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5th Annual Chapter 1111 Fly In:
The 5th Annual Chapter 1111 Fly in is now history! Following are some highlights.
Fly in director Jerry Sorrell has submitted the following report from the 5th annual EAA Chapter 1111 Fly-In and Young Eagles day, June 16, 2001
Again, the weather held dry for the 5th year in a row. However, a few clouds may have kept some away. Still, no one had reason to go away hungry, and all kids who qualified as young Eagles had plenty of opportunity to quickly and easily take their flights. Show cars came early, and many planes came and went throughout the day. The interest was high with the raffle of gifts that Fernando had put together. This was great! Here are the Fly-In statistics.
On Saturday, 31 Young Eagles went aloft with the following pilots.
Lee Dines, Mike Lewis, Jim Ylvisaker, Leon Smith, Jean, Harmon Lange, Marcy Lange, and Karen Fenton. (FYI, Karen flew 6 Young Eagles on Friday, making a total of 37 for the whole weekend.)
The Unique Tin group from Longview Kelso brought in some fine machinery. At least four rigs from North Clark County also arrived. I hope you had opportunity to look them over. There were 22 vehicles parked on display along the fence. Fifteen of these owners have been awarded plane rides and we are waiting for the calls so flight arrangements can be made.
We had 33 aircraft register, but there were more than those on the line if we counted the Young Eagles flyers and some of our local EAA group who parked but did not register. And at the end, we missed a few. Altogether, I think we had close to 50 aircraft go through the north ramp.
Awards went to the following:
· Youngest Pilot was Brian Campbell of Gig Harbor at 25 years.
· Oldest Pilot was Bob Delano of Port Angeles at 78 years. (He has been here before and done that before.)
· Furthest Traveled Pilot was Mel Rudin of Port Angeles
· People’s Choice plane was the DR-107 “One Design” mid wing aerobatic plane owned by Fritz Guenther of Chehalis.
Plans are underway to recommend the leaders for next year. Now is the time to plan while we remember the details.
Prez Sez:
Another Chapter 1111 fly-in and Young Eagles day is in the history books. My thanks to all who gave the special effort to make the day a success. The addition of custom cars to the day was a nice touch that I'm sure will be continued next year. My special thanks to Jerry Sorrell for heading up the fly-in committee AGAIN this year and doing a superb, well organized job!
October will see the election of new officers for the chapter. I will be asking for volunteers for a nominating committee at the July meeting so please consider the opportunity to help in this very important function. Our chapter is very active and continues to gain new members and we need good leaders to keep the flow going!
See you all at the meeting,
Jay.
Minutes:
President Jay Tabor called the May meeting to order at 7pm with 23 members and guests present.
Treasurer’s Report:
Mike Lewis reports 5/31/01 closing balances as follows: Checking $189.17, Savings $8359.03
Old Business:
The build/restore project committee met prior to the June membership meeting. The group discussed the merits of a chapter project and concluded that because many members are currently building, this idea may be premature. The committee recommends that we table the idea until a later date.
Fly out coordinator Jim Ylvisaker addressed the group on the upcoming Fly-Outs that are detailed below.
#3 July 6-8 Sun River.
#4 Fall Fly-Out Lake Powell, Az. and The Reno Air Races.
Jim reminds members interested in the Lake Powell/Air race fly out that reservations must be made soon.
New Business:
Jay Tabor reports the PDX tower visit was excellent! Thanks to Leon Smith for his efforts to make the visit possible.
Fly in director Jerry Sorrell asks for volunteers to help with the June 16th Fly in. Help is still needed in most areas.
Mike Stout was the big winner at the May 5th Poker run Fly out. Mike kindly donated his $72 winnings to the chapter-building fund. Thanks Mike.
June Program:
The June program was a “Chapter Views “ Video.
Letter to the Editor:
Hi Terry;
I was wondering how the date is selected for the Young Eagle Flights in June. Seems there is a lot of conflict with the RV Fly-In at Scappoose. This year, (10th yr.) there were 107 RV's flying into Scappoose. I believe that's a record. Since we fly RV's we always attend this event. We also love to fly Young Eagles. (That’s 2 airplanes flying Young Eagles) We feel torn between the 2 events. We try to do both events, but feel quilty about not doing enough for the Kelso Chapter.
What I see as the biggest problem is radio communications. Good radio communications are critical for safety, especially when flying YE's. You've got 2 airports, close together, using the same frequency. I only gave 3 YE flights, but every time I was taking off, or in the pattern, communications were difficult. 122.8 was extremely busy that day.
The other issue is the traffic in the air. Scappoose had a lot of RV's flying in from the North, right over Kelso. We don't normally see that much traffic.
I would like to see the 2 groups comprise on the dates.
When Harmon and I left Kelso to attend the Scappoose Fly-In, we encountered a # of RV's, in flight. When we actually landed at Scappoose, there were 6 RV’s on downwind, 1 on base, and 2 on final. That was the stream of traffic most of the morning at Scappoose, very nerve wracking to say the least.
Terry, you can put the above info in the newsletter, if you want. I'm heading back to Wis. next week to attend a wedding & visit with family. When I get back I will be busy getting ready for the trip to Oshkosh. It's annual time for the RV-6A, so we need to get that done before we fly it back to Oshkosh.
Marcy Lange
Visit our web site @ www.langair.com
(The selection of the second weekend in June was made because the first weekend in June is historically the International Young Eagle Day. Most other chapters have something scheduled for that first weekend. Ed.)
Officers and Committee Chairpersons:
President &
Tech. Counselor: Jay Tabor: 425-6278: jtabor@scattercreek.com
V. President & Tech. Counselor: Jerry Sorrell:
263-1532: jsorrell@rocketship.com
Treasurer: Mike Lewis: 274-8860: michael@kalama.com
Secretary - Newsletter Editor: Terry Creamer:
503-556-1670: terry@ados.com
Historian: Bev Smith & Lou Ann Tabor: 274-8860
Hospitality chairperson: George Robertson: 636-3814: grobertson@tdn.com
Young Eagles Co-ordinator: Karen Fenton: 546-1550: fen20kf@aracnet.com
Fly Out Director:Jim Ylvisaker: 636-0242: jlemieux@teleport.com
For Sale:
I have a new Comant CI-122 bent whip VHF Com antenna that I won't need and would like to sell. Catalog price new is $112 but I well sell for $75. Contact. Leon Smith (360) 577-0418.
The Chapter hangar is now available. If you have a Aircraft, project or whatever, contact Jay Tabor.
Calendar of events:
July, 11th – 15th Arlington Wa. Northwest EAA Fly in.
Dues:
Dues are $24.00 per year. If you join in midyear, they are pro-rated to $2.00 per month. Send your dues to our Treasurer Mike Lewis. Remember to include your National EAA number. (This is required for membership as stated in our by-laws.) We also would like to hear about your project(s) and/or your plane(s). Most of us have email and if you would like to share that too, I will add it to our lists.
From the web:
by Kari J.
Seppanen
Hangar, perhaps the most misspelled word in aviation:
Surprisingly, it is often misspelled "hanger" by both
the general population and by those in aviation. The term has
nothing to do with "hanging" anything inside, not even
in a blimp hangar. During World War I, pilots often sheltered
their airplanes in farmer’s barns or sheds in the French
countryside. Hangar is the French word for a "shed"
(especially one for shoeing horses) and may come from the
Medieval Latin word angarium. By the way, the French word for an
airplane hangar is hangar, so they still do not distinguish
between the 3-390 building [hangar at Boeing Field] and an old
horse shed. I would have expected something more elegant, perhaps
"chateau d'avion." In Toulouse, the Airbus test
airplanes are parked nose-in on three sides of the main flight
test building. This three-story building with offices, conference
rooms, parts storage, etc. is called the "Abreuvoir."
It was not named for any famous French aviation pioneer, but is
literally a "feeding trough" for cattle. Isn't French
supposed to be romantic?
EAA Chapter #1111
Terry Creamer
77044 Scott Rd.
Rainier, Or. 97048