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The The Windsor Windsor Flying Flying Club Club August Fall 2011 2010 The Windicator The Windicator The The Voice Voice of of the the Windsor Windsor Flying Flying Club Club The Pursuit Of Glory Trophy Day Returns On August 27 There you are, sitting in the cockpit, flying on what you think is a dead-on course knowing precision is the key. You count in your head; 10 more seconds...9...8..2...1. Suddenly as you race overhead of an airfield you barely knew existed, you hear a crackle in your headphones as suddenly a voice breaks in. Great job Trophy 5! One of the best scores all day. Recorded Since its inception, Trophy Day has tested pilots in the best possible way. Gather your E6-B, your map and practice your spot landings because this August Trophy Day is back! Read the whole story on Page 5 The Board of Directors We ll introduce your 2011 and 2012 Board Member to you. Page 8 Windsor Air Show The Windicator provides the latest information for the 2011 WIAS. Page 10 Recent Events Look back with the Windicator at some past events held at the Club. Page 14

2 The The Windsor Windsor Flying Flying Club Club August Fall 2011 2010 Inside This Issue... Board of Directors Aaron Barnhard Richard Bradwell Perry Burford Dave Gillies Peter Marshall John Robinson Denis Schryer Jeremy Schisler Rick Woodall President: Perry Burford Instructors Eric Bost Trevor Burns Adam Crema Bill Crosby Todd Johnson Karl Klinck CFI: Todd Johnson Ops Desk Staff Tracey Bradwell Denis Hamelin Cindy Masse Andrew Meyer Office Manager: Cindy Masse Around The Club From the President s Message to this season s Social calendar. It s like being at the Club but at home! Meet the Board of Directors Being our first regular issue since the Annual General Meeting, we ll introduce your 2011 and 2012 Board Members. Tech Corner Page 3 Page 8 Denis Schryer strays slightly from his usual format to introduce two flight computers he s been holding off on sharing. Page 12 The Annual Trophy Day Insider Your one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about Trophy Day on August 27th and the hardware that s up for grabs! Windsor International Airshow True to our word, the Windicator provides the latest information for the 2011 Windsor International Airshow on September 10 and 11. Recent Events Page 5 Page 10 As always, we ll have a look back at the events that occurred in the last couple months since the previous Windicator. Page 14 2

3 The The Windsor Windsor Flying Flying Club Club August Fall 2011 2010 A Note From The Editor Dotting your I s and crossing your T s... Hello and welcome to the 28th regular edition of the Windicator. Summer is definitely here, and those of you piloting the Saunahawks certainly won t disagree with that. First and foremost, I would like to congratulate our friends at the Canadian Historical Aviation Association (commonly known as the CH2A) on their grand opening last week. Over the past several months, they ve worked tirelessly to renovate their hangar and museum to provide members of the public with a fantastic opportunity to learn about aviation. If you have any spare time, be sure to drop by and take a tour of the new facility. Trust me when I say you certainly will not be disappointed. In fact, join the CH2A yourself, and become an active volunteer! With this edition, we re going to do something unique. Being our first regular issue since the election of our new board, I figured this is a great chance and medium to introduce them to you. While most of our members know everyone, some of our newer members might not. In this issue we ve got 6 directors lined up for you. In the next edition, look forward to learning more about Jeremy Schisler, our treasurer, John Robinson and Dave Gillies - all of whom are currently incommunicado because of vacations and the sort. But rest assured, you ll get to meet them soon enough. As promised, we ve got the scoop on the Windsor International Air Show. We know what s performing, what you can see and expect. Costs, parking and timing is all included as this is your one-stop-shop for everything about the Air Show on September 10th and 11th. As always, check their website at ww.winairshow.com to make sure that you re up to date on any last minute details that are bound to change as the date gets closer. Lastly, the Windicator is always looking for great stories and tales of adventure from our members. Keep us in mind as you take off on your next northern excursion or on your own first solo in the county. We always want to hear from you. See you around the club! - Andrew Meyer Coming up at the Club Trophy Day Trophy Day is back once again. After last year s massive success, the Windsor Flying Club is committed to holding Trophy Day annually. Sign up soon to ensure you have a spot reserved for the big day. Be sure to read signs posted around the Club as well as the feature story in this edition the Windicator. Sat. Aug. 27 PPL Ground School Our most popular ground school session is back! An introductory course into aviation, all our members are invited to attend the classes to keep current and on top of their flying knowledge. Contact the Ops Desk for the 3

4 President s Message Hail to the Chief! Coming up at the Club dates and times along with the YQG costs and materials Events needed. September Donec vitae magna. Nullam Hangar suscipit Hangout fermentum odio. Quisque iaculis consequat As purus. old as the Club itself, the Hangar Hangout is our annual Cras ullamcorper event held commodo to honour justo. Maecenas tortor. Cras or new pilots with their new fringilla risus pharetra sem. wings. Donec Come feugiat early luctus to tortor. mingle with Nulla old venenatis, friends lorem and in make new dapibus ones rutrum, before diam the libero Wings are accumsan handed pede, out at and elementum before ipsum felis sed magna. the trophies are awarded. For Integer further elementum. information, be sure Morbi to contact erat pede, the blandit Ops eu, Desk as ultrices the date sed, approaches. aliquet quis, orci. Duis nibh. Sat. Sept. 18 Curabitur For any nonummy. additional Quisque information consectetuer regarding orci non events arcu posted porttitor in egestas. the Windicator, Maecenas do not quis hesitate quam. Aliquam to call the erat Ops volutpat. Desk at the Club. It was 35 C today, going to 40 C and a new heat record on Thursday, and the Air Cadets are flying right through it all. God bless em and help em. As most of you know, the Club was successful in attaining our 3rd Air Cadet Program in a row this summer. The program is in its last week and we are on schedule, despite the heat. On August 18, we will have a graduation parade at which 12 brand new cadet power pilots will receive their wings after an intensive 6 weeks of flight training, ground school and exams. Come out and see it and your tax dollars at work it s a very impressive ceremony which includes a march past to military music, inspection of the cadets, awards and refreshments. We brought our 3rd C172R model C-GAVV on line just in time for the cadet program and it s a beauty, just like RJH and ROP. We now have 3 matching Cessnas, for the first time in club history. C mon out and book a flight in her. Tracey Bradwell on the Ops Desk has a few more Club events planned during this summer.social and flying..come by the Club and sign up. Ernie Chauvin (Lancair) and I (RV7) flew out to Vancouver in the second half of June. We re panning a slide show of the trip later this summer at the Club.watch for the email ad. Some cool shots of the Rockies.foreign territory to us SWO Flatlanders!!!! Enjoy the good weather and great summer fly in. Blue Skies! - Perry Burford 4

The Windsor Flying Club 5 August 2011 The Pursuit Of Glory Trophy Day Returns on August 27, 2011 After the resounding success in the return of Trophy Day last year, the Windsor Flying Club is determined to ensure that it once again becomes an annual event. For those of you who have never heard of Trophy Day, or its proceedings, the Windicator has it covered! The task is simple; fly a designated course within Essex County before doing two spot landings at CYQG. Your score is tallied and compared to every other member flying what s become to be known as The Gauntlet. While easy enough, the task at hand is only for the brave and determined. After wheels-up at CYQG, the clock starts ticking. You have a designated time to reach your first target in the county to make a radio call to an observer below. Too early, and you ll lose points. Too late, and you can kiss those points goodbye. The better you can navigate your aircraft, the better chance you have at winning. Along the route, there will be a secret bonus mission that will help you gain some extra points to offset any problems you may have earlier on. Who knows, if you do well you may even end up with negative points at the end of the day. As you approach CYQG, you ll do two spot landings on the runway numbers. Our runway judges will keep their eyes peeled to see where you land and how. Too hard and you may be disqualified. Like- 5

6 wise, if you re too short, you may be docked a hefty 500 points. If you go past them, the points will rack up depending on how far you reach down the runway. So grab your map, your E6-B, your four leaf clover and sign up at the Ops Desk to make sure you don t miss out! Wondering what s up for grabs and whose won what in the past? Here s a quick rundown of all the trophies: WFC Trophy Assuming you can navigate the tricky skies of Essex County and use your E6-B with precise precision, you can throw your hat into the ring of eligible victors to hoist the Windsor Flying Club Trophy over your head. Only the most precise pilot can win, so be sure to practice your flight planning ahead of time. Past navigational experts include Roger Deschamps who won in 1966, Gary Bauld who claimed victory in 2003 and Ed Harding who walked away with this piece of hardware in 1979. Hiram Walker Trophy After both your spot landings have been judged by our runway judges and averaged you may be up to be claimed the victor of the Hiram Walker Trophy for the best spot landings in our annual competition. Donated in 1947, this trophy has been held by many of the Windsor Flying Club s best and brightest including W.M. Summer Hamilton in 1947, Arthur D. Charlton in 1951 or new comer Justin Coates in 2010. Our own Cindy Masse knows how to land perfectly on the runway numbers as she proved in 1986. W.G. Bartlet Trophy Awarded to our freshest of pilots, the W.G. Bartlet Trophy is only awarded to pilots who have accumulated less then 75 hours prior to their flight in the competition. With less then 75 hours to hone their navigation and landing skills its harder for these pilots to reach the heights and scores of our more seasoned victors. 6

7 However, that never stopped Dennis Phillips who won the trophy in 1971, or James Lounsbury from 1960 or even Aaron Barnhard who hoisted the trophy in 2010 before being elected to our board of directors. Perry Burford Award Troy Bowman Memorial Award In the memory of Troy Bowman, the Windsor Flying Club bestows this award on the pilot who can prove mastery of both spot landings and navigation to claim the top spot in our leader board. It takes nerves of steel and determination to have your name sit beside Neil Arnold s who won the trophy in 2000, or with the great Jack Wallace who claimed victory one year later in 2001. Perhaps it ll rest beside Jim Wilson s who took home the glass trophy in 2010. And for those who have already won the trophy once, you can still strive to best Gary Bauld whose name appears twice, once in 1998 and again in 2003! While Trophy Day is all about fierce competition between the best of the best, its also about learning and crafting your skills. The Perry Burford Award is bestowed on the Student and Instructor combo that can run the gauntlet on Trophy Day with the best overall score. While ineligible from other trophies, that didn t stop Adam Snow from flying with CFI Todd Johnson to claim victory last year in the trophy s inaugural year. 7

8 Meet the 2011-2012 Board of Directors NAME: Aaron Barnhard a.k.a. Eagle-Eye MEMBER SINCE: 2009 POSITION: Director Earning his PPL in 2009, Aaron has flown a total of 93.6 hours with his farthest PIC flight being to CYXU. He s flown everything from the Club s 172s and PA-38s and even co-piloted an RV-9 on his trip to OshKosh with fellow board member Rick Woodall. He is the winner of the 2010 W.G. Barlet Trophy and 2011 Bunny Hunt and has proved that he is a force to be reckoned with. NAME: Rich Bradwell a.k.a. The Road Runner MEMBER SINCE: 1996 POSITION: Vice-President Rich began his training in a C-150 back in the UK before converting to a Canadian license. Having gone as far north as Moosenee, Rich once flew south to the Bahamas. With a total of 440 hours, Rich recently bought QQK with the hopes of one day piloting a DC3. Married to Tracey Bradwell, you can be sure a Bradwell is never too far from the Club at any given time! NAME: Perry Burford a.k.a. The Chief MEMBER SINCE: 1991 POSITION: President Having been a director for 18 years, Perry is the best man for the job of President. This past June/July, Perry broke the 900 hour mark as he piloted his RV-7 to Vancouver Island and back. He s flown everything from the Club s PA-38s to a DHC1, a PA-28 and the Citabria. 8

9 Meet the 2011-2012 Board of Directors NAME: Peter Marshall a.k.a. R.V. MEMBER SINCE: 1971 POSITION: Director Peter began to fly in 1971 here at the W.F.C. and flew recreationally until 1983. He gained his commercial license in 1985 and was a freelance pilot until 1993. Over his aviation career, Peter has owned two homebuilts - an RV 94 and a Zenair 601 - and helped build over 20 others. He s logged over 2,500 hours having been to every corner of the continent. During a postal strike in the 1980s, he crossed Canada twice in one night to deliver mail resulting in one of his longest flights. NAME: Denis Schryer a.k.a. Alpha Sierra One MEMBER SINCE: 1971 POSITION: Secretary Having started his training in 1971 on the PA-28-140, Denis found his favourite training aircraft to be the Boeing Stearman, Model 75. His most memorable flight was participating in an airshow at CYRO with a DH 83 Fox Moth (1932) which was previously owned by HRH Prince Edward, Prince of Wales. The greatest honour came when he was flying with Lt. Col. Alexander Jackson (USAF Ret.) veteran of the 332 Fighter Group of Tuskegee Airman fame in the Stearman. NAME: Rick Woodall a.k.a. Unforgettable MEMBER SINCE: 2006 POSITION: Director Originally having started his training at Southwest Air, life quickly took over Rick s training time. Twenty years later, Rick came to the W.F.C. to complete what he originally set out to do. In late April 2011, Rick flew off the remaining 25 hour test time on his new RV-9A. Since then, he s been to Ottawa, Toronto, Tobermory and Oshkosh. With the Hobbs meter pushing 60, Rick s total time flying is well over 200 and quickly building. 9

The Windsor Flying Club 10 August 2011 The Windsor International Air Show Join the Windsor Flying Club at the Windsor Airport September 9-11 In just under one month, the skies of Windsor will be ablaze with one of the greatest aerial displays this city has seen in some time. As promised this show will be even better then last years - if that is conceivable in any way. Plan to be on the grounds of the old Walker Airport (CYQG) September 10th and 11th for a truly spectacular show. Static Aircraft This year, the organizers of the Windsor International Air Show have a spectacular static display in store for attendees. Already confirmed at the C-130 Hercules which is an air show staple alongside the C- 17. While not confirmed, there are rumours that the B-52 has been invited again after it commanded the space on the West Apron. Also invited are the F/A-18, the C- 2, the MH-53 and the F-15, whose maximum speed at high altitude is a whopping Mach 2.5+!! Performing Aircraft The list of performers and performing aircraft is extensive to say the least. However, it can be said with certainty that the Snowbirds will once again return to the skies of Essex County. Its been some time since the Russian MiGs have graced Windsor Airport s taxiways and this year both the MiG-15 and MiG-21 will be taking off and showing off their superb Russian engineering. Not to be left out, Windsor s own Stearman and Chipmunks will add a little 10

11 home nostalgia to the line-up as the CH2A s warbirds strut their stuff. Times Gates to the airport will open at 930hrs on both Saturday and Sunday and will close 7 hours later at 1630hrs for the night. During that time, the static displays will be open to viewers. At approximately 1145hrs, the air show will begin lasting until 1530hrs each day. As a reminder, there will be no admittance to the airport after 1530 on either day. Costs For an air show of this magnitude, the cost is remarkably low. Advanced tickets are available already and will set you back $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for both youths (12 and under) and seniors (65+). Advanced tickets are available at participating Windsor area Pioneer gasoline stations and here at the Windsor Flying Club. If you can t stop by the Club by September 9th, tickets will be available at the gate, but will be slightly more. An adult ticket will set you back $20.00, while youths and seniors will be $15.00. Parking Parking will be available for spectators but will require a parking pass which will cost $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the gate. Alternatively, and perhaps a better solution, is to use the shuttle that will be provided so spectators can park off the airport grounds and not have to worry about the hassle of attempting to find a parking spot on the busy airport grounds. The shuttle details are still being worked on, so check the Windsor International Air Show s website for the latest information. Wing-Off Windsor Flying Club Bulletins Are you moving? Changing your email? Let us know. The easiest way to inform you of club events is through email or by phone. If any of your information changes, call the Ops Desk as soon as possible and we ll update our records. On Friday September 9th, the organizers of the Windsor International Air Show will be holding a staple event - the Wing-Off. Open to the public for only $5, everyone is invited to come to the airport grounds between 1300hrs and 2200hrs to taste some of the best chicken wings as restaurants across the continent compete for a whole host of titles including; best dressed, best naked, best overall, people s choice and many more. And while you re there, why not see static and performing aircraft land at Windsor Airport including the Snowbirds which are due to arrive at approximately 1800hrs. As always, this air show will be a great spectacle so be sure to book the weekend off work, grab the kids and come enjoy all the hard work the organizers have put into it. For any last minutes details or to learn more information, visit the Windsor International Air Show s website at www.winairshow.com. Have an idea for a club event? Feel free to stop by the club and fill out our new Social Event form. We ll take anything from bowling to tennis to flying to Ottawa. If you ve got an idea, we want to hear from you!! 11

12 Tech Corner Searching through my vast stores of vintage flight computers, in preparation for this installment of Tech Corner, I came upon a couple of aircraft specific performance computers that I ve been avoiding using for quite some time. These particular devices are the T-33 MK 3 Flight Planning Tabulator Full Tip Tanks and the F-86H Type MB-8 Standard Day flight computers. Since receiving my very first flight computer in 1965, at the age of ten years, I have amassed a fair number of rare and unique navigation, performance and specialty devices. It didn t take long to draw a single and important conclusion regarding these wonderful contraptions, and that is, the first item misplaced or lost isn t the flight or navigation computer, but rather the computer s instruction manual! the individual computers. Gathering up and researching flight comps since 1965, the established and traditional method of investigating my computers has been the old fashioned way. Suffice it to say that Internet use has not lent itself well to the investigation of any of the computers shared within the pages of the Windicator, and that claim remains intact, even with the inclusion of the two featured T-33 Mk 3 and F-86H performance computers. For my nav comps, especially the older and unique ones, not having the manual has simply presented an opportunity to discover the solution process on my own. Of the dozens of nav computers that have been featured in the pages of Tech Corner, none share identical dead reckoning (DR) navigation triangle solutions, with the exception of the three Jeppesen CR models that have been included, the CR-2, CR-3 and CR-5. In the case of the two computers featured in this edition of the Windicator, the absence of manuals doesn t so much preclude the ability to rationalize the use of these aircraft specific devices, but it does severely limit understanding of their operational history and development. Really, this has been the case with the vast majority of the flight computers that I have secured over the years, but my perpetual and persistent research of flight comps has yielded facts and information that far exceeded any information that was readily available in the instruction manuals. Several times, I ve placed these computers into the hands of former military T-33 and F-86 pilots, and other than the usual, Oh yeah, I remember using this, my myriad of questions has not added to the research files on either of them. I mentioned right at the start of this article that I ve been avoiding writing about these two particular computers, and the reason should now appear obvious. Simply stated, I ve just not been able to find any information on their history, development or manufacture, other than what is listed on the faces of T-33 MK 3 Change of Flight Plan Tabulator There is no mistaking the overhead silhouette of the aircraft shown on the front of this computer! Time/ Speed/Direction scales dominate the periphery, handy for flight planning of any type of aircraft. Actual use of these computers isn t exactly rocket science, however. They each contain the typical time/speed/distance scales included on most other computers, and anyone with an understanding of the nomenclature and theory of aircraft performance can quickly grasp the function and operation of each of the two comps. A quick study of the accompanying photographs will uncover the details of their use. For me, this has revealed that, throughout the forty six years that I have been fascinated with flight computers, including the eight years that I have been featuring them in the Windicator s Tech Corner, it s sometimes the history and development of a particular device that engenders the greater satisfaction. 12

13 ley Tool in Toronto. There s always a chance that the Canadian-made T-33 Change Of Flight Plan Tabulator was destined for use on the six hundred and fifty six jet trainers produced by Canadair, in Montreal, commencing in 1952. Flip side of the T-33 MK 3 Computer Simple matter of lining up the appropriate cruising altitude! Note that TIME and DISTANCE numbers to CRUISING ALTITUDE are FROM BRAKES-OFF. Although the T-33 and F-86 each made their first flight in 1948, these two performance computers were coincidentally both manufactured in 1958. The F-86 comp was manufactured by G. Felsenthal & Sons Inc. Chicago, Illinois. Their association with navigation and specialty aircraft computers goes back to the 1930 s. The T-33 computer featured was manufactured in Toronto by the Stanley Tool Company, the same Stanley Tool that makes screwdrivers, tape measures and hammers! I have a number of WWII era flight computers, complete with RCAF Air Ministry markings, also manufactured by Stan- Back Side of the F-86H Computer This photo clearly shows the disassembly slot of the MB-8 Computer. A number of aircraft-specific plastic underplay discs are available, converting the computer for use from one aircraft type to another. I know that this article is a bit of a departure from the usual Tech Corner offerings, but not featuring the T-33 and F-86 computers has been bothering me for quite some time now. This article presented the opportunity to not only feature the computers, but to also offer an explanation regarding my reservations in introducing them at all. Next time, we ll get back to some good old DR navigation computers! Until then. Happy navigating!!!! - Denis Schryer F-86H Type MB-8 Standard Day Flight Computer The front face of this F-86H computer looks complicated enough, but its operation is relatively simple. The black underlay scales refer to Maximum Endurance values. The white scales relate to Maximum Speed using Normal Power. 13

14 The The Windsor Windsor Flying Flying Club Club August Fall 2011 2010 Hunt The Bunny An Event Elmer Fudd Would Be Proud Of... Competition was fierce as our foxes took to the skies to search Essex County for the largest fluorescent pink bunny ever made. Eight hunters left CYQG, however only three were successful in finding the bunny that was expertly hidden by Rick Smoke On Woodall. After the times were tallied and recorded, it was revealed that only 29 seconds separated first and second place making this our closest contest ever. With a time of 4:00 flat, Aaron and Stephanie Barnhard took the cake once again. The combination of Dave Perpich and Dale Harvie came second with a score of 4:29. In a respectful third place were Justin Coates and Stacey who rounded out the top three with 13:36. A special mention goes to Neil Blind Man Arnold and his sidekick Adam Bannon who flew right over the bright pink bunny without seeing it. Thank you to those who came out and participated. Thank you also goes to Rick Woodall who donated this time to hiding the bunny. Additional thanks goes to Richard Bradwell who worked diligently with Rick to co-ordinate radio calls and ensure that everyone was safe while hunting for the bunny! Keep your eyes peeled for our next I- Spy event and keep those binoculars handy! 14