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Our next meeting will be Monday, November 21st, 2005 7:30pm
at the chapter hanger at Gundy's.
Snacks: Last names starting with W-Z
I can't believe it's already November again. Where has this year gone? I guess that's what happens when you are busy. I feel kind of bad that I haven't been able to attend the last two membership meetings. I went to the Chapter Board meeting last Monday. The board said that they had no problem with my attendance; except that I will now be required to serve another two-year term in office. Yeah Right!
What they really wanted to know is if I was up for another go-around as the auctioneer at the Chapter Pie Auction. Yes, it's that time of year again. I told them I needed to get hold of Bart, as I don't think I can do it by myself. I was kind of apprehensive about doing it again. I think I've done it for the last four years and figured everybody would be tired of it by now. I was informed that you aren't. So in preparation, I've saved up a few jokes this year and a few of them are actually funny. I’ll see if Bart is ready also. Be sure to bring a lot of pies this year. I especially would like to see a few sugar-free or no sugar-added pies to choose from. I don't eat sugar anymore and I would like to get a pie myself. Come on out and bid on a pie, after all Thanksgiving Day is on Thursday of that same week.
We have been asking the membership for the last couple of months for a candidate to run for Chapter Secretary. Good news! Chapter member Bob Thrasher informed us on Monday that he was willing to run for the Secretary Position. I know Larry Moody is relieved by this announcement. We had several people that said they would do it if nobody could be found. With Bob Thrasher stepping up, that won't be necessary now. This means we will now have two confirmed glider guys in leadership positions of our chapter. You had better look out! We will hold an election at the November membership meeting to officially put him into office. The rest of the officer group will not be up for election until the end of next year. If you see Bob, give him your congratulations.
I have been in touch with the caterers for our Chapter Christmas party. The Christmas party will be catered by Jamils again this year. We will have prime rib and chicken menu like we had last year. I think everybody was pretty happy with how it turned out last year. Lynn will have an article elsewhere in this issue with all the details concerning the party. Just be sure to get your tickets and join us this year. We usually have a pretty good time. I might even bring the apron I received last year to the party. Ha! Ha! We will decorate the hangar on Sunday November 27th. This is usually a lot of fun in itself. This year we will serve my wife's award willing Chili to all that help out. My wife won a chili cook-off at work in October. I have volunteered her chili for our decorating party; I still need to tell her about it though. So come on out, help us decorate, and have some award winning chili to boot. I’ll see you there.
I was contacted a couple of weeks ago by David Wacker. David is the president of the newly formed TU Aviation Club. This Club is open to all current and former students of that school. He asked me if I would mention his organization to our group. If you are a current or former student at TU, you can contact David via e-mail address (remove the 9 from the front): 9dave-wacker@utulsa.edu
Mike is a former Chapter member and the former publisher of the Oklahoma Aviator. To announce he will be conducting an FAA approved “Repairman Certificate with Inspection Rating” course here in Tulsa on December 10 & 11th. This is a sixteen-hour course, which allows certificate holders to perform annual condition inspections on E-LSA owned by the holder. The cost is $300.00 per student. If you are interested, please contact Mike at 816-838-6235 for more information.
The glider season here in Tulsa is fast coming to an end. I went flying last weekend and the air was as smooth as a baby's butt. That really sucked! I guess it is now time to get the Warcoupe up and running again. A lot of people have asked where it disappeared to. It's been sitting in my hangar waiting for me to fix an oil leak on the engine for the longest time. Gliders do not have oil leaks! I now have time to get around to it, so you’ll see the Warcoupe back in the air soon. I might even install the transponder I purchased at the Rice's garage sale a month ago. Then again, I think I’ll just defer that and go do some flying.
See you in the air!
Craig
There is still time to purchase your tickets for the Jacket raffle. The EAA has donated a really nice bomber jacket to each chapter to encourage us to conduct money-making opportunities. We have already sold a number of tickets for it. The jacket size is Large, which will fit most of our members. If it doesn’t fit you, you can always give it to me (or sell it to someone). I would be very appreciative. We will have the drawing at the pie auction during our November Membership meeting, so you still have a chance to get a ticket. Tickets are a $1.00 a piece or 6 for $5.00. You can purchase them from our Treasurer John Nys.
The Christmas party will be on December 10th. Social hour will begin at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00. The dinner will be catered by Jamils again. We will have a choice of prime rib or chicken. The side dishes will by typical Jamil's with tabouli and cabbage rolls to go along with more traditional things like potatoes and salad.
Bring a “WHITE ELEPHANT” gift for each person, one for men and one for women per couple or your choice if coming alone. Don’t go out and buy something just find something you wish you did not have and pawn it off on someone else. Something weird always adds to the party.
The tickets will be $14.00 per person. Call Sallie Coltharp at 272-7255 for your reservations. You can also email Sallie at 9scoltharp3@cox.net for your reservations. (Remove the 9 from the front of the email addresses.)
Make your reservations early since this event is usually packed. We only have seating for 80 people
November is always our pie auction. We use the money raised to offset some of the expenses of putting on the Christmas party. Bring one of your Grandmother’s great pies, or cakes, or jelly, or something good to eat and our world famous auctioneer and his straight man, Craig Loomiller and Bart Dalton, will bring top dollar for your goods. Oh yes, I almost for got, bring your pocket book or check book.
It has been a couple of years since the weather has been ideal for flying to Reklaw, Texas to the Flying M Ranch Fly-in on October 21-23. This year a strong north wind helped to cover the 289 miles to Reklaw in an easy 2.2 hour non-stop flight, and the next two days were ideal for enjoying the camping on the field. Good weather gave pilots their best opportunity for finding the Flying M without GPS, but more than one plane was literally on top of the field before they discovered that they had arrived. The runway is in the pine trees in east Texas, and from any approach angle, the trees obscure the runway until the last minute.
EAA Chapters in Louisiana and East Texas help Dave Mason host most than 1,100 registered guests and the 300 – 400 planes that fly-in. The meals they offer are excellent and make camping simple with no dishes to wash. He even has ice available for those who need to keep their Diet Dr. Pepper and other beverages cold. The area around the dining hanger is a good place to view take-offs and landings. The presentation of awards followed the Bar-BQ dinner on Saturday night for the Short Wing Piper clubs and others that participate and help host the weekend’s activities.
Sunday morning was clear and cool for departing campers. The winds hadn’t changed direction, so the flight back to Tulsa was over an hour longer. Clouds over the Red River were high enough that no one had a problem getting back.
The visit to the Flying-M is a treat. The unique setting, friendly people, and variety of airplanes make it a weekend to look forward to every year.
Bhrent
When we got hitched over three decades ago,
I never imagined to fly-ins we’d go!
The flying is pleasant, my pilot’s an Ace
My stomach is steady, stays right in its place!
We’ve traveled around, to many events
Ah, here lies my challenge – sleeping in tents!
It’s not that they leak or let in hot and cold,
Or that sleeping on the ground makes me feel old…
It’s that challenge that repeats, be it day, night, or dawn
Those multiple trips to the ol’ Porta John!!
Of course, they’re so sterile, so perfectly clean…
And the fragrance has powers to make you turn green.
Then there’s the joy – really a winner
To tell by the smell, what we all had for dinner….
Next there’s the journey at night, goodness sake!
Hope I don't fall in or just step on a snake!!
But I guess it’s all worth it, we do have some fun.
I’ll just scrub myself down, when it’s all done.
I know it’s the planes that give Bhrent a rush,
Just call me shallow – I love toilets that flush!!!
- Janet Waddell
Editor’s note: Janet has been to Reklaw with Bhrent several times and has been a real trooper. She has slept in a tent when it was quite cold and all that stuff. After all that, the thing she seems to “admire” the most is the porta-potties.
November 01, 2005
Well lets see, it’s a beautiful day and we just landed at our destination airport for that $100.00 hamburger, we noticed that the ramp was full of aircraft all doing the same thing, we found a place to park the aircraft, set the parking brake got out and tied her down. Do we just walk away from her like she is? Or do we stop and think how we should position the propeller? Hum? That is an interesting question! Does it really matter? In this article I will give you some personal opinion food for thought on this matter. Lets start with an aluminum 2 blade propeller and look at the 3 examples below:
In the First example we notice the propeller is placed in the 9:00 & 3:00 o'clock position. In this position, the propeller & airframe look very nice & professionally lined up. The propeller is also protected some what from damage resulting from another aircraft taxing by to close and striking their wing tip as would be the case in example three. This would be my preferred method if I were only going to be parked for a short period of time. On the flip side, if the propeller were to stay in this position for an extended amount of time, it would turn into a park bench for the local birds and we all know what happens to our propellers when they become a roosting rail. One other problem that comes to mind is if the rain gods were to show up, the bottom of the spinner would turn into a water bowl for them thirsty birds. In either case the water or waterfowl could lead to corrosion.
In the second example we noticed the propeller is placed in the 10:00 & 4:00 o'clock or hand propping position. In this position the birds won't roost and the water won't collect in the bottom of the spinner shell. This is the position that most engines (if properly mounted prop to crankshaft) when shut down will self position the propeller, which is the position for hand propping. Even though the prop is still vulnerable to damage from a wing via the pilot taxiing too close this would be my preferred method if I were to be parked for an extended amount of time and out doors.
In the third example we notice the propeller is placed in the 12:00 & 6:00 o'clock position. The only positive thing I can say about this position is that the spinner won't collect any water but in the case of a constant speed propeller having a blade socket or clamp directly exposed to the elements of rain is a potential disaster waiting to happen. In this position the birds have a higher perch and now your just asking for that taxiing mishap when the wing hits the prop blade. I don't prefer this method at all. I would however like to share some unconfirmed military aviation history with you. Back when the days were old and fighter planes had 2 bladed propellers the pilots would park their aircraft and position the propeller in this vertical position to indicate to the ground crews the aircraft needed refueling, after refueling the ground crews would position the propeller in the Horizontal position.
Once again, this article is based on my personal opinion. You as a responsible owner & or operator will have to decide which method is best for your aircraft. In the case of a wooden propeller, the preferred method is in the horizontal position to help equalize the moisture content that could lead to one blade becoming out of balance with the other blade. In the case of a three-blade propeller I would tend to favor the “Y” position. In the case of a multi blade (4 or more blades) propeller, I don't have an opinion. Sorry!
Where did Charles A. Lindbergh make his first solo flight?
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 the next prop tip.
Dr. Dan, The Prop Man
The Young Eagle rally Saturday was a success. We flew 20 kids. Weather was perfect. Chapter 10 members turned out well to support our efforts. I want to thank our pilots for their efforts. Bhrent Waddell, and John Forister each made between 3 and 4 flights apiece. We had a great ground crew. Marvin Williams, John & Sue Kurt, Dan Kloker, Charles Freeland and Bob Williams all worked hard to make everything flow smoothly. A great vote of thanks to all of you!
Charles Freeland and Dan Kloker
Young Eagles Coordinators
One of the many benefits of being a member of Chapter 10 is having our own in-house Designated Airworthiness Representative When Chapter member Bart Dalton became a DAR several years ago, he made it a point of performing certification inspections at no charge for any Chapter 10 member. This program has worked well throughout the years and well received by everyone involved. We have had a few people though who have stretched the limits and the intent of this service. To avoid problems in the future, the Board of Directors have been forced to make a policy change concerning this service.
There are now two criteria you must meet to use the Chapter DAR services at no charge:
We have had to make these changes to ensure that this remains a Chapter benefit. We are sorry if this inconveniences anyone, but it was done for the good of all members.
Craig
Please note that due to the holidays in December, there will be
Your next newsletter will be in January, 2006. Enjoy the holidays!
The Pineville, Louisiana fly-in was on October 14th and 15th this year. This fly-in has become one of the favorites for our chapter members. It is a really neat place with the runway surrounded on three sides by water. Seaplanes land on the water immediately west of the runway. The local chapter has converted a seaplane hangar into a really great chapter home and included two more seaplane hangars converted to a large patio on the water. This is a really great place to sit and watch the water on one side and the runway on the other. Friday night, this year, they had a nice band playing and some people got up and danced. It created a very pleasant evening, sitting on the edge of the water with pleasant weather and pleasant music.
The overall turnout this year was a bit low due to the damage done to their neighbors to the south from hurricane Katrina. Attending from Tulsa were Paul Shireman, Lynn Coltharp and Francis Jones. We will pay for it soon but we had a tailwind both ways! The fuel prices probably kept some people away also. Fuel prices on the field were $4.27 a gallon and they were mostly about that price along the way also.
The first year we attended the Pineville fly-in they told us there was an alligator that would swim up to the patio and look for handouts. They had nicknamed the alligator Elvis. The first two times we attended this event we did not see old Elvis and were beginning to think we had been fed a bunch of Louisiana bull. Well, this year old Elvis was quite attentive to the festivities and would glide up to the patio and take tidbits thrown into the water. He was a shy fellow and if someone abruptly came up to the edge he would stealthily just go away, soon to reappear. Francis Jones got quite a few pictures of Elvis and maybe I can put one in a future newsletter.
Lynn
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 |
*** 1998 FISHER CELEBRITY *** Airframe Total Time 150 hrs, Since New Engine Total Time 152.0 hrs. SMOH Dual LightSpeed CDI Ignition (No MAGS) Culver Wood Prop. KX78A XPDR w/ Encoder KLX100 GPS/COMM hand held August Condition Inspection $25,000 Ken Gates 918 396-0968
*** Completed RV-9 empennage kit and more *** Completed RV-9 empennage kit Wing kit with completed flaps, ailerons, pushrods, left wing, and 50% complete right wing Located in Claremore, OK. Please email 9daleb@ssd.fsi.com (without the 9) or call 918-527-3724 for further details. Dale Bramer
*** 1968 Mooney Ranger M20C *** 2655 Total time 460 SMOH $49,900 Lynn Coltharp 272-7255 9scoltharp3@cox.net (without the 9)
*** 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 | November 21st | Chapter meeting & Pie Auction @ Gundy's 7:30pm |
| Saturday | November 26th | EAA 10 Pancake Breakfast and Fly Market 7:30-9:00 @ Gundy's |
| Saturday | December 3rd | Ponca City Breakfast Fly-In |
| Saturday | December 10th | Christmas Dinner Party @ Gundy's |
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 |
If your last name starts with W-Z, November is your month to brink a snack for the meeting.
| 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.
