Airport Board Holds the Line
I was not suprised to have the board state they were not going to make a change to the hangar rates.
I did have questions on how some of the 2003 projected income sources were derived, and I will meet with the City finance office to learn more.
Aircraft Weight and Balance
Wag Aero Cub
On Saturday, May 24, 2003, Jim McClellan and I met Mark Edwards at the Kelso Airport EAA hangar to weigh Mark’s plane. The weigh-in went smoothly, using the scales borrowed from Paul Unrein.
Following this, Mark rolled the plane out and chocked the wheels for a first time run of the recently overhauled Lycoming O-290G. About two seconds of cranking and the engine was running. No straight-pipe RV-4 noises here. This machine comes with a muffler and it is quiet. I suspect when Mark flies it at economy cruise, it will be hardly noticed.
Mark then went on a short taxi test for the first “rolling- under- power” event.
Mark had a couple of glitches to attend to, such as reworking a “P” lead and altering the tach drive cable. Following a final assembly inspection, he will call the DAR and get that airworthiness taken care of. The years of building have nearly come to an end, and the years of flying are about to begin. A great milestone is about to take place for Mark. And… we want to see this beauty on the line at our Fly-In.
All Washington pilots must read this and be aware of the pending changes in the law
ARLINGTON Legislators agreed on a statewide aviation funding package that is a first step in preserving Washington's critical airport infrastructure. A 2½- cent per gallon increase in the aviation fuel tax will bring 1.3 million dollars to preserve general aviation airports in the state. Washington risks losing several airports due to failing pavement and is the basis for fee increases going directly into airport preservation grants. "It's your investment - watch it work"
Senate Bill 6056 contains several key
provisions to lend in the effort of preserving Washington's
airport system.
· Aircraft registration fees are set at $15
· Pilot, airman and airwomen registration fees are set at $15
· Aircraft fuel tax is set at 10 cents per gallon
· Notification of in change of ownership of a registered
aircraft must be completed within 30 days
· Proof of aircraft registration must occur before buying or
leasing tie down or hangar space
· Failure to register an aircraft is subject to civil penalties
beginning July 1, 2003
· Failure to register as a pilot, airman or airwoman is subject
to a civil penalty beginning July 1, 2003
For more information, please check the link to "Washington Pilots Must Read" on our web page at www.eaa1111.com. If you do not have web access, please notify one of your officers and a hardcopy will be sent to you. The amnesty period will end July 1st.
4 officers present plus Jim Ylvisaker
Discussions about the Fly-in:
We need to discuss budget
issues
the Olympia warbirds are interested in flying down. Kelso Flight
Service and EAA1111 will donate 25 gallons of fuel each as an
incentive.
The board voted against paying $145 for a special radio license.
The Porta-Potties are ordered - $120 for two. Leon is taking care
of this.
We will be spending $125 for awards.
We do not know how much to budget for food. Bev will take care of
this and has done such a good job in the past.
The board is approving the budget for all but to radio license.
To total $397.50
Notice to tenants is complete.
What is required for safety? Pylons, tape, vests, etc. Eric Hoppe will be taking care of this.
Do we want to get EAA1111 hats to sell? Buy them for $8.00, sell them for $12.00. Bill Peiper will look into this.
Do we know how many planes we will have for Young Eagles??
18 present, four officers
Treasurer's report:
$144.39 checking, $3620.95 building fund, $9387.70 cd
Motion made by treasurer, seconded and club voted yes to transfer
$2000 from building fund to CD.
Discussions: In addition to everything discussed from the board meeting above...
Discussion about getting a special
ground frequency for ground movements.
Do we want to spend the money for the special radio license?
Board is against it. Question was asked why can’t we use
122.85 or 122.75? Jim McClellan will look at the feasibility of
using these alternate freqs.
Motion was made and seconded, club voted to deny the expense.
Hats were discussed
Last time we ordered from a place on Commerce, Screen Print
Northwest. They should have our pattern so the initial setup
screen ring charges should already be taken care of. Motion to
check on hats and report to Chapter. Bill Peiper will be in
charge of this.
Bill's findings:
I contacted Jim Holter at SPNW regarding reordering hats for the club.
According to his records, we paid $9.50/ea. when we ordered them in 1997 if we purchase two dozen each color for a total of 72 hats, the hats are purchased in lots of a dozen.
Our cost now would be $9.75/ea. for the same hat in the same colors which are khaki/blue, khaki/green, and green/moss.
Turn around time is approximately two weeks.
Karen reported on the latest findings at to Ridgefield Wild bird refuge. Fliers were handed out to distribute far and wide to the various airports.
My first contact with Fernando came with the Young Eagles Fly-in. What an enthusiastic guy. He was getting all kinds of goodies to hand out to pilots, hats, tools, anything he could get his hands on. As a builder he faithfully attends meetings and does more than his part in supporting the chapter. For those who don’t know him, here’s Fernando Cuglievan (and what an interesting story he has to tell.) --Karen
| Fernando was born in Peru, South America. At the age of 15 he came to spend the summer in Southern California and visit a host family. That visit lasted a year and then he returned to Peru. A few years later the same host family invited him to come back to the US and he decided to attend college in Flagstaff, AZ. | |
| He had four brothers
in his family, with unfortunately only three remaining.
He is the only family member in the US. Occasionally
Fernando travels back to visit his family but his real
family is here. He proclaims that his spouse is the greatest anyone can hope to have. She is very supportive in all his crazy adventures. As a matter of fact he almost had her hang gliding back in his college days. The family has two children of their own and have adopted two more. They are blessed with kids, making it truly an adventure everywhere they go. Like so many of the builders, Fernando is an engineer (mechanical), with an MBA. His most satisfying vacation was going to Orcas Island in the family trailer. They took the ferry and did some island hopping, San Juan, Victoria for two weeks Fernando has not completed his flying lessons because something always comes up. (This from a man who confessed at a meeting that he got up a 5AM every morning to work on his plane!) Someday he really plans to finish. He came from a family with two airplanes and his dad used to take them to many places. Landing on the beach and on grassy airstrips was the best. He has never scared himself flying, but last Thanksgiving he nearly cut off twofingers with a chain saw. That had him shaking for a while His most recent awesome experience with a plane was in his driveway with the airplane tied to the house. After five years of building an RV8, he turned the engine ignition and the engine immediately started. The rope went tight and it ran like a champ. Since he likes simplicity his ideal plane would be to build and fly an RV10. That would accommodate most of his family. His future goal is to learn to fly, but with young kids, family time is a priority. |
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| He says “Building is fun. It
is truly relaxing and it relieves my stress from work.
There is a saying in the home building industry. Been
there and than that. Now I need to build 1 more and the 3rd one is free. I hope to build more so it will be pure sweat equity and not feel all those $$$$ in a hanger.” |
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Fly In and Young Eagles Report
Program: The June Program will be a video from Hartzell about propellar care and maintenance for pilots. A few copies of the video will be available on CD and people will be able to borrow the library copy to make their own copies if they desire.
Lee Dines has some cylinders for sale: ---posted February 2003
6 Continental )-200 or )-300 standard steel cylinders. All have 70 lbs or better compression. $150 each.
Please contact Lee at 425-6619
Joe Hennessy is looking for a rivet gun: ---posted February 2003
Joe Hennessey is looking for anyone who would like to loan, sell a 3x rivet gun with accessories.
| President & Tech Counselor | Jerry Sorrell | 263-1532 | jsorrell@wa-net.com |
| V. President | Mark Edwards | 225-8821 | cubace32@hotmail.com |
| Treasurer | Al Drewry | 274-6115 | |
| Secretary & Newsletter Editor | Eric Hoppe | 263-6691 | behoppe@tds.net |
| Tech. Counselor | Jay Tabor | 425-6278 | jtabor@scattercreek.com |
| Member at Large | Mike Lewis | 274-8860 | michael@kalama.com |
| Historian | Karen Fenton | 546-1550 | figi152@aracnet.com |
| Hospitality Chairperson | Bob Taylor | 576-3806 | bobtaylor15@attbi.com |
| Young Eagles Coordinator | Sam and Sandi Archer | 425-7777 | sas@toledotel.com |
| Fly Out Director |