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Our next meeting will be Monday, June 20th, 2005 7:00pm
at the chapter hanger at Gundy's.
Snacks: last names starting with M
I don’t know about you, but this is my favorite part of the year. The weather is absolutely beautiful, it’s not too hot or cold, and the days keep getting longer and longer. Most importantly, is that everybody is out flying his or her aircraft. There are times where I swear Gundy’s needs a control tower, but I’m not really complaining though.
If you didn’t make it to last month’s Chapter Picnic, you missed a good one. I don’t know what it was but boy we sure drew a crowd this year. Over the last couple of years the attendance at the picnic had started to go down, due to weather issues and the fact that other aviation groups have horned in on our day. That changed this year for some reason. We had a beautiful day with lots of people. I never did get a head count, but we cooked a combination of 180 hamburgers and hotdogs. The last person in the food line got the last hotdog in the bin, and the hamburgers were long gone. I couldn’t believe it. We will have to increase our provisions for next year so people don’t go hungry. I think everybody had a good time though. I know I did.
I went up to Bartlesville last weekend for the Bi-plane Fly-in. They suffered from some bad weather on Friday, which reduced the amount of aircraft on the field Saturday. I arrived on Saturday and drove a people hauler around for a while as a volunteer. I had a really good time and enjoy doing it. The weather Saturday was a little breezy but otherwise it wasn’t too bad. I was amazed at the drive-in crowd for this event. They had people still arriving after 4:00 in the afternoon, which unfortunately was after most of the aircraft had left. It was nice to see that much local interest. I do know one thing though. Chapter 10 members Paul Millett, John Kurt, and myself are getting awfully good at tearing down the PA system scaffolding. That must be because we get stuck with it at every event held in Bartlesville. I think I’ve done it for the last eight events. I wore sandals this time hoping to get out of it, and still got stuck doing it. Thanks Paul!
If you haven’t been by our Chapter website in a while, our Webmaster Bob Minich is doing a fine job on it. You need to go to eaa10.org and take a look at it. We will have a major change in our website this month although you won’t be able to identify what it is. Chapter 10 member Terry Hines runs a web hosting service here in the Tulsa area and has graciously provided free space on his server for our website. This was very nice of him because it will save us some money each year. Our website will have the same address as in the past but will just use a different provider. Terry didn’t ask us to do this for him but we think he deserves some free advertising. If you need any internet services for your home or business, please support Chapter member Terry Hines. He is one of us.
This month’s issue of Sport Aviation has an article listing all the candidates running for EAA Director. Chapter 10 Member Dr. Bill Harrison is one of the candidates running for Director. There are twenty highly qualified people running for one of fifteen total positions. It’s probably too late for us to change our proxies, but it would be nice if we could vote to put one of our own chapter members into office in the Association. Most of us sign away our proxy rights to EAA President Tom Poberezny each year when we renew our memberships. There ought to be a way for us to change our proxies and pool our votes for Bill. Does anybody know a way? If so, please contact me.
Chapter 10 Member and Tulsa Fly-in Chairman Charlie Harris contacted me the other day about an upcoming special event. The folks that operate the EAA Ford Tri-Motor aircraft want to come to Tulsa later this summer. The have tentatively scheduled a visit for the first week in September. The exact dates will be announced later. The only bad thing is this will be the week preceding the Tulsa Fly-in and they won’t be able to stay for the fly-in itself. Charlie asked if we wanted help sponsor it’s visit along with the EAA Chapter 10 Vintage people here in Tulsa. We voted to co-sponsor it at our board meeting last Monday. As we have done in the past with the B-17 bomber, this will provide an excellent opportunity for our Chapter get some local visibility and also generate some income for our activities. The aircraft will be based out of Tulsa Riverside and will require ground support from our membership. Stay tuned for more details.
Our membership meeting this month should be another good one. You cannot believe the interest there is locally concerning Sport Pilot. I get calls all the time about it. Chapter DAR Bart Dalton will give a talk this month concerning certifying aircraft for Sport Flying. Bart was extensively involved in getting Flight Design CT-SW aircraft certified by the FAA. This is the aircraft Chapter member Tom Gutmann has imported from Germany and is marketing in the USA. It has the distinction of being the second aircraft certified under the new LSA rules here in the U.S. So if anybody knows anything about LSA certification, it would be Bart. He said he has an interesting presentation put together, so plan on attending.
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to spend a week at the American Airlines Flight Simulator facility at DFW airport. It was a very interesting experience. I was totally amazed and impressed by the professionalism of the flight crews undergoing their recurrency training. They would throw everything but the kitchen sink at them and then make them do it again and again and again. We’re talking engine failures on takeoff and landings, bird strikes, windshear events, instrument failures, and all sorts of landings made at minimums. They were required to perform these procedures one after another for literally hours on end. Everything in the simulator seems so real that after a while I forgot where we were and actually braced myself for an impact during one of the engine out procedures. I came away with a great deal of respect for these flight crews.
I’m taking my glider out to Moriarty, New Mexico on June 26th to compete in the National 1-26 Association races. This will be a series of daily races over a period of eight days. Moriarty is 6,000 feet msl and we will have to plan on flying at altitudes up to 17,999 with most of our flying done at 12,000-14,000 feet. As a result, I had to buy and install an oxygen system for my glider as well as ensure my parachute was repacked. I still need to attach the contest numbers and put a coat of wax on my glider to get ready. This will be my first time to compete, so I am getting real excited. The event chairman has told me he will assign a past national champion as both a mentor and a coach. I will also have a three-man ground crew assigned to me during the entire event. They want to ensure that I have a positive experience while at the event. I can’t see not having a good time though; I’ll be flying for eight straight days for Pete’s sake. It can’t get any better than that. Wish me luck!
To invent an airplane is nothing.
To build one is something.
To fly is everything.
— Otto Lilienthal
Craig
Saturday, June 4, 2005. A day like many in Oklahoma. Sunny skies, fly-ins to attend. I just got my 25 hours flown off, and time to take the family for a Demo ride. Where better than some Mexican food at Ponca City. The weather channel shows nothing but a couple of tiny spots developing down in Texas.
Twenty minutes to Ponca, some good food, and another quick trip back. What could possibly go wrong? We're off a little in front of 5 O'clock. We're seated about 5:20 and order immediately. About 6 O'clock the first dark clouds start appearing. The food finally arrives about 6:30, along with the first rain. By the time I had half my food eaten the hail arrived. I suddenly have lost my appetite, thinking about what hail can do to .016 aluminum on the flight controls, and decide to call our friends at the weather service. Out of three possible Cell Phones, none are in attendance, but there is a pay phone.
Good news is Tulsa looks good for a couple of hours. Bad news is Ponca City won't look any better for some time, and the words Tornado is being used among several wild-eyed people in the Terminal. A few minutes later, the rain slows and the sky doesn't look nearly as bad when viewed from outside the building (tinted windows). It looks like an opportunity to get out of Dodge. Everyone runs to the airplane and off we go.
Nope, not this time. More rain takes the visibility to near nothing. Taxiing back in looking for any place to put the airplane out of harms way finds a large hangar. The North side is clear, so I taxi as close as possible and shut down. The rain slows again, so I get out to look around and pull the airplane in tighter to the Hangar. Then I discover a small steel building on the corner of the hangar that the airplane my fit in. There is a car in the back corner, but it's worth a try. I taxi back up to the terminal to drop off the women with instructions to find a rental car or motel. Back at the building, the tail is too tall to go in. Not wide enough either. The rain and wind is picking up again, panic time for sure. The airplane goes in, except the tail and 4 feet of the left wing. Huge rainstorm, more hail,Tornado sirens going off. Broc sees a funnel forming but it's gone before I get around to look. After a few minutes, Mother Nature's tantrum moves on. The weather people say it's going to be clear for a while, but of course Tulsa now has a group of thunderstorms threatening, and it's about ready to get seriously dark outside.
The plan to get a car is not happening. Everything is closed until Monday morning. We pile in one more time and head home. Just after passing Pawhuska, we run smack into a heavy rain shower and enough turbulence to warrant an immediate 180. Nobody around at Pawhuska, no phone to call for a pick up, so, back in the airplane for one more try. If this doesn't work we head for Stillwater or OKC. We made it home this time. Kissing the ground was discussed if not actually performed. Kind of muddy, anyway.
What to learn from all of this. I really don't know. I just know I came away with a feeling of frailty. We in our frail little airplanes are no match for the whims of Mother Nature. We fly in a very dangerous environment. The normal pleasure of flying can turn to serious Dog-Do in the blink of an eye. A cool head and good judgement are always required. Why do we do it? Darned if I know.
See you all at Oskosh!
John Nys
With approximately 10 to 20 tons of centrifugal force trying to pull the blades
out of the hub socket and or pulling the prop away from the crankshaft flange,
improper installation procedures are the number one reason the propeller leaves
the crankshaft, airplane behind and the pilot without the Cooling Fan. The NTSB
web site (will back up my claims! For example: Read about N3227A Cessna 310R on
June 01, 1991.
http://www.ntsb.gov/N3227A
In segment 1 last month I answered the question: What do I need to do to prepare for propeller installation? In this segment I will answer the question: How do I install my propeller? In segment 3 I will answer the question: Now that I have my prop installed what should I do next?
How do I install my propeller?
The U.S. Navy has had 76 aircraft carriers, the newest being the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). What was the name of the Navy’s First aircraft carrier?
Be the 10th person to email me with the answer and you will win a prize. The answer can be found by visiting my web site. Don't forget to include your mailing address.
Please visit my web site, http://www.customprop.com/ for the answer and your entire propeller needs and prop information. Stay safe and stay tuned next month for Segment 3.
Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter. I hope it will be of some benefit to you and hope that you will pass it along to your friends.
Until next month ya all have a great day and be careful!
Dr. Dan, The Prop Man
For you Young eagle pilots, don’t forget to send in your Young Eagle credits to the Chapter address as we use those to help offset the cost of the Air Academy for our scholarship recipient. We get $1 off for every young eagle credit up to ½ the tuition. You can also send those credits into the Air Academy and they will apply them to the person of your choice or if you don’t designate an individual they will use them for the ones who apply for assistance. We really appreciate the help from the Young Eagle’s pilots. Thanks a bunch. Please send your Young Eagle credits to:
EAA Chapter 10 PO BOX 1985 OWASSO OK 74055 |
Or you can give them to one of the officers at the Picnic or pancake breakfast.
Please note: Our chapter now has a Post Office Box for our permanent address. Any communications to the chapter should be addressed to the new address.
EAA Chapter 10 PO BOX 1985 OWASSO OK 74055-1985 |
*** House at Skyhaven Airpark *** 3 bedrooms and office 2600 sq ft. 60x80 hangar with office, shop and motor home space. Convenient to Tulsa and Owasso. Sallie Coltharp 272-7255 or 740-7255
*** House at Skyhaven Airpark *** 4 Beds 2 1/2 baths 3 car garage backs to airstrip formal living or dining $219,900 Kimberly 378-1089 owner/associate
(Please note the “9” preceding everyone’s email address in our newsletter. Delete the “9” if you want to email anyone. This is to help deter junk mail that gets picked up on the internet.)
To list your aviation items for sale, contact newsletter editor Lynn Coltharp.
| Day of Week | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | June 20th | Chapter meeting @ Gundy's 7:30pm |
| Saturday - Sunday | June 25th-26th | Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In Denver, Colorado |
| Thursday - Sunday | October 6th-9th | Copperstate Fly-In, Casa Grande, Arizona |
| Saturday | June 25th | EAA 10 Pancake Breakfast and Fly Market 7:30-9:00 |
| Saturday | July 2nd | Ponca City Breakfast Fly-In |
| Monday-Sunday | July 25th-31st | EAA Airventure Fly-in @ OSH |
To add an item to our calendar, get the information to the newsletter editor Lynn Coltharp. See the contact info on the cover (or home page) for e-mail, phone, and mail addresses.
| Day of Month | What | Where | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Monday | Board meeting | Chapter hangar | 7:00pm |
| 2nd Monday | Newsletter Folding | Chapter hangar | 7:00pm |
| 3rd Mondy | Chapter meeting | Chapter hangar | 7:30pm |
| 1st Saturday | Ponca City Breakfast Fly-In | Ponca City | |
| 1st Saturday after 3rd Monday | Pancake breakfast & Fly-Market | Chapter hangar | 7:00-9:30am |
Everyone! Since the Annual Chapter 10 Picnic is this month, we ask that everyone bring a covered dish, desert, or snacks to the picnic. The chapter will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, and fixings.
| Month | Initial letter(s) of last name |
|---|---|
| January | A-C |
| February | Chapter birthday cake provided |
| March | G-H |
| April | I-L |
| May | Annual Picnic |
| June | M |
| July | N-P |
| August | watermelon provided |
| September | Q-S |
| October | T-V |
| November | W-Z |
| December | Christmas party |
If you would like to get the newsletter on the chapter website (http://www.eaa10.org/) every month, this saves us on mailing and printing costs, helping to keep your dues low. Just send John Nys or Bob Minich an e-mail and we'll stop the paper version and send you a monthly e-mail to let you know when the newsletter is posted online.
