2015 - EAA Chapter 26

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The Newsletter of Chapter 26, Experimental Aircraft Association  Seattle, Washington  Volume XXIII No. 5  May 2015
President’s Message:
This MEETING:
2nd Thursday of the Month
14 May 2015
7:30 PM
LOCATION
Opportunity Skyway Bldg.
6524 Ellis Ave S.
NW Corner of Boeing
Field. From Ellis Ave turn
East on Warsaw St.
Chapter Web
Page
www.eaa26.org
I just got back from an adventure that I will
share the details with you all at the meeting on
Thursday. Last month I told about my friend, Bill
Roerig, and his 30 year long Falco project. Now
that he is gone, his family is left with what do
they do with his plane? His sons called me to
ask where they start. The plane was Dad/Bill’s
thing and they didn’t have a clue. My flying
buddy, Brian’s name was on the insurance, but
they didn’t even know who he was or how he fit
in the picture. Brian is the one that introduced
me to Bill, and he had asked him to do the first
flight years ago for whenever it got ready. Once
we got that all figured out, Brian and I made a
plan to go back to Oshkosh to do the test flying.
To us it was like a unique and special
opportunity, like a memorial to a special man.
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This month:
Bill Roerig’s Falco
FUTURE EVENTS
June Meeting:
11 June 2015
(Topic TBD)
Please
Don’t forget to
Pay your dues!
If you have not done so yet
this year, bring cash or
your checkbook!
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News from National
From www.eaa.org
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Join EAA at Upcoming AOPA Regional Fly-Ins
http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/
4/30/2015
EAA will once again be an active participant at five regional flyCheck out the EAA Hotline Archive:
ins hosted by AOPA this year, and the first one is coming up fast.
http://www.eaa.org/ehotline/archive_index.asp
EAA Supports Revision of Flight Testing Guidance
5/7/2015
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Siemens Aviation Motor Achieves New Electric Motor
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4/23/2015
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Take Someone Flying on International Learn to Fly Day
5/7/2015
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Revised Sport Pilot/LSA Consensus Standards Released
Now on Saturday, 16 May is the day to do it!
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The FAA recently made available a set of 11 revised consensus
standards related to the sport pilot and light-sport aircraft (LSA)
rule.
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2014 OFFICERS
President:
Dave Nason
Vice Pres:
Steve Crider
Secretary:
Don Davis
425.822.3439
Treasurer:
Tom Susor
206.632.1397
stsusor@msn.com
Newsletter
Clayton Chase
Joel Godston
Web Editor: Tom Osmundson
Tech Counselor: Tom Osmundson
Tech Counselor: Dave Nason
253-631-0191
President’s Message (Continued)
Because Bill had been in that hangar on the corner since around
2006, all the neighbors knew him and had been watching the
progress of his project. Having the Falco outside the hangar, on its
own wheels brought lots of people to see what we were doing. There
are already pictures posted on Facebook. We got to “fine tune” and
work out the “bugs” in his new plane. Knowing that he built all the
parts; ribs, spars, landing gear (struts too), even the upholstery made
the experience even more special.
This month I’m going to show pictures and talk about my
experience with the test flying on Bill’s new Falco.
Flight Advisor:Ross Mahon
206.550.9526
Rossair@aol.com
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Why I like to fly
With an airplane I can go places using significantly less time than in a car. Camping in Central Washington on a weeknight sounds
impossible without taking a day off, but with a plane you can do it and still beat traffic in the morning. Idaho or Montana are no longer
reserved for vacation days or the long holiday weekends, but can be accessible on a normal two-day weekend. Leaving the city on a sunny
Friday afternoon is now a pleasant affair rather than a nightmare of stop-n-go traffic. Even if there are a few helicopters around. I also get a
great new perspective of everyday life and an understanding of how close or far away some places really are.
Attempted passenger pickup at Kamiah, ID
Weeknight
camping at
Electric City
Electric City gets busy on the weekends.
4 planes
7 people
1 dog
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Tennis Courts at Green Lake
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On the Wreckord
Recent Homebuilt Accidents from the NTSB Web Page, courtesy of Ron Wanttaja
Glasair 2+2 – Oregon: During final approach, the wind gusts ballooned the airplane up and down. Just prior to landing, the pilot added
power, however, the airplane subsequently landed hard and bounced. The pilot could see that the right main gear was damaged
from the hard landing and decided to depart from the area and land at another airport. Further examination revealed substantial
damage to the fuselage near the right landing gear attachment area. (WPR14CA088)
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On the Wreckord
Recent Homebuilt Accidents from the NTSB Web Page, courtesy of Ron Wanttaja
RV-9A – Florida: During the approach to landing, the airplane’s propeller stopped spinning but the Eggenfellner Subaru engine continued
functioning normally. During the forced landing in a field, the airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. Postaccident
examination of the engine revealed that the spline shaft had uncoupled from the drive disk adapter. The splines of the spline shaft, the
drive disk adapter, and the propeller speed reduction unit (PSRU) input spline exhibited signs of severe wear consistent with fretting
corrosion. Research revealed that several spline shaft failures had occurred on other airplanes; some of the failures resulted in a loss
of engine power and subsequent forced landings, whereas some of the failures were identified during inspection. The manufacturer
issued guidance to users to apply a nickel or copper antiseize compound on the spline shaft during installation of the PSRU to
decrease wear; however, the manufacturer did not provide users with any instructions or recommendations to routinely inspect and
lubricate the spline components. The pilot/builder reported that the PSRU and spline shaft had not been removed, lubricated, or
inspected since it had been installed about 325 hours before the accident. (ERA14LA130)
Not part of the accident aircraft
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Experimental aviation supporting sports
As you know the budget cuts have eliminated the military
flyovers at large events. Well, there's a group of guys in Kansas
City who do some formation flying in their own airplanes and
decided they'd volunteer to pick up the slack. One additional
feature of the flyover was the use of pink smoke for cancer
awareness.
<http://www.youtube.com/embed/VImNBuJW3sQ?rel=0>
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Lip Wing aircraft: aliptera
Marketplace
Free collection of EAA Sport Aviation, Experimenter and manuals
from 1966 to present. Some earlier copies as well. Free to a good
home. Contact Martha Krueger at 360-678-3269 or email:
mooseakmk@gmail.com.
Sept 2012
The channel
wing I showed
in the pictures
last newsletter
is not a dead
technology.
Aliptera aircraft
(http://aliptera.
com) is trying
to bring this to
new aircraft
even now.
Velocity SUV fastbuild kit for sale. Unassembled fastbuild wings
and fuselage, fixed gear, single gull wing door, $33k, 253-517-5654
mrcrap@yahoo.com
may 2012
Metal Hangar for sale: Pierce County Airport (Thun Field). 45x50,
45x14 electric bifold door. Heated and insulated, has separate
bathroom. $155k. Contact Gene Endsley, 206-300-1197
Condo T-Hangar for sale: Olympia Airport Hangar Number I-5, 1620
Sq. Ft., 44 ft 4" wide door opening - electrically operated bifold door.
Two years old with epoxy sealed floor. 110/ 240 volt , 60 amp
electrical service on separate meter. $89,500. Mike and Arlene
Dougherty, 253-880-6690.
Smyth Sidewinder project for sale: Project of former EAA member
Keith Klinck who recently passed away. This is a 1960’s vintage
design, all metal, tricycle gear configuration somewhat similar to an
RV-6. Completed fuselage and many other component parts and
aluminum sheet. For more info call Ron Klinck at 425.739.0715.
Looking for up to 3 partners in a 1964 Mooney M20E at BFI
to help reduce the total cost of ownership. – Equipped with Garmin
GNS430W, S-TEC 30 W/ Alt Hold, manual gear and flaps
Clayton Chase (206) 963-4353 chasec@gmail.com
1K Technologies Flight Engine Monitor, AIM-3000 Was purchased to
go into a Subaru in a RV-7, was donated to chapter 26.
Jeff Pierce
(612) 532-7277
More pictures and details available.
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Marketplace
Engineering Jobs at Dynon Avionics Dynon is looking to fill an
Electrical Engineer and Production Engineer position. Please send
resumes to jobs@dynonavionics.com. For more details visit Dynon’s
webpage or contact Kelly in HR at 425-402-0433.
RV-10 Tail for sale: 95% complete. Skip Feher 425 677-5335
RV-4 For Sale (N474JB)
Located on Pierce County Airport – Thun Field (KPLU) TT A&E 1340
hours. Aero Sport Power, IO-360-B1B. Lightspeed Plasma III
1967 Smith Miniplane N185J, 560 Hours total time, 560 hours SMOH electronic ignition. Whirl Wind 200RV constant speed prop.
on a Lycoming O-290-D2, 135hp. The plane has always been
Full IFR panel. Dual axis TruTrak autopilot with automatic pitch trim.
hangered and has not been flown for 10+ years. The aircraft is located MTN High O2D2 Oxygen system.
in Nampa. I am asking $14,500. For more info contact Terry Stewart
Performance: 175 knot cruise on
concrane53@gmail.com or 208-376-8699.
8 gph or less. Seattle to Oshkosh
with one stop, each way. Award
RANS S-19 Ventura Kit Empennage & Wings complete… Fuselage for workmanship at Arlington, WA.
half done. Finish kit still in box. Strobe lights and parking brake
Reason for sale: Medical. $75K
options. New cost $26000 plus shipping. Will sell for $20k. Located in John Brick jebrick@comcast.net
Enumclaw. Dick Migas 480-234-1471
April 2013
253-230-8516
July 2012
July 2012
March 2014
Zenair 601 HDS Project for sale: Firewall back, including fairings, LR
fuel tanks, and lights. Price negotiable. Terry Wilson, 206 522-4006.
Wanted: Partner(s) in building Experimental Twin * Looking for 1 or
2 partners for building a one of a kind, partially complete, experimental
light twin - Wickham Model F. Similar to Partenavia P68. Aluminum, 67 place, estimated 2100+ empty, 3600+ gross, fixed mains, retractable
nose wheel. Engines could be 150 to 200 hp. Evolution of Wickham
Model B twin N1343. No small project, if seriously interested, contact
Tom Osmundson, 253-239-6175 dieselfume@dieselfume.com
Lincoln Sport Biplane Project
It is not complete; the fuselage and wings are mostly complete but are
not assembled. It comes with a disassembled A65 engine.
$7,500, negotiable.
Miles Milner - 253-854-6855 (Kent)
(The picture is not the actual kit being sold)
Zenair 601 HD Project for sale: Structure is complete, Fuselage on
gear. Includes Ray Allen aileron and elevator trim and flight and
engine instruments. Will sell with or without new stratus.
Subaru engine, prop and spinner. Inspect and make offer
George Swinford (425) 869-2780
Microair 760: Comm radio W/ factory harness and Microair T2000
Mode A/C transponder. Both units fit standard 2 ¼” instrument holes.
New in original packaging. $1,200 for both or make offer individually
George Swinford (425) 869-2780
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