Chapter Waypoints - EAA High River Chapter 1410

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Volume IV: Issue 6
June 2009
F ro m t h e f l i g h t D e c k
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ifty! Can you believe it? Fifty!
In less than 5 years since
our Chapter’s inception
we have over 70 members and 50 showing up
for our meetings. Wow! I
think this really goes to
show the energy and
enthusiasm that we have
in our community. I also
believe that it shows the
level of interest in aviation that exists in our
area.
As a chapter member,
share that enthusiasm
with others. Invite guests
to our meetings. Speak
to the pilot in the next
hanger and find out what
they’re doing.
On a recent Sunday
morning, I was in the
hanger working on my
plane, when a couple of
the locals walked by and
invited me for a burger at
“Al’s” hanger. Having
eaten peanut butter and
banana sandwiches for
the past three lunches, I
was easily convinced to
let the fourth peanut butter and banana sandwich
go to the local dogs.
Imagine my surprise
when I walked through
the door of Al’s hanger
and found 35-40 people
already there enjoying
their burgers and engaged in some serious
hanger flying. Where did
they all come from? I
don’t know. Out of the
woodwork they came;
from under instrument
panels, from behind engines, from on top of
wings, from inside cowlings. They all came out of
their hangers. There
were some that don’t
have planes themselves,
some that aren’t pilots,
and some that are commercial pilots. They all
share in the interest of
aviation.
We’re all enjoying the
spirit of aviation. As the
real flying season starts,
let’s share that enthusiasm. Invite your hanger
buddy to a chapter meeting. Share your project
status with the group. Fly
a Young Eagle. Correction, fly Ten Young Eagles!
Our chapter is filling the
needs of many people.
How many more would
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interested?
on How
last page...)
many existing members
have knowledge and experience worth sharing?
I bet all members. Let’s
keep sharing and let’s
keep growing, both individually and collectively.
Fifty! Wow!
Jeff Seaborn
President
EAA Chapter 1410
Continued on page 2
Inside this issue:
From the Flight Deck
1
Schools hosted by
Chapter at Airport
2
EAA Chapter Flyout to
Disley
3
May Meeting Minutes &
Oshkosh Updates
4
A Spring Trip to Arizona
5
Next Meeting’s Speaker
8
SportAir Report
9
Young Eagles Rally
Jeff’s RV-7 Takes Off!
10
CHAPTER NOTAMS
• June 6-7 Fly–Out to Disley,
SK
• June 6 Cardston Fly-in
• Young Eagles Rally June 21
• Whitecourt Woodlands Flying Club is hosting a pancake
breakfast / mini airshow /
poker rally / day of fun and
BBQ after at the Whitecourt
Airport. Saturday, June 13.
starting at 9AM. Email whitecourtflyingclub@me.com
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Reprinted From the High River
Times Newspaper!
Students Take Flight at the High River Airport
Airport offers hands on education
Posted By Angela Hill, Times Editor
F
or the fourth year, Eileen Greisdale organized our annual community outreach to the surrounding schools. Over 200 grade six
students from Nanton, Cayley and High
River were bused to the airport on
three separate days where Chapter
volunteers showed them aviation in
action. Many thanks to Eileen, Jean
Dueck (and her popular purple plane!),
Phil Wadsworth, Greg MacGillivray,
Glen Coffee, Paul Gregory and Doug
Robertson.
The following is reprinted from the
High River Times:
Prior to the High River airport tour,
students studied the parts of an airplane, the basic physics of flying
and even made paper airplanes as a
part of the Grade 6 curriculum on
flight.
After a month of flight fundamentals, the students came to the High
River airport for a tour guided by
one of 80 EEA volunteer members.
“All of our volunteers are interested
in promoting airport and aviation,”
said Griesdale. “We have more than
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Although the wind was cold the
busload of Grade 6 Cayley school
students were warm with anticipation at being able to see airplanes
up close on May 12.
The Grade 6 class from Cayley was
one of five schools participating in
the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) Chapter 1410’s airport
educational program this spring.
The idea began four years ago and
according to EAA member Eileen
Griesdale it’s growing every year.
“It gives students the chance to look
two centimetres away from an aircraft,” she said. “It makes aviation
interesting.”
raring to go.”
The 13 Cayley students began their
tour on the taxiway where they had
to recall their vocabulary quickly as
Griesdale had the children pretend
they were airplanes getting ready
for take off.
Students had to answer such questions as why take off into the wind
or why are there different coloured
lights?
After wracking their brains to remember everything they learned in
the last month, the Grade 6
class got the once in a lifetime
chance to be an airplane on
the runway. They stretched
their arms out and ran as fast
as they could. One student
even lay on the runway because she said, “I always
wanted to be able to do that.”
200 kids coming through.”
The group was then led into
Glen Coffee’s hangar where
the students learned the difference between a rotary engine
and a propeller engine from Air
Cadet leader Doug Eaglesham.
Phil Wadsworth who keeps his airplane at the Springbank airport was
another volunteer guide on Tuesday.
Cayley student, Leah Nielson’s eyes
lit up when Griesdale announced
that the next part of the tour would
involve actually sitting in an aircraft.
“Kids aren’t afraid of flying, it’s just
the adults,” he said. “Kids are usually
“I’ve done this tour with the Girl
Guides before,” she said. “My fa-
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Western EAA Chapters FlyOut To Disley June 6-7
M
ark your calendars for a Chapter 1410 fly-out on June 6-7.
We plan to meet up with the
newly re-formed Winnipeg Chapter 63
members for an overnight camping trip
to Disley, SK where we'll be hosted by
Regina Chapter 154 at the private strip
of Vic Zubot, a 154 Chapter member.
Disley is 315 NM from Lyncrest, Manitoba, 335 NM from High River and
about NM 20 miles NW of Regina. We
can leave early to mid-morning and
arrive in plenty of time for a BBQ Social
Saturday night. Tents, tables and grills
would already setup for a June 7 scheduled fly-in breakfast that Regina Chapter
154 has been holding at Disley for years
that typically attracts 20-30 aircraft and
100-150 people. There is lots of room
for parking, tie-down and camping. For
those who would prefer not to sleep
“under the wing” our hosts have offered a few rides to Regina motels. We’ll
join the breakfast the morning of June
7 before we head back to High River.
This should be a fun, airplane-filled
weekend and will be a great way to
make some new Canadian EAA friends
before heading to Oshkosh.
Allan Logan and Greg MacGillivray will
be flying in to Regina, which opens the
door for me to rent a vehicle at the Regina International Airport. We could
then catch Costco and the beer/wine
store to pickup steaks, salads, beverages
for our BBQ Saturday night. We could
also possibly pick up the food for Regina
and Winnipeg Chapters who will also
be flying direct to Disley if need be. Having the a vehicle would also allow me
S t u d e n t s at H i g h R i v e r A i r p o rt
vourite part is when we sit in the
plane.”
The class was led to Jean Dueck’s
aircraft, which she built with her
She also said she could never be a
own hands. Once inside the aircraft
pilot because “it’s too stressful.”
the students were able to play with
Andrew Roe
the controls and
from Cayley
pretend they
School said he’s
One student even lay on the
were flying.
still thinking
Cayley student
about whether
always wanted to be able to do
or not he wants
Emmett Murray
that.”
anxiously waited
to be a pilot.
his turn while stu“My grandpa
dents were
was in the Air
helped in and out of the aircraft,
Force,” he said. “He was an
two-by-two.
awesome guy.”
“This is on my ‘to do list’,” he said.
“I’ve never been in a plane before.”
Grinning ear to ear, Murray got to
check off one of his goals and said,
“that was cool” once disembarking
the aircraft.
Grade 6 student Hannah Green
said she’s flown many times.
After acting as pilots, the
group met up with Rob Griesdale who builds his own
airplanes.
“It takes about two and a
half years to build one on
your own,” he told the class.
The Grade 6 students got to
Vic’s Strip: Location: 1/2 Mile east of
Disley (50 38' 14"N 105 02 07'W)
Radio: 123.2
Runway: 28/10, 50Ft. x 2170 Ft. Turf
Elevation: 1850 Ft.
Email me for more information:
Greg MacGillivray
gm@scenarios2strategy.com
(Continued)
“I’ve been in a plane lots,” she said.
“I don’t like the popping of your
ears part.”
runway because she said, “I
to shuttle any folks that are unable to
camp into Regina. We are suggesting a
Disley arrival time of about 4:00 p.m. on
June 6 so people can pitch their tents
and mix/mingle before the BBQ and
social gets underway. Feel free to contact your fellow club members and as
always we're open to all of your good
thoughts and ideas.
see Griesdale’s Sportsman 2 plus 2
aircraft in its last two weeks before
hitting the air.
At the end of the tour, the children
didn’t want to leave and even
thought about hiding out in Griesdale’s aircraft.
“It’s so fabulous to have an airport
this close,” said Eileen Griesdale. “I
want people to realize how lucky
we are.”
Griesdale will be giving additional
class tours to Senator Riley, Heritage
Heights and Nanton.
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Last Meeting’s minutes
Minutes from meeting May 7, 2009
Meeting called to order at 7:10pm. Minutes from April accepted by Soren Christiansen, seconded by Jay Burrows.
Guests: Soren Christiansen introduced Alan Trentham; the
members welcomed Ron & Craig Fenerty and Leighton
McNain. Attendance for this meeting was an astounding 47.
The membership thanked our founders for starting this successful chapter.
President: Jeff Seaborn announced Transport Canada’s decision
to suspend the implementation of the 406 ELT; there will be a
link to the newsletter on the website. Jeff made available the
EAA Airventure 2009 flyer, newly completed chapter business
cards and information on a pilot’s refresher audio cd and the
use of complimentary EAA memberships. Chapter 1410 has
been invited to the COPA convention on July 17-19 and asked
to be involved. Ralph Inkster described the convention as a
“big aviation affair”. Interested people should register in advance. Soren, Greg and Marv volunteered to help with chapter
1410’s involvement. A volunteer sheet was made available.
Vice President: Lars Oyno is planning an Oshkosh fly-out and is
to be contacted by interested parties. A discussion was held on
how to register and use eAPIS. A link for further information
will be made available on the website.
Treasurer: Marvin Fenrich has a list of current members including paid-up dues. A request will be sent out to those still owing
for this year. Marv would like additional information on members’ aircraft and projects. With the addition of our newest
member Greg, membership is at 76. Marvin reported that the
account balances are $1451 for chapter and $6950 for Sport
Air. The total will be $4294 after accounts payable.
schools came out to
High River for a full
airport tour. The kids
also look and sit in
some aircraft. A
volunteer sheet was
made available.
Young Eagles: Allan
Logan has June 21st
slated for the Young
Eagles day with the 28th as a rain day. Volunteer pilots are still required
and pilot & airplane must be current. Allan has an objective of 10 flights
per pilot and 100 flights for the chapter.
Oshkosh 2009: Jack Dueck said that there is lots of activity and an update
will be provided on “Bits and Pieces”. Paul Gregory is putting together a
ground trip.
Sport Air Workshops: Jack Dueck reported that 27 students attended the
3 workshops. Thanks were given out for the support and to the instructors.
Newsletter: Paul Gregory is requesting photos and project updates from
members.
New Business: Donavon Bentz made the chapter aware that the Sandpoint fly-out conflicts with the COPA convention. The possibility of looking at alternative dates in the fall or postponing until next year will be
considered. Greg MacGillivray is heading up the fly-out to Disley on June
6 to 7th. He stated this will be a great way to connect with the Regina
and the newly formed Winnipeg chapters. There will be camping, tiedowns and limited accommodations provided. Another email will be sent
out after the list is updated.
Meeting adjourned 8:05pm
Community Outreach: Eileen and Rob Griesdale reported that
in the past 4 years, 200 grade six students from six different
F
or those planning to fly, Lars Oyno has information on the convoy of
planes leaving the Calgary airport. There may be seats left for the
pilgrimage to the greatest aviation event in the world! His email is
lars.oyno@chevron.com
For all of you interested in camping at Scholler, Oshkosh:, Jack created the
map on the right showing the general areas that include: the Winnipeg
(lyncrest) group, Jack & Jean Dueck reserved area , Possible Reserve area,
24 hour generator use area, and camping with pets area
Unfortunately the map quality is poor and the streets are unreadable, but if
you want to camp in any particular area, contact the campground for specific sites.
The two links below give you the details as well as the unmarked map.
http://www.eaa.org/chapters/resources/stake_out.asp
http://www.airventure.org/planning/camp_scholler_map.html
Paul Gregory will be hosting a “meeting” at his trailer site for all chapter
attendees! More information to come!
Andrew Crocker, Secretary
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A Spring Trip To Arizona
By Lars Oyno
A
ircraft should be used for
traveling. That's what a
group of us decided around
Xmas time last year. We had gone
to Sun&Fun in Florida the spring
before, so we felt we had seen the
entire South-Eastern part of the US
from a lower altitude than we cared
to remember. This time, we wanted
to see the Grand Canyon and go to
Tucson Arizona. This is where the
aircraft bone yard is. Initially, we
wanted to go west after Tucson
and head for San Diego and LA.
This routing called for more time
than we had, so this part was
dropped in favour of hitting the
west coast near Oregon to see the
Spruce Goose before heading
home. Scott Church was given the
task of planning, this lead to at least
20 revised itineraries before the trip
due to the long planning time.
Many of us ended up disregarding
Scott's suggested waypoints anyway, but the location of the stops
and number of days each place was
adhered to. Hotel rooms were ordered in advance, so Scott’s planning was a good thing after all. Departure was set to Thursday evening to enable work that day, and
arriving in Great Falls for customs
before dark.
I met my co-pilot Calvin Thorne on
time and we loaded the plane in
record time. He had flown with me
to Florida the year before, so he
knew he could only bring a very
small bag because of size and
weight limitations.
After less than two hours uneventful flying we landed in Great Falls
for customs. We used the eApis system for the first time. This caused us
no grief, but requires some time to
input all the values. Here it turned
out that two of the planned aircraft
were not coming. Alan
Logan had not been
able to finish his instrument panel upgrade in
time to take his Mooney.
Worse was the other
missing plane belonging
to Boris Ganchev - he
had damaged his rudder
when taking the aircraft
out of the hangar for the
trip. Two other planes
had already landed. This
was Gord Tones in his
Bonanza with Scott
Church, and Peter
Lake Powell, Utah. A spectacular sight from the air Anderson in his diesel
C182 with buddy Neil.
The guys picked us up in the courtesy car, and after a short trip into
town we got dinner and beer and
sleep.
Taking off the morning after, I
wanted to see if we could beat the
Bonanza. We therefore decided to
go straight on track for the lunch
stop, which was Rock Spring, WY.
This took us right through Yellowstone National Park, which is very
mountainous and scenic. Maintaining 10000 ft we cleared through
the passes and saw the fantastic
wild area up close. Nowhere to
land except ice-covered lakes. 70%
into the trip the landscape flattened
and we were able to descend to
around 8000 ft. I generally want to
fly low, because of the high wing
loading with two people on board
the MCR; it tends to go slower at
altitude. Turning base at Rock
Spring we heard Gord on the radio
5 minutes out. Peter landed 20 minutes later, he had followed the
same route as us, although much
higher. They had a courtesy car at
the airport, lunch was secured.
We decided to right on track for the
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next leg to Valle in Grand Canyon
AZ as well.
The flight required around 10000ft
initially to clear some mountains,
but gradually the terrain got lower
and we approached the area of
Green River in Utah. The Green
River itself has cut straight through
a mountain system, and we followed the river through. On the
other side a spectacular sight
awaited. Green River flows into
Lake Powell, and we flew along the
lake. The rock formations and erosion from water is almost as spectacular in this area as it is downstream through Grand Canyon.
We deviated slightly around the
Grand Canyon airspace by flying
via Tuba City, before heading
west for Valle Airport.
We beat the Bonanza by a minute or two only, but we had to
wait a long time for Peter in the
C182. It was pitch dark when he
arrived, and we had already fixed
hotel rooms and a restaurant table.
The next morning it was snowing
when we woke up! Luckily, the
Valle airport at Grand Canyon is
owned by a man called Edward
Maloney, who has a lot of money
and a great aviation interest. These
two things he combines into a fantastic museum. We got to sit in the
cockpit of a Ford Trimotor; we got
really close to aviation treasures like
a Messerschmitt 109G-10, a Grumman Duck and a tour of General
Truman’s Constellation. Being stuck
at this airport for a day was in fact
nice, we really enjoyed the museum. The following day, the
weather was good, and we took off
for the Grand Canyon, only ten min-
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utes flying north. Scott and
Boris had done a good job
flight planning this tour, so
we followed their suggested flight plan, waypoints and altitudes. The
plan took us criss-crossing
over the entire canyon; we
saw all the rock formations
compared to the groundLars and his MCR doing the Grand Canyon
based tourists who only
see one or two parts of the canneeded.
yons. The GA VFR flying is done at
After about two hours of flying, we
altitudes between 9500 and 12000
had completed the entire valley and
over the canyon depending on
headed back east toward Valle
which part of the canyon you are in
again. Here the Bonanza landed at
least 5 minutes ahead of us, proving that at the high elevation
flying we had done that day
(mostly above 10000ft), the Bonanza was faster than the MCR.
We tanked up and had lunch at
Valle, before heading east first to
see the meteor crater near Flagstaff AZ. This crater was smaller
than expected, but deeper. In the
70’s two commercial pilots managed to fly into the crater in a
C150 and were unable to get out
again due to high temperatures
and low performance. We had a
The meteor crater near Flagstaff AZ.
45 degree bank and circled the
rim of the crater numerous times
and which direction you are flying.
that
way. That someone had been
There is a lot of commercial flying
stupid
enough to fly into the crater,
over the canyon, these aircraft have
was
intriguing.
They eventually
their own routes and altitudes, so
crashed
in
the
bottom
and walked
we never saw any of this activity,
way
from
it.
but we sure heard them on the radio.
The edge of the canyon is at 6000 ft
or so, but I was happy we had to fly
high over the canyon. In case of an
engine failure, landing inside the
Grand Canyon is suicide, but there
are a couple of dirt roads up on the
shelf that I would have chosen if
We then flew straight south heading for Tucson. The terrain in this
part of Arizona was hilly with trees,
very unlike what I expected. Some
very nice lakes and recreation areas
were overflown before we saw Tucson coming up. It felt good to arrive; a Corona was what we needed
now!
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about plants and animals
in the desert and how they
survive. This was also a nice
learning experience. We
also linked up with Phil and
Sonia Wadsworth flying a
SR22 from Calgary, they
were going on further to
Mexico from Tucson later
that week.
towards Reno remained dismal. At
Reno, they had a nice Mexican restaurant at the FBO, so we wasted
little time in our pit stop there.
The last leg was a pleasant one
from Reno to McMinnville in northern Oregon, almost by the Pacific
coast and very close to Portland.
Fewer mountains, less mountain
waves, less headwind all led to a
painless flight with a landing
around 6pm. The grass was green,
the hills were tree-covered, the terrain very different from Reno and
further south. We had definitely
arrived at the Wet Coast.
Early Friday morning we
took off for the west coast
heading more north than
west. First fuel stop was
Phantoms for as long as you can see at the
bone yard. Many of these aircraft will fly again. Needles south of Las Vegas, a fairly short leg where
I was able to keep low,
This we reconfirmed the next mornThe group spent four days in Tucshowing the Bonanza my tail feathing, when it was raining with low
son. The bone yard was fantastic;
ers.
clouds when we woke up. We did
there are thousands upon thouThe
next
leg
was
NW
tosands of aircraft stored there. It was
wards Reno, following the
almost unreal to see five rows of
Nevada/California border.
maybe 50 F16s each, followed by as
On this leg we experienced
many F14s, A4s, and C130s etc. Any
strong headwinds, and due
aircraft you could think of, they had
to the mountainous terrain,
stored there. The bus trip through
we flew through an incredithe area was instructive; we learned
ble number of mountain
that about 30% of the aircraft are
waves. Our groundspeed,
actually returned to operational
usually around 150kts withservice. Many are sold abroad, and
out headwind, varied bemany are used as drones for target
tween 70 kts and 130 kts
practice.
with 2-3 minutes intervals.
The Pima Air museum next door to
The airspeed varied with althe bone yard is also very good. I
It was raining in the morning in McMinnville.
most the same amount of
Peter, Neil, Scott and Gord are eager to go to
spent two full days here, and that
fluctuations and the aircraft
breakfast in the courtesy car.
was required. Most of the aircraft
was barely able to hold it’s
are stored outside, but the climate
altitude during the 70 kts
has been good to the aircraft. Hownot mind the bad weather, because
periods.
ever, more than 95% of the aircraft
we only intended to stay in
I attempted an experiment based
were US made; a large majority are
McMinnville and do the Spruce
on my glider flying background to
heavy iron military machines from
Goose museum anyway. I think this
maintain constant airspeed and let
the cold war. A handful of Russian
aircraft museum ranks as one of the
the altitude vary. This led to variaaircraft and British aircraft could be
top five in the world. It does not
tions of altitude of nearly 3000ft
found, but Japanese and German
beat Dayton, Smithsonian and
between the cycles, the theory beaircraft were almost completely
Technische Museum in Munich, but
ing that less time was spent in the
missing.
it sure is a fantastic museum!
downdraft areas this way. I am not
The last day I spent at the Tucson
We bought the full guided tour of
sure if it helped, our average speed
Desert Museum, where we learned
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Arizona Bound
(continued)
flight. The aircraft also has
a large number of rare
vintage aircraft and wartime aircraft like Messerschmitt 109G-10, a B17, a
Lightning, Corsair, Mustang and a Spitfire. Adjacent to the aircraft museum was a space museum, also very good. If
you are ever in Oregon,
the McMinnville museums
are a must!
The next day we headed
My co-pilot Calvin at the controls of as lightly
larger aircraft than my MCR. In the cockpit of the north-east towards Calgary. The MCR did not
Spruce Goose.
the Spruce Goose, and got to sit in
pilot’s seat and see all the systems.
The wings are thick enough to walk
inside, and Howard Hughes had a
mechanic in place behind each engine in the wings during the test
have long enough legs for
the non-stop leg (it has, but I like to
have some extra fuel for safety
crossing the mountains), so we
stopped for fuel and lunch in Coeur
d’Alene in Idaho. This was a place
which was listed with a café and a
courtesy car, so we thought lunch
here was a good idea.
Here we experienced the trip’s only
glitch, because it was Sunday the
café was closed, and so was the
FBO owning the vehicle. We
stocked up on candy bars and
chocolate, filed flight plans and customs declarations and took off.
I had planned the routing carefully
the evening before, and it took us
beautifully through the Rockies over
valleys and airports all the way. We
maintained 10000 ft, and landed at
Springbank after only one and a
half hours flying.
Thanks to my travelling companions
for good company. The MCR performed without a single snag all the
way, I just love that little racer!
[Lars is our Chapter Vice President
and has two homebuilt aircraft.]
Next Meeting: Building From Design
Join us at our next Chapter meeting June 4 at 1830 HRS. Our
Guest Speaker is Robert Fridman.
Roberts will talk about an alternative method by using an analysis
program (DaVinci Technologies'
AirplanePDQ) to create a preliminary design and then test the design in a flight simulator (Laminar
Researcher's X-Plane). This method
can show interesting insights into
flight dynamics.
He discovered there seem to be
different ways to design an airplane; one extreme is to find functional parts from different airplanes,
combine them together, make sure
the CG is in a reasonable range and
the engine is big enough. Another
extreme is to calculate the myriad
parameters that affect flight and
make sure they all come out within
accepted ranges.
Homebuilt Designs
and Test Software
Robert has been thinking about
airplanes and how to build and
design them for over 5 years.
We will also be discussing the Flyout to Disley, Young Eagles Rally,
(see more information in this newsletter), and Oshkosh planning.
Guests welcome!
Visit www.eaahighriver.org for the
location and a map!
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Chapter Hosts SPortAir
Workshops
O
n the first weekend of May,
Chapter 1410 hosted three
SportAir Workshops covering
the following topics:
Jack Dueck, our SportAir Coordinator
and instructor reported that 27 students
attended the three workshops.
Many thanks to the organizers who
once again ran a successful set of
courses!
The SportAir Workshops held May 2-3,
2009 were:
Sheet Metal Basics: This course prepares
you to build or repair any sheet metal
airplane. The course covers all the basics; including types of aluminum, rivets,
necessary tools, cutting, drilling, dimpling and countersinking. The course is
“hands-on,” with students building an
airfoil section.
the maintenance requirements of CAR625 B & C. Students will experience
practical, “hands-on” maintenance procedures.
The High River Chapter 1410 has a
license to conduct these workshops
all over Canada. Workshops conducted under license by EAA Chapter 1410 High River, as granted by
EAA International.
Visit our website for information on
upcoming courses in the fall or
spring next year.
www.eaahighriver.org/sportair.htm
Electrical Systems, Wiring and Avionics:
This course will help you to install your
entire electrical system. Definitions of
electrical terms are discussed. You will
learn how to choose proper wire sizes,
how to route them, and circuit protection. You will learn how to install avionics and antennas. Students will wire
projects to practice their new skills.
Annual Inspections for Amateur-Built
Aircraft: The course objective is to provide the Canadian owner of an amateur-built aircraft enough training to
confidently carry out the annual inspection, and determine that the aircraft is in
condition for safe flight. It is based on
Yo u n g E ag l e s R a l ly J u n e 2 1 at H i g h R i v e r !
C
alling all pilots and volunteers! Allan Logan,
chapter Young Eagles Coordinator, has set
June 21st for the Young Eagles day with the
June 28th as a rain day.
our
Volunteer pilots are still required and pilot & airplane must be current. Allan has an objective of 10
flights per pilot and 100 flights for the chapter.
Details of the event will be decided at our next meeting.
Email aklogan@telus.net for information of attend our next
meeting.
Pilots ne
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VOLUME IV: ISSUE
6
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JEFF’s Project Takes Flight!
O
n May 23, 2009 your editor
received the following email
from our President and Vans
RV-7 homebuilder Jeff:
After 3 years and many, many
hours of hard work, C-GVCB
made its first flight yesterday morning. There are still
some kinks to be worked out
but the take off, flight and
landing went smoothly.
Three years ago there were boxes...
And then parts take shape...
Thanks to everyone for their
help and support.
Jeff
The parts become bigger...
And begin to look familiar...
Congrats Jeff!!!
Chapter Waypoints
E A A C H A P T E R 1 4 1 0 H I G H
R I V E R , A L B E R T A , C A N A D A
We are an enthusiastic group of like-minded individuals from various backgrounds who share
a passion for recreational aviation in Southern Alberta.Whether you have a casual interest in
aviation, you are an active pilot, or you are an avid homebuilder of aircraft, we offer the
chance to meet others who combine fun with learning.We meet to learn from informative
speakers, participate in various social activities, and are active in the flying community. Come
by and visit!
Chapter Memberships are $40 for singles and $50 for families with a membership in EAA.
Contact Marv or any of the following chapter volunteers
Role
Name
Phone
E-mail
Jeff Seaborn
(403) 720-6554
jseaborn@telus.net
Lars Oyno
(403) 282-2150
lars.oyno@chevron.com
Marvin Fenrick
(403) 242-2096
mdfen56@telus.net
Andrew Crocker
(403) 510-1769
anmcrock@telusplanet.net
Community Outreach
Eileen & Rob
(403) 395-3739
eileeng@platinum.ca
Newsletter Editor &
Paul Gregory
(403) 271-5330
eaahighriver@shaw.ca
President
Vice President
Treasurer &
Membership
Secretary
Webmaster
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How to join...
Attend our next chapter meeting. Ask for
anyone and they will
be pleased to help.
All the required forms
and such will be available for you to fill out.
You must be a current member of EAA
International so
please have your
EAA membership
number - if you aren't
a member you can
join EAA at the meeting.
Contact us by email,
or post at EAA Chapter 1410, Box 5280,
High River, Alberta,
T1V 1M4. We can
send you the forms
for you to register.
Call us. You can call
Marv Fenrick (see
left).
Print, fill-out and mail
or fax the form on our
website to register.
(www.eaahighriver.or
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