HANGAR ECHOES December 2018 Christmas Wish List From Michael Stephan Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 168 Dallas Inspired by the old Sears Catalog Wish But there is another plane on my short list Book, I have my own list of wishes, but and that is the Bearhawk Patrol. Article Index they come from the Kitplanes Wish Book. Wish List Cover At Oshkosh this year, the big tires were Recently, the Sub Sonex jet has my mind everywhere, and maybe I need a plane to Monthly Schedule page2 occupied. Hours on the computer watching put big tires on. Since they would look Presidents Message page 3 Sub Sonex videos, picturing myself behind silly on an RV-8, a tube and fabric bush Were Moving page 4 the throttle and stick of that miniature plane just might be the ticket and the rocketship, jetting off for my weekly jaunt Bearhawks are an excellent design. Christmas Party Page 4 to SEP for some BBQ. It’s small stature So Santa……. Red Bull Results Page 5 might just be low enough to get it and my Belleville Washer Page 8 RV-8 in the same T-hangar. Adios Manske Library Page 8 Best part is it is affordable. For the same price as a typical RV, I could join the jet RV-6 25 years Page 9 jockey club. There is a check ride involved Upcoming Events PG10 to get the LOA to operate a jet. That might Tool List PG 10 slow me down. For Sale PG 11 December 2018 Volume 49 Issue 12 Page 1" HANGAR ECHOES Monthly Schedule December 4th Chapter Christmas Party CHAPTER MEETINGS December 4: Christmas Party The December Chapter Christmas Party will be on TUESDAY January 8, 2109: Mike Hance -Ferrying Aircraft December 4th at the Outback BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS Steakhouse in Plano (off Hwy 75) December 11: Online meeting on Zoom hosted by Pete. He Food, Fun and Fellowship along with an excellent dinner and other will send invitations soon. surprises are in store. the rooms opens TREASURER REPORT to us at 5:30. Seating begins at 6:30 pm and you will order when you Sam discussed the Treasurer’s Report for October. There are seated (just like a typical were 4 membership renewals. We have 70 paid members. restaurant visit). Sam suggested free advertising in the newsletter for American Flyers, GLO and any other person who presents at Tickets are $20 and hopefully we a meeting. The Board approved this suggestion. Ads will run have a reservation from you. If you for one year. don’t have a reservation we still may be able to accommodate you. YOUNG EAGLES Email Sam Cooper. We would love Norm reported that he had flown a young eagle in the month to see you there. prior. Sam Cooper- [email protected] OLD BUSINESS Please see page 4 for more information, time, etc. We will • Christmas Party – The party is scheduled for Tuesday, not have a speaker for this month only. December 4 at the Outback in Plano. The menu will be We look forward to seeing you there. much like last year. Sam has started to take reservations. Games and door prizes are being finalized. The charity will December Fly-in Events be the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Pete’s late By Michael Stephan wife Lenora. Here is a few December dates to put on your calendar. • Norm discussed the ongoing disposition of Bill Bracken’s Details on page 10 estate. • The Board discussed the meeting location beginning in January 2019. Michael mentioned that we had Tues Dec 4th Chapter 168 Christmas Party approval to meet in Southwest Airlines facilities, and the Outback Steakhouse, Plano TX Addison Fire Station was presented as a possibility. That Social Time at 5:30 Dinner to follow facility would not have been available on Tuesdays. Since More info on Page 4 the October BOD meeting, Norm had been in contact with American Flyers at ADS. They have a training room available that would hold about 30 people. The School Director and the owner are supportive and would like us to Air Salvage of Dallas meet there. CHRISTMAS SALE & FLY-IN • The facility is available from 6:00pm until 10:00pm. The DECEMBER 8, 2018 8AM-3PM Board discussed adjusting the meeting schedule to Lancaster Airport (LNC) accommodate this. o Mike moved that we begin meeting at American Flyers with the following schedule: BOD from 6-7pm, Social time December 11th Board Meeting from 7-7:30pm and the business meeting and presentation from 7:30-9:30pm. Jim Novak seconded. After further The December BOD meeting will be an online “go to discussion, the motion passed unanimously. meeting” discussion on Tuesday December 11th at 7pm. A summary of the minutes from the Nov BOD meeting o From Pete: recorded by Pete Miller are as follows: • Have received confirmation that our meeting dates for next Meeting called to order by Michael Stephan at 17:35. year will be •Jan 8, Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 2, May 7, Jun 4, Jul Minutes from the previous meeting approved. 9, Aug 6, Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov 5. Times are as requested. Officers/Directors in Attendance: Michael Stephan, Ann • Pete asked whether people would be able to park outside if Asberry, Mel Asberry, Norm Biron, Jim Canniff, Jim Novak, they flew in. The answer was no; ramp space is at a Pete Miller, Sam Cooper, Bruce Fuller, and Brad Roberts. December 2018 Volume 49 Issue 12 Page "2 HANGAR ECHOES Presidents Message premium, and people who fly in would have to park at From the President/Editor an FBO. By Michael Stephan • There is a breakroom that has water, etc for coffee, but Another Year is coming to end and there is no better way to they generally discourage refreshments in the classroom. celebrate than with a party…..a Christmas Party, which will Jill Cole did say that it would be OK; we would just be on Tuesday Dec 4th. I enjoy conversing with friends, need to be careful and aware of the risk of damage to eating good food and playing a few word games for prizes. carpeting and furnishings. Last month the BOD approved the new location of the • There is also a new contact person at American Flyers. monthly chapter meeting. In 2019 we will meet in the Pete and Norm have that information. American Flyers facility on Addison Airport. NEW BUSINESS That also means last month was our last regular meeting at Norm discussed the Ray Aviation Scholarship presented the Farmers Branch Library. We will miss the Library, but by EAA National. From the National website: we will make new friends at American Flyers. We appreciate their generosity and hope for a long relationship with them. • The Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund is a scholarship program that is supported by the Ray Foundation, I remember all the great presentations we had at the library. managed by EAA, and administered through the EAA which brings me to the idea of meeting presentations. We Chapter network. Through the generous support of the are fortunate to have Vice Presidents who have found Ray Foundation, EAA will provide up to $10,000 to excellent speakers for our meetings (that is their main deserving youths for their flight training expenses, responsibility). But having done that job before, I know how totaling $1,000,000 in scholarships annually. difficult it can be to find new speakers or interesting topics. So, I am reaching out to you for ideas. Let us know if you • The EAA Chapter network will play a critical role in the have a topic you want discussed or if you know of someone success of this program, as chapters are tasked with who is an interesting speaker. After all, it is your Chapter identifying and recommending local youth to apply for and we aim to please. this scholarship. If selected, that chapter will also be tasked with mentoring and supporting the scholarship As 2018 comes to an end, that means you have only one recipient throughout their flight-training journey. year left of ADS-B non compliance. I will take it to the last minute (I always do), but that doesn’t mean you should. The • Due to the critical nature of the local chapter to the field of solutions is solidifying and the prices are holding. success of this program, chapters interested in So if you haven’t found a solution, now is probably a good participating in the program must be prequalified by time to start. Include that in you letter to Santa (hopefully EAA through an application process. Once selected as a you weren’t naughty this year). Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund approved chapter, the chapter can beginning recommend deserving candidates Flight training is so expensive, it is hard to see a Young on a quarterly basis. Eagle have to put off learning to fly because of the price. Recently EAA has announced the Ray Aviation Scholarships Norm suggested that all BOD members view the archived to pay for training. Chapters will be entrusted to webinar about the Scholarship.. Norm volunteered to administrate the money. Norm Biron has volunteered to lead administer this if the Board is interested. this effort for our Chapter. IF you are interested in the program, let Norm know. More info on the program is The meeting was adjourned at 1830. available at www.eaa.org. Social media sites www.facebook.com/eaa168 CFI List www.twitter.com/eaa168 (@eaa168) Tom Guyton Voice: 214-566-1765 voice/text Email: tom@tguyton ATP Multi, Commercial Single engine land and sea CFI, CFII 5000 hours total time 2000 hours dual instruction given.