TRIPLE five FLIER. Established January 1976 Volume 41 No. 12

TRIPLE five FLIER Established January 1976 Volume 41 No. 12

CHAPTER OFFICERS 2017 President: Wes Baker [eaachapter555 at gmail.com] Vice President: Larry Kindrick Treasurer: Carl Brown Secretary: John Hotovec Editor s Selfie Directors: Bill Madden, Mark Drexler, Fritz Wagoner, and chapter officers Newsletter Ed: Carl Bogardus [eaa555chapter at gmail.com] Web Editor: Jerry Gaber Young Eagle Coordinator: Chris Campbell Official Disclaimer Attention folks Carl here, all building hints, tips and suggestions put forth in the newsletter or at Chapter functions are informational only. Chapter-555 assumes no liability or responsibility for the accuracy of such material. Anybody applying such information to their flying or project does so at their own risk. Additionally, the Chapter assumes no responsibility or risk for use of products occasionally listed for sale. This is a service to members and does not constitute an endorsement of such products by the Chapter, its members or the EAA. EAA-555 Meeting @ EAA 555 Hangar at KLRU Saturday December 16th, at 9:30am Follow @EAA555Chapter on Twitter Join the EAA today - http://www.eaa.org/ Chapter 555 s Website Pilots ABQ Lunch Every Thursday, Formation Begins at 11:15 AM, at Monroe s Restaurant at 6051 Osuna Rd. NE (about four blocks East of San Mateo on the North side of Osuna). Pilots Mid-Valley Lunch Every Tuesday, Formation begins at 10:00 AM at Bob Henning s Hangar, 3884 Tammy Ct. SE, Los Lunas, NM, (Mid-Valley Airpark) Ph 505-865 -0007, then onto Lunch at T J's New Mexican Restaurant at 235 Highway 314 SW, Los Lunas at 11:45AM. Benson AZ The third Saturday of every month Southwestern Aviation at the Benson AZ Municipal Airport serves breakfast FREE so if you are looking for some place new to fly for breakfast, give it a Pancake Breakfast December 17th 8 to 10 am. Cover: Photo by Joe Koepnick 2

Join us, all friendly people invited, click below or scan the QR code on your smart phone for the registration form. Table of Contents President s Corner Pg 3 Don t Go There...Pg 5 Young Eagle/Eagle Flights.Pg 7 Meeting...Pg 8 Breakfast......Pg 10 Waiex Building....Pg 14 Dreams...Pg 22 AEG Capstone..Pg 23 Fly Mart...Pg 30 Tech Page..Pg 40 Hey folks, As you can see, our theme this month is photos, and lots of them. I just got a new slide scanner myself, and I m going through some interesting old examples that I ve been saving over the years. As it turns out, a lot of labor is involved in the scanning process, and it takes a lot more time to make each one presentable than is probably warranted. So what I ve got for you this time is a collection of shots I took on slide film over 20 years ago, at the special air show at Nellis Air Force Base to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. Carol and I traveled there from Albuquerque, and had a great time. I ll try to pull out some of my other old shots in the future. Should be fun. Have a great New Year! Wes Baker 3

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Don t Go There! Rose Marie Kern It is amazing to me that there have been very few inflight accidents involving civilian VFR and military aircraft flying low level training routes. Military route charts look like a cat got into the yarn basket they are incredibly difficult to interpret, and most pilots don t have them lying round for easy access. There are very few areas of the country which do not contain any military training routes or MOA s northwestern Colorado, eastern Utah, Wyoming and Montana are the least crowded. Of course the low level routes are shown on sectionals and in low altitude IFR charts with no indication of how to tell if they are active. This is because they are not regularly active the wing commander wakes up in the morning and decides which aircraft will fly which route and at what time randomly. Some routes are more popular than others. The military publishes textual and graphic descriptions of all military training routes in the country. Restricted and MOA areas around Las Cruces, screenshot from Android App Avare The VFR sectional chart contains all Special Use Airspace (SUA), Military Training Routes (MTR IR and VR), Aerial Refueling (AR), Slow Speed Routes (SR) and Restricted airspace. They are continuously active unless otherwise specified in a table shown on the chart. Having said that, I will mention that though Military Operating Areas (MOA) may be scheduled active on the charts daily, this does not mean that there are any aircraft currently playing inside of them. These are the places that fighter jets practice maneuvers. IFR aircraft are routed around the areas automatically by Center, but VFR can transit if they wish to. The Center or Approach Control governing the area always knows when aircraft are actually using the area, and they are notified at least half an hour before the aircraft will be entering the area. VFR aircraft can call the Center controllers directly and ask if a MOA is occupied when they get close to that airspace and are thinking of taking a shortcut. If Flight Service is called they won t know they have to call Center and ask as well. I would recommend that any VFR pilot thinking about cutting through those areas be extra cautious. When I worked at the ARTCC we d occasionally listen in on the frequencies used by the military pilots in those areas while they were practicing dogfights they are enthusiastically focused on search and destroy. Of course, in practice they are using electronic simulation instead of actual bullets. The pilot of a Cherokee told me he made the mistake of flying through an active MOA once and the jet jocks decided it would be fun to dive bomb and buzz around the slower aircraft. 5

Remember that Prohibited Areas are off limits continually to protect the people or facilities they serve. Many Restricted areas are also permanently closed to civilian traffic; others have the active hours published on sectionals and IFR Enroute Low Altitude charts. Restricted airspace has a wide variety of purposes. Like the MOA s some of it is for Military use bombing practice areas for instance. Some of it is to protect aircraft from the results of ongoing scientific research. White Sands Missile Range is exactly that a location to lob missiles from place to place covering hundreds of miles. During the heyday of NASA s shuttle program, they would use restricted airspace for astronauts to practice landings take the modified G2 trainer aircraft up to 35,000 feet and feather back their engines then glide like a rock towards the desert floor. Not something any sane pilot would like to fly through accidentally. So what happens to a civilian who flies accidentally into restricted airspace? I have a friend who loves to fly gliders and is very good at it. He departed Moriarity airport one time and managed to get up to 15,500 feet VFR on the thermals. The flow aloft that day was primarily from the north and before he knew it he was heading into a really large restricted area. He found a place to land and was immediately surrounded by green vehicles and people with guns. Military radars are both on the surface and aloft, mounted on large aircraft (E3s) which fly a pattern in the flight levels. They are aloft whenever the president and vice-president travel as well. Many small aircraft which have not familiarized themselves with the VIP TFR s will penetrate those zones and the airborne radar records their transgression and relays it to the fighter jets protecting the area. The pilot is forced to land and the best he can hope for is that FSDO fines him. The United States is rich with large uncontrolled regions of airspace. But there are walls in the sky drawn by men with invisible ink. Stay aware. Stay away. Air to Ground is the title of Rose Marie Kern s book on Air Traffic Control and aviation weather products. She is currently touring the country giving presentations to pilot groups which are listed on her website: www.rosemariekern.com. She will be speaking at AirVenture in Oshkosh on July 29th 6

Above: Chris Campbell and Young Eagle Eagle Pilot R.J. Brewer and Carl Bogardus 7

EAA 555 November 18, 2017 Minutes Meeting called to order by Carl Bogardus. Wes is out working this morning. New members or guests: John Rossi introduced himself. He has been in town for about a year and a half and an EAA member for since 1994. He doesn't currently have a pilots certificate or an airplane but is planning to change that. Waiex Project: Engine is ready to run. Ready to taxi soon. Still need to put in the belly plate so that it will be flyable. The Students that Brett Hahn and Carl Bogardus have been working with are finalizing their reports for their classes. The EFIS instrumentation that the students have worked on look pretty good. The other group that was working on crash capabilities of the aircraft are a little bit behind the other group, but their work is coming along. The students will have a practice project presentation on Saturday December 2nd at 9:00 AM at the hangar. If you are interested in panel design and crash structure study, this is the time to come in, listen to their presentations and ask questions. All this will help the students to fine-tune their presentations to their professors. Their was some discussion of what will happen to our little red canoe. NMSU has talked with the original owner and has given permission for the University to transfer ownership to our chapter. This means that we need some volunteers to work on re-furbishing it so we can get it to flyable condition. It is an ultra-light aircraft so registration is optional and inspection requirements are flexible. One probable condition of the transfer is that no current NMSU student be allowed to fly the aircraft. Bill Gutman from the Space Port Facility gave a presentation on the Space Port and what has been done there over the last year or so. Respectfully Submitted, John Hotovec EAA 555 Secretary 8

Above and below: Update on Spaceport America, including the possibility of a larger fly-in sometime this spring 9

Above: Early morning regulars Below: Starting to fill up 10

Above: Chapter breakfast is a great place to meet pilots and talk flying Below: Almost full, Yellow Shirt Crew busy and people in the back looking at planes 11

Diamond DA40 Cirrus Sky Ranger going out on Young Eagle Flight 12

Pontiac GTO Real or replica? Cobra 13

Hard to imagine that what arrived here as parts became this airplane ready for its inspection. Not really plans, but instructions for assembly, such is the life of a kit 14

These are the companies that have provided either material support or donated money to the project Sonex provided the wings and builder support 15

Avio Lights, another aviation company, has sponsored our exterior lights for the Waiex. They are an All in One lighting solution Aircraft Spruce sponsored an account for the builders ordering parts. Your companies logo belongs here and on our sign, banner, and plane. We even have room for business card advertisements. Donations can be equipment suitable for the Waiex or a cash contribution. Contact Carl Bogardus Ph: 575-650-3871 (leave message) eaa555chapter@gmail.com 16

Large Individual Donors Brett Hahn Martin Ditmore Bernie and Ryoko McCUNE Mike Singleton John Hotovec Chuck Ritchey Its not too late, your tax deductable donation will help, you can use credit cards to donate. Click to use PayPal for your donation, (no PapPal account needed). 17

Above: Spinner, prop, and hub detail, prop is almost too pretty to fly Below: Left side of engine with baffles installed 18

Above: Mags on Revmaster Below: Seat pan in, brakes in, protector for brake lines in looks ready to taxi 19

Above: Sleek little plane Below: Ruddervator push rod 20

Above: Flaps down Below: Signatures ready to go flying 21

Dreams What I love about "old" planes is they are my time machine. Park next to a '48 B and the trip back is even more realistic. The thing is, 70 years just isn't long. In 2012, when above where Gen. Washington crossed the Delaware in 1776, I realized in the big scheme of things 236 years just isn't much time. In the history of the world on a 24hr clock I just missed him, I was almost there. Thinking about the average lifespan - done with schooling around 22, work, kids, retirement, death. Very little time to achieve your dreams or even learn what your dreams might be. Then comes application. To become reality most dreams must begin with a sometimes seemingly inconsequential first step and sometimes years before the dream ever manifests itself. So if you're dreaming of flying, or already flying and dreaming of a new type or kind, or dreaming of anything else, you better start stepping. I hate seeing people not living dreams. So get busy. Time is no place for those afraid to take some steps. Much love, Jared - fuel stop Versailles, MO By Jared Calvert (See Jared s gift to Ranger Field s Raffle) 22

New Mexico State University Aeronautical Engineering Group By Carl Bogardus This year, 555 had six students chose to work on their senior capstone projects. As in the past, project choices are presented to the students at the beginning of the semester. Students meet with Brett Hahn and myself and chose the projects they want to work on, divided themselves into teams, and worked with us to set up a schedule for various benchmarks to be met during the semester so that they could be assured of reaching deadlines for their projects. By our calculations, students spent thirty six or more hours at the airport and more than that on their own time. We ended up with two projects presented at a special Saturday session for chapter members. The students then presented them to their classmates and professors the following Monday. The following pictures represent last month s meetings and presentation to the chapter. Newspaper report here. Robert (Bo) McCoy, NMSU PSL-Flight Operations UAS and fixed wing A&P, talks to the students about the facility, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Flight Test Center and UAV Technical Analysis and Application Center, and the drones/aircraft in the hangar 23

Above: Checking out the drone Below: Modern glass panel gets attention 24

Above: Drone with HKS engine Below: Working on scale section for crash testing 25

Above: Finished test section Below: Work session with Dr. Griselda T. Martínez, (standing on right), Deputy Director Economic Development for City of Las Cruces discussing education goals 26

Dr. Andreas Gross, cooperating professor for the AEG group. Picture taken after flight in Sky Ranger, (see big smile!) Above: New EFIS panels presentation, L to R Edgar Gonzalez, R.J. Brewer, Juan Sanchez Below: The panels themselves 27

Above: Crashworthy analysis group, L to R Savannah Coleman, Mike Arellano, and Gil Corona Below: Demonstration of scale crash test 28

Above: Looking at the focus of study-carrera 140 29

Fly Mart 1946 Ercoupe 415C, C-85-12F, qualifies as LSA. Last annual 5-1-2017, TSMOH 1039.73. All logs back to 1946 when it was purchased new. I've kept it in a hangar since I bought it in 04. Will consider reasonable offers. jimaug@sbcglobal.net 30

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Aircraft Parts and Engines for Sale Task Research P51 fuselage shells free to good home. Mostly assembled Starlight Rotax engine never run, needs final assembly and finishing $1000 or best offer Velocity, IO 360 with Warnke prop, graphic engine monitor, old radios, transponder, storm scope, Shadow Fuel Totalizer, main gear damage removed, new gear to install with no other airframe damage and no prop strike. Airframe and engine time 250hrs. Buy for price of engine and get airframe for little more. $20,000 or best offer Contact: Call Gary Boudreaux at 915-491-6427 GBoudreaux1@yahoo.com Mike Quigly at 915-603-5800 32

2008 Thatcher CX-4 254 TTAE, single place inexpensive flying at 120 MPH and 3.5 GPH. Extremely well built (looks like it came out of a factory). Flies great and looks pretty. Single com and transponder. $18,500 obo. Call Bert Benavidez in Deming, NM at (575) 494-0705 desertnm310@gmail.com 33

From member George Cudahy: The 170C was removed from my Mooney N201ZT when I upgraded to a Honeywell KSN770, Aspen Pro, etc for my ADS B compliance. It was operating well as my #1 Nav/Com when removed. I am asking $1,500 and all reasonable offers will be considered. This 170C is guaranteed to operate properly or a full refund. Also, the KSN770/Aspen Pro interface required an Aspen Analog Converter Unit 2 (ACU2) so I was left with the ACU1 as surplus. I am asking $200 for the ACU1 and it is guaranteed to function properly. Contact George at gfcudahy@msn.com (915) 637-2884 34

For Sale Barely used 2007 Airborne XT-912 Touring 2-Place Trike w/ available hand controls Engine: Rotax 912, 80hp, 4- stroke, liquid & air cooled, 18 usable gallons of auto-gas or 100LL, 2.5gal/hr burn rate 140 hours on engine and trike frame, 2500hr engine TBO Wing: Airborne Cruze w/ 60mph cruise, dual surface, adjustable trim speed Equipment: AMPtronic SKYDAT GX2 instruments, MicroAir Radio and Transponder w/ Altitude Encoder Accessories: Two Lynx helmets with wind visors, Two MicroAir headsets, two under-seat storage bags, Large dual helmet storage bag All maintenance and flight records available Hangar kept in Las Cruces, NM Please first visit: http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/ ml_xt912.php http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/ ml_xtc912_specs.php Now $29,000 Please call Gary for further questions and to arrange a showing. 575-805- 4647 35

Learn to Fly Please note: This is not an endorsement of any services listed. If you need more information about these sources of flight training, Please contact them for references. Joe s Flight School Aircraft Services, LLC Joseph Vasquez CFII, MEH, ATP Doña Ana County International Jetport 8063 Airport Rd Santa Teresa, NM 88008 7600 Boeing Dr El Paso, Texas 79925 Office: 915-781-7733 Cell: 915-261-5358 info@flyredarrow.com (575)589-0269 36

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Personal Stories My Unforgettable Bali Paragliding Trip 2017 2017 Backcountry Cessna 182 flying We traveled 130 miles for this BBQ Homebuilts RANS S-18 STINGER II Bearhawk Factory - How We Make the Kits The Lighter Stuff Paragliding in New-Zealand Paragliding in Nepal Paragliding in Namibia Fly-In EAA Ultralight Day 2017 Big Iron Massed Radial-Engine Warbirds - Yaks and Nanchangs Flight in the only flying C-41A at the Flabob DC-3 Fly-In (N341A) Douglas HIPER DC-3 (DC-4/C-54 P&W R-2000 Engines) Sea Fury Start Up at Cape Girardeau's Airport Win a Plane (Raffles) Warning: EAA Chapter 555 and contributors will not be responsible for the extreme amount of waste of time when following links on Ranger Airfield Foundation Cessna 150B American Flight Museum 7AC Champ Wife referred me to a doctor the other day, she said I was having trouble concentrating, doctor showed her my X-Ray, His problem is evident. 40