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DOPE SHEET
THE NEWSLETTER OF
CHAPTER 13
OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
SERVING SPORT AVIATION IN THE DETROIT AREA
Volume 58 Number 2
President...........
586 469-3246
Vice President...
810 392-2020
Secretary...........
248 853-0232
Treasurer...........
586 463-9342
Tech Counselor
248 563-0927
Tech Counselor
248 435-0441
website; EAACHAPTER13.ORG
Rex Phelps.....
[email protected]
Mike Fisher.........
[email protected]
Cliff Durand........
[email protected]
Don Miller....
[email protected]
February Speaker—Dan Heaton
Once known as “The Home of Generals,” many of the
Airmen who have served at Selfridge Air National
Guard Base over the past 95
years have had a significant impact on the development of military air power. Few played a more
important role than the base’s
namesake, Thomas Selfridge,
and first commander, Byron Q.
Jones. Selfridge flew with the
Wright Brothers and Jones flew
the U.S. military’s first combat mission.
Bob Hunt………………………
[email protected]
Ron Walters…………………..
[email protected]
Feb 7 Regular Meeting*
14 Officers’ Meeting**
Dan Heaton, who works in the public affairs office at
Selfridge, recently wrote his first book, “Forgotten
Aviator,” which is a biography that tracks the life of
Jones. His second book, to be published this summer, is a biography of Thomas Selfridge. Supported
by dozens of historic photos, Heaton’s presentation
will offer an overview of the lives of these two fliers,
both of whom were educated at West Point, and provide a brief look
at the early days
of
Self ridge
Field. The presentation will include
details
about the first
flight, in 1917,
and the first
training fatality
at the base.
7:30-10:00 pm
7:30 pm
Mar 7 Regular Meeting*
14 Officers’ Meeting**
7:30-10:00 pm
7:30 pm
Apr 4 Regular Meeting*
11 Officers’ Meeting**
7:30-10:00 pm
7:30 pm
February 2013
*Regular Meetings will have a pre-meeting Bar-B-Q/
Setup get-together that starts at 6:30 pm.
**Officers’ Meetings are held on the Thursday following
the regular meeting at President Phelps’s hangar, 420C.
REGULAR MEETING — 1ST Thursday of each month.
Our regular meeting place is Ray Community
Airport, in the Chapter hangar (#304) located on the
Northeast corner of the field. Meeting time is 7:30 pm
to 10 pm.
Photo: Selfridge
Field
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Ch #13 Pilots Brave Cold to Attend
the First Pancake Breakfast of 2013
January Speaker
The January speaker was Marty Tibbitts, of
the World Heritage Air Museum located at
the Detroit City Airport. The organization was
founded and is managed by Mr. Tibbitts to
collect,
maintain
and operate classic
jet
aircraft.
M a n y
thanks to
Marty for
d e d i ca t ing himself
to
such a monumental task and for taking the
time to share his story with us. In the photo,
Marty receives a Speakers Plaque from President Rex Phelps.
Each year for the past 22 years, EAA Chapter No.
938, of Nappanee, Indiana (southeast of South
Bend), has hosted (or boasted) the first fly-in of
the year, on New Year’s day. They call it their
“Hanger-Over fly-In.” And each year a “numb”berrr of cold weather pilots and other idiots make
the trek to Nappanee, just because it’s there.
Chapter #13 Librarian’s Request
Now, not to be out done, a number of members of
Chapter No.13, attended the event. Our contingent of polar fliers included
the following: Dick Green
and Relly White flew together in Dick’s RV-6A,
Bob Mahieu and Deirdre
Coller flew together in the
Bob’s Cessna 172, Susan
and Sandy Siporin, Phil
Seizinger and his daughter Marie Seizinger flew
in Sue and Phil’s Seneca.
No doubt, you have noticed that a lot of potential library material is stored in boxes and
crates along the north wall off the Chapter
hanger. It would be nice to catalog the material and organize it for use by our members.
Library staff will bring this matter to the attention of our officer’s at their next regular meeting. In the mean time, if you have the skills
and equipment to tackle the project, we are
interested in hearing from you. Assuming we
find a volunteer, we will approach the Chapter
officers to fund the purchase the required
stock. Thank you. The Library Staff
No cases of frost bite were
reported. Further they indicated that the offer is out for other members to
join them next year. Think about it.
Dennis Glaeser’s Request for
Members’ New or Recently
Changed Email Addresses
Tom,
I’d like you to put an (ongoing) note in the
Chapter Newsletter that asks folks who are
getting the snail-mail copy of the Newsletter to
send me their current email address if they
have one.
I’m getting a number of emails returned due to
bad addresses, plus I’d like to get more folks
on email delivery to reduce printing and postage costs. Thanks.
Dress warm and don’t forget your mukluks.
Dennis
Our thanks to Sue Siporin for this news item.
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From the Flight Surgeon
Black History Month, 2013
Is there anyone out there who has managed to miss
the nasty respiratory bug that is going around?
This time of year we frequently need to “self-treat”
symptoms with over the counter (OTC) medications
due to colds, flu or even the remains of seasonal
allergies. Most of us know that many of these
medications can cause drowsiness. The most common “relief” medication is
Benadryl which is an antihistamine. It is often forgotten that the effects of this
drug can last 4 hours and
can take over 8 hours to get
half of it out of your system.
Pseudoephedrine is allowed by the FAA as a decongestant but it is always
best to wait till all the symptoms are gone and you have been off the OTC’s for
at least 24 hours before flying.
Last year we observed Black History Month
(February) by outlining the many contributions of
Benjamin O. Davis, an outstanding aviator. This
year we thought that we should back up a step, and
provide a little background with respect to how this
annual celebration came about.
Black History Month, also known as AfricanAmerican History Month, is an annual observance in
the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom,
for the remembrance of important people and events
in the history of the African experience.
Black History Month had its beginnings in 1926 in
the United States, when historian Carter G.
Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of
February to be "Negro History Week". This week
was chosen because it marked the birthdays of both
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
Woodson created the holiday with the hope that it
eventually be eliminated when black history became
fundamental
to
American
history.
Negro History Week
was met with an enthusiastic response;
it prompted the creation of black history
clubs, an increase in
interest
among
teachers, and interest from progressive
whites. ESPN always
celebrates black history month throughout the month of
Woodson
February. Negro History Week grew in
popularity throughout the following decades, with
mayors across the United States endorsing it as a
holiday.
Fly safe and keep the Kleenex nearby!
Gregory Pinnell, MD
Senior AME/ Senior Flight Surgeon USAFR
www.AIRDOCS.net
Chapter Hangar Maintenance
Everyone knows that a
Building Maintenance
Manager’s work is never
done, just ask Pete Dugdale. Now, Pete has a
loyal band of merry men
that provide most of the
person power required to
keep our Chapter property ship shape, but of
course, new help is always welcome.
In 1976, the federal government acknowledged the
expansion of Black History Week to Black History
Month by the leaders of the Black United Students at
Kent State University in February of 1969. The first
celebration of Black History Month occurred in February of 1970. Six years later during the bicentennial,
the expansion of Negro History Week to Black History Month was recognized by the U.S. government.
Gerald Ford spoke in regards to this, urging Americans to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often
neglected accomplishments of black Americans in
every area of endeavor throughout our history."
You don’t have to sign on
permanently, just stop by for a weekend morning or
afternoon and help out for a few hours. Scheduled
maintenance projects are not posted, so talk to
Pete at one of our regular meetings to find out
what’s going on at any time, and when his schedule
matches yours. Come on, get out of the house.
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Meeting Minutes for the December 13th,
2012, Officers’ Meeting Submitted by:
Secretary Cliff Durand
Meeting Minutes for the January 10, 2013
Officers’ Meeting Submitted by Cliff Durand
Tom- Here are the noteworthy highlights for the Chapter
December 2012 Newsletter.
Tom - Here are the points of interest for the
January 2013 Board meeting.
.
Members attending the meeting:
Rex
Phelps, Mike Fisher, Don Miller, Tom
Vukonich, Steve Greene, Dick Green, Dennis
Glaser, Laurelle White, Bob Mahieu, Rex
Phelps Sr. (guest), Cliff Durand
. Secretary report read and
accepted for the November
8, 2012 board meeting.
. Steve Greene read the
treasurer report: Checking
$16,956.13
Receipts:
$4,196.16,
Expenses:
$2.080.56. We have two new members which
brings us to a total of 87 members paid up for
2013.
. Secretary Report: accepted as read for the
December 2012 board meeting.
. Treasurer Report: Accepted as read with 108
members to date. E-mail reminders for membership is possible, the roster will be updated
and cleaned up for publication on the website in
the "members only" section.
.Speakers for January and beyond: Our January
speaker will be Marty Tibbits. February will be
Bob Mahieu and Tom Vukonich. March and
April have possibilities but nothing sure yet.
. Speakers for future meetings: Stay tuned for
the "Bob and Tom" show (Bob Mahieu and
Tom Vukonich) they will be presenting on their
travels soon, all that will be missing is George
Perriot as host. Dan Heaton will be presenting
on his book about Byron Q. Jones who among
his other "firsts" in Aviation was the first commander of Selfridge Airbase. Dan will be bringing copies of his book and you can purchase it
and request a signed copy. Other cool programs in the works, the extent we go to keep
our members entertained is beyond belief.
. Banquet Recap: All went well and great reviews from board members and Chapter members . If you have a constructive suggestion to
improve our banquet, the board would like to
hear your ideas.
. Taxes- we will soon be writing a check to bring
us up to date for property taxes owed to and paid
for us, by the airport.
. Projector- The board has approved the expenditure for a new projector to be used in presentations. Our current projector is a loan from Bob
Mahieu. Thanks Bob!
. We have a new nameplate engraver for our
presentation plaques.
. Chapter renewal forms have been completed
and sent to EAA national HQ.
. Sound System- Bill Appleberry will be going
through our sound system to make sure everything is operating properly. The work should be
completed before the General Membership
meeting in January.
. We will be paying our back property taxes to
the airport that has covered for us since we
bought the hangar.
. Young Eagles- The flying season is over this
year for Young Eagles. Thank you to all pilots
and ground crew.
. The Chapter now owns a projector, thanks to
Bob Mahieu for the unselfish loan of his projector for all these years.
. Hangar Report- The last of the interior painting
will be completed by Saturday December 15,
2012.
. Our sound system has had some work done
to improve it thanks to Bill Appleberry. Mike
Fisher will be purchasing an additional wireless
microphone so that we won't have to trade off
every time someone wants the floor. It's
cheaper than buying another floor!
. Newsletter- A reminder about the GLIAC Michigan Aviation Expo in January. Also, we are
looking for a new renter for the Chapter hangar.
In addition, if you write a check to the Chapter; please make the check payable to: Chapter 13.
Minutes continued on Page 10.
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It’s the Middle of Winter and You’re Wondering What Aviation Related Adventure You Can Ponder to Pass the Time—Well the Answer is Right Around the
Corner
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to jump out of a perfectly good
airplane?
If you have, the answer is immediately northwest of Ray Community Airport at Kunstman Field, home of
the Midwest Freefall Sport Parachute Club.
What is Midwest Freefall Sport Parachute Club (SPC)?
Midwest Freefall Sport Parachute Club (SPC), Inc. is a Michigan Non-Profit entity that exists solely for the
promotion and enjoyment of Skydiving and Sport Parachuting. The Club's Mission Statement is as follows:
"To develop and promote our membership's interests in the sport of Skydiving; to promote and maintain
the highest standards of safety and training in the skydiving industry; to communicate and raise the public
consciousness of the safe and responsible nature of skydiving as a sport and recreational activity; and to
utilize and embrace the ethical standards and operational procedures established by the United States
Parachute Association as affirmed
by the USPA Group Member
Pledge."
What does this all mean? It doesn't mean that skydiving is a perfectly safe sport - It's not! It doesn't mean that skydiving is a sport
for everyone - It isn't! What it
means is that we are a group of
jumpers who care about the sport
and want to share the experience
with others in a careful, controlled
manner.
Why Does Midwest Freefall SPC
Exist?
Midwest Freefall Sport Parachute
Club exists as an uncomplicated
group of jumpers who enjoy having the privilege of jumping at our
outstanding facility in Ray Township, Michigan, close to metropolitan Detroit, in a rural, private setting. We
have worked hard to establish what we believe is the most comfortable, inviting place to skydive in Michigan. From the carpeted indoor packing areas, rigging loft, full restroom and shower facilities, shaded picnic
tables and relaxing "back yard" feel, to our expertly maintained and equipped aircraft, we are proud of our
club facilities.
Do You Have To Be A Member To Jump?
You do not have to be a member to make your first jump at Midwest Freefall SPC. Your first Tandem, AFF
or Fun jump can be made as a guest.
Club membership is required of persons making more than one skydive at Midwest. We have structured
membership fees so that your total cost does not exceed those experienced at most commercial skydiving
centers. Manifest personnel will explain these terms and conditions should you require additional information.
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Sky Diving (continued)
Club Meetings & Social Activities
Midwest Freefall SPC conducts a series of club meetings and social activities throughout the year. A
schedule of these activities is available from Manifest personnel. Contact us for details.
Club Bylaws
Copies of the club's bylaws are available to members at the Manifest desk. Please request a copy if you
so desire.
Experience the thrill of skydiving with a tandem jump at Midwest Freefall, the closest place to skydive in the Detroit, Michigan area. They offer Michigan's largest and most comfortable turbine powered
skydiving aircraft - a 17-place Jet-Prop Cessna Grand Caravan! They can accommodate individuals
and large groups.
Tandem skydiving is absolutely the best way to make your first jump! This remarkable system will have
you in the air after only about thirty minutes of training. Tandem jumping is like having your own personal skydiving assistant - Your instructor is with you every step of the way!
After your ground briefing, you and your instructor will climb to over two miles above sea level in one of
our specially equipped aircraft. During the flight, you will have an opportunity to take in the breathtaking
view of the surrounding southeast Michigan countryside. Upon leaving the aircraft, you will enjoy the
indescribable sensation of 120 mph freefall, lasting for nearly 60 seconds.
After the parachute opens, you will gently glide back to earth under the canopy built for two. During your
five minute descent, you will be able to help steer the canopy toward a landing back at the drop zone
where your friends will be awaiting your arrival.
Gift certificates and group discounts are available. Call for
details.
We do have a weight limit for
tandem students: 230 pounds
for men, 190 pounds for
women. Your weight should be
proportionate to your height.
For reasons of safety, we reserve the right to make the final
decision regarding your fitness
to make a tandem skydive.
Video Packages
A great way to share your experience with your friends!
DVD video and digital still photography is a great way to
share your skydiving experience with friends and family for years to come. Our videographers will document your tandem experience from training to freefall to landing.
All of our video is shot by freefall videographers who skydive along side of you, thereby getting the best
possible shot. Don't settle for a camera mounted on your instructor's hand, like some of our competitors
offer. These videos are usually shaky and of poor quality. Get the best images at Midwest Freefall SPC!
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Sky Diving (continued)
Gone West—Hollis “Bud” Wenning
Hollis "Bud" Wenning, age 81 of
China Township (Marine City),
died Monday January 15, 2013.
Bud was born in Detroit Michigan
in 1931. He attended Cass Tech
High before moving to St. Clair,
Michigan and completing high
school there. He graduated from
Western Michigan University. Bud married Norma
Jean Walz on July 24, 1954. After graduation, he
served in the army as a 1st Lieutenant during the
Korean conflict stationed in Sault St. Marie Michigan. He worked for Cincinnati Milacron for many
years before receiving his Masters in Education
from Wayne State University. This enabled him to
join the faculty at St. Clair County Community
College. Bud taught Robotics, Electrical Wiring,
Hydraulics, Pneumatics and Auto Body Shop at
SC4 or for over 20 years. He restored many automobiles. In his retirement he became interested in
vintage Porches. As a member of the Porsche
Club of Michigan he restored 3 of his own. Farming the 120 acre Wenning Centennial Homestead
was his weekend job. He restored old tractors and
always enjoyed antique farm shows. He was a 4H
leader and involved his children in farm animal
and agriculture instruction. One of his greatest
passions was flying. He was a licensed pilot and a
licensed airplane mechanic and flew much of his
life. He rebuilt and flew 5 single engine planes of
his own. He was a member of the Experimental
Aircraft Association. "Wenning Landing Area" is
actually on the map! Bud was a member of the St.
Clair Senior Bowling Team and a member and
usher of the United Methodist Church of Marine
City for many years. He is survived by his wife,
Norma; his children, Mark Wenning (Julie Gracie)
of Austin Texas, Lynn (Stephen) Wenning- Adelmann of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Holly (Paul
Baert) Wenning-Mayea of Sarnia, Ontario and
Keith (Diane) Wenning of East China, Michigan;
and his 6 grandchildren, Jason, Amy, Lisa, Joseph, Elise and Eli.
Accelerated Freefall Training
Midwest Freefall SPC is proud to offer the area's
best personal skydiving instruction, featuring the
United States Parachute Association's Accelerated Freefall (AFF) program.
You will start with an extensive ground school
session (6 - 8 hours). Your first AFF jump will be
made using our special student equipment which
is equipped with the industry's best safety features. You will climb to over 12,000 feet above the
ground, and you and your two freefall instructors
will leave the aircraft together and fly for approximately 60 seconds. You will deploy your own
parachute and descend to the landing area with
the assistance of ground-to-air radio instruction.
The AFF training program progresses through the
training levels defined by the United States Parachute Association's Integrated Student Program.
In an amazingly short time, you can become a
licensed skydiver! Call us today at (586) 752JUMP for more details.
Annual Chapter Dues
It’s time again to remind all Chapter
members about their Annual Chapter Dues payment. If you haven’t
paid them yet, you’re late. Annual
dues are $25.00. See Don Miller,
Treasurer, or Steve Green to pay the
bill. Fear not, there are no late fees
attached. Checks should be made
out to EAA Chapter #13.
Published in The Times Herald from January 16
to January 18, 2013
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Aviation History—Those Daring Young Men and Their Flying Machines
October 19, 2000—Detroit News, detnews.com
It was at William E. Scripps' urging that his father invested $1,000 in 1902 to support the radio experiments
of another young Detroiter, Tom Clark. Scripps and Clark later turned those experiments into the nation's
first commercial radio station, WWJ.
Another invention that captured Scripps' attention
was the flying machine of Ohio brothers Orville and
Wilbur Wright.
In 1912, Scripps taught himself to fly and became
the first man in Michigan to own and fly an airplane.
Scripps was inclined to test the limits of his aircraft a Burgess-Wright Flying Boat - and himself.
He became a pioneer in night flight when he decided
to fly his plane to Harsen's Island in the St. Clair
River after sunset. He told caretakers of the Old
Club, then a resort for the Scripps family, to light a
barrel of oil at the end of the club pier. Using that
beacon, Scripps landed his plane safely.
The Detroit News used this fleet of chartered airplanes
to deliver newspapers to vacationers in northern
Michigan.
From The Detroit News: http://
apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?
id=76#ixzz2HW5NAGrY
William E. Scripps, son of Detroit News founder
James E. Scripps, sits at the controls of a Burgess and Curtis biplane in 1910. It was built under Wright patents and is a duplicate of the original Wright brothers plane. Scripps was an avid aviator and once flew a
plane under the Belle Isle bridge.
Scripps tried a little stunt flying in 1913 when he flew his plane under the old Belle Isle Bridge on the Detroit
River. That feat was repeated accidentally more than 50 years later by a stunt pilot entertaining the crowds
at the Spirit of Detroit powerboat races.
While Scripps enjoyed the thrills of aviation, he also saw the practical possibilities of flight. In 1912, he took
off from the Detroit River with Detroit News photographer William Kuenzel aboard his flying boat. Kuenzel
shot the first aerial photographs of the city -- photos that were later published in The News.
In 1914, Scripps piloted a Curtiss Flying Boat to deliver copies of The Detroit News and to test to practicality
of air delivery.
Throughout his life Scripps championed the involvement of The Detroit News in aviation. That involvement
reached its peak during Scripps' tenure as president of The News, from 1929 to 1952.
William E. Scripps, son of Detroit News founder James E. Scripps, sits at the controls of a
Burgess and Curtis biplane in 1910. It was
built under Wright patents and is a duplicate
of the original Wright brothers plane. Scripps
was an avid aviator and once flew a plane
under
the
Belle
Isle
bridge.
From
The
Detroit
News:
http://
apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?
id=76#ixzz2HW6W6kXE
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Aviation History (continued)
A Detroit News aircraft (photo at right) drops photo plates taken at a University of Michigan football game
in 1922 so that they can be retrieved and used in the next edition of the News.
Here is a brief history of The Detroit News "Air Corps":
April 20, 1919: The Detroit News sponsored the
Atlantic City Trophy, for flights between Detroit
and Atlantic City. A prize of $1,000 was offered for
the best record. Second prize was $500 and third
prize was $250. The contest was open to everyone with any class or plane of any horsepower.
July 26, 1919: The Detroit News first distributed
papers by plane to the Flint area in a WWI Curtiss
"Jenny" JN-4 aircraft. Pilot Ted Fordon recalls the
flight as a risk. The sky was filled with smoke,
from forest fires that were raging uncontrolled in
the Upper Peninsula, causing hazard to aircraft
flights.
June, 1921: A series of photos were taken from,
the air above the Detroit River of men working on Detroit's expanding streetcar system. These photos
were shown in newsreels at 16 local movie theaters.
November 19, 1922: A plane was used to deliver photo plates from a University of Michigan football
game. The glass photo plates were dropped by parachute.
January 24, 1925: A Detroit News photographer took pictures of the eclipse in the 'Jenny' aircraft.
April 14, 1928: The News radio station, WWJ, broadcast a program from a plane. A first for any radio station.
August 26, 1929: The Detroit News launched Michigan's first aircraft dedicated to news gathering -- a
Lockheed Vega.
Detroit News officials present the News gyroplane to the Henry Ford Museum at a ceremony at Ford Airport in Dearborn Nov. 27, 1933. From left, (See the photo on page 10.) News Aeronautical editor
James Piersol, an unidentified pilot, William J. Scripps, Henry Ford, William E. Scripps, Edsel
Ford, W. S. Gilmore and Herbert Ponting.
February 15, 1931: The Detroit News launched its specially designed autogiro, the first of its kind used for
news gathering, aerial photography and emergency distribution of papers. It had a four-bladed rotor
mounted on a tripod above the body of a conventional airplane. It was powered by a 300-horsepower
Wright engine and standard steel propeller.
The unpowered rotor blades rotated automatically from the wash of the powered front propeller. The rotor
blades gave the aircraft a great deal of lift, allowing it to take off in a distance of only 124 feet, hover almost motionless in the air and land in area of 50 feet.
The craft was heralded as great advance in aviation, but it was only in service a couple of years. In 1933,
the aircraft was given to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn where it is still on display.
December 23, 1934: The News launches the Early Bird plane, which was named in honor of a group of
pioneer airmen called the "Early Birds." It was a Lockheed, with one camera mounted in the left wing operated by an electric motor with controls in the cockpit. A second camera took photos straight down from
the plane through the floor of the plane. It was operated manually from the passenger cabin or remotely
from the cockpit. A third camera was located in one of the paper-carrying compartments at the rear. It
took photos above and to the sides and rear of the plane.
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Aviation History—(continued)
Officers’ Minutes 1/10/13 (continued)
The cabin contained three passenger seats, a
desk for a reporter or radio operator and a compact broadcasting station used by WWJ. The
News' first Lockheed Vega airplane had a top
speed of 160 mph, compared with this Early Bird's
speed of more than 200 mph.
. Young Eagles: Dennis Glaser reports that just
a few days into the new year he is already getting
inquiries about our coming events. See the newsletter for details.
. Hangar Report: The next work day is planned
for January 19, 2013. Trim painting on the interior
is up next.
After Pearl Harbor, the Early Bird was "drafted" by
the U.S. Army and served as a utility aircraft on
the West Coast throughout World War II.
. Newsletter: What can I say; read the newsletter- anything that is fit to print concerning the
Chapter activities will be there. I cancelled my
subscription to Life, Time, Readers Digest and
National Geographic as it's all contained in our
newsletter. (We'll see if he prints this "attaboy").
February 16, 1936: The News used its plane to
help feed the starving wildfowl in the Horse Island
area near Gibraltar, during the harsh winter.
September 26, 1949: The Detroit News flashed
headlines in the skies over the city night by a
Goodyear blimp.
. Other items to numerous to list but we'll do it
anyway: If you are looking for a DVD to watch;
Rex has a copy of the introductory episode of
"Ultimate Aviation" Mike Fisher has it now and
would pass it on to anyone interested that is responsible to return said DVD back to Rex. The
board is looking for ways to properly recognize
those in the Chapter who volunteer "above and
beyond". We have already discounted opening
an account in the Cayman Islands or a complimentary dinner for 10 of your closest friends at
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, but I'm sure we will
come up with something equally spectacular.
June 24, 1956: The News begins some air deliveries of newspapers to vacationers in northern
Michigan.
June 19,1960: The News air fleet grows to three
chartered planes to deliver copies of The Detroit
News' "Airplane Edition" to vacationers in the
northern Michigan resort areas.
From The Detroit News:http:apps.detnews.com/
apps/history/index.php?id=76#ixzz2CcG8f9YS
Laurelle reminded the Editor that February is
Black History Month and March is Women in
Aviation Month, look for articles in aviation regarding these subject areas.
Regular Chapter Meeting
Speaker Schedule
President Rex Phelps informs us that we have a
fairly healthy list of potential speakers so far this
year. Of course, schedules change and people
move away, or are otherwise unavailable, so we
are always on the look out for interesting people.
That being the case, if you have seen a presentation that was of interest to you, or you know
someone who has aviation technical skills they
would like to share, or you know of someone who
just has a story to tell, you can be of assistance.
Detroit News officials present the News giroplane to the Henry Ford Museum at a
ceremony at Ford Airport in Dearborn Nov.
27, 1933. From left, News Aeronautical editor James Piersol, an unidentified pilot, William J. Scripps, Henry Ford, William E.
Scripps, Edsel Ford, W. S. Gilmore and Herbert Ponting. From The Detroit News: http://
apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?
id=76#ixzz2HWA4KcYs
It’s easy, there are no forms to fill out or letters to
write. Just approach one of the Chapter Officers
at any one of the regular monthly meetings and
pass along the information. They will take it from
there and make the necessary contacts. Thanks.
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Aircraft Related Equipment
Aircraft For Sale
For Sale
English wheel; 42" throat and 9" dia. wheel
$900.00 OBO
Aircraft jacks used on 1 annual on my father’s
Mooney $250.00 for the set
Tom could you put in news letter? Thanks in advance. Photos below.
2 place, Long wing,, Rotax 503. Great for flying
low and slow. Rate of climb is unbelievable. TTAF
258 hrs. TTSMOH 46 hrs. Airspeed, Altimeter,
Tachometer, Dual CHT, Dual EGT, Fuel guage,
slip indicator, Hobbs, Sigtronics SPA400N intercom, Sporty’s Radio with integrated PTT on both
sticks, King KT76A Mode C Transponder, AmeriKing ELT, Remote duel Bing enrichener (choke),
cabin heat with sealed doors. 10 gallon fuel tank.
Aveoflash wing tip strobe, nav and position lights.
Tail beacon, Landing light, and Red LED cockpit
lighting. Shoulder harness front and rear. Ceramic
Coated Exhaust. Stainless exhaust clamp kit. Fiberglass nosecone and wing gap cover, fully
welded door/window frames, gas strut doors. External Nav/Com antenna picks up over 20 miles.
Kit purchased in 1992, certified 2011. always hangared.
Bob Martin
[email protected]
VFR Day/Night-Year Round, Low Cost Fun!
Located in New Hudson, Mi—Y47
Mark 248-766-1339
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Asking $16,900
248-794-3784
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These are the brave souls that overcame arctic conditions to fly to the Nappanee, EAA Chapter
938, Hangar-Over Fly-in on January 1, 2013. They are, Sue Siporin, Phil Seizinger, Deirdre
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