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Chapter 135
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News
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Number One
Four
Number
April 2007
2008
January
find someplace different so if you have
PresidentsNext
Position
any ideas
let’s hear them.
Chapter
Meeting
by Dave Kalwishky
One of our past members (I never
will be did
heldget his name) had brought a set of
Saturday - April 12, 2008
I’d like to start the New Year by
notebooks from the 40’s for the gift
welcoming Fred Sangster and Ralph 3/21/08
exchange.
2:21 PM These had airman informaBriggs to the board. We’ve hadProgram
a numtion
flying, weather and mechanics.
willonbe
ber of changes in the past year and I’m
What a neat piece of history, as soon as
happy to see some new blood getting
I saw them I told my wife that I wanted
involved with the chapter. That being
them. So, once they had been picked
said we do have one spot on the board
twice and it was Terri’s turn I just
open, I’d like to see a member come
smiled at her and said “notebooks”.
forward and take that spot otherwise
I’ve have looked through them and I
I’m going to have to start cornering at found them fascinating. I am going to
turn them into a couple of PDF files so
people at the meetings. J
if anyone else would like to see them
January’s program is going to be on
then will be able to download the files
the trip that Peter James, Matt Smith,
from the chapter website.
Rodney Kubik and I took to South
Speaking of the website I am still in
Carolina to look a plane that they were
need
of project pictures, most everyENCE IT interested
FOLLOW in
IT purchasing.
BUY NOW!We will be a
thing that is there has come from me,
reviewing that flight, what four pilots
it looks more like a Dave Kalwishky
were thinking and what we would have
EAA AirVenture 2008
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EAA e-Hotline
website and not a Chapter 135 site.
done
if we hadwebsite
it to do again.
Please send Jon
me any
pictures
of your
Sharp,
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plane, project,
you’ve
or
and trips
Nemesis
Airtaken
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mmer be a good one.
anything else
that
our
members
would
The Christmas dinner was a success,
008.
hope to claim another speed
d of
find interesting.
you only
have while
phosomewhere between 30 – 35 people
recordIf this
summer
to’s
I
can
easily
scan
them
and
return
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the photo’sAirVenture
to you.
rant this year and while the food was
2008. Sharp
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fantastic the room we were in was very
Jacksonville,
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passed
a
city
ordicramped
and
not
really
set
up
for
our
3 km record of 331 mph
in
runway
nance
in
June
banning
the
home-based
aid in a gift exchange. We decided to move the
the C1-b category with his
e back tables out of the way so we’d have more
construction
of aircraft, it seemed so
NemesisNXT.
ore
unfair that it was expected to fail under
room and the hostess came in all worked
“It’s going to be really
court scrutiny. But now an appeal to
up that we were somehow incapable of
exciting
having
the
fore at
the courts to reverse the ban has been
some
tables. I commented that
weight moving Jon
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screaming
and Patricia Sharp with the Nemesis NXT
“Cities have the right to zone
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with
the and
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weJon
areand
a group
of people
build
l be
and forth on runway
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weight
category
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with the
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airplanes,
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think
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some
ta18-36 at full song and then some,” Sharp said in a press release. “And what a
erations,” Judge John Moran said in
bles
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within
our
capabilities,
was
treat
us toaircraft,
be back
on the
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km
course
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d Gritter in
a
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Sharp
must
exceed
the
hiscurrent
ruling on the case, according to the
not amused. Ultimately they would not
east 334.31
mph,has
while
on athe
3km
straight-line
course.
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Sharp
broken
3
km
record
twice
before
at AirVenture
and once
at Mojave
Jacksonville
Times-Union.
While
avialet usmust
move
them
around
so we had
toset by
d, and Sharp
stay
within
the altitude
limits
the
in
another
weight
category
with
the
original
Nemesis.
This
will
be
the
first
time
tion
enthusiasts
may
disagree
with
the
make
due.
On
the
up
side
we
still
had
ederationheAeronautique
Internationale.
will
attempt
to
break
the
record
in
this
weight
category
and
with
the
Nemesis
policy, that doesn’t mean the city’s dea good time and our waitress was very
NXT.
Continued
on page 2
cision was “arbitrary
and capricious,”
.com. good. I think next year we will want to
Chandler Childs on headsets - Please
bring your headsets to the meeting
7:00 p.m.
Exec 1 Aviation Ankeny, IA
upstairs room
Sharp to Attempt Speed Record at EAA
AirVenture 2008
Presidents Position
he said. Homebuilder Brian Kraut had
challenged the law as unconstitutional.
Dave
Kalwishky
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imposed
after neighbors comIt’s thatabout
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of working
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when
plained
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go
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for
its
annual
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pastallwe’ve
used Exec in
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but
dent
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year
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different.
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field
(Indianola)
run
their
own
and fly airplanes.
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business
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ened of everything.
Once we were
all in the
Service
forplane Karen
Sangster asked Antonio if he’d like to
hold on to the stuffed animal/dog that
she had brought. His eyes lit up a bit
15, 2008
and he hadApril
an enthusiastic
yes.
We took off7:00
and headed
for
P.M. the hour
long flight to Omaha. At 6000’ and 90
First
Baptist
Church
nm out
we could
see the
city lights; it
was a spectacular
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to be out fly1305 West
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the
headsets in
Iowa 50273
the back of the plane were not working,
I don’t know why but they enjoyed the
flight anyway.
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The air was smooth and the flight
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was
great.
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got on the ground
to 8/3
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a voice
call -out
“Dave”
and I
Oshkosh,
Wisconsin
President continued on page 5
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ADIZ Incursions Hurt All Recreational Flying
Use EAA AeroPlanner online tools to stay vigilant
airplane was escorted out of the ADIZ
scrambled
around Washington, D.C., when the pilot of a single-engine
ADIZ
Incursions
by
F-16
fighter jets
and diverted
to
private aircraft strayed into the region's
Air Defense
Identification
Zone
Leesburg,
Va.
and All
came to within six miles of downtown Washington. Major ADIZ
Hurt
incursions such as these, and a number
ofand
minor
ones,
make
it difficult
“EAA
other
aviation
organizations
for the general aviation
community to maintain that extra security
Recreational
Flying
have worked very hard to keep GA
March 13, 2008 — On Wednesday, March 12, air defenses were
measures are not necessary for sensitive airspace throughout the
Use EAA
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country.
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airspace restrictions to a reasonable
minimum, but every time an incident
This particular flight, which originated
Countyit Regional
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this occurs
makes that
task
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whendifficult,”
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Doug
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March
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Va.
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government affairs. “Pilots throughout
around"EAA
Washington,
when
the
and otherD.C.,
aviation
organizations
have worked
veryevery
hard precaution
to keep GA airspace restrictions to a reasonable
the nation
need to take
pilot ofminimum,
a single-engine
private
aircraft
but every
time
an incident
such
as flight
this occurs
it makes
that
with
every
to ensure
that they
dotask much more difficult," said Doug
Sharp to Attempt Speed Record at
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affairs.
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throughout
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into theEAA's
region’s
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not stray into restricted areas. Eachthe nation need to take every precaution
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with
every
flight
to
ensure
that
they
do
not
stray
into
restricted
areas.
Each
of usAirVenture
is responsible
Identification Zone and came to within
of us is responsible for everyone’s
freedom
to
fly.
Don't
be
the
pilot
that
causes
more
restrictions
to
be
placed
on
all
of
us."
Continued
From
page 1
six miles of downtown Washington.
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well as
latest
NOTAMs
to stay up-to-date on restrictions along your flight route.
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general
aviation
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Sharp must exceed the current record
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security measures are not necessary
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ards
‘Spirit of Goodyear’ is back after its spectacular first visit in 2007
Goodyear Blimp
Returning to
EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh in 2008
One of the world’s most recognizablelegendary
flying aircraft.
machines, the Goodyear blimp, will once again be
“It’s great to
visible up-close and in the sky this summer at EAA
have the blimp
AirVenture 2008, “The World’s Greatest Aviation
returning
to
Celebration.” The 56th annual edition of the EAA
Oshkosh and it’s
fly-in convention will be held July 28-August 3 at
very fitting, given
Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
Goodyear’s long
‘Spirit of Goodyear’ is
association with
The
“Spirit
of Goodyear”
airship will again
be on-site
back
after
its spectacular
aviation.
The
throughout
the
week
and
will
be
flying
regularly
opportunity
to
first visit in 2007
during the festivities. In addition, it will
bethis
moored
see
aircraft
From EAA e-Hotline website
near the EAA AirVenture Museum’s Pioneer
Airport
flying along
the
One
of
the
world’s
most
recognizable
for up-close viewing at other times, giving
visitorsflight
a
AirVenture
flying view
machines,
the Goodyear
unique
of an aircraft
that is commonly
seen
line and
on the
blimp,
will
once
again
be visible uponly from afar.
ground is one
close and in the sky this summer at
that should not be
EAA
AirVenture blimp
2008, “The
“The Goodyear
was World’s
certainly amissed
favorite
thisdraw
year.”
This panel at
is Oshkosh.
designed to
See video of the mid-line.
Spirit of Goodyear
Greatest
Celebration.” said
The Tom Poberezny,
last
year Aviation
at EAA AirVenture,”
improve
the
visibility
of
the
day sign
Goodyear,
a
leader
in
technology
and
56th annual edition of the EAA
EAA
president and AirVenture chairman.
“It
was
a
true
traffic-stopper,
as
we
saw
many
people
pulling
lights.
EagleVision,
the
electronic
innovation in the aviation industry, is
fly-in convention will be held July
their vehicles to the side of the road just
to get to
a announce
photo of the
thisreturn
legendary
aircraft.
sign
configuration on the port side,
also happy
of
28-August 3 at Wittman Regional
provides
high resolution for text,
the
“Spirit
of
Goodyear”
blimp
to
Airport in Oshkosh.
“It’s great to have the blimp returningthe
to Oshkosh
and init’saviation,
very fitting,
Goodyear’s
long association
graphics
and video.
greatest show
EAAgiven
Theaviation.
“Spirit of
airship
with
TheGoodyear”
opportunity
to see AirVenture
this aircraft2008
flying
along
the
AirVenture
flight
line
and
the ground
in Oshkosh.
Naming its blimps on
is a very
personal
on-sitenot
throughout
the this year.”
iswill
oneagain
that be
should
be missed
thing
to
Goodyear.
Each
name
The “Spirit of Goodyear” is based
week and will be flying regularly
is a proud handle that represents
at Goodyear’s Wingfoot Lake
during the festivities. In addition,
Goodyear, a leader in technology andAirship
innovation
ininthe
aviation
industry,
is also happy
to announce
the
something
important
to Goodyear
facility
Suffield,
Ohio,
and
it will be moored near the EAA
return of the “Spirit of Goodyear” blimp
to the
showGoodyear’s
in aviation, EAA
AirVenture
2008 in
or brings
recognition
to Oshkosh.
a proud
often
fliesgreatest
the sky over
AirVenture
Museum’s
Pioneer
tradition.
The
Spirit
of
Goodyear
was
headquarters in nearby Akron. The
Airport for up-close viewing at other
The
“Spirit
of
Goodyear”
is
based
at
Goodyear's
Wingfoot
Lake
Airship
facility
in
Suffield,
Ohio,
and
often
named to honor the employees of the
airship was christened in March
times, giving visitors a unique view
flies
the
sky
over
Goodyear’s
headquarters
in
nearby
Akron.
The
airship
was christened
in March
2000,
Goodyear
Tire & Rubber
Company.
2000,
and
is
192
feet
long
and
nearly
of an aircraft that is commonly seen
and
is
192
feet
long
and
nearly
60
feet
tall.
It
typically
cruises
at
30
mph
at
between
1,000
and
3,000
60
feet
tall.
It
typically
cruises
at
This airship primarily travels
only from afar.
feet. This particular blimp is also equipped
lighted 1,000
sign functions
incorporate
30 mphwith
at between
and 3,000 thatthroughout
an more
area than
of the165,000
United
“The Goodyear blimp was certainly
LEDs.
feet. This particular blimp is also
States
bordered
by
the
Rocky
a favorite draw last year at EAA
equipped with lighted sign functions
Mountains to the west, the Atlantic
AirVenture,” said Tom Poberezny,
that
incorporate
more
than
165,000
InEAA
addition
to
the
familiar
nose-to-tail
blue
panel
above
the
mid-line
(equator)
oftothe
Spiritthe
ofGulf
Goodyear
Ocean
the east,
of Mexico
president and AirVenture
LEDs.
there
is
a
blue
panel
below
the
mid-line.
This
panel
is
designed
to
improve
the
visibility
of
the
day
to
the
south
and
Canada
to
thesign
north.
chairman. “It was a true trafficlights.
EagleVision,
the
electronic
sign
configuration
on
the
port
side,
provides
high
resolution
for
text,
A
Goodyear
blimp
is
not
limited
In addition to the familiar nose-tostopper, as we saw many people
graphics
and
video.
to the United States, however, and
tail
blue panel above the mid-line
pulling their vehicles to the side of
may
occasionally visit Canada or
(equator)
of
the
Spirit
of
Goodyear
the road just to get a photo of this
is Goodyear.
a blue panel
below
Naming its blimps is a very personal there
thing to
Each
nametheis a Mexico.
proud handle that represents
something important to Goodyear or brings recognition to a proud tradition. The Spirit of Goodyear was
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All checks to be made out to “J.M. Abrahams / scale rental”.
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Gumby’s Travels
By Marc Broer
Sac City airport November 23, 2007
Page 4 EAA
Calendar of Events
from the Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Aviation web site
Event
Date
April 2008
Annual Chili Fly-in/Drive-in
4/5
Fly-in Pancake Breakfast
4/5
Fly-in / Drive-in Breakfast
4/6
Iowa Aviation Conference
4/23-4/24
May 2008
Tulip Time Flight Breakfast
5/3
Annual Flight Breakfast
5/18
Page 5 EAA
Details
Fort Dodge Regional Airport
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Hosted by: Plane Crazies
515-955-3434 (Eric Amundson)
Ames Municipal Airport
8:00 a.m. – Noon
Hosted by: ISU Flying Cyclones &
Ames Municipal Airport
515-232-4310 (Hap’s Air Service)
hasifly@aol.com
Dubuque Regional Airport
(University of Dubuque Flight Team)
8:00 a.m. to Noon
Pilots in command eat FREE
(Josh Ganshert)
JGansher@dbq.edu
isuflyin@iastate.edu
Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
West Des Moines, Iowa
For more information, visit
iawings.com
Sponsors, Exhibitors and Registration
Call: Sue Heath at 515-727-0667
sheath@associationinsight.com
Speakers or Programming
Call Tim McClung at 515-239-1689
tim.mcclung@dot.iowa.gov
Pella Municipal Airport
7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Shuttle available to Tulip Festival May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Pilots in Command FREE
641-628-9393 (Shane Vande Voort)
shane@flyclassicaviation.com
www.pellatuliptime.com
Cherokee Municipal Airport
7:00 a.m. – Noon
712-225-2810 (Brian Lauck)
Event
Date
Details
1st Annual Ray Hill Memorial
Flight Breakfast
5/24
Newton Municipal Airport
Smiling Thru Hangar
Hosted by: EAA Chapters of Central Iowa
7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
641-792-9764 (Jim Jones)
jimjones@iowatelecom.net
June 2008
58th Annual Flight Breakfast
6/1
Audubon Municipal Airport
6:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
FREE to all Fly-ins
712-563-3780 (Barbara)
Fly-In Breakfast
6/1
Washington Municipal Airport
Hosted by: The Pilot’s Assoc of Washington
7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pilots in Command eat FREE
515-707-3977 (John Grim)
bjbp@hotmail.com
Fly-in Breakfast
6/8
Fly-In Breakfast Fly Van Buren
6/14
Red Oak Municipal Airport
7 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
All fly-ins eat free
712-623-6523 (Michael Sharpe)
6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Pilots in Command FREE
800-868-7822 (Stacey Gladon)
319-293-7111
www.villagesofvanburen.com
Optimists’ Fly-In Breakfast
6/15
Maquoketa Municipal Airport
7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
FREE to all Fly-ins pilots
563-652-6517 (Brian Wagner)
maqcity@maquoketaia.com
Airshow & Flight Breakfast
6/15
Northwest Iowa Regional Airport (Spencer)
7:00 a.m. – Noon
712-262-1000 (Mike Plathe)
spencerairport@smunet.net
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Keosauqua Municipal Airport
Event
Date
Details
American Barnstormers Tour
6/15-6/16
Iowa City Municipal Airport
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low country,
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to the ground, throw in a substantial
type certificates from May 2000-Auheadwind, and limit refueling possigust 2003, sent a notice to T-Craft
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number of customers who, in response
pilottook
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whenhehesaid.
flew his 1972
mmediately
again,”
to a recent airworthiness directive
Cessna 177B to Florida on vacation.
(AD), paid Taylorcraft Aviation LLC
Hix,hewho
says
he it,is bringing
accustomed
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didn’t
make
the to
approximately $3,500 for new OEM
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lift struts that have not been delivered.
feet around his Colorado home, found
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himself
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on
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spection requirements to address corbecause of turbulence higher up. He
rosion issues in the original struts.
also found himself facing an estimated
30-knot headwind.
J. Scot Ruffner, who is managing
e tree after climbing out of the airplane. His wife and a second passenger suffered
the repossession of the company, is
“That combination of factors caused
om the tree by firefighters.
attempting to contact those who paid
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The day began peacefully enough. I
flew my Kitfox down to Montgomery
Field to visit my friend Steve, who was
doing some work on his Beech Sierra.
It seems his landing gear failed to rise
on the last flight around the patch. I
admired his plane and we speculated
about causes until it was time for him
to leave. Firing up the Kitfox, I slowly
wound my way out amongst the small
city of T-hangars.
In the middle of this “town” was a
large hangar and apron where it appeared several twins and turboprops
were being serviced. I had seen this
facility on the way in and thought how
odd it was that a major service facility
should be found in the middle of a field
of T-hangars.
As I taxied by I noticed that a King
Air was sitting on the edge of the apron
with both engines turning. There was a
guy out front with an instrumentation
cart and a headset, clearly talking to the
pilot. I thought, “Hmm. Looks dangerous. His prop wash is blowing directly
across the taxiway. He’s probably at
idle, though. Nobody would do a runup in the middle of a bunch of hangars.
I’ll be extra careful.”
I tiptoed slowly up to the King Air,
as far back as I could, which was only
about 30 or 40 feet. I was thinking that
if it started to get rough, I’d just stop
and wait it out. What an idiot.
As I taxied into the propwash, the Kitfox started to buffet a little. I stopped. I
crept forward little and the buffeting increased. Suddenly I was showered with
polycarbonate as the right door slammed
shut and exploded under the blast of the
prop. (I taxi with them open: air-conditioning, you know.) Then things really
got exciting. The right wing started to
lift and I slammed it back down with
the ailerons. Thankfully, the Kitfox
has full-length flaperons that are really powerful. Unfortunately, when the
wing lifted, the right wheel did, too,
too close by now to rotate under power)
and I spun around a little. This brought
and taxied to a place where I could shut
the rudder into the prop wash and I was
down. I then sat in the aircraft amongst
very quickly danced around until I was
the plastic shards waiting for my heart
pointed right at the King Air’s rudder.
to slow. I walked back, expecting to
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a concerned technician and pilot.
I was now fully engulfed in the prop
I
looked
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wash, and the King Air was clearly putoff
who
knows where. Was this is a
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regular occurrence? Looking around, I
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saw pieces of my door scattered here
nose pointed straight at the turboprop
and
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and the wings level. Unfortunately,
as
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as 200 feet away, and stuffed
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them into my baggage compartment.
dropped back, advancing the other wing
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Once there, I would loose all braking
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Forty on the Fortieth: Organizers Aiming for 40 Hatzes for
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and later named Happiness.
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Phone: 920-426-4800
Forty years
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Hatzes
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who’s
been flying at
longer be allowed, in accordance withMorgan,
FAR 91.305
states:
Airport (PVF). The chapter first learned
PVF since 1987, said her meeting went
of the“No
flight
ban from
FAAtest
inspector
person
mayan
flight
an aircraft
except
over as
open
or
about
as well
she water,
could expect.
“It
sparsely
areas, having
air
traffic.”
who was
at thepopulated
airport performing
an light
was an open discussion that laid the
airworthiness inspection on December
groundwork
where weof go
from
The ruling forces several EAAers who
are nearingfor
completion
their
5. The
inspector
informed
a
builder
here,”
she
said.
“The
fact
that
the
FAA
projects to make their first flights elsewhere, potentially adding more
that due
to
housing
density
around
the
willing
to take
look at this
expense - and certainly complexity -isto
finishing
theiranother
airplanes.
airport, first flights in homebuilts would
issue says a lot.”
One ofbethe
problems
with FAR 91.305 is that it does not define what
no longer
allowed,
in accordance
PVF RWY
PVF
RWY 55
Hansen,
EAA
director of
“sparsely
populated”
means, leaving Randy
the definition
open
to local
Runway 5/23 is the most used runway
with FAR 91.305 which states:
government
relations,
worked
Runway
5/23traffic
is thepattern
most used
runway
interpretation. Chapter 512 President
Kay Morgan,
EAA 450518
and with
NAFI
at PVF. The
is over
the
“No13026,
person has
may been
flightworking
test an aircraft
with EAA government
relations
to try
Morgan so she
could staff
prepare
for and
her
at
PVF. to
The
traffic
is overThe
the
canyon
the
right pattern
of the runway.
except
over open
water,
sparsely
reverse
the “no
first or
flight”
rule. Shemeeting
met this
past
Monday,
March“When
17,
with
the FSDO
officials.
canyon
the right
theleft
runway.
ramp
thattopoints
to the of
lower
corner
with Sacramento
Flightlight
Standards
Office
(FSDO)
officials
and
populated
areas, having
air District
(westerly),
is the
veryto
original
runway
Kay first
called
EAA,
we devoted
The
ramp that
points
the lower
left
received assurances that the issue would be re-examined. Representing
traffic.”
built in(westerly),
1928 now is
used
for
tie original
downs
time
educating
her
on
the
appropriate
corner
the
very
the FAA at the meeting were FSDO Manager Gregory Michael and
and hangars, including the Chapter 512
TheAviation
ruling forces
several
EAAers
whoWeeks.
FAA regulations, FAA Orders, and
runway
built in 1928 now used for
Safety
Inspector
Tom
hangar.
are nearing completion of their projects
FAA Advisory Circulars,” Hansen
tie downs and hangars, including the
The their
FAA contends
thatelsewhere,
the airport vicinity
lacks a suitable
to safely
to make
first flights
said. “Because
of thesearea
discussions,
Chapter 512 hangar.
put
the
aircraft
down
in
the
event
of
an
engine
failure.
“Of
course,
potentially adding more expense - and
Kay was able to present Chaptertheir
512 angle is safety,” Morgan said. “Their
decision stems largely from professional pilots they know who regularly use adds
PVF, about
halflevel
of whom
feel there to
is
a higher
of complexity
certainly
complexity - to finishing their
concerns in a professional manner and
no place to go if the engine quit. But they don’t have any safety data to back
up
that
claim.”
In
fact,
Morgan’s
this aeronautical activity that here-toairplanes.
hadwould
a very
good and
open
discussionpopulated”
aerial photos of PVF show what many
presume
to be
a “sparsely
the vicinity
the FAA
fore hasarea
not inexisted
withinofany
with the FSDO.”
Oneairport.
of the problems with FAR
guidance. If this additional component
91.305 is that it does not define
Morgan found EAA’s web-based
were to
permanently
added
then even
Morgan, a CFI who’s been flying at PVF since 1987, said her meeting went about
asbewell
as she could
expect.
“It
what was
“sparsely
populated” means,
resources especially useful. “The
an open discussion that laid the groundwork for where we go from here,”
she
said.
“The
fact
that
the
FAA is
Cessna, Piper, Boeing, and Lockheed
leaving
the to
definition
open look
to local
reference
willing
take another
at this issue
says paper
a lot.”titled ‘Partnership in
Martin would be prohibited from test
interpretation. Chapter 512 President
Safety’ (EAA Chapter website) also
flying their new aircraft.”
Randy Hansen,
EAA director
of government
Morgan so she could prepare for her meeting
Kay Morgan,
EAA 450518
and NAFI
providedrelations,
valuable worked
tips onwith
handling
Morgan
she expects
to hear
with
FSDO
officials.
“When
calledand
EAA,
we devoted
educating
her on says
the appropriate
FAA
13026,
hasthebeen
working
with
EAAKay first
this issue
dealing
with thetime
FAA,”
regulations, FAA Orders, and FAA Advisory Circulars,” Hansen said. “Becausefrom
of these
discussions,
Kay
was able
FSDO
Manager
Michael
soon
government
relations staff to try and
she said. “Being a new chapter leader
to present Chapter 512 concerns in a professional manner and had a very good
and
open
discussion
with
the
regarding continuing discussions on
reverse
the “no first flight” rule. She
I have read and referred to many of
FSDO.”
the matter.
met this past Monday, March 17, with
EAA’s reference papers for ideas and
MorganFlight
found Standards
EAA’s web-based
especially useful. “The reference paper titled ‘Partnership in Safety’
Sacramento
District resources
guidance.
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Chapter
website)
provided valuable tips on handling this issue and dealing with the FAA,” she said.
Office(EAA
(FSDO)
officials
and also
received
Thanks
to
the
broad
scope
of
support
Continued
from
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“Being a new chapter leader I have read and referred to many of EAA’s reference
papers
forpage
ideas
assurances that the issue would be reprovided by EAA, I was well prepared
Feeling a little better, I flew the Kitfox
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Representing
thescope
FAA atofthe
Thanks
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support
bymatter,
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was in
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to discuss
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andThankfully,
in the end,
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discuss the
theprepared
end,
gingerly
back
Ramona.
received
assurances
thatGregory
the FAA would
revisit
their
decision
to
disallow
homebuilt
first
flights.”
meeting
were FSDO
Manager
received assurances that the FAA
it likes to fly without doors. Now, when
Michael and Aviation Safety Inspector
revisit theiraviation
decisionistoone
disallow
I’m on the
ground,goals,
I taxi explains
like my grandReducing complexity of participationwould
in recreational
of EAA’s primary
mission
Tom Weeks.
homebuilt
first flights.”
Hansen “We understand the intent of
FAR 91.305
to limit test flights to ‘sparsely
populated
or over
open
ma used
to drive.areas
I refuse
to taxi
past
Thewater,’
FAA contends
thetheairport
but in thisthat
case
FSDO’s addition
of “must
have of
a participation
safe place to land”
component
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that here-to-fore
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safely
behind Piper has
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and
if I even
see a
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is oneactivity
of EAA’s
any
FAA guidance.
If event
this additional
component were to be permanently added then even Cessna, Piper, Boeing,
put the
aircraft
down in the
of an
turboprop,
I
head
the
other
way.
Light
primary
mission
goals,
explains
Hansen
and
Lockheed
Martin would
be prohibited from test flying their new aircraft.”
engine
failure.
“Of course,
their angle
Sport pilots beware.
“We understand the intent of FAR
is safety,”
Morgan
“Their decision
Morgan
sayssaid.
she expects
to hear from
FSDO
regarding
continuing
discussions
on the is a
91.305
to Manager
limit test Michael
flights tosoon
‘sparsely
Guy
Buchanan,
AOPA 3645551,
stemsmatter.
largely from professional pilots
populated areas or over open water,’
retired engineer and aircraft owner livthey know who regularly use PVF,
but in this case the FSDO’s addition
ing in Ramona, California. A private
about half of whom feel there is no
of “must have a safe place to land”
pilot for more than seven years, he has
place to go if the engine
quit.With
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Marc Broer
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2008 Chapter 135 Officers and Board Members
Board Officers:
President:................................. Dave Kalwishky............. 515-266-4001.............................dave@kalwishky.com
Vice President:........................ Ralph Briggs.................. 515-277-2961............................... rbriggs@dmreg.com
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John Nelson............................. 515-276-7646................. skydog@mchsi.com
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Matt Smith.............................. 515-418-1860................. mattst18@mchsi.com
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