Pancakes & Plane Rides

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1 EAA CHAPTER 25 MINNEAPOLIS / ST PAUL, MN JUNE 2004 Pancakes & Plane Rides Our chapter operated a Young Eagles event as part of the 1 st Annual Pancake Breakfast and Open House at Airlake on Saturday, June 5 th. Tim Jarvis of Aircraft Resource Center put together the event, which included a great pancake breakfast run by the New Market Lions by Jon Cumpton Club (including most excellent sausage), static aircraft displays, and a visit from Commemorative Air Force aircraft. According to Tim, the Lions Club served 250 breakfasts, while the Civil Air Patrol handled the parking. (Continued on page 4) Frank s Legal Eagle Ultralight by Pete Gavin My favorite area at Oshkosh is the south end of the field where the ultralights land on their short grass strip. I love watching all the different creations take off and circle around the pattern, one following right on the tail of the next. So when Frank Hanish, good (Continued on page 6) Frank Hanish and Howard Longpre cut a section of tubing for the rudder of the Legal Eagle Cleared for Takeoff June Meeting, May Minutes p2 p3 New Chapter Library, Stuff for Sale/Wanted Events/Fly-ins p7 p8

2 Cleared for Takeoff by Pat Halligan The F.B.O. at Airlake (Aircraft Resources-one of our sponsors) held a free pancake breakfast this past Saturday, and a number of our members volunteered to help. This should give us a better idea what it will take to have our own fly-in breakfast later in the summer, if we decide to try one. I will be looking for feedback from members who volunteered and from those who showed up to eat. May s monthly meeting was sure encouraging from the standpoint of young men and the future of aviation. First, our scholarship winner Kevin Blendermann did a wonderful job getting up in front of a hangar full of aviators and telling about himself and thanking us for the scholarship. Then Ben Redman from Rare Aircraft did a fantastic job telling us about the restoration of the AOPA Waco and their business at Owatonna. Ben said we are always welcome to take a tour of their facility, so if you are out boring holes in the sky some nice summer day, stop in for a visit. On the subject of high school seniors named Kevin, Kevin Halligan passed his private pilot check ride yesterday. His instructor is one of our members, Chris Damlo from Airlake Flight School. Yes, Kevin is my son, but I m not proud. Ha ha. If you have ever thought about bringing your spouse to one of our monthly meetings, you might want to bring them to the June meeting. We have Scott and Kelli Spillers from Eyes of The Wild Art Gallery coming to show us some beautiful aviation art prints and talk to us about collecting aviation art. Scott and Kelli travel around the country and set up their display at the big air shows. They will be at Oshkosh, where many of our members have met with them in years past. Of course they have their art gallery up in Maple Grove, so you can always stop up for a visit. They are one of our sponsors and their generosity helped our chapter get Mark G. his beautiful framed Mustang picture. I plan to bring my wife to that meeting early so she can enjoy a well done brat (then she doesn t have to cook and I get an at a boy ) before Scott and Kelli s presentation. If your spouse can t make it, bring a friend. Mark your calendar for June 19 th. If you haven t seen the hangar lately, you will be pleasantly surprised. The ceiling and heater have been in for awhile, and now a beautiful raised storage area is complete. So come on down and help with the Young Eagle rally that morning and then stay for the annual chapter picnic that afternoon. Kevin Halligan passed his private pilot check ride on 6/5/2004 For Kevin and all the graduates: It s your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude in life. Pat ON FINAL is published monthly by Chapter 25 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) for the use, education and enjoyment of Chapter members and others to whom it is provided. No claim is made for the accuracy of materials presented. Editorial content is the opinion of the contributor and does not necessarily reflect the position of Chapter 25 nor EAA. Submissions for publication, questions or comments on articles, etc. are encouraged and should be addressed to: Pete Gavin, th Ave So., Richfield, MN 55423, ph , or petegavin@mn.rr.com. Submission deadline: 1st Wednesday of the month. New or renewal memberships ($25/year) should be addressed to: Ron Hoyt, Blaisdell Ave S., Bloomington, MN , (952) Permission for other EAA Chapters to use the non-copyrighted portions of this publication is hereby given as long as the source is acknowledged. Any copyrighted material that appears in this newsletter is with the permission of the acknowledged copyright holder. Any further copying must obtain the permission of the original copyright holder. Minneapolis/St. Paul Visit our website at eaa25.com President Pat Halligan PKHFLYING@aol.com Vice President Jeff Coffey coffey@mn.rr.com Secretary Craig Nelson c.s.nelson@prodigy.net Treasurer Ron Oehler r.oehler@comcast.net Membership Ron Hoyt rrhoyt@ieee.org Newsletter Editor Pete Gavin petegavin@mn.rr.com Young Eagle Coordinators John Koser jfkoser@ties.k12.mn.us Jon Cumpton jcbroke40@aol.com Technical Counselors Chris Bobka Dick Burns William Faulstich Bob Eckstein* Peter Denny * also flight advisor ON FINAL JUNE

3 This Month June 16th Chapter Hangar 6:00 pm Grill on at 6:00, Meeting starts at 7:00 Bring something to grill and something to share. Coffee is free, soda 50 cents donation. Speakers: Scott & Kelli Spillers Scott and Kelli are the owners of Eyes of the Wild Art Gallery, one of our newsletter sponsors. They specialize in signed aviation and military prints, as well as wildlife, sports, landscape, floral, and romantics. They sell their prints at numerous local and national aviation events. Directions to Meeting: South on I-35 to Hwy 70 (Megastop), then East to Hamburg Ave (3rd stop sign.) Right turn and South to airport perimeter road. Left on airport perimeter road then right on Hotel or India Lane. Please park on grass between hangars. Saturday June 19th: Chapter Picnic from noon to 2pm & Young Eagles (flights begin 9 am) Runway EAA Chapter 25 Meeting Minutes May 19, 2004 Presiding Officer: Pat Halligan Location: Chapter Hangar at Airlake Airport Business meeting discussions New members and guests were introduced: o Tim Valley o Kevin Blendermann Many thanks to Bert Sisler, Lee Hurry, and Ron Hoyt for their efforts to build a storage loft in the hangar. Thanks also to members who contributed money and resources to the project. The loft will be used primarily to store chapter library materials. It looks great. Treasures report for April was circulated: Beginning Balance $5,147 Income $ 523 Expenses $1,165 Ending Balance $4,504 Pat Halligan presents Frank Hanish with the model of Frank s Beech Debonair Kevin Blendermann was introduced as the winner of our chapter s first annual $500 scholarship. Ben attends Lakeville High School and plans to study aviation at the University of North Dakota. He is currently taking flight training and has 18 hours of flight time. Congrat s Ben! It s with great sorrow that the death of chapter member Hal Steffan was reported. Hal died in an aircraft accident that occurred when he was departing Dodge Center, Iowa in his Grumman American. Hal was working on a Europa that was well along in construction. Two wings have been built to allow the craft to be either a cross-country plane or a motor glider. Pat Halligan has met with Hal s wife and her intent is to sell the project. The chapter will assist as needed. More information to follow. EAA is looking for volunteers to man work crews in preparation for and during AirVenture. Jon Cumpton and Mike Dolan talked about their experiences volunteering at the convention. Contact a chapter officer if you need information on how to volunteer. Peter Denny gave an update on the Washburn Aviation Program. Piper Jaffray has decided not to sponsor the Sonex project. Peter indicated that Chuck Doyle has connections with Piper Jaffray and that he was going to contact them to try and have them reverse this decision. Peter requested chapter members to contact Chuck and support this issue. Jon Cumpton gave a Young Eagles update. Our first 3 rd Saturday of the Month YE rally occurred last Saturday. It was a low-key event with 6 YE flown. Upcoming events include: - June 5 in coordination with the Airlake FBO Pancake Breakfast (Continued on page 4) ON FINAL JUNE

4 May Meeting Minutes (Continued from page 3) - June 9 at Osceola, WI when 40 kids are expected - June 19 in conjunction with our chapter picnic Pat indicated that he has sent numerous letters to other EAA chapter presidents inquiring if they would be interested in participating in a multiple chapter raffle for a Harley Davidson motorcycle. There has been limited response so far. Pat will continue to pursue. Frank Hanish was presented with a gift from Pat Halligan (representing all chapter members) for his 8 years of service as Chapter President. Frank was instrumental in obtaining our chapter hangar. The gift was a beautiful painted wood model of his airplane. Pancakes & Plane Rides (Continued from page 1) John Koser assembled a pilot crew consisting of Paul Pankratz, Pete Gavin, Gary Rosch, and Mark Kolesar. All together they flew thirty kids, in spite of some high overcast and gusty winds. Once again, Ron Oehler s trusty computer was cranking out Young Eagle certificates, and Jeff Coffey, Phil Shaffer, and Jon Cumpton helped John as ground crew. It was another nice event, building our Young Eagle count for the year to about 80 kids. (Continued on page 5) A reminder that the chapter plans on reserving a campsite at AirVenture this year that can be used as a gathering space in the evening for those who are in attendance during the show.. Program Ben Redman of Rare Aircraft LTD. gave a talk on how Rare Aircraft completed a restoration of a 1946 UPF7 Waco for the AOPA. The plane was ultimately given away in an AOPA sweepstakes. Ben s story of how his company got the contract, completed the ground up restoration in 9 months, and supported the project with cross-country public relations trips in the plane was entertaining and informative. Ben also completed his talk with the story of how the sweepstakes winner ultimately sold the Waco to two individuals at Anoka airport. Submitted by Craig Nelson June 6, 2004 AOPA Sweepstakes 1946 UPF7 Waco ON FINAL JUNE

5 Young Eagles Day May 15 th Saturday, May 15 th marked the first of our third Saturday of the month events at the chapter hangar. It started with a nice, low-key event. Our two pilots on duty, Don Eide and Mark Kolesar, flew six Young Eagles. These kids included Greg Cardinal s daughter and friends, and acquaintances of Mark s. The usual suspects Ron Oehler and John Koser handled the ground control aspects of the event. Next Young Eagles- Osceola June 9 th On Wednesday, June ninth, we will be hosting a special event for a school group from the Taylor Falls area at Osceola. We expect about 30 children at that event. June 19 th Young Eagles Day -- Chapter Picnic On the morning of the chapter picnic, we will be running our next third Saturday of the month event. We ll be contacting pilots for that event this week. And don t forget July 17 th Young Eagles Day Please mark your calendars and let us know if you can help fly Young Eagles in July!! ON FINAL JUNE

6 Frank s Legal Eagle Ultralight (Continued from page 1) friend and longtime Beech Debonair pilot, told me he wanted to build a Legal Eagle, I was pretty excited. I got a chance to visit his new project the afternoon of Memorial Day. The LEU kit had arrived the week before. Frank had already built a workbench and was drawing full-scale blueprints for the tail feathers from the plans. Howard Longpre volunteered to help with building, and he and Frank were starting on the rudder when I stopped by. They had already built jigs (photo at left) to bend the aluminum tubing, and were starting with pieces of the rudder. They were debating how to fabricate the U-shaped channels that criss-cross the rudder for reinforcement. This is not an easy task, as the channels taper from a width of 3/4 at the post to 3/8 at the perimeter, and they are all different lengths. I began to see how much work this project was going to be. But as Frank says, half the fun is tackling all the challenges that come with such plans, where all the details are not spelled out. Frank is getting other chapter members involved as more questions arise, and each round of questions brings forth many new ideas. Frank, thanks for sharing your experience with the rest of us we will be sure to track your progress in the newsletter as the Hanish Legal Eagle takes shape. The Legal Eagle frame is welded steel tubing, similar to traditional tube and fabric aircraft. The LEU leaves the frame open, keeping the weight down and producing enough drag to keep airspeed within ultralight limits. Frank plans to powdercoat it a bright yellow color. Legal Eagle at Oshkosh, From Paul Loghry s website. From Don Sektnan This item appeared on the Short-Wing Piper Club list When I flew home from Iraq, in one of the newest 777s in service, they left the cockpit doors open, and allowed each soldier 10 minutes in the cockpit. When I said I was an A&P and interested in Tri-Pacers, the pilot had the co-pilot get out of his seat and let me sit there for about three hours, as he bent my ear about flying Tri-Pacers and Cubs. They might not cruise at Mach.92, but they are real airplanes, and have a dedicated following. Drew Schumann From May 23 issue of AvFlash Short Final While practicing for my commercial license I was in the practice area west of Cleveland Hopkins airport. I had the radio tuned to the tower and heard this... Controller: Cessna ###, what is your purpose here on the field? Pilot: I'm here for my check ride(pause) Controller: Are you a bit nervous? Pilot: A bit... Controller: Because you landed on the taxiway instead of the assigned runway... From Mike Dolan A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you but don't start anything." A sandwich walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry we don't serve food in here." A dyslexic man walks into a bra. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?" Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, I can't feel my legs!". The doctor replied, "I know you can't - I've cut off your arms!" Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly; but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving that you can't have your kayak and heat it too. ON FINAL JUNE

7 New Chapter Library Thanks to Bert Sisler and Lee Hurry, who led a group of volunteers in the construction of our new library. It doesn t take up much space at floor level, but still provides a lot of room for the chapter books, manazines, aircraft plans, etc. have been donated to the chapter. Ron Hansen Hamburg Ave. Office Lakeville, MN Cell Stuff for Sale/Wanted Wanted: Free 1 1/2 hp motor CCW rotation to go with a twin cyl air compressor mounted on a wheeled tank to donate to ch25. Call me at Lee Hurry For Sale: Homebuilding garage, house included my house will be on the market beginning mid -August. It has seen 31 years of my hobbies and aviation interests from model airplanes to restoring my Aeronca Chief (Now Pete Gavin s). It s a big house with lots of shop space and amenities on a nice lot in a great neighborhood. We ll be moving up north by the first of the year. Anyone interested, let me know and I ll send you a complete dope sheet. Noel Allard For Sale: PA-20 Throttle Control-$150, Mixture Control-$25, Window Vent Kit - $50, Landing Gear Fairings - $20 for the set. Seaplane Inspection Plates - $1 each 20" X 18" Metal Fabric Stand to practice spraying dope -FREE! Gary Rosch H , C For Sale: Misc. welding stuff: torch, gauge, extra tips, hose & goggles, $40 or make offer. Ken Hanson For Rent: Trailer for hauling cars etc. It is available for a $25 tax deductible donation to Chapter 25. Mike Dolan , mdolan@tcq.net For Sale: Lycoming O-235C, 0 SMO, no accessories, all logs. $4900. John Curry 952/ For Sale: one yellow tagged engine mount for a 1977 Decathlon. Mark Kolesar H , W For Sale: 1971 Piper Cherokee 140, white with red trim, high time engine, annual-ed August 2002, compression 78 to 80 on all cylinders, Navcoms are 4 years old, not IFR, asking $25K, I can send you a picture. Roger Steiner, CBXRoger@cs.com For Sale: Glider tow hook for installation on tailspring. Also VW prop $300, plus numerous new/used gauges. Bert Sisler Experience a Virtual Tour at: ON FINAL JUNE

8 Chapter Events and Fly-Ins Jun 16 Chapter 25 Meeting Chapter Hangar at Airlake 6 pm Grill on, bring something 7 pm Meeting (see page 3) Jun 19 Chapter 25 Picnic at noon & Young Eagles Flights at 9am Future meetings 7/21, 8/18, 9/15, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15, 1/19, 2/16 Jun Brown's Airport. Pvt strip. Pork feed Sat at 4 p.m Call ahead 320/ Jun LaCrosse Wi (LSE) LaCrosse Airfest Jun 13 Rush City Mn (ROS) 8a-12p Pancakes 320/ Jun 13 Redwood Falls Mn (RWF) 8a-12p Fly-in Bkfst 507/ Jun 13 Red Lk Falls Mn(D81) 8-1p Pancakes 218/ Jun 13 Montevideo Mn (MVE) 8-1p Pancakes 320/ Jun 13 Princeton Mn (PNM) p Brunch 763/ x201 Jun 13 Fergus Falls Mn (FFM) 7a Fly-In Breakfast 218/ Jun 16 Cornell Wi (4T5) 9a-2p Brkfst Fly-In, Grd opng of air park Don 800/ Jun Brainerd Mn (BRD) Gull Lk Fly-in 800/ Jun 19 Moose Lake Mn (MZH) a Fly-In Bkfst 218/ Jun 20 Stanton Mn (SYN) 7a-12p Father's Day Bkfst 507/ Jun 20 Lake Elmo Mn (21D) 8a-1p Pancakes Hgr #39 651/ Jun 20 Hutchinson Mn (HCD) 7a Bkfst, Pork chps 4p 320/ Jun 20 Pinecreek Mn (48Y) 11a-3p Border BBQ 218/ Jun 20 Grygla Mn (3G2) 7a-noon Fly-In Pancakes 218/ Jun 20 Litchfield Mn (LJF) 7a-12p Biscuits & Gravy 320/ Jun 20 Cornell Wi (4T5) 9a-2p Pancakes, Grnd open. of Cornell air park. 800/ Jun 20 Canby Mn (27D) 7:30a-12p Pancakes (507) Jun 20 Crystal Mn (MIC) Open House 763/ Jun 20 Dodge Center, Mn (TOB) Pancakesast, 7a-12p 507/ Jun 20 Grand Rapids Mn (GPZ) Breakfast 7a-l p 218/ Jun 26 New Richmond Wi (RNH) 40th Anniv Airshow. Open House at Jon Cumpton's hangar Jun 27 Caledonia Mn (CHU) Fly-in breakfast 730a-noon Jun 27 Springfield Mn(D42) 7-12p Fly-in bkfst 507/ Jun 27 Pine River Mn (WPC) p Fly-In Bkfst Jun 27 Aitkin Mn (AIT) 7-11a Wild rice pancakes, Classic cars Hamb/brats, 11a-3p 218/ Jun 27 Fairmont Mn(FRM) Fly-In Breakfast 507/ Jun 27 St Cloud Mn (STC) 7a-1p Pancakes 320/ Jul 2-4 Starbuck Mn (D32) Heritage Days, firewks Sat 10p Flyers Bkfst Jul 3 7a-noon 320/ or 320/ Jul 3 Hallock Mn (HCO) 7a-12p Fly-In Bkfst 218/ Jul 3 Cloquet Mn (COQ) Pancake Fly-In 218/ Jul 4 Winona Mn(ONA) a Bkfst, 10:30 air-show 507/ Jul 4 Austin Mn (AUM) 7a-1p Bkfst. swjensen@hormel.com. Jul 10 Hibbing Mn (HIB) 8a-1p Miner's Bkfst. 218/ Jul 10 Grand Rapids Mn (PGZ) 10a-2p Chili Dogs 218/ Jul 11 Wells Mn (68Y) 7-12:30p Fr. Toast/pancakes 507/ Jul 11 Sleepy Eye Mn (Y58) Breakfast 6:30-12:30 507/ Jul 11 Isle Mn Pvt Strip 7-11a Bkfst Call for permission 320/ or 320/ Jul 11 Warroad Mn (RRT) 8-2p Breakfast 218/ Jul 11 BlueEarth Mn (SBU) 730-1p Fly-In Bkfst 507/ Jul 11 Two Harbors Mn (TWM) 7a-1p Fly-In Pancakes Jul 11 Emmetsburg Ia (EGQ) p Fly-in Bkfst 712/ Jul 17 Sleepy Eye Mn (Y58) p Fly-In Bkfst 507/ , ext. 127 Jul 17 Ashland Wi (ASX) a Fly-In bkfst and Airshow 1-3p Seaplane rides, helicopter rides 715/ rhom@coawi.org. Jul 17 Cook,Mn (CQM) 8:30-2:30p Pancakes/brat/burger 218/ Jul 17 Henning Mn (05Y) 7:30-12p Pancakes 218/ One Low Price. Apple Valley Ford (952) Plain and simple. Always! Apple Ford of Shakopee (952) CONTINENTAL LYCOMING Bolduc Aviation Specialized Services, Inc. ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT DARRELL E. BOLDUC 8891 AIRPORT ROAD PRESIDENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN (763) SPECIALIZING IN ENGINE REBUILDING AND REPAIR ON FINAL JUNE