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1 Racine EAA Chapter 838 Monthly Newsletter October 2017 Volume XXIX Issue 10 Meetings Third Thursday s 7:00 pm Except for October which is 6:30 movie Dinner at 6:00 pm Welcome to YOUR EAA Chapter 838 monthly newsletter. Send any articles to newsletter@eaa838.org. President s Corner Last month s Pancake Breakfast on Sep 9-10 was a great success. We profited over $1,300. Thanks to all who volunteered, ate pancakes, and bought tickets. Thanks to Bob Helland for doing all the preliminary work on the breakfast, and for supervising the weekend. AOPA was back on Tuesday Sep 19 th for an education program. Many pilots from the area attended. Our next meeting is Thursday October 19 th. Please note the time change for this meeting: See you at 6:00 pm for some food, and 6:30 for the movie. Dean Zakos is coming back all the way from the Madison area and bringing a move night for us. Check his article later in this newsletter. Hope to see you. On Saturday morning September 30 th the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the grandson of John H Batten and the son of John S Rowland in our museum. All chapter and CAP members were invited. About 75 people were present. A few pictures appear later in this newsletter. On Saturday October 7 th, we will have our annual Monopoly fundraiser. This is our largest, and most important event for our chapter. I hope that you will be able to join us. See the brochure later in this newsletter. For tickets contact Daryl or monopoly@eaa838.org. Sponsor a table of six people for $400. Other costs are Single $55, Couples are $100. General elections will be held at the October 18 th meeting President Doug Doers Vice President Treasurer Board Members Board Members Board Members Board Members Board Members Scott Sherer Ken Sack Roy Stuart John Grueter Pete Bianco Kathy Mercier Bill Meyers Current Officers who have a year left in their term: Tracy Miller as secretary, Jim Hantschel as board member. You can still purchase a personalized brick on our Eagle Overlook Terrace. See: Page 1 of 18

2 Here are a few Save the Dates: 1. October 7 th Monopoly Fundraiser 2. October 19 th : Special Movie Night meeting with Dean Zakos. See article later in this newsletter 3. December 14 th Chapter 838 Christmas Party in the museum. Watch for announcements Ken Sack kensack@yahoo.com Future Meetings October 19 Dean Zakos will host a 1950 s aviation movie night complete with period music during the dinner hour. The feature presentation will be 1954 s The High and the Mighty with John Wayne. More info coming. If you have any suggestions for future speakers, please contact Rick Goebel at RGoebel@activetransport.com Rick is always looking for new ideas. Chapter 838 Movie Night October 19th By Dean Zakos For our Thursday, October 19, 2017 meeting, be prepared to step back in time. You are going to be transported back to the mid-1950s. Chapter 838 will present a movie night for our Chapter members. In the 1950s when you went to see a movie, you saw a cartoon, a short feature, and a full-length feature film. That is what is in store for you on October 19. You will enjoy a cartoon from 1954, an aviation themed short feature from 1953, and the timeless classic aviation film The High and the Mighty starring John Wayne and Robert Stack, produced in Nominated for six Academy Awards, The High and the Mighty will allow you to soar across the Pacific Ocean in a DC-4 on a Honolulu to San Francisco flight that takes a terrifying, suspense-building turn for the worse. hours. The cartoon runs about six minutes, the short subject about 20 minutes, and the feature film about 1.4 Come at 6:00 pm to socialize. Listen to the popular songs of 1953 and 1954, including hits by Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, and others. Meeting and movie at 6:30 pm. So, ladies and gentlemen, don t forget (if you re so inclined) to bring your loafers and letter sweaters, pencil or poodle skirts and saddle shoes, and your interest in aviation. Page 2 of 18

3 Note from Dave Finstad No new members. Do you know someone who might be interested in joining? Bring them to a meeting. You can renew on the website now. Go to the Members tab, or print and complete a membership application at: EAA Chapter 838 Monopoly Night Saturday October 7, 2017, 5:30 pm - 10 pm Cocktails 5:30 pm Hors d oeuvre s at 6:00 pm Pizza at 9:30 pm EAA Chapter 838 Batten International Airport 3333 N. Green Bay Rd. Racine, Wisconsin Competitive Monopoly play Hosted by Ms. Monopoly Silent auction items available throughout the evening Tickets: Daryl or monopoly@eaa838.org Sponsor a table of six people including refreshments - $400 Single $55- Couples $100 Page 3 of 18

4 Chapter 838 Young Eagles for 2017 The dates for 2017 are: March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug 12, Sep 9, Oct 14, and November 11. Tracy Miller EAA # Young Eagles Coordinator, EAA Chapter 838 Aviation Explorer Post 218 If you know any youth ages who might be interested, please contact post advisors at In September, the Explorer Post 218 had a drone pilot make a presentation to them. The chapter members were invited and 6 of us attended. Page 4 of 18

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11 BASICMED OVERPROMISED, UNDERDELIVERED, BUT STILL ADVANTAGEOUS FOR MOST GA PILOTS By Dean Zakos According to the BMI chart... I am too short. Admittedly, I was skeptical at first. On May 1, the FAA implemented the provisions of Section 2307 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016, otherwise known as BasicMed. AOPA and EAA, lobbying the FAA and Congress for years, had promised (I thought) to, once and for all, obtain the privilege for General Aviation pilots to fly with a driver s license instead of a third-class medical. How could anyone argue with the safety record and favorable data produced from over thirteen years of Light Sport pilots flying with drivers licenses? Well, apparently the FAA could - and Congress could too - that s who. The result of the Herculean political effort was a compromise. GA pilots still don t get to use just a driver s license but, in most cases, they don t have to visit an AME every two years (if over age 40) anymore either. Sort of like finding what you need at Kmart cheaper and almost as good. I recently completed the two necessary components of compliance with BasicMed: (1) a physical examination with my primary care doctor and (2) sitting through and successfully passing an FAAapproved BasicMed Online course. I have the signed Comprehensive Medical Examination Form and Medical Self-Assessment Course Completion Certificate (suitable for framing) to show for it. All in all, I am pleased. Assuming I have no significant health problems, I won t need to repeat the process for four years for the physical and two years for the course. Here is what I have learned: What is BasicMed? BasicMed is an alternative to a third-class medical certificate. It allows you to maintain medical eligibility (with certain restrictions) to fly without, in many cases, seeing an AME. You can also qualify under the BasicMed requirements and hold a third-class medical certificate at the same time. I am doing that. My third-class medical expires in May of My BasicMed was effective in August, 2017, so I have both right now. Just a quirk in timing for me. I could have waited until the third-class medical was nearing expiration, but chose not to. Do You Want to Consider Using BasicMed? There are two primary considerations when you look at BasicMed. The first consideration is the state of your health. If you are relatively healthy and have not had health issues that your AME or primary care doctor has flagged as serious, and you have not needed a special issuance in the past, BasicMed is the likely way to go as a General Aviation pilot. If you are currently flying on a special issuance, and you know you can successfully go through the process with your AME one more time to obtain a special issuance, BasicMed may also be for you. If you have serious, treatable health problems, and have been working with your AME in the past, it may be prudent to discuss your intended course of action with your AME outside of the certification process so that you and your AME can develop a specific plan of action for you. The second consideration is the type of flying you do. Look at the type of airplanes you fly, the missions you undertake, and evaluate if you will be satisfied flying with the limitations that come with BasicMed. For the clear majority of GA pilots, the limitations should not affect flying significantly. Only those who are looking at flying outside of the United States (unless the foreign country accepts BasicMed), stepping up to larger or higher performing aircraft, or those who are looking to fly cargo or passengers for hire in the future, may want to continue the third-class medical alternative, Page 11 of 18

12 knowing that they will be moving on to professional flying and second- or first-class medicals at some point in their careers. What are the limitations on your flying with BasicMed? You will be limited to certain aircraft. You may fly any aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 6,000 pounds or less, and certified to carry not more than six occupants. The aircraft may be type-certificated or certified as experimental. BasicMed makes no distinction on the number, type or horsepower of engines. Certain Piper PA 32 and 34 aircraft won t qualify, as they were originally certificated with more than six seats. You will have certain operational limitations. BasicMed allows flights of any distance or duration, day or night, and VFR or IFR. The limitations are: no more than five passengers (plus you as the pilot); operation only within the United States Airspace (unless BasicMed is authorized in the foreign country s airspace); no more than 18,000 feet MSL; and no more than 250 knots indicated airspeed. Also, you may not operate under BasicMed for compensation or for hire. However, the 14 CFR Part (b) exceptions, such as a pilot sharing of operating expenses with passengers, still apply. CFIs can instruct and receive compensation while operating under BasicMed, since the activity is related to teaching and is not considered piloting an aircraft for hire. There is another significant wrinkle using BasicMed that pilots should be aware of. You cannot act as a Safety Pilot under BasicMed unless you also agree to act as PIC. A Safety Pilot is considered a required crew member under FAA regulations. Hence, a required crewmember must hold at least a third-class medical certificate. A BasicMed certificate does not count. However, if a pilot is acting as PIC, the pilot can fly legally with BasicMed, assuming all of the other requirements and limitations are satisfied. Who Is Eligible for BasicMed? You must have a current, valid US driver s license and have it in your personal possession if operating under BasicMed. If there are restrictions on your driver s license, such as corrective lenses needed or daylight driving only, these restrictions also apply to your flying. A US passport or a foreign driver s license are not acceptable substitutes. You must have held a valid FAA medical certificate at any point after July 14, Your most recent medical certificate must not have been suspended or revoked, any special issuance must not have been withdrawn, and if you have applied for another certificate, that application must not have been denied. Some Pilots May Need a One-time Special Issuance If you have ever had certain medical conditions, you must obtain a one-time medical certificate with authorization for special issuance. The conditions are: Mental conditions Cardiac conditions Neurological health conditions Details regarding these conditions are listed on the FAA BasicMed website. You are required to obtain only one special issuance medical certificate for the condition. If you are newly diagnosed with one of these conditions, you may not use BasicMed until you have been found eligible for a special issuance. What are the Steps in the BasicMed Process? Go to the FAA website: There is a highlighted box at the top of the page with two links. The first link allows you to print a copy of the BasicMed Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist (CMEC). The CMEC is nine pages long and contains: instructions for you and for your doctor; information to be completed by you; and information to be completed by your doctor. Complete your portion of the CMEC. The form will look familiar, as it asks the same questions you have previously answered on your third-class medical application. It may be a good idea to have a copy of Page 12 of 18

13 your previous third-class medical form to use as a reference to avoid any inconsistencies in your answers. The medical examination portion of the form is to be used by your state-licensed physician when he or she conducts your physical exam. This physician is likely to be your primary care doctor - presumably since this doctor is most familiar with your health history - but it does not have to be. You can use any state-licensed physician. The portion of the form that the physician fills out covers the items on the physical exam. These items are similar to the items that your AME looked at in the past, except in greater detail. It may save time and questions later to give your primary care doctor a heads up regarding your intention to comply with BasicMed and to obtain his or her signoff. I alerted my primary care doctor several months in advance that I would be using the new BasicMed process and that I would request that he sign an FAA form. I dropped the CMEC form off at my doctor s office a few days in advance of my scheduled annual physical. I asked the nurse to alert the doctor to the form and the exam requirements so he was familiar with them in advance. There were no issues whatsoever, and my doctor completed and signed his portion of the CMEC. It is possible that your doctor is employed by an entity whose risk managers may have, as a matter of policy, advised their physicians not to sign the form. Time will tell if this becomes an issue. The second link takes you to a BasicMed Online Medical Course. I used the BasicMed Online Course offered through AOPA, as it was the default course when I clicked on the link. I understand there are other approved online medical courses. A list is provided on the FAA site. The AOPA online medical course includes several subjects relating to fitness for flight, including: self-assessments; warning signs of serious medical conditions; risk mitigation strategies; awareness of side-effects of over-the-counter drugs; and the importance of regular medical checkups. The AOPA online medical course is comprised of seven chapters and a quiz. The quiz covered the chapter materials and consisted of twenty questions. You need to answer sixteen correctly to pass. If you miss an answer, you can go back and retake the question if you need to raise your score. To finish up, the CMCE and online medical course results are submitted electronically to the FAA. Am I Good to Go Once I Have Completed the CMEC and Passed the OnLine Course? Be aware that your CMCE and physical exam (48 months) are good for exactly 1,461 days, to the precise date of expiration. Unlike a third-class medical, you do not receive until the end of the expiring month to renew. Expiration of your BasicMed Online Medical Course (24 months) does, however, extend until the end of the expiring month. Go figure. You are required only to retain the completed CMCE form and the completed Medical Course certificate in your pilot logbook. You have a Continuing Obligation to Self-Assess Complying with BasicMed requirements is more than simply completing the CMEC and passing the online medical course. With use of BasicMed, it is incumbent upon each of us, as PIC, to evaluate and determine, on a continuing basis, our fitness to fly. Each time we fly, we are legally required to make a self-assessment to ensure there is no medical condition that would prevent safe conduct of the flight. As we all should remember from our student pilot days, 14 CFR Part states that if a pilot knows or has reason to know of any medical condition that would make the person unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner, it would be a violation to do so. With the privilege to exercise BasicMed rights, comes the responsibility to assess our physical condition honestly and make good pilot decisions. The online medical course is only the start of the evaluation process - not the end. The medical information in the course should provide information and resource tools to assist us to assess and determine fitness for flight. My first flight instructor when I started flying in 1992 out of Batten Field (KRAC) in Racine, WI, was quite a character. When he wasn t peddling Shaklee vitamins and supplements out of the trunk of his car, he constantly used and drilled his home-made mnemonics into his students to assist in Page 13 of 18

14 remembering checklists, etc. I have not used his lists as diligently over time, but the use of a mnemonic is still a valuable way to quickly recall a required list. One valuable mnemonic in use today, if you are not already using it, should become a habit prior to starting any flight. The mnemonic is the I m Safe checklist. It consists of asking yourself questions regarding your fitness to fly. The checklist is: Illness; Medication; Stress; Alcohol; Fatigue; and Emotion (some use Eating instead). IMSAFE is the FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) recommended mnemonic for aircraft pilots to self-assess fitness to fly. BasicMed worked for me. I hope that it works for you. Fly safe. Page 14 of 18

15 Requests from fellow EAA chapters or members Linda Pietenpol-Kelley is coming to Voyager Village Airport - 9WN2, and giving a presentation about her grandfather Bernard at the Voyager Airport Grill & Restaurant on the field. It will be held on Saturday, October 7th at 10:30 a.m. We would love to have members from your chapter fly in and join us. Please pass this info on to everyone in your chapter. The fall colors should be at their peak and it would make for a nice day flight. We are hoping to have as many Pietenpol airplanes here as possible, so any help in notifying Pietenpol owners for us would also be appreciated. Linda would love to see them gathered here for her presentation. The Voyager Airport Grill & Restaurant is open for breakfast before the presentation and afterwards for anyone wishing to stay for lunch. Voyager Airport - 9WN2 is open to the aviation public year round and welcomes all to stop in any time of the year for a great breakfast, lunch or dinner. If possible, please with the number of people and planes that might attend from your group so that we can try to best arrange for space. Thanks. If you have any other questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks much, Kevin Miles EAA Chapter 1537 Member Voyager Village Airport Committee Member Bernard Pietenpol: Father Of The Home Built Airplane Come and join us for a remembrance of Bernard Pietenpol, "The Father of Homebuilt Aircraft". When: Saturday October 7th at 10:30 a.m. Where: Voyager Village Airport - 9WN Kilkare Road Danbury, WI Hosted by EAA Chapter 1537 and Voyager Village Airport A presentation will be given by Bernard Pietenpol's granddaughter,linda Pietenpol-Kelley, who is a local area resident from Chisago City, MN. Linda grew up watching her grandfather build these wonderful aircraft in Cherry Grove, MN and flew right alongside with him. Linda has written two books on the life and history of Bernard Pietenpol and his airplanes ( Bernard Pietenpol: Mementos and Memories & B.H. Pietenpol's Scrapbook ) and an article, "Flying With Grandpa Bernie", for the EAA magazine Page 15 of 18

16 New Book at eaa.org THE EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIENCE, Building, Flying, and Maintaining an Experimental Airplane, can now be purchased from the EAAorg website book listing and from the EAA Museum store. This book covers building and flying activities from the first time the idea occurs through years of flying and on-going maintenance. Not a how to do it book but rather a here s what to expect book, helpful to those in the building stage or those thinking about it and looking to learn about: tools, paperwork, builder options, procedures and techniques, FAA requirements, considered do s and don ts, and a whole lot more. Successful builders eventually learn by experience much of what s in this book. Those thinking about building are often in the dark on what to expect and how to go about things. The authors have assembled in text and picture format information that falls under the category of good things to know for anyone thinking about building or already in the building process. The attachment provides information on this book and an outline of contents. Additional information and sample content displays can be found at Amazon.Com. Please pass this information along to members in your chapter or other individuals you know who might be interested in learning more about building, flying and maintaining an experimental airplane. Questions should be addressed to Rege.So@Gmail.Com. Richard Socash EAA Richard Socash rege.so@gmail.com Page 16 of 18

17 EAA Chapter 838 Eagle Overlook Terrace Paving the Way for Continued Excellence Contact Ken Sack at Or at Racine's EAA Chapter 838 is known to be one of the finest EAA Chapters in the world. Its beautiful and well maintained facility has no EAA peers anywhere. For the past twenty five years, it also has an unrivaled reputation for developing outstanding aviation related educational programs including Young Eagles, Aviation Explorer Post 218, Aviation Explorer Club Post 5218, and Young Aviators. If you would like to order a personalized brick, please go to our web site, download the form, complete it, and send it to the chapter at 3333 North Green Bay Road Racine, WI This is a link to the form: Terrace-trifold-page-2-V2.pdf EAA Chapter 838 Membership Application / Renewal This is a link to that form: Page 17 of 18

18 Monthly Meetings Board Meetings: Third Tuesdays 7:00 pm Chapter Meeting: Third Thursdays Dinner at 6:00 pm and Meeting at 7:00 pm Shop Night Every Monday 7:00 pm Explorer Post 218 Second Thursdays 7:00 pm and Fourth Thursdays 7:00 pm Young Eagles Second Saturday 9:00 am (March - November) Previous Meetings & Speakers Jan 19 Scott Gronland talked about his experiences flying the KC-135 for the National Guard. Feb 16 Jim Foy talked about his experiences as a member of Navy Patrol Aircraft Squadron 42. Mar 16 Al Downs talked about Racine Sport Flyers. April 20 - Col Larry Stys and Capt Peter Bianco, local CAP officers, talked about CAP pilots who defended our homeland during WW2. May 18 Daryl Lueck played portions of a DVD about Kermit Weeks and his Fantasy of Flight. June 15 Field trip to the USCG (Coast Guard) Air Station helicopter hangar in Waukegan July 20 Tom Thomas of the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame talked about Wisconsin aviators in WW II 2016: Dec- Christmas Party Nov Phil Balcom - Safety Management System Oct Terry Gandy at Boeing Aircraft Development Sep Daryl Lueck discussion on ATSB August Chapter picnic July Preparation for Oshkosh AirVenture June- Eddy Huffman- aviation history in Racine/Kenosha. May Roy Stuart- Col. John Boyd, April Local CAP members- Electronic Flight Bag. March Ray Peterson - FAA Inspector. Feb Dr. Karl Arriola - Federal Air Marshal Service Jan Rob Madson - Helicopter Flying 2015: Dec- Christmas Party; Nov John Grueter - Kitfox building, Oct- B17 Flight Crew experiences with 8 th AF in WWII; July- Fire Dept - fire and rescue ops at Mitchell June- Flight For Life pilot - Flight For Life; May- History of a B-24 Bomber crew in WWII. Apr - Drones, history and current issues; Mar- Wayne Peach- maintenance at AirVenture Officers Committee Chairpersons President: Ken Sack Programs: Rick Goebel Vice President: Scott Sherer Monday Shop: Jerry Bovitz Secretary: Tracy Miller Librarian: Eddy Huffman Treasurer: Oliver Kottke Membership: Dave Finstad Foundation: Jerry Baker Newsletter: Ken Sack Past President: Daryl Lueck Young Eagles: Tracy Miller Directors Building Rental: Carl Bumpurs John Grueter Chapter Messaging (262) Eddy Huffman Location: 3333 N. Green Bay Rd. Roy Stuart Racine, WI Terry Gandy Jim Hantschel Page 18 of 18