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Kelly Phillips has been appointed by the board of directors to be our interim treasurer due to the passing of Frank Smith.. EAA445 would like to Welcome New Member Don Ritchie --------------------------- New Ratings Don Thompson Instrument Airplane Next Meeting of EAA 445 -Regular Meeting Canceled due to Hurricane IVAN-New Date TBD at a later time.. *Don Green* of Flight Options will present our program. A Door prize worth $99.00 will be given away at the meeting provided by Aviation Tutorials. Crab legs and baked potatoes will be provided thanks to our flying cook- Marc Dupuis and Red Lobster. $5.00 Suggested donation PILOTS AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,2004 BRIEFING BEGINS: 7:00PM L OR 2300Z * WHERE: COMPASS POINT ROOM (OLD TERMINAL) * POC: RON FISHER, MANAGER TLH ATCT (850) 942-9642 LEE BOWERSOX JR., CPC TLH ATCT (850) 942-9642 More Saturday Sep 25th 8:30-9:30 AM Pancake Breakfast -$3.00 Suggested donation. Board meeting at 8AM everyone is welcome to attend. We will be showing the second video in a 12 video series titled "From the Ground Up" The making of an RV-8. SATURDAY--OCTOBER 9--11AM TO ?? FLY & DRIVE IN Jefferson Landing More info THOMASVILLE FLY-IN 2004 Thomasville, Georgia October 8, 9, & 10 "An Old-Fashioned Grass Roots Fly-In" . Big Bend Flying Club This club will be changing nights starting in October.Mondays instead of Wednesday.I will also try harder to make better presentation,I finally move to my new home and I will have time to make plans. See you there! *Marc Dupuis* *Capital City Air-Fest 2005* *May 14th and 15th* The CAP Tallahassee Squadron A Tallahassee Civil Air Patrol Recon Team was the first unit of the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) to hit the ground after Hurricane Charley. This team consisted of two Cadets and two Senior Members from the Tallahassee Composite Squadron (www.captlh.org) of the Civil Air Patrol. Under the direction of Florida’s State Emergency Operations Center, this team traveled to Lakeland on the night of the storm’s landfall, allowed the storm to pass and worked their way into Punta Gorda arriving at first daylight. The team, along with Civil Air Patrol aircraft, photographed damage, interviewed witnesses, delivered info to County Emergency Management offices while following the storm’s path to Florida’s east coast. The team used VHF radios, cell phones, GPS navigation, and satellite email systems to send information back to Tallahassee. The Florida Division of Emergency Management then used this information to direct disaster relief resources where needed. Their photographs, along with photographs from the aircraft, are posted at www.floridadisaster.org The Civil Air Patrol is a congressionally chartered private non-profit benevolent organization and is recognized as the official Auxiliary of the United States Air Force. *James Dodson* Update from Quincy Rut Fuller’s time to climb record attempt has been delayed while he awaits delivery of the 130 hp engine from the manufacturer. Just so he doesn’t get bored while waiting, Rut has purchased and is restoring a classic 1958 Mack truck. If you’re up at Quincy, stop by and see it, there’s nothing quite like it on the road! Are you searching for an Aircraft STC? You can look it up on www.airweb.faa.gov/stc. Are you searching for an Aircraft AD? Look for it here.		EAA445's Official Electronic Newsletter September 2004
		Gone West: Frank Smith our treasurer and a past President, passed away suddenly a few weeks ago. Frank had a vision to make this chapter one of the best in Florida. He was a major contributor to the rapid growth of the chapter over the last couple of years. We have set up a memorial webpage in his honor. Click here for to go to Frank's memorial page. Dale Mabry Field - by Ed Copes Tail wheel forward to locked. Throttle forward. Two thousand Pratt & Whitney horses roar to life as the P-47 begins its takeoff roll. Ease the stick forward, climb out, wheels up. 32 inches and 2250 rpm. The Gulf of Mexico looms ahead. We’re headed to Alligator Point for some shallow and steep turns and some stall practice. Then back to Dale Mabry field. Two more months and we’ll be flying these Jugs over the war scarred landscape of France and Germany, leaving the peaceful green of the Apalachicola forest far behind. This was a routine day for a pilot at Dale Mabry Army Air Base in Tallahassee in 1943. Over 8,000 pilots trained here from 1941 to 1945 in P-39 Airacobras, P-40 Warhawks, P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs. The airfield eventually grew to 1,720 acres and at its peak in 1944 had a staff of 1,300 officers, 3,000 enlisted men and women, and 800 civilian employees. The base had a tremendous economic and cultural impact on the city and its then 16,000 residents. Dale Mabry field started its life in 1929 as the city’s first municipal airport. Eastern Airlines started commercial service in 1937, followed by National Airlines. After the war, the field reverted to civilian use until 1961, when the field was abandoned after the city opened its new facility at the site of the present airport. The property of Dale Mabry Field eventually became the home of Tallahassee Community College. The community has finally started to take note of this important piece of Tallahassee’s aviation history. In 2001, a commemorative plaque was dedicated on the site of the old north/south runway, on the northwest corner of Appleyard Road and Pensacola Street. And last April, the city opened the Aviation Museum in the second floor observation deck at the Tallahassee Regional Airport. The featured topic is World War II and Dale Mabry Field. The centerpiece of the museum is a sculpture with four bronze models of fighters, the P-39, P-40, P-47, and P-51, each on a stainless steel plume. Next year is the 60^th anniversary of the Allied victory in WWII and we plan to salute the pilots and planes of Dale Mabry Field at the Airfest in May. In addition to exhibits, we are hoping to bring alive some of this history and have some of the fighters that once trained here fly again over the skies of Tallahassee. If you have ideas or would like to help in this effort email flyin@eaa445.org (For more information on Dale Mabry Field, Click here). EAA CHAPTER 445 BOARD MEETING MINUTES August 28, 2004 The chapter's monthly board meeting convened at 08:00 President John Sivyer presiding. I Financial Report: John Sivyer Checking Approximate $2,100.00 Savings 4,700.30 Total $6,800.30 II Secretary's Report: David Williams Minutes of the July board meeting approved as submitted. III John announced that he has purchased a digital projector, projector case, and accompanying speakers for chapter use. Approximate total expenditure was $1,200. (Expenditure of up to $1, 500 was approved by the board during July, 2004 board meeting) IV John announced further plans for the October ninth fly-in at Jefferson Landing—co-hosted by the chapter and Scott Sutor. The chapter will provide food; Scott will provide the beer. Hours for the event: Ten AM until the well runs dry- V Nominated by John Sivyer, the Board unanimously approved Kelley Phillips to be the chapter’s treasurer to finish the term of Frank Smith. VI David Williams will prepare the application for a Memorial Brick to honor the memory of Frank Smith. NOTE: The Florida Air Museum at Sun 'n Fun has an ongoing project by which Chapters or individuals can purchase a personally inscribed brick honoring a special person. The brick will be placed in a special promenade to be located near the museum. The cost of a personalized brick is $100 ($80 for Florida Air Museum Members.) A commemorative certificate noting the contribution will be sent to the donor. VII Ideas for the December family program were discussed in general terms. Ø The program will be in honor of the memory of Frank Smith Ø The venue will be the old terminal building Ø Catering vs. in-house chafing still to be decided Ø Ø Ø VIII The Chapter’s annual election will take place during our November regular meeting. Open offices include Treasurers’ and several “at-large.” Contact any current board member with names of interested members. IX Discussion of Young Eagles program - no date set due to the FSU football game being on the 28th. X Ed Copes introduced the idea than one of our pancake breakfasts should be held at the Quincy International Airport—the board was favorable to the idea—the details/date is to be worked out. XI Don Ritchie was introduced as our newest member; past military duty included flight engineer on P-3’s, and now with commercial, multi-engine, and instrument ratings he is a welcome addition to our Chapter. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 0905 hours. *Submitted by David Williams* From the Tower by Ron Fisher Fall is not far away and good flying weather for pilots in the Tallahassee area. This time of year we expect an increase in air traffic operations in the area that translates to more airplanes in the same airspace. Collision avoidance is always a priority, VFR or IFR procedures. It is a good idea to remember what services are available to the pilot and the pilots responsibilities to see traffic and be seen by other aircraft. What services are available to me as a pilot in the Tallahassee Approach Airspace? Well, the answer to the question is Class C services. What are those services? An explanation is available to pilots in the AIM, Chapter 3, paragraph 3-2-4. Remember, Class C services extent out to the "outer area" unless the pilot advises the controller they DO NOT want the service. To receive traffic advisory services a pilot may ask for "Flight Following" if you are enroute from one airport to another airport. What happens when you make the request for flight following, well the controller request the pilots route, type aircraft, altitude and other pertinent information such as your pilot certificate number, "just kidding." The other responce from the controller may be, "unable," and the reason for that is usually IFR traffic that is the priority for the controller. When you are staying local you should request "traffic advisories" that give you the same services as flight following except the controller does not put your data into the computer, that saves them valuable time. Please be specific on your request to the controller. The one thing pilots should remember is the rule for looking outside the cockpit, 70-30 rule. A minimum of 70 percent of your time looking for traffic and 30 percent of your time in the cockpit. I think your rule should be closer to 80-20. The GPS has really spoiled pilots concerning these rules with pilots spending much more time in the cockpit enjoying all the GPS presentation goodies............ Even if you have a traffic alerting system, look outside for traffic, remember there are primary targets out there! Also, don't rely on ATC to always issue traffic, it is on a time permitting basis except for turbojets and Presidential Aircraft. Often pilots get upset with controllers who do not issue traffic that passes in their proximity. Remember, traffic is issued on a time permitting basis. Don't forget "operation lights on" while in low visibility situations and when near airports. I can tell you that we do see those lights even on a clear day from the tower. If we see them, so do other pilots. Courtesy to other pilots at night is also important, turn off your strobes until your airborne its bad for night vision looking directly into strobe lights........... Assign your passengers the responsibility of informing you of traffic they may see. I am sure non-pilot passengers would love for the pilot to assign them something to do during the flight so they feel they are contributing to the safe outcome of the flight. Good passenger briefings explain to the passenger why looking for traffic is so important and if an emergency condition exists how they can help. Make them a part of your flight crew, they will appreciate it............... Question or comments, give me a call! SAFE FLYING Ron Fisher, ETSU, Air Traffic Manager, TLH ATCT ron.fisher@faa.gov Office: (850) 942-9642 Cell: (850) 556-1294 FAX: (850) 942-9657 EMAILS Dear John, My name is Steve McNeilly, president of Aviation Tutorials Company---we produce training products for pilots, and we have a FREE online course that will greatly benefit your EAA 445 members. Please consider telling your members about it; there's no charge for the course--- it teaches pilots how to read METAR's and TAF's. It is fully-voice-narrated with about 2 hours of training, and is available on our website at www.avtutorials.com . We're just trying to spread the word about it, and I was wondering if you would kindly mention it in your EAA 445 newsletter. Some information is shown below. Please let me know if this is possible. Thanks for your assistance! Sincerely, Steve McNeilly, President AVIATION TUTORIALS COMPANY, LLC 8555 Apple Creek Drive Oak Creek, Wisconsin 53154 U.S.A. http://www.avtutorials.com stevem@avtutorials.com (414) 761-9331 A Door prize worth $99.00 will be given away at our next meeting provided by Aviation Tutorials. Check out their free online METAR and TAF Tutorial. www.avtutorials.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ John, Our chapter is hosting a research project dedicated to helping older pilots fly safer and longer. Our website at www.eaa1241.org is asking pilots to share their challenges of aging and how it relates to flying. We also are asking for pilots to share their tips or countermeasures on how they overcome those problems. We then will post those tips for others to share. We have some good articles on the site as well and a survey for CFIS to see how they are approaching this subject. I have gotten a lot of good feedback and will post the contributions shortly. If you could please post this in your newsletter, it would be appreciated. Thanks, Dan Mahoney Marathon Chapter 1241. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EAA National Dues - $40.00 EAA445 Dues - $25.00 Being a part of a growing and enthusiastic group of pilots and aviation junkies in the Big Bend Area! - Priceless! *Click here to join or renew !* Want to stay informed about local meetings and events? Click here to sign up for our e-mail list. This list is for the sole purpose of distributing information about events, meetings and other items of interest to pilots and aviation buffs. Your e-mail address will not be sold, shared or given to anyone else. You can unsubscribe at any time!. We respect your privacy. 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