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SHORT WING PIPER NEWS - Oct.-Nov.-Dec. 2016
SHORT WING PIPER NEWS
(ISSN 8750-9113)
820 E. University
Springfield, MO 65807
The
News
Short
Wing
Piper
October-November-December 2016
2016 Grand Champion
Steve and Jana Drane didn’t have to travel far to
bring their PA-16 Clipper, N5688H, to the convention
in Fredericksburg, Texas. Their home is in Kerrville,
Texas, and 88-Hotel looks right at home in the Texas
Hill Country.
This issue is packed with stories and photos from the
2016 convention as well as first info about the 2017 convention. And you won’t want to miss the Technical Corner
and the Chapter Reports!
THE SHORT WING PIPER NEWS
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The Voice of the Short Wing Piper
October-November-December 2016 - Vol. 38: No. 4
President: Constance Stevens, MBA
PO Box 226, Homewood, CA 96141-0226
c_i_stevens@yahoo.com
855-7972-411/855-SWPC-411
Vice President: Adolph Svec
19009 River Rd
Marengo, IL 60152-8500
asvec@mc.net
815-568-6652
Secretary: Art
Weisberger
3616 Blackbird Dr.
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
tripacer19d@aol.com
520-459-3768
AT LARGE MEMBERS of Executive Board
David Hedditch, 501 Darla Dr., Victor, MT 59875, drh29@
bitterroot.com, 406-360-3283
Clyde Smith, Jr., PO Box 721, Lock Haven, PA 17745-0721,
57cubdr@comcast.net, 570-748-7975
Need information or tech help? Use the
24/7 toll-free HOTLINE - 855-SWPC-411
(that’s 855-7972-411)
See list of technical advisors and other staff members on next
page. All officers, board members, and staff members can be
contacted through the hotline or by their personal information (if listed).
Chapter presidents are listed on pages 97-99
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STAFF MEMBERS
Editor/Membership Services, Eleanor Mills, P.O. Box 10822, Springfield, MO
65808, 417-883-1457, eleanormills@att.net
Interim Chapter Coordinator, Adolph Svec, 19009 River Rd, Marengo, IL
60152-8500, 815-568-6652, asvec@mc.net
Panel of Technical Advisors: Tom Anderson, A&P/AI, 5401 Crooked Tree
Dr., Mason, OH 45040, 513-398-2656, teanderson@cinci.rr.com; Doug Arpke,
A&P/AI, 3502 199th Pl. SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036-9109, 425-776-8033,
arpke54@frontier.net; Ralph Gutowski, A&P/AI, 8 Ives Woods Drive, Oxford,
OH 45056, 513-523-2647, rgutowski@woh.rr.com; Steve Pankonin, A&P/IA,
15373 Jones Rd, White City, OR 97503-9577, 541-826-3200, steve@stevesaircraft.com; Lloyd Perkins, A&P/IA, 7109 Pullen, Fredericksburg, VA 22407, 540786-2838 or 540-847-7340 (cell), eagleavn@verizon.net; Eric Presten, A&P/IA,
EAA appointment as Experimental Aircraft Mainenance Advisor, 832 1st St
West, Sonoma, CA 65476, 707-939-8913 or 707-338-9287 (cell),
ericpresten@aol.com; Clyde Smith, Jr., A&P/IA, PO Box 721, Lock Haven, PA
17745-0721, 570-748-7975 or 570-916-9866 (cell), cubdr@comcast.net; Frank
Sperandeo III, A&P/IA, FAA Designee - DAR, DER, 15841 Pear Circle,
Fayetteville, AR 72704-8021, 479-521-2609, miss_pearl@cox.net; Doug
Stewart, A&P/IA, 224 Vine St., Cashmere, WA 98815-1054, 509-679-3485,
tdoug11@nwi.net, and Ralph Widman, A&P/IA, Box 573, Lynchburg, OH 45142,
937-364-6050, widman563@gmail.com. --- You can also contact a tech advisor
through the club’s new 24/7 toll-free number, 855-SWPC-411 (855-7972-411).
Your question will be given to the Advisor you request when they are available,
and if they are unavailable, a backup advisor will answer your question quickly
when time is critical. All the advisors are A&P/IA rated.
Panel of CFI’s or CFII’s: Eric Presten, CFI, see A&P/IA listing above for
contact information; James (Jim) Price, CFI, insrument rated, skilled about
Short Wings, does flight reviews and tailwheel instruction. Flight advisor
with EAA 1127, 411 NE 7th St., Abilene, KS 67410-2125, 785-479-1088, tripacer7075@sbcglobal.net.
Librarian/Tool Acquisitions/Club Archives, Terry and Claire Karlson,
27812 N 256th Ave, Wittman, AZ 85361, 623-388-0711, swpclibrary@yahoo.com
Club Store Manager: Dan Miller, 33206 Truman Rd, Grain Valley, MO 640298243, 816-438-2138, SWPCStore@centurylink.net or dm1310@centurylink.net
Education Foundation Manager, Lou Reinkens, PO Box 226, Homewood,
CA 96141-0226, 530-525-5273, loureinkens@yahoo.com
Club Webmaster, Ira Rampil, 236 Candler Way, Williamson, GA 30292, 631335-9582, rampil@icloud.com
Website Forum Manager, Tom Anderson, see A&P/IA listing above for contact information.
Vol. 38, No. 4 The Short Wing Piper News (ISSN 8750-9113) (USPS 738-590)
is published quarterly by the Short Wing Piper Club, Inc., 820 E. University St.,
Springfield, Mo. 65807, with additional entry at Halstead, KS 67056. Annual membership dues are $45 for U.S. members, $55 for Canada and $80 for overseas
members ($40 of which is subscription price, with the extra to include postage),
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at Springfield MO 65808 and additional entry.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Short Wing Piper News, P.O.
Box 10822, Springfield, MO 65808-0822.
Table of Contents
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October-November-December 2016
Touch and Go: President’s year-end update . . . . . . . . . .1
2015 Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
SWPC 2015 Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
SWPC 2015 Profit & Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Who’s New - 5-21 to 8-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
A note to new members: Welcome to the Club . . . . . . .9
Dates to remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
2016 Convention in stories and photos
Who was there and where did they come from . . . .9
Aircraft awards given out at the closing banquet . .12
Winners galore in the raffles and silent auction . . .19
Monday’s Meet & Greet was the start for many
2016 convention-goers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Club business discussed at two meetings . . . . . . . .27
Remembering Bob Fuller a prominent part this
year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Two technical seminars held . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Membership luncheon was a featured event on
Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Chapter Presidents’ meeting held . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Tour destinations included the LBJ Homestead
and Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Another event was the poker run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
A briefing of another kind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
The banquet closed the convention for this year . . .42
Membership Report: News you need to know . . . . . . . .45
More news from the mail bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
One more IMPORTANT thing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Joint chapter meeting planned for October 8 -everyone invited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Connie Stevens
Connie Stevens
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
The Short Wing Piper News is intended as a public forum concerning
the maintenance, modification and operation of the aircraft that are the subject of the Short Wing Piper Club, Inc. In the interest of encouraging presentation and discussion of ideas concerning these aircraft, opinions of the
readers of this publication are solicited for this forum. The Short Wing
Piper Club, Inc., makes no judgment concerning any idea or opinion
expressed in the Short Wing Piper News or any other forum, including but
not limited to, the club’s Facebook page, Twitter account, or its website. The
owner or operator of any aircraft should not attempt any alteration of or
modification to, or departure from, approved maintenance or operating
procedures for that aircraft without first obtaining the written approval of
qualified maintenance personnel or the FAA. Any event announced and/or
listed herein, except as noted, is done as a matter of information and does
not constitute approval, sponsorship, control, or endorsement of said event.
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Technical Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vag Rag on hold while Alan’s workshop dries out .58
Alan Arrow
Anchor nut replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Steve Carruthers
Lyc. O-320 oil sump pan magnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Frank Sperandeo
Checking for prop damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Bill Havener
More on the maintenance manual vs. owners
manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Mills/Anderson
Tri-Pacer restoration underway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Larry Portouw
Technical Corner continued: Exhaust nut access . .78
Bill Havener
2017 Convention
Lancaster Convention will be GREAT! . . . . . . . . . .72
Rich Capece
VP’s Outlook: Flies like a Deere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Adolph Svec
SWP Education Foundation Update
2016-17 scholars climbing fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Lou Reinkens
Here’s an idea chapters might want to adopt . . . . . . . . .78
Mills/Tull
Technical Corner, continued: Exhaust nut access . . . . . .78
Bill Havener
Regional Chapter Reports
Florida, Mid-America, Northeast, Ohio Buckeye
(plus an Addendum about Jan Widman),
and Tennessee Chapter reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80-96
Regional Chapter Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Adolph Svec
Vagabond News Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 David Harmon
News from SWPN advertisers: Aircraft Spruce . . . . . . .104
News from the Cub Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
A special note for those who get the mailed issue . . . . .106 Eleanor Mills
Summer wanderings in 44B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Cliff Van Vleet
Maddens make trip to two 2016 conventions . . . . . . . . .110 Jack Madden
Who’s new? 5-21 to 8-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Eleanor Mills
Index to advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Reprinted drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 David Demaray
2017 SWPC Nomination Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Classified ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118-122
Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Gift membership form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Next issue deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
As you can tell, this issue is chock-full of convention news (including an
introduction to the 2017 convention on page 72). One item of convention
news just wouldn’t fit this time but will be in the January-February-March
2017 issue --- that’s the story behind our Grand Champion. Steve and Jana
Drane’s picture story is one you’ll not want to miss, so look for it in the next
issue.
Something not to miss this issue is the Nomination Form for the two
offices to be filled in 2017 --- president and secretary. The form is on page
117.
The Aviation Calendar will also return next issue. Check the chapter
reports for possible fly-ins in your area and look back at the calendar last
issue for more fly-in news. LET’S FLY!
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Touch and Go logo
in honor of Ed Wach
President’s
Year-End
Update
Greetings to Our Short
Wing Piper Families &
Welcome to the BEST
Type Club Magazine
We’ve had a very interesting 2016 to date. With the start of this
year we discussed Growth, Reform and Change. Our post flight
phase begins in October and I can only speculate that we had another challenging year as our financial data is not yet complete for 2016.
However, we are taking serious notice of 2015! There are lessons to
be learned and ideas to be explored as a result of both years.
First of all, though, let’s revisit our Spot Landings:
Growth--This is representative of our efforts to improve services. Growth determines our income. It allows us to support our goals
financially with Membership Dues, Store Sales, Convention Profits,
and Donations. We have New Members joining this Club constantly.
Reform--This is necessary for updating our policies, ensuring each
Program becomes self-sustaining and responding to Membership
requests through our centralized Toll-Free number and on the
Website. Reforming our expectations to include Professional Services
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like hiring a Bookkeeper and Accountant to get us up to date with
required reporting and hiring an e-commerce person for our Website
were necessary decisions. We are now closer to electronic voting and
succession planning is somewhat in place for Officers and Staff.
Change--Preparing for and implementing Growth and Reform is
a part of Change. Change is how we get there. Generally, Change
takes about 3 years to implement, adjust, and confirm values. Three
enacted changes include but are not limited to:
+ While our Bylaws state we can have 2-4 At Large Directors,
2015 implemented the minimum and not the Club’s past
practice of appointing the maximum. We have changed! We
are becoming a working Board. Every members is providing
hands-on assistance in some way to keep us moving forward.
At-Large Directors’ terms remain 1-year while our Officers
continue with alternating 2-year terms.
+ 2014 was the first year to implement Convention Sales
Online with Credit Cards. All net proceeds from the
Convention went to the Club to support the next convention,
making this Annual Program self-sustaining! We
have
changed! The information was confirmed and
charges were
processed at sign in for Santa Maria. This
year we managed
Credit Cards Online and at sign in for
Fredericksburg TX.
2017’s convention at Lancaster PA,
June 11-15, will be in full
swing with this process.
+ 2016 began our newest publication, Touch & Go E-NEWSltr.
We have changed! This News magazine supplement
has been
well-received. Our next issue is scheduled for
September
2016.Please, let me know who/what you’d like
to see in this
E-NEWSltr.
Every flight adds more data that guides us in our decisions for the
next flight’s operational use of fuel, oil and brake fluid. We consider
cable and fabric wear, engine compression checks, tires, hinges, and
all the other things that matter when safety of flight is a priority.
2016 brought more interest in our “Buy, Build, and Fly” Forums
at Sun-n-Fun and AirVenture. And AV brought us multiple opportunities to speak with former and current and soon-to-be members of
our Club. It was a terrific opportunity to enjoy each other’s company.
Several familiar faces returned to our Type Club table in the
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Vintage Hangar where we renewed a few and welcomed New
Members, too. Clete Cissler opened and closed our table, Adolph
Svec, our Board VP, and Dan Miller, our Store Manager, both created a friendly and welcoming spot for our visitors. They took the time
to ‘catch’ and visit with those walking by to collect a free issue of
The News. We also handed out our newest publication: Touch & Go
E-NEWSltr.
You’re invited to sign up and join in the camaraderie at
AirVenture and/or Sun-n-Fun and/or Sentimental Journey in 2017.
We would appreciate the help and company; even for just an hour …
We are planning to introduce a SWPC get-together at each of these 3
Events in 2017. Stay tuned and please, join in the Fun … We look
forward to seeing you and discussing how you envision our Club
moving forward toward 2020.
Warm wishes to you and your family as we alltoo-soon approach the 2016 Holiday Season,
Connie
2015 Financial Report
By Constance Stevens
SWPCPresident@yahoo.com
2015 Summary
SWPC‘s 39-Years have provided continuous Membership, Aviation
Safety & Education services. Our focus remains on Short Wing Piper
Aircraft built between January 1948 and March 1964 with the Vagabond
Cub (Yes, this was the original name of this aircraft as it was the last
Cub to come off Piper’s assembly line), Clipper, Pacer, Tri-Pacer, Colt
and any combination thereof. We remain one of the largest Type Club
organizations in the world.
Our Club provides discussion and reporting on our aircraft within our
Mission: Education & Technology, Maintenance & Safety, Camaraderie
& Flight. In order to stay on course, we must continuously provide financial stability, sustainability, and succession planning. Our quarterly magazine, The News, continues to document our endeavors.
2013/2014 clearly set the stage for reduced expenses and increased
income. Our Conventions assisted that financial boost for our Club and
Foundation. It definitely influenced our final numbers for 2014. As you
can see in the table below, we increased our Net worth by $9,499 in
2013. And in 2014 we increased it by yet another $5,897. Then, 2015
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took us into a stall with losses returning us back to the 2012 value. Yes,
two steps forward and three steps back. We’ve landed safely and have
extended flight planning.
2012
Net Liabilities & Equity $179,044
Total Revenue $
Total Expenses $
2013
$188,543
$64,362
$75,071
2014
2015
$194,440 $179,167
$89,591 $52,204
$68,193 $69,650
So, what happened in 2015 to cause these results despite conservative spending?
Our 2015 concerns are followed by 2016/2017 solutions:
$37,387 Income reduction was due to membership renewal reductions, the loss of 2015 Club Convention funds were not expected, and
Store revenue decreases were not expected to the level we experienced. Increases were planned with Club and Convention income
allowing for a reasonable increase in Expenses, too. The expense
increase was expected while the income losses were not.
Solution: Recover 2015 Reunion Funds and set up all subsequent
Reunions with Club Financial Control as planned for 2016/2017,
increase Store sales, Club and Convention advertising and promotion.
Our Club needs the support of our Chapters and general membership in
these areas.
While 2015 Store expenses/product purchases increased by $2,729,
our net income was reduced with significant comparative sales reductions from more than $30,000 in 2014 to $9,683 in 2015.
Solution: Shift purchasing to “Just-in-Time” systematic purchases
when orders are received and reduce inventory when possible with minimal back-orders and increase desired products for increased sales
while maintaining Website access for members and guests.
Our 2015 Total Income of $52,204 represents a $37,387 loss in comparison to 2014 while our expenses increased by $1,457 in 2015. This
includes our Website Fees at $1,700, a 30% increase, and our Store’s
50% of Net Incomefor a Foundation Donation of $1,628.
Solution: Increase Income with Convention, Online Store, and
Advertising Sales to exceed necessary costs allowing for membership
and membership services growth.
Following $17,304 in 2013’s reduced costs and powerful financial savings in 2014, 2015 financials have packed quite a surprise for our 2015
Year-End reporting.
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We had a few hiccups in 2015 that ended the year with a $19,074
loss on our Profit & Loss Statement. However, our Balance Sheet holds
the positive balance of $179,167. Our 2014 cost cuts and Convention
Profits, along with 2015 Investments allowed us to protect our continued
financial stability with supplemental support, a past practice that we are
attempting to avoid.
Yet, we remain appreciative of our former Club Administrations who
planned and funded these investments allowing for expansion and contraction within our organization. The contractions began in 2006. 2014
was a great turn-around year. We definitely arrested the continuous
losses. Now, with 2015’s reconciliation, we are humbled, again. And we
are continuing our evaluations into 2016 that should take us to a new
resolve for 2017.
All required 2015 reporting was submitted on time and met our extension request by August 15, 2016, for both State (Delaware) and Federal
(IRS). Considering that our 2013 Treasurer gave our Club five-years
before we would meet our demise with spent Investments, 2014’s summary managed an ending Net Profit balance of $8,298 that carried over
into 2015. We have doubled our forecast to ten-years of supporting
Investments. It appears that we need more time to stabilize our Club
and secure our future.
The 2015 Balance Sheet and the 2015 Profit & Loss statement begin
below. Your comments are always welcome.
Connie, SWPCPresident@yahoo.com
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2015 Balance Sheet, continued from page 5
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2015 Balance Sheet, continued from page 6
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2015 Profit & Loss Statement, continued from page 7
The 2016 convention
in stories and photos
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Who was there and
where did they come
from?
By Eleanor Mill
The
2016
convention
in
Fredericksburg, TX, wasn’t the Short
Wing Piper Club’s most well attended
one, but those who did come enjoyed
the Texas Hill Country surroundings
and the usual fellowship with their fellow club members. There were a total
of 72 attendees, 68 registered attendees and those who accompanied
them, coming from 17 states ranging
Fredericksburg, Texas
June 27-30, 2016
A note to new SWPC members:
Welcome to the Club
Please make yourselves known to the other members by your
participation --- Come to the convention in Lancaster, PA, in 2017;
Identify yourselves there as First Timers and join in the fun; Join
the local chapter nearest you and attend the fly-ins; Send in photos
and stories to the SWPN --- we’d like to see your Short Wing and
hear about you; Participate in the comments and questions on our
Facebook page or the website’s forum or use the new 24/7 free Hot
Line (855-SWPC-411) to direct a question to board members, staff
or one or more of our Panel of Technical Advisors or email or call
a member of the board or staff --- questions get answered and
there’s always someone to hear you and help you!
It’s your club --you can help make it better
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from California to Florida and
Michigan to Texas.
Dan and Tanya Nicholson’s registration list counts 55 adults and 4 children
at the membership luncheon (but my
four family members skipped out to go
tubing on a nearby river), 36 signed up
for the tours, and 64 signed up for the
banquet. In other words, we not only
came but we enjoyed the program Dan
worked out.
So, here we are (in alphabetical
order) and where we came from:
Tom and Denise Anderson, Mason
OH
Morris and Katherine Baxter,
Hondo TX
BJ and Barbara Boyle, Carrollton
TX
Tom Brent, Walnut MS
Jim Calamon, Luling TX
Doug and Cindy Conger, Cortez
CO
Jim Corban, Winona MS
Steve and Jana Drane, Kerrville
TX
Ted and Sarah Fields, Texhoma
OK
Roland and Sherma Flowers,
Dates to remember
Happy TX
Richard and Sally Furman,
Cypress TX
Bob Harrington, Midland MI,
accompanied by his daughter, Merry
Hayward
Terry and Claire Karlson,
Wittman AZ
Randy Knodel and Sherry Rohde,
Canyon Lake TX
Fran and Alice Laabs, Ames IA
Jim and Donna Lambert, Brighton
CO, and their granddaughter, Jacey
Stapleton
Jack and Sandy Madden,
Frostproof FL
Brian and Karen McGlynn,
Independence OR
Art McElmore, Aledo TX
Dan and Sue Miller, Grain Valley
MO
Eleanor Mills, accompanied by her
daughter and granddaughters, Kay
Mills and Izzy, Annie, and Cali
Mills-Hosmer, all of Springfield MO
Ed and Doris Newby, Lake in the
Hills IL, with their daughter Kelly
Danny and Tanya Nicholson,
Spring TX, with their friend Rhonda
November 20: Deadline for submission of articles and ads
for the January-February-March 2017 issue.
January 10: Date to get your nomination form (printed in the
this issue on page 117 of this issue) to secretary Art Weisberger.
Ballot will be in the April-May-June issue.
February 20: Deadline for submission of articles and ads for
the April-May-June SWPN
Grubb
Kent and Deborah O’Kelly, Castle
Rock CO
Steve and Shirley Shepherd,
Omaha NE
Connie Stevens, Homewood CA
Byron and Patsy Stone, Beaumont
TX
Ken and Verla Stump, Cabot AR
Adolph Svec and Myrna Akins,
Marengo IL
Mark and Brandy Tripp, Midland
TX
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Bob and Karen Tripp, Walsenburg
CO
Cliff and Carole Van Vleet, Sierra
Vista AZ
Michael Walker, Fredericksburg
TX
Art Weisberger and Judy Rudd,
Sierra Vista AZ
Paul and Michele Wolff, Baraboo
WI
Jim and Betty Younggren, Hallock
MN
Next year, make sure that your name is among those
who attended the 2017 convention in Lancaster, PA.
Your Short Wing might just win a trophy . . . and you
know your Short Wing wants to make that flight around
the Statue of Liberty!
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Aircraft awards given out
at the closing banquet
2016 Convention
By Eleanor Mills
A highlight of every convention is
looking at Short Wings and a highlight
of the closing banquet is the announcement of the convention’s aircraft
awards.
This year, judges Cliff Van Vleet
and Kent O’Kelly, both past presidents of the club and long time members, did the judging. Prizes were
awarded as follows:
Best PA-22/20 Pacer: B.J. and
Barbara Boyle, Carrolton, Texas, for
their red and cream N9026D
Best PA-20, Jim and Pam Corban,
Winona, MS, for red N221EC, which
was the grand champion at last year’s
convention in Branson, Mo.
Best PA-22 Tri-Pacer (out of the
four or five at the convention), Paul
and Michele Wolff and their red
N4860A, flown in all the way from
Baraboo, Wisc.
Best PA-16 Clipper went to Art
McLemore’s appropriately colored
red, white and blue N5959H, from
Aledo, Texas.
And the grand champion? N5688H,
Want to Make a Difference for your
Club by Serving on the SWPC Staff?
The club is presently searching
to fill some important positions:
1. Club Treasurer
2. Advertising Manager
3. Executive Director of the Foundation
4. CFI’s for the Technical Advisors Group
5. Other IA’s to join the Technical Advisors group
6. 2018 and beyond Convention Location and
Support
If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please contact president Connie Stevens or
another officer (contact information on the first page of
this issue).
the sleek white with gray stripe
Clipper rebuilt by Steve and Jana
Drane, Kerrville, Texas. “It was real-
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ly a basket case when Steve brought it
in on a trailer,” Jana said. “He rebuilt it
and I kept all the records.”
Here’s the Clipper that received the grand champion trophy. And
below are the proud owners of N5688H, Steve and Jana Drane of
Kerrville, Texas. You can read in the next issue, January-FebruaryMarch 2017, all about the journey of the Dranes in taking 88-Hotel
from a sad-looking trailor load to grand champion.
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Red with cream N9026D, awarded Best PA-22/20 Pacer, drew
many admiring looks at the convention. Owners B.J. and Barbara
Boyle are from Carrollton, Texas.
Art McLemore, Aledo, Texas, didn’t get to attend the whole convention but he and his Clipper, N5959H, were there long enough to
capture the Best PA-16 Clipper award, joining up with the Grand
Champion to make sure convention attendees and passersby saw
what beautiful airplanes the Clippers are. (Editor’s note: Missing
from this year’s convention were Clipper owners --- and regular convention attendees --- Larry Jenkins and Gilbert and Barb Pierce.)
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N4860A and owners Paul
and Michele Wolff of Baraboo,
Wisc., are familar conventiongoers and this year red and
white 60-Alpla won the Best TriPacer award. Paul is shown at
right with the framed certificate
given as awards at the closing
banquet. The other trophy-winner at the convention is shown
on the next page.
Other Short Wings at the convention, all of which drew admiring
looks, were N3651Z, a green and
white Caribbean (PA-22) owned by
Roland and Sherma Flowers of
Happy, Texas; N3123Z, a green and
white PA-22-160 owned by Bob and
Karen Tripp, Walsenburg, Colo.;
N8894C, a red and white Tri-Pacer
flown in by Tom Brent from Walnut,
Miss.; N3344B, the 1954 red and
white PA-22-160 owned by Cliff and
Carole Van Vleet, Sierra Vista, Ariz.;
N3405Z, parked front and center and
flown on the fly by in honor of Bob
Fuller, the red and white (with spanking new wheel pants) owned by Bob
Fuller for 35 years but now the proud
possession of Dan and Tanya
Nicholson, Spring, Texas; N1703P, a
white and red PA-22-160 owned by
Jim Calamon, Leesburg, Texas; and
N3119Z, better known as Headwinds,
the white with blue and gray Tri-Pacer
owned by Kent and Deborah
O’Kelly, Castle Rock, Colo.
Jim and Donna Lambert, with
granddaughter Jacey, came in from
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The unusual angle and the shadows combine to make N221EC,
owned by Jim and Pam Corban, look like it’s taking off without a
pilot. The photo was supplied by Jim last year when his PA-20 was
named grand champion. This year it captured the Best PA-20 Pacer
award.
Brighton, Colo., in N6331C, their bered the Warrior, Skylanes (2),
Warrior II; Jim and Betty Youngren, Archer, and Beech, along with the
Hallock, Minn., came in their Skylane, Hangar Hotel’s grand 1946 Navion,
N42858. Yasmina Platt and her hus- N91500.
band came in N4184T, a Piper Archer
III, and were delayed getting back
Jack and Sandy Madden, Frostproof,
home to the Houston area by thunder- Fla., were at the convention but arrived
storms in their path.
in a borrowed non-Short Wing, leaving
There were three other non-Short their PA-22/20, N8879C, at home —Wings on the ramp when I took pho- probably pouting.
tos, but the Short Wings far outnum-
Here’s a look at the line of airplanes, mostly Short Wings, but
right there at the front of the line is N1722F, the reason N8879C was
at home pouting. 22-F is the aircraft the Maddens borrowed when a
maintenance job kept their 22/20 at home. Don’t make your Short
Wing pout in 2017 -- bring her to Lancaster!
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Two shades of green with white made a change from the dominant red or red and white paint schemes of the Short Wings at the
convention. N3651Z above is a PA-22 Caribbean owned by Roland
and Sherma Flowers, Happy, Texas. N3123Z below is a PA-22-160
owned by Bob and Karen Tripp, Walsenburg, Colo. In the background of the photo below is the Airport Diner, which is at the front
of the convention center where all the meetings and scheduled
meals took place.
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N3405Z was front and center at the convention, befitting the TriPacer that had been owned by Bob Fuller, club founder, for 35 years
and is now owned by Dan and Tanya Nicholson, Spring, Texas. Dan,
who was also the convention director this year, proudly pointed out
the new wheel pants he added to the Tri-Pacer. Under the wings of
these two planes you can see the Hangar Hotel.
Jim Calamon, Leesburg, Texas, is the owner of N1703P, a PA-22160. Jim is a member of the Lone Star Chapter (south Texas) that
was the host chapter for the convention. He was not only in on the
planning with Dan but also gave one of the technical seminars. He
and Dan (with Tanya and Rhonda), along with the Dranes, Flowers,
Boyles, Art McLemore, plus Morris and Katherine Baxter, Richard
and Sally Furman, Randy Knodel and Sherry Rohde, Byron and
Patsy Stone, Mark and Brandy Tripp, and Michael Walker made up a
solid Texas contingent at the convention.
2016 Convention
Winners galore in the
raffles and silent auction
By Eleanor Mills
When Dan Nicholson sent out his
request for aircraft-related articles or
hand-crafted articles, he maybe had in
mind a handful of items. But the Short
Wing Piper Club group does not do
things halfway. When the raffle items
were displayed, it took two big tables
to hold them all.
Items contributed included cash
prizes from the Mid-America Chapter,
the Ohio Chapter, the Arizona Chapter,
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the Northeast Chapter, and the Florida
Chapter, along with a bounty of crocheted items from Denise Anderson.
The chapter donations were for $50
from the Northeast Chapter and $25
from the other chapters. Winners were
Annie and Cali Mills-Hosmer, Art
McLemore, Jim Lambert, Claire
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Deciding which cup should receive their raffle ticket above are
Claire Karlson (on the left), Donna Lambert on the right, and Jim and
Donna’s granddaughter, Jacey Stapleton, in the center. That’s Terry
Karlson walking by and Ted Fields in the background.
Denise Anderson’s items went as
follows: a multicolor scarf to Eleanor
Mills, a blue scarf to Karen Tripp, a
dish cloth to Claire Karlson, a group
of pickles, applesauce and dish cloths
to Michele Wolff, two more dish
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that another number be drawn because
she also won the blue star blanket (and
the second ticket awarded the blanket
to Alice Laabs). Denice also donated
another scarf in a blue shade, but I
don’t know who won it. Sue Miller
and I were drawing tickets and
announcing the winning numbers
while Dan Miller tried his best to
write down all the items and the winners. It was a losing battle for Dan,
especially when I drew a blank on
some of the winners’ names, even
though I knew them.
Michele Wolff donated three pairs of
booties. Luncheon speaker Yasmina
Platt won one of them and Myrna
Akins won one. The small pair went
unclaimed but I later saw Michele
wearing them to warm up her feet in
the cold room. Judy Rudd donated a
beautiful afghan but I don’t think we
got the winner’s name.
Aircraft related items were also
donated for the raffle: Three bags of
tools donated by Tom and Denise
Anderson went to Bob Harrington,
Jack Madden, and Kent O’Kelly, a
GPS called an Anywhere Map donated
by Steve and Shirley Shepherd went
to Terry Karlson and the DVD they
donated went to Bob Harrington.
There were also four items donated
for the silent auction. An awning or
hangar dust cover donated by Steve
Shepherd went to Ted and Sarah
Fields of Texhoma, Okla., for $80; a
three night stay at a Beach House in
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Port Aransas, donated by Manor
Pharmacy (which owns the house near
where Ed and Ellie Block live) went
to Mike Walker, M.D., from
Fredericksburg for $300; the STC for
the fuel system donated for the third
year in a row by Eddie Trimmer of
Trimmer Aviation went to Dan and
Susan Miller of Grain Valley, Mo., for
$130, and the rudder pedals donated
by Steve Shepherd also were purchased but I was unable to find out
who won them and how much they
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Jacey Stapleton not only won one
of the cash prizes listed above but
drew her own ticket for the $185 prize
in the 50-50 drawing held at the banquet. Probably she’s going to beg Jim
and Donna Lambert, her grandparents, to take her to every convention
from now on!
The 50-50 raffle benefited the Short
Wing Piper Education Foundation.
Monday’s Meet & Greet was the start
for many 2016 convention-goers
Bob Harrington, Midland, Mich., was surprised Monday night on
his 90th birthday. His daughter, Merry Hayward (shown above with
Bob) arranged for him to receive a birthday cake and cards signed
by convention-goers, both featuring a photo of his Tri-Pacer. The
birthday cake served as part of the dessert at the gathering.
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Connie Stevens, club president, gave the welcome to the
convention at the Meet & Greet
to officially open the 2016 convention.
Below, Dan Nicholson, convention director, presents Shylo
Adams of the Hangar Hotel a
certificate of appreciation for all
her help in setting up the convention.
Below, Dan is shown presenting another certificate of
appreciation to Roger Hansen,
airport manager, for all his help
before and during the convention.
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Visiting during the Meet & Greet above are (from left) Paul and
Michele Wolff, Myrna Akins and Adolph Svec, and Ted and Sarah
Fields. Conventions bring far-flung members together --- the Wolffs
are from Wisconsin, Myrna and Adolph from Illinois, and the Fields
from Oklahoma.
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Club business discussed
at two meetings
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Above is the head table at the Executive Board Meeting held
Monday morning. From left are Claire Karlson, outgoing treasurer;
Judy Rudd, clerical support; Art Weisberger (holding the microphone for the recording he was making), secretary; Connie Stevens,
president (standing), and Adolph Svec, incoming vice president.
There was a lack of a quorum due to differences of opinon on
whether Adolph was then vice president, having been appointed, or
would be voted in as vice president the next day at the membership
business meeting. There was also a lack of a quorum at the business meeting, but Adolph is now officially the vice president. Those
shown below are attendees at the business meeting.
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2016 Convention
Remembering Bob Fuller a
prominent part this year
Two posters on easels were displayed throughout the convention commemorating Bob. The one on the left remembers Bob’s love
of flying, showing him flying his Tri-Pacer. The one on the right
details how much of a perfectionist he was about keeping his Short
Wing up to date with photos of the panel of N3405Z, now belonging
to Dan Nicholson.
Need information on Short
Wing Pipers?
Available from the Club Store on the website :
Tips and Techniques CD’s * blueprints and drawings CD,
Vag drawings CD * Piper drawings CD
rigging CD
Plus Hard Copy Tips & Techniques manuals
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ask a question on the website’s technical forum or the club’s
Facebook page, or order a CD or Tips & Techniques manual from
the club web store. Help is available!
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A special time of remembrance was held for Bob before the
memorial fly-by, conducted on Thursday before the banquet. Ted
Fields (standing above) was one of those who spoke about his
memories of Bob. Shown above are (left to right) Adolph Svec, Tom
Brent, Fran Laabs, and Carole Van Vleet.
Dan Nicholson begins the memorial fly-by in his Tri-Pacer, which
was owned by Bob for 35 years, taxiing past those gathered outside
the Hangar Hotel to watch.
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As Taps are played by Bill Smallwood (below), Dan in N3405Z
flies past a couple of the Short Wings on the field in front of the
spectators.
Bill Smallwood plays taps as a member (Fran Laabs?) stands at
attention. Shown on the left are Dan Miller, club store manager, and
Tom Brent, Tennessee chapter president.
On a lighter note: One of my granddaughters came up to me,
chuckling, and said, “You know that man who talks with a British
accent? He took off his hat and the hair came off, too.” I was astonished and she quickly explained, “Well, it was fake hair on top of his
hat, Grandma.
For the perfect ending to this tribute to Bob, see the photo on
the next page that Dan Miller posted on Facebook at the end of the
convention.
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From Dan Miller, posted on the club’s Faceboo page:
As the Reunion comes to a close, I want to remember this picture: Bob Fuller’s plane looking into the sunset. I was at Oshkosh
with Steve Marsh in 1979 as we discussed merging the Mid-America
Tri-Pacer Club (MATC, founded by Steve, Dan and others in the
Kansas City area) with the Tri-Pacer Owners Club (TPAC, now the
SWPC, founded by Bob on the East Coast). We decided MATC would
be Chapter #1 and that the Mid-America Chapter would host the first
convention at Minden, Nebraska, at the Pioneer Village. The attendance was quite good, way more than we expected. The next year
was at the same place with even more planes. Hardly anyone drove.
Bob Fuller knew the potential of a national club. We’ve had some
good times. The sunset over his plane is a good ending.
Among business conducted at the convention was
approval of scholarship students for this year. See Lou
Reinkens’ update (page 77) in this issue for details.
Making a difference for aviation-oriented students and aviation in general is as easy as
adding a few dollars to your
annual membership renewal.
The SWPC Store
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The SWPC Store inventory of items we sell can
be found on the SWPC website, www.shortwingpiperclub.org. Credit cards or PayPal can be used
for orders placed on the website.
Available from the store are CD’s containing
drawings and blueprints pertaining to our Short
Wings, CD’s and hard copies of compilations of tips
and techniques from the pages of the Short Wing
Piper News, and products from some of our vendors.
CD’s and hard copies
available through the store
include the following:
Rigging Your Short Wing - $20 (Frank Rush discussing rigging
and Tom Anderson showing how to align landing gear)
Tips & Techniques Vol. 1&II - $40 (Technical articles, etc., from
the pages of the Short Wing Piper News)
Tips & Techniques Vol. III - $20
Tips & Techniques Vol. IV - $20
Vagabond Drawings (15 and 17) - $40
Piper Drawings - $60 (over 450 drawings, technical diagrams, and
blue prints covering all Short Wing models)
Manuals (hard copy of the Tips & Techniques)
are also available
Tips & Techniques books I, II, III, and IV are $30 each,
with your best value
the full set of all four Tips & Techniques books for $110.
Take a look!
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More items at the
Club Web Store
In addition to the CD’s and Tips & Techniques
Manuals listed on page 33, there are several other
items currently available in the store -- See the club
website for photos.
Popular items include:
Tom Anderson’s LED Light Kit - $55
The famous Sky Catch (1) - $30 (Note: Order multiple latches if needed for the rear door as well)
Brackett Air Filter Assemblies for PA-15, 16, 17,
20, and 22) - $55 (but price subject to change)
Brackett Air Filter Element BAF 4108 - $8.50
Classic Strut - Holds the door in the open position
- $100
and
Patches - $3 each (SWPC cloth patch)
Note that shipping charges are added to the prices shown.
Order from the website using your credit card of PayPal or
order directly from Dan Miller, club store manager. His information is listed on the second page of each issue under Staff
Members or send an email to SWPCStore@centurylink.net.
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Two technical seminars held
Tom Anderson’s seminar was well-attended. Standing in front of
the group above, Tom used slides and explanations to show the
types of data (especially on the club’s website technical section)
available to members wanting to restore or do maintenance on their
Short Wings.
Jim Calamon, one of the members of the host Lone Star chapter,
is shown above talking to a portion of those who attended his seminar. Jim showed slides and took his audience through the rebuilding of his beautiful white with red trim Tri-Pacer, N1703P (shown on
page 18).
Want to make a difference for aviation? Check out the offerings at the
SWPC webstore, www.shortwingpiperclub.org, where 50 percent of the
profit goes annually to the SWP Educational Foundation.
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2016 Convention
Membership luncheon was a
featured event on Tuesday
Visiting with speaker Yasmina Platt during the luncheon were
(left to right at the far side of the table) Yasmina and her husband
(far left), Dan Nicholson, and Jim Calamon. Backs to the camera in
the foreground are two of the
hard-working people at the convention, Tanya Nicholson (left)
and Rhonda Grubb, who were
busy at the registration table all
during the convention.
Yasmina, who was then
AOPA’s representative for the
Central Southwest Region (New
Mexico,
Texas,
Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa),
brought attendees up to date on
regional and national aviation
events and news.
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At the Membership Luncheon are (clockwise from left) Karen
and Brian McGlynn, Kent and Deborah O’Kelly, and Cliff and Carole
Van Vleet. Karen is the past club treasurer, Brian the past president
of the Columbia River Chapter,and Kent and Cliff are both past presidents of the club. Not to be overshadowed, Carole handled the registration duties at many club conventions and Deborah has
arranged for and given seminars for conventions. All three couples
have also been involved in hosting conventions in their parts of the
country.
Roland and Sherma Flowers
flew from Happy, Texas, in green
and white N3651Z. They are
shown at right at the membership luncheon.
Conventions are a time to greet friends you’ve met at previous
conventions and make new friends. The more “connections” you
have with people in your club, the more you’ll get out of it. Whether
you’re a long-time member of the club or a brand-new member,
there will be something for you at each club convention. Rich
Capese, director of the 2017 convention in Lancaster, PA, says that
convention will be a great one to bring the family to for a summer
vacation! See his story in this issue.
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2016 Convention
Chapter Presidents’ meeting held
Discussing the club from the viewpoint of chapters drew a good
group of presidents and other representatives from chapters.
Shown above is Adolph Svec, interim chapter coordinator since he
became vice president, on the right. Others pictured include Tom
Brent, Tennessee chapter president; Cliff Van Vleet and Terry
Karlson from the Arizona Chapter; Dan Miller from the Mid-America
Chapter; Fran Laabs, who said he was representing the Clarinda,
Iowa, chapter; Dan Nicholson and Jim Calamon, Lone Star (south
Texas) chapter; Jim Lambert, Colorado Chapter, and Connie
Stevens, club president.
One comment that was made is that the club needs a Frank
Rush (longtime Mr. Mechanic) or an Ed Wach (who served as president many years and had an on-going column). “It’s a good idea to
have the technical reprints,” someone said.
At right, Jim Calamon talks to the group as Connie turns to listen.
Judging from the list of convention attendees, there were
also representatives attending
the convention from the Ohio
Chapter, Michigan Chapter,
Florida Chapter, Columbia River
Chapter, Nebraska Chapter, and
several unaffiliated.
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Tour destinations included the
LBJ Homestead and Ranch
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Convention-goers joined other visitors for a ranger talk before
being allowed in small groups to tour the home of Lyndon and Lady
Bird Johnson.
Make a difference for your club: Donating to the
club, the library, and the Education Foundation; running
for an office, nominating someone, and voting for someone; joining your local chapter and participating in flyins; attending the annual convention; giving a Short Wing
owner but non-member a copy of the SWPN (or just
telling him or her about the club); answering questions or
otherwise participating on the club’s Facebook page;
sending in a story for the SWPN --- these are just a few
ways to Make a Difference.
By the way, if you give your SWPN to a potential member, call or
email Eleanor Mills and we’ll send you a replacement copy!
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Another event was the poker run
Some of those on the poker run are gathered here for a briefing
before the flight. Two of the high card holders were Jim Lambert
with three aces, who was edged out by Mark Tripp with a diamond
flush.
A briefing of another kind
Discussing dinner plans are Art Weisberger, Alice Laabs, Terry
and Claire Karlson, Steve and Shirley Shepherd, and Judy Rudd.
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The banquet closed the
convention for this year
Among those in line to fill their plates at the closing banquet
are (from left above) Izzy, Annie, and Cali Mills-Hosmer (with their
mother, Kay Mills behind Annie), Kent O’Kelly, Art Weisberger, Cliff
Van Vleet, banquet speaker David Fulton, Judy Rudd, Karen
McGlynn, and Carole Van Vleet.
Kent O’Kelly (at left) continued his long series of convention entertainment by telling
another of his Murphy jokes.
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David Fulton, director of aviation for the state of Texas, spoke to
the banquet attendees about his 24 years with the Texas Department
of Transportation Aviation Division and the advancements aviation
has made during that time. Texas has 257 general aviation airports,
he said. The colorful arrangement shown in the photo was duplicated on each table, in a cowboy boot vase, and given to members.
Donations . . .
one way to make a difference for the club and for aviation. You can
make a donation to either the club in general, the library or the
Education Foundation with your renewal or by sending a check to
SWPC, P.O. Box 10822, Springfield, MO 65808-0822.
Membership Report
News you need to know
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CF-GAG,
owned by Paul
and Heather
Gagnon of
Ontario, is
shown at right
on Paul’s trip to
Sentimental
Journey.
By Eleanor Mills
Canadian Pacer was a big winner
this summer!
The trophy shelf at the home of Paul
and Heather Gagnon, Guelph, Ontario,
Canada, might be getting a bit crowded after this summer’s trips to
Sentimental Journey and Oshkosh by
CF-GAG, their 1950 Piper Pacer, a
PA-20.
Paul said in a post to YouTube, “My
first trip to Sentimental Journey 2016
in my 1950 Piper Pacer. Departed from
Guelph Ontario. Had great time and
met a lot of fantastic people. We
accomplished many out trips to neighbouring asirstrips.” Oh, yes, and the
Pacer was awarded Grand Champion!
Then on August 1, Paul and Heather
posted a photo on the club’s Facebook
page, “1950 Short Wing Piper wins
Bronze Lindy . . . Short Wings are still
cool . . . .” The Bronze Lindy came at
the 2016 AirVenture at Oshkosh.
CF-GAG also took home the Best
PA-20 award at the 2013 SWPC convention in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
See the Florida Chapter report for
a summary of the new rule on med-
Above is the Bronze Lindy
CF-GAG won at Oshkosh to go
with the Grand Champion award
from Sentimental Journey.
icals for our Short Wings
George Klitsch, president of the
Florida Chapter, gives the main points
of the new rule on medicals. See what
he has to say on page 80.
Former member survives plane
crash
Richard Netherby of Wake Forest
NC reported to the Carolinas Chapter
that Hassel Handy, a club member in
the years 2003-2014 from Virginia,
survived with serious injuries a crash
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of his aircraft on May 7. “I was landing and was about 10 feet off the
ground when a micro-burst of air blew
the plane 90 degrees. I clipped the top
out of some saplings and then nosedived into a backyard of a house off
the side of the runway. The plane then
fell onto its top.”
Hassel said he is now doing therapy
to restore a badly broken leg.
Board members and staff volunteer at Oshkosh
Six of the new members listed in the
Who’s New story came from Oshkosh,
along with a couple of fairly longlapsed members, came from the dedicated work at the type club tent of
president Connie Stevens, vice president Adolph Svec, and store manager
Dan Miller, not to mention Clete Cisler
who is responsible each year for setting up the table for the club.
New members who joined at
Oshkosh were Bruce Burgess, St.
Johns, Mich.; Jim Finger, Carthage,
N.C.; David Hauke, Waterford, Wisc.;
Chris Janes, Columbia, Ky.; Tom
Moran, Lakeview, NY, and John
Williams, Lisbon, OH.
One of the renewals had let his
membership lapse in 2000 and another
had lapsed in 2007.
Great work, volunteers! There were
a total of 12 memberships recorded at
Oshkosh, either new or renewed.
Connie commented, “It’s amazing
what we can do with active board
members and staff. There are three
membership pivotal locations and timing in the United States: Sun ‘n Fun,
Sentimental Journey, and AirVenture.”
Longtime member and noted aviation pioneer died this summer
Mary Feik, who was born in
Cleveland OH on March 9, 1924, and
lived in Annapolis, MD, for a total of
52 years, died from complications of
cancer on June 10. She was an early
club member, joining in 1981, and
held membership number 443. For
many years she had donated $25 each
year to the SWP Educational
Foundation with her automatic renewal.
She overhauled her first automobile
engine for her father when she was 13
but then turned to aircraft engines and
military aircraft when she taught aircraft maintenance to crew chiefs and
mechanics for the US Army Air Corps
in 1942 (at the age of 18). During
WWII, she became an expert on many
military aircraft and is credited with
becoming the first woman engineer in
research and development in the Air
Technical
Service
Command’s
Engineering Division at Wright Field
in Dayton, Ohio.
She flew more than 6,000 hours as
pilot in fighter, attack, bomber, cargo,
and training aircraft. She qualified as a
B-29 Flight Engineer and was an engineering analyst in test aircraft for flight
and maintenance requirements.
On February 14, 1996, she was the
first woman to be presented the
Charles Taylor Master Mechanic
Award by the FAA. She was a life
member of the Civil Air Patrol, a
recipient of the CAP Distinguished
Service Medal, a CAP Colonel, and
had the third achievement in the cadet
program named for her. In April 2016,
her local Civil Air Patrol Squadron,
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Annapolis
Composite
Squadron, was rechartered as the Col.
Mary S. Feik Composite Squadron.
She was named a Maryland Aviation
Pioneer in 1998 and was inducted into
the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame
in 2015. The National Aeronautics
Association awarded her the Katherine
and Marjorie Stinson Award for
Achievement in 2003, the Frank G.
Brewer Trophy in 2006, and the
Katherine Wright Award in 2013. Her
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portrait was added to the First Flight
Shrine at the Wright Brothers National
Memorial in 2014, when she was
inducted into the First Flight Society.
Memorial contributions were asked
by the family to be made to the Col.
Membership Report
Mary S. Feik Composite Squadron,
3090 Solomans Island Rd., Bldg Q,
Edgewater, MD 21037.
(Information provided by the John
M. Taylor Funeral Home in Annapolis,
MD.)
More news from the mail bag
By Eleanor Mills
Another summer and another great
convention! The club presented a
framed certificate of appreciation to
convention director Dan Nicholson at
the closing banquet in Fredericksburg,
Texas, this summer. The certificate
read:
Thank You.
Dan Nicholson,
in appreciation of all your hard
work as director of the 2016 SWPC
Convention in Fredericksburg, Texas,
your Short Wing Piper Club extends
this
Certificate of Appreciation
of Volunteer Efforts and
Dedication
to the SWPC.
Actually, from the beginning, Dan
worked almost alone in arranging all
the venues and setting up all the events
of the convention. He was helped with
the pre-convention registration by his
wife, Tanya, who along with a friend,
Rhonda, also handled the registration
table at the convention itself. Dan also
credited Lone Star Chapter member
Jim Calamon with work on the convention committee.
I enjoyed the convention and most
of the people I talked with did as well.
My daughter, Kay, and I and granddaughters Izzy, Annie, and Cali, also
got to visit with some of our family
members who by coincidence had
planned
a
get-together
at
Fredericksburg the weekend preceding
the convention.
We also managed some side trips in
the Texas Hill Country on days when I
didn’t have to be at the convention taking photos or attending meetings. And
when we left Fredericksburg on
Friday, we swung by San Antonio, so I
could see the Alamo, and then went
down to North Padre Island, so the
girls could play in the water and I
could walk on the beach.
In short, for us, it was another of the
“best conventions ever!”
I have to apologize to Carter Tull,
Hitchcock, TX, who emailed after the
convention to say, “Nuts!” He
explained that he could only squeeze
in a day or two at the convention and
managed to come while Kay and I and
the girls were out doing other things,
so he missed getting to talk to me.
Since Carter has been a club member
since 1982, I’ve known his name for a
long time. Would have been nice to
have a face to put with the name. Next
time, Carter!
I also heard from Steve Benesh,
who lives in Oshkosh, and wondered if
I made it to EAA AirVenture. “I live in
Oshkosh but only got into the convention on Monday and Sunday,” Steve
said. And no, I didn’t get to
AirVenture. But quite a few of our
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Kay and I and the girls left earlier than the tour group and visited
-- among other area attractions --- the LBJ Ranch and Visitor Center,
where we met the tour group and visited the LBJ Home. Above, the
girls visit with a cow at the ranch, which also had some longhorns,
but not for up-close viewing and possible petting.
At right Cali and Izzy are
enjoying the rustic swing at the
LBJ home as we wait for our
turn to tour the house of Lyndon
and Lady Bird Johnson.
members did and I certainly enjoyed
their posts on the club’s Facebook
page. And really appreciated the work
done by Clete Cisler, Connie
Stevens, Adolph Svec, and Dan
Miller in the Type Club area. I think
several members also appreciated the
work Dan did in bringing store items
to Oshkosh, where some items were
sold and others sort of given away for
a donation.
A caution for those of you who have
winter and summer homes. Bruce
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An Irish Pacer now is N2652P, recently purchased by new member William Flood of Athlone, Ireland.
Boyer, Toledo, OH, missed getting his
last SWPN. It was returned to us
marked “not deliverable as addressed
—- unable to forward.” Bruce said he
was away for a few months and had his
mail forwarded to where he was.
I suspect that when he filled out the
form, he asked for first class mail to be
forwarded. Magazines like the SWPN
are considered second class mail or
periodical mail and are not forwarded
unless the person specifies them as
needing to be forwarded.
So . . . don’t know whether Bruce
goes somewhere every summer, but if
you do, remember to either send me a
change of address for the time you’re
to be gone or tell the post office to forward all mail.
I sent Bruce a replacement, but it
costs over $2 to send one in a manila
envelope. (And less than 50 cents to
mail it with the rest of the copies.) Of
course, for those of you who opted for
the E-News only membership, just
keep me current on your email and
we’ll be okay!
Bob Finlay, Medway, ME, says he
just bought another PA-22 and is looking forward to flying with the SWPC.
“Went to Spearfish in 2011,” he said.
“When and where is the 2017 fly-in
going to be?’ More information on that
in a separate story, but planning is
underway for the 2017 convention to
be in Lancaster, PA, June 11-14. Rich
Capece and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter
are hosting the convention, which will
feature a flight around the Statue of
Liberty and a bus trip to the Air &
Space Museum. Sounds like another
great convention!
William Flood, a new member from
Athlone, Westmeath, Republic of
Ireland, says he just bought PA-22/20135, N2652P. He —- along with several other potential members —- found
that no matter which links he tried on
the website he received an error message: “Not Found. It looks like nothing
was found at this location. Maybe try a
search?” Since I got the same message
and REALLY didn’t want to try a
search, I sent an error message to
Connie who contacted either Ira
Rampill, our club webmaster, or the
computer expert who is working on the
website and the links were soon
restored. So, if you get such a message, don’t give up. Just let me know
and I’ll start the process of getting it
fixed.
That’s William’s PA-22/20 you see
here, called Li’l Red.
I fixed a problem of a different kind
for Pete Mason, Santa Paula, CA, who
ordered the VG kit through the club
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store and for some reason the website
managed to record it twice, which
meant his credit card was also charged
twice. I sent through a refund notice on
the second order and managed to get it
erased. Whew!
Pete said the kit arrived promptly.
“What a nice kit!” he said. He added
that 24 years ago he and his wife
passed through Harris Ranch, Calif.,
on their honeymoon and found themselves in the midst of a Short Wing
Piper fly-in. “Our picture appeared in
the next SWP issue even though we
didn’t have a Pacer yet. A friend
showed us his issue. Aviation is a fun
community.”
Sure enough, once I wrote that paragraph above I realized that Pete was
talking about the California Chapter
and I managed to find the picture in the
May-June 1992 issue. Pete Moore,
who billed himself as the Chapter
Benevolent Idiot but was actually the
chapter president, wrote this: “Some
poor unfortunate in a Travel-Aire
biplane from Santa Paula, on a honeymoon ferry flight to a new owner in
Oregon, had the misfortune to park in
the midst of an ugly mob of crazed
hangar fliers and after an immediate
unanimous vote, was given the
“Ugliest Short Wing Piper” trophy.”
The lucky (and surprised) pilots were
shown by the Travel Aire with their
trophy (and are shown in the reprinted
photo below).
We got photos and notes from two of
our long-time non-US members, Nico
Louw of Namibia and Frans
Verlaeckt and his wife Frydda of
Belgium. Frans and Frydda sent kind
regards to all their friends, and Frans
said, “I always enjoy the magazine.
Still flying my Tri-Pacer 00-JAK for
20 years now!”
Nico sent in two photos, one showing him flying and the other his new
aircraft. “I have been unfaithful to my
Pacer,” he said, “and bought this nearly
new 1999 Super Cub. I fly an average
of more than 1 hour a day for leopard
and cheetah tracking. And enjoy it very
much.” The girl in the photo on page
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which coincidentally is also yellow.
Here are Pete Mason and his wife on their honeymoon flight, as
shown in the May-June 1992 issue of the Short Wing Piper News.
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Frans Verlaeckt, flying 00-JAK over a beautifully patchworked
landscape in Belgium.
Quite a contrast in landscapes. This is Nico Louw flying his
Pacer over the sand dunes of Namibia. Nico also sent another photo
which is on the next page.
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Sounds like a mystery: The Super Cub, the Land Rover, and the
Girl! I suspect Nico’s Pacer is a bit jealous.
As usual, we received donations to
the three funds that accept donations:
the club itself, the library fund, and the
SWP Educational Foundation.
Richard Minatre, Vacaville, CA,
sent a triple donation, $20 each to the
club, the library, and the Education
Fund; Paul and Helen Gotzian, Big
Lake, MN, sent $5 to the club and $10
to the library; David Dibbell, South
New Berlin, NY, sent $10 for the
Education Foundation and $10 to the
library;
Garry and Laura Butler,
Grayling, MI, sent $5 to the library.
Garry also noted that he is an A&P.
He’s also a past treasurer and past
president of the club and president of
the Michigan Chapter. Ron and
Rebecca Demler, Childs, MD, sent
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Call the club’s 24/7 hotline: 855-SWPC-411
It’s ALWAYS open and it’s FREE! You can
use the hotline for questions for staff or
board members as well. Just tell the operator
who you want to talk to or what you need to
know.
$25 to the Education Foundation; Lily
Porter, Towson, MD, sent $100 for
the Education Foundation. Lily added
a note to say, “Hope to see you next
year in Pennsylvania if all goes well.
With best wish to one and all!” Good
to hear from you Lily. I’ll be there!
Philip and Barbara Ehrhart,
Narvon, PA, sent $25 for the
Education Foundation; Don and
Karen Baker, Macedon, NY, sent $5
for the library and $5 for the Education
Foundation with their automatic
renewal; Terry Kuebler, Gahanna,
OH, sent $10 for the library with his
auto renewal; Peter Mapes, Rockville,
MD, sent $65 for the library (or perhaps for the club store, which Terry
Karlson was handling at the time);
Tom and Amber McKernan,
Gabriels, NY, sent $25 for the
Education Foundation (and kept us
informed on what was going on at
Oshkosh through posts on the club’s
Facebook page. Tom also won a great
prize!); Morris and Katherine
Baxter, Hondo, TX, sent $10 for the
Education Foundation with their auto
renewal; Alan and Donna Smart,
Lincoln, ME, sent $8 for the club with
their auto renewal; Eugene DiCenzo,
Cumberland, RI, sent $10 for the
library;
Steve and Jana Drane, Kerrville,
TX, whose Clipper was the grand
champion at this summer’s convention
(shown on the cover), sent $200 for the
Education Foundation; Donald Siefer,
Dayton, OH, sent $10 for the club;
Gary and Sandy Hess, Dexter, MI,
sent $50 for the Education Foundation;
Bill Murphy and Colleen Brennan,
Bonita Springs, FL, sent $109 for the
club; Robert and Karen Tripp,
Walsenburg, CO, sent $10 for the
library and $10 for the Education
Foundation.
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We also want to thank those who
took the time to tell us about their
occupation or special skills. William
Treacy and Trish Smith live in
Readstown Trim, County Heath,
Republic of Ireland. William is an airline pilot and flying instructor and
their business is Beechwood Lodge.
Glen and Gail Love live in Poplar
Grove, IL, and Glen is an aircraft
mechanic. Philip and Nancy Hyatt
are from Gadsden AL, where they own
Mid South Aviation. Philip is an
A&P/IA.
Don Halloran, Marshfield WI is a
retired teacher; Robert McGowan,
Hampstead, NC, is a mechanical engineer P.E.; Robert Tersteeg, Palm
Harbor FL, is a retired airline pilot and
also an A&P. Bob said he was trying
our club again. “Last year was a disappointment,” he said. “The Florida
Chapter was having a fly-in at Tampa
North Airport. No Pacer or Tri-Pacer
came. They all drove in cars!”
Well, Bob, this last weekend our
Mid-America Chapter had a meeting
and there were five of us there. Three
drove to the meeting and two hosted it
at their airport. But we still had a good
time visiting and host Sid Brain took
Fred Mayes down to his hangar to
inspect his bungees while Sue Brain,
Bonnie Mayes, and I visited.
Chapter meetings sometimes have a
good turnout of Short Wings and
sometimes it’s a small turnout of Short
Wing lovers. But I’m sorry you were
disappointed. Maybe this year will be
better.
Joseph Shawn, St. Charles MO, is
an A&P and retired from Ozark
Airlines, TWA, and American Airlines;
Gregory John and Dru Sorenson are
from Hope, AK. John is a retired road
construction engineer and project
manager; George Nagel, Greer, S.C.,
is an A&P. George had been advertising his 1952 Tri-Pacer project but
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called to say that after open heart surgery he is feeling so much better that
he’s decided to restore the Tri-Pacer
himself. Great news, George!
Floyd and Gina Schluckebier live
in Vassar, MI, where Floyd is an IA,
retired; Don and Donna Harbison,
Herod, IL, say that Don has 20 years
experience at being retired; Jim
Blankenship, Lubbock, TX, is a cotton farmer.
I just read this in one of the
Tennessee Chapter’s newsletters from
chapter president Tom Brent: “Having
had successive fly-ins in Missouri we
felt we should stretch out towards the
middle of Tennessee for the March flyin. Shelbyville (SYI) came to mind as
there are eateries within walking distance of the airport as far as I can
remember. If we get no positive takers
from middle / east TN, those of us in
the west reserve the option to re-assign
a locus within closer range for the
majority of those saying ‘Aye’ by
‘RSVP to All’ by the Thursday prior to
the proposed meeting.”
This seems to me to be a solution for
a problem I’m sure all chapters have. I
know in the Mid-America Chapter
there are members who feel we have
too many meetings in south-central
Missouri. But when we schedule a
meeting in Kansas, for example, we
sometimes have no one there except
for someone who travels great dis-
tance. If we knew ahead of time that
there were those who were counting on
attending, it would inspire more of us
to attend.
Also note in the Tennessee reports
Deb Geiger’s suggestion in the
February meeting report about inviting
someone to fly to the meeting with
you. As a non-airplane-owning member, I’m also pleased to be invited to
fly to a meeting. And Deb’s note about
asking a youngster to fly with you is
right on topic as well!
Also note that all the chapters welcome you to attend their fly-ins,
whether you’re a member, a potential
member, a one-time goer, whatever!
And if you need more information
about a meeting, contact the chapter
president (listed in each issue).
As we say, Chapters, the Home of
the Five F’s (Flying, Fellowship,
Family, Fun, and Food).
That’s it for this issue. Hope you
enjoy all the photos from the convention. Make sure that next year at this
time, at least one of those photos has
YOU in it!
Thanks for all you do for the club,
your donations, your membership
itself, your comments, your service in
chapters and in the club. There are
many ways to make a difference for
the club and I know many of you are
doing things that don’t get mentioned.
Tell me about them!
One more IMPORTANT thing:
This issue contains the nomination form for two of our very
important officers: President and Secretary. It’s on page 117.
This is your chance to have a voice in the management of the
club, a voice for the future of the club, if you will, and certainly
your chance to make a difference for the club.
Speak up by filling out the form and mailing it to Art Weisberger.
You can nominate the incumbents, yourself, or someone else.
As they say in sports, Just Do It!
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There you are, floating down the White River in search of the elusive champion size trout. Or maybe you’re standing on the bank to
take the photo, early in the morning after a wonderful night’s sleep
in a cabin by the river, having arisen to take an early walk along the
river, spying the heron perched on a rock just down the way. Either
of those two could be you if you join with the Mid-America and
Tennessee Chapter to meet October 8 at Gaston’s White River
Resort in Lakeview Arknsas.
Joint chapters meeting planned
for October -- everyone invited!
By Eleanor Mills
Springfield, Mo
eleanormills@att.net
Members of the Mid-America and
Tennessee chapters are holding a joint
meeting this fall at a beautiful resort in
the middle of the Ozark mountains and
on the banks of the White River. The
meeting is open to everyone!
The meeting is scheduled for
Saturday, October 8. What’s on the
schedule? Not decided at this time but
you can contact Tom Brent, president
of the Tennessee Chapter, at toma-
lvabrent@gmail.com or 662-2236257, or Fred Mayes, president of the
Mid-America Chapter, fbmayes@
icloud.com or 417-531-1278, for
updated details.
What I know is that this is a beautiful place to come to. Everyone in flying or driving distance is invited to
join us at Gaston’s White River Resort,
Lakeview, Arkansas. Gaston’s was one
of the stops on the Poker Run for the
2015 convention in Branson, so some
members have experienced landing on
the grass strip, parking their Short
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Wing on the field, watching other
Short Wings land, and then walking to
the resort headquarters, eating lunch in
the restaurant beside the river, and
watching fishermen float their canoes
past.
We didn’t stay in the cabins or the
resort lodge on the Poker Run, but
there are ample accommodations for
overnight stays. My family and I
stayed overnight on one trip and spent
the next day hiking one of the trails
through the forest, watching birds and
fishermen, and just enjoying the fall
colors and weather.
And if you’re a fisherman or fisher-
Technical Corner
woman, bring your tackle. The resort
bills itself as the No. 1 Trout Fishing
Resort in America! I have no proof of
this, but there have been people fishing
every time I’ve been there. And there
are some Yelp photos of big catches on
the website.
Check out the resort on the web at
www.gastons.com or just Google
Gaston’s White River Resort (more
pictures and information there). The
resort is located at 1777 River Rd,
Lakeview AR 72642, and contact
information is gastons@gastons.com
or 870-431-5202. The resort is also on
Facebook.
Vag Rag on hold while
Alan’s workshop dries out
By Alan Arrow
Magnolia TX
alanc4184h@comcast.net
I received my SWPNews yesterday (Editor’s note: Alan wrote this in June)
and am enjoying it very much. It’s about the only enjoyment I’ve had these
past few months.
You will recall we had some flooding back in April, but this was nothing
compared to the flooding just last month. On May 26th & 27th the flooding
was so bad we had to sandbag our doors and foundation vents to keep the
water from entering our home. I sandbagged my shop as well but this didn’t
stop the water from rising to 5 inches inside the shop.
When I opened the garage door the water came rushing out with enough
force to cause a wake in the driveway.
Luckily, all aircraft items were still above flood stage but my shop will be
out of commission for an extended period of time while we tear out wallboard
and insulation and dry out.
I was contacted by FEMA’s Flood Insurance division two days ago and am
still waiting their inspection before I can begin the repairs.
Since no progress can be made on my Vagabond I will not have anything to
contribute to the SWPNews until my shop is put back in working order.
We will not be at the Convention due to these circumstances and hope you
all have a great time.
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Above, the entire garage was flooded. Below, the next morning
the water level inside the garage was marked at 5 inches.
We’re with Alan --- we’re
just grateful the Vag and
all its parts were up off
the floor. And when you
get back to the restoration, there’ll be a spot for
the Vag Rag, Alan.
We did miss you at the
convention. Not as much,
though, as we missed you
during all the planning
and work on the 2015 convention in Branson, which
you got in on at the very
beginning before moving
to Texas.
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Above, water rushes through the garage. Below, mud and water
covers the floor.
Technical Corner -want more?
Send in YOUR technical article, tip, or modification! Enlarge the
knowledge of your club. Remember, it IS your club --- you can
make it better!
And don’t forget that you can call the members of the technical
panel for advice (855-SWPC-411) --- and the SWPC Web Store has
several technical CD’s just waiting for you to slip them into your
computer. Plus .. . . the club’s website has a forum you can join
and learn from --- or educate your fellow members.
And the club’s Facebook page and the website’s forum are good
places to ask questions (and supply answers to other member’s
questions). There’s a link on the website to the Facebook page if
you haven’t found it yet.
www.shortwingpiperclub.org
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Technical Corner
Anchor nut replacement
By Steve Carruthers
Charlotte Hall, MD
sc94cat@aol.com
(Editor’s note: Steve sent this “tip and technique” to Tom Anderson with a
copy to me, saying, “You have been most helpful during my quest to rebuild my
Tri-Pacer and I thought I might be able to offer you a helpful hint. I would
post this on the SWPC website, but I cannot access the forums. I think it is
probably because of everything being upgraded, but nothing works for me.
Anyway I had many broken nut plates on the fuel tank covers on my 56 PA-22
and had to find a good fix because what has been done in the past was not
going to work for me.
“Please see the attached text and pictures, and I hope you find this information helpful and useful.
“Thanks for all of your help.”)
Have you ever encountered a broken anchor nut in a place that you can
hardly see let alone get to it to replace it? Well, that happened to me when
working on a fabric covered Piper when removing the fuel tank cover. The
broken nut-plate was on the false spar just over top of the rear spar. I could see
it through one of the inspection holes, but there was just no way to reach in and
replace the broken fastener, so I needed to find a fix.
The fix wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. I drilled out the rivets and removed the old broken anchor nut, but how to get the new one back in
was the question. Well, I cut off the threaded end of an AN3 bolt and drilled a
.040 hole in the end that I cut off. Then a piece of .032 music wire was silver
soldered into the hole, and a tool was born.
The threaded end was fished down through the hole and out the inspection
hole on the wing’s lower surface. The anchor nut was threaded onto the stud
and using the flexible wire I pulled the nut-plate into position and using pulled
rivets, secured the anchor nut. Unscrew the threaded stud and you are ready to
install a new screw.
Figure 1
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(Editor’s Note: Usually, I can
put a name to tools like the one
in Figure 1. Sometimes, I even
know what is going on in Figure
2 and 4 and what Figure 3 has to
do with it all.
But, like I’ve said before, I’m
an English major. I was hired for
my English major skills, and it’s
a good thing because I don’t
think I have a technical bone in
my body, let alone a technical
brain.
But Steve knows what he’s
talking about and so does Tom.
Probably you do, too. So I don’t
have to.
When you send me a technical tip, I edit it so it’s readable. If
it doesn’t make any sense to
me, I call on a technical guru,
which fortunately, the club has.
These are good pictures, so
there’s no problem. But sometimes it does help if you tell me
what it is I’m looking at. I do
hate to put a photo in upside
down, for example!)
Figure 2 (above) and figure 4 (below). Figure 3 is on the next page.
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Technical Corner
Figure 3
Lyc. O-320 oil sump pan magnet
By Frank Sperandeo
Fayetteville AR 72704
miss_pearl@cox.net
With the summer in full swing of 95 degrees and 95 percent humidity, flying
to high, cool altitudes in Pearl is a blessing. Also, having a destination to fly to
as I perform experimental amateur built airworthiness inspections while at the
same time breaking in my freshly overhauled Lycoming powerplant and it can’t
be any better than this.
The engine now has close to 50 hours and is ready for the third oil change
from mineral oil to 100 weight Shell. Performance power on takeoff has
increased significantly by 450 rpm and I couldn’t be more pleased —- a noticeable increase in cruise speed by 5-10 mph was documented also.
Photos shown on the next 2 pages are the latest update of a custom magnet in
the bore of the oil plug. I spread the thick black metal residue paste on a piece
of white paper to see what I found. After 20 hours of break-in testing, all I
found was three detectable metal fragments the size of a half of a flea. The
magnet is doing its job.
These fragments could no doubt have been ingested in the oil pump
gears/housing and scored the unit, thus reducing the pump’s pressure integrity.
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Figure 1: The main drain
plug opening with the 1-1/2 inch
cap to be removed at annual for
cleaning. Nut/Cap can be
removed easily with a 1-1/2 inch
socket, 3/8 inch ratchet drive
wrench. Note the screen which
can also be removed for servicing.
Figure 2: This picture displays the thick, black glue-like
particulate that the magnet
trapped before being ingested
in the oil pump. The oil flow to
the Capehart permanent filter
has an internal bar magnet to
trap additional finite particles
for further oil purity.
Furthermore, the permanent Capehart oil filter was disassembled and cleaned
with no metal fragments found in the 30 micron screen or the two small magnets in the filter cavity. They also trapped the black metal microscopic particles
that escaped the plug magnet during the break-in period. It seems that the lapping of the critical moving bearing surfaces of the piston pins, valve stems, oil
pump gear shafts, rocker shaft pins, etc., to .02 microns (11 millionths of an
inch) has paid off.
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Figure 3: After cleaning the magnet of the glue-like metal paste,
the particulate was spread on a white note pad with a palette knife
for further examination -- three metal fragments were found the size
of a half of a flea (see circled above).
Just wanted to share with you that I’m very pleased with the results. I sometimes wonder how far I could have gone with Pearl if I hadn’t discovered those
sheared through case stud nuts the day before I left for the 2015 Branson convention . . . .
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass —- it’s about learning to
dance in the rain.
(Editor’s note: Frank has been an SWPC/EAA technical counselor for 34
years. He is a member of the club’s panel of technical advisors and prides himself on same day returning phone calls or emails. He is an A&P/IA, DAR and
DER.)
Technical Information or tool rentals?
Order one of the club’s CD’s or hard copy Tips &
Techniques manuals from the club store or borrow a tool
from the library. The club store is on the club’s website,
www.shortwingpiperclub.org.
See tools available on the website and then contact Terry
Karlson, librarian and club store manager, at 623-388-0711 or
swpclibrary@yahoo.com
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Technical Corner
Checking for prop damage
By Bill Havener
Sterling IL
It is common practice to run a finger along the leading edge of a metal prop
to check for any damage to it. That is something I always did on my Tri-Pacer
and what I do now on the J-3 Cub that I have permission to fly.
A few days ago, after running a finger along the Cub’s prop and not feeling
anything, for some reason I ran a fingernail over it and, lo and behold, found
six spots in one blade where the fingernail caught in what seem to have been
caused by hitting it with something sharp like a knife. How they got there is
not known, nor how long the blade has been in that condition. The other blade
was not damaged.
Needless to say, our A&P was informed and he said he would examine the
prop to determine what needs to be done.
So, here is a tip: Next time you check the leading edge of your metal prop,
try doing it with a fingernail. Hopefully, you will not find anything like what
was on the Cub prop.
Technical Corner
More on the maintenance
manual vs. owners manual
By Eleanor Mills
At the end of July, I talked with member Jim Young from Manitou,
Manitoba, Canada. He was remembering that an issue or two ago there was a
comment in the SWPN that no operating manual for the PA-22-150 existed.
He has one copied from someone else and said that several years ago he gave
the copy to Doug Stewart to copy for the club.
All I could remember from the SWPN was Tom Anderson’s reply to Carlos
Remamosa from Uruguay that there is no maintenance manual for the Short
Wings. So I did my usual thing and sent an email off to Tom, who is a member
of the club’s Panel of Technical Advisors, the manager of the Technical Forum
on the club website, the workhorse of the Maintenance Data Depot on the club
website, and my go-to-guru for all technical questions.
As usual, Tom shot back an answer that very day. Here’s the critical difference between the Owners Handbook (or manual) and the Maintenance Manual:
Tom said, “I think your memory is correct. There is no ‘Maintenance
Manual’ for the Short Wings, but there is an ‘Owners Handbook’ or Owners
Manual for the Pacer, the Tri-Pacer, and the Colt. Copies of the ‘Owners
Handbook’ are on the Maintenance Data Depot under Miscellaneous Data. The
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Owners Handbook covers the operating instructions for the aircraft and touches
on many maintenance issues, but it is not a complete maintenance manual by
any means.
“There is also a flight manual for each aircraft that is issued by Piper and is
required to be in the aircraft during operation. This is typically a 3 or 4 page
document that primarily covers the operating limitations of that aircraft.
“A complete maintenance manual for most modern GA aircraft is a couple of
inches thick and covers all sections of the aircraft in great detail. Among the
details that it goes into in addition to detailed maintenance instructions are
structural repairs, both major and minor, equipment installation and control
operation with details on each component, etc.
“Piper never published such a document for the Short Wings. Instead, on
page 7 of the owners manual, it refers the owner to FAA Advisory Circular 4313-1 for approved repairs.”
So there we have it. The Owners Handbook is available on our website.
There is no Maintenance Manual. (But thank heaven, we do have knowledgeable technical advisors —- and they’re listed in each issue of the SWPN on
page ii!)
Technical Corner
Tri-Pacer restoration underway
By Larry Portouw
Huachuca City AZ
larry@portouw.com
I left government service last November and in December joined Unisys
Corp. The new job takes me to the Washington, DC, area about once a month.
The rest of the time I’m working from home in SE Arizona.
N8141C is in full restoration. What started out as a wing and tail recover has
morphed into a full-up restoration because of previous restoration errors and
corrosion we discovered when we started this project. I’m getting expert fabric
help from George Peace - a former Short-Winger. The control surfaces and the
right wing are covered and complete. I’m in the left wing now.
Among things we found is the absence of any nyloc nuts. Both wings had
nothing but castle nuts in them. The wing bracing wires were also installed
incorrectly in both wings. Needless to say, with a job change, progress has
slowed, but it does continue.
In the meantime, I’m flying a 1969 Mooney M-20C. I do miss the Tri-Pacer
but there is also nothing quite like going fast on less gas! A couple of pictures
are attached.
Larry
Send in your tips, techniques, problems, what you’re
doing with your Short Wing, your questions and
answers. Your fellow members need you!
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Figure 1: A few problems
Figure 2: The right wing bow trailing edge
Need technical help?
Call the club’s 24/7 toll-free number
855-SWPC-411
and ask for a member of the technical panel to
return your call. Or call or email one of our
experts directly (see contact info on page ii)
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2017 Convention
Lancaster Convention
will be GREAT!
By Rich Capece
President, Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Patuxent River, MD
Rich_c@yahoo.com
Many of the plans for the 2017 convention in Lancaster, Pa., are still in a state
of flux, but even the preliminary plans are shaping up to make a great convention, a family vacation in the center of many exciting things to do and see.
First of all, the convention will be from Sunday, June 11, through Thursday,
June 15. (2017, of course.) The dates for the convention were picked so that convention-goers —- if they so choose —- can leave Lancaster and go straight to
Lock Haven for Sentimental Journey.
The location is Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The airport is Smoketown. The hotel
and convention center is the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center.
Preliminary Schedule:
Sunday, June 11: Convention arrivals and early registration will begin on
Sunday and continue on Monday morning. There will be a late afternoon
Hospitality/Welcome party at the swimming pool.
Monday, June 12: Activities currently in the early scheduling and planning
stages
Tuesday, June 13: Activities currently in the early scheduling and planning
stages
Wednesday, June 14: Activities currently in the early scheduling and planning
stages. Convention Banquet in “The Show Room” that evening
Thursday, June 15: Activities currently in the early scheduling and planning
stages. Early departures
Friday, June 16: Departures
In the “early scheduling and planning stages” are several exciting trips and
possible excursions:
First and foremost is this: A Flight Around the Statue of Liberty and Poker
Run. We will fly out of our host airport, Smoketown Airport (S37) up to the
George Washington Bridge and then head south down the Hudson River. New
York’s Manhattan skyscrapers will be on our left and New Jersey on our right
down to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We’ll circle the Statue of Liberty
and then head back to Smoketown. This flight will also include a Poker Run with
stops along the way to pick up cards and gas if you need it.
Local – like right down the street!
Strasburg Steam Railroad, where you ride through the beautiful
Pennsylvania countryside on historic full scale steam locomotive engines pulling
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restored passenger cars from the past. The railroad was featured in the Barbara
Streisand movie “Hello Dolly.” And right across the street is The Pennsylvania
Railway Museum.
Amish Farms. Tour and see how farming was conducted hundreds of years
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VP’s Outlook
Flies like a Deere!
By Adolph Svec
Club Vice President
Marengo, ILL
asvec@mc.net
Hmmmmm……. XXVII, 27, or
twenty-seven, regardless of how it is
displayed, is not necessarily a very
large number. But then again, it
depends upon what it represents. For
Gary Witcombe of Cedar Falls, IA, it
is the number of times he has flown his
PA-22-135, N8746C, to the EAA
Oshkosh Convention! Now that,
friends, is a big, big number. Add to
that, another three times in a Senior
Aero Sport and we’re looking at XXX,
or 30 or thirty flights into an event
where many dare not fly. Indeed, what
an incredible record!
Gary Witcombe, born in Cherokee,
IA, was one of several who renewed
their membership at Air Venture 2016.
His being a long time Tri-Pacer owner
and former SWPC member found him
wending his way over to the AntiqueClassic type-club building and to our
display table. With Dan Miller, the
SWPC store manager, armed with
extra shirts from the Fredericksburg
TX convention, we learned that Gary
had once been a member years ago; the
perfect storm was brewing.
“If you join today, not only will you
get the SWPN magazine, but we will
include a SWPC convention shirt for
free!” Dan found the exact shirt needed and Gary pushed $45 across the
table. The rest, as they say, is history.
Speaking of history, here is some of
Gary’s. Back on March 5, 1980, Gary
took his first flying lesson in a Piper
Tomahawk. At the time, he was work-
ing the third shift at John Deere in
Waterloo, IA. But, was he really serious about flying? Well, by June 14,
1980, he had earned his ASEL, private
pilot certificate. With that as his baptism into flying, could aircraft ownership be far off?
It did not take long for that first
plane to be purchased; in fact, it was
April 14, 1981. With $5,000 and a
handshake, then owner Delbert
Hocken sold his 1953 PA-22-135,
N8746, to Gary. From August 1990 to
April 1998, a Senior Aero Sport, a
biplane, designed by Nicholas
d’Appuzo, was also to be found in the
hangar. Soon after buying the TriPacer, membership in the SWPC was
purchased, but at some point that
membership lapsed and Gary went
away.
It’s an easy thing to have happen
and I wonder how many others have
similarly disappeared from our club?
So meeting Gary at OSH and having
him renew his “vows” was special for
us. His outgoing nature and enthusiasm for his mount were undeniable.
Here are some of Gary’s recollections of the years regarding Oshkosh.
“My first flight into the Oshkosh
convention in N8746C was August 1,
1981. I had been flying for about 1½
years and owned the Tri-Pacer about
four months. Every year since has
been a new experience. “Most of those
27 years have found me/us camping
under the wing. My wife, Linda, has
been with me many of those times and
said if we didn’t camp under the wing
of the Tri-Pacer, she wouldn’t be interested in going. Why? Because of all
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Gary Witcombe at Oshkosh 2016 with his yellow and green
“Flies Like a Deere” Tri-Pacer.
Gary rejoins the SWPC. Watching him sign in are two of the
Oshkosh volunteers, Dan Miller, club store manager (on the left) and
Adolph Svec. They were joined at times by Connie Stevens, club
president.
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the nice people she met and all the
interesting stories they told. When she
didn’t go with me, I had the opportunity to introduce many friends to the
Oshkosh experience. It’s always fun to
see the excitement in others enjoying
the convention for the first time.
“Over the years, I wish I had kept
count of the number of people that
stopped by while I was relaxing under
the wing of my Tri-Pacer, to tell me
that their father, uncle or grandfather
had a Tri-Pacer or that their first airplane ride was in a Tri-Pacer. Others
said their flying lessons taken or their
first solo were in a Tri-Pacer.”
With nearly 1,700 hours in his logbook, Gary has been content with the
ASEL, private pilot certificate while
flying the Tri-Pacer and biplane. Those
many trips to OSH certainly added
some significant time to the log book.
Among the longer other trips are:
Torrington, WY; Mackinac Island, MI;
St. Louis, MO and Indianapolis, IN.
However, none of the log entries
include a flight to a Short Wing convention. That may soon change, however, as Gary is seriously considering
the 2017 convention at the Smoketown
Airport in Lancaster, PA. He’s looking
forward to the group flight around the
Statue of Liberty.
Though OSH is Green Bay Packer
territory, where the yellow and green
may garner one a free beer at times,
make no mistake about N8746C’s livery. Gary’s plane was so painted
because
of
his
employment.
Remember, “Nothing runs like a
Deere,” unless it’s Gary’s Tri-Pacer,
and even then we’re talking flying
here.
The SWPC members, staff and officers delight in saying, “Welcome
home Gary!”
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SWP Education Foundation Update
2016-17 scholars climbing fast
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By Lou Reinkens
Manager, SWPEF
loureinkens@yahoo.com
PO Box 226
Homewood CA 96141
Hats off to Larry Jenkins, our “Ol’ Coastie,” for helping the Foundation change
the Watch. As you know, Larry has retired with an “A bone” (Model A Ford)
restoration plus two aircraft. So, to fill in his limited available space, he has sponsored a new scholar, Emme Jeffreies.
Now, let us all give thanks to our SWPC member Sponsors for this academic
year, 2016/2017. The chart below is basic information about our students:
*First year with EF: Students must first deliver a full-load Term with a minimum
3.0 GPA Official Transcript before approved funds can be released to their School’s
Financial Aid Office in their name.
Thanks, again, to all for this extraordinary effort. The students really appreciate the contact with fellow aviators. The average GPA for this group is 3.36. A
sharp bunch of students!
Lastly, Thank You! to our Club Members and EF Donors who provided the
funds to pass the torch. Please take a moment and reflect on what you have
accomplished by working together.
And a BIG THANKS! for your continued support and making my job easier.
To that end I plan to also seek outside sponsors for donations this next year and
I will keep you posted. Whenever possible, please, give a ride in a Short Wing
Piper to one of these students. This may set the hook for a future owner of a tube
and fabric vintage Piper.
CAVU,
Lou.
Here’s an idea chapters
might want to adopt
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By Eleanor Mills
Carter Tull, Hitchcock, Texas, came
to the 2016 convention in
Fredericksburg and took advantage of
the Mooney factory tour (on Tuesday).
Carter said he wanted to take the tour
because he used to own a Mooney.
While he was there, he said, it
reminded him of something that
MAPA (Mooney Aircraft Pilots
Association) doesn’t do any more.
“I thought we (the Short Wing Piper
Club) could offer it for $5 or $10
through the club store. I could use a
few for N3560P!” he said. “Figure
you can pass it on to the correct
folks.”
Thanks, Carter. I like the idea.
Carter’s Mooney nametag is
shown above. I did pass it on to
Dan Miller, club store manager,
but then I remembered that the
Mid-America chapter used to
have similar nametags and
thought maybe those of you in
chapters might want to bring up
the idea.
Technical Corner, continued
Exhaust nut access
By Bill Havener
Sterling IL
Have you ever noticed that, unless you have some special tools, it is almost
impossible to get at the inboard exhaust nut on number one (right front) cylinder without removing part of the cowling on that side?
A hole in the nose cowl under that nut might help.
Although I never did it on my Tri-Pacer, I did make an access hole in the
patched up nose cowl that was used to develop the two piece nose cowl modification to see how it would look.
The access hole would allow use of an extension on a wrench to get at that
pesky nut.
I don’t know whether placing a hole like this in a nose cowl would be worthwhile.
Here is a sketch of the modification and a picture of the access hole cover in
the nose cowl shown from the front. (See next page)
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At left is Bill’s diagram. The
photo is below.
Remember: Your fellow members are interested in your tips and
techniques. Send them in!
Regional Chapter Reports
Editor’s note
to all chapters:
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We do like to have your photos --- properly identified, of course. So send them
in, but do remember to attach them separately. (On my program it says “insert”
but who knows what it says on yours.)
It’s nice if they are at least 4 inches wide and a high resolution, if possible --- I
hate to reduce a big crowd to a 2-inch space since you’d need a magnifying glass to
see the people properly. I can use a PDF but not those photos embedded in the
document itself.
By Becky Morris
Chapter Newsletter Editor
morris456@verizon.net
Our gathering in May was the
Florida Chapter’s last meeting until
October. There were 11 people who
met at Hallback’s Grille in the
Lakeland/Linder Airport.
The chapter paid for our lunches as a
“thank you” for all the members whose
outstanding efforts contributed to making this year’s Sun ‘n Fun a super one
for all.
When asked, Jim Morris said that
the men sat at one end of the table and
did some hangar-flying and discussed
“guy stuff.” The ladies sat at the other
end and did “women’s talk,” according
to reporter Iris Morris, talk which consisted of relating the latest escapades
of grandkids and pets and swapping
airplane stories and Sun ‘n Fun memories, discussing the food, and so on.
Presidential Ponderings
By George Klitsch
Chapter president
The third class medical has been
changed. This applies to pilots of aircraft 6000 lbs gross or less, six-passen-
ger or less, and 250 mph or less (which
includes ALL Short Wing Pipers.)
The new medical requirements are
listed on the AOPA website, but to sum
it up:
1. If you believe that you are medically safe to fly and you have passed a
medical, third class or other, in the past
ten years, you can legally fly.
2. HOWEVER, you should have
your doctor complete a form (like the
old third class) every two years and
every four years review medical information on the FAA site. These two
requirements have yet to be completed
by the FAA. In the meantime, stay
healthy.
Bear in mind that this pertains to the
medical only; all other regulations still
apply. Be careful.
National convention door prize
donations were a hit
Each year, the chapter sends $100 to
the national convention for door
prizes. This is split into four
envelopes, each with $25 cash inside
along with a stamped and addressed
card for the recipient to return to us.
We have received two cards at this
point: one from Jacey Stapleton, Jim
and Donna Lambert’s granddaughter,
and one from Cliff and Carole Van
Vleet. They all appreciated receiving
cash over some other prize. We thank
them for their response and are happy
that they liked our gift.
We understand that Jack and Sandy
Madden were the only Florida members there at the convention.
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Chapter Officers
Chapter officers for the Florida
group are George Klitsch, president;
Lee Hauseknecht, vice president; Iris
Morris, treasurer; Tom Scott, technical
advisor, and Becky Morris, newsletter
editor.
Next generation newsletter: A note
from the incoming editor
As many of you know, Iris Morris,
our chapter’s long-time newsletter editor, has decided to step away from the
computer and turn those particular
duties over to me, Becky Morris, her
daughter-in-law, also known as Jim
Morris’s wife.
Iris has graciously promised to keep
doing what she does so well by continuing to submit articles that meet with
her long-standing tradition of creative
spelling and imaginative reporting.
Regrettably, in spite of her (and
Jim’s) best efforts, I have never quite
grasped the mechanical or technical
side of airplanes, and though flying is
not my forte, I do love the people
involved, so any reporting on the technical front will have to originate from
someone other than yours truly.
I welcome the submission of articles
on any SWP events you attend if you
agree to allow me to do what I do best:
edit (for length, spelling, grammar,
etc.) Please note that photos in .jpg format are encouraged! Publication will
depend on space available at the time.
Thank you for your patience during
this time of transition.
(Editor’s note: Nice looking newsletter. Congratulations to the
Florida Chapter for finding a new newsletter editor in the family. I
like the format. The only thing we need for publication is to have
the photos identified. Otherwise, A-OK!)
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Kansas, Missori, and
northern Arkansas
By Eleanor Mills
The Mid-America group met at
Neosho, MO, on July 9.
Newsletter editor Dan Miller pointed out in his monthly newsletter that
the Mid-America Chapter meeting at
Neosho, MO., would not be cancelled,
“so come by plane, car, or, if it is really
raining hard, by boat.” Six members
joined Bill and Teresa Lynch at the
Neosho Airport in bright sunny weather, but driving back to Springfield I
encountered rain so drenching that I
had to pull off the interstate twice
because visibility was so low.
Sid Brain was the only one who flew
in, so I hope he made it back to
Harrison, Ark., without entering the
storm. Fred and Bonnie Mayes came
by car and after the meeting kept traveling to Fort Smith, Ark., to visit their
daughter, Laura Mayes Wattles, who
has an art show going on. Laura was a
mainstay of the convention in Branson
last year and designed the convention
patch for us.
Lunch was at a Chinese buffet
restaurant chosen by Teresa. Good
choice, Teresa! I must have had 20 different items —- and missed seeing the
shrimp, egg dumplings, and fried okra
—- and everything was delicious.
There was even dessert and soft serve
ice cream. And all for under $8.
In the chapter business meeting conducted by chapter president Fred
Mayes, the following items were dis-
cussed and/or voted on:
*Sharp-eyed Bill brought to our
attention that the last chapter newsletter said that our next meeting on
August 13 would be at Harrisonville,
Mo. However, that meeting is at
Harrison, Ark. Sid promised a good
restaurant for our lunch there. But
Dan, let’s not mention boats —- I don’t
want to have to drive through another
storm.
*It was time for the chapter to refile
for our incorporation standing with the
Missouri government, so Sid wrote a
$30 check for Fred and Bonnie to send
in with the application for the next two
years. In a further financial action, Sid
reported that after the $30 check was
written, the chapter’s balance was
$1595.04.
*Discussion was held about the
recent convention in Fredericksburg,
Texas, and the experiences there.
*A discussion was held about the
cost of conventions, since the
Fredericksburg convention seems to
have gone in the red by a substantial
amount and suggestions were made on
how to cut the costs for future conventions.
*Because of the $1595.04 balance in
the Mid-America chapter’s treasury,
membership dues for this past year
were forgiven. Members at the meeting discussed that perhaps the low
turnout at recent meetings indicated
that some of those on the membership
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Shown at the Neosho meeting above are (left to right) Bill Lynch,
checking the past year’s treasurer’s report to clear up a discussion;
Eleanor Mills, current treasurer Sid Brain, chapter president Fred
Mayes, and Bonnie Mayes.
list didn’t feel a sense of ownership of
the chapter since they hadn’t received
a reminder that dues were due. With a
motion by Bill and a second by
Bonnie, those present voted to charge
membership dues of $10 this year.
Convention in July
By Dan Miller
Chapter Newsletter Editor
Grain Valley, Mo
dm1310@centurylink.net
Last month we were to meet at
Branson for our July meeting but that
Saturday was a very busy one and
very few could make it; therefore no
meeting was held. However, last
month was also the National
Convention at Fredericksburg, Texas.
Eleanor Mills, my wife, Sue, and I
all attended and had a great time.
Eleanor went with her daughter and
granddaughters and had a family
reunion. Sue and I drove down and
took the Club Store.
Fredericksburg is somewhat like
Branson in that it is a tourist town. The
LBJ Ranch is nearby as well as many,
many wineries, museums, German
restaurants, and the Museum of the
South Pacific War. It is the home of
Admiral Nimitz and the museum dedicated to him is well worth visiting.
We stayed in the Hangar Hotel,
which is a military type hangar converted into a hotel decorated in World
War II décor. It was a lovely place to
stay. From the Officer’s Club to the
rotary dial phones in the rooms, everything was a step back to the 1940s
(with the exception of well appreciated air conditioning).
We all had a wonderful time and
enjoyed renewing friendships and
admiring the Short Wings. Tri-Pacers
outnumbered the tail draggers two to
one.
Remaining meetings on the 2016
schedule
September 17, Saturday, Lebanon,
MO
October 8, Saturday, Gaston’s
Resort, Lakeview, AR. See story in
this issue about the joint meeting!
November 12, Saturday, Marshall
MO
December 10, Saturday, Lebanon
MO
Meet at the airport (or at the runway
at Gaston’s) at 11 a.m. Lunch at a
restaurant, with transportation provid-
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ed, and business meeting following.
August meeting
By Eleanor Mills
Five members of the Mid-America
Chapter met at Harrison AR’s Boone
County Airport on Saturday, August
13. With low ceilings and some misty
rain along with some fog, no one flew
in. Driving in were Fred and Bonnie
Mayes, Lebanon, Mo., with Eleanor
Mills, Springfield, Mo., as a passenger. Meeting us there were Sid and
Sue Brain of Harrison.
Lunch was enjoyed at the Village
Mill, followed by a meeting in the terminal at Boone County. Sid, treasurer
of the chapter, presented the financial
report, saying that the chapter balance
was $1,605.04, not much change from
the previous month, with only a $10
dues payment as income and $30 for
the chapter’s renewal of incorporation
with the state of Missouri.
Eleanor volunteered to redo the
chapter’s membership renewal application to send out to all members.
President Fred will send out the appliNortheastern
Pennsylvania, northern
New Jersey, New York,
Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Maine
By Andy Seligson
Chapter President
Crestwood, NY
andytuba@optonline.net
June meeting
What’s a stack of pancakes and
sausage worth to a pilot? When we got
cation (with dues amount of just $10)
to all members on the roster.
Among other business discussed
was the location for the next meeting,
which had been scheduled for
September 17 at Mexico MO for the
Zenith open house. However, it had
been discovered that the open house
was the next weekend, chapter member David Taylor of Mexico would not
be at the meeting, and transportation
would be needed to a restaurant.
Therefore, those present decided that
because of a crowded schedule, the
meeting would be held at Lebanon,
Mo, on the scheduled date, even
though Sid and Sue would be in
Arizona for the Southwestern
Regional.
The group also discussed the site of
the December meeting, discussing
Kansas City and other sites on the
western part of the chapter’s territory
(Kansas and Missouri, with northern
Arkansas). No decision was made but
probably this will be discussed again
in September.
the Tri-Pacer 30 years ago, I probably
set the record for breakfast flights to
Blairstown, New Jersey. This has been
my favorite since childhood. When I
got my private ticket, this was the go
to place for breakfast. It’s a combination of the brand of sausage and the
batter for the pancakes. Plus it’s a great
country airport by the Delaware Water
Gap that also had a lake one could go
swimming in. It was an alternative to
flying to the ocean beaches (the lake is
no longer swimmable).
Our June fly-in was to the EAA flyin breakfast at Kline Kill Airport in
Ghent, N.Y., just northeast of
Columbia County and southeast of
Albany, N.Y. When the weather is
good, it’s mobbed! There is always a
good mix of antiques, classics, experimental, and spam can aircraft. It’s not
so much about the breakfast, but the
planes and people that make this a very
popular event.
Early in the week, the forecast for
the weekend was spectacular. By
Saturday morning, it was for good
VFR in all areas, but rain by 11:00am
in the Kline Kill area with possible
severe thunderstorms to follow. This
could progress down the Hudson
Valley as the day progressed. I was
going to fly! I put on the email that I
probably wouldn’t make it to breakfast. I decided to fly up to Sky Acres
(about #4 on the breakfast list). As I
neared Sky Acres, I could see all the
way up the Hudson Valley but the ceiling was lowering. I tuned in 122.9 and
asked how the weather was up at Kline
Kill? “ Perfect right now” was the
response.
I told the controller at NY approach
that I would continue up to Kline Kill.
He then handed me off to Albany
approach. About 20 miles south of
Kline Kill, an aircraft on the frequency
asked for a deviation around some
heavy precipitation. I asked the controller where the precipitation was. He
said it was west/norhwest of Albany
and that Kline Kill should be good for
at least an hour. It was about 9:20
when I touched down.
I was impressed with the turnout at
this hour with the impending weather.
I parked and walked down to the
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breakfast area, admiring many of the
parked aircraft. From some of the
responses I got on the email, I knew
who wouldn’t be coming. Certainly
anyone to the west of Albany wouldn’t
because it was pouring out that way. I
was pleasantly surprised to see Mike
Archambault right away. He was surprised to see me because of what I said
in the email. Matt Dowling and his
wife were there as well, volunteering.
Steve and Joyce Sevits arrived soon
after. They are all members of the
EAA host chapter. It was good to see
the familiar faces and have some
breakfast as well. By 9:50 the light
rain began. So did the mad dash to get
out of Dodge!
I got onto the conga line and took off
to the south in steady rain with decent
visibility. The ceiling was pretty good
too. The weather was moving in from
the west and heavier rain and low visibility were evident off to my right. A
straight line south to White Plains wasn’t going to work. I took up a course
southeast towards the Pawling VOR
and then could go in a straight line to
Westchester. The rain had stopped (for
now).
I landed with a partially washed
plane and a sigh of relief. Was the trip
worth it? Was it what I had expected? I
would say the trip was worth the agida.
It was VFR at all times. The scenario
that the FSS briefer painted was pretty
much true, except the rain started
about an hour earlier than forecasted.
It was much worse to the north and
west. When I landed, the controller
asked how the weather was to the
north. I hadn’t looked north the whole
trip down and landed straight in to the
south. I told him “you’ll see.”
By the time I drove home (18 minutes) the sky had turned very dark, the
thunder was booming, and I was closing the windows in the house. Spring
weather tends to move quickly. Would
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Shown at the June meeting are (clockwise from left front) Joyce
Sevits, Mike Archambault, Steve Sevits, Andy Seligson, and Matt
Dowling.
I have made this flight if I knew exactly when, where, and what I would
encounter? No, I would not. Were the
pancakes worth it? I could have gone
to Blairstown without the drama. Was
the company and visit (short as it was)
worth it? Yes it was. For those who
didn’t make it, Kline Kill holds their
fall fly-in breakfast in September and
we’ll (hopefully) be there.
I spoke with Rico about sending
some door prizes to the SWPC convention in Texas at the end of this
month. We will donate three $50
checks for “fuel money.” I don’t know
of any member planning to attend. If
one of you does go, please write up
something and take some pictures.
Sentimental Journey To Lock Haven
is this week. I won’t be able to attend
that. I know some of you are going.
Please write up something and take
some pictures. I know that some of
you are planning to go to Oshkosh at
the end of July. Safe flying to you all Andy
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By Ralph Gutowski
Chapter newsletter editor
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Report of May Meetings
Both fly-ins in May were cancelled
because of weather. “Thank you” is in
order to Tom Wilkinson at Vinton Co.
and Ben Gleason and Tracy Hille at
Hinde Airport for volunteering to host
these fly-in meetings that got
scrubbed. Let’s hope this bad weather
on our fly-in date does not become a
summer time pattern.
AMT DAY
On May 24, 2016, I flew over to
Middletown Airport (KMWO) and
picked up Tom Anderson in my 1957
PA-22-150 and we flew down to
Lunken Field (Cincinnati – KLUK) for
a special Aviation Maintenance
Technicians Day cook-out. This was
the first time Tom rode in my TriPacer, even though he supervised the
restoration which was completed eight
years ago. The event was hosted by our
local chapter of the Ohio Aviation
Technicians Society (OATS); the food
and door prizes were sponsored by the
Kroger Flight Department (located at
Lunken) and by Stevens Aviation.
It was a magnificent CAVU day and
well over 100 AMTs came out of their
hangars to enjoy the burgers, dogs,
metts, and brats from the grill, accompanied by all the trimmings. My TriPacer was parked beside a Cessna
87
Skyhawk and Christen Eagle on the
ramp in front of the Terminal Building,
but the Short Wing wonder was the
only one that drew spectators out for a
closer look at a fabric covered airplane
on an airport full of corporate jets and
“spam cans.” One of the admirers was
Donald D. Streitenberger Jr, the 2015
Aviation Maintenance Technician
(AMT) of the Year.
NEXT MEETINGS ON OUR
HORIZON
September 10 (Sat) – Highland
Co. (KHOC). Widmans hosting.
October 1 (Sat) – Parade of
Planes, Barnhart Memorial (3OH0).
Leroy Lynn is marshal.
October 8 (Sat) – Middletown
Regional
Airport
(KMWO).
Andersons hosting.
November 6 (Sun) – Schulze Int’l
(69OI), Annual chili carry-in.
Hosting a meeting requires: 1).
Arranging for a place to eat and meet
at an airport or restaurant; 2). Either
making arrangements with the restaurant, if that is the venue; or 3). If it is a
“carry-in” event, to provide the main
dish, beverages, and table service.
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TECHNICAL MATTERS
“SUBJECT:
Engine
Support
Bushings
“MODELS AFFECTED: PA-12,
PA-16, PA-18, PA-18A; PA-20 and
PA-22
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“Periodically there have been discussions concerning the useful life of
the eight rubber engine support bushings, Lycoming’s part number 60883,
that are used in each of the above
mentioned models.
“Shortly after installation cracks
appear in the edge of the bushings and
although these cracks do not present a
pleasing appearance, they do not harm
the functional qualities of the bushings. We have also discovered that
after five hundred hours of operation,
the bushings will tend to harden, take
permanent set and cause vibration
which may fatigue primer lines, oil
lines, ignition harness and the engine
mount. To assist the assurance of uninterrupted flying, it is recommended
that the eight engine support bushings
be changed every five hundred hours.”
(Some A&P’s recommend replacing
them every five years when the 500
hour requirement is not met.)
**********
Question: The empty weight and
CG of an airplane must be recalculated whenever items are removed or
installed. Specifically, how much
weight or CG shift must occur before
an amended weight-and-balance statement is required?
Answer: The weight change must
equal or exceed ½ of 1% (x 0.005) of
the maximum allowable landing
weight or the CG must change by at
least ½ of 1% of the mean aerodynamic chord of the wing. So, for
example, for a SWP with a max gross
weight of 2,000 lbs, the weight change
would be 10 pounds. Source: AOPA
Pilot, June 2016, p. 46, 48.
Report of June Fly-In
In May, both fly-ins were cancelled
because of nasty weather. However,
on June 11th the weather could not
have been better yet ZERO planes
flew in for our monthly gathering.
Perfect weather – perfect venue where was everybody? Only six members showed up at the Sky Galley
Restaurant. Leon and Carolyn Awalt,
who hosted the meeting, arranged for
a table in the front row next to the
windows overlooking the ramp where
the Cincinnati Warbirds were giving
rides. The six of us had a thoroughly
enjoyable meal and a delightful time
relishing the ambiance of historic
Lunken Field.
“Up, up, and away . . . “
A quote attributed to Leonardo Da
Vinci seems to explain why pilots
always look up when an airplane passes overhead: “For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with
your eyes turned skywards, for there
you have been and there you will long
to return.” That pretty much captures
what is behind the Young Eagles flight
experiences sponsored by the
Experimental Aircraft Association
(EAA).
Founded in 1992, the Young Eagles
program has dedicated nearly 25 years
to giving youth ages 8–17 their first
free ride in an airplane. It’s the only
program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in
the world of aviation. As of this writing, the Young Eagles program has
flown 1,983,055 kids with the help of
EAA’s network of volunteer pilots and
ground volunteers. The EAA goal is to
celebrate the 2 millionth Young Eagle
flown during AirVenture Oshkosh
2016.
Being a volunteer Y.E. pilot and
Flight Leader, recently I took two
youngsters (and their parents) in my
Tri-Pacer for their very first airplane
rides. The kids were brothers - the
younger just finishing fourth grade
and the older lad in middle school.
When flying conditions permit, I like
to let the youngsters manipulate the
controls and actually “fly the air-
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Standing beside hosts Dean and Amy Dayton’s PA-22/20 at the
July meeting are (left to right) Terry Ault, Lynn Coriell, Kenneth
DeJesus, Ralph and Jan Widman, Tom and Denise Anderson, Dale
Kirby, Amy and Dean, and Mark Friebel. Randy Brodrick, who came
with Mark, took the photo.
plane.”
This was accomplished by flying
two hops, the first with the younger
lad in the front seat and his mother in
the back seat. On the second hop the
older brother was in the right seat
while Dad rode in the back.
The reactions were priceless.
“Wow! This is way cooler than riding
the Banshee or The Beast (thrill rides)
at King’s Island!” “Hey, look at those
ball players down there – they look
like ants with uniforms on!” “There’s
our house!” “There’s my school!”
Etc., etc., etc.
Andre and Aaron posed with me
beside my Tri-Pacer before the flight.
Andre “had the controls” all by himself and did a commendable job of flying – I always operate the rudder peddles. Aaron followed through on the
controls with me but he was not comfortable with the idea of flying the
plane by himself so he declined to
“take the controls.” From the very out-
set, Aaron was “jazzed” by the David
Clark headsets and he could not resist
trying to sound like Darth Vader every
now and then, making phantom radio
calls to some imaginary Jedi warriors.
After their flight experiences, the
boys clutched with pride their official
logbooks recording their flights and
their special Flight Certificates signed
by “Han Solo” (Harrison Ford). It was
fun for me, too, to introduce this family to our wonderful world of aviation
in a Short Wing Piper.
More than 40,000 men and women
worldwide have freely given of their
time and talents to share the joy and
excitement of aviation with young
people. You can join the ranks in
hopes of sparking an early interest in
aviation by becoming a Young Eagles
volunteer pilot. Get the details here:
https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviationeducation-and-resources/eaa-youtheducation/eaa-young-eagles-program
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Report of July Fly-In
There was more fun, food, fellowship and flying on July 9th as we met
at Union Co. “Marysville” airport.
Dean and Amy Dayton made arrangements for us to eat lunch at Benny’s
Pizza & Pub across the highway from
the airport. The highlight of the meeting was the presentation of a special
recognition from the SWPC to Jan
Widman The Widmans were unable to
attend the SWPC Convention in Texas,
so Denise and Tom Anderson brought
the plaque back with them and made
the presentation to Jan. The certificate
is in appreciation of Jan’s dedicated
attention to the archives of the SWPC
while serving as Club historian from
2006-2015.
Jan Widman with her certificate of appreciation from the club.
Addendum to the Ohio Buckeye report
Jan Widman, longtime member and former
club historian, survives serious accident
By Eleanor Mills
At the end of May, Ralph Gutowski,
editor of the Ohio Buckeye Chapter
newsletter, sent a special message
about Jan Widman, who with her husband Ralph joined the club in 1997 and
for many years served as the club’s
historian. Jan and Ralph are also
strong members of the Ohio Chapter.
Ralph said, “We just got off the
phone with Jan Widman, who survived
a very serious car accident this week.
Jan’s sedan was t-boned by a full-size
pickup that blew through a stop sign.
Jan’s Impala was totaled, as was the
truck. The other driver was cited for
causing the accident.
“The airbags went off and Jan was
shaken up badly, her breast bone was
broken, and she ruptured her T-12 vertebrae. Jan is experiencing some
numbness in her legs and is having difficulty getting around.”
Ralph went on to say that she was to
be transferred to a hospital in
Columbus for further treatment.
In a few days, Ralph sent an update.
The good news was that after a full
evaluation of injuries, especially the
one to the vertebrae, it was decided
that rather than invasive surgery, she
was to receive a repair job involving
injecting “cement” to pack and stabilize T-12.
Ralph Widman reported a bit more
about the accident, saying, “Jan said
when she came to she saw ‘the hem of
a white garment floating in the ceiling.’ I told her it was the powder from
the airbag. Jan said the powder had
settled and she knows a hem when she
sees one! The Guardian Angel probably saved her life, she said. At any rate,
her back had been bad for the last 35
years.”
The club sent a bouquet of flowers
along with good wishes for Jan and
Ralph after she returned home. In a
thank you card directed to members,
board and staff of the SWPC, Jan said:
Dear Short Wing Piper Family,
Your totally unexpected basket of
flowers arrived Thursday —- the lovely pinks, purples, delicate yellows,
bold reds, whites and the upraised
branches really describe the club and
your caring. Each color is like the varied personalities of members, board
and staff. The twigs that create anairy
upraised feel are reminders of the love
of air and planes we share. The woven
basket is our common love and respect
we have for one another, each being
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concerned when bad things befall
another.
So —- you see —- this gift was more
than flowers to raise our spirits. It is a
reminder that even tho you’ve not seen
our faces for a bit, we are still part of
the family and we are cared for.
Ralph and I thank you for your love
toward us at this tough time.
The healing process is slow —- my
chest will take some time before being
pain free, and the old back has just
aged another 15 years with this trauma. However, I am grateful God
spared me and I’m still here to laugh.
Thank you so much, Friends!
Blessings, Ralph and Jan Widman
Jan is much better now. She is one of
the Ohio Chapter members who
attended the July 9th meeting, a little
more than a month following her accident. At that meeting, she received the
Certificate of Appreciation awarded to
her at the 2016 convention in
Fredericksburg and taken back to Ohio
to be presented to her. The certificate
reads:
Thank You
Jan Widman
in appreciation of your dedicated
attention to the archives of the SWPC
as you served the SWPC as club historian in the years 2006 to 2015, your
Short Wing Piper Club extends this
Certificate of Appreciation
of Volunteer Efforts and
Dedication
to the SWPC.
Keep those technical articles coming.
Our members want to know what you’re
doing to and with your Short Wings.
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By Tom Brent
Chapter President
Walnut, MS
tomalvabrent@gmail.com
‘Twas a nice day for flying on the
rain date for our meeting in Sikeston,
MO in February. My flight planning
using DUAT software told me to fly
out low and return high and true to that
prediction I had a slight tailwind outbound at 2500 MSL and another
healthier tailwind homeward bound at
7500 MSL ……Visibility was almost
infinite and the ride was silky smooth.
For once my arrival at SIK was
early, only the solitary RV flown in by
Larry Jenkins with passenger Jason
ahead of me on the ramp. Soon, however, three more showed up in rapid
succession. First was Ron Caraway
and his wife Boo in their low wing
Piper Saratoga (???? ), then the
Geigers in their Tri-Pacer followed by
the Pierces in their Clipper. Five birds
and nine humans in all.
The Lamberts’ shuttle appeared
promptly, transporting us to the restaurant of “the throwed rolls” not far from
the airport. As always the food was
excellent and plentiful to excess. I felt
more like having a siesta than piloting
my PA-22 when the time came to leave
for the airport.
In the time between arriving and
departing the eatery, we did have time
for conversation interspersed with the
intake of nourishment. Surprisingly
(to me at least) we avoided the topic of
politics and elections and focused as is
our wont on things aviation. Having
had successive fly-ins in Missouri we
felt we should stretch out towards the
middle of Tennessee for the March flyin. Shelbyville (SYI) came to mind as
there are eateries within walking distance of the airport as far as I can
remember. If we get no positive takers
from middle / east TN, those of us in
the west reserve the option to re-assign
a locus within closer range for the
majority of those saying “Aye” by
“RSVP to All” by the Thursday prior
to the proposed meeting. (Note:
Microsoft informs me this sentence is
way too long…ha ha!). Anyway, I
trust the March winds will be not too
fierce on the 19th and that other
aspects of the weather will not deter
our proposed meeting. Till then, as
always, fly safely and often…..
By Deb Geiger
Chapter Secretary/Newsletter
Editor
GeigerProscribe@frontier.com
Greetings, TN friends! We had lots
of fun, plus plenty of vittles to feed a
small army, at our fly-in to Sikeston,
home of Lambert’s Restaurant! It’s
amazing we were able to get our
planes back in the air after all that
food, but there were no mishaps, so
here’s to good airplanes and exceptional pilots!
Though the sound level at
Lambert’s is always high, we were
able to visit and make plans to meet in
Shelbyville, TN for our next gathering
of the gaggle. That meeting is coming
up QUICKLY!!! In fact, as I’m working on this Gazette (frantically, by the
way) tomorrow is the normal day to
declare your intentions, yea or nay.
(Let me just apologize right now for
the rush job, but there’s still time to
check the weather and get plans made
to join us.) Our weather here in
Southern Illinois is predicted to be
very rainy, but we’ll keep checking
and make our declaration by Friday
morning. See how I extend the
requirements when necessary…and
I’m late?
In the event of rain, we’ll make
another attempt for the following
Saturday, March 26. Isn’t it amazing
how quickly a month goes by? I can’t
even imagine March is half over! We
also talked about having one of those
rare Sunday gatherings, as we have a
few folks who are workaholics and
can’t get away on Saturdays. (You
know who you are. We will try to be
accommodating, Curt.)
As I have mentioned in other
newsletters, if you’re flying and you
have an open seat, reach out to a member who may not be flying at the
moment. (If you’re currently grounded for some reason, don’t be shy – let
it be known that you’d be happy to
navigate!) Or… invite an impressionable youngster to fly with you and be
that pilot who makes aviation infectious! It’s the best kind of “bug” to
have! Enthusiasm is contagious and
we need to spread the joy of flight to
our young folks. (We’ll need them to
buy/fly our planes when that day
comes and we choose to pursue other
adventures.) Life goes on, in the air
and on the ground, so it’s all good!
(Yes, this last paragraph proves I will,
when in a hurry and running behind,
recycle news from previous Gazettes.
Guilty as charged!)
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Hope to see you at KSYI in a few
days, so please take a gander at the
radar and make your intentions
known. As our President stated, if
there’s no interest in Shelbyville, we’ll
need to come up with Plan B! We are
trying to make sure that all our members can make as many fly-ins as possible, so locations are critical. Help us
out by offering some suggestions for
places to meet. Until then…
Deb
April meeting
By Tom Brent
Although the weather was above
par for recreational flying on the day
set for our April fly-in to Jackson, TN
(MKL), only two of our number
showed up in the end. Deb and Dave
Geiger texted me at regular intervals
to let me know that local weather had
them socked in until it proved to be
too late for them to make MKL for
lunch, so it was just Larry Jenkins and
me, a lone Clipper and solitary TriPacer on the ramp at MKL.
The McKellar-Sipes Regional
Airport is a towered field that used to
have regular scheduled commuter airline service. It has a fine terminal
lounge, etc.; however it is very quiet
now. There is an occasional commercial flight to St. Louis for ball games
there…. but that’s all. Apart from the
police ‘copter there were no other
arrivals or departures for the 2-3 hours
we were there that Saturday. The
large hangar was crowded with nice
planes, as was the ramp, but no activity. Larry and I reflected on the economy and current state of aviation….
lamentably.
However, the two late model crew
cars were at our disposal (we only
needed one) so we high tailed it
towards
town
for
lunch.
Unadventurously, we opted for an
Applebee’s for a traditional sandwich
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At the March meeting for a group photo were (left to right) Aaron
Addington and his son, Kyan, Paul Bale, Joe Carter, Brian Coate and
his co-pilot, Dwight, and Linda and Jim Miller.
and fries. Left to our own devices
Larry and I discussed Short Wing
Piper planning and politics and all
things in between. Larry suggested
that instead of a traditional regional
fly-in we might organize a multi-day
flight down the Mississippi River to
New Orleans with a stop over or two
at interesting sites en route. I countered with a flight going north from
Memphis to the Ohio and down the
Tennessee ending in Nashville or
Knoxville. These are wild dreams, but
perhaps bear thinking about. (Editor’s
Note: And then the Mid-America
Chapter and the Tennessee Chapter
planned a get-together for this
October at Gaston’s White River
Resort in northern Arkansas! See separate story for more details.)
April meeting Secretary’s report
By Deborah Geiger
As Tom mentioned, David and I
awoke to a surprise foggy haze that
settled over KMDH early on Saturday
morning and refused to move on out
until around 1:00 p.m. We waited it
out in the hangar for quite some time,
but then decided to go get groceries.
We much would have preferred to be
flying.
All indications were for a perfect
flying day, but, as all you aviators
know, that can change fairly rapidly,
so we missed out on a great afternoon
with Tom and Larry. As they say,
maybe next time!
Let’s get together and solve all the
problems of the world…or just look at
or talk about airplanes! It’s much
more fun than grocery shopping, I can
promise, even if you do find a great
sale on avocados!
Deb
May Meeting
By Tom Brent
Seems like ‘2’ is the magic number
for the second month in a row. Jim
Miller and I constituted that number
of our chapter that made it to Houston
County Airport (M93). Fortuitously
though, my solitary Tri-Pacer and
Jim’s RV3 were not the only planes
there on Saturday, May 21.
The airport was hosting a fly-in and
drive-in for all comers. Parked at the
west end of the runway were a bunch
of planes, old, new and experimental.
As I alit from Niner-4-Charlie I was
welcomed by another older geezer
who told me his first flight training
was in a Tri-Pacer; and close by his
son, a Navy veteran, was in spirited
conversation with Jim, sharing naval
experiences.
A short trek across the road to the
Southernaire Hotel/Restaurant for
lunch and we were amongst a bevy of
vintage autos and a few motorcycles.
Incidentally, M93 now has self serve
avgas….but still is dead to cell phone
service. Being with Jim, lunch was of
necessity healthful…i.e. we both had a
salad, no deep fried cat fish this time.
Jim indicated that he may go to
Texas for the SWPC Convention at
Fredricksburg (T82). I intend to fly,
solo, stopping in Dallas to visit a
cousin and Lackland AFB to visit a
grandson en route inbound and outbound. If anyone else is planning to
attend from this vicinity, let us know.
Due to the Convention we shall not
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have a formal meeting in June but that
does not preclude folks from organizing informal gatherings. Think ahead
to where we might meet in July.
On a more somber note, I would like
to express my, and I think I speak for
us all, heartfelt condolences to the
Geigers on the loss of Deb’s father
who just recently died after a lengthy
period of failing health. Deb and
David stoically took care of our chapter business while at the same time
coping with their family health crises.
The Gazette was prepared and issued
on line, on time without fail. I, for
one, am grateful for their commitment
and wish the best for them at this time.
On a lighter note, I just finished the
Phase 5 Basic Wings program that
counts as a biennial review, so I’m
good for two more years. The hour
check ride to complete the phase was
with an 84 year old CFI who kept
referring to me as “young man.” Talk
about feeding my ego. So I’ll end on
that note!
As usual, Tom Brent took photos at the 2016 convention. Above
is Air Force One, Lyndon Johnson style, on display at the LBJ
Ranch, Homestead, and Visitor Center. Among members looking
over the aircraft are Bob Harrington and his daughter, Merry, Jack
Madden, who has just come down from peering into the airplane
from the door, Sandy Madden, and Ken and Verla Stump.
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Among the
photos sent in
this time by
Deb is this
nice one of
Gilbert and
Barbara’s Red
Lady, coming
in for a landing.
Two photos from the
February meeting at Lamberts.
At right, Aaron Addington
comes in for a landing in his
new Tri-Pacer. Above are
Rosemary (Boo) and Ron
Carraway.
Regional Chapters/Presidents
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If you need a reason to fly somewhere in your region, check with your closest regional chapter president to see when the next fly-in is. And the president is also the one who will know who flies what and who does what and
who knows what! Give him or her a call and ask to join the chapter!
Chapter Presidents: Please review your information below and make certain it is correct. If changes need to be made, please notify vice president
Adolph Svec, interim chapter coordinator, at the contact information found
on page i at the front of each issue.
ALABAMA: *** (***See note below)
ALASKA: Rick Brenden, 31076 W. Lee Circle, Sutton, AK 99674, 907-7460992; rickb@alaska.com See website: www.swpcak.org
ARIZONA: Terry Karlson, 27812 N 256th Ave, Wittman, AZ 85361, 623-3880711, 602-625-5905 (cell); piper3737z@gmail.com
ARKANSAS: (See Razorbacks)
BUCKEYE:
For
club
business
contact
Tom
Anderson,
teanderson@cinci.rr.com, 513-398-2656. See website: http//ohio.shortwingpiperclub.org
CALIFORNIA: Currently inactive *** (*** See note below)
CAROLINAS: Steve Culler, 5900 Brookway Drive, Winston-Salem, NC
27105, 336-767-6426; n2311p@aol.com; See website: www.carolinashortwings.org
COLORADO & WYOMING: Jim Lambert, 11660 E. 160th, Brighton, CO
80602, 303-659-4938; jdlambert@frii.com
COLUMBIA RIVER: Phil Pirrotta. pirrottas@hotmail.com 503-757-4218.
633 Stearman Street, Independence, OR 97351, chapter website:
columbiariver.shortwingpiperclub.org. Find chapter newsletters at the website.
CONNECTICUT: (See Northeast)
DELAWARE: (See Mid-Atlantic)
EASTERN MISSOURI & WESTERN ILLINOIS: Greg Kuklinski, 8206
Brenner Ave., St. Louis, MO 63144-5216, 314-209-0050 gregkpacer
@juno.com
FLORIDA: George Klitsch, 410 Silver Streak Lane, Valrico, FL 33594, 813689-4822: gklitsch@tampabay.rr.com
GEORGIA: David Martin, P.O. Box 36, Parrott, GA 39877;
jdmartin54@aol.com
HAWAII: (Pacific Islands) Doug Conger, 711 Hartman Rd., Cortez, CO 813214029, 970-565-8394; dconger@q.com
HIGH PLAINS: (west TX, east NM) Mark Merritt, P.O. Box 14610, Odessa,
TX 79768, 915-368-7441, 915-367-1188; markmerritt@hotmail.com
IDAHO: (See Montana)
ILLINOIS: ***
ILLINOIS,western: (See Eastern MO & Western IL)
INDIANA: ***
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IOWA: ***
KANSAS: (See Mid-America)
KENTUCKY: ***
LOUISIANA: (Cajun, see Arkansas)
MAINE: (See Northeast)
MASSACHUSETTS: (See Northeast)
MICHIGAN: Garry Butler P.O. Box 2507, Grayling, MI 48412, 810-7060043; tripacer03c@tir.com ; Online discussion group groups.yahoo.
com/group/MichiganSWPC/
MID-AMERICA: (KS & western MO) Fred Mayes 236 Farmers Lane,
Lebanon, MO 65536-3725, 417-531-1278; fbmayes@icloud.com
MID-ATLANTIC: (PA, NJ, DE, MD, northeastern VA) Rich Capece, PO Box
295, Patuxent River, MD 20670, (H)856-765-7223 (W) 610-591-6168, (C) 609471-1519; office 301-757-0165, rich_c@yahoo.com
MINNESOTA: (See North Central)
MISSISSIPPI: ***
MISSOURI, Eastern: (See Eastern MO & Western IL)
MISSOURI: (See Mid-America)
MONTANA: David Hedditch, 501 Darla Dr., Victor, MT 59875, Hedditch
Airstrip (MT72), 406-360-3283; drh29@bitterroot.com
NEBRASKA: (Cornhuskers) Dallas & Lynette Worrell, 511 Road E, Schuyler,
NE 68661, 402-352-8776; dalynworrell@hotmail.com See
website:www.angelfire.com/ne/swpc
NEVADA: (See Utah/Nevada/Idaho)
NEW HAMPSHIRE: (See Northeast)
NEW JERSEY: (See Mid-Atlantic & Northeast)
NEW MEXICO: (See Arizona)
NEW YORK: (See Northeast)
NORTH CENTRAL: (MN & WI) Tim McDaniel, 405 Miller Ave SW,
Hutchinson, MN 55350, 320-587-2476, tlmcd4@gmail.com
NORTH CAROLINA: (See Carolinas)
NORTH DAKOTA: (See North Central)
NORTHEAST: (northeastern PA, northern NJ, NY, CT, MA, RI, NH,VT, ME)
Andy Seligson, 331 Westchester Ave., Crestwood, NY 10707, (c) 914-5223341 (H) 914-337-2968; andytuba@optonline.net
OHIO: (See Buckeye)
OKLAHOMA: Tom Gifford, PO Box 538, Barnsdale, OK 74002, 918-9063521, tgokswpc@art.net
OREGON: (See Columbia River)
PENNSYLVANIA: (See Mid-Atlantic & Northeast)
RAZORBACKS: Jay Bruce (acting president) 127 Woodland Drive Searcy, AR
72143, 501-388-4874; jbruce@sdstech.biz
RHODE ISLAND: (See Northeast)
SOUTH CAROLINA: (See Carolinas)
SOUTH DAKOTA: (See North Central)
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TENNESSEE: Tom Brent, 540 CR 119, Walnut, MS 38683, 662-223-6257;
tomalvabrent@gmail.com
TEXAS, North: (Longhorn) Art McLemore, 417 Pecan Dr., Aledo, TX 76008,
817-441-8897; artnbetty@icloud.com
TEXAS, South: (Lone Star) Dan L. Nicholson, 8319 Thora Ln Hngr B5, Spring
TX 77379, 713-703-9333, dannick1935@sbcglobal.net
UTAH/NEVADA/IDAHO: currently inactive *** (see note below)
VERMONT: (see Northeast)
VIRGINIA: (See Northeast)
WASHINGTON: (See Columbia River}
WISCONSIN: (See North Central)
WYOMING: (See Colorado/Wyoming)
Canadian Chapters
ALBERTA: Marc Stewart, Suite 303, #1 Springfield Ave., Red Deer, AB T4N
0C5, 403-396-3675; sturdywillow@hotmail.com Website:www.short
wingsovercanada.com/http__shortwingsovercanada.com/Alberta_Chapter.
html
BRITISH COLUMBIA Paul Evans, 26-2515 Fortress Drive, Port Coquitlam,
BC V3C-6E8, 604-945-0588; hhuestis@mdi.ca See website www.short
wingsovercanda.com/http__shortwingsovercanada.com/B.C._Chapter.html
SHORT WINGS OVER CANADA (Ontario & western Quebec); Peter Lubig
102 Highland Dr., Shanty Bay, Ontario, Canada L0L 2L0, 705-835-0312;
lubig@planepictures.ca ; Visit website: www.shortwingsovercanada.com
*** If you would like to begin a chapter in one of these areas, contact Adolph
R. Svec, 19009 River Rd., Marengo, IL 60152, 815-568-6652, asvec@mc.net
Anyone with questions on the chapter listings or
anyone desiring to reactivate one of the inactive chapters, please contact the Interim Chapter Coordinator
and now Vice President, Adolph Svec, using the information shown at the front of this issue.
Chapters and conventions and joint meetings like the
one planned for October 8 at Gaston’s White River
Resort in Arkansas are the perfect
home for the club’s five F’s (Food, Fun, Flying,
Fellowship, and Family)
Vagabond
News
Venue
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By David Harmon
Asheville, NC
Vagabondpa15@hotmail.com
First things first; I have moved to
Asheville NC; however, the planes are
still in NJ at my hangar at N40. I miss
working on and flying them but will
just have to wait. There is a very serious illness in the family. When things
get better I’ll bring the plane down to
Asheville Regional airport KAVL. I
am 20th in line for a T-hangar.
I am looking for someone to take
over the Vag Venue for awhile. Some
names that come to mind are Will
Pelletier, Alan Arrow, and Mary
Revoir. They all know the Vagabond.
Mary needs help finding paper work
so she can change out the aging Lyc 0145-B2 which is very hard to find
parts for. I would suggest the
Continental power C-75 or go right to
C-85. This can be done and our own
SWPC has the resources. The people
who can help are Tom Anderson and
Ralph Gutowski and I am sure there
are others.
I have the C-85-12F in my Vag and
it makes such a good flying plane I
suggest going to C-85. Also there is
paper work to support this conversion
pre-dated 1955 (that means approved
data in the form of 337. See attached.
This is from Tips and Techniques.)
See Curt Ammons for details and his
expert guidance for this change. Good
luck, Mary, and please consider being
the new editor for Vag Venue.
Sparky Barnes has her Vag. back in
the air after experiencing a sticking
exhaust valve. Please see the beautiful
attached photo. (Editor’s note: A beautiful sunset or sunrise photo. Sparky
Barnes Sargent, you’ll remember has
a website with a section devoted to the
Vagabonds. Check it out at dgaenterprises.com under the Favorite
Airplanes section. Dave and Sparky
have quite a lot of material on the
Vagabonds there, including the past
issues of the Vagabond News.)
I want to thank Dean Dayton for his
excellent article “Raspberry Pi” the
home brew ADS-B (see the JanuaryFebruary-March 2016 issue, page 42).
This is something I would like to put
together. Thanks, Dean.
To all Vag drivers enjoy your planes
and keep them flying.
Dave
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The club’s website based Maintenance Data Depot is where you
can find information on changing the engine in a Vagabond (among
a lot of other items of technical information.)
See the next two pages for the Form 337 Dave mentions and a couple
of photos of Vagabonds Dave sent in.
As Dave says, he needs someone to take over the Vag Venue for
awhile. But whether we get a volunteer or not, please send in photos
of your Vagabonds, with just a bit of information about them. We’d
love to keep this column going while Dave is dealing with things at
home.
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Approved data Form 337 from Tips and Techniques
Send in your own tips and techniques. After all,
members submitted the tips and techniques
that made up the original Tips & Techniques
that all of us find so valuable.
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“This Vag belongs to Ian Callier,” Dave said. “G-BOVA has the C90 engine, which is one of the best combinations for the Vag.”
And what a beautiful photo! This is Sparky Barnes Sargent, flying her Vagabond not into the sunset but out of the sunset!
Technical articles, history, flights, rebuilds, general comments --the Short Wing Piper News prints the articles you send in. The
diversity of material is interesting in every issue and members
enjoy seeing what our fellow members are doing! Send in your
story to SWPN, PO Box 10822, Springfield, MO 65808-0822, or
email it to eleanormills@att.net and attach your photos separately.
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News from the Cub Club
Cub Doctor book in the making
The January-February issue of Cub
Clues, the newsletter of the Cub Club,
reports that while he was in Florida for
Sun ‘n Fun, Clyde Smith, Jr., the Cub
Doctor and a member of the SWPC
board of directors, worked on editing
30 years of Cub Doctor articles, which
were published in the Cub Club’s
newsletter.
Publisher John Hofmann (or perhaps
it was Steve Krog, contributing editor)
in an unsigned piece entitled Editorials
& Announcements, said, “We plan on
editing and reorganizing his words into
a ‘Cub Doctor’ book. We hope to make
this the ‘bible’ of Long Wing Piper
maintenance and restoration. I am
looking at ways to make this available
as a paper book as well as an ePub. We
will keep you informed on progress.”
Even though that’s going to be
directed at Long Wing Piper owners, I
suspect that some of the material also
applies to the Short Wing Pipers.
Former member redoing a Cub
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Roger Montambo, Charlotte, NC,
has a short blurb along with three photos of failures on bungee strut units in
the Cub he is restoring. He recommends that each time the bungees are
replaced that the owner takes time to
remove the screw on each strut assembly and make a detailed examination
of all the components.
Upcoming Cub Doctor Event
Same issue: A Fabric Piper
Restoration seminar featuring Clyde
will be held in Denver at the Univair
factory September 16-18. Contact
Mike Wotovitch or Jim Dyer at 303375-8882 for information and registration.
(Editor’s note: I know. This is the
October-November-December issue,
but those members who signed up for
the E-News only membership option
and those who go to the club website
to see the color photos in the issue
there will have time to call for information.)
Remember, to contact a member of the board of directors or the
staff, as well as the Panel of Technical Advisors, you can use the
toll-free 24/7
SWPC HOTLINE, 855-SWPC-411
(855-7972-411).
Just tell the live operator what you need and your call will soon
be returned! It’s easy, it’s free, and it’s another service from the
Board of Directors to add value to your membership.
Direct contact information for the officers and staff members,
including the technical advisors is listed on pages i and ii in the
front of this issue.
Either way, your questions, comments, and concerns are welcome!
A special note for those of you
who get the mailed issue
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By Eleanor Mills
Did you quickly flip through this issue looking for the color section of those
beautiful award-winning Short Wings at the convention, plus the other really
good-looking non-winners? I know, it’s disappointing.
However, as you know, it’s a financial thing and the club finances just won’t
support that extra expense.
BUT . . .
I have a suggestion:
Go to the club website, www.shortwingpiperclub.org, and follow these directions:
Log in: Use your email address and your password (which, if you
haven’t changed it, would be your membership number)
Go to the bar at the top of the page (white letters on black) and
find News & Events. Click on that and you’ll see News. Click on
that. Then look across to the right side and find SWPNews. Click
on that.
And you’re almost there!
Non-members can get this far and they can look at a past issue. Right now it’s
a 2014 issue, but it gives them a taste of what the SWPN is like.
You’re special, though. Below where the non-members can click
on an issue, you’ll find a paragraph just for you. And at the end of
the paragraph, it says the magic words: “Just Click HERE. Do it.
And just like magic, there’s the current issue. (You can even see the current
issue about 3 weeks before you issue gets mailed to you.)
All you do is scroll down and see page after page of the SWPN, with color
photos.
MAGIC, I tell you --- MAGIC! And beautiful.
I’m like you --- I prefer to read the printed issue. Ah, but I love to look at those
color photos!
And if you want to, there are a bunch of past issues, with many of the more
recent issues having the color photos.
This is the October-November-December issue. And this is my Christmas
present to you, or maybe it’s a Thanksgiving gift. Enjoy! If you can’t get in to
look at the issue, give me a call or send me an email.
Summer wanderings in 44B
By Cliff Van Vleet
Sierra Vista AZ
ccvanvle@mindspring.com
‘Twas summertime again in late
June/early July and time to dust off
44B for a cross country flight to
Fredericksburg TX and attendance at
the Short Wing Piper club annual convention.
Several things occurred, mostly
good, that I will share with you.
We departed Libby AAF at 5:30 a.m.
Friday morning, June 24th and
enjoyed about three hours of bright sun
shining directly in our eyes for the first
leg across southern Arizona, Hachita
and Columbus, NM, enroute to our
first fuel stop at Dona Ana County
Airport, Santa Teresa, NM. That
stretch of earth is pretty barren and
inhospitable looking and we need to
give early settlers like Barney Parker’s
family much credit to populate that
area.
We chose Santa Teresa because West
Texas airport in El Paso expired and is
now a drag strip and housing development. A highlight of landing at Santa
Teresa was free donuts provided by the
FBO.
Leaving Santa Teresa, El Paso
approach allowed us to follow the river
route eastward along the border which
gave us a good view of Juarez,
Mexico, and the main river
border crossing.
After seemingly several hours flying
— actually it was a little over two
hours in our low speed Tri-Pacer — we
arrived at Fort Stockton TX for fuel
and an overnight. There was no one at
the airport so I called the manager to
inquire about accommodations. He
instructed us to roll 44B into the big
hangar adjacent to the self service fuel
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island and take the Ford F-250 diesel
truck parked in there and go to town
and do our stuff.
We returned next morning before he
came to work so we left the truck
where we found it, along with a donation for fuel, and proceeded on our
way. This was all accomplished without the airport manager ever knowing
our name, seeing the whites of our
eyes or seeing any other bona fides!
Great hospitality.
Saturday morning we headed eastward and shortly encountered both low
and high cloud layers but smooth flying in between. Fortunately there were
holes in the lower layer so we were
continuously being assured that
Mother Earth was still easily accessible below us. Fifty miles west of
Fredericksburg the holes disappeared
requiring us to spiral down under the
overcast
and
proceed
into
Fredericksburg through light rain and
funky visibility.
Total flying time to Fredericksburg
was 7.1 hours for the 700 miles and
our new, to us, Nexus 7 Android tablet
with the AVARE application demonstrated added benefits now available to
us technologically challenged users
over and above Garmin GPSs. Good
Stuff.
The convention was enjoyable, the
highlight being a tour of the Mooney
facility in Kerrville, TX. With the factory in startup mode after its several
year siesta, it was a pretty sleepy work
environment. Staffing is still low and
the work force is largely populated by
old Mooney employees who returned
to work when the factory re-opened.
The Hangar Hotel and Convention
Center is a nice place, though pretty
expensive for a low on funds organiza-
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Cliff and Carole’s 44B is shown in the center of the lineup of outstanding Short Wings above. As usual at conventions, there are a
couple of convention-goers visiting and viewing the airplanes.
The Mooney Factory tour was a late addition to the convention
schedule but proved popular.
tion like the Short Wing Piper Club, to
hold an airplane convention and/or
wedding party and/or any other large
social function. The on-field restaurant is quite popular on weekends as a
fly-in destination for breakfast.
Convention attendance was in the
neighborhood of 60 people and 15 airplanes. A whole lot of familiar faces
and airplanes were missing who I
hope will materialize next summer in
Pennsylvania. An honorary low level
pass by Dan Nicholsen flying Bob
Fuller’s Tri-Pacer with a bugler playing taps paid tribute to club founder
Bob Fuller who passed away this
spring.
We departed Fredericksburg Friday
morning, July 1, and made an easy
first leg back to Fort Stockton where
the airport manager greeted us as old
friends. Made us feel important! The
second leg back to Santa Teresa was
again a bit tiresome with poor visibility which degenerated into low clouds
and light rain in the El Paso/Santa
Teresa vicinity. 44B got a good wash
job on its approach to Dona Ana
County Airport and degenerating
weather westward made us decide to
spend the night there.
Francis Aviation is quite accommodating to all aviation customers and
after allowing us time to visit the War
Eagles Air Museum they took us
downtown to their Holiday Inn
Express contract motel, then collected
us Saturday morning for return to the
airport. The weather was clearer
Saturday morning but we faced a good
headwind between Santa Teresa and
Willcox. We dodged a few clouds
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One of many military aircraft at the War Eagle Museun
along the way and safely landed in
Sierra Vista mid-morning on Saturday,
July 2.
Flight time for the return trip was
7.9 hours.
44B will now go into annual at
Walden Aviation, Willcox AZ getting
ready for its next adventure to
Winslow AZ and the La Posada Hotel
enroute to Williams AZ and our 2016
Short Wing Piper Club Southwest
Regional September 12-18, followed
by the Douglas Young Eagles Rally on
October 1 followed by COPPERSTATE 2016 October 28-29 followed
by our own Sierra Vista Young Eagle
Rally November 4-5 2016.
See you in the Sky,
Cliff
If you don’t get a chance to see 44B and Cliff
and Carole in the sky, you can look for them at
the 2017 convention in Lancaster, PA, where
we’ve all got an invitation from director Rich
Capece to “Come and have the family vacation
you’ve been looking for!” See Rich’s first
announcement of the things to do and see at
the convention on page 72 and be ready to sign
up! Registration form will be in the next issue
and also on the club’s website.
Maddens make trip to two 2016
conventions; Pacer stays home
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By Jack Madden
Frostproof FL
jjsmaddenjr@aol.com
This year as convention time
approached our Pacer was ready for its
annual inspection. I began with the
compression test and found one cylinder with an unsatisfactory reading of
46 psi. The #1 cylinder was removed
and inspected. A seriously deteriorated
exhaust valve was found with the neck
of the stem being two thirds the diameter it should have been.
This led to an inspection of the other
cylinder valves and two were found to
have the same condition to a lesser
extent. The three cylinders had 900
hours since overhaul. With the conventions starting just three weeks away, I
began searching alternative arrangements. As it happens, my part time
neighbor and good friend has an
immaculate C-172S that I fly regularly
when he is gone. He agreed to allow
me to take it to the conventions.
My wife, Sandy, and I departed our
Lake Clinch Airpark home in central
Florida June 22 for the Ercoupe
Owners Club and the Short Wing Piper
Club conventions, both in Texas and
only one day apart.
We flew up the west coast to Quincy
FL near Tallahassee and refueled and
then on to Key Field in Meridian MS
for the layover. Coincidentally, the
Key brothers, for whom the field is
named, set a record in 1935 for keeping an aircraft aloft for 27 days by
refueling it in the air with another aircraft and now Key Field is home to an
Air National Guard tanker unit. While
fueling the Cessna, a gaggle of Navy
jet trainers alarmed us as they thun-
dered off in pairs. Their sound and precision was awesome. We found out
that the Navy uses the field regularly
for their advanced training. The outstanding FBO gave us a courtesy vehicle for the rest of the day and night,
arranged a corporate rate at a Drury
Hotel and hangared the Cessna.
The weather was good the following
morning for our flight to Panola
County Airport, Texas, for fuel. Our
next leg took us to Terrell, Texas, near
Dallas for the EOC convention. There
were already about 20 Ercoupes
parked on the ramp when we arrived,
but we taxied to the maintenance
hangar for a pre-arranged oil change.
The club had drinks, sandwiches and
cookies for all arrivals. We were taken
to a fabulous Tex-Mex restaurant for
“meet and greet” that evening.
Terrell Field was home to the first
British Flying Training School in the
U.S. in 1941 and a museum to recognize the cadets is located on the field.
Some of the cadets married Terrell
girls and returned to Terrell after the
war, one of them becoming the city’s
mayor.
The following day we were taken to
the “Frontiers of Flight Museum” at
Love Field where there is an excellent
collection of Chance Vought aircraft.
After the museum visit we joined a
Dallas wine and chocolate bus excursion sampling and sightseeing all
around Dallas.
The next and last day of the convention, I attended an informative maintenance seminar and that evening, we
thoroughly enjoyed the farewell banquet and very entertaining auction
(kudos to Joseph, the auctioneer). The
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Jack is shown above standing by one of the Navy jets.
Somewhat sleeker, faster, and noisier than either his Pacer or the C172S he flew to the convention.
This is rugged Enchanted Rock, where the Maddens hiked and
birded. (Editor’s note: The Mills-Hosmer girls climbed to the top
while Grandma Eleanor took pictures of the wildflowers on the
rugged but relatively flat land at the entrance to the trail. Mom Kay
took a lower trail but finally got worried enough to start up the trail
to the top but the girls took another route to the bottom, missing
her on the way. She was not pleased, but the trip to the rock ended
with a visit to the Pepsi Stand (which was always Kay’s and
Eleanor’s imagined reward on hikes, with Bob swearing that just
over the top of that sand dune we’d find a Pepsi Stand. Nope, just
another sand dune! But Enchanted Rock is a good place to visit
near Fredericksburg.)
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auction netted the club over $3600.
We departed Terrell early June 26th
for Fredericksburg, the site of the
SWPC convention. Fredericksburg is
located in the Texas hill country and
was settled in the early 1800s by
German immigrants. It is situated
about 1700 feet above sea level rendering it slightly cooler than Dallas,
Austin and San Antonio and the pleasing terrain make it one of the more
beautiful areas of Texas. It was the
home of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz
and former President Lyndon Johnson.
The convention took place at the airport Hangar Hotel complex, featuring
a unique WWII era ambiance. We visited the Nimitz and War of the Pacific
museums, and toured the LBJ ranch;
both experiences were outstanding. We
also lunched at the “Wildseed Farms”
which claims to be the largest U.S.
supplier of wild flower seeds. It contained beautiful grounds abounding
with butterflies and hummingbirds.
We visited Luckenbach, famous for
country and western music and hiked
and birded at the Enchanted Rock
State Park which has the largest pink
granite dome in the U.S.
The day after the convention banquet, July 1st, we flew to Alpine, TX,
for our visit to Big Bend National
Park. Alpine is a picturesque small
college town situated at an elevation of
4500 feet, surrounded by mountainous
terrain. It began as a railroad town and
was the terminus of 19th century cattle
drives from the Rio Grande River area,
200 miles to the south.
The 120 mile drive to the park was
splendid with lots of history information stops along the way. One of these
told of and displayed 60,000,000 year
old pterodactyl fossils; another told of
early settlers in the area. Our lodge
was located in an upper valley
(caldera) of the Chisos Mountains.
There is an opening in the rim of the
valley, called “the window” which
affords a spectacular view of the distant desert below.
We did some birding, attended a
ranger talk and drove to the Rio
Grande River within the park. I was
surprised to find that the river’s
Mexican side is a palisade higher and
longer than the palisade on the Jersey
side of New York’s Hudson River. We
saw Vermilion Flycatchers along the
river (rare sightings for us).
Departing Alpine July 3rd we flew
to Stinson Field in San Antonio. It is
the second oldest continuously operated airport in the U.S. behind College
Park Airport in Maryland. Co-incidentally, the Ercoupes were built at
College Park. Stinson Field dates from
1916 when the Stinson sisters operated
a flight school there.
We stayed at the Drury River Walk
Hotel and what a contrast it was to the
isolated national park we had just
come from. We joined hundreds of
river walk tourists and found our way
to the Casa del Rio restaurant for
another great Tex-Mex meal. Early the
next morning we walked several miles
of river walk, sharing it with only a
few joggers. We also toured the Alamo
which was nearby and attended the
Independence Day concert on the
grounds.
Departing Stinson Field July 5th, we
had a smooth flight “on top” to
Sulphur LA near Lake Charles. We
decided to layover there, rather than
fight the rough afternoon air predicted
by convective sigmet advisories. So
with a brand new courtesy car and a
Cajun lunch, we went birding at the
Sabine and the Cameron Prairie
National Wildlife Refuges.
Next morning, we departed Sulphur
for Ferguson Field in Pensacola where
we cruised at 5500 and 7500 feet to
stay on top. Approaching Mobile, a
grand daddy, rip snorting thunderstorm
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Sandy at Big Bend, overlooking the Rio Grande.
stood in our way with more towering
cumulus building behind it to the eastnortheast. Our best chance around it
was to the south over the water so we
changed course and followed the
island chain that extends from
Louisiana to Alabama at about 10
miles off shore.
Landing at Ferguson, we fueled,
checked weather and departed for
Williston FL. The clouds were developing rapidly by now and the only
hope to avoid them was over the coast.
We cruised at 9500 feet and still had to
maneuver a lot to stay out of the cumulus when finally, near Appalachicola,
the high clouds subsided and we could
see that the west coast of the Florida
peninsula was clear of build ups, so we
changed our destination to Bartow, and
flew over the gulf within gliding range
of the shore. Fueling at Bartow, we
flew the remaining 16 miles to Lake
Clinch Airpark, our home.
Once again we are thankful and
grateful to be part of the two clubs that
put together these annual conventions
which provide us so much fellowship,
fun and excitement. We look forward
to reunions with old friends and meeting new ones each year and seeing and
learning more about our world. Thanks
so much to Melissa, Danny and their
families and volunteers who made our
vacation so memorable.
(Editor’s note: And thanks to Jack
and Sandy, whose travels to, during,
and from the conventions always make
me wish I were flying along with
them.)
Who’s new? 5-21 to 8-20
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By Eleanor Mills
New members this period are:
John Adams, Knippa TX
Bruce Burgess, St Johns MI
Jim Finger, Carthage NC
William Flood, Athlone, Westmeath, Republic of Ireland
Virgil Gottfried, Wilkesboro NC
Thomas HaughtonWyatt, Meredith, Victoria, Australia
David Hauke, Waterford WI
Chris Janes, Columbia KY
Charles Monsell, Goring, Reading, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Tom Moran, Lakeview NY
Randy Norris, Cambridge KS
Morris Pearson, Chesapeake VA
Kevin Purtee and family, Austin TX
Theodore Schuneman, Fairfax Station VA
Alan Svoboda, Holdrege NE
John P Williams, Lisbon OH
Three non-US new members! Plus two each from North Carolina, Texas
and Virginia. But the top prize for new members this period has to go to
Adolph Svec (new club vice president), Dan Miller (web store manager), and
Connie Stevens (club president) who gathered new members, convinced some
lapsed members to rejoin, and generally introduced passers-by in the type club
area to the wonders of the Short Wings and the Short Wing Piper Club. Six of
the new members listed above and a couple of long-lapsed members came from
their efforts. (See the Membership Report: News You Need to Know column
for more about their volunteer efforts.) If you’re a recent new member and are
not listed, you’ll be in the next issue.
Index to Advertisers
Advantage Aviation Insurance . . . . .76
Aircraft Specialties Services . . . . . . .47
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. . . . .69
Airtex Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Avemco . . . . . . . . . .Inside Front Cover
B & C Specialties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Cee Bailie’s/Desser Tire . . . . . . . . . . .41
Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118-122
Flame Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Great Lakes Aero Products, Inc. . . . .61
Micro AeroDynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Niagara Air Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Piper Flyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Piper Museum . . . .Outside Back Cover
PolyFiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Preferred Airparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Randolph Aircraft Products . . . . . . . .26
Star Gloss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
SWPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 104, 116
SWPC Library loan items . . . . .66, 116
SWPC Club Store . . . . . . . . . .28, 33, 34
Univair Aircraft Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover
Wag-Aero Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
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(Editor’s Note: I was looking for a technical article to reprint
on this page but the ones I found were all too long. Then this
drawing from the July-August 1990 issue caught my eye. David
Demaray, Lynnwood, WA, sent it in saying it was drawn by his 17
year old son. David had recently purchased a Raven conversion
of a 1959 Tri-Pacer, 9978D.)
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Do you want to reach an audience of Short Wing
pilots? Or do you know a business that should be
reaching that audience?
The SWPC has the perfect answer:
an ad in the Short Wing Piper News!
Ad rates are reasonable:
Full page, 4.5 inches wide, 7.5 inches high, $194
3/4 page, 4.5 inches wide, 5.75 inches high, $138
1/2 page, 4.5 inches wide, 4 inches high, $115
1/4 page, 4.5 inches wide, 2 inches high, $80
Business Card, 4.5 inches wide, 2 inches high, $80
(for color, add $30 for color in the PDF (but ad will revert to black
and white for the printed issue)
We can use your information to prepare an ad or you
can send copy ready ads. Either way, with the least
expensive rates available, we look forward to providing
the kind of friendly and professional service that you
can write home about.
Send ad material to
Eleanor Mills, PO Box 10822, Springfield, MO 65808 or
eleanormills@att.net.
All payments should go to SWPC, PO Box 10822,
Springfield MO 65808-0822
Free Loaner Tools
Free Loaner tools available to paid members only.
Shipping responsibility of the borrower. Donations to
the Library Fund gladly accepted. You can contact
Terry directly to order and work out shipping details:
(Terry Karlson swpclibrary@yahoo.com or
623-388-0711 or use the toll-free hotline 855-SWPC-411/855-7972-411)
or go to
http://www.shortwingpiperclub.org/tool-rentals/
where you will find a full listing of tools with a picture of
each tool. There’s a link to take you to the Tool Rental Form
(members must be logged in to access the form). To order
a tool, fill out the form and submit. Terry will get an email
with your order and fill the order.
2017 SWPC Nomination Form
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Two positions are up for election in 2017, with the election to
be held at the 2017 convention in Lancaster, PA, June 11-14.
Please make your nomination for the office of president and for
the office of secretary and send the form IMMEDIATELY (so you
don’t forget) to secretary Art Weisberger, who will then contact
each nominee to make sure he or she is willing to run. The official ballot will then appear in the April-May-June issue.
Submitted by_________________Membership #_________
President (2 year term)
Name ___________________________________________
Street Address ____________________________________
City______________________State_____Zip _______
Secretary (2 year term)
Name ___________________________________________
Street Address ____________________________________
City____________________________State_____Zip______
Incumbents in these positions are Connie Stevens, president,
and Art Weisberger, secretary.
Copy or cut out this form (and copy it for your spouse/partner
or one other of your Family Membership if he or she wants to
nominate someone different), fill it out, and send it NOW to Art
Weisberger, 3616 Blackbird Dr., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635, so he
receives it no later than January 10.
(Editor’s Note: If you need addresses for the nominees, just
send an email to eleanormills@att.net and I’ll be glad to look it
up for you. If you think these incumbents have done a good job,
nominate them. If you think you’d be good in the job, nominate
yourself. If you know someone else who would be good, nominate him or her. This is one of your chances to make a difference
for the club.)
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Classified Ads
Notice to
Classified
Advertisers
Classified advertising is free for all
members, providing it is for an ordinary buy, sell or swap transaction of a
non-commercial
nature.
Please
describe the items for sale or trade
accurately so as to protect the reputation of the club and its magazine. A
stipulation of the free advertising is
that parts may be returned to the seller
and money paid refunded, except
postage, if the buyer is not satisfied
with the item.
PLEASE NOTE: If an SWPC
member is operating a business for
profit and advertising items for sale in
connection with his or her commercial
enterprise, this must be considered
commercial advertising and does not
come under the “freebee” classification. It must be paid at the regular
commercial classified rate of $7.50 for
the first inch and $2.50 per inch for
additional space, with a $7.50 minimum.
Send
all
advertising
to
eleanormills@att.net or The Short
Wing Piper News, P.O. Box 10822,
Springfield, MO 65808. All classified
ads, unless specified at the time of
insertion, will be run one time only. If
you need your ad run again, please
notify Eleanor by the deadline date.
Note: If your ad is followed by “tfc”
it will run as is until you tell Eleanor to
pull it or change something in it.
(DON’T FORGET)
If your ad is followed by JFM, it
will run this issue only. If you want it
run longer, tell Eleanor.
Note that the website is separate
from the magazine. If you want your
ad run in both places, make sure you
send it to both places. (Website
address: www.shortwingpiperclub.
org and it’s set up for you to put
your own ad on there.)
Aircraft for Sale
1959 Tri-Pacer PA-22-160, 1760 TT
A&E, MK 12D, RST Audio w/ Marker
Beacon, Val Com 760, Narco AT150,
Morrow 612 Loran, Narco AR850 alt.
encoder, sealed struts, new battery,
hangared. 813-689-4822.
tfc
N1200C, 1953 PA-22/20, 135 hp. 2161
TT, 151 SMOH. Excellent PolyFiber,
always hangared. Panel mount Garmin
GPS, disc brakes, new bungees, new
prop, air-oil separator, 800 x 6 tires, Scott
tailwheel. King KX197 radio, Garmin
transponder, Mode C. 4-place intercom.
Complete logs. Fresh Annual, $24,500
OBO or trade for Vagabond. 816-769-2737
or 816-891-9225.
tfc
1954 TRI-PACER 135: $17,500 or
make offer. O-290-D2, 499 SMOH, TTAF
2961, sealed struts, trans/mode C, Mark
12 Nav-Com radio, 760 CH, new battery,
belly strobe, Brake Booster, wheel pants,
portable intercom, Airmap 2000 Moving
Map GPS, ELT, autogas STC (never used
auto gas), CO-2 detector, PTT on wheel.
Annual till February 2017. Fabric excellent.
Always hangared at Avflite YIP Michigan.
Have all logbooks since new. Retired airline pilot owned. Health issues. Contact
Steve, cell 248-921-1741 or home 248305-7197.
tfc
1959 PA-22 Tri-Pacer 150 hp, metalized, 4 seats, TT 2958, since EOH 207,
good paint and interiors, audio panel KMA
24 150, dual King nav/coms KS170B (with
glide slope), KX 145, transponder KT 76A,
two place intercom, disk brakes, Demers
droop tips, Bogart updated battery cables,
wheel covers and good tires, hangared
since 1980, front shoulder harnesses,
complete lots, auto gas STC, oil separator,
white with light and dark blue trim, $24,500.
Rene, Maine, 207-495-2174, reneburdet@roadrunner.com.
tfc
1961 COLT with Scott tailwheel,
N5146Z, 108 HP, TT3719, SMOH1084,
SMR24, sealed struts and new forks, new
battery, toe brakes, shoulder harnesses,
nav-com, KT76/78 transponder, intercom,
auto gas STC, good fabric. Ski’s. Extra set
tires, tubes, and extra parts. Hangared.
Fresh annual. Complete logs. Great on
gas. Wisconsin. $17,000. Steve, 773-9149938, shstauber@aol.com.
tfc
1953 Pacer: PA-20-150, serial 20-1067,
TT 4647 hours, 670 SMOH. Following a
2.5 year ground-up restoration, completed
April 2012. This aircraft is better than when
it was first built - fabric, brakes, tailwheel,
interior, new sealed struts, tires, etc. Also
for sale, like new muffler for PA-18 O-320.
Hangared in Three Forks, MT. 406-2853668.
tfc
Projects for Sale
METALIZED 1956 PA-22-150 Project:
TT 1260, 18 SMOH. Accomplished:
Fuselage disassembled, bead blasted,
repaired as necessary, primed - epoxy
painted. Installed .015 metal skin,
bungees, gear assembly, tires, brakes,
nose strut, horizontal stabs, vertical fin,
Wag-Aero shoulder harness, front seats,
new Airtex headliner, McCauley prop overhauled - wing struts mod to larger lower
attach forks. Have: New Airtext interior,
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new Narco MK 12E, AT 150, AR 850 altitude recorder. Have never had power
applied. Needs: Metalized wings
reworked, wiring installed, windows
installed, rudder recovered, aircraft painted. Lou Detrick, 724-228-1739 or 301-2454173.
tfc
1949 PA-16 Project for Sale: N5934H
Serial No. 16-557. 2829 hours total time.
218 hours SMOH by Mattituck. Original
Lycoming O-235-C1 engine. All logs since
factory new in 1949. Vacuum system, gyro
instruments, InterAv Alternator, B& C spinon oil filter, Grove disc brakes installed,
Stewart STC to install Lycoming O-320
engine and/or modified PA-22 fuel system.
Wings, ailerons, horizontal stabilizer, elevator, and rudder removed and epoxy
painted. Poly-Fiber covering on ailerons,
horizontal stabilizer, elevators, and rudder.
Wings ready for PA-22 fuel system install
and recover. All parts, components, and
comumentation to complete rebuild with
Poly-Fiber System. Located KLWM. Many
photos available. $10,000 OBO. Cliff Allen,
(413) 551-7299, cliffallencfi@gmail.com.
tfc
53 PA-22-135 PROJECT for sale: 3041TT,
current registration. Was metalized. No
engine, prop, main wheels, hydros, flaps or
ailerons. Can send photos. $1,500.
Mandan, ND, 701-250-8081
j=faught@msn.com.
tfc
TRI-PACER PROJECT: Lost my medical
and need to sell. The 150 HP engine has
been field rebuilt. It has 1/2-inch valves
installed, new rings, bearings, camshaft,
and lifters. It has auxiliary fuel tank, new
headliner, new carpet, new windshield.
Wings and tail features are completely
ready for silver. Included are all parts to
complete the project. Charles Neal, 8185
Thayer Rd, Portland, NY 14769, phone
716-792-9710 or cell phone 716-467-2879
tfc
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1981 WAG-A-BOND, 235 Franklin, 130
hp,, wings and tail feathers covered.
Fuselage needs cleaned and covered, left
and right doors. I bought at estate sale and
don’t have time any more to work on it.
Pictures available on request. Ken Van
Bortel, 717-436-8384 or cell 717-9942034, kenglo65@embarqmail.com
tfc
1953 Tri-Pacer 135 Project to complete: 822 hours SMOH on engine. New
instrument panel with $12,000 in modern
instruments and radios: Two each: KY-97A
VHF comm radios 760 channel, KNS-80
(VOR/RNAV/DME/ILS, KLN - 90B GPS, KI
520 indicator, annunciator/switch panel
(controls which uses the KI 520 indicator,
LNS-80 or KNS-90B), KMA-24 TSO
w/3LMB audio channel, and PMm 1000 II
intercom. MD41-244 relay and a new fabric wiring harness. Manufactured by High
Desert Avionics, Inc., in Lancaster, CA.
Fuselage stripped with two coats of epoxy
primer, ready for covering. Covering done
includes both wings, elevator, flaps and
ailerons. Covered in PolyFiber with three
coats of silver coating. PolyFiber material
for covering fuselage, two gallons white
PolyFiber paint, and three new tires never
installed. Over $20,000 invested in parts
and material only. All parts in dry storage.
Call Hal @ 760-214-4021. Asking $15,000
or best offer considered.
tfc
1961 Colt project: PA-22/20-108. O235-C1B-108 engine, zero TSMOH in
1993. Engine never run since overhaul.
Aircraft covered and finished using Air
Tech STC and materials through white. No
trim colors applied. Installed Bogart battery
cable STC, installed all new control cables,
new boot cowl, new Cleveland wheels and
brakes. Have new windshield and landing
light lenses. Mags overhauled to zero time.
Have new harness and plugs. Additional
parts not listed. Call if interested. Asking
$10,000. Aircraft located at Athens
Municipal Airport, Athens, Texas. Jim
Grunenwald, cell 903-681-2162, home
903-677-1206, email jim767@suddenlink.net
tfc
1963 PA-22-108 COLT with Lycoming
O-235. Needs to be recovered. Always
hangared. $7900 or best offer. 301-6410991, Austin Gibson.
tfc
VAGABOND/WAGABOND
FUSELAGE: New and in epoxy primer, includes
door frame, two opening windows, skylight, firewall and floor panel. Fuselage has
extra stringers to break up the boxy
appearance. I can email 20 detailed pictures on request. Wag-Aero gets $8,000
for the same fuselage minus door and window frames. Asking $4,500. Free delivery
within a reasonable distance from Central
Wisconsin. Contact Don Halloran, 801
South Lincoln Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449.
Phone 715-387-3057. Email eishal@charter.net.
(20
photos
available)
tfc
FAST, FAST, FAST Cassatt Raceer
project, fuselage almost ready to cover
and wing almost ready to cover. $2,495,
573-759-7143, Rolla, MO area.
tfc
Wanted
WANTED: 1957 PA-22-150 original set
of wheel pants and associated hardware.
Call 847-691-3031 or email ednewby@
aol.com.
tfc
Thinking of selling your Short Wing
Piper? Consider donating it in memory
of a loved one to the Piper Aviation
Museum in Lock Haven, PA, a 501 C 3
organization. The Museum would like to
have and display an assembled Clipper or
Pacer. (No projects). Check with your
accountant for a possible tax deduction.
For more information call Phil Hoy at 860342-3474 (leave message) or email
phip007@comcast.net. If an SWPC mem-
ber donates a Clipper or Pacer and it is
accepted by the Museum, I will personally donate $1,000 to the SWPC.
jfm6t
Part for Sale
TRI-PACER PARTS: left and right landing gears; 2 wheels with drum brakes, 600
x 6, complete set up; 2 elevators, uncovered; 1 stabilizer; 1 vertical fin; bell cranks
for flaps and a box of flap return springs;
right front door; green-tinted bubble windshield with compass mount; rudder, covered with Ceconite, new wiring and Grimes
light on top; 20 amp and 35 amp generator
with Lycoming mount; Sensenich 74 DM
61-pitch prop; 2 Monroe hydrasorbs with
bungees mounted; lots of nav lights, green
and red lenses; instrument panel with center stack radios, all reinforced. 1950 PIPER
PACER PARTS: left landing gear, covered,
1-1/4 axle, with 800 x 4 wheels, tire and
brakes; complete metalized left wing; bottom cowling with locks, all painted Polar
Gray; tailwheel parts and springs, and 2
battery boxes. Lycoming O-290D cylinders, pistons, and 2 carburetors with accelerator pump. Burt Ackerman, 952-4457591.
tfc
PA-22 PARTS: Four new Lift Strut Bolts
per Piper S.B. 1127. I paid $10 each. PA22 Master Switch - Make offer. PA-22
Electric Fuel Gauge - Make offer. Two cock
Lycoming Rocker Box Gaskets - make
offer. One Silicone Lycoming Rocker Box
Gasket - Make offer. One PA-22 Leather
Boot Assembly for Nosewheel (Utility
Category) - make offer. PA-22 Main Wheel
Fairing hardware parts - Two Plate
Assemblies PPN15052-03. 2011 Univair
price, $104.63 each. Bill Havener, 1409 6th
Ave., Sterling, Ill. 61081, phone 815-6260910.
tfc
Sensenich AM series propeller, bolts,
and spinner assembly removed from Colt.
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Have yellow tag for prop. $900. Garry.
dugie94z@outlook.com.
tfc
AIRPATH C2300 L4 panel mount compass, lit, 12v, $80. Franco Sperandeo,
479-521-2609.
tfc
AIRBORNE vacuum regulating valve,
283-19, $150. Franco Sperandeo, 479521-2609.
tfc
LYC O-320-B2B with 740 hours from
factory. New cermachrome cylinders.
Compression (+/-) 4 lbs. Current annual.
Complete Tri-Pacer power unit firewall forward and prop. $15,000. 503-252-2836.
tfc
1956 Tri-Pacer fuselage. Good condition and in annual. 24440 TT, Ceconite,
aux fuel tank, no rust, good interior. Logs
included. $5,550. 503-252-2836.
tfc
McCAULEY IC90 LM (7146). Will fit
Lycoming O-235, PA-12, PA-14, PA-16,
PA-18, and PA-20-115. $1300. Joe.
jvas41@aol.com, 612-282-7824
tfc
EXPERIMENTAL CONT. O-200 engine
“kit” (Ready to assemble). $2,995. No
accessories. 573-759-7143, Rolla, Mo
area.
tfc
Miscellaneous
Install the original speed mods that
are on Miss Pearl, the national EAA
Grand Champion. See website: www.misspearl.org. Available with approved 337s.
Speed mods include monocoupe style
wheel pants, flap hinge, aileron horn
wingstrut and rudder cable fairings. All high
quality, light weight, hand layup and ready
to paint. Also available cowl door
restraints, custom sun visor kit, vent window slide retainer, custom spring loaded
rudder/elevator gap seals, and luggage
gas spring mod. Also available, DER
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reports for left door install -- PA-22, upper
split cowl, brakes, alternator/generator
substitution, etc. Bungee chord install on
Hydrosorbs, new Cleveland brake
pad/back plate units. (Send cores).
Bungee installations --- One day turnaround. Call for prices. Call or e-mail
requests for information to Frank
Sperandeo. Tel: 479-521-2609 or e-mail
miss_pearl@cox.net
tfc
FABRIC RESTORATION, tailwheel
instruction, Lance Bartels, Cherry Hill
Aviation, Southern Indiana (Freetown,
Ind.), cherryhillaviation@yahoo.com or
812-322-6762.
tfc
SPLIT NOSE COWL MOD eliminates
need to remove prop to remove/install
nose cowl. Two-piece nosewheel fairing
mod eliminates need to remove wheel
from fork to remove/install fairing. Both of
these mods, with approved Form 337s
and detailed descriptions of how the work
was done are available from Bill Havener,
1409 6th Ave., Sterling, Ill. 61081, phone
815-626-0910.
tfc
Remember: Check your ad! If it says
tfc and you sold it a year ago, PLEASE
let us know. If it says OND and you
want it run in the next issue, let us
know. If it says JAS 2t and you want it
run next year, let us know.
I know . . . you’re saying, “Well, how
can we tell what those abbreviations
mean?” Sorry, they’re really newspaper
abbreviations. TFC means till further
call. JAS is an SWPN abbreviation for
July-August-September issue. 2t
means two times.
Got it? I knew I could depend on you.
Thanks, Eleanor
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SHORT WING PIPER NEWS - Oct.-Nov.-Dec. 2016
SHORT WING PIPER NEWS
(ISSN 8750-9113)
820 E. University
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The
News
Short
Wing
Piper
October-November-December 2016
2016 Grand Champion
Steve and Jana Drane didn’t have to travel far to
bring their PA-16 Clipper, N5688H, to the convention
in Fredericksburg, Texas. Their home is in Kerrville,
Texas, and 88-Hotel looks right at home in the Texas
Hill Country.
This issue is packed with stories and photos from the
2016 convention as well as first info about the 2017 convention. And you won’t want to miss the Technical Corner
and the Chapter Reports!