59 GRAPEVINE Waco, Texas

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59 GRAPEVINE Waco, Texas
3 Time National Award Winning Publication of
EAA Chapter 59 ....and the LAST WORD on Sport Aviation in Texas!
Vol. 50, No. 02
February 20, 2010
Going Strong for 50 years!
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Chapter 59 Pancake Breakfast
Inside this issue:
Chapter Business . . .
P. 2
Prez Sez . . . . . . . . . . .
P. 3
Announcements, etc. . . P. 4
February
Pancake Breakfast . . . . P. 5
Book Review . . . . . . . . . P. 6
Project Updates . . . . . . . P. 8
Sonex Diaries . . . . . . . . P. 10
More Projects . . . . . . . P. 11
Painting Problems. . . . P. 13
Flight Advisor . .. . . . . . P. 14
Calendar of Events . . . . P. 15
Classified Ads. . . . . . . . P. 16
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Mr. Clarence Cobb held Chapter members and visitors attention after breakfast
with an interesting talk on his experiences in WW II in the Pacific.
MEMBERSHIP: Full membership in EAA Chapter 59 is $24 per year, which
includes the monthly 59 Grapevine newsletter. EAA national membership is
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privileges. EAA national membership is not required. Dues are prorated monthly
after March each year. Send check payable to EAA Chapter 59, to Charles
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submit inputs by Mar. 10, 2010, to Mike McMains, 325 Bluebonnet Circle, McGregor, TX 76657, or
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CHAPTER 59 MEETS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
FOR A BREAKFAST FLY/DRIVE-IN FROM 8 AM TO 10 AM, &
EACH THURSDAY FOR LUNCH AT 11:45 IN THE EAA HANGAR
AT McGREGOR EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (PWG).
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EAA CHAPTER 59 - WACO, TEXAS
2010-11 OFFICERS:
President . . . . . .
Kenny Grisham
Vice President . . . . .
Brad Moffett
Secretary . . . . . . .
Alice Young
Treasurer . . . . .
Chet Chesnut
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD:
James Young
Boyce Vardiman
Jim Hail
Pat Baucum
Gene Franklin
David Wilson
CHAPTER 59 APPOINTED POSITIONS:
Technical Counselor:
Joel New
Flight Advisor:
Mike McMains
Membership Coordinator: Pam Brown
Building Ops. Chair:
Bob Coomes
(254)749-5490
(254)855-3777
(254)756-3059
(254)315-5850
Young Eagles Coordinator
Events Coordinator
Museum Curator
Food Coordinator
Webmaster
Monty Suffern
Robert Keck
Web Editor
(254)867-0474
(254)848-9072
(254)723-2558
(254)715-5117
McGregor City Liaison
Historian
Newsletter Staff
Editor . . . . . . . .
Mike McMains
Proofreader . . .
Sue McMains
EAA Chapter 59 Board of Director’s Meeting
February 9, 2010
Call to order: 6:05 p.m.
Attendance: Boyce Vardiman, Jim Hail, Pat Baucom, Mike
McMains, Monty Suffern, Pam Brown, Jim Young, Alice Young,
Jon Botsford, Robert Keck, and Brad Moffett. Kenny Grisham,
President, was unable to attend, and he appointed Jon Botsford
to preside in his absence.
Minutes of last meeting: Jon moved to accept the minutes, and
Jim Hail seconded. Passed
Treasurer’s Report: Chet Chesnut
Chet was unable to attend. New signature cards will be
signed, and all present signatures will be removed. The new
authorized signature names will be: Kenny Grisham, President;
Chet Chesnut, Treasurer; Alice Young, Secretary; and Brad
Moffett, Vice President. Jon Botsford moved to approve the new
designees, and Boyce Vardiman seconded the motion. Passed.
The Board discussed inventorying items for sale. Pam stated
that there was a need for more shirts in size medium. The Board
authorized Pam to reorder what is needed to restock.
Education Committee: Jim Young
Jim reported that Jenny Dixson with Region 12 Education
Service Center has invited some of the Educational Team to the
Teacher Award Presentation at Region 12 on February 16. In
April, the Math Collaborative at Region 12 will host an all day
teacher workshop at the hangar.
The cutaway fuselage, flight simulators, and other items now
stored at Dan McKee’s need to be moved. Boyce proposed
checking to see if a local hangar is available. Jim will poll members to see about the suggestion as well as any other idea. Jim
stressed the need for accessibility.
Kenny wants to invite all pilots based at the McGregor Airport
to Chapter events. A mail-out was suggested to all registered
pilots in the area with information about the Saturday Event and
the Thursday luncheons.
Monty suggested a headset demonstration for the April Event.
Facilities Committee: Boyce Vardiman
The upstairs is ready to be framed in, and a handrail will be
put on the stairs. The safety cabinet donated by Pat Baucom
needs to be painted. The Board authorized Kenny to buy a
trashcan for each rental space. The kitchen will get a new coffee
pot in time for the Awards Banquet.
Activities Committee: Kenny Grisham
Steve Helm
Jon Botsford
Emmette Craver
Jon Botsford
Ron McKinley ............
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Dave Clay
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Billy Jack Waters
open
(254)848-9072
Pam reported that there were seventy people at the January
Event. Brad Moffett’s head was shaved, as promised, to acknowledge the growth of our chapter in 2009 by more than 50
new members.
Clarence Cobb was the speaker for the Saturday Event.
Clarence told about his time on the island of Tinian in the South
Pacific.
The 28th Annual Parrish Fly-By was held. Seven slow aircraft and six fast made the trip in honor of Chapter 59 members
who have passed away The Parrish Fly-By was extended to
include Nick Pocock’s airstrip this year while the family distributed his ashes.
Mike McMains suggested that the Board make use of an
annual planning guide of major events and activities so that
advance planning without conflicts can be accomplished for
events such as the Parrish Fly-By, the Awards Banquet, elections, etc.
The Awards Banquet is scheduled for February 19, 2010 at
6:30 p.m. at the hanger. Jon said that 40 members have made
reservations to date.
Monty reported on Music Night, which will occur in April.
The date will be announced later. Jon will be in charge of the
menu. There will be a ragtime and country music presentation.
Monty suggested a flying event to Caddo Mills in the Spring
to see how rocket racer engines are made at Armadillo Aerospace. Brad suggested a fly-out to Whitney along with a picnic
and camp out.
Project: Jim Hail
Jim proposed starting the engine of the Project at the March
Event. Twelve members showed up to work at the last work
day.
(cont’d. on p. 4)
The next general Chapter 59 meeting will be the Pancake Breakfast, Mar. 6, followed by
various activities in the EAA hangar at McGregor Airport (PWG).
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NOTICES TO AIRMEN
The Killeen EAA Chapter is having a Young Eagles
Rally on Feb. 27 (Sat.) at the Temple Airport. Chapter 59 pilots
are encouraged to participate, as they have helped us in the
past. Briefing at 9 AM.
Annual membership dues in EAA Chapter 59 are a
bargain at $24/year, and become due for renewal each January.
Don’t miss an issue of the 59 Grapevine! Why not renew today?
Member Derek Hodges sent a note saying he and his
stepson, Jake, have signed up for the fabric covering SportAir
Workshop in Dallas this month, to broaden his building skills.
Chapter 59 webmaster, Ron McKinley, will soon have a
secure members-only section of the website. Watch for new
features.
New to Chapter 59, or have a question or idea for
us? Look for the folks in red Chapter 59 shirts & you’ll go straight
to someone who may be able to help you or get your ideas in
motion!
Prez Sez –Feb., 2010
-Kenny Grisham
I sit here trying to find some profound thought to
proclaim to the membership, something that will inspire and bring you to action. And I got nutin', nada,
zilch, zero. I think most of that reason is that the
membership inspires me.
We have, over the past fifty years, gained an immense knowledge base and a group of wonderful volunteers. People who have been there, learned how to
do it and now share that knowledge with others. We
also have those that are devoting time and effort to
keep us fed weekly and monthly. And we have those
who keep us in good cover with our building and its
interior needs. Whenever there is a need in the Chapter, someone usually many someones, come through.
If you are not utilizing this great resource and participating in it at the same time, you are missing out on
some great experiences. We've been working on the
Cub project during some workdays in the last few
Nice day? Want to fly out somewhere with fellow members? Chapter 59 is trying out a Short Call-out List for unplanned trips to lunch or another EAA Chapter’s event. If you
want to be notified by phone for these impromptu gatherings, get
on the list by contacting coordinator
Pam Brown at
ubpc@swbell.net or 254-723-2558. She will develop a phone
tree to get the word out.
For local area flights, goodbye to TFRs (Terrorist
controlled Flight Restrictions!) The EAA flight planning web site
can still help with en-route TFRs, but be sure to call Flight Service for pop-up information. P-49 is still in effect to 5,000 ft., 3
mile radius of the Bush ranch.
The advertisers in this newsletter allow us to produce it
and the web site at a very minimal cost. They are our sponsors
and support us, so please support them. Don’t forget to tell
them you “saw it in the 59 Grapevine!”
months. I will admit I was not so excited myself about
spending time on the project the last time but came anyway. I left with a feeling of accomplishment and learned
some things and learned about some of our members and
what knowledge they bring to the table.
If you've ever gotten to eat lunch with the Thursday
Lunch Bunch you will find someone bringing food and deserts every week. Members step up and surprise us every
week with their great dishes and deserts. We've even had
non members bring the main course. Its a great time of
camaraderie and fellowship.
So participate. Either as a follower or a leader but participate. You are in control of how this Chapter grows and
your participation is vital.
We have no snow on the ground, its not 18 below zero,
and it’s usually flyable weather, get out there and fly (keep
your eye out for some up coming flying activities).
Blue Biplane Turning Base,
Cap'm Ken
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EAA Chapter 59 Pancake Breakfast & Monthly Event –Mar. 6, 2010
EAA Chapter 59 Hangar (PWG)
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Chapter 59 Member Projects
Jon Botsford
Aeronca 7 EC
Rich Hewgley
Sonex
Don Wiltse
RV-9
James Cooper
RV-7
Bill Lloyd
Avid Flyer/Raven
Don Ray
KR-2
Chapter 59
Piper Cub Replica
Jerry Ferrell
Alder Derryberry FLYING!
Bob Coomes
Lake Amphibian
Derick Hodges
RV-7A
Elwin Cook
Sonex
Andrew Womack
Zenith 701
Monty Suffern
Velocity
Johnnie Holick
CX-4
David Clay
Sonex
Ray Woodard
Sonex
John Jacobsen
RV-7
Jim Hail
Flitzer
Frank Dicorte
Star Bee Gyrocopter
Russell Hall
Lil’ Buzzard
Rick Hingtgen
Kolb Firefly
Rick Fields
Ryan PT-22
Terry Gerdes
RV-7
Have a technical question about flying,
aircraft, or Chapter 59, of interest to
members?
Announcements & Condolences
Please e-mail information to Covey534@hot.rr.com
We regret to report that Chapter 59 member, Ray Woodard, is
seriously ill with cancer. Some of our members are helping him
complete his almost finished Sonex.
Deepest sympathies go out to Ramona Chesnut & Ann Golding on the loss of their sister.
We received the following notes this month from Chapter 59 members:
Feb. 8, 2010
To all who participated in the Pocock airstrip fly-over:
I want you all to know how much we enjoyed, and were
honored by, the exquisite and well organized missing man fly-over
performed over our runway last Saturday. And what a thrill for the
grandkids, even to the last low flying plane! We are forever indebted!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nick (Alvena) Pocock & Family
P.S.: Now where do you think Nick was, down with us or up there
directing traffic?
And this note from Guss Eoff:
Dear Ones:
Thank you for your love– The loneliness and emptiness is
almost unbearable.
Love you all– God bless,
Guss Eoff
E-mail me at Covey534@hot.rr.com
and I’ll get the answer & put the response in the
Grapevine next issue. –Mike
Board Minutes– Continued from p. 2
Chapter 59 March Event
Mar. 6, 2009
Pancake Breakfast 8-10:30 AM
Chapter 59 Cub Replica project workers will
roll out the airplane for its first engine start after
breakfast.
Chapter 59 Hangar (PWG)
J. Bond Browder, M.D.
Internal Medicine
FAA Class I, II, & III Physicals
Membership Committee: Pam Brown
There are currently 154 paid members. Fifteen members have
moved out of the area, deceased, or have decided to become inactive. Pam also said that the web design is still being fine tuned,
and progress is being made to set up a system like Pay Pal to facilitate the payment of dues.
Adjourn- 7:15 p.m.
Alice Young, Secretary
Browder Clinic
7005 Woodway Dr. Suite 201
Waco, TX 76712 254-732-3633 FAX 732-3661
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Pancake Breakfast
February, 2010
Chapter 59 V.P., Brad Moffett, declared that he would
shave his head if the Chapter added 50 members in 2009.
Above: Brad, Hollie & Hannah.
Above right: Jon Botsford demonstrating his barber skills.
Right: Membership Coordinator, Pam Brown added this
lovely decoration.
Young Eagle Collin Perry got his first flight
after the Pancake Breakfast.
9-04
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Book Review –Monty Suffern
MAYDAY by Captain John Winslow
Most books on aircraft accidents report those that
went terribly wrong, and with great 20/20 vision (in hindsight),
analyze in fine detail the many links in the chain of events
which led to the accident. “Mayday” on the other hand, reports
17 amazing true stories of aircrew fighting near impossible
odds to bring their crippled aircraft safely back to earth by
showing courage and airmanship of the highest order. One
story in particular caught my attention, when in December of
1978, the pilot of a Cessna 188 Ag-Truck, was seriously lost
over the vast pacific ocean while ferrying the aircraft from the
USA to Australia. It should be noted that a large percentage of
the light aircraft in Australia and New Zealand arrived there by
installing long range fuel tanks, and flying them there, usually
via Hawaii.
The journey started on the West Coast of the USA
with two Ag Trucks, in fact, and followed a normal ferry flight
route to Honolulu (that’s the big step), then south towards
Christmas Island and onto Western Samoa (Pago Pago). Departing Pago Pago, one of the aircraft suffered an engine failure on takeoff and ditched into the Pacific Ocean, but quite
close to land, so the pilot was fine. After checking that his
mate was OK, the other pilot headed off towards Norfolk Island
– a tiny 10 mile diameter speck in the vast Ocean, and some
1700 miles away, but equipped with an extremely powerful
NDB (remember this is pre-GPS). The range of this NDB is
likely around 200 miles. The Ag Truck had a fuel endurance of
around 22 hours for the expected 14 to 15 hour flight. This leg
of the trip started well, with various islands appearing in accordance with the flight plan and chart, but then land marks became fewer and fewer, leaving the last 700 miles of the flight
with no visual cues to ensure the aircraft was on, or at least
near, the intended track. However, the powerful NDB along
with the ADF in the aircraft should surely take care of the final
track into Norfolk Island.
Or so one would have thought! Not planned however, was the fact that the needle of the ADF in the aircraft
was loose on its shaft, and so was pointing where ever it
wanted to. After his ETA came and went by half an hour, the
pilot (Jay Prochnow) was really worried that he had not sighted
land, and asked for assistance from Air Traffic Control in Auckland, New Zealand. They obligingly provided a couple of other
frequencies for him to try, which only helped him discover that
his ADF was essentially useless, although at that stage, no
one knew why. His prospects looked quite grim for if he ran
out of fuel and had to ditch, the search area would have been
many 10s of thousands of square miles of empty ocean, an impossible task in terms of search and rescue.
ATC did offer some assistance however, by calling an Air
New Zealand DC 10 which had just departed Fiji (airport, Nadi)
bound for Auckland, New Zealand. Despite being loaded up with
passengers (well, 88 of them anyway), the DC 10 set off to try to
locate the stricken Cessna. Fortunately, this aircraft was well fuelled and carrying far more fuel than it required for its flight. (Fuel
was cheaper in Fiji than NZ). Now you need to picture the impossibility of this task. A tiny crop duster at 8000 ft being searched
for by a DC 10 at 30,000 ft or so, with only charts to help them find
each other. Some innovative thinking was required to at least
narrow down the search area. Remember too, that the Ag Truck
had no autopilot and very limited room in its cockpit for shuffling
maps. However, one thing going for them was that the two aircraft were soon in radio contact with one another, albeit on an HF
frequency.
To shorten a long story, some of the “navigational tricks”
used were (1) both aircraft flew directly towards the setting sun
and accurately noted their compass heading. The intersecting
lines on the map gave the first clue, but the DC 10 did not know
whether they were ahead (i.e. to the west) of the small airplane, or
to the east. (2) Both pilots measured the angle the sun was
above the horizon (well, measured is used rather loosely) by holding their thumb 1 foot in front of their eyes, and estimating how
many inches (or thumb joints) the sun was above the horizon.
Knowing the relative altitudes of the two aircraft then enabled the
well qualified navigators on the Air New Zealand flight to calculate
how far from the setting sun each aircraft was. It seemed they
were about 200 miles apart, and almost close enough to be within
VHF radio contact. Sure enough, a few minutes later they were
able to talk on a much clearer communication setup. (3) The ATC
folk in Brisbane were able to determine a relative bearing to the
Cessna using his HF radio transmissions. This information
proved to be quite accurate, but still the two aircraft could not see
each other, and night was beginning to fall (despite this being the
longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere).
Some misleading information from an oil rig being towed
from NZ to Singapore nearly undid all the good work being done,
but eventually, the DC 10 did sight the Cessna and was able to
use its very accurate inertial navigation equipment on board to
give the small airplane a heading
(next page)
Brad & Hollie
Moffett’s
daughter,
Hannah, &
Chapter 59
member,
Sandy, were
on hand at the
Pancake
Breakfast to
watch the
head shearing
event.
airimpressions.com
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Book Review -(cont’d.)
and distance to Norfolk Island (which incidentally, is where all the mutineers from the Bounty settled and proliferated). Although
he had been flying now more than 19 hours, and had little fuel left, Prochnow opted to try for Norfolk rather than ditch beside the
oil rig. The DC 10 could do nothing more, and headed for Auckland where it arrived 3 hours and 54 minutes late, but with not
one complaint from any of the passengers who were on this mission of mercy. After being airborne for 23 hours and 5 minutes,
the little Cessna 188 did land on Norfolk Island, much to everyone’s relief, and showing what a little fuel conservation can do for
you. After all, there is no point burning good fuel excessively and unnecessarily when you do not know where you are going.
The Captain of the DC 10 ordered that the cabin crew serve complimentary champagne to all passengers when the news of the
safe arrival on Norfolk Island was received. -Monty
Note – on the attached map, you will see that the ICAO designator for Australian airports is Y, and for New Zealand
airports is N. Note also that Fiji comes under NZ airspace control, and Norfolk Island is an Australian territory. Distances and
initial headings for each leg of the route are approximately as follows
KSFO to PHNL
2399 statute miles @ 252°
PHNL to NSTU
2600 statute miles @201° (there was likely another stop in between)
NSTU to YSNF
1700 statute miles @ 230 °
YSNF to YSYD
1044 statute miles @ 247°
and for the air New Zealand flight
NFFN to NZAA
1336 statute miles @186°
Note that the map has been compressed North South to fit the page better
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Project Updates
Engine baffles are particularly important with pusher
propellers. Above shows Monty’s pressure baffle system with NACA duct inlets.
Above right: Opening in ducting was fabricated for oil
filler access.
Right: Top cowling nicely fitted in place on Monty Suffern’s Velocity.
Above: Bob Coomes finishing up the overhaul of the
IO-360 engine for his Lake Amphibian.
Right: Frank Dicorte working on the pre-rotator for his
GyroBee.
Compliments of:
Aircraft oil, tools, & supplies
Brent Mattson
Brian Mattson
Blake Mattson
Feb. 20, 2010– 59 Grapevine– Page 9
More Project News
Russell Hall is making good progress on his Lil’
Buzzard restoration project. Work on the controls
is shown here.
Ray Woodard with his Sonex near completion.
This photo shows new fuel lines for the Rotax engine
on the Lil’ Buzzard.
Shown here are Jimmie Blackwell, Dale Breedlove,
Dave Clay, & Elwin Cook who have dived in to help get
Ray’s airplane flying as soon as possible.
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SONEX DIARIES –Elwin Cook
January, 2010
Week Of Jan 13
Have been alternately working on canopy at home
and oil cooler installation at the hangar. The firewall is pretty
thin and with carb air exchange box and oil cooler mounted
close together, they will have a tendency to vibrate severely.
Fabricated a stiffener for firewall. It will be tricky to rivet, but
think I can swing it. Drilled and riveted oil cooler mounting
bracket. Drilled out and clecoed a ½” angle piece to firewall.
This stopped the vibration.
Week of Jan 18
Over the weekend, threaded the screw holes in the canopy bows. All went well, but need dimpler die to countersink
holes in side mounts.
Got the side holes reamed to size. I have decided to
go with screws on sides, rather than rivets. Got the latch
ready to install.
Did some cosmetic trim work on cowling and started
to thread side holes in canopy frame.
Disaster!!! I was removing the canopy from the frame
to install the latch, when it slipped with ONE (1) screw still in
the frame. Result? A crack across the attach hole. I may be
able to repair it, will consult experienced builders first.
Week of Jan 25
Worked glue into the canopy crack and let it cure over
the week-end. Looks pretty stable, so I fabricated a trim strip for
the entire aft edge to support the damaged area and spread the
stress a little. Painted framework of the canopy.
Fitted trim strip. Fit is close, but needs some cutting
and trimming. Cleaned hangar for a change.
Took trim strip to hangar for additional trimming.
Threaded screw holes in frame.
Drilled out screw holes in aft trim strip. Cut opening in
canopy for outside latch handle and fitted latch retainer spring.
Got all screw holes in frame threaded. Started installing
canopy retainer cable but positioned bolt hole in the frame
wrong. Inside washer will have to be modified to fit.
Week of Feb 1
Have screws for all the holes now, so got everything
threaded and fitted. Started fitting canopy to frame when I discovered one (1) outsized hole. Had to go shopping for another
sized screw and thread cutter. Got home and found thread cutter was too big for the tool I had, so back to the store for a bigger
tool. I really don’t need this.
Got leading edge holes countersunk. Had to grind
down some screws for the sides where there wasn’t enough
room for full length.
Partially assembled canopy today. Everything seems
ok. Will need some minor adjustments, but 3-4 hours of work
should finish it.
Went to Lampasas Friday to give Ray Woodard a hand
with fitting his cowling, so today, I fitted side hinge and latch to
canopy. It fits, so started aligning holes in leading edge. Had
some problems with acrylic wanting to “hump” between screw
holes.
Finally got screw holes aligned with no humps. Now, to
finish aft side and just put it on the plane.
Week of Feb 8
Canopy done except for final fitting of aft trim strip. Installed aft trim strip, now, only thing needed is to install latch and
restrainer cable. That will wait until I get it back to the hangar
next Monday.
Week of Feb 15
Took all tools and materials left from canopy fabrication
back to the hangar. Couldn’t take canopy until tomorrow, so did
some minor assembly work to latch, and roughed out gear fairing
for Ray Woodard’s plane.
Took canopy out to the hangar and fitted it to aircraft.
Will need some adjustments, but pretty close. -Elwin
When you’re single, you can work on your canopy in the living room with no complaints!
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Cub Replica Project Update
Thanks to hard work & leadership
by Jim Hail, progress on the
Chapter project is advancing.
March 6th, after the Pancake
Breakfast, will be start-up time for
the engine.
Left: Jim Hail showing the engraved memento from Region 12
teachers for our student aviation
programs, led by Chapter 59 Education Chairman James Young.
Members who showed up for the Cub project workday got a free gourmet lunch. Above shows members at their favorite pastime. At right, Bob
Coomes gives Jim a hand troubleshooting a pesky
master solenoid.
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First Flight of the RV-12
Left: Grover Rogers & John Foy smiling after the first
flight of their RV-12 from Rabbit Run Airfield.
Next 3 photos show the first lift-off. Everything worked
as advertised on this short test flight.
There are now about 20 RV-12s flying, with over
200 kits sold. When the snow melts, expect to see
the skies rapidly fill whith this new light-sport entry.
Trim-Aire owner & Beechcraft guru, Buddy Miller, shown
here taking a break at the Mexia Airport with (left to right)
Weldon Hill, Bob Brashear & Les Miller.
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Feb. 20, 2010- 59 Grapevine - Page 13
The Joys of Painting– Ron McKinley
Painting airplane parts:
Here's a little story about an episode I had when trying
to paint some airplane parts. Many of you know that I
recently purchased a used 1967 Cessna 172H. While the
airplane is mechanically in great shape, the same can not
be said about its original 1967 paint job. The paint is
weathered and worn. There are several places where the
paint is faded so bad that there is scarcely any left. So, I
decided to do some badly needed touch-up work. I
elected to start with the simplest parts possible, the nose
wheel pant.
Anyone who has ever dealt with automotive enamel
paints such as Imron or Nason paints knows that these
paints do not come cheap. Imron will run around $75 per
quart, while Nason is about $40 per pint. (Including the
reducers and catalysts required). Since I am also planning on painting the whole cowling along with the nose
wheel pant, I went ahead and purchased enough paint to
do both parts. Or so I thought. Parts prep went along
pretty well, sanding, repairing some epoxy cracks around
the mounting holes, and then some more sanding. Since
the wife and daughter were gone to Phoenix for the
week, I brought the thing in the house and did the masking on the dining room table with an old issue of the
Thrifty Nickel. Perfect, got the whole thing masked off
and covered. Now I was just about ready to paint. Both
Imron and Nason paints require a very specific mixing
ratio of paint to reducer to catalyst. Nason happens to be
8-2-1 mix. Now how am I going to get that ratio just right
without mixing up the whole pint can?? A trip to the local
Dollar store yielded a set of kitchen measuring spoons. I
got the part all cleaned down, wiped off the dirt and residue, swept the shop floor, sprayed some water around to
keep the dust level down. Cleaned the gun again just to
make sure and now I was ready for some painting.
First a quick tack coat, let it set for a few minutes, took
my time, no need to hurry, let it set and get tacky. Good,
time for a second tack coat, again perfect!. Now let that
one set up and get tacky. 15 minutes and I'm ready for
the third and final coat. Lay down went perfect, got a
really nice coat, plenty of coverage, and lots of nice clean
gloss. No runs either!.
And then it happened. A nasty piece of space junk
somehow managed to find its way to Groesbeck, Texas
and landed in my work shop. Not only in the shop, but
right smack in the middle of my fresh paint on the nose of
the darn fool wheel pant right where it would cause the
most ugly blemish ever if it were allowed to stay. NO
problem I'll just get out my handy Exacto knife and remove the little intruder. Ok, so now I can re-coat that little
spot, easy now not too much, OHHH-NO, blugh, running,
no, no stop! Oh well, I'll just let it dry and sand it out tomorrow. Again the wife is gone so I'll bring the thing in
the house and let it sit by the heater to dry.
The next day I went back out to the workshop, and
proceeded to sand down that ugly paint run. It didn't
seem as bad as when it first happened, but it did require
repainting the spot, so I sanded the whole thing down
with 400 grit paper. Again cleaned the gun, the shop, wiped
to part down and mixed up a batch of paint. Just as soon as
I poured to paint into the gun and picked up the spray nozzle
I noticed a small amount of paint thinner from the gun
dripped into the paint can. No problem I thought since it was
thinner any way. I'll just shake it up and make sure its all
blended together. Here comes problem number two. Just as
quickly as the paint hit the surface it looked as though I was
spraying in a sand storm. Tiny specks of blob all over the
place. Now the whole damn thing is trashed. Tried to wipe it
off but things only got worse, a lot worse. My seemingly simple little paint job on a small part is turning into a project.
What went wrong? It had to have been that little amount of
paint thinner from the gun nozzle that dripped into the paint.
The paint was obviously contaminated. Nothing to do now
but let it sit in front of the heater again and dry. I'll just have
to sand it all down and try again tomorrow.
Day 3: Sanded the whole wheel pant down with 150 grit
paper, then again with 320 grit. Cleaned the gun again. This
time I made sure there was no MEK or thinner left in the
gun. I cleaned the shop floor, changed the paper covering
the shop table, wet the floor down, paid extra attention to the
paint mixture. I wiped the part down with Alcohol and quickly
dried it off. Ready for the third try. Again-(AGAIN). Globs of
space junk. The thing looked like I was spraying confetti –
garbage, trash, splats like it was coming out of the gun. I
stopped instantly after only one quick swipe across the surface.
By now you must have figured out that, if nothing else, I
am persistent. I'm a Scotsman, and the Scots never give up,
sometimes to a fault. I decided to seek some help in the
form of a professional. Somebody that should know what is
going wrong. Something besides me just being a hardheaded dumb Scotsman that doesn't have sense enough to
give up when he should. I mean after all, how difficult can it
be to paint a wheel pant? The wheel pant went to the airport
with me where two or three experienced people had a
chance to offer their opinions. (Everyone except the pro
painter, who was gone that day). Most settled on the idea of
static electricity and dust.
Back to the shop, sanded the thing down again, but this
time there's no way I'm laying any paint on this thing until I
know what is going wrong. So I called the guys down at the
paint store, NCS on Valley Mills Drive. (That's the old Car
Quest, remember?) They said to bring the part down and
they would take a look to see if they could figure it out. One
look and the secret was revealed. Remember that Thrifty
Nickel newspaper I used to mask off the lower half of the
part? The first time around when I laid down the very first
coat it was fine, but once that layer of paint had dried into
the paper it turned the paper (and the print) into a form of
confetti every time the spray from the subsequent attempts
went across it. I was in fact blowing confetti into the paint.
Four days later, a full $40 dollar pint can of paint and a new
masking paper to cover the part and it finally looks done.
Bottom line is don't use newspaper as masking paper when
painting small parts. Newspaper is for reading or for covering the bottom of the bird cage but it can drive you crazy on
a simple paint job. -Ron
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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS GSW INTERNATIONAL?
-Homer Dale Cox
I’m sure most of our older members know exactly where
it is, but perhaps the younger crowd does not. In any case, I
believe all might find a little history of this now closed airport
quite interesting. It is particularly eye-opening to go to
www.wikimapia.org and scroll down memory lane for an up close
look at the location and size of this not-so-old airport.
Fort Worth transferred commercial flights from
Meacham to the newly developed Amon Carter Field in 1953.
The airport was built with the help of American Airlines on land
annexed from the city of Arlington. Ultimately the plan was to
“annex” the air traffic from Love field in Dallas, but of course, that
plan didn’t work. For better or worse, (as was the case) the city
of Fort Worth purchased Amon Carter field lock, stock and barrel
-roll in 1960 and renamed it Greater Southwest International. To
my way of thinking, it was a grand airport when I flew into GSW
on American in 1960. It was my first time to visit and I was in
awe of the magnificent terminal building with its huge murals. It
was so nice I wondered why we had stopped at Dallas Love on
the way in - forgetting that there were only 4 or 5 passengers left
on the plane after they all got off in Dallas…
Indeed, several airlines served Greater Southwest including American, Braniff, Continental, Delta, and Eastern. Nonstop jet service to Los Angeles was offered beginning in December of ’59. The problem was the FAA believed it was ridiculously
expensive to maintain operations at two locations in such close
proximity, therefore in the mid 60s, the powers that be announced, “No More” and airline service was terminated in 1969.
Then in 1972, Greater Southwest had its final curtain call. In all
fairness, the FAA and other business leaders had been trying to
get the two cities to agree on a one airport compromise for years,
but harder heads had always prevailed.
Today, DFW sets on land purchased by both Fort Worth
and Dallas. It literally dwarfs GSW immediately to the south. It’s
actually the land American Airlines corporate offices and training
center now occupy, but from a satellite view, you can still catch a
glimpse of one city’s dream, including a part of the main runway
which is now the north end of Amon Carter Blvd. –Homer
Flight Advisor Corner
-McMains
91.319 Operating limitations
Advisory Circular 90-89A
Amateur-Built Aircraft Regulations & Reference
Materials
Normal Operation
If you intend to build or are currently building an
aircraft, the list below will guide you to answers to important questions you will have during construction, and operation upon completion. Most answers can be found at:
www.faa.gov
Initial Building
21.191 Basic definition of amateur-built
21.175 Classification of airworthiness
21.193 Needed information for experimental testing
45.22
“N” number special rules
45.23
Experimental display
45.29
Size of “N” number
47.15
General information/ ”N” number
47.33
General information/ Registration
91.205 Instrument and equipment requirements
Advisory Circular 20-27F
Advisory Circular 20-139
Advisory Circular 21-12B
21.181 Duration of airworthiness
91.25
Accident reporting
91.207 ELT requirements
91.319 Operating limitations
Maintenance
21.93
Major change
Part 43, Appendix D
Advisory Circular 65-23A
Sale
21.179 Transfer of airworthiness
C.A.F.E. evaluationswww.cafefoundation.org
Flight Testing
91.305
Flight testing area
www.fortparkerflying.com
Feb. 20, 2010- 59 Grapevine - Page 15
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Every 2nd Sat.
Lufkin, TX
Fajita Fly-in Angelina County Airport (LFK) NEXT: Feb. 14
Every 3rd Sat.
Jasper, TX
Free BBQ lunch Fly-in
Every 4th Sat.
Granbury, TX
Granbury Airport Pancake Breakfast Granbury Airport (KGDJ)
Feb. 26-28, 2010
Oshkosh, WI
EAA Chapter Leaders Academy Oshkosh Airport (OSH)
Mar. 5-6, 2010
Casa Grande, AZ
52nd Cactus Fly-in Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ)
Mar. 27, 2010
San Marcos, TX
Bi-plane Fly-in & Warbird Rides San Marcos Airport
Apr. 13-18, 2010
Lakeland, FL
36th Annual Sun ‘N Fun Lakeland Regional Airport (LAL)
Apr. 24, 2010
Sherman, TX
3rd Annual Texoma 100 Air Race North Texas Regional Airport (GYI) www.sportairrace.org
May 28-30, 2010
Ranger, TX
International Bi-plane Assoc. Fly-in/Ranger Fly-in & Airshow Ranger Airfield
July 26-Aug.1, 2010
Oshkosh, WI
Airventure 2010 Oshkosh Airport (OSH)
Jasper County Airport (KJAS) -fuel discount
www.cactusflyin.org
Chapter 59 Events
Every 1st Sat.
Pancake Breakfast Fly-in
8-10 am
EAA hangar (PWG)
Every Thursday
Thursday Lunch Bunch
11:45 am
EAA hangar (PWG)
Mar. 6, 2010
Monthly Breakfast & Event
Starts 8 am
EAA hangar (PWG)
Mar. 9, 2010
Chapter 59 Board of Directors Meeting
6 PM
EAA hangar (PWG)
Mar. 6, 2010
Cub Replica Project engine start-up
After breakfast
EAA hangar (PWG)
Apr. 24, 2010
Chapter 59 Music Evening
Details soon
EAA hangar (PWG)
Thanks to the following for contributing to this month’s 59 Grapevine: Elwin Cook, Pam Brown, Hollie Moffett,
Grover Rogers, Dave Clay, Ron McKinley, Monty Suffern, Homer Cox, Russell Hall
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2000 American Champion Citabria, 1260 TTA&E. This is the current model at half the price of a new one. Fresh annual
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FROM: Mike McMains
EAA Chapter 59
325 Bluebonnet Circle
McGregor, TX 76657
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