Letter From The
Editor
Welcome to the August issue of the
Big Bend Flyer. The big news last week was the crash of a
FedEX 727
just short of runway 9. There has been
a lot of speculation from people around the airport about what might have
caused the crash but so far there has been no official
word. It was actually a "good landing" since all the people on
board were able to walk away from it.
Our membership at EAA445 continues
to grow and we are in the process of nominating new officers. If you
are interested in becoming an officer or if you would like to nominate
someone else, please come to the next meeting.
We have a very diverse group of pilots in the
Big Bend area and there is no reason we couldn't take on a big
project like building or restoring an airplane. All we need is
people like you who are willing to make it happen.
I hope to see you on Tuesday the
13th.
John Sivyer
Members continue to fly young
people every chance they get. If you take a youngster
between 8-17 years of age flying, don't forget to fill out the form and
send it in. Our club gets credit toward scholarship money which
can be used to send a young person to summer camp in Oshkosh, Wi..
If you need forms, click here
to send an e-mail to John Sivyer, EAA445's Young Eagle
Coordinator.
The Members below are listed in the
EAA log book in Oshkosh, Wi. as having flown kids this
year.
| NAME
|
MISSIONS
|
LAST FLIGHT |
| Al Fitzgerald |
239 |
06/09/2002 |
| Scott O'Brien |
1 |
05/18/2002 |
| Jeff Owens |
48 |
05/18/2002 |
| John Sivyer |
9 |
07/25/2002 |
| Dave Schamber |
1 |
06/29/2002 |
Total Missions for all EAA chapters as of
08/05 is 818,505.
If you need a Safety Pilot, click here to go to the safety pilot page or
click here to go to
the Big Bend Safety Council page and send an e-mail or call one of the
pilots on the list. They will be happy to schedule time fly with
you.
Can you name this plane? If so, click here, type in the name and hit send. The
first person with the correct name will be listed in next month's
newsletter.
Congratulations to Jim Cammons
for winning last months NTP. It was an RV-6
kit plane. Jim built an RV-4 serveral years ago and is
still flying it today.
In which environment is aircraft structural
ice most likely to have the highest accumulation
rate?
A) Cumulus clouds with below freezing
temperatures.
B) Freezing
drizzle.
C) Freezing rain.
Click here to send your
answer
Congratulations to Hank Muth and Jason
Budzyna for winning last months Safety Quiz.
During a flight, the controller advises
"traffic 2 o'clock 5 miles southbound." The pilot is holding 20°
correction for a
crosswind from the right. Where should the pilot look
for the traffic?
A) 40° to the right of the
airplane's nose.
B) 20° to the right of the
airplane's nose.
C) Straight ahead.
ANSWER A)
40 degrees to the right of the airplane's
nose( 2:00 = 60 degrees less the 20 degrees WCA)
If you have a question for the SAFETY
QUIZ, click here to submit it. Please
include the answer!
Notes from President Marc Matthews for the
09-Jul-02 meeting.
Mac Langston talked about the new Super Cub
that Flightline recently acquired
We discussed and formed the following
committees:
Christmas Dinner
Committee – Rhett White
Nominating Committee
– John Sivyer*
Fly In Committee – Frank
Smith, Dave Schamber# & David LeCornu
Program Committee – Marc Matthews
Membership
Committee – Duane Mitchell & Dave Schamber#
Special Interest Committee – David
Williams
*Note: Our Webmaster and Electronic News
Letter Editor, John Sivyer, is also the Young Eagles
Coordinator.
#Dave Schamber is also the Chapter
Treasurer.
08/07 -TFC Monthly
Meeting, 7:00pm, at Buckhead Brewery, located at 1900 NE
Capital Circle. The featured speaker for the evening will be Scott
O’Brien. As many of you know, Scott is an experienced CFII/MEI who
recently relocated to TLH from Oklahoma City, OK. Scott owns a
beautiful Citabria. Scott’s presentation is called "From Wooden Wings
to WAAS Waypoints.” Scott will be discussing tail wheel
training (full stall landings) and airport arrivals (high performance
airplanes). He will share with us his views on whether the FAA’s
current certification process results in safe and/or complete
pilots. This should lead into a very lively and thought provoking
discussion.
08/13- EAA CHAPTER 445
Meeting 6:30 PM @ Flightline.
08/17 EAA Chapter Leadership
Workshop at the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL. This
workshop is FREE to any members of any EAA Chapter (including EAA
Divisional Chapters / Squadrons) Come and see this great
facility and take home some great ideas on how to take your Chapter
to the next level. Museum attendance is also FREE! Space
is Limited. Register now. 888-322-4636 ext. 4876 or
send e-mail to chapters@eaa.org
08/24 Live Oak EAA Chapter
797 - Dinner at Noon. Meeting to follow at
1:00 Pres. Clide Mozina 386-963-4715 or NLE
Jeanne Parker 386-776-2568 sbjeanne@alltel.net
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