VOLUME 21, ISSUE 5 THE SLIPSTREAM THE NEWSLETTER OF GREEN RIVER EAA CHAPTER 441 KENT, WA M A Y 2 0 1 9 PRESIDENTS COLUMN: INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Presidents Column: approach with a North wind...you'd just have a tailwind. The big issue is PRESIDENTS CO L- 1 Helpful, Creative Controllers UMN with prevailing traffic. When Seatac Every now and then, we get a nice is in a North flow, everyone else (with PIETENPOL U P- 3 DATE surprise from our colleagues in ATC a tower) goes to the North as well. land. Last week, I went out to get Tacoma, in particular, does not like D A R I N S R V 3 my instrument approaches current. IFR practice approaches (to the GUESS THAT AI R- 4 Every 6 months, whether I need it or South) when they're in a North flow. PLANE not, I accomplish the required cur- It really messes up their traffic pat- 5 E A A N E W S rency: 6 instrument approaches, tern. I get that. holding, and practice intercepting EDITORS CORNER 6 Olympia, on the other hand, does not and tracking electronic navigation NORM GRIER have nearly the amount of traffic that 7 signals. FLYIN Tacoma has, and their tower control- 8 W I N G S A N D My airplane has all the latest wiz- lers were happy to let me fly VOR WHEELS FLYER 9 bang IFR avionics equipment you'd and ILS approaches to the South. WILLAMETTE FLY - find in any 1968 product. I have 2 That's really great, and I appreciate LAST MONTHS 10 VOR receivers, an ILS, and ADF their hospitality. The challenge with GUESS THAT AIR- (that's the radio that can receive AM Olympia is that they're a ways from PLANES ANSWER radio broadcasts...and point you to Seatac (and Seatac's radar), so on LAST MONTHS 11 the antenna. I could always tell the missed approach, they're not go- GUESS THAT EN- when Gil had been flying the air- ing to see you or hear you below GINE plane: the ADF would be tuned to about 1500-1700 feet. And the the Mariner's game). missed approach procedure for the ILS has you going what seems like The only problem was that last nearly to Chehalis before you can week, the wind was blowing the turn around and come back North. wrong direction: it was from the North. Why is this a problem? Most I discussed this with the helpful ap- SPECIAL POINTS OF of the traditional instrument ap- proach controller. He came up with a INTEREST: proaches in Puget Sound are to the superb solution: fly the approach South. With one or two exceptions, downwind, but do a circle-to-land Norm Grier Field Flyin and Barbe- all of the Northbound approaches Northbound. We don't practice cir- cue June 8 2019 See Poster, Page 7 require new-fangled radios: RNAV, cling approaches very often, so it's a Wings and Wheels IFR GPS. DME, etc. The excep- good idea in its own right. BUT, with Fly and Drive in tions are the NDB approaches. Ex- a final approach back to the North, Saturday August 17, 2019 Richland, Washington cept that when I asked for the NDB the controller could issue a missed See Poster on Page 8 to Tacoma, I could not find the chart approach of "Runway Heading to EAA 292 From Independence for it, and then the controller told me 3000 feet". This put me back North Oregon Fly-In and STOL Expo that it was no longer available. of the airport to start another ap- August 16-18 2019 See Poster on Page 9 Bummer. proach to the South. Brilliant! Made my life more convenient AND let me One could always fly a Southbound Page 2 WHERE DO WE MEET THI S M O N T H ? Meets 4th Mondays 7:00 pm 17605 SE 288th PL, Kent 2019 The Mellema Hanger OFFICERS President: Brian Lee (253)-639-0489 Parking Vice-President: Mark Owens Secretary: Jake Schultz Crest Airpark Treasurer: Steve Crider MAY PROGRAM Tech Counselors/ Flight Advisors: Program is being confirmed: Possibly John Marzulli Buld a HUD with Raspberry pi Brian Lee (253)-639-0489 Dave Nason Program Jonathan Lee May Program (253) 508-1376 Mark is confirming the program. It is planned to be John Marzulli Newsletter Editor: and building a HUD with Raspbery pi. Stay tuned for an update. Roger Schert (206) 713-9910 [email protected] VOLUME 21, ISSUE 5 Page 3 PIETENPOL UPDATE, CH IPPER TOO, DARINS RV ADVENTURES: practice a procedure not so often like this works out for the positive...! flown. In other activity I have been punch- This was a great experience! ing some holes in the sky in a 172 Fly Safe. and I learn something every time. Brian Having fun and learning a lot.... Other notes: The Normandy Air- Jake craft open house in June will re- Chipper Too: quire some volunteers. Chapter 441 will have a tent (awning), a Chipper TOO Serial #002 receives couple of tables, and home-made its airworthiness certificate! Thanks ice cream. to Mitch and Janice from the Wichi- ta MIDO. Pietenpol Update: An intense thunderstorm was roll- Hello 441, ing over the airport, and a beautiful Progress continues on my 1931 light comes through on the translu- Pietenpol......... cent hangar door. Chipper TOO sits in the hangar and wishes it could Even though I am a few months be flying. away from needing the leather for the cockpit surround, I thought it To Read More, about the Chipper as well as start on the firewall would be a good thing to order an Too and their new Single Seat (finishing kit). In the mean time extra batch of the same leather Chipper Click Here there are a number of things to do including section 38 (rudder that was used to upholster the Chipper Aerospace LLC seats. It's a good thing I did now pedals and brake system), sec- because the shop that ordered it Darins RV Adventures: tion 39 (control systems) and section 40 (flaps). I suspect for me (the shop that did the up- Section 35 and 36 complete holstery) said that the tannery is those three sections will keep me discontinuing that leather style/ I am done with section 35 (Access busy for the better part of a color and the spare piece which I Covers and floor Panels) and sec- month or two. Once those are ordered is the LAST ONE availa- tion 36 (brake lines). I started sec- done its time to start buttoning ble....! I realize it may not be a big tion 37 which is the fuel system but deal if the cockpit surround leather quickly ran into a lack of parts. matches the seat upholstery - I Since I plan on using electronic fuel would just find a leather that is injection I need to have a return close in color/texture - but it sure is line. A return line means more and a nice little day when something non standard fuel supply lines and the fittings I purchased a few months ago are not enough. So, I have an order in to Summit Racing as well as Aircraft Spruce for sever- al more parts. Its getting toward that part of the build where you don't just follow the instructions quite as much. I have a back-order with Van's that is sup- posed to ship at the end of this month. That order includes a few parts I need to finish up section 34 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 ENGINE This months entry: This months entry: Go to Page 10 for the March airplane Go to Page 11 for the March Engine 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 21, ISSUE 5 Page 5 DARINS RV ADVENTURES CONTINUED: the fuselage up but as I said the plans get pretty By Lisa Turner, EAA 509911 vague at this point and I have lots of modifications This story first ran in the August 2018 issue of EAA planned so it's going to take longer than I would Sport Aviation. want. :-) Scott slid into the cockpit of the two-place Kolb Mark To Read More, Click Here III after getting a nod from the owner. He looked at EAA News: the custom avionics panel above him – breaker switches neatly aligned within easy reach were EAA Virtual Flight Academy: joined by master and ignition switches, ammeter, fuel Need to knock some rust off your flying skills without quantity, oil pressure, and Hobbs meter. The center burning av gas? Your new virtual flight instructor in console contained the latest Garmin electronics. 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