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Table of Contents

• President's Report for September
  • Tulsa Fly-in September 12^th and 13^th
  • September Program
• Volunteering
• Luscombs
• Know Your Equipment
• Luke AFB Fly-By
• You could have heard a pin drop
  
  
• Items For Sale
• Good Picture
• 2008 Calendar Of Events
• Who Brings Snacks????
• Web Page Newsletter

President's Report for September

by Bhrent Waddell

Tulsa Fly-in September 12^th and 13^th

Oshkosh and most of the summer is behind us for this year, but plenty of flying activities are coming up. This newsletter will arrive just in time to remind everyone that the Tulsa Fly-in will be September 12^th and 13^th, not the 19^th and 20^th as originally planned. The runway at Bartlesville will be closed for several months from September 15, 2008. Last year's Tulsa Fly-in was one of the largest in recent years with over 300 planes flying in. Hopefully, the weather won't be like the first weekend in September, when thunderstorms over the route to Ponca City dashed any plans to fly there for breakfast.

It's not too early to remind everyone that on the last weekend of October, it will be time for the flyin at the Flying M Ranch at Reklaw, Texas. The setting, airplanes, food and the people make this a fun fall weekend. We will say more about it at the meetings between now and then.

September Program

The meeting this month will give Rod Estep a chance to display his RV-8. Having recently completed his first flight in the plane, he can relate his experiences in building and flying his plane.

See you at the meeting,

Bhrent

Volunteering

by Your Newsletter Staff

Americans are a nation of individuals who volunteer. EAA Chapter 10 could not function without the many individuals who volunteer to help us with pancakes and parking and dozens of other jobs. We commend each of you who volunteer because your efforts make EAA Chapter 10 a going organization.

That Americans volunteer was driven home to us when we were stationed at Camp New Amsterdam, Soesterberg Royal Netherlands AFB. As the 32^nd Tactical Fighter Squadron approached our 25^th anniversary we decided to celebrate with a song and dance routine that highlighted the America’s story of independence. The men, women and families leapt into action, designing costumes, making sets, practicing parts and inviting our Dutch neighbors. A few tickets were sold to help cover costs.

When the celebration came our Dutch neighbors were amazed at the quality of the story we presented. To a man and woman, they could not imagine anyone within the Netherlands in similar circumstances celebrating as we did. Their course of action would be to hire a professional group instead of using volunteers. The volunteerism shown by this group was warmly received and speaks volumes about who Americans are. When asked, volunteer, you are the winner every time!

Luscombs

by Joe Champagne

Hello. I am a member of EAA 10 from northeast Oklahoma. Since I do not find time to attend most chapter functions I suppose I am not too well known among the members of EAA 10. Last year during the EAA 10 fly-in in Bartlesville my Luscombe had the honor of being chosen Grand Champion Classic. That was quite an honor. As of this summer I have been to 31 consecutive EAA Conventions in Oshkosh. My Luscombe has been there now four times. This year, to my surprise, I was presented with an award and I thought, since I do not see you folks that often, you might want to know EAA 10 has another Oshkosh award winning airplane in its group.

I am also the same Joe Champagne that flew Roy Clark's Stearman to the EAA 10 fly-in last year as well as my Luscombe. Since then I have purchased a Pitts and will have my S1C there and my Luscombe. I fly a King Air from the Miami airport. As it stands now I have a company trip ending Friday, Sept. 12 so I will be in late Friday afternoon with my airplanes. I hope to see you then.

Joe Champagne, Fairland, OK

Know Your Equipment

by Terry Boswell

We equipped our RV-10 (N425BZ) with an Advanced Aero EFIS, a Garmin 430W, SL-30 and a 496. John Nys talked us into a Trac II autopilot to round out the panel. Problem: how does one learn to use all this equipment by just reading the book? The fact is that the F-15 does not have as sophisticated a panel as this RV-10 in some respects. There was no GPS when I last flew the Eagle although there is now. There is an autopilot but it cannot be coupled to any navigational air, VOR, ILS or GPS. Yes, the Eagle’s headsup display is a real boom. It also has a sic`em button but more on that later!

During the winter of ’68 the Vice Commander for 1^st Air Force, Stewart AFB, NY asked to be dropped at New Orleans Int’l. Airport. Brig. General Fred Grey was very much the gentleman and had the distinction of being the longest serving brigadier general in the USAF, having been promoted to that rank during the waning days of WW II.

We departed Steward AFB for the non stop flight to New Orleans with General Grey in the left seat and yours truly in the right seat since I was an instructor in the Saberliner. Air Force regulations require an instructor accompany any general officer with access to the flight controls to keep the old boy out of trouble, so to speak.

New Orleans was 400' overcast with a mile visibility so we were vectored for an ILS approach. The Saberliner had our first attempt at a sophisticated instrument panel with a flight director for the left seat. The right seat still had steam gauges. The left seat had two approach modes: ILS and ILS Approach. The ILS mode was used outside the outer marker and would command up to 30° of bank to intercept the ILS localizer. The ILS Approach mode would only command up to 15° of bank to maintain the localizer course and glide path.

As we approached New Orleans we were cleared to turn left to 120°, intercept the localizer and call the tower at the Marker. General Grey promptly selected the ILS Approach mode to which I cautioned it would not command enough bank to roll us out on course but would overshoot us. He looked at me in disbelief and gave a short snort. The Captain shut up.

When the computer commanded a turn to join the localizer we promptly went right thru the final approach course and out the other side. General Grey continued to follow the Flight Director and again passed thru the localizer without joining it. Since we were outside the Marker I chose to be quiet. After about five S turns the Tower called us and asked if we were experiencing any problems. The cockpit froze over.

To rescue the situation I suggested calling the start of the next turn so we might roll out on course. General Grey did not say a word but did begin his turn as requested which was before the Flight Director commanded. We captured the course and completed the approach.

Being the gentleman I was, no further mention was made of this episode. Unfortunately I find myself in this same predicament because there are many things in our RV-10 which are beyond my understanding. However, my frequent co-pilot knows less that I do. Cardinal rule in aviation, if you don’t know, fake it!

Luke AFB Fly-By

by Terry Boswell

Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its planes, forgetting that it was there long before they were. A certain lieutenant colonel at Luke AFB deserves a big pat on the back. Apparently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of F-16s that disturbed her day at the mall. When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, I hope it stung quite a bit.

The complaint

Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base:

Whom do we thank for the morning air show?

Last Wednesday, at precisely 9:11am, a tight formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over Arrowhead Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 feet. Imagine our good fortune! Do the Tom Cruise wannabes feel we need this wake up call, or were they trying to impress the cashiers at Mervyn's early bird special? Any response would be appreciated.

The response

Regarding 'A wake-up call from Luke's jets' (Letters, Thursday):

On June 15, at 9:12am, a perfectly timed four-ship flyby of F-16s from the 63^rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Capt. Jeremy Fresques. Capt. Fresques was an Air Force officer who was previously stationed at Luke Air Force Base and was killed in Iraq on May 30, Memorial Day. At 9am on June 15, his family and friends gathered at Sunland Memorial Park in Sun City to mourn the loss of a husband, son and friend.

Based on the letter writer's recount of the flyby, and because of the jet noise, I'm sure you didn't hear the 21-gun salute, the playing of Taps, or my words to the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques as I gave them their sons flag on behalf of the President of the United States and all those veterans and servicemen and women who understand the sacrifices they have endured.

A four-ship flyby is a display of respect the Air Force pays to those who give their lives in defense of freedom. We are professional aviators and take our jobs seriously and, on June 15, what the letter writer witnessed was four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects. The letter writer asks, 'Whom do we thank for the morning air show?' The 56^th Fighter Wing will call for you, and forward your thanks to the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques, and thank them for you, for it was in their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of their lives.

Lt. Col. Scott Pleus CO 63^rd Fighter Squadron Luke AFB

Footnote:

This exchange took place during 2005. I was so impressed by Lt. Col. Pleus’ response that I wrote him a brief note. To my surprise he responded. When Craig sent me this article I pulled the letter from my desk and showed it to him. It will be available at our next meeting for your review. My judgment is this is an unusually talented and gracious gentleman who any of us would be proud to know.

You could have heard a pin drop

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?", the customs officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your pass port ready." The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."

"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!"

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."

You could have heard a pin drop.

There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying "Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?"

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships how many does France have?"

You could have heard a pin drop.

Items For Sale

FOR SALE BY OWNER
Glasair I/II RG
300 hrs TTAF
Lycoming O-320 70 hrs SMOH
Lightspeed electronic ignition
High compression pistons
Large rudder
Dual sliding canopys
Panel mount GPS, xponder, intercom and more
New 3 blade MT propeller
New custom interior
Extended wing tips 80% completed
Ready for your paint
$55,000
See at Gundy's (O38), Owasso, OK
Contact Mark Fridley @ 918-274-3574 or 9rmfridley@cox.net
(NOTE: remove the leading 9 to make email work)

Franklin Aircraft Engine
Model 4AC171 60 HP
37/8 bore x 33/8 stroke 6/2 C.R.
s/n 2052
17/32 venturi
Eisenman magnetos
complete
No log book
$1000
Contact Ken Smith 698-4129.

Lycoming O-235-0
T.C. 223, 100 HP, 2600 RPM, SM 1571-15
Two magnetos, no carburetor, otherwise complete.
No logbook
$1,000
Contact Ken Smith 698-4129.

Lycoming O-290-D2
135 HP, T.C. 229, no magnetos, has vacuum pump
engine damaged at L/H magneto mount area
L/H crankcase broken out
accessory case broken out
data plate is titled Lycoming Aviation Engine
No logbook
$1,000
Contact Ken Smith 698-4129

More photos.

Waco UMF-5 Biplane
Waco UMF-5
218 hours TTAE
240 HP W-670 Radial
Radio, intercom, and ELT
 40 gal fuel
350 mi range
110 lbs baggage
  3 place
 25 awards:
  Grand Champion @ Bilplane Expo
  AAA Blakesburg, TX,
  Nebraska & Kansas,
  Oshkosh & Hondo, TX

This stunning beauty is built to Waco prints from the Smithsonian and flies better than it looks.
9500 hour build time over 12 years.
Finished 2004.
$200,000.

Contact John Hudec, 918-371-5029.

To list your aviation items for sale, contact newsletter editor Terry Boswell.

Good Picture

2008 Calendar Of Events

To add an item to our calendar, get the information to the newsletter editor Terry Boswell. See the contact info on the home page for e-mail, phone, and mail addresses.

Recurring events

Who Brings Snacks????

If your last name starts with Q-S then September is your month to bring a snack for the meeting.

Web Page Newsletter

If you would like to receive the newsletter electronically off of the chapter web site (www.eaa10.org) every month, just send Secretary Bob Thrasher or our web editor Bob Minich an e-mail. This action saves the chapter money on printing and mailing costs, which in turn, helps keep your dues low. It's really simple to do. We send you a monthly e-mail notice when the latest newsletter is posted online. Just click on the provided link and you are there!

If you haven't taken a look at our web page lately, you should check it out! Bob has started putting a picture of the author along side the articles, which really adds a lot to the newsletter. Many organizations have gone to an all-online newsletter which really reduces costs. Hopefully, we can get our own chapter moving in that same direction. We are supposed to be a progressive-thinking organization, after all.