The Plane Newsletter

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Important Dates -

Executive planning meeting: 6:00 pm on the last Thursday of every month in the clubhouse (Kelso hangar A7) All are welcome!!

Chapter meeting: First Thursday of every month in the clubhouse. Chow and socializing at 6:30, meeting, business, and program at 7:00.

Minutes from Last Meeting

The last meeting was held on January 3rd in the Chapter Clubhouse.

Intros all around.

Treasury report: $2862.10 in checking, $2,117.81 in savings

********* Dues are due!!! *********

Thanks to Jerry for the spaghetti!!

Lots of Happy Bucks all around.

Jerry is threatening to retire from his 'real' job.... again

The speaker was Mark Edwards. He talked about his younger years stationed in Hawaii while serving in the Coast Guard. He showed some movies of their forray into hang gliding. Mark and his friends were among the pioneers of hang gliding in Hawaii in 1973.

Interesting Stuff

Here is the link to the 25th Annual Northwest Aviation Conference & Trade Show, Western Washington Fairgrounds Puyallup, WA. February 23rd and 24th, 2008
http://www.washington-aviation.org/
For the fly in aircraft, Spencer Aircraft will provide a shuttle from Pierce County Airport ( Thun Field) to the Fairgrounds. In the past many years, I recall only once did the weather cooperate for a flight.

Another RV to be test flown at Kelso
Dennis Becker, RV-6 A builder for 12+ years, is in the final assembly stages at the airport and his plane is located in the west end of the "B" row hangars. Dennis started his project about the time that Herb Wainwright was building. After years of persistence, the time for the first flight is getting very close. Dennis is considering that the test flight be conducted by Mike Seager, who has flown over 1000 RV's. This will be the third RV to be test flown by Mike within a year at Kelso. Where are those composite birds to help balance out all that blinding aluminum?

Beech Bonanza "Pilot" Upset at Jane's Publication
While reviewing one of the aviation magazines donated to the chapter, I found an interesting article about a Bonanza pilot, who nearly crashed, claiming that Jane's All the World's Aircraft had mislead him into buying a Bonanza because Jane's had published some convincing performance specs. The pilot said that Jane's claimed the Bonanza could carry four people and 200 # of baggage and it was Jane's fault for publishing information that caused the pilot to nearly crash.
Jane's replied that the specs clearly stated "up to four people" and "up to 200# baggage", depending on fuel carried and passenger weight. Sounds like this "pilot" had a problem accepting responsibility or had even looked at the Pilot's Operating Handbook. (Article by Jerry Sorrell)

Tech Report

SECURING HOSES TUBING AND WIRING

Every aircraft, whether certified or experimental, will require the securing or clamping of hoses, tubing or wiring.

The most common clamp used in the aircraft industry is the Adel style. But there are a variety of these clamps that are specific to the application, and this is more than just the size of the clamp.

The typical prefix for the Adel is MS-21919W, which is then followed by “dash” letters. The dash letters may be CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, DE, DF, DG, F, G, and H. Then the letters are followed by numbers in reference to the diameter in 16ths. For example a “10” would mean 10/16th or 5/8ths. But wait, there is more. With the above, come the colors.

Black is the general all purpose cushion material but does not resist certain ester- based compounds found in some hydraulic fluid

Blue can handle higher temperatures but not the esters.

Purple will resist the ester hydraulic fluid, but doesn’t resist gas and oil.

Red means you have or found an obsolete clamp. I suppose if you are restoring an antique type, then red may be consistent with the project. But caution here. If the last letter is F, G, or H, do not use it. These are no longer acceptable for aircraft use.

White will resist the higher temperatures and the ester based fluids, but doesn’t resist gas and oil.

Yellow is a specialty application where a line, tube or wire may be immersed in fuel.

During the assembly of your aircraft, be sure to use the proper Adel for the intended application. If you want that award winning plane, the judges will be looking for the colors to be consistent with the application. When buying the clamps, ask for the clamp material compatibly with the MILSPEC of the brake fluid and / or hydraulic fluid.

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On the Lighter Side

The annual cost HOW MUCH?!?!?!?

Here is a link to some AWESOME pictures from the San Fransisco Fleet Week. Make sure you check out the video link at the bottom showing the Blue Angels sneak pass. http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/

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Editor's Comments

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