiFury
www.Airventure.org

Aerobatic Shows

 Frasca Field
(C16)
June 12 - 13th
Urbana, IL 
Corkey Fornof &
LoPrestiFury
link

Kaboom Town
July 4th
Addison, TX
Corkey Fornof &
LoPrestiFury
link

Prairie Airshow
July 10 -12
Peoria, IL
Matt Younkin &
Twin Beech
Night Show
www.prairieair.org 

Airventure
(OSH) July 27 - Aug 8
Oshkosh,WI
Corkey Fornof &
LoPrestiFury
www.Airventure.org

Wichita Flight Festival
Aug 21 -23
Wichita, KS
Corkey Fornof &
LoPrestiFury
PLUS
Matt Younkin &
Twin Beech
Night Show
Link

Rotary Airshow
Sept 11 - 12
Farmington, NM
Matt Younkin &
Twin Beech
Night Show
www.farmingtonairshow.com

VNA Airshow
Nov 13 - 15
Stuart, FL
Matt Younkin &
Twin Beech
Night Show
www.stuartairshow.com

Featured Partners
All Partners
Map

Vero Beach Avionics
Vero Beach, FL
772-299-0770
www.verobeachavionics.com

Barry Aviation
Laguna Hills, CA
949-362-1600

D&K Aviation
Farmingdale, NY
631-845-1448
www.dkaviation.com

Aviation Services Group
St. George, UT
SGU
435-467-2682

Ronson Aviation
Trenton, NJ
KTTN
609-771-9512
www.RonsonAviation.com

Aero Mechanical
Wappingers Falls, NY
845-462-5600

Chesapeake Aviation Maintenance
Forrest Hill, MD
410-879-1073

Bartelt Aviation
Sturgis, MI
KIRS
269-651-5431
www.BarteltAviation.com

Lanmar Aviation
Glaston, CT
860-446-8621
www.lanmaraviation.com

Rocket Engineering
Spokane, WA
509-535-4401
www.RocketEngineering.com

Lone Mountain Aviation
Las Vegas, NV
KVGT
702-309-2200
www.lonemountainaviation.com 

Dear [[FirstName]],

Hope you enjoy our newsletter. 

[[SpePersonalMessage]]

Table of Contents

Sun N Fun Round up

photo by airplanesdirect.com 

Ok, so Sun N Fun is not news anymore: It's history.  It's still fun to talk about.  We did see a lower turn out but the people that were there were spending money on their airplanes.  We still have a 4 week backlog on some kits as a result of the sales from Sun N Fun. BIG FUN.

We tested our BoomBeam lights on Gene McNeely's T-6 during the AeroShell Team's night show.  That turned out so good that we are doubling the lights on Genes plane and putting them on the rest of the Teams planes too.  For a total of 6 LoPresti BoomBeams on each airplane.  Really neat.  We will be shipping these extra lights out to the AeroShell Team this week, so watch for these lights at their shows.

So 6 BoomBeams sounds like a lot of light?  It is, but the current record holder for the most BoomBeams is Matt Younkin's Beech 18.  13 BoomBeams on one airplane.  Now that's power!

click to play video

LoPresti Innovation In Aviation
Award winner for 2009 is Bede Corp

LoPresti Aviation is best known as an engineering innovation company. Our founder Roy LoPresti was well known for pushing the envelope of performance. He was responsible for an incredible string of successful aviation designs. The Grumman Tiger, Cheetah and Cougar; the Mooney 201,232,252 and 301all bear his signature. Not to mention the Lunar Lander and of course the LoPresti Fury. It is that legacy that has fueled LoPresti Aviation to create and hold more STC's than any other aviation modification company in the world.

We treasure and guard that reputation by our constant attention to new technologies and appreciation of creative thinking.

It is that attention and appreciation which has led us to the General Aviation community itself is a prolific source of great ideas.

In Roy LoPresti's name and in his memory the LoPresti family has created a yearly award to recognize those ideas, which truly and profoundly innovate General Aviation. The Roy LoPresti "Innovation in Aviation Award."

Each year, one great idea, one innovative design will win this award and be recognized as an innovator.

A panel of 5-7 judges review submissions and ultimately decide on the winner. These judges are drawn from Aviation engineering, business, finance and marketing.

The winning innovator receives an Award designed and constructed by the late Roy LoPresti to keep and care for one year. That winner then joins the Judges for the same term (1 year) to review the ideas of fellow innovators. Finally, LoPresti will offer the winner assistance in developing the concept and productizing their idea.

In the first expression of the LoPresti Innovation In Aviation winner DeltaHawk has been working with LoPresti to bring their product to a wider market. In this next year you will see their engine gain certification and we will work with them to create STC's for the burgeoning Diesel market.

We are delighted to announce that the second winner of The Roy LoPresti Prize for Innovation in Aviation is Bede Inc. for their SpeedTracTM wheelpants. LoPresti Aviation is delighted to announce that this wonderful idea has been productized and will be available this year at Oshkosh for the RV7 and RV10 aircraft.

LoPresti already scours the aviation world for new ideas. To aid in that effort we are including in our process a web site for the submission and protection of those ideas.

 
click to play movie

click to watch Sun N Fun press conference

BoomBeam for
Cessna 172 R and S

Our Boom Beam HID lighting systems improve lighting in most cases by more than 500% and consists of a power supply, shielded high voltage wire harness, plug in HID lamp, mounting hardware, and your choice of lens reflector assemblies.

For our round reflectors we have Landing, and Intermediate beam widths. The Landing beam has an exceedingly long range and is a 10 degree circle, (stock sealed beams are generally 10 wide by 5 high), and the Intermediate also has a very long range but has the advantage of a much larger "foot print" on the runway, (our recommended light for single HID systems) and is a 17 degree circle.

These systems are available in 14 and 28 volt versions.

To make installation as fast and as simple as possible we furnish "ClickBond" fasteners that glue in place and hold our power supply and wire harness. Virtually the entire installation can be accomplished by gluing, crimping and tie wrapping.

Our Boom Beam system is FAA/PMA'd and STC'd for hundreds of aircraft models and can be field approved on virtually every other aircraft.

• Tested to DO-160D
• FAA/PMA Approved Parts

• Five-Year / 5000 Hour Warranty

• 7X the candlepower of standard lights

• No filament to break

Special pricing for June!
Email Order

Normally this kit is price at $1896 for both lights on sale now for $1299
Save nearly $600

Corkey's Plane Talk

Fury Flying - Corkey's blog

SUN-N-FUN

We really didn't know what to expect this year at SNF given the economy but I must say we were greatly surprised. SNF was a great success for LoPresti. Yes, we sold all the Tacos we brought besides tons of kNotwax, SpeedCoat, etcetera. We were so busy none of us had a chance to see the displays. This was a get up at 5AM, shut down at 7PM, get something to eat and off to bed. Well we did have a great time at the Friday night air show with attendance at the Aeroshell team party and the Crawfish Boil party at the Kimball's display.

It was interesting watching the Aeroshell team as #4, Gene's T6, had two of our Boom Beam lights and he sure stood out. The team is putting Boom Beams on all the aircraft. I wish Matt Younkin had been able to fly his Beech 18 night show. He has 13 Boom Beams on his airplane. Matt told us "it's unreal with all the lights on. I can see the ground from 2,000 ft. when I point it down." This is the first time Matt could use all the lights during his show because his old type light exceeded his available amperage. Now he has amperage to spare. When you have a chance, check out both night shows. The lights look like lasers cutting through their smoke.

As I said, we were all busy. I don't know how many interviews I did but it was a lot; TV, radio and print. It seems like every time I turned around -- BAM -- there was Allison dragging me off to another interview. She is a good handler. If I wasn't interviewing, I was giving a talk at the forums tent, in the air show briefing, signing autographs or talking to people around the Fury. Oh, pictures, yes I also posed for many pics with people interested in the Fury but David LoPresti brought by a group of girls dressed in 1940's dress that were knock out. We had fun taking these pictures. Yes, it's part of the hard job I have -- its not easy being Corkey -- hahahaha, I love my briar patch. Pictures

I always enjoy flying in the air show at SNF. They remind me that I flew in the first one many years ago. Wayne Boggs the Outstanding Air Boss, ran a tight, well organized show as always. Wayne is a pleasure to work with; just do as he says and he can adjust as needed and the crowd never knows. You know, it's funny, I created a maneuver to tighten the Fury show when needed, Peggy's Tango: a combination of 1/2 reverse 8 -- slow, slow roll -- and a 1/2 Cuban 8. I had several air show performers ask me about it saying it put a lot of action in front of the crowd in a short time and they may add it. I named it in honor of Peggy LoPresti to remind people of her involvement in the Fury project. Meet Peggy and you've met the Queen Mum of the LoPresti Gang. She's a peach, funny and a pleasure to be around. I must thank Walt Troyer for doing my Fury narration. He always makes me look good, what a voice. You've heard Walt at SNF and OSH for many years. He has many stories and secrets about aircraft and performers.

There were two things that stand out from SNF '09, yep, they both involve the opposite sex, GIRLS! Hahahaha, there's always a woman involved, isn't there. The first involved Jennifer, RJ's daughter, my friend and editor of our blog. Now Jen is a very cute, petite, redhead, sharp as a tack with a personality to boot. She has more experience putting on the chute and getting in and out of the Fury than most as I have tried to take her flying on several occasions only to have something stop us. I figured I would give this female pilot her chance to fly in the prestigious SNF air show by going along with me when I flew the Fly-by portion of the event. I told her I would fly the first fly-by to show her the prescribed course then she would fly the rest of our four passes. As I dove in from 1,500 ft. to 500 ft. for our first pass I got a WOW out of her. She was smiling as I turned over the controls and like a pro she followed my air path and passes. I knew she had flown with RJ a great deal and RJ told me one of his Grummans was hers so I would have loved to have had a picture of my face as we taxied in and she looked at me and said "WOW, Corkey, now I can't wait to get my license!"

She was kidding.

The second involved a young lady about 12 or 13 years old. After my acro show on Saturday, as they do, a convertible was there for me to ride in front of the crowd. I told Allison, my handler, to get in with me as she deserved some of the credit. As we rode past the announcers building I noticed a young girl fight her way through crowd to get to the fence. She had an autograph book in her hand and wanted me to sign it but the car can't stop. I watched as she ran behind the crowd for at least 150 yards then stopped and slumped her shoulders in a surrendering gesture. I told Allison when we finished talking with people at our booth we would go find this young lady in the crowd. There were a lot of people at the Fury but neither Allison nor I forgot the girl. Allison, armed with pictures, a sharpie, and a pink LoPresti light hat, grabbed me in mid sentence and said, "let's go find that little girl." As we walked through the large crowd many people stopped us to say how much they enjoyed the Fury show but my handler keep me going on our quest -- she's good! It took awhile to find her but when we did the young lady stood up with a surprised look and eyes big as saucers. We approached her family, Mom, Dad, and little brother, as she stood there in dismay with her mouth open. She never said a word but nodded furiously as her mom and dad explained that she loves airplanes and the Fury show best of all the performers. I talked with her as I signed pictures for her and gave her the pink Fury hat. She started to talk, saying she couldn't believe I came to find her and how she loves the Fury and wants to fly more than anything. By this time a crowd gathered around us. Allison kept a supply of pictures in my hand for me to sign when the young lady stepped back and made my week. With hand on her hips, her pink hat on her head, she and everyone looking on, she said loudly "CORKEY, YOU ROCK." My handler then led me back to our booth as if I were a tiger being lead to his cage. Thank you, Allison; job well done.

Oh, there is one other thing that kept popping up at SNF during my interviews. Yep, there's another woman involved, Patty Wagstaff. I was asked many times if it were true that Patty and I were going to fly an air show in Antarctica for the penguins -- hummmm could be, just stay tuned. Oh yes, It was a fast and furious week.

Want more from Corkey?
Check out Corkey's Blog

Send me Fury Info

 First Saturday at LoPresti
June 6th

"LoPresti First Saturday to benefit the Friends of St. Sebastian River with guest speaker Scott Smith from Aspen Avionics.  "

LoPresti Aviation will host another in their series of "First Saturday" events in the LoPresti/Vero Beach Avionics hangar on the north ramp of the Vero Beach airport on June 6th starting at 9 am.

LoPresti First Saturday is about connecting aviation to modern America. 

As a boy, Roy LoPresti hung around airports and airplanes every chance he got. However, what was possible and even common 60 years ago, is neither today. Roy bemoaned the loss of innocence and the lack of places for kids and pilots to meet.   So we opened "LeRoy's Cafe" as a place for pilots and the community to "Hang Out". Later we added First Saturday to formally bring the two together once a month with a full breakfast, an interesting topic and a guest speaker. Any proceeds we generate goes to a charity or a worthy cause. In this way we get to give back to the community and provide a place for pilots to gather. Best of all we get to do what Roy wanted most...to share the dream of flight.

The Speaker. Scott Smith- "Flying the Aspen Display"

Flying Magazine Reviews the EFD1000 PFD

"It's clear that Aspen was setting the bar high when it set out to certify the EFD1000 and to make it fly in hundreds of airplanes. From our perspective, the company didn't just succeed at this ambitious goal; it knocked it out of the park."

Flying's Robert Goyer reviewed the EFD1000 Primary Flight Display for the May, 2009 issue, and was clearly impressed with the product and its features.  Check out his article on the Flying Magazine Website. Read the Article

Win!

At every First Saturday event there are great door prizes.  You never know what you might win. 

The Charity

Friends of the Sebastian River - Friends of the Sebastian River are about protecting the environment of the Sebastian River and its tributaries.

Our Mission

The mission of the Friends of St. Sebastian River is to maintain and improve the health and beauty of the St. Sebastian River and its watershed.

The Friends of St. Sebastian River is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization, governed by an independent Board of Directors elected by the general membership. The following are the goals of the organization, as established by our Articles of Incorporation and the Board:

• To promote and protect the environment and recreational opportunities of the St. Sebastian River and tributaries.
• To promote public education and awareness . . . and encourage an attitude of conservation.
• To protect wildlife . . . and support effective manatee protection.
• To improve water quality, working to eliminate point and non-point sources of pollution . . . and stormwater runoff.
• To promote safe boating practices . . . and compatible uses.
• To support the restoration and preservation of the St. Sebastian River and tributaries to their natural state.
• To participate and cooperate with agencies and organizations protecting the St. Sebastian River basin through such programs as the Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM), Florida Yards and Neighborhoods (FYN) and the Marine Resources Council (MRC).

The First Saturday Event is located at LoPresti Hangar, Vero Beach Airport's North Ramp, KVRB. 2620 Airport North Drive.
Call for information or RSVP Mimi Erskine, 772-562-4757.

What's next month?

Dogs for Life is our charity and our guest speaker will be Skydive Sebastian

 

PLEASE RSVP USING THE LINK BELOW.  LoPresti Hangar on the North Ramp of KVRB Hangar opens at 9:am Coffee and Pancakes start at 9:15am Donations benefit: "Friends of St. Sebastian River ". Tech Talk starts at 10:00am Movie starts at 10:20 Hangar Flying   11:00am until? RSVP Now!