February's meeting was held on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at Hendricks County Airport. Chapter Vice President Doug Moncreiff opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
We have had many guests over the past few months and many people have expressed an interest in our organization. Look around and see if you have any friends, family members or acquaintance that are interested in aviation. Take the time to invite them as a guest to the next meeting. If you see somebody new, introduce yourself, welcome him or her, and invite them to sign up.
Once again it's time for Chapter 1311 members to ante up with dues. The chapter's board of directors set the 2007 dues at $15 to help meet the chapter's on-going expenses. Since we don't have any chapter fund raising events, we need to pay our EAA assessments, insurance, web site maintenance, and other internal expenses with what we raise from dues.
Please send your $15 dues to the treasurer: Vern Sullenger, 1763 Ramsey Lane, Plainfield IN 46168, or give it to Vern at the next meeting. Make your check out to EAA Chapter 1311.
EAA 2007 Calendars Now Available
New Indiana Aviation License Plate Planned
Rich and I have been charged with a task of heading up a project for the Aviation Association of Indiana (http://www.aviationindiana.org/). The group will be using license plates to promote The Importance of Aviation in Indiana. This would be a fund raiser for the association with the goal of spending any proceeds further promoting aviation within the state. It's really a great project that helps ALL aviation minded businesses, airports, groups, and organizations. Attached are documents about the program. We are currently trying to collect signatures on the petition to submit along with the application process (please note that we need the originals no fax, copies, emails - returned prior to March 15, 2007). We are hoping that you might share this with the EAA chapter as well as any other aviation groups in which you participate within the state, as we need to have a minimum of 500 signatures.
Please forward your petitions to:
Lee Bottom Flying Field
Questions can be submitted to info@LeeBottom.com or by calling 812-866-3211
To download a copy of the petition form see http://www.eaa1311.org/PDF_files/license_petition.pdf
Ultralight Pilot Transitioning Deadline
FAA recently published clarifying information that can help answer your questions. To find out "What really happens to a transitioning "Ultralight Pilot" on January 31, 2007?" go to: http://www.sportpilot.org/interest/ul_deadline.pdf
Also see some tips for the process located on the EAA sport pilot website http://www.sportpilot.org/magazine/feature/2006%20-%2012%20December%20-%20T he%20Ultralight%20Pilot%20Transitioning%20Deadline.pdf.
EAA Memorial Wall
Each year at AirVenture, a dedication ceremony is held on Sunday morning in this beautiful park-like setting that includes a special name recognition tribute and a missing man flyover.
Each inductee is also remembered in a memory album kept in the EAA Fergus Chapel. It is a wonderful way to honor those that have gone before us. Your contribution of $350 for the Memorial Wall is held in EAA's endowment in perpetuity.
For more information on how to submit a lost member for inclusion on the Memorial Wall please go to: http://www.eaa.org/support/. To be included in this year's dedication service applications need to be submitted by April 1, 2007.
Chapter Members Make National News
No story about a fly-in is complete without photos, so the AOPA article had them in spades. They've got photos of the DC-3, a side-bar on a Columbus IN-based Laird Swallow, Wacos, and all types of antiques and classics. Photographer Jim Barrett captured a great photo of chapter member Jeff Chapman taking off in his beautifully restored Piper Tri-Pacer.
Check out the article and photos on pages 70 through 76.
Chapter 1311 Looking for a New Identity
We've been using a logo for several years but it has never been officially adopted by the chapter or the board of directors. Perhaps it's time to decide what the chapter's logo should look like. We'd like to invite the chapter members to submit their ideas for a new chapter logo. This logo would be used on the front of the newsletter, chapter web site, all official correspondence as well as the forthcoming name tags.
Contributors don't need to be artists, but the idea should be very clear. If your submission is chosen, we'll help clean it up for print and web use. The logo should be simple and work well with both print and web use. Bright colors are a plus.
Once the chapter selects a logo, the design will be the property of the chapter.
Chapter 1311 Builders' Local Resource Directory
Why not? We've all been around town looking for AN hardware, sheet metal, paint, tools and other items. Let's gather our ideas and experiences and put together a list of potential sources for builders and restorers.
Start thinking of the places where you buy locally. Be sure to let us know if you would recommend them to others or not. The idea here is that members should be able to look to suppliers that you trust and would continue to do business with. Please forward your ideas and recommendations to Michael Mossman at michaelandkatie@insightbb.com. We'll start with a new page on the web site when we get a few recommendations.
EAA's VISA Card Features ACS&S Discounts
New EAA Finance Program Launched This Year
The EAA Finance Program has also been aggressively supporting the special light-sport aircraft (S-LSA) market. As the light-sport aircraft industry continues to develop and change the face of recreational aviation, the EAA Finance Program will continue to review the aircraft entering the market in order to support those aircraft that have been accepted and certified by the FAA. This is all part of EAA's mission to make aviation more attainable and affordable to its current and future members.
To obtain more information on the programs offered by the EAA Finance Program, call AirFleet Capital at 866-808-6040.
Project Report
Project Updates
Is your project finished and flying? We've love to report on it. Consider submitting a flight and performance report for the newsletter. Your experiences and insight will help other members who are building the same or similar model aircraft, and will positively influence others who may be contemplating an aircraft project.
If you aircraft has been flying for several years now, you might not be finished with the building process. What adjustments or modifications have you undertaken since the airplane first flew? Any significant repairs? Any memorable flights? Share them with your fellow chapter members!
Download a Microsoft Word copy of the Project Questionnaire at http://www.eaa1311.org/PDF_files/Project_Questionnaire.doc
2007 EAA Air Academy
The EAA hosts three different age-based categories: The EAA Young Eagles Camp is for youths aged 12 and 13. There are two sessions available for the Young Eagles Camp. The registration fee is $600 for a 5-day session. The EAA basic Air Academy is for youths ages 14 and 15, with three sessions available. The registration fee is $800 for a 6-day session. The EAA Advanced Air Academy is for youths aged 16 through 18, with two sessions available. The registration fee is $800 for the 8-day session, or $1,000 for the 10-day session. The first session starts June 14; the last session ends August 10.
Reservations should be received by the EAA by March 1. Full payment is due 30 days before camp.
Chapter President Gus Gustafson has challenged the chapter to consider sponsoring or co-sponsoring a youth to the Air Academy this year.
For more information on the Air Academy visit the EAA web site at http://www.youngeagles.org/programs/airacademy/classoverview.asp
Aviation on the Web
Under the current rules, foreign pilots between age 60 and 65 would be allowed to operate in United States' airspace, but American pilots current can't.
FAA Administrator Marian Blakey is pushing for the change. "A pilot's experience counts. It's an added margin of safety," she said.
In today's work environment, pilots have lost of lot of wages through contract renegotiations. They've also seen their retirement plans eroded. A few more years behind the yoke would allow them to save a bit more money. Carl Kuwitzky, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association, lobbied for the change. He said that many 60-year-old pilots wer ein excellent health and want to continue to fly.
Unfortunately, not all airline pilots will benefit. According to the proposed rules, those pilots who are beyond age 60 and retired will not be let back into the cockpit.
Support Our Servicemen
SERVICEMAN UPDATE NEEDED: In December of 2002 Jim Griffin joined Chapter 1311. Shortly before the war with Iraq started Jim signed back up as a Major with the Marines and has been serving in Iraq. He had been receiving the newsletter via email but this past couple of months the emails to him have come back as undeliverable. If anyone knows how to contact Jim, or knows of his whereabouts or of any way to track him down, please contact the newsletter editor at michaelandkatie@insightbb.com.
Newsletter Publication Schedule
Get back editions of the newsletter at http://www.eaa1311.org. Click on the link "Members Only" at the left (no passwords required) then when the members Only page comes up click on the link "Newsletters."
Membership Roster Updates Needed
Boone County Airport News
Young Eagles
EAA Young Eagles Update: By newsletter publication date more than 1,297,315 Young Eagles have taken their first airplane ride.
Editorial Comments Sought
Calendar of Events
April 21 - Thunder Over Louisville, Louisville KY. For more information see http://www.thunderoverlouisville.org/show/show-planes.asp
June 1-2 - EAA Southwest Regional The Texas Fly-In, Hondo Municipal Airport (HDO), Hondo TX. For more information see http://www.SWRFI.org
June 8-10 - Golden West EAA Regional Fly-In Yuba County Airport (MYB), Marysville CA. For more information see http://www.GoldenWestFlyin.org
June 15-17 - Summer Heat Air Festival, Muncie IN (MIE). For more information see http://www.munciecvb.org/mvb/summerheat.asp
June 23-24 - Rocky Mountain EAA Regional Fly-In Front Range Airport (FTG), Watkins CO. For more information see http://www.RMRFI.org
July 11-15 - Northwest EAA Fly-In Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO), Arlington WA. For more information see http://www.NWEAA.org
July 23-29 - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh WI. For more information see http://www.AirVenture.org
July 28-28 - Dayton Air Show. For more information see http://www.usats.org/home.html
August 25-26 - Indy Air Show featuring the Blue Angels, Mount Comfort Airport (MQJ). For more information see http://www.indyairshow.com
August 25-26 - EAA Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In - Marion Municipal Airport, Marion OH. For more information see http://www.MERFI.info
September 1 - Fly-In / Cruise-In, Marion IN (MZZ). For more information see http://www.flyincruisein.com/
September 22-23 - Blue Ash Airport Days, Cincinnati Blue Ash Airport (ISZ)
September 27-30 - Gathering of Mustangs and Legends, Columbus OH (LCK). For more information see http://www.gml2007.com/
September 29 - Wood, Fabric and Tailwheels Fly-In, Lee Bottom Field, Hanover IN. For more information see http://www.leebottom.com/
October 6-7 - Virginia Regional EAA Fly-In - Dinwiddle County Airport, Petersburg VA. For more information see http://www.VAEAA.org
October 5-7 - EAA Southeast Regional Fly-In - Middleton Field Airport, Evergreen AL. For more information see http://www.SERFI.org
October 25-28 - Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-In - Casa Grande (AZ) Municipal Airport. For more information see http://www.Copperstate.org
For details on EAA Chapter fly-ins and other local aviation events, visit http://www.eaa.org/events
Next Meeting
Directions from Indianapolis:
On the Radar:
Chapter 1311 Board of Directors for 2007
Newsletter editor: Michael Mossman, 1-765-483-9533, michaelandkatie@insightbb.com
February 2007 newsletter continued onto Section 2
Chapter 1311 has a limited supply of 2007 EAA calendars. These calendars feature a fantastic aircraft photograph each month and look great in your shop, hangar or over your desk. Price is $12. See Vern Sullenger or Michael Mossman at the chapter meetings to get yours.
By Ginger Davidson
Would you like your very own personal billboard supporting aviation in the state of Indiana? Imagine promoting aviation to the masses and proclaiming that Indiana deems aviation to be important every time you are stopped at a traffic signal, parked in a parking lot, or traveling across the United States. It could happen.
The Aviation Association of Indiana has undertaken the project of proposing an aviation license plate to the BMV. The goal of this plate is to promote the importance of aviation in Indiana. Each plate sold generates $25 for the association to use for furthering the marketing of aviation's importance to those outside aviation while proclaiming the great freedom it offers to everyone. So, not only is each person doing their part by purchasing one of these plates, but each aviation organization, college, group, airshow, fly-in, museum, business, flight school, FBO, and airport is benefiting by the continued marketing of aviation within the state.
7296 S River Bottom Rd
Hanover, IN 47243
From ChapterEgram
Ultralight pilots who registered with one of the four FAA recognized ultralight organizations before September 2, 2004, but miss the January 31, 2007 deadline, or pilots who registered AFTER September 1, 2004, still may use the aeronautical experience (flight hours) they obtained in ultralight vehicles to meet the experience requirements to obtain a sport pilot certificate.
From ChapterEgram
EAA's Memorial Wall is a lasting tribute to those aviation enthusiasts who have "gone west." These special people are memorialized on a beautiful wall constructed of stones brought to Oshkosh by EAA members from all over the world.
EAA Chapter 1311 members Rich and Ginger Davidson were the prominently featured subjects in the February 2007 edition of AOPA Pilot. In the story "Keeping the past flying," writer Julie K. Boatman makes the trip to the Davidsons' Lee Bottom Field in Hanover IN, then records the field's history in a well-written piece about their annual Wood, Fabric & Tailwheels Fly-In.
At the October meeting, Gus Gustafson asked that the chapter consider having some name tags made for members to wear during the meetings. Most of us only see the others only once a month or so and don't know each other very well. Gus thinks that name tags could help with the recognition process.
At the February meeting, Steve Weathers asked if any members had some experience dealing with AED, a company located on the northwest side of Indianapolis, who stocks 4130 steel tubing. From there, the members started talking about the various local places where a builder could buy aircraft components. Gus Gustafson took it one further: he inquired if the chapter could pool its knowledge and put together a listing of local aircraft parts and components suppliers.
From EAA Chapter E-Gram (January)
Help EAA keep the fun in flying by applying for and using the official EAA Platinum VISA card, issued through EAA partner U.S. Bank. Choose from one of three designs: EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast; a Piper Cub; or the EAA logo. New cardholders also receive the opportunity for the low interest rate the first 12 months. The EAA VISA entitles cardholders to a discount with EAA flagship partner Aircraft Spruce & Specialty. (Up to 10 percent; restrictions apply to avionics.) Additional partners will be added to the program in the future. EAA receives a portion of each purchase made with the card to help support its educational and youth activities. Visit U.S. Bank's secure sign-up for more information: http://www.usbank.com/eaavisa.
By Brenda Anderson, EAA Chapter Administrator
The EAA Finance Program provides a wide array of programs to meet the needs of our members looking to finance experimental aircraft (kit and airworthy), light-sport aircraft, piston, helicopter, and jet aircraft. EAA and AirFleet Capital have created a program that offers a variety of options that are constantly changing to meet the needs of members.
Former EAA Chapter President Tim LeBaron continues to make progress on his RV-4 restoration. Tim bought the mangled RV-4 last fall. He's presently got it standing on its landing gear outside of his home in Arlington TX. We look forward to hearing more about this project, especially its first flight after restoration.
With the shorter days and colder winter weather on the way, many chapter members are spending their evenings and weekends in their basements or garages, hunkered over the work bench and building airplanes. We'd like to report on the status of these projects, as our members are interested building airplanes Help us with a project update on your aircraft. You can write the story, if you'd like, or you can download our project update questionnaire from the web site. Answer as little or as much as you'd like, then send it to the newsletter editor. If you have any photos, we'd love to see them. Just attach your JPG photos to an email.
As it has since 1984, the EAA is again offering its annual Air Academy at its "Oshkosh campus. The Air Academy has become a springboard for aviation careers and personal growth for many of its participants. A limited number of openings are available.
FAA Seeks to Raise Retirement Age
The FAA announced a proposal to allow airline pilots to continue to fly beyond the mandatory retirement age of 60 until they turn 65. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), rasied the international standing to 65 last November. Since 1959, the FAA's mandatory retirement age for pilots flying commercial airplanes has been age 60.
Condensed from MSNBC
Be sure let the newsletter editor know if any of our members or their families has someone in the service, especially if they have been called up for active duty. We'd like to recognize them and thank them for representing us so honorably.
In order to report on the monthly meetings and programs, and give adequate notice of the next month's schedule, the EAA Chapter 1311 newsletter is published by email notice on the 15th of each month. A PDF will be available on the chapter web site on or around the 20th of each month. Newsletter contributors: Please email your material to the newsletter editor by the 14th of the month.
If you change your email address or internet service provider, please be sure to let the newsletter editor know of the new address. We've recently starting getting some "Undeliverable" messages from our monthly newsletter email publications. If you don't notify us, we can't get the newsletter or other chapter information to you. If you have changed your email address lately, or if you know of a chapter member who's changed the email address or is no longer getting the newsletter, please let us know. Contact the newsletter editor at michaelandkatie@insightbb.com
Deckard Buys Another Airplane: Wayne Deckard bought a Cessna 320 on eBay from an FBO in the Minneapolis area for essentially what it took to satisfy the back hangar rent and other unpaid expenses. The mechanics on the field bet Deckard $20 that it wouldn't fly. He did a few hours' work on it to get it to run, took off and flew a low pass, then landed to pick up his earnings. From there he ferried the aircraft back to Boone County Airport on Saturday, February 10, recording a ground speed of 220 KTs in the five-seat aircraft. Deckard was unable to get the heater to safely ignite before departing, so he flew the trip home with no heater. He claims that the OAT at altitude was minus 29 F. Deckard will be making some minor repairs to the aircraft and getting a full annual completed, then it will be up for sale on eBay. And yes, the heater has been fixed.
Hangar Space: There are several hangar vacancies available. Anyone desiring to base an aircraft at the airport or use the maintenance hangar will be required to join the association. For more information contact Michael Mossman, association secretary, or see the website http://www.booneairport.org.
Chapter 1311 has tentatively set Saturday, May 12 as the date of its first Young Eagles event of the year. The event will be co-sponsored with Hendricks County Aviation, who will contribute some aircraft, pilots and food. HCA will be advertising the event in local media, and will be offering adult and family rides for sale after the conclusion of the Young Eagles portion. Volunteers will be needed for flying, aircraft, ground support, registration and food service.
If you have an opinion on any story that appears in the newsletter, or any other aviation-related issue, we want to read about it. We will make editorial space available for your responsible comment. Please contact the newsletter editor at 1-765-483-9533 then send it to the newsletter editor at michaelandkatie@insightbb.com. Or just write what you wish and send it as an email.
Chapter 1311 will try to list the aviation-related events in Indiana and surrounding states, plus the major events across the country. Do you know of an event that isn't listed? Please inform the newsletter editor to get it included.
April 17-23 - Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), Lakeland FL. For more information see http://www.Sun-N-Fun.org
The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 6:30 p.m. at Hendricks County Airport. Program: TFR Violations.
Take U.S. 36 (Rockville Road) west past Avon.
Turn left (south) on CR 300 E (84 Lumber is on the SW) corner of the intersection.
At about 1/2 mile turn right (west) into the airport.
The operations building is straight back from the road.
March 7, 2007 - Program: TFR Violations
April 4, 2007 - Program: Indianapolis Control Tower Tour
May 2, 2007 - Program: Skip Budny's Mini 500 project
June 7, 2007 - Program: Paul Vogel's Sonex
July 11, 2007 - Program: Kopeschka Corvair-powered autogyro
August 1, 2007 - Program: Oshkosh Report
September 5, 2007 - Program: Fly-out planning
October 3, 2007 - Program: Fly-out Reprise
November 7, 2007 - Program: Mike Laurenzano Refueling
December 8, 2007 (date subject to change) - Christmas Party
President: Dale "Gus" Gustafson, 1-317-293-4430, dalefaye@msn.com
Vice President: Doug Moncreiff, 317-280-1621, cdmoncreiff@sbcglobal.net
Secretary: Michael Mossman, 1-765-483-9533, michaelandkatie@insightbb.com
Treasurer: Vern Sullenger, 1-317-839-8728, sullenger@iquest.net
Director: Dave Helton, 1-317-745-7916, dhelton@iquest.net
Director: Glen Matejcek, 1-317-839-5444, aerobubba@earthlink.net
Director: Paul Vogel, 1-317-272-2106, mailto:pvogel@indy.rr.com