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STRAIGHT AND LEVEL by Espie "Butch" Joyce We have a local airport in North ance of the day taking tums flying the Cub. I would like to encourage everyone Carolina with a 3,000- by 200-foot Over the years, this airplane has "be to attend the EAA Sun 'n Fun Fly-in grass runway. The airport has a restau longed" to approximately 30 people at Lakeland. The dates are April 9 to rant known as the Airport Drive-Inn. only a few of the original partners re April 15. This is a great event, very On any given Saturday with good main involved. I am proud to be one well managed with a lot of sunshine weather, there will be as many as 50 of them. The Cub has been responsible and warm temperatures. aircraft landing at lunchtime. Everyone for many people being able to solo and Billy Henderson, the ramrod of Sun will be wandering around visiting with go on to further their aviation careers. 'n Fun has written me with the follow each other, taking buddy rides and hav One of these people is now flying a ing information: This year, for the first ing a good time. King Air 200. time, there will be three evening air Amazing to me is how all of this During this time period, we had to shows in addition to the daily shows . activity takes place without a control rebuild the red Cub. This project lasted The evening shows will be Wednes tower. Airplanes land and take off in about a year with everyone pulling his day, Thursday and Friday. The An an orderly and safe fashion. weight and having a good time. The tique/Classic Headquarters -will be It is at this same restaurant that the project provided a good amount of fel moved to a more prominent area facing hard core meets at night, drinks coffee, lowship and the result of our labor was the flight line. The A/C parking area reads Trade-A-Plane and talks lasting friendship and a trophy-win has been reworked for better drainage. airplanes . One night everyone agreed ning Cub. There will be an additional parking lot that what we needed was a Cub. Ace , As far as I am concerned, the red and also a new building will be in my partner in several aircraft, took the Cub will be around for a long time . place. The Sun 'n Fun Aviation Foun lead. We found a Cub in Minnesota My daughter, Sarah keeps measuring dation will have permanent displays set that we could buy for $5,000 (you can her legs each week to see if she can up. There's a lot happening in Lake tell this was a few years ago). reach the rudder pedals yet. I have a land. You will really enjoy this kick Everyone agreed, for the sum of $500 feeling that it will not be long before off to the summer fly-ins. each, it could be ours. That's right, ten I'm in trouble. At the February board meeting of partners. On the phone, the owner ag I wonder if William Piper had any the Antique/Classic directors, we reed to deliver his prize the following idea that his airplanes built in the I 940s began laying the groundwork for EAA week-end. On Sunday afternoon, we would still be flying today, giving so Oshkosh '89 activities. Any input from saw a red-and-cream J-3 arrive from much joy to so many . Our little "Cub the membership is welcome so send the northwest. The airplane was no Club" is a perfect example. Two of me any ideas that you may have . We'll trophy winner, but it was a good fly our group are discussing taking the be finalizing our activities at the May able Cub. Cub to the EAA Sun 'n Fun Fly-W at meeting. With the business taken care of, the Lakeland, Florida. Thoughts of ~ ub Let's all pull together in the same man from Minnesota bought himself a flying bring me around to spring and direction for the good of aviation . Join $300 car, threw in his sleeping bag and the beginning of many good flying us and have it all. • headed home. The locals spent the bal days. 2 MARCH 1989 PUBLICATION STAFF PUBLISHER Tom Poberezny Tti~ VICE-PRESIDENT MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Dick Malt EDITOR Mark Phelps MARCH 1989 • Vol. 17. No.3 ART DIRECTOR Mike Drucks Copyright '" 1989 by the EM AntiquelClassic Division, Inc. All rights reserved. ADVERTISING Mary Jones ASSOCIATE EDITORS Norman Petersen Contents Dick Cavin FEATURE WRITERS George A Hardie, Jr. 2 Straight and Levellby Espie "Butch" Joyce Dennis Parks EDITORIAL ASSISTANT 4 A/C News/compiled by Mark Phelps Carol Krone STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Jim Koepnlck 5 Vintage Literaturelby Dennis Parks Cart Schuppel Jeff lsom 7 Letters to the Editor EM ANTIQUE/CLASSIC DMSION, INC. 10 Time Capsulelby Mark Phelps OFFICERS President VIce President Esple "Butch" Joyce M.C. "Kelly" VIets 12 C-2 Restoration: A Journal- Part 2 604 - Hwy. Street RI. 2, Box 128 Iby George Quast Madison, NC 27025 Lyndon, KS 66451 919/427-0216 913/828-3518 Secretary Treasurer 18 Special Deliverylby Andrew Ki ng George S. York E.E. "Buck" Hilbert 181 Sloboda Ave. P.O. Box 424 Manstleld, OH 44906 Union, IL 60180 25 Pass It To Buck/by E. E. "Buck" Hilbert Page 18 419/529-4378 815/923-4591 DIRECTORS 28 Planes and People/Publicity Committee Robert C. "Bob" Brauer John S. Copeland 9345 S. Hoyne 9 Joanne Drive Chicago, IL 60620 Westborough, MA 01581 29 Welcome New Members 31 21779-2105 508/366-7245 Philip Coulson William A Eickhoff 30 Members' Projectslby Norm Petersen 28415 Springbrook Dr. 41515th Ave, N.E. Lawton, MI 49065 St. Petersburg, FL 33704 616/624-6490 813/823-2339 31 Vintage Trader Chartes Harris Stan Gomoll Page 25 3933 SOuth Peoria 1042 90th Lane, NE P.O. Box 904038 Minneapolis, MN 55434 35 Mystery Planelby George Hardie Jr. Tulsa, OK 74105 6121784-1172 9181742-7311 Robert D. "Bob" Lumley Dale A Gustafson N104W20387 7724 Shady Hill Drive Willow Creek Rd Indianapolis, IN 46278 Colgate, WI 53107 FRONT COVER ... "WHIZ BANG" is the given name ot Paul Neuman's 317/293-4430 4141255-6832 mint J-3 Cub based at Belz Airport in Blisstield, Michigan. Paul D. Arthur R. Morgan Gene Morrts Neuman, Paul's son, is the tront·seat pilot giving some dual to 15-year 3744 North 51st Blvd 115C Steve Court, RR 2 old student pilot, Ke~h Stanbery ot Toledo, Ohio. Milwaukee, WI 53216 Roanoke, TX 76262 (Photo by Paul Neuman) 4141442-3631 817/491-9110 Daniel Neuman S.H. 'Wes" Schmid BACK COVER ... No explanation is necessary tor this 1930s photo trom 1521 Beme Circle W. 2359 LeteberAvenue the EM Archives. Minneapolis, MN 55421 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 6121571 -0893 4141771 -1545 DIRECTOR EMERITUS SJ. 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We invite conslructive critcism and welcome any report of san Carlos, CA 94070 inferior merchand~ obtained Ihroogh oor adverti~ng SO tha1 corrective measures can be taken. 41 51591 -7191 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EAA AntiqueIClassic Division, Inc., IMttman Airfield, 3000 Poberezny Rd., Willman Aifield, Oshkosh. WI 54903-3086. VINTAGE AIRPLANE 3 EAA MONOCOUPE COVERED CALENDAR OF EVENTS EAA staff member Tracy Johnson has the EAA Air Adventure Museum's Monocoupe looking good. She re cently finished covering and painting MAY 6-7 - Winchester, Virginia. the fuselage and the wings are almost EAA Chapter 186 Spring Fly-in at air ready for silver. EAA staff member port. Trophies for winning show plan Bruce Jovaag disassembled the engine es. Pancake breakfast Sunday. Conces and preserved its entire insides before sions. Apple Blossom Festival down Compiled by Mark Phelps reassembling it and painting the ex town. All welcome. Contact George terior. It's ready to go back on the Lutz at 7031256-7873. airplane. The cream and red MAY 21 - Benton Harbor, Michi CHAPTER #1 HOSTS AT SUN 'N Monocoupe is really beginning to FUN shape up and EAA Director of Aircraft gan.