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VA Vol 16 No 6 June 1988 STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CHANGING OF THE GUARD the position of leadership for our era ments I have developed with Paul, of aviation. I have been lucky to be Tom and their staff. These dedicated part of this growth and I hope I have people have been supportive of all the contributed to it. by Bob Lickteig projects and programs requested by My heart breaks a little at the your Antique/Classic board of direc­ thought of all the time we have spent tors. I have been blessed with a dedi­ together investing in each other, de­ cated board of officers, directors and pending on and always receiving the advisors and I wish to thank them again Getting a divorce or losing a loved help to solve a problem or attain one for their contributions and continued one of umpteen years must feel like of our goals, the ups and downs we support. this . fought together. We won some and we The EAA Antique/Classic Division For the past five years my job has lost some. We argued about some is membership-oriented with pro­ been like a friend to me, but even old things, we agreed on others - sacrific­ grams, projects, group participation friends have to part company some ing for each other and putting every and our main line of communications time. These friends, the members of ounce of effort and will into making - our monthly magazine THE VIN­ EAA and the EAA Antique/Classic Di­ things work right and earning a few TAGE AIRPLANE. When you vision, will always be remembered by more gray hairs along the way. Do you analyze it, the membership really di­ me . remember waking in the middle of the rects your division and that's the way I had been active in the Antique/ night with an idea and getting up to it should be. If your leadership fulfills Classic Division for a number of years make a note of it? At my age, if I didn't the needs and desires of our members, and with the resignation of a member I would not be able to recall it in the your Antique/Classic Division will of the Antique/Classic board, I was morning. This type of effort by volun­ continue to be successful. elected to the office of vice president. teers is what makes America great and This June issue of your magazine in­ I attended one meeting in that capacity, exhibits the spirit of EAA. cludes a ballot for the election of the and to my surprise, my predecessor of The effort we all put forward for our officers and directors nominated. I five years' service resigned and the Antique/Classic Division participation challenge every member to vote for the members of the board elected me their in the annual EAA convention is a tri­ candidate he feels will be the best per­ president. bute to this spirit. We all know the 12 son to continue the objectives of our I was the new guy on the block with to 14 hour days with hundreds of deci­ division. The new officers and direc­ all the responsibility of this important sions and thousands of questions to an­ tors will be announced and installed at and demanding position. I learned a swer, the responsibility we share for the EAA Antique/Classic annual busi­ lot and I learned it quickly. It was the success of our Antique/Classic ness meeting Friday, August 5, 1988. either that or fall on my face , which I group events and the wonderful sigh of I would like to close with an old did a few times along the way, too. As relief when the final curtain comes saying - you never leave a place you I said, I made good friends, both per­ down and all the aircraft are headed love - you take a part of it with you, sonal and professional. Over the past home. But - oh, what fun - and the leaving a part of you behind. five years I witnessed the yearly satisfaction of a job well done. So one more time, welcome aboard. growth of your division and stood tall I will miss my association with EAA We're better together, join us and and proud that we collectively attained Headquarters and the working arrange­ you have it all .• PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER Tom Poberezny Tti~ VICE-PRESIDENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Dick Matt EDITOR Mark Phelps JUNE 1988 • Vol. 16, No.6 ART DIRECTOR Mike Drucks Copyright ce 1988 by the EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc. All rights reserved. MANAGING EDITOR/ADVERTISING Mary Jones ASSOCIATE EDITORS Norman Petersen Contents ' Dlck Cavin Straight and Level/by Bob Lickteig FEATURE WRITERS 2 George A. Hardie, Jr. AlC News/by Mark Phelps Dennis Parks 4 EDITORIAL ASSISTANT 5 Letters to the Editor Carol Krone STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS 6 Vintage Literature/by Dennis Parks Jim Koepnick Carl Schuppel 8 Members' Projects/by Norm Petersen Jeff Isom 9 Calendar EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC 10 Vintage Seaplanes/by Norm Petersen DIVISION, INC. OFFICERS 11 Stinson 108-2/by Norm Petersen President Vice President R. J. Lickteig M.C. "Kelly" Viets 14 Time Capsule/by Dennis Parks 1718 Lakewood Rt.2, Box 128 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Lyndon, KS 66451 16 Taylorcraftsmanship/by Mark Phelps 507/373-2922 913/828-3518 19 To Oshkosh via J-3/by Ed Rogers Secretary Treasurer George S. York E.E. " Buck" Hilbert 20 Annual Business Meeting Page 16 181 Sloboda Ave. P.O. Box 145 Mansfield, OH 44906 Union, IL 60180 23 Volunteers: A Book of Heroes/ 419/529-4378 815/923-4591 by Art Morgan and Bob Brauer DIRECTORS 24 Interesting Members/by Phil Coulson John S. Copeland Philip Coulson 9 Joanne Drive 28415 Springbrook Dr. 26 Welcome New Members Westborough, MA01581 Law1on , MI49065 617/366-7245 616/624-6490 27 Mystery Plane/by George Hardie WIlliam A. Eickhoff Stan Gomoll 41515th Ave., N.E. 1042 90th Lane, NE 28 Vintage Trader St. Petersburg, FL 33704 Minneapolis, MN 55434 813/823-2339 6121784-1172 FRONT COVER . .. It's not often that you see a pre-war Taylorcraft. Dale A. Gustafson Espie M. Joyce, Jr. A.C. Hutson's red and black beauty was on the line at Sun 'n Fun '88 7724 Shady Hill Drive Box 468 and flew home to Georgia with an Outstanding Aircraft award in the Indianapolis, IN 46278 Madison, NC 27025 Antique category. (Photo by Sandi Lowich) 317/293-4430 919/427-0216 Arthur R. Morgan Gene Morris BACK COVER. , , Boeing 80B. Built as the final model 80A, NX-234M 3744 North 51 st Blvd. 115C Steve Court, R.R. 2 was ordered with the nose of the fuselage raised to provide for an Milwaukee, WI 53216 Roanoke, TX 76262 open cockpit. It was later converted to have an enclosed cockpit. 414/442-3631 817/491-9110 Though built in 1930, the era of the Ford "Tin Goose", the rag and tube biplane model 80 provided for some passenger innovations. The sea­ Daniel Neuman Ray Olcott ting was leather upholstered, arranged three across, two on the left, 1521 Berne Circle W. 104 Bainbridge one on the right. The cabin had heating, lighting and forced ventilation. Minneapolis, MN 55421 Nokomis, FL 34275 There was also a bathroom with hot and cold running water in the basin. 612/571-0893 813/488-8791 S.H. "Wes" Schmid The words EAA, ULTRALIGHT, FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM. SPORT AVIATION , and the logos of EXPERIMENTAL 2359 Lefeber Avenue AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC., EAA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION. EAA ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DIVISION INC . Wauwatosa, WI 53213 INTERNATIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB INC., WARBIRDS OF AMERICA INC ., are registered trademarks. THE EAA 4141771-1545 SKY SHOPPE and logos of the EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC. and EAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION are trademarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above associations is strictly DIRECTOR EMERITUS prohibited. S.J. Wittman 7200 S.E. 85th Lane Editorial Policy: Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs. Policy opinions expressed in articles are Ocala, FL 32672 solely those of the authors. Responsibility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with the contributor. Material should 904/245-7768 be sent to : Editor, The VINTAGE AIRPLANE, Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Phone: 414/426-4800. ADVISORS The VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) is published and owned exclusively by EAA Antique/Classic Division , Inc. of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. and is published monthly at Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903· Robert C. "Bob" Brauer John A. Fogerty 3086. Second Class Postage paid at Oshkosh, WI 54901 and additional mailing offices. Membership rates for 9345 S. Hoyne RR2, Box 70 EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc. are $18.00 for current EAA members for 12 month period of which $12.00 IS Chicago, IL 60620 Roberts, WI 54023 for the publication of The VINTAGE AIRPLANE. Membership is open to all who are interested in aviation . 3121779-2105 715/425-2455 ADVERTISING - Antique/Classic Division does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through our advertis­ Robert D. "Bob" Lumley Steven C. Nesse ing. We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising Nl04W20387 2009 Highland Ave. so that corrective measures can be taken. Willow Creek Road Albert Lea, MN 56007 Colgate, WI 53017 507/373-1674 Postmaster: Send address changes to EAA Antique/Classic Division, Inc., Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. 414/255-6832 VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 on Anirong Island near Infanta, Flying Bobcats hit 50 Quezon Province. Oshkosh ' 88 marks the 50th an­ 'The day before the Japanese attack niversary of the Cessna T-50 Bobcat, on Pearl Harbor, Paul "Pappy" Gunn also known as the "Bamboo Bomber".
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