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EWSLETTER Some fun photos submitted by Chapter 266 members. A list of the Chapter On Saturday, library’s books and September 28th, CDs available for rent. check out Montreal’s Aviation Museum. You should know that the…
This month’s meeting is Thursday, September 26th, 2013 at 19h30 Room 204, Penfield Building John Abbott College, Ste-­‐Anne-­‐de-­‐Bellevue Pierre Thiffault will be presenting. This month’s cover photo is of an all wood but retractable Bellanca Cruisemaster. The photo was submitted by Bill Evans. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/eaachapter266 Bill Evans: President 514 907 4919 [email protected] David Cyr: Secretary 514 762 3340 [email protected] Mike Lustig: Vice President 514 620 4282 [email protected] Roberto Cea Campo: Treasurer 450 732 1355 [email protected] Tony Molle: Webmaster [email protected] Jasmine Molle: Editor 514 889 9196 [email protected] Bob Hope: Membership Director 450 264 3264 [email protected] Ed Hannaford: Librarian 613 347 1201 [email protected] Frank Hofmann: Technical Counselor 514 696 4572 [email protected] Doug Remoundos: Flight Advisor [email protected] President’s Message Bill Evans
Pierre Thiffault will be presenting his ideas and research on what he calls kiting at our September 26th Meeting. I find this includes all manner of powered, unpowered and delta wing machines. I for one am looking forward to it. Please make an effort to attend. Thursday September 26 at 7:30pm at John Abbott are the details. Directions and a map are on our website. EAA266 The first Meeting of fall allows us to review the summer's flying and numerous fly-­‐ins competing for our attention. More of this later on. We find it greatly satisfying to note that we have not had a fatality in several years. It is my hope that the combined efforts in the areas of airmanship, aircraft serviceability and environmental factors have improved our safety record. Aviation safety is like humility, once you think you have it down, you've just lost it. Caution is a byword for us all. While in Manitoba, we attended a number of aviation events and airports. One friend in the Steinbach area asked me to inspect his engine and it's installation, which I did. One always sees some things that need attention. More recently an engine Service Bulletin arrived for his engine. Because he had done timely maintenance and a detailed inspection, the S/B Revision did not impact his engine, at least not until overhaul. It pays to stay on top of safety issues. Therefore he has what appears to be a nice fall's flying to look forward to. He hopes to fly all winter, as his aircraft is hangared. While we had a good turnout for the St-­‐Lazare fly-­‐in, it seems to be less true for the fly-­‐ins at Lachute, Lancaster and Chute-­‐St-­‐Phillipe. Admittedly two of those saw rainy days. We so wish we could choose our weather as we choose a hat. Thanks to all of you who helped out with these events. Special thanks to Gord Larsen and Michel Moreau who each host one of these events. Next year will be sunny. It is regretted that insurance issues forced the cancellation of what would have been the last fly-­‐in BBQ at Hawkesbury Wyndover. Thanks to Rudy and Peter for all the years of fun fly-­‐ins, now behind us. Rudy mentioned something about planting soybeans. The rules for EAA Insurance seem to have undergone an overhaul, before an event Rider will be issued. Your board will be studying the issues this coming year. The Board of Directors met recently and noted that fly-­‐in attendance is great the first time we flyout for a chapter event. However in subsequent years many of you do not attend. The Board hopes to remedy that with an exciting summer program for 2014. Where should we fly? It is noted that aircraft and kit sales seem to be improved this year. Tony Watkins has sold several Bush Caddy aircraft into the USA. Airventure 2013 was a big success for Tony Watkins. He now has a U.S Distributor. Bush caddy designs may now be purchased with MW Fly Water Cooled, geared engines from Italy. I also am encouraged to see that Thierry ZiBi and his Sam aircraft appeared at Sun&Fun and I believe Airventure at Oshkosh as well. Interest in his designs seems to be increasing. We are wondering as this is written that with tighter mortgage rules, the banks now find aircraft loans an attractive way to make money. We asked our bank how long it would take to arrange for a certain type of financing. The lady at the CS desk said 2 minutes. Surprise! What design, aircraft or kit is in your future? As Chapter President, it must be an objective to request you to volunteer as Director for 2014. Since last year we have needed a Program Director. Jasmine Molle is our very charming Newsletter Editor, and she always is looking for articles and especially photos of people and aviation events. Please consider how you may contribute to our chapter. Let's make this coming year, the best one ever. Bill Evans President About September’s Presenter: Pierre Thiffault Pierre Thiffault Pierre Thiffault has been working for 30 years among the Air Traffic Services (Nav Canada), mainly as a Flight Data and Simulation Specialist. Co-­‐founder of the Panthéon de l’Air et de l’Espace du Québec (Quebec Air and Space Hall of Fame), he chaired the selection committee from 2001 to 2010. He wrote more than 75 articles related to aviation history, and self-­‐published two books on the subject : «Au temps des premières ailes», a short history of aviation in the province of Quebec, and more recently «Sur la trace des cerfs-­‐volants», tracing back the origin of kiting -­‐ and indeed aviation -­‐ to ancient times. Bringing real size artifacts with him, he will address the audience with some fascinating facts and theories about early aviation, addressed from the angle of kites. Pierre Thiffault Spotted: Hummel Scott Black There is now another yellow Hummel bird in the area; this one at Cedres. It has a nosewheel and a landing light of all things. The engine isn't dialed in yet, cause Luc Thibault, the owner of the taildragger Hummel, was helping the builder and tried to start it and it kicked back and split his pinky in 2 and broke several other finger bones. He should have used a chicken stick, like I used to with model airplanes. It will be funny to see these things in formation, buzzing along. Perhaps together they will sound like 1 complete VW engine? We made some mods to Luc's Hummel to improve the flying characteristics and after a couple of iterations we were successful. The horizontal tail area was increased and devices placed on the elevator to increase the stick forces. Luc can now fold a map, take a picture with his camera and land without scaring the bejeezuz out of himself. He flies a LOT -­‐ he has over 500 hours on this already. So long cross country flights having to fight to keep things straight are fatiguing. This mod reduced his workload considerably. It would be nice if designers took the time to make their airplanes fly safely before they sold plans. There is no need for high performance airplanes to be dangerous. These fixes did not reduce the top speed or have any other negative impact and they were simple to implement. Look at the RVs -­‐ they fly great and go like hell. Van took the time to get it right. But not all designers take the time. In fact this particular design was never spun during its development. A fellow tried it this spring in Lavaltrie, without a parachute or other precautions, and paid with his life. The Hummel Bird is by no means unique in that respect. There are plenty of other homebuilts with similar characteristics unfortunately. Buyer beware! Scott Black Chapter Library Books and CDs Ed Hannaford The cost to borrow these items is $2 for a one-­‐month period. To order books call Ed Hannaford at 613-­‐347-­‐1201 or e-­‐mail him at [email protected] B01 The Sportplane Builder Tony Bingelis -­‐ EAA B02 Firewall Forward Tony Bingelis -­‐ EAA B03 Sportplane Construction Techniques Tony Bingelis -­‐ EAA B04 Aircraft Fabric Covering Neal Carlson -­‐ IAP B05 Aircraft Weight & Balance Joe Schafer -­‐ IAP B06 Amateur-­‐Built Aircraft & Ultralight U.S. D.O.T. (FAA) Flight Testing Handbook 1995 (2003) AC-­‐90-­‐89A B07 Builders Information Handbook 2009 EAA Can. Council B08 Aircraft Painting & Finishing B09 Basic Electronics & Radio Installation Jeppesen B10 Aircraft Ignition & Electrical Power Systems Jeppesen B11 Propeller Making for the Amateur Eric Clutton B12 Freefall-­‐41,000 feet & out of fuel Capt. Bob Pearson B14 Poberezny -­‐ The Story Begins Paul Poberezny B15 Aircraft Corrosion Control IAP B16 Aircraft Instrument Systems IAP B17 Aircraft Reciprocating Engines IAP B18 Basic Hand Tools -­‐ Vol. 1 EAA-­‐US Navy B19 Choosing Your Homebuilt Ken Armstrong B20 An Airplane in my Living Room Margaret Algeo B21 Aviation Quarterly (2nd 1979) -­‐-­‐-­‐ Jeppesen B22 Double Cross (Canadian Airways) B23 B24 Shirley Render Modern Turbocharged Auto Engines for Av. Use Charles Kondas Amateur Built Aircraft Reference Material U.S. DOT/FAA B25 L’Aventure des Pilots de Brousse Sylvain Gingras B26 Instrument Flying Richard L. Taylor B27 Canada’s Nat. AV. Museum (Its History & Collections) K.M. Molson B28 Pazmany PL-­‐4A Construction Manual L. Pazmany B29 Designing & Building the Sheet Metal Brake D.J.Gingery B30 Ocean Bridge – RAF Ferry Command Carl A. Christie B31 A Gift of Wings Richard Bach B32 The AeroElectric Connection (AC electrical systems) Bob Nuckolls 2 copies B33 COPA Guide to Amateur-­‐Builts (2004) COPA B34 The Compleat Taildragger Pilot Harvey S Plourde B35 | Propellers – First & Final Explanation Jack Norris -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ | The Logic of Flight (2 books in one) Jack Norris B36 Theory of Wing Sections Abbott & von Doenhoff B37 Aircraft Building Techniques – Wood EAA B38 Flying on the Edge Gene Manion B39 Pie in the Sky Garth Wallace B40 Cockpit Follies Garth Wallace B41 You Can Fly (Some history, St.Lazare Flying, etc.) Dan Mackie CD 1 AeroPAD – Software for aircraft design analysis SICAPT CD 2 Propeller Care & Maintenance for Professionals Hartzell CD 3 Propeller Care & Maintenance for Pilots Hartzell CD 4 U.S. Industrial Tool – Product Catalog Vol. 19 U.S. Tool CD 5 Vantage Plane Plastics Catalog 2.1 Vantage Plane CD 6 The Europa (sVCD) Factory Leavens DVD 8 Scratch Building Basics Metal Aircraft (set 2) Can-­‐Zac Aviation DVD 9 Sonex Story 2009 -­‐ 35 min. Sonex Aircraft DVD 10 Tailwheel 101 -­‐ 93 min. DelGlaizo DVD 11 Oshkosh 2010 -­‐ 60 min EAA DVD 12 Montebello 2011 Chapter 266 DVD 13 Oshkosh 2011 -­‐ 60 min EAA DVD 14 Montebello 2012 Chapter 266 DVD 15 Gatineau 2011 Chapter 266 DVD 16 Oshkosh 2012 EAA CD 7 Early Pioneers Barnstorming Around Toronto Our 266 library has received a copy of a book titled You Can Fly, written by Dan Mackie. Mackie ran a flight school at St-­‐Lazare for a few years and relates some of his trials and tribulations during that time with a mention of several local pilots that we may be familiar with. There are details of the creation of his aircraft and tales of cross country flights in his homebuilt, as well as some of his learning-­‐to-­‐fly experiences. It is an interesting read. Ed Hannaford Some Photos That Are Just Plane Fun Submitted by members Figure 1: As seen at "Les
Faucheurs de Marguerites"
2013 Edition: A rare and
beautiful Piel Diamant.
Photo by Michel Moreau. Figure 2: As seen at "Les
Faucheurs de Marguerites" 2013
Edition: Mr. Durocher's powerful
Beaver.
Photo by Michel Moreau. Figure 3: As seen at "Les
Faucheurs de Marguerites"
2013 Edition: A supercharged C-140.
Photo by Michel Moreau. Figure 4: As seen at "Les
Faucheurs de Marguerites"
2013 Edition: A red, finished
Lancair.
Photo by Michel Moreau. Figure 5: As seen at "Les
Faucheurs de Marguerites"
2013 Edition: A strange C150 (or 152).
Photo by Michel Moreau. Figure 6: Bill Evans and Gord
Larsen beside Gord's C-172.
Submitted by Bill Evans. Figure 7: Citabria with a
150hp engine.
Photo by Bill Evans. Figure 8: Aeronca Scout.
Photo by Bill Evans. Figure 9: A fly-in from
Western New York. Owner
unknown.
Photo by Bill Evans. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
COME AND VISIT MONTREAL'S AVIATION
MUSEUM & LEARN ABOUT
QUEBEC'S EARLY AVIATION ERA
At the beginning of the last century, Northern Quebec was explored by
courageous pilots who braved the elements, flying bush planes to
photograph and map huge expanses of unexplored land. This was the era of
bush pilots. Among them, Roméo Vachon, Hubert-Martyn Pasmore and
Jacques de Lesseps made Quebec’s aviation history with their feats.
On Saturday, September 28th, 14h00, come and hear our speakers talk about
these early flyers in our Art Gallery, learn about their airplanes and see
artefacts of those days.
All this at the Canadian Aviation Heritage Centre – Montreal’s Aviation Museum, in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, 30 minutes west of downtown Montreal.
Donations accepted. Free parking and admission.
An opportunity to discover one of Montreal’s best kept secrets!
Informations : [email protected] 514-398-7948
LE SAMEDI 28 SEPTEMBRE
LES AVENTURIERS DU CIEL QUÉBÉCOIS
VOUS DONNENT RENDEZ-VOUS
AU MUSÉE DE L’AVIATION DE MONTRÉAL!
Au début du siècle dernier, le nord du Québec était exploré par des pilotes
courageux qui bravaient les éléments pour photographier et ainsi
cartographier d’immenses territoires inexplorés. C’était l’époque des pilotes de brousse. Parmi ceux-ci, Roméo Vachon, Hubert-Martyn Pasmore et
Jacques de Lesseps ont marqué de leurs exploits l’histoire de l’aviation du Québec.
Le samedi 28 septembre prochain, à 14h00, venez écouter nos conférenciers
vous les présenter dans notre somptueuse galerie d’art, découvrez leurs
avions et des artéfacts de cette époque.
Tout cela au Centre canadien du patrimoine aéronautique – le Musée de
l’aviation de Montréal, à Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. Stationnement gratuit.
Aucun frais d’admission. Dons acceptés.
Une occasion de découvrir un des secrets les mieux gardés de Montréal!
Informations : [email protected] 514-398-7948
Classifieds Free Ads for Paying Members 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: 2 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 Sale: 1946 Luscombe 8A, all metal with fabric covered wings. 4900 TT, 825 SMOH Cont. 65, 343 Prop. Hangared. Recent annual. $19,600 with skis. Ed (613) 347-­‐
1201 [email protected] For Rent: Hangar space in Lachute. In-­‐floor heating, AC, bathroom, equipped for building with shop air and ventilator fan for painting, competitive rates. A great place to keep your airplane or assemble and finish your project. Scott Black (514) 867-­‐7319
For Sale: Quickie Q2, TT 620, Jabiru 4cyl. 150hrs. Based in Lachute, Qc (SE4). Asking $18K. Michel Moreau at 514-­‐694 2129, [email protected]
Wanted: Wood or plywood from old or unfinished project. Call Ron Gosselin 514 808 1808, [email protected] For Sale: Pazmany PL-­‐4 drawings. The PL-­‐4 is an all metal, single seat, VW powered, folding low-­‐
wing design. $50. Frank Hofmann 514-­‐696-­‐4572. For Sale: MUSTANG II. 500 TT. Good looking, fast, efficient and fun. Folding wings, Tri-­‐gear, 160HP, Always hangared. $45000. For details see www.hoftec.com or call 514-­‐696-­‐4572. MUSTANG II. 500 TT. Bonne recherche, rapide, efficace et amusant. Ailes pliantes, Train tricycle, 160ch, Toujours sous hangar. 45000 $. Pour plus de détails voir ou appelez 514-­‐696-­‐4572 ou www.hoftec.com. For Sale: Engine. Jabiru 2200 80HP. 200 hr since new. Includes Firewall Forward Kit. Runs Strong, Good Compressions, Removed to upgrade to Jabiru 3300. One available in Canada. Bill Evans 514-­‐907-­‐
4919 For Sale: Mid Continent 1394T100-­‐7Z Turn coordinator (12-­‐
32VDC). Perfect glass. Brand new costs $750. Selling for $350. Call Tony 514 889 8669 For Sale: R.C. Allen 3 Inch Vacuum driven directional gyro indicator. Model number RCA11A-­‐15. Paint slightly worn on adjustment knob. No scratches. Brand new costs $895. Selling for $350. Call Tony 514 889 8669 Advertisements Paid Advertisements BUSHCADDY THE ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE SINCE 1994 Bushcaddy can now offer a multitude of products and services as well as our own kits and fully built Advanced Ultralight aircraft. 1) Aircraft kits 2) Hardware and sheet metal supplies 3) Builder assistance 4) Fabric re-­‐covering service, partial or complete 5) Sheet metal work of any kind 6) Composite repairs 7) Aircraft sourcing, and delivery locally and internationally If you have a requirement we will Endeavour to fulfill your need Phone: 613 931 3133 Email: [email protected] Adress: 19411 Airport Road, Summerstown Ontario, K0C 2E0 Editor’s Corner Jasmine Molle Hi everyone, Were your summers as good as mine was? I hope so, and that you’re all ready for a new season filled with newsletters and EAA Chapter 266 meetings. The board of directors have been busy trying to come up with some new ways to advertise the chapter and get the word out. We’ve created a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/eaachapter266) which you can “like” and “share” with your friends if you have an account. Also, a flyer, which can be found on page six of this month’s newsletter, has been made. It will eventually be circulated in the newspapers and through social media websites. Here are some links, which were forwarded to me by David Cyr. They may be of interest to you all: The Gimli Glider: 30 Years Later Small Airplane Revitalization Act Passes House, Heads to Senate RCAF says it sets rules for drone flights over Canada I look forward to receiving your photos and articles. Best, Jasmine Molle Editor