Greetings to everyone. The month started with a Christmas Party and was enjoyed by everyone who attended. I must add that I was disappointed in the low attendance for Chapter members. The reason(s) need to be talked about at the next Chapter meeting.
December's meeting
December's meeting was held December 1, 2009, beginning at 6 p.m. as a joint Holiday Party with the Hendricks County Aviation Association at Primo West in Plainfield.
Chapter Members And Their Guests In Attendance: Paul and Peggy Berg, Dale and Faye Gustafson, Jim and Peggy Lewis, Doug and Susan Moncreiff, Michael Mossman, Rick and Teri Princell, Larry and Marina Rush, Jim and Suzanne Snyder, David and Janet Stucker, Vern and Lou Sullenger, and Jim and Wilma Winings. If you were there but we didn't record it, let us know.
Dinner Menu: Two or three salads, vegetable medley, au gratin potatoes, roast chicken, roast pork, bread, tea, coffee, and Neapolitan ice cream for dessert, along with a cash bar.
Entertainment:
"Al" from HCAA played an assortment of Christmas music and old favorites on his keyboard.
Program: HCAA President Jay Clark, serving as the master of ceremonies, conducted their clubs' business announcements and gave thanks to the volunteers for the year. Outgoing EAA Chapter 1311 President Dale Gustafson read the announcements for the chapter and presented the EAA recognition awards. HCAA's Wilma Winings drew the door prize winners' names.
To get a downloadable PDF membership application see http://www.eaa1311.org/PDF_files/membership_application.pdf
Dues are Due!
Please send your $15 dues to the treasurer: Doug Moncreiff, 8113 Traders Hollow Lane, Indianapolis IN 46278, or give it to Doug at the next meeting. Make your check out to EAA Chapter 1311.
Christmas Letter From Our Founder
From our humble beginnings in January 1954, EAA has been a family organization, with a love for aviation, building friendships and respect for each other, as it has always been in our Chapters. I hope this spirit and volunteerism is respected and continued for many years to come.
2010 will soon be upon us here at EAA headquarters and our Board of Directors continue their efforts to search for a new President to lead your organization. It would be my wish that the founding principles of the organization be continued and the Chapters' (and their members') input continue to be heard by the EAA Board of Directors.
Please give my very best and Christmas greeting to your find Chapter. It is a privilege for me to personally sign this holiday greeting to you and your Chapter.
Season's greetings,
Correspondents Needed
We are looking especially for correspondents for some of the upcoming fly-ins. If you are heading to any fly-ins this coming year, would you please consider submitting a story and photo or two about the event? We'd love to hear about it and hope that one of our members or readers will be there and write about it. Please contact the newsletter editor at michaelandkatie1@comcast.net.
Chapter 1311 Builders' Local Resource Directory
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).
Boone County Airport News
Hangar Space: All hangar spaces are occupied. 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 at http://www.booneairport.org.
Young Eagles News
Aircraft Spotter
Calendar of Events
January 21-24, 2010 — Sebring FL — U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Sebring Regional Airport (SEF), http://www.sport-aviation-expo.com
April 8-11, 2010 — Friedrichshafen Germany — Aero Friedrichshafen, Messe Friedrichshafen, http://www.aero-friedrichshafen.com/html/en
April 13-18, 2010 — Lakeland FL — Sun 'n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL). http://www.sun-n-fun.org
May 22-23, 2010 — Suffolk VA — Virginia Regional Festival of Flight, Suffolk Executive Airport (SFQ). http://www.virginiaflyin.org
June 11-13, 2010 — Marysville CA — Golden West Regional Fly-In and Air Show, Yuba County Airport (MYV). http://www.goldenwestflyin.org
July 7-11, 2010 — Arlington WA — Arlington Fly-In, Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO). http://www.arlingtonflyin.org.
July 26-August 1, 2010 — Oshkosh WI — EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport (OSH). http://www.airventure.org
TBO — Denver CO — Colorado Sport International Air Show and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In, Rocky Mountain metropolitan Airport (BJC). http://www.cosportaviation.org
For details on EAA Chapter fly-ins and other local aviation events, visit http://www.eaa.org/events
Next Meeting
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
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
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
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
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.
BUILDING PARTNER NEEDED: Partner for RANS S-19 project needed. Contact Mike Laurenzano at mikelaurenzano@yahoo.com, cell phone 317-201-5889
AIRCRAFT FOR SALE: 1964 Cherokee 160/180 3473 TTAF, 2056 TTE, 85 SMOH. STC'd to 180 hp O-360-A1A w/Hartzell C/S prop. Full 4-adult airplane. KX155 w/glide slope, KY97A, KT96A, ARNAV R-20 Loran, ADF, electric compass, encoding altimeter, 4-place intercom. Always hangared, well maintained and cared for, 8+ in/out. Nov 2009 annual. $48,900. Based at 2R2. Jim Snyder, 317-430-7172. See pics on Trade-A-Plane.com.
AIRCRAFT TOOLS FOR SALE: Larry Rush is getting out of aviation and has some tools to sell. Contact at 317-272-2153 or k9hxt@sbcglobal.net for more information.
AIRCRAFT PARTNER NEEDED: Mike Laurenzano is looking for a "west side of Indianapolis" partner for a Piper Tomahawk he is considering. Contact mikelaurenzano@yahoo.com, cell phone 317-201-5889
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. 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.
Newsletter Publication Schedule
Get back editions of the newsletter at http://www.eaa1311.org. Click on the link "Newsletters" at the left then click the link for the edition that you want.
Chapter 1311 Board of Directors (2009)
Newsletter editor: Michael Mossman, 1-765-483-9533, michaelandkatie1@comcast.net
Chapter 1311 Board of Directors (2010)
Newsletter editor: Michael Mossman, 1-765-483-9533, michaelandkatie1@comcast.net
2009 Membership Roster
Did we miss anybody? Please let us know; we'll get it updated right away.
Membership Roster Updates Needed
Newsletter continued on Section 2
Web Newsletter in Two Sections
The web newsletter is divided into two sections to take some of the sting out of the download time. If you receive only one section of the newsletter, or if the sections you receive are missing the embedded photo attachments please contact the newsletter editor at michaelandkatie1@comcast.net. The PDF version that gets posted on the website will remain as one file. See http://www.eaa1311.org/newsletters.html to download a PDF 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.
Once again it's time for Chapter 1311 members to ante up with dues. The chapter's board of directors will again set the 2010 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.
December 8, 2009
As another year draws to a close, we celebrate another Christmas and Thanksgiving is just a memory. For me, as the founder of your fine organization, I am very thankful for all of the many friends I've been privileged to have met throughout the past 57 years of "EAA life." The EAA Officers and Directors of the pas as well as the many EAA Chapter Presidents and their officers and members who have given their time and enthusiasm to making EAA and aviation so much better, for this Audrey and I are grateful.
Experimental Aircraft Association
Paul H. Poberezny
Founder
Chapter 1311 is always looking for correspondents and contributors to our monthly newsletter. Whenever you have a story or photo that would be of interest to our readers, we would like to publish it.
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 michaelandkatie1@comcast.net
New Aircraft: John Saalwaechter bought another V-tail Beechcraft Bonanza and brought it to the field in November. Partners Jay Schaumberg and Dick Gurley bought a Mooney M20-C on December 10 and brought it to the field.
EAA Young Eagles Update: By newsletter publication date more than 1,512,850 Young Eagles have taken their first airplane ride.
This Army Blackhawk helicopter landed at Boone County Airport on Saturday, December 5, bringing a two-star general and entourage for a program at the Lebanon Armory. While the general was in town, the crew stayed behind to tend to the helicopter. Before the general returned, the crew helped the airport volunteers clean the debris off of the runway. See the video at http://www.booneairport.org. Click on the link "Projects" then scroll down to the link for the Blackhawk helicopter. Note: this is a large video file; if it runs erratically, pause it and wait for the date to catch up.
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, January 6, 6:30 p.m., at Hendricks County Airport. Program: TBA
January 6, 2010 — Program: TBA
February 3, 2010 — Program: TBA
March 3, 2010 — Program: TBA
April 7, 2010 — Program: TBA
May 5, 2010 — Program: TBA
June 2, 2010 — Program: TBA
July 7, 2010 — Program: TBA
August 4, 2010 — Program: TBA
September 1, 2010 — Program: TBA
October 6, 2010 — Program: TBA
November 3, 2010 — Program: TBA
December 2010 — Christmas party. Date, location and program TBA.
ADVERTISING POLICY: Chapter members may advertise their aviation-related products and services free of charge in a text-only classified ad. Ads will run for three months and may be renewed from month-to-month with an email confirmation. Other Indiana EAA members may run an ad for three months for aviation-related products, provided their ad has been forwarded from their chapter newsletter editor or has appeared in another EAA newsletter. Chapter 1311 reserved the right to edit all ads for content and length. Please promptly report any errors.
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.
EAA Chapter 1311's newsletter is published by email notice on the 15th of each month, with a PDF version available on the chapter web site around the 20th. Newsletter contributors: Please email your material to the newsletter editor by the 14th of the month.
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
President: Vern Sullenger, 1-317-839-8728, sullenger@iquest.net
Vice President: Doug Hatfield, 317-745-6691, hatfielddoug@hotmail.com
Secretary: Michael Mossman, 1-765-483-9533, michaelandkatie1@comcast.net
Treasurer: Doug Moncreiff, 317-280-1621, cdmoncreiff@sbcglobal.net
Director: Mark Eminger, 765-528-2146, tjemee@yahoo.com
Director: Mike Laurenzano, mikelaurenzano@yahoo.com, 317-201-5889
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: Bryan Ruberson, 1- 317-272-0642, bruberson@aol.com
Director: David Stucker, DESTucker@TDS.net, 317-627-4829
Current as of November 4, 2009
See our chapter roster online at http://www.eaa1311.org/memberroster.html
NAME EMAIL ADDRESS PROJECT(S) BEETHAM, John jabeetham@earthlink.net Fokker D7 BERG, Paul ppberg@bluemarble.net RV-8 BRAAF, Bob bbraaf@msn.com Cessna 210-5 BROYLES, John broylkesjohn@sbcglobal.net none yet 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 CULLISON, Lowell flysew@yahoo.com Zenith STOL CH701 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 HELTON, Dave davehelton@heltonassoc.com — HENDERSON, Robert robert_10215@msn.com Christavia MK2 HOWARD, Bob rhoward@comcastnet Looking at LSA JACOBS, Thomas lowdrag@criticalqracing.com Still looking 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 LEWIS, Jim jimlewis102@att.net RV-7A LONG, Chuck charles.long@allisontransmission.com Zenair 601 HDS MACKENZIE, Mark treetopflyer2506@yahoo.com RV-4 MATEJCEK, Glen aerobubba@earthlink.net RV-8 MATEJCEK, Robin aerobubba@earthlink.net RV-8 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 PARKER, David hoosierwingsfilm@live.com Pietenpol Air Camper PRINCELL, Rick GRPContracting@comcast.net GP-4 RAHM, Kenneth riptide757@aol.com — REYNOLDS, Gary n98gr@att.net RV-6A RINEHART, Mark capt_riney@yahoo.com Kolb Mark III Classic RUBERSON, Bryan bruberson@aol.com Aeronca Chief RULEY, Paul pbrmgr@comcast.net RV-7A RUSH, Larry k9hst@sbcglobal.net RV-6A SAALWAECHTER, John saalwaechter01@frontiernet.net V-tail Bonanza SHUMAKER, Kim kkrv-9a@sbcglobal.net RV-9A SNYDER, Jim jim.snyder1@comcast.net Cherokee 180 STUCKER, David DEStucker@TDS.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 WEATHERS, Steve indy.pilot@hotmail.com Wag Aero Sport Trainer WININGS, Jim winingsj@aol.com Rocket
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