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VOLUME 22, ISSUE 6 THE SLIPSTREAM THE NEWSLETTER OF GREEN RIVER EAA CHAPTER 441 KENT, WA J U N E 2 0 2 0 PRESIDENTS COLUMN, P IETENPOL UPDATE: INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Presidents Column: in Chapter 441 is not Gaussian: our chapter is skewed slightly to the PRESIDENTS CO L- Brian was un-available for providing 1 "elder statesman" side. We have 3 UMN an input to the Newsletter. While we members with more than 50 years of PIETENPOL U P- 3 have had a couple of members DATE flying; only 2 with less than 20. I "Head West' during the last year or won't bother you with the plots. D A R I N S R V 3 two the information is interesting to KITFOX UPDATE 3 look at 6 years later. Please note I picked this year to point all of this GUESS THAT AI R- 4 that this is from June 2014 and the out, because it seemed like 40 is a PLANE timelines are now 6 years later. "milestone" anniversary. What I dis- GUESS THAT I N- 4 covered (besides the fact that I am of STRUMENT PANEL Local Trivia average experience and slightly less E A A N E W S 5 Last month, I celebrated the 40th than the median) is that there were a anniversary of my first solo: May of number of other members who have EDITORS CORNER 6 1974, in a Cherokee 140, N2884T. gone past "milestone" anniversaries MAY G A T H E R I N G 7 MINUTES This month, I get to celebrate the this year without even saying any- same anniversary of my private pilot thing. We should celebrate together: LAST MONTHS 8 GUESS THAT AIR- certificate. I took the checkride in Hilmer slid past 70 years earlier this PLANES ANSWER the same airplane I soloed. I ran the year. Gil went past 60, and we had LAST MONTHS 9 N-number, and it's still around, now one right at 25. All milestones to be GUESS THAT IN- STRUMENT PANEL in private hands in Southern Califor- appreciated for sure. And next year, nia. we've got a 45th and a 50th coming up. Forty years seemed like a long time, so at the last meeting, I took an in- Come on out to a chapter meeting formal poll (if you weren't at the and get to know some of this great meeting, you didn't get included in resource of aeronautical experience! the survey, sorry). The 14 members I continue to be humbled in their surveyed in our chapter represents presence. If your experience is be- SPECIAL POINTS OF more than 550 years of flying experi- low the average, there's lot to learn; if INTEREST: ence! The average (or mean) came you're "seasoned" as an aviator, out to be 39.5 years. So I'm just there are people who want to hear PHYSICAL GATHE R- about average in terms of the length your stories and learn from your ex- INGS TEMPORARILY ON HOLD UNTIL FUR- of time I've been flying. The other periences. That's a big part of what THER NOTICE descriptive statistic which is interest- EAA is about. WE ARE GOING TO A ing here is the median: 43 years. VIRTUAL GATHERING Fly Safe, T H I S M O N T H That means that there are the same number of members (in the survey) Brian WE ARE CONSIDERING with more than 43 years experience A PICNIC IN JULY OR We are looking at having a picnic in AUGUST as there are with less than 43 years July or August. More to follow. of experience. So I'm a couple of years short of the median. In terms Brian of distribution, the experience level Page 2 WHERE DO WE MEET THI S M O N T H ? Meets 4th Mondays 700 pm 17605 SE 288th PL, Kent 2020 The Mellema Hanger OFFICERS President: Brian Lee (253)-639-0489 Parking Vice-President: Mark Owens Secretary: Jake Schultz Crest Airpark Treasurer: Steve Crider JUNE PROGRAM Tech Counselors/ Flight Advisors: Virtual meeting with a round table discussion and sharing of photo’s and ideas Brian Lee (253)-639-0489 Dave Nason Program Jonathan Lee Virtual Meeting information: (253) 508-1376 Mondays meeting is again on Zoom: Newsletter Editor: Here are the details: Roger Schert Monday June 22, 7pm-9pm (206) 713-9910 https://gettyimages.zoom.us/j/97420321904 [email protected] VOLUME 22, ISSUE 6 Page 3 PITENPOL UPDATE, KIT FOX UPDATE, DARINS RV ADVENTURES: while test fitting the flaperons. I’m could use to measure my pro- gress. Well, let me tell you that Pietenpol Update: no matter how much time I spent trying to figure out what tasks I've been out of town for much of were yet to be complete I missed the month so not much Piet pro- a few. On several tasks I grossly gress. over estimated the time required, Jake and on others I grossly underes- timated. This darn wiring hard- Kitfox Update ness has been one of those that I After removing the poorly applied paint on the lower cowling I cleaned and applied primer cor- rectly this time. Moved on to the now etching the flaperon surfaces flaperon brackets removing the and priming them.. failed primer, cleaned, and applied fresh primer. Then riveted five Steve Little pairs of brackets to each wing Darin RV Adventures: Wiring harness goes in Several months ago I created a "to- do" list of tasks I have yet to com- plete before this thing flies. I spent a significant portion of my Hawaii trip thinking and documenting this list. I then put a guestimate of how many hours each item would take to complete. Then I made an as- sumption on how many hours a day on average I work on the airplane. The end result was a timeline that I Page 4 TECH COUNSELORS AND FLIGHT ADVISORS Chapter 441 is fortu- The shop doesn’t need to be cleaned nate to have two for a visit. All are quite used to looking tech counselors. at pieces, parts, and assorted bits, and Feel free to call Brian will be happy to answer questions, offer (253)-369-0489 , or Dave Nason any advice, and generally talk time. You don’t need to wait for some about projects, building, significant milestone in your project. flying, or whatever. Remember, this is not an “inspection”. GUESS THAT AIRPLANE; GUESS THAT INSTRUME N T P A N E L This months entry: This months entry: Go to Page 8 for Mays airplane Go to Page 9 for Mays Instrument Panel DISCLAIMER: The “SLIPSTREAM” Newsletter is published as a clearing house for ideas, opinions, experiences and member information. No responsibility or liability is expressed or implied. Anyone using or purchasing parts or product is doing so at his or her own risk, and is VOLUME 22, ISSUE 6 Page 5 DARINS RV ADVENTURES CONTINUED, EAA NEWS: grossly underestimated! In spades! I think I budget- This bundle of wires is mostly related to that function ed myself about a month to fabricate the harness but it also includes a few ground wire runs and then a week to install it. Yikes, I think I'm on Darin week two of installation and I'm still not done! EAA News: Part of installing the wiring harness is making sure the wires are run to the correct location and in the Medical Extensions Set to End June 30 Without correct length. To do that I had to finish the installa- Further Relief tion of the center console. While I was doing that I The Special Federal Aviation Regulation issued by figured I might as well install the throttle quadrant so the FAA to extend medicals until June 30 in light of I know where wires can be run. In this picture the the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire in center console has been cut to allow the quadrant the absence of further relief from the agency before arms to come through. the end of the month. EAA has been involved in industry efforts to request an additional extension for medical certifications and certain other relief, in the face of continued uncer- tainty over the COVID-19 pandemic in many parts of the country. Thus far, the FAA has taken no public action to extend their pandemic-related special rule. In a notice from the FAA Safety Team, the FAA ad- vised the aviation community that a majority of AMEs are now accepting airmen for medical renewal. Pilots in need of a medical certification examination whose AME is not currently seeing patients were instructed to use the Designee.FAA.gov website to search their area for another nearby AME. The notice added pi- lots can contact their Regional Flight Surgeon's office for assistance or with questions. To Read More: Click Here Memorial Wall: The Memorial Wall next to Fergus Chapel gives fami- lies a quiet place to remember those who have gone before us. Created by Paul Poberezny to serve as a place where family and friends could honor their loved ones in dignity, the first ceremony was held at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 1989. We are grateful to have these tributes as part of EAA's history and be a place where legacies are for- ever honored. Center to the Memorial Wall is a mon- ument formed by thousands of stones from EAA members across the world, and bronze plaques are First picture of the harness as I start hanging it on installed annually on the adjacent walls to remember the sub-panel.