October - EAA Chapter 168

The Legend Cub
By Michael Stephan
Not all of our monthly fly-ins is centered on food. In
September we flew to Sulphur Springs to get something to
eat and see how the Legend Cub is made.
That morning was one of those flights were the summer
haze fills the windscreen. Don Christiansen said over the
radio that he was “flying low to do some sight seeing and
still couldn’t see anything.” But the haze didn’t last too
long since it is a short trip to Sulphur Springs. When we
arrived we realized we weren’t the only ones
going there. That day Sulphur Springs was
also holding it’s annual fall antique fly-in. So
there were plenty of tube and fabric planes and
bi-planes to share the sky with.
then headed next door to the Legend hangars.
A recently finished Legend Cub proudly stood at the
entrance to one of the two hangars, which comprise the
factory. My first impression of the facility was that it was
very neat and organized, much more than my airplane
factory was. It also did not seem crowded or cramped.
After a quick picture and introduction, we split into two
groups and one started the tour at the other hangar. For
those unable to attend, here is a short virtual tour of the
facility. Continued on page 4.
A few of us arrived early and grabbed a bite
of breakfast before the scheduled tour of the
Legend Cub factory. Some of us still equate
fly-ins with food. After breakfast we walked
across the street top meet the others that congregated at the nice terminal building there and
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Volume 36. Issue 10 Page 1
Oct 4th Chapter Meeting
Oct 11th Board Meeting
The BOD meeting will be held on Oct 11th at the Farmers Branch Manske Library at 7:00 PM. The minutes
from the Sept. BOD meeting recorded by John Peyton are
as follows:
The Oct. Chapter
meeting will be on
Tuesday Oct. 4th. It
will be held at the
Farmers Branch
Library, located on
the northwest corner
of Webb Chapel and
Golfing Green Dr.
The meeting will be
held in the auditorium and will begin
at 6:30 p.m. and
finish by 9:00 p.m.
Directors in attendance: Mel Asberry, Ron Bonnette,
David Cheek, Don Christiansen, Sam Cooper, Bruce
Fuller, John Peyton, John Phillips, and Michael Stephan.
• The Fly-In on October 8, 2005 is to Pecan Plantation for
the their Fall Fly-in.
• Michael Stephan gave the treasurer’s report. The chapter
is solvent.
This month we
will have a flight
review refresher. David Cheek, CFI, a will lead the discussion and give us a refresher course. This will not substitute for the BFR, but will refresh our minds on some of
the finer points of flying, especially in an area dominated
by Class B airspace. Now, with TFRs popping up in our
neighborhood, you need to know how to coexist with
them. Chapter 168 used to do these in the past on a Saturday at an airport, and this might be the first step in bringing back that program. David Cheek knows a great
amount about flying, and is one of the most knowledgeable pilots I know. So make plans to come to the meeting
and join in on the discussion.
• It was agreed to make a $100.00 donation to the Friends
of the Farmers Branch Library.
• Michael announced that the newsletter costs were down
due to an increase in distribution over the web.
• Mel announced that on November 12, 2005, EAA National plans to have a light sport aircraft tour stop at
McKinney airport. This will be an all day event with
demo flight, forums, and food vendors. It is expected
that Chapters 246 and 34 will participate.
• A discussion was conducted regarding membership
problems in Chapter 34.
• David Cheek suggested some type of bulletin board to
match riders and aircraft seats for fly-ins.
-Michael Stephan
Oct 25th Newsletter Assembly
Oct 8th Chapter Fly-In
th
Our monthly Chapter fly-in will be Saturday Oct 8 to
Pecan Plantation (0TX1) for the Granbury Chapter’s Annual Fall Fly-In. The event starts at 9:30 and lasts till 4
pm. A rain date has been set for Oct 22.
Pecan Plantation has a 3600 ft. paved runway and the
communication frequency is 123.05. Burgers, dogs, chips,
deserts, drinks will be served for lunch.
This is a super fun local fly-in. Last year over 100 airplanes flew in. So, there will be some congestion over the
skies of Granbury so be prepared to watch for other aircraft. Get there early and enjoy the great fall weather.
-Michael Stephan
The November newsletter will be assembled on Tuesday
Oct 25th at 7 pm at Mike Hodge’s Hangar at Northwest
Regional airport. Look in the “News and Notes” section
for directions to Mike’s Hangar.
Mike is in the very last stages of building his Glassair
III. He is currently painting the airplane and then will put
it back together. Mel will then inspect it in preparation for
its first flight. By the time the folding happens, the project
may have already flown, which will be terrific. Then we
will be able to talk to Mike and ask him how it went.
Really looking forward to see this airplane again. Mike
has done a terrific job building it.
Since it will be in a hangar make sure you dress appropriately for that evening’s weather. See you there.
-Michael Stephan
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A Message from the President
By Sam Cooper
After a warm and dry Summer I am personally looking
forward to some cooler weather this fall. The cooler
weather will also provide us with numerous opportunities
to enjoy our aircraft and aviation interests at numerous
local events during our fall fly-in season. I hope that you
are able to enjoy at least one event.
We did not originally plan it this way, but the Chapter
168 calendar at the beginning of September had a strong
Sport Pilot flavor. Our program for the September Meeting was presented by Ram Pattisapu, with support from Ed
Banty, of IndUS Aviation, Inc. Ram gave us a quick introduction to Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) and their Special
Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA), the T211 Thorpedo and the
Sky Skooter. The T211 was originally designed by John
Thorp, is a previously certificated design, and is now
manufactured by IndUS Aviation locally at Dallas Executive Airport. The T211 is sold fully built as either an
SLSA with a Jabiru 3300, 120 hp engine for an $85K base
price, or with a Standard Airworthiness certificate with a
Continental 0-200, 100 hp engine in VFR and IFR versions. The Sky Skooter is sold fully built as an SLSA with
a Jabiru 2200, 85 hp engine with a $79K base price.
Dr. Pattisapu also talked about IndUS Aviation’s plans
and efforts for selling aircraft in India and China. The first
challenge here is that India and China have no significant
general aviation infrastructure. If I remember correctly,
India has about 400 GA aircraft, while China has about
200 GA aircraft. India is fortunate in that they have several hundred WWII era airports, which are largely unused
at this time. To sell in India, IndUS has created an airplane
showroom in urban areas selling pilot supplies and featuring a real T211 for customers to see and try on for size.
IndUS is also working to establish the GA infrastructure at
some of India’s airports by setting up FBOs and flight
training schools in addition to just selling aircraft.
The follow-up to this was our September fly-out to Sulphur Springs to visit and tour the facilities of the American Legend Aircraft Company. American Legend Aircraft
manufactures the AL3C-100 Legend Cub in their facilities
on the Sulphur Springs airport. The twenty plus EAA 168
members were split into two groups to tour the factory;
my group was lead by Tim Elliot. We were treated to an
excellent tour through the weld shop, kitting area, fabric
and paint shop and the large final assembly hangar. This is
a compact, neat facility, which I enjoyed seeing. Tim also
shared with us numerous tidbits of some of the issues and
difficulties that Legend deals with (tracking all parts and
working towards more efficient manufacturing) as they
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build Legend Cubs and develop their operation. The final
assembly hangar also had a just completed customer aircraft, which we were able to inspect. It is a nicely built
aircraft.
The Legend Cub is an LSA that takes its inspiration
from the J-3 Cub. The wing area is the same as a J-3, but
the fuselage is 3 inches wider. While the external shape
looks the same, the internal structure has been redesigned.
In addition, the fuel system uses only wing tanks (no
header tank behind the dash), which allows the aircraft to
be flown solo from the front or back seat. The Legend Cub
also uses a Continental 0-200, 100 hp engine. This helps
to provide more performance than the original J-3. The
Legend Cub is available with open or closed cowl, with a
$74K base price.
The fundamental point of all these aircraft is a much
lower cost of entry with significantly lower fuel burn and
operating expenses than most currently available. The
tradeoff is a simpler aircraft that can still provide a lot of
fun to the pilot.
On November 12th, EAA Chapters 168, 1246 and 34
will be hosting a stop on the EAA Sport Pilot Tour at
McKinney Municipal Airport. This will be an all day
event that will provide local pilots and enthusiasts to learn
about Sport Pilot flying and to see and fly Light Sport
Aircraft. Fellow Chapter member Mel Asberry is taking
the lead on organizing our local efforts. We will need volunteer Chapter members to help us organize and execute
this event. I am looking forward to this event and hope
that you will be able to volunteer and participate!
Remember to participate and enjoy the journey!
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The Legend
Cub starts out as a
bundle of 4130
chromoly steel
tube and is initially placed in a
very accurate jig
and tack welded
together. Once
that assembly is
finished it moves
across the room
and put on a rotisserie jig where all
the welds are
completed as well
as welding on the
numerous tabs that hold the other assemblies.
Legend’s wings
are built to the
exact shape and
dimension as the
original cub with
a few
improvements.
The legend
wings have
aluminum spars
and ribs and also
contains the fuel
tanks. No
header tank
exists in the
Legend Cub.
On tables
nearby, the tail
surfaces are
covered and prepared for paint as well as the preparation
for paint of the cowling and lift struts.
Once all the subassemblies are ready, the painted fuselage moves to the other hangar for assembly. On the floor
that day was a fuselage that had the stringers and seat in
place as well as the control assemblies. In the corner next
to the fuselage a new continental engine waits to be bolted
to the Legend.
While looking around after the tour, I thought building a
Legend Cub is simple. I doubt that it is, but the organization of the Legend factory just makes it look that way. If
you are looking to fly a piece of nostalgia built with today’s technology, you will not be disappointed with Cubs
that come out of the Legend factory.
After a quick walk through the parts room, where all the
hardware needed for the plane was neatly arranged on
shelves, we enter the main part of the hangar were two
large paint booths are used to apply the protective primer
and paint to those finished fuselages and other parts.
Against the wall in that building was the wing jigs. The
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Once the tour ended, we all slowly trickled back to our
vehicles and made the trip back home, making for a nice
ending to a not-so-typical monthly fly-in.
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News And Notes
By Michael Stephan
Map to the October Newsletter Folding
The newsletter folding will be at Mike Hodge’s Hangar.
It will begin at 7pm. Directions to Mike’s hangar are as
follows:
Entry into the airport is off Cleveland-Gibbs Road.
Once on the airport (runway on left side as you drive
in) go to the stop sign. Turn right onto taxiway/road
"Lindberg Road" and turn left between the first and
second row of large hangers. The hanger is the last
one on the right side, facing south. It has a large bifold door, which will be open either all the way or part
way. Mike’s cell phone is 817 683-8366 if needed.
See you there.
2006 Officer Nominations
From Sam Cooper
The elections for the 2006 Officer positions will be held during
the October 4th Chapter Meeting. As this issue of Hangar Echoes
went to press, the nominees were as follows:
President
Sam Cooper
Vice President
Ron Bonnette
Treasurer
Michael Stephan
Secretary
Pat Johnson
Prior to the election, nominations from the floor for additional
candidates will be accepted. The nominations committee (Sam
Cooper, David Cheek, John Phillips) would like to thank these
members for stepping forward to serve the Chapter.
EAA Chapter 1246 Annual Chili Cookoff
Date:
Saturday October 22nd
Time: Chili Setup: 10 AM
Serving/Judging: 11 AM
The theme again is "HAVE FUN"!! Even though you
may not consider yourself to be a good Chili cook we
want to make this another FUN event so take the plunge
and try your hand at fixin' a "Bit of the Red". The more
cooks; the merrier!!
All Chili should be cooked at home and brought to the
event. There is electricity for crock pots, but if you have a
camp stove or the like, bring it to keep your Chili warm.
Remember to bring a big serving spoon or ladle too. Be
sure to name your Chili, it adds to the FUN part. To add
a little mystery you can use a secret ingredient and have
people guess what it is! Even though Chili is a meat dish,
by Texas definition, beans or vegetarian is OK, but no
road or runway kill, please. Cooks should plan to make at
least 12 - 8 oz. servings (2 to 2 1/2 quarts). More is very
welcome because we always run out and never know exactly how many people to count on attending. All Chili
must be HOT and READY by 11 AM so we can harvest
the samples for the judges. After that is done the eating
will begin. You will also get to be a judge and vote for
your favorite Chili for the People's Choice Award. Prizes
will be awarded around 12:30 or so, whenever the judges
reach their decision. $4.00 will get you a bowl, spoon
and a drink plus condiments, dessert and coffee. All
Chili contestants will get two free bowls and drinks. The
Chapter is furnishing utensils, condiments (crackers, Fritos, cheese, chopped onion, etc.) drinks, dessert and even
antacids for those of you with finicky stomachs.
Need volunteers to bring some dessert!! Call Patti Morris
972-378-5699,
or
email
her
at
treasurer@eaa1246.org, to volunteer to bring a dessert or if you need further information. We will also need
some volunteers to help with setup and cleanup too, so
we'd appreciate anyone who can show up early or stay late
to lend a hand.
This is an all-weather event, rain or shine, flyin' or not.
Look forward to seeing you there!!
Place: McKinney Airport
Pete Huff's Hangar
North/West End of Airport
The hangar is at #2529 McKinney Airport. If you are
flying in to TKI, ask ground for directions to the west
MOHA (Mow-a) hangars. If you're driving in, turn left
just before the fire station, which is the first building on
your left as you enter the airport. There will be signs directing where to turn and go through the security gate.
Pete's hangar is on the west side near the north end. Visit
our website at www.eaa1246.org and click on the link
www.eaa1246.org/ktki.jpg for a detailed map to the
hangar.
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Hoot & Bruce Say “Hi to 168” from Reno!
By Clair Button
I had a nice visit with two of our Chapter 168 friends,
Robert “Hoot” Gibson and Bruce Bohannon while at the
2005 Reno Air Races on Sunday, September 18th, the final
day of the Unlimited Class air races. They both asked me
to send a big “HI” to all of their friends back at Dallas
EAA Chapter 168!
Herb asks Hoot why the gift bottle of Wild Turkey
wasn’t full.
In addition to flying the Hawker Sea Fury, Riff Raff,
in the unlimited races, Hoot also flew daily demonstration
flights in the new Beechcraft Premier I Executive jet
showing off both it’s high speed and low speed flight
characteristics, and you wouldn’t believe how incredibly
quite it flies.
Robert “Hoot” Gibson, Clair Button, & Bruce Bohannon
standing next to “Riff Raff”, the Hawker Sea Fury Hoot
flies in the Unlimited Class Air Races.
While having this group photograph taken for the Hangar Echoes newsletter, we heard a loud voice from a Riff
Raff ground crew member on the other side of the plane
holler out “Hoot, your Boss is here looking for you.” Just
then a man walked around the tail of the plane, it took
only a couple of seconds to recognize who it was, founder
and CEO of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher. After introductions, I was pleased to find him to be just like I had
always heard, a very friendly and funny guy. The jokes
and stories just pored out of him, and it was contagious,
for the next half hour, everyone in the Riff Raff group
seemed to come up with a competing story or joke. Herb
had let Hoot know that he was planning to come to Reno
and would be stopping by, so Hoot had arranged to get a
bottle of Wild Turkey, Herb’s favorite, as a gift for the
visit.
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Beechcraft promotes the Premier I as the world’s fastest
single pilot business jet, and apparently it is as Hoot has
acquired four speed records in it during the past year. I
was able to get a quick tour of the plane and as you would
expect from Beechcraft, it is very plush and surprisingly
roomy in the cabin and the front office has a very nice
glass cockpit layout.
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Bruce was at Reno along with his Crew Chief, Gary
Hunter because Bruce had contracted with the Reno Hilton to have his plane, the Exxon Tiger, displayed at the
main entrance to the Hilton Hotel/Casino. I tried to get an
update from Bruce on the status of the new wings for the
Tiger, but he and Gary are pretty closed mouth right now,
just said that they were operating in a stealth mode until
the wings are completed.
I won’t get into all the race results here, as they are
available, along with pictures, at their official website:
www.airrace.org. But a few notes of interest follow.
Stewart Dawson’s Spirit of Texas with it’s new paint
job.
Once again, the expected winner of the Gold Sport
Class, Jon Sharp in Nemesis NXT, failed to finish, pulling
up out of the final race on the 6th lap. He later reported that
a vibration developed during the race so he decided not to
continue. The winner of this race was Darryl Greenamyer
(from Roanoke, TX), in a really fast Lancair Legacy with
an average speed of 364.9 MPH.
A lot of the Big Iron, highly modified, Gold race competition aircraft had bad luck this year. Dago Red, a main
contender didn’t even make it to Reno. And of those that
did, Strega, Voodo, Miss America and Ridge Runner (all
P51 Mustangs), had engines blow up (figuratively) during
competition.
Since one person’s bad luck is often another’s good luck,
we are pleased to report that Hooter and our friend, Stewart Dawson, from Aero Country moved up into the top
Gold Unlimited race. The favorite and 1st place win went
to John Penny in the highly modified F8F Bearcat, Rare
Bear, followed by Brian Sanders in the Sea Fury, Dreadnought. The third place win went to Stewart Dawson in
his Sea Fury, Spirit of Texas. Hooter closely followed
Stewart for a 4th place position in Riff Raff. It is interesting to note that 7 of the 8 planes to finish the gold race
were Hawker Sea Fury’s. Virtually all of the planes that
had engine failures were P-51 Mustangs. Is this a trend or
just an anomaly?
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Nemesis NXT is a really fast looking race plane, but it
is still having birthing problems.
Hope to see some of you at Reno next year; it will be
September 13-17, 2006.
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Crossing the Rockies
By K. Truemper
For most of us, the highest altitude of flight is 12,500 ft
MSL, with an increase to 14,000 ft MSL allowed for up to
30 minutes. Due to these restrictions, crossing the Rockies
requires careful planning.
The easiest crossing is at El Paso, TX. The highest point
there is at 7,200 ft MSL. A bit more altitude is required at
Albuquerque, NM, where the highest point is at 7,800 ft
MSL. If you choose an altitude above 9,400 ft MSL, then
you can overfly the Albuquerque class C space and get a
nice view of the international airport, sometimes with a jet
taking off or landing below.
A more challenging route, which I have not tried yet,
starts in Wyoming at Cheyenne and follows Interstate 80
to Salt Lake City. This is a long route and may require
refueling at an airport with a 7,000 ft MSL runway. You
cross two mountain ranges: the Laramie Mountains and
the Wasatch Range. The highest point is 8,500 ft MSL,
provided you exit at Ogden instead of Salt Lake City.
My favorite route is farther north. It begins at Sheridan,
WY, follows Interstate 90 via Bozeman, Butte, and
Missoula in Montana, and terminates in Coeur d'Alene,
ID. The highest point occurs early on, at the 8,000 ft MSL
Bozeman Pass. Good refueling stops are Bozeman at
4,500 ft MSL and Missoula at 3,200 ft MSL. This is a
winding route with spectacular vistas of mountains, forests, valleys, and rivers. For example, in the first part, you
see the Bighorn Mountains with the deep canyon of the
Bighorn River, the Yellowstone River, and the impressive
Bozeman Pass. Shortly after Bozeman, you overfly the
Three Forks area, where the Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison Rivers join up to form the Missouri River.
Thunderstorms in the Rockies are severe and must be
circumnavigated at a distance of 20, or better 30 miles.
This can be a problem when you fly in a narrow valley
whose ridges you cannot outclimb. The above route offers
two escapes if thunderstorms pop up. First, you can detour
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north from Bozeman to Helena and Great Falls, thus
leaving the mountains altogether. Second, you can detour
west at Anaconda shortly after Butte and rejoin Interstate
90 at Drummond. The Flight Service will help with the
evaluation of these detours.
At Missoula, there are two additional choices besides
taking Interstate 90 to Coeur d'Alene. First, you can go
southwest from Missoula to Lewiston, ID, via the Lolo
Pass and the valleys of the Lochsa and Clearwater Rivers.
From there, you follow the Snake River to Pasco, WA.
This alternative was part of the trail of the Lewis and
Clark expedition and thus makes you appreciate the difficulties and obstacles overcome by the brave men of the
expedition. Second, you may go north from Missoula to
Kalispell, MT, which lies right at the entrance to Glacier
National Park. This is one of the most beautiful national
parks, yet is not crowded even in August. After a visit in
the park, you proceed west to Coeur d'Alene.
Mount Hood
There is yet another factor that recommends the above
route. From Coeur d'Alene, you can fly west to any town
near the Cascades, for example, to Yakima, WA, stay
overnight, and at sunrise launch into a slow flight south
along the Cascades, covering Mts. Rainier, Adams, St.
Helen, Hood, and Jefferson, plus the three Sisters. One
should stay east of the Cascades. In the clear morning air,
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you see the smallest details of the ravines, boulder fields,
and glaciers of the mountains.
Cheap Gas?
By David Cheek
Something rare happened this past Labor day weekend.
On Saturday September 3, I paid less for a gallon of aviation gas than I did for a gallon of car gas. That morning, I
bought gas for my car at a station in Garland for $2.89.
They had run out of gas Friday night at that price. The
next morning I purchased after the tanker delivered. Later
that day they were charging $2.99 a gallon.
Galcier National Park
This summer we took that sightseeing tour. It was a
highlight of the entire trip, which took us first to Sheridan
via Oklahoma and Kansas. At Sheridan, we started the
above route. We camped and hiked 4 days in Glacier National Part. After the tour of the Cascades, we went south
through Oregon and California. At Bakersfield, CA, we
turned east and returned home via Nevada, Arizona, and
New Mexico, this time crossing the Rockies at Albuquerque in cool and calm morning air. In total, we flew rather
easily 46 hours in 12 days and covered about 4,000 nm,
which proves that our Zenith 601 HDS, N314LB, is both
comfortable and slow.
Later that morning I flew to Bonham (POO) to check out
reports of low priced fuel. They were selling 100 low lead
from an automated pump for $2.46 a gallon. I filled up
and chatted with a retired TI employee who was about to
move his Cessna 150 to a Phoenix Arizona suburb. Later I
got word that Friday September 9 the Bonham price was
over $3. I am not happy about this. My life was less expensive when I was paying $2.35 for car gas and $2.60 for
aviation fuel, and that was just a few weeks after Oshkosh.
Has anyone else in the chapter paid less for aviation gas
than for their car gas?
Upcoming Events
Local
Oct 1 EAA Chapter 59 Pancake Breakfast McGregor
Exec Airport Waco, Texas TIME: 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. FFI:
Dan & Joyce McKee bjvardi@sbcglobal.net
Oct 1-2 -Fina-CAF Airshow 2005. Midland Intl Airport
Midland, TX. AGENDA: Airshow will pay tribute to the
60th Anniversary of the end of WWII with a remarkable
display of over 100 WWII aircraft including the world’s
only flying B-29 Superfortress & SB2C Helldiver; a historic flyover featuring 60 WWII airplanes in the air at the
same time! NOTE: All WWII vets will be admitted FREE
at this event! FFI: 432/563-1000 or www.airsho.org.
October 2005
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Oct 8 - Pecan Plantation Airpark Fall Fly-In Granbury,
TX. Pecan Plantation Airpark (0TX1). Hosted by EAA
Chapter 983. Time: 9:30 – 4:00 Burgers, dogs, chips, deserts, drinks sold at lunch. Freq. 123.05. Rain date if
needed is 10/22/05. FFI Dick Carmichael 817-573-2505
Rcarmichael@charter.net
Oct 8 - Barnstormer Fly-In &Veterans Tribute Fox
Stephens Field (JXI) Gilmer, Texas. HONORING: Patrol
Bombing Squadron 101, Crew 8, Fleet Air Wing 17, Seventh Fleet, US Navy Balikpapan, Borneo, 2 Dec 1944.
SPECIAL NOTICE: B-2 Stealth Bomber Fly Over SITE:
Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum TIME: 10:00 a.m5:00 p.m.
Oct 8 - Hilltop Lakes Annual Fly-In, (0TE4) Hilltop
Lakes, TX. TIME: 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. SITE: Hilltop
Lakes, TX (10 miles north of Normangee, 40 miles NE of
Bryan/College Station.). Free BBQ lunch for fly-ins
FFI: Swan Person 936/855-1736 or Dave Wagner
936/2948 dwags@valornet.com
Oct 14-16 – Santa Teresa, NM. Land of Enchantment
RV Fly-In. The 5th Annual LOE fly-in at Dona Ana
County Airport at Santa Teresa (5T6). More information
at http://www.vansairforce.net/loe/loervfi.htm.
Oct 14-16 - Gordonville, TX. 9th Annual Safety Seminar & Fly-In/ Splash-In, Cedar Mills Airport (3T0).
AGENDA: Seawings & Wings: Participants earn credit
toward their Seawings & Wings awards. Forums – Presented by FAA, SPA aviation instructors & aviation
equipment representatives, manufacturers & avionics industry. Flying Events: Saturday & Sunday.Registration:
Sat. 7:30 a.m. FFI: Rich L. Worstell 903/523-4222, ext.
232 Email: valiant@texoma.net
Website: www.cedarmills.com
Oct 15 - Halloween Poker Run. Mesquite Metro Airport
(KHQZ). NOTE: Dressing in costume is encouraged.
Prizes will be awarded for best costumes as well as in
other categories. Lunch & safety seminars are the conclusion of the Poker Run. FFI: Holly Barr
hbarr@attglobal.net
Oct 22 - The Moonlight Fund 6th Annual Airshow New
Braunfels Municipal Airport (KBAZ)
National
Oct 7 – 9 EAA Southeast Regional Fly-in
Middleton Field, Evergreen, AL (GZH)
Oct 6 – 9 COPPERSTATE Regional EAA Fly-In
Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) NEW LOCATION!
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For Sale Services, Parts and Other:
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Two EA81 engines. Two cockpit-adjustable Ivo propellers. Large
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offer. Call (972) 241-4387 for details.
Two T-18 projects for sale. One N7JA is my personal airplane
completed in 1975 and flown 900+ hrs, before a landing accident.
Fuselage has been repaired, needs work on wing and new horiz
tail. 0290G Lycoming. A sweet flying airplane but need a lot of
TLC to restore to flying status. The second project has fuselage on
gear, all parts to complete airplane, outer wing panels finished,
center spar ready for wing sections which are finished and ready
to rivet in place. a dis-assembled 0320B Lycoming engine, need
pistons,rods and small parts. Asking $5000 for either project.
Located in Dallas, TX area.
Contact john.austin@ntpcug.org
Ground Air Conditioner Unit with 110 hp Continental.
$500 o.b.o. Jim Carney 214-763-6784
Garmin GPSMAP 195, $400 with 2 year old database, $435
with new update. Includes all standard items plus RAM
mounting system and updating cable. Mel 972-784-7544
Wanted: Someone to finish the plumbing and wiring of the
rebuild of the Rockford Craftsmanship Award (Grand
Champion) winning Midget Mustang. Wiring, plumbing, and
panel to be done. New 0-200 on mount. Lewis Shaw. Addison
Airport. 972.628.7474
email- shaw@jacksonshaw.com
Wanted RV6: Prefer 180 hp, CS prop, well equipped panel.
Will also consider an RV7. David W. Jackson 214-244-4424
cell, david@jacksoncompany.net.
To place an ad: Submit requests for aviation related For Sale or Want ads to the newsletter Editors. Ads are free to Chapter 168 members. Ads from
nonmembers will be run on a space available basis. Ads will be run at the newsletter Editors discretion.
EAA CHAPTER 168 OFFICERS
President Sam Cooper
president@eaa168.org 972-242-1544
Vice President Ron Bonnette
vicepresident@eaa168.org 972-495-5845
Secretary John Peyton
secretary@eaa168.org 214-691-6643
Treasurer Michael Stephan
treasurer@eaa168.org 972-857-3327
Flight Advisors
Mel Asberry metro 972-784-7544
m-asberry@ti.com
Mike Hoye 972-771-8162
Gene Spaulding 972-661-9229
genebs@wtd.net
Technical Counselors
Mel Asberry metro 972-784-7544
m-asberry@ti.com
Owen Bruce 972-231-3946
Don Christiansen 972-298-6531
Advertising
Sam Cooper
sam.cooper@comcast.net 972-242-1544
Board of Directors
Mel Asberry
Ken Bruggers
David Cheek
Don Christiansen
Bruce Fuller
Monroe McDonald
John Phillips
Jim Quinn
Brad Roberts
Associate Newsletter Editors
Sam Cooper 972-242-1544
sam.cooper@comcast.net
Marvin Brott 214-726-9117
pmbrott@sbcglobal.net
Michael Stephan 972-857-3327
mstephan@shr.net
Data Processing
Michael Stephan 972-857-3327
mstephan@shr.net
Librarian
Michael Stephan 972-857-3327
mstephan@shr.net
Tool Custodian
Vern Williams 214-618-1005
Meeting Refreshments
“Volunteer needed”
Safety Officer
Mel Asberry metro 972-784-7544
m-asberry@ti.com
Web site Editors
Michael Stephan 972-857-3327
Clay Romeiser
Young Eagles Coordinator
Jim Quinn 972-788-2593
jquinn2@swbell.net
Membership
Michael Stephan 972-857-3327
mstephan@shr.net
Clay Romeiser
Web site Address: www.eaa168.org
We would like to make you aware that as always, in past, present, and future, any communications issued by Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 168, Inc., regardless of the form, format,
and/or media used, which includes, but is not limited to, Hangar Echoes and audio/ video recordings is presented only in the light of a clearing house of ideas, opinions, and personal experience
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anyone. Any event announced and/or listed herein is done so as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval, sponsorship, involvement, control or direction of any event (this
includes Oshkosh). Bottom line, we are responsible for nothing. Please read, listen, enjoy, and be careful out there.
October 2005
Volume 36. Issue 10 Page 11
Experimental Aircraft Association
Dallas Chapter 168
P.O. Box 168
Addison, TX 75001-0168
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