THE FLYING TIMES The Official Newsletter of the Sonoma Skycrafters EAA Chapter 1268 21870 Eighth Street East Sonoma, CA 95476 MARCH 2015

CHAPTER OFFICERS BOD: Paul Seibert, 707-939-7491 President: Don Booker, 707-938-9461 BOD/Building: Darrel Jones, 707-996-4494 VP/Air Ex: Robin Tatman, 707-553-2747 Secretary: Marsi Fahraji, 415-686-5254 FIRST THINGS FIRST Treasurer: Bill Wheadon, 707-224-3901 The March meeting is this Tuesday, Membership: Bill Wheadon, 707-224-3901 March 10th. The Board of Directors will Young Eagles: BK White, 707-996-1335 meet at 6:00 p.m. Dinner Co-ord.: Roy Myers, 415-897-2983 BOD: Jeanette Woods, 707-996-4563

1 Dinner is at 7:00 p.m. after the Board of entire surrounding area was fogged Directors’ meeting, and is $6.00 per person. in....Napa, Petaluma, Sears Point, Santa Our chefs for the month will be Rosa....now go figure, that just doesn't happen. Bill Wheadon finally broke out of the scud in Napa and came over to fly at EAA 1268 MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN least four sorties. All in all 13 lads got to AND TREASURER REPORT leave the surely bonds of earth. Marsi, 2015 Jasmine did a stellar job getting everyone registered. Walt, Tim, Bill handled the Membership Report – Renewals for 2015 airborne duties. Paul Seibert managed the is progressing well with the number of blue ramp and kept airplanes, spectators, and cars badges (members who are current with their separated. Of course Ron Price was there dues for you newbies) beginning to doing what airport managers do. Robin outnumber the white badges (members not Tatman was there to conduct the Air current). So far we have 47 paid members Explorers meeting. (She also brought some for 2015. If you’d like to change your badge REALLY tasty goodies for the Volunteers.) color from white to blue, give or send to me John Thomason was there offering his $15. A membership form and Treasurer’s services wherever needed. Don't forget address is on the last page of this newsletter. we're doing it all again next Sunday the 15th for the Youth Group from Petaluma that will Treasurer Report – As of February 28 our be camping out on Skypark Sat. night the checking account balance stands at 14th. Can't thank all the volunteers enough. $8790.40. Activity for the month included a Without you there would be no Young check for $455 that was sent to EAA Eagles program and I'd be unemployed!!!!! National for our annual chapter renewal. A P.S. we have $885.00 (177 credits) for Air deposit of $325 was made which consisted Academy.....B.K. of $240 members dues renewal and $85 from the dinner excess proceeds. As always BK White is looking for volunteer pilots, ground crew and Not included was a check for $125.88 registration helpers for our monthly Young written to cover our website hosting. Eagles events. Let him know you will be That’s all for now – any questions? If so, joining us and helping out by sending him shoot me an email – an email to [email protected] or by calling [email protected]. him at 707-996-1335. See you at the meeting, Bill AIR EXPLORER UPDATE YOUNG EAGLES Hello from Air Explorers! We had a pretty good day after a rocky start as only one plane showed up – the Bonanza This last Sunday, PAPA member Gary with Walt Eastland who got things started McDonald came to share all things related to until Tim Youngblood arrived an hour later airplane camping. The boys really enjoyed with his Light Sport. The two A/C and the pictures, information, and candid stories pilots did a remarkable job. The weirdest that he had to share. He gave a nice basic thing was Sonoma Valley was clear and the explanation of density altitude, how weight

2 and balance affects aircraft performance Pizza is always available for $5 per person, (especially at high density altitude ), including beverages, and complimentary how conditions affect the take off popcorn just to whet your appetite (or spoil roll and landing, and some basic rules of it), courtesy of Walt Lewis and his Amazing thumb, like don't flight in the afternoon in Real Movie Theater Popcorn Popping Idaho and Montana. He then shared some Extravaganza Machine. stories about what happened when he broke See you at the movies on Skypark Movie his own rules. He also included a nice list Night, SATURDAY, March 28th at 6 p.m. with pictures about basic equipment necessary for mountain flying (with DINNER SCHEDULE pictures), and stressed the importance of We are lining up our celebrity chefs for specialized instruction before you do any 2015 so let Roy know if you would like to mountain flying. be one of our famous chefs for the upcoming year. Roy can be found at At the end of the presentation, we [email protected] or by phone at 415- chose Columbia to plan our first fly 897-2983. You can also let me know at out/camping trip on the weekend of Air [email protected] and I’ll put you on the Explorers of either September or October. roster. Gary said he had never been asked back a second time to speak to a group. I assured The schedule for this year so far is: him that he hasn't heard the last from us! So Month Cook Meal look out members: once I get a date set I'll 2015 DINNER SCHEDULE be looking for volunteers to fly the JAN Explorers to Columbia and camp! FEB Wheadons MAR We'll be choosing our scholarship for APR Air Venture recipients at the March board MAY meeting (that's the 10th), and many of our JUN members are anxiously awaiting the news if JUL they've been chosen to go. It has been fun AUG seeing the high level of interest this year. SEP Stay tuned to hear who will by flying to OCT Wisconsin this year! NOV

DEC XMAS PARTY

MOVIE NIGHT AT SKYPARK

Movie night for January will be Saturday,

March 28th. SPEAKERS Action drama We are always, continually, everlastingly starring Gregory looking for speakers for our monthly Peck, Oscar winner programs. Dean Jagger, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Send an email to me at [email protected] Merrill and Millard so we can get your program or speaker Mitchell. information into the newsletter.

3 Month Speaker/Member Subject 8/11 1268 Meeting 7 Pm 2015 SPEAKER SCHEDULE 8/22 Skypark Movie Night JAN Davis Crawford Aviation career 9/8 1268 Meeting 7 Pm FEB Bob Norris 9/13 Young Eagles 9 Am MAR Roland Gangloff 9/26 Skypark Movie Night APR 10/11 Young Eagles 9 Am MAY 10/13 1268 Meeting 7 Pm JUN 10/24 Skypark Movie Night JUL 11/9 Young Eagles 9 Am AUG 11/11 1268 Meeting 7 Pm SEP 11/28 Skypark Movie Night OCT 12/ NOV 12/ XMAS party at Sonoma Skypark! DEC Chris K. Icy Ops 1/1/16 New Years’ Day 1st Flight Every Saturday Noon to 1:30 pm 2015 EAA 1268 CALENDAR Skypark Hamburgers and Hot Dogs! Send me any events you have for the calendar and I’ll put them in.

DATE EVENT From Paul Seibert: 1/11 Young Eagles 9 Am Statement to correct website mentioned in 1/13 1268 Meeting 7 Pm article on Motion Induced Blindness that 1/24 Skypark Movie Night appeared in EAA 1268 February newsletter: 2/8 Young Eagles 9 Am Should be: 2/10 1268 Meeting 7 Pm 2/28 Skypark Movie Night Motion-Induced Blindness - Michael 2/28 Air Academy application deadline Bach 3/8 Young Eagles 9 Am 3/10 1268 Meeting 7 Pm www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_mib/ - 12k - 3/28 Skypark Movie Night What to see. On the right you see a rotating 4/12 Young Eagles 9 Am array of blue crosses and 3 yellow dots. Now 4/14 1268 Meeting 7 Pm fixate on the centre (watch the flashing 4/25 Skypark Movie Night red/green spot). Note that the … 5/10 Young Eagles 9 Am 5/12 1268 Meeting 7 Pm EAA CHAPTER 1268 MINUTES 5/23 Skypark Movie Night 6/ Skypark Family Fun Day 2015 Fly-Ins and Fly-In Air Shows 6/9 1268 Meeting 7 Pm

6/14 Young Eagles 9 Am March 2015 6/27 Skypark Movie Night Saturday, March 28 - Legends of Flight & 7/12 1268 Meeting 7 Pm Jimmy Doolittle Center 7/14 Young Eagles 9 Am Pancake Breakfast - 8 AM to Noon - Nut 7/20 AirVenture Oshkosh 7/20-26 Tree Airport KVCB 7/25 Skypark Movie Night 8/9 Young Eagles 9 Am

4 April 2015 Colusa County Airport O08 Saturday, April 25 - Legends of Flight & Friday to Sunday July 17 to 19 - Portland Jimmy Doolittle Center Oregon International Pancake Breakfast - 8 AM to Noon - Nut Air Show - Hillsboro Airport KHIO Tree Airport KVCB Saturday, July 18 - Roseburg Wings and Sunday, April 26 - The Pacific Coast Dream Wheels - 8 AM to 5 PM Machines Show - 10 Roseburg, OR Regional Airport KRBG AM to 4 PM - Half Moon Bay Airport Saturday, July 25 - Legends of Flight & KHAF Jimmy Doolittle Center May 2015 Pancake Breakfast - 8 AM to Noon - Nut Saturday, May 16 - AOPA Fly-In - Salinas, Tree Airport KVCB CA KSNS August 2015 Saturday, May 23 - Legends of Flight & Friday to Sunday August 7 to 9 - Boonville Jimmy Doolittle Center Fly-In - Boonville Pancake Breakfast - 8 AM to Noon - Nut Airport D83 Tree Airport KVCB Saturday, August 22 - Legends of Flight & June 2015 Jimmy Doolittle Center Sunday, June 7 - Fall River Mills Fly-In - 7 Pancake Breakfast - 8 AM to Noon - Nut AM to 11 AM - Tonkin Tree Airport KVCB Field O89 Friday/Saturday August 28-29 - Airshow of Saturday, June 13 - Garberville Fly-In - the Cascades - Garberville Airport O16 - Madras,OR Airport S33 9 AM to 4 PM September 2015 Sunday, June 21, Father's Day - Aviation Sunday, September 6 - Trinity Lake Lions Day - Benton Airpark Fly-In BBQ - Noon to 5 O85- Redding - 7 AM to 2 PM PM - Trinity Center Airport O86 Saturday/Sunday June 20-21- Father's Day Saturday, September 12 - Willits Airport Fly-In - Columbia Day - 10 AM to 4 PM - Airport O22 Ells Field, Willits O28 Saturday, June 27 - Legends of Flight & Friday to Sunday September 11 to 13 - Jimmy Doolittle Center Annual Hood River Fly-In Pancake Breakfast - 8 AM to Noon - Nut WAAAM Museum - Ken Jernstedt Airport Tree Airport KVCB 4S2 - Hood River, July 2015 Oregon Thursday-Saturday July 9-11 - Arlington Wednesday Through Sunday September 16 Fly-In - Arlington, WA - to 20 - Reno Air Arlington Municipal Airport KAWO Races - Reno/Stead Airport KRTS Saturday/Sunday July 11-12 - Prospect Fly- Saturday/Sunday September 26-27 - Wings In - Prospect, OR Over Wine Country Airport 64S Santa Rosa - Pacific Coast Air Museum - Saturday, July 11 - Truckee Tahoe Airshow Sonoma County and Family Festival Airport KSTS 9 AM to 4 PM - Truckee-Tahoe Airport Saturday, September 26 - Legends of Flight KTRK & Jimmy Doolittle Saturday, July 18 - Colusa Old Time Fly-IN Center Pancake Breakfast - 8 AM to Noon - - 7:30 AM to 1 PM - KVCB

5 October 2015 Saturday, October 3 - Livermore Open House and Air Show - Livermore Municipal Airport KLVK Saturday/Sunday October 3-4 - Capital Airshow - Mather Airport-Sacramento KMHR Saturday/Sunday October 10-11 - OctoberFest Fly-In - Benton Airpark, Redding O85 Saturday, October 17 - Golden West Regional Fly-In - NEW DATE - Yuba County Airport KMYV Saturday, October 24 - Legends of Flight & Jimmy Doolittle Center Pancake Breakfast - 8 AM to Noon - Nut Tree Airport KVCB

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Sonoma Skycrafters EAA Chapter 1268

358 Patten Street Sonoma, CA 95476

MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE IN JANUARY, AND MEMBERSHIP RUNS FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER. DUES ARE STILL A MODEST FIFTEEN BUCKS, SO BRING SOME CASH FOR DINNER AND A BIT MORE TO PAY YOUR DUES FOR 2015! SEE YOU THERE!

REMEMBER! THE March MEETING OF SONOMA SKYCRAFTERS EAA CHAPTER 1268 IS THIS TUESDAY, March 10 AT 7 P.M., AT THE SKYCRAFTER’S CLUBHOUSE HANGAR B-5 AT SONOMA SKYPARK AIRPORT. DINNER STARTS AT 7 PM, SO DON’T BE LATE! BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WILL BE 6 P.M. BEFORE THE MEETING SKYCRAFTER MEMBERSHIP

EAA CHAPTER 1268 Membership Dues: $15 per year.

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Please mail your dues to: Bill Wheadon, Treasurer 1021 Stonebridge Drive Napa, CA 94558

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