SWPN Oct-Nov-Dec, 2015 - Short Wing Piper Club

SHORT WING PIPER NEWS
(ISSN 8750-9113)
820 E. University
Springfield, MO 65807
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SHORT WING PIPER NEWS - October-November-December 2015
Piper Aviation Museum
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Lock Haven, PA 17745
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The
News
Short
Wing
Piper
October-November-December 2015
Grand Champion!
Jim and Pam Corban’s N221EC outshone all the other
good-looking Short Wings at the 2015 Convention in Branson, Mo., and was named the 2015 Grand Champion as well
as the best Original Pacer, PA-20. Jim and his friend, Ron
Spence, were unable to stay for Thursday night’s banquet
so Jim could receive his award but both Short Wings were
around for part of the convention and drew plenty of onlookers.
You can see photos of the other winners inside and in
the next issue you can read about N221EC’s connection to
the Corban family (and the significance of her N-number).
Also inside you’ll find other convention photos and a
great selection of technical articles.
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THE SHORT WING PIPER NEWS
The Voice of the Short Wing Piper
October-November-December 2015 - Vol. 37: 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: Chuck Davis
& Interim Education Foundation director
PO Box 841, Kalama, WA 98625-0800
davismailbox@msn.com
360-261-3100
Treasurer: Claire Karlson
27812 N 256th Ave, Wittmann, AZ
85361 --- swpclibrary@yahoo.com
623-388-0711
Secretary: Art Weisberger
3616 Blackbird Dr.
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
tripacer19d@aol.com
520-459-3768
AT LARGE MEMBERS
of Executive Board
To be determined
Need information or tech help? Use the new
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
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STAFF MEMBERS
Editor/Membership Services, Eleanor Mills, P.O. Box 10822, Springfield,
MO 65808, 417-883-1457, eleanormills@att.net
Chapter Coordinator, Adolph Svec, 19009 River Rd, Marengo, IL 601528500, 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, CFI,
A&P/IA, EAA appointment as Experimental Aircraft Maintenance Advisor,
832 1st St West, Sonoma, CA 95476, 707-939-8913 or 707-338-9287 (cell),
ericpresten.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,
937-36406050, wizardofwid@aol.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.
Librarians/Tool Acquisitions, Terry Karlson, 27812 N 256th Ave, Wittman,
AZ 85361, 623-388-0711, swpclibrary@yahoo.com
Club Store Manager (acting), Terry Karlson (see above)
Education Foundation Director, to be determined. Chuck Davis, vice president, is interim director (see contact information preceding page)
Chapter Presidents, pages 82-84
Check out the club’s website and the club webstore!
www.shortwingpiperclub.org
Vol. 37, 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
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Table of Contents
October-November-December 2015
President’s Report: SWPC 2015 President’s annual
report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Who’s new? 2-21 to 5-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
A note to new members: Welcome to the club . . . . . . . .12
2016 Convention
Lone Star Chapter busy planning Trek to Texas . . .11
Hotels, airport, tentative schedule outlined . . . . . . .13
‘Willkommen, Short Wing Piper Club’ . . . . . . . . . .18
2015 Convention
Award-winning aircraft truly outstanding . . . . . . . .19
Convention was wonderful success, thanks to
many people! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Convention’s opening event, the Meet & Greet, was
popular and had many winners! . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Who came and where were they from? . . . . . . . . . .31
Business conducted at the 2015 convention . . . . . .34
Education Foundation scholarships awarded to
five students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Our trip to the SWP 2015 convention at Branson . .39
Uneventful trip to Branson becomes difficult on
the way home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Steve and Gilbert Pierce seminar popular at the
convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Club business - Financial Reports
SWPC Balance Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
SWPC Profit & Loss Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
SWP Education Foundation Balance Sheet . . . . . . .55
SWP Education Foundation P & L Statement . . . . .56
SWPC financial report summary for 2014 . . . . . . .55
SWP Education Foundation financial summary
Connie Stevens
Eleanor Mills
Dan Nicholson
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
Fred Mayes
Eleanor Mills
Eleanor Mills
Larry Jenkins
Andy Seligson
Jack Madden
Connie Stevens
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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for 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Connie Stevens
2016 SWPC Nominaring Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Membership Report:
More news from the mail bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Eleanor Mills
Regional Chapter Reports
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Terry Karlson
Carolinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Steve Culler
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Garry Butler
Mid-America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Dan Miller
Ohio Buckeye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Ralph Gutowski
Short Wings Over Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Peter Lubig
Regional Chapters/Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Adolph Svec
Dates to remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Eleanor Mills
Calendar of Aviation Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Eleanor Mills
More on Aircraft Spruce West’s Customer
Appreciation Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Technical Corner
Pearl’s O-320 blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Frank Sperandeo
ADSB-out does have exemption for non-electric
aircraft -- whew! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Alan Arrow
Best place to have a problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Kent O’Kelly
Tech advisor helps member from Uruguay . . . . . . .97
Eleanor Mills
SWPC tech advisor to the rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Phil Hoy
iPads for navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Kent O’Kelly
Pacer N3342Z has 58-gallon fuel set up . . . . . . . . .100 Juergen Nies
Have you ever read something that generated more
questions than answers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Steve Carruthers
Vag Rag 4 - Preparation and painting of fuselage . .103 Alan Arrow
Vagabond News Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 David Harmon
Bill Havener’s Cub agreement update - It’s signed and
dated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Bill Havener
More about Ray Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Leroy Lynn
2015 Convention, continued
Steve and Gilbert Pierce seminar popular at the
convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
2016 SWPC Nomination Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118-122
Next issue deadline - 2016 issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Gift membership form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
This issue will again have full color photos in the online edition (members’ only section of www.shortwingpiperclub.org)
and for those who receive their SWPN by email. The rest of us
with the mailed issue need to go online to see the color photos.
President’s Report
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SWPC 2015
President’s
annual
report
By Constance Stevens
SWPC President
Goals & Objectives
Short Wing Piper Club (SWPC) objectives include bringing
people and SWP airplanes together. When we do that, camaraderie happens. I’m happy to report that SWPC has had two
more successful Reunions/Conventions under our wings: 2014
in Santa Maria CA and 2015 in Branson MO where camaraderie was enjoyed. Our Club continues to provide a genuine
SWP experience for our Membership, their families, and
guests with
Flying, Fun, Fellowship, Food, & Family
The following 2014/2015 SWPC Flight Goals have been
achieved:
*Increase our Assets
2014’s Assets & Liabilities represent $194,440, a 3% increase
from 2013
2013’s Assets of $188,543 was a 5.3% increase from 2012
2012’s Assets were $179,044
*Reduce Expenses, Increase Income
We were able to meet our 2014 Budget and go beyond expectations with costs reduced and Income increased to the tune of
$8,298 positive Net Income for 2014, our fuel for 2015. This
was the most dramatic turnaround from 2013’s $10,708 Net
losses
*Increase New Memberships
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While our numbers are not yet balanced between departures
and arrivals, New Members have increased by 38% in 2014 and
43% in 2015
*Increase SWP Outreach
1. Develop a Public SWP Technical Forum Format for
Aviation Events
“Buy, Build, & Fly the affordable certified ride” has
increased attendance since last year and SWPC has been
invited to present a SWP Technical Forum in the Type Club
Tent at AirVenture 2016 plus our other BBF Forum will
remain most likely in the regular Forum area. We accepted
that generous invitation on the spot
2. Aviation Magazine Articles to advertise SWPs & our Club
included in 2015: AOPA & EAA Sport Aviation The Second Car
and Affordable Flying
*Update SWPC By-laws
Including the Club’s Annual Foundation Donation from The
Store’s Net Income: 50% minimum
*Improve Club Communications = Succession Planning &
Sustainability
1. Developing a centralized telephone number and mailing
address has provided Club Membership and New Member
interests with an easier way to communicate with Board
Members, Staff, and Technical Advisors.
2. Updating our Website has simplified its use and information with our upgraded Online Technical Forum opened in
August 2015.
3. Update location for STCs & ADs for Technical Online
Access
4. Doubling our Technical Advisors from 5 to 10 increases
the SWP expertise and availability to Membership.
Our SWPC Convention/Reunion and Annual Fly-in, remains
our single largest aviation event for Short Wing Pipers. This is
when we bring together more SWP people and airplanes for
one week than at any other place or time. The Club’s Reunion
not only shows the beauty and thrill of flying to hundreds of
enthusiasts, but also reignites the flying passion in all of us.
As you can see in the financial statements in this issue,
Membership is key to supporting all SWPC activities throughout the year, guiding our Goals & Objectives each year, planning our sustainability.
Membership
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Combining our last three years from 2013-2015, 252 NEW
members joined the SWPC and we have a 96% increase in
NEW Memberships since 2013 ((114-58)/58).
Eleanor’s 2015 numbers for NEW Members follow in comparison with former year stats. Her data is categorized from
June – June. Take a look at our record improvements:
Year New Members
2010 73
2011 67
2012 65
2013 58
2014 80
2015 114
% of Difference
-8.2%
-3.0%
-11%
+38%
+43%
The above numbers confirm that our Club’s Educational
Outreach is WORKING! 2014 introduced our “Buy, Build, and
Fly the affordable certified ride” Forum developed and presented by SWPC with the assistance of Clyde Smith, Jr., our
Club’s Technical Advisor Extraordinaire. 2014 & 2015
Outreach Forums began at Sun-n-Fun (3+2 respectively) and
AirVenture (1+1 respectively) as a test flight to see how they’d
fly. With Clyde’s help, we have completed five Forums and
2015 included SWPC Tech Advisor Tom Anderson, IA. Both
Clyde and Tom responded easily to Attendee questions, interests, and concerns about fabric versus metal, etc. Following
each presentation, attendees take home our News and a
SWPC brochure. Several came to our Type Club Tent table to
sign up for memberships and others plan a later sign up once
they decide on which project will be theirs: Buy & Fly or Buy,
Build & Fly.
Clyde Smith, Jr. stepped up to help with this test flight.
Fortunately, Florida Chapter IA and A&P’s, Tom Scott and
sons Bill and Jim also joined in the fun for our first flight at
SnF 2014. They got this project off the ground and in the air.
Thank you(!) for being there and helping our Club with this
much-needed test flight.
Our centralized Toll-Free number, 855-SWPC-411, is for
everyone interested in all things SWP. It is our one-stopshop. It is scheduled for a second evaluation in December
2015.
Financials
We continue forward into our next Term of two-years, 2015
to 2017, with a very Positive Financial outlook for our Club
and Membership. 2014 exceeded all financial expectations
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and ended with $8,298 for the Club’s Net Income while our
Liabilities and Equities on our Balance Sheet climbed to
$194,440, an increase from 2013. This certainly takes SWPC
into 2015/2016 with a great start as we continue to fine-tune
our Membership Services:
1. Club Website Improvements include a refurbished Forum,
increased speed with GoDaddy hosting services & security,
and President’s Update on the HomePage along with Current
Aviation Events
2. Toll-Free Number, 855 SWPC 411, for all things SWPC &
Foundation if the Board agrees to extend our centralization
for communications, assuring our Membership of continued
continuity and succession planning
3. Buy, Build, & Fly Outreach Forums at Sun-n-Fun,
Oshkosh/AirVenture & Sentimental Journey from 2016 forward with Clyde Smith, Jr.’s guidance
4. Foundation Outreach for Aviation Youth Camp Programs
& Career Scholarships. $12,553 was the Club’s donation to
the Foundation in 2014
5. 2015 has promised $10,000 for five deserving Aviationminded Student Scholarships
6. The News is now set Online in color
7. Our Technical Advisors have doubled in numbers from 5
to 10. Currently, we have Eric Presten, CFI and pre-sale advisor, buckled in as our newest SWPC Tech Advisor
8. Free Classified Ads are up and running Online to all
things SWP
9. The Store is available to include Guest purchases and will
expand inventory opportunities in 2016
I credit our 2014 positive financial results to the prudent
management by our Board of Directors, Staff, and
Membership because we faced some unexpected headwinds.
While we managed steady progress with our Website updates,
we also stretched out contractual work and payments. This
helped in pacing our Website and Financial Planning with an
affordable rhythm.
We have increased investments to hold in reserve to weather
future turbulence and now have in place a routine with our
contractors going forward. Our 2014 Budget was definitely a
good guide for spending. Thanks go to then Treasurer Kaaren
McGlynn for her assistance in setting the Budget and recommended actions for bringing cost reductions into reality for our
Club’s sustainable flights for many years to come if we can
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maintain a harness on spending while developing needed
improvements and maintaining what we already have.
Other 2014 headwinds encountered continued into 2015 for
us and General Aviation. The number of active pilots continues to decline, as does the number of registered private airplanes of all types. The average age of pilots and airplanes is
still increasing. Our Club is developing strategies to stabilize,
and even reverse, the negative trends aviation Type Clubs
have been tracking for several years.
The News
We continue to promote our affordable aircraft with our
Club’s Technical Advisor’s assistance and guidance to members in addition to providing the best quarterly aviation publication that blends articles of technical interests with the personal touch of New Membership interests and introductions
and more seasoned member updates along with Regional
Chapter news. These coupled with Classified and Short Wing
Piper product Advertising set a banner tow for readers that is
great fun to just hold onto for both entertainment and curiosity, maintenance and safety reminders, good sense and human
interest. Every issue presents an entertaining flight.
Our Club management still searches for the right time and
finances to either return to our six News Editions or perhaps,
until we can secure a more stable News self-sustaining action,
introduce an addendum to the News that will arrive in your
electronic mailbox for most Members and in the Snail Mailbox
for other Members where e-mail is not available. Our Board
will be discussing options during the last quarter of 2015 and
should have a solution before January.
SWPC & EAA
Most SWPC members support EAA’s Young Eagle programs
and continue to be aviation’s most prominent and effective
way to introduce young people to flying SWPs. We are closing
in on 2 million Young Eagles flown, all by EAA members,
many of whom are SWP owners and Club members who volunteer their airplanes and flying skills. We plan to begin
acquiring our SWP statistics in 2016 and hope that you can
help.
Thanks to all of you involved with EAA for your care and
giving to the next generation via Young Eagles and our Club’s
support of the Education Foundation toward the furtherance
of aviation.
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The Short Wing Piper Education Foundation, Inc.
Our Favorite Charity
As you are aware, SWPC is currently the biggest fan of the
Short Wing Piper Education Foundation that provides aviation-minded students with scholarships toward their education. The Foundation By-Laws encourage involvement with
programs for youth like EAA Young Eagles and Youth Camps.
Incidentally, for discussion purposes, while our financial
reporting and activities MUST remain separate, our Club will
be totally relative to the Foundation in Affection, Chapter &
Membership Donations, Sponsors, Club Store donations, and
fund-raising activities. The Foundation exists BECAUSE of
the Club BOD’s action in 1994 led by Florida’s George
Freuhauf, past president of the SWPC, to form the 501(c)3
Charity. Both our Club and The Foundation are managed in
accordance with their respective By-laws in-so-far as they
comply with required legislation, Federal laws, and recognized
ethical practices for Non-Profit Organizations.
SWPC Member and Foundation Scholarship Student
Sponsor Sid Brain has helped our Club and Foundation
accomplish the relative information in the above
paragraph. Thank you, Sid, for all that you have done and
continue to do for The Foundation, the Mid-America Chapter,
and our Club.
SWPC & Piper Aviation Museum
The Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven PA continues to
contain and display the premier collection of historic SWP
information in many categories. Telling the story of SWP aviation from the first Vagabond flights to the last Colts released
from the assembly line, this Museum takes SWP flying history
on the road with our original Club leadership and Hall of
Honor recipients.
Restoring, preserving, and maintaining our five historic airplanes is a significant investment in keeping aviation history
alive and our Short Wing Pipers. What better gift is there
than to donate a LIVING, BREATHING, FLYING SHORT
WING PIPER MACHINE for use at the Piper Aviation
Museum?
And your Board of Directors is convinced it’s worth the
Club’s effort and expense to maintain our Club’s Archival
History at our SWPC exhibit at the PAM in Lock Haven PA, a
display built and donated by SWPC Member Peter Polen.
As we begin to build a stronger collaboration with the Piper
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Museum, we plan to develop and update the SWPC exhibit
over the next year. Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven PA
has received two SWP donations, a Tri-Pacer and Vagabond,
one donated and the other inspired by SWPC Member Phil
Hoy, for LIVE exhibit and flight training purposes.
Future SWPC Flights & The Economy
Now, moving toward 2016 Grant opportunities, we are intent
on our next challenge to secure funding, now that 2014 Final
Financial Reports are published and our By-Laws have clarified the Club’s relationship as a Donor to the Foundation. We
can begin those efforts from October - December 2015. Grant
request applications are timed over three to six month cycles:
Apply, Inquire why and why not, Re-Apply, Inquire again for
each company/individual involved in grant award decisions. It
is all about relationships. Once the relationships are established, it becomes less intense and more rewarding every day.
Knowing and applying each formula for each Donor can be
challenging. And our Club is up for this challenge, indeed!
I am sincerely appreciative and proud of our 2013/2014 and
2014/2015 Boards’ last two years of non-stop efforts to get us
where we are today. No, it has not been an easy flight for
everyone. However, we have done our level best to get to
where we are right now. Ahead of us over the next two years
are a few more difficult and a few not-so-difficult operational
decisions.
Once we have the data, our current Officers will be challenged with resolving our financial choices toward growth and
support of that growth within our Club and Foundation. Are
we going to be able to meet our intent to reinstate the two
annual News issues in 2016 per our original plan? We must be
patient and resourceful in our work to avoid reacting too fast
or too slow and find the sweet spot/altitude for both current
members and new members as we strive to meet both of their
expectations. A great flight awaits us once we locate that tailwind and flight efficiencies that will carry our Club to new
heights, smooth flights, and standardized approaches once
each project or phase is complete.
Your support is necessary and appreciated to accomplish
several goals that will resolve our sustainability as an
Aviation Type Club while supporting Aviation and Short Wing
Pipers.
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And, let’s consider SWP Online Training when time &
finances allow
1. Training for new SWP pilots and their CFIs (Including
A&Ps, eventually)
2. Refresher Training for those of us maintaining proficiencies
3. Receiving FAA Wings credits is now considered for
Convention Forums. Thanks go to Tom Anderson for opening
that door for us at the 2015 Branson Technical Forum
Online Training promises to be fun, educational, and could
be financially rewarding with the possibility of reduced insurance premiums.
As I review the solid financial results of a challenging year
in 2014, that provided the financial base for 2015, I am once
again reminded that none of these accomplishment and intentions would be possible without the generous volunteer work
of our family of Short Wingers. Everything from our website
and other communications, from maintenance to flying Young
Eagles, from our Conventions to SWPC Regional get-togethers
involves a large number of our Chapters and Membership.
Thank you! To each of you for your dedication. We could not
move forward without YOU! Our National and Chapter
Officers are guided by our Members. Please, communicate
with your representatives about your interests and critiques.
Keep in mind that critiques are best received when reasonable
solutions are offered.
Thank you all for your continued support and volunteerism
that has kept our spirits flying throughout the decades. Thank
you for your patience as we buckle up and prepare for another
flight that is destined to provide our Club with the necessary
security in order to stay enroute to our collective destinations.
Warm personal good wishes to you and your family for a
marvelous Holiday season,
Connie
SWPC Education Foundation
All donations are appreciated!
Who’s new? 5-21 to 8-20
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Twenty-six new members this quarter, with two of them family memberships
and another a spousal membership, give us 29 new voting members. New
members include one from New Zealand, one from the UK, one from the
Czech Republic, and two from Canada.
New members are:
John Baker, Westfield Center, OH
Karl Booker, Clarinda, IA
Glenn Cheatham, Greybull, WY
Joseph Connolly, Xenia, OH
Chuck Dame, Cal Nev Ari, NV
Sean Danet, Northglenn, CO
Terry Dummler, Yelm, WA
Stephen E. Farley, San Antonio, TX
Patrick Frederick, Greencastle, PA
Ted Hatfield, Kansas City, MO
Tony Hay, Strowan, Christchurch, New Zealand
Tracy and Laurie Hille, Sandusky, OH
JD Houde, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Brian and Corine Johnston, Ironwood, MI
Peter Mapes, Rockville, MD
Mark Matelski, Milwaukee, WI
Russell and Olive Mayes, Farmersville, IL (spousal membership)
Ian Melville, Thame, Oxon, United Kingdom
Paul Perry, Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Lee Phillips, Ft Dodge, IA
Ben Ramler, St. Joseph, MN
Dawn Stevens and family, Rockford, IL
Jiri Vonasek, Prague, Czech Republic
Steve Whelan, Barrow, AK
Osman Yagcioglu and family, Williamson, GA
Michael Zidziunas, Lakeland, FL
855-SWPC-411
(that’s 855-7972-411)
Your chance to address your
questions, comments, or ideas
directly to the club’s board or staff.
It’s your club —- now a new
way to use it.
2016 Convention
Lone Star Chapter busy
planning Trek to Texas
By Dan Nicholson
Chapter President
dannick1935@sbcglobal.net
Members of the Lone Star Chapter
in Spring, Texas, are having a great
time planning the programs for the
SWPC national convention we are
hosting, “Trek to Texas,” in
Fredericksburg.
With
the
support
of
the
Fredericksburg Chamber (CVB), we
are trying to squeeze in the many venues of the Jewel of the Hill Country for
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our 4-day convention for all our Short
Wingers’ interest.
The Hangar Hotel and Convention
Center is second to none in the whole
USA.
Add
the
charm
of
Fredericksburg’s past and their now
developing market as another Napa
Valley east of the Rockies, and we
have lots of things to do in a short 4day program.
Hotel rooms (in the Hangar Hotel or
the Fredericksburg Inn and Suites) are
available to fit everyone’s comfort
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. Advertising Manager
2. Club Store Manager
3. Foundation Scholarship Manager &/or Executive
Director of the Foundation (Contact Chuck Davis,
Interim Education Foundation Director, davismailbox@msn.com)
4. CFI’s for the Technical Advisors Group
5. Other IA’s to join the Technical Advisors group
6. 2018 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).
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level, from top to bottom —- plus the
convention center offers great meeting
facilities for our business items and
there are places to go and things to do
away from business.
The Poker Run will be different
from any you have ever done, anywhere! No control areas to work
around, but wide open Texas Hill
Country and river valleys to overfly.
One leg, from Junction, Texas, down
the Llano River to the city of Llano, is
wide open and you can scud run,
watching for nothing but deer, cattle,
and a few nice ranch houses on the
banks of this beautiful river of the Hill
Country. There are lunch stops available at the famous Coopers BBQ in
both Junction and Llano, and fuel at all
stops.
A day trip down to Kerrville, 22
miles to the south, is also being
planned to visit the Mooney Aircraft
Factory (now back in production). The
ladies who want to skip the Mooney
factory can come along for a tour of
the newly open factory of the James
Avery Jewelry Company to see how
items are designed and made.
For sure, one can spend a whole day
in the Museum of the War of the
Southwest Pacific, right on Main
Street in Fredericksburg, along with
hundreds of Shop till you Drop stores.
This is a great item should we find a
day of a total washout of rain on
Wednesday (the tour day with four different options to choose from).
We want to suggest for those planning to come from outside of Texas
that Fredericksburg is in the Heart of
the Texas Hill Country, and just an
hours drive from either Austin, the
state capital and home to two great
museums, or San Antonio, the oldest
city in Texas, with the famous River
Walk downtown and the much-honored Alamo, adjacent to the River Mall
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 Fredericksburg, Texas,
in 2016; 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
and the River Walk. I-10 and I-35 will
lead you into these two cities to visit
while in Texas.
Having attended several SWPC conventions over the past 25 years, I think
you’re going to enjoy the program we
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are developing for 2016, so start putting things together for next summer’s
Trek to Texas.
Stay tuned for more info in coming
issues of the News!
2016 Convention, Fredericksburg, Texas, June 27-30
Hotels, airport, tentative
schedule outlined
By Eleanor Mills
Editor
Dan Nicholson, convention director
for our 2016 convention in
Fredericksburg, down in the hill country of Texas, gave a presentation on the
convention at the executive board
meeting and at the membership busi-
ness meeting during the 2015 convention in Branson.
In addition to the rousing endorsement he gave to the membership, he
provided me with a number of
brochures and other information about
Fredericksburg and the things planned
for the convention.
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Here’s one pretty Short Wing already scheduled for the 2016
convention. This is Dan Nicholson’s Tri-Pacer, one with a proud
Short Wing Piper Club history. Dan bought it from Bob Fuller, club
founder and past president, who had flown it for 34 years.
Where will we stay?
For those who are able to fly to the
convention, the Hangar Hotel right on
the airport is the place to be since it’s
adjacent to the convention center. For
those who bring their family, with children under 18, the Fredericksburg Inn
& Suites will be the place to stay
(since the Hangar Hotel, while providing almost everything adults might
want in a convention center, is limited
to adults 18 and older). Fredericksburg
Inn & Suites also has a swimming pool
for the youngsters who measure their
satisfaction with the venue by how
many times they got to go swimming!
The Hangar Hotel bills itself as a
place for those who want more than
just a bed and breakfast. Their reservation form states: “All guest rooms
offer one king size bed. We are a nonsmoking facility and we do not allow
pets or children under 18. The Hangar
Hotel offers an adult environment and
surrounds guests with precious airplane memorabilia. Therefore it is not
an environment that is comfortable for
children.”
The aviation themed hotel, in addition to airplane memorabilia, has
model planes, USO history, and “the
romance of the 1940s. Relax amidst
the aviation-themed backdrop and
experience the Hangar Hotel’s service
and attention to detail, steeped in the
excitement of a bygone era,” its website states. The hotel and conference
center offer an Officer’s club, an
Airport Diner, 10,000 feet of air conditioned conference area, with the main
conference room featuring a restored
theater marquee and two break-out
rooms. “Weather permitting, large
hydraulic hangar doors allow insideoutside functions adjacent to the fabulous 40’s Airport Diner,” a brochure
Dan sent along says.
Perhaps the best part for the 2016
convention is that the hotel is blocking
off all 50 rooms for the convention at a
discounted rate of $129 per night. (The
reservation form lists standard rates
after October 1st at $159 per night
Sunday through Thursday and $189
per night for Friday and Saturday.)
Fredericksburg Inn & Suites bills
itself as “a Hill Country gem,” and it
certainly sounds like one. There are
two resort-style swimming pools, an
outdoor cabana with a fireplace and
The Hangar
Hotel’s distinctive appearance
television (and Smores packages
available), and an in-ground hot tub.
Plus, guests are served a deluxe continental breakfast each morning in the
original German home, a recorded
Texas Historic Landmark built in
1848. Room rates are $100 per night.
The Hangar Hotel is 2 miles from
the main street of Fredericksburg. The
Fredericksburg Inn is “just steps”
from downtown Main Street.
Reserving your rooms
To receive the convention rate
(discounted), you must reserve your
rooms by May 27, one month before
the convention begins. Summer is a
busy time in that part of Texas.
You can contact the Hangar Hotel
at 830-997-9990 or www.hangarhotel.com. For the convention rate,
you need to specify you’re with the
Short Wing Piper Club.
For the Fredericksburg Inn &
Suites, call 830-997-0202 (or toll
free 800-446-0202) and tell them
you’re with the Short Wing Piper
Club. Their website is www.fredericksburg-inn.com.
What about the airport?
Our convention airport is Gillespie
County Airport, T82, elevation 1695
15
feet, 3 miles southwest of
Fredericksburg. It’s on the San
Antonio sectional chart and has no
control tower.
AirNav.com has full information,
with FAA information (effective June
25, 2015, when I checked.)
Airport services include 100LL fuel
available 24 hours with a major credit
card, tiedowns, and major airframe
and powerplant services.
What is planned for the convention?
As always, plans tend to change as
we get closer to the actual convention
time. But here’s the tentative schedule
Dan has provided:
Monday, June 27
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration
10 a.m. to 12 noon, Board of
Directors meeting
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Meet and
Greet reception at the Hangar
Convention Center
Tuesday, June 28
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m,
Meeting and Breakfast, Chapter
Presidents
9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Technical
Meeting and Forums (two programs
TBD)
12 noon, Membership luncheon
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,
Membership Business Meeting
Fredericksburg Inn &
Suites
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3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Visit with
exhibitors
and
vendors
(ECI
Cylinders, San Antonio Prop Shop,
etc.)
Dinner on your own
Wednesday, June 29 —- Visit
Texas Hill Country
Tours available
1. Museum of War in
Southwest Pacific
2.
Tour
LBJ
Ranch
(Stonewall) and Texas Wild Flower
Seed Farm
3. Tour of two wineries in the
area
4. Tour Garrison Brothers
Distillery in Hye, Texas, and
Luckenbach Store.
Thursday, June 30:
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Flying in the Hill
Country,
Poker
Run
—Fredericksburg to Kerrville, Junction,
Mason, Llano, and back to
Fredericksburg (5 cards). Lunch
enroute at Coopers BBQ in Junction
and/or Llano. Circle Enchanted Rock
on the home leg.
Or
Visit Mooney Aircraft in Kerrville,
Texas, (at Schieher Field). Factory
tour available. 20 minute flight or 30
minute van ride. While in Kerrville
take a factory tour of James Avery
Jeweler and/or visit the Museum of
Western Art (world class)
Convention Banquet with keynote
speaker
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5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Reception with
cocktails in the Officers Club
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Dinner in the convention center with guest speaker to be
announced
Friday, July 1: Departure day. But
see Dan’s notes below, with No. 4 having some additional suggestions for
those leaving (or for that matter, for
those arriving at the convention a day
or so early).
Dan added some special notes to the
tentative schedule:
1. All convention activities are in the
Hangar Hotel Convention Center, next
door to the hotel
2. RV parking on the airport grounds
and adjacent to Lady Bird Johnson
Park.
3. All tours can provide group transportation (vans and buses). Buses run
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
4. All out-of-state convention goers:
Dan suggests a one-day stop in Austin
to include the Bob Bullock State
Museum, downtown Austin, flying
into the
uncontrolled Austin
Executive airport (12 miles from the
city) or make a one-day visit to San
Antonio, the Alamo and the River
Walk, using Stinson Field, the second
oldest airport in the USA.
By the way, Dan says the tours on
Wednesday take about 6 hours, so you
can just pick one!
Bring YOUR Short Wing to
Fredericksburg, Texas, June 27-30,
2016, when we all come together to
celebrate our
Trek to Texas!
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‘Willkommen,
2016 Convention
Short Wing Piper Club’
Willkommen or Welcome is the
word from Fredericksburg, Texas, for
Short Wing Piper Club members looking forward to the 2016 convention.
Here’s what the Willkommen
brochure on Fredericksburg has to say
about getting to Fredericksburg:
“Fredericksburg is centrally located,
just a short, scenic drive 77 miles west
of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, 70
miles northwest of the River Walk in
San Antonio and 260 miles from both
the Houston and DFW (Dallas/Fort
Worth) Metroplexes and our neighbors
in the Midland/Odessa area.”
For those flying their Short Wing
(or other private plane) to the convention: “Gillespie County Airport —
- For those who wish to fly to
Fredericksburg in a private plane or
jet, the Gillespie County Airport (T82)
offers a 5,002 foot lighted (medium
intensity) runway. Full FBO services,
GPS instrument approaches and automated weather observation system are
on-site. www.gillespiecountyairport.
com - 830-990-5764.”
For those preferring (or having to
take) the airlines: “The San Antonio
International Airport (SAT) is located
on the north side of San Antonio and is
an hour and fifteen minute drive to
Main Street. The Austin Bergstrom
International Airport (AUS) is located
on the southeast side of Austin and is a
one and a half hour drive.”
For those who opt to drive:
“Fredericksburg offers easy access via
US Highways 290 and 87 and State
Highway 16. Interstate 10, a major
transcontinental artery, is only a 20
minute drive from downtown.”
For more information about
Fredericksburg
visit
www.
VisitFredericksburgTX.com
Make a
difference!
Make sure you’re listed in the ‘Who was there and where
did they come from’ story in 2016. (See page 31 for the
2015 list.) Join your local chapter. Make a donation to the
club, the library or to the Education Foundation (tax
deductable). Nominate someone for treasurer and vice
president (see page 117) and then vote in the elections
next year (ballot will be in the April-May-June issue).
Send in your story and pictures for the SWPN.
Check out the website (www.shortwingpiperclub.org).
This is YOUR club.
Your participation makes it better!
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2015 Convention
Award-winning
aircraft truly
outstanding
By Eleanor Mills
Frank Sperandeo, a member of the
convention committee charged with
judging the convention aircraft and
procuring the trophies to be given at
the banquet, found himself with at
least 25 aircraft on the field, but with
many of their owners saying they did
not want to be judged.
But as is always the case at SWPC
conventions, the six aircraft selected
for the seven trophies were outstand-
ing. Jim Corban of Winona, Miss.,
would have taken home two trophies
had he been able to stay until the banquet. Instead, his trophies were
shipped to him and now he has to find
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phies, one for the Best PA-20 for his
red original Pacer, N221EC, and the
other for the coveted Grand Champion
award.
Bryan Hunt, Rockford, Ill., who
came to the convention with his father,
Wally, and his son, Zack, took the Best
PA-22/20 for his converted Pacer,
N4763A. Bryan’s Pacer, covered for
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Hills, Ill. When Ed stepped forward to
receive the trophy he brought to the
front of the banquet hall with him the
rebuilder of 37-Delta, Randy Wolff,
who spent seven years restoring the
Tri-Pacer.
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The big winners at the 2015 convention are shown above, with a
couple missing because they had to leave for home early. On the
right are the aircraft award winners: From right to left, Larry Jenkins,
Best Clipper; Vicky Knudson, Best Colt; Bryan Hunt, Best 22/20;
David Taylor, Best Experimental Piper, and Ed Newby, best TriPacer. The grand prize winner, Jim Corban, is one of those who left
early. Jim also won Best PA-20 Pacer. On the left side (from left) are
Andy Seligson, Zac Weidner, and Tom Brent. Andy and Tom were
named to the SWPC Hall of Honor. Zac won a framed certificate for
being the youngest pilot (at age 22) to fly into the convention. Calvin
Stahl, who won the framed certificate for flying the farthest distance
to the convention, also had returned home early.
Editor’s Note: If you’re reading this in the printed issue and
saying, “Hey! Where’s the color?” there is a simple explanation:
We're foregoing the post-convention color section for this year, the
officers have decided. as another cost-saving measure. As you’ve
probably already read in Connie’s President’s Report, club finances
are improving, but there is still a ways to go.
Of course, the PDF's will have all the color photos, so go to the
website and look at the PDF online. And while you're on there, look
at all the other information available for members.
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Here’s another look at the cover plane, the convention’s Grand
Champion and Best PA-20, with proud owner Jim Corban standing
by.
Bryan Hunt’s award winning Best PA-22/20, N4763A, spent most
of the convention well covered up. Here, Bryan and his family are
headed out on the Poker Run.
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Another award-winning aircraft is getting a preflight before the
Poker Run. Larry Jenkins’ Clipper, N5380H, was the Best Clipper
winner. Larry invited editor Eleanor Mills to ride along for the Poker
Run --- her first poker run and her first ride in a Clipper. “After I figured out how to get into the Clipper, it was really fun,” Eleanor said,
noting that the Clipper was a bit more cramped than the PA-22-160
she and Bob owned for 25 years.
Vicky Knudson’s N12465 won the Best Colt award. Tom Brent
managed to catch the Colt on the ramp for this photo, but most of
the convention the beautiful Colt was kept in a hangar. Vicky said
she ran into more bad weather on the way back to Shakopee, but
Burt Ackerman, also from Shakopee, noted that she made it back
home quicker than he and Violet did, perhaps because they stopped
at one place that had four quilt shops!
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Chapter which hosted the convention,
Fred and Bonnie from Lebanon, Mo.,
and Bill and Teresa from Neosho, Mo.
Frank Sperandeo , who owns the fabulous Miss Pearl, was unable to bring
her to the convention from their home
in Fayetteville, Ark., because of a
problem with the engine, which Frank
discovered just as he finished detailing
the Pacer for her trip to the convention.
Here’s the final award winner --- but not the final photo of beautiful Short Wings. David Taylor is a member of the Mid-America
Chapter, living in Mexico, Mo., and it was no surprise that his N956T
won the Best Experimental Piper trophy. Dave’s Wagabond attracts
attention at all the chapter fly-ins. (More convention aircraft photos
will be in the next issue.)
Convention was wonderful success, thanks to many people!
By Fred Mayes
Convention Director
Lebanon, MO
fbmayes@icloud.com
The Short Wing Piper Convention in
Branson was a wonderful success. The
Mid-America Chapter is very happy
and proud of the way the convention
turned out and all of the wonderful
help we received from other chapters.
It takes a lot of people with a lot of different talents, and everyone worked
hard and we had a good time putting
on the convention. We also had a very
nice group of Short Wings on display
at the airport.
Thanks to all of the volunteers, registration and door prizes in the hospi-
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Convention director Fred Mayes (second from left) and the planning committee’s do-everything man, Tom Edmondson, are rescuing Eleanor Mills, who just offered to help the banquet speaker, Fred
Schieszer, find a seat. Both Fred and Tom are pointing out that the
speaker already has a seat at the table with Fred and Bonnie Mayes
-- and Fred Schieszer’s wife. That’s Laura Wattles, Fred and Bonnie
Mayes’ daughter who designed the convention’s patch, at the left.
Andy Seligson took the photo.
tality room at the Lodge of the Ozarks
went smoothly. The lobby of the
Lodge was a great place for club members to visit, and with the snacks that
members made located in the room
nearby, nobody went hungry. There
was a long table full of home made
cookies, zucchini bread and salt water
taffy available all week. Both of my
kids, Russell Mayes and Laura
Wattles, came to help out all week, and
my daughter-in-law Olive and granddaughter Heather made the trip to help
for the first few days.
The Meet and Greet was held at the
airport, with barbecue and vendors’
displays. We were even serenaded by a
local singing group who came to sing
us a song, and of course, to snag a trip
in a Short Wing. Tom Edmondson was
our emcee and he did an outstanding
job giving away 30 Live Show Theater
tickets while we had our meal.
On Tuesday morning, Ralph
Gutowski gave a seminar on Fabric
Covering Processes and he packed the
room. Then we headed to the School of
the Ozarks to have lunch at the Keeter
Center, where Yasmina Platt from the
AOPA spoke. This may have been the
best meal of the convention, which
was prepared and served by students of
the college. This was also the location
for our membership meeting.
Wednesday
started
with
a
Maintenance Seminar by Steve and
Gilbert Pierce and Hangar Talk at the
airport and many attended this, as well.
The highlight of the day was the
Branson Belle Dinner Cruise and
Show. One hundred and fifteen members came to the show and we packed
the front section of the theater. It was a
fantastic show, and the highlight for
our convention was when they persuaded Joe Carter to come up on stage
to do a skit with their comedian/magician. I think Joe may have stolen the
spotlight from their entertainer!
Thursday morning was the Poker
Run directed by Doug Conger and
Kevin Weidner. The weather was
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A small part of the many from the convention who attended the
dinner cruise on the Branson Belle Showboat are shown above.
beautiful and the pilots had a great the FAA’s Charles Taylor Master
time. Tom Edmondson and Lynn Alan Mechanic Award.)
Peterson gathered the members who
And on top of all of the planned
signed up for Wine and Shine, and events, many members had time to
took them on a tour of both a winery work in other entertainment. Tom,
and a distillery. Then we gathered Lynn, Bill and Sue Miller, Eleanor and
Thursday evening for the Closing Laura all managed to see the Liverpool
Banquet. Some may have missed it, Legends show across the street from
but Adolph Svec and Frank Sperandeo the Lodge. Tom, Yasmina, Zac
spent some time at the piano before the Weidner and others went Flyboarding
banquet, playing and singing songs. I at the Branson Landing. Some
hear they even sang “Laura” to my kayaked and went zip lining, and on
daughter, Laura.
Wednesday evening several of us went
At the Closing Banquet, awards to the Hughes Brothers It Show down
were given out from the judging, and the street which featured a fantastically
our Keynote Speaker, Fred Schieszer, musical family. And nearly everyone,
gave a great talk about the special it seemed, paid multiple visits to the
engine that was created for the Wright Andy’s Frozen Custard stand that was
Brothers’ historic flight. It was clear to just a few hundred feet down the
all of us that a lot of the success of the street.
Wright Brothers came from the creIt was clear at the end of the convenativity and engineering skills of their tion that Branson had been an ideal
mechanic, Charles Taylor. (Editor’s location.
note: Taylor’s legacy continues with
Convention’s opening event, the Meet & Greet, was
popular and had many winners!
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One of several tables set up at the convention airport, PLK, to
allow those gathered to eat the delicious barbecue and all the fixings is shown above. From left front around the table are Gloria
Fields, Rico Cannone and Dale Prividera, Frank Sperandeo, Art
Weisberger, Judy Rudd, Annie Mills-Hosmer, Kay Mills, Izzy and Cali
Mills-Hosmer, and Eleanor Mills. Andy Seligson, Gloria’s husband
and soon-to-be SWPC Hall of Honor inductee, took the photo.
At the Meet and Greet, Tom
Edmondson, Laura Wattles, and
luncheon speaker Yasmina
Platt, the AOPA’s midwest representative, teamed up to give
away over 30 theater tickets.
First winner Verla Stump is
shown at left in the photo on the
right as she and Yasmina try to
figure out which show Verla and
her husband, Ken, would want
to go to.
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Each person at the Meet & Greet was given a raffle ticket which
was used in the drawings being held. Frank Sperandeo handed his
ticket to 8-year-old Cali Mills-Hosmer and told her she could have it.
“Really?” she said. “Really,” he answered. He might have wanted to
change his mind when the ticket he gave Cali was drawn for one of
the $50 cash prizes donated by the Northeast Chapter. But Cali was
thrilled. Shown above with Cali are (from left) Laura, Tom, and
Yasmina. Laura and Tom are wearing their Piper-azzi shirts!
Send your technical tips to the SWPN! (PO Box 10822,
Springfield, MO 65808 or eleanormills@att.net)
Help expand the knowledge of your fellow members
and the safety and efficiency of their Short Wings.
Or just tell us about your Short Wing -- and send along
a photo. We’re all partial to Short Wings, no matter
what year or what modifications they might have!
Tell us about a special flight you made. And send a
photo from that, too!
It’s your SWPN. You can make it better.
2015 Convention
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Who came and where
were they from?
By Eleanor Mills
Thanks to Carole Van Vleet, who
once again headed up the registration
committee for the convention. Several
other people assisted her during the
convention, manning the desk and
helping with the raffles that went on
during the convention, including
Deborah O’Kelly, Charlene Kendrick,
Bonnie Mayes, Olive Mayes and her
daughter Heather, and probably others.
Here are the names and hometowns
of the attendees:
Andy Seligson and Gloria Fields,
Yonkers, NY; Bill and Teresa Lynch,
Neosho, MO; Frank Sperandeo,
Fayetteville, AR; Ed and Doris Newby,
Lake in the Hills, IL; Doug and Cindy
Conger, Cortez, CO; Eleanor Mills,
Kay Mills, and Izzy, Annie and Cali
Mills-Hosmer, all of Springfield, MO;
Bill and Charlene Kendrick, Pryor,
OK;
Alan and Susan Arrow, Magnolia
TX; Kevin, Michele, Zac and Jacob
Weidner, all of Bunker Hill, IL; Kent
and Deborah O’Kelly, Castle Rock,
CO; Rico Cannone and Dale Prividera,
Ballston Spa, NY; Isaac (Josh)
Faibisoff, Caseyville, IL; Bill
Spurlock, Elk City, OK; Steve and
Shirley Shepherd, Omaha, NE; Jim
and Donna Lambert with their daughter Jamie Lambert and granddaughter
Jacey Stapleton, all of Brighton, CO;
Terry and Claire Karlson, Wittman,
AZ; Vicky Knudson, Shakopee, MN;
Ken and Gloria Van Bortel, Port
Royal, PA; Butch and Marny Prillwitz,
Appleton, WI; Sid and Sue Brain,
Harrison AR; Bob Harrington and his
daughter, Merry Hayward, both of
Midland, MI; Burt and Violet
Ackerman, Shakopee, MN; Paul and
Michele Wolff, Baraboo, WI; Chuck
and Dorothy Morris, Peculiar MO;
Ron and Jackie Collier, Seymour, TN;
Jim and Betty Younggren, Hallock,
MN; Jack and Sandy Madden,
Frostproof, FL;
Jim and Janice Fix, Crete, NE;
Laura Wattles, Fort Smith AR; Joe
Carter, Cookeville, TN; Jack (Rick)
and Nancy Jacobsen, Omaha NE;
Ralph Gutowski, Oxford, OH; Ted and
Sarah Fields, Texhoma, OK; Dan and
Sue Miller, Grain Valley, MO; Russell
and Olive Mayes, Farmersville, IL;
Larry Jenkins, Hernando, MS; Tom
Brent, Walnut, MS; Adolph Svec and
Myrna Akins, Marengo, IL; Chris
(Fishin’ Joe) and Vickie Wesolowski,
Alexandria, OH (and Anchorage, AK);
Curtis and LeAnn Mather, Lebanon,
MO; Gary and Lydia Jones, Kerrville,
TX;
Adrian and Barbara Geiger,
Prescott,
AZ;
Henry
Plant,
Luthersville, GA; Connie Stevens and
Lou Reinkens, Homewood, CA; Allen
and Carol Deyoe, Orion, IL; Michael
Coghlan, Berryville, AR (and
Killarney, Ireland); Calvin Stahl,
Federal Way, WA; Jim Gardner, Vinita,
OK; Fran and Alice Laabs, Ames, IA;
Dan Nicholson and his grandson Jude
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There was a lot of visiting going on at the convention --- breakfasts in the hotel dining room, the comfortable chairs in the hotel
lobby, the registration/hospitality room, etc. Above, from left, Nancy
Jacobson, Carole Van Vleet, and Donna Lambert catch up on each
other’s lives. Donna, by the way, was a casualty at the convention,
slipping in the bathroom and falling into the tub. She ended up in a
brace and on crutches, but the diagnosis was not a break, just
sprained ligaments.
Nicholson, both of Spring, TX; Jim
Corban, Winona, MS; Ron Spence,
Germantown, TN; Ron and Rebecca
Demmler, Childs, MO; Steve and Joan
Pankonin, White City, OR; Dave
Taylor, Mexico, MO; Ken and Verla
Stump, Cabot, AR; Gilbert and
Barbara Pierce, Germantown, TN;
Bryan Hunt, with his son Zack and
his father, Wally, all of Rockford, IL;
Art Weisberger and Judy Rudd, Sierra
Vista, AZ; Jim and Elaine Freeman,
Breinigsville, PA; Cliff and Carole Van
Vleet, Sierra Vista, AZ; Fred and
Bonnie Mayes, Lebanon, MO; Tom
Edmondson and Lynn Alan Peterson,
Kansas City, MO; Dale Berger and
Lisa Finley, Nazareth, PA; John and
Linda Parish, Pharr, TX; Tom and
Denise Anderson, Mason, OH;
Heather Dvorak, Farmersville, IL;
Steve and Cathy Pierce, Graham, TX;
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Visiting in the hotel lobby above are (left to right) Steve Pierce,
Jim Gardner, and Ken Stump.
A long table in the dining room always seemed to be filled with
convention goers. Above are (from left around the table), Tom Brent,
Alan Arrow, Lou Reinkens, Rick Jacobson, Jim Lambert, Cliff Van
Vleet, Larry Jenkins, and Joe Carter.
Yasmina Platt, Houston, TX, and Fred
Schieszer, Warrensburg, MO. (Steve
was a major seminar presenter,
Yasmina was the luncheon speaker,
and Fred was the banquet speaker).
If we counted right, that’s 129 people who helped to make the Branson
convention “the best ever.”
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Larry Jenkins (standing) is addressing the crowd from the floor
in the membership meeting. Behind him, also standing, is Eleanor
Mills. Among the crowd shown are Linda and John Parish, Russell
Mayes, Deborah and Kent O’Kelly, and Denise and Tom Anderson.
Andy Seligson took the photo.
Business conducted
at the 2015 convention
By Eleanor Mills
One of the main items of business at
our conventions is the awarding of trophies to the aircraft award winners and
the other awards given at the closing
banquet.
In addition to the aircraft awards
talked about in a separate story, there
were several other notable awards at
the banquet.
Two other “flying” awards:
Youngest Pilot, 22 year old Zac
Weidner, Bunker Hill, IL, who has 400
hours in the Tri-Pacer and the Twin
Comanche flown to the convention by
his father, Kevin Weidner.
Farthest distance flown to the
convention: Calvin Stahl, Federal
Way, WA, who was the first to arrive at
the convention but had to go home
early. His certificate was shipped to
him.
Two SWPC Honor Roll recipients
honored
Two more members were named to
the SWPC Honor Roll, Tom Brent,
Walnut, Miss., and Andy Seligson,
Yonkers, N.Y. Both are well-known to
club members, both are chapter presidents (Tom of the Tennessee Chapter
and Andy of the Northeast Chapter),
both are long-time members (Tom
since 1995 and Andy since 1987, and
both have been involved in conventions (Andy directing two of the three
conventions the Northeast Chapter has
hosted and Tom serving as official
photographer of many of the conven-
tions). Andy also served on the club’s
board of directors.
But it’s the enthusiastic seconding of
their nomination from their friends and
fellow chapter members that really
shows why they were honored.
Two of the many speaking for Tom
Brent:
From Curt Ammons: Tom is a
great leader and mentor, epitomizing a
true representative of our type club.
His years as President of the TNSWPC
have been with their ups and downs,
but there has always been that one constant: that of Tom’s presence in the
clouds of diversity. Through it all, the
TNSWPC has become more than just a
chapter bordered by state lines but led
the expansion to regional proportions
in its membership. If there was any
one person who could have kept this
chapter cohesive while allowing us to
grow and flourish, it has been Tom!
From Steve Marcozzi: In my opinion, the entire SWPC organization has
enjoyed an outstanding level of benefit
from having a leader with Tom’s positive, selfless attitude. Inclusive of all
comers, Tom is the epitome of what an
airplane type club representative
should be. Regardless of the trials,
tribulations and politics of the national
landscape and amid negative economic impacts on sport aviation, Tom has
always concentrated the focus of his
flock on safe, fun, family flying, and
promotion of one of Piper’s most
enduring model lines.
And for Andy Seligson:
From Melissa Schipul: Andy is the
driving force behind the NE chapter
and has worked hard nationally as
well.
From Stephen McKeon: I would
certainly like to have my name added
in support of Andy’s nomination for
this award. In the relatively short time
that I have been associated with the
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organization, it has been made abundantly clear that Andy is the driving
force behind the Northeast Chapter’s
successes as well as contributing significantly to the national organization.
From Rico Cannone: Andy joined
our chapter, then called New England
Chapter, in 1988 and a few years later
was elected President. Shortly after
that we decided to change the name of
our chapter to THE NORTHEAST
CHAPTER. Since then he has been
everything to us. He sponsored two
successful conventions, one in
Ellenville in 1993 and then Saratoga
Springs in 2013. He arranges the
monthly meetings and sends out email
notices detailing the time and place.
He makes notes of all that attend, takes
photos and then prepares a news letter
reporting the event. We have 33 members in our chapter and thanks to Andy
I think it’s one of the best in the
SWPC. The man dedicates hours each
month to our chapter. I don’t know
what else to say about him; he is one of
my best friends. He is still flying the
same Tri-Pacer he acquired in 1988.
Tom and Andy join the following
previously installed members of the
SWPC Honor Roll: Robert A. Fuller,
Stephen W. Marsh, Edwin F. Wach,
Kurt Schneider, Larry D. Smith,
Lonnie McLaughlin, George Fruehauf,
Iris Morris, Frank Rush, Charles H.
“Chuck” Lewis, Bob and Eleanor
Mills, Clyde Grant, Kent O’Kelly,
John Wood, Ralph Gutowski, Tom
Anderson, Cliff Van Vleet, John Beck,
Doug Stewart, Art Weisberger, Garry
Butler, George and Tyke Klitsch, and
Jim and Janice Fix.
At-Large board members honored:
President Connie Stevens also handed out framed certificates of appreciation to two of the four at-large members of the board of directors: Sid
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Brain and Fred Mayes.
Education Foundation scholarships awarded to five students
By Larry Jenkins
Education Foundation Director
For the 2015/2016 school year
scholarship awards, my goal was to
award each student $2,500. When the
Board voted on the five scholarship
recipients, we only had enough money
to award $2,000 per student. Since the
convention, I received an anonymous
donation of $1,750 to be added to the
2015/2016 school year scholarship
awards. This makes an additional
$350 per student, but $150 short of our
desired scholarship award goal of
$2,500 per student. A possible reason
we did not make our desired goal of
$12,000, for this year’s scholarship
awards, could have been because we
were having web site problems, and
our donors were discouraged when
Members of the club’s board of directors started the convention
off with their meeting Monday morning. Shown above, from left, are
Sid Brain, at large board member; Larry Jenkins, Education
Foundation Director; Art Weisberger, secretary; Connie Stevens,
president; Fred Mayes, at large board member, and Claire Karlson,
treasurer. Not present were two at-large board members, David
Hedditch, and Clyde Smith, Jr. A number of staff and guests were
also present, past presidents Cliff Van Vleet, Kent O’Kelly, and Frank
Sperandeo, staff members Judy Rudd, clerical assistant; Eleanor
Mills, membership and SWPN, Terry Karlson, Librarian, and Adolph
Svec Chapter, coordinator, as well as other guests Rico Cannone,
Dan Nicholson, Alan Arrow, Lou Reinkins, and Joe Carter.
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Judy Rudd was busy at the
meeting taking notes in preparation for doing a summary of the
meeting for the board.
they could not make their donations
on the web site. What saved us were
the three individuals who donated
$1,000 each to the SWP Education
Foundation Scholarship Program. We
were also saved by several chapters
who donated up to $500. The only
way the Education Foundation will
continue to survive is for each member to make some annual donation.
We have the best of students we are
assisting with their tuition cost, and
we will never find a better way to
invest our personal money.
Scholarship renewal students:
Logan Owen, a sophomore at
Auburn University. Sponsored by Sid
Brain
Justin Holt, a senior at Delta State
University. Sponsored by Larry
Jenkins
New students for first time scholar-
Chapter coordinator Adolph
Svec and Myrna Akins are
shown on the Branson Belle,
spending the intermission on
deck.
ship awards:
Timothy Quigley, a sophomore at
Lewis University. Sponsored by
Adolph Svec
Molly Van Scoy, a junior at Purdue
University. Sponsored by Jim and
Elaine Freeman
Mark Barry, a freshman at EmbryRiddle University. Sponsored by
Connie Stevens
Making a difference for aviation-oriented
students and aviation in general is as easy
as adding a few dollars to your annual
membership renewal.
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Our trip to the SWP 2015
convention at Branson
By Andy Seligson
Yonkers, N.Y.
andytuba@optonline.net
My wife Gloria and I look forward
to attending the Short Wing Piper Club
Conventions. Where they are doesn’t
really matter. We’ve driven, flown in
the Tri-Pacer, and flown commercially.
What really matters to us is when
they are held. Being a high school
band director (among other things) in
the northeast means working up till the
end of June. School starts again around
Labor Day.
There has been much said about the
times and locations of our conventions. One must realize that you cannot
please everybody. Planning, organizing, and hosting a convention is a huge
volunteer effort. At our Saratoga
Convention, the Mid-America chapter
proposed a convention in Branson,
Missouri. It was a great presentation
and caught our interest. I told Fred
Mayes and Eleanor Mills about my
work situation and they actually set the
dates so that we could attend! I’m not
saying they did this for us, but it certainly worked (more on that later).
As time passed and our chapter discussed the convention, it appeared that
Rico Cannone and I were planning to
attend. Rico and Dale Prividera were
planning on flying commercially.
Gloria and I were planning to fly the
Tri-Pacer. If the weather wasn’t good
we’d use alternate plans. I plotted the
flight, got the necessary charts (what if
the iPad and Foreflight died?), and
checked the weather for days in
advance, and in the end, we chose to
drive.
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We had rain from the George
Washington Bridge all the way to
Dayton, Ohio – our overnight stop.
The closest we got to flying the first
day was dinner at the 94th Aero
Squadron restaurant at the Columbus,
Ohio airport. You could barely make
out the landing and departing flights!
The next day dawned sunny and we
were off. Again, we traveled through
some heavy rain on and off. We decided to stop for dinner in Springfield,
Missouri, and continue on to Branson.
I checked Trip Advisor and chose
Jimm’s Steakhouse. It was a good
choice. As we drove through the local
streets, we passed a frozen custard
stand that was mobbed. I told Gloria
we must stop there for dessert. I’m a
sucker for good frozen custard.
It was at that ice cream stop that the
phrase “the world is small” rang true.
First of all the name was Andy’s. I’ve
often told the story of playing a concert in New York City on a Sunday
afternoon. The following Tuesday, in a
remote corner of the British Museum
in London, a flutist from the orchestra
came through a door and said, “what
are you doing here?”
At Andy’s, there was a gathering of
people celebrating a young man’s
recent winning of the Missouri
Amateur Golf Tournament with an
impressive trophy. We got to talking
with the folks because I like to play
golf. When we told them we were driving to Branson for a flying convention,
the young man’s dad said “Oh, the
Short Wing Piper Convention?” They
would be there too. He was an instrument student of Fred Mayes! He asked
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Here are the couple Andy talks about, Curtis and LeAnn Mather
with Fred Mayes (right), tournament director. Curtis is doing instrument training with Fred and one of their sons was a student pilot
with Fred. All three are from Lebanon, Mo.
why we would drive such a long distance if we couldn’t fly? I told him
about the issue of the dates and my
work. He said that Fred had just told
him about me. He called Fred and
when we arrived at the convention
hotel we were welcomed in the lobby
by Fred, who had already spoken to
him! It is a small world indeed. The
couple attended our dinner cruise on
the Branson Belle.
You must realize that besides being
a music teacher, I have had a long
career as a tuba player on Broadway,
symphony, opera, ballet, television,
movies. Etc. My wife is a retired music
teacher. When we told friends we were
going to Branson, they were astonished. I must say that Branson is a cultural shock to many folks from “back
east.” This is middle America; not
New York City. If you went to Milan,
Italy and to La Scalla, you wouldn’t
expect country music.
I must~ say~ that~ the shows
~ ~ we saw in
Branson
~
~ were of
~ ~the ~highest
~
~ level in
every
~ aspect!
~ ~ Even~ the~ show
~ on~ the
Branson
terrific.
~ ~Belle~ was
~
~ ~ It ~was
much~better~than~ the~ show
~ we saw dur~
ing~ the Springfield
Our
~
~ Convention.
~ ~ ~
first
~ day,
~ ~ we
~ went
~ to
~ the
~ Titanic
~
Museum.~ This was
~ a most enjoyable
~
~
and informative
~
~ experience.
~ ~
~
~
That
~
~evening,
~
~ there ~ was ~a meet
~ and
greet
with
live ~ music.
~ at
~ the~ airport
~
~
~
Our guest
~ ~luncheon
~ ~ ~ speaker Yasmina
Platt ~from~ ~ AOPA
~
~ helped
~ Tom
~
Edmondson
emcee
~
~
~ the~ event
~ and give
out various prizes.
q
qLarry Jenkins
q q was
there with the
q SWPC store. It was
great to qsee old friends
that one
q
q sees
only qat these “reunions”
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q as well
q
making qnew
q friends.
~
~ Kent~ O’Kelly
pronounced
the convention
~
~ ~ ~ “open”
and
barbecue
din~ ~ all enjoyed
~ ~ a buffet
~
~
~
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ner.~
~ ~
~
~ ~
Our chapter donated three $50 gifts.
I believe
~ ~ Jim Fix’s ~wife and ~Eleanor
~
Mills granddaughter
won~ two~ of~ them.
~
~ ~
~
It~ is always
great
to~ see some
~
~
~ ~ of~ the
examples ~of our Short
Wing
Pipers
~
~
~ ~ on
the ramp.
~ Some
~ ~ of
~ them~ are~ truly
~
amazing.
What’s
impressive
is
~
~ ~ more
~
~
that some
restored
to
~ of~ them were
~
~ ~
such perfection
by ~the~ owners
~ ~
~ ~ themselves!~ I think one
have~ been
~ would
~
hard pressed
a~ “utilitarian
~ ~ to find
~
~ ~
award”
~ ~ at Branson!
~
~ Alas,
~ there
~ ~ ~were
no Vagabonds
~ ~
~ at ~this convention.
~ ~
Tuesday
was
the
~ ~ morning
~
~
~ Chapter
~
President’s
~
~ meeting,
~
~ ~moderated
~
~ by
Adolph ~Svec who is~ the chapter
coor~
~
dinator.
~ I must
~ say that~ Eleanor Mills
and~ Adolph~ are the
communi~ greatest
~
~
cators
~ between
~ ~ ~ our
~ ”leadership”
~ ~ ~ and
the members
(oh,~ if~ that~ website
~
~ only
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Some of those on the winery and distillery tour spearheaded by
Tom Edmondson and Lynn Peterson are shown above. From left are
Adolph Svec and Myrna Akins, Tom Brent, Sue Miller, Dorothy and
Chuck Morris, Verla and Ken Stump, Dan Miller, Butch and Marny
Prillwitz, and (in front of Marny), Gloria Fields. Gloria’s husband,
Andy, took the photo.
worked).
We were told that there are between
900 –1000 Short Wing Piper owners.
Many of the “species” are going to
Europe to be stored for future purchase, due to economics. We should
try to keep track of Short Wing Pipers
that are for sale or lying around.
With about 21 chapters in the
SWPC, only about 17 indicated much
activity in the past year. It was reported that more technical articles are
being requested. I mentioned that after
some articles, some folk went on rants
about the validity of the content. We
must remember that these articles are
one person’s opinion. You really ought
to check with your trusted A&P/AI
before following some of the advice.
There is a need for a better means of
communication between members
(like the forums). There was a mention
of possible merger with Steve Pierce’s
forum. I mentioned that it should be
easier to have chapter newsletter/infor-
mation updates posted to the website
(when it is working). Adolph and
Eleanor said they could help here.
The afternoon agenda was the member’s luncheon and business meeting.
This was held at the College Of The
Ozarks, adjacent to the airport. This is
a work study institution where the students “work for their tuition and
board.” One of the big areas of concentration is in food services. We had a
most enjoyable lunch prepared and
served by some fantastic young people. The guest speaker was Yasmina
Platt, a regional manager from AOPA.
She put on an interesting PowerPoint
presentation on how she deals with primarily local and state governments as
an advocate for general aviation. There
was a question and answer period followed by the business meeting held in
the adjacent auditorium.
At the business meeting, the by-laws
which Sid Brain worked on tirelessly
were ratified by votes mailed in and
cast in person. I again raised the issue
of online voting. I, as do many of you,
believe that this is the only way to go
in this day and age. The fact that only
5 votes were mailed in from our entire
membership indicates that there is a
problem. Was this all fallen on deaf
ears? Time will tell. Oddly, there was
no mention of adding or eliminating
at-large board members with membership ratification. Let’s see how this
plays out. Our President Connie
Stevens talked of positive growth but
didn’t address the losses of membership. Why did these people leave? I
hope that our “leadership” is dealing
with this issue. Then there was the
website. Enough said. Hey, nobody ran
for President, so Connie is still at the
helm. I fear that there are rough seas
ahead. Then again, many a ship has
made it through and I hope we do too.
Wednesday morning was a seminar
by Steve and Gilbert Pierce on maintenance of our Short Wing Pipers. They
gave a good, comprehensive
PowerPoint on the ins and outs of general maintenance, with a question and
answer to follow. This was held in the
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air conditioned FBO “terminal” area.
We then proceeded outside to the ramp
and went spinner to tail on Bryan
Hunt’s Pacer (which won I believe)
citing more than I could fathom.
Later Wednesday, we had our early
dinner cruise on the Branson Belle.
This is an old paddle wheeler that
some of us were on at the Springfield
Convention in 2003. We all had a great
time mixing with new and old friends
as well as having a dinner and being
entertained by a first class variety
show of the highest caliber. It was
interesting to note that one of the
clerks on the ship was also a night
clerk at our hotel. He recognized many
of us. This was one of the highlights of
the convention. Great planning guys!
When we returned to Branson, about
30 of us went to a show adjacent to the
hotel. It was the Hughes Brothers with
about 35 children and spouses! They
put on a show with singing, dancing,
and playing musical instruments that
was first class.
The weather in Branson was less
than optimum. On Thursday, they
actually had the poker run. I was going
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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.
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to maybe fly along with Tom Brent,
but he decided to stick to the “land
tour.” Gloria and I went on this tour as
well. First we went to Stone Hill
Winery for a tour of how wine is made
and packaged. Samples were had by
all. We were transported by Tom
Edmondson and Chuck Morris in 2
vans. After a brief lunch stop, it was
off to the Copper Run Distillery to see
how moonshine is made (legally).
More samples were had. It was a very
quiet trip back to the Lodge of The
Ozarks.
Thursday night was the closing banquet. This was the best chance to mingle and meet the folks. It was actually
on Wednesday on the Branson Belle
that I was reacquainted with some old
friends from Pennsylvania. Ken and
Gloria Van Bortel from Port Royal,
Pennsylvania, were there. They drove
out in their camper. I can’t remember
the last time I saw them. Ken was a
member of our chapter and helped start
the
(now
defunct)
Western
Pennsylvania chapter. He showed me
pictures of his Vagabond that had just
been completed by another couple of
SWPC members, Steve and Charlie
Gay. When I returned home, there it
was on the latest cover of the SWPN!
They joined Rico Cannone, Dale
Prividera, my wife Gloria, and me at
our table.
The keynote speaker was Fred
Schieszer, an aviation expert and professor, who gave an interesting talk on
the history of the engine the Wright
brothers used on their historic flight.
He was most knowledgeable and passionate about this subject. I think if
you asked many of the women in the
room, they might differ….. Awards
were handed out to the various aircraft
winners, the oldest and youngest pilots
to fly in, as well as the longest distance
to the convention (Seattle, Wa. Area).
Rico had told me that Tom Brent, the
president of the Tennessee, chapter
was going to get awarded the Hall Of
Fame plaque, but he had no idea so
keep it a secret. He did, in fact get this
award. When Connie Stevens was
reading the intro to this award, I was
engrossed in a pastime/addiction of
many people – checking my email on
the phone. When I heard the name
Andy Seligson, you could have
bowled me over! I got up and graciously accepted the award. It means a
lot to me to be included with the many
others before me. I thank all from the
bottom of my heart. Then it was off to
another Andy’s a half block away from
the hotel.
After many good byes, it was time to
reverse course and plow through some
nasty weather that I hope nobody had
to contend with in the air. We had a
great time at this convention. The truth
is, we have had a great time at all the
conventions we attended since 1987! It
takes a lot to pull these off successfully. I know very well. Our chapter has
done 3!
I must commend Fred Mayes and
all of the people that played a role in
this convention. A special shout out to
Tom Edmondson who was indispensible. The location was perfect. Branson
is a sure thing. The airport was most
accommodating to our needs (including hangaring the aircraft when a
severe thunderstorm with hail came
through). The hotel wasn’t the Ritz but
was far from the pits! There were plenty of prizes, a great hospitality crew,
there was certainly plenty for anyone
to do, and the company was great.
What more could you ask for? Oh
yeah, the weather. I’m sure every
member of this organization has heard
this. If you have time to spare, go by
air. The weather is something we have
no control over. The majority of folks
in Branson, like Saratoga, and many a
convention, did not fly there in a small
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In addition to the three $50 cash prizes the Northeast Chapter
donated as raffle prizes, Andy and Rico Cannone presented
Education Foundation director Larry Jenkins (center) with a $500
donation to the Education Foundation for scholarships. The presentation was done at the closing banquet. Gloria took the photo.
plane. Was the trip worth it? A
resounding absolutely!! Great job,
Mid-America!
Editor’s note: And thanks for all the
photos, Andy. You and Gloria take
good photos.
By Jack Madden
Frostproof, FL
jjsmaddenjr@aol.com
This year, as usual, we departed our
central Florida airpark, 52FL, soon
after day break Friday, 6/26. By leaving early we hoped to slip across the
border into Georgia before the usual
bad weather that often develops there
and arrive in Rome, Georgia before the
thunderstorms crank up.
Our Pacer is equipped with a formi-
dable array of portable navigation,
weather and traffic displays, and minimal certified instruments. It consists of
an Apple mini iPad loaded with the
Garmin Pilot app centrally located on
the instrument panel. Tied in is a
portable Garmin GDL-39-3D antenna
with a solid state AHRS, all powered
with ship’s power and backed up by
integral batteries. This affair provides
a large track up, moving map displaying controlled and special use airspace,
Uneventful trip to Branson becomes
dificult on the way home
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Here’s the Maddens’ classy Pacer, N8879C, parked somewhere
on their trip.
geographical info including towers as
well as radar derived weather and traffic. The screen can also be split and
display an attitude instrument, synthetic vision, weather or TFR info.
We’ve used this arrangement for
many hundreds of hours including last
year’s transcontinental trip to the Santa
Maria convention with no issues. We
don’t fly in the clouds, however,
because we don’t have a backup attitude instrument.
Once in Georgia, we crossed a 50nm
segment over the Okefenokee swamp.
The ceiling was 3000 feet and we were
cruising at 2500 feet. Anyone who has
ever crossed this area at low altitude
will know that it is an extremely
remote and wild place affording practically no suitable landing spots. The
best emergency landing areas arguably
would be in one of the many narrow
waterways with probably an upside
down exit from the aircraft. Having
life preservers and a personal EPIRB
on board would be a good idea for this
route.
Landing at BHC, Baxley County, in
southeast Georgia was a first for us
and a treat. The airport had been
recently renovated and the new FBO
building had two bedrooms for
overnight airmen. After uploading
20.6 gal @ $3.75/G we were on our
way to Rome for the layover. We used
flight following in the Atlanta area and
ATC was happy to help us.
My brother and his family live in
Rome and we planned staying two
nights. So far our trip was perfect with
great weather.
We departed Sunday morning for a
fuel stop at MKL, Jackson, TN and on
to PLK, Branson, MO, our convention
destination. The weather was good
with a ceiling about 3500’. MKL is a
picturesque towered airport in west
Tennessee. It is home to an ANG unit
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and is serviced with scheduled airline
flights to and from Nashville. We
pumped 18.1 gal @ $3.64/G.
The next leg took us over the extensive rice fields of the Mississippi flood
plain and the beautiful lakes and
mountains of the Ozarks.
Arriving at PLK, I was once again
tricked by the optical illusion given by
a wide runway when I made my firm
landing.
So far our trip had been fine and
uneventful.
As is customary, everyone had a
good time and enjoyed a well planned
and executed convention. Kudos to the
organizers. It was also encouraging
that the club has attracted new member, Tom Edmondson, who possesses
extraordinary public speaking skills. I
wish he would have done more of the
speaking at the convention. We hope to
see and hear more from Tom at future
conventions.
The poker run, despite threatening
weather, was outstanding and well
attended. Kevin and Doug did an
excellent job planning and leading the
run.
On the last evening of the convention at the banquet. we were surprised
to learn of the early departure of our
friends Gilbert and Barbara Pierce. We
heard they had left the convention
early to avoid predicted bad weather.
That was a harbinger of things to come
for us since the first part of our route in
the morning would be similar to theirs.
The weather was poor the next
morning, Friday the 3rd. A stationary
front had formed south of our position
and extended from Texas to Georgia.
We decided to leave and go as far East
as possible. Taking off at 10 AM with
1500/10 we set out for Blythe, AR. By
the time we reached ARG, Walnut
Ridge, (about 100 NM east and out of
the mountains), the ceiling was a
ragged 900’ and deteriorating. We
decided to spend the night. We wound
up spending two nights in ARG. The
FBO lent us a courtesy car and the
motel was comfortable.
Fog and low ceilings prevented
departure until 11 AM, Sunday morning. Even then we were scud running
until getting near the Mississippi River
where the weather improved to
2000/10 and remained so all the way
over the piney forests of northern
Mississippi and Alabama to EET,
Alabaster, AL.
Thunderstorms prevented further
progress so we spent another night in a
motel. We have stayed at EET on previous trips and knew we could get
good services there. The weather was
foggy with low ceilings Monday
morning, so we didn’t leave until 0900
CDT with 1200/10 weather. Ceilings
got worse and didn’t get better for
60nm until we cleared the last of the
small ridges of the Appalachian range
that extend well into Georgia and
Alabama.
Then the iPad began showing convective activity near Cross City, FL
and moving East so thanks to a significant tailwind, we began altering our
fuel stop destination from Perry Foley
to Live Oak to Lake City and finally to
Keystone Heights, giving us maximum
distance from the storms.
Keystone Heights, a WWII airfield
was a good stop with a friendly FBO.
We bought 25.5 gal@ $3.97/G. There
were some interesting old aircraft in
the main hangar and it seemed like
most of the defunct Zantop Airlines
fleet of Lockheed Electra aircraft were
scattered around the triangular field.
When we departed on the final leg at
2 PM EDT it became obvious that
we’d have to fly down the east coast of
Florida in order to circumvent the
storms moving across the state from
the West. The choice was a good one
and we arrived home at 3:30 having
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Ah, big river down below! (Editor’s note: That’s what I said
every time we passed over a big river and I took a photo. By the time
we got home, I would have forgotten which big river it was. So I have
a handsome collection of “big river below” photos. Bob used one of
those photos, though, for a very good abstract painting.) This was
taken some time on the Maddens’ trip to the convention.
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Jack is shown on the right at the convention, posing with Sid
and Sue Brain (on the left) and Tom Edmondson with the SWPC banner.
barely avoided all the bad weather.
reception altitude of the ADS-B as we
I learned something about the use of did a few times on this trip, we lost
our navigation equipment on this trip. reception and of course, also our radar
The GDL-39 provides ADS-B weather weather display.
from ground transmissions when the
We thank all our friends who put so
aircraft is at or above reception altitude much work and time into this effort to
of about 1000’ above the ground. This provide such a good time for the club
helps avoiding embedded storm areas members.
when flying beneath an overcast.
However, when flying below the
Join your local chapter today for
Food * Fun * Fellowship * Flying
See the list of local chapters following the
chapter reports or contact chapter coordinator
Adolph Svec (contact information on page ii or
use the SWPC toll free number
855-SWPC-411 or 855-7972-411)
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Club business - Financial Reports - SWPC Balance Sheet
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SWPC Profit & Loss statement
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Profit & Loss statement continued on next page
SWPC Profit & Loss, page 2
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Editor’s note: The financial statements for the club
and the Education Foundation are required by our
bylaws to be published once a year after the club convention. The Education Foundation reports begin on the
next page, along with Connie’s Financial Report.
Have a technical question or a problem?
Call the club’s 24/7 hotline: 855-SWPC-411
It’s ALWAYS open and it’s FREE! You can
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SWPC financial report summary for 2014
By Constance Stevens
SWPC President
2014 Summary
SWPC was established as a Membership 501(c)4. While very much appreciated and needed, donations are NOT tax-deductible. Our Non-Profit Corporation
is focused on Short Wing Piper aircraft including the Vagabond, Clipper, Pacer,
Tri-Pacer, and Colt. Our organization is one of the largest Type Club organizations in the world. And the survivability of our tube and fabric aircraft fleet is
considered to be more than 40 percent. The main intent of our By-Laws continues to provide discussion and reporting on our aircraft with the Mission of
Continued on page 57
SWP Education Foundation
Profit & Loss Statement
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SWPC financial report summary for 2014
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Continued from page 55
Education & Technology, Maintenance & Safety, Camaraderie & Flight. In
order to stay on course, we must continuously provide financial stability, sustainability, and succession planning.
We have halted our 2006-2013 losses and for the first time in a long time our
income is not only positive, but we managed a 90 percent improved Net
Income over and above our 2014 Budget. We are on target as we move forward
with affordable Operational and Membership improvements.
2014 Actual Profit & Loss
2014 Budget
Net Income $4371.51
$ 8,297.89
Our 2014 Net Income at $8,298 clearly broke the Club’s 2013 Year-end
$10,708 operational loss with a positive 2014 Year-end confirming our Board of
Director’s choices to reduce costs and increase membership options, keeping our
$40 minimum dues available for the E-News. And a $5 increase to help with
postage costs in delivering the News’ hard copy.
Also, know that the Club donated $12,553.50 to the Foundation in 2014.
This was handled through an Investment Transfer between both Edward Jones’
Accounts. Our Club’s Balance Sheet represents our Total Liabilities and Equity
at a positive $194,440
It appears that we have broken the financial descent that began about 2006!
Our appreciation goes to Kaaren McGlynn, our 2013/2014 Treasurer and
Financial Advisor, who foresaw a five-year demise of our Club if spending was
not severely cut. It was her recommendations and the Board’s actions that
resolved the threat. We are your team with the best interest of the Club and
its members at heart.
The News’ publication reduction by two issues, removal of Commission
Payments from Advertising, slight increase in advertising rates, and a slight dues
increase are responsible for our ability to make a few positive measured changes
for our membership.
Updated Website with increased speed, storage, and security
Toll-Free number that can reach anyone — Short Wing Piper Club: One-Stop
Shop
Financial Data Entry & Reporting Assistance
Reduced Club Annual costs for Club Convention by covering actual costs
and not distributing funds up to $6,000 to be held in a Local account until needed. Our Club received more than $5,535 in net proceeds from the 2014
Convention in Santa Maria CA and opened an exclusive Convention Checking
Account for planning purposes up to three years
Improved Membership services without cost influences were:
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Increased number of Technical Advisors
By-Laws Rewrite/Update with Membership Approval
Virtual Chapter Formation Option
2014 Actions Intending to Increase Membership:
Buy, Build, and Fly the Affordable Certified Ride: Sun-n-Fun & AirVenture
Renewed Hospitality Roster
According to our Membership Manager, Eleanor Mills, NEW members joining our Club continue to increase. The following numbers are from our 2015
Membership Convention Report:
2013 = 58; 2014 = 80; and 2015 = 114. Our Outreach is working
The Short Wing Piper Club’s 2014 Calendar Year Reporting has been maintained and managed by a professional Team of three plus one:
Jun 2014 – Jun 2015
Our Bookkeeper has maintained the data entry and
Payroll
Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 Our Accountant has adjusted Club Accounts to
reflect our Online Store Ownership, illustrated our $17,000 transfer/donation to
The Foundation’s Investment Funds, and transitioned our reporting accordingly.
She has prepared our year-end Profit & Loss Statement and Balance Sheet for
2014’s Federal Filing and our request for an extension until August 15, 2015
Aug 2015
H&R Block provided our Club’s Federal Filing ontime Online
Aug 2015
Beginning July 2014, Our Board President with the
agreement of the Club Treasurer and Board of Directors secured continued
financial services, reviewed their activities and reports, provided the Board with
Monthly Financial Updates into first-quarter 2015 with assured Payroll Services
up to June 30th 2015, and has written the Club’s 2014 Annual Financial
Summary Report for The News and Membership
Conclusions & Recommendations
I have proposed to our Board of Directors and I propose to you, our
Membership:
We cannot afford to not have professionals at our side when it comes to our
Corporate Finances. Succession Planning is strongly recommended along with
continuity
One Bookkeeper providing monthly data entry and Payroll including State &
Federal reporting as required
One Accountant providing quarterly data reviews and financial reports per
our By-Laws
One other group such as H&R Block providing Annual Federal Reporting*
Maintain Quarterly issues of The News until News advertising increases suf-
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ficiently to support our publication’s two additional issues, again
Add a monthly e-newsletter with hard-copy for those few without e-mail.
The minimal cost will be to copy & mail the hard copy
Thank you to our Board of Directors, Staff, and you, our Membership for your
continued support and patience as we move forward together toward 2020,
~Connie
*Federal Reporting with a reputable and national Accounting firm will allow
any and all Officers to view our Reporting at any H&R Block office in this country. Having our Annual filings in “one” location will allow for an easier transition
of records and files for new Club Officers. If possible, we should also utilize a
service for our quarterly Financial Reports with P&Ls and Balance Sheets. This
is especially advantageous when there is a change in 50% of our Officers that
could occur as often as every year. Our Treasurer is up for re-election every twoyears as are all National Officers.
SWP Education Foundation
financial summary for 2014
By Constance Stevens
SWPEF President
2014 Summary
Our Foundation was established in 1990 with the furtherance of aviation in
mind and heart. Our Chapters and Individual Members from the Short Wing
Piper Club and the Club’s Online Store have been the primary supporters of the
Foundation, a 501(c)3 Charity. Yes, your donations are relatively taxdeductible. The Foundation, a non-membership organization, is a separate
and independent Corporation from the SWPC, a 501(c)4 membership
organization.
The Foundation’s Investment Fund was set up to provide an accumulating
interest amount that would support selected Aviation-minded Scholarship
Applicants. The main support to the Fund has always been individual
SWPC Members, SWPC Chapters, and the Online Store.
This is the year, 2014, of the transition and clarity of who owns the Online
Store. Due to the Club’s former claim of Store inventory and Sales and Cost of
Goods Sold (COGS) in the Club Balance Sheet and reporting Foundation Assets
and Liabilities on the Club’s past joint Financial reporting conveniences, the
decision was made by both Boards in 2015 to clarify by action the By-laws for
both organizations “who’s on first….” While this can be confusing for some, it
is not confusing to the IRS or other serious non-profit organizations. This is the
right direction to insure Foundation sustainability.
2014 is the close-out year and transfer of Store inventory back to the Club.
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This completion should be satisfied in 2014 with our current reports. 2015’s
accounting will have the simplest approach: All funds given to the Foundation by
the Club are a Club donation and not a Liability payment of funds owed to the
Foundation. The Foundation has separate and independent financial reporting as
of 2014 to the Board of Directors and Club Membership.
Having clarity in 2015 reports will allow for the Foundation to request and
receive donations from aviation companies in addition to the SWPC and will
assist any Accountant or Bookkeeper in their efforts to maintain simplified
record-keeping and receipts.
We should also be able to begin adding Grant Funds back to Foundation
Investments, increasing Foundation Assets and allowing us to return to the original intent to grow the Fund in order that the Interest will pay for aviation scholarships. Our goal is to allow the Principle balance to grow, grow, grow - for our
future Pilots, A&Ps, Dispatchers, Meteorologists, Airline & Airport Managers,
and other aviation-minded students. After all is said and done, we are supporting
the furtherance of aviation in the best way we know how: providing financial
support to qualified students and youth to learn about and enjoy the wonder of
aviation.
Our Foundation filings are relatively easy. Currently, we submit an Online
Postcard due to our low amount of Annual Gross Income: less than $50,000. We
have quite a way to go to reach the $50,000 mark for a change in our Federal filings. This is the Goal: Earn more than $50,000 per year.
2014 Profit & Loss
Total Income
Total Expenses
$ 7,812
$ 10,029
2014 Balance Sheet
Total Liabilities & Equity
$77,733.63
Additionally, the Foundation earned more than $724 in Investment
Income. With all things considered, the Foundation stepped out of 2014 with
a Net Income of $678.66. Scholarships paid to Student Aviation Programs
totaled $9,500. This cost was offset by generous donations of $7,769. Our Total
Expenses including Scholarships were $10,029, taking the Foundation into an
overall P & L loss of $8,821.
Thank You for your continued support of our Board of Directors and Staff. It
is because of YOU, our Foundation Donors and Student Sponsors, that we are
able to move forward toward 2020 with the vision of continued interest and
growth for Aviation Education and Aviation-minded Students as we increase
Foundation donations to meet our Scholarship Applicant needs.
With appreciation,
~Connie
Membership Report - More
news from the mail bag
By Eleanor Mills
The convention this summer in
Branson really was a fun one. Kay told
me that Izzy, Annie, and Cali (ages 13,
10, and 8) said this was their favorite
convention they had been to. They
started going with me to the convention in 2009 and missed only the
Sarasota Springs convention in 2013.
So Branson beat out the mountains of
Tennessee, the Ohio convention, South
Dakota, Utah, and even the Pacific
Ocean and the elephant seals of the
2014 convention. Pretty high praise,
I’d say.
While I was working to set up this
issue, I received the following email:
Greetings,
My name is Joel Penhorwood. I’m a
student at The Ohio State University
and am involved in aviation. Though
I’m not yet a pilot, I would like to gain
my license soon.
I recently had the opportunity to
travel to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, as a representative of Ohio
State’s Center for Aviation Studies.
While there, I met some members of
the Short Wing Piper Club, including
having a nice conversation with
Connie (Stevens, our club president)
one morning while at the hotel getting
ready to head to AirVenture.
She told us of the great opportunities
for those wanting to get involved in
small aircraft and Short Wing Pipers. I
am very much interested in achieving
my pilots license in the near future
and, along the way, would love to get
involved with the local chapter of the
Short Wing Piper Club and possibly
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gain experience, mentors, and assistance in the process. I thought contacting you by email might be a good way
to start down this path.
I would very much enjoy talking to
someone about any opportunities. I’m
available for a phone call at anytime or
be email at (937) 407-6398 or by email
at
penhorwood.15@buckeyemail.
osu.edu. I look forward to hearing
from you!
Agriculturally,
Joel Penhorwood
I sent Joel a PDF of the latest issue,
told him about our special membership
rate for students, and forwarded his
email on to Ralph Gutowski in the
Ohio Chapter. I’m sure Ralph will contact the young man (which he did), but
it wouldn’t hurt for some of you members to chime in, especially those of
you in the Ohio State area.
And kudos to Connie for taking
advantage of a chance encounter in the
hotel lobby to talk to a group of students interested in aviation.
We grow our membership one person at a time!
Dan Cathey, Cottage Grove,
Oregon, sent in this email note:
Just in case you missed this, AOPA
Pilot just provided the following info
regarding the question, “How do you
define an antique aircraft?”:
“Antiques are pre-1936 aircraft.
Classic aircraft were built from 1936
to 1941. Warbirds were built from
1941 to 1945. Finally, neo-classic aircraft were built from 1946 to 1956.”
This is quite different to what I have
been told in the past, and although it
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puts me well into the “antique” period, my Clipper is now in the snazzy
class of a “neo-classic,” which I had
never heard of before.
I’m with Dan. I thought our Short
Wings were in the classic class. Turns
out I’m a classic (which isn’t bad), but
Bob’s and my Tri-Pacer (1958) would
have been whatever comes after neoclassic.
Speaking of classic aircraft, I really
messed up on the cover photo in the
last issue. Fortunately, several of you
members knew better. Ken Van
Bortel’s beautifully restored Short
Wing is a Vagabond, not a Pacer.
I plead ignorance. But you have to
remember that when Bob was alive,
we made a good pair as editors. He
knew all the airplane stuff and I knew
the writing stuff.
I can hear him saying, “Well,
Eleanor, you should have looked it up
if you didn’t know what type of Short
Wing it was.” And of course he would
be right. So I guess I’ll plead ignorance and a brain lapse.
N4816H is a 1948 PA-17. Ken and
Gloria were at the convention and I
asked if he got the magazine before he
left. He hadn’t and I told him he was in
for a good surprise, but there was a
mistake in what I said about his airplane.
This issue has a Grand Champion on
the cover. Just kidding —- I know it’s
a PA-20. A Pacer. And beautiful!
Our annual conventions really are
reunions. Every summer, I see people I
haven’t seen for a whole year. But at
this summer’s convention I saw several people that I hadn’t seen for a long
time —- people like Ken and Gloria
Van Bortel. And Joe and Vickie
Wesolowski, Bob Harrington, Ron
and Jackie Collier, Fran and Alice
Laabs, and probably some others. The
East Coast bunch mostly didn’t make
it to California, so it had been two
years since we saw them. Then there
are always new people, first-timers.
Next year’s convention is also sort
of in the middle of the United States,
just a bit farther south. The Texas Hill
Country is beautiful and Dan
Nicholson has thought up some good
things for us to do.
So, meet me in Fredericksburg for
our 2016 reunion! I’ll bring my Tilley
hat and my camera.
If you missed the Branson convention, you really missed a good time.
You’ll just have to look at the pictures
in this issue (and some in the next
issue as well) and imagine yourself
there —- put yourself in the pictures.
Then go mark your calendar for
June 27-30 in Fredericksburg, make
your vacation plans, get out your sectionals —- or fire up your GPS —- and
start making flight plans.
As usual, several members put notes
on their renewal applications indicating their occupation or special skills or
just to add a special note. Clyde
Smith, Jr., Lock Haven, Pa., listed a
modest “technician.” Clyde, of course
is better known as the Cub Doctor and
is the go-to person for Short Wing history as well. Roger Trump,
Greenville, Ohio, is an ag pilot and a
property manager
Eric Hansen, Rosamond, Calif., is a
test pilot. Jake White, San Antonio,
Texas, is an A&P/IA. Kevin Alston,
Cooper City, Fla., is a Southwest pilot.
John Archibald, Cross Junction, Va.,
is a pharmacist with a special skill for
electrical. He and his wife, Juanita,
donated $5 to the club and $10 to the
library.
Doug Stewart, Cashmere, Wash.,
said he is retired and very good at it.
He’s an IA and still does annuals on
rag and tube aircraft. Michael
Bachman, Boyertown, Pa., is the
director of maintenance at Gap (I
think) Aviation.
David Geiger, Murphysboro, Ill.,
said he’s an accountant (and also a past
treasurer of the SWPC). He and his
wife, Deb, are also very much
involved with the Tennessee Chapter.
Deb serves as secretary for the chapter
and also was instrumental in bringing
chapter president Tom Brent’s name
up for the SWPC Hall of Honor, into
which he was inducted at the convention.
Sam Henderson, Huntsville, Ala.,
is a CFI, A&P and IA. Chad Minkel,
Chanhassais, Minn., is in the USAF
Reserve. Bill Papich, Boston, NY,
rejoined the club after being out since
2006. He owns PA-16 N5914H. David
Stanton, Washougal, Wash., is a
retired police/crime scene investigator
and an attorney in Washington and
Oregon. Byron Stone, Beaumont,
Texas, is an A&P, CFI, ATP, a helicopter pilot for 47 years, and is still flying.
Way to go, Byron!
Edward Watson, Lock Haven, Pa.,
is airport manager of the Piper
Memorial Airport there in Lock
Haven. Donald Dench, Twentynine
Palms, Calif., said he is retired and a
A& P mechanic. He added that he and
his wife, Susan, were trying to hurry
away on their August trip to the mountains to get away from the Southern
California monsoons.
Lowell DePoy, Salem, Ind.,
rejoined after letting his membership
lapse in 2008. He is the airport manager and the Piper Flight Museum manager at the Salem Municipal Airport.
He also built the Wright Bros. Wind
Tunnel (for the museum, I think). He is
one of several who took the opportunity to join or rejoin at Oshkosh.
(Thanks, Clete, for setting up and manning our booth.)
Paul Gotzian, Big Lake, Minn., is
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skilled in welding and metal and fabric. F. Wiley Grant, Eaton, Ind., is a
retired professional pilot. Gene Kirby,
Topeka, Ks., is retired from the Army.
(We haven’t seen you at Mid-America
Chapter meetings lately, Gene.)
Douglas Millson, Port Hope,
Ontario, Canada, is a retired air traffic
controller. Bill Natale, Saratoga
Springs, N.Y., is the proud owner of
Clipper N5644H, which he says is
smoother and faster than the PA-12
Super Cruiser he owns. He also owns a
Great Lakes biplane. But the Clipper,
serial No. 16:217, is obviously his
pride and joy. “There’s no corrosion,”
he said, and he even found on a wing
spar the original sign-off notation in
red crayon that gave it an okay.
Will Pelletier, Bluffton, S.C.,
belongs to a Vagabond family. “My
dad has had a Piper PA-15 Vagabond
since 1955,” Will said, “and my first
ride in it was 1956. I now now own
that airplane and have acquired another PA-17 Vagabond. I am restoring the
PA-15 now and have been flying the
PA-17 a few months now. I would say
I have a passion for these planes and
have enjoyed reading the News letter.
My dad was mentioned many many
times when the Vagabond News was in
print.”
I’m sure, Will, that our Vag Venue
editor, David Harmon, will be delighted to read this and I’ll bet he’d like for
you to write a story for the column.
Will is a business owners and a corporate pilot. Edward J. Turner III,
Mokena, Ill., is a pilot and an A&P and
IA. Kevin Weidner, Bunker Hill, Ill.,
and his family were at the Branson
convention. They have a family membership, listing wife Michele, son Zach
(who flew to the convention and
earned youngest pilot honors), and two
other sons, John and Jacob.
Karl Booker, a new member from
Clarinda, Iowa, is a mechanical engi-
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neer/consultant. Stephen Farley,
another new member, is from San
Antonio, Texas, and owns a fuel business. His email address begins “gasman.” Tracy Hille, a new member
from Sandusky, Ohio, is a manufacturing engineer and a flight simulator
builder.
Steve Whelan, Barrow, Alaska,
another new member, is an x-ray/CT
tech. Michael Zidziunas, a new member from Lakeland, Fla., is a flight
instructor and an A&P/IA and the
owner of PA-22 N5723D.
Jim and Donna Lambert, Brighton,
Colo., made it to the convention this
year and Donna was the one casualty
that I know of at the convention,
falling and ending up on crutches for
the remainder of their stay in Branson.
I’m happy to report that I don’t think
she missed a thing but hobbled along
to every event. Way to go, Donna! But
back to business: Jim said he’s retired
and a Jack of All Trades. Guess I
should say, Way to go, Jim!
Lily Porter, Towson, Md., added a
nice note: “Hi! Eleanor. Sorry, wouldn’t be able to see you in Branson this
convention. Miss you one and all.
Enjoy! Love, Lily.” I missed you, Lily.
I always still expect to see you and
Lew at the conventions.
John and Margie Ritchie, Duluth,
Ga., said, “Thank you, Eleanor, for
your service to the club. Hope you are
doing well. We are fine. Kids are all
grown up now and out of college!”
Bob and I met the family a long time
ago when both of us had kids along.
Hard to believe so much time has
passed. Their kids are out of college
and Kay has three kids of her own, one
a teenager. Lots of fun!
Jud Caldwell, Madisonville, Ky.,
said, “I recently bought a Tri-Pacer
and plan a rebuild project. Wings are
going to be my first phase and I am
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currently seeking some real good
information on getting the wing structure ready for cover. After I finish the
wings I’ll go on to the fuselage and I’ll
want good info on that phase also. I
will appreciate any help I can get.”
I gave Jud Ralph Gutowski’s contact
info and the usual instructions on how
to get onto the club’s website to see the
technical material. Soon I got another
email from Jud, saying, “I’m excited
about getting started on a dream project that I have had for a long time, and
now even more so, after seeing the
benefits of being a member of the
Short Wing Piper Club. I had no idea
this organized source of information
and group of like minded people existed. How lucky can I get! I am very
happy to be a part.”
Larry Jenkins passed on a note he
received from Ron and Jim Lazor.
Ron lives in Middlefield, Conn., and
said, “Have to mention that my Dad
and I have been associated with you
since around 2010 and have on several
occasions needed technical help or
advice on our 61 Piper Colt. You and
your fellow members have always
gone above and beyond in an effort to
be helpful, informative, and even quite
humorous at times. We are both very
grateful for the organization and the
people who have created it and those
who work to continue its excellence.
Many thanks.”
Jack Bennett, DeKalb, Ill., sent in a
note changing an email address and
added that he and Donna are selling
their Short Wing. “And will probably
not be flying much longer (ages 87 and
89)” he added.
Lonnie McLaughlin wrote after the
April-May-June issue to note that
some pictures were “pixelated” and
wondered what happened. Well, what
happened was that I got several photos
from members that turned out to be 1
inch wide or so when I imported them.
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They just don’t print well when
enlarged, folks. Lonnie also wondered
why I couldn’t run the stories without
interrupting with advertisements.
“Perhaps it’s just me (getting older),”
Lonnie said, “but it’s harder for me to
follow when it jumps from page to
page in the PDF issue.” That’s a differ-
ent problem. And it’s going to keep
happening, I think, as I try to fit ads
and articles into a limited amount of
space.
Continued on page 111
Regional Chapter Reports
Editor’s note
to all chapters:
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.
Arizona
By Terry Karlson
Chapter President
piper3737z@gmail
Calendar of Events
October 22-24, 2015, Copperstate
Fly In, impromptu gathering of members
November 6 and 7, 2015, Sierra
Vista Young Eagles Flights, Airport
Open House Breakfast. Looking for
volunteers to help with the Young
Eagle Flights.
2016 Calendar
January 16, 2016 - Deer Valley
breakfast at 10 am
February 20, 2016 - Marana
Regional (Avra Valley) 10-am
March ??, 2016 - Cactus State at
Casa Grande 11am
April 16, 2016 - Chandler Breakfast
at 10
May 21, 2016 - Ryan Field Tucson
10am
June 20-23, 2016 - National
Convention in Fredericksburg, Texas,
Hangar Hotel (50 rooms) or
Fredericksburg Inn & Suites (deadline
for room reservations at convention
rates and availability of blocked rooms
reserved for convention) is May 27.
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Carolinas
By Steve Culler
Chapter President
n2311p@aol.com
The annual Asheboro fly-in in June
was well attended by local folks and
pilots from near and far. Our Carolina
Chapter scheduled our monthly meeting to join the fun. The day was hot as
have been many of the days this
spring. Fortunately there was a nice
breeze on the tarmac that made walking the flight line pleasant.
When I arrived I was number 5 in
the pattern behind several spam cans
and one familiar Tri-Pacer, N3211B.
As Marshall Teaff taxied to parking I
could see that planes before him were
being directed to parking on the
“south 40” ramp.
Immediately Marshall was directed
to park on the “good” ramp with the T28 and P-51 and other warbirds and
vintage planes. I was next as the ramp
marshal approached my plane, “Can
you put it next to that PA-22,” he
asked.
“You bet I can” was my reply. Two
Short Wings side by side were a perfect opportunity for visitors to stop
and ask about our planes.
At Asheboro a complimentary tee
shirt and lunch is always served to
pilots. This is always appreciated, I
now have several shirts in my collection. Members in attendance today
were Marshall Teaff and Steve
Yancy from Huntersville,
Roger Hawkins from Asheboro,
Melvin Scales from Winston-Salem,
Bill Houston and brother from Siler
City. A former member, J. Wood
stopped by to say hello and let us
know that he is close to putting his
Champ in the air. We saw another
Short Wing arrive late that belongs to
member Ron Awad but we never saw
Ron. Sorry that we missed you.
Around two o’clock Marshall and I
decided to head home since clouds
were beginning to build and afternoon
thunderstorms are nothing to mess
with in our lightweight classics. We
said our good byes to the others and
departed just as we arrived.
On the flight home I decided to contact Greensboro for flight following.
My direct route would put me in their
Class C airspace and it would help if
they knew who was coming their way.
Radio traffic was light so GSO gave
me a squawk code and I was in their
system. I was sure glad that I did
because there was a rain storm just to
the southwest when I passed the
Greensboro VOR.
Eighteen miles out I reported
Winston and was given the direct to
and contact tower. It was a straight in
“clear to land” from ten out. Just a perfect ending to a great day of fun, food
flying and friendship.
Our July meeting is at the Pik N Pig
so hope to see you there.
Fly safe! Steve
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Michigan
By Garry Butler
Chapter President
We met in the Gladwin Zettle
Memorial Airport airport terminal
building and had Pot-Luck before
the meeting on June 6.
Don and (his son) Steve Lashuay
flew in from Midland. Don says he and
his wife are doing fine. He hasn’t done
much flying but he has done some.
Steve and his family live right down
the road from his Mom and Dad and he
also has his license.
Clyde and Marion Grant drove in
from Beaverton. Marion is back at
home. It was certainly good to see her.
Dick and Margie Brady from Clio
drove the motor home up and are
going to be staying at the park in
Gladwin. Dick said no more airplanes
though he still has a motor cycle to
ride for fun. He said it is fun to visit
with us all anyway. And we love to visit
with them too. Apparently Dick has
become a drone pilot so this should
make some interesting stories soon.
Jim and Janet Lee said they are just
enjoying retirement. (Jim sold his airplane earlier this year)
Bob Harrington from Midland says
he hasn’t been flying, but he pulled his
airplane out last week to wash it but
then it didn’t rain so….He says he is
getting ready to go to the SWPC convention in Branson MO with his
daughter.
Dick & Elaine Ecklin haven’t done
any flying yet this spring. We have had
some bad weather
Bruce and Laurie Stevens: He still
has his Tri-Pacer. He keeps it at
Gladwin. They spent the winter in
Florida. They drove down in their
motor home and sold it to buy a more
permanent home there. They came
home May 2nd but they are still waiting for it to warm up here. Laurie says
they are going back to Florida in
October. I asked her where they snowmobile down there. She said something about not caring if she ever saw
another flake of snow. Can you imagine that? Ha, ha.
Bill and Chris Green of Lakes of
the North are home from their “Snow
Bird” wanderings. Our next meeting
will be in their hangar at Lakes of the
North.
Mike Hargrave is the Gladwin airport manager. Mike let us know they
would be working on the airport but it
would remain open even though you
may need to land on the grass at times.
2015 Meeting Schedule
Oct 3rd Annual business meeting.
Brighton.
Nov 7th??? Are you interested in
hosting this meeting?
Dec 5th Christmas party Bay City?
Chapters, where you find out
who’s been doing what!
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Kansas and
Missouri
By Dan Miller
Chapter Newsletter Editor
dm1310@centurylink.net
What a Great Time we had at the
Convention. I think everyone left with
a smile on their face. We billed this as
the Best Convention Ever and I think
we pulled it off.
The only fly in the ointment was the
business meeting which we had no
control over. Election of Members at
Large was omitted and the approval of
the bylaws amendments had no copy
of the amendments in which to show
the changes. Otherwise, we had a wonderful time.
Our guest speakers, Yasmina Platt
and Fred Schieszer were superb.
Yasmina gave us information on what
is currently happening in aviation, particularly in the Midwest, but also in the
nation as a whole. Fred Schieszer is a
wealth of information on aviation history. Listening to his adventures at getting to spend three days in the Wright
Brothers Bicycle Shop (which is not in
Dayton, Ohio, but in Detroit,
Michigan) was fascinating. Then to
hear how Charles Taylor made the
Wright Brothers engine from scratch
shows how much determination the
people of 1902 had.
Most convention members went out
on their own for some of the many
shows and rides at Branson, but we
went as a group to the Branson Belle.
A few went jet boarding and Go-Kart
riding. Couldn’t get Eleanor to go zip
lining no matter how much I tried.
The Membership Luncheon at the
Keeter Center was a dining delight. We
were served by students of the college
of food grown on the grounds of the
college. It was superb. The Keeter
Center itself is a beautiful place with
lots of things to look at.
Frank Sperandeo and his team
judged the aircraft and provided some
elegant trophies. Our chapter member
David Taylor received the award for
best Experimental Short Wing. (Other
awards are given elsewhere in this
issue.)
Remaining 2015 Schedule
October 10: Gaston’s Resort, AR
November 14: Nevada, MO
December 13: TBD
Meetings are scheduled so that we
arrive at the airport at 11 a.m. and then
go to a restaurant. A business meeting
is held after lunch.
Chapters - Your home for
the Five F’s - Flying, Fun,
Fellowship, Family,and
Food --- not to mention
being celebrated hosts for
conventions!
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Ohio
Buckeye
Aerobatic training was a great prize
May 28, 2015 - Reported by the
EAA
“Fabulous!” is the word Ralph
Widman used to describe his aerobatic
flight training, one of the top prizes in
last year’s Sean D. Tucker’s EAA
Young Eagles Pilot Appreciation
Sweepstakes.
EAA pilot members who flew a
Young Eagle during the contest period
were automatically entered, and
Widman, of Lynchburg, Ohio,
redeemed his prize last month: aerobatic performance training from
Tucker’s Tutima Academy of Aviation
Safety at the Mesa Del Rey Airport
(KIC) in King City, Calif.
The training took place April 13-17,
as Widman, EAA 125685, received
five hours of dual instruction with Ken
Erickson in a Pitts S3C. He had additional dual in an Extra 300 and some
unexpected bonus training in what
turned out to be his favorite plane - an
SNJ-5 World War II trainer, the U.S.
Navy’s variant of the North American
T-6 Texan.
“I was in the right place at the right
time,” he said. “I did loops, four-point
rolls, barrel rolls, and, my favorite,
wing overs.” After flying the SNJ,
Widman says he called home and told
his wife that he’d decided to sell their
home and put a down payment on one.
“The phone grew quiet, then she
said, ‘That’s okay, Widman, but you
better find a bed that fits a dog house,
because you are going to need one!”
At age 68, “Wid” says he
approached each training day with a
bit of apprehension – and did confess
to an upset stomach near the end of
each flight. “They kept the ‘worst’
maneuvers for last, in case I got
motion sickness,” he said. “Great
plan!”
If you would like to see the kind of
gut wrenching aerobatic training
“Wid” received, take a look at this
video that one of Ralph’s instructors,
Yuichi Takagi, posted on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Ir7nmjAUq0g
May Meeting Report
By Ralph Gutowski
Newsletter editor
tripacer24d@gmail.com
We had the best turnout so far this
year when we gathered on May 9th at
The Barnstormer Diner on The Ohio
State University Airport (KOSU) in
Columbus, OH. The real surprise was
when Pierre (“Pete”) and Julia Ours
walked in. They are back from their
long residency in the French Alps
where they were caring for Pete’s
aging parents. The Ours are now residing here in Ohio again. They both look
great and it was wonderful having fellowship with them and hearing about
flying in and around Europe and the
Alps.
Flying in to KOSU were Dean
Dayton in Bob Robillard’s immaculate
Cessna 140, and Carl Wiley in his
Colt. Those driving to the meeting
were: Tom and Denise Anderson, Leon
and Carolyn Awalt, Ralph and
Rosemarie Gutowski, and Ralph’s sister Flo Lang and his brother-in-law,
Gaylen Wilson, and host Jerry Isbell.
We picked a great day to be at
KOSU. The airport was a beehive of
flight operations with take-offs and
landings on all three runways almost
continuously. Top collegiate pilots
from around the country were competing in the National Inter-collegiate
Flying Association (NIFA) “SAFECON 2015.” This is a flight competition that brings the nation’s best collegiate pilots together to participate in
flight and ground events that encourage aviation safety, as well as superior
knowledge, skill, and professionalism.
SAFECON stands for Safety and
Flight Evaluation Conference. There
were 29 colleges and universities competing at Ohio State all week long
(May 11-16).
This year marks the 9th time Ohio
State has hosted the SAFECON Flying
Competition. Throughout the week,
29 teams comprised of almost 400 students competed in 12 different events,
including aircraft recognition, navigation, precision landing, and message
drop, computer accuracy, Crew
Resource Management/Line Oriented
Flt Training, IFR, CFI, etc.
Contestants are individually ranked in
each event so there are many “winners” depending on the event. But the
National Championship Trophy went
to Southern Illinois University (430
pts), #2 was University of North
Dakota (395 pts), and #3 EmbryRiddell Aeronautical University –
Prescott (366 pts). You can see all the
results posted at: http://nifa.us/SAFECON_2015_Results.html It was real-
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ly neat seeing the many C-172’s taxiing to and from the ramp and runways
in an unending procession, like a
colony of ants, each aircraft proudly
sporting the unique logos of their
home institution.
New NOTAM Search Features
Available
To help pilots streamline their search
for Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) during flight planning, the FAA rolled out
some new search features now available at http://notams.aim.faa.gov/
notamSearch/. Among the new features is a “search by flight path” capability that allows pilots to see
NOTAMS that apply only to the route
they custom select using airports, navigational aids, named fixes, and/or
route/airway designators to define a
flight path. That flight path width can
also be adjusted from one to 125 nautical miles on each side and NOTAMs
for up to five alternate airports can also
be included.
The “search by free text” feature
allows you to search for NOTAMs
based on a keyword, airport designator, NOTAM number or scenario.
Search results can also be custom sorted by location, number, class, start and
end dates, and condition. Users can
also export search results to a
Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF document. Additional enhancements to
search capability are expected in the
near future.
For more on how to use the search
function, click the “help” button at the
top right of the NOTAM Search home
page to access a user’s guide.
Feedback is also encouraged to help
make improvements. Next to the help
link is a feedback button where you
can submit comments.
June Meeting Report
It was a pretty good day for flying,
but only one member showed up by
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airplane, Jim Beisner, in his nifty
Pacer. For Tom and Denise
Anderson, Leon and Carolyn Awalt
(hosts), and Ralph Gutowski the
drive to Lunken Field was closer and
quicker than driving to our home airports to pick up our airplanes, so we
came by car/truck.
Others like the Elbels and Widmans
let us know they had prior family
commitments and had to miss this
meeting, but sent their greetings.
We enjoyed a big round table near
the glass window wall overlooking the
runway, and the food at the Sky
Galley was up to its usual enjoyable
standards. The conviviality, conversation and fellowship was great, as
usual.
July Fly-in Report
It was a great day for flying on July
11th and the turnout at Union County
(KMRT) airport in Marysville OH
was terrific. Five aircraft flew to the
meeting: Dan and Sherree Eckels
(Tri- Pacer - see story below), Shaun
Eckels (Stits Playmate SA- 11A),
Mark and Danny Friebel and Tyler
Green (Tri-Pacer), Joe and Vickie
Wesolowski (Rans S7-S Courier), and
Carl Wiley (Colt); the rest came by
car: Tom and Denise Anderson,
Leon and Carolyn Awalt: Dean and
Amy Dayton (hosts), Jerry Isbell
(co-host), and Ralph and Jan
Widman. 18 people in all!
Everyone enjoyed the tasty Italian
cuisine at Benny’s Restaurant across
the road from the airport. The conviviality, conversation and fellowship was
great, as usual. After eating at
Benny’s, folks went over to the FBO
where the Andersons gave a report
about all the doings at the SWPC
Convention in Branson, MO.
It was a great convention in terms of
technical seminars and fellowship and
activities. Most everyone seemed to
be really enjoying themselves
immensely. It was great to see former
Buckeyes Jim and Elaine Freeman
there. They are both looking fit and
doing well. It was also a huge surprise
to see “Fishin’ Joe” and Vicki
Wesolowski at the convention - only
to be more surprised to learn they have
now re-located from Alaska to the
Buckeye State (Granville, OH).
Welcome back! Joe still has his PA20/22 in AK, but is flying a Rans
Courier while here in Ohio. They keep
the Rans at Buckeye Airport (9OA5),
south of Newark (2 miles west of
Hebron).
The Mid-America Chapter did a
superlative job planning and hosting
this year’s convention. Next year the
SWPC convention will be in
Fredericksburg, Texas. There is a 50room hotel right on the airport inside a
huge converted, re-purposed and renovated WW2 hanger – let’s hope it’s air
conditioned, too. In 2017 the convention is supposed to be in Lock Haven,
PA. No details were given, but there
will be info in the SWPC News.
2015 Fly-in Schedule for the
Remainder of the Year
Our meetings are held monthly, usually on the 2nd Saturday or Sunday,
except when there is a conflict with a
national holiday, then it may be held
another weekend.
September 12 (Sat) – Highland
Co. Apt (KHOC), Hillsboro, OH –
noon – Widman’s hosting
October 10 (Sat) – Middletown
Regn’l Apt. (KMWO) – noon –
Anderson’s hosting
November 1 (Sun) – Schulze’s
Airstrip (OH69) – all day chili, vintage cars, antique pilots
Contact Ralph Gutowski if you
would like more information
*****
JIM BEISNER SOLD HIS
COLT!
Congratulations to John and Mary
Baker of Westfield Center, OH. They
are the new owners of Jim Beisner’s
classic taildragger Colt,. They will
keep the plane at Skypark in
Wadsworth. We hope to meet John and
Mary in person at a Buckeye chapter
fly-in.
(Editor’s note: John is a new member of the Short Wing Piper Club as
well.)
A Providential Tri-Pacer
Purchase:
Dan Eckels’ story of how he came
to own this very special PA-22-160.
“The Good Lord has smiled on me
beyond my wildest imaginations!”
That’s how Dan Eckels describes his
recent purchase of N9186D, a 1958
Tri-Pacer. This airplane has played a
significant role in Dan’s life and was
responsible for his career in aviation.
It was the late 1950s. Dan lived on
the outskirts of Kankakee, IL, 60 miles
south of Chicago. The family home
was about 3-4 miles from a grass strip,
owned and operated by two brothers
(plus one wife) doing business as
Koerner Aviation. They had been there
since the 1920s selling airplanes as a
dealer, giving flight instruction, and
doing maintenance. Dan remembers
Mrs, Koerner doing fabric covering
with what looked to him like huge bed
sheets. (ed’s. note: The grass strip is
still there with the identifier, 3KK, and
is still owned and operated by a Roger
Koerner, Sr.)
Dan’s father had flown in B-17s as a
radio operator and had developed a
love for the sky. One day, when Dan
was at the tender age of 10 years old,
his father was giving him a haircut out
in the backyard when an airplane flew
overhead. His father said, “Dan, I’m
going to tell you a secret, but DON’T
TELL YOUR MOM. I’m going to take
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flying lessons over at Koerner’s and
learn how to fly!!” Dan leaped off the
stool and ran into the house, yelling
with excitement, “Mom, Mom, Dad’s
going to learn how to fly!”
Dan was alongside his dad when
they walked into the airport office. His
dad made small talk with one of the
Koerner brothers at the front counter,
and then inquired about the possibility
of getting a lesson. “Sure!” came the
reply. They pulled out two brand new
Tri-Pacers. One of them was a spanking bright red and white and wore the
registration number N9168D. Words
cannot express the awe and excitement
little Dan felt as he looked inside the
cockpit – TWO CONTROL YOKES!
To the young lad, this was aviation at
its apex. He was amazed, wowed, mesmerized, . . . SMITTEN.
Dan was allowed to sit in the back
seat during all his dad’s lessons. He
learned the art and craft of aviation by
watching his father receive instruction.
His love for flying grew deeper and
deeper. Dan even rode in the back seat
during his father’s Private Pilot check
ride! Imagine that. Ah, those were the
days!
For several years (1960-64)
N9168D was the airplane that they
always flew (rented) wherever they
went. A neighbor who owned an A&W
Root Beer stand rented N9168D to get
his license, too. Then he bought the
airplane, which was disappointing to
Dan. But the real letdown came when
he sold N9168D. Dan was age 14
when it was sold off – heart broken.
At age 19, Dan tracked it down. It
had been purchased by Bill Havener
(yes, the same Bill Havener who
writes the articles for the Short Wing
Piper News). When Dan told him he
knew the airplane and wondered if he
would consider selling it, Havener
asked, ”What color were the wheel
pants when it was at Koerner’s?” Dan
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thought for a long moment, “None.”
Bill Havener said, “Right! There
weren’t any – I put them on after I
bought it.”
Dan called Bill often to inquire
about the availability of N9168D. This
went on for 45 years. Then the airplane
simply disappeared off the FAA registry.
Now then, Dan and his sons are all
in the business of aviation in one way
or another and they have a habit of
looking at Barnstormers every morning or evening. About two months ago,
Dan’s son, Shaun, who owns a PA-17
Vagabond and flies for NetJets, asked
him if he had seen the Tri-Pacer that
had popped up on Barnstormers. “No,
seen nothing since this morning.”
Shaun informed him, “Well, there’s a
red and white one that just popped up
minutes ago.” Dan could not believe
his eyes when he saw the Barnstormer
ad – it was N9168D. He was speechless.
It seems some fellow in Bristol TN
had bought it, got his license in it, and
upgraded the avionics and interior.
Now he was selling it for $22,500.
Dan’s heart was in his mouth – this
was the very airplane he had ridden in
in the back seat when his father got his
private pilot’s license; the very airplane that gave him the aviation bug
that led Dan to a full and successful
career with US Airways, and beyond.
Dan called the phone number in the
Barnstormer advertisement and told
the man his story. The owner said, in
his native Tennessee drawl, “Dan, you
the man who’s got to own this airplane. I’ll take $20K for it”. Dan
exclaimed, “SOLD!” The seller, “You
serious?” Dan, “I’m more serious than
a heart attack!”
Dan got agreement from Sherree,
sent a check, then flew down to Bristol
with Shaun in his Stits Playmate to
pick it up. There was a gaggle of peo-
ple at the airport who came to witness
the transfer of ownership to someone
with such a unique and special relationship to this particular airplane.
Dan’s comment at closing the deal, “I
feel like I’M HOME!” But wait,
there’s more . . . .
Just two weeks prior, after working
all day on airplanes, Dan was standing
outside his hanger talking to God. He
said, “I was thanking the Lord for all
the abundant blessings He has given
me in aviation: an airline career, an
ATP, having been a check airman,
never failing a checkride, becoming an
A&P then an IA. …” Dan said he told
the Lord, “You have blessed me so
much and I am so thankful, that I just
don’t want aviation to be my God. I
want to put You first in all things.”
Even though Dan had a 37-year
career with US Airways, because of
mergers and acquisitions his pilot
group has lost their retirements – every
penny of it. But as Dan says, “The
Lord has taken care of us in spite of
losing all the pension money.” Classaction litigations have been filed, but
expectations have not been high that
pensions would be restored. Then one
week after standing outside his hangar
and thanking and blessing God and
setting his priorities right with the
Lord, a settlement check came in the
mail; that check came one week before
this airplane became available for purchase.
Dan says, “It’s an Ephesians 3:20-21
story if I have ever heard one!”
Ephesians 3:20-21 reads: “Now to him
who is able to do immeasurably more
than all we ask or imagine, according
to his power that is at work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in
Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.”
Dan adds, ”Please tell Bill Havener,
‘I am taking good care of the airplane
and you can come and fly it whenever
you want.’”
Technical Advisor tech notes
By Ralph Gutowski
Good news from Jerry Isbell – his
oil temperature/pressure problem has
finally been solved. Looks like a new
Vernatherm has done the job. Now he
is good to fly his PA-22/20 to Montana
to visit family again. Sending get well
wishes to Kay, too.
I received a phone call from a
Short Wing Piper Club member who
had to make a precautionary landing
on the return leg of a cross-country to
another state. He said on the outbound
leg everything was fine, but on the
return trip the same day, the engine
started running roughly. He did a mag
check and discovered a drop of 300
RPM on the right mag. He suspected a
fouled plug from, perhaps, lack of
leaning by another pilot who often
used the airplane. So he tried the old
leaning trick to get the plug hot and
burn off any deposits, but the problem
persisted.
To add to his concerns, the ceilings
were lowering. He said he was not
inclined to dodge towers and terrain
with a rough running engine, so he
wisely set his plane down safely at an
airport along his route and drove several hours to get home.
He wanted to order parts for the distant mechanic so he called me to ask
what model engine he had in his airplane so he could order plugs, a wiring
harness, and a magneto. His problem
placing the order was that he did not
have any technical information
(model, serial numbers, etc.) about the
equipment on his airplane because of
all his log books were in the airplane at
an airport several hours away.
So I decided to include a note in the
Newsletter about Owner Records. Do
you know your ARROW? You need to
ensure that you have all of the required
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documentation on your aircraft. You
are responsible for carrying the following documentation on your aircraft
at all times:
A—Airworthiness Certificate. FAA
Form 8100-2 (or 8130-7, as applicable)
R—Registration Certificate. FAA
Form 8050-3
R—Radio Station License (Federal
Communications
Communication
(FCC) Radio Station License, if
required by the type of operation),
FCC Form 605
O—Operating Limitations (which
may be in the form of a Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)approved Airplane Flight Manual
(AFM) and/or Pilot’s Operating
Handbook (POH)). Our Short Wing
“Owner’s Handbook.”
W—Weight
and
Balance
Documents
ARROW are the documents owners
are REQUIRED to carry on board at all
times by the FAA. Many states, like
mine, also require the state registration
to be on board, as well.
NOTE: There is no requirement to
carry the aircraft, engine, propeller, or
appliance logbooks on the aircraft. In
fact, I personally think it is unwise to
have the original logbooks on board all
the time because of the risk of damage
or loss in the event of an accident.
Obviously, you will have to have the
logbooks with you when ferrying your
airplane to and from scheduled maintenance; but in my opinion, the wisest
course of action is to keep the original
logbooks locked up in a secure place at
home and only carry copies of the
essential pages in the cockpit during
routine operations.
One of the other things I advised the
caller was to make an Aircraft
Equipment List to keep with his logbooks at home and a copy in his flight
bag. This list can be made while the
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airplane is opened up for annual
inspection. I have recorded my list in
an Excel spreadsheet. It contains the
Manufacturer, Model, Serial Number,
Part number, etc. for every component,
accessory, appliance or piece of avionics equipment. Specifically, the
Engine Group: each magneto,
alternator/generator, vacuum pump,
starter, carburetor, air filter, oil filter
adaptor/filter, CHT/EGT, oil cooler,
etc.;
The Propeller: manufacturer,
model, S/N #, pitch, and date overhauled;
Avionics Group: radios,
transponder, encoder, intercom, audio
panel, altimeter, ELT, wet compass,
each antenna, vacuum and nav. instruments and indicators;
Landing Gear Group: wheels,
brakes & components, tires and inner
tubes;
Cabin Group: safety belts and
shoulder harnesses, battery, circuit
breakers, strobe package, landing
lights, and instrument panel lights;
And a complete list of STCs by
number and name.
Why go to all this trouble to record
all this info? The first reason is to
make it very easy to check AD compliance, either against newly issued ADs
Dates to remember
or against old ones during annuals.
The second reason is if I have to order
a replacement. For example, my DG
died recently - a quick look at my
Equipment List gave me the model and
serial number so I could shop around
for an overhaul or exact replacement.
It also allowed me to insure the unit I
sent in for overhaul was the one I
received back. I keep a copy of my
equipment List with my official aircraft records, a copy in my flight bag,
and a copy at the hangar. The list could
prove to be useful in an insurance
claim, too. Let me know if you want a
blank form.
By the way, I know of a case where
an A&P/IA saved his license because
he kept such a list on each aircraft he
annualed. It seems an airplane owner
had a “minor” accident at a local airport and the FAA investigation
revealed the propeller was not
approved for that aircraft. The owner
claimed ignorance and said his “IA”
had installed it. The FAA went after
the IA who immediately produced the
Aircraft Equipment List he had made
for that aircraft. It showed a legal propeller was on the aircraft at the time he
signed off the annual inspection. The
owner then ‘fessed up to his replacing
the illegal prop himself.
November 20: Deadline for articles and ads for the JanuaryFebruary-March issue
January 10: Date to get your nomination form (back of this
issue) to secretary Art Weisberger. Ballot will be in the AprilMay-June issue.
May 27: 2016 Convention deadline for discounted rates as
you reserve your room at the Hangar Hotel or the
Fredericksburg Inn (and to get one of the blocked rooms
reserved for SWPC.)
2016 Convention dates: June 27-30; Registration Form: Will
be in the Jan-Feb-Mar issue!;
Short Wings
Over Canada
By Peter Lubig
Chapter President
lubig@planepictures.ca
It has been a busy year so far here in
Canada. Members are either flying,
fixing or buying Short Wings. I had
big plans to attend the Branson
Convention; however, the old work
card was pulled again and I had to fly
the RJ during the first days of July.
From all indications the Convention
was a success and the congrats go to
Fred Mayes’ team for the excellent job
they did to make this year’s show a
big hit. As we all know it takes years
of planning and support of the chapter
members’ time and local knowledge
offered so that other members will
enjoy the convention that is sponsored
in their area.
However, I was able to attend “the”
largest Airshow gathering (as you
would agree), “Air Venture 2015.” I
was able to attend this with 10,000
plus aviation friends and 100s of them
flew to the show. I arrived on
Wednesday and stayed until Sunday;
accompanying me in the co-pilot’s
seat was Ian Pristol. Ian owns a Piper
Colt and just recently purchased an
experimental Pacer on floats. Paul
Gagnon attended also and cruised in
the day before with Jim Dyson, a pilot
friend from the Guelph Airport.
Air Venture is a great place to be
updated on the latest aviation products
and new aircraft, but more importantly, to meet with friends from the
SWPC and catch up with the past
year’s updates.
Paul Gagnon entered his 1950
Pacer, S/N 20-213, to be judged and
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was awarded an award, “Outstanding
Piper – Other.” Congrats to Paul —
now he gets to park in the upper BelAir reserved spots……….
Air Venture is an exciting place to
be: the airshow is first class and every
year new attractions are added. This
year an F-4 Phantom and North
American F-100 Super Sabre were
featured, and they both performed
daily flybys. Both jets completed dusk
flights which were very impressive on
their own; however, when the old
afterburners kicked in a flame 20-30
feet long trailed into the night.
When I was in school I would check
out the books about the Super Sabre
and to finally see one fly was truly
very special.
When this Super Sabre took to the
air, I was standing at the front line at
Row 83 taking pictures; I happened to
stand beside two gentlemen and kind
of listened to them talk about the
Super Sabre, when the younger person
said, “So, Dad, how many hours did
you log in the Sabre?” This is when
the conversation got very interesting
and very soon I had a million questions, so with some introductions my
questions were answered. It was an
honor to talk with a pilot who flew
these jets and get the inside story on
this type.
Check out the picture of Lt. Forrest
when he flew the F-86 (notice in front
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Paul Gagnon with his Oshkosh award
Lt. Forrest and his
of his name on the canopy, it says,
“DRIVER”).
Having the opportunity to meet and
F-86 Super Sabre
talk with people that have exciting
backgrounds in aviation is the very
essence of Air Venture.
Earlier in the month of July, Bonnie
and I had the great opportunity to have
our grandsons with us, first, my son’s
five year old, Scout, started the week
with us and later Bonnie’s son’s six
and a half year old, Hunter, joined us.
Of course lots of the discussions were
about flying with Opa (me) and in the
Super Pacer.
So Scout had the first ride with me
and he was very excited. It was during
the take-off roll that I discovered that
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my ailerons seemed to have jammed;
however, looking to the right I noticed
that Scout had both hands tightly gripping on to the control wheel, OK - all
is fine.
Later in the week it was Hunter’s
turn to fly; once in the air he wanted to
fly the Pacer and after just a short few
minutes he got the hang of it and
decided that flying was easy. His next
comment shocked me! “Opa, you have
to let me land the Super Pacer; you
Scout (above) and Hunter (below) flying with Opa!
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know that I’ll do a good job; you can
trust me.” Here’s the scene, we are flying just south of a huge military airspace, it’s getting dark and a 6 1/2 year
old sitting in a booster seat almost had
me convinced that he should land the
Pacer. “Ah, Hunter,” my excuse, “in
order to land the plane you need to
touch the rudder pedals!” And of
course we landed just before dark.
Back to Chapter business: slowly we
are gaining new members; it seems
that Short Wing Pipers are selling to
new owners in Canada, which is great.
One concern that I have is that keeping
the chapter’s membership database
updated is a concern; when I think that
it is complete, I get returned emails
that are not valid. I would like to ask
any Canadian members to advise me
of any changes to their information.
In closing, SWOC has a great website, please visit it for any updates
(www.shortwingsovercanada.com).
Thanks.
Peter
Regional Chapters/Presidents
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 Adolph Svec,
chapter coordinator, at the contact information found on page ii 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: Interim President: Phil Pirrotta. pirrottas@hotmail.com
503-757-4218 See website: www.columbiariverswpc.org for virtual chapter forum.
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
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@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: ***
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@fidnet.com
MID-ATLANTIC: (PA, NJ, DE, MD, northeastern VA) Rich Capece, 2 Heron
Ln, Millville, NJ 08332, (H)856-765-7223 (W) 610-591-6168, (C) 609-4711519; 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)
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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)
TENNESSEE: Tom Brent, 540 CR 119, Walnut, MS 38683, 662-223-6257;
tomalvabrent@gmail.com See website: www.tnswpc.org
TEXAS, North: (Longhorn) Art McLemore, 417 Pecan Dr., Aledo, TX 76008,
817-441-8897; art-n-betty@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
For information on upcoming chapter fly-ins, check with the chapter
president listed on this and the following pages or read the chapter reports
here or on the SWPC website (www.shortwingpiperclub.org). Chapter presidents and reporters: Please send your chapter reports to SWPN at
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eleanormills@att.net. Anyone with questions on the chapter listings or anyone desiring to reactivate one of the inactive chapters, please contact the
Chapter Coordinator, Adolph Svec, using the information shown at the
front of this issue.
Calendar of Aviation Events
Aircraft events, chapter events,
regional events, national events —any aviation events are welcome. But
remember this is a quarterly publication, so what we need for the next
issue (Jan-Feb-March) are events that
will take place in 2016 (although
some of the December events may be
listed for those who receive the
emailed PDF or go to the website to
read the PDF).
All of these events welcome you,
including chapter events that want
you to attend whether you’re a member of the chapter or not!
September 12, Saturday, Ohio
Buckeye Chapter Meeting,
Highland Co. Airport (KHOC),
Hillsboro, OH, noon, Widmans hosting.
September 19, Saturday, Mexico,
MO., Mid-America Chapter
Meeting, 11 a.m. Zenith Aircraft open
house.
US Classics - Old Buckenham,
hosted by BPAC at Old Buckenham
(England) airfield. Contact Richard
Carter, richard@rjcarter.net
October 3, Saturday, Florida
Chapter meeting, Happy Landings
Cafe, North Tampa Aero Park, Lutz,
Fla.
October 3, Saturday, Michigan
Chapter annual business
meeting,Brighton
October 10, Saturday, Ohio
Buckeye Chapter Meeting,
Middletown Regional Airport
(KMWO), noon, Andersons hosting
October 10, Saturday, 7 .m. to 3
p.m.: Aircraft Spruce West’s
Customer Appreciation Day.
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., 225
Airport Circle, Corona, CA 92880,
951-372-9555 or 1-8677-477-7823.
“This is the time of year when we go
all out by offering spectacular discounts on our most popular products
and provide a chance for our loyal
customers to meet our venders,” a
spokesman said. “So come join the
fun and get a chance to win big
prizes. Enjoy a free grilled hot dog
and cold soda on us!”
October 10, Saturday, Ohio
Buckeye Chapter Meeting,
Middletown Regional Airport
(KMWO), noon, Andersons hosting
October 10, Mid-America
Chapter meeting, Gaston’s Resort,
Lakeview, Ark.
October 22-24, COPPERSTATE
FLY-IN, impromptu gathering of
jArizina chapter members.
November 1, Sunday, Ohio
Chapter, Schuze’s Airstrip, all day
chili, vintage cars, antique pilots
November 6&7, Arizona Chapter,
Sierra Vista Young Eagles Flights,
Airport open house, Breakfast, looking for volunteers to help with the
Young Eagle Flights
November 7, Saturday, Florida
Chapter, Pappy’s Canteen, Bartow
Airport
November 14, Saturday, MidAmerica Chapter, Nevada, Mo.
Restaurant TBA
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Aircraft Spruce West’s Customer
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to visit Aircraft Spruce West at 225
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Representatives from a number of
leading aviation products, including a
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Technical Corner
Pearl’s O-320 blues
Frank P. Sperandeo III
Past President
15841 Pear Circle
Fayetteville AR. 72704
Tel:479-521-2609
Email: miss_pearl@cox.net
Website: www.miss-pearl.org
Date: August 16, 2015- WX Cool/CAVU - I should be flying - not.
My father, Frank, Jr., used to preach to us kids his axiom that “Things happen for a reason.”
Later on in life, I also adopted the adage, “Every truth passes through three
stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed, in the second it is
opposed, in the third it is regarded as self-evident.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer.
Two months before the SWPC convention at Branson MO., in June 2015, I
decided to give Pearl a long needed scrub down and to catch up on some needed maintenance items.
Two days before takeoff, which would take 35 minutes in route, a brush
down with solvent of the engine was needed. Looking down from the top, my
brush snagged a safety wire on top of the #3 cylinder with a stud nut dangling
on the end – ditto with the lower 1/2” nut on the bottom. The gut feeling that
overwhelmed me was indescribable - enter the “what if mode.”
The trip by auto to the Branson convention was uneventful as the time of the
trip went quick due to the fact of wracking my brain analyzing what happened
to cause these through case stud nuts to shear off- notwithstanding the fact of a
potential mid-air catastrophic failure? I discussed numerous theories of what
could possibly be the cause of this critical nut/stud failure with my fellow
Technical Committee Councilors at the convention. Every one of the suggestions had merit, and thus, I started a quest for reasons, and solutions, for a definite overhaul of Pearl’s powerplant.
I contacted just about every major aircraft builder in the country seeking
answers of the processes, some good, some bad, of getting this O-320 back
humming again. Being an A&P, IA doesn’t make me an expert, but being
involved in this repair/overhaul will give me an opportunity to add one more
shingle to my experience bank of knowledge. As an SWPC Technical
Councilor, you can count on me sharing over the next two or three issues of the
SWPN the simple technical/financial aspect of an engine rebuild.
Let us continue with this challenging journey. I have built auto engines over
my lifetime and have experience of maintaining them. I am quite proud of
servicing my 1985 Nissan Maxima since new, and its engine is approaching
500,000 miles. It has never been overhauled. My first car was a 1930 Model A
Ford with a simple engine that my brother and I repaired back in the early 50s.
Wouldn’t you know it; they are using this engine in the Amateur Built
Pietenpol aircraft.
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In 1990, I took part in Pearl’s first overhaul from beginning to completion.
The individual was a local fellow who assembled the critical parts, especially
the cylinders, and secured them to the case with a torque wrench. You could
identify this guy with the term, “shade tree mechanic.” He was known as a
phenomenal welder and sort of a know it all. You know the type.
We installed the cylinders one day and I observed that he was applying red
RTV to the bottom of the O-ring on the circumference base of the cylinders. I
remarked that you shouldn’t be using this Red RTV silicone as it is not
approved for aircraft engines. He remarked, “Well, all of the race car drivers at
Indy use this on their engines!” Here, my Short Wing friends, is what is called
the proverbial fork in the road.
Einstein is noted for saying, “Keep it simple but not too simple.” With the
foregoing facts of cylinder assembly, RTV between mating surfaces will give
you a false torque measurement and this is why the Lycoming procedures ban
this method of cylinder assembly. Perhaps this was the answer to the through
stud/nut failure? The 3/32” O-ring is the required method of sealing the oil in
the case from leaking out and maintaining metal to metal contact for
valid/required torqueing.
Also in question is the possibility that the squished RTV that I observed
around the base of the cylinder was responsible for the loosening of the stud
nuts, consequently creating a “hammering vibration” of the internal cyclical
piston explosion on cylinder hold down nuts, thus shearing the nut off of the
through stud/bolt - a valid scenario?
Permit me to introduce a gentleman named “Mikey.” I have known him for
at least 30 years. He advanced himself to an A&P- Master Engine Builder. He
has his own engine repair facility. I will reveal a lot more about him and his
trusted, superior experience/ knowledge with aircraft engines. He has seen it
all.
Mikey and I have developed a plan to get Pearl back in the air. For myself, I
want another set of eyes on this rebuild. With my 60 years as a Master
Machinist background, this is a win-win team success. Lord willing. Briefly I
have to: build an engine stand, commence disassembling the entire engine,
inspection of critical parts, i.e. wear, measure tolerances, send out for
repair/polishing/yellow tagging the case, crankshaft, piston rods, etc. All of the
entire repaired items, and the remaining valid inspected parts, will be transported by me personally for assembly at Mikey’s shop, 1200 miles to Maryland.
As an added note, the inspection of the camshaft was a sad surprise, but
another twist of fate in my favor. The #5 cam lobe which operates the #3 intake
valve and the #4 intake valves was worn blue as was the contacted lobe spalled
tappets. (More on this in the next article) A yellow tagged camshaft has to be
purchased as well as the tappets.
The exhaust/ intake valves, pistons, piston pins, rocker arms, rocker pins, and
cylinder walls are in pristine condition after 2200 hours of operation thanks to
Avblend/Zmax, and Marvel Mystery oil. I have decided to re-install new
exhaust valve guides as they are worn out of tolerance. Mikey will perform this
task as the cylinders have to be heated and valve guides pressed out.
Note: I can’t stress this enough. When you hire your A&P to do your
annual, or during the year, remove each valve cover and look at the
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exhaust valve rocker arm/spring assembly section, to visually see if heavy
black carbon, sooty deposits permeate the entire right half of the top section - especially the exhaust valve springs as they will be heavily coked like
a charcoal grill. Also, examine your oil filter at every oil change and look
for carbon flakes as this indicates the oil return from that section is flushing the carbon flakes into the oil pan, and into the filter. If this is the scenario, you have a worn valve guide that could possibly permit the valve
not to seat correctly, and may cause a burned valve.
I leave you today, Aug. 17, 2015, with an up to date progress report. All of
the exhaust/intake valve stems have been polished to a high degree as well as
the rocker arm shafts, and the piston pins. The engine was removed from the
mount and installed on the home made engine stand where the engine case will
be parted. All cylinder/valve seats were inspected using the Dye Penetrant
method of revealing cylinder head cracks and will be shipped to Mikey for
installation of the exhaust cylinder guides. See all Photos with individual
informative comments.
Best Regards, and God Bless,
Franco
Without patience, there will be no maturity; and without trials, delays, and
disappointments, there will be no patience. James 1: 2-4
The pictures illustrate many of the points of the story.
Notice the sheared thru stud
bolt in the upper right hand corner of the stud pattern. This is
where the trouble started.
Taking apart an engine
requires patience, and most of
all, cataloging where all the
parts go back together.
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(Editor’s note: Frank has been a SWPC/EAA Technical Counselor for 26
years and can be contacted for personal technical advice to our members at
479-521-2609. He prides himself on same day returning phone calls or emails.
He is an A&P, IA, DAR, and DER. See his classified ad in the back of this
issue for custom, one day turn around, bungee cord installations.)
Notice the heavy carbon
deposits on the left cylinder as
opposed to the right cylinder. A
sign of a worn exhaust valve.
Above, a close up of the top
right hand exhaust chamber
with the worn valve glide -- lots
of burned carbon. At left below,
this No. 2 cylinder looks good
after 2200 hours. It still needs a
valve guide to meet the specs
required.
Pictures continued on
the next page.
Keep those technical articles coming. Our
members want to know what you’re doing
to and with your Short Wings.
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These two cylinders have been bead blasted and are ready for
the Dye Penetrant method of detecting cracks in the valve seats.
The red dye is shown inside
the cylinder. Inside the cylinder
the dye penetrant test reveals
no cracks around the valve
seats. All four cylinders pass
the test.
Notice the coke buildup on
the right intake valve and the
clean one on the left.
We want to read about your exciting flights! Jot
down some notes; take a photo of your Short Wing;
and let your SWPC family read all about it!
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All of the intake/exhaust
valves are polished to a high
degree so as to extend the life of
these parts during operation.
The mission: reduce friction and
heat. At left, one of the valves is
in the lathe chuck for polishing.
Cylinder base with RTV silicone. What you see here is a no-no in
any overhaul of an aircraft engine. Notice the 3/32 ring coated with
red silicone sealant. This was the probable cause of the No. 3 cylinder failure of the sheared thru bolt studs. Be diligent when choosing
an aircraft engine builder.
Remember -- you can use the toll free 24/7
SWPC HOTLINE to get advice and answers on
technical matters AND MORE. The club has
expanded the hotline to the board and staff of
the club. So no matter what the
question or problem,
SOMEONE can help.
855-SWPC-411 (that’s 855-7972-411)
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The exhaust valve springs,
which keep the tension during
operation cycle of power, as
shown at left, are heavily coated
with coke. This is caused by a
worn valve guide.
A homemade tool idea by
Mikey to clean out the carbon
buildup in the piston ring slots
works like a charm to permit
good seating during the compression stroke of the engine.
The other two piston rings are
the wiper and oil return ring.
Below is a closeup of the tool.
What you see here is a
homemade engine stand to hold
the engine in a vertical position
for easy access of engine components during teardown and
assembly. Notice the wheels
that permit easy roll-around
positioning.
There will be more from
Frank on the overhaul of Pearl’s
engine in the next issue.
Technical Corner
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ADSB-out does have exemption
for non-electric aircraft -- whew!
By Alan Arrow
Magnolia, Texas
alanc4184h@comcast.net
If you were in attendance at Branson you had the pleasure of hearing
Yasmina Platt, Regional Manager from AOPA, address the Club at the membership luncheon. Ms Platt was as full of information as she was full of energy.
After her presentation she accepted questions from the audience which I took
as the opportunity to ask the question that has been on my mind, and possibly
yours, ever since ADSB became a mandate.
The question went something like this, “When Mode C became mandated
(about 25 or more years ago) there was an exemption written into the mandate
that allowed non-electrical aircraft to continue to operate within the mode C
veil as long as they stayed well beneath the inverted wedding cake. Has there
been a like exemption written into the ADSB-Out requirement for non-electric
aircraft?”
As the restorer of a 1948 Piper PA-15 Vagabond with no electrical system
this is very important to me. And living in the greater Houston area there is
very little airspace that is not covered by Class B or Class C airspace.
Ms Platt didn’t want to answer the question without researching the mandate
and conferring with AOPA Headquarter and before I arrived home from the
convention her answer was waiting for me:
Hello Alan,
Hope you and Susan traveled safe back home to Houston. I looked for
“Magnolia” on the chart on the way back and sure enough… there it was. I
would have rocked the wings but y’all weren’t home yet and it was raining ;)
As I promised… I researched and consulted with HQ regarding ADS-B out
requirements for non-electric aircraft and they are, in fact, exempt from the
2020 mandate. You can read more about it here:
http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC%2090114.pdf, page 6 of the FAA document (or page 8 of the .pdf). Very similar to the
transponder rule today.
So it was what I thought but, like I said, I didn’t want to tell you wrong.
Always better to double check.
Safe flying,
Yasmina Platt | Regional Manager,
Central Southwest Region
NM, TX, LA, OK, AR, KS, MO, NE and IA - AOPA
301-695-2096
yasmina.platt@aopa.org
www.aopa.org/centralsouthwestern @AOPACentralSW
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Technical Corner
Best place to have a problem
By Kent O’Kelly
Castle Rock, CO
headwinds@msn.com
Where’s the best place to have a problem with your airplane? On the ground,
of course. And, where’s the best place to have a problem on the ground? At our
annual convention. To explain:
I flew to our annual party in Branson, Missouri (a well managed, smoothly
run and fun event). I landed and someone tied Headwinds down. I unloaded,
met friends and proceeded to have a great time, as I/we always do annually.
But, I forgot something for the first time.
Thursday morning, I received a call from the airport that told me what I had
forgotten. The caller said that my starboard flap was hanging down. I had forgotten to put the gusset between the flap and aileron…you know…the thing
that clamps the flap and aileron together so that the flap can’t bang up and
down in the wind. The wind had blown 45 mph (72 kph) during the night and
was in a direction such that the flap banged up and down. Something broke.
I didn’t know just what had broken, but hoped that it was the spring that
forces the flap back up to its neutral position when the flap handle is released.
It was.
I mentioned the problem to Jim Lambert, Colorado/Wyoming chapter president and good friend. He immediately went to find his tool kit. Tom Anderson
said that he would be available after noon. Steve Pankonin, at the airport,
stepped in to help, as did Burt Ackerman. Burt said, “I have a bunch of those
springs. I’ll send you a couple.” (Not free gratis, please, Burt.) As it turned out,
my major role was to hold the flashlight and to step and fetch tools. They bent
the end of the spring to form a loop, which, of course, shortened it and made it
stiffer, and then looped the end around the bolt that holds it. The three friends
did the work and after about an hour and a half of stretching the spring, it was
fixed.
We always have friends at our conventions who will step in and do whatever
is needed. That’s what friends are for…and the primary reason that I go to our
convention every year.
P.S. Don’t ever let someone tie down your airplane unless you check the
knot. On the morning after the wind storm, I found that the airplane was tied
down with a single “half-knot”…you know, the first half of tying your shoe. I
was fortunate that it didn’t go flying during the night. I tied it properly, then
later had them put Headwinds in a hangar for the night. It was cheap insurance.
Technical Corner
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Tech advisor helps member from Uruguay
By Eleanor Mills
While at the convention in Branson, I received an email from Carlos
Retamosa, a Colt owner from Uruguay. Carlos (or Reta, as he signed the
email), asked; Please: Is there a Maintenance Manual for PA-22? If so, can I
purchase it?”
I asked the technical people around me and the short answer was no. There is
no maintenance manual. I sent Carlos this answer: “The club doesn’t have one,
but we do have people who can answer almost any maintenance question. Do
you have a question? This is a good time to ask, since we are having our convention. Wish you were here.”
Carlos answered that his Colt was due for an annual and the mechanic wanted a maintenance manual.
Then on August 3, Carlos sent in a specific question. “Hi, Eleanor: Can you
send to me the P/N of the flexible line from strainer to carburetor for my PA22-108?”
I sent that question (and Carlos’s previous question about the maintenance
manual) on to Tom Anderson, a long-time member of the Panel of Technical
Advisors and one that I knew would quickly answer Carlos.
Sure enough, Tom answered that same day:
“Hello, Carlos.
“I will try and answer both of the questions you presented.
“First, there is no maintenance manual for the Short Wing Pipers because
Piper never published one. They basically refer to Advisory Circular 43-13
which can be found on the FAA web site. We have published all of the current
AD’s, Service Bulletins, Service Letters, and Service Memos in the
Maintenance data section of our web site. In addition, there is a copy of the
parts manual under misc. Maintenance Data on the website.
“Second, the part number of the fuel line that runs from the gascolator to the
carburetor is 17766-66. This is called out as item 37-39 in the parts manual. I
am attaching Service Bulletin 351 which covers the replacement fuel line part
number. Depending on the Serial Number of your plane you may also need a
couple of clamps that hold the ends of the nose wheel centering springs if you
don’t already have them.
“Hope this helps. If you need any additional help, please drop me a line.”
A short time later, Carlos sent me another email saying he was having trouble accessing the service bulletins and other information available on the website. I reviewed with him the process for gaining access to the member’s only
section of the website and have heard of no more problems.
The article that follows, by Phil Hoy, notes the quick response he got from a
call to Ralph Gutowski on the club’s Hot Line, the 24-7 toll-free number (855SWPC-411 or 855-7972-411). Together with all the other times Ralph, Tom,
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Frank, Doug, or one of the other technical advisors have solved problems for
members, they make a good endorsement of the technical help available in the
club. And the technical data on the website is invaluable for members all over
the world, but perhaps most valuable for those like Carlos who live far away
from the majority of Short Wing Piper owners.
Technical Corner
SWPC tech advisor to the rescue
By Phil Hoy
Portland, CT
phip007@comcast.net
About two years ago Tri-Pacer N9243D, the Tri-Pacer located at the Piper
Aviation Museum, had a small fuel leak at the fuel drain valve on the right side
fuel tank. So at the annual inspection that drain valve was replaced.
Fast forward to 2015 Sentimental Journey, when I noticed the fuel valve was
leaking again, but seemed to be leaking more so than the previous leak. The following month (July) I received an email from Ed Watson, the Lock Haven
Airport Manager and a Tri-Pacer pilot, stating that the leak needed to be repaired
sooner versus later.
The same day I received that email I read an article in the July issue of Sport
Aviation magazine about Pipe Thread fittings used on aircraft. The article stated
these pipe threads work okay during the initial installation, but with removal and
reinstallation, even with a new drain fitting, they will usually develop a leak
without the use of a sealant.
Question, what sealant is recommended for these fittings on aircraft? I knew
what sealant not to use, but what sealant should be used? I talked to my nephew
in Pennsylvania, a new A & P mechanic, and he asked his boss. He recommended
a product called “Liquid O Ring.” Problem, where do you purchase this product?
Nobody knew (I still don’t know).
Okay there, Sky King, why not call the SWPC Technical Advisors hotline to
see if I can get the right direction to go with. So I called and within about an hour
or so I got a call from Ralph Gutowski. Ralph gave me a mini seminar on those
fittings and some of the glitches you can run into when installing those fittings.
Later I found out we didn’t have to remove that fitting or apply sealant to it,
but we’ll keep an eye on that fitting and keep our fingers crossed. But if the problem continues, I now know what direction to take. Thank you to Ralph and the
SWPC Technical hotline.
To the Short Wing Piper Club Nation this hotline is absolutely worth the price
of admission to the Short Wing Piper Club — period.
(Editor’s Note: The hotline number, answered 24/7, is 855SWPC-411 or 855-4772-411. It is available also for general questions to the board, specific questions to an officer or staff member,
or a question for anyone who might have the answer!)
Technical Corner
iPads for navigation
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By Kent O’Kelly
Castle Rock, Colo.
headwinds@msn.com
I’ve had poor experience using an iPad for navigation: not the software or
the GPS unit — the iPad itself.
I first tried to use it a year ago on a flight to Colorado Springs for our
Colorado Southwest Regional. I had the iPad on a knee pad and things went
well for about 20 minutes. The iPad then announced that it was overheating
and shut down. Not a big problem, since I knew where I was, but disappointing.
It overheated again and quit on my flight to our Branson convention.
Fortunately, I had my ancient (by today’s standards) Garmin 296 GPS as a
backup. Then the Garmin lost satellite reception just west of Springfield, Mo. I
was essentially without navigation aids, and everything on the map around
Springfield looked the same, so I decided to turn around to a four-lane road, fly
west to an airport, land, and make an alternate plan.
Reaching the airport, I spiraled down to lose altitude and, as I turned on
final, my 296 GPS came back to life. I looked at my map and saw a railroad
leading directly to Branson —- IFR, right? With the railroad tracks as a backup, I flew on to Branson without incident, landed, and enjoyed another wellplanned and well-run convention.
Should I have been able to use the old compass/time/distance navigation
technique I was taught long ago? Of course. But like so many others, I’ve
grown to depend on electronics.
I talked about the iPad to Jim Lambert, CO/WY chapter president and friend.
He had had a similar experience (maybe more than one) and solved the problem by taking the iPad off his knee pad and placing it where it would get air
circulation around it. On my way home, I did the same. I leaned the iPad
against the door and flew my course using the directional gyro (DG). Now and
then I picked up the iPad, looked to see if I was still on course, and reset the
DG. Not an elegant solution, but it worked.
The ancient 296 GPS? It lost satellite reception about once a minute (the
iPad/GPS didn’t). So, the iPad soldiered on and I had no further problems.
My thoughts on iPad navigation?
1. The overheating issue may happen only with a few iPads —- yours may
work just fine. If so, good. Just skim on down and move on.
2. If overheating/shutdown IS the problem for you, don’t put the iPad directly on your knee. Mount it or buy a knee pad that will allow air circulation
around the unit.
3. There are other tablet choices for navigation. Tom Anderson, who’s on our
technical committee and an Ohio chapter member, uses a Nexus tablet. Nexus
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uses the Android operating system (system doesn’t matter for this discussion)
and Tom uses free navigation software. His Nexus hasn’t shut down in flight.
You can buy a Nexus on Amazon and other places. Not real expensive. Tom
advises buying one with a 32 gigabite memory. If you’re a little adventurous,
you can buy a “remanufactured” unit for a lot less $. Your call.
4. The iPad will work just fine with any navigation system if you can keep it
cool.
Pacer N3342Z has
58-gallon fuel set up
Technical Corner
By Juergen Nies
Winchester VA
jpmnies@comcast.net
I met Cliff Van Vleet and Gilbert Pierce at Oshkosh this year and of course
we talked Short Wings. I told them I had a six hour nonstop flight (engine start
to shut down) from Winchester, VA, to Kenosha, WI, fighting a fierce headwind slowing me down to just about 75 knots while crossing Lake Michigan.
However, when I topped off at Kenosha I still had 12 Gallon of fuel left in the
main tanks.
This is possible because I have a total of four tanks (two in each wing).
Neither Cliff nor Gilbert had ever heard about a Pacer (or Tri-Pacer since my
airplane is technically still a PA-22) with four wing tanks. Cliff suggested I
write an article about my set up.
When I purchased my Pacer in 1999 it already had the tanks installed. This is
a Stoddard STC SA12AL modification. As you can see by the picture of the
top of the right wing there are 11 Gallon auxiliary tanks installed in the second
bay out from the original tanks. In other words there is one empty bay between
the original 18 Gallon tank and the 11 Gallon auxiliary tank. So each wing can
hold 29 Gallon for a total of 58 Gallon of fuel.
To manage the fuel I have a second fuel selector valve installed under the
instrument panel in front of the co-pilot seat. The original fuel selector valve
controls the left wing (OFF - Left Main Tank ON - Left Aux. Tank On - OFF)
and the additional selector valve controls the right wing (OFF - Right Main
Tank ON - Right Aux. Tank On - OFF). On my instrument panel between the
left/right fuel gauge is a toggle switch. I can display the fuel quantity in either
the main tanks or the auxiliary tanks.
To manage the fuel I have to keep in mind that the auxiliary tanks can only
be used in cruise flight (including cruise climb and descending) but not for
takeoff or landing. Of course the right main tank can only be used for takeoff
and landing if there is more than 1/3 of fuel in the tank (my personal rule is
minimum ½ tank) and the left main tank can be used at any time.
On a typical long cross country flight when I go for four to six hour legs I
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Here’s N3342Z with Juergen all set up for camping at Oshkosh.
The top of the right wing with two of the tanks, main and auxiliary
The two selector valves are
shown above and to the left.
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will take off on the right main tank and switch to the left aux. tank after 30
minutes. Then I will fly the left aux. tank for 70 minutes, then the right aux.
tank for 70 minutes and then back on the right main tank for 30 minutes. Then
I go onto the left main tank for 60 minutes to balance the load. After that I am
back on the right main tank to fly it empty and when that happens it’s time to
look for a place to land.
As part of to “really get to know my Pacer” I have flown the tanks empty
until the engine sputters (make sure you always have one of the main tanks full
when you do this) and then filled up the empty tank to find out how much
usable fuel I have. My main tanks have 0.25 Gallon unusable and the auxiliary
tanks both have 0.8 Gallon I cannot use. So for usable fuel calculation I use
17.5 Gallon in each main tank and 10 Gallon in each auxiliary tank for a total
of 55 Gallon usable fuel. My Pacer burns 7.5 G/hour in cruise flight above
6,000 feet and slightly less when I go higher (on long hauls I go between 6,000
and 12,000 feet). This gives me close to 7.5 hours of endurance until the prop
stops.
Even though I know my Pacer pretty well by now I decided it is time to
install a fuel computer so I can even better monitor my fuel burn and fuel status. I will retire in a couple of years and I am working on my bucket list of
things to do. Of course there are a few long cross country trips on my list like
flying the Pacer to Alaska, the Bahamas, cross continental to the West coast
and places in between (some back country flying in Idaho, etc.).
I like especially the flexibility I have by having four independent fuel tanks.
I can fill up just the main tanks for 36 Gallon, add just one aux. tank for 47
Gallon or go all the way to 58 Gallon. Whatever suits the mission. This is especially comforting when I go IFR. I always take enough fuel to be able to fly to
the nearest airport that is VFR, even if it means another two or three hours of
fuel on board.
Juergen Nies
Pacer N3342Z based at OKV
Technical Corner
Have you ever read something that generated more questions than answers?
By Steve Carruthers
Charlotte Hall, MD
sc94cat@aol.com
Well, that was the case when I read the “What Prop” reprint in the last issue
of the Short Wing Piper News (July-August-September 2015, page 97, we
think by Jim Fix). I am currently restoring N1136C, a 1953 PA-22 135, with
the O-290-D2 still under the cowl. The prop on the plane is the Sensenich
76AM-2-57, but the listing in the What Prop reprint lists the Sensenich
74DM6-0-57 as the standard prop and the 74DM6-0-55 as a climb prop. Well,
I am not an expert but I knew something wasn’t quite right and I need to figure
out why I have a different prop on my plane.
Where to start was the question at hand. The type certificate seemed like
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the best place to start, so that’s where the scavenger hunt began. Talk about a
surprise, one of the first props listed is a wooden prop! That started the wheels
turning because I was remembering if I have ever seen a Tri-Pacer with a
wooden prop. Bottom line is check the type certificate to see which props are
legal on your plane/engine combination. Anyway the prop listed for the PA-22
135 is the 76AM-2-57, so why was the prop listed as the 74DM6-57? Well this
is going to require more research.
The next place to look was Sensenich to try to find some answers. On their
website under service bulletin is where the answer was found. Service Bulletin
#R-3 dated November 1956 answered my question and cleared the waters. As
it turns out the 76AM-2 series of props had a problem with blade tip failures
which led to the replacement with the 74DM6 series of prop. The Service
Bulletin goes on to say that props which are undamaged and are nick-free may
be left in service for not more than 500 hours total flight time, provided continuous operation between 2450 and 2500 R.P.M. is avoided.
SB R-3 was issued in late 1956 allowing a prop in undamaged condition to
operate for another 500 aircraft hours. So imagine my confusion when I
bought a 1953 airplane with 2200 hours total time and it still has the 76AM-257 prop in service. The 76AM-2 propeller should be replaced by a Model
M74DM prop of the same pitch. It will also be necessary to replace the spinner with the one currently used on the 150/160 Tri-Pacers.
So the confusion led to an educational experience, and I know why my
prop shouldn’t be used beyond this point. This learning experience also pointed out that there are many other props that could be legally used on the TriPacer.
(Editor’s note: As I said above, we think the What Prop article was written
by Jim Fix, then of the Fix Prop Shop. Jim has since retired but he’s still in the
club and has been often seen at conventions helping members with their prop
questions. It’s quite fitting that a long-ago written article would have sent Steve
on his quest to find out whether his Short Wing had the correct prop. Thanks,
Jim, And thanks, Steve, for the article.)
Technical Corner
Vag Rag 4 - Preparation
and painting of fuselage
By Alan Arrow
Magnolia, TX
alanc4184h@comcast.net
If you are doing your own painting you need a clean area to paint in. If you
don’t have access to a paint booth there are great suggestions in the SWPC
Tips and Techniques publication as well as the Poly-Fiber Covering manual
that will show you how to build an inexpensive paint booth, but let me show
you how I partitioned my shop to easily allow me to convert the back one-
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fourth of my shop into an easily convertible paint shop.
Using blue b\tarps and PVC tubing I affixed the blue tarp to an equal length
of PVC pipe and screwed it to the ceiling of my shop. The tubing at the top
keeps the tarp sealed at the ceiling and the bottom tubing acts as a weight to
keep the tarp from swinging when down while painting. After finishing the bottom tubing helps roll the tarp up toward the ceiling and then it is held in place
with light weight bungees.
In the photo of the paint shop you can see 2 windows; each has a normal
household box fan screwed to a sheet of plywood cut to the size of the window
opening and a furnace filter is duct-taped over the fan to catch overspray before
it can reach the fan blades and motors. This is far from an ideal paint booth but
it works.
Before we go further with paint of a fuselage, consider having your fuselage
powder coated. I’ve been an auto body repairman/painter since 1970 and I will
tell you that the steel tube works of a Short Wing piper are by far the toughest
item I’ve ever painted. There are so many junctions, fittings and the like that it
is very difficult to not have dry spray in some areas, runs or sags in others and
voids elsewhere.
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A good view of the paint area in Alan’s shop.
Having made the decision to paint, begin with removing all old paint right
down to bare metal. My Vagabond had been repaired, restored or repainted 5
times and the weight it was carrying from layers of paint had to be great.
Furthermore, all this paint may be hiding something you’ll want to address in
your restoration.
Since my fuselage was at a repair station having much of its tubing replaced
I had the welding shop soda blast my fuselage so they could inspect every joint
and tube. Much more was revealed than originally expected, but there is no
better time to take care of business.
It is my recommendation to not have your fuselage sandblasted; I will
address the down falls of sandblasting in Vag Rag Vol 5.
After your fuselage is stripped, by whatever means, you are still not ready
for paint. Although your fuselage may look clean it is only mechanically clean;
you need it to be chemically clean as well. By this I mean there are microscopic particles of rust still embedded in the grain of the tubing too small for the
eye to see which will later rise up to cause paint delamination and rust.
Chemically clean all bare metal with a Metal-Prep; I used CHEMFIL DX579
mixed to a ratio of 1 part DX579 to 2 parts water. Any metal prep for ferrous
metals will work and will be available at any local auto body supply store.
Mix your metal prep in a plastic bucket, not a metal container, as the metal
prep will begin to work on that metal container which may transfer contaminants to your fuselage. Place your mixed solution in a plastic spray bottle and
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The fuselage, epoxy primed
The cabin area of the fuselage is painted blue, with the rest
painted red.
spray it on the fuselage tubing and rub (sand) with a 3M Scotch Brite pad until
the metal is bright. After that area of tubing is clean, wet it again with the metal
prep and wipe with a clean cloth. The metal prep doesn’t only chemically clean
the metal, it also leaves a protective coating the paint adheres to. If you have a
finished shop floor, cover it with a tarp as the drippings from your fuselage will
stain it. This is a long process so don’t be in a hurry; take your time and it
helps to have some of your favorite music playing in the background.
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Protective gloves should be worn as well as protective eyewear.
After the metal prep process is complete, you must prime within 24 hours. I
used Axzo Fast Drying epoxy primer although Randolph makes an excellent
product too. Spray on one double coat overlapping 50 percent on each pass; 2
coats should be used if not following up with a color coat.
This
product contains a polyisocyanide which is deadly and protective coveralls, hat,
gloves and a fresh air respirator must be worn for your protection. This isn’t
the time to scrimp or be macho; think back to the 2000-plus people who were
killed at a polyisocyanide plant in Bhopal, India, in 1984. And by the way,
polyisocyanide is used in all polyurethane paint; it is the catalyst you add to the
mix.
If following up with a color coat this may be done after an hour of flash/cure
time of the Axzo epoxy prime, but before you continue with the color coat look
for dirt nibs or runs in the paint and sand them out using a clean, dry Scotch
Brite pad.
If you look at this article on line you will see my fuselage is red. I’ve had
many inquiries regarding this color even by Clyde Smith. I can tell you this is
original to my fuselage as the bottom layer was in fact red, verified during the
stripping process. This was later confirmed by a gentleman in New York who
asked me when I began this restoration, “Alan, have you found any red paint
on your fuselage?” to which I answered, “The entire fuselage was painted red.”
Again this gentleman told me, “Don’t let anyone tell you that isn’t original.” As
it turned out this gentleman was the original painter in Lock Haven at the time
my Vagabond was built.
I duplicated the red using the seat back brace, which was the only part of my
aircraft to have never been painted over. This brace is the streamlined tubing
that holds the seat back in the up position. I guess since it was always inside
the seat cover it was never worn or scratched and never needed repainting. If
anyone wants the mixing formula for this red I’d be happy to send it along.
The cabin compartment of the fuselage was painted blue as the only 2 colors
seen in the cockpit are blue and yellow. My duplication of the original blue was
discussed in Vol 3.
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!
Vagabond
News
Venue
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By Dave Harmon
Short Hills, NJ
vagabondpa15@verizon.net
This issue of Vagabond Venue will be short since I kinda got on the back side
of the power curve. Meaning I forgot how time flies.
We do have a request from Sparky Barnes, who is trying to help out a friend
with a Vag who wants to put a left hand door on his plane. Does anyone have any
kind of paper work that would help support this change? Even if it’s not a Vag,
any Short Wing may be of help since they are so similar.
A little update on my Vag. I am just finishing up one wing and hope to hang it
this Fall. I think I can get the other wing done by Spring and have it flying. Just
maybe make the convention with it. That would be great.
I missed the “Branson” but did follow it on Facebook and other postings. I sure
missed an outstanding fly-in. So I am due for the next one.
I am also doing a little work on the Tri-Pacer, installing an auxilary fuel tank.
More on this later but a hint — it’s a 14 gallon, my design.
I would like to see more input from other Vagabond owners. I seem to have
found interest from Canada and the UK. So next issue you will see a story from
Keir Williams of the UK. I hope!
Enjoy the pictures and send in all your stories and pictures of Vagabonds, the
fun little airplane that started it all for “Short Wing Pipers.”
A preview of the next issue, we hope! The Vagabond flying next
page belongs to Keir Williams and his father, Vagabond owners in
the UK. Some of you may remember his post on Facebook and the
very special photo shots airborne. Keir has agreed to do a short article with pictures. So look forward to this next issue of SWPN.
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Here’s a pretty picture and one you don’t see very often. It
comes from Len Lambert, who was featured in this column in the
last issue. “It's not very often you will find four Vagabonds in a
row.,” Dave said. “Len Lambert and friends old school flying, landing at off airport where-ever!” (2 more photos from Len on page 110)
More on the paperwork request
Dave Harmon has this request in his Vag Venue column on the preceding
page, but here’s another, expanded version.
Curt Ammons emailed Sparky Barnes Sargent recently asking for information on the left door and a wing tank installation for his Vagabond. Sparky
came up with several leads for the wing tanks but not much on the left door.
Curt replied, “I’m really looking hard at the Wag Aero Wing Tank STC
(SA580GL) as acceptable data for installing it in a Vag as the wing is virtually
the same. The left door mod is a little tougher as I’m only finding post-1955
field approvals and no STC’s.”
Pre-1955 fields approvals, Curt said, “are like gold as they equate to
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Len's Vag just before putting in the 0-200 continental
Another photo from Len, this time his tiny yellow Vagabond
against a vast -- and very snowy -- mountainside.
‘approved’ documentation. I have one on Tweet (N4405H, his Vagabond) for
installing a C85-12 that I passed along to the folks on the SWPO forum. Based
on a letter from a Piper engineer, I was also able to obtain a gross weight
increase 337 for PA-15s using Note 211 on the TCDS.”
Curt concluded by saying, “It would be really nice to have a repository of
field approvals, especially pre-1955 337s, that everyone could use.”
(Editor’s note: SWPO refers to Steve Pierce’s forum at shortwingpipers.org.)
Membership Report - More
news from the mail bag
Continued from page 66
Tracy Hille, Sandusky, Ohio, a new
member now, wrote before he joined
that he recently purchased a Piper
Vagabond that he’s in the process of
restoring. He was having problems
joining on the website. But he managed to join.
Mary Revoir, a member with husband Scott from Hastings, NY, is a
new Vagabond owner but not a new
member. They joined the club in 1984.
Steve Christensen, Platte, S.D.,
called the other day to renew his membership. He owns a Colt modified as a
1950 Pacer. He told me an interesting
story about a camping trip he and the
Colt were on.
Camping at Pyramid Lake in
California (I think), he went to sleep
that night and woke up the next morning thinking his cat was sleeping -- as
it usually did -- on his chest. Wait a
minute, he thought with some alarm,
the cat’s at home and I’m at a lake!
Taking a quick look beneath the sleeping bag to his chest, Steve discovered
a juvenile badger, fast asleep.
Although he admits to fidgeting a
bit, Steve said he waited for the badger
to climb out of the sleeping bag and go
grumbling off before he too exited the
sleeping bag. A camping trip to
remember!
Steve said he also owns an Aeronca
Champ.
Ron and Jackie Collier sent in an
old application form which had the old
$40 membership offer. Being pretty
sure they would want the mailed issue,
I emailed them and asked where they
got that form. Ron replied, “Jackie has
a suspended file where she keeps bills
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that are paid and recurring. She now
has a current copy.”
I told Ron it was okay and that
Jackie was certainly more well organized than I am. “Thanks again for all
you do,” Ron added. “It was so good to
see you in Branson.”
Bill Ihm wrote to say he was discontinuing his membership. “I’ve
donated my PA-15 to the Piper
Museum in Lock Haven, Pa., and am
pretty much out of the business. Thank
you for the many years of such a fine
organization.” Bill’s former PA-15 is
shown in the Piper Museum’s ad on
the back cover of this issue.
Richard and Maria Freed,
Watervliet, Mich., have a family membership and wrote to say that they
would do the email issue membership
but “cannot get on your website.” I
supplied them with instructions but
haven’t heard back to hear whether
they got on and whether they want the
PDF issue.
Betty Younggren and husband
Jim, from Hallock, Minn. were at the
Branson convention and asked on the
club’s Facebook page about the dates
for the 2016 convention in Texas. I
reported that at the membership meeting, Dan said June 19 (arrival) to 24.
Since that time, however, the dates
have changed to June 27-30.
Theresa (or Tee) Rush, Jefferson,
Ga., was thrilled to hear where the
2016 convention was to be held. She
wrote to say she was sorry she missed
the Branson convention but added, “I
will be planning on the Texas convention for sure since I lived in Texas over
25 years.” When she heard where it
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was scheduled, she replied, “Yipee,
love Fredericksburg. Hotel Hangar on
the field? Would be even better.” And
that’s where it is!
Glenn Cheatham, a new member
from Greybull, Wyo., wrote after he
received his July-August-September
issue, “I just got my news book today.
I found seeing my story in a book very
vbery neat! Thank you for everything!” Glenn, who is 17, was the subject of the story “Club’s Facebook
page (and its many enthusiastic contributors) produce a new member,”
beginning on page 21.
Dan Nicholson, Spring, Texas, who
is the director of the 2016 convention,
wrote July 19 that it was hot down
South Texas way. “Looks to hit 100
today,” he said. Then Dan added some
news about the South Texas chapter
and convention.
“Just a side note, visited with Jim
Calamon in Luling yesterday and
went over Branson and all events. Jim
will be most help in the San Antonio
area for 2016.” Then Dan added,
“Surprise! Found another Tri-Pacer
owner right here on Hooks airport who
does not belong to the SWPC. Gave
him a book and will recruit him into
the fold. Just don’t understand people
who love and fly a Short Wing but are
not a member of our group. I think
when the local chapters go slack,
members drop out.”
Deaths reported
Sadly, we received notice of three
deaths this period.
Peggy Donaldson emailed to ask
that we remove Robert Murdock,
Lakeland, Fla., from our records. “He
passed away in September,” Peggy
said. “He thoroughly enjoyed his
planes. I still have one of his projects.
If you know of any members interested
in restoring a Piper PA-22 that we had
started, they could reach me at this
email --- peggy.donaldson@gmail.
com.”
Tammy Graham, Waverly, Iowa,
wrote to say that her husband, Jeff,
was killed in a helicopter maintenance
accident on June 5. I asked if she wanted to continue with their relatively new
membership, and she replied, “Yes,
please. Our son just started his flight
instruction and I will be starting this
fall when I’m ready.” I’m saddened to
hear of Jeff’s death, it’s always good to
hear that families are carrying on with
life and flight.
Bob Carty, Boulder City, Nev.,
wrote to say, “Joyce and I so much
enjoyed the 2014 Convention at Santa
Maria and were looking forward to
coming to Branson, but Joyce became
seriously ill in late May. With sadness
and some relief I am sorry to announce
that Joyce passed away early this
morning, July 14, 2015. We had many
fun flights in our Tri-Pacer with our
children in our younger days. Last
October we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in South Beach, Fla.,
and St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.”
I’m sorry to hear about Joyce and I
understand completely those words
“and some relief,” Bob. That’s the way
I felt when my husband Bob died after
weeks of watching him struggle for
breath and life. It took me awhile to
consciously shut away those dark days
and concentrate on the many years of
happiness and adventures we shared.
Lest you think that we’re ending on
a note of sadness, please remember
that each of these three and their survivors had --or will have -- years of
enjoyment of not only life but of flying
and the Short Wing Piper Club.
Whether they were rebuilding a project, taking flight lessons, or traveling
to conventions, our club made a difference in their life.
Some members are making a differ-
ence with their donations to the club,
the library, or the education foundation
with their membership renewals.
David Butler, Ipswich, Mass., donated $10 to the library and $20 to the
Education Foundation’s scholarship
fund. Jiri Vonasek, a new member
from Prague in the Czech Republic,
donated $10 to the library and $10 to
the Education Foundation.
Terry Baker, Woodlake, Calif.,
donated $10 to the club. John and
Linda Parish, Pharr, Texas, donated
$50 to the library and $50 to the
Education Foundation. They attended
the Branson convention and I’m sure
we’ll see them in Fredericksburg next
summer!
We got a donation for the Education
Foundation sent on by Clete Cisler after
he set up and manned the club’s tent in
the Type Club area. $20 in cash came
from a person named Tom Allen, possibly from Texas, Clete said, and gave his
phone and email address. Tom’s not a
member, but if you know him, tell him
we appreciate his donation!
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Paul Kowroski, Wyoming, Mich.,
donated $200 to the club library!
Howard Chamberlain donated $50 to
the library and $50 to the Education
Foundation. He added that his Short
Wing is right now out of annual.
David Dibbell, South New Berlin,
N.Y., donated $10 to the library and
$10 to the Education Foundation.
Ron and Rebecca Demmler,
Childs, Md., sent in a $25 donation for
the Education Foundation. They were
also the first to register for the 2015
convention!
Charles Eaves, Salt Lake City,
Utah, donated $10 to the library fund
with his automatic renewal. Also
donating with their automatic renewal
were Don and Karen Baker,
Macedon, N.Y., $5 for the library and
$5 for the Education Foundation, and
Terry Kuebler, Gahanna, Ohio, $10
for the library;
Thank you one and all.
Bill Havener’s Cub agreement
update - It’s signed and dated
By Bill Havener
Sterling, IL
Since my article in the last issue of
the News about a deal to fly a J-3 Cub,
there have been some significant
changes. Mainly, ownership has
changed from the non-flying father to
his airline pilot son, which means a
registration change. That apparently is
in the works. So the deal I originally
proposed to the father now applies to
the son.
So, as of May 22, 2015, eight
months after I first proposed the deal,
we now have a written and singed
agreement that allows me to fly the
Cub 50 hours a year. The 50 hours per
year should be enough because for the
last several years I had my Tri-Pacer, I
flew it only 25 or 30 hours a year.
The Tri-Pacer hauled twice as many
people twice as fast as a Cub and was
a pretty good cross country machine.
But since I’m not planning to take any
long trips in the Cub, it doesn’t really
matter. I will probably be doing mostly
local flights and now and then doing
some of the fun things I described in
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my other article. But most importantly,
I will be up there looking down!
Hopefully, by the time you are reading this, I will have been doing that.
(Editor’s note: Since Bill wrote this
May 26, I hope he’s had a bunch of
flights in the Cub. Be sure to read the
Ohio Buckeye chapter report for some
information on the Tri-Pacer Bill sold.)
More about Ray Lynn
By Leroy Lynn
(Ray’s brother)
(Editor’s note: Larry Jenkins passed
this on to the SWPN. Larry had sent
out a note to all Clipper owners about
the Branson convention. Leroy replied
that his Clipper was being restored.
“The good news is that my son John is
getting enthused with the restoration
and things are picking up momentum,”
he said.)
Leroy said this about the story of
Ray Lynn’s death published in the
April-May-June issues. “I appreciate
the story of my brother Ray Lynn’s
passing. He was a great guy and I miss
all the Short Wing hangar flying that
we have enjoyed over the years. His
wife, Charlotte, has had double knee
joint replacement and got home from
the nursing home yesterday (editor’s
note: This was written in June.) She
seems to be doing very well. Ray and
Charlotte’s son, Eric, is taking lessons
in Ray’s Tri-Pacer and is planning to
carry on the family tradition.”
A little later, Leroy sent more about
his brother and their dad:
Larry,
Since you asked, let me tell you a
couple stories about my brother and
dad. When Ray and I were young
boys, Dad owned a J-3 cub. Dad liked
taking one of us boys with him so he
could sit in the front seat. Ray probably went more than me because I was
younger. When Ray was about 8 or 9
years old, Dad put Ray in the back seat
and showed him where the mag switch
was and told him that if for any reason,
the airplane started rolling, he was to
turn off the mag switch and jump out
the door, even if the Cub was moving.
Dad propped the Cub and pulled the
chocks and moved around to the tail of
the airplane. Just as an experiment,
Dad pushed on the tail and got the airplane to start rolling. Dad said later
that the engine cut off almost instantly
and Ray came diving out of the airplane, hit his head on the ground and
cried a little. Dad hated it that it hurt
him a little but felt good to know that
Ray could handle shutting the engine
off..
Many years later, Dad and Ray were
flying my Clipper. I couldn’t afford to
fly it and raise kids so I loaned it to my
dad. Dad was doing his flight instructor imitation one day with Ray in the
left seat but unlicensed at that time.
Dad was always an oil man at heart
and the two of them found an oil derrick drilling a new oil well. Ray was
down close to the ground doing right
hand pylon turns around the derrick
and Dad was staring out the right window when Ray sneaked his hand up to
the mixture control and eased it back
to cut off. When the engine quit, Dad
wheeled around, grabbed the controls
and yelled, “I GOT IT.”
While Dad was picking out a field,
Ray blandly pushed the mixture control back in, the engine roared back to
life, and as they climbed away from
the oil derrick, Ray turned to Dad and
said, “I GUESS THAT MAKES US
ABOUT EVEN!”
One of Ray’s last passions was that
he and Charlotte got involved in a
charity that provides food to the needy
in Olney, Illinois. Ray and Charlotte
worked together in the store facility
and Ray had started driving a truck and
trailer for the organization, something
they desperately needed. Ray was
skilled in keeping more mature vehi-
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cles running. He was a great asset, and
he loved doing it. In that line of work
there are always people that make you
wonder if they are really needy or just
looking for a free hand out. I never
once heard Ray judge or question: he
just kept doing the right thing. After
all, that’s what Dad always did!
Leroy Lynn
New Carlisle, Ohio
leroylynn1@gmail.com
Steve and Gilbert Pierce seminar
popular at the convention
Convention-goers crowded around Bryan Hunt’s award-winning
Pacer as Steve Pierce and his father, Gilbert, went from nose to tail
talking about things owners should be watching on their Short
Wings. Those standing around had been inside the airport listening
to Steve’s Power Point presentation about resources for owners
wanting to keep their Short Wings in top-notch shape.
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It can be said that the 2015
Convention brought in seminar leaders from quite a distance. Gilbert
Pierce (shown at left by the Pacer’s
prop) and wife Barbara flew to the
convention from Germantown, Tenn.,
in Red Lady, their PA-16 Clipper.
Steve Pierce (standing at right front)
and his wife, Cathy, flew into Branson
from Graham, Texas, in another
Clipper, this one belonging to Steve’s
brother. And Ralph Gutowski, who
presented two seminars at the convention, had to leave his Short Wing
behind
and
drive
to
the
convention.(Perhaps Rosemarie was
delegated to pat the left-behind Short
Wing!)
There are more photos from the convention that I hope to
have room for in the January-February-March issue, plus a
couple more stories, including a feature on the Grand
Champion. There are also two or three technical reports that
didn’t make it into this issue (but isn’t it nice to have so many?).
Among the photos that didn’t make it into this issue are photos
of the many Short Wings at the convention that didn’t win aircraft awards --- but were outstanding Short Wings anyway. Be
patient -- we’ll get them in!
Eleanor
Index to Advertisers
Advantage Aviation Insurance . . . . .87
Aircraft Specialties Services . . . . . . .47
Aircraft Tech. Support . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. . . . .69
Airtex Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Avemco . . . . . . . . . .Inside Front Cover
B & C Specialties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Cee Bailie’s/Desser Tire . . . . . . . . . . .38
Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118-122
Flame Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Great Lakes Aero Products, Inc. . . . .64
Micro AeroDynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Niagara Air Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Piper Flyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Piper Museum . . . .Outside Back Cover
PolyFiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Randolph Aircraft Products . . . . . . . .49
Star Gloss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Stewarts Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
SWPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/104/124
SWPC Library loan items . . . . . . . . .43
Univair Aircraft Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover
Wag-Aero Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
2016 SWPC Nomination Form
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Two positions are up for election in 2016, with the election to
be held at the Trek to Texas convention in Fredericksburg, Texas,
June 27-30. Please make your nomination for the office of vice
president and for the office of treasurer 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-MayJune issue.
Submitted by_________________Membership #_________
Vice President (2 year term)
Name ___________________________________________
Street Address ____________________________________
City______________________State_____Zip _______
Treasurer (2 year term)
Name ___________________________________________
Street Address ____________________________________
City____________________________State_____Zip______
Incumbents in these positions are Chuck Davis, vice president, and Claire Karlson, treasurer.
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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members, providing it is for an ordinary buy, sell or swap transaction of a
non-commercial
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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.
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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
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Aircraft for Sale
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
1956 PA-22-150, TT 3051
SOLD hours, SMOH 781, fresh annual,
Val Com 760 radio, King transponder with
encoder, 2 place unicom. $19,500. May
trade for LSA. Hangared at GLD. 719-3490563
tfc
1958 TRI-PACER PA-22-160, N9321D,
2584 TT, 40 SMOH. New sealed struts and
forks, new battery, main gear, tires and
bungees, nav/com. Hangared since 1977
in the Chicago area. Fresh annual with
sale. $22,000. Contact John Guilfoil 847991-1598 or email karla_guilfoil@sbcglobal.net
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
PA-22/20-108 Colt for sale: 800 SMOH,
2000 TT airframe. VFR radios, Garman
transponder, Ceconite cover and many
extras. Award winning show plane,
$19,500. james.beisner@bright.net or
phone 937-554-6599.
JAS
AIRCRAFT FOR SALE:
1957 PIPER TRI-PACER PA-22-150,
N7152D, 2,257 TT, 420 SMOH, KT 76A
Transponder, KS170B Radio, Recovered
with Ceconite in 2003, Artic white with
trim color of Sunset Red. Hangared at
Neosho, MO (EOS). April 2015 annual.
Flown
to
Branson
MO SWPC
Convention in 2015, Saratoga Springs
NY in 2013, Ogden UT in 2012, Spearfish
SD in 2011, and Middletown OH in 2010.
See photo above. $18,500 or best offer.
Contact Bill Lynch, 417-437-2834.
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PIPER PA-16 CLIPPER for sale:
N5313H; serial number 118; $27,500.
Airframe 2,974 hours; engine O235 C-1,
total time 1,565. Since Mattituck overhaul,
142 hours. Sensenich M#76AM-2-52 propeller. 2000 complete rebuild initiated:
Fuselage and tail surfaces bead blasted
and epoxy primed. Wing ribs repaired or
replaced as necessary. 2004 aircraft recovered as per Stitts Process Manual. All new
plexiglass, new Airtex interior, headliner,
and carpet. New Cleveland wheels and
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brakes, 600x6 mains and Scott 3200 tail
wheel. Univair sealed struts and heavy
forks. Replaced bungees 2012. Tie downs
and ski fittings. Original Safe Flight Stall
Device and navigation lights installed.
Garmin 196 with panel ball mount, Micro
Air 760 VHF transceiver and four place
intercom, ACK. EKT. All AD’s and service
bulletins complied with. Hangared since
rebuild; current annual July 2014. All airframe log books since 1949. Contact
jdrane@stx.rr.com or 830-895-3027. If no
answer please leave a message and I will
return your call.
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.
1954 TRI-PACER 135: $18,500. O-290D2, 491 SMOH, TTAF 2959, sealed struts,
trans/mode C, Mark 12 Nav-Com 760 CH,
new battery, belly strobe, brake boster,
wheel pants, ELT, autogas STC, CO-2
detector. Annual till January 2016.
Hangared at Avflite YIP. Health issues.
Contact Steve, cell 248-921-1741 or home
248-305-7197.
tfc
Projects for Sale
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
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1953 Tri-Pacer 135 Project to complete:
120
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
PIPER PA-16: Good wings, ailerons and
tail features, all covered but one wing, one
coat of PolyBrush. Fuselage rebuilt.
$4500. Call Bob, 1-989-496-3887, cell 1989-741-7061.
tfc
1961 Colt project: PA-22/20-108. O-235C1B-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 715387-3057. 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, 573759-7143, Rolla, MO area.
tfc
Wanted
PROJECT TRI-PACER wanted. I’m
looking to buy a project Tri-Pacer with or
without a motor for $1,000. Money is a bit
tight for me so if something can be
arranged on the price that would help me
out. Please email me at ben.ramler2010@gmail.com or call me at 320-7749255. My name is Ben.
OND
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 member donates a Short Wing Piper Aircraft
and it is accepted by the Museum, I will
personally donate $1,000 to the SWPC.
jfm6t
Part for Sale
PA-16 PARTS FOR SALE: New Clipper
interior; seats; carpets; headliner. Freshly
recovered and finished stabilizer and elevators; new double fork tail wheel only a
few hours in service; new “dry” vac pump;
rear and front doors; King 135A com/GPS
radio. Email Mac at skyranger32792
@yahoo.com
OND2t
LYCOMING O290 PARTS: 3 cylinders
.010, oversize, inspected, $900 total. 2
new intake valves, $100 total. Instrument
cutout tool, $60. Instrument templates,
$10. Make offer on the following: 3 used
exhaust pipes for O-290; 8 used rings
#68115 tach time 491; 2 used rings #68338
tach time 491; 2 new oil rings #68338, 0
time; 4 used O-235 cylinders. Valves will fit
O-290. Howard Graf, Mexico, MO 65265,
phone 1-573-581-4655.
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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; bot-
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tom 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.
OND
GOOD TRI-PACER WINGS WITH TIPS,
covered through 1st coat of dope, no
tanks. Tri-Pacer fuselage (early version),
no papers, no tail feathres, main gear,
wheels and brakes, seats, upper cowl, firewall, boot cowl, few odds and ends, trim.
$3,000 OBO. David Mount, Spring Valley
MN, 507-346-7594.
JAS 2t
AIRPATH C2300 L4 panel mount compass, lit, 12v, $80. Franco Sperandeo, 479521-2609.
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
FREE FOR POSTAGE REIMBURSEMENT:
6 remanufactured spark plugs
(REM 8E), PolyFiber booklet on covering a
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cloth airplane; com 1 radio bay, wet compass, 2 rolls fabric tape, 1 quart Poly Seal.
I just hate to see this stuff be thrown away.
I remember what it was like when I was
working on my Colt. Hugo Lee, 757-4062700.
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FREE (you pay shipping): Set of Piper
Tri-Pacer struts (4) that passed the punch
test, set of original Colt landing gear without brakes or wheels, and an original Colt
bottom cowl. Merv Vincent, 206-795-4405.
OND
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
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 815626-0910.
tfc
FREE for cost of postage: I belonged to
the SWPC back in 1999-2002 when I
owned a Colt. Recently found some old
books (SWPN) from 1999-2002 that I was
going to toss but then realized someone
might be interested as they have some
great maintenance tips, etc. I’ll be glad to
ship to anyone that wants them for the cost
of postage. Hugo Lee, 757-406-2700 or
hugoclee@centurylink.net
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May 20 for July-August-September 2016 issue)
August 20 for October-November-December 2016 issue
But send in your material any time. Remember that we want to put some
stories on the website as well as in The News. Your stories and photos
will make both better.
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SHORT WING PIPER NEWS - October-November-December 2015
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The
News
Short
Wing
Piper
October-November-December 2015
Grand Champion!
Jim and Pam Corban’s N221EC outshone all the other
good-looking Short Wings at the 2015 Convention in Branson, Mo., and was named the 2015 Grand Champion as well
as the best Original Pacer, PA-20. Jim and his friend, Ron
Spence, were unable to stay for Thursday night’s banquet
so Jim could receive his award but both Short Wings were
around for part of the convention and drew plenty of onlookers.
You can see photos of the other winners inside and in
the next issue you can read about N221EC’s connection to
the Corban family (and the significance of her N-number).
Also inside you’ll find other convention photos and a
great selection of technical articles.