The Plane Newsletter

A publication of Chapter 1111 Experimental Aircraft Association

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From the President

An email from EAA HQ...

In the next few days EAA will be preparing a letter to Congress and the Washington State DOT Aeronautics Division asking for their support in terminating the 4 TFR's located over Navy Bases in the Puget Sound area. As local EAA members and pilots who experience their daily effects on the regions VFR flying, we know that only you are in the best position to provide the necessary input for our letter.

EAA fully supports the National Security needs of the U.S. but we also feel the TFR's in place over the Navy bases do not provide any additional security enhancements for those bases since they were created on 9/11/2001.

If you know of other pilots that should complete this survey, please forward this email to them.

This survey should only take 15 minutes to complete. Please complete this survey before November 30, 2003.

Click here to begin: www.eaa.org/survey/WashingtonTFR.htm If the link is not highlighted, copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser's window.

The email address used to contact you is the same address you provided to EAA sometime in the past.

Thank you for your participation!

Terry Creamer has accepted the position of chapter historian.

Calendars should be here for the December meeting. We had enough of a positive response at the last couple meetings to decide to go ahead and purchase calendars in bulk this year. Be ready to buy enough to stuff all the stockings you know!!

Plane Thoughts

A note from Jim Ylvisaker on the chapter video project...

The Committeee has approved a script and we have begun shooting takes for segments. Jerry S. is the narrator and we plan to begin interviews with project owners in near future. Our first serious editing session at KLTV is December 8. It will be touch and go as to whether we have a "presentation video" in the can by December 17. Editing is a laborious process as we found out in doing the "promo video." But we will try.

ONE MILLION EAA YOUNG EAGLES FLOWN!

More than 35,000 EAA member-pilots and 50,000 ground support volunteers achieve remarkable goal while introducing young people to flight

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (Nov. 13, 2003) - The largest youth aviation initiative ever conceived has reached its lofty objective, as the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA's) Young Eagles Program reached its goal of giving 1 million young people a free demonstration airplane flight by the centennial of the Wright brothers' first flight on Dec. 17, 2003.

Andrew Grant, a 15-year-old high school sophomore from German Valley, Ill., was registered as Young Eagle No. 1,000,000 this week, with the official announcement made by EAA President Tom Poberezny during a news conference today at the EAA AirVenture Museum. Grant was flown on Oct. 25, 2003, by pilot Rick Ellis (EAA #469164) of Freeport, Ill., who has flown more than 860 Young Eagles since 1995.

"It's difficult to put into context the true achievement of flying one million Young Eagles," Poberezny said. "When we announced the program in 1992, there were many people who thought flying a million kids was simply unattainable. Through the efforts of tens of thousands of dedicated EAA volunteers, both pilots and ground personnel, the dream became reality. To them we say, literally, 'Thanks a million,' and celebrate this historic achievement. The aviation community owes these people a debt of gratitude, because they have helped secure the future of flight."

Grant and his family, along with Ellis, have been invited to Kitty Hawk, N.C., next month to attend EAA's Countdown to Kitty Hawk, presented by Ford Motor Company, the official ceremony celebrating 100 years of powered flight. During the Dec. 17 festivities, Grant will fly with Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound and Chairman of the Young Eagles Program since 1994. This flight will formally recognize the 1 million Young Eagles and all the volunteer pilots who participated in the program.

"It's really a big deal and I'm getting kind of nervous about it," Grant said about that upcoming flight with Gen. Yeager.

Ellis has flown Young Eagles every year since obtaining his Private Pilot's certificate eight years ago. Interestingly, his first meaningful flight experience as a teenager was at the annual EAA fly-in convention in the 1960s, then held at Rockford, Ill. Ellis flew in the open-air cockpit Breezy with EAA member Carl Unger. That airplane is currently on display at the EAA AirVenture Museum.

"I'm sure the Wright brothers had much greater vision than what we give them credit for, but even they couldn't realize how much impact their achievement would have," Ellis said. "To celebrate the 100th anniversary of flight and to do it where the Wrights had the first successful flights is going to be awesome."

The Young Eagles Program was created in 1992 after EAA members indicated that one of the most important initiatives should be introducing young people to aviation. The initial Young Eagles flights took place during the 1992 EAA fly-in convention in Oshkosh, piloted by Poberezny and Academy Award-winning actor Cliff Robertson, who was the first Honorary Chairman of the program. Poberezny's daughter, Lesley, was the first Young Eagle registered.

The program has maintained its popularity in part because of its simplicity. A pilot and each Young Eagle conduct a preflight check of an airplane, focusing on how the airplane works and how pilots prepare to fly safely. They then board the aircraft and take a brief (usually 15-20 minute) flight, where young people can discover more about the aircraft and the unique perspective from the sky. Following the flight, each Young Eagle receives a certificate signed by the pilot and Gen. Yeager, and also has his or her name entered in the "World's Largest Logbook," which is on permanent display at the EAA AirVenture Museum and through the www.youngeagles.org web site.

Since those first flights in 1992, Young Eagles flights have taken place on every continent except Antarctica and in aircraft ranging from business jets to blimps. Each year, EAA receives numerous reports of young people who have been inspired to pursue aviation as a career or as recreation because of their Young Eagles flights. Many of those early Young Eagles are now flying Young Eagles as well. Every major university aviation program and all U.S. military academies also have current students who were inspired by a Young Eagles flight.

In addition, the Young Eagles Program has reached many underprivileged young people throughout the country, such as inner-city youth and those living on tribal reservations or in remote areas. Young Eagles has also offered the wonder of flight to thousands of disabled youngsters and Special Olympians over the past 11 years.

"As we said when we introduced the program in 1992, the Young Eagles Program is planting seeds for the future of aviation," Poberezny said. "Some of those seeds sprout immediately, while others may not blossom for 10 or 20 years. This program is vitally important because it is the base for aviation's future. It makes a difference for aviation and especially for the young people who are touched by it. Those of us who have participated in it have found that we receive much more in return than what we give to the effort."

Poberezny also emphasized that the Young Eagles Program will continue after the Dec. 17 festivities. The program has become a major activity for EAA Chapters and at local airports. In the future, the program will offer additional resources for young people who are interested in discovering more about flight.

The Young Eagles Program was assisted by an initial endowment in 1992 from SC Johnson Wax. The program's overall sponsor is Jaguar Cars, with significant additional support from Phillips 66 and numerous other companies.

For more information on this exciting accomplishment go to the EAA website at: www.eaa.org

REPORT OF AIRPORT BOARD MEETING 11-13-03, HANGAR ISSUE
According to Bob Olson, the Request for Proposals (RFP) for hangars has been shelved until further notice.

The hangar construction area is near the Automatic Weather Observation System (AWOS), and there is a concern that even the construction of one hangar row will affect the AWOS transmitter.

The AWOS is to be relocated at some future time by the FAA. Bob said that could be months or years, depending on the schedule of the FAA. The Public Works Director, David Sypher, is in contact with the FAA regarding the AWOS.

Minutes/Notes From Last Meeting

Board Meeting:
5 officers present.
$$ matters: $164.73 in checking, $1453.43 in the building fund, $12565.17 in the CD.
The EAA Chapter video trailer was previewed. There was talk of Oscars.
The hangar project was discussed. Matters are very frustrating for most as it seems there is little drive to see it happen.
Our chapter paperwork has been filled out and sent in to national.
We have a new member!!! Pete Dunn joined the chapter at the annual dinner.
On that topic, we discussed how nice it would be to have a membership coordinator.
Karen Fenton has resigned from her position as chapter historian. We are looking for a new one. By the time this is published, Terry Creamer will have accepted the role. Thanks Terry!!
We are also looking for people to run the fly-in this summer.
Herb Wainwright's plane is for sale.

Club Meeting: There was no regular club meeting in November.

Calendar of events

Next Board Meeting: Thursday December 4th, 6:00 pm at the Kelso FBO

Next Club Meeting: Thursday December 4th, 7:00 pm at the Kelso FBO

Program:

Mark Edwards has invited Frank Sneed to speak to us about the paperwork and inspection process necessary for that first flight, and all the other flights after that. Frank is approved to act on behalf of the FAA for processing the airworthiness certificate in the experimental category. Some of you who have recently completed an experimental may have had Frank as your DAR.

He also attended Oshkosh and will be presenting the "latest" in policies and procedures.

We will also watch the video our chapter has been working on.

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.

Officers and Committee Chairpersons