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President John Sivyer Vice Pres Dave Lecornu Secretary David Williams Treasurer Frank Smith Young Eagle Coordinator Steve Balchuch
Jan is the month for membership renewal. Click here to sign up or renew you're membership with EAA445.
Big Bend Flying Club Hi fellow pilots and
non pilots,The BBFC will meet at Red lobster Jan. 7th at 7 PM.
Red Lobster has a special going called "all you can eat shrimp" for
$13.99. Guess what I'm eating? The topic for the night will be
"what was the best flight experiences of 2003.You can make it short
or long.Depends on how many people show up. ---Marc Dupuis Next Meeting of EAA 445 - Tuesday Jan 13th 2004 (Old Terminal) Members and guests will be asked to share their flight experiences from 2003. Try to limit your talk to 3mins or less. We will also be talking about the posibility of a fly-in at TLH. EAA 445 would like to thank Stephen Allenburg, General Manager of Red Lobster, for his generous donation of food for our Christmas dinner.
They are located at 2583 N. Monroe St. 850-385-1136 www.redlobster.com
January
2004
Sunset at Tallahassee Regional will fit nicely on your desktop as we begin the New Year. Visit EAA445's website and select one of three resolutions.
The Hangar Talk Website has been sponsored for another year by Commercial Consultants Corp visit their website at www.ccc-net.com for all your Real Estate needs. From The Tower-Taken from Hangar Talk-By Ron Fisher The next paragraph says it all.........I hope
this is a temporary alert. We look forward to facility visits resuming
soon. Careers in Aviation There is little or no awareness of aviation career opportunities among students and qualified prospects, and aviation companies can no longer rely on traditional sources for talented people. In response, Careers in Aviation, Inc., a non-profit organization, has developed a multimedia strategy for promoting aviation to America's youth. This program is designed to ultimately help connect qualified talent with America's aviation and aerospace industries. Visit their website at http://careersinaviation.org
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2003 was a great year for EAA Chapter 445. Under former President Frank Smith's leadership we had more activities and more members signed up than ever before. We are in the process of planning many new activities for 2004 including the possibility of a fly-in at TLH. You should be receiving a survey by e-mail this week. It is important that we hear from as many people as possible so we can tailor activities around your interests. Please take a few mins to give us your feedback even if you are not a member. As we begin 2004, I encourage you to renew your membership and get involved as much as possible. If you are not currently a member, this would be a good time for you to join. It's only $25.00 , you become part of a growing organization and get a T-shirt to boot. We have a lot of talented pilots in the Big Bend area. I'm looking forward to another fun filled year and meeting some of you for the first time. I hope we all get to fly more in 2004! John
What Did You Do on The 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight! A couple of locals tell their story I picked up an Angel Flight traveler at Sowell - PFN. Pickup time was 8 local, so I left here about 7:30 lcl on the hopes of getting a good headstart. I wanted to get to Lake City by lunch! Icing occured at 4000 ft. OAT was 30F at onset and dropped to 25F enroute to PC (westerly heading and tops were getting higher) I picked up about 1/4 to 1/2" rime in a period of about 10 minutes. I reported light rime at 4000, 28deg OAT to TYN APPR. The way I knew I had ice was that I saw it as it covered the windscreen, on the wing struts, fuel vent etc. I experienced it long enough to appreciate (enjoy!?) it and then requested 4500 feet, (essentially VFR on top) from TYN, which they granted. 4500 put me in the clear (always have an out). I experienced no noticeable decrease in perfomance. I lost all the ice in the descent into PFN. We flew to Tampa Vandenberg VDF and arrived at 11:00 lcl,
about 1:45 enroute. I got rerouted immediately after departing PFN
via CLRRK - I had filed PFN.TERES.HEVVN.CTY.PIE, so the NE vector cost me
a few minutes. Winds at FL60 were 3041, and my ground speed was typically
170+ all the way (179 as I motored back over TLH). Turbulence was widely
reported, but the air above the ovc was excellent. My passenger slept the
entire way until well into our descent. We dropped back into the soup nw
of Zephyrhills with a THUD, waking her up with a startle. Quite rough the
last ten minutes or so. Got vectored to the LOC23 approach (to circle) at
VDF, Had to file to come home as I was not going to subject
myself to that ride below. Flew home at 4000 in choppy clag until Crystal
River. Clag turned into clear 45knot headwind. 106KGS home to Tallahassee
(154KTAS!, but I may be off some I suspect). Below 2000 at TLH was
GODAWFUL. Cleared for visual 36, wind 17@300 Yuck - asked for 27.
"Negative - CJ on 4 mile final" OK, I can deal with that, I just hate
xwinds on my spindly-legged rg! "Wind 19@290" OK, that does it. I
tell tower I'll accept the extended downwind to ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hey!It wasn't that
bad!But, I had a small problem. I rented the 172 from
Flightline and it would not crank.(Battery low).SO then I decided to take
the PA28161.It was windy but that didn't spoiled my day.When I was a
student pilot,I flew in worse winds.In fact,I did my long distance in this
kind of weather.It was light wind when I tookoff but after I left,It
picked up big time.I had fun with it.Well back to yesturday,I took off and
headed towards Cannon Creek.My ground speed was 151 knots,I was indicating
123 knots.It didn't take long top get there but the coulds started to get
thick.So!I flew below the clouds under VFR.By the way,There was lots of
holes top fly through. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I didn't fly on 12/17, but instead took a tour of the control tower facility with my family. Ron fisher and his team, especially Steve Leggett did a fantastic job of making us feel welcome, and showing us around the facility. We spent time in the control tower and in the approach/departure radar room. The controlers and our guide were helpful, friendly and informative. This tour is a must do for pilots, and anyone interested in this miracle we call aviation. - Marty Roberts
Former EAA445 President DIes in a Plane Crash Floyd Redmond, Chapter president in 1995 , died Sunday 12/28/03 in a single-engine airplane crash near the North Carolina-South Carolina line. He was an experienced pilot and mechanic.... more Picture of the Month
Local Items of interest Terry Fregley Jr is reportedly the first CFI in the US this year. He passed his check ride on 2 Jan 2004. John Sivyer and Frank Smith were awarded a certificate of appreciation and recognition on behalf of the Big Bend Safety Council for their special efforts in support of aviation safety in the North Florida Area. Ron Fisher presented the certificates at the December Operation Rain check meeting. Bill Grow is the newest member of the Big Bend Safety Council. Click here to see the current list of members. E-Mails I'm glad the 'locals' decided to 'keep' the BBFC. I kept quiet during
the vote because I am not present on the local area and cannot
contribute much to getting any work done. I do, however, enjoy the Hangar Talk chats
and want to see them continue.
Thanks again and I'll visit you in Tally when I get the chance.
Sincerely,
Winston Scott
I have enjoyed Hangar Talk. There
are some very interested and knowlegable(myself excluded) folks out there.
They bring up some good topics.
Steve Bryan Are you searching for an Aircraft STC? You can
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