Newsletter - July 2013

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SUMMER FUN—kids & Airplanes
V OL U M E 3 , I S S U E 7
JULY 2013
J U LY C H A P T E R ME E T IN G M I N U T E S :
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
MEETING MINUTES
HANGER FLYING
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2&3
YOUNG EAGLES
4
OSH
5
SAFETY CORNER
5
EVENTS CALENDAR
7
PRESIDENTS’ CORNER
7
DON’S CORNER
8
FUEL PRICES
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SPECIAL EVENTS 2013
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CHAPTER 67 OFFICERS
Brian Crull—President
Mike Hayden-Vice President
Allan Grabeman –Secretary
Jeff Hammer—Treasurer
Rob Morris- Young Eagles
Nick Boland-Web Master
George Spelman-Newsletter
EAA Chapter 67 normally
meets the first Monday of
each month at 7:30 PM at
the Noblesville Airport
(Pitch-in dinner 6:30).
Please check the calendar
since there are occasional
exceptions:
Noblesville Airport (I80)
14782 Promise Road
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
E-mail: Brian Crull
[email protected]
317/201-6822
/www.eaa67.org
Pitch-In Dinner: Tom McNutt grilled some great hamburgers and hot dogs
for the chapter pitch-in dinner.
President Brian Crull called the meeting to order and led the chapter members in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were twenty-three members and
several guests present.
Guests: Brian introduced Fred & Maryland Hampton, Joann Hayden, Bruce
and Caleb Wildman.
Treasurer: Jeff Hammer was not able to be present but Brian reported we
have $5,384.94 in the treasury. He said we had netted over $2,200.00
from the pancake breakfast and $75.00 from hat sales.
Young Eagles: Rob Morris reported the Young Eagles program held June
29th was a complete success despite some difficult weather conditions.
Brian reminded us Bailey Absher will be soloing July 9th weather permitting
and Joey is now in Oshkosh for summer camp. Jacob McNutt will be going
up to camp in a couple of weeks. (The chapter has done an outstanding job
thanks to Brian’s leadership in mentoring and bringing along these young
aviators but we need more.)
New Business: Brian thanked everyone for their hard work during the recent pancake breakfast. He explained how successful the new ground communication program had been and presented a quote from Ritron for purchasing the radios. The chapter members moved, seconded and voted to
go ahead and purchase the radios and accessories right away.
Projects: Brad Beaver’s Piper Vagabond flew this week! Phil Brown’s Pober
Pixie is ready to go when the paper work is completed.
Speaker for July Meeting: We were very fortunate to have Mr. Fred Hampton as our
guest speaker. Fred flew 29 missions as a
B-17 tail gunner during WW II. His humble
descriptions of what happened as they flew
over Europe had everyone on the edge of
their seats. It was inspiring to hear what
real courageous people they were.
Respectfully; Allan Grabeman, Secretary
P age 2
HANGER FLYING
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YOUNG EAGLES:
Saturday, June 29 the weather reminded us of why we canceled our May Young Eagle
event. The ceiling was very low and it looked like we were not going to have a great day to
take kids on rides. But as we all know with Indiana weather, all you have to do is wait and it
will change.
After about an hour delay, we sent Larry Jacobi up to run the route and report back. He sent
us back great news and we were off and flying Young Eagles to catch the "Spirit of Aviation".
Everybody was greeted at registration by smiling faces of MaryAnn Jacobi and Toni Morris. After registration the YE were sent over to Pre-flight where they learned about control
surfaces and instruments on the panel. The YE were introduced to the Pre-Flight by Patrick
who does a wonderful job of talking to the kids. Now it was off to the Flight line which was
manned by our great ground crew headed up by Jeff Hammer.
Alan Brown and George Spelman, along with Jeff did a great job of "Safety First" while loading planes. Allan Grabeman did a wonderful job of keeping the loading process flowing by
directing the pilots where to park. Our pilots Larry Jacobi, Jon Mynderse, Nick Boland, Ed
Kaake, Brian Crull, and Ron McCormick deserve a Big Thank You for the use of their
planes. Upon arrival back at I80 the YE had many big smiles on their faces with many thumbs
up given as a sign of their approval. The new YE then went to Randy Cox to close their Flight
Plan. They learned to fill out their new logbook and all of the benefits of being a Young Eagle. A thanks also goes out to Walter Copper also helping out. We flew 52 YE and are looking forward to Sept. for another YE Rally.
ROB MORRIS, YOUNG EAGLES
CHAIRMAN
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HANGER FLYING
A Young Eagle Leaves The Nest!
Young Eagle Bailey Absher soloed on his
16th birthday, July 9th. After Bailey completed four circuits around I80, flight instructor Larry Jacobi congratulated him on
a job well done.
Bailey started flying a couple of years ago
with his grandfather Don Roberts so he
had quite a bit of experience. Bailey works
around the I80 airport washing planes,
mowing grass and anything he can do to
earn time in Don’s 1957 Cessna 172.
All of us in Chapter 67 are very proud of
how hard Bailey has worked to make this
first step.
Summer is here when Larry is out teaching in
the Bonanza.
After 37 years Phil Brown’s Pober flew for
the first time on July 16th. The dark area
on the fuselage is a 7 watt solar cell. Phil’s
Pober Pixie is painted like Paul Poberezny’s and pays tribute to him on the
vertical stabilizer. All of us at Chapter 67
are looking forward to seeing Phil at the
summer fly-ins.
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OSH:
Several of our Chapter 67 members will be attending the annual EAA International gathering. Please
let Brian know if you plan to attend so we can camp and or get together while there.
Field of Dreams
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ELECTRONIC
FLIGHT BAG PART VII:
Ron McCormick;
1.Please tell us when you began flying and why.
I have always been interested in aviation. I
grew up on a farm in north central Missouri
where in the 50s there were low level military
planes flying and fairly often breaking the
sound barrier. I got my private license
through Army ROTC at the University of MO in
1967. After graduation I flew helicopters in the Army,
mainly the UH-1 Huey but some time in the OH-58, Jet
Ranger.
2. What airplanes do you fly?
Previously I was flying C-172/182 in the Sky-Vu flying
club, currently I flying a Grumman Tiger with some time
in a Champ.
3. What certificates and ratings do you hold?
I have a Commercial certificate with airplane SEL and MEL, Rotorcraft, helicopter, instrument airplane and helicopter. I have a flight instructor certificate for airplane SEL and instrument airplane. I also have a couple of ground instructor certificates, advanced instrument and an A&P
certificate.
4. When did you begin using and Electronic Flight Bag and Why?
I started a couple of years ago, my wife liked the moving map in the G1000 so I got a tablet with
a moving a map so she could see where we were when we did not have the G1000.
5. What type of tablet did you choose and why?
I started with an iPhone then moved to the iPad when it came out, there were no other tablets
available at the time. I have since become an Apple fan and would not switch to an Android.
6. What aviation software do you use and why
I use ForeFlight since that was what was first available on iPad and have stuck with it since I like
the way it works and I’m familiar with it.
7. What would you like to see change or improve?
I would like to have a way to lock the screen so inadvertent touches would not jump you to something you did not want to do.
8. Please tell us what your dream airplane and flight bag is?
You really need to have at least two dream planes. I would want something that would to fly slow
and low that could do light acro, possible a Citrabria or Decathion. Then you need a go fast X
country airplane like a Cirrus, or turbo prop. My flight bag would be nothing, voice activated radio
in a noise cancelled cabin with all electronics installed in aircraft, would not have to carry anything.
I do a little instructing with the Sky-Vu flying club mainly flight reviews and plane check outs I also do
some primary instruction n a C-150 out of I80.
We are indeed fortunate to have such an accomplished Chapter 67 member as Ron. When he isn’t teaching a new student he is helping with the Young Eagles program.
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Safety Corner:
Pilot's Tip of the Week
GPS Waypoints
Featuring Doug Stewart
Doug:
"We have to be really careful with how we
spell things. I remember once coming
from Norwood - this is actually a VFR
flight, using GPS in my SuperCruiser, but
it just gives an example of the gotchas of
GPS.
I was coming from Norwood back to
Great Barrington, GBR. It was at night,
very familiar with the route, and I'm tired,
I know I'm into a head wind. This was in a
slow airplane to begin with and so I'm curious how long is it going to be until I get home? Can I stay awake? And I look and it says 12 hours.
I go, Oh my God! What? I knew the wind was strong, but it couldn't be that strong.
Then I said, How far is it? We're only talking about a little more than 100 miles. And I look and it's
over 1,000 miles. Do you have any idea what I'd done?"
Mark:
"Put the wrong airport in."
Doug:
"I put GRB instead of GBR. Now, VORs are great because if we put in a VOR and you're flying
properly, the way - hopefully - you were trained, you identify that VOR. I don't know Morse code,
but I know how to read. I know how to read that kind of stuff. I can read the dots and the dashes, so
the Morse code is printed right there on my approach plate, on the enroute charts, and we identify.
But there's nothing in GPS to give us that identification, so we have to be really careful as we enter
information in that we have spelled it properly.
I mean, there's so many intersections where stoop could be S-T-O-O-P or it could be S-T-O-P-P, as
an example. Odell, O-D-E-L-L, O-D-E-E-L, O-D-D-E-L. They're all options. Who's to tell you
whether they're right or wrong unless you already have a sense of where you're going and what you
see in your flight plan makes sense as far as distance, as far as heading.
So it can't be that we have just blind reliance on the GPS. If we do, we're going to end up getting
lost. We need to have some sense ahead of time - vis-à-vis our approach plates, vis-à-vis our enroute
charts - knowing what's the approximate distance, what's the approximate heading.
Otherwise, if you're just flying blindly and accepting whatever the GPS gives you, if you spell
something wrong, it's going to take you to Timbuktu and you'll run out of fuel a few miles
short of Timbuktu."
EAA E V E N T S O F I N T E R E S T T O C H A P T E R 67
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Chef—need a volunteer…
July 13 & 14th, Sheridan Air Show
July 29-8/4 EAA AirVenture
Aug, 12, Chapter Meeting :
6:30PM Pitch-in dinner at I80.
Chef—need a volunteer
Aug. 31, Marion Fly-In
Sept. 9, Chapter Meeting: 6:30 PM
Pitch-in dinner I80
Chef: George Spelman
Nov. 4, Chapter Meeting :
6:300PM Pitch-in dinner at I80
Chefs: Brian and Allan super
chili
Sept. ?Young Eagles Event
Dec. 2, Christmas Dinner 2013:
Aug. 17, Westfield Ultralite Fly-in
Oct. 6, BBQ Fly-In
Aug. 24, Pancake Fly-In
Oct. 7, Chapter Meeting :
6:30PM Pitch-in dinner at I80.
PRESIDENT’S CORNER:
THE HAPPY CAPTAIN
Summer is in full swing here in Indiana. Oshkosh
will have come and gone by the time we gather
for our August meeting and I hope many of you
will be able to attend. I know I will be anxious to
hear all about your experiences and all the new
things that always come out of Oshkosh each
year. The August meeting will be one week later
due to Oshkosh. The August meeting will be on
Monday August 12.
Speaking of Fly In's, our next Pancake Breakfast
Fly In is less than a month away, August 24th. I
am putting in my order for perfect weather that
day. If you were able to work the last Fly In we will once again need your help and experience to make
this event another safe and successful one.
Again this month we have profiled another member of the chapter. I am amazed at the background and
experience our members have. Our hope is to do a member profile on as many of you as we can. It is a
great way for everyone to learn more about each other and appreciate vast wealth of experience our
members have. Please contact George Spelman if you would like to be on the list of members to be profiled.
Blue Skies and safe travels and I will see everyone in August.
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BU Y / S E L L / T R A D E ( D ON ’ S C O R N ER ) :
All chapter members are invited to list items they would like to offer for sale or trade to
other members. Please forward via e-mail to Brian Crull and they will be placed in the next
month’s news letter.
FLT. TRAINING: Sheridan—Phil Brown, CFII, MEI—303/506-3886—[email protected]
FLT. TRAINING: Noblesville—Larry Jacobi, CFII, MEI, Glass—(317) [email protected]
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We have a 1/4 share of our C172 N5240E at Noblesville Airport for sale.
Ed Kaake
14577 Chelsea Court
Carmel, IN 46033
317-844-1643 Home
317-201-5033 Cell
EMBROIDERED HATS & SHIRTS
$15.00 EA.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE EAA CHAPTER 67 YOUNG EAGLES
SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Please place your orders now with Chapter Officers
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LOCAL FUEL PRICES:
May change momentarily: prices as of 7/03/2013
Prices should go down after JULY 1 as IN Excise Taxes change
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‘FLY – IN’ ‘DRIVE – IN’
EVENTS 2013 !!
~ NOBLESVILLE AIRPORT ~
14782 PROMISE ROAD NOBLESVILLE, IN
~ Identifier “I80” on the Chicago Sectional ~
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Sat. Aug. 24, 2013
Sun. Oct. 6, 2013
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8:00 a.m. “BREAKFAST”
12:00 p.m. “LUNCH”
Featuring:
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