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Newsletter of the Sport Aviation Association (Auckland Chapter) The newsletter of the Sport Aircraft Association (Auckland Chapter) Inc Sport Aviator January 2017 www.saaauckland.org.nz Committee 2016/17 Contents EXECUTIVE CO MMITTEE 2 Committee 2016/17 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: Ken Watters 10 Chapter BBQ 09 535 2435 027 565 9596 12 Mystery Aircraft Treasurer: Gordon Sanders 13 In the News & On the Web 09 534 2464 021 266 0585 14 Upcoming Events COMMITTEE MEMBERS Peter Armstrong David Campbell- Next Meeting 09 576 3676 Morrison WHEN: Thursday 26th January 2017 021 883 080 09 817 4782 WHERE: Auckland Society of Model 021 946 078 Engineers Club Rooms Scott Neill Peterson Road, Panmure Basin 09 826 5655 Mt Wellington 027 479 3280 SPEAKERS: Alan Butler OPERATIONAL POSITION S Will give a talk on the back- Safety Officer Technical Library country Cub flying he has done in Norm Bartlett Rob Keith the Alaskan Cub around the South Island plus what was done 09 528 0108 09 534 3845 to modify a stock Super Cub with 027 611 2153 Alaskan mods. Tool Library Newsletter Editor Manfred Scherbius Gavin Magill Keith Weale 09 298 0221 07 866 0625 Will speak on some of the tips he 021 0813 6503 027 291 0525 has found building his RV-12. 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 DCM’s RV-12 beginning to take shape with the first trial fitting of the wings to the fuselage. SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator January 2017 3 President’s Report Happy New Year to you all and I hope you have all had an enjoyable break. It has been a busy period since our last meeting with a successful and enjoyable BBQ at North Shore, Fly In at Pauanui and the Tauranga airshow among various other events. Hopefully you have managed to get some flying done in between these westerly winds. The next event is obviously the SAA fly in at Ashburton and we will spend some time looking at the available routes south and the long-range weather forecasts at the meeting on Thursday evening. I am due for a 100 hr service on the RV which I will complete before I head south. Leanne Paulsen who is now working for ICE Aviation based at Ardmore has very favourable rates for oil and filters since the supply from Hawker Pacific has dried up following their closure. I understand that they are also agents for David Clarke headsets. If anyone is after oil, filters or headsets let me know and I can pass on Leanne’s contact details. Once again, I thank Gavin on behalf of the chapter for the effort that he puts into the newsletter, it is much appreciated. See you all on Thursday Cheers David SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator January 2017 4 From the Editor Hi Everyone me he has over 100 registrations so it is looking like it will be a bumper year for Happy New Year everyone. attendance. Delys and I will be flying down I hope your Xmas break commercially this year as I don’t have the has been an enjoyable leave available to fly myself. I am still very one. much looking forward to attending though. As David mentioned it has Another event coming up on the weekend been a busy time since the following Great Plains is a Vans’ RV Aircraft last Newsletter and much Forum to be held at Whitianga on February has happened. Thank you 11th. Jim Evans at Mercury Bay Aero Club has to everyone who has sent in updates and arranged for Wally Anderson, former CEO of pictures of the various events. I would ask Synergy Air who built the LSA RV12, to come everyone to please remember to take photos and speak and they are promoting the day as when you attend events and send copies to a RV fly-in event as well. me of any you think would interest the Chapter as I cannot always get to all events. The mystery aircraft for November was correctly identified by Warren Sly as the Budd One event I unfortunately missed was the RB1 Conestoga. Wikipedia tells me. “The RB-1 Chapter BBQ. I was not able to battle my way Conestoga was a twin-engine, stainless steel through the turbulence over the Coromandel cargo aircraft designed for the United States Ranges on the day of the BBQ and figured Navy during World War II by the Budd discretion was the better part of valour. By all Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. accounts it was a great day and several Although it did not see service in a combat members have sent me photos from the day. theatre, it pioneered design innovations in One of the biggest pieces of news of American cargo aircraft, later incorporated in December was Gordon Lindsay’s first flight in modern military cargo airlifters.” his Corby Starlet ZK-YGL. Congratulations to Gordon on this achievement. It has been a long time coming but worth the wait. Paul Edgars SD1 is also rapidly approaching its first flight and you will read in his update some of the trials and tribulations he has been working through. Pete Walton has received his new project at his hangar in Whitianga. Pete’s Fokker Tri- plane comes from Airdrome Aeroplanes in the US. I caught up with Peter over the Xmas break to have a look at the kit. This is an impressive kitset and given Pete bought the deluxe version of the kit minus engine for the grand total of US$16K, I think is very good value for money. The engine was a further US$4K meaning he has the makings of a Enjoy the newsletter. See you Thursday night. complete aircraft for around US$20K. Pete Cheers tells me the company that made the Fokker Gavin (and other types) is tucked away in the backblocks of Missouri and is run by one guy and a bunch of his enthusiast mates. As David also mentioned, the next big event on the SAA calendar is the Great Plains fly-in at Ashburton. Planning is well underway for Great Plains and Owen Moore, the registration officer from Ashburton Aviation Museum, tells SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator January 2017 5 Chapter News PROJECT UPDATE PROJECT UPDATE Gordon Lindsay – Corby Starlet David Wilkinson– DR 107 By Don Wilkinson By Don Wilkinson Dear John [Corby] David moved the One Design to his hangar Yesterday, 17 Dec 2016, Gordon Lindsay Wed 15 Dec for mating the fuselage and flew his new Starlet ZK-YGL (Yvonne & wing. Yes, it did fit. The wing attach bushes Gordon Lindsay or is it "You're Gonna have to be encased in epoxy and left over Lovit"). Christmas. I complimented him and he said Beautifully built, it was only its 4th flight he "did take a couple if measurements after David Wilkinson tested it and checked during the build" it with 10lb in the baggage locker to ensure operation was ok at Gordon's weight and CG. Gordon flew it for 20 mins over the North Shore field and again later in the day in company with me in TOY when we spent 45 mins over the Gulf and Kawau Island. While Gordon said, he has a little work to do on the landings, he flew it well and sat in the hanger after with a beer, a grin and distant look in his eye. The look reflected his thoughts. "Why didn't I finish it earlier?" The plane is an immaculate example and has revealed no issues whatsoever in the initial 3 1/2 hours of testing and operation. Gordon is totally in agreement that you have again given another Corby builder a huge amount of satisfaction and pleasure. He said he did worry a little about the huge expanse of water underneath him and I suggested he should not consider Norfolk at this stage. Ya old Mate Don SAANZ Auckland Sport Aviator January 2017 6 Chapter News PROJECT UPDATE An email out of the blue from a man with an SD1 from Germany told of similar problems Paul Edgar – SD1 and cures so a bigger aperture in the lower By Paul Edgar cowling, wrapping the exhaust and It's so close I can smell it (the smell is channelling the air past the oil cooler in a probably the coil). Gordon Lindsay came to more efficient manner have brought the visit last week to check out my man temps down to normal ground operating carrying model. He seemed impressed until temperatures. I tried to start the little SD1. A lot of Fast taxi testing has shown me the need to tinkering and inspecting and I came to the master the heel brakes but while the engine conclusion that there was no spark. Thanks was running the acceleration and rudder for your time Gordon. Turns out that due to authority were good and my last run at 45 the vague wiring instructions, lets blame knots with all three wheels firmly on the those, I had wired it wrong and done a slow ground left me with a big grin, sooo close. roast of the stator and possibly the coil. Electricity to me is like magic and I only A few photos plus a blurb and this ‘you have a twenty dollar children’s magicians kit tube’ clip.
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