September 2015 - EAA Chapter 2

EAA Chapter 2
S e p t e m b e r 2 0 15 V ol u m e 59 I ss u e 9
September 11 th — 7pm
Mike Hathaway’s Wag Aero
CUBy Sport Trainer project
509 Deer Cliff Run, Fort Wayne, IN
(See page 5 for details/directions)
In This Issue…
President’s Corner (Cont.) ...................... 2
EAA2 Young Eagles ................................. 2
Calendar of Events ................................. 2
Young Eagles Features Grant Nill ........... 3
Movie Night Invitation ........................... 3
Thank You Les Zehr! ............................... 4
Aug Meeting & Jim Stark’s RV-12 ............ 5
September Meeting Directions ............... 5
Homebuilt Corner ............................... 6-7
First Flight Congratulations! ................... 7
Selected Fly-in Events ............................ 8
Ford Tri-Motor Tour Stop ....................... 9
Seaplane Fly-in ...................................... 9
Poker Run ............................................. 9
Marion Fly-in/Cruise-in ........................ 10
Glendale Days Kokomo ......................... 10
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C h a r t e r e d O c t o b e r 1 , 19 56
www.eaa2.org ~ www.eaa.org ~ www.youngeagles.org ~ www.smdairport.com
A r e y o u a p i lo t ? A r e y ou bu i l d in g a n a i r c r a f t ? A r e y ou a n a i r c r a f t o w n e r ?
A r e y o u ju s t “ p l a n e n ut s ” a b o u t a v i a t io n ?
I f s o , t h e n jo i n u s ! V i s i t ou r w e b s i t e a t w w w . e a a 2 . o r g a n d c l i c k o n “ J o in E A A 2 ”
(President’s Corner, continued from page 1)
Mike Hathaway’s Wag Aero
CUBy Sport Trainer project
Sept. 12th 9am - 1pm
Young Eagles Flights - Smith
Field - Volunteers needed as
pilots and ground crew.
Oct. 9th 7pm Chapter Meeting
Archie James’ workshop
Kitfox construction
Oct. 10th 11am - 2pm
Chili Fly-in/Drive-in Smith Field
Nov. 13th
Larry Zepp’s hangar @Dekalb County
Airport
Dec. 5th
Hoosier Air Museum, Auburn
David and Laramie Resler
Young Eagle Coordinators
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C h a r t e r e d O c t o b e r 1 , 19 56
www.eaa2.org ~ www.eaa.org ~ www.youngeagles.org ~ www.smdairport.com
A r e y o u a p i lo t ? A r e y ou bu i l d in g a n a i r c r a f t ? A r e y ou a n a i r c r a f t o w n e r ?
A r e y o u ju s t “ p l a n e n ut s ” a b o u t a v i a t io n ?
I f s o , t h e n jo i n u s ! V i s i t ou r w e b s i t e a t w w w . e a a 2 . o r g a n d c l i c k o n “ J o in E A A 2 ”
The following invitation for Movie Night
comes from Chapter 2 member Bob Kartman,
who is president of the Back Forty Flying club.
The location is in Hangar 45 on the north side
of FWA on Ferguson Road. Chapters 2 and 37
have been invited. If you have further
questions about the event contact Bob at
Bob.Kartman@gmail.com.
Grant Nill, EAA
1104937, took a
Young Eagles flight
in January 2013.
The flight was a lot
of fun, he recalled.
“It was one of the
first nice days of
the year,” he said.
“It was clear skies,
50 degrees, and
light wind. It was
really cool to see the city from above.”
The Young Eagles flight gave him free access
to Sporty’s online ground school. “I passed the
written with no problem,” he said, Then, in
September 2013, he passed his check ride. He
now has about 100 hours logged.
Grant graduated from Bishop Dwenger High
School in May 2014, and spent his first year at
Purdue University thinking he wanted to
become an airline pilot. But he soon
discovered that he preferred general aviation
and decided to pursue music as his career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzBiMQNc4tA
He plans to get his instrument and seaplane
ratings when time and money allow, and says
someday he’d love to own his own airplane,
like a Taylorcraft L-2.
He attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the
first time in 2014, and said “It was the
greatest week of my life. The people are all
really interesting and flying is the glue that
holds them together.”
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E A A C h a p t e r 2 E n c ou r a g e s a n d P r o m o t e s Sp o r t A v i at i o n a nd A e r o n a u t i c a l E duc a t i o n i n N o r th e a s t I n d i a na
C h a r t e r e d O c t o b e r 1 , 19 56
www.eaa2.org ~ www.eaa.org ~ www.youngeagles.org ~ www.smdairport.com
A r e y o u a p i lo t ? A r e y ou bu i l d in g a n a i r c r a f t ? A r e y ou a n a i r c r a f t o w n e r ?
A r e y o u ju s t “ p l a n e n ut s ” a b o u t a v i a t io n ?
I f s o , t h e n jo i n u s ! V i s i t ou r w e b s i t e a t w w w . e a a 2 . o r g a n d c l i c k o n “ J o in E A A 2 ”
Lester Zehr, EAA Member #869 and a
Charter member of EAA Chapter 2, has
donated an instrument panel to the
Chapter for use with Young Eagles’
education. Les notes that this panel is from
either a Fairchild PT-19 or PT-26. These
primary trainers for the Army Air Corps/
USAF were used from 1939 through the
1940’s. Our Young Eagles have already
benefited from this table top display in the
ground school portion of the YE
experience. When they get into their flight,
they already know some of the
instruments! Thank you Les for your
contribution to the Chapter and to our
mission to encourage and promote
aeronautical education and to pass on
aviation to the younger generations!
Craig Brown, Mark Beck, Les Zehr and Dave Restler
with WW II Fairchild Instrument Panel
PT-26, Courtesy of Commemorative Air Force, Wisconsin Wing
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C h a r t e r e d O c t o b e r 1 , 19 56
www.eaa2.org ~ www.eaa.org ~ www.youngeagles.org ~ www.smdairport.com
A r e y o u a p i lo t ? A r e y ou bu i l d in g a n a i r c r a f t ? A r e y ou a n a i r c r a f t o w n e r ?
A r e y o u ju s t “ p l a n e n ut s ” a b o u t a v i a t io n ?
I f s o , t h e n jo i n u s ! V i s i t ou r w e b s i t e a t w w w . e a a 2 . o r g a n d c l i c k o n “ J o in E A A 2 ”
About 20 members and guests made their way out to Jim Starks’s
garage for the August meeting. Jim showed his RV-12 project and
answered questions about this 2-seat, all aluminum light sport kit
from Richard VanGrunsven at Van’s Aircraft (see
www.vansaircraft.com). The kit comes with many components
pre-drilled so they can be fitted together and then holes drilled
full size. Several previous and current builders of various aircraft
commented on the level of refinement shown in the detailed RV12 builder’s
manual. The
kit
uses
mostly pulltype aircraft
rivets
so
riveting goes
much faster
that other Van’s aircraft designs that must have every
rivet hole dimpled for flush rivets. Thanks to Jim and
family for hosting a great time, answering many
questions, and supplying snacks and drinks!
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C h a r t e r e d O c t o b e r 1 , 19 56
www.eaa2.org ~ www.eaa.org ~ www.youngeagles.org ~ www.smdairport.com
A r e y o u a p i lo t ? A r e y ou bu i l d in g a n a i r c r a f t ? A r e y ou a n a i r c r a f t o w n e r ?
A r e y o u ju s t “ p l a n e n ut s ” a b o u t a v i a t io n ?
I f s o , t h e n jo i n u s ! V i s i t ou r w e b s i t e a t w w w . e a a 2 . o r g a n d c l i c k o n “ J o in E A A 2 ”
AirVenture 2015 demonstrated to me what
many pilots already know – that IPad based
portable electronic apps have come of age and
are both useful and very capable. This two
part series will explore recently announced
hardware and software that makes your flying
easier and lets you use many of the
ADS-B IN benefits.
The vast majority of pilots use the Apple IPad
tablet and ForeFlight software as their
preferred planning and mapping
app. This first article will focus
on
this
very
popular
combination. Sporty’s Pilot Shop
has been a major factor in
popularizing this combination
and
educating
the
pilot
population of how useful it is. Sporty’s and
Appareo (The hardware developer behind the
Stratus series of portable ADS-B Receivers)
have added the ADS-B IN capability of
receiving weather and limited traffic in your
cockpit.
backup horizon and altitude that is synced with
your course and with ForeFlight’s new three
dimensional terrain view. Due to the higher
computation rate required, this works best
with the processors in the IPad Air 2 and IPad
mini 3. Also note that the IPad Air 2 has an
improved 10” screen with 50% better contrast
for daytime flying applications.
Mark Beck, Mike Blombach and many others
use this combination for their flying and love it.
When I saw how powerful this was, I realized
that this combination would replace the Dynon
Skyview that I planned to install in the panel of
my Zenith Zodiac kitplane! Not only will this
save a lot of money, but I can remove the IPad
when I am done flying and use the tablet for
other things.
ForeFlight / Stratus 2S with terrain
New offerings for this year include the Stratus
1S and 2S GPS and ADS-B receivers. The 1S
offers GPS and ADS-B IN weather and limited
traffic reporting. The 2S adds dual band IN
plus electronic attitude gyros and an altitude
pressure reference – all in a battery powered
portable device! The 2S provides the artificial
horizon data to the ForeFlight to provide a
Note that this is to be used as a backup to your
primary instruments only. The 2S provides GPS
speed and not airspeed. It provides a reference
cabin pressure altitude instead of static port
pressure. Even so, as long as you cross check
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C h a r t e r e d O c t o b e r 1 , 19 56
www.eaa2.org ~ www.eaa.org ~ www.youngeagles.org ~ www.smdairport.com
A r e y o u a p i lo t ? A r e y ou bu i l d in g a n a i r c r a f t ? A r e y ou a n a i r c r a f t o w n e r ?
A r e y o u ju s t “ p l a n e n ut s ” a b o u t a v i a t io n ?
I f s o , t h e n jo i n u s ! V i s i t ou r w e b s i t e a t w w w . e a a 2 . o r g a n d c l i c k o n “ J o in E A A 2 ”
(Homebuilt Corner continued from page 6)
with your primary instruments, the glass cockpit presentation by ForeFlight is stunning and useful. This is
a great way to get the benefits of ADS-B IN weather. Note that the ADS-B IN traffic is quite limited –
continue your scan!
Preparing for ADS-B OUT and the Jan. 2020 Mandate
Fair skies and tailwinds, Larry Zepp
Map to Mike
Hathaway’s
house
Congratulations to Bruce Loos on his first
flight of his homebuilt Sonex at FWA on
July 31st. We wish him well on the flight
testing and hope he has many wonderful
experiences with his plane!
509 Deer Cliff
Run
September 11
7:00PM
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C h a r t e r e d O c t o b e r 1 , 19 56
www.eaa2.org ~ www.eaa.org ~ www.youngeagles.org ~ www.smdairport.com
A r e y o u a p i lo t ? A r e y ou bu i l d in g a n a i r c r a f t ? A r e y ou a n a i r c r a f t o w n e r ?
A r e y o u ju s t “ p l a n e n ut s ” a b o u t a v i a t io n ?
I f s o , t h e n jo i n u s ! V i s i t ou r w e b s i t e a t w w w . e a a 2 . o r g a n d c l i c k o n “ J o in E A A 2 ”
Selected Fly-in Events Around Fort Wayne, IN
Updated Aug 28, 2015 by Craig Brown—Not responsible for errors. Verify event before departure.
Date
What
Where
Airport
Source
Contact
Nm fr
SMD
Sept 4
Fly-in lunch
Goshen, IN
GSH
FBO
Goshen FBO - - 574.533-8245
37.0
Sept 5
Marion Municipal
Fly/In Cruise/In
Marion, IN
MZZ
flyins.com
EAA.org
AOPA.org
Ray Johnson - - 765.664-2588,
www.FlyInCruiseIn.com
46.0
Sept 6
Wings & Wheels
pancake breakfast
Freemont, OH
14G
EAA.org
AOPA.org
Rex Damschroder
419.307-3111
90.6
Sept 6
Plymouth Optimist Annual
Pancake Breakfast Fly-in
Plymouth, IN
C65
flyins.com
AOPA.org
Robert Beiter - - 574.952-7215
beiter800@gmail.com
53.4
Sept
12
Richmond EAA 373 pancake
breakfast
Richmond, IN
RID
flyins.com
Ben Bryan - - 765.993-3944
84.4
Sept
12
Brooks Field Airport
Historic Fly-In
Marshall, MI
Brooks Field
RMY
Mich DOT
flyins.com
EAA.org
AOPA.org
269.254-3719,
airport.bfaa@gmail.com
67.0
Sept
19
Marion (OH) Fly-In Drive-In
Marion OH
MNN
EAA.org
Dan Hempy - - 740.389-9428
99.9
Sept
27
Berrien Springs, Michigan FlyIn/Drive-In Pancake Breakfast
Berrien Springs,
MI Andrews
University
C20
Mich DOT
269.471-3120,
airinfo@andrews.edu
73.1
Oct 4
Watervliet, MI Warbird Fly-In
Watervliet, MI
40C
Mich DOT
Don Carney,
donrcs@yahoo.com
80.3
Oct 10 Smith Field Chili Lunch
Fly-in/Drive-in
Fort Wayne, IN
SMD
flyins.com
EAA.org
Mark Beck, eaa2.org,
260.403-6220
0.0
Oct 18 Watervliet, MI Fly-In Chili Hop
Watervliet, MI
40C
Mich DOT
Don Carney,
donrcs@yahoo.com
80.3
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C h a r t e r e d O c t o b e r 1 , 19 56
www.eaa2.org ~ www.eaa.org ~ www.youngeagles.org ~ www.smdairport.com
A Ford Tri-Motor (America’s first massproduced airliner) will be visiting the DeKalb
Co. Airport in Auburn for a tour stop, Sept. 10
through Sept. 13. Rides are available from
2pm - 5pm Thursday and 9am to 5pm Friday/
Saturday/Sunday. Tickets are $70 advance
and $75 walk-up. Kids 17 and under are $50.
Posters and other promotional material are
available at the DeKalb Co. Airport terminal
building. Please help promote the tour stop!
Additionally, if you would like to volunteer
with the tour stop, please contact Craig
Bartscht at cbartscht@netzero.com. We hope
to see you there!
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Sept 4th 4pm-8pm—Dan’s Fish Fry (and pork
tenderloins)
Sept. 5th 7am-Noon—Pancake Breakfast (all
proceeds benefitting Cancer Services of Grant
County)
See cars, planes, motorcycles, tractors autocycles,
and two Vietnam era Huey Helicopters.
Call 765.664-2588 or email flyincruisein@indy.rr.com
For full details see: www.FlyInCruiseIn.com
He flew in the Green Frog with Tim Fox
Oshkosh, here we come!
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Newsletter Editor
2812 Trent Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46815
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter Two
429 E Dupont Rd. #183
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46845
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter Two Encourages and Promotes Sport Aviation and Aeronautical Education in Northeast Indiana.
EAA Chapter 2 Officers and Board Members:
President
Mark Beck
(260) 403-6220
president@eaa2.org
Vice President
Larry Zepp
(260) 348-0336
vicepresident@eaa2.org
Secretary
Paul Simunek
Treasurer
Geoff Robison
(260) 437-5579
treasurer@eaa2.org
Young Eagle Coordinators
David & Laramie Resler
(260) 693-6191
youngeagles@eaa2.org
Builder’s Support
Larry Zepp
(260) 348-0336
skyking6500@gmail.com
Website Editor
Kevin Stahl
(260) 637-3613
webmaster@eaa2.org
Newsletter Editor
Pam Zepp
(260) 602-2398
newsletter@eaa2.org
Technical Advisor
Dean Husted
Flight Advisor
Craig Brown
secretary@eaa2.org