VOLUME 13, ISSUE 7

Julye 12, 2015

Inside this issue: Winging It Pg. 2 Last Young Eagles Pg. 3 Minutes Pg. 4 Last Month’s Program Pg. 5 Next Program Pg. 6 August Update Pg. 7 Visit our Advertisers Pg. 8 Special points of interest: • Our next meeting will be on Monday, August 17th at 7:00 p.m. Young Eagles breakfast and flights continue Saturday, September 19th. •It’s the perfect time to tell Chris St. Germain of any interested groups for Young Eagles, and remember that you can fly individuals also •Remember that Charles Gosselin is always looking for good ideas for programs!

EAA Chapter 91, Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport (KLXT) Lee’s Summit, Missouri

MEMBERS ON THE MOVE

President: Larry Young Vice President and Young Eagles Coordinator: Chris St. Germain Secretary/Treasurer: Pam Ratliff Board: Chuck Gosselin (also programs chair); Bob Gurski; Mike McKinzey, Paul Rodriguez Tech advisor: Mark Burrow Resident DAR: Chuck Morris Maintenance: Bill Herrold Newsletter: Bruce Hood Web Editor: James Perkins Hospitality: Jack Gress

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Chapter 91 has some outstanding

members. Last year, Jeanné Willerth

was recognized as the FAA’s FAAST

Team member of the year and now

Chris Hope will earn that title on August

23rd in the FAA pavilion at AirVenture.

Larry’s monthly article tells all about

how Jack Gress gained the attention of

the headquarters staff and will likewise

receive some well-earned recognition.

Hanging around with people like

Jeanné, Chris and Jack only makes us

better . . . or is it the other way around?

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Today, June 29, 2015, the M.A.C. Corporation, owned by chapter member

Robert Andrew, began construction of our fourth hangar! It was a long time coming,

but we finally got the blessings of the FAA and the city of Lee's Summit and

construction is underway. We will soon have more room for chapter member

airplanes.

EAA has a new award called the Volunteer of the Year. This is the second year

for this award which was presented the first year to current EAA President Jack

Pelton. This year it will be awarded to another Jack and this Jack is our own Jack

Gress. We are indeed very lucky to have Jack as a member of Chapter 91. His

enthusiasm and cheerfulness add to the success and pleasure of our activities. Jack is

a person we can count on to always be there with the pancakes and donuts. He has

been flipping pancakes for at least the last 15 years and has been our hospitality

chairman, bringing donuts to our monthly meetings, for about the same length of time.

Chapter 91 has built three aircraft hangars and a meeting room and Jack was there

working from the beginning to the finish on all of them. Jack has been a volunteer at

Homebuilder's Headquarters at both AirVenture in Oshkosh and Sun 'N Fun in Florida

for as long as I can remember. He always arrives at least a week early to get

everything ready and stays after the event to put everything away for the winter

months. On top of all that he is simply a really good guy. I cannot think of anyone

more deserving of this award. To learn the location of Jack's volunteer brick, ask at

Homebuilder's Headquarters in Oshkosh.

I hope you all know by now we will not have our regular meeting in July as a

good many of us will be in at AirVenture in Oshkosh. Chapter 91 will have our

annual get together dinner at Robbins Restaurant, Wednesday, July 22 again this year.

Reservations are a must, so let Pam know how many of you will be there. Yes, family

and friends are welcome, so I'll see you there!

Blue skies and tailwinds,

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JUNE’S YOUNG EAGLES AND LXT’S OPEN HOUSE

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EAA CHAPTER 91

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

June 15, 2015

The meeting of EAA Chapter 91 was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by president, Larry Young in the

chapter meeting room at Lee's Summit Airport. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was led by Jack

Gress. Larry welcomed visitors and guests including Don Halbert, Don and Tilly Mueller, Mike

Koop, Jerry Hedrick, and Dan Newman. Larry gave a special welcome to member Phil Hedrick and

thanked him for his generosity toward the chapter.

The minutes of the May 18, 2015 meeting were approved as printed in the June newsletter. Pam pro-

vided the balance on hand in the checking account. Pam said chapter name badges could be ordered

as well as chapter caps and patches were available along with polo shirts could be ordered to size.

The next board meeting was scheduled for July 6, 7 P.M. Otherwise all chapter activities, including

the breakfast and Young Eagles and the chapter meeting had been canceled for July because Air-

Venture dates had been changed and conflicted with the chapter's planned events. The next chapter

meeting would be August 17 and the speaker would be Don Halbert with the FAA on “Phase 1 Re-

visited: The Honeymoon is Over.”

Larry explained the demise of the meeting room air conditioner and furnace. A new system had been

purchased and installed thanks to the diligent assistance of member Mike McKinzey. Pat Lorie had

recently made a donation toward the cost of the unit.

Larry said Saturday, June 20 would be the Lee's Summit Airport Open House in addition to the chap-

ter's regular breakfast and Young Eagles. Additional volunteers would be needed to help with parking

cars and directing aircraft after 8 A.M. Larry said it was possible KC Flight would fly sometime be-

tween 12:30 and 1 P.M. which should not interfere with the Young Eagles flights. He also said the

city was planning to require a one-time waiver for each Young Eagle. This would be in addition to

the usual EAA application.

Robert Andrew, chapter member and contractor for the planned Hangar M, was present and explained

the building permit from the city was to be ready June 16. He had equipment in Ottawa which he

planned to move to LXT and, weather permitting, begin construction soon. He expected the building

to be complete in about 60 good weather days.

Young Eagles Coordinator Chris St. Germain said he had recently worked with a group of youth par-

ticipating in the STEM Program. He expected some of them to participate Saturday, June 20 as

Young Eagles. Pam said the chapter had been asked to handle a novelty booth during the Aviation

Expo at Downtown Airport which met with some agreement. Several signed up to help.

Nancy Inderwiesen still had 2 microwaves available. John Clayton said his Bonanza was for sale.

Fred Hulen volunteered to clean and set up the meeting room for the August meeting. Nancy Inder-

wiesen and Mike Dooley would again plan to mow June through August. After the break, the winner

of the 50-50 drawing, Bill Hayden, donated the proceeds to the Young Eagles fund. The program,

“Flying the B-2: 101” was presented by member Nate Mueller.

The meeting adjourned 8:50 P.M.

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JUNE’S PROGRAM: THE B-1 BOMBER

June’s program featured U S Air Force Captain and Chapter 91 member Nate Mueller, an aircraft commander on the B-2. He started with a history of tailless airplanes including the Northrop N-1M, the N-9M, the YB-35 with its 172 foot wingspan which the B-2 shares, and the jet-powered version, the YB-49. The B-2 isn’t as fast as the workhorse B-52, but has superior capabilities with just a two-man crew. With much of the B-2’s capabilities obviously classified, Nate gave as much information as he could. He said the crews fly practice missions in the Truman MOA including instrument procedures and aerial refueling. But rather than shooting endless touch and goes in the $2.2 billion aircraft, he sharpens his skills in the more economical T-38 Talon. Nate attended the University of North Dakota’s vaunted aviation program with aspirations of flying for the airlines. But his ROTC involvement took him to the Air Force where he logged some 800 hours in B-52s. Then he applied for and was accepted into the B-2 program which is what brought him and his wife Leah to Whiteman AFB. The program was fascinating and we’re lucky to have guys like Nate Mueller standing guard for our country. Thanks, Nate! And just let us know when we can go for a ride!

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REMEMBER, JULY’S SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED

Last month we mentioned that thanks to EAA’s new 2015’s

schedule for AirVenture, Chapter 91’s usual activities had to

change. Many members will be at Oshkosh and those new dates

mean major conflicts back home. So we’ve decided to cancel

July’s regular Young Eagles rally and breakfast as well as July’s

chapter meeting. Yes, this is unprecedented, but it’s probably for

the best. We know someone won’t hear the message so please

help get the word out about July’s activities being scratched.

We’ll try to send special e-mail messages at appropriate times so

this isn’t the last time you’ll hear about it. August will be a bit

different, too, but we’ll tell you more later.

AUGUST’S PROGRAM

Since Chapter 91’s actual mission is to promote and support the

building and flying of amateur-built aircraft, our next program will

cover an important aspect of that process. Upon receiving the

FAA’s conditional blessing to fly, the new aircraft needs to prove

it’s up to the job on a more permanent basis. Flying off the

required number of hours, exploring the performance envelope

and essentially ensuring the aircraft is indeed airworthy is known

as Phase I. Our next program, presented by the FAA’s Don

Halbert, is entitled, “Phase I Revisited: The Honeymoon is Over.”

Remember, since there is no July meeting, this will be presented

at our August gathering on Monday, August 17th. I don’t know

about you, but I can’t wait!

AUGUST’S EVENTS

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The summer of 2015 is stacking up as one of our most unusual

and interesting ones on record. Consecutive rain delays at Young

Eagles’ events, cancelling the July membership meeting and

regular Young Eagles breakfast and rally because of AirVenture’s

date changes, and finally, a different setup for Young Eagles and

our monthly breakfast in August. Oh! And the Aviation Expo at

MKC, too! In fact, two of ‘em! With the changes, here’s how it’s

starting to shape up. Sure, it’s okay to take notes.

Saturday, August 8th is Kids’ Day at Downtown Airport, MKC. It is

a part of the Aviation Expo but is expressly dedicated to the

young folks and that’s when we’ll loft our next batch of Young

Eagles into the sky. However, we will hold our LXT breakfast as

usual on Saturday, August 15th but won’t plan to fly any kids at

that time since we will have done that on the 8th.

Then Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23, we will participate

in the KC Aviation Expo airshow also at MKC. That’s when the

Blue Angels will fly. Members who volunteered to sell Blue

Angels’ memorabilia at the show will be pleased to know they’ll

now be manning two beer concessions instead. You gotta be 21

and who knows, may need parental consent!

So August’s schedule of activities and events will be a bit different

from what we’re used to. But it all sounds like fun, and we hope

you can participate in at least some of them. September will

return to business as usual, so don’t let the confusion get to you.

2751 NE Douglas St. Lee’s Summit, MO 64064 THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: EAA CHAPTER 91 July 12, 2015