Membership Meeting - January 2010
EAA CHAPTER 240 January Meeting Minutes 04-JAN-2010 Mike Parry welcomed new member Dan Zapotok. Elections: Carl Spirito accepted the request of the board to be our new Member at Large. The primary duties of this position are planning fly-outs and flying related events (e.g. Old Buzzards). - Pancake Breakfasts: May 15 - will be made an RV fly-in June 12, 13 - New Garden Air show - pancake breakfast both days July 10 September 11 Possible October breakfast Membership Report: We will aim to add another 25 new members in 2010. Chapter Events: Flyouts will continue to be held on the Saturday following the membership meeting. Hangar Report: The chapter hangar is in need of updates and maintenance. Work parties will be organized. The main hangar door needs repair. Bathrooms/kitchen need to be updated. Insulation will be installed on the ceiling. Chapter Awards: The awards issued by the EAA National for various positions were presented. In addition, Mike presented some unique rewards for members who deserved special recognition. Most notable among these were “Volunteer of the Year” - Chuck Shipman and “Most Clecos Used” - Chuck Gaffeney. Featured Speaker: Mike Parry and John Leslie told the story, illustrated by photos, of their Piper Cub J-3 restoration project. Progress has been rapid under the direction of the “Cub Restoration Guru”, Roger Lenhert. This project was begun in early October and as of mid-November, the wings were covered, interior fabric applied, and the engine rebuild is in progress. They hope to have it flying by the Spring. Member Projects: Glenn Long provided an update on his Lancair project. He also hopes to be flying by Spring. Aircraft Parts Supplier: With many hard to find parts for classic aircraft restoration: Accurate Aerospace in Media: http://tinyurl.com/y985q2j Airport Update: A portion of the taxiway will be closed for construction for an indefinite period. The Memphis Belle B-17 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-17_Flying_Fortress) has been confirmed for the 2010 New Garden Air Show - “Festival of Flight”, June 12th and 13th. It will be arriving on Friday June 11th. Also confirmed are Manfred Radius (http://www.radiusairshows.com/main/), John Mohr, Matt Chapman, Jason Flood and Kevin Russo. See : http://newgarden.schultzairshows.com/ Future Aviators -Summer Camp for 2010: Last year it was for kids aged 8 - 14. This year they will be split into 2 groups, with the older group upper age limit of 16 or 17. January 13, 2010 - FAA Safety Seminar “Managing the Hazards of Aircraft Icing on Takeoff and Landings!” at the New Garden hangar. http://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=29016 Scholarship: For the past 2 years, the Fred Kacena Flight Training Scholarship has been a big success. Both winning candidates are still in training. Will continue for 2010. Other Business: Hugh Horning discussed the FAA Wings program. He feels that is had become too complicated. He polled the members regarding their participation. George Fisher announced that the Sport Air Racing League (http://www.sportairrace.org/) will hold an air race on July 10th at 58M (Cecil County Airport, MD). Volunteers to help with parking are needed. N57 will be one of the way points. Read More →
Sponsorship
Several members have mentioned that they are unable to get the hangar at weekends, or work on Restoration Project, or help out at the Chapter as much as they would like. They want to help in some form, and the Board discussed how we can make it possible for members like this to contribute. We propose to put a Sponsorship Process in place, where the various needs of the Chapter can be met through sponsorship. For example a member has recently contributed 50% of the estimated costs to insulate our hangar and workshop. Several members have purchased and donated tools for the workshop. And we have some quite large hangar maintenance projects we’d like to get underway in 2010 (finish the kitchen,bathrooms, replace refrigerators etc). If you feel you’d like to contribute via the sponsorship process here’s a sample (and not complete) list of new items needed in the workshop; Wish List of Tools (compiled by Chuck Shipman): Tube Bender 3/8, 5/16, 1/4, 3/16; 1/4 Drive Socket Set; Riveting Set or any part thereof; Tap and Die Set; Cylinder Base Nut Wrenches; Blind Hole Locators / Hole Duplicators; Safety Wire Twisters; Valve Spring Compressor; Piston Ring Compression Set; Torque Wrench 3/8 in drive, 1/4 in drive, ft/lbs, in/lbs…to name just a few! Check - before you buy! - please with Chuck Shipman if you would like to contribute in this way. There are of course larger items, including replacing the fridges and the shelving and storage in the kitchen area. And we’d also like, for example, to get a welding set O2/acetylene for members use in the hangar. Many items will be tax-deductable! If you’d like to sponsor some of these larger items please contact Mike. So, this is just an idea for those who’d like to help out in this way. No pressure. No rush. We’ll get-by with what we have in most instances. But, if you wish to, this is one way members can support the work of this great Chapter of ours. Thanks. Email Chuck Email Mike Read More →
Radio Frequency Source
From Glenn Long, Chapter Vice President: I came across a handy reference for finding area radio frequencies. It appears best for major hubs, perhaps they will add more local stops later. It appears to be updated frequently. I used to put radio references in Excel manually and print them out to carry along. You could cut-paste those of greatest interest into notepad and make up a trip sheet. The format used is well designed for scraping and throwing into notepad. If you fly IFR you can carry a highlighter and mark the ones you use because, guess what, he/she is likely to give you the same on the way home. You’ve already started the “next two things” in your IFR flow! Enjoy. http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=1235 Read More →