1 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport NEWSLETTER October 2018 BJ Teichman, Airport Coordinator - TOB Dave Ruckle, Pilot [email protected] [email protected] On the Horizon / Save the Date: What: FAA Safety Seminar When: 13 October 2018 – 11:00 AM Where: N13 -Bloomsburg Airport Lunch to follow at 12:00 noon TITLE: Enjoying (and surviving) Winter Flying Winter operations can be some of the most enjoyable flying we do—clear air, good lift, and great scenery! But it has potential hazards, particularly related to survival after a forced landing. In this seminar we will discuss the joys of cold-weather flying, as well as aircraft, weather, and survival issues which we need to consider to fly safely in winter. To register use the link below: https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=85735&caller=/SPANS/events/EventList.aspx ******************************************************************* What: FAA Safety Seminar When: 16 October 2018 Seminar Time: 6:30 PM Where: N13 -Bloomsburg TITLE: Pilot/Controller Forum This is an opportunity to interact with Air Traffic Control in an informal setting. Dan Campanella, an Air Traffic Controller at Wilkes-Barre Scranton Airport, will discuss ATC operations in general—as well as issues specific to the airspace in northeastern Pennsylvania. Bring your questions about ATC—and join us on October 16th. Use the following link to pre-register !https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=86031&caller=/SPANS/events/ModifyEvent List.aspx?type=1 What: FAA Seminar (Lunch to follow – Chile Cook-Off and Hot Dogs) When: 17 November 2018 10:00 AM Where: N13 - Bloomsburg Airport TITLE: Giving Back In Aviation We aviators, who enjoy the wonders of human flight, comprise a small percentage of the population. We are uniquely placed to introduce others to the joys of flying and to provide transportation services that only aircraft can perform. This seminar will discuss how we can fly legally and safely for charitable, non-profit, and community events— as well as for other "public benefit" organizations. Representatives from public benefit flying organizations also will give brief presentations on the work that they do. Join us at this WINGS-credit event. Learn how to give back in aviation—legally and safely! Registration information to follow. PLEASE POST THESE COMING EVENTS 2 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport NEWSLETTER October 2018 Community 2018 – COMING EVENTS: Welcome Safety Community National Night Out – Sponsored by Bloom Police Dept. Seminars Welcome Gray background indicates completed events. Presenter/ Month Event Special Event Time Sponsor 3-Mar Col. Stahl's Breakfast Poker Run / Fly IN Breakfast 8:00 - Noon Bloom Flyers 15-Mar FAA Safety Seminar Barany Chair 6:00 PM John Sibole 11-Apr FAA Safety Seminar UAS 6:00 PM H. Paul Shuch 7:00 - 12-May Flea Market & Breakfast 11:00 Bloom Flyers 11:00 - 12-May Flea Market & Pig Roast 3:00 Bloom Flyers 19-May Quiet Birds Private Event all day QB 2-Jun FAA Safety Seminar Survival Stayin' Alive 11:00 John Sibole 10:00- 7-Jun 20 STEM Students Conference Rm & Hangars 11:30 BJ 29-Jun 30 STEM Students Conference Rm & Hangars TBA BJ Dream 10-Jun Dream Machine Car Show 8:00-3:00 Machine 19-Jul 25 STEM Teachers Conference Rm & Hangars TBA BJ 14-Jul FAA Safety Seminar ADSB 11:00 John Sibole 7-Aug National Night Out Bloomsburg Police Dept. 6:00 - 8:00 Bloom PD 25-Aug FAA Safety Seminar Helicopter Safety 11:00 John Sibole 15-Sept. Fly In Breakfast Community WELCOME! 8:00 Bloom Flyers 15-Sept. Fly In Lunch Community WELCOME! Noon Bloom Flyers Scouts Earn Merit Badges 10:00 - 15-Sept. Community Days Community WELCOME! 3:00 Boy Scouts Movie in the Hangar 15-Sept. with Ice Cream Social Aviation Movie for all Youth 4:00 PM Bloom Flyers 13-Oct FAA Safety Seminar Surviving Winter Flying 11:00 John Sibole John Sibole Dan 16-Oct FAA Safety Seminar Pilot/Controller Forum 6:30 PM Campanella 20-Oct Children's Museum Tour of Columbia Aircraft Svcs. 9:00 AM Karl George FAA Seminar- J. Giving Back in Aviation – Public 11:00 – 13-Nov Sibole & More Benefit Flying Organizations 12:00 Multiple 3 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport NEWSLETTER October 2018 PLEASE POST THIS COMING EVENT: What: Annual Benton Fly In – Pig Roast with all the fixins’! When: Saturday -20 October Where: Benton Airport Time: Serving 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM – Rain or Shine Bloomsburg Flying Club Memberships available! www.flybloomsburg.com Contact: [email protected] Bring a friend who is interested in joining the club! Next Meeting: 21 October, 6:30 PM – Conference Room N13 Flight Instructors: ▪ Phil Polstra – CFII (Parlor City Flying Club Member / Bloomsburg Flying Club) [email protected] (Independent) 563-552-7670 ▪ Rob Staib – CFII (Independent) [email protected] 570-850-5274 ▪ Hans Lawrence – CFII / MEI / RI (Independent) [email protected] 570-898-8868 ▪ Eric Cipcic, CFI (Independent) 412-496-9954 -(KIPT/home base/ willing to travel to other airports) [email protected] • Kody Eyer, CFI (Independent) [email protected] 570-854-5325 N13 Fuel Prices: Currently $4.70/ Gallon, subject to change. Hangar News N13: All hangars are full. – If you wish to be placed on the waiting list, contact: [email protected] 4 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport NEWSLETTER October 2018 This month in Aviation History…. October 3, 1967…….Major William J. Knight pilots the North American Aviation X-15 to a speed record of 4,534 mph. October 11, 1910…..President Teddy Roosevelt becomes the first United States President to fly when he is taken up in St. Louis. October 14, 1947…..Captain Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than sound. Yeager “breaks the sound barrier” in his Bell X-1, “Glamorous Glennis”…named after his wife. He was able to reach 670 mph or Mach 1.015 at Muroc Dry Lake, California. ________________________________________________________________ “I have flown in just about everything, with all kinds of pilots in all parts of the world – British, French, Pakistani, Iranian, Japanese, Chinese – and there wasn’t a dime’s worth of difference between any of them except for the one unchanging, certain fact: the best, most skillful pilot has the most experience.” Chuck Yeager _____________________________________________________________________________________ Chuck Yeager was one of the greatest test pilots of all times. He was the first man to “break the sound barrier.” As a World War II flying ace, he shot down a Messerschmitt jet with a prop-driven P-51 Mustang and he was shot down over France during World War II, yet escaped being captured by the Nazi. If you would like to learn more about the incredible and adventurous life of Check Yeager, take a look at the following: “Yeager: An Autobiography” by Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos. “Press On! Further Adventures in the Good Life” by Chuck Yeager. “The Quest for Mach One: A First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier” by Chuck Yeager. If a good movie interests you, be sure to check out “The Right Stuff.” It’s an in-depth look at the life and times of the post war hot shot fly boys, including Yeager, that were the makings of the original NASA program. Submitted by Dave Ruckle 5 Bloomsburg Municipal Airport NEWSLETTER October 2018 An Introduction To this month’s feature story Every airport has its share of legends, pilots that have performed amazing aeronautical feats, aviators whose stories of remarkable accomplishments have been told and retold countless times; the stories that legends are made of. One such pilot, over the years, at Bloomsburg Municipal Airport was Cameron Theil more affectionately called Bud. In addition to the many hours he logged to destinations everywhere, Bud was infamously known for the number of airplanes he owned and flew in his lifetime, owning as many as six at one time. Legend has it, that Bud never bought a plane he didn’t make money on when he sold it. In fact, having bought and sold the same plane twice, making money on it each time he owned it. Some say he taught Donald Trump “The Art of Deal.” Those who knew Bud the best say he quite possibly owned more than 70 different airplanes throughout his flying career, from Cubs to Cessnas and other various Pipers, numerous Bonanzas and Barons, Lake Amphibians, a Piaggio and even an AT6 that he donated to the Confederate Air Force. Witnesses say that one time when Bud was departing a popular fly-in event the control tower said, “Departing Bonanza if you are receiving this, please wag your wings.” To which Bud responded, “Controller if you hear this reply wag your tower.” Truly a pilot that knew how to command a situation!!! Bud had charm, a certain charisma that made other pilots that knew him like him and want to be a little bit like him, too. For example, take the following autobiographic story of another well- known N13 pilot, John Yohey, who has contributed to this edition of the airport newsletter. With the majority of his 53 years spent flying, John is a knowledgeable and highly skilled aviator and is well on his way to having owned and flown more airplanes than most pilots will ever dream of. And, he is charming, too. In his 36 years of flying exploits and adventures, it has gotten him out of trouble more than once. He even has his own control tower story to share. Everyone who knows John will tell you why he is often called “Little Bud.” We are pleased that he is willing to share the following story, and hope that when the statutes of limitations expire, that he will then be just as willing to share more of his stories.