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Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 168 Dallas, Texas October 1991 Volume 22 Issue 10 Short Final at Shortstop This is your view as you approach Shortstop Airport on short final over the railroad tracks. Shortstop is the turf strip owned by Chapter members Larry Klutts and Mel Asberry. The 1400 ft. strip is 2 miles east of Farmersville. Mel's new hangar has the slab finished and he expects the unassembled hangar to be delivered the first week in November. Some of us Chapter members can probably expect a call from Mel to bring our wrenches to his hangar raising one of these weekends. Many of us dream about having our own private airport. It is nice to see some of our Chapter members making it a reality. Good Luck. 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Director's Meeting, Sept. 12, 1991 October meeting and Flyin discussed November meeting at Skyline High school Newsletter assembly at John Ivy's on October 29 . EAA National applications need to be available at meet mgs, Paul Kepner will obtain them Chapter P.O. Box discussed, current status will be check- ed Officer nominations reviewed Kerrville status updated December Xmas Party/Meeting discussed Jerry Bidle will purchase a small table for the 168 trailer for use at Chapter Fly-ins OCTOBER FLY-IN Will be at AERO-COUNTRY AIRPORT on Saturday, October 5th at Clair Button's hangar, located at the north-west end of the field. Aero-Country OCTOBER has a 2900' paved runway with a grass extension on the north end. Runway is 35-17 with left traffic to 35 and right traffic to 17 because of the aerobatic box on the east side of the field. C~RM~ Watch for, and yield to sailplanes landing, usually FLY;-~ from the east.. UNICOM is 122.8 If you want additional information, contact Clair at 2 (214) 231-6070 or at the hangar (214) 347-2344. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 X IIEXIT 41 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 a:, 0 ~ McKINNEY 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 AERO-COUNTRY •r~ N AIRPORT ~ i VIRGINIA PKWY 30 31 OCKHILL RD. (RD25) STONEBRIDGE EXIT 40 ci RANCH ESTATES a:: I a:, r-- st N =~A:!rn~:~ oft.I -. I• .. - LO BOARD MEETING- ,-.... (/) ci a:: ~I II~ OLDDALLAS I ffi NORTH In AIRPORT B PLANO And the September program was a really in sightful look at airfoils and their behavior. Sorry I missed all these good activities. And as some know the election planning is going according to plan, I did get to help confirm that we had can didates willing to serve for all the offices. We've got a good slate of candidates and are open for It looks like I have convalesced about as long others who have the urge to serve and have a as the world will tolerate. My wife is getting a program to help promote Sport Aviation. little edgy with the patient and John Ivy has had 11 11 With a little luck and some extra rest I'll be at about all the FUN he can enjoy -- so I guess I the October meeting. Aviation attorney,Fred better get out of the bed and start doing my part. Zimring, will be speaking. It should be a good As many of you know the accident caused no 11 11 one. I'm looking forward to seeing you all there. great damage to my bod. But the cure nearly did Brownie me in. One carotid replacement, five by-pass hook-ups plus a Rota Rooter job on the plumb ing, was hard on the body, mind and spirit. I want to tell everybody how much I appreciate the support you gave. The cards and flowers and D. E. CHRISTIANSEN, 0.0. calls and visits and airplane rescue and many Family Medicine other acts of support and concern were a real Avialion Medical Examiner comfort to me and to my family. THANKS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. I can't say it Office 298 -8174 222 S. Cedar Ridge enough to convey how much it was and is ap An,. Ser.Ice &21-4111 Ounc1nvlll1, laau 751111 preciated. I won't try to start naming names. This Otllce Hour• By Appoln1man1 space is not big enough and I would be sure to miss some. So just know I give special thanks to each and all of you. I won't bore with the details of my crash, be cause I was clinically dead at the time. Jan Colmer says that I'm the only guy he knows who's life was TAN Aircraft Repair Ltd. saved by an airplane crash. According to three cardiologists who worked on me, the Heart had MIKE EDGERTON stopped sometime prior to take off and the im A&P MECHANIC, Al pact on the ground restarted the thing. Bill Lawler was a life saver at extracting me BUS. 21-4-347-2668 from the wreckage and the young woman in HOME 214-625-8929 charge of the helicopter rescue was determined not to loose a patient. (She had been the leader Specializing in Single and Light Twin Rectp. Engine of the team that tried to rescue the crew of the Sky Aircraft Including Radio/ Engine &- Fobnc Covered. Bolt that crashed in Grand Prairie - both were Aero-Country Airport VN. VET. lost in that crash). My special thanks to those two. I also owe a special thank you to the guy (or gal) who sewed the scalp back on my head. It seems to be doing fine. People my age frequently loose their hair but I didn't want to do it that way. That's HANGAR 36 ~ enough of that. AERO-COUNTRY AIRPORT I hear that the chapter is doing great with me in The Dallas Area Sport Aviation Air~ort sick bay. The fly-in at Henry O's was great - as usual - but a little on the light side for attendance. Hangar Space Available for E A A Members The weather didn't cooperate. Leon Rausch even ANT/0//£-CI.ASSIC-HOMEBU/i. T-EXP£/i'IMENli4i. got to visit a second time to rescue his Vari-Eze Hangar has water/electric/toilet/phone after the weather closed in on him. CONTACT: Clair J. Button (214) 231-6070 1992 EAA Chapter 168 Elections The EAA Chapter 168 Officer elections will be held at this Fred Zimring, an attorney, will discuss month's Chapter Meeting. The current nominees various aspects of Aviation Law. Fred has for officers are as follows: written several articles for Sport Avia tion. In addition, he is an Instrument President: Gary Hansen rated pilot and an A&P. V. President: Monroe McDonald Secretary: Sam Cooper Treasurer: Paul Johnson Don Lewis Additional nominations will be taken from the floor at the Chapter meeting before the vote is taken. Chapter 168 will have our annual Christmas Party at the regular Meeting on Tuesday Decem ber 3rd. Bring your covered dish, family and friends for the good times and aviation Bravo Sierra. Hack by popular demand \\!'.ill be the White Elephant Gift Exchange. Airplanes BRUCE MILLER ~- Instruments Engines FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ~- Radios Private, I nstrument, Commerical BOBBY'S PLANES 'N PARTS INC. Airplane, Tail dragger, Glider 320 F.M. 1685 E. Weatherford, TX 76086 Box 54 7, Prosper, TX 75078 BOBBY OSBORN 817·682-4220 (214) 347-2831 FINA AERO COUNTRY ESTATES WEST presents: Jan Collmer Airport Resldentlol lots ond Hanger sites. Aerobatics Restricted Municipal Water Pitts S2B low Leve/ Aero Performanc:P • TorquP. Roll~ Jan·Collmer contact John Austin.,.. 1-34 7-2030 • Tail Slides 14368 Proton Road • Snap roll on take off Dallas, TX 75244 TEXAS' GREATEST SPORT AIRPORT and final approach (214) 233- 1589 A Real Crowd Pleaser e Fax (214) 233-0481 Prowler canopy was off to one side. The seminar started with Leigh quickly cover ing some of the basics of composites. The resin system and reinforcing cloth need to be carefully •-tchosen for aerospace parts, many items generally This past August 31 EAA Chapter 34 held a available are not suitable for airplane parts. The Composite Seminar. It was hosted by Leigh resin and cloth need to be compatible, some Lorenson, a Chapter 34 member, at his business, resins do not bond well to certain cloths. The L & L Tooling and Manufacturing Inc. Leigh has cloth needs to be kept clean, keep it wrapped and been in the composite business for 35 years and use gloves. Household latex gloves are fine. Fol has run his own company for the last 13 years. low the instructions for the resin system, the There was an excellent turnout from Chapter mixing ratios vary depending on temperature, 34 with a few members of Chapter 168.