September - October 2013

publication agreement number 40050880 September - October 2013 Recreational Aircraft Association Canada www.raa.ca The Voice of Canadian Amateur Aircraft Builders $6.95 From The President’s Desk Gary Wolf WINNIPEG CHAPTER FLIGHT INITIATIVE of the non-critical work necessary to Rick Riewe, Winnipeg is in healthy It is no secret that the average pilot age bring the plane up to snuff, and within shape. is increasing, largely because younger a short time there was a nice Cessna generations cannot free up the money 150 that RAA members may use for PROP STRIKE REGS it takes to fly a plane. There is plenty $20 per hour plus fuel. CAR 605.88 is a wide ranging regula- of interest but until the kids have been tion that covers abnormal occurrences, put through school and the mortgage and a prop strike is abnormal, no has been buried, it is difficult to justify It is no secret that matter how lightly it has hit some- spending for pilot training and aircraft the average pilot age thing. The wording is firm and clear: ownership. (1) No person shall conduct a take-off Last year Jill Oakes, our Manitoba is increasing, largely in an aircraft that has been subjected Regional Director, organized some because younger to any abnormal occurrence unless the seven hundred women to take their generations cannot free aircraft has been inspected for damage first aircraft flights. Next step was to in accordance with Appendix G of the get many of them through ground and up the money it takes Aircraft Equipment and Maintenance flight school to gain their licenses. At to fly a plane. There is Standards. that point it became evident that rent- plenty of interest but The word “shall” is used repeat- ing was an expensive option that kept edly in this regulation. There is no the new pilots on a tight leash, close to until the kids have been wiggle room here. The reg requires the home airport. The project was in put through school and inspection and compliance with the danger of dying on the vine. the mortgage has been maintenance information supplied by In many parts of the country the the manufacturer, response would be, “I paid for my buried, it is difficult In the case a prop strike with a flying and you can pay for yours.” to justify spending Rotax 912-914 engine, the procedure Instead, what happened in Winnipeg for pilot training and for inspection and repair is given in was that Jill Oakes and her husband their online maintenance manual. Rick Riewe decided to underwrite the aircraft ownership. http://www.flyrotax.com/portal- cost of a plane for use by these new data/5/dokus/d05562.pdf pilots. The chapter supplied hanga- To synopsize, Rotax requires a rage and a local AME agreed to do the Is your chapter running out of new physical external inspection including maintenance work. Suppliers were blood to keep it going? Perhaps you the accessories, and that directives of then solicited for donations. Chapter might consider doing something like the aircraft manufacturer be followed. members were given a sign-up sheet this yourself. Thanks to Jill Oakes and Rotax further requires that the gearbox continued on page 34 The Recreational Aircraft George Gregory at [email protected] of the magazine is to promote education Association Canada and safety through its members to the Waterloo Airport, Breslau ON The Recreational Flyer is published general public. Opinions expressed in N0B 1M0 bi-monthly by the Recreational Aircraft articles and letters do not necessarily Telephone: 519-648-3030 Association Publishing Company, reflect those of the Recreational Aircraft Member's Toll Free line: 1-800-387-1028 Waterloo Airport, Breslau, ON N0B Association Canada. Accuracy of Emails can be sent to President Gary 1M0. 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George Gregory features Hawkefield 2013 Bill Wojcik...............................................................................................................................................4 A Roadable Aircraft Design Study Some thoughts on a practical design / by George Gregory .......................................................................8 Learn Your Lessons Well Thoughts on best practices / by Kevin Maher .........................................................................................10 Women Fly, Part 3 A donated Cessna fuels growth in the pilot community / by Jill Oakes ...................................................19 Old School A scratch-build Zenith takes to the air / by Peter Whittaker ...................................................................22 columns From the President's Desk / by Gary Wolf .................................................................................................2 Across Canada: Chapters in Action .........................................................................................................31 Classified ...............................................................................................................................................38 A Nanching at. Delta Heritage Air Park, 2013 George Gregory On the cover: Peter Whittaker's plans-built Zenith. George Gregory photo. HAWKE FIELD 2013 Bill Wojcik's Visit to the 18th Annual Hawke Field Barnyard Fly-in It was not exactly ideal weather to host an RAA-sanctioned aviation event but apparently this didn’t put much of a dent into any visitor’s enthusiasm. While the cool north wind blowing gusts around 35 kph might have kept the light weights safely in their home hangars, the sixty plus aircraft arriving one after the other during the morning of September 8th quickly filled the parking spaces. 4 Recreational Flyer September - October 2013 RAA Oshawa prez Jim Morrison at work; below, The low-flying Bar Stool. Opposite: Hannu Halminen's immaculate Waco; Airplane guys build cars too. Ross Ferguson's one-off sports car. over something that someone else is proudly showing off or has just com- pleted, and maybe even has been part of the landscape several times before, but its so much more than this. It’s the people - the people who are front and centre or in most cases, behind the scenes. And there are a lot of them. Let’s just take a sample and once again, these folk really represent others like them across our great nation and within this aviation related community. On the public address microphone was Wayne Ellis, the point man within the event’s gate, who directed the visitors’ further enjoyment of things to do and see. Looking down the flight line, the nearest and very cool headed but fran- tic paddle waver was field marshal Hawke Field, or perhaps it is better Guy LaMarche. Guy’s “job,” or per- known locally as the beautifully haps a labour of love would be a better groomed estate of the developers description, was part of a three man Hannu and Karen Halminen, has a team that kept aircraft separated on 3300 foot grass strip that resembles an the ground, wandering people off the outdoors museum of manicured sod; flightline and the arrivals expedited to the popular saying “Airplanes prefer their parking spots. grass” couldn’t have been truer. Up in the “tower” or scaffolding Not all came by air. The rest of the terra that elevated RAA Oshawa chapter firma bound, including this writer, president Jim Morrison about 8 feet arrived at the gate to find a spit and higher than the sod apron below was polish Air Cadet of Oshawa’s 151 Yes, memories came flooding back his communications “office”. Chadburn Squadron welcoming and from my years involved in my local Air As the radio crackled so did Jim. offering entry details. Cadet Squadron near my hometown of Wind speed, direction and the usual Unable to resist trying his mettle, I Stoney Creek Ontario. It doesn’t matter helpful advice was offered, while lim- quipped “ I would have thought you where in Canada we live, these young iting much movement walking around would be out here with coffee in hand men and women are training to be our to keep warm. A tad chilly eh Jim? on this cool day for the drive-ins”. future leaders, and in the case of this One area every person seeks out “Sir, sorry Sir, coffee can be found young man, he was a testimonial to the (aside from the porta potties conve- inside the gate Sir”. efforts and leadership of the squadron’s niently but tastefully located elsewhere Ah, this is the kind of discipline, C.O., Major Dale Bliss. on the grounds) was the Bowmanville pride and tact that would make any Every fly-in we become part of isn’t Kinsmen Club’s beverage and food father proud of his son. just about airplanes. Oh sure, we drool tables. Oh yes, the usual fare of BBQ September - October 2013 Recreational Flyer 5 Lizzy McFly's prop card tells the truth. Right, young visitors made wing ribs... staples - hamburgers, hotdogs, and so over with a souped up V8. sourced to build one working 1600cc on for a very reasonable price. Fresh Since fly-ins are often held for sev- came from scrap dealer for 50 dollars. corn on the cob was available free along eral years running, its not uncommon Add in the mag and prop flange, and with all the condiments necessary to to find friends, acquaintances and other this brings the total to $90. add to waistlines, only a minor indis- pilots who often show up during the With another $1800 for aluminum cretion from our diets… day. Whether they spend an hour or sheet, $33 for wheels and some creative Some things look strangely out of a day, touching base with them, it is hacking of an old propane tank for place and here at Hawke Field I found always a pleasure. steel made parts, one can quickly see one -actually, it found me. Fact of the Two years ago I had good fortune to C- IFTB isn’t going to win any awards matter, it flew by me, at very low alti- meet Brian Buckley.

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