January/February - Oregon Pilots Association

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President’s Message - By Mary Rosenblum, OPA President
Hello and happy New Year to all of
you. It is a new flying year. The price
of oil is down but … gee whiz … we
don’t see a similar drop in the av gas
prices at the pump. Fancy that. And,
of course, it’s New Year’s Resolution
time. Did you make any new year’s
resolutions about flying?
Think about it a bit, okay? What
do you want to do in the forthcoming year? I mean besides winning the
lottery? How about a resolution to go
out once a month and not just ‘stay
current’ but actually do some slow
flight, practice an engine out, challenge yourself a bit? Done any chandelles lately? Lazy 8s?
It’s so easy to get comfortable flying
to the one or two or three airports
where you eat breakfast or do the
$200 hamburger lunch. But then you
go off to Hood River or Arlington and
Things Happen…
You know, a few hours a year spent
rehashing those things we practiced
as a student will make us all much
better pilots … when we need to be
better pilots.
As long as we’re talking resolutions
for 2015, what would you like Oregon
Pilots Association to be doing? What
do you want to see OPA do for you?
We have some plans. We’d like to
focus on members this year - - the
members we have and the members
we don’t have. We have members
who do a lot for aviation, from helping
out new pilots, to maintaining strips,
to mentoring interested students.
We’d really like to honor and applaud our members who ‘do more’ and
you need to tell us who they are. Send
me an email (you can email me from
the ‘officers’ page on the OPA website:
http://www.oregonpilot.org/state/officers.html ) and tell me who has done
good for your chapter, or just good for
aviators!
And we need to bring in more
members. As the piston pilot population shrinks - - and you know we’re
shrinking - - legislators and rule makers look to the size of organizations
like OPA to judge just how much ‘clout’
that group has at the ballot box. More
members means we get taken more
seriously.
And we have some issues coming
up this year! We’re being another try
at the Recreational Use Statute that
will exempt property owners from
liability if someone lands on their
private strip and has an accident. That
encourages people who own private
strips in some great back country to
allow others to use them.
That bill did not pass out of the
committee where we introduced it,
last session. It was stopped easily by
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY FEATURED PILOT: Jim Hubele, Independence Airpark, Independence, OR
Once upon a time (early 50s), a young boy hopped on his bike repeatedly and rode 3 miles to the Ontario, CA airport to watch Bonanza Airlines
and Western Airlines arrive and take-off. In those days, the pilots didn’t
even shut down the right engine. Later, he used a motorcycle to do the
same thing.
Well, that kid was me and I loved planes. Possessing an interest in
all things that fly, I built and flew model airplanes whenever I had the
money for kits and glue. I tried to avoid hard landings. Next came an
A & P mechanics course at junior college and joining the college flying
club.
My first instruction in an airplane took place in a Piper PA-11 in 1956.
The A & P license led me to General Aviation maintenance and gave me
an opportunity to rebuild a Piper J-3 Cub which I flew for 350 hours.
After obtaining a commercial and instrument rating, I was given an opportunity to get a multi-engine rating if I agreed to maintain and fly an
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Jim and Kathy Hubele, proud owners of this
1961 Cessna 182D.
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President’s Message - Cont. from pg. 1
the trial attorneys’ lobby. We need to
do better than that and a larger membership will give us more respect.
Hey, I’ve got a New Year’s Resolution for you! Find a student pilot at
your airport and tell that student why
he or she needs to be a member of
Oregon Pilots Association. They’ll get
the Places to Fly, if nothing else, and
will know where to go to meet other
pilots, get a good pancake breakfast
maybe, and what a great way to fulfill
that cross country requirement and
have fun!
Better yet, kind of keep in touch
with that new pilot. When you’re paying that much for lessons and plane
rental, it’s easy to get discouraged and
decide that you’re done after a couple
of bad landings or a rough bout with
crosswinds. If they’re flying with buddies or talking flying with buddies,
they’re a lot more motivated to hang
in there.
We need those new pilots. Say
hello, check in with that new pilot, and
invite him or her to the next breakfast,
fly in, or coffee over in the hangar.
Go somewhere this year! We’ve got
some great options that aren’t far from
home!
In February, come up to Puyallup for
the Northwest Aviation Conference.
(http://www.washington-aviation.org/
NAC&TS.html.)
We’ll have an OPA booth there and
you’ll meet pilots from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. There
will be a lot of Wings-credit programs.
Come hang out at our booth and
have a great weekend, whether you fly
or drive (it IS February).
Visit Arlington in July, the Madras
Air Show in August, and our annual
meeting in October. You missed a
great one in Eugene last year (October, 2014)!
You know what? We can fly! That is
such a huge privilege! So get out and
do it!
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Featured Pilot - Cont. from pg. 1
Aero-Commander 680 in the Hawaiian Islands. Thinking this
over, long and hard (one micro-second), I said, “YES.”
In a flying career, there are many interesting stories. One of
my stories involved flying the Aero-Commander from Honolulu to Oakland (non-stop). The cabin had three 105-gallon fuel
tanks. On a test flight before heading east over the Pacific,
I checked the fuel transfer and found one tank not doing its
job - - - no fuel transfer!!! The reason for the failure was that
the fuel tank was squashing the transfer hose. Thank good-
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ness I didn’t become shark bait.
Being in the right place at the right time, along with those
350 hours of J-3 time which was part of my 1400 hours of
time, led to me being hired by TWA. I started as co-pilot in
the Convair 880, went on to the Boeing 727, Lockheed L-1011,
the Boeing 747 and then Captain on the L-1011.
So nice to have been that young boy who found a career in
aviation; it certainly beats working for a living.
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So What Does an Air SAR Do?
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Totally misunderstood and bored? Get an Air SAR (Search
& Rescue) hand stamp and then maybe every two or three
years some airplane will crash and you can be activated
for a search. Meanwhile, we sit around and enjoy a law
enforcement minimum of 200 ft elevation, a lot of tax
deduction write-offs and the prestige of a police waiver at
airport security. That’s what a lot of others and I used to
think volunteering as an Air SAR pilot meant.
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However, volunteering to fly Air SAR for your local sheriff
today will lead you down a path that is rewarding in every
way and not the least bit boring!
ing at a live feed for something the pilot or spotter may
have missed, or using a third monitor with real time NASA
Earth looking for an image with the help of a satellite.
Aside from looking for a plane crash, there are lost hikers,
air surveillance of a wide variety, storm damage assessment, moving police tracking, police K-9, lost and stranded
boaters on the river. There are searches for lost livestock
and forest fire detection. Sometimes people get distraught
and you end up looking for a red Honda Civic in the coast
range.
Do you like to cook? All the previously mentioned people
need to eat and believe me; we want food and lots of it!
Then there is the Air Hasty Team. They place calls to locations where a lost plane or subject may have stopped and
then question the people there to see if the target might
have been there or been seen. They ask questions only a
pilot or past pilot would know to ask. They schedule TFR’s
for the Air SAR area and talk with other aircraft joining the
search.
If you are not a pilot, you may be a spotter for the pilot.
Now you are running radio operations and moving maps.
Perhaps you are a monitor operator at the SAR/ FBO office
running a Foreflight SAR monitor and advising the pilot on
getting around undesirable weather. A second monitor operator watches cameras mounted on the SAR plane, lookOregon Pilots Association
It’s not boring……in fact you will leave so tired that you
may even stagger a bit, but you will hardly be able to wait
for the next Air SAR tap out. That is Air SAR today.
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Finding cattle from the Cessna
included flap issues.
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By Bob Bement, retired teacher and coach from Vale, OR.
OPA Annual Meeting & Conference October, 2014
Submitted by Mary Rosenblum, OPA President
Our Annual OPA Meeting back in October was a great conference. Neal White did his usual, fabulous job of putting
together Wings credit programs. This year, he found a CFI
who was willing to go do the flight portion of the Wings
program for a very modest fee, in your airplane.
It was held at Lane Community College’s Aviation Academy
and the facilities were excellent, with smart classrooms and
meeting space in the main maintenance hangar. The classic engines on display were an added bonus!
David Ulane, our Northwest Region AOPA representative
was our speaker and Mary Shu, well known instructor and
examiner, shared the project she’s been working on with
the FAA.
Deborah Plymate was honored by the Ninety-Nines for her
active role in the organization, and we honored Neal White
with Volunteer of the Year -- something new we plan to
make a regular part of our Annual Meeting. Know a great
volunteer? Nominate that person!
It was a great conference, but alas, we had about half the
attendance we’d had in earlier years. I was very surprised,
since feedback suggested this type of Wings-focused event
was what most of our members wanted.
It is unfortunate because Neal put together fantastic presenters, we had a sandwich lunch available for $5, and the
conference was free. You missed a great day.
If you did not attend, why not? What would have brought
you out to the meeting? Our goal is to make these conferences something that OPA members want to attend. It
was scheduled later in the year so it didn’t conflict with
the Madras Air Show. Was it the time of year? Was it the
location, at Eugene airport, with its control tower? Was it
the weather? It was foggy in the morning, but cleared to a
gorgeous day.
Let us know what you’d like to see in our Annual Conference and where you’d like to have it. We’d like to make it
happen your way. We want to see you there!
A number of years ago I got a call from a cowboy friend of
mine. He couldn’t find some of his cattle he had pastured
out in the range land south of Vale, OR, my home town. He
wanted to know if I could help him find them in my plane.
I said sure and so we met at the airport. He had another
cowboy with him to help him look for the cattle.
We went about 40 miles south around what they call
Dry Creek and found his missing cattle. We headed back to
Vale and that is when this story gets exciting.
You see, a few weeks earlier I had taken a BFR, and this
instructor was showing me how he made a canyon turn.
After we got through with the turn, I couldn’t get the flaps
to come back up and I pushed and pulled to no avail. I had
to fly the last ten miles or so back to Ontario with all 40
degrees of flaps down.
When we got on the ground we found that I had a
crushed flap roller. So I had my mechanic come over to my
hangar and replace rollers on both flaps. Now back to my
story.
I had two notches on and was on final approach and
went to get 3 and 4 when the flap handle broke and the
upper part of the flap handle went over into the back seat.
Since I had my thumb on the button on top of the flap
handle, all of the flaps went up to 0 degrees.
I said a naughty word thinking I wonder how much that
is going to cost, and my friend said what can you do. I said
nothing; we will land without flaps. Old airplanes didn’t
have flaps. We will just land a little long is all. And we did.
We landed half way down on a 4500 ft. strip, longer than
most of the back country strips I land on.
I got a used flap handle from the Redmond used Cessna
place and John, my mechanic, came over and re-rigged
and installed the flap handle.
He told me to start checking things a little closer.
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So I try to do just that...
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Editor’s note: Bob flies a 1959 182 Cessna with a Johnson Bar flap
handle.
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Anti-Ice vs. Deice FAA Safety Briefing
Nov/Dec 2014 What You Need to Know About Icing
Conditions and Systems By James Williams
First things first. The terms “anti-ice” and “deice” are
sometimes confused, especially since an aircraft might
be equipped with both. Here’s the difference. Anti-icing
systems are designed to prevent ice from accumulating on
protected surfaces or components. Deicing systems are
designed to remove ice after it forms. Both systems have
advantages and limitations in terms of performance, as
well as in terms of instal- lation and operation and some
can even be used for both functions.
Regardless of whether a system is used in an anti-ice or deice capacity, it’s useful to remember that there are basically
three ways to deal with ice: heat it, treat it, or change it.
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Want to operate Newport Muni Airport?
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Submitted by Newport City Manager Spencer Nebel
OPA Membership Renewal
Submitted by Tricia Cook, Member Services
Renewal statements have been sent out. If you have an
email address on file, it will arrive in your inbox. If you do
not have an email address on file, it was mailed to you via
USPS.
CITY OF NEWPORT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
TO OPERATE THE
NEWPORT, OREGON, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Active Annual Dues are $25.00 and Associate Business
Member Dues are $50.00.
The City of Newport, Oregon is seeking Expressions of
Interest from potential vendors to evaluate the possible
operation of the Newport Municipal Airport through a
contractor/concession agreement with the
City of Newport.
Renewal payments are due by February 1st and can be
remitted via Pay Pal through our website at http://www.
oregonpilot.org/membership/membership_payment.html
or our USPS mailbox at 23115 Airport Road NE #13, Aurora,
OR 97002.
The contractual/concession operations may include all
general maintenance activities, fixed base operations,
and customer services and development services at the
airport.
Thank you for your continued support of the Oregon Pilots
Association.
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The City of Newport would provide oversight for all
construction activities at the airport.
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To view the complete Request for Expressions of Interest,
visit the city’s website at www.newportoregon.gov.
We had winners! Listed are just four
of the many 2014 OPA Explore
Oregon outstanding prizes.
Submitted by the editor
The deadline for submission of
Expressions of Interest is noon on
Wednesday, February 4, 2015.
• Ken Day LightSpeed headseat
• Mark Matthews - $500 gift card to Spruce Aircraft
• Charles West - $300 gift card to Spruce Aircraft
• Larry Knox - $200 gift card to Spruce Aircraft
Specifics about 2015 OPA Explore Oregon will be forthcoming
just as soon as the committee pulls together the details. As
always there will be great prizes.
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An Open Cockpit just for the Fun of It!
Written by Gary Ludeke, Creswell, Oregon ([email protected])
For many years, one of our family cars was always a conthe plane to take a few pictures for this article. Although
vertible. A warm, sunny day always brought out my desire
it was chilly and quite bumpy, I made another couple of
for an unimpeded view of the sky and refreshing wind in
trips around the pattern and then removed the parts and
my face. Today, sunny days still bring out that urge to be
reinstalled the canopy.
out in the open.
I will probably not fly it again as an open-cockpit airplane
In 2001, I completed an RV-6A, as if one really ever “comuntil warmer, drier weather returns next May or June. At
pletes” an experimental airplane. I’ve flown it over 1,200
that time I will perform a comprehensive flight test prohours to date and intend to keep flying it until the time
gram on the open-cockpit configuration before taking any
comes for me to hang up my headset for good.
passengers out for a ride. I particularly want to investigate
During this past summer I started to wonder what it would slow flight and stall behavior in all configurations as well as
full slips in both directions to verify that
be like to fly the RV in
Unpainted aluminum fuselage there are no adverse flight characteristics
an open cockpit conskin extension clecoed in place due to changed airflow over the empenfiguration. The plane
for high-speed taxi testing. nage.
has a sliding canopy
so, when it is removed,
From my few short flights to date, I think
the windscreen
the primary use of the open-cockpit
remains in place plus
configuration will be to introduce Young
the rollover protection
Eagles to the thrill of open-cockpit flybuilt into the winding. I can also see using the airplane for
screen frame.
occasional flower-bombing contests and
Gary Ludeke with
glare free air-to-air and air-to-ground
I took the canopy off
the big grin.
photograand tried to envision
phy.
the altered airflow pattern particularly across the horizontal and vertical tail surfaces or an enormous increase in
As far as the
drag due to the big “hole” in the airframe. (I didn’t like the
wind in the
appearance without a canopy.)
cockpit goes,
it seems to
Next, I used poster board make a model of the extension
Open configuration extension
be compainstalled
is
19
pounds
lighter
of the fuselage skin to cover the baggage compartment
rable to what
than
with
sliding
canopy.
and, to seal the baggage compartment behind the seats, I
used a vertical sheet with holes cut into it for the shoulder
harnesses. With the mock-up in place, the RV looked “really
cool” to me and I could picture the airflow across the cockpit flowing much more smoothly.
one would feel in
I decided to build the extension out of aluminum. I figured an open car at the
it would be fun to try and I wouldn’t be out a lot of money
same speed. Above
if I finished it and either didn’t trust it or just didn’t like it.
100 knots the wind
on the back of the
I used 2024-T3 X 0.32-inch aluminum bought from Van’s
neck starts getAircraft. A 6-foot by 2-foot sheet cost $84.00. This sheet
ting pretty strong.
was cut to make the fuselage skin extension. The vertical
Young Eagle flights will probably best be performed
sheet behind the seats and all internal bracing and related
around 80 knots cruise speed. I was pleased to see that,
hardware came from the scrap box in my hangar.
even at 120 knots, my Lightspeed active noise cancelling
When fabrication and installation were complete, I did
headsets performed well. Also, the wind does not blow on
some high-speed taxi testing and found nothing unusual. I
the headset microphone so there is no problem with the
made a couple of trips around the traffic pattern and, other
wind opening the intercom squelch.
than wind and a little noise, the plane felt the same.
The completed installation weighs six pounds and the slidI replaced the canopy and took the parts to our local autoing canopy 25 pounds so, in the open cockpit configuramotive paint shop for painting.
tion, the airplane is 19 pounds lighter.
They matched the white paint on the fuselage perfectly.
The vertical piece was painted flat black to reduce reflected I will always use a helper to remove and reinstall the
canopy to help prevent doing expensive damage to it or to
glare on the windscreen. The paint job was $170.00.
the airframe. It’s also convenient to use a helper to install
After letting the paint cure for a couple of weeks, and
and remove the conversion parts, but not essential. Using a
with our rainy season about to get into full swing, I again
helper, the change to either configuration can be comfortremoved the canopy and put the finished parts back on
ably made in about 20 minutes.
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About Your Flight - know all about it!
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Submitted by Neal White, Willamette Valley Regional Dir.
FAR 91.103: “Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information
concerning that flight. …”
Obviously, getting a weather briefing prior to each flight
is necessary. The extent of that briefing is dictated by the
extent of the flight. If we’re going to do some proficiency
flying in the pattern, a call to ASOS, AWOS or ATIS is sufficient. A cross country requires that we gather much more
information.
When we contact FSS, DUAT or DUATS, our “briefing” is
documented. However, if we get our briefing from AviationWeather.gov, there is no documentation.
Herein lies the rub. If you have an “aviation event,” the FAA
may want proof that you complied with FAR 91.103.
Simple Solution: Create a permanent folder on your desktop titled “WX.” As you gather weather information from
AviationWeather.gov (or whatever source you use) click on
your ISP’s menu button and click save (to your WX folder).
Speaking of web sites; have you tried www.1800WXBRIEF.
com (not a typo)? This is a fabulous web site. You will need
to set up an account. It is a Lockheed Martin Flight Service
product. It has weather (EVERYTHING), wx briefing: Standard, Outlook and Abbreviated, flight planning, airport
information (drop down format), aeronautical charts, links
to a dozen different web sites. This web site is amazing.
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By Paul Ehrhardt, President Elect, Maintenance Wing Lead
Hot weather and busy schedules proved to be very obstructive this past summer. As we started into the fall of
2014, things finally started to smooth out - some.
I received a very nice up-to-date rotating beacon with all
the hardware from Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA).
As you may recall, I store such goodies in my hanger as
space allows until a need is identified.
Before said beacon even got dusty, I received a call from
Newberg, Oregon. They needed a beacon and ODA had
told them I had such an item. One week later the beacon
had a new home. Newberg was happy, the ODA was happy
and the beacon was happy.
I also received a call from Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for a tour.
During that tour I learned more about them and their
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). I have since been
working on a way to work with CAP on Air SAR responses.
With the continual lack of resources for all, we may be able
to help each other out to safe guard our communities.
During this same study time, the Air SAR experienced
a growth spurt. We are getting more pilots and aircraft!
Many have log books that would make mine look like a
kindergarten reader!
We have received interest from groups all up and down
the western part of Oregon and an inquiry to our local
Sheriff SAR Coordinator from those corresponding sheriff
departments, asking to participate.
Now the burden is back on me to put together an accurate and informative presentation to those respective
groups. Then each group will need a qualified leader. That
leader will be given the tools to move forward.
We are still working on the information kiosk and a possibly a park at Oakridge. The fires stopped that project this
summer. I hope to get back up there just before Christmas.
In the Spring we are planning to smooth out McKenzie
Bridge some with the cultipacker, packer and roller that
was donated. We will see.
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Notice to AIRO WING Volunteers
Submitted by Robin Ehrhardt, AIRO Coordinator
The Oregon Department of Aviation has given the OPA
Maintenance Wing the ability to construct Back Country
airstrip signs as needed. Please check your airstrips for
lack of proper, readable signage.
Examples:
• AIRO Volunteer name and contact number
• DO NOT attempt take off from this end of airstrip
• Information: Airport, designator, altitude, runway length
• Parking, tie downs
• Local attractions
• Other (whatever is needed)
Please check your airport and send us what you need.
Thanks . . . . Robin
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Building an Alaskan life: A decade to cherish
By Katie Writer, Talkeetna, AK pilot. Article appeared in the 2014 July/August issue of Aviation for Women and on local
Talkeetna radio KTNA. Katie enjoys painting, photography and sharing her love of nature and aviation with her children.
She can be contacted at [email protected]. Story edited with permission. For the full story, click here.
Earlier this year I hit the ten-year mark of moving to Alaska surance company totaled the plane and I was back to flight
for my first flying job. As a newly certified flight instructor,
instructing floats for the summer in Talkeetna, Alaska. Sigh.
my employer’s confidence in my abilities, coupled with the In 2005, I spent the summer teaching for Alaska Floats and
students’ readiness to fly, made for a perfect beginning be- Skis and enjoyed having a year of experience under my
cause there was no room for any doubt or hesitation. There belt. The students were ecstatic about learning the joys of
was some magic to being 35 years old, as I was adventurhopping from one lake to the next and it was not uncomous and willing to take on the challenge.
mon to see bears, moose and hear the
Moving to Alaska was no big surprise to
loon making its call.
my friends and family. My first flight inOn one memorable flight, we had to
structor and mentor, Al Richardson, was
abort a landing when we realized a
a bush pilot and he taught me survival
black bear was swimming across our
skills along with the flight training. He
landing zone. I also grew to appreciate
outfitted me with what I needed to surwhat great swimmers moose are after
vive in the North and my float vest was
seeing how they’d rather swim across a
full of goodies that could keep me going
lake than bushwack around it.
if a situation arose. (A butane lighter, fire
That fall, I purchased a beautiful Super
starter, nuts, water bottle, cord, chocoCub at Birchwood Airport. I had never
late, a leatherman, and a hand saw were
felt such love at first sight for an inKatie fishing for
items I always packed on my person.)
animate object. It came with all of the
Northern Pike.
When I arrived that summer of 2004, I
Alaska mods: a belly pod for cargo, wing
showed up with the basic necessities,
covers, skis, and tundra tires along with
and living near Lake Christhe history of an owner who had flown
tiansen was heavenly.
and loved it for 25 years. And it was only
Katie’s daughter Wren
Summertime in Alaska
pumping out the floats.
100 miles away from Talkeetna.
is hard to describe. The
Nothing is more challenging
extended hours of daythan raising two children in the
light rank at the top of
far north where no grandparthe list. In the month of
ents or family reside. There are
June, there is no need
few moments when I am not
to go inside except to
with my children, and though
escape mosquitos or take
I find this a huge blessing, it is
a catnap. The exponential
also challenging to lose 100
growth rate of the fiddlepercent freedom of time and
head ferns, water lilies,
mobility. My husband and I are
Trapper Lake in July.
devil’s club, cow parsnip,
committed to raising our kids
and other vegetation
here
in
Talkeetna.
There
is
nowhere
else we’d rather be.
seemed to fill the air with
All in all, there is a feeling of gratitude and one of hope
an abundance of oxygen
that the Super Cub will be a part of our family history for
that added to the insomnia for summertime residents.
The beauty of the wilderness crawling with wildlife, is what years to come. Will the children be piloting N4121Z someday while I relax in the back seat taking in the view?
makes Alaska the gem of all gems. The multiple mountain
Moving to Alaska from the Lower 48 is a big change. Here
ranges, vast coastlines, pristine lakes, salmon filled rivers
are just two of many things to consider if you are thinking
and bays are plentiful. The opportunities to explore the
about making it your reality:
seemingly unlimited miles are endless, and an airplane is
one of the best ways to get a head start.
- “Roughing it” is a nice way to think about moving to
Back in Houston, Texas, I bought a PA 22-20 with plans to
Alaska. You may end up living in a simple “dry cabin,” which
fly it back to Alaska. I had a lot of float time but not a lot of
means no running water. This leads to showering less and
taildragger time, which is almost mandatory in Alaska. Triadding more chores to your daily living. “Simple living” can
cycle gear does not handle the backcountry strips so well.
be more complex like carrying water, using an outhouse
I flew almost 3,200 miles in Jaune Oiseaux, “yellow bird,” be- with bugs in the summer, and cold buns in the winter.
fore that fateful day in Mackenzie, British Columbia. Upon
- The abundance of shopping malls and overly-materialistic
landing, a gusty crosswind sent us into a ground loop that
American culture can be unsettling. Living close to nature
ended a very fine journey with a major heartache. The inwith less stuff is a healthy alternative.
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OPA’s Featured Photo for Jan/Feb newsletter
Submitted by James Logajan, OPA member from Dexter, OR.
“I suspect this is of more interest to me than anyone else,” says James Logajan.
(Oh, so NOT so James.)
I saw this helicopter slowly circling around Mount Thielsen on October 3, 2014
while on my way back to Creswell from landing at Beaver Marsh. I had no idea
what he was doing - maybe SAR practice or doing a photo shoot. I was at about
8500, between Thielsen and Diamond lake (west of the peak), when I got this
shot. I took a bunch of telephoto shots and this turned out to be the best.
When I first saw him I was to the south and he was to the west of the peak.
He moved to the north and east (moving out of sight) in a clockwise direction
(looking down) as I passed to the south and west, till he came back into view
when I got this shot. It surprised me first because I rarely see or hear other aircraft in the Oregon cascades, and secondly because it was kind of neat to see a
chopper mucking about a back country peak.
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Members - show off
your photographs
By Neal White, Willamette Valley
Regional Director
The Prop Wash editor is looking for
photographs, one of which will be
the “Feature Photo” in an issue of Prop
Wash.
Photos that are submitted:
1) must be an aviation subject or theme.
2) an OPA member must be involved
somehow in the creation of the photo.
3) photo(s) should include a description.
4) photo(s) should include the OPA
member’s name.
Send 1-3 photos in jpeg format to
[email protected]
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Places to Fly Calendar of Events
Submitted by OPA President,
Mary Rosenblum
About every two weeks, I’ll send you
an email with a list of everything
going on soon, all over the state. If
you know of an event, drop me an
email. I watch the aviation calendars
and ask around, but miss things.
Check out the OPA calendar for all upto-date activities going on.
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Maintenance Wing Project Ops.
By Paul Ehrhardt, OPA President Elect, OPA Public Relations, and Maintenance Wing Lead
Paul and Robin Ehrhardt would greatly appreciate assistance at Maintenance Wing activities; these activities keep
many airstrips in condition for aircraft usage. That includes
you and your aircraft.
Here’s what’s going on with the OPA Maintenance Wing
projects - - - there are no excursions planned at this time. A
hike to the location of the “mystery crash” in the Cascades
spotted at 6000 feet, is tentatively planned for sometime
before winter sets in. It appears to be a WWII bomber.
If you would like information about trips the Maintenance
Wing is planning while the weather cooperates, be sure to
call Paul Ehrhardt at 541-554-6143 or send him an email.
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Still making news: B-17 Lacey Lady
Submitted by the editor.
The Lacey Lady is on the move to have her restoration
completed, finally, she hopes. Emmert International did
the rigging to put her on the ground. Here’s the website
you can visit for all the details and to donate if you wish.
(http://www.oregonlive.com/milwaukie/index.ssf/2014/08/
milwaukie_bomber.html)
Oregon Pilots Association
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To Change the Bureaucratic Process
Written by Captain Gary Brown, Continental Airlines - Retired.
Those who work closely with bureaucracies know that the
process of change often comes at a snails pace and may be
fraught with frustration.
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Accident rates in all levels of aviation have been dropping,
with the exception of Experimental Aviation. Most of the
incidents occur in the first several hours after certification,
and are usually pilot error.
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Taking the Blame
Everything is accomplished through teamwork until
something goes wrong - then one pilot gets all the
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TransWestern Aviation, Inc.
Scappoose Industrial Airpark (SPB)
Open 0800 - Dusk • All Major CC/Check
It is regrettable that there have been avoidable accidents
while awaiting bureaucratic process.
If you are a builder and desire to have a safety pilot during
Phase 1 flight testing, please read the entire circular, as the
requirements are no longer ambiguous.
100LL & Jet A
Call for Price
Please see links to the Advisory Circular and the
Federal Order.
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Conference Room
Campground • Picnic Areas
Lodging and Food nearby.
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May/June 2015 Issue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 10
Please submit articles and photos by the deadlines
listed above. Advertisers: please submit your ad in
the correct size as pdf or jpg.
Questions: [email protected]
Oregon Pilots Association
Submitted by Joe Smith, Regional Director Portland Metro Area
Geoff and Britteny Matero, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silverton, OR
Holly and David Wright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independence, OR
Michael and Olya Racine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eugene, OR
Finally, after years of bureaucratic process, the FAA has
introduced new changes to the Operating Limitations for
Experimental Amateur Built and Experimental Light Sport
aircraft (Advisory Circular AC 90-116) to specifically allow a
qualified safety pilot to accompany the builder / pilot during Phase 1 flight testing. I feel this reduction of ambiguity
will result in builder / pilots taking advantage of the new
ruling, and the result will be a reduction of incidents and
accidents.
2014-15 PROP WASH Deadlines
Early Day Commercial Aviation
Here are some great pictures of the early days of commercial aviation. People don’t like the TSA Inspection process
today but look at the people weighing and the baggage
inspection system of the 1920s.
Click Here to see aviation pictures from the not-so-distant
past.
Previously, the Operating Limitations stated that only the
“necessary flight crew” may occupy the aircraft during
Phase 1 flight testing. That limitation was quite ambiguous, as it does not cover who is pilot in command, who is
a qualified safety pilot, and would the insurance company
agree with the pilots decision of who is “necessary” flight
crew. (The major airlines always require a “check airman”
safety pilot to accompany a new Captain for the first several hours after the Type Rating, called the “Initial Operating experience”).
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Regional Director
The OPA Flying Poker Run has been set
for August 22, 2015. It coincides with the
Explore Oregon prize drawing. The five
airports where you will “draw” a card are:
Aurora, Salem, Lebanon, Independence, and McMinnville.
You may start at 0800 at any of the above airports, in any
order, at any time on August 22, as long as you finish at
McMinnville by 12:01PM.
Over the past several years, myself and others have lobbied the FAA, AOPA, EAA and other alphabet agencies to
change the Operating Limitations of Experimental Amateur Built Aircraft and Experimental Light Sport Aircraft to
allow a safety pilot to accompany the builder / pilot during
Phase 1 flight testing.
Fly Safely! Gary
2015 Flying Poker Run
PH: 503-543-3121 • FAX: 503-543-5296
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“Now, that’s my kind of meeting!”
Written by OPA Backcountry Chair Bill Ables
Brad Stephens (L)
and his Scout and
John Dunlap (R);
Red’s Horse Ranch in
the background.
In September, the OPA Backcountry Committee had a
meeting at Red’s Horse Ranch located in NE Oregon. The
Ranch, is now owned and managed by the USFS and located in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area.
The two volunteers who were caretaking at Red’s were gracious enough to allow us to use Red’s
Brad Stephens lands at Red’s Horse Ranch.
old lodge to conduct our meeting.
Committee members, Brad Stephens,
John Dunlap and I made the flight
to local communities, public
safety, land management and
recreational users, which includes GA.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Brad had to return to Joseph,
but John and I
pitched our camp
at the southwest
end of the airstrip
and prepared to
enjoy the beauty
of this gem.
John setting up his Each of us went
camp at Red’s. on a hike and
returned later to
find that Rich and Margarita, a very nice couple from Seattle, had flown into Red’s to enjoy a September camping
experience also.
After a fine dinner, a campfire was in order and John and I
were soon joined by the Seattle couple. They shared some
great conversation and dessert with John and me around
the campfire.
The next morning John and I hiked down to Minam Lodge
for a very hearty breakfast before returning to our airplanes and breaking camp.
Now, that’s my kind of a meeting!
Minam
into Red’s to
discuss the
USFS management
plan revisions that
are currently
taking place
throughout
Looking down the Minam
River with Red’s Horse Ranch Oregon and Idaho. It is our
hidden in the trees in the
goal to ensure that these plans
closest meadow and Minam take into account the infraLodge located in the meadow
structure of airstrips located on
below Red’s, also hidden in
USFS land and their importance
the trees.
Red’s
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Commute by plane, not by auto.
Written by Frank Honorof
I have just published an E-book about a period of my
life during which my family and I escaped a lifetime of living in major metropolitan areas to start a new life in a very
rural area.
A main feature of this period was the use of my Maule as
a replacement for my daily commute to work, shopping,
entertainment, etc.
The book covers the humorous events of adapting to major changes in lifestyle that were required, particularly the
adoption of the airplane as a basic necessity in pursuing
activities normally done in ground transportation.
It’s an informative and unique view of this 10 year period.
It will be of interest to anyone who dreams of getting
away from the Metropolitan crowds, and/or loves to fly
and secretly dreams of commuting by plane rather than
automobile.
If you can find the time, I would very much appreciate your
comments. The book was featured in the November 2013
issue of FLYING MAGAZINE and on pages 67 and 68, there
is the story about our adventure. Click here for the story.
Thank You. Frank Honorof; email: [email protected]
509 995 5193.
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PHONE 503-640-4686 | FAX 503-640-3071
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Have an interest in the backcountry?
Submitted by the editor
If you have an interest in Oregon’s numerous backcountry
dirt strips and enhancing OPA’s strong stance on General
Aviation, contact Bill Ables: 541-263-1327 or by email:
[email protected] or OPA President Mary Rosenblum.
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AVIATION ATTORNEY
Thomas J. Flaherty • 503-245-2500
[email protected]
Aviation accidents; defense of FAA certificate
enforcement actions; NTSB trials; purchase and
sale of aircraft; available for representation,
consultation or referrals. Lawyer since 1974.
AOPA Legal Panel member. Instrument-rated,
commercial pilot,
SEL, SES, MEL, CFI, CFII. MEI
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Big Changes at Hillsboro Aviation
Hillsboro Aviation Sells Flight School; will Focus on
Charter Services and Aircraft Sales
By Amy Smith, Dirertor of Marketing, Hillsboro Aviation
Max Lyons, owner of Hillsboro Aviation, has sold one of the
company’s three core business groups, the flight training
division, to Renovus Capital Partners and Graycliff Partners.
Under Mr. Lyons’ ownership, Hillsboro Aviation will continue to operate its charter and sales and service divisions
with an enhanced focus on charter services, aircraft sales,
MRO, avionics services and parts sales. This next chapter for
Hillsboro Aviation includes a new 45,000 square foot building on 5.4 acres at the Hillsboro Airport to be completed in
early 2016.
Clean that Dog out of the Hangar!
Submitted by Theresa Nelson, Volunteer and Director
of Flight Operations, Aero Maintenance Flight Center
located at Historic Pearson Field.
As a volunteer with the Clark County Skills Center, I am
searching for two different aircraft for a static display.
Founded in 1980, Hillsboro Aviation is known internationally as a leader in the general aviation industry for
providing quality aviation products and services, including
helicopter and airplane charter services, aircraft sales, MRO
services, avionics equipment sales and installations and
aircraft parts sales.
In the past, the Skills Center has offered Culinary Arts,
Criminal Justice, Diesel Mechanics, etc. Just this year
they opened an Aviation Technology course. They built
a hanger and classroom to house this new course. They
have been given a grant to acquire aircraft to put on static
display for the students to use for preflighting and other
educational endeavors.
Max Lyons joined the company in 1988 and took over
management in 1992. During this 22 year period, the company averaged 20% annual growth and grew to 90 aircraft
and 270 employees. Hillsboro Aviation has flown 1.1 million
flight hours in its 34-year history and supported a variety of
missions including aerial firefighting, construction, search
and rescue, TV news, aerial survey and seismic operations.
This high school program is offered to 10 different school
districts. They offer the students a chance to study a vocation instead of traditional classes.
Hillsboro Aviation is one of the largest combined helicopter and airplane charter operators in the northwestern
US. The company has sold over 1000 aircraft in its history
and is a dealer for the Cessna Aircraft Company, the Robinson Helicopter Company, and specializes in the sale of Bell
helicopters. In addition, Hillsboro Aviation represents over
40 of the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers.
Do you know anyone who has a non-flying airplane just
lying around and taking up space?
Would you know of any aircraft that could be purchased
for this purpose? It would not need to be flyable, just
recognizable. We are specifically looking for a C-172 or
something similar, and a low wing of any kind.
There is a budget for the acquisition, so they don’t need to
be donated. The Skills Center is a 503C and would happily
provide the needed tax benefit documents for a donation.
Thanks for networking with your friends and helping out
this amazing program!
Please contact: Theresa Nelson, 360-735-9441
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PROP WASH is the official publication of the
Oregon Pilots Association.
PROP WASH is published every other month and nearly 650
printed copies are mailed or emailed to all OPA members,
advertisers, and FBOs around the state.
There is no charge for this service.
You can view PROP WASH in full color on line from the OPA
website or print your own copy. If you do not want to receive
PROP WASH by mail, please contact Tricia at
[email protected].
Publication dates are January, March, May, July, September,
and November.
Deadline for article submission is the 10th of the month prior
to publication month. Submissions should be brief and are
subject to editing for content and space.
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Oregon Department of Aviation 503-378-4880
Oregon Pilots Association
The flight school will now operate completely separately
from Hillsboro Aviation and will be known as Hillsboro
Aero Academy. The school is one of the largest combined
airplane and helicopter flight schools in the US and provides professional pilot training to domestic and international students from three primary locations in Oregon.
With a fleet of 74 single and twin-engine aircraft and six
simulators, the school offers a variety of training, including
private, instrument, commercial, certified flight instructor,
multi-engine and a number of specialty courses.
“With the forecasted pilot shortage over the next 20
years, I’m pleased about the added investment that Renovus brings which enables continued growth for the flight
school. Additionally, I am excited about the opportunity to
focus more of my time and energy on Hillsboro Aviation’s
charter and sales and service divisions supporting their
initiatives and expanding our services,” said Max Lyons,
Hillsboro Aviation’s owner.
Learn more about Hillsboro Aviation at www.hillsboroaviation.com and about Hillsboro Aero Academy at www.
flyhaa.com.
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ASPEN • AVIDINE • GARMIN • S-TEC • JPI • L-3 • AND MANY MORE
Avionics Sales
And Service
Has your
email address changed?
If so, please update it by sending your
new email address along with your name
and previous email address to:
[email protected].
FAA Certified Repair Station #V56R854K
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GTN 750-650
The OPA Board has established a Library of Aviation DVDs
available for loan to OPA members. Anyone wishing to
checkout a DVD, please email Neal White at [email protected].
Borrower: • ask for the DVD by its title.
• include your mailing address.
• include your email address so Neal can advise you of the DVD shipping date.
A postpaid/self-addressed envelope will be included with the
DVD for easy return. Please return all DVDs within one month.
If any OPA member has DVDs they would like to donate, we
are always looking for opportunities to increase the size of
this DVD Library.
PFD 1000 MFD 500
5695 S.W. Airport Place,
Phone: 541-753-4466
Corvallis, OR, 97333
Fax: 541-753-7110
www.corvallisaeroservice.com [email protected]
Contact Us For A Quote!
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5S2 still closed to aircraft business
DVD Library
By Paul Ehrhardt, President Elect, Maintenance Wing Lead
Crescent Lake (5S2) still is not a place to land anytime soon.
There is a 2 foot wide stetch along the centerline that is
now over 1 foot higher than the surrounding runway. That
would make for a, shall we say, eventful landing! Stay off; it
is now closed indefinitely.
We helped ODA repair it last year and this is much worse.
ODA says it will not reopen this year.
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2015 Explore Oregon with new focus
By Neal White, Willamette Valley Regional Director
Explore Oregon for 2015 has shifted its emphasis to destinations that have “attractions.” We hope this new emphasis
will provide an opportunity to visit museums, fly-in breakfasts, Bar-B-Qs, outdoor activities, golf, shopping, etc. In
general, an opportunity to explore Oregon.
A raffle ticket will be awarded for visiting as few as 6, or as
many as 12 airports. Passport books will be available at
Puyallup and at many of the “destination” airports, as well
as your local OPA chapter.
You can begin your adventure on February 21, 2015. The
drawing for prizes will be on August 22, 2015 @12:30 at
McMinnville Airport.
While you’re at McMinnville, plan to visit the Evergreen
Aviation & Space Museum (home of the Spruce Goose).
Be sure to check the Museum website for admission
prices.
Oregon Pilots Association
Oregon Pilots Association Lending
Library of Aviation DVDs
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Instrument Flying Tips: IFR strategies, ILS approaches, Nonprecision approaches, Instrument proficiency check, Self
examination of IFR proficiency and Night IFR.
The Prepared Pilot: Flight review, Personal minimums, Emergencies, Night Flying, Staying ahead of the airplane.
GPS Techniques: GPS approaches, GPS enroute.
Flying Weather: Frontal weather, Icing, Lows, Thunderstorms,
and Turbulence.
IFR Risk Management: IFR weather briefing, IFR crew of one,
Datalink weather and Understanding ATC.
Practical Airmanship: Preflight tips, Departing, Climb &
Cruise, Descent & Landing.
Flying Conditions and Terrain: Mountain flying, Snow & ice
covered airports, and IFR in the Eastern mountains.
Advanced equipment: High performance single engine,
Multi-engine, Autopilots, Turbochargers and Flight level flying.
Flying Glass Cockpits: Flying the Garmin G1000, Flying the
Avidyne, and FlightMax Entegra.
Flight Review: General instruction for the private pilot flight
review.
FAA Runway Safety: Heads up, Hold short, Read back, Face to
face, Eye to eye.
Samurai Airmanship: Rod Machado at FAA Safety Seminar
60 Degrees North at 500 Feet (a Canadian travel log)
Attitude Flying (Vol. 1)
Alaska’s Bush Pilots (an Alaska travel log)
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
Autorotation in the R22
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Historic Trail Flyers 2014,
Clark’s Return Route 1806
By Marilyn Husser
In September 2014 we drove to Missoula MT to start the Historic Trail Flight
of Clark’s return trip to the East in 1806.
Our Bonanza was out of commission, so
Dorothy Austin, Jon and I loaded the van
for a Montana road trip. We met up with
the group in Missoula.
First day out we visited Glade Creek
Big Hole Battlefield
Campsite and Traveler’s Rest where Lewis
& Clark’s party had rested their men and
horses. (They had hunted and fished to
resupply the party before continuing on with their journey
east.)
Then came a bowl of buffalo stew and a soak in the Lolo
Hot Springs. Just think, on June 29th 1806, Meriwether
Lewis, his men and Indian guides, sat in these waters to relax from their trip over the Rockies. (Clark did not join them
in the hot waters).
As we soaked we were looking
ahead to our next adventures
and I’m sure Lewis was doing the
same. He had decided to divide
his Corps of Discovery Party and
send Clark with 20 men, Sacajawea and her son, to the south
following the Jefferson River to
the Yellowstone River, while he
took a “shorter” route following a
buffalo trail to Great Falls and the
Beaverhead Rock
Marias River.
The next
morning we
split off into
small travel
groups and
our van went
south through the Bitterroot Valley. We followed Clark’s
Route across the Continental Divide, toured the Big Hole
Battlefield (occurred in 1877), Bannack ghost town and
Beaverhead Rock, a well-known landmark north of Dillon, before continuing on to our next rendezvous in Three
Forks.
Just outside of town is the Confluence Park where the
Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin rivers come together to
form the headwaters of the Missouri. Our stay at the historic Sacajawea Hotel was a real treat, beginning with a warm
greeting and a glass of champagne at check-in followed by
a story sharing time on the spacious front porch.
Onward the next day to Laurel MT with visits to Pompeys
Pillar and the Little Big Horn Battlefield. An enthusiastic
Oregon Pilots Association
Three Forks
Pompeys PIllar
Beaverhead Rock
Clark’s Route: small dashed green line.
Park Ranger at Pompeys Pillar Interpretive Center brought
to life the travails of Clark’s Party. We learned more about
the respect Clark had for Sacajawea and his paternal feelings towards her son, little Pomp, as he was nicknamed.
It was Pomp’s excitement at climbing the pillar that
prompted Clark to name it Pompy’s Tower (later changed
to Pompeys Pillar). Pompeys
Pillar is also the location of the
only remaining signature of
William Clark, scraped into the
rock July 25th, 1806. We also
saw a replica of a buffalo boat
used by two of Clark’s group
to float down the Yellowstone
River after losing their horses
to the Indians.
Our trip continued to Miles
City & Sidney, with stops
along the way at the Pictograph Cave and Makoshika
State Park.
There are many more stories and pictures to share than
space will allow, but we spent 10 days touring and ended
our trip by going to Ft. Peck for a night in the Historic Fort
Peck Hotel. It had been built in the 1930s for workers on
the largest earth filled dam of its time being constructed
on the Missouri River.
Next year we will be traveling to Omaha NB, the intersection of many of the historic
trails going west.
For more information,
please contact
me,
Marilyn Husser
or call
503-910-7238
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“Baggage Compartment”
This non-commercial advertising service of Oregon Pilots Association, is for current members only.
If you wish to place an ad in Prop Wash, it will run until the item sells or the editor is otherwise advised.
Send ad copy as you want it to appear in the newsletter.
Include a photograph, if at all possible, a phone number and an email address.
Send to: [email protected].
Hangar #1 for Sale - Newport (ONP)
For Sale 1957 Cessna
182A, 4455TT, 385
SMOH, 280 on prop.
See ad in Trade-APlane for details.
Beautiful ship, ready
to fly, fresh annual.
Hangared at KTMK.
$60,000, or buy half-ownership for $30,000. Contact Richard Felley 503-812-2229; [email protected].
Call Dave Wellman for details.
541-984-1442
For sale: 1978
Piper PA 28R-201
Arrow III; Engine
Lyc. 200HP; 72
gals.; Time since
engine major
overhaul 815 hrs.;
Prop McCauley;
Factory installed super soundproofing and luxury interior.
Always hangared. Too many plusses & added equipment
to list here. $75,000. Contact: John Sedey; 503-551-5614;
[email protected]
Price Reduced!
2 Hangars for
Sale or Lease
Located within Sandy
River Airport; 2500 Sq.
Feet; $275,000 each;
$950/mo. lease each.
Contact: Chris Wagner [email protected]; 503-888-3372
For Sale $900
RV9/9A Empennage Kit,
Electric Elevator Trim Tab
Contact: Bill Boyle at
[email protected];
503-838-4734
For Sale
1966 Cessna 172G
2840TT, 860SM, KX155/
GS, TPR641B Mode C
TPX, Intercom, Alpha 200
Nav-Com, Marker Beacon,
$32,500 Hangared at S12
For Rent: Hangars, $260/mo. at Albany Airport S12
For sale: 2010 Glasair Sportsman 2+2, built in factory’s two
weeks to taxi program. 140 knot TAS, 448TT, 210HP IO390, 80”c/s Hartzell prop, 10” Dynon SkyView, Trutrak dual
axis autopilot, in-panel Garmin 696 with XM weather, 406
ELT, LED Nav/strobes. Impeccably maintained. Hangared at
(77S) Creswell. Motivated seller will take a
reasonable offer.
Click for Photos.
Call Cliff 503-313-0840
Email:
[email protected]
Dan Miltenberger - Ph/fax: 541-926-9477;
[email protected]
namics Flyin
AerodyMulino Airport (4S9)g Club
For sale: 1963 Piper Cherokee 235, for sale, 5276 TTAF,
375 SMOH, prop 22 SMOH always hangared, complete logs.
930 lbs. full fuel payload, IFR cert, dual KX-155s, S-Tec 50
autopilot, fresh 500
hour mags, digital
tach and fuel flow.
$58,700/offer.
Based at EUG.
Call: 800-516-1758
Oregon Pilots Association
Two beautiful & well maintained aircraft
(1965 Cessna 172-F & 1975 Piper Archer)
Low Rates / Affordable Flying
JOIN NOW: Private Pilots and New Members Wanted
Contact: Larry Stevens [email protected]
H-503-632-1944; C-503-816-9856
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Airport Information Reporting for Oregon
] 2014 CHAPTER PRESIDENTS ]
AIRO Program Update
Oregon State has been sponsoring airports since the mid-1900s to promote
aviation and encourage private
Wakonda Beach State Airport flying.
joined the state system in 1952. Today, Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA) maintains a system of
28 airports with two operations
specialists periodically travelling
across the state.
As current pilots operating in
and out of these airports, it is
important for us to observe
airport conditions and report situational information to ODA.
Please make it a habit to
observe conditions, take notes
and pictures any time you fly into
one of the following airports. Copies of the inspection checklist are available at http://www.oregon.gov/
Aviation/AIRO.shtml.
Inform the AIRO coordinator of anything requiring maintenance, jeopardizing security, or affecting safety in any way.
AIRO coordinator: Robin Ehrhardt, 541-554-6143; [email protected]
AIRPORT
NAME OF VOLUNTEER
Alkali Lake State
Aurora State
Bandon State
Cape Blanco State
Cascade Locks State
Chiloquin State
Condon State
Cottage Grove State
Crescent Lake
Independence State
Joseph State
Lebanon State
McDermitt State
McKenzie Bridge State
Mulino Airport
Nehalem Bay State
Oakridge State
Owyhee Reservoir State
Pacific City State
Pinehurst State Prospect State
Rome State Santiam Junction State
Siletz Bay State Toketee State
Toledo State Wakonda Beach State
Wasco State VACANT
Harper Poling
Wayne Crook, Ray Kimball, Pat Mulligan
George Welch, Pat Mulligan
Dale Fillmore, Pat Mulligan, Mary Rosenblum, Jim Wisener
Pegeen Fitzpatrick
Pat Mulligan
Cliff Cox
Paul Ehrhardt, Robin Ehrhardt
Debra Plymate, Ron Sterba
Bill Ables
Larry Knox
VACANT
Paul Ehrhardt, Robin Ehrhardt, Cliff Cox
Larry Stevens
Robert Hall
Paul Ehrhardt, Robin Ehrhardt, Dale Fillmore, Pat Mulligan
VACANT
Russell Elliott, Robert Hall
VACANT
Walt Ridge
VACANT
Paul Ehrhardt, Robin Ehrhardt, Pat Mulligan
Pat Mulligan, Dave Kimberling
Jeff Bohler
Pat Mulligan
Martha Jacob, Richard Jacob
Pat Mulligan
Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Miltenberger
541-926-9477. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Central Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Miller
541-383-2435. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Grants Pass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy Hogg
541-479-6059. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Hillsboro/Starks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Walker
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Klamath Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Emley
541-892-7531. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Lebanon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Case
503-260-2473. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Mulino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Stevens
503-816-9856. . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Polk County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Wright
206-696-6207. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Tillamook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Goodman
503-812-2067. . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Troutdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Olson.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Western Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . Rollin Mason
503-440-1007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
] 2014 STATE OFFICERS ]
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Rosenblum
541-761-6702 . . . . . . . [email protected]
President-Elect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Ehrhardt
541-554-6143 . . . [email protected]
Past President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Smith
541-905-5281 . . [email protected]
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katy Braun
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Muinch
541-848-3600. . . . . . . [email protected]
VP Legislative Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . Marcia Noell
503-606-0870 . . . . . [email protected]
Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Ehrhardt
541-554-6143 . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
ASEF (Aviation Safety Ed. Fd.). . Dennis Smith
541-905-5281. . . [email protected]
AIRO (Airport Info.Rept.OR) . . Robin Ehrhardt
541-554-6143 . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Regional Directors:
Portland Metro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Smith
503-284-5552. . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
South Oregon Coast. . . Charlotte Echelberger
541-247-0283. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Willamette Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neal White
503-385-6649 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Prop Wash Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . Gail (GPS) Boyle
503-838-4734. . . . . . [email protected]
Membership Services . . . . . . . . . . . Tricia Cook
877-672-7456. . . [email protected]
Webmaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaaren McGlynn
541-726-4088. . . . . . . . [email protected]
AIRO - Airport Information Reporting Oregon
Robin Ehrhardt is the AIRO Volunteer Coordinator.
Oregon Pilots Association
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23115 Airport Road NE #13
Aurora, OR 97002
O PA Thanks our Asso c iate Memb ers
Abe’s Tie Down Systems
www.abesaviation.com
541-263-1327
Brim Aviation
www.brimaviation.com
541-488-1095
Butler Aircraft Company
Nan Garnick
541-548-8166
D & G Development, LLC
www.taylorprotocols.com
503-201-7309
Gone Flying Flt Instruction - PDX
George Gill
www.gone-flying.com
Jettview Corp - Hillsboro
Robert Walker
971-800-1446
LebanAir Aviation
[email protected]
541-258-5029
Oregon
O
P
A
Pilots’
Association
Lawrence Air
Shad & Cheryl Turner
541-689-3331 [email protected]
Oregon Rangers Association
www.oregonrangers.org
541-998-3788
Richard Waldren LLC
503-538-7575
[email protected]
Objectives and Mission of the Oregon Pilots Association
Oregon
O
P
A
Pilots’
Association
Oregon Pilots Association
Promote Flying Safety
Promote Flying to the Non-Flying Public
Monitor Regulatory & Legislative Activities
Provide a Social Forum for Pilots and their Families
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