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President: Mike Lustig

Vice-President: Michel Moreau

Treasurer: Roberto Cea-Campo

Membership Coordinator: John Dudkoff

In this Issue: Newsletter, January 25, 2018

• Message from our Chapter President

• A word from our Editor • The passing of Mike Halle • We continue the Charles

Peter Colomello article describing the New Standard D-25 and its role in local Québec rum running in the early 20th century

Secretary & Webmaster: David Cyr

Program Director: Paul Czernenko

Newsletter Editor: Richard Guevara

Catering: Leo & Nora Nikkinen

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Librarian: Ed Hannaford

Technical Counselor: Frank Hofmann

Flight Advisor: Graham Batty

Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 266, Montreal Canada

Notice of Meeting: Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 7:30 PM. Gian Piero Ciambella from local Saint Hubert based Aerogram will present the pilot challenges of banner launch, skywriting and describe his Robert Piché Trophy award for his forced landing on Park Avenue in Montreal. After the break, an EAA video of new novel safety systems will be presented. Location: Room 204, Penfield Building John Abbott College Ste. Anne de Bellevue

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A word from our Chapter President… Mike Lustig Dear Members, Best wishes to all for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. The Christmas dinner was, as usual, a success in spite of the inclement weather. Twenty-four people attended. It was good to see and connect with so many of the old crowd. Here is a picture of Roberto receiving his Golden Spark Plug Award in recognition of a successful forced landing he experienced last summer. Please take note there is an new entry in the ads from new member Luc Robillard, who has some plans for a Karatoo J6C for sale. Again, a reminder that annual dues are due. We are now able to receive payment for membership dues via E-transfer from your own bank via email to: [email protected]. Best Regards to All, Mike Lustig President, EAA 266 A word from our Editor Richard Guevara Over the last month, I have been looking at aircraft electric propulsion. It seems that everywhere folks are making electric vehicles: bicycles, motorcycles, cars, lawnmowers, and even small aircraft. The viability of these systems comes down to two basic questions: will the battery pack explode and/or catch fire? and how long does an electric flight last? Battery packs, consisting of a number of lithium-ion batteries ganged together along with some electronic control circuitry are used everywhere on the planet (some even orbit the planet on the ISS) are the critical component that will make or break the propulsion system on a small aircraft. It appears that there will be a place for these systems for short hop flights, among the tried and trusted gasoline IC engine for longer duration flights. -The Editor Of General Interest various contributors

1. Michel Parent will hold an Advanced Assembly Workshop on February 24, 2018 at ENA in

Saint Hubert. Contact him at 514-626-9007. Space is limited. 2. EAA 266 is now able to receive payment for membership dues via E-transfer from your own

bank via email to: [email protected]. For calendar year 2018, use the password “Pazmany”. A really convenient way to pay your annual EAA266 dues!

3. If anyone is aware or comes across any event that may be of interest to our members, please email myself or someone in the list on the front of this newsletter and let us know so that we can broadcast it to all concerned.

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Eight Bells; RIP Mike Halle Bill Evans Mike Halle passed away Jan 4 at Lakeshore General Hospital after a very brief illness. He recently resided at Chateau Dollard for about a year. The obituary is in the Montreal Gazette. Mike owned two homes in Dorval throughout his family years with a substantial avionics shop in his home on Lepage St. When he retired he sold off most of his equipment which sale may have reached seven figures in price. In retirement Mike was always available to check-out radios and other avionics for EAA 266 members. This is mostly about Mike's flying and experiences in aviation. Mike was born in 1926 to parents who ran a Hudson's Bay trading post and seaplane base at Big River Saskatchewan, which operated summer and winter. The commerce for northern fish and furs kept the Post busy year round. Before the war the road from Prince Albert to Big River was a dirt trail, so that for the spring and all of the winter aircraft were virtually the only means of transportation. Before WW2 aircraft that frequented the base were the Grumman Goose and Albatross, Cessna 195, and perhaps the Italian Gabbiano. After the war surplus aircraft such as the Noorduyn Noorseman, PBY Catalina, De Havilland Beaver, Otter, Cessna 180, and Beech 45 Expediter became available and served the Trading Post. In the winter huge tubs of frozen fish were flown to cities south for the demand at those locations. Winnipeg was a frequent destination. As a boy Mike had numerous opportunities to fly to remote lakes, forests, and trap lines with those who made their living off the land. For years Mike returned to Candle Lake with his family for fishing and vacation trips. Once, he and his young wife Joan were charged by a Moose on Candle Lake and only escaped because their outboard motor had more horsepower than the moose. Joan kept a closer eve on the wildlife after that encounter. Mike loved to fish, whether from floatplanes or boats. I don't have the exact year but after High School Mike moved from Big River to Ottawa and began a career in Avionics. In time he would form his own firm called Allied Industrial Electronics which sold and certified electronic test equipment. He had Corporate customers all over the world. During the 1980's Mike received certification as an Avionics Test Equipment Certification and Standards Station. He developed a lifelong business relationship with Crown Assets Disposal, and, as Pine Tree Line and Dew Line equipment was removed from service, Mike bought it and converted it for general avionics use. Whenever new equipment came in, Crown Assets would phone Mike to announce the new arrivals. I still have a working 1950's Geiger Counter that Mike got for me. Crown assets sold not only surplus avionics but also aircraft. I call recall at least one Fairchild PT-20 Cornell that Mike had based at Cartierville airport in the 1970's. Mike told Michel Moreau and me recently that he (Mike) had owned 61 aircraft in his lifetime and perhaps 50 of them were from Crown Assets. From the 1960's to say 1990 Crown Assets called often. Mike was not greedy and was satisfied to make perhaps a thousand dollars on each airplane. He sold one of his De Havilland Chipmunks to Art Scholl, the famous aerobatic Pilot. Art had seven Chipmunks at one point and pioneered the Super Chipmunk for aerobatics. For at least a decade Mike flew CF-ZWH, a Cessna 170 which his son Steve remembers fondly as do I. ZWH may have been my first flight in a light aircraft. There is a painting Mike had done of that aircraft. Mike's favourite aircraft were two Beech Bonanzas built in 1947 and 1953 (D35).

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One of them, a Beech Straight 35, had belonged to the owner of World Wide Airlines who after going bankrupt, tried to escape Canada. The RCMP caught up with him at St Jean sur Richelieu and chained the aircraft to tiedowns until Mike bought it from the courts. The RCMP, having lost their keys, authorized Mike to cut the chains off the landing gear once Mike had purchased it. Many of us would have hesitated to get involved in a bankruptcy sale but he knew business and feared not. Mike joined Trans-Canada Airlines around 1956 where he worked as an Avionics Technician and Foreman for 35 years. He retired about 1991. While he worked on many aircraft, I remember him best for the long years from 1964 until his retirement that he worked on the Douglas DC-9 program. DC-9's remained in service with TCA for 36 years. Because of the introduction of Glass Cockpit aircraft beginning with the Boeing 767, Mike remained current on all the advances in avionics. In retirement Mike returned to Air Canada on Contract to do the engineering work and Technical Publications for installations such as the Cabin Floor Path Lighting which were mandated for all passenger aircraft after the DC-9 in-flight fire in 1983. Mike Halle, Eric Jorgensen and I were all members of EAA 266 in the 1970's and we had lunch and supper together daily from perhaps 1970 to 1977. I hope that in Glory Mike may remember these as the best of flight times.

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Part 2 of 3 of “The Very Best For the Job and It was Their Favorite” by Charles Colomello

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EAA 266 Library Ed Hannaford

The EAA 266 library contains a collection of books and DVDs that cover aircraft in general, homebuilding construction techniques, local events, history and Technical Manuals. To order books - Call Ed Hannaford 613-347-1201 e-mail [email protected] Cost to borrow these items is $2.00 for a one month period

The Unclassified Classified Free Ads for Paid-Up Members

Plans (drawings) for Sale: $250 (paid $550) Karatoo J6C (Australian version of Karatoo). Larger, longer, 80hp to 100hp, steel tube fuselage, metal OR wood wing, folding wing option, removable rear cockpit tubing for use as camper vehicle. High wing and large windows for exceptional outside view. Luc Robillard Tel: 514-366-7500, cell: 514-298-3459 For Sale: Lycoming 0235-C1 with logs 2160 SMO, 1427 STO (PenYann) with starter and generator. Suitable for certified aircraft. $3900.00 John 514-428-1233 Seeking: Looking for partner (or partners) to purchase a small (2-4 place) airplane. Would consider factory or home-built, tricycle or tail wheel. Robert Hope, [email protected] For Sale: Hangar doors (sliding) complete with rails for 40-foot hangar. Door height is 11'5½" all metal. As removed from hangar at Cornwall. $1200.00. Ed Hannaford. [email protected] For Sale: 1 ea. H-Type shoulder harness 2 inch, black with metal to metal fittings. New never used, from Aircraft Spruce, no lap belts, $100.00. [email protected] For donation: Vari-Viggen Rutan, designed by Burt Rutan inspired by the SAAB 37 Viggen. It is 60% complete with almost everything you need to complete except the engine and the propeller. Located at the airport of Louiseville, QC CSJ4. Gaston Girard (438) 495-5253 Seeking: Active aircraft builder looking for old projects or materials. Specialized in old wood aircraft and restoration. Ron Gosselin (514) 808-1808 - [email protected] For Sale: Landing lights, 50W, 24V, 20$ each, Frank Grayer (613) 874-2837.

Please note: Graham’s email has changed to [email protected].

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