Our April meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Due to our YE event in March there was no official meeting, and therefore no minutes to approve. We flew 101 kids at our event, and participating pilots included Ron Hightower who brought his Stearman. We haven't had this much activity in a while and have many more events coming up. Laura reminded us that this year's events take place on the second Saturday of each month, pilot and ground crew briefings start at 8:30 am. April's event flew 71 Young Eagles, so we've flown more in two months of 2011 than in all of 2010.
There were no visitors to recognize at this meeting.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, including savings and checking account balances. We've recently filled the propane tank and emptied the sceptic tank, taking a chunk out of our funds. Since the closing of the Fly Girls' restaurant we've been selling food at our Young Eagles events and this helps defray expenses. We also sold food at our recent Wings presentation. We're signed up, once again, for the July Fourth event in O'Fallon. Taking lessons from last year we'll buy less and sell for a bit more. We'll also sell food at this year's airport open house. Tracy has not yet set a date.
Old Business: water. Tracy reports that the airport intends to supply clean water to all airport users. Although this will take about a year, it negates our own clean water project.
Art Zemon is helping out with our new nametags. These will be printed and laminated, so they can theoretically include whatever you like: a logo or graphic of your aircraft. A sheet was passed around at the meeting asking for specifics.
We have raised $85 of our projected $500 scholarship fund and will be contacting universities soon.
Design for flagpole lighting is in progress. It will have to be weatherproof and hopefully will light the walkway as well.
One of our refrigerators is dead. Since some local utilities will haul away old appliances we'll be checking to see if Ameren will take ours.
With the recent increase in activity at KSET there has also been an increase in reports to the FAA. Some incidents involve the intersection of the two runways, and others are the result of flying odd patterns. The FAA is not looking at imposing new rules as it might cause more confusion. Remember to stay on the radio and make your intentions known.
New Business: We've been invited to tour the CAF after an upcoming meeting and get a look at what our neighbors are up to. Bill mentioned the CAF 'Heritage' program: rides in the B-25 will go for $325. They are looking at including more planes in the program.
The ARC needs paint. Anyone who's up for some scraping and brushing is welcome to volunteer.
Mike Saettel is looking for old charts to donate for educational purposes. Ron Burnett notes that FBO's cut the corners off charts to identify them as expired, and agrees that VFR charts in particular are good to give away.
Ron reminded the group that he had extra food coupons, and Dave reminded new members that the chapters gets 4% from purchases made. Dave is also looking for corporate sponsorship for the chapter, if you're aware of such sources please let him know.
The Ford Trimotor will visit Cahokia this year. There's no news on the B-17 and Dave will contact EAA HQ once more.
A few Chapter 32 members were at Sun-n-Fun this year, though none were at our April meeting. We're waiting for an eyewitness account.
April's movie, on April 30, is 'Pearl'.
Dave Doherty has signed up with Dave Pressy to pursue his sport pilot certificate. He's now looking for a Taylorcraft.
If you find any out of date information in the roster please contact Jim Bower.
As of the April meeting the river is technically in flood stage, but is still about 10 feet from threatening KSET. The magic number is 31 feet of flood stage at Grafton, which puts the water about 6 inches from the floor level of the ARC.
Our by-laws were written in the nineteen sixties and need a review. Our executive committee will review and present changes to the membership. If you'd like to get involved please contact Dave Doherty.
Following the meeting Bill Doherty recognized Ron Burnett for the first flight of his RV-6A. Beginning in 2009, the quick-build kit took 11 years to complete. Ron thanked the chapter at large for assistance, and specifically recognized Jeff McKee, noting that they started Marine flight training together. Jeff was always ahead, even in the construction of his airplane. Ron has several suggestions, including building at home, and waiting to move to the airport only when your project is nearly complete. He also warns against the 'shotgun' approach: moving to a different subproject when you encounter a challenge. It's better to ask questions, get your issue resolved, finish the part you're working on and then move on. Ron's plane has a Subaru engine that burns 5 to 6 gallons per hour, a money saver over time. In retrospect, however, he noted that a Lycoming and a standard prop would have ended up costing about the same and taken less time to install and set up. Ron's thinking about selling his Luscombe, but don't consider making an offer if you plan to paint her.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
February 2011 Meeting Minutes
February's meeting began with The Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding. First we recognized new members and visitors. Pat Rebert is thinking about learning to fly and building an aircraft. Jon Thayer is considering joining our chapter.
Don Doherty gave the Treasurer's report. Our official chapter paperwork is in to Oshkosh along with associated fees. He reported our current checking and savings account fees; we are still solvent. Our propane tank is at about 40% so we'll have to refill that before long. Since we did not hold our Christmas party at the ARC we are better off than in previous years. Don noticed that the office furnace needs a look as well. He also mentioned the 7.2% hangar rental fee, it's
going from $80 to $85.
Old Business. Now that Spring is approacing we can start thinking about clean water again. Mike Saettel may have a friend with a trenching machine that the chapter can borrow. The old soda machine and copier are out of the ARC. Last month's 50/50 drawing added $56 to our scholarship fund, we're holding another drawing after the meeting.
Dave Doherty's looking at a name tag machine in the $300 range that we could keep at the ARC. This would be a laminating type, so the new badges will look different than the older ones.
Additional old business includes lighting for the flag pole and the kiosk and kiddie ride in the chapter hangar.
New Business: first flights! Recently Gale Derosier flew his Rans Super 6S Coyote and Tim Finley flew his Zodiac 601 XLB. Gale reports that his project took around 30 months, versus five and a half years for his prior plane. He highly recommends Rans kits, noting the level of completion compared to his Mustang II. Because of his custom striping the paint job was more difficult. In terms of hours Gale says he spent 1,035, compared to the 700 suggested by Rans.
Because of the weather Gale had to wait for his first flight. After our big snowstorm Dave Domeier plowed the runway, and then made a track directly to Gale's hangar. The initial flight lasted about an hour, took place at three to four thousand feet, and consisted mostly of low speed maneuvers. The second flight took place the day before this meeting. The Coyote was off the ground in 300 feet with one notch of flaps. Gale's bird is powered by a Rotax 912UL, and he noted that during his previous flight it appeared to run cold. The next flight, at higher airspeed and RPM, produced normal temperatures. The only issue Gale noted had to do with fuel delivery: the airplane has two tanks, and one appears to empty at a higher rate than the other.
Tim Finley began his Zodiac on June 19, 2000, with the rudder workshop at the Zenith factory in Mexico, Missouri. He completed it on October 31, 2009, but by then the FAA required an upgrade before issuing an airworthiness certificate. This involved dissassembly of the wings and center fuselage, and the project lasted from December of 2009 to March of 2010. Tim notes that the modification adds 10 to 15 pounds to the airframe. His paper work was all done on February 5 of this year and he flew six days later.
The plane lives at Parks Downtown airport. The long runway, with open ground to the east, was plowed. This was Tim's runway choice for his first flight, the open space being part of his contingency plan. On the initial flight he tested low speed performance, including stall speed, and noticed that one wing felt heavy. This can be caused by different washout between two wings. After landing he made appropriate changes then flew again last Sunday. Tim flew his plane in for today's meeting and it now has about 1.4 hours in the air. He reports that it is a nice flying plane, sensitive in pitch. It's powered by a Jabiru 3300.
Other new business includes our need for a flood contingency plan. Flooding is predicted for this year and we need to assure that our equipment does not get destroyed. Initial ideas include a phone list that will result in a call to every chapter member, ideally resulting in enough available hands to move our tools to higher ground.
Jeff Skiles, of United Flight 1549 fame, will be flying a Cessna 162 to Sun-n-Fun, and will be stopping here. We are hosting him with a Young Eagles event and hope to fly around 125 kids. We plan to get media outlets and other local aviation groups involved. Jeff will give a talk around 8 a.m., and will then fly kids. We need pilots, and already have a few Troy members who plan to show up. We'll also have a BBQ.
Don Doherty reports that we have a safety event coming up on April 2 tied in with other groups such as the county airport and St. Charles Flying Service. Dave Pressy will speak regarding sport pilot. Al Gorthy from the FAA will talk about runway safety. This event, in part, results from increased activity here at KSET. Folks involved with the last, similar event report attendance at around 100 people. We'll provide a lunch of brats and burgers and will need help with setup. The event will last from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fred Immen addressed the group next. Per Rod Hightower the FAA is considering new regulations on amateur-build aircraft. A 2009 report by AOPA and the NTSB documented the chance of injury and death in various classes of aircraft, Fred's offering his guidance in crafting regulations that will not destroy our hobby.
Ron Burnett still has Dierbergs and Shop & Save cards.
With a new bulb for our projector movie night will begin again in March with "Pearl."
Frank McGhee donated a 4-hour aviation history DVD to the chapter. He also brought in a book, "The Procedural Handbook of Welding," published by Lincoln Electric. He describes it as the bible of welding, and notes that, while Amazon charges $45 for a copy, you can get it from the Lincoln site for $25.
The business portion of the meeting adjourned. After a break we returned and toasted Gale and Tim.
Bob and Donna Crandall of the Missouri Pilots Association then gave a presentation.
They noted several upcoming events: March 16 is their next meeting, at the Maryland Heights center, at which the speaker will be Joe Pesca, The Missouri Department of Transportation Aviation Director. March 29 is State Aviation Day, and the group will be in Jefferson City to meet with legislators. A state-wide event will take place in June at Lake of the Ozarks.
Both Bob and Donna stressed the importance of group memberships, as this gives the aviation community a bigger voice when it comes to influencing laws and regulations. Donna noted that Dennis Bampton met with the MPA and will be offering various discounts to individuals who belong to, and hold a membership card for such organizations as MPA, EAA, CAF, 99's, and others.
Don Doherty gave the Treasurer's report. Our official chapter paperwork is in to Oshkosh along with associated fees. He reported our current checking and savings account fees; we are still solvent. Our propane tank is at about 40% so we'll have to refill that before long. Since we did not hold our Christmas party at the ARC we are better off than in previous years. Don noticed that the office furnace needs a look as well. He also mentioned the 7.2% hangar rental fee, it's
going from $80 to $85.
Old Business. Now that Spring is approacing we can start thinking about clean water again. Mike Saettel may have a friend with a trenching machine that the chapter can borrow. The old soda machine and copier are out of the ARC. Last month's 50/50 drawing added $56 to our scholarship fund, we're holding another drawing after the meeting.
Dave Doherty's looking at a name tag machine in the $300 range that we could keep at the ARC. This would be a laminating type, so the new badges will look different than the older ones.
Additional old business includes lighting for the flag pole and the kiosk and kiddie ride in the chapter hangar.
New Business: first flights! Recently Gale Derosier flew his Rans Super 6S Coyote and Tim Finley flew his Zodiac 601 XLB. Gale reports that his project took around 30 months, versus five and a half years for his prior plane. He highly recommends Rans kits, noting the level of completion compared to his Mustang II. Because of his custom striping the paint job was more difficult. In terms of hours Gale says he spent 1,035, compared to the 700 suggested by Rans.
Because of the weather Gale had to wait for his first flight. After our big snowstorm Dave Domeier plowed the runway, and then made a track directly to Gale's hangar. The initial flight lasted about an hour, took place at three to four thousand feet, and consisted mostly of low speed maneuvers. The second flight took place the day before this meeting. The Coyote was off the ground in 300 feet with one notch of flaps. Gale's bird is powered by a Rotax 912UL, and he noted that during his previous flight it appeared to run cold. The next flight, at higher airspeed and RPM, produced normal temperatures. The only issue Gale noted had to do with fuel delivery: the airplane has two tanks, and one appears to empty at a higher rate than the other.
Tim Finley began his Zodiac on June 19, 2000, with the rudder workshop at the Zenith factory in Mexico, Missouri. He completed it on October 31, 2009, but by then the FAA required an upgrade before issuing an airworthiness certificate. This involved dissassembly of the wings and center fuselage, and the project lasted from December of 2009 to March of 2010. Tim notes that the modification adds 10 to 15 pounds to the airframe. His paper work was all done on February 5 of this year and he flew six days later.
The plane lives at Parks Downtown airport. The long runway, with open ground to the east, was plowed. This was Tim's runway choice for his first flight, the open space being part of his contingency plan. On the initial flight he tested low speed performance, including stall speed, and noticed that one wing felt heavy. This can be caused by different washout between two wings. After landing he made appropriate changes then flew again last Sunday. Tim flew his plane in for today's meeting and it now has about 1.4 hours in the air. He reports that it is a nice flying plane, sensitive in pitch. It's powered by a Jabiru 3300.
Other new business includes our need for a flood contingency plan. Flooding is predicted for this year and we need to assure that our equipment does not get destroyed. Initial ideas include a phone list that will result in a call to every chapter member, ideally resulting in enough available hands to move our tools to higher ground.
Jeff Skiles, of United Flight 1549 fame, will be flying a Cessna 162 to Sun-n-Fun, and will be stopping here. We are hosting him with a Young Eagles event and hope to fly around 125 kids. We plan to get media outlets and other local aviation groups involved. Jeff will give a talk around 8 a.m., and will then fly kids. We need pilots, and already have a few Troy members who plan to show up. We'll also have a BBQ.
Don Doherty reports that we have a safety event coming up on April 2 tied in with other groups such as the county airport and St. Charles Flying Service. Dave Pressy will speak regarding sport pilot. Al Gorthy from the FAA will talk about runway safety. This event, in part, results from increased activity here at KSET. Folks involved with the last, similar event report attendance at around 100 people. We'll provide a lunch of brats and burgers and will need help with setup. The event will last from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fred Immen addressed the group next. Per Rod Hightower the FAA is considering new regulations on amateur-build aircraft. A 2009 report by AOPA and the NTSB documented the chance of injury and death in various classes of aircraft, Fred's offering his guidance in crafting regulations that will not destroy our hobby.
Ron Burnett still has Dierbergs and Shop & Save cards.
With a new bulb for our projector movie night will begin again in March with "Pearl."
Frank McGhee donated a 4-hour aviation history DVD to the chapter. He also brought in a book, "The Procedural Handbook of Welding," published by Lincoln Electric. He describes it as the bible of welding, and notes that, while Amazon charges $45 for a copy, you can get it from the Lincoln site for $25.
The business portion of the meeting adjourned. After a break we returned and toasted Gale and Tim.
Bob and Donna Crandall of the Missouri Pilots Association then gave a presentation.
They noted several upcoming events: March 16 is their next meeting, at the Maryland Heights center, at which the speaker will be Joe Pesca, The Missouri Department of Transportation Aviation Director. March 29 is State Aviation Day, and the group will be in Jefferson City to meet with legislators. A state-wide event will take place in June at Lake of the Ozarks.
Both Bob and Donna stressed the importance of group memberships, as this gives the aviation community a bigger voice when it comes to influencing laws and regulations. Donna noted that Dennis Bampton met with the MPA and will be offering various discounts to individuals who belong to, and hold a membership card for such organizations as MPA, EAA, CAF, 99's, and others.
Monday, January 24, 2011
January 2011 Meeting Minutes
January 22, 2011 Minutes
First meeting of 2011 began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
First business of the new year was to list officers. This group includes Bill Jagust and Dave Doherty who will act as community liaisons and educational coordinators. Fundraising will be headed up by Dave Doherty; Ron Burnett will continue to handle food coupons. Fred Immen will be chair the Safety Committee. Karsten Kessler is our member at large, and is currently at large in Afghanistan. Jim Bower will continue as editor of our newsletter, Laura Million continues to edit our web site. Bill Jagust remains as flight advisor. Tech counsellors include Rick Galati, Jerry Erickson, Gale Derosier, and Fred Immen.
Next we recognized new visitors and members. Mike Saettel joined our chapter after the meeting. He builds flight simulators and brought one to the meeting, he also brought his son Richard to assist in setup. Tom Jordan attended. He has a Long EZ at Spirit that has flown, though he continues to improve it.
Dave asked for reviews of the Christmas party, and the response was positive. We are considering something similar for 2011, maybe including music and a dance floor.
The Young Eagles organizational meeting took place earlier this month. 118 Young Eagles flew at our events in 2010. This year we are planning at least six events, on the second Saturday of each month starting in April. Registration will be open from 9 to 12 and we'll continue flying until we run out of kids or exhaust our pilots. We are actively recruiting new pilots for the upcoming season.
We are planning to hold more safety-related seminars in 2011. We always hold briefings for both ground crew and pilots before each Young Eagles event.
We're going to have new business cards printed, including the ARC phone number, 636-250-4257. We use this resource to record message regarding upcoming events. Note that the Yahoo group is also a good source of correspondence and communications.
Other outstanding business includes nametags: Dave Doherty is going to procure a machine to produce these. Also, dues are due, if you wish to be included in the 2011 roster.
Our next subject is a big one: events for the coming year. We'd like to do a road trip or fly-out, Zenith in Mexico, Missouri, is one possible destination. We'd also like to hold a fly-in. There are a number of organizations in St. Louis searching for ways to advertise aviation products and services. A fly-in, with booths for these groups, would be a good opportunity for exposure to the local flying community.
We're working on a weekend visit of the B-17, and have applied for a Tri-Motor visit. Another repeat for 2011 will be the July 4 event.
Bill and Dave Doherty plan to schedule workshops to be held on the first weekend of the month.
We'll continue our involvement with Boy Scouts of America with merit badges and attendance at another large event. Dave notes that HQ is also working with the Scouts.
Dave would like us to provide a $500 scholarship for attendance at an aviation-related college program. This will be funded with 50/50 drawings at each meeting, Dave will make up the difference if we come up short. Rod Hightower noted that EAA HQ has scholarship funds available and not enough takers.
We are reaching out to other local aviation groups. We'll have a meeting at the CAF and learn what they do. Last year we worked together during the B-17 visit. Dennis Bampton of St. Charles Flying Service is offering discounts on fuel, rental, and maintenance to members of other organizations, including EAA32. Dennis spoke at the MACTS event the weekend prior to our meeting. EAA32 had a table along with other groups such as the 99's and Parks College. Bob Kraemer attended the flight instructor seminar and briefly reviewed the event for us.
When the weather warms up we'll again address the clean water project, specifically running a line from the main administration building. We'll also try and find out how the administration building is heated; if they use natural gas versus heating oil we might consider a line for that as well if it proves cheaper than our current system.
We're keeping the idea of a ramp in mind, though at this point we don't have sufficient funds for such a project.
Don Doherty gave the treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances. We made just over $600 auctioning Ernie's models, this does not include the $500 we made selling the Cavalier. The Christmas party was a wash. Don discussed getting rid of some excess items, Frank McGhee agreed to take our non-functioning copier. Troy took photographs of the soda machine and will advertise that on Craigslist. We'd also like to get rid of the old lawnmower.
Bud Cole spoke, describing tours that light aircraft manufacturers ran in the years after the Lindbergh flight. They were able to build on the enthusiasm following that historic event, travelling from city to city and displaying their planes. Bud would be willing to host an event at his home to discuss how our organization might "spark plug" a new version of this program.
Frank McGhee updated us on his AW95 helicopter project, for which he is now acquiring materials. He also brought a letter he received regarding the Moller skycar. Interest in the powerplant, which is similar to a Wankel rotary engine, is such that Freedom Motors, who manufactures it, is going public.
Doug Killibrew asked about movie night. Due to the cold movies will resume in March.
Bill Doherty suggested a family night event. He'd be willing to arrange a trip to T.R. Hughes in O'Fallon to see a Rascals ball game.
At 10:55 a.m. motion was made, and seconded, to close the meeting, which was followed by a demonstration of lost wax casting by Frank McGhee, and a demonstration by Mike Saettel of his flight simulator.
Dave Deweese, Chapter 32 Secretary
First meeting of 2011 began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
First business of the new year was to list officers. This group includes Bill Jagust and Dave Doherty who will act as community liaisons and educational coordinators. Fundraising will be headed up by Dave Doherty; Ron Burnett will continue to handle food coupons. Fred Immen will be chair the Safety Committee. Karsten Kessler is our member at large, and is currently at large in Afghanistan. Jim Bower will continue as editor of our newsletter, Laura Million continues to edit our web site. Bill Jagust remains as flight advisor. Tech counsellors include Rick Galati, Jerry Erickson, Gale Derosier, and Fred Immen.
Next we recognized new visitors and members. Mike Saettel joined our chapter after the meeting. He builds flight simulators and brought one to the meeting, he also brought his son Richard to assist in setup. Tom Jordan attended. He has a Long EZ at Spirit that has flown, though he continues to improve it.
Dave asked for reviews of the Christmas party, and the response was positive. We are considering something similar for 2011, maybe including music and a dance floor.
The Young Eagles organizational meeting took place earlier this month. 118 Young Eagles flew at our events in 2010. This year we are planning at least six events, on the second Saturday of each month starting in April. Registration will be open from 9 to 12 and we'll continue flying until we run out of kids or exhaust our pilots. We are actively recruiting new pilots for the upcoming season.
We are planning to hold more safety-related seminars in 2011. We always hold briefings for both ground crew and pilots before each Young Eagles event.
We're going to have new business cards printed, including the ARC phone number, 636-250-4257. We use this resource to record message regarding upcoming events. Note that the Yahoo group is also a good source of correspondence and communications.
Other outstanding business includes nametags: Dave Doherty is going to procure a machine to produce these. Also, dues are due, if you wish to be included in the 2011 roster.
Our next subject is a big one: events for the coming year. We'd like to do a road trip or fly-out, Zenith in Mexico, Missouri, is one possible destination. We'd also like to hold a fly-in. There are a number of organizations in St. Louis searching for ways to advertise aviation products and services. A fly-in, with booths for these groups, would be a good opportunity for exposure to the local flying community.
We're working on a weekend visit of the B-17, and have applied for a Tri-Motor visit. Another repeat for 2011 will be the July 4 event.
Bill and Dave Doherty plan to schedule workshops to be held on the first weekend of the month.
We'll continue our involvement with Boy Scouts of America with merit badges and attendance at another large event. Dave notes that HQ is also working with the Scouts.
Dave would like us to provide a $500 scholarship for attendance at an aviation-related college program. This will be funded with 50/50 drawings at each meeting, Dave will make up the difference if we come up short. Rod Hightower noted that EAA HQ has scholarship funds available and not enough takers.
We are reaching out to other local aviation groups. We'll have a meeting at the CAF and learn what they do. Last year we worked together during the B-17 visit. Dennis Bampton of St. Charles Flying Service is offering discounts on fuel, rental, and maintenance to members of other organizations, including EAA32. Dennis spoke at the MACTS event the weekend prior to our meeting. EAA32 had a table along with other groups such as the 99's and Parks College. Bob Kraemer attended the flight instructor seminar and briefly reviewed the event for us.
When the weather warms up we'll again address the clean water project, specifically running a line from the main administration building. We'll also try and find out how the administration building is heated; if they use natural gas versus heating oil we might consider a line for that as well if it proves cheaper than our current system.
We're keeping the idea of a ramp in mind, though at this point we don't have sufficient funds for such a project.
Don Doherty gave the treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances. We made just over $600 auctioning Ernie's models, this does not include the $500 we made selling the Cavalier. The Christmas party was a wash. Don discussed getting rid of some excess items, Frank McGhee agreed to take our non-functioning copier. Troy took photographs of the soda machine and will advertise that on Craigslist. We'd also like to get rid of the old lawnmower.
Bud Cole spoke, describing tours that light aircraft manufacturers ran in the years after the Lindbergh flight. They were able to build on the enthusiasm following that historic event, travelling from city to city and displaying their planes. Bud would be willing to host an event at his home to discuss how our organization might "spark plug" a new version of this program.
Frank McGhee updated us on his AW95 helicopter project, for which he is now acquiring materials. He also brought a letter he received regarding the Moller skycar. Interest in the powerplant, which is similar to a Wankel rotary engine, is such that Freedom Motors, who manufactures it, is going public.
Doug Killibrew asked about movie night. Due to the cold movies will resume in March.
Bill Doherty suggested a family night event. He'd be willing to arrange a trip to T.R. Hughes in O'Fallon to see a Rascals ball game.
At 10:55 a.m. motion was made, and seconded, to close the meeting, which was followed by a demonstration of lost wax casting by Frank McGhee, and a demonstration by Mike Saettel of his flight simulator.
Dave Deweese, Chapter 32 Secretary
Saturday, October 30, 2010
October 2010 Minutes
October 2010’s meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Don gave the treasure’s report, including checking and savings account balances.
Next we recognized visitors and new members. Aramis and Dory Penton, who hail from Florida, introduced themselves. Paul Hibbs just joined; October is his first meeting. He’s got an RV-7 under construction. Frank Mehler was present as well, a long time EAA member, new to Chapter 32.
We began our Old Business discussion with water. Dave talked to Tracy in the week prior to the meeting. Since we are getting into freezing weather territory we’ll aim to starting digging in Spring 2011.
Our flagpole is up, and there are only a few outstanding items to take care of, including holes for the rope cleats. Proper lighting will also need to be determined.
We discussed the 220v line for the air compressor. Bob Dooley suggested installing a plug for the compressor motor, that way it could share an outlet with the TIG welder.
Concurrent September events drew attendance away from the Open House. Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs by Bill and Laura went on as scheduled Saturday morning and we well attended. In addition we gained some new members, so overall the Open House was a success. Since some of these folks were in attendance at the meeting Ron took this opportunity to detail the food coupon program.
Don is conducting welding classes, though the welder’s motor is overheating. He replaced it, but the new one is behaving the same way, so next he’ll check the line voltage. For the first class they discussed safety issues and laid down some beads. Because we only have the single welder classes are currently limited to four participants.
Bill Doherty reported on our holiday party, scheduled for December 4. It will be held at the All Occasion Banquet Center in Cave Springs. EAA President Rod Hightower will be our speaker. We’ll be inviting members of nearby EAA chapters and expect around 100 in attendance. You may RSVP to Bill or to the Yahoo group.
Bill Jagust put Ernie’s plane on Craigslist. An interested party contacted the chapter, and a member also expressed an interest. We voted that the project should go to the first cash buyer.
Our old soda machine came up as a topic of new business: we’d like to get rid of it. We’re also going to dispose of our older lawnmower.
The ramps and scales are all back in the ARC, remember to sign them out if you borrow them. Tim Finley has a set to loan out as well.
The old Jet APU that was stored in the back of the hangar got moved in front of Gary Johnson’s Sonex. We were not sure if it still belonged to the chapter or if member Steve Morse had taken possession of it. Tim Finley thought of an acquaintance who might be interested if we decided to get rid of it.
Al, Jim, and Don have been sorting Ernie’s model airplanes. A chapter member has offered $500 for the lot, though we discussed giving the entire membership a chance to bid on items. To expedite the matter we decided that Movie Night would be a good time to display the items for bid.
While on the subject of Movie Night, Dave noted that Paul Poberezny feels social events are an important part of a successful chapter. October’s movie is The Rocketeer.
Since 2011 is fast approaching we discussed possible events for the coming year. Art Zemon feels that attracting adults is important and has given some rides. This reminded us of Young Eagles, so we briefly discussed ‘Old Buzzards’ and ‘Bald Eagles’. Bob Kraemer, a Stearman owner, also discussed airplane rides as an means of attracting members. Adult-oriented educational programs centering on building and getting a license are possibilities. We also discussed a fly-in. Doug Killibrew suggested a ‘fly-out’, perhaps to Lambert’s in Sikeston or the Zenith demo in Mexico. A non-aviation activity, such as a group trip to a minor league ball game, is a possibility. Note that we are on the list for a weekend B-17 visit in 2011.
Art Zemon and Tracy are looking into WiFi for KSET. Full details, and a survey, are at the website http://www.hens-teeth.net/html/kset/.
Upcoming October events include a pumpkin drop at KSET and a ‘Porkchop Fly-In’ at Chapter 137.
Frank McGhee has just purchased plans for an AW 95 helicopter and brought in some informational materials. He’s also discovered a local source of leather flying caps: Biker Brother’s Leather, who offers them for $30. Frank also reminded the membership that he’s familiar with the lost wax process for reproducing metal parts, and showed a full-sized human skull that he created using this method. He’s willing to assist if you have aviation-related parts to create.
We moved, seconded, and closed this month’s meeting.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
EAA Chapter 32 Meeting Minutes, August 2010
August’s meeting began with the Pledge, Bill Doherty presiding in Dave’s absence.
We began with approval of last month’s posted minutes. We moved, seconded, and approved the minutes.
John Whittier visited this month. He’s a second generation EAA member, his father was #1235. He’s looking help with a small 4130 welding job.
Don gave the treasurer’s report, reporting checking and savings account balances. The figures did not include the check for our share of the B-17 event. Dave is still working on the final figure for the July 4 event.
Moving forward with the clean water project, we need a committee for digging a trench. We need volunteers, and hope to start before the cold weather moves in. We’ll rent a trencher for the project.
Per Dave McGougan’s specifications, Don Doherty ordered the necessary items for our flagpole project and they have arrived. We had originally thought about locating our new flag near the sign since lights are already installed. These are low voltage lights, so a spot closer to the building may allow us to use more powerful illumination. Borrowing or renting a powered post hole digger is our next step. Dave would like to get the flagpole raised before our open house on September 25.
Although not yet deposited, Dave Doherty has received the check from EAA HQ for the B-17 event. Bill believes we are on the schedule for the upcoming year. Next time, however, we’ll handle our own publicity. HQ considers our turnout good for a mid-week stop. We have recorded interviews with several veterans that we’ll submit to Timeless Voices.
Don got a quote of approximately $400 for a 220-volt line to power the compressor. He’s looking for a second quote, as well the possibility of relocating the compressor and running a line for the air itself.
The Open House will be held September 25 and 26. We need volunteers. Tracy has asked for a variety of aircraft for static display, and we’ll also be holding a Young Eagles’ event. The Doherty’s have requested a list of EAA members in our area and are sending out approximately 900 invitations. If you are free any Saturday between now and then please consider showing up at the ARC at around 9 a.m. to help with some preparatory housecleaning.
Don Doherty plans to offer ARC and TIG welding classes for ten weeks starting October 10, around 9 a.m. This initial course will be free, thanks in part to Don's scrounging ability, but the class will be limited to 4 people. There's room for one or two more if you're interested.
Our holiday party will be held December 4. Rod Hightower, our new national EAA president, will be the speaker. Consideration is being made for an alternative venue: probably the St. Charles Banquet center. A committee will be needed for party planning.
Other events include St. Charles Fying Service's grand opening at KSET, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. That evening is movie night. This month's feature is 'The Aviator'.
The next Young Eagles event is September 11, coinciding with the Ozark Silver Swallows reunion.
Central Air Parts in Staunton, IL, will be holding a liquidation sale September 16 starting at 9 a.m. and continuing through the 19th.
Chapter 64 is sponsoring a Sport Air Workshop September 17 through 19. The title of the workshop is "Repairman (LSA) Inspection - Airplane".
September 18 is our next meeting, followed by housekeeping. That evening the CAF will hold their annual hangar dance, featuring '40's era dance, costume, and band. After dark they'll start up the B-25 to give everyone a good view of the flames belched forth.
September 25 and 26 is our open house and a Young Eagles event. That evening the movie will be 'The Red Baron'.
October 9 Wicks' is holding a forum from 10 to 4. RSVP to scottw@wicksaircraft.com if you're interested in attending.
Congratulations are in order for the Heubbe twins, who won an outstanding workmanship award for their Sonex.
Further congratulations to Bob Talir for the first flight, July 17, of his Flightstar II. He described the first landing as "embarrassing", though eyewitness Gale says all those that followed were beautiful. Bob and wife Nancy employed an intersting strategy for documenting that first flight. Using advisory circular 90-89a as a guide they made two sets of test cards. Bob carried his set on a kneeboard, Nancy had her own set, which she filled in as Bob sent test results over the radio. Bill brought champagne and sparkling grape juice so that all in attendance could toast Bob's successful mission.
Motion was made, and seconded, to adjourn.
Dave Deweese, Secretary
We began with approval of last month’s posted minutes. We moved, seconded, and approved the minutes.
John Whittier visited this month. He’s a second generation EAA member, his father was #1235. He’s looking help with a small 4130 welding job.
Don gave the treasurer’s report, reporting checking and savings account balances. The figures did not include the check for our share of the B-17 event. Dave is still working on the final figure for the July 4 event.
Moving forward with the clean water project, we need a committee for digging a trench. We need volunteers, and hope to start before the cold weather moves in. We’ll rent a trencher for the project.
Per Dave McGougan’s specifications, Don Doherty ordered the necessary items for our flagpole project and they have arrived. We had originally thought about locating our new flag near the sign since lights are already installed. These are low voltage lights, so a spot closer to the building may allow us to use more powerful illumination. Borrowing or renting a powered post hole digger is our next step. Dave would like to get the flagpole raised before our open house on September 25.
Although not yet deposited, Dave Doherty has received the check from EAA HQ for the B-17 event. Bill believes we are on the schedule for the upcoming year. Next time, however, we’ll handle our own publicity. HQ considers our turnout good for a mid-week stop. We have recorded interviews with several veterans that we’ll submit to Timeless Voices.
Don got a quote of approximately $400 for a 220-volt line to power the compressor. He’s looking for a second quote, as well the possibility of relocating the compressor and running a line for the air itself.
The Open House will be held September 25 and 26. We need volunteers. Tracy has asked for a variety of aircraft for static display, and we’ll also be holding a Young Eagles’ event. The Doherty’s have requested a list of EAA members in our area and are sending out approximately 900 invitations. If you are free any Saturday between now and then please consider showing up at the ARC at around 9 a.m. to help with some preparatory housecleaning.
Don Doherty plans to offer ARC and TIG welding classes for ten weeks starting October 10, around 9 a.m. This initial course will be free, thanks in part to Don's scrounging ability, but the class will be limited to 4 people. There's room for one or two more if you're interested.
Our holiday party will be held December 4. Rod Hightower, our new national EAA president, will be the speaker. Consideration is being made for an alternative venue: probably the St. Charles Banquet center. A committee will be needed for party planning.
Other events include St. Charles Fying Service's grand opening at KSET, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. That evening is movie night. This month's feature is 'The Aviator'.
The next Young Eagles event is September 11, coinciding with the Ozark Silver Swallows reunion.
Central Air Parts in Staunton, IL, will be holding a liquidation sale September 16 starting at 9 a.m. and continuing through the 19th.
Chapter 64 is sponsoring a Sport Air Workshop September 17 through 19. The title of the workshop is "Repairman (LSA) Inspection - Airplane".
September 18 is our next meeting, followed by housekeeping. That evening the CAF will hold their annual hangar dance, featuring '40's era dance, costume, and band. After dark they'll start up the B-25 to give everyone a good view of the flames belched forth.
September 25 and 26 is our open house and a Young Eagles event. That evening the movie will be 'The Red Baron'.
October 9 Wicks' is holding a forum from 10 to 4. RSVP to scottw@wicksaircraft.com if you're interested in attending.
Congratulations are in order for the Heubbe twins, who won an outstanding workmanship award for their Sonex.
Further congratulations to Bob Talir for the first flight, July 17, of his Flightstar II. He described the first landing as "embarrassing", though eyewitness Gale says all those that followed were beautiful. Bob and wife Nancy employed an intersting strategy for documenting that first flight. Using advisory circular 90-89a as a guide they made two sets of test cards. Bob carried his set on a kneeboard, Nancy had her own set, which she filled in as Bob sent test results over the radio. Bill brought champagne and sparkling grape juice so that all in attendance could toast Bob's successful mission.
Motion was made, and seconded, to adjourn.
Dave Deweese, Secretary
Saturday, June 19, 2010
EAA Chapter 32 Meeting Minutes, June 2010
The meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Dave McGougan flew the Ridge Runner for the first time prior to our meeting. Steve and Joe were there as witnesses, Dave gave a run-down of the experience. That initial flight consisted of flying the pattern and landing, though he’s flown twice since. Resulting adjustments have included addressing throttle behavior and repositioning the horizontal stabilizer, the latter completed with advice from factory experts. Bill Doherty is beginning a new tradition, in which the chapter steps outside to share champagne (or sparkling grape juice) in honor of the first flight of a project.
After returning to our seats we approved the May minutes. We recognized new members and visitors, including our speaker, Dr. Mirianni, who also brought his daughter along. They arrived in a Lancair IV-P, inspection of which nearly delayed the start of our meeting. Al Jones was in attendance; he owns a Minimax and a Long EZ. Bill Wehmeyer, an ultralight flyer, was also with us. Dave noted that we’ve gone from 55 members at the beginning of the year to 73 as of the June meeting.
Don gave the treasurer’s report, including checking and savings balances.
This month’s movie is Memphis Belle, in honor of the upcoming B-17 tour stop.
Upcoming events include the July 4 event in O’Fallon. Bill found a big barbecue trailer that we’ll use to prepare hot dogs, hamburgers, and pork steaks. July 12 is the arrival of the B-17. The CAF is bringing the BT-13, B-25, and TBM Avenger for static display. Bob Kramer’s bringing his Stearman. The B-17 will depart for Kansas City on the 15th with six open seats. Dave will determine a fair way to pick riders, noting that they’ll have to arrange their own transportation back to St. Louis.
Our two June events, the Scouting Event in Forest Parkand International Young Eagles Day, were both successful. Forest Park consisted of wall-to-wall kids for eight hours straight. Mr. Bill gave educational presentations there and at the Young Eagles event, where he gave the Boy Scout Merit Badge presentation. Thanks to the International Plastic Modelers Association, who attended once again, introducing a new batch of kids to plastic modeling.
Outstanding business includes clean water testing:
Tracy’s looking into what this entails.
Dave McGougan’s working with the flagpole. He reports that it’s about 25 feet in length with a double truck on top, meaning it can fly two flags. It will require a two and a half to three foot hole, footing in concrete. Some hardware will be required to complete this, in addition to flags. We discussed a chapter flag in addition to the Stars and Stripes. Gale moved to allot $300 to proceed.Motion was seconded and passed.
Motion was made to close the meeting, after which Dr. Miriani gave a presentation on aeromedical issues.
Dave McGougan flew the Ridge Runner for the first time prior to our meeting. Steve and Joe were there as witnesses, Dave gave a run-down of the experience. That initial flight consisted of flying the pattern and landing, though he’s flown twice since. Resulting adjustments have included addressing throttle behavior and repositioning the horizontal stabilizer, the latter completed with advice from factory experts. Bill Doherty is beginning a new tradition, in which the chapter steps outside to share champagne (or sparkling grape juice) in honor of the first flight of a project.
After returning to our seats we approved the May minutes. We recognized new members and visitors, including our speaker, Dr. Mirianni, who also brought his daughter along. They arrived in a Lancair IV-P, inspection of which nearly delayed the start of our meeting. Al Jones was in attendance; he owns a Minimax and a Long EZ. Bill Wehmeyer, an ultralight flyer, was also with us. Dave noted that we’ve gone from 55 members at the beginning of the year to 73 as of the June meeting.
Don gave the treasurer’s report, including checking and savings balances.
This month’s movie is Memphis Belle, in honor of the upcoming B-17 tour stop.
Upcoming events include the July 4 event in O’Fallon. Bill found a big barbecue trailer that we’ll use to prepare hot dogs, hamburgers, and pork steaks. July 12 is the arrival of the B-17. The CAF is bringing the BT-13, B-25, and TBM Avenger for static display. Bob Kramer’s bringing his Stearman. The B-17 will depart for Kansas City on the 15th with six open seats. Dave will determine a fair way to pick riders, noting that they’ll have to arrange their own transportation back to St. Louis.
Our two June events, the Scouting Event in Forest Parkand International Young Eagles Day, were both successful. Forest Park consisted of wall-to-wall kids for eight hours straight. Mr. Bill gave educational presentations there and at the Young Eagles event, where he gave the Boy Scout Merit Badge presentation. Thanks to the International Plastic Modelers Association, who attended once again, introducing a new batch of kids to plastic modeling.
Outstanding business includes clean water testing:
Tracy’s looking into what this entails.
Dave McGougan’s working with the flagpole. He reports that it’s about 25 feet in length with a double truck on top, meaning it can fly two flags. It will require a two and a half to three foot hole, footing in concrete. Some hardware will be required to complete this, in addition to flags. We discussed a chapter flag in addition to the Stars and Stripes. Gale moved to allot $300 to proceed.Motion was seconded and passed.
Motion was made to close the meeting, after which Dr. Miriani gave a presentation on aeromedical issues.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
EAA Chapter 32 Meeting Minutes, May 2010
The May 2010 meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Happy (rainy) International Learn-To-Fly Day. This year, in the St. Louis area, it's International Watch Underside of Clouds Day, though we're sure there's good flying weather somewhere.
Pending business from April: the Silver Swallows check mentioned was rewritten and taken care of. We moved, and approved the April minutes.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, starting off with checking and savings balances. Our bills are up to date, and we have enough money for this year, excepting projects. We're planning on pre-paying for gas this summer, we can do so through September, with a minimum purchase of 400 gallons. Last year we used 426 gallons in October and 372 more in November: it's possible someone left the heater on. If you use heat this fall/winter be sure to turn it off.
We recognized several new members and visitors. Vince Morris's son Jim, and EAA member, is visiting from Houston. Ben from St. Charles Flying Service was also in attendance. Bob, a former chapter member, has re-joined. He's working on a Flightstar and a Glastar. Helmut and son Kyle came to join. Mark Heubbe and sons Mark and John, with two Sonexes between the three of them, are also planning to join.
Movie night on the 29th is the Spirit of St. Louis with Jimmy Stewart. As usual there will be a pot luck before and popcorn during. We also have a DVD from HQ to play beforehand.
June 4 - 6 is the Boy Scout 100-year anniversary, approx-imately 15 thousand scouts will meet at Forest Park. We'll be there, Mr. Bill will do an aerodynamics presenta-tion. Other organizations in attendance will include the soaring club and the military. We'll make folks aware of International Young Eagles Day on the 12th, and this should lead to plenty of people for our event.
Mr. Bill's working with Dr. Mariani, anticipating an aero-medical seminar on 6/19. This coincides with the meet-ing. Please invite anyone who may be interested, we're looking forward to a big crowd. Dr. Mariani encourages participation, stating that "No question is off limits."
The weekend of July 4 we'll be selling food in O'Fallon. We anticipate over 100 thousand people attending the event over 3 days. The Fly Girls restaurant is helping us plan quantities and we'll buy through their supplier. If we run low we'll make a Costco run.
Outstanding business starts off with new name tags. New members will be getting them free, we started a list of existing members who would like new name tags. For the latter the cost will be $5.
Tracy is fine with our clean water plans, and will check on rules and any required testing.
The ramp is on hold until funds are available.
A committee is forming to set up the flagpole. Some attachments may be necessary.
We may have the CAF B-25 and TBM present as static displays at our upcoming B-17 event. The Doherty's are looking into publicizing the event
Bill Jagust is taking pictures of Ernie's plane for web-sites, including EBay, where we'll be advertising the project.
Since we had so many new members on hand Ron Burnett covered details of our food coupon program.
We moved and seconded to close the meeting.
Afterwards Mr. Bill gave a presentation covering issues regarding first flights in a new aircraft, giving particular attention to how ingrained habits in one plane may re-turn to bite you in a different machine. One particular example revolved around a tandem seat, taildragger RV. Through discussion with the group it became clear that one light taildragger design is likely to behave quite differently from another. Take advantage of Flight Advisers, or a bent prop may be the least of your worries.
Happy (rainy) International Learn-To-Fly Day. This year, in the St. Louis area, it's International Watch Underside of Clouds Day, though we're sure there's good flying weather somewhere.
Pending business from April: the Silver Swallows check mentioned was rewritten and taken care of. We moved, and approved the April minutes.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, starting off with checking and savings balances. Our bills are up to date, and we have enough money for this year, excepting projects. We're planning on pre-paying for gas this summer, we can do so through September, with a minimum purchase of 400 gallons. Last year we used 426 gallons in October and 372 more in November: it's possible someone left the heater on. If you use heat this fall/winter be sure to turn it off.
We recognized several new members and visitors. Vince Morris's son Jim, and EAA member, is visiting from Houston. Ben from St. Charles Flying Service was also in attendance. Bob, a former chapter member, has re-joined. He's working on a Flightstar and a Glastar. Helmut and son Kyle came to join. Mark Heubbe and sons Mark and John, with two Sonexes between the three of them, are also planning to join.
Movie night on the 29th is the Spirit of St. Louis with Jimmy Stewart. As usual there will be a pot luck before and popcorn during. We also have a DVD from HQ to play beforehand.
June 4 - 6 is the Boy Scout 100-year anniversary, approx-imately 15 thousand scouts will meet at Forest Park. We'll be there, Mr. Bill will do an aerodynamics presenta-tion. Other organizations in attendance will include the soaring club and the military. We'll make folks aware of International Young Eagles Day on the 12th, and this should lead to plenty of people for our event.
Mr. Bill's working with Dr. Mariani, anticipating an aero-medical seminar on 6/19. This coincides with the meet-ing. Please invite anyone who may be interested, we're looking forward to a big crowd. Dr. Mariani encourages participation, stating that "No question is off limits."
The weekend of July 4 we'll be selling food in O'Fallon. We anticipate over 100 thousand people attending the event over 3 days. The Fly Girls restaurant is helping us plan quantities and we'll buy through their supplier. If we run low we'll make a Costco run.
Outstanding business starts off with new name tags. New members will be getting them free, we started a list of existing members who would like new name tags. For the latter the cost will be $5.
Tracy is fine with our clean water plans, and will check on rules and any required testing.
The ramp is on hold until funds are available.
A committee is forming to set up the flagpole. Some attachments may be necessary.
We may have the CAF B-25 and TBM present as static displays at our upcoming B-17 event. The Doherty's are looking into publicizing the event
Bill Jagust is taking pictures of Ernie's plane for web-sites, including EBay, where we'll be advertising the project.
Since we had so many new members on hand Ron Burnett covered details of our food coupon program.
We moved and seconded to close the meeting.
Afterwards Mr. Bill gave a presentation covering issues regarding first flights in a new aircraft, giving particular attention to how ingrained habits in one plane may re-turn to bite you in a different machine. One particular example revolved around a tandem seat, taildragger RV. Through discussion with the group it became clear that one light taildragger design is likely to behave quite differently from another. Take advantage of Flight Advisers, or a bent prop may be the least of your worries.
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