The Plane Newsletter

A publication of Chapter 1111 Experimental Aircraft Association

January 2003 - January 2003 - January 2003 - January 2003 - January 2003 - January 2003

From the President

SUPPORTING OUR EAA CHAPTER

THE DATE: January 2, 2003 @ 7 p.m.

THE PLACE: Kelso Airport FBO

THE TASK: The task is something that we need your help with. Our Chapter has an annual expense for incorporation, EAA affiliation, liability insurance, and some printing and mailing expense. You can help with this task by paying your $24.00 dues if you have not already done so. Please note that is also necessary for you to maintain your membership with EAA national also. Please bring your Chapter dues to the meeting, or mail your dues to:

Al Drewry
747 Carmine Road
Castle Rock WA 98611

And, there is another way you can financially help the Chapter. Buy at least one 2003 calendar. The desktops are $15.00 and the wall hangars are $12.00. We REALLY need you help on this one so we do not lose money. You will pay more through EAA because of added shipping and handling. Buy now from Al Drewry and maximize your use for 2003!

THE EVENT: The event is our chapter meeting at the Kelso Airport FBO, and we will be learning more about automotive engine conversions. And, we will have light foods, consistent with your New Year’s resolutions.

Plane Thoughts

At the December meeting, there was some discussion about technical advisor and technical reps. Jerry sent a query to National and got this response...

Jerry asked:
"Designated Airworthiness Representative: I am considering, but I am not A&P rated. What is five years as a technical representative? Some people think this means the technical advisor, and I do not believe this means the same thing.
I think a technical representative is a person who represents an aircraft manfacturer and is trained in certain aspects of maintaining and repairing aircraft."

EAA Response from Randy Hansen:
Jerry, The Technical Representative that is referred to in FAA Order 8130.30 is the field technical representative of a kit manufacturer. It is the person whose job it is to advise the buyers of that kit and help them through any building issues, trouble shooting, etc. they may have with that kit. The term does not refer to a EAA Technical Counselor.

If you meet the basic requirements - be a A&P who has done 3 AB aircraft condition inspections and built a AB aircraft which as since flown at least 100 hours - they you can apply with a referral by a FAA designated sponsoring organization, like EAA.

If you don't meet those basic requirements, you can still qualify if you work for a kit manufacturer as their "field technical representative." In this case your referral to become a AB DAR would have to come from the kit manufacturer - who would be recognized as a FAA designated sponsoring organization if they are on the FAA amateur-built kit 51% kit list (http://av-info.faa.gov/dst/amateur/ama-kit.doc) and have 10 customer-built kits completed and flying in the U.S.

Call me with any questions you may have, 888-322-4636, extension 6522.
---Randy Hansen

Minutes/Notes From Last Meeting

Board Meeting Notes

5 officers present

We reviewed the mailing list we got from National HQ for new potential members. The list includes everyone on the national EAA database who is either current or past member. Determined least expensive to send postcards. Eric will investigate if any postcards are available for printers. Someone will need to write the text of the invite message.

EAA HQ update for chapter status. Jerry will update the information and send it in. Insurance dues 210 $/yr for the hangar is due, The charter renewal agreement due. We MUST be sure to get everyone on board as a national member so we will be covered by our insurance in case anything happens.

Do we need a membership coordinator?

Sam & Sandi will be the Young Eagles coordinators again this year.

We are planning to have some small awards for the January meeting. Some simple certificates of appreciation for us :)

We need to schedule a kick-off meeting for the fly-in. We haven't heard from Fernando in a while. We really need to figure out soon what we are going to do as June will be here before we know it.

Club Meeting Minutes

11 members present. A low turn-out, but maybe some people went directly to Leon's shop.

We talked about the insurance the chapter must pay. We stressed the importance of everyone to be national EAA members as well as 'local' chapter members so we are covered properly by our insurance.

Members are encouraged to go ahead and pay their dues for next year any time they are ready.

Treasurer's report: checking $236.57, building fund $2866.17, cd $9266.32

We talked about calendars and the importance of needing to sell them this year. Since our margin is so slim, we will most likely lose money on the calendars this year. We will also probably not get the EAA calendars again since we can not sell all of them.

Eric has an EAA master mailing list to 'troll' for new members for a "2003" membership drive. Any thoughts about an invitational letter to encourage those EAA "chapterless" members to connect to our chapter? We would like to print the invitation on post cards for cost savings.

We need to get the planning underway for the annual fly-in. Fernando is not yet confirmed as fly-in coord.

Should the January meeting be on the 2nd or the 9th? The 2nd would be what everyone would expect and it should be a work day for most people. The 9th would be more likely to have a higher turnout. Currently no consensus. Unless otherwise noted, the meeting will be on the 2nd.

January program will be either a visit to Bill Pieper's shop to check out his EZ Racer, or a presentation by Charlie Rosenzweig about auto conversions.

We discussed if the next business meeting should be about the program location. Do you like our current meeting place? If the group grows, it gets sort of pinched. If the Kelso Train Depot meeting room were available, would you like to meet there? Let us know.

It loses some airport flavor, but the facilities are very nice. Lots of chairs, small sink, serving table, good layout for slide shows video Etc.

Sam moved to adjurn the meeting and relocate to Leon's shop.

Member Profile

If you have attended any EAA meetings, you have undoubtedly been aware of our very capable President. You may also have had occasion to see him out in his RA4. Jerry’s flying career spans many years in a variety of aircraft. Here, in his own words, is Jerry’s background.

Jerry Sorrell

	I was born in Chehalis, WA in April 1944 and have resided within 80 miles of my birthplace. The grade school and high school years were spent in the Tumwater-Olympia area. Continuing education included Centralia College for two years and then summer school in 1964 at the University of Washington. This education was for my first full time employment experience for the Washington State Department of Transportation.
I have one younger sister, Wendy, who still lives in Olympia, and works for Evergreen College. My parents, in their 80’s, still live in Olympia. Judy and I were married in 1966 and lived in an apartment for two years before doing the traditional thing of scraping enough money together for a down payment on a house in Vancouver. We decided to delay having any children while we paid off debt, and later decided to let others have all the children they wanted on our behalf. I was employed by the Washington State Department of Transportation for 31 years as a professional civil engineer and retired (actually transitioned) in 1995 to work as an engineering consultant for the City of Kelso. Since then, I have worked part time for Skillings Connolly Engineers in Lacey and have an assignment with the Cowlitz Wahkiakum Council of Governments. In four to five years, I plan on something closer to full retirement. Judy plans to retire from her work as a medical insurance billing reviewer for a doctor in Vancouver. Flying has been a part of my life since I was five or six years old. Christmas and birthday gifts always included the toss gliders or the rubber band powered balsa models. My father also owned or co-owned various Aeroncas, Pipers, and a biplane from the late 1940’s through the 50’s. However…. my mother was not sold on letting me go flying, so I probably never flew with my father more than a dozen times in all those years. Skipping to 1967, my wife saw my interest remained and agreed that some flying lessons would be a good thing. (That is my interpretation.) The Taylorcraft was my choice and I solo’d in it. I joined a local flying club that had a Taylor craft and built my hours. I used the Evergreen Flying Service Cessna 150 only long enough to learn the radio and instrument work. Once the private pilot exam was passed, I did not fly a Cessna for about four years. (You old timers, remember this was before the Biennial Flight Review was required.) In the late 60’s I was encouraged by my uncle to build an experimental. This pop rivet Volkswagen powered machine was known as the Jeenie Teenie as advertised in the Popular Mechanics magazine. I flew this for six years, until 1978 and sold it to a brave pilot from CA who flew it to Oshkosh.
From the late 70’s into the early 90’s, I belonged to various flying clubs or rented to keep the rust off the flying skills. In 1988, I bought a Van’s Aircraft RV-4 kit and spent the next five years building. I chose to build to make flying more affordable and to have something that performed nicely. The first flight was October 1993. It was a gratifying experience to have sheets of metal and boxes of hardware finally assembled and stay together on that first flight. Each flight is an enjoyment to just climb out and go. My wife and I enjoy the expanded travel opportunities that put six states in our reach in less than three hours. On the average, I fly about 100 hours per year. When retirement comes, a trip around the US is a goal.

Calendar of events

Next Meeting: Thursday January 2nd, 2003, 7:00 pm

Board Meeting

At the airport, same day but one hour earlier than the regular club meeting.

Upcoming Program

A presentation by Charlie Rosenzweig on auto conversion powerplants for experimental GA.

Classifieds

Please Note!!! All classifieds will start to bear a date. After they have been in the newsletter for 3 publications, they will be moved to the classifieds section of the EAA 1111 web page. Thank you in advance for alerting the editor when and if your ad can be removed.

Buy, Sell, and Swap your stuff here!!! Please keep your editor informed of any status changes for the following listings.

The calendars are here! The calendars are here!
The 2003 calendars are available. There are two models: a desktop model and a wall hanging model. We are selling them for $15 and $12 respectively. Both can be purchased for $25. These will make GREAT Christmas presents and are a required display in every shop. They are a must have for anyone who is interested in knowing what day it is!

Custom Airplane work:--posted December 2002

Do you need to have your RV finished? Do you need a new custom Pitts built
to your specs? How about a smoke system to better visualize the aeroabtics?
This is the place. www.sorrellco.com

Jay Tabor is selling his Glastar firewall forward:--posted December 2002

My 0-320 Lycoming. I t has only 10 hours since an Aero Sport Power rebuild. It's the E2A model but can be made constant speed for an additional $2000. My GlaStar firewall forward less prop is for sale for $22000, engine only for $13,900. You can save a lot of time and money.

BD-4 for sale: See the pictures --posted December 2002

"I am posting this to help out a widow lady. She has a complete BD-4 with a Lycoming 0-290 DTC with 1300 hrs. She says it has logs. The plane is complete, but disassembled for restoration-maintenance. She will include a custom trailer for the plane. The plane is in British Columbia and is Canadian registered. She is asking 6500 US negotable. Ann may be e-mailed at starann@dowco.com. A friend bought her late husband's Ercoupe, and I'm just trying to do a good deed & get the word out."

--Paul Anton

Fernando's RV-8 is for sale: See the pictures --posted November 2002

RV8 for sale $46,000. Fernando Cuglievan (360) 578-4595w (360) 414-2666# pager
(360) 636-5165 h Kelso Washington

About the airplane:
Van's kit is complete. I removed the wings so it will fit in my garage, The seats are upholstered, All parts where primed PPG gray epoxy primer, The outside of the airplane is painted white ( PPG primer, base coat & clear coat) very user friendly paints, There is no bondo, filler or dents, Inside adjustable rudder pedals, Passenger rudder pedals, Van's manual aeliron and elevator trim, Very nice workmanship, Periodic checks by EAA Technical advisor (Jerry Sorrell (360) 263-1532)

About the engine:
Lycoming 0320 160HP 0 SMOH by Premier Engines in Troutdale WA, New Slick mags by Manittuk, New Vans specified metal Hartzel prop. The picture has a 2X4, Hollow crank for future Constant Speed prop, Exhaust, air baffle, carb heat, cab heat, Screw Oil filter

About the panel:
King com radio, transponder, encoder, ELT., Flight com Intercom, Van's engine gauges, E&I switch to monitor CHT & EGT on all cylinders, Van's altimeter, vertical, air speed, turn coordinator, EXP2V toggle DC load center and a EXP2 anunciator board.

Left to do:
Tie wires between panel and engine, Paint 1 wing and cowling, Bolt on wings, flaps , inspection ports, fairings & aelirons, Take to airport and do ground checks, Fly it and have fun.

Reason to sell:
Building is my hobby. I've enjoy building this plane and would like to build or restore another airplane or possibly a Rotorway helicopter.

Officers and Committee Chairpersons