March 2005 Edition
Chapter #407
www.eaa407.org
South
Austin Moses, President
Gary Shipley, Vice President
Pete Stewart, Secretary
Harold Mothersill,
Treasurer/Website
Dale Cresap,
Newsletter
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Next Meeting:
March 19, 2005 at Rigby airport. 10:00 a.m. Builders tour and tour of Queen Bee Aviation.
Meet at Queen Bee first by taking the
For the builders tour,
we will start at Larry Boam's hangar which is on the
south west end of the runway. So if you come late, look to that end.
SPRING HAS SPRUNG! And so has the flying
season. I finally pulled out my Pulsar and braved the cold temperatures (poor
heater) by making my first two commutes to Soda Springs this week. Sure cuts
down on the travel time.
Fly Safe!
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Minutes of February 19, 2005
The February meeting was called to order by President Austin Moses at 10:00 AM. Members and non-members were enjoined to participate in the “bring a buck” drawing. Austin announced that there would be 2 drawings this morning, one for a donated certificate from Kit Log Pro for an internet program to record Experimental Aircraft build times and the second for the traditional $5.00 Prize. Andrew Stewart won the gift certificate and Willis Winkil won the $5 drawing.
Former President Hal Johansen asked to make a special “Step up to the Plate” presentation for past services to both Don Knouts and Paul Trembly for service above and beyond.
In keeping with the idea of sharing some of the flying experiences of our members Austin asked John Bakken to talk about his flying history.
John attended A&P school in high school from
1961 to 1963. During that time he
accumulated 10 hours flying both a Stinson 103-3 and an Aronca
Champ for the exorbitant wet price of $7.50 and hour. After graduating from school in ‘63 he went
to work as a mechanic for Idaho Aviation owned by Pete Hill Jr. in
John received a major achievement award in from the EAA in 1992 and awarded at
The
guest speaker was Taleesha Hillman, Tower Chief
Controller at
· When contacting the tower state -
· Who you are
· Where you are
· What you want
· Ground control on runways and taxiways
· Multiple aircraft “flights”
· Decide in advance who the flight leader is
· ATC only wants to talk to the flight leader
· All clearances, when given to the flight leader, are to be followed by the non-addressed flight members
· If a flight member other than the flight leader makes contact with ATC, that member will be treated as a non-flight member and given separate clearances.
· If as a flight member you lose visual with the other members of your flight, contact ATC for separate clearances.
· When requesting ground clearances, if you want a specific clearance, make it understood during initial contact, e.g.: for a mid-field departure make this request specific as to which taxiway on initial contact.
· ATC expects that all departing aircraft will not break crosswind until reaching the end of the departure end of the runway. For early turn-outs request early cross wind turn.
· BE SURE THAT YOUR POSITION REPORTS ARE ACCURATE, BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR.
Nolan Getsinger announced that he is both the local District 6 liaison for the Idaho Aviation Association and the local Air Safety Network representative. He would like to step down from these positions and is seeking volunteers as his replacement. If interested, contact Nolan at 522-5783.
The meeting was adjourned at 12.00.
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Aviation News
I expect all of you have heard of the
successful Virgin Atlantic solo, non-stop, non-refueled, around the world
flight. Only Burt Rutan could have designed such an
aircraft. I have to admire Richard Branson for his willingness to sign checks to
support this, and Steve Fossett for being the pilot.
The earth is of fixed dimensions, so this really is the ultimate distance
event. The 67 hour flight was much faster than the Rutan/Yeager
Voyager flight some years ago. The global flyer had the advantage of a
pressurized cabin, allowing flight above the weather at 50,000 ft. The plane
was about 80% fuel by weight at takeoff. I was deeply disappointed at the
sparse press coverage for this event.
I saw a documentary of the first around the
world flight that provides an interesting comparison. This occurred in 1924
when about 7 nations were in a race to be first around the world. The Americans
started with 4 Douglas World Cruisers anticipating that some might not go all
the way. Other nations had single plane entries, all of which broke down,
although there was no apparent loss of life involved. The US Navy provided
great logistical support, even going so far as to ferry a complete replacement
aircraft to a British pilot. Two of the American planes failed to complete the
trip, but 2 succeeded, in 175 days including weather and mechanical delays.
Their liberty engines were not as reliable as the Williams turbine on the
Virgin Atlantic Flyer. Fifteen complete engine replacements were required to
complete the trip.
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KitFox Sweepstakes:
EAA Chapter 517, Inc., in Missoula, Montana is finishing
up their fund raising sweepstakes on April 2, 2005, the Grand Prize being a
beautiful 1997 KitFox Model V. The airplane has only
110 hours on the airframe and Continental IO-240 engine. Pictures and further
details are available on their web site at www.eaa517.org. The Chapter is trying to
sell between 1,800 and a maximum of 4,000 ticket.
Tickets are still available. The odds of winning are quite good.
If they sell only the minimum of 1,800 tickets
and you buy one ticket, your odds of winning the Grand Prize (airplane) are 1
in 1,800. You chances of winning a prize are 1 in 600. If you buy 10 tickets,
your odds of winning the airplane are 1 in 180. Your chances of winning a prize
are 1 in 60. If you buy 20 tickets, your odds of winning the airplane are 1 in
90. Your chances of winning a prize are 1 in 30. If you buy 100 tickets, your
odds of winning the airplane are 1 in 18. Your chances of winning a prize are 1
in 6.
If they sell all 4,000 tickets and you buy one
ticket, your odds of winning the airplane are 1 in 4,000. Your chances of
winning a prize are about 1 in 1,333. If you buy 10 tickets, your odds of
winning the airplane are 1 in 400. Your chances of winning a prize are about 1
in 133. If you buy 20 tickets, your odds of winning the airplane are 1 in 200.
Your chances of winning a prize are about 1 in 66. If you buy 100 tickets, your
odds of winning the airplane are 1 in 40. Your chances of winning a prize are
about 1 in 13.
These odds are so much better than the lottery,
most raffles or drawings, that it is unbelievable. Considering the Grand Prize
has been appraised at $48,500, the risk reward ratio is pretty darn good. Final
odds will be determined base on the total number of tickets actually issued.
If you don't want to own a KitFox,
it should sell for somewhere between $30,000-$40,000 on ebay .
The Official Rules and entry form are available
on the Chapter 517 web site at www.eaa517.org.
If
you have not paid your 2005 dues they are overdue. Contact the treasure (Harold
Mothersill @524-6204 or lmothersil@aol.com)
for more information.
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Finance Reports from the Treasure As of 3/1/2005
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Balance Sheet |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and Bank Accounts |
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EAA 407 Checking Account |
1,514.11 |
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2 Year CD |
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4,000.00 |
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ISU Savings |
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25.00 |
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TOTAL Cash and Bank Accounts |
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5,539.11 |
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LIABILITIES & EQUITY |
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LIABILITIES |
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0.00 |
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EQUITY |
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5,539.11 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY |
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5,539.11 |
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Profit & Loss Statement |
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INCOME |
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Calendar Sales |
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195.00 |
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Dues |
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500.00 |
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Raffle |
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29.00 |
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TOTAL INCOME |
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724.00 |
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EXPENSES |
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Website |
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147.87 |
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TOTAL EXPENSES |
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147.87 |
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TOTAL
INCOME – EXPENSES |
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576.13 |
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