EAA CHAPTER 315 ON THE WEB: Vice-President: Lew Levison 11 Cromwell Lane Jackson, NJ (732)

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1 AS THE PROP TURNS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION Main Article Heading CHAPTER 315 NORTH JERSEY SHORE EAA CHAPTER 315 ON THE WEB: President: Bob Lorber 7 Eggers Street East Brunswick, NJ (732) rlorber@ece.rutgers.edu Treasurer: Tom Goeddel 31 McCarter Avenue Fair Haven, NJ (732) tgoeddel@comcast.net Vice-President: Lew Levison 11 Cromwell Lane Jackson, NJ (732) Young Eagle s Coordinator: Frank Fine 3311 Belmar Blvd. Wall NJ (732) thefines@juno.com Secretary: Jane Finton 104 Arbor Court Tinton Falls, NJ (732) Newsletter Editor: Richard Bielak 2 Bartlett Court Matawan, NJ Home: (732) Mobile: (732) richieb@gmail.com EAA Chapter 315 Minutes of September 2014 Meeting The September meeting of EAA Chapter 315 opened at 7:45 PM. The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as published in the last newsletter. The Treasurer, Tom Goeddel, reported a balance of $ in the Treasury.

2 Roger Elowitz compiled a list of nice airports to that Old Bridge pilots can visit (see the following pages). Roger also discussed the Wings Program sponsored by the FAA (see You can participate in this program by attending safety seminars and doing some flight training. I you complete a particular phase of Wings in 2 year period, that counts as a biennial flight review. Frank Fine proposed that we hold another Young Eagle s Day at Lakewood airport on October 18th. This proposal was discussed and accepted. Details will be worked out at the October meeting. The 50/50 was won by Lew Levison, I the sum of $12. Roger Elowitz made a motion to adjourn, which was accepted by a vote. For a program we listened to a presentation by Tim Sharpe on a Memorial Flight to England and France for Downed Airmen Memorial. Very interesting account by Tim. Thank You! Next meeting will be at Old Bridge Airport at 7:30PM on Monday, October 6th. Secretary Jane Finton As The Prop Turns - EAA Chapter 315 2

3 At the September meeting we presented Chapter awards to number of our members. Bob Hartmaeir and Frank Fine our Young Eagles coordinators. The Editor receiving his award from the President. 3

4 Tome Goeddel our Treasurer. Jane Finton our Secretary. George Cowling our technical advisor. As The Prop Turns - EAA Chapter 315 4

5 Dist. Field Roger's Trip Recomendations. Use AOPA "on-line" call restaurants to check "if open" or AFD 32-nm N40 Sky Manor. Excellent restaurant. 32-nm N14 Flying W, Lumberton, NJ. Restaurant may be open. Caution PHL Class B above at 3,000-ft. 49-nm 17N Cross Keys, NJ. Parachute jump school and greasy burgers. 54-nm KXLL Allentown, Queen City, PA. Possibly a landing fee. Walk to nice diner 1000-ft from FBO. 55-nm KVAY South Jersey Regional. Good restaurant on the field. Caution PHL Class B above at 3,000-ft. 59-nm 12N Andover Aeroflex. Pack a picnic lunch and walk in the woods by the lake. "Carrier Landing" short field practice. Adjacent grass strip. 60-nm 1N7 Blairstown, NJ. The restaurant is noted for "slowest service in the world." Nice hiking trail. 65-nm 26N Ocean City, NJ Municipal. Good restaurant on field through the FBO. Ramp fee if you leave restaurant and walk to the boardwalk. 67-nm. KMIV Millville, NJ, Good "Flightline" restaurant. FSS RCO located on "Long Island." Interesting! Great WWII museum. 69-nm 7N8 Butter Valley, Bally,PA. Golf Course and restaurant. Open??? Short roller-coaster runway. 70-nm 4N1 Greenwood Lake, West Milford, NJ. Restaurant has excellent food. Old Constellation aircraft parked on the ramp to visit. 71-nm KFWN Sussex County, NJ. Greasy-spoon diner on the field. 75-nm KFRG Farmingdale, LI. American Airpower Museum. Landing/ Ramp Fee. Rest. Closed. High gas prices. Challenging tower and NY Bravo. 87-nm S37 Smoketown, PA, Courtesey car, good nearby Amish country restaurants. 91-nm KMQS Chester County, Coatsville, PA. Excellent "Flying Machine Café" inside FBO. Great Ruben sandwich "special." 90-nm KMGJ Orange County,NY "Culinary Creations" restaurant and the food isgreat!! Closed Mon. Brunch on Sun. 95-nm 96-nm KSWF KDXR Stewart Intn'l, Tower, Newburg, NY. $10 "ramp security fee." Crew car to Orange Co. Choppers or dozens of other restaurants. Danbury, CT Tower. Reliant FBO. Crew car or walk to the nearby Danbury Mall. Marcus Dairy restaurant is now CLOSED. 100-nm N30 Cherry Ridge, Honesdale, PA. Restaurant???open? 106-nm KLNS Lancaster PA. Tower. Fiorintinos restaurant in the terminal. Excellent food. Airways FBO and pilot shop now mostly toys. 106-nm 44N Sky Acres, Millbrook, NY. Fly up Hudson R. to Tappen Zee and then direct. Be "current" on TFR's. Good restaurant. 108-nm KFOK Grabesky, West Hampton Beach LI. NY. Tower. Mallory's Restaurant in FBO on field... Great food! 121-nm 1B1 Columbia County, Hudson, NY. Golf course restaurant at rwy 21 end. Buffet style. Good food. 133-nm KGED Georgetown, DE. Good restaurant on the field in FBO. 150-nm KOXB Ocean City, MD. Cab ride to the boardwalk and lots of food. Get a cab to The Captain's Table for seafood. 159-nm KELM Elmira/Corning, NY. Courtesy car. Visit Corning Glass Museum, restaurants in town, Warbird museum on field. 160-nm KIPT Williamsport, PA. Restaurant in the terminal. Visit a real FSS and get a wx briefing. 169-nm KTGI Tangier Island, VA. Fascinating historical place to visit, good food, walk on the beach and through town. Landing fee. 181-nm KMVY Martha's Vinyard, MA. Tower. Restaurant on field. 184-nm 1B2 Katama Airpark, Martha's Vinyard, MA. Restaurant on field. Take bus to visit the town and good restaurants. 214-nm KPVC Provincetown, MA. Parking fee. Great for a day visit. Plenty of restaurants on the boardwalk and of course "the show." 236-nm B06 Basin Harbor, VT. Fabulous Fall season trip up the Hudson. Manicured grass strip and golf course. Nice restaurant, museum. 5

6 TWENTY YEARS AGO IN SPORT AVIATION The cover of the October, 1994 issue of Sport Aviation featured an inflight photo of the FMX-4 Facetmobile, designed and built by the husband and wife team of Lynne and Barnaby Wainfan. The Facetmobile is a lifting body aircraft made of flat plane sections similar to the F-117 Stealth Fighter. This was not a garage project by a novice just guestimating this and that. Both Lynne and Barnaby could display on the den wall Master degrees in aerospace engineering, and had been employed by various Southern California Aerospace companies including Lockheed and Hughes Aircraft. Barnaby had been intrigued by a toss glider featured in American Aircraft Modeler magazine that could be made from scrap balsa and that flew much better than conventional wisdom said that it should. He built the model, and determined to attempt to build a full size single-place version. The Facetmobile was intended to be research proof of concept prototype that would spawn a family of personal airplanes intended for the real world private pilot, i.e., the person who flies 30 or 40 hours a year basically for fun. A Rotax 503 turning a custom 3-bladed propeller provided forward motion, but no performance figures were given. As is often the case, your faithful reporter does not remember any other versions of the Facetmobile being built or marketed. In EAA World, Jack Cox covered the 1994 Oshkosh Fly-In Convention including new designs that were introduced, the various grand champion winners, and lots of photos. Oshkosh `94 featured a salute to the Apollo program on the 25 th anniversary of the first moon landing. 15 former Apollo astronauts were present and were interviewed and asked how they got into aviation, what was the highlight of the Apollo program, and what they felt was in the future for the United States space program. Jack Cox also provided an extensive narrative of the experiences of Bob Hoover from the time he arrived in North Africa, was assigned to the 52 nd Fighter Group in Palermo, Sicily, became a POW, to the time late in the war when he commandeered a Focke Wulf 190 and flew to freedom from Germany to Holland. Don Taylor discussed GPS and noted that the complete satellite constellation was in place and three non-precision approaches had already been approved. He also described the future capabilities of the system for data link of real time weather and traffic to an aircraft using ADS-B. He had the opportunity to fly a C-172 that had been equipped with an early version of the system and was very much impressed with the ability to see a display of weather as well as other traffic. He noted that several aircraft on the display were impossible to see out the window even though he knew their location and altitude. Carlys Sjoholm reported on the recently completed World Aerobatic Championship that was held at a Debrecen Airport in Hungary. The men`s champion was Xavier de Lapparent and the women`s trophy was won by Christine Genin, both of France. The French also took home both of the team championship trophies. The overall highest scoring member of the U.S. team was Patty Wagstaff who was 10 th overall, followed by Rick Massegee at 19 th. Patty was a close second in the women`s competition. Budd Davisson continued his discussion of building from plans with some thoughts on setting up a workshop, acquiring tools, and cost control. Quite a bit of the magazine was taken up with a gift guide and new products, as the holidays were approaching. Dr. Hunter Heath discussed kidney stones, including prevention, treatment, and effects on medical certification. Tony Bingelis provided some considerations when ready to take the recently completed project to the airport. Bob Hartmaier EAA As The Prop Turns - EAA Chapter 315 6

7 The Facetmobile FMX-4 7

8 Richie Bielak 2 Bartlett Court Matawan, NJ E.A.A CHAPTER 315 As The Prop Turns Newsletter of the Monmouth-Ocean County New Jersey Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association October 2014 Editor: Richie Bielak (732) Next meeting Monday, October 6th, 7:30 PM Office at Old Bridge Airport