September '99 Volume 99.07
We're Back!
- Dave Griffiths, Newsletter Editor
I hope you all had a great summer. It's been so
long since I put one of these newsletters together I'm not sure I
remember how, but I'll give it a try.
Next Meeting
- Keith Williams, President
Our next meeting will be 5 PM Saturday,
September 11, at the home and shop of Tom and Susan Meeker, 440 North
Troy Road, Robins. (Don't miss the date change!)
Directions:
Main Street of Robins runs east and west. Get on Main Street (it's
about the only street you can get into Robins on); if you're coming
in from the west Troy Road is the first road after a little bridge as
you enter town. If you're coming from the east, Troy Road is the
second street after crossing the RR track in the heart of the town.
Turn north on Troy Road and go roughly ½ mile. Meeker's home is
on the east side of the road, about 300 feet back from the road.
Tom is building a Mustang II and is progressing nicely. Come check
out his progress and get reacquainted with your fellow EAAers
following a summer without regular meetings.
Gather about 5; around 6 we'll have a supper for those who wish. Tom
will have a grill fired up. Bring your own meat to cook, your table
service, and whatever else you wish for your meal, plus one dish to
pass. This modified pot-luck should be easy on everyone, yet give us
the opportunity to have a good time eating together while talking
about airplanes.
Please bring your lawn chairs!
This schedule should let us visit Tom's project, chat, eat supper,
have a brief business meeting, and still get the meeting finished by
the time it gets dark.
Officer's Column
- Keith Williams, President
We're now well into the second season - after
Oshkosh. (Dave Yeoman says there are only two seasons: before Oshkosh
and after Oshkosh.) School has started and we're all starting to get
back into the routine. So it is with Chapter 33!
We have a couple of project visits planned (Sep and Oct), then two
conventional indoor meetings, then we will be in the year
2000
It is time to begin thinking of chapter
leadership for the next year. Elections will be at the November
meeting, if memory serves me correctly. The position which requires
the most work and the least glory is probably that of newsletter
editor. David has done a fine job, but has expressed the desire to
free up some more time for his other activities. So, if you are even
a little bit interested in any aspect of newslettering, please talk
to David, me, or one of the other officers. If your interest is in
writing, editing, layout, publishing, printing, labels, mailing,
whatever, let one of us know. The process could be broken into
several pieces to reduce the load on the elected newsletter editor.
Anyone interested in printing labels, or publishing the newsletter,
or handling the mailing process?
Banquet Report
- Keith Williams, President
On May 22, 63 attended the annual banquet in Iowa
City. A great social time was had by all. Bob Bailey of Cedar Rapids
entertained us during dinner by playing a wide variety of tunes on
his keyboard.
Bob Mackey, VP of Chapter Relations, and his daughter Cara were with
us for the afternoon and evening. Bob told of some of the changes at
"Oshkosh" this year, and stressed that many were due to inputs from
EAA members. He stressed the point that if HQ doesn't know what the
members want, they can not provide it. Let your desires be known!
Clearly, the organization is trying to be responsive to its members
requests.
Bob also commented
that the degradation of standards of which some have complained
happened because we, the members, let it happen. At AirVenture '99, a
members-only event, special emphasis will be placed on regaining our
legendary high standards of behavior and cleanliness.
Project Visits
- Keith Williams, President
Saturday afternoon prior to the banquet, Bob
Mackey, Cara, and Keith Williams visited Alan Kritzman's RV-8
project. It's coming along well, and certainly looks like an
airplane! Looks like an airplane with excellent workmanship,
actually. Alan also gave us a look at an angle-of-attack indicator
he's perfecting in his spare time.
They also visited CID
and Terry Scherman's Long Ez. The engine was just about back in
working shape when we were there. These visits and the good
conversation at the banquet let Bob know that we have a lot of the
true EAA spirit in our chapter!
Last Meeting
- Keith Williams, President
Those who withstood the heat and were still around
enjoyed the Saturday evening pot-luck at Oshkosh. John Dane recorded
the event for posterity, as usual, with his video
camera.
We were pleased that former members Bob and
Barbara Allen, now of DSM, joined us!
Work Party
- Keith Williams, President
In June, we had a six-person work party at OSH for
a weekend. Tom Olson and Steve Ciha flew their RV-6As up and provided
speedy transportation for Jim Neagle and Alan Kritzman. Keith and Pat
Williams took their 5th-wheel trailer up, not-so-speedy
transportation. President Keith Williams (319)
395-7405 Vice President Tom Olson (319)
393-5531 Secretary/Newsletter Editor Dave
Griffiths (319) 432-6670 (Send articles to 900 Garfield Ave,
Tipton, IA 52772 or griff@netins.net) Treasurer Terry Scherman (319)
362-8660 Technical Counselors Marv Hoppenworth
(319) 396-6283 Tom Olson (319)
393-5531 Ron White (319)
393-6484 Flight Advisor Dave Lammers (319)
337-1425 Young Eagles Tim
Busch(t.busch@www.mebbs.com) (319) 393-9069 Directors John Banes, Roger Smith,
Greg Zimmerman, John Ruyle
On Saturday, the guys
unrolled and stretched what seemed like miles of snow fence. Did you
notice how straight it was this year? Pat joined the flower brigade -
a group of ladies from Oshkosh who come out every week to tend the
flower beds. Threatening weather sent the fliers scurrying toward CID
about 9 Sunday morning; Keith helped dismantle a deck on one of the
buildings which was being revamped.
Keith and Pat remained
up their for the week, camping in the "permanent party" campground
behind the bunkhouse. With the help of Dave Lammers, they were able
to get "hired" at Pioneer airport where they spent the week helping
with the antique airplane rides and driving the tram to and from the
main museum building.
Volunteering is fun
and interesting, and you feel as if you are doing something
worthwhile. And you get treated well! See Steve Ciha, volunteer
coordinator, and get signed up for next year!
Young Eagles
- Tim Busch, Young Eagles Coordinator
I hope everyone has recovered from Oshkosh. There
are always so many memories you carry back here to tell friends:
Jimmy Franklin's turbojet-assisted Waco biplane - all we could do was
laugh. The sound just doesn't match the picture. Wayne Handley's
turboprop Raven - Wow! Just WOW!
There were many jaws heard dropping on the ground as he stopped on
the vertical - then continued climbing. That poor Corsair and
pilot....very sad. Probably the strongest memory was the heat. I
don't every remember heat like that at
Oshkosh.
I tried something new this year: volunteering.
I know Max and many others around Chapter 33 have been doing it for
years, so I'm slow to catch on. I had a good time working at the
seaplane base. While I was there, I showed the communications guys
how to make a simple antenna so they could talk to the incoming
traffic.(See, all that training and Collins experience finally paid
off!) They were really happy and offered to give me a tour of the
communications center at the main show. I took them up on the offer
and was impressed by how much goes on "behind the scenes". Then I
spent some time at the NAFI booth. I think I gained more knowledge
than I gave out. There was a lot of experience in those working there
and they were very willing to share what they had learned while
teaching folks to fly.
Back to Young Eagles.
This just doesn't seem to be our year. We have been trying an
experiment this year, going out to some of the smaller fields around
the area with mixed results. We tried an event at Belle Plaine in
July. The early IFR, then later marginal VFR weather made it
difficult for many to make it there. The few hardy souls that made it
managed to give nine rides late in the morning. Thanks to Tom Olson
and Terry Sherman. I apologize if I missed
someone.
This year we are going to try an Iowa City YE
event that does not coincide with SERTOMA. It will be September 12.
Jill Fishbaugh is taking the lead on this one, so let Jill or I know
if you plan to be there, either as a ground volunteeer or as a
pilot.
Announcements
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In an effort to increase the level of
communication between the EAA Chapter Office and the Chapters and
Squadrons, EAA is asking you to send in your e-mail address to:
Chapters@eaa.org
Wanted
Beg borrow or rent any RV building aids, tools,
jigs, patterns, plans, radios, etc.
Jim Neagle (319) 298-9068
I am looking to find individuals who are interested in owning
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Benton county. Or simply persons interested in buying land for a
private airstrip.
Call Walter M. Rich (319) 364-3733
I am looking for a
Taylor monoplane (flying or project) or a Bowers Flybaby. I will give
$100 to the person or club that leads to the purchase of the planes
or project I buy. I know that the Taylors are hard to find, but would
love to have one, but Flybaby would be great also. Please
email(aainds@yahoo.com) or call toll free 1 888 754 3980, ask for
Dave
Looking for miscellaneous AN hardware, 4130-N tubing and fittings.
Tom Harris (319) 362-6323
For Sale
A 40,000 BTU natural gas radiant heater, and a 10"
spinner with double back plate and prop cut-out. Call Bob Schrieber,
(319) 264-5753.
One set of RV6-6A plans with manuals, some newsletters. Call Merrill
Knouse, (319) 732-2861.
Baby Ace type fuselage, all welding done. Call Henry Rahlf, (319)
263-7953.
Small Sears lathe, 30" lathe, drill press, small farm tractor, some
blacksmith tools. Call Kenny Kemper (319) 263-8843.
One share of interest in two airplanes based at Greencastle airport,
$2,700. The first airplane is a 1946 J-3 Cub($13.00/hour wet). The
second is a 1947 Cessna 140($15.00/hour wet). Well maintained and
always accessible. Tail wheel endorsement required. Monthly dues of
$45.00 for hangar rent and insurance. Dale Yoder (319) 337-7071 or
Walter Rich (319) 364-3733.
Acro Sport II, fuselage on gear, wings nearly ready to assemble,
fittings cut out, most material to finish. $8,500.00 Warren Lacey
(319) 462-4009.
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The url is: http://www.hanleyinnovations.com Patrick Hanley, Ph.D.
Software Developer. Mail Inquiries to:
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PO Box 870
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Phone: (860) 423-4060
Oshkosh Work Party
- Steve Ciha
Six members of Chapter 33 participated in a
weekend work party at our convention site on June 26th. Keith and Pat
Williams, Alan Kritzman, Tom Olson, Jim Neagle, and myself made the
trip and for the most part had a great time! I would like to
personally thank each of you. It speaks well for our chapter, that is
quite a distance away from Oshkosh, to have six of us there for the
weekend.
As with anything
aviation, getting there and back was half the fun. Keith had made the
trip on Friday afternoon, towing up his fifth wheel trailer house. We
all got a tour and were impressed! The rest of us departed CID Friday
evening at 6:30 and arrived a little before 8:00. As soon as I got
out of the plane I remembered what I had forgotten. I had been
supplied with phone numbers to call for a pickup and delivery to the
bunkhouse. We started the walk, which is about a mile or so I'm
guessing, and eventually found ourselves stopped by a locked gate.
There we were, the four of us, locked into the airport. Backtracking,
we were able to find a way around the obstacles to the bunkhouse,
that was found to be locked up tight, on the first two doors that we
tried. Lucky for us that the last one was open. We were the only
people in the bunkhouse, and helped ourselves to the pop and beer in
the fridge.
Reporting for work on
Saturday morning we found ourselves putting up snow fencing. No easy
gravy work this year. We all got a good workout. Jeff, our boss, said
that there is about 6 miles of snow fencing that needs to be put up
and then taken down every year. Chapter 33 did at least 2 of those
miles. Meanwhile, Pat was working on some of the flower beds that add
great color to the areas around the site.
At the end of the day,
each of us were rewarded with a certificate for a free ride in the
Ford Tn-motor. After cleaning up and eating dinner, we visited Dave
Lammer's RV-6 project that is taking shape in one of the hangers at
Pioneer airport. His is one of three that are being built
simultaneously. Dave is working hard at building light. His plane
looks to be at least 100 lbs. lighter than mine. With electronic
ignition and an injected 0-360, it should be a real go fast machine.
I would say that he is about 60% done. We then had free run of the
museum for as long as we liked. We toured the recent addition and
executive offices also.
Anytime you go by air,
you always keep an eye on the weather, and Saturday night it started
to look a little ugly. When I called Flight Service on Sunday morning
and asked them when the best time would be to depart for Cedar
Rapids, he said "right now." A front was moving through and Cedar
Rapids was scheduled to see thunderstorms in the area by noon. So we
left. We stopped at Marion's annual fly-in and ran into John Ruyle
that was also going to join us in Oshkosh until the FAA grounded his
Mooney because the mechanic hadn't filed the most correct and perfect
piece of paper to document the recent installation of a GPS. Common
sense and government should never be mentioned in the same
sentence.
I had a good time. I
like hard work. I did hear whispers behind my back about changing my
name from Steve to "the Warden." I am sure that it was meant in the
most respectful of ways. Next year I hope that we will see even more
of us there. Did I mention the free beer?
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Sept. 11 |
Chapter Meeting, Tom Meeker's |
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Sept. 12 |
Young Eagles, Iowa City Airport |
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Sept. 5 |
Chapter 948 Fly-In Breakfast, McNabb, IL |
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Sept. 3-5 |
Antique Airplane Association National |
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Sept. 6-12 |
National Stearman Fly-In, |
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Sept. 12 |
Chapter 327 Fly-In Breakfast, |
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Sept. 12 |
Chapter 682 Fly-In Breakfast, |
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Sept. 12 |
Tommy Martin Memorial Fly-In |
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Sept. 17-19 |
North Central EAA Fly-In, |
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Sept. 19 |
Valley Flying Club Fly-In Breakfast, |
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Sept. 25 |
Chapter 475 Fly-In Breakfast, |
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Sept. 25 |
Chapter 16 Fly-In Breakfast, |
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Sept. 25-26 |
Wings, Wheels and Water Festival, |
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Oct. 2-3 |
Mid-America Air Show '99, |
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Oct. 3 |
Chapter 948 Fly-In Breakfast, |
