THE FLYING TIMES the Official Newsletter of the Sonoma Sky Crafters EAA Chapter 1268 Sonoma Skypark Airport 21870 Eighth Street East Sonoma, CA 95476 MAY 2008
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THE FLYING TIMES The Official Newsletter of the Sonoma Sky Crafters EAA Chapter 1268 Sonoma Skypark Airport 21870 Eighth Street East Sonoma, CA 95476 MAY 2008 SONOMA SKYPARK HOSTS THE U. S. ARMY These are definitely not your average mysterious Black Helicopters We called in air support to help collect this year’s dues CHAPTER OFFICERS FIRST THINGS FIRST President: Darrel Jones, 707-996-4494 Vice President: Andy Smith, 530-306-9870 The next meeting will this Wednesday, Secretary: Frank Russo, 707-226-6535 May 14, in the Skycrafters’ clubhouse, Treasurer: Bob Avrit, 707-938-5818 Hangar B-5 here at Sonoma Skypark. Membership Chair: Dinner will be prepared by Darrel Jones and Marilyn Poggensee, 707-939-7491 BK White and will consist of barbecued Building Chair: Don Youngs, 707-538-2288 chicken and sausage, baked beans and Young Eagles Coordinator: potato salad and dessert. Please let me know Rich Cooper, 707-938-5587 if you can bring a dessert! Call 996-4494. Our speaker will be Al from Precision he accomplished 4 hours previous to the Aeromotive. Precision formerly meeting. manufactured Marvel Schebler carburetors, but recently ceased production of them Guests: , Mike Dunbock of Petaluma, Cindy because of liability concerns and the Nicholson, Marc Ashton from Petaluma, unavailability to find affordable insurance. and Mat Davis were introduced. Precision makes fuel injection systems that Treasures Report: Bob Avrit Balance start can be used in homebuilt aircraft. Al will be $7033.73, bank deposits $385, dinner talking about their systems in detail and will receipts $153, dinner expenses $245, 28 answer questions by members about use in membership dues ( 2 new) $336,national various homebuilts. EAA membership $321, balance remaining in the general fund of $ 6956.63. there are See you all at the meeting! 28 paid members in 2008 of 68 in 2007. DUES IS WAY PAST DUE! Young Eagles Report: Rich Cooper said that 19 Young Eagle rides were given on Sunday If your memory is as bad as mine, give Bob the 10th.Larry Nelson was a first time Young Avrit a call at 707-9938-5818 to see if you Eagle and also the first time in a small have paid. Better yet, just send him a check airplane. Mat Davis ,a young eagle, will start for $12 at 4479 Grove Street, Sonoma flying lessons with John Carmichael. Jack 95476. Caldwell’s grand son is going to Oshkosh and the Napa chapter is sponsoring him, YOUNG EAGLES they are interested in using any credits that may be available from our account. Rich May Young Eagles will be Sunday, May 11 thank all the pilots and ground help for their from 9 am to noon, weather permitting. participation. Call or email Rich Cooper if you are able to Fly outs: Casa Grande March 8-9 Ron Price, help either by flying or as ground crew. Andy and Vina Smith, Jeannie Williams and Gardner Bride may attend. Since this is Mother’s Day Chapter 1268 Don Cooley is planning a fly out for the will have a red carnation for every mother chapter on Saturday April 19th to Willows bringing her child out for a Young Eagles Glen ( WLW ) airport. Plan to have lunch ride. about 11:30 AM at Nancy's Cafe Depart 1:00 PM to fly to the nut tree airport ( VCB CHAPTER 1268 FEBRUARY MINUTES ) for a tour of Duncan Millers collection of February 12, 2008 interesting aircraft such as , C45, PV2,S2F, Stearman, J3,BT13, T28, Gullwing Stinson, 1900 hrs Great dinner served of chicken Howard 250, and many antique cars. Mr. cacciatore, vegies, salad along with some Miller will host a open house with light super deserts, thanks to Debbie Presten, refreshments ( sodas, etc ), The plan is to Donna and Ron Price. return around 4:00 PM. Don is requesting that any one with empty seats let him know 1950hrs VP Andy Smith called meeting to and he will try to fill it ,and those with out order, Thanked all those involved in the wings that would like to go along call him meal preparation and congratulated Travis and he will try to match you up with a Morton on his Commercial Multi Rating that available seat. Call Don Cooley at 707-399- 7181, cell 707-372-4450, or e-mail ( 5:00 PM at the west end of Petaluma airport. [email protected] ). The poker run is Saturday the 29th between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. There will also be Marc Aston said that the Petaluma a BBQ held after the event, proceeds support Scholarship committee is going to have a the scholarship fund. Poker Run and also a Cornelius Bruam was introduced, he works March corn beef and cabbage feed with all for various German aviation magazines and proceeds going to the fund. There will be a is doing some air to air photo shoots with $1500 scholarship awarded. Deadline for Eric Presten. application is April 15th and will require a 500 word essay and personal interview. Treasures report: Bob Avrit states that the Contact Marc Ashton of the Petaluma Pilots General fund has $7002.45 ,with dinner Association at 707-228-6837 receipts of $ 165, dinner expenses of $ e-mail ( [email protected] ) 203.18, and 7 membership dues paid of $84 , there are 39 paid members this year of 68 Guest Speaker : Gardner Bride gave a last year. Please get an envelope from Bob presentation on his aviation career from solo and pay this years dues. in a T-Craft through Luscombe, Porterfield, Interstate Cadet then on to crop dusting for Membership Chair; Marilyn Poggensee 3summers. He joined the Navy and flew requested that unpaid members please get SNJ, F6F, F8F, and some of the navy jets their dues in so that a new roster can be before going on to a career with United completed by May first. Airlines. Next meeting he will continue with a Young Eagles report : Rich Cooper said the presentation on the difference between turn out of pilots was the best so far and that straight and angled aircraft carrier decks. they flew 15 young eagles on Sunday. Last year Nerio Festa flew 45, Andy Smith 42, 2015 Meeting adjourned Darrel Jones 24 , and Ron Price 12 for a total of 124 credits. CHAPTER 1268 MARCH MINUTES March 10, 2008 Air Explorers : Walt Lewis introduced Sharon Strahlendorf. She is the District 1900 hrs Great Spaghetti dinner served by Commissioner of Boy Scouts Explorers Nelleke and Rich Cooper with some super group for our area. Sharon presented our deserts made by Marilyn Avrit and some Chapter with the charter for the Chapter cookies brought in by Kestas Silupas 1268 Air Explorers. The Air Explorers consist of youth ages 14 to 20. 1945 hrs President Darrel Jones thanked the dinner crew for their efforts and called the Building report: Don Youngs placed a bench meeting to order. in the patio area to cover the electrical outlets. Guests: Sherry Harrimen from Petaluma and has a super cub on amphibian floats, Ron Price reported on the Casa Grande fly- Marc Ashton from Petaluma and with the in ,Arizona and that the Blue Angels and Petaluma Pilots association. Shawn Tucker will perform at Mather , Marc informed the group that the PPA will Sacramento March 15 and 16. sponsor a poker run to be held the last week The Taylorcraft club will have their fly-in at end of March and that the Corn Beef Sky Park on May 10 and 11. The Chapter Cabbage Feed will be Saturday 15th around voted to do a dinner for Friday and Saturday, possibly a breakfast they expect if they renew through the chapter we receive about 15 airplanes. a ten dollars per person rebate. The Silver Wings organization will have a luncheon here with about 30 people on When you come to dinner please bring a one Sunday May 11 about 1:00PM dollar bill in addition to whatever else you The chapter voted to split the proceeds of have to pay the six dollar cost of the meal. the meals with the Air Explorers group Darrel said the chapter will have a work day Walt Lewis reported that the Air Explorers to have the shower and rest rooms will go on a field trip April 19 to Mather completed for the events. Airport and visit the hobby show there as Presentation speaker Gardner Bride well. continued with an interesting discussion on the differences between angled deck and The Air Explorers will be preparing meals straight deck carriers that he flew off of for the upcoming Taylorcraft fly-in as a fund during his navy career. raiser. 2100 hrs meeting adjourned. Don Cooley has donated a Heath Parasol project to the Post. Another donor has CHAPTER 1268 APRIL MINUTES donated a Stinson 108 project as well. These April 8, 2008 projects are in addition to the Penguin trainer that the Post has been working on. The meeting was called to order after a wonderful meal prepared by Don Cooley The May speaker will be someone from and Jack Caldwell. Precision Aeromotive who will talk about fuel injection systems for amateur built President Darrel Jones asked for volunteers aircraft. to obtain or put together some bookcases and organize the chapter library. We have Richard Craig from the Napa EAA chapter had donations of valuable magazine announced that the EAA B-17 would be at collections and books which are available to Napa County airport May 2, 3 and 4. There the members. All they need are a little will be a Saturday dinner for five dollars.