The newsletter of the Sport Aircraft Association ( Chapter) Inc

Sport Aviator November 2017

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Committee 2017/18 Contents EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2 Committee 2017/18 President: David Wilkinson 3 Presidents Report 021 468 270

Vice President: Gary Briggs 4 From the Editor 09 277 9959 021 168 7206 5 Chapter News

Secretary: Keith Weale 11 Basic Math for Pilots 09 527 8710 027 435 4661 13 Mystery Aircraft Quiz

Treasurer: Gordon Sanders 14 In the News & On the Web 09 534 2464 021 266 0585 15 Upcoming Events COMMITTEE MEMBERS 16 Classified Ads Peter Armstrong David Campbell- 09 576 3676 Morrison 021 883 080 09 817 4782 Next Meeting 021 946 078 WHEN: Thursday 30th November 2017 Scott Neill WHERE: Auckland Society of Model 09 826 5655 Engineers Club Rooms 027 479 3280 Peterson Road, Panmure Basin Mt OPERATIONAL POSITIONS Safety Officer Technical Library SPEAKER: Senior Constable Shane Geayley Norm Bartlett Rob Keith Tactical Flight Officer 09 528 0108 09 534 3845 Air Support Unit Metro Operation Group Auckland 027 611 2153

Tool Library Newsletter Editor Manfred Scherbius Gavin Magill 09 298 0221 07 866 0625

021 0813 6503 027 291 0525

Catering Airspace Users Group

Carl Pudney Steve Chilcott 027 430 5303 09 376 3794 021 763 742 TECHNICAL MENTORS Wood & Fabric Mike Tunnicliffe 09 237 8173 Composites Alistair McLachlan 299 2775 Metal Skin Kevin Paulsen 296 5125 Avionics Liviu Filimon 268 1199

FRONT PAGE David Wilkinson fly’s formation in his RV-8 with Gavin Conroy behind the lens of the camera. Photo taken while David attended the Akrofest at Omaka last week. Pretty amazing photo.

SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 3 President’s Report

Hi All,

The end of 2017 is fast approaching, and the Christmas rush has started at work, I am trying to ignore it.

We have our Christmas BBQ this Saturday at North Shore. Feel free to turn up anytime from 10ish but you won’t get fed until midday. Please bring a folding chair if you have one.

I have just returned from the South Island Akrofest at Omaka where I surprised myself and ended up in the middle of the pack. There was only 4 percent separating 8 competitors.

The weather was brilliant with no wind over the 2 days. I left North Shore at 0545 on Thursday morning and arrived at Omaka at 0850 via Raglan, Whanganui and Paraparaumu.

Hope you are all making the most of this weather and getting some flying in yourselves.

This month’s guest speaker has been arranged by DCM and is Senior Constable Shane Geayley from the Police Helicopter. It should be an interesting talk.

See you on Thursday Cheers David

SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 4 From the Editor

Hi Everyone The mystery aircraft for the October issue was provided by Barry Gillingwater and was Delys and I have identified by Chris Groves as the Boeing 299, been back from our the prototype for the well-known Boeing B17. New York trip now for three weeks After a bit of hunt around on the net I found and already it the following information about the design. seems like a bit of a distant memory. We had a fantastic time “On August 16, 1934, Boeing began construction of there and I can highly recommend a visit to a four-engine heavy bomber with which it hoped to the Big Apple for anyone considering it. I win a twin engine competition for the U.S.A.A.F.'s won’t bore you with details here but would be new standard bearer. Financed by the company happy to provide details to anyone interested. itself, the Boeing Model 299 lifted into the air on July 28, 1935, and led the way for one of the Many thanks to David Wilkinson for sending world's most famous series of airplanes. out the October newsletter in my absence. It This new design appeared as a scaled down version was very much appreciated. of the, as yet unfinished, XB-15, since much of the latter's engineering principles had been applied to As most will be aware, this is the final the smaller craft. Performance of the 299 newsletter for the year. The Chapter does not immediately overshadowed that of its two engined have a Chapter meeting in December and nor competitors. The four Pratt & Whitney R-1690-E do we produce a newsletter. The next Hornets, each offering 750 hp, provided a top newsletter will be in January 2018 so as you speed of 250 mph and a service ceiling of 25,000 participate in any events or make progress on feet. Among the new features incorporated into the your respective projects over the Xmas break Model 299 were control locks designed to keep the please feel free to send me photos and wind from buffeting the large moveable surfaces while on the ground. On October 30, 1935, during updates and I will file them away for January. Air Corps tests, this innovation was tragically I have received a good number of updates to overlooked and, after taking off with the controls include for this newsletter and many thanks locked, the 299 fell to its destruction. to everyone who has contributed. But Boeing's gamble paid off when on January 17, 1936, thirteen planes were ordered. As the YB-17, As David mentioned the Chapter BBQ is being the first Flying Fortress (A.F. serial number 36- held this coming weekend at North Shore 149), was accepted in January 1937. Power was airfield. After trying and failing to get to last supplied by Wright R-1820-39 Cyclones of 930 hp, year’s event, I am hoping the weather and and a 'top speed of 256 mph was achieved. Service winds cooperate to allow me to fly in this ceiling was 30,600 feet. The maximum range was year. I had to flag it away last year as it was 3,320 miles. Five and a quarter tons of bombs could be carried 1,377 miles. The six crewmen fat too rough for yours truly trying to get were armed with five .30 or .50 cal. guns.” across the Peninsula. The BBQ is a great chance to catch up and I would encourage as Enjoy the newsletter. many folks to attend as possible. Many Chapter projects are rapidly Cheers approaching completion currently, and I will Gavin be hoping to see one or two flying before the end of January. With SportAvex coming up in early March it would be great to be able to present Wings Certificates to some Auckland Chapter members at Waipukurau. Speaking of SportAvex, for those who are members of the SAANZ National organisation, keep an eye out in your letter boxes for the next edition of Sport Flying magazine. Delys and I are in the process of enveloping up the magazine, including a SportAvex registration form, and it will be posted early next week.

SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 5 Chapter News

PROJECT UPDATE PROJECT UPDATE

Chris Wade / Bruce Turner – Waiex Ken Watters - Vans RV-7

By Gavin Magill By Ken Watters

Chris reports that the Waiex had its first I am pleased to report that my RV was engine run about four weeks ago and sent the extracted from the first floor of my office attached photos. last Wednesday and safely transported to a If you look closely you may notice a familiar hangar at Mercer. head just poking out of the Waiex cockpit. Chris says the Waiex is rapidly approaching completion and thoughts are now turning to where the aircraft will be taken for its final rigging, CAA inspection and test flying program. The thinking was when we last spoke, that it is likely the aircraft will be trucked to Whitianga and the work undertaken there. Whatever the case, it should not be too long before the Waiex, which is the first of type in NZ, will be winging its way around the skies.

SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 6 Chapter News

PROJECT UPDATE PROJECT UPDATE

Keith Weale – RV-12 Pete Walton- Fokker DR-1 Replica

By Keith Weale By Gavin Magill

My first entry on my build log was 28 Pete sent through the photos below of the November 2015 - what a roller coaster ride progress he has made with fitting the it's been for the past two years. Lycoming O-390 engine to his Fokker Tri- Lows - unintended and uncontrolled descents plane. Pete has also recently completed the of a flaperon and the Plexiglas canopy to the rebuild of the engine of his T.51 Mustang garage floor (on separate occasions), and having replaced the pistons. The T.51 inadvertently glueing the canopy to the returned to the skies late last week just in instrument panel so that I had to crawl inside time for the summer flying season. from the rear and lie upside down under the instrument panel with an angle grinder to release it. Parts of the instrument panel will have to be replaced. Highs - the fuel tank does not appear to leak (so far), moving the control column and flap lever together and watching the flaperon mixer and bell crank work for the first time, managing to crimp the tiny Molex connectors successfully, and getting the canopy handle to fit perfectly first time. My build log also shows that I started the canopy on 4 June 2017, and the photos now show the results of five months of continual labour on it. I've just a few bits of final finishing and sanding to do and it's done.

Now for the undercarriage, which I have made a start on by grinding and sanding the wheel fairings halves to match and fit together.

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7 Chapter News

PROJECT UPDATE CHAPTER UPDATE

Gary Briggs – Sonex Assistant Scribe Wanted

By Gary Briggs

After 6 years she is finally coming together. I The search is on for a scribe / reporter / waited for some good weather, fitted the columnist to compile the Aviation Calendar wings and rigged the flaps and ailerons. for the Chapter newsletter. Due to other Everything is fitting well so there should not commitments Gordon Sanders has decided be any problems when I get the aircraft to it’s time to pass the baton. He has been Ardmore. She unofficially weighs 287kgs compiling the column since Oct 2010 without the upholstery. making this month’s column his 79th. To ease the hand-over (and round out the total to 80) he will compile the January column before handing over the template and notes to the new scribe. This position would be ideal for a member who retains an active interest in aviation events and who is prepared to play a small but important part in compiling our monthly newsletter. Only basic computer skills are required (word processor and internet) coupled with the crucial virtue of reliability. To discuss this offer and negotiate appropriate remuneration please contact either Gavin or Gordon. Other assistance with content for the newsletter would also be much appreciated. A few years ago, there were two reporters who covered events and interviewed new members to provide a brief introduction and back-ground of each via the newsletter. If PROJECT UPDATE you can use a telephone and like talking to people, this could be just the job for you. If Huib Volker– F1 Rocket we all do something for the Chapter, it not only shares the workload but make it more By Huib Volker interesting. Gavin does a fabulous job with Up the right way... finally! the newsletter but let’s not leave it all to him.

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PROJECT UPDATE The last photo is of all involved in the build. Mercury Bay Student Aviation Trust

By DCM

Last Wednesday, 15th November, Julian Coles sent me an email asking if I was interested in flying down to Whitianga to witness another RV-12 taking to the air for the first time following its construction by local school pupils under the watchful eye of aircraft engineer Jim Evans and his team of mentors. This is of course, not the first build for MBSAT, but it is still a significant achievement for the kids involved, some of who have gone Congratulations to all on a great job and on with aviation careers in some form. especially team leader, Jim Evans. This particular RV, ZK-EAA, was built for its PS. Our flight home was a non-event and owner John Gemmell, and is a real stunner. many thanks to Julian for giving me some PIC Departing North Shore airfield, Julian and I time in his RV12. dodged a few showers, and had ZK-JRV on FLY- IN UPDATE the ground 40 minutes later, just in time to see Jim take to the skies in ZK-EAA for the Wet Sands Drive In 2018 first flight which lasted about 40 minutes. By Don Wilkinson On his return, Jim gave a big thumb’s up to My compliments to Bruce and Co. for the the students followed by drinks and food like cancellation on Black Sands Fly-in. only the Whitianga club know how. ‘Twas the correct decision, made in good time and with the WX that came through over the W/E, probably saved a huge sum in AvGas quite apart from the likely chances of people being stuck in places they didn’t intend to be at. David and I got in, in the RV8 and hung around ‘till conditions came, sort of OK on Sunday. We did not get a lot of flying in and having got back quite safely with RA – NE being an easy route it would not have been so if we had tried it from, say HS or PP. Below are 5 of the boys involved in the build. Even Chris McChesney and his wife drove down. What’s that tell you? Al McLachlan also drove as did Brian Taylor and John ??? from Whangarei after being stopped at Patumahoe. So well read Bruce. Good decision in good time.

You better get it right next year old Son Cheers and regards to your Team

They are from L to R Julian Everett, Dylan Pulford, Cullen Wood, Reuben Dimock, Ethan Wheeler. Absent was Conner McDonald.

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PROJECT UPDATE MEMBER UPDATE

Mike Tunniclife – Pietenpol Air Camper Peter Jackson – Whakatane Flight

By Mike Tunnicliffe (and courtesy Jon Farmer) By Peter Jackson

Hi Bob / Jon / Norm. My project is not dead Interesting trip from LaValla to Whakatane but is progressing at a much reduced pace. on Tuesday 14th November. Returning at We have grandchildren living with us who 4.30 my passenger wife received a text receive a great deal of our time whilst they from our son. "Have you looked at the are of an age to enjoy, also we are completing forecast - Tuakau has serious winds and the subdivision of our property and about to heavy thunder with continuous flashes of embark on building a new house plus a good lightening - Auckland has been sized workshop. When that is all completed, closed. The children were kept inside this- and the children are more grown up, I will be afternoon due to lightening. At the time we back onto the aircraft project with gusto. were flying in wonderful conditions at Waihi Progress to date is: fuselage and tail feathers though we could see heavy rain out to sea completed, wing a kitset of parts awaiting and black CB clouds to the west. bench space for assembly, Boiler completed, Mark 2 engine designed, patterns made, and castings cast, some machining done. The new engine came about after I made an experimental engine to determine the optimum valve arrangements, the test engine is a single cylinder with four different interchangeable heads which have differing valve layouts, the cams are adjustable, and microprocessors monitor: the feed pressure, the steam consumption, the engine rpm, and the engine torque. I undertook 56 engine runs, each time the engine was configured differently, the results were analysed to determine the most efficient arrangement. It was interesting that the best results were The weather conditions at Waihi Mine were clear. from quite a different arrangement than is I contemplated landing at a private strip at commonly considered the optimum. Clearly Kaiaua but told my wife that we would have there is a lot of room for development in a closer look at conditions over Mercer steam power for someone who has the time, airfield as I could see we would not be budget and inclination. I have been flying home to Tuakau. Lining up for considering installing the power plant in either Mercer in the rain the radio was completely a boat or a car for extended testing prior to taken over by static and the Foxbat was fitting it to the aircraft. being tossed about so that I feared a wing Kind regards Mike Tunnicliffe. may hit the ground before the wheels, so we got out of there and circled to the north Mike Tunniclife – Mosquito out of the turbulence and rain.

Hi Again, an update on the Mosquitos. Glyn's Eventually the cloud moved north enabling machine is on the back burner (again) as we us to land although being accompanied by are about half way through building a bomber quite a bit of turbulence. I am always variant fuselage, we intend to be building the grateful that my wife is such a good entire airframe for fitting out by Avspecs and passenger who's comment after landing was hopefully destined for the UK. This will be the "I was a bit apprehensive but never sixth fuselage off the moulds. As usual there frightened." Myself I was wishing there had has been a lot of learning, as every mark of been more than a couple of years flying mosquito has many detail variations that need experience and also that I had learnt to fly to be incorporated in the structure, never a at age 27 instead of 67. dull day in the hundred-acre wood.

Regards Mike Tunnicliffe.

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MEMBER UPDATE

David Wilkinson – Akrofest 2017 Omaka

Photos by Gavin Conroy

As David mentioned in his Presidents report, he managed to get down to the Akrofest at Omaka last week and flew a formation flight with Gavin Conroy to get some photos taken. Stunning.

SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 11 Basic Math for Pilots by Dave Sandid ge

AIR FACTS JOURNAL He said his flights were often forced to miss the first attempts at visual approaches and Basic Math for Pilots: go around because of the airplanes being Does It Still Matter much too high on their profiles; I wondered to myself how such a systemic problem By Dave Sandidge could exist in this computerized age. After

This article appeared in a recent issue of Air some additional discussion, my first officer Facts Journal and is well worth the read- Ed and I determined that the problem must Link: stem from a lack of understanding of the https://airfactsjournal.com/2017/10/basic- need of constant situational awareness and math-pilots-still-matter simple mathematics. I was on a trip a few weeks ago with a When training for our Private Pilot licenses “flow-through” first officer who had been on however many years ago, we all learned the line with the mainline company for only two basics of time, distance, and rate equations, months. For the past many years, he had and I won’t waste your time here revisiting been flying the smaller jets for his particular them. And, operating a light, single-engine DBA (Doing Business As) company where, aircraft at relatively low speeds requires obviously, he did the same work as we do only the use of those rudimentary skills in on the mainline. And, not surprisingly, he order to be proficient and accurate in lateral did very well during our entire four-day trip. and vertical navigation. During the 23 hours we spent crisscrossing On the other hand, when operating a jet the country several times over those four aircraft, or any high-speed aircraft, you days, we had ample opportunity to get should always back up those fancy vertical acquainted and talk about one thing and navigation computers with a running mental another. calculation of your descent profile. What One of the things we discussed was the kind of mental calculation am I speaking of? performance level of many of the new first I am speaking of the basic “3-to-1” rule. officers coming on line at the DBAs from the In the operation of a large jet aircraft, it is myriad of large universities and flight normal to utilize a 3-degree descent profile schools around the country. I’m considered – the same as most instrument approaches. pretty much an old-timer now (less than Why do we use three degrees? Three three years before retirement), and I don’t degrees fits the operation. It’s comfortable know very much about all the new training – the flight attendants don’t have to work procedures and requirements that the so hard pushing and pulling the drink carts youngsters have to endure in order to up and down the aisle. Three degrees eventually get to where I am – the left seat allows for optimal pressurization of a large commercial jet. I keep my performance; it’s what all those brainy instructor’s license current, but I’m not engineers (much smarter than me), figured heavily involved in teaching anymore. out years ago. What exactly is meant by a Anyway, this particular young man was “3-degree descent profile?” I mean a 3- lamenting the performance of several of the degree slope off the horizontal run. Three new first officers he flew with at the DBA degrees equals 300 feet per mile, or company who were fresh out of these big nautical mile if you so desire. schools. He noted that each of them could There are several ways to figure out a fly instruments very well, and all of them three-degree slope descent. Here’s one could hand-fly rock-steady ILSs and other example: instrument approaches down to minimums Math explanation: – cool as the center seeds of cucumbers. From what I’ve heard about the modern If 45° = 100%, then 3° = 5.24% training, I expected to hear such. 1 NM = 6076ft I was a little shocked, however, when he told me that most of the new-hires came 6076 x 0.0524 = 318.4 ft/NM completely unglued when forced to execute visual approaches – especially when cleared

for such approaches while still quite high and many miles from the field.

SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 12 Basic Math for Pilots by Dave Sandid ge

The math wizzes among the group online here love to have fun figuring out all the different methods and formulas possible to achieve the optimal numbers you need to be precise in your descent profiles, but there is an easy way that seems to work for those of us who never were so mathematically inclined: simply multiply the distance you are from the landing field by three. Then note your groundspeed, add a zero to it, then divide it by half to arrive at your “in-the-ballpark” rate of descent. Example: Distance from the field is 30 NMs Groundspeed is 210 knots. 30 x 3 = 90 (Which means the optimal altitude is 9,000 feet AGL for that location). 210, add a zero = 2,100 2,100/2 = 1,050, or roughly 1,000 feet per minute rate of descent. When on the final approach leg, the same formula can be used if the glideslope for a specific ILS (or any approach) is three degrees: At five miles distance, the optimal altitude should be somewhere in the vicinity of 1,500 feet AGL. Groundspeed on the approach is, for instance, 140 kts, then the rate of descent should be around 700 feet- per-minute. If you keep these “ballpark” figures in your head as you approach the , you’ll never go wrong. I am no mathematical genius, as you can plainly see, but I do believe that the large universities and flight schools employ many such folks. And I do believe that these learned men and women should incorporate some type of basic math rules-of-thumb for their undergraduates in their pilot programs because, any time things become non- normal, such as on unexpected go-arounds, the danger of making mistakes increases. And mistakes in aviation, as you already know, can be unforgiving at their worst. Like I said earlier, I am an old-timer, and I will be retiring in a short time from commercial flying, but these formulas have always worked for us on the line, and I’m sure they’ll remain reliable backups to all the new wizzbang computers coming out in the future.

SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 13 Mystery Aircraft Quiz

The mystery aircraft this month is provided by Barry Gillingwater. Let me know your guesses in time for the meeting to earn a chocky fish.

SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 14 In the News & On the Web

ON THE WEB ON THE WEB

HUGE RC F-104 STARFIGHTERS PAC E-350 Expedition

Clive Whitfield Rob Keith Came across this in my idle time. I have just finished reading Ivor Wilkins Classic Planes. Mentioned in the book is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToMGlI that PAC have bought the design of the St1Hc Expedition E350.

http://www.aerospace.co.nz/aircraft/e-350- expedition

ON THE WEB

Prototype Bushplane ON THE WEB

Robin Hickman NASA Testing Aircraft An interesting prototype bush plane. Good photography too! Rob Keith As part of its New Aviation Horizons https://www.youtube.com/embed/lHR6bpu initiative, NASA is developing a series of pwJk?feature=player_detailpage new X-planes that include one concept that uses the air flowing along the fuselage to reduce fuel consumption. The Single-aisle Turboelectric AiRCraft with an Aft Boundary- Layer (STARC-ABL) propulsor harvests a jet airliner's boundary layer to provide more thrust with a 10 percent increase in efficiency. https://newatlas.com/nasa-starc-bli- engine/52112/

AANZ Auckland Sport Aviator November 2017 15 Upcoming Events by Gordon Sanders

Chapter Events Aviation Calendar 2018 2017 2018 Continued Nov 30 Chapter Monthly Meeting Mar SAANZ SportAvex, Waipukurau.

Last Thursday of the month 7.30p.m. at the 09-11 Annual summer fly-in (North Island’s turn), a Auckland Society of Model Engineers full progam is planned, including clubrooms, Petersen Dr, Panmure Basin competitions, AGM, annual dinner, Wings Dec 02 Chapter Hangar Bash & BBQ awards presentation. Details being progressively posted at Wilkinson Hangar, North Shore Airfield. www.saa.org.nz/public_pages/events.php 11:30 until you leave. Bring a folding chair if you want something to sit on. Mar 30 Warbirds Over International th Apr 01 Airshow. . 30 anniversary, Aviation Calendar 2018 16th airshow since 1988. RNZAF Black Falcons, aircraft from past shows returning 2018 for anniversary. Take an aircraft ride on Rides Day, Monday 2nd April. Info and tickets Every Dargaville Aero Club at www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com Sat The place is buzzing every Sat, wet or fine, Sport Aircraft owners are invited to display windy or calm, and the catered lunch at 12.30 their aircraft. Info at is good value, just don’t be late! Club website http://www.saa.org.nz/public_pages/events. is http://dargavilleac.weebly.com/. If going as php a group, please ring in advance so the cook expects you. Ph. Murray 027-478 4308 or If members are aware of other events that could be of club house on 09-439 8024. interest to others, please pass the details to Gordon Jan Whitianga Open Day/Fly-in Sanders - [email protected] 06 Mercury Bay Aero Club. Rain day Sun Jan 7. Contact Wally Pendray, 021-907 782, [email protected] Jan Pauanui Fly-in. Pauanui Beach. 06 Contact Trevor Barrett, 029-847 8478, [email protected] Jan Classics of the Sky – City 20 Airshow . An awesome afternoon and evening of family fun. Includes RNZAF Black Falcons and much more. Full info at: https://www.classicflyersnz.com/Airshow.html Jan Thames Wings & Wheels. Thames Airfield. 27 10am – 4pm. Static displays showcasing a variety of vehicles and aircraft: $5 per person or $10 per family. Feb Healthy Bastards Bush Pilots Champs. 03 , Blenheim. Contact Craig Anderson, 029-890 4910, [email protected] , www.marlboroughaeroclub.co.nz Feb 28 Flying NZ National Competitions. Mar 03 , Timaru. Info about this and other events and competitions at: www.flyingnz.co.nz Mar Tiger Moth Club AGM Fly-in. Whitianga. 02-04 Annual summer fly-in, competitions, annual dinner, AGM. Contact secretary Graeme Wood Ph: 027 293 2318 E: [email protected]

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