The Plane Newsletter

March 2007 NEWSLETTER

NEXT CHAPTER MEETING March 1st (Thursday)

Come at 6:30 and Join Our Chili Dog Feast!

Meeting at 7:00P.M. AT Our Clubhouse (KELSO Hangar A7)

E.A.A. Chapter # 1111
Monthly Meeting Agenda
March 1st, 2007

Feast: Only $3.00 for a dog, chips, and pop or coffee! Come swap flying lie...uh....tails with us and enjoy the company in our new clubhouse.

Program: Starting at 7:00, our guest speaker will be RV-9A builder Duane Wilson. Duane only recently learned to fly and then discovered he could "roll his own". Duane will treat us to his project's story followed by a tour of his glass panel and RV-9A, hangared in row "B" at Kelso.

This is an exciting time for Duane, as his final inspection is scheduled next week with first flight to follow within two weeks. Congratulations Duane!

Dues for 2007 are due:

The annual dues for our chapter are $48.00 per year. This applies towards our insurance, EAA national dues, utilities and hangar rent to the city.

Old BusinessThe library items are left over from times past, that we do not want to forget.

Somewhere we have a CD or DVD or ?? of a promotional video that Jim Ylvisaker and Bob Taylor worked on. This was going to be on the local cable TV. We spent $200 or $300 on a hard drive to do this. The hard drive is sitting in the library cabinet.

Either we agree to bring this back to life or have a funeral for it. (Webmaster Comment: It was a terrific start and a lot of fun but time-consuming to produce. I'd like to see us finish the project ~ Bob Taylor)

Ylivasker memorial for young eagles. We have talked about scholarship. Denny Wise is also doing a helper thing with a high school student. Could be that a student who completes his FAA written ground for private pilot be eligible for a scholarship. I recommend that Harry and Terry bring a recommendation on this. ( Maybe we already decided this??)

TECH REPORTS BY JERRY SORRELL

LOW COMPRESSION MAY BE OK ON CONTINENTALS
If you or you mechanic are performing a differential compression check on a Continental engine and come up with a reading something in the low 60's or even 50's, that is not reason enough to pull the cylinder, says Teledyne Continental Motors. There are some possible for low compression that does not warrant cylinder head work. For further details, contact you trusty mechanic or the engine manufacturer.

WORKING ON CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT OR CERTIFIED PARTS ON YOUR EXPERIMENTAL
I have written and talked before about FAA Part 43 which allows aircraft owners to perform certain maintenance and repair work on certified aircraft. I will not go into the details here, but to note that whatever is done per FAA part 43, this must be per the factory manuals or service bulletins. For example, you can clean and repack wheel bearings, but this must be done per the service manual and with the grease specified.

Suppose your spark plugs are to be torque to 30-35 foot pounds, per the engine manufacture. Suppose you use your Craftsman or Proto torque wrench you have used for years, but you overlooked the fact that the engine manufacture said the torque wrench shall have been recently bench certified ( last 60 days) to be accurate within 5% of the torque value you need. Technically, your spark plugs could be torqued within the value but not in accordance with the manufacturer's tool specification.

If you have certified parts on your experimental (typically engine and prop), the only work you can do by yourself on the certified parts, is the work allowed under FAA Part 43. Better have the A&P do anything else or work under the A&P's direct supervision, and the A&P's signature needs to be in the logs so the certified parts remain certified.

OUT OF SIGHT PRICES FOR CERTIFIED REPLACEMENT PARTS
I found this article in a recent aviation publication. An owner of a Beech Musketeer was told at the annual, the throttle cable was found to be worn out and needed replacement. Beech did not stock the part and the supplier did not have any. However, the supplier was "willing" to make a replacement cable for $5000.00. That's right, Five Thousand Dollars for a throttle cable. The owner was able to get another similar in-stock cable to work under a field approval for.... $1,200.00 and he was happy. Doesn't this tell us why experimentals are so popular?

Minutes from Previous Meetings:

EAA 1111 Executive Board Meeting

The Executive board meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm by President Dwight Irby.

Present: Dwight Irby, Jerry Sorrell, Al Drewry, Bob Taylor, Bill Piper and Terry Creamer

Progress on the club house remodel was discussed; two work days will be scheduled for Sat 01/06/07 and 01/13/07 at 9:00 am.

Specific tasks will need to be identified for continued progress on clubhouse.

Jerry Sorrell reports that he has an update for the exterior fire wall that he will present to the planning commission.



EAA 1111 General Chapter Meeting

16 members present

Treasurers Report:
Al Drewry posted the treasurers report balances are: Checking account $756.36 Savings account $8080.00 and Hangar A7 building fund $4,739.99

Old Business: None

New Business:
Members discussed the need to plan a Young Eagles event for this year.

Al Drewry reminds all members that 2007dues are now payable.

Jerry reports to the membership on recent fly-outs first to Hillsboro where he found Hillsboro Aviation is offering an introductory helicopter flight for $69. He also reports on a second flight to the Tillamook Air Museum.

Dwight informs the chapter of the need for Thank you letters are needed for several local businesses that have donated items for the club house remodel. Terry will prepare letters.

Program:
Jim & Mary Ann McClelland shared a slide show of their recent RV4 trip to Mexico, the scenery was spectacular and their descriptions of the people and places they visited were great.

Executive Board Chapter Planning Meeting:
A 2007 chapter planning meeting was held on January 18th 2007, the meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.

Board members present were: Dwight Irby, Bill Piper, Jerry Sorrell, Al Drewry, Gary Trenner and Terry Creamer.

Young Eagles:
The question was raised as to how we should distribute the money donated to the Ylvisaker scholarship funds?
Jerry Sorrell reports that additional funds are forthcoming from the sale of some items donated by Jim’s family. The total is now over $1,200.
The committee has asked the Young Eagle chairman Harry Blair and Terry Creamer to bring scholarship suggestions for members to discuss at the February Chapter Meeting.

Monthly Programs:
The responsibility for securing monthly programs for the Chapter meetings has historically been assigned to the chapter Vice President, so Gary Trenner will take over this task beginning with the March meeting.

Snacks:
The snacks for our monthly meetings for some time now has been generously provided by Bob Taylor, we would like to thank Bob for his kindness and at this time fire him from this position. Thanks Bob. For the term of this leadership group the exec board will share the responsibility for monthly snacks.

The board discussed having chili & hot dogs as snacks for the February meeting, we will be asking for $3 building fund donation. (Bring your appetite and 3 bucks)

Dues and Membership Drive:
Terry Creamer will contact Mark Edwards and Eric Hoppe and ask for an update at the February chapter meeting.

Fund Raisers:
With the higher monthly operating costs of our club house and adjoining hangar the executive board feels that we should propose some fund raising opportunities to the chapter.

A fly In was discussed to serve as a Grand Opening for our new facilities and as a breakfast and possibly lunch to help raise funds. A June date was discussed, we will need to check the dates of other local fly Ins.
A member volunteer is needed as a food boss. Jerry Sorrell will ask for a volunteer.

A Young Eagles fly day can also act as a small fund raiser. We could sell low prep style food coffee, donuts, candy, pop, etc to families of the Young Eagles while they wait.

Other fund raising ideas that were discussed were:

A Crab feed possibly in October.

Spaghetti feed.


2006 Audit:
Jerry Sorrell will be responsible for securing an auditor.


2007 Budget:
Jerry Sorrell has prepared a budget estimate we will post on the web.

Voting status:
As we have added a new board member in the form of a Facilities Manager, it has been suggested that we open for discussion the possibility of making the Facilities manager a voting member of the Executive board.

Hangers 44 and 45 maintenance and repairs:
The recent snow has shown a weakness in the door supports for hangars 44 and 45 a temporary repair will be made, additional repairs will be needed as time and weather allows.

A-7 Remodel:
Work continues slow but steady on the remodel of A7. The downstairs is nearing completion with just restroom, trim and a little cabinet and appliance work left.
The upstairs is starting to look better with the floor structural repairs complete and much of the wall framing in place.
The big task remaining is the fire wall installation required between A7 and the adjoining hangars. Over 100 sheets of drywall will need to be purchased, handled and hung. (We will need as much help as possible to handle that many sheets; it will be a great time to volunteer if you haven’t yet joined the work crew).

Once again, our next chapter meeting is on Thursday, March 1st at 7:00p.m. at our Clubhouse at Kelso Hangar A7. The Chili Dog Feast Starts at 6:30!

Officers and Committee Chairpersons