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Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 55 March 2001 Page 55 Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 55 March 2001 Hameed Noon Meetings are the 2nd Saturday of each Month at the Hangar, Mason Jewett Field, Breakfast at 0800, Meeting at 0900. Pres: Bill Hanna 627-4360 Vice Pres: Paul Barbour 627-3381 Treas: Gregg Cornell 351-1338 Sec: Drew Seguin 332-2601 Editor: Charley Downey 349-3903 Graphics Editor: Sue Downey displayed. Antiques, classics, home-builts: there are always Page 55 many airplanes that exhibit a level of quality and OFF TO A GOOD START One of the nice things about workmanship that no factory could ever achieve – not if the Program Team approach to our monthly Chapter they wanted to stay in business. Every year, a few are activity is they chosen as the best of the best and awarded as champions in introduce new things. their class. How do the judges make their selections, what Last month’s Team do they look for, what features and details determine the demonstrated to us that winners? This month we’ll get some insight when there is life without Chapter 55 member, Rick Duckworth, gives us a pancakes. In a bold, presentation on “Aircraft Judging.” Rick has been a judge edge of the envelop at Oshkosh for many years and will outline the process, move, the Team served standards and probably clear up some of the myth- a breakfast to the conceptions about how the winning airplanes are selected. members that tasted A MAJOR AVIATION EVENT – JUST DOWN THE great, looked good, ROAD As plans come together for the second Great plenty of calories and nary a flapjack in sight. Even the Lakes Fly-In, it promises to be the start of a major aviation diehards were observed with full plates. event for our area. An expanded set of forums and In addition to the good grub, Ted Lakin gave us an workshops are being planned. The FAA has also agreed to interesting, humorous (at Ted’s expense) accounting of provide a his recent Board of Directors’ Meeting comprehensive set experience to obtain of seminars that will his BFR. Wednesday, March 7 include a WINGS Fortunately, Ted’s 7:30 pm at Hangar program. So far, experience is an four of the forums or exception rather Chapter 55 Meeting workshops are than the rule, but it scheduled to be certainly illustrated Saturday, March 10 provided by Chapter the value of 8-9:00 am Breakfast 55 members. The shopping for a good 9:00 am Chapter Meeting overall program will instructor and offer something for making a plan for the BFR before starting the process. aircraft builders, Thanks to Ted and the Team for making the February aircraft owners and pilots – something for everyone. Two Chapter meeting a success. The Team consisted of: other important points: it will only be 40 miles away and it’s FREE. This will all take place on the weekend of June Jeffery Lape Lynn Brown Gary Long Ted Lakin 23-24 (which I’m sure you have already marked on your David Paul Bob Noelp Steve Ramey calendar). HOW DO THEY PICK ‘EM Everyone who has visited A HOLDING PATTERN As we discussed at last AirVenture knows how many truly beautiful aircraft are 1 month’s meeting, the LCC Board of Trustees has been presented with a proposal that would eliminate the EAA Chapter 55 Business Meeting Aviation Technology Program. This is both a cost saving initiative and a realignment of the College’s strategic General Membership Meeting - February 10, 2000 direction. To oppose this proposal, I wrote a letter to the LCC Board of Trustees that stressed the growing 44 people in attendance, including guests. # Minutes importance of aviation to the community, the chronic from previous meeting were approved. # Treasurer’s shortage of pilots and mechanics across the nation, and report was given and approved. # More discussion on how important it is to maintain this program. At two LCC aviation program closing. Bill Purosky will email different meetings there was much public comment that particulars to online members for a letter writing campaign opposed the proposal including remarks by Tom Schmidt in support of the program. # Chapter goals were of the CRAA and AeroGenesis. Based on the nature of the reviewed. Gary Long volunteered to organize a flying questions the Trustees were asking, it appears they are contest, with details TBD. Joe Pirch will organize activity trying to find ways to maintain the program, but need a around Airventure 2001. Tom Botsford will serve as better operating plan. The proposal was tabled by the chapter host in welcoming new members. We still need a Board for further review. At press-time for this column, no volunteer to sponsor our fly-in (Mason Aviation Days). new information was available. We will watch the process Greg Cornell will serve as coordinator for monthly and determine how to handle the Newberry Scholarship programs. # Chapter Program for March will be Aircraft once the final decision has been announced. Judging by Rick Duckworth. April will be Terry Lutz on the EAA Flight Advisor program. BOARD AGENDA – 3/7/01 Drew Seguin, Secretary " ! MAD Plan ! Balloon Fest Status FAA Medical ! LCC Status ! Plan to Meet our Goals By Dick Wilke, Chapter 55 Member ! GLFI Update [ Dick just purchased this Cessna 150M 1977 in January Bill Hanna, President " 2001. He keeps it at Wimauma EAA Board of Directors Meeting Airpark, Florida. – ed. ] Board of Directors Meeting - February 7, 2001 I have always been interested in flying In Attendance: M. Arntz, T. Botsford, G. Cornell, B. and did a little Hanna, G. Hover, M. Jacob, E. Lutz, J. Pirch, D. Seguin, with friends in B. Purosky, Leah Volker. # Minutes from previous college 50 years meeting were approved. # Treasurer’s report was ago. I broke my approved. # Lansing Community College proposed left shoulder skiing in Colorado two years ago, and since I closing of the aviation program was discussed. Motion couldn't go skiing, or sailing in Florida last winter, I was made and carried for Bill Hanna to prepare a written decided to take flight instruction last January at Cirrus response and to represent the chapter in opposing the Aviation at the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport. closing. Implications for Newberry Scholarship are clear. My flight instructor was Barry Pritchard, a colorful Brit, The Board decided to wait for final resolution before who spent four years in the Royal Navy flying helicopters taking any action. # Chapter goals for 2001 were and later worked as a production test pilot at Westland outlined. See elsewhere in the newsletter for details. # Sikorsky in Britain. He has a degree in Mechanical Mike Arntz and Mark Jacob reviewed plans for Young Engineering and a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering, so Eagles events for 2001. Dates are 5/12, 6/9, 7/14, 8/19 I couldn't have found a better flying and ground school with 6/9 as the National Young Eagles day. # Chapter 55 instructor. will plan to participate in the Mason Balloon Festival on Because my shoulder was in a sling from a second surgery, August 17-19. How we will participate is yet to be I postponed taking my FAA Medical Exam until March, so determined. # Great Lakes Fly-in is scheduled for June I wouldn't have to ask for a waiver. The surgeon who did 23-24. Bill Hanna is authorized to represent Chapter 55 my exam asked for all of my medical contacts for the past with funding up to $200.00 approved. three years, and since I had had a heart attack in 1987, I had to request complete documentation, and recent stress test results from my cardiologist. The surgeon said he 2 would have to submit this to the F AA and it would take Allies would successfully finish the hostilities and start the several months to get a reply. transition to a normal post-war life. Arthur Jewett, as mayor of Mason, was advised by those people that when In late August, I finally heard from the manager of the the veterans returned, an airport would be an important FAA Aeromedical Certification Division, and the answer asset to any city or town. Aviation had become a fact of wasn't good. They were denying my application because of life during the war. The military-trained pilots would be my previous heart attack, because I carried Nitrostat and seeking continuation of their learned aviation skills, as well because my stress test was slightly abnormal. They did say as many veterans would have a strong desire to learn to fly. that I might appeal. I called the surgeon in Florida who had An airport would also provide an attraction for industrial done my exam, and asked how I should appeal. He expansion to a city as well. suggested I contact AOPA, which I did. They told me that one of the red flags was that I listed Nitrostat as one of my With this in mind, Mr. Jewett purchased the 180-acre medications. I told them I carry it because my cardiologist Elsworth Fletcher farm south of Mason on Eden Road on prescribed it, but I hadn't taken it in over five years, that I December 16, 1943. The house was on the west side of have had no recurrence of my heart attack, and have been Eden Road while the farm fields and large barn were on able to resume all normal activities. They suggested I ask the east side of the road. The north border of that farm my cardiologist for a letter stating that he prescribed this abutted the south borders of the Ingham County Park and for all of his patients as a proactive measure, but that I the Jewett farm property.
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