November 2012 www.648.eaachapter.org Contents October Meeting Photos:. October Meeting Photos. A Message from the Chapter President. Minutes of the October Meeting. Newsletter Quiz. Other Items of Interest. A Member s Trip to Davenport, Iowa. List of Officers for Chapter 648.. Ed Spengler 303-898-0321 spang1@comcast.net Editor 1
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A Message from the President As you may know, Earl Bolton has resigned as our Young Eagles Coordinator. Earl has served in this capacity for seventeen years and has done a job that is truly remarkable and deserves the recognition and appreciation of our membership and the hundreds of students who participated in his program. Earl taught a course on aviationrelated topics and had his students take and pass a test and write a report or participate in a sponsored project to earn a ride from one of the Chapter member s who volunteered their plane and time for a Young Eagles Flight. As you know, Earl is a man of strong principals and convictions. When asked to water-down his requirements for earning a flight, he chose to resign from the program rather than lower his standards. Well done Earl. I speak for many of the members of Chapter 648 when I say, thank you for your past efforts toward enriching the lives of young people, and in particular for standing up for your beliefs in what education is all about. I ve experienced first-hand, teaching at the college level, what dumbing-down education had led to: college level students who can t write proper sentences, who abuse the English language, and who can come up with answers off the internet but cannot employ deductive reasoning to move backward from the answer or employ inductive reasoning to extend forward. Too often college-level instructors enter a classroom, dim the lights, start a PowerPoint demonstration, read the material off the slides and then feel they have delivered a lecture or taught a class. One of my favorite quotes is from Lyndon Johnson, who as President said, No problem crosses my desk that cannot be solved by one word, Education. We all need to continue learning and to encourage young people to understand that learning is fun and going beyond what is required is one of the secrets to personal success. Earl, Thank you!! Dick Socash President, 4
MeetingMinutes for October 2012: Guest: Bill Kastenholz - wkasty@gmail.com Cozy builder/pilot moved to Longmont from North Central Ohio Treasurer's Report Approx balance is $1560 +/- Earl is stepping down as the YE's Coordinator Next Meeting's speaker Jim Lloyd - Details unknown Christmas Party date picked as 12/7 Election of Officers - Nothing definitive Program was a presentation on flying through Volcano Plumes, By Bill Zinser, Retired NCAR NEWSLETTER QUIZ Each month, we will ask a "question" in the newsletter. Answers can only be given if you attend the meeting referenced in the newsletter. At the end of the year, there will be a prize to the person who has the most correct answers. Some will be easy and some difficult. October Question: What famous World War 2 fighter Ace shot himself down, and under what circumstances did he do it? October Answer: Francis Gabreski. Two versions of the event exist. The first is that on a low-level strafing run, Gabreski s bullets from the eight 50 caliber machine guns on his P-47 Thunderbolt threw up debris which he flew through and which damaged his plane sufficiently to cause him to do a forced landing. The second version says he was trying to lower his angle of fire on a German airplane parked on the ground and dipped so low, his propeller contacted the ground causing severe vibrations which forced him to do an emergency landing. November Question: Many of us have been taught to not allow manifold pressure to exceed engine rpm divided by 100. i.e. MP < rpm/100. Where did this rule of thumb come from and is it really valid? Other Items of Interest INVERSION LAYER Here s an interesting picture taken by Bill Kucharski on a flight between Boulder and Greeley with Connie on their way to Breakfast at the Barnstormer. 5
Notice how sharply defined the top of the warm layer is. The calm air also allows for a reasonably well defined interface where the temperature equals the dew point and clouds are formed. A picture like this is a meteorology teacher s dream! A CALL FOR CHAPTER 648 OFFICE HOLDERS It s that time again when we assemble a slate of officers for the Chapter. Bill Hug (Secretary) cannot fill the position for the next two years and Ed Spengler (Newsletter Editor) has hinted that it may be time for a change In addition, we need to elect a Vice President. These positions carry some prestige but let s be honest, they also require a bit of effort on the part of the holder. (A bit more effort for the Newsletter Editor than for the others.) Please give some thought to volunteering for one of these positions. We ll talk more on this subject at the next meeting. If we can t find volunteers, I ll have to appoint members as temporary stand-ins. A RECORD HAS FALLEN I m sorry to report that Ted Keryluk missed our last meeting due to an important dental appointment. I think we can all say this was an excused absence and pretend to look the other way as we look forward to his regular attendance in the future. Seriously, I have a great deal of respect for Ted for his solid attendance record and his contributions to the Chapter and also to our other members who make the meetings. Remember, your attendance serves as support and encouragement to other attendees. Come to the meeting, bring guests and also encourage other aviation interested individuals to join the Chapter. 6
A Member s Trip to Davenport by Ed Spengler & Mike Ungs We decided to go on short notice. From Longmont to Davenport, Iowa was almost 6 hours including a fuel stop.actual flight time was 5.4 hours... not bad considering I still do not have the wheel pants and gear leg fairings installed! We left on Saturday morning, October 27 th. Mike is making last minute checks before we pull the plane out of the hangar The weather that morning was a little bit iffy in northeastern Colorado. We were flying at 7500msl shortly after departure from Longmont. Some might have thought it to be marginal VFR.But we worked the flight from start to finish and felt very comfortable Here we are.2.5 hours later in York Nebraska getting fuel. 7
It was still cool and breezy in York. Had to contact approach to clear this area. We were at 7500msl 8
We have arrived.. We did not do flight following. But we did file flight plans to York and then from York to Davenport. While we were there had to take a look at the mighty Mississippi. This is looking from Rock Island Arsenal. The golf course was beautiful. And the military cemetery was pristine. 9
Naturally, we had to take in the John Deere building (museum?) in Moline Illinois. Talk about some big tractors! The John Deere building in Moline Illinois. Still very green in this part of the country even in late October Here is the Rusty Bucket i.e. the main offices for John Deere. The exterior is raw steel left to rust for the effect but the grounds were beautiful. 10
The Mississippi river.this is Lock #15 11
Standing in the parking lot area of the lock 15. The double decker bridge over the Mississippi. Very near the Rock Island Arsenal there is a train track that runs over the top of the auto portion of the bridge. This is looking from the lock 15 parking lot at the rotating portion of the bridge. The bridge rotates, side to side when a barge approaches the locks very impressive! Look close and you can see the rollers that the bridge turns on The trip back was on Monday, October 29 th. Weather was good until we got 100 miles west of Davenport we ran into light snow showers at 6500 msl. We were in contact with ATC and squawking a code. So we were okay. The visibility was about 10 miles and we never lost sight of the ground it was interesting. The weather cleared up by the time we got to Lincoln and our arrivial into York for fuel was uneventful. As usual, we did file a flight plan to York and then again from York to LMO. We sipped 7.6 gph over the entire route It was a great trip! 12
Officers: President: o Richard Socash 303-499-3169 rege.so@gmail.com V. President: o Open... just waiting for you to volunteer! Secretary: o Bill Hug 303-772-8852 wjhug@yahoo.com Treasurer: o Haiko Eichler 970-344-4599 heritmail@aol.com Tech Counselor: o Bill Hannahan 303-618-7921 wfhannahan@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor: o Ed Spengler 303-898-0321 spang1@comcast.net Disclaimer: Be aware that as always, in past, present, and future, any communications issued by Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 648, regardless of format, and/or media used, which includes, but is not limited to, this newsletter and audio/visual recordings, is presented only in the context of a clearing house of ideas, opinion and personal experience accounts. Anyone using ideas, opinions, information, etc., does so at their own risk. Therefore, no liability is expressed or implied by the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 648, or any of its members. Any event announced and/or listed herein, except as noted, is done as a matter of information and does not constitute approval, sponsorship, control, or endorsement of said event. This newsletter is published by Chapter 648 of the Experimental Aircraft Association for the use, education, and enjoyment of the members and others to whom it is provided. No claim is made for technical accuracy of material presented. Editorial content is the opinion of the contributor and does not reflect the position of Chapter 648 or the Experimental Aircraft Association. Submission of articles, comments, or inquiries for publication in the newsletter are encouraged. Meetings are normally held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 P.M. The place is determined each month. 13