EAA CHAPTER 572 NEWS Flyway Chapter, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

EAA CHAPTER 572
NEWS
Nov. 3, 2014
Board Meeting
6:00pm
Social
6:30 pm
Meeting
7:00 pm
At the Fond du Lac
Skyport Terminal
Flyway Chapter,
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
October Meeting
Our October meeting started with a
reminder that the annual Christmas
party will be held in conjunction with
the EAA Wright Brothers Banquet
on December 12, 2014. More information on this will follow over the
next few weeks.
November, 2014
October Program — Fond du
Lac Aeromodelers
Dean Zakos introduced our program for
the evening.
Chapter #572
www.fdl.net/
eaa572
President:
Dennis Rasmussen
920-688-2210
Denis.e.rasmussen@
gmail.com
Vice President:
Keith Lee
920-929-4098
[email protected]
Treasurer:
John Zorn
920-921-3186
[email protected]
Secretary/
Newsletter Editor:
Dick Finn
920-670-0023
[email protected]
Program Chairman:
Pete Vercouteren
920-923-4077
[email protected]
Young Eagle Coordinator:
Jerry Paveglio
920-922-3477
[email protected]
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Before moving on to the evenings
program, we were treated to a viewing of the Chapter Video from Headquarters. This months video talked
about the Zenith one week wonder.
This plane was built from a kit during the one week airshow. Since
that time they have been flying off
the test hours. The EAA has put
together a pdf with guidelines for
starting a flying club. If any of you
are interested it is available on the
EAA web site. The remainder of the
video was devoted to STOL aircraft
and contesting for shortest take off
and spot landing. It almost appeared that the planes were taking
off at walking speed—probably they
were. All in all, the video was very
interesting.
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Three members of the Fond du Lac Aeromodelers Club came to tell us about
their club, their facilities and events.
Roy Zingsheim and Armond Pahnke listen while
Dave Elsinger starts his presentation
Before the meeting started, the three
modelers set up two large scale model
planes in the lobby.
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The Fond du Lac Aeromodelers are dedicated to promote the building and flying of radio controlled aircraft
and to further the national program of the Academy of
Model Aeronautics (AMA).
The Fond du Lac Aeromodelers Association (FDLAA)
was founded in the early 1990's and continues to grow
with a membership of nearly 100, making it one of the
larger model clubs in Wisconsin. They welcome anyone who has an interest in model aviation. The club
offers flight instruction to teach pilots of all skill levels
from basic trainers to aerobatics, to jets and helicopters.
Dave Elsinger, the Aeromodelers President
tells us about the club
Regular club meetings are the second Tuesday of the
month (April to November) starting at 6:00PM and usually lasting until 7:30PM
Located just outside of Fond du Lac, Wellnitz Field is a
1320' x 280' smooth grass runway suitable for jets, giant scale...you name it. They're consistently told by visiting pilots that it's one of the best, and most enjoyable
fields to fly on. The members seem to think so too, but
feel free to come take a look sometime and judge for
yourself!
Dave had everyones attentuion as he described
the club facilities and activities.
Thre club regularly
hosts two annual
fly-in events, their "Fondy Fun Fly", a one-day event at which
they welcome local or visiting pilots and club members with any
size aircraft or helicopter, and "Warbirds and Classics over the
Midwest", a showcase and fly-in for giant-scale warbirds, giantscale pre-1960 aircraft, and any size jets with military markings.
After their presentation, the Aeromodelers took the model jet outside and fired up the engine. With
one fellow standing in front of the plane and holding it back they rev’ed up the engine. It nearly
pushed the fellow over with its thrust. The roar was not a whole lot different from a full size jet.
Many thanks to the three Aeromodelers for sharing their hobby with us.
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Have you ever wondered where the models hanging from the Skyport Terminal ceiling came from?
They are all hand built by members of the Fond du Lac Aeromodelers Club. The workmanship is
beautiful.
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The above picture comes from Gary Hilbert. Taken at Sioux Lookout with the Northern Lights in the back ground. Despite
living in the northern Midwest all my life I have never seen the northern lights. This is truly a beautiful picture. I especially like
the way the Big Dipper shows through the lights. This is a very professionally done shot. Many thanks to Gary for thinking to
send it on to me.
Sioux Lookout
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Interesting Stuff on the Web:
From Richard Blamey: Virgin Galactic's White Knight 2 and Spaceship 2 rendezvoused with a commercial flight over San Francisco Bay . Farallon Islands in the
background. Can you imagine seeing this flying next to you as you look out your cabin window!?
http://www.chonday.com/Videos/jegalctospc2
Also From Richard: Truly, a unique aircraft. And you thought filling up a car's gas tank was expensive …
http://gelio.livejournal.com/193025.html
The following fits well with last months presentation by the FdL Aeromodelers. The World’s Smallest
Airport.
http://biggeekdad.com/2011/09/worlds-smallest-airport/
It amazed me that the first Air Force One has been allowed to fall into this state of disrepair. Hopefully they will be able to get it back into shape again:
http://biggeekdad.com/2014/10/first-air-force-one/
The photo's are fantastic and while you're at it, think of
the warriors who flew and flew in these great birds and the folks the bent the metal and shot the rivets, changed spark plugs, fueled, armed, loaded, and brought them safely back to earth from a small
GCA shack in some far corner of the world.
http://www.dhc-2.com/Monthan_Memories.html
EAA 572 Shirts and Jackets:
Pete Vercouteren has arranged for us to
purchase EAA Chapter 572 shirts and
jackets. :
The cost of the shirt with the chapter logo is:
$28/ M
$28/ L
$28/ XL
$30/ 2 XL
The cost of the Jacket with the logo is:
S-XL/ $47.95
2 XL/ $49.95
Please contact Pete if you are interested in purchasing. He can be reached at:
[email protected]
920-923-4077
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Something from Pilot Workshops
I don’t think this video is among their best but it does discuss a very unpleasant situation that none
of us ever want to be in.
Like most pilots, the thought of losing an engine at night is frightening. Where are you going to land,
especially when your options are limited? It's a topic that is often debated in hangar flying sessions.
Watch this 3-minute video where Jason Schappert, AOPA's 2014 Outstanding Flight Instructor
award winner, answers this question without hesitation.
This video is part of our new "In-Flight Emergencies" online program.
Click here to watch the video...
http://pilotworkshop.com/emergency-sample
Generally s[eaking, the folks at Pilot Workshops have a lot of good stuff to share. You might be doing yourself a favor by signing up for their mailings. I always find them to be of interest.
Dick Finn’s COZY Mark IV:
Sorry guys but nothing to report on the Cozy this month. I’m afraid life just got in the way of the project. The leaves are falling and the windows needed washing. We also bought a stand by generator and I have been working on the installation. I’m promising myself that I will get back to work on
the plane this week.
The next step is to mount the canopy hinges and do the final fitting. I will also have
to rebuild the hinges for the nose access door. No matter what I tried, I could not
get them to polish up to the desired chrome like finish I wanted. I’m now assuming
the problem has something to do with the aluminum. If any of you have suggestions
as to what is wrong, give me a call. The edges shine up nice but the center portion
November Meeting Program:
Jim O’Connor will be presenting the program at our November meeting. Jim has been an EAA
member since 1968, has a commercial airman’s certificate and 60 years building and flying model
airplanes, He is a mechanical engineer (Detroit 40 years - automotive/chassis design).
Jim will be discussing UAV/UAS’s aka DRONES. He will start with a brief history of UAV’s 1848present and continue to an overview of the current state of technology. This will cover Technology
enablers, Aero configurations and applications in the present and future. He will cover their impact
on the public, industry and general aviation and finally what congress and the FAA are doing to regulate them
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Attendance:
We’ve been tracking our attendance for about a year now. I thought it might be interesting to include some additional information along with the numbers so I am adding in the titles of the programs for each meeting. I’m hoping that this will help us identify what our
members are interested in.
Members
New
Guests
Members
Mar. 2014
16
0
1
Apr., 2014
12
0
3
May, 2014
18
0
2
June, 2014
9
1
0
July, 2014
12
0
0
Refreshments
Aug., 2014
Program
Cleanup after Oshkosh
Sept., 2014
14
Oct. 6, 2014
14
0
0
Flight for Life
Fond du Lac Aeromodelers
Nov. 3, 2014
Keith Lee
Sharing the Air Space with Drones - Jim O'Connor
Dec. 1, 2014
George Macias
EAA speaker on homebuilt aircraft
Dec 12, 2014
Christmas Party—EAA Wright Bothers Banquet
Jan.. 5, 2015
Gray Hilbert
Feb., 2 2015
John Bakos
Mar. 2, 2015
Dean Zakos
EAA 572 Annual Christmas Party
As in past years, we will hold our annual Christmas Party at the EAA Wright
Bothers Banquet.
The annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 12,
in the Founders’ Wing. This year’s speaker will be historian Darrell Collins from
the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, N.C. Darrell is a nationally
renowned speaker on the Wright brothers who has been featured at AirVenture for many years. He
is a fitting presenter as we will commemorate the 111th anniversary of the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk. More details for this annual event will be announced in the next couple of weeks.
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