From the Prez:
Young Eagles Soar to
Unplanned Heights:
See Chairman Gary Shipley’s
report in this newsletter. WOW!
Webmaster: The
recent graduation and departure from this area of Bill Steinbruegge has created
a vacancy in the key position of Chapter 407
Webmaster. Greg Miller has
agreed to take on that position and
with his skills and contacts we will be able to complete some planned
refinements along with improvements which he envisions.
A big thanks is surely in order to Bill
Steinbruegge who had the skills and did all the work involved in implementation
of our Website.
On behalf of Chapter 407: Thanks Bill and the best of luck in your
new endeavors !!
New Members: Welcome to new members:
David Adkins from
Pocatello building a Ridge Runner II
Arnold Burgemeister
from American Falls building a Skyraider II
Nominating
Committee: In accordance with Article XI of the Bylaws a
nominating committee consisting of Steve Hildreth, Frank Prickett and Pete
Stewart is hereby appointed. Their
duties will be performed as defined in the Bylaws. Nominations are for vice president and treasurer.
Into The Wind: Yesterday I talked to dedicated golfer,
professional club maker and club repairer Harold Turvey. It was a rather windy day and I asked if he
had played that day? When he answered
in the affirmative I asked if he liked hitting into the wind or down wind
best. He replied that he liked into the
wind best since like landing airplanes it kept the ground speed down. Hmmmm!!
Hal
BLACKFOOT PRIDE DAYS
On June 28th, at the Blackfoot Airport, another
fine demonstration of teamwork and voluteerism was conducted by the members of
the chapter. Special thanks to Max
Gibson for the use of the Western Aviation, Inc. facility at McCarley
Field. A couple of other stalwarts of
the Blackfoot airport joined in supporting our cause by becoming members of the
national EAA and I hope active members of the local chapter. Stan Serr and Earl Preston donated their
time and all to make for a very successful day.
The running total (unofficial) of 120 flights was augmented
by the Blackfoot total of 68 Young Eagles to bring our yearly chapter total to
188. Unbelievable! So much credit goes to the volunteers who
supply their time and enthusiasm to this very special mission. Without men and women and aircraft we would
be hard pressed to accomplish much. I
cannot praise our member- ship enough.
Their willingness to participate leaves me with nothing to say but THANK
YOU!
Our ground crew included the following individuals: Pete
Stewart, Linda Stewart, Andy Stewart, Harold Turvey, Tyler Van Huele, Lisa
Miller, Frank Prickett, Bill Smith all of whom did what ever was needed to be
done to make this the successful event that it was. My hat is off the all of you.
Incidentally, our guy, Tyler, procured a flight in Greg and Lisa
Miller’s RV much to the delight of Tyler.
“I can’t wait to tell my family about this ride!” was mostly all he
said!
The flight crews included the following: Stan Serr and his
PA-22, Dale Cresap and the Avcenter C-172, Steve Hildreth and his C-172, Earl
Preston and a second Avcenter C-172, Darin Dobbins, and his PA-22, Mark Edwards
(happy belated birthday) and his Rans S-6, Austin Moses and his Pulsar XP, John
Bakken and George Merrill’s PA-28-140, and Greg Miller and he and Lisa’s
RV-8. As usual these fine folks did an
outstanding job of making these missions memorable experiences that the new
Young Eagles will always remember. To
my knowledge we have 188 flights without any in-flight sick sack
deployments. Great Job!
The Avcenter continues to support our cause. In a time when all of the area businesses
are having a challenging time making profit, this company puts the mission of
getting kids into airplanes a priority.
Their support is a major factor in the success of our mission. I estimate that a full 25% of the Young Eagles
were flown in Avcenter aircraft.
Our members deserve the same kind of special accolades. All I can say is that each and every pilot,
owner, and volunteer provides an integral part of the puzzle, and without all
the pieces we would have our work cut out for us. Kudos to the members of the 407 chapter and thanks to all the people
who continue to give of their time and money to make this special event the
huge success that it is.
Thanks to all, Gary
MEETING MINUTES
E. A. A. Chapter 407
June 21, 2003
Driggs, Idaho
A 9:00 a.m. fly-in breakfast
meeting was held at the Warbirds Café in Driggs, Idaho. After breakfast was over, the group of 22
souls was led on a tour of a few hangers by Mike Ward, a mechanic of Dr.
Sugden, of Jackson, Wyoming. Inside the
hangers were some very interesting and rare aircraft, including the only flying
FJ4B Jet Fury in the world, a T2B jet, an SNJ (navy version of the T6), a
German Alpha Jet, and two amphibians, an Albatross and Mallard. A stop was made at another hanger to view a
Baken Duce that was shown to the group by the proud owner. The group then gathered in a room above the
restaurant for a brief business meeting.
The business meeting was called to order at 11:11 a.m. by
President Hal Johansen. A motion was
passed to accept the minutes of the May meeting as posted on the eaa407.org web
site. A treasurer’s report was given,
with a balance in the checking account of $4,110.75. Gary Shipley expressed many thanks to all who helped with the
Young Eagles project in Bear Lake, at which 76 Young Eagles were flown. There will be another project at Blackfoot
Pride Days, June 28th. A
nice article appeared in the Morning News today which included a picture of the
Pulsar XP belonging to member Austin Moses of Blackfoot. Jerry Phillips gave a report about flying to
Challis and visiting Smiley Creek, and said it was in good shape. Don Knauts needs to purchase some hard
covers for the issues of Sport Aviation (remember his hint to leave your copies
in a doctor’s office or other waiting room).
Hal received a letter about a Rotax 618 for sale in Plentywood, MT. Contact Hal for particulars if you have
interest. Hal discussed some of the
upcoming ideas for meetings, so keep an eye on the web site for information. The Bring-A-Buck drawing was held, with
Kathy Knauts being the lucky winner.
Meeting was adjourned till July 19th.
GPS-WAAS OFFICIALLY ON
(Excerpts from “Aero-News Network” article)
Thursday, July 10, 2003 at 12:01 a.m., the FAA officially
turned on the new GPS-WAAS system to provide ILS-like precision approaches to
thousands of general aviation airports across the country.
Beginning Thursday more than 200 airports were beneficiaries
of the new system which allows properly equipped aircraft vertical guidance to
typically descend to 400 feet above the airport elevation in visibility down to
1.5 miles. Later this year, when
tighter lateral and vertical navigation (LPV) standards are implemented, pilots
will be able to descend to minima as low as 250 feet in ¾ mile visibility.
WAAS sensors receive the signal broadcast by GPS satellites,
correct any errors, and rebroadcast the corrected signals to WAAS-enabled
aircraft receivers, thereby enhancing the integrity, accuracy, reliability, and
safety of the already highly accurate GPS signal.
Currently, two manufacturers of GA avionics –UPSAT and
Chelton – have WAAS-certified receivers that can be used for “sole-source” IFR
navigation, meaning no other navigation systems are required on the
aircraft. UPSAT expects to receive
certification for vertical navigation (“glideslope”) within two months. Other manufacturers will be offering WAAS
receivers soon.
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