The Newsletter of the Northern California Aerobatic Club, IAC Chapter 38 www.iac38.org TheThe ACronauACronautt Volume 5 - Number 8 Prez’ Post Darren Pleasance August Chapter never real- I ized all of the Meeting ♦CHAPTER OFFICERS airplane activity Darren Pleasance, happening in Sunday, August 8, 4:00pm President Bend, Oregon 650.212.1806 H 415.318.5145 W but as I sit here News from the Board [email protected] on vacation writ- Aerobatic Movies Ben Freelove, ing this month's Vice-President Pizza [email protected] Prez Post it oc- curs to me that ... Greg Pettit, Secretary 650.793.2387 H Bend is a pretty 650.210.9000 W cool place. Be- [email protected] Attitude Aviation sides the river Livermore Airport Stephane Nguyen, Treasurer rafting, canoe- 408.261.0122 H 408.873.5522 W ing, mountain [email protected] biking, horse ♦DIRECTORS riding and scenic Cecilia Aragon landscape ac- IAC38 Welcomes 510.527.4466 H [email protected] cented with four large volcanoes Marilyn Dash Tia & Drew Detsch - Berkeley [email protected] on the horizon, there's also three Allen & Darrin Silver - Hayward Rich Perkins [email protected] innovative aircraft developers here, too. First off, there's Lancair and its manufacturing facility. I Gordon Sorensen 916.548.2079 H took a walk through there yesterday and it was 916.645.6242 W quite cool to see a bunch of composite planes [email protected] lined up in a row being built. Secondly, there's the In This Issue Sean Worthington Epic LT Turboprop, a 350 knot, six place compos- 408.615.8555 H President’s Post ........................................1 650.864.2555 W ite that can be built as a kit for $1.2 million or Editor’s Column .......................................2 [email protected] bought from the factory for about $1.9 million. Pilots On The Waivers .............................2 Peter Jensen The first test flight was just two weeks ago and it's [email protected] Flying High ..............................................2 now in Oshkosh. Finally, for all of us aerobatic ♦DIRECTORS EMERITUS types, there's the Chanute 2-place unlimited aero- Heard It On The Ramp .............................3 Dr. Richard Rihn Member Of The Month ............................4 510.938.4236 H batic plane (www.cadcor.com). It looks a lot like a [email protected] Gilles 202, but apparently outperforms virtually Airshow Pilot ...........................................5 Jeanette Goodman all other aerobatic aircraft out there and is being Post Paso BBQ/Potluch ............................7 209.478.5462 positioned as the newest "next generation" unlim- New J Cleanup Crew ...............................7 Tom Myers ited aerobatic plane on the market. Unfortunately, New J Runway Condition ........................8 650.328.2141 H it wasn't here this week due to Oshkosh but I Pitts S-2C @ Attitude ............................10 650.473.0200 x108 W spoke to the sales manager and he tells me they'll [email protected] Beaver State Regional ............................11 be bringing it through the Bay Area over the next ♦WEBMASTER Happiness Is Delano ..............................11 Cris Flint few months and he'll let me know when it'll be [email protected] there so we can all come out to see it. All-in-all, True Love? .............................................12 ♦YOUNG EAGLES quite an impressive line up for such a small, mid- Contest Results ......................................13 Terry Ridgway dle-of-nowhere town in central Oregon... Classified Ads ........................................14 [email protected] Calendar Of Events ................................15 ♦NEWSLETTER EDITOR Now, enough about Oregon, let's talk about Chap- Peter Jensen Pitts S1S For Sale ..................................15 [email protected] (Continued on page 13) August 2004 - 1 - The Newsletter of the Northern California Aerobatic Club, IAC Chapter 38 www.iac38.org Editor’s Column Peter Jensen very month I’m wondering quie’s story about what it took to become an airshow E if there will be enough ma- pilot. I’m glad she took the time to write it, and you the terial to fill a newsletter. How- reader should definitely take the time to read it. ever, with all the activities, con- tests, active members, and the On my own personal front… I picked the plane up from solid contributions from the Apple Valley, where it had been stranded since May. It regulars (Marilyn, Darren, and had undergone some minor surgery (tailwheel and Darrin) it ends up never being a wingtip). It’s now like new again and back in the air, so problem. You make my job life can continue… easy. Enjoy the newsletter! This month’s special is Jac- -Peter Pilots Currently on the Waivers s of 5/1/2004 our TCY waiver has expired. No one are Peter Gillcrist Howard Kirker A allowed to fly in the TCY box until the waiver gets re- Marilyn Dash Cecilia Aragon newed. Please observe this temporary restriction. The New J Stephane Nguyen Anil Kumar waiver has been renewed. Please contact one of the desig- Darren Pleasance Rich Perkins nated briefers, if you wish to fly in the box (below 1,500 feet). Jacquie Warda Doug Burr Mike Davis Alex Drobshoff Pilots on the TCY Waiver (8/1/2004) Angie Niles Che Barnes NO ONE. Waiver is expired. Awaiting renewal. Designated Briefers Pilots on the New J Waiver (8/1/2004) Cecilia Aragon Ben Freelove Greg Pettit Ben Freelove Marilyn Dash Peter Jensen Peter Jensen Allyson Parker-Lauck Darren Pleasance Flying High Darrin Silver - www.FlyingHighComics.com - 2 - August 2004 The Newsletter of the Northern California Aerobatic Club, IAC Chapter 38 www.iac38.org Heard It On The Ramp Marilyn Dash uly a team! J brought us great weather Three out of the ten pilots involved in that day’s festivities and several didn’t even know Tex (me included). However, when the call perfect flying came from a fellow pilot, everyone was ready, willing and days. And, of able to help out. I thought that was a fitting statement to the course, An- type of people you meet in this activity. nual Post Paso Party at An- Other interesting stuff…. gie’s and Alex’s Hangar Ben, Che and Dale have gone off the deep end and purchased is always a hit. The celebration was terrific. We had a good an S2A. I don’t know if anyone told them – but the S2A only turn out with some notables missing. While Sean didn’t make seats two people. Which one will need to hold onto the wing? it – his plane did. Rich left work for ten minutes and joined us Actually, I’m thrilled to see some of the newer competitors for a dog and Tom brought Moose over to visit. A good time, get more involved in the sport and buying a plane really sets burger, dog and some home-made ice cream were had by the tone. Now, Ben can finally MOVE UP! many – if not all. Anthony James should be flying his Yak 55 around the con- Oh – and someone tried to run over Ruby, my Pitts. I swear I test circuit sometime soon. We cannot wait to see him flying have a target on my back. I was able to shriek loud enough to his new love! get him to stop before she was a pile of sticks and twigs. Oy Vey. Darren bought a Laser! He has defected from the Biplane Ministry and has gone Monoplane on us. We, while disap- More LVK News pointed in his decision to leave the brethren, wish him luck with his new steed. Imagine our disappointment to learn it’s a Later in July, a memorial was held at LVK for the recently single seater. Darn, when will he learn to include us in his departed Tex Haley. Tex was apparently the Security Dude at thought process when buying something? LVK for many years (18?) and was honored by several fly- overs and a poignant Missing Man Formation coordinated by Rumor has it…. previous Chapter 38 member, Brian Motta. Other pilots in- cluded Sean Worthington, Darren Pleasance and Angie Niles Now that Drew Detsch has resurfaced after nearly 20 years for the Missing Man. I was first alternate. If something hap- out of competition – some of the other “old timers” have pened to Miss America and she was unable to complete her started talking about making a return to the ring. Word is that reign, or her duties, yada yada yada. Anyway, the flight was Roger Rourke is toying with flying Intermediate at Delano. incredible. Angie’s smoke system has improved enormously and Sean’s Stinker has amazing “Vertical Penetration”. What (Continued on page 8) Brian, Darren, Sean, and Angie August 2004 - 3 - The Newsletter of the Northern California Aerobatic Club, IAC Chapter 38 www.iac38.org Member Of The Month - Sean Worthington Marilyn Dash Many of the new members proba- By the time I was about 180 degrees into the roll, I had re- bly don’t know Sean Worthington laxed on the ailerons out of surprise which slowed my roll very well. Although he is a Direc- rate (which was not impressive to begin with), and the nose tor – he rarely blesses us with his fell below the horizon and the plane began to get noisy from presence. He has so much to of- the wind. I pushed forward on the stick, which stopped the fer, that I wanted to get everyone already nose down attitude from turning it into a split-S, acquainted with Sean. At Watson- which pasted my charts to the windscreen. I retarded the ville this year, Sean won Best throttle and continued the roll to upright with no forward Homebuilt from Plans for his view. The airspeed indicator was pegged 20 mph beyond stunning Stinker.