Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 168 Dallas, Texas April 1993 Volume 24 Issue 4 Sam Cooper Chapter 168 members enjoying the warm and sunny weather at the March Fly-in held at Rockwall Municipal Airport. After we endured Fly-ins during January and February with less than favorable weather conditions, the March 6th Fly-in was a very pleasant surprise. The excellent weather brought out 17 airplanes, 6 of which were homebuilts. This was complemented by a sizable crowd of Chapter members out enjoying the spring like weather. This is what flying in the Spring in Texas is all about. Start thinking about April. 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Please read, listen, enjoy, and be careful out there. Director's Meeting, March 11, 1993 The May issue of Hangar Echoes will be The April Meeting will be on 4/6 at Skyline High assembled at Linda and Don Christiansen's house School. Frank Prokop will speak on flight safety. on April 27, 1993 starting at 7:00 pm. The The April Fly-in will be held jointly with Chapter 323 address is; on 4/10 at Sherman Municipal Airport. The May H.E. assembly will be at Don Christiansen's 515 Softwood Circle house on 4/27. Duncanville, 298-6531 The May BFR sessions to be held at Lakeview were discussed. It was motioned and approved to pay the instructor(s) $30 for the ground school. The class will be from 10-11 a.m., with flights afterwards. The Meeting will not be part of the BFR. The April 10th Fly-in will be held jointly with The new 1993 ofB.O.D. members were reviewed. Faye Troxel provided an update on advertising. Chapter 323 at Sherman Municipal Airport. We The number of folding chairs available at Fly-ins was will be meeting next to the hangars to the south discussed. It was noted that we frequently do not have of the terminal building. The Chapter 168 trailer enough. It was motioned and approved that the Chapter will be there. As usual, the Fly-in will run from purchase up to 6 camping stools for use at Fly-ins. 1000 to 1400, with hot dogs, drinks, and The Chapter 168 Trailer was discussed. The Trailer is condiments being served at about 1200. in need of some maintenance. A work party for the Trailer will be held on 5/8 at Lakeview starting at about 1 p.m. Chapter Officers were discussed. Jerry Bidle will be CHAPTER 168 resigning as the Fly-in Officer after April. Bo Bauereis FLY-IN had resigned earlier. A replacement is needed. A Trailer Officer is still needed. The Chapter 168 paraphernalia was discussed. Don Lewis will start bringing it to the Meetings again. April Calendar 6 Regular Meeting Skyline High School 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm 10 Fly-in NOT TO BE USED FO R NAVIGATION 15 Director's Meeting Fanners Branch Comm. Ctr. 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm 27 Hangar Echoes Assembly 2 before Mel or Red. Good Luck, to all you test pilots! Our May Airport Meeting will be at Lakeview Airport, Tom Scott will be our Host, and we'll be Greetings to all! We had a great tum-out at doing BFR's. Tom will be working with Chapter our March Fly-in at Rockwall Municipal Airport. Members who need a BFR, using his instructors Seventeen Chapter member's airplanes were and airplanes. We'll have a signup at our April present, with lots of folks also driving to the Meeting. We also plan on working on the airport. It was a fine spring day, just great to be Chapter Trailer, giving it a annual. More on this at a small airport. If you missed it we're sorry, try at the meeting also. to make this month's Fly-in, which will be at I hope some Chapter members made it to the Sherman Municipal Airport (Southeast side of Frontiers of Flight presentation, on the F8F's town, not Grayson County). It will be a joint Fly­ under construction at Meacham Field in Fort in with the new EAA chapter in Sherman. Thanks Worth. I was just getting over a cold, so didn't go out to C.R. Nickles, our Host at Rockwall venture out. I'll ask for an update at our Chapter Municipal Airport. meeting. This will be Jerry Bidle's last time as Chief Our April Meeting will be at Skyline High hotdog cook. Therefore, we need somebody or School, see map in this issue. Jim Putney, will be somebodies to take over as our food procurer our host along with his aviation students. It is and cook. The job is pretty easy, especially if you always fun to see all the various equipment and have help. We need the successors to work with on-going work in progress at this facility. If Jerry this month to learn the job, so next month it you've never been, it is an interesting curriculum. will work smoothly. Now is the time for you to See you at the meeting! Gary consider contributing your efforts towards heiping to run the Chapter. P.S. Bring a friend or two along! At our March business meeting we elected BUY & SELL seven new Board of Directors. Congratulations OSED DAMAGED OR DISABLED AIRCRAFT go out to all those who were elected. We, the PARTS AIRCRAFT RETRIEVAL officers, look forward to working with you all. Air Also at our March meeting we got to see the Salvage video on Mel and Ann Asberry, and Red Of Maroon's RV-6 projects. Most of us have had the Dallas opportunity to watch the progress on these two Lancaster Airport airplanes over the last couple of years. We all our (214) 227-1111 awaiting their first flights this year. 1361 Ferris Road (800) 336-6399 Lancaster. TX 75 t 46 Speaking of first flights, Irv Trunk another FAX (214) 227-6176 RV-6 builder, is at the McKinney airport with his, and is getting close to flying it. In fact he may fly Airplanes 1 1 11 :1: 1iil~tli~llil1illi:11t,llliiilll~illiliiillll~: 1:ii Instruments Engines Take Highway 75 north from Dallas to exit 56 Radios for FM 1417. Go east on FM 1417 for 2 miles to UOBBY'S PLANES 'N PARTS INC. State Highway 11, tum left. There will be a sign 320 F.M. 1885 E. for the airport. Proceed north for 1 1/4 miles, the Weatherford, TX 76086 airport will be on your left. Parking will be BOBBY OSBORN 817-682-4220 available at the terminal building. Our hosts, Chapter 323, have a hangar to the south of the terminal building. Look for the Chapter trailer. 3 FINA The April Meeting will be held jointly with presents: EAA Junior Chapter 440 at Skyline High School Jan Col/mer on April 6. Frank Prokop will present a program Aerobatics on flight safety and recent changes in the F ARs. P• tt , S2B The rest of the evening will be available for Low Levpf Aun p.,rfnrmc111 r:0 • I rnqu n Hnllc; J:m ·Collmer enjoying the many projects and facilities at • 1 ail Slides 1 .tJ6B Protori Hc.,rtd • Snap roll nn t;ike ott [)~11'1 S. TY 7~24-: Skyline as part of their Aeronautical vocational and final approach 1214) 23:.1 - \Sflq training program. They always have several A RP,a / Crnwd Pleaser F;1x 1? 14} 213-fJ 4f31 projects in progress, as well as a number of interesting flying machines. at SKYLINE ffiGH SCHOOL AERONAUTIC CENTER 7n7 FORNEY ROAD JOINT MEETING WITH EAA JR CHAPTER 440 BRUCE MI LLER FLI GHT I NSTRUC TOR Priva t e, Instrument, Co m mericG i CJ IIUCICNER D• Airp lane, Toildragger, Gli der =-rSCHOOL Bo x 547, Prosper, TX 75078 ( 214) 347-2831 Chapter 168 will again be holding our annual Biennial Flight Review (BFR) ground school in AER01NSTRUMENTS conjunction with the Chapter Fly-in on May 8th at Lakeview Airport. Fellow member Tom Scott Mark G. Corboy (the local FBO at Lakeview), has again agreed to President allow the use of his premises for the ground school session. The ground school portion will 7515 Lemmon Ave., Hanger L (214) 357-4476 Dallas, Texas 75209 Fax (214) 357-4572 start at 1000 (10 a.m.), and run till about 1100. Attendance at the ground school will be mandatory for all participants. Chapter 168 will be covering the cost of the ground school. Afterwards, participants will be free to hold the flying portion of the BFR at Lakeview SINCE 1976 Airport that day, or on another date.