The Plane Newsletter

A publication of Chapter 1111 Experimental Aircraft Association

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Calendar of events

Executive Board Meeting on Thursday, 6:00p.m. at the Kelso FBO

Next Club Meeting: Thursday June 2nd, 7:00 pm at the Kelso FBO

E.A.A. Chapter # 1111
Monthly Meeting Agenda
June 5^th 2005

Minutes of the Executive Board and Chapter Meeting, May 5, 2005

Executive Board Meeting @ 6 PM Kelso Airport FBO

Projector: Set aside the vote until Eric can attend.

Hangar and Chapter Meeting Place: Jerry gave a brief report that Jim Ylvisaker has filed a letter of interest with the Kelso Public Works Director, David Sypher. This letter states our chapter’s interest in leasing Hanger A-7 and the attached “Windsock” Café. According to Jim Ylvisaker and Dwight Irby, the current tenant wants an amount for “buy out” that exceeds our offer. Jerry reported that the tenant also has a two year option ( 2005- 2006) to continue use of the facility.

Sail plane (Cherokee II)

The board will recommend a closed bid offer be made at the June meeting.

EAA B-17 Coming to Chehalis ( May 31)

Charlie has sent Chapter 609 a letter of support for the EAA B-17 to make a stop in Chehalis to honor the re veterans and B-17 production workers.

Financial: The CD upon maturity, has been moved to the savings in the event we are to make an offer on the windsock café.

Social and Fly Out ideas: In lieu of the fly in, we will promote fly outs and a chapter barbeque. Consider inviting other chapters

Chapter Meeting 7 PM Kelso FBO

Introduction of guests. Our guest speaker is Dick Ianota, who has a history of thousands of hours in military and commercial   aircraft and is on the “Board of Record Keepers” who records various types of record making flights. His most recent historical event was validating the world circling flight of Steve Fawcett.

Financial: Signatures are now completed with the Federal Fibre Credit Union.

Checking: $284.27, Savings: $2,773.63 CD: $14,151.88

Projector: Jerry reviewed that the membership committed to 46 tickets for the raffle. No action was taken on this matter until Eric is available to attend the next meeting.

Building Committee Report: Jerry and Dwight provided an update about the hangar and “Windsock” café. Dwight said the hangar could be available on an as needed basis. Jerry explained that the Windsock tenant has an open lease with Kelso for the next two years 2005-2006. Jim has filed a letter of interest for the Winsock café with the City of Kelso.

Cherokee II Sailplane: This partially finished project has been donated to the Chapter. The board recommends that we issue a sealed bid opportunity to the chapter members. The money goes to the building fund. The vote was a majority with one opposed.

Jerry explained that the Cascade Warbirds want to hold a fly in and shared display with military vehicles on July 8, 9, 10 at Kelso Airport. Many of our members have already committed to the Arlington fly in which is the same weekend. Jerry recommended that we as individuals support the Warbird event if we are not at Arlington.  Motion carried that we act in a supporting role as individuals.  ( Possible Young Eagles rides)

Social Events: We discussed flying young eagles a  barbeque,  and fly out to Yellow Pine Idaho.  No specific young eagle’s event was established. A barbeque is planned tentatively for late July or early August. (Who is the leader for this?) Jim McClellan explained a fly out opportunity to Yellow Pine Harmonica festival, accessible from the Johnson Creek airport east of McCall, Idaho.  Dates are August 5-6-7.

 See the Yellow Pine Web site: http://www.harmonicacontest.com/

                     http://www.airnav.com/airport/3U2/

Guest Speaker: Our guest speaker, Mr. Dick Ianota, gave us a first person report on what took place with the Steve Fawcett around the world flight un-refueled. The aircraft was another amazing specific-mission design of Burt Rutan. After the regular meeting, Dick continued with stories of his adventuress on military flight tests.  Our thanks to Dick and to Paul Brown for bringing Dick to meet with us.

Next Meeting, June 2, Kelso FBO

Board meets at 6 PM , Chapter meets at 7 PM

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INFORMATION ON THE CHEROKEE II DONATED TO THE CHAPTER

EAA Chapter 1111 has received as a donation of a partially completed Cherokee II sailplane. The project was purchased by Tony Bequette about three years ago, when it was discovered to be for sale at the Habitat for Humanity Warehouse in Portland. He has since chosen to donate the project to the chapter.

This is a plans-built sailplane, with wood and fabric construction. The project must be nearing about 40 years old, and has been “handed around” and unknown number of times.

Based on my observation, some of the glue joints have failed in the vertical stabilizer. Some ribs on the wing are broken loose and there is damage to the trailing edge of the wing. The “turtle deck” off the back of the fuselage is missing and appears to have been broken off. There is other typical hangar rash for a project that has been moved an unknown number of times.

Only one wing has been constructed. There appears to be two blank spars for the other wing and I do not know if any ribs are available.

The rudder, horizontal stabilizer and elevators are in Tony’s possession, as are the plans and early construction logbooks. While the above statements regarding the quality of the project are not all positive, this sailplane could still take to the skies with a builder’s patience and determination to make the necessary repairs and construct the missing portions. From EAA magazines of the past, some people have successfully flown the sailplane with two West Bend engines of 10 HP each, mounted as power packs under the wing. (Get your sailplane and twin ratings at the same time!)

EAA Chapter 1111 is offering the project to interested members who are willing to submit a closed bid on it. The closed bid is to be submitted to the executive board no later than the next meeting on June 2, 2005.

The bidder understands that EAA Chapter 1111 offers no guarantee as to the quality of workmanship, the adequacy of the design, the integrity of the glue joints, the completeness of the plans or any other discrepancies, known or unknown.

See these sites for more information.

http://www.sv.vt.edu/ugr/sailplane_flght_cert.html

http://www.piteraq.dk/flight/homesail.html

http://vintagesailplane.org/

Secretary Jerry Sorrell

An Announcement from EAA Chapter 424 at Chelan Airport      

   Please Come.

Saturday, June 4, 2005    Chelan Airport (S10)

6th Annual Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast  8AM to 11AM
     by EAA Chapt. #424 supporting Miss Veedol *
     
Lunch starts at 11AM by Lake Aero Maintenance and
    Instruction
Spot landing contest and drawing for other prizes
Camping available on the grass, shower & pilots lounge.
Announce on 122.9, click 3 times for Super Unicom, Calm wind runway 20.  Use right pattern on Runway 02.

Can you help me spread this invitation by sending it on to your friends, other aviation clubs, newsletters, or print out and post?  

Thank you.    Janet Liberty      509-682-3841
jliberty1@cs.com             www.lakeaero.biz www.spiritofwenatchee.org/


*Miss Veedol, a replica of the 1931 Bellanca, is revered in aviation history as the first aircraft to cross the Pacific Ocean nonstop.  North Central Washington hometown boy Clyde E. Pangborn and New York-born Hugh Herndon, Jr. were the pilots on the 41-hour epic journey that stretched from Misawa, Japan to East Wenatchee in October, 1931.   The Spirit of Wenatchee Project hopes to duplicate the round the world flight in 2006, concluding with a nonstop crossing of the Pacific to land at Pangborn Airport.

The EAA Chapter 424 is preparing a pancake breakfast and will have Miss Veedol
t-shirts and caps for sale at the Fly-In. <www.spiritofWenatchee.com>

Tech Report:

Lycoming Flyer Reprint

Thieves That Rob the Engine of Power

CARBURETOR HEAT OR ALTERNATE AIR HEAT AS POWER THIEVES

Carburetor heat was used as an example of a cause of power loss, but many pilots arent sure they understand the reason for it. Flight tests conducted many years ago with a precision torque meter installed made it possible to measure fairly accurately a loss of as much as 15% of engine power when full alternate air or carburetor heat have been applied. As a specific explanation, there is a small power loss when we use heat because the pilot has switched from the direct, colder ram air to an indirect carburetor heat muff, or a similar indirect source of warm air with an alternate warm air source from inside the cowling. This accounts for an average 3% power drop because of the loss of ram air. The major portion of the engine power loss is caused by the carburetor heat or alternate air heat. Aircraft engines are checked for their horsepower output at a corrected standard temperature of 59ø F. Engineering has provided a simple rule of thumb for the effect of heat on power, i. e. for every 10o F of heat above the standard 59o F, there is a 1% power loss. Since the average heat source on an engine provides at least 100o F of heat above standard, this heat condition causes an average power loss of 10%. Our measurable total power loss at sea level, standard conditions is already up to 13%.

When warm air is used by the pilot, the mixture becomes richer and the engine may roughen with another slight power loss as a result. In addition, the higher the altitude with its less dense air, the greater the enriching effect because the fuel metering device will become richer at altitude and the engine less efficient. Thus, there will be another small, difficult to measure, power loss to be added to the 13% loss already accumulated.

With full carburetor heat applied, most float-type carburetors react very sluggishly or inefficiently on a straight-arm throttle technique during a touch-and go landing or an aborted landing. In some cases, the float-type carburetor may refuse to accept the throttle when it is applied in this manner. A gradual, steady application of the throttle is always the best approach.

We should also remind the pilot that when he uses carburetor heat or alternate air heat at cruise power that he should adjust his mixture lean, otherwise he will have a rich mixture. If the heat causes an undesirable power loss at cruise, and the pilot has throttle available, he may bring the manifold pressure up at least to the power reading he had before application of heat; and if additional power is needed and available, he may add a maximum of two inches of MP, or 100 RPM (fixed pitch prop) above the previous power, and then adjust the mixture. It is possible to compensate for the horsepower loss due to heat by means of the latter technique if throttle or RPM are available.

FLY-OUT PHONE TREE UPDATED FOR 2005

Check out the updated phone tree. Let’s make use of the sunny days and invite someone to fill the empty seat.

June Fly-Out Opportunities

Washington

Oregon

NEXT MEETING THURSDAY June 2^nd AT THE FBO

EXEC BOARD AT 6 AND   CHAPTER MEETING AT 7

Next Chapter meeting June 2, 2005 @ FBO

E- Board at 6 p.m.

Chapter at 7 p.m.

Officers and Committee Chairpersons