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.
The next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 6:30 p.m., in the Operations Building at Hendricks County Airport, Danville IL. Program: Reschedule of presentation by Bill Whitsitt about his company Xwind's Crosswind Landing Simulator. Whitsitt's experience as a CFI is that it takes a Student/Pilot about 90 crosswind landings to become proficient. The simulator gives the Student/Pilot an opportunity to concentrate on that one minute or less that is critical for a good crosswind landing.
Directions from Indianapolis:
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.
On the Radar:
Classified Ads
BALCONY FOR SALE: Hangar balcony at 2R2 for immediate sale, $300, price includes moving to local site. Dave Clark 317-839-4500 davecpd@att.net
AIRCRAFT PROJECT FOR SALE: Nearly complete Fisher Skeeter, ready to cover and assemble. Includes engine and propeller. Debbie Sullivan, 270-293-3515 or 270-759-9451.
ENGINE PARTS FOR SALE: Hartzell 69-inch constant-speed propeller, Woodward prop governor, plus parts for one additional propeller (from Lycoming 320 B3B); aluminum spinner for prop above; oil sump for Lycoming B3B (yellow tag) with intake tubes and new rubber hoses; oil sump for Lycoming O-290, oil sump for Lycoming 0-235. Chuck Leucht 765-481-9661 charlesleucht@sbcglobal.net
AIRCRAFT FOR SALE: Cessna 170A, Imron paint, 1-piece windshield, slide out pull handles, hew headliner, door panels, baggage compartment, floor panels, firewall panel. King KLX 135 GPS/com, KT76A, XPDR, Sigtronics 4-place intercom, single channel EGT, vernier throttle and mixture, many new engine parts. AC TT 4465.88, ESMOH 559.22, ESTOH 506.3. Ernie Winters 317-996-3696 pr 317-727-6504, flywithwingsaseagles@yahoo.com
AIRCRAFT FOR SALE: 1946 Stinson 108, new paint, new tires and tubes, fresh annual, 1 radio and transponder, 1753 hours TT, 253 hours SMOH on engine, 73 hours SOH on prop, $30,000 OBO. Don Roberts 317-445-3229
AIRCRAFT KIT FOR SALE: Sonex kit #115. Have everything but the skins. Kit not started so it could be either a tri-gear or taildragger. $8,000. Contact Fred Baldwin 317-354-6200 (cell phone), bladexz2@comcast.net
WANTED TO BUY: Used Rotax 912, Jabiru 2200 or Rotax 582 engine. Contact Mark Rinehart 317-745-2466, capt_riney@yahoo.com.
FOR SALE: Piper jumper cables in excellent condition (round plug type), $50 or make offer. Portable intercom, $20. Contact Larry Rush k9hxt@sbcglobal.net or 272-2153
WANTED TO BUY: Used 4-foot brake and 4-foot shear. Contact Troy Grover, 317-919-6594 (cell phone), rv6grover@sbcglobal.net
AIRCRAFT FOR SALE: One-third interest in an RV-7A. Fully equipped for IFR, including autopilot and extended range tanks. Based at Eagle Creek Airport. $35,000. Contact Vern Sullenger at sullenger@iquest.net, cell phone 317-695-7929.
AIRCRAFT FOR SALE: 1966 Alon A2, TT-2539, SMOHE 930, IFR panel, nice, $27,750. Mark Eminger 765-528-2146 or Robert Barnhart 765- 448-4024 for information 7-10:30 EST.
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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. 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 michaelandkatie1@comcast.net.
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Local Chapters Visit Tom Wood's Hangar
Mechanic Wayne Hershman greeted the visitors in the lobby of the building then escorted us to Wood's hangar. He didn't give a lot of direction, like "don't touch" or "be careful." Basically, it was have fun, take photos and feel this share of history.
Wood's is no museum relic; this P-51D Mustang has been to many local fly-ins and aviation events. It's had its share of mishaps and damage but his crews keep it put together and in great flying and displaying condition. He obviously doesn't worry too much about fingerprints and wear around the cockpit; Hershman assisted many of the visitors up over the side and into the cockpit for a one-in-a-lifetime test-fit of a real Mustang. But not everyone took him up on the opportunity. More than one onlooker commented that the young men flying fighters in WW-II were much smaller than the average Americans of today. Six feet tall appeared to be too tall to fit in the cockpit, and unfortunately many of us are now too wide to fit in, anyway.
One of the most unusual items in his collection is his Convair Saberjet. You just don't see many military jets in the hands of private collectors, as it can cost a fortune to fuel them. As will all of his airplanes in the hangar, the ladder was propped up to the cockpit so that visitors could take a look at the business office of a Cold War fighting machine.
Wood also has a Beechcraft Bonanza that looks like a museum piece, not a working man's transport. Even so, visitors could paw all over it and admire its beautiful interior and well-equipped panel. It has five seats and a conventional but well-equipped panel.
The smallest aircraft in the collected displayed that Saturday was his four-seat Lancair experimental.
Other items on display include a Packard-built Rolls-Royce V-12 engine and an 18-cylinder Pratt & Whitney radial engine, most likely as spares for the Mustang and Bearcat, respectively.
Lots of kids came with their parents to see the airplanes and many were boosted up into the cockpits to see what a real aircraft looks like from the inside out. I was most encouraged by the interest shown by a few teens and am hopeful that the little kids there will also get the aviation bug in a few years.
Planning the Fly-In Circuit
June 7 (Sun) — Jackson MI — Annual Pancake breakfast Fly-In Cruise-In, Jackson County Airport (KJXN). Web site: http://eaa304.com
June 14 (Sun) — Hanover IN — Sinful Sunday — Lee Bottom Field, (64I), Sunday afternoon ice cream desserts from 1-3 p.m. (no rain date). Website: http://www.leebottom.com
June 20 (Sat) — Kendallville IN — Airport Fun Day — Fly-in, Drive In, Kendallville Municipal Airport (C62), breakfast 7-11, lunch 11-2, many activities, get flyer at http://www.eaa304.com/newsletter. Contact Kendallville Flying Service 260-347-9260
July 12 (Sun) — Hanover IN — Sinful Sunday — Lee Bottom Field, (64I), Sunday afternoon ice cream desserts from 1-3 p.m. (no rain date). Website: http://www.leebottom.com
August 9 (Sun) — Hanover IN — Sinful Sunday — Lee Bottom Field, (64I), Sunday afternoon ice cream desserts from 1-3 p.m. (no rain date). Website: http://www.leebottom.com
September 26 (Sat) — Hanover IN — Wood, Fabric & Tailwheels fly-in, Lee Bottom Field (64I). Breakfast and lunch served, hundreds of antique, classic and other aircraft. Camping available overnight. Website: http://www.leebottom.com
Go back to Section 1
April 1, 2009 — Bill Whitsitt, about this Xwind Crosswind Landing Simulator
May 6, 2009 — TBA
June 3, 2009 — Project Visit: Harpoon Tour by Glen Matejcek
July 1, 2009 — Project visit: Paul Vogel's Sonex
August 5, 2009 — Oshkosh Report and other unbelievable stories
September 2, 2009 — TBA
October 7, 2009 — TBA
November 4, 2009 — TBA
December 2, 2009 — TBA (date tentative)
January 6, 2010 — TBA
AIRCRAFT FOR SALE: Harmening High Flyer's Powered Parachute (owner deceased). Two place. 5 hours total time, 503 Rotax engine, includes skis, price negotiable based on fair market value appraisal. Chuck Long 317-417-1604 LoneEagleHDS@aol.com
Tower: Mission 123, do you have problems?
Pilot: I think, I have lost my compass.
Tower: Judging the way you are flying, you lost the whole instrument panel!
Thanks to Larry Bothe, Freeman Flash newsletter editor
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President: Dale "Gus" Gustafson, 1-317-293-4430, dalefaye@msn.com
Vice President: Doug Hatfield, 317-745-6691, hatfielddoug@hotmail.com
Secretary: Michael Mossman, 1-765-483-9533, michaelandkatie1@comcast.net
Treasurer: Vern Sullenger, 1-317-839-8728, sullenger@iquest.net
Director: Dave Clark, 317-839-4500, davecpd@att.net
Director: Mark Eminger, 765-528-2146, tjemee@yahoo.com
Director: Dave Helton, 1-317-745-7916, davehelton@heltonssoc.com
Director: Chuck Long, 317-892-3146, LoneEagleHDS@aol.com
Director: Doug Moncreiff, 317-280-1621, cdmoncreiff@sbcglobal.net
Director: Gary Reynolds, 317-745-6223, n98gr@att.net
Director: Paul Vogel, 1-317-272-2106, p_vogel@sbcglobal.net
Current as of February 5, 2009
NAME EMAIL ADDRESS PROJECT(S) BERG, Paul ppberg@bluemarble.net RV-8 BRAAF, Bob bbraaf@msn.com Cessna 210-5 BUDNY, Skip skbudny@tds.net Mini 500 helicopter BUIST, Jim jimbuist@yahoo.com — BYRUM, Jon jbyrum@byrumarchitects.net RV-7A CHAPMAN, Jeff PoP6756@aol.com Piper Tri-Pacer CHAPMAN, Tom chapman.t@comcast.net 1957 Cessna 172 CLARK, David davecpd@att.net 1946 Aeronca Chief CRAWLEY, Dennis Crawley27@comcast.net Grumman Tiger EMINGER, Mark tjemee@yahoo.com Christavia Mk1 GRIFFIN, Jim jimg@netcapade.net Questar Venture GROVER, Troy rv6grover@sbcglobal.net RV-10 GUSTAFSON, Dale DALEFAYE@msn.com Piper J-4 HATFIELD, Doug hatfielddoug@hotmail.com Zenair 640 HENDERSON, Robert robert_10215@msn.com Christavia MK2 HOWARD, Bob rhoward@comcastnet Looking at LSA KOPESCHKA, Dave iedvk@iquest.net Little Wing Autogyro KOPESCHKA, Steve stephen.j.kopeschka@rolls-royce.com Little Wing Autogyro LAURENZANO, Mike mikelaurenzano@yahoo.com RANS S-19 LeBARON, Tim tjlebaron@sbcglobal.net RV-4, Ercoupe LEUCHT, Chuck charlesleucht@sbcglobal.net RV-9A LONG, Chuck charles.long@allisontransmission.com Zenair 601 HDS MELCHIOR, Dirk d-r-melchior@msn.com F1 Rocket MONCREIFF, Doug cdmoncreiff@sbcglobal.net JDT Hi-Max MOSSMAN, Michael michaelandkatie1@comcast.net Zenair 601 HDS PRINCELL, Rick GRPContracting@comcast.net GP-4 RAHM, Kenneth riptide757@aol.com — REYNOLDS, Gary n98gr@att.net RV-6A RUBERSON, Bryan bruberson@aol.com Aeronca Chief RULEY, Paul pbrmgr@comcast.net RV-7A SNYDER, Jim jim.snyder1@comcast.net Cherokee 180 STUCKER, David d.j.stucker@worldnet.att.net — SULLENGER, Vern sullenger@iquest.net Cherokee 140, RV-7A VOGEL, Paul p_vogel@sbcglobal.net Sonex VONDERSAAR, Bob rvondersaar@austin.rr.com Steen Skybolt VONDERSAAR, Teresa tvondersaar@ausin.rr.com Steen Skybolt WININGS, Jim winingsj@aol.com Rocket
Through December 31, 2008
NAME EMAIL ADDRESS PROJECT(S) BALDWIN, Fred bladexz2@comcast.net Bladerunner twin jet BEETHAM, John jabeetham@earthlink.net Fokker D VII, Piper Dakota BROYLES, John broylesjohn@sbcglobal.net — HELTON, Dave davehelton@heltonassoc.com Piper Tri-Pacer LATHROP, Steve lathropdad@worldnet.att.net BearHawk LEWIS, Jimmy rudder4@aol.com RV-7A MACKENZIE, Mark treetopflyer2506@yahoo.com RV-4 MATEJCEK, Glen aerobubba@earthlink.net RV-8 MATEJCEK, Robin aerobubba@earthlink.net RV-8 MORTON, David djamorton@sbcglobal.net — NELSON, Cale cale_nlsn@yahoo.com Cessna NG, Bart bng@math.iupui.edu RV-7A PARKER, David hoosierwingsfilm@live.com Pietenpol Air Camper RINEHART, Mark capt_riney@yahoo.com Kolb Mark III Classic ROTTLER, Mark mark@rottler.org — RUSH, Larry k9hxt@sbcglobal.net RV-6A, RV-8 SHUMAKER, Kim kkrv-9a@sbcglobal.net RV-9A SMITH, Shaun — — WEATHERS, Steve indy.pilot@hotmail.com Wag Aero Sport Trainer WINTERS, Ernie lwinters@pow-wowfitness.com Cessna 170 A
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By Michael Mossman
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, several members and guests from Chapter 1311 joined Chapter 67 (Noblesville) in a hands-on, ropes-down tour of auto dealer Tom Wood's hangar at Signature Air, located on Indianapolis International Airport.
The first aircraft that a visitor sees is a Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat with its wings folded, just as if it were on the storage deck of an aircraft carrier. Wood's mechanics have a rolling stairs placed by the Bearcat so that visitors can climb up onto the wing and take a look in the cockpit. It's amazing that such a wide, barrel-shaped airplane has such a tiny cockpit. I hadn't realized that the Bearcat had fabric-covered control surfaces. Gus Gustafson was wondering if they used PK screws to hold the fabric down, but the fabric across the ribs was too smooth to hide any screws. I could help but be awed by the size of the propeller blades, which are larger in chord and length than my entire ailerons! And there are four of them.
Opened up for service and with its guts exposed for all to see, Wood's North American SNJ-4 gave visitors a rare chance to see the inner workings of an antique military aircraft. When Chapter 1311 visited in January 2003, it was in the same condition: dismantled. Six years have passed so it's more likely that his crew is doing another repair or annual rather than still working on the same job.
Although most folks are fascinated in Wood's warbirds, his general aviation machines also garner their fair share of attention. His Cessna Citation 560 XL is always open for visitors to look inside and see how comfortably a business executive can travel. His Citation has ten extremely soft white leather seats, with the hardware trimmed in gold. The instrument panel is full glass.
Tom Wood has 11 auto dealerships, representing 16 brands in four states. He also owns a mortgage company and a leasing company.
My favorite time of the year is just about here — Fly-In season! If you have an aircraft and are looking for places to go, we've got some great locations and events. The following is a list of fly-ins and other aviation events located in Indiana and adjacent states. If you don't have an aircraft but are willing to drive, the list below is round-trip "do-able" in a day. We can't guarantee that every fly-in is listed. Also, we strongly recommend that you contact the event before committing your 100LL. However, we guarantee that if you visit some of these you'll have some great fun.