VOL. 30, NO.6 JUNE 2002

STRAIGHT & LEVELlButchJoyce

2 VAA NEWS/H.G. Frautschy

5 MYSTERY PLANE/H.G. Frautschy

6 CHAPTER LOCATOR

8 SUN 'N FUN COVERAGE AWARDS LISTING H.G. Frautschy

14 HAVE HEllO, BIG FISH, AND BEAUTIFUL RIVER : LOOKING FOR HOUSE GUEST THE HICKSON-HEllO LODGE CONNECTION Budd Davisson

20 PANCAKES & AVGAS/H.G. Frautschy

22 PASS IT TO BUCK/Buck Hilbert

23 NEW MEMBERS

24 CALENDAR

27 CLASSIFIED ADS

30 VAA MERCHANDISE

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Publisher TOM POBEREZNY Editor-In-Chlef scon SPANGLER Executive Director, Editor HENRY G. FRAUTSCHY VAA A dmbJlstratlve Assistant THERESA BOOKS

Executive Editor MIKE DIFRISCO

Contributing Editors JOHN UNDERWOOD BUDD DAVISSON

Graphic Designer OLIVIA L. PHILLIP

Photograpl,y Staff JIM KOEPNICK LEEANN ABRAMS

Advertlslng/Edltorial Assistant ISABELLE WISKE STRAIGHT Be LEVEL BY ESPIE "BUTCH" JOYCE PRESIDENT, VINTAGE ASSOCIATION Milestones

As we approach EAA AirVenture brating the 75th anniversary of Lind­ Oshkosh 2002 we look forward to bergh's historic flight from New York many aviation milestones. I've heard to Paris. Lindbergh had to have total it said that time seems to pass by at confidence in his ability and equip­ ever increasing speeds as one gets ment to pull this one off. You can older. It certainly seems that way to read all the books, listen to expert me, for the idea of EAA celebrating opinions, and talk about it at the bar, there and enjoy the summer with your 50 years of conventions just doesn't but the truth is that only Lindy knew plane and aviation buddies, and then seem possible. Can it really be that why he wanted to do this trip. Only in only a month and a half, come to long since a few members gathered he knew what he was thinking when EAA AirVenture and spend the week. with Paul Poberezny to share his vi­ he pushed that throttle forward on That one week will seem like only a sion of what recreational aviation that famous morning. Well, if you are couple of days. We'll do our best to could be? There was plenty of en­ at EM AirVenture Oshkosh this year, make you feel welcome. Come join us thusiasm in that small band of you will be part of the 75th anniver­ for breakfast at the VAA's Tall Pines aviators, and we are helping EAA re­ sary celebration of Lucky Lindy. Cafe, which will be located just south create that special event of 1953. Seventy-five years doesn't seem that of the ultralight runway. Sit for a spell During EAA AirVenture 2002, just long ago, especially for those of you on the porch of the VAA Red Barn, or north of the VAA Red Barn will be a who recall seeing him fly the Spirit visit with friends in the Type Club display of aircraft and artifacts from overhead during his 48-state tour in tent. Have a glass of lemonade while that very first EAA convention in the summer of 1927. enjoying the afternoon air show, or Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Some of the Of course, the biggest milestone is take a walk through the antique air­ same airplanes from that fly-in will coming at us qUickly-100 years of plane parking area. And if there's be there, and others that are similar powered flight. At EAA AirVenture something you need or want to sug­ will round out this nostalgic display. this year, see what your organization gest, stop by the VM Red Barn and let Not surprisingly, many of the air­ will be doing to celebrate the 100th us know. A smiling volunteer will do planes that were brought to that anniversary of the Wright brothers' his or her best to make it happen. first fly-in were what we now call first powered flight. The final celebra­ If you really want to make it a spe­ vintage airplanes, even though they tion will, of course, be a flight of the cial week, volunteer. It doesn't matter were only a few years old back then. Wright Flyer reproduction built by if you can only give us a few hours or Some of them were a Piper J-5 Cub The Wright Experience, and it will be the whole week, we're always looking Cruiser, a 450-hp Stearman, a Rose flown at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, for help. Stop by the volunteer center Parakeet, and a Thomas-Morse on December 17, 2003. The story of .and say, "I'll help. Where do you need Scout. That Scout seemed old then, how this will be accomplished arrd me?" You won't regret it, and I'll bet but when we add another 50 years, the amount of history that has ,come you'll have a great time. it seems positively ancient! to light is a most interesting story that Talking about these historic avia­ Certainly, the enthusiasm for air­ you have to see. tion celebrations really gives you a planes that you can restore or build While you are at EAA AirVenture sense of why we at the Vintage Air­ yourself hasn't waned-we park more Oshkosh you can view all of this in­ craft Association are dedicated to than 1,000 showplanes in our area formation at EAA's Countdown to preserving the history of aviation and during EM AirVenture, most of them Kitty Hawk Pavilion. Since it's well to keeping our older aircraft flying for vintage airplanes. And our friends on out of my life's span so far, 100 years the youth of tomorrow. We want the homebuilt side of the field are cer­ seems like a long time to me. Isn't it them to enjoy the same pleasures we tainly active. Van's Aircraft has sold amazing that the history of practical have enjoyed. more than 7,000 RV kits, making the heavier-than-air aviation has only Let's all pull in the same direction RV one of the most popular aircraft spanned a century? for the good of aviation. Remember, ever designed and built. Time really does go by fast when we are better together. Join us and This year we have also been cele- you're having a good time. Get out have it all......

VINTAGE AIRPLANE VAA NEWS

COMPILED BY H.G. FRAUTSCHY

VAA ELECTIONS VAA ANNUAL MEETING NOnCE In this issue you'll find candidate Notice is hereby given that an annual business meeting of the members of biographies and a ballot for this year's the EM Vintage Aircraft Association will be held on Monday, July 29, 2002, at VAA election ~ , which will be ratified 9:30 a.m. COT in the tent next to the VM Red Barn Headquarters during the at the annual business meeting held 50th annual convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association Inc., Wittman during EM AirVenture Oshkosh. Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Notice is hereby further given that the EAA AIRVENTURE PLANNING annual election of officers and directors of the EAA Vintage Aircraft Associa­ The Internet has allowed us to tion will be conducted by ballot distributed to the members along with this streamline planning for your trip June issue of Vintage Airplane. Said ballot must be returned properly marked to EAA AirVenture. Visit EAA's of­ to the Ballot Tally Committee, Vintage Aircraft Association, P.O. Box 3086, ficial convention website at Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086, and received no later than July 19, 2001. The www.airventure.org for up-to-date in­ formation regarding convention Nominating Committee submits the following list of candidates: for preSident, highlights and events, including the Espie "Butch" Joyce; for secretary, Steve Nesse; for directors (eight total), 50th anniversary celebration of the Steve Bender, John Berendt, Dave Clark, Steve Krog, Jeannie Hill, Bob Lum­ EAA fly-in and convention. A com­ ley, Dean Richardson, and Geoff Robison. plete schedule of forums is also Pursuant to EM bylaws, the annual business meeting and elections for the presented throughout the week. New Experimental Aircraft Association (EM) will be held at the Theater in the features and tools are being added to the website on a regular basis, so be Woods at 1:00 p.m. COT on Sunday, July 28, 2002, at Wittman Regional Air­ sure to check back often. Also, use the port, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during EM AirVenture Oshkosh 2002 to be held EAA Flight Planner to flight plan your July 23 through July 29. trip. You can access it through the VM website at www.vintageaircraft.org. Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic Charles W. Harris flight, and very shortly afterward VM Hall of Fame FRIENDS OF THE RED BARN John was actively flying some un­ P.O. Box 470350 We are pleased to announce that usual aircraft, including autogiros. Tulsa, OK 74147-0350 many of you have responded to the His pre-eminence and leadership for Be as thorough and objective as VAA's annual appeal for help with more than 75 years of active flying possible. Attach copies of materials funding VAA activities during EAA participation and involvement is you deem appropriate and helpful AirVenture. In the July issue, we'll be unmatched by his contemporaries. to the committee. publishing a list of volunteers who John has consistently shared his per­ The person you nominate can be have participated in the VAA Friends spective and knowledge of aviation a citizen of any country and may of the Red Bam. Remember, any funds and flying with his peers through be living or deceased. The nomi­ sent and received prior to July 1, 2002, his lectures and articles, most re­ nee's contribution could be in the will be applied to the 2002 campaign, cently with his fellow American areas of flying, design, mechanical and those received after that date will Bonanza Society members. Congrat­ or aerodynamic developments, ad­ be placed in the fund for 2003, with ulations to John Miller! ministration, writing, some other any benefits then available during vital and relevant field, or any com­ EM AirVenture Oshkosh 2003. CALL FOR VAA HALL OF FAME bination of fields that support See page four for more details on NOMINATIONS aviation. To be considered for induc­ the VAA Friends of the Red Barn. If you wish to nominate an indi­ tion into the VAA Hall of Fame vidual who you believe has made a during 2003, petitions must be re­ VAA HALL OF FAME significant contribution to the ad­ ceived by September 30, 2002. The Vintage Aircraft Association vancement of aviation between 1950 If you're unable to access the In­ is pleased to announce that this and the present day, please go to ternet, call VAA Administrative year's inductee into the VAA Hall of www. vintageaircraft·org/programslhofJ Assistant Theresa Books and ask her Fame will be octogenarian John orm.html and download the nomina­ to fax or mail you a copy of the Miller of Poughkeepsie, New York. tion form. Add supporting material form. She can be reached at 920­ John was present at the takeoff of and send it to: 426-6110. 2 JUNE 2002 VAA VOLUNTEER INFORMATION NATIONAL AIR TOUR Foundation of America Inc., a non­ FOR EAA AIRVENTURE 2002 During the golden age of avia­ profit public charity, is sponsoring EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2002 tion, many aviation events the re-creation of the National Air will be held at Wittman Regional captured the public's imagination. Tour in the fall of 2003. Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, After Lindbergh's epic flight, peo­ The objective of the re-creation from Tuesday, July 23, through ple of all ages became air-minded. of the National Air Tour harks back Monday, July 29. Volunteers will At a time when not even a single to its original roots-to promote again be needed to staff the many road reached across the United and showcase civil aviation and its different committees in the Vin­ States, air travel was beginning to progress. In 2003 we will have a tage area. unite the country. special opportunity to show just If you are going to attend EAA The potential for air travel did how far aviation has come, both AirVenture 2002 and would like not escape the minds of Henry and over the past century and over the to participate in activities as a vol­ Edsel Ford. Henry Ford had already 70-some years since the National unteer, drop a note to the revolutionized travel on the Air Tour was last held. chairperson of the area in which ground. Prior to Ford's involvement For more information on the re­ you would like to volunteer. It with William B. Stout and Stout's creation of the National Air Tour, would be helpful to the chairper­ all-metal airplanes, virtually every visit www.NationaIAirTour.org or son if you could also include your large air-transport aircraft was built e-mail [email protected]. previous experience or training of wood and fabric. and the dates of your arrival and The idea for an Airplane Relia­ BUCKER PHOTO CREDIT departure. bility Tour is credited to Harvey In the April issue of Vintage Air­ The following committees Campbell of the Detroit Board of plane, we inadvertently omitted need volunteer help: Commerce. Civic and business the credit for the air-to-air photog­ PAST GRAND CHAMPIONS leaders formed a committee, and raphy. We should have noted that Steve Krog Edsel Ford donated a trophy-a Michael Jolley of Tucson, Arizona 262-966-7627 beautiful structure of gold and sil­ took the photographs. Our thanks [email protected] ver four feet high, that cost to him for supplying the images. $4,850. Called simply the Edsel B. SECURITY and FLIGHT LINE Ford Trophy, it was inscribed, FRONT COVER: One of the Geoff Robison "This trophy is offered to encour­ world 's best STOL airplanes, 260-493-4724 age the up-building of commercial t he He lio Courier can get into [email protected] aviation as a medium of trans­ a number of amazi ngly short portation." The first event was TYPE CLUB HQ fields. This newly restored called the "Edsel B. Ford Reliability Roger Gomoll example is owned by Cliff Tour for the Development of Com­ 507 -288-2810 and Cheryl Hickson who spl it mercial Aviation." The official [email protected] their time between Pal m name was altered slightly over the Co ast, Florida and a fishing years and ultimately became known VAAPARKING lodge t hey run nea r (but not simply as the "National Air Tour." George Daubner too near) Bethel , Alaska. When the National Air Tours 262-673-5885 EAA photo by Jim Koepnick, came to town, everybody went out [email protected] shot with a Canon EOSln to see the latest airplanes, their pi­ eq ui pped with an 80-200 mm OTHER CONTACTS lots, and what was often the town's lens on 100 ASA Fuj i slide Teresa Lautenschlager, new airport. Between 1925 and film. EAA Cessna 210 photo Operation Protect Our Planes 1931, the tours introduced literally [email protected] millions of people to the idea of BACK COVER: Th ree , count Anna Osborn, Volunteer Center air travel. 'em three New Standard D-25 [email protected] In this coming year of 2003, we biplanes fly in the cool morn­ will celebrate the centennial of ing sky east of La keland , Butch Joyce, President powered flight as well as the cen­ Florida. For more on the great 336-393-0344 tennial of the Ford Motor Co. It spring fly-in we all enj oy, see [email protected] will have been 75 years since the our coverage of the Sun ' n National Air Tour was at its zenith H.G. Frautschy, Executive Director Fun EAA Fly-In st arti ng on as well. If ever there were a year to 920-426-4825 page eight. EAA photo by Lee [email protected] celebrate the development of avia­ Ann Abrams . tion, 2003 is it. The Aviation

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 VAA's "Friends of The Red Barn" VAA 2002 Convention Fund Raising Program

The Vintage Aircraft Association is a major partici­ sion. Your name will be listed as a contributor in pant in the World's Largest Annual Sport Aviation Vintage Airplane magazine, and you will be pre­ Event - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh! The Vintage Divi­ sented with a special name badge recognizing your sion hosts and parks over 2,000 vintage airplanes level of participation. During AirVenture, you'll each year from the Red Barn area of Wittman Field have access to the Red Barn Volunteer Center, and south to the perimeter of the airport. we'll host you on a special tram tour of the VAA The financial support for the various activities in convention grounds. connection with the week-long event in the VAA Gold Level contributors will also receive a pair of Red Barn area has been principally derived from the certificates each good for a flight on EAA's Ford Tri­ Vintage Aircraft Association's general income fund. motor, redeemable during AirVenture or during the The Vintage Board has elected to more properly un­ summer flying season at Pioneer Airport. Silver Level derwrite the annual Vintage Red Barn area contributors will receive one certificate for a flight Convention activities from a yearly special conven­ on the Ford Trimotor. tion support fund. This is a "first ever" opportunity for all Vintage For the July 2002 Convention, the Vintage Aircraft members to join together as key financial supporters Association is establishing the "Friends of the Red of the Vintage Division. It will be a truly rewarding Barn" program to financially support the Vintage experience for each of us as individuals to be part of Aircraft Division's activities during AirVenture supporting the finest gathering of Antique, Classic, Oshkosh. and Contemporary airplanes in the world. This fundraising program will be an annual affair, Won't you please join those of us who recognize beginning each year on July 1 and ending June 30 of the tremendously valuable key role the Vintage Air­ the following year. However, for the July 2002 Con­ craft Association has played in preserving the great vention, the initial fund raising program will run grass roots and general aviation airplanes of the last from April 15, 2002, and extend through June 30, 99 years? Your participation in EAA's Vintage Air­ 2002. There will be three levels of gifts and gift craft Association Friends of the VAA Red Barn will recognition: help insure the very finest in AirVenture Oshkosh Vintage Gold Level - $600.00 and above gift Vintage Red Barn programs. Vintage Silver Level - $300.00 gift For those of you who wish to contribute, we've Vintage Bronze Level - $100.00 gift included a copy of the contribution form. Feel free Each contribution at one of these levels entitles to copy it and mail it to VAA headquarters with you to a Certificate of Appreciation from the Divi­ your donation.

-----~------. 2002 VAA Friends of the Red Barn Name______EAA#______VAA# ______Address,______City/State/Zip______Phone______E-Mail______Please choose your level of participation: _ Vintage Gold Level Friend - $600.00 Mail your contribution to: _ Vintage Silver Level Friend - $300.00 EAA _ Vintage Bronze Level Friend - $100.00 VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOC. D Payment Enclosed D Please Charge my credit card (below) PO Box 3086 Credit Card Number ______Expiration Date _____ OSHKOSH, WI 54903-3086 Signature______

*00 you or your spouse work for a matching gift company? If so, this gift may qualify for a matching donation. Please ask your Human Re­ sources department for the appropriate form. NameofCompany ______The Vintage Aircraft Association is a non-profit educational organization under IRS SOlc3 rules. Under Federal Law, the deduction from Federal In­ come tax for charitable contributions is limited to the amount by which any money (and the value of any property other than money) contributed exceeds the value of the goods or services provided in exchange for the contribution. An appropriate receipt acknowledging your gift will be sent to you for IRS gift reporting reasons.

4 JUNE 2002 BY H.G. FRAUTSCHY

MARCH'S MYSTERY PLANE SAFE-WINGS SW-1

t doesn't happen too often, compiled by Vincent J. Berinati, Our thanks to member James Mar­ but this one had us stumped the airplane is the Safe-Wings tin of South Bend, Indiana. He found I for a while. We did delete SW-l, powered by a 40-hp Conti­ the photo of the SW-1 in the effects the registration number on the nental engine. Their amazing of an aunt who had passed away, and print in the March issue. It's compilation of registration num­ while he didn't have any informa­ 18220, with ·no N or NC preced­ bers prior to World War II is located tion about it, we've at least been able ing it. The small lettering on the at www.aerofiles.com. That website to identify it. Can anyone else add cowl says "FOO." is a treasure chest of information. A some information on the airplane? According to the detective work nod and a quick doff of the flying Thanks to Cody McCormick for done by the late Lennart Johnsson cap to the folks involved in putting gamely trying with a guess as to its based on the registration records that site together-great job! identity. ....

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VINTAGE AIRPLANE 5 VISIT THE VAA CHAPTER NEAREST YiOU AND GET TO KNOW SOME GREAT OLD-AIRPLANE ENTHUSIASTS!

CALIFORNIA ILLINOIS

Hayward, CA, VAA Ch. 29 Lansing, IL, VAA Ch. 26 Falmouth, MA, VAA Ch. 34 Meetings 2nd Thurs., 7:00 PM For Place & Time Contact: For Place & Time Contact: At the Hayward Airport, Hangar #7 Peter Bayer, President James Jenkins, President William Field , President Phone: 708/534-6240 Phone: 508-540-1349 Phone: 510-784-1168 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Riverside, CA, VAA Ch. 33 KANSAS MICHIGAN Meetings 3rd Sat., 1:00 PM Clubhouse at West end of Overland Park, KS, VAA Ch. 16 Niles, MI, VAA Ch. 35 Flabob Airport Meetings the 3rd Fri., 7:30 PM Meetings 2nd Sat., 10:00 AM Darrell Blasjo, President Gardner Municipal Airport-Term Bldg. At the Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport Phone: 909-780-7021 Gerald Gippner, President Kenneth Kasner, President Email: [email protected] Phone: 913-764-8512 Phone: 616-699-7064 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Sacramento, CA, VAA Ch. 25 Meetings 2nd Sat., 9:00 AM For Place Contact: LOUISIANA MINNESOTA Fred Allen, President Phone: 530-274-1542 New Iberia, LA, VAA Ch. 30 Albert Lea, MN, VAA Ch. 13 Emai l: [email protected] Meetings 1st Sun., 9:00 AM Meetings 4th Thurs., 7:30 PM At the Acadiana Reg. Airport Albert Lea MN Municipal Airport Roland Denison, President William Koza, President FLORIDA Phone: 337-365-3047 Phone: 507-373-9062 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Lakeland, FL, VAA Ch. 1 http://www.msis.netjeaaac30/ For Place & Time Contact: Minneapolis, MN, VAA Ch. 4 James Conyers, President For Place & Time Contact: Phone: 407-339-9061 Lyle Peterson, President Email: [email protected] Phone: 651-653-2063 Email: [email protected]

6 JUNE 2002 NEBRASKA

Plattsmouth, NE, VAA Ch. 31 Delaware,OH, VM Ch. 27 Cross, SC, VAA Ch. 3 Meeting 1st Sat., 10:30 AM Meeting 2nd Sat., 8:00 AM For Place and Time Contact: Plattsmouth Airport Term Bldg. Delaware Municipal Airport John Betts, President Keith Howard, President (DLZ) Term. Phone: 252-728-3067 Phone: 402-291-2103 Russell Sheets, President Eileen Wilson, Secretary Email: [email protected] Phone: 740-524-1930 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

NEW HAMPSHIRE Troy, OH, VAA Ch. 36 TEXAS Meeting 2nd or 3rd Sat., 8 AM North Hampton, NH, VAA Ch. 15 WACO Field Route 25 Houston, TX, VAA Ch. 2 Meeting 2nd Sat., 11:00 AM (Main Hangar) Meeting 4th Sun., 2:00 PM Chapter Clubhouse Richard Amrhein, President At Dry Creek Airport Cypress, TX N. Hampton Airfield Phone: 937-335-1444 Robert Fowler, President Robert Drake, President Email: [email protected] Phone: 713-868-6230 Phone : 603-942-9242 Email: [email protected] Zanesville, OH, VAA Ch. 22 http://www. vaa15.org Meeting 3rd Sun., 2:30 PM WISCONSIN every other month, even months John's Landing, 5800 Wortman Rd. Brookfield, WI, VAA Ch. 11 NEW JERSEY John Morozowsky, President Meeting 1st Mon., 7:30 PM Phone: 740-453-6889 At Capitol Airport Andover, NJ, VAA Ch. 7 George Meade, President . Meeting 1st Sun., 10:00 AM Phone: 414-962-2428 At the Andover Aeroflex Airport OKLAHOMA Email: [email protected] James Ahman , President Phone: 908-979-1860 Tulsa , OK, VAA Ch. 10 Emai l: president@vintage-aircraft-7. org Meeting 4th Thurs., 7:30 PM www. vintage-aircraft-7.org At the Hardesty Library Christopher McGuire, President Phone: 918-341-6798 VINTAGE AIRPLANE 7 2()()2 Seen 'It 7een EAA FLY-IN COVERAGE Good friends and great fun H.G. FRAUTSCHY

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BEST BRONZE AGE 1933-1941 N17655 Spartan Executive Gigi Brisson Burlingame, California

GOLDEN AGE CHAMPION 1918-1927 N2073 Ryan M-1 Andrew King Elkwood, Virginia

CUSTOM CHAMPION NC32162 Waco ZPF-7 John Corradi Rixeyville, Virginia Many VAA members are also interested in building aircraft CUSTOM RUNNER-UP that reproduce the look and feel of the aircraft of yesteryear, N60185 While not a certificated engine, the Rotec (not to be con­ Stearman fused with Rotax) R2800 radial engine would fit the bill for a small seven-cylinder radial in a replica project, Rated at 110 L. C. Wyatt hp, the four-stroke engine is manufactured in Australia and Lakeland, Florida will be distributed in the United States by Brian Henneman, Custom Craft LLC, 317/729-5588, www.radialpower.com.

8 JUNE 2002 Bob Reuther's Luscombe BE has a number of well-executed custom modifications, topped off with a very pleasing color scheme. Bob was awarded the Best Custom Clas­ sic (0-100 hpj trophy for his work. One of the Outstanding Classic award winners was this neat Taylorcraft He hails from Nashville, Tennessee. owned by Ray Cook of Spring Grove, Illinois.

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Next time you're at an air show and John Mohr is one of the performers, stop for a few moments and watch his act. He flies a Kermit Weeks' Fantasy of Flight owns one of the Spirit of St. Louis completely stock, Lycoming 225-hp PT-17 replicas built by Tallmantz Aviation for the filming of the Jimmy Stewart Stearman, with the only modification an movie of the same name. While politics in France prevented Kermit added smoke oil tank. John's act is one of from re-enacting Lindbergh's arrival at Le Bourget just outside of Paris, pure airmanship distilled to its essence. Sun 'n Fun attendees got to see it fly on a number of occasions.

This Piper L-4 was across the taxiway in the Warbirds area, but that's okay. When was the last time you actually saw a Brodie Device instal led on a Cub? The Brodie was an ingenious system deployed on ships that allowed an L-4 to be recovered without the use of a ru nway or carrier deck-the airplane was flown to and latched onto a cable rigged alongside the ship. This particular LA B was delivered to the Army Air March 15, 1943. Dick and Richard Brown of Ex­ celsior, Minnesota restored it, with assistance on the Brodie Device from none other than James Brodie, the system 's inventor. James lives in Minnesota as well, and was able to provide drawings of the necessary components. 10 JUNE 2002 The Best Restored Classic (101-165 hpj of the event is this ex­ cellent Globe Swift restored and maintained by Porter Houston Jr. His father, Porter Sr., bought the airplane in 1947. It had only 100 hours on it, but he had to work overseas, so it sat for 15 years. Porter Jr. has never "restored" it, but it does have a new interior, and the bottom paint was added. (Polishing the belly and lower wing surfaces was never high on Porter's list of fun things to do.) It has Cleveland brakes and the factory modification for mufflers. The interior was copied from a Globe factory brochure.

CLASSIC AWARDS

GRAND CHAMPION B E ST RESTORED CLASSIC OUTSTANDING CLASSIC N9526E Over 165 h p AIRCRAFT Aeronca 11AC Chief N4426C N43645 Paul E. Gould Cessna C-195 Taylorcraft Sardinia, Ohio R. Luigs Ray Cook Bandera, Texas Spring Grove, Illinois GRAND CHAMP I ON Custom Classic BEST CUS TOM CLAS SIC N3303K 0- 100 hp OUTSTANDING CLASSIC Swift N144BR AIRCRAFT H. W. Cope Luscombe 8E N30898 Spring, Texas Bob Reuther Cessna C-195 Nashville, Tennessee Ron Karwacky

B E ST R ESTOR ED C LASSIC Riverside, California B EST CUSTOM C L A S SIC 0- 100 hp Over 165 hp N3469E OUTSTANDING CLASSIC N80856 Aeronca 11AC Chief Swift AIRCRAFT Ray Johnson Raymond Miller N41X Marion, Indiana Taylors, South Carolina Cessna C-195 Calvin & Valeri Arter BEST R ESTORED CLAS S IC OUT STANDING CLASSIC Mulberry, Florida 101 - 165 hp A I R C RAFT N78171 N78104 Swift Swift Porter Houston D. W. Cahill Hunt Valley, Maryland Tampa, Florida

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11 2002 S~ '~ 'J~ EAA FLY-IN COVERAGE

CONTEMPORARY AWARDS (19S6 to 1966) Swifts are probably one of the most modi­ fied certificated aircraft in existence, and BEST CONTEMPORARY this one sure is! Ray Miller's GC-1B Swift NS148A is powered by a Lycoming 0-290. The red, Cessna 172 white, and blue metallic paint scheme was Robert Kachergius applied before Ray bought the airplane about a year and a half ago. Ray pOinted Orland Park, Illinois out that Dave Cutler of Fair Play, South

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMIZED Carolina, did the outstanding fiberglass N12711 work on the cowl . Beech BE-3S Steven W. Oxman Riva, Maryland

BEST TWIN N814RC Piper PA30-B Turbo Twin Comanche Richard F. Charette Wadsworth, Illinois

OUTSTANDING IN TYPE N2848Z Piper PA22-1S0 Tri-Pacer Tim Baky Peachtree City, Georgia

OUTSTANDING IN TYPE NS478D Beech Bonanza Larry Van Dam Riverside, California

OUTSTANDING IN TYPE N2STJ Piper PA22/20 Pacer Tom Ferraro McKinney, Texas The Luscombe Aircraft Corp. of Altus, Oklahoma, displayed its Luscombe OUTSTANDING IN TYPE 185 Model llE in the commercial display area. The original version, first N9S86T produced in 1948, saw only about 100 examples built. With four seats Cessna 210 and a useful load of 830 pounds, the Luscombe 185s are looking to give John Bragdon the Cessna 172 a little competition. Luscombe Aircraft anticipates its FAA Lakeland, Florida type certificate sometime in mid-2002. Check out its progress at www.lus­ combeaircraft.com. 12 JUN E 2002 The Contemporary Outstanding Customized Sun 'n Fun tro­ A dawn flight in Waldo Wright's Flying Service's New phy winner is this fast-looking Beechcraft B-35 Bonanza Standard D-25 is pure heaven. Sun 'n Fun secretary belonging to Steven Oxman of Riva , Maryland. executive assistant Sherry Abels and VAA director and Waco enthusiast Phil Coulson brave a little morn­ ing chill to experience a sublime sunrise in the front cockpit. Bob Lock pilots the ship from the aft 'pit of the Wright Whirlwind-powered biplane.

Paul Gould 's Aeronca 11AC Chief was this year's Sun 'n Brad Strickland flew John "Wi " Talton 's fine-looking 1947 Fun Grand Champion Classic. Stinson 108-2 from North Carolina. A Continental 0-470 powers it.

Rows for past award winners con­ tinue to grow as more members choose to bring their spectacular air­ planes back to the fly-in each year. Ted Patecell along with Ed and Bar­ bara Moore brought their Howard DGA-15Ps and parked them along a line that included Comanches, a Cessna 195, and a pair of Cubs.

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Real Estate For Sale "Cute RIVER-front country lodge for those seeking solitude. Sleeps ten. Clos­ est road system, four hundred miles away. Closest village, three and a half hours by boat. Minutes by float plane. Spectacular fishing. Nearest neighbor? We don't think there are any. Outside

(very outside) ofBethel, Alaska. II

kay, so the ad didn't read O exactly that way, but you get the picture. The Anvik River Lodge isn't on anyone's beaten path to anywhere. In fact, there aren't many paths in the neigh­ borhood either. You can paddle the better part of a week to get there, or you can hop in Cliff and Cheryl Hickson's H391B He­ lio Courier and spend a few minutes enjoy­ ing the scenery before plopping down on the Anvik River in front of their lodge. Then you can spend as much time as you want, admir­ ing the spectacular surroundings or trying to coax some of the biggest freshwater fish in non-cap­ tivity into your boat. A warning to those who are vaguely dissatisfied with the direc­ tion their life is taking them-read on at your own risk. There is the dis­ tinct possibility after reading this that you'll find yourself headed north for a new life among the trees, northern pike, salmon, bears, and huskies. First, however, you have to get a bushplane, which in the case of the Hicksons meant a Helio Courier. But, we're getting ahead of ourselves because there's nothing in Cliff Hickson's background to indi­ cate that he'd eventually wind up operating a fishing lodge in Alaska that caters to sportsmen from around the world. "I was born and raised just out­ side of Homestead, Florida," he

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 15 The leading edge slats on the Helio give the airplane remarkable low-speed handling characteristics. says, "and almost every day I'd look money, so I headed north." hired to be the project up at little biplanes doing aerobat­ What he found when he went manager on some bigger ics overhead. Curtis Pitts's runway north was not as advertised. projects for the regional was about a mile south, so I was in­ "I tried working on the North native corporations and troduced to unusual airplanes right Slope, but basically I nearly starved some for the federal gov­ from the start. But, I never thought to death for a couple of years. But, ernment. This led to I'd be doing what I'm doing." being young, I guess I wasn't as se­ establishing his own Hickson, who is a tall, easy-smil­ rious about it as I could have been. general contracting business. ing individual with a comfortable I'd spend my winters in Florida "It took me a while, but I even­ air about him and zero pretenses, having fun and go back up for the tually cracked the code on working is happy about most of the choices summers. It took a little while be­ with the feds. The bidding style he's made in his life, although he fore I got my act together and and ways of working with them took some detours getting where started working as a framer for a are different. But once I made the he is now. construction company." transition, I began getting all sorts "I graduated from high school Between the opportunities for of projects, mostly in small towns and was living the life of a 20-year­ remote building and his construc­ scattered around Alaska." old in the Florida Keys. You know, tion experience, Cliff began to see During this time, Cliff had been doing what I could to make a buck business opportunities that didn't utilizing bushplanes constantly and really, as in really, enjoying my­ exist in the lower 48. but didn't have a pilot's certificate self." He smiles and leaves it up to "I put together an air-mobile and hadn't really thought about our imagination to fill in the blanks. construction crew that would do getting one. He was too busy to "While I was working down there nearly any kind of construction. add yet another skill to his already one winter, I met some guys who We had a lightweight compressor impressive bundle of tricks. That had been working on the North and tools, and we'd have some changed when the Anvik River Slope oil fields in Alaska. They made bush operator fly us into a site. Lodge entered his life in one of it sound like heaven; they were We'd build almost anything that those quirks of fate that drive making so much money. Or at least needed to be built. That was my many interesting lives. they said they were. Just the fact first serious introduction into how "We have a three-hundred-mile they were hanging around the Keys useful and necessary airplanes are dog sled race that starts in Bethel. and had no more money than I did when doing business in Alaska." It's a big event and there's always a should have been a clue. But, I was Little by little his reputation as a housing shortage in town, so young, looking for adventure and contractor spread until he was everyone opens up their homes for

16 JUNE 2002 twenty years of bush con­ have their own airplane and for struction and expediting Cliff to fly it. experience, but financially "I had flown hundreds of hours it was out of our league, so with Jim in the 185 from the right our guest went home and seat, and he told me I had plenty we forgot about it." of experience and could easily do They may have forgot­ what was needed. So, we decided ten about it, but their guest to buy our own bush airplane and didn't. I'd learn to fly it." "He called back and pro­ If you want to start a small war, posed that we become all you have to do is get bush pilots partners in the lodge. He'd together and ask them what the put up the money and our best bush airplane is. The Super share would be by sweat Cub will always pop up on the top equity. We'd do whatever work the of the list, but Hickson needed lodge needed and we'd operate it. something much bigger that was a We knew this was a life changing little different. His clientele had de­ decision. Cheryl and I slept on it veloped to the point that he had a overnight, and in the morning we good idea what kind of person he'd decided to go for it. We haven't re­ be flying and what their tastes gretted that decision for a minute were. Picking the airplane was more since. Besides, as a contractor, I than just getting something that was always too busy to go fishing, could carry cargo and people and which always drove me nuts." operate off the water. By that time The Anvik River Lodge came they'd had guests from nearly every into the Hickson's lives in February country in Europe in addition to Ul ~ 1996, and they had it ready for those from the States, and he knew 0: ~ their first sum­ they expected safety and comfort z z i:5 mer season. and a certain amount of class. UJ -' "From the "Up there we all have our fa­ village of Anvik, vorites, but, if pilots are being visiting it's nearly four honest about what float planes mushers. We hours by power work best out of short lakes and had provided boat, but only 12 are the safest, the Helio Courier is ours to a minutes by always mentioned. I liked it be­ really inter­ airplane, so cause its slow speed makes it really esting guy it was obvi­ easy to get into lakes regardless of who had practically no dog ous that we'd the wind direction." sled experience and was be needing Of course, when Cliff and from down south, but he someone to Cheryl decided they would pro­ was determined. He provide our guests vide their own transportation, took off on the race with transportation. We contracted they had two sizeable projects in with only five hours with Jim Webster, who is nearly a front of them. First, Cliff had to of experience mush­ legend in Alaska. He flew a C-185 learn to fly and second, they had ing behind a leased dog on floats and has 22,000 hours on to find a Helio Courier that would­ team and did really well. floats in the bush with no acci­ n't break the bank. liThe owner of the dog team dents. He was absolutely terrific. They had been spending their mentioned that he had a fishing He flew for us until last year, when most recent winters at their home lodge that he'd like to sell. We sat his wife and he decided to change in Palm Coast, Florida, so it was around the house with our guest their lifestyle, and we were sud­ fortuitous that they got word of a and talked about it a little, but denly without transportation to Helio H391B located just up the nothing really serious. It was an the lodge." coast from them that might be for intriguing possibility. Cheryl had Cliff still didn't have a pilot's sale. They went up and took a look, been catering local banquets and certificate and hadn't taken a sin­ but what they found was some­ weddings so she wasn't afraid to gle formal flying lesson in his life. thing that looked like a Helio cook for a crowd. I had almost Still, it made sense for them to Courier. It was in such sad shape

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17 JIM KOEPN ICK that it was hard to tell for sure. The Beach, where we rolled up our oiled the engine, aired the tires, and airplane had been donated to a fly­ sleeves and began to pour sweat fired it up. I had someone else fly­ ing missionary operation, but it equity into it." ing it, of course, and we made it to needed so much work, they could­ When he picked up the airplane our destination fine. When we took n't afford to rehabilitate it. It sat from the missionaries, Cliff still did­ it apart, however, we realized what around for several years, collecting n't have a pilot's certificate and, in bad shape it was really in. If we all that ugly stuff airplanes collect fact, he had only recently started would have known that, we might when left sitting around, until taking flying lessons. His flight in­ have trucked it," Hickson says. Cliff called them. Yes, they would structor accompanied him while "Once we got off the ground we part with the airplane because they they ferried the airplane back to realized practically nothing in the needed an engine for one of their their hangar at Flagler Airport. instrument panel worked and airplanes in Honduras. No, it was­ "I started out taking lessons in an everything in the airplane needed n't flyable at that moment. Yes, he Aeronca, and because of all my pre­ cleaning and adjusting. However, could come look at it. vious experience, I could have the basic airplane was solid. Even "When we looked at the air­ flown the airplane safely solo the though the skin was rough on the plane, we realized this was going first day. So, I made good progress." outside, the airframe was basically to be another one of those sweat He finished his training at St. Au­ corrosion-free and the steel tubing equity things. To buy a Helio gustine and had a regular schedule. had no rust. It's just that everything Courier of the quality we thought He'd get up, drive to the airport, fly, about the airplane was really ugly. we needed would be prohibitive. drive to another airport and work "The interior, for instance, was Here was one we could afford to on the Helio until late that night, that 1950's crushed velour you buy, but we really couldn't afford and then start the entire thing over used to see, and you can't imagine to contract someone to rebuild it again the next morning. how bad that stuff looks when it for us. So, we took it to operators "When we ferried the airplane, gets that old and is neglected for in Flagler, and then to Ormond we had done a quick inspection, so long. It was really gross! The 18 JUNE 2002 windows also were useless, so all of "This airplane didn't have the with one of my flight instructors them had to be replaced." float hard points in the steel truss, in the other seat." The airplane was serial number so we contacted David Maytag who Let's see-Florida to Alaska. On 011 and was the first model Helio owns the type certificate. He sent the North American continent, built (eventually there were seven us some parts and the drawings, cross-countries don't get much different models of Helio Couri­ and we pulled the skin and welded longer than that. Making it more ers). The early 391B's were built in the fittings. At the same time, interesting was the fact that the from 1954 to 1957, and the Hick­ we re-bushed the gear. airplane cruises at under 100 son's airplane was first owned and "Fortunately, most of the con­ knots, and Cliff was a brand new operated by the U.S. Border Patrol trol system stuff was okay. The pilot flying an airplane that hasa under the Immigration and Natu­ cables and pulleys were fine and reputation for being a handful in ralization Service (INS). It bashed the slats needed very little work." some situations. around the Mexican border for Then the day arrived when the "I had spent a lot of time talking years before being sold to a rancher airplane was finished and was to everyone who had Helio time, and finally working its way over to ready to be flown. At this point, trying to get hints. Skip Lipscomb the missionaries. Cliff had been a certificated pilot up in Alaska was super helpful. He "The engine, which is a geared for only a few months. Although had been a Helio demo pilot and GO-435 Lycoming and puts out he had minimal flying experience really knew the airplane." 260 hp, needed an overhaul. At in his logbook, he had actually The airplane's reputation for the same time," he says, "we re­ flown right seat several hundred being ill mannered on the ground placed the prop because it had an hours in Alaska. Taking on the He­ is generated by its big vertical tail, expensive AD [Airworthiness Di­ lio Courier, however, was still a its far forward gear placement, rective] on it." daunting task. and its doesn't-want-to-stop-fly­ When the Helio Courier first "I was terrified on those first ing wing. It has humbled more went into production in 1954, the flights. We had it out of the shop than one pilot. mission for the airplane hadn't for one day, and I had a DC-3 "It can be a real bear in a cross­ been clearly defined, and the abil­ check pilot fly around with me for wind," Cliff says. "Lipscomb gave ity to mount floats wasn't another day. Then I pointed the me a good technique, which is to incorporated into all of them. nose north and headed for Alaska continued on page 29

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19 Avgas

ixture to idle cutoff, Shelbyville, Illinois, is a small over the field to make sure everyone master of{, and hop out town in south-central Illinois, just had a great time. The folks in Shel­ ?It to tie the plane down as south of Decatur. The handsome, byville put on a great fly-in, with quickly as yo u can because you're small airport on the west edge of plenty of hot pancakes first thing in hungry! You only have to get within a town must have one of the highest the morning and then a freshly few dozen yards downwind of the hot populations per capita of Wacos, cooked burger for lunch, washed griddles and you know life is going to and it has a friendly couple working down with lemonade shake-ups. be much better very shortly. together as the FBO to boot. Mike Combined with good friends . .. and Tracy Potter were working all how could likfe be better? ......

20 JUNE 2002 ne of the great guys Oat Shelbyville is Bob Howie, who spends a major amount of time during his preflight on his Waco CTO (formerly Speed Holman's Taperwing, Registration No. 7446) oiling the valves and rocker arms on the bi­ plane's Wright J-4. Of course, that means that most of it will also wind up on the windscreen or his gog­ gles, but hey, that's what flying neat old biplanes is all about!

Glenn Peck flew the Historic Aircraft Restoration Mu­ seum's Piper PA-15 Vagabond to Shelbyville from Dauster John Livesay is now enjoying flying his Warner-powered Flying Field in Creve Coeur, Missouri. It's another vintage­ Waco RNF, complete with a ring cowl. friendly airport.

Mel McCollum made a quick hop over from the St. Louis area with his sharp Monocoupe 90-AL. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21 PASS IT TO BUCK

BY E.E. "BUCK" HILBERT, EAA #21 VAA #5 P.O. Box 424, UNION, IL 60180 Modeling talent

I've been around restorers and to own and fly. I hadn't heard airplanes in general for a very long from him in more than 20 years, time, and still I'm amazed at the but these shots showed up in the incredible work members can do. mail a little while ago, and I Take a look at the modeling done wanted to share them with you. by Lester Klean, who now lives in Lots of you are modelers, too, and Sun City, Arizona. Lester and I we appreciate all the different knew each other way back when. ways you keep old airplanes alive. He did a number of meticulous K restorations over the years, includ­ (( ing a really great Champ he used ~tJ.~

The Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine is available as a 1-1/2-inch (l/B) scale kit from Williams Brothers, a well­ known plastic modeling firm ( www.wil/iamsbrosinc.com).

This l/B-inch scale model of the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis was sold to Ker­ mit Weeks. It spans 69 inches and duplicates the entire structure of the Spirit right down to the details in the cockpit.

One side is covered , the other left with the structure showing. Look at all those wing ribs! Even the spars and rigging fittings were duplicated.

22 JUNE 2002 NEW MEMBERS John Hitzke...... Queensland, Australia joel K. Mikaelsen...... Montague, MI Roger Bryant ...... Kingston, Ontario, Canada jeffrey S. Croy ...... Pryor Lake, MN Archie Chamberlain ... Schomberg, Ontario, Canada James D. Ludford II...... Eden Prairie, MN Steve MacDonald ...... Wyoming, Ontario, Canada Pauline Vivan Milner ...... Plymouth, MN Brian Reis ...... Wiarton, Ontario, Canada Michael C. Finke ...... St. Louis, MO Peter F. Snaith ...... Oshawa, Ontario, Canada William Francis ...... Manchester, MO Mike Fowler...... Market Harborough, England Lester M. Grotpeter ...... Creve Coeur, MO Stephane Rosse ...... Nandy, France Marvin E. Hendershot ...... Jonesburg, MO Caddeo Philippe ...... Vierzy, France Glenn E. Peck ...... Maryland Heights, MO Carl Josef Kaeser ...... Coburg, Germany Clifton T. Trice ...... St. Charles, MO Michael Haworth ...... Hampshire, Great Britain William E. Hood ...... Dover, NC Charles W. Huke ...... Shropshire, Great Britain Michael Kellogg ...... Oxford, NC Rami Lothan ...... Tel Aviv, Israel Charles O. Peterson ...... Pinehurst, NC Carolyn Jones ...... Eagle River, AK Eric Turner ...... LeXington, NC Michael]. Bedard ...... Madison, AL Dana E. Anderson ...... St Edward, NE Richard]. Adams...... Mesa, AZ jon M. Enevoldsen ...... Lincoln, NE Michael Gonzales ...... Mesa, AZ Tim Gleason ...... Omaha, NE Ryan Kassik ...... Phoenix, AZ Daniel L. Petersen ...... Unadilla, NE Carl G. Remmel ...... Sun City West, AZ james Ahman ...... Hackettstown, Nj Norman W. Batchelder ...... Palm Springs, CA Andrzej Chmielewski ...... Asbury, Nj Ron Greenall ...... Visalia, CA Michael Peters ...... Succasunna, NJ Edwin K. Kempkey ...... Napa, CA Michael Rinaldi ...... Las Vegas NY Doug King ...... Castro Valley, CA Chris]. Hatin ...... Northville, NY Howard Pomerantz ...... Los Gatos, CA Donald j. Howe ...... Oakdale, NY James Slusser ...... Calistoga, CA Duane A. Bostrom ...... Medina, OH Dennis W. Timmons...... Riverside, CA Kenneth K. Clark ...... Tulsa, OK Rick Williams ...... Murphys, CA Timothy j. Kerber ...... Sherwood, OR Christopher P. Yakubek ...... Los Gatos, CA Luigi U. Ricci Moretti...... Philadelphia, PA Steve Saunders ...... Oxford, CT Troy Brown ...... Ft. Mill, SC John Arnold ...... Miami, FL Dennis Dykstra ...... Monroe, SD Roy A. Berube ...... Miami, FL Frank Mele ...... Cookeville, TN Lonnie David Blackburn ...... Citra, FL Rick Pellicciotti ...... Bartlett, TN John Brewer ...... Panoma Park, FL Robert Seymour ...... Hendersonville, TN Thomas M. Camman ...... Lake Mary, FL Fred Bussell ...... Tyler, TX Raymond S. Dauer...... Ft. Myers, FL jay Crowell ...... Paris, TX john F. Hansen ...... Ft. Lauderdale, FL Emile L. Faciane ...... Rowlett, TX Clifford B. Hickson ...... Palm Coast, FL Robert D. Funk ...... Bullard, TX William A. Kirby...... Gainesville, FL Donald L. Gibson ...... El Paso, TX Daniel Tomczak ...... Tampa, FL George H. Gould ...... Lamarque, TX Guy Hill ...... Atlanta, GA Daniel P. Leone ...... Houston, TX Kenneth Williams ...... Griffin, GA Sam L. Pool ...... Houston, TX john C. Burg ...... Washburn, IA john Royes ...... Center, TX Charles Michael Brown ...... Sandpoint, ID Greg Young ...... Spring, TX joseph A. Dory...... Caldwell, ID Kim Peterson ...... Spanish Fork, UT Randy Coutre ...... Plainfield, IL John A. Best ...... Moneta, VA jeffrey J. Kaney ...... Rockford, IL Scott Compton ...... Goodview, VA john D. O'Malley ...... Winnetka, IL Chris Merritt ...... Centreville, VA Gerald D. Oliver...... Downers Grove, IL john M. Potock ...... S. Riding, VA Richie Davidson ...... Hanover, IN james F. White, jr...... Abingdon, VA Berl j. Grant ...... Seymour, IN Robyn G. Mayer ...... Stevens Point, WI David Wewers ...... Kansas City, KS Tim A. Robertson ...... Appleton, WI Felix Proulx ...... Hanson, MA Francis L. Susor...... Wausau, WI David Larson ...... Lexington Park, MD Dave Shaw ...... Cody, WY William R. Aikens ...... Bloomfield Hills, MI VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23 FLY-IN CALENDAR JUNE 20-23-Mason, MI-Ercoupe Reunion National Convention. Mason-Jewett Airport (TEW). Everyone welcome. Info: 810-231-3392 or mlrdun­ [email protected]. JUNE 22-Zanesville, OH-EAA Ch. 425 Fly-In-Drive­ In Breakfast. Riverside Airport. 8am-2pm. Breakfast all day, lunch items llam-2pm. Fly Market. Info: 740-454-0003. JUNE 22-Wauseon, OH-Ch. 149 Annual Pancake Breakfast Fly-In. Fulton County Airport (US E). Info: 419-636-5503. JUNE 22-Marquette County, MI-First Annual Sawyer Aviation Expo. Sponsored by EAA Ch . 850 & Mar­ quette County Area Chamber of Commerce. The following list ofcoming events is furnish ed to our readers as a Celebrating the history of the former K.1. Sawyer matter ofinformation only and does not constitute approval, sponsor­AFB. Sawyer International is located 160 mi. north ship, involvement, control or direction ofany event (fly-in, seminars, of Green Bay, WI. Info: [email protected] or 306­ fly market, etc.) listed. Please send the information to EAA, Att: Vin­346-3567 tage Airplane, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Information should be received four months prior to the event date. JUNE 23-Niles, MI-EAA Ch. 865 Annual Fly­ In/Breakfast at Jerry Tyler Municipal Ai rport (3TR), 7 till noon. Info: 219-271-8533 JUNE 13-I6-St. Louis, MO-American Waco Club Inc. JUNE 27-30-Mr. Vernon, OH-43rd Annual Nat'l Fly-In. Creve Coeur Airport. Info: Phil 616-624-6490 Waco Club Reunion. Wynkoop Airport. Info: 937­ or Jerry 317-535-8882 866-6692 or JUNE 13-I6-Middletown, OH-llth Nat'l Aeronca As­ WA [email protected] soc. Convention. Hook Field. Aircraft judging, Air JUNE 29-Prosser, WA-EAA Ch. 391 Fly-In Breakfast. Force Museum tours, steak fry Fri. , forum & banquet Info: 509-786-1830 Sat. Info: 217-395-2522 JULY 4-Mansfield, OH-(MFD) Pancake Breakfast JUNE I5- Cooperstown, NY-(K23) Old Airplane Fly-In Mansfield Aviation Club, 7-11 a.m. Info: 419-774­ & Breakfast Sponsored by EAA Ch. 1070. 7:30 a.m.­ 7575 Noon, rain or shine. Adults $4.00, Children under JULY 6-Rensselaer, IN-EAA Chapter 828 Fly-In at 12 $3.50. Pilots of 1962 or older aircraft eat free! Jasper County Airport. Ham & bean lunch. Info: Info: 607-547-2526 219-866-5587 JUNE I5-I6-West Bend, WI-Southeast Wisconsin JULY 6-Gainesville, GA-(GVL) EAA 611 34th An­ Airfest. 8am-5pm ea. day. Air show, flight simula­ nual Cracker Fly-In. 7:30 a.m. Pancake Breakfast & tors, military and vintage airplane showcase, chil­ Fly-IN. Judging in 9 categories, awards, rides, food. dren's entertainment area, vintage car show and Info: 770-531-0291 or 770-536-9023 or parade, food, and more! Firefighters, Police, and www.eaa611.com active or retired military, admitted free with ID or JULY 5-7-Alliance, OH-Taylorcraft Foundation, Tay­ proof of service. Info: 800-414-0065 lorcraft Owner's Club Fly-In & Reunion. Barber JUNE I6-23-Las Vegas, NV-34th Annual Convention Airport (2Dl). Breakfast Sat. & Sun. by EAA Ch. 82. of the Int'l Cessna 170 Assn. Texas Station Hotel, 800­ Info 330-823-1168 or www.taylorcraft.org 654-8888, Info 702-595-8019 JULY 13-Toughkenamon, PA-EAA Chapter 240, 28th Annual Fly-In/Drive-In Pancake Breakfast 8:00 EAA FLY·IN SCHEDULE 2002 a.m. at New Garden Airport (N5 7). Young Eagles' Rally. Admission free. Info: 215-761-3191 EM ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAl. VIRGINIA STATE EM FLY·IN JULY 13-Zanesville, OH-EAA Ch. 425 Fly-In/ Drive­ www.greeleynet. comleaaregional www.vaeaa.org June 29·30, Longmont, CO September 7·8, Dinwiddie County Airport In Breakfast. PARR Airport. 8 a.m.-2 p.m . Breakfast all day, lunch items 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fly Market. NORTHWEST EM AY-IN EM EAST COAST FLY.JN Info: 740-454-0003. www.nweaa.org www.eastcoastflyin.org July 1()'14, Arlington, WA September 13·15, Toughkenamon, PA JULY 20-Cooperstown, NY-(K23) Old Airplane Fly­ In & Breakfast Sponsored by EAA Ch. 1070. EM AlRVENTURE OSHKOSH EM SOUTHWEST REGIONAl. FLY.JN 7:30am-Noon, rain or shine. Adults $4.00, Children www.airventure.org www.swrfi· com under 12 $3.50. Pilots of 1962 or older aircraft eat July 23·29, Oshkosh, WI September 27·28, Abilene, TX free! Info: 607-547-2526 EM GOLDEN WEST REGIONAl. AY.JN EM SOI1TII£AST REGIONAl. FLY.JN JULY 20-Alamosa, CO-San Luis Valley Regional www.gwfly-in.org www.serfi.org Airport Air Show and Fly-In. Features classic war­ September 6-8, Yuba County Airport (MRV) October 4·6, Evergreen, AL birds (WWII), acrobatic exhibitions, current mili­ EM MID-EASTERN FLY-IN COPPERSTATE EM AY·IN tary aircraft, experimental aircraft, and homebuilts. 419-447·1773 (telefax) www.copperstate.org Pancake Breakfast. 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24 JUN E 2002 JULY 20-2I-Dayton, OH-1st Eastern Region Nat'l Avi­ AUGUST 3 I -Zanesville, OH-EAA Ch. 425 Fly­ ation Heritage Invitational coinciding with 2002 In/Drive-In Breakfast. Riverside Airport. 8 a.m.-2 p.m . Dayton Air Show. Co-sponsored by Rolls-Royce North Breakfast all day, lunch items 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fly Mar­ America, NASM, Nat'l Aviation Hall of Fame and Reno ket. Info: 740-454-0003. Air Racing Assn. No more than 50 aircraft are selected SEPTEMBER 6-7-Fresno, CA-EAA Ch. 376 18th An­ for each Invitational. Applications are due by June 15. nual End 0' Summer Fly-In. Sierra Sky Park (Q60). For details on eligibility and judging criteria, entry ap­ Camping or hotels. Fri. arrival & registration 4-6:00 plication, etc. contact Ann, 703-621-2839 p.m.; dinner 6-7:30 p.m. ($6). Sat. pancake breakfast JULY 2I-Burlington, WI-10th Annual Group Ercoupe 7-9:00 a.m. ($ 5); registration deadline for aircraft Flight Into AirVenture. Wheels up at noon. Everyone judging 10 a.m.; tri tip lunch Noon-1:30 p.m. ($6); welcome to jOin. Info: 715-842-7814 awards 2:30 p.m. Info: 559-435-6349 or 559-439-5371 JULY 24-0shkosh, WI-VAA Picnic at AirVenture. Na­ or wesandjeanie@bigfoot. com ture Center Pavilion, 6-8 p.m., Tram at VAA Red Barn SEPTEMBER 7-Cadillac, MI-EAA Ch. 678 Fly­ beginning at 5 p.m. Type Clubs may reserve tables. In/Drive-In Breakfast. Wexford County Airport. Info: Theresa 920-426-6110 or [email protected] 7:30-11 a.m. Info: 231-779-8113 JULY 26-0shkosh, WI-Moth Club Dinner at EAA Air­ SEPTEMBER I2-I5-Reno, NV-4th Annual Western Venture 2002. At the Pioneer Inn, Oshkosh, bar Region Invitational. Co-sponsored by Rolls-Royce opens at 6:30 p.m., Dinner at 7:30 p.m. Directions North America, NASM, Nat'l Aviation Hall of Fame distributed during Friday morning's Moth Forum. and Reno Air RaCing Assn. No more than 50 aircraft RSVP to Steve Betzler at [email protected] or are selected for each Invitational. For details on eligi­ fax: 262-538-0715 bility and judging criteria, entry application, etc. AUGUST 4-Queen City, MO-15th Annual Watermelon contact Ann, 703-621-2839 Fly-In. Applegate Airport. Info: 660-766-2644 SEPTEMBER 13-I5-Watertown, WI-2002 Midwest AUGUST 9-11-Alliance, OH-Ohio Aeronca Aviators Fly-In Stinson Reunion. (RYV). Info: 630-904-6964 and Breakfast. Alliance-Barber Airport (201). Info: 216­ SEPTEMBER I 4-Hollywood, MD-EAA Ch. 478 Fly-In, 932-3475 or [email protected] or www.oaafly-in.com Open House, Young Eagles Rally, and Pancake Break­ AUGUST 10-Toughkenamon, PA-EAA Ch. 240, 28th fast. Captain Walter Francis Duke Regional Airport Annual Fly-In/Drive-In Pancake Breakfast. 8:00 a.m. (2W6). Info: 301-866-9502 New Garden Airport (N57). Young Eagles' Rally. Ad­ mission free. Info: 215-761-3191 AUGUST ll-Auburn, IN-Hoosier Warbird Fly­ In/Drive-In and Airplane Auction. Dekalb County Airport. Pancake/Sausage Breakfast. Info: 574-457­ 5924 or [email protected] AUGUST I7-Cooperstown, NY-(K23) Old Airplane Fly­ In & Breakfast Sponsored by EAA Ch. 1070. 7:30 a.m.-Noon, rain or shine. Adults $4.00, Children un­ der 12 $3.50. Pilots of 1962 or older aircraft eat free! Fly high with Info: 607-547-2526 a AUGUST I8--Brookfield, WI-VAA Ch. 11 18th Annual quality Classic interior Vintage Aircraft Display and Ice Cream Social. Capitol Airport. Noon-5 p.m. Includes Midwest Antique Air­ Complete interior assemblies ready for installation plane Club's monthly fly-in. Control-line & radio Custom quality at economical prices. controlled models on display. Info: 262-781-8132 or • Cushion upholstery sets 414-962-2428 • Wall panel sets AUGUST 23-25-Mattoon, IL-6th Annual MTO Lus­ • Headliners combe Fly-In. Luscombe judging & awards, forums & • Carpet sets banquet. $50 cash to Luscombe that flies farthest to • Baggage compartment sets attend. Info: 217-234-8720, [email protected] or • Firewall covers 217-253-3934 • Seat slings AUGUST 23-25-Sussex, NJ-Sussex Airshow. Top per­ formers. All types of aircraft on display. Info Free catalog of complete product line. 973-875-7337 or www.sussexairportinc.com Fabric Selection Guide showing actual sample colors and AUGUST 24-Janesville-Beloit, WI-EAA Ch. 60 Fly-In styles of materials: $3.00. Pig Roast. Beloit Airport (44C). 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 608-365-1925 or members.tripod.com AUGUST 3I-Marion, IN-(MZZ) 12th Annual Fly-In ainexl;RODUCTS, INC. Cruise-In, at the Marion Municipal Airport, 7-1 p.m. 259 Lower Morrisville Rd., Dept. VA All you can eat Pancake Breakfast. All types of air­ Fallsi ngton, PA 19054 (215) 295-411 5 planes and vintage automobiles. Info: website: www.airtexinteriors.com www·flyincmisein.com Fax: 800/394-1247

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SEPTEMBER 14-Palmyra, WI-(88C) Fly-In Lunch, SEPTEMBER 22-Hinck/ey, IL-Ch. 241 Fall Fly-In noon-2 p.m. Info: 630-904-6964 Breakfast. (OC2) On the grass. 7 a.m.-Noon. Info: SEPTEMBER 14-Andover, NJ-Andover-Aeroflex 847-888-2919 Airport (12N). EAA Vintage Chapter 7 annual Old SEPTEMBER 28-Millington, TN-(NQA) 6th Annual Fashioned Fly-In. 10 AM-4 PM, (rain date Sunday, Memphis Plane Pull. Benefits the children of the Spe­ Sept. IS). Antique, classic and contemporary aircraft. cial Kids and Families, Inc. charity. Teams pull a Food, prizes, Pilots' Choice and People's Choice Boeing 727 in various categories of competition. Awards. Everyone is welcome so fly-in, drive-in or Also, EAA Midsouth Reg'l Fly-In and Young Eagles walk-in for a fun day. Info:www.vintage-aircraft­ event. Info: spkids@Wnm .net or cammons3@ao /. com 7.org or Bill Moore, popmoore@webtv, 908-236-6619 SEPTEMBER 28-Hanover, IN-(641) Wood, Fabric, & or Lou Okrent, [email protected], 973-548-3067 Tai lwheels Fly-In. Lee Bottom Flying Field. Cajun Av­ SEPTEMBER 14-1S-Rock Falls, IL-North Central gas (15 Bean Chili). Beautiful scenery, great people, EAA "Old Fashioned" Fly-In at the Whiteside old planes. Info: 812-866-3211 or www.LeeBottom.com County Airport (SQI) . Best Country Pancake SEPTEMBER 28-29-Alliance, OH-American Military Breakfast 9/15. Forums, workshops, fly-market, History Event. Barber Airport (2Dl). Info: 330-823­ camping, air rally, awards, food & exhibitors. Info: 1168, www.{[email protected] 630-543-6743 OCTOBER S-8-Wauseol1, OH-Ch. 149 Annual Mini SEPTEMBER 14-1S-Bayport, New York-Antique Chile Fly-In. Fulton County Airport (USE). Info: 419­ Airplane Club of Greater New York Fly-In. 636-5503 Brookhaven Airport. Static display of vintage & OCTOBER 12-Toughkenamon, PA-EAA Chapter 240, homebuilt aircraft. Awards in various categories. 28th Annual Fly-In/Drive-In Pancake Breakfast. 8:00 Info: 631-589-0374 a.m. at New Garden Airport (NS7). Young Eagles' SEPTEMBER 20-21-Bartlesville, OK-46th Annual Rally. Admission free. Info: 215-761-3191 Tulsa Regional Fly-In. Frank Phillips Field. Type club OCTOBER 16-20-Tullahoma, TN-Beech Party 2002, forums, static displays, exhibits. Admission by dona­ A Homecoming. Staggerwing/Twin Beech 18/Beech tion. Info: Charlie Harris 918-622-8400 Owners/Enthusiasts. Info: 931-455-1974

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come over the fence at 40 mph (which is about 5 mph fast and leave the crab in it until the last moment. Then you kick it straight and plant the main gear on hard. As it slows down, you yank the tail down and stand on the brakes. It sounds crude, but it's really not. And, don't forget, even though it seems as if everything is happening in slow motion, beware because they're notorious for ground loops. "It took over thirty-eight hours to get to Alaska, so by the time I got there, I had a pretty good idea how to fly the airplane./I He grins as he says it. The saga of getting the airplane to Alaska didn't end there, how­ ever. In the course of contracting with a company that specializes in mounting airplanes on floats, he learned a hard lesson. "I bought a set of 3430 EDOs, and this company said they knew the installation well, which was a definite exaggeration. On my first up-river takeoff, I found it didn't have anywhere close to full travel of the air rudders, which is needed Workshop Schedule in the Helio. I had to abort, which June 21-23 2002 Griffin. GA Sept 14-15. 2002 Denver. CO bent a float. What was quoted as a TIG WELDING SHEET METAL COMPOSITE CONSTRUCT. fifteen hundred dollar float instal­ FABRICCOVERING lation turned into a twenty June 21-23. 2002 Frederick. MD INTRO TOAIR CRAFT BLDG. thousand dollar repair bill. But, RVASSEMBLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS & AVIONICS just like flying the airplane, you learn from your mistakes./I July 12-142002 Griffin. GA Sept 20-22. 2002 Griffin. GA RV ASSEMBLY TIGWELDING So now the Anvik River Lodge RVASSEMBLY has its very own, long-and-lean, aerial taxi sitting at its front door August 9-11. 2002 Griffin. GA Sept 20-22. 2002 Corona. CA TIGWELDING LANCAIR ASSEMBLY ready to serve guests worldwide. Bowing to the lessons Cliff learned August 16-18. 2002 Griffin. GA Sept 27-29. 2002 Corona. CA RV ASSEMBLY in the airplane, he has a 24,000­ RVASSEMBLY hour pilot with thousands of Helio Oct 4-6. 2002 Griffin. GA Courier hours gained in Southeast August 17-18. 2002 Arlington. WA ADVANCED TIG WELDING SHEET METAL Asia handling the primary trans­ COMPOSITE CONSTRUCT. Oct 18-20. 2002 Oshkosh. WI portation duties while training FABRIC COVERING RVASSEM BLY Cliff as a hard-core Helio driver. Visit www.sportair.com for a complete listing of workshops. If you want to sample a bit of the Alaskan wilderness along with a unique piece of bush flying hard­ 1-800-WORKSHOP ware, call Cliff or Cheryl at $PORTA1R 1-800-967-5746 907-663-6324 in the summer or 386­ WORKSHOPS [email protected] 447-5421 in the winter. And bring --~-- your camera and fishing rod......

28 JUNE 2002 VINTAGE Membership Services Directory'­ AIRCRAFT ENJOY THE MANY BENEFITS OF EAA AND ASSOCIATION THE EAA VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION ~ EAA Aviation Center, PO Box 3086, Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 OFFICERS Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873 Web Site: Irttp://www.eaa.org and http://www.airventure.org E-Mail: vintage @ eaa,org President Vice-President Espie "Butch" joyce George Daubner Flight Advisors information ___ . 920-426-6522 P.O. Box 35584 2448 Lough Lane EAA and Division Membership Services Greensboro, NC 27425 Hartford, WI 53027 800-843-3612 ...... FAX 920-426-6761 Flight Instructor information __ . 920-426-6801 336-668-3650 262-673-5885 Flying Start Program ... , , ..... 920-426-6847 [email protected] vaaflyboy@aoLcom (8:00 AM-7:00 PM Monday-Friday CSn • New/ renew memberships: EM, Divisions Library Services/ Research. _ . _.. 920-426-4848 Treasurer Secretary (Vintage Aircraft Association, lAC, Warbirds), Medical Questions .... , ...... 920-426-4821 Steve Nesse Charles W. Harris 2009 Highland Ave. 72 15 East 46th St. National Association of Flight Instructors Technical Counselors . _ .. . , ... 920-426-4821 Tulsa, OK 74147 Albert Lea, MN 56007 (NAFI) Young Eagles. _...... _ . 920-426-4831 507-373·1674 918-622-8400 [email protected] • Address changes Benefits • Merchandise sales AUA ... , ...... _. , ..... _800-727-3823 DIRECTORS • Gift memberships AVEMCO ...... __ ... _.... _800-638-8440 David Bennert jeannie Hill Term Life and Accidental ___ .. _800-241-6103 P.O. Box 1188 P.O. Box 328 Roseville, CA 95678 Harvard, IL 60033 Programs and Activities Death Insurance (Harvey Watt & Company) 916-645-6926 815-943-7205 EM AirVenture Fax-On-Demand Directory [email protected] dinghao@:lwc.tlet ... _ . .. _.. .. _...... __ .... 732-885-6711 Editorial John Berendt Steve Krog Submitting article/ photo; advertising informa­ 7645 Echo Point Rd. 1002 Hea ther Ln. Auto Fuel STCs . .. _...... 920-426-4843 Cannon Falls, MN 55009 Hartford, WI 53027 Build/ restore information . _ ... 920-426-4821 tion 507-263-24 14 262-966-7627 920-426-4825 ..... , , .. __ , FAX 920-426-4828 (clfld@'tronnect.c01n [email protected] Chapters: locating/organizing .. 920-426-4876 Robert C. "Bob" Brauer Robert D. "Bob" Lumley Education _.... __ _.... __ . ___ 920-426-6815 EM Aviation Foundation 1265 South 124th St. Artifact Donations .. ____ .. ___ 920-426-4877 c ~~~i;: ~ok~"zo Brookfield, WI 53005 • EM Air Academy 773-779-2105 262-782-2633 • EM Scholarships Financial Support _.... _ . _.. _ 800-236-1025 p/[email protected] [email protected] j ohn S. Copeland Gene Morris lA Deacon Street 5936 Steve Court Roanoke, TX 76262 North~~3§~:Nf501532 81 7-491-9110 [email protected] n03capt@(lash.ttet MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Phil Coulson Dean Richardson 1429 Kings~n Rd EAA AVIATION magazine not included). (Add $15 28~~~~';Jlb~rd6f r for Foreign P05tage_) 616-624-6490 Stou&l'~8i7_81J~589 Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Associ­ TCou lson51 [email protected] [email protected] ation, Inc. is $40 for one year, including 12 issues of Roger Gomoll Geoff Robison SPORT AVIAllON. Family membership is available WARBIRDS 1521 E. MacGregor Dr. for an additional $10 annually. Junior Membership Current EAA members may join the EAA War­ 3i~~t~~~t1mtl New Haven, IN 46774 507-288-2810 260-493-4724 (under 19 years of age) is available at $23 annually_ birds of America Division and receive WARBIRDS pledgedrive@f',St"O"J ciliep02SliPaol.com All major credit cards accepted for membership. magazine for an additional $40 per year. Dale A. Gustafson S.H. "yVes" Schmid (Add $16 for Foreign Postage,) EAA Membership, WARBIRDS magazine 7724 5hady Hills Dr. 23S9 Lefeber Avenue and one year membershIp in the Warbirds Divi­ Indi\nlan~j_!~3~6278 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-771-1545 VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION sion is available for $50 per year (SPORT daJefaye@msn,com sllSchmid®tnilwpc.com Current EAA members may join the Vintage AVIATION magazine not included). (Add $7 for Aircraft Associaton and receive VINTAGE AIR­ Foreign Postage.) DIRECTORS PlANE magazine for an additional $36 per year. EMERITUS EAA Membership, VINTAGE AIRPLANE EAA EXPERIMENTER magazine and one year membership in the EAA Current EAA members may receive EAA Gene Chase E.E. "Buck" Hilbert Vintage Aircraft Association is available for $46 EXPERIMENTER magazine for an additional 2159 cariton Rd . P.O. Box 424 Oshkosh, WI 54904 Union, IL 60180 per year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not in­ $20 per year. 920-231 -5002 815-923-4591 cluded). (Add $7 for Foreign Postage,) [email protected] EM Membership and EM EXPERIMENTER magazine is available for $30 per year (SPORT ADVISORS lAC AVIATION magazine not included). (Add $8 for Foreign Postage.) Alan Shackleton Current EAA members may join the Interna­ P.O. Box 656 tional Aerobatic Club, Inc. Division and receive Sugar Grove, IL 60554-0656 630/466-4 193 SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an addi ­ FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS 103346. I 772tS

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