EAA Chapter 1373 · EAA Chapter 1373 MONTROSE ... Glen, Luebke , Ken, Lowman ... things that...
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EAA Chapter 1373 MONTROSE, CO * MYJ * THE X CHAPTER 64 608 p1 June 2008 June Meeting at AJZ BIG Success The May meeting of EAA X-Chapter was well attended, and a good time was had by all. Brats, burgers, chicken, and burps were the order of the day. Thanks to Bob, Graham, and Bob for sharing their hangar with us. The following have paid their 2008 dues to EAA Chapter 1373, as of May18th Anderson, Herb, Croft, Bob, Fischer, Thomas, Green, Michael, Hauck, Rob, Hauck, Ross,, Heavers, Tim, Heisey, Adriel, , Huckeby, Don, Jacobson, Jamie, Latimer, Glen, Luebke, Ken, Lowman, Harmon, Lynch, Merle, Manary, Lowell, McNew, Bryon, Meyer, Graham, Moorhead, James, Morse, Scott, O'Connell, Steve, Patterson, Bill,Peterson, Ron, Poeling, Tom, Pontow, Art, Richards, Ron, Richey, Charles, Said, Bob, Shelton, Phillip, Smith, Rod, Sprague, Jack, Trumpfheller, Bob, Turner, Robert, Williams, Marlin Paid up and not on the list? Call Art (856-4585) and threaten a defamation of character suit. Yeah, right, like you can be an X Member and still not be defamed. Always face the camera!
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June 2008
June Meeting at AJZ BIG Success The May meeting of EAA X-Chapter was well attended, and a good time was had by all. Brats, burgers, chicken, and burps were the order of the day. Thanks to Bob, Graham, and Bob for sharing their hangar with us.
The following have paid their 2008 dues to EAA Chapter 1373, as of May18th
Anderson, Herb, Croft, Bob, Fischer, Thomas, Green, Michael, Hauck, Rob, Hauck, Ross,, Heavers, Tim, Heisey, Adriel, , Huckeby, Don, Jacobson, Jamie, Latimer, Glen, Luebke, Ken, Lowman, Harmon, Lynch, Merle, Manary, Lowell, McNew, Bryon, Meyer, Graham, Moorhead, James, Morse, Scott, O'Connell, Steve, Patterson, Bill,Peterson, Ron, Poeling, Tom, Pontow, Art, Richards, Ron, Richey, Charles, Said, Bob, Shelton, Phillip, Smith, Rod, Sprague, Jack, Trumpfheller, Bob, Turner, Robert, Williams, Marlin Paid up and not on the list? Call Art (856-4585) and threaten a defamation of character suit. Yeah, right, like you can be an X Member and still not be defamed.
Always face the camera!
Impotent Chapter Members
President Lowell Manary 970-209-5661
Vice President Graham Meyer 970-835-5200
Sec/Treas Art Pontow 970-856-4585
Designated Air- George Hanna 970-924-4268
Worthiness Rep
Tech Ross Hauck 970-249-2737
Counselors [email protected]
Lowell Manary 970-209-5661
George Hanna 970-924-4286
Young Eagles Bill Paterson 970-249-2199
Your contributions to this newsletter are encouraged!
Do you have an interesting story, technical hint, picture, or outright lie you would like to share with your fellow X Chapter Members? Brings it on! Send it to the editor today.
Merle “Ric” Lynch [email protected]
19201 HWY 65W 970-856-4234 H&F 970-856-4464
Cedaredge, CO 81413
How to test thrust using a bathroom scale. Seriously! Every one knows Herb’s beautiful backwards flying bird. What many of us do not know is that Herb has been working on some prop issues.
First, he wondered that if since two heads were better than one, would two props be better than one, so……
Shazaam! The first two bladed Long Easy in captivity. The blades had to be synchronized to miss each other at cruise and climb RPMs.
WOW DID IT WORK! Herb was able to attach a two by four to the Long Easy and use it to move a cement han-gar over two and half feet to satisfy a boundary dispute. I sure hope you didn’t fall for that, but the next part is true.
Herb really did use the two by four and a bathroom scale to measure the thrust produced by his new prop, and then the old prop. This scientific method led him back to the old prop, and sent the new one back where it came from. Really. No foolin. Cross my heart. Would I lie to you?
Gliders in Crawford after a ten year absence? Please give anyone our telephone: 970.921.7111 (French Country Inn) or 970.921.7700. I think the cost will be as follows:
1. Flight Instruction: $50.00/ hour. 2. Blanik (glider) rental: $50.00/hour. 3. Tows: Pattern tow up to and including 1000' $50.00 then $1.50/100'
4. Practical exam: $200.00 (my usual fee is $350.00) Add on ratings with pilots having at least 200 hours in powered aircraft:
Private: 10 solos plus three flites in preparation for the practical exam which is usually 3 flites.
Private: 20 solos plus three flites in preparation for the practical exam which is usually 3 flites.
We estimate it will take between 3 and 6 tows (or more according to experi-ence) to solo.
Requirements for ab initio pilots are more hours and flites
Bob Said Said
Imagine you’re about to first-flight a homebuilt KR2, and your last flight in a tail dragger was 25 years ago - on 9/1/83, to be exact, with AOPA Pilot columnist Barry Schiff as the CFI. How do you brush up? A good way is to drive up to Rangely and spend a couple or three hours in the Pilot Refresher program at Colorado Northwest-ern Community College like I did. They’ve got a super program with good instructors and a wide range of airplanes including the Citabria I used. Honesty is the best policy, so I admit that on the first approach I brought the airplane smoothly down to the three-point attitude six inches above the ground. Unfortunately it was really more like four feet up when it decided to land, and there is a bunch of rust from my elbows on the runway there. I believe I managed four landings on that touchdown before things were under con-trol, but during two days my performance some-what improved after that. I went home con-vinced of two things: flying tail draggers is like riding a bicycle in that you don’t forget what you’re supposed to do, but a long layoff causes your muscles to forget how to do them. Still, a good airplane and a good instructor permitted me to get current in three hours and 14 landings. So if you need a refresher in a small or large single, a tail dragger, a retractable or a small twin, the CNCC program at Rangely is up there waiting.
JUNE EAA 1373 MEETING WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2008
WHERE: Ric & Ron’s Shop 2.2 miles north of the traffic light in Cedaredge
WHAT: Check out the start of a 1948 Stinson Voyager project and the regular monthly meeting
M-I-C “See you there!” K-E-Y “Why? Because we like you!” M-O-U-S-E “What a Mickey Mouse operation this is.”
Go north on HWY 65 through the traffic light in Cedaredge. 2.2 miles from the light, left into the driveway at the MERLE LYNCH sign and the windsock. Call 856-4234 when you get lost.
From The Presidents Workbench: I have to confess to you guys. I recently committed one of the 10 great pilot sins. I can’t use the excuse the Cessna wasn’t flyable because it just came out of annual with tires properly aired, things that move properly lubed, things that aren’t suppose to move don’t, shoot I even polished the Horton wing leading edges and spinner and waxed the painted surfaces - well the dark colors anyway. Once around the pattern proved it was, and more importantly, that I was ready for going places. We now just needed one more item to cooperate - weather. The front that was passing through here Wed. and Thurs. was forecast to become a marginal VFR trough from mid Wyoming right down through the Rockies to become a full fledged cold front in New Mexico then looping across the south to Kentucky, so no going around it Friday and I needed to be in Missouri Saturday morning. So with probably a 20% chance of not being able to fly through the mountains Friday, Dee & I departed Montrose Thursday a.m. in the Blazer for 2 days driving - 2 days visiting & 2 days driving home again. Great trip but would have been much nicer with 6 hours flying each way! The sin - was driving 900+ miles to a little grass strip bar-b-que fun fly in. The importance of which I will maybe explain later.
One more thing before I close and Dee sends this to Ric - the Cessna is looking for a new home preferably with someone who will take her to visit a back country strip once in awhile.
See you Saturday, June 7th at Ric’s at 10:00 a.m.
Lowell
The Flyin at Pagosa Springs on May 17th had a col-orful balloon in attendance. With the guy with gas’s permission we circled for an early morning shot. The rainbow colors and spring green background made for an awesome sight. Photo credit to once flying phobic, now airport bum Sheila Sullivan.
With the snow capped mountains near Telluride re-flecting off the polished aluminum wing of the old Cessna, we kept a respectable distance from the cold hard rocks, enduring a late morning rough ride around the Rockies. Never pulled a barf bag from the glove box. Life is good. Life is grand.
EAA Chapter 1373
C/O Merle “Ric” Lynch
19201 HWY 65
Cedaredge, CO 81413
Nephi, UT Looking for a fun way to spend an early morning? Our own Ron Rich-ard’s smile is evidence that helping launch a hot air balloon does the trick. Check out the web site hotair-balloon.com to obtain dates of upcoming events. Keep in mind that the big bags of hot air have less maneuverability and therefore the right of way. If airborne for the best photos, stay in radio contact, play it safe, and enjoy the show.
The final judgment: Ron is the best helper, but Ric is the best ballast.
The strength of the turbulence is directly proportional to the temperature of your coffee. — Gunter's Second Law of Air Travel
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.— Seen on a General Dynamics bulletin board.
