Message from the President

To promote, encourage, and facilitate in a harmonious and inclusive manner all recreational aviation activities with an emphasis on education, safety and fellowship. It is also the mid-point in the year and that means that the election process for the coming year is about to begin again. I will appoint three members (present or not) to begin the process of selecting candidates for 2015. All of the positions are technically up for the taking, and as long as you are a member in good standing both locally and nationally, you can drop your name in the hat for 2015. Message from the President By Keith Gay Our meeting will be held on the 1st of July at Lovezzola s Pizza where dinner will start at 6:00 PM The strategic social hour and business meeting will follow at 6:30 PM Please make sure that you take an opportunity to share our group and events with your friends and family who have an interest in the amazing world of aviation, because the phrase, the more, the merrier is exponential when in the world of aviation. Greetings everyone! I hope that this newsletter finds you and yours well, and maybe with a few new adventures in the log book. It never ceases to amaze me how fast the months seem to fly by in a whirlwind with a hint of 100LL floating through the air. We had a fantastic evening with the folks of the Savannah Aviation Association, at the Airport Pavilion, where they hosted our group to a superb BBQ dinner, some good quality hanger stories. Gary Arms even brought out the infamous corn hole game for all to enjoy. The camaraderie was nice. It always amazes me how people from all walks of life are joined in aviation. This event started wheels to turning; I am thinking we might want to do this sort of event again with the SSA, and maybe a few other organizations over the next few months food for thought for Tuesday night. I would like to acknowledge Mr. Gary Arms as we have had some amazing presentations thanks thus far, but unfortunately no matter how solid your plan may be Murphy will find his way to tweak it ever so slightly. With that said; our presenter for July had some personal matters to attend to and will not be able to present at our July meeting. I think that we should use this time for some socializing, strategic planning, and the passing of a few hanger tales across the table. I know that the 4th of July is looming in the near future but I would ask that you come out and help us put our thinking caps on, and try to come up with some fun things to do as a group for the remaining months of this year. General Meeting Agenda July 1, 2014 6:00-7:30 PM Lovezzola s Pizza, US 80, Pooler GA Call to order - Keith Gay Guest Introductions Presentation: No speaker for July meeting. Plan to hangar fly with other attendees. Keith Gay has an important business item to discuss. Break Reports: President Keith Gay Vice President Mike Wordell Treasurer Jack Scott Secretary Doug McKissack Membership - Kathy Roberts Design Group Will White Program Coordinator - Gary Arms Discussion/Socializing

2014 Officers: President: Keith Gay 912-657-2696 keithmgay@gmail.com Vice President: Mike Wordell 912-660-1832 mnword@aol.com Secretary: Doug McKissack 912-965-4924 dmckissa@ix.netcom.com Treasurer: Jack Scott 912-441-6577 jscott@echosierra.net Chairmen of Standing Committees: Design Team Chairman: Willard White 912-925-2478 whiteat50@comcast.net Fly-In Chairman: Swaid Rahn 912-655-0966 indigoaviation@gmail.com Membership and Publicity Chairman: Kathy Roberts 912-308-91664 katann23@aol.com Program Chairman/Asst Newsletter Editor: Gary Arms 912-665-1680 gary_arms@yahoo.com Web/Newsletter Chairman: Upcoming Programs And Events Gary Arms, Program Chairman July 1, 2014: No speaker for July meeting. Plan to hangar fly with other attendees. Keith Gay has an important business item to discuss. August 5, 2014: Eric Davis, Georgia State Liaison for the Recreational Aviation Foundation, will discuss that group's history and activities. September 2, 2014: Rick Gaffney will discuss turning an ugly duckling into a beautiful bird; Finding older aircraft (sometimes at a great price) and bringing them back to airworthy status. October 7, 2014: Joe Daniele of Lockheed Martin Flight Services will discuss how the company has been listening to pilots, investing in Flight Service-specific research and development, and rapidly modernizing Flight Service with new safety, efficiency and convenience-oriented capabilities. November 4, 2014: Michael Badger will give a presentation on advanced flight simulation. December 2, 2014: Christmas Party Advisors: Flight Advisor: Ed Wischmeyer 912=665-2969 ed319@alum.mit.edu Technical Advisor: Bill Leftwich 912-401-8338 bill.leftwich@hotmail.com Below: Esteban Villa and Kathy Roberts tried their hand at corn hole at the joint Savannah Aviation Association / EAA 1514 social event on June 17th. Approximately 55 from both clubs attended. Photo courtesy of Gary Arms. EAA Chapter 1514 meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM at Lovezzola's Pizza, (328 US Highway 80, Pooler. 912-748-6414) or at an offsite location as dictated by that month's program. Location of the next meeting is given in this newsletter. Dinner begins at 6 PM with the meeting following. Our next meeting is on: Jjuly 01, 2014, at: Lovezzola s Pizza, US 80, Pooler, GA Guests are always welcome. The deadline for the August 05, 2014 newsletter is: Close of Business, July 25, 2014. Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 7 July 01, 2014 Page 2

Design Group Report By Willard White Meeting: June 24, 2014 In Attendance: Joe Buttner Doug McKissack Esteban Villa Willard White Doug began by briefing us on the last Chapter meeting. I couldn't attend that meeting, but asked Doug to poll the Chapter members to discover if there is some interest in a particular project. We wanted to know if there is more interest in a different design project, or would members be interested in some sort of hands-on project like finishing an experimental airplane or restoring an antique airplane. Doug reports that he got no response from the general members. We continued the discussion with our own thoughts and ideas about where we'd like to go and what we'd like to do. Esteban brought up the fuselage mock-up which we had previously agreed to consider. Basically we would fabricate the cockpit section of the fuselage. No doubt we would learn a lot about the fuselagewing interface area in the process. We might still learn a thing or two about squeezing, pulling, and drilling out rivets in the process. Doug suggested we call it an engineering mock-up. Joe suggested we do something involving the local Civil Air Patrol, Explorer Scouts, or Boy Scouts; something that would introduce kids to aviation and educate them. We had some enthusiasm for that idea and bandied around some ideas about what to do. The construction of a wing was suggested. We still have a lot of engineering work to do before cutting metal on a wing, but at least it is portable and would fit through a personnel door (something a full size cockpit might not do). An outer wing section would be 75 inches long; the chord is 39.6 inches. Without an aileron it should weigh about 30 pounds. We calculated that, to stress test the wing to 4g would require about 44 (50 lb.) sand bags. The fuel tank came up for discussion. We had agreed on a Piper Cherokee type leading edge fuel cell. The tank is built and sealed and then installed against the forward spar. The flange on the trailing edge of the tank must be stretched and must be able to seal against the inside of the leading edge skin. The two requirements were accomplished easily by Piper in the factory, perhaps not so easily by amateurs. We also suggested designing, building and testing a motor mount for a (135 lb.) engine I happen to have. This would involve purchasing a TIG welder and learning to use it. The discussion finally revolved around what we must have before we get much further; a place to work. Ideas: Discover who has the house-hanger and Hodges and request to share it (and expenses). Ask if we can rent space in the Quonset hanger at Hodges. Can the little office partition in the Quonset hanger be rented? Would Clayton consider renting us part of his hanger? Would Bill consider renting us part of his shop? We were rolling with some pretty good ideas. But at this point a fast moving storm was approaching Savannah and we adjourned rather quickly. We agreed to meet next time on Tuesday, 22 July. See you all at the Chapter meeting. Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 7 July 01, 2014 Page 3

EAA Chapter 1514 Meeting Minutes June 3, 2014, 6:00 PM Lovezzola s Pizza, Pooler. GA with the Technical College of the Low Country on avionics courses for military members transitioning to civilian life. Guests in Attendance: Steve Berg Donald Haley Donna Haley Bill Krueger Courtney Krueger Tim O Neill (Chapter 330) Peggy O Neill (Chapter 330) Glen Phelps (Speaker, Chapter 477) Ed Ray Pete Semetis Dennis Varga Bryan Williams Members in Attendance: Gary Arms Steve Bischof Tim Grande Jon Hartman Bill Leftwich Lauren Rezac Kathy Roberts Ed Wischmeyer Mark Wishart Officers in Attendance: Keith Gay Mike Wordell Jack Scott Doug McKissack Brian Williams is an engineer at Gulfstream since January 2013 and has a private pilot s license. Courtney and Bill Krueger are working on a Cosy. Tim and Peggy O Neill drove down from Effingham County where they are members of Chapter 330. Dennis Varga works at the railroad museum, and is a retired Navy pilot who had worked on flight test of the C- 130. The main presentation was given by Glen Phelps from EAA Chapter 477 in Charleston. He started with a brief history of the Vari-eze and its derivatives, including the various models of Cosy. He then described the process of building his own Cosy, which is undergoing taxi tests now, and will fly shortly. The committee reports are as follows: President s Report - No report. Vice President s Report - No report Treasurer s Report - The treasury had a balance of $2132.61. since last month, we have had 3 new members, and taxes need to be paid. Secretary s Report - No report. Membership Report - An update of the membership spreadsheet is needed showing membership renewals. The meeting opened with a welcome to our guests, who were invited to tell the meeting a little about themselves. The guests included: Don Paley has been working at Chatham County Mosquito Control as a service tech for the last 8 months. He has rotorcraft and fixed wing ratings. Peter Semetis is retired from Pan Am, a former air station owner, and is now semi-retired on Hilton Head. He works Newsletter/Website Report - No report. Design Team Report - The design group has nearly completed the prototype aileron, and has turned back to wing design. We are concerned about falling attendance, and would like to solicit ideas from the membership about what they would like to see. Possibilities are to continue with detail design of the current project, start a new design project, start a more hands-on project (prototype fuselage?), or get a group together to buy either an old airplane to restore or a partially completed kit to finish. Please Contact Will White or Doug McKissack if you have any suggestions. Minutes continues on page 5 Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 7 July 01, 2014 Page 4

5 Aviation Acronyms to Know By Heart IM SAFE - Am I up for flying? - Illness - Medication - Stress - Alcohol - Fatigue - Emotion CRAFT - When getting your departure clearance - Clearance Limit - Route of Flight - Altitude - Frequency - Transponder Code ARROW - Things you should have aboard the aircraft - Airworthiness Certificate - Registration Certificate - Radio Station License (if International) - Owner s Manual/Operational Limitations (POH) - Weight and Balance Data MARII - How's your attitude while flying? - Macho - Anti-Authority - Resignation - Invulnerability - Impulsivity 4(5) C s - If you get lost - Calm - Climb - Communicate - Confess - Comply Source: Aviator Cast Episode 22 at aviatorcast.com. Left: Don Gay poses beside his Cessna 150 tail dragger at his Hacienda de Gay airstrip (7GA3) in Garfield, Ga. It's a good place to practice your short field skills. Photo courtesy of Gary Arms. Minutes continued from page 4 Programs - The next meeting is scheduled for July 1 at Lovezzola s. The scheduled speaker is Clayton Osborne who will give a talk on his aviation career and his ownership of a Piper L4 (the military version of the J-3 cub). Also on June 17 the Savannah Aviation Association will be having a cookout at the airport pavilion. Suggestions for future programs include (??): A presentation from Lockheed Martin Flight Services (Oct/Nov?). Fly-in Chairman No report. Old Business None.. New Business None If anyone is planning on going to Oshkosh this year, let one of the officers know. If we have enough members going we might be able to coordinate some chapter activities. Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 7 July 01, 2014 Page 5

Air Cam Fly-In at Heaven s Landing. A multi-day Air Cam fly-in was held June 19 through June 21 at Heaven's Landing (GE99), Clayton, GA., in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Chapter 1514 members, Bill Leftwich and Joe Weitzel, attended. They flew the 240 miles from Hodge s Airpark in their Air Cam #2 at 60 mph. The trip took five hours, which included three fuel stops along the way. The return trip was faster with a tail wind pushing us all the way to Savannah, and, our newly overhauled Rotax 582's performed flawlessly. At least twelve Air Cams were present during the event. Bill Leftwich shared these photos with the Chapter. He commented that the weather was perfect with no rain or windy days and the views were spectacular. Photos and photo captions courtesy of Bill Leftwich Above: The group shot was taken on Thursday, however, Joe and I got there Friday so we didn't get included. Below: This was one of the most unusual airports I have ever been to. Hangars start at $250K, homes at $500K. The upper hangars have a balconey in addition to bathrooms and showers. Above: Phil Lockwood was giving rides most of the time, showing off the new $10K full enclosure. Below: You can also remove it for summer flying. Right: This floatplane was built by Russ Solsvig, a Delta pilot from ATL. He was the person who brought back Air Cam #1 from the Congo. Phil traded him an Air Cam kit for #1. Air Cam Fly-In continues on page 7 Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 7 July 01, 2014 Page 6

Air Cam Fly-In continued from page 6 Above: Joe, giving me the thumbs up that he has successfully "lightened" the load for our trip home. (Air Cam #2 was the "star" of the show) Below: Joe and I down at St Simon s airport. There's a place across from the airport that serves excellent barbecue! Above: Mountain flying is totally different from beach flying! Below:...but it sure is pretty up in them thar hills... Future Fly-Ins July 28 - August 3, 2014: AirVenture 2014, Oshkosh, WI September 3 7, 2014: Triple Tree Aerodrome Fly-In, (SC00) Woodruff, SC November 8, 2014: AOPA Regional Fly-In, (SSI) St. Simons, GA Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 7 July 01, 2014 Page 7