Program: After the business portion of the meeting, Paul Vogel opened his shop to show his Sonex project. See feature story on Section 3 of the newsletter.
The sun shines bright today; however, it is hot out there, which makes for a good excuse to not cut the grass. Just stay inside, have a glass of iced tea — yes, it's real iced tea — write this column, then take my usual power nap.
This year again Chapter 1311 newsletter written by Mike Mossman was entered in the competition for an award. Last week I received a letter with the results and it was not good. I called Oshkosh and the person I talked with was very helpful with the answers. It seems the competition gets better every year. Mike could always use some help from the membership by submitting interesting articles.
I had a phone call this morning from one of my very best friends wanting to tell me about his new aviation toy he had just purchased. He is selling his Skylane and is going to SPORT PILOT to do his flying. He just got tired of the medical hassle he went through each year to keep a Class 3. The description of this new aircraft is almost unbelievable. It seems to have all of the bells and whistles and then some. I thought LSA was supposed to be simple; and the prices!
Just a few nights ago, I decided to take a "sleep break" and read an aviation sales newspaper called Controller. This is printed three to four times a month and is much fancier than the old standby known as Trade-A-Plane. It can be found at most airport FBOs with free copies for the taking. I noted that many, many corporate jets were for sale now, yet new ones are produced daily. The new VLJ is starting to be built, but the price of fuel is rising too much. If this happens our airports will become bone yards. Maybe Sport Pilot and LSA will become the savior for general aviation.
I'll end this month with some advice to all pilots. The government representatives are out and about, so always be prepared for a ramp check. Make sure you have your license and current medical with you and your charts are up to date. Don't get caught with a 10-year-old section with you!
Hope the weather is good this year at AirVenture. Many things have been planned and a lot of hard work goes into making it successful for your enjoyment.
Gus
July's meeting was held on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at Hendricks County Airport. Chapter President Dale Gustafson opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
In Attendance: Bob Braaf, John Broyles, Skip Budny, Tom Chapman, Dennis Crawley, Mark Eminger, Troy Grover, Dale Gustafson, Dave Helton, Bob Henderson, Steve Kopeschka, Mike Laurenzano, Doug Moncreiff, Michael Mossman, Rick Princell, Kim Shumaker, Jim Snyder, Vern Sullenger, Paul Vogel and Steve Weathers. If you were there but we didn't record it, let us know.
Guests: Mark Anderson, Andrea Grover, Jenna Grover, Tessa Grover, Doug Hatfield and Leonard Mwathi.
Treasurer's report: $1,806.81 in the account, plus $49 in cash received at the meeting; all subject to audit.
Secretary's report: Reading of the June minutes was waived for the following short announcements: July newsletter deadlines tightened to make publication date, October elections coming up (election committee needs to be formed), bus trip to Oshkosh planned, and HCS hosting an open house on July 14 and 15.
Vice President's report: Tonight's program will be at Paul Vogel's home to see the Sonex; August meeting will be Oshkosh debriefing, September will be the fly-out planning.
President's Remarks: We received written notice that the chapter newsletter did not make the cut in the annual judgings.
Project Reports: None given.
Young Eagles Report: Five Young Eagles flown on June 23.
New Business: Vern Sullenger reports that we have four calendars left; price now negotiable.
Buy/Sell/Trade: Mike Laurenzano is looking for a partner to build a Sonex.
50/50 Drawing: The chapter netted $24 from 50/50, which brings the total proceeds for the tool fund to $73.
Program: After the business portion of the meeting, Paul Vogel opened his shop to show his Sonex project. See feature story on Section 3 of the newsletter.
Welcome New Members
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.
To get a downloadable PDF membership application see http://www.eaa1311.org/PDF_files/membership_application.pdf
Hitting the Fly-In Circuit
As reported in previous newsletters, Noblesville is the place to go if you want to see a smorgasbord of airplanes (I'm still thinking of the food!). Every fly-in they draw several Stearmans (some are based on the field), a couple of Hatz biplanes, a Great Lakes, some military trainers, at least a half dozen RVs, some Sonexes and other homebuilts, a nice assortment of classic Beechcraft, Cessnas, Luscombes, Pipers, and contemporary aircraft. New to the show this year was an LSA Legend Cub. From afar it looks just like a freshly restored Cub, but up close you'll notice that it has doors on both sides, plus a nicely-embroidered upholstery and a fairly modern panel.
Noblesville's breakfast fare was the usual for fund-raising: pancakes with butter and maple syrup, sausage links, orange juice, coffee and other drinks. All were nicely prepared and delicious.
Last year, Shawnee Field in Bloomfield IN hosted a surprisingly fun "Shawnee Day." Shawnee Field is a pretty little grass field lying in some very flat southern Indiana farm country. It's about 2,600 feet long and clear on both ends, so just about anyone could fly in there and get out safely. Their main attraction was the usual turnout of some magnet airplanes, ultralights and military helicopters. What really caught our attention was the lunch menu: rib eye steak sandwiches. With the promise of that scrumptious man food and friendly southern Indiana hospitality, I had no trouble recruiting a large entourage to fly back to Shawnee this year.
Alas, this fly-in this summer was not to be. We'd heard rumors that it was cancelled, and one-by-one, my gaggle of aircraft made other plans for the day. Not being one to pass up an opportunity to go flying, I stuck to my plans, headed down to Pegasus to pick up Mike Laurenzano and depart for Shawnee. The plan was to see if the fly-in was still on. If so, we'd have some lunch and check out the airplanes. If not, we'd head north to Greencastle, borrow the crew car and head into town for some lunch.
Since the gorgeous weather yielded almost unlimited visibility, flying to Shawnee from Pegasus was a no-brainer. We just followed a power line to Spencer IN, then paralleled SR 67 to the vicinity. Navigating by pilotage is still a lot of fun. It was just too beautiful out to fly with my head down and stare at a GPS.
When we finally departed Shawnee, we were running out of time for a detour to Greencastle, so we headed back to Pegasus to drop off Mike, then I made my the final shop hop back to 6I4.
According to even organizer Melinda Harvey, they had trouble recruiting airplanes and pilots to carry paid riders. Normally, they brought in aircraft from Terre Haute, but on this particular weekend everyone was booked solid. Lacking an attraction for the folks in town, they elected to postpone to this fall. No date is set, but they believe that the cooler weather in September will make the event much more enjoyable.
Harvey has promised to send us a notice of the new date once they reschedule. Check the fly-outs calendar in the August newsletter for updates.
July is TCM Aviation Movie Month
Tuesday, July 17:
8:00 a.m. Flight Commander (1930), A hotshot World War I flyer almost cracks under the pressure of sending his men on perilous missions. Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Neil Hamilton. Dir: Howard Hawks. BW, 108 mins, TV-G.
10:00 a.m. Flight Command (1940), A cocky cadet tries to prove himself during flight training. Cast: Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Frank Borzage. BW, 116 minutes, TV-PG, CC.
Noon Flight Lieutenant (1942), A disgraced pilot sets out to regain his son's respect. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes. Dir: Sidney Salkow. BW, 80 minutes, TV-PG.
1:30 p.m. Women In The Wind (1939), Personal conflicts flare between competitors in a women's air race. Cast: Kay Francis, William Gargan, Victor Jory. Dir: John Farrow. BW, 63 minutes, TV-G.
2:45 p.m. Wings And The Woman (1941), Two real-life aviation pioneers try to find happiness in marriage. Cast: Anna Neagle, Robert Newton, Edward Chapman. Dir: Herbert Wilcox. BW, 95 minutes, TV-G.
4:30 p.m. Christopher Strong (1933), An aviatrix's affair with a married man could cost her her career. Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Billie Burke. Dir: Dorothy Arzner. BW, 78 minutes, TV-PG, CC.
6:00 p.m. Too Hot To Handle (1938), Rival newsreel photographers vie for scoops and a beautiful lady flyer. Cast: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Jack Conway. BW, 107 minutes, TV-PG, CC.
8:00 p.m. Julie (1956), A stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband. Cast: Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan. Dir: Andrew L. Stone. BW, 98 minutes, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format.
10:00 p.m. Come Fly With Me (1963), Three stewardesses try to find husbands while flying over the Atlantic. Cast: Hugh O'Brian, Pamela Tiffin, Dolores Hart. Dir: Henry Levin. Color, 109 minutes, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format.
Midnight Three Guys Named Mike (1951), A stewardess can't choose among three suitors. Cast: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard Keel. Dir: Charles Walters. BW, 90 minutes, TV-G, CC.
1:45 a.m. Flight Angels (1940), Airline stewardesses vie for the love of a dashing pilot. Cast: Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman. Dir: Lewis Seiler. BW, 74 minutes, TV-G, CC.
3:15 a.m. Without Orders (1937), Two pilots compete for the love of a pretty flight attendant. Cast: Sally Eilers, Robert Armstrong, Charley Grapewin. Dir: Lew Landers. BW, 64 minutes, TV-G.
4:30 a.m. Murder in the Clouds (1934), A hotshot pilot takes on enemy agents to fly a scientist and his new explosive to Washington. Cast: Lyle Talbot, Ann Dvorak, Gordon Westcott. Dir: Ross D. Lederman. BW, 61 minutes, TV-PG
Tuesday, July 24
6:30 a.m. Bombardier (1943), Military officers compete for the same woman while training pilots for war. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley. Dir: Richard Wallace. BW, 99 minutes, TV-G.
8:30 a.m. Devil Dogs Of The Air (1935), Two Marine pilots vie for romance and glory. Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW, 85 minutes, TV-PG.
10:00 a.m. Fighter Squadron (1948), A dedicated flyer pushes himself and those around him during a perilous World War II campaign. Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, Rock Hudson. Dir: Raoul Walsh. Color, 95 minutes, TV-PG, CC
Noon Dive Bomber (1941), A crusading scientist fights to prevent bomber pilots from blacking out. Cast: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Alexis Smith. Dir: Michael Curtiz. Color, 132 minutes, TV-G, CC.
2:15 p.m. The Dawn Patrol (1938), A flight commander in France almost cracks under the pressure of sending men to their deaths. Cast: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven. Dir: Edmund Goulding. BW, 103 minutes, TV-PG, CC, DVS
4:00 p.m. Command Decision (1948), A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over Germany during the last days of World War II. Cast: Clark Gable, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Sam Wood. BW, 112 minutes, TV-PG, CC.
6:00 p.m. Flying Leathernecks (1951), A World War II Marine officer drives his men mercilessly during the battle for Guadalcanal. Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Jay C. Flippen. Dir: Nicholas Ray. Color, 102 minutes, TV-PG, CC, DVS.
8:00 p.m. Strategic Air Command (1955), A baseball star takes to the air to help plan the U.S.' aerial defense. Cast: James Stewart, June Allyson, Frank Lovejoy. Dir: Anthony Mann. Color, 114 minutes, TV-G.
10:00 p.m. Flying Tigers (1942), American flyers help the Chinese fight off Japanese invaders. Cast: John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee. Dir: David Miller. BW, 101 minutes, TV-PG, CC.
12:00 a.m. Air Force (1943), A bomber crew sees World War II action over the Pacific. Cast: John Garfield, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy. Dir: Howard Hawks. BW, 125 minutes, TV-G, CC.
2:30 a.m. Captains Of The Clouds (1942), A mail flyer joins the Canadian air force for fun but has to prove his worth when he goes to war. Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall. Dir: Michael Curtiz. Color, 113 minutes, TV-G, CC.
4:30 a.m. Wings Of The Navy (1939), Pilot brothers vie for the same woman. Cast: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John Payne. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW, 90 minutes, TV-G.
Tuesday, July 31
8:30 a.m. The Lost Squadron (1932), Veteran flyers from World War I find work as movie stuntmen. Cast: Richard Dix, Mary Astor, Erich von Stroheim. Dir: George Archainbaud. BW, 79 minutes, TV-G.
10:00 a.m. Hollywood Cowboy (1937), A vacationing Western star signs on to help a female rancher fight off bandits. Cast: George O'Brien, Cecilia Parker, Maude Eburne. Dir: Ewing Scott. Color, 64 minutes, TV-G.
11:15 a.m. Flying Wild (1941), When he gets a job at an aviation plant, a street tough stumbles onto an enemy spy ring. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Donald Haines. Dir: William West. BW, 61 minutes, TV-G.
12:30 p.m. High Flyers (1938), Two men pose as flyers and get mixed up with jewel smugglers. Cast: Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Lupe Velez. Dir: Edward F. Cline. BW, 70 minutes, TV-G.
2:00 p.m. The Flying Deuces (1939), Two bumblers join the Foreign Legion to forget a beautiful woman. Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker. Dir: A. Edward Sutherland. BW, 65 minutes, TV-G.
3:15 p.m. The Sky's The Limit (1943), A pilot on leave falls for a pretty news photographer. Cast: Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie, Robert Benchley. Dir: Edward H. Griffith. BW, 89 minutes, TV-G, CC.
4:45 p.m. It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), A group of greedy clowns tears up the countryside in search of buried treasure. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar. Dir: Stanley Kramer. Color, 182 minutes, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format.
8:00 p.m. A Guy Named Joe (1943), A downed World War II pilot becomes the guardian angel for his successor in love and war. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW, 120 minutes, TV-G, CC, DVS.
10:15 p.m. Test Pilot (1938), An irresponsible test pilot's wife and best friend try to get him to grow up. Cast: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW, 119 minutes, TV-G, CC.
12:30 a.m. Top of the World (1955), When he's transferred to Alaska, a brash pilot tries to stop his ex-wife from remarrying. Cast: Dale Robertson, Evelyn Keyes, Frank Lovejoy. Dir: Lewis Foster. Color, 90 minutes, TV-G.
2:15 a.m. The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941), A pilot and a temperamental heiress are stranded in the desert together. Cast: James Cagney, Bette Davis, Harry Davenport. Dir: William Keighley. BW, 92 minutes, TV-G, CC.
4:00 a.m. Flying Down To Rio (1933), A dance-band leader finds love and success in Brazil. Cast: Dolores Del Rio, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. Dir: Thornton Freeland. BW, 90 minutes, TV-G, CC.
5:30 a.m. Festival of Shorts #49 (2006), Features two vintage Warner Vitaphone shorts: Silver Jubilee (1930) and Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer (1933). BW, 23 minutes, CC.
Crop Dusters Converge on Central Indiana
According to the pilot, these hard-working aircraft pay for themselves in just one year of work. Good thing, because the airframes are often retired after just five years of use. Corrosion and constant metal fatigue takes their toll on these workhorses. These Air Tractors spray at 126 KTs. When they cross the end of the field, they waste no time with leisurely turns. They turn around for the next pass at very low altitudes and high back angles, pulling a lot of G's with a high payload on board.
The work is not for the faint-hearted. These guys spray in the hottest weather, work extremely long hours for a few months out of the year, pull a lot of G's all day long, and have to contend with trees, fence rows, electrical power lines, cell phone towers, irate neighbors, and occasionally a few pot shots from the ground. And don't forget about handling thousands of pounds of poisonous chemicals on a daily basis.
Think that it's impossible to make a living in aviation? Why not try crop dusting?
Chapter 1311 Sponsors Tool Scholarship
The Tool Scholarship has been seeded with a donated tool box. The chapter is actively recruiting members and other interested parties to donate new or gently used tools (quality tools only!) to meet the requirement list. Cash donations will also be accepted.
The chapter will publish a list in each newsletter of what was donated and provide monthly updates on what we'll need to get the first set completed.
To see a list of the required tools, download the PDF file at http://www.eaa1311.org/PDF_files/vu_tool_list.pdf.
New Chapter Name Tags Available
We have two simultaneous designs available for members. Those with an aircraft will be able to have a name tag with a photo of their aircraft in the lower left-hand corner. Members currently without an aircraft will have the EAA logo in front.
We have photos and/or illustration for perhaps a third of the members. For those that we don't have a photo or illustration, you'll be able to submit your own photo for use, with some limitations based on acceptable formats and content: we will need photos that will reproduce with reasonable clarity, and you will need some legitimate connection to the aircraft in the name tag.
If you have a photo that you would like to use on your name tag, please send an email to Michael Mossman at michaelandkatie@insightbb.com. We get it ready for the name tag. Restrictions for content and reproducibility will apply.
Chapter 1311 Builders' Local Resource Directory
AED Motorsport Products, 5375 W. 86th St., Indianapolis IN 46268, 317-334-0569 http://www.aedmotorsport.com. AED specializes in 4130 chrome moly, stainless, aluminum, titanium, FK rod ends and spherical bearings.
Chance Aviation, 4444 Decatur Blvd , Indianapolis, IN 46241, 317-486-8802, http://www.chanceaviation.com. Chance is a parts supplier tailored to the local FBO's,
Earl's Indy, 302 Gasoline Alley, Indianapolis IN 46222, 1-800-331-INDY http://www.earlsindy.com. Earl's specializes in hoses and related supplies and service, plus AN fittings and hardware.
McKinney Corp, Lafayette, IN http://www.mckinneycorp.com. They stock a wide variety of 4130 steel and 6061 aluminum tubing, AN hardware, NACA scoops, and other items
Start thinking of the places where you locally buy for AN hardware, sheet metal, paint, tools and other items. We'll need an address, phone number and web site, if they have one. 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.
Check out our online directory at http://www.eaa1311.org. Click on the link "Homebuilder's Resources" on the left. Note that all resources listed are merely suggestions; as a chapter we do not endorse any of them. Our recommendation: "Caveat Emptor" (let the buyer beware).
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
July 2007 newsletter continued onto Section 2
July 2007 newsletter ends on Section 3
Doug Hatfield renewed his relationship with Chapter 1311 at the July meeting. Doug, who was a member many years ago, is a flight mechanic for Eli Lilly & Co., traveling with the three Gulfstream IVs on international trips. Prior to Lilly, he worked at Beechcraft in Wichita then stepped up to the Gulfstream factory in Savanna GA. He is an A&P and IA, having attended Purdue University. He lists his project as assisting his father in the construction of a Zenith 640 with a Franklin 220 and Ivo prop; the Zenith is almost ready for paint. His father and project are in Bloomington IL so he helps whenever he can. Doug and his wife Carrie live in Avon. Welcome back, Doug!
By Michael Mossman
One of the best little fly-ins in the area is EAA Chapter 67's Pancake Breakfast at Noblesville Airport. Noblesville's got a great 9-27 grass runway with plenty of room for back taxi and superb ground control and organization. It's a great place to fly in, see and be seen. No wonder it's a perennial attraction for homebuilts, classics, biplanes and all kinds of drive-in traffic.
This year, Mike Laurenzano expressed an interest in seeing my airplane and perhaps hitting a fly-in or two. We used Noblesville as an excuse to get in the air. Although Noblesville is just a few nautical minutes east of my home field (Boone County Airport), I thought it would be fun to head south and pick him up at Pegasus Farms, then fly over to Noblesville and meet up with my Boone County buddies and Chapter 1311 pals for some pancakes, sightseeing and reverie.
In spite of the very good turnout numbers, the line for pancakes didn't last too long. Perhaps it was because we arrived a bit later for breakfast, but the short time in line gave us an opportunity to visit with old friends and meet new ones. Good thing it wasn't too long, because the weather was hot, especially standing out in the sun.
Noblesville's annual "BIG" attraction is their annual barbecue, traditionally scheduled on a Sunday early in October. This year it's on Sunday, October 7. They always serve a great spread and draw some of the best airplanes in the area. For those who haven't flown into Noblesville and are concerned about the grass runway, don't be afraid of it. The runway is moderately flat and well drained. They keep the grass neatly clipped and it is smooth. The runway is wide enough that aircraft can back taxi along the south side of the runway while aircraft are arriving or departing. Although there is a housing development adjacent to the east, there aren't any serious obstructions on either end of the runway. Make Noblesville a "must attend" on your calendar this fall.
When we arrived at Shawnee, a few airplanes were out on the grass so we plopped in to visit. Although cancelled, the "event" still drew pilots from Evansville and Illinois. Mike and I hung around for a while and talked airplanes with the few that were there.
In case the drought ends and you can't get out to go flying on Tuesdays this month, Jeff Chapman sent us the following news. Turner Classic Movies (the TCM channel) is playing all aviation movies every Tuesday this month. Here is the lineup for the rest of the month:
6:00 a.m. Flight (1929), A Marine flyer and his flight school mentor fall for the same beautiful nurse. Cast: Jack Holt, Lila Lee, Ralph Graves. Dir: Frank Capra. BW, 112 mins, TV-PG.
6:00 a.m. Winning Your Wings (1942), James Stewart hosts this classic Air Force recruiting film. BW, 18 minutes, TV-G.
6:00 a.m. Murder In The Air (1940), A secret service agent fights to keep enemy spies away from top secret government plans. Cast: Ronald Reagan, John Litel, James Stephenson. Dir: Lewis Seiler. BW, 55 minutes, TV-PG.
7:00 a.m. Sky Murder (1940), Detective Nick Carter tries to prove a beautiful immigrant innocent of murder. Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Donald Meek, Kaaren Verne. Dir: George B. Seitz. BW, 72 minutes, TV-PG.
Too busy getting ready for Oshkosh to watch these classics? Why not tape a few of them and settle in for an aviation film festival next winter?
TV illustrations adapted from David Gray original paintings
During the past couple of weeks, several aerial agricultural spray application firms have been busy from sunrise to sunset treating crops for pests. On July 6 and 7, one firm came in from Franklin IN to spray for corn smut. The spray company brought in a semi tanker truck with several ground support crew and flew an Air Tractor, a single-engine turboprop applicator with 450 gallons capacity.
These ag pilots rarely fly more than a couple hundred feet above ground level from their airport to the farms that they are working. Time is money, so they don't spend too much time getting to altitude or flying very far from the field. The modern applicators use GPS to find the fields and mark the rows that they've sprayed. Gone are the days of teen-aged kids standing at the end of a row with a marker flag, often getting dusted in the process.
Gus Gustafson's new project, the Eric Gustafson Tool Scholarship, is now in full swing. Gus has received the EAA "blessing" and has secured the "hold harmless" clause for the scholarship. The plans are to assemble a full set of tools required for the Vincennes University A & P license program, them loan them to a deserving student. Once the chapter is successful in accumulating a full tool set, Gus would like to start a second set. Since the A & P program lasts two years, alternating the two sets would allow the chapter to assist one new student every year.
EAA Chapter 1311 now has its name tags for the meetings. Our tags are a lanyard-style of tag, so there is no clip to mar the fine fabric of your clothing.
We've all been around town trying to scrounge up a few AN bolts or perhaps some 4130 tubing to finish a last-minute weekend building or repair project. How much easier would it be to know where the best supplies of quality parts and materials are?
With the days getting longer and colder winter weather way behind us, many chapter members are spending their evenings and weekends in their basements or garages, hunkered over the work bench and building airplanes or getting their projects ready to fly to the fly-ins or Oshkosh. 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.