The Plane Newsletter

January 2006 NEWSLETTER

EXEC MEETING January 4th AT 6 P. M. At Dwight's House 

NEXT CHAPTER MEETING THURSDAY

7:00P.M., January 5th, 2006 AT THE KELSO AIRPORT FBO

 Prez Sez

As most of you know we are set to acquire the old Windsock Café better known as “A-7”.   The building committee, comprised of Jerry Sorrell - Dwight Irby - Al Drewry - Mike Lewis, has done an outstanding job for our Chapter!  We may very well be able to take a “walk through” on our meeting night – Please come see our future “home”!  Also, The exec committee is meeting on Wednesday Jan 4^th at 6:00 p.m. at Dwight Irby’s house to conduct business.  We will doing this on a regular basis in hopes of having our monthly meetings with less time on boring business issues and more about fun things like building and flying!  Everyone is welcome at both meetings.

 MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 1st, 2005 GENERAL MEETING

Our New Facilities

In the December meeting, the board presented to the membership our current and upcoming insurance responsibility and utility costs.

With the start of 2006, we will have hangar 44 and 45, A-6 and the A-7 clubhouse. With these additional facilities come additional insurance obligations. Our EAA insurance for 2006 will be $848 for the year, which is required by EAA for the above facilities.

In addition, our new clubhouse will require PUD, water, and sewer, in addition to the PUD bill for hangars 44 and 45.

Proposed Increase in Dues   

The board recommended the annual dues for Chapter 1111 be increased to $48 per member. A show of hands showed full support for this.

Hangar Keepers Liability Insurance

There is another insurance option that we discussed but we did not take any action on it at the chapter level. This is called the Hangar Keepers Liability Insurance. This protects any current EAA chapter member for liability as a result of damage to aircraft belonging to others (including Chapter members) while in our care, custody or control. This is optional coverage to consider, as we lease or loan hangar space or may move any aircraft owned by others.

Possible Use of the Jim Ylvisaker Young Eagles Memorial Fund

This fund may be combined with Kiwanis Memorial Fund. Jim was a member of the local Kiwanis and within the group, about $1,000 has been raised. Combined with the nearly $1,000 donated to our chapter, the combination would make a nice scholarship package on which to help a coupe of Young Eagle aged youth further their aviation career. To safeguard that the individuals were serious applicants, the funds would be available towards the private license, after the solo. More details later, as the executive board looks into this further.

Tech Report

Jerry Sorrell reported on the importance of proper fabrication of fuel tank vents  to prevent tank collapse due to fuel pump created vacuum and how a vent may turn into a siphon.

Other Stuff

“Bush Pilots” at Play on the Columbia River Sand Bars

While on a go nowhere burn gas flight a few weeks ago, Jim McClellan and Jerry Sorrell observed from above  a Super Cub and Maule doing spot landings on the sand bars of one of the islands on the Columbia. Seeing believing, as we watched the Cub and the Maule from off shore touch their wheels in the water and hydroplane to the shore, chop the power and stop within a plane length on the sand.  Sometimes the tail wheel was still in the water. It appeared each pilot was trying to outdo the other in who could perform the most daring feat. Charlie Rosenzweig can report that not all landings turn out so well, when the report comes in that a plane has wrecked. 

AM FM Radio Donated to the Chapter

Henry Schmitt has donated to the Chapter a brand new in the box AM FM table radio. This may be useful raffle item or for background music in the clubhouse.

 Next Meeting Thursday 7 p. m, January 5^th Kelso Airport FBO

Prepare for the chapter meeting in January by paying the $48.00 dues for the year. We will still meet at the FBO, but will tour our new A-7 clubhouse facility. It will be in a vacant condition, awaiting our remodeling touch.

Over The Airspeed Red Line

As time permits, we will discuss how you, as a pilot, may have gone over the Vne “Red Line” even though the airspeed indicator did not reach that limit. How could  this happen that you became a test pilot and did not know it?

Next Meeting, January 5th at the Kelso FBO

Board meets at 6 PM , January 4th at Dwight Irby's

Officers and Committee Chairpersons