2014 Leadership Workshopby Danny Miller, Dan Botzer, and Laura Hoover Danny Miller - The Board of Directors sent the four officers to the Leadership Workshop at Oshkosh this year; VP - Sandi Miller-Long, Secretary - Dan Botzer, and Treasurer - Laura Hoover. Since Laura was go- ing, her husband and Chapter Technical Counselor, Ralph, decided to fund his way to attend as well. We arrived early but once we settled in we were invited to the Kermit Weeks hangar to observe the work being done on the B-17, Aluminum Overcast. Apparently, during the touring last year the plane sustained hail damage to several flying surfaces that had to be replaced or repaired. The ailerons, flaps, leading and trailing edges of the wings, and the cowlings were removed for repair so we got an up close and personal guided tour of the repairs, the plane, and the other projects underway in the Weeks hangar. Normally, one might expect that only limited access to such a facility and workings would be granted to onlookers. That wasn’t the case. We were granted unfettered access to everything there and encouraged to look around as we pleased. It was wonderful. The first afternoon we were given a “behind the ropes” tour of the museum where we were all encouraged to climb in to some WWII vintage aircraft. The picture to the left is me in the P-64. That same evening we had a fireside chat with Jeff Skiles. For the uninformed, Jeff was the copilot on US Airways Flight 1549 that landed in the Hudson River with Sul- ly Sullenberger. The combined effort of these two gentlemen saved the lives of 150 passengers and five crew members after a bird strike crippled their engines. Jeff is a soft spoken gentleman but from Newsletter Deadline Newsletter items are due on the first Wednesday of the month. Email items of interest to newsletteratEAA186.org. General meet- ings may be canceled in the event of poor weather. Call the chapter house phone (703) 365-8764 for additional information. Inside this Issue 2014 Leadership Workshop Report .................................... Cover Business Meeting Minutes .................................................... 10 News You Can Use ..................................................................... 3 General Meeting Minutes ...................................................... 13 Who is Chapter 186? ................................................................... 4 Koehler’s Korner ................................................................... 15 Classifieds ................................................................................... 5 Calendar ................................................................................ 17 President’s Column ................................................................... 10 Who’s Who ........................................................................... 18 EAA Chapter 186, KHEF 10629 Observation Road Manassas, VA 20110 (703) 365-8764 March 2014 www.eaa186.org A Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to the Advancement of Aviation Education, Homebuilt Aircraft, and Private Aviation. Stick and Rudder Stick and Rudder
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2014 Leadership Workshopby Danny Miller, Dan Botzer, and Laura Hoover
Danny Miller - The Board of Directors sent the four officers to the Leadership Workshop at Oshkosh this year; VP - Sandi Miller-Long, Secretary - Dan Botzer, and Treasurer - Laura Hoover. Since Laura was go-ing, her husband and Chapter Technical Counselor, Ralph, decided to fund his way to attend as well.
We arrived early but once we settled in we were invited to the Kermit Weeks hangar to observe the work being done on the B-17, Aluminum Overcast. Apparently, during the touring last year the plane sustained hail damage to several flying surfaces that had to be replaced or repaired. The ailerons, flaps, leading and trailing edges of the wings, and the cowlings were removed for repair so we got an up close and personal guided tour of the repairs, the plane, and the other projects underway in the Weeks hangar. Normally, one might expect that only limited access to such a facility and workings would be granted to onlookers. That wasn’t the case. We were granted unfettered access to everything there and encouraged to look around as we pleased. It was wonderful.
The first afternoon we were given a “behind the ropes” tour of the museum where we were all encouraged to climb in to some WWII vintage aircraft. The picture to the left is me in the P-64. That same evening we had a fireside chat with Jeff Skiles. For the uninformed, Jeff was the copilot on US Airways Flight 1549 that landed in the Hudson River with Sul-ly Sullenberger. The combined effort of these two gentlemen saved the lives of 150 passengers and five crew members after a bird strike crippled their engines. Jeff is a soft spoken gentleman but from
Newsletter Deadline Newsletter items are due on the first Wednesday of the month. Email items of interest to newsletteratEAA186.org. General meet-ings may be canceled in the event of poor weather. Call the chapter house phone (703) 365-8764 for additional information.
Inside this Issue
2014 Leadership Workshop Report .................................... Cover Business Meeting Minutes .................................................... 10 News You Can Use ..................................................................... 3 General Meeting Minutes ...................................................... 13 Who is Chapter 186? ................................................................... 4 Koehler’s Korner ................................................................... 15 Classifieds ................................................................................... 5 Calendar ................................................................................ 17 President’s Column ................................................................... 10 Who’s Who ........................................................................... 18
EAA Chapter 186, KHEF 10629 Observation Road Manassas, VA 20110 (703) 365-8764
March 2014 www.eaa186.org
A Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to the Advancement of Aviation Education, Homebuilt Aircraft, and Private Aviation.
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my personal contact with him the following day at lunch, I can tell you he’s a down to earth, honest man who cares a great deal about the role he now fills with the EAA.
There were 34 participants from all over the coun-try. Throughout the two days at the workshop we discussed the following aspects of EAA Chapter business: Chapter video series; Young Eagles and Eagle Flight Plans; Eagle Flights; Risk Management.
I could provide detail on each of these items but the overwhelming issue that comes to light on all mat-ters is that the US pilot base is diminishing. This translates into fewer future EAA members and puts general aviation at risk. Despite what many of us would like to believe, none of us are getting any younger. We need to find, encourage, and mentor the pilots of the future in order to secure the future of general aviation. The other consistent message conveyed to the participants by EAA staff is that they are there for the Chapter’s needs, not their own. We spoke to eleven or more staff members and this message was conveyed and repeatedly re-inforced by every single one of them. From talking to the other participants, I believe we all agreed that the leadership workshop was well worth the time, effort, and expense. I, for one, am encouraged, re-invigorated, and truly looking forward to AirVenture 2014.
Dan Botzer - The EAA Headquarters Leadership Workshop focused on explaining how EAA can help their chapters. The sessions described holding successful Young Eagle Rallies, Eagle Flights, how to apply for chapter event insurance, what EAA is doing for Government Advocacy, how to use social media, how to handle public relations, and AirVenture activities. For people who read the Sport Pilot magazine I was aware of most of these areas but the thing I found most helpful was putting a face to all the names I had read about. The other good thing about meetings like this is to learn what other chapters are doing. Things they find success-ful and things they find not successful came out during workshop discussions. I tried to put on a
Chapter 186 hat to see what things we could do to improve our Chapter in some way. On the key out-reach activities that our Chapter conducts, such as Young Eagles, supporting local fly-ins, and bring-ing in good speakers to Chapter meetings, I think our Chapter is doing a good job and probably doesn’t need to improve. Some new ideas that I gained during the sessions that I think might help: Chapters can own an FAA approved flight sim-
ulator. I feel that the purchase of a good flight simulator would be a big boost to Chapter in-volvement and participation. I highly recom-mend we pursue this.
The option of having remote control airplanes, rubber band airplanes, etc., at Chapter events, such as Wing over Manassas or maybe during YE rallies, etc.
Consider starting an IMC club. Jeff Skiles dis-cussed how his chapter started one and interest was very strong.
EAA National has Academy scholarships that Chapter member's kids can apply for. I wasn't aware of this.
Invite Sean Tucker (YE Chairman) to visit Ma-nassas during one of our YE rallies.
Inform CAP how they can get EAA benefits too without taking a YE flight.
We need to get insurance for our lunch trailers. We should invite all YE participants and their
parents to join our Chapter. We should consider hosting a Sport Air work-
shop (welding, fiberglass, wood, electrical, etc.) at our chapter.
Laura Hoover - I really enjoyed and learned quite a bit from the leadership workshop. It doesn't sur-prise me that other chapters face many of the same challenges that we do. I believe that we’ll be able to bring the things we learned to the Board and Chapter members and increase the vitality of our Chapter. The workshop also clarified some issues for us.
Of course, my favorite part was the after hours tour by the assistant curator and getting to sit in the P-64 and my favorite plane of all time (next to our RV-7A), the P-51D!
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The staff at EAA were terrific! They’re so persona-ble, knowledgeable and fun to be around. In spite of a big event the same weekend, they went above and beyond for us.
News You Can Use If you’re a Young Eagle who has experienced the thrill of flight first-hand and wants to see and do more in the exciting world of aviation, then it’s time to move from the right seat to the left seat. EAA and Sporty’s Pilot Shop have teamed up to offer you the Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course – a $249 value – offered for free! This online course is designed to take you through the process of the FAA written exams to your first flight lesson. It’s a great way to begin your aviation journey!
The course is part of the EAA Young Eagles Flight Plan that begins with a Young Eagles flight, contin-ues with a free EAA Student Membership, the Sporty’s online course, a free first flight lesson at a local flight school of the student’s choice, and nu-merous flight training scholarships and awards. It’s easy for you to unlock these benefits! Every Young Eagle receives a logbook, and inside that logbook (or on the back) is a special access code you can use to register online for these benefits on the Young Eagles website. What are you waiting for? Sign up today at https://secure.eaa.org/apps/student/! Start the fun NOW!
Seeking Help by Amit Ganjoo
My Sonex is nearing completion and sometime in the next six weeks I’ll be moving it to the KJYO airport. I wanted to reach out to ask for help and guidance on a couple of items.
1. I’m looking for any chapter members who keep their planes at JYO and would be willing to take me up with them a couple of times so I can get familiar with the JYO area and the procedures.
2. Since I’m a low time pilot I would prefer if someone with more flight experience would do the
first flight. I have a tail wheel Sonex so it needs to be someone who has tail wheel experience. If any-body in the chapter can help, contact Amit at 972-436-3200 or [email protected].
Fly-Out Anyone?by Laura Hoover
The New England Aviation Museum is having Open Cockpit days on March 16. Visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of 12 vintage aircraft, a full-motion simulator and two static sim-ulators. Aircraft include the P-47 Thunderbolt, North American F-100 Super Sabre, DC-3 airliner, several helicopters, and more. We have fabulous aviation museums in our backyard but I thought this might be fun for some of us, especially if cer-tain folks (Danny, Rob) can lead us through the air-space. The museum is open 7 days a week at Brad-ley International, Windsor Locks, CT. Two FBOs on the field have parking and shuttle service to the museum. The dates are on Sundays. Contact Laura Hoover at hooverlaratcomcast.net or 540-253-5845 for additional information.
Chapter 186 Merchandise
If you’re interested in polo, long or short sleeved denim shirts, t-shirts, or caps, Diane Cole is taking orders. We can do the 50th Anniversary logo or the classic logo on polo and denim shirts, and arrange for personalization. Pre-payment is required. We can also personalize anything you want. Contact Diane at 703-860-4487 or dpcamlatyahoo.com.
Polo Shirts, with choice of logo, and 2 lines of per-sonalization are $40.
Denim Shirts, (short or long sleeve) with choice of logo & 2 lines of personalization are $45.
T-shirts, with logo are $18.
Coffee cups are $10.
Surprisingly, there hasn’t been much demand for caps but if you want one they’re $22.
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Who is EAA Chapter 186?by Sandi Miller-Long
In each issue of this newsletter, we include articles about our 250+ Chapter members. If you’d like us to feature you or another member in one of these articles, please send a short bio and photo to Danny Miller at newsletterateaa186.org or Sandi Miller-Long at vicepresidentateaa186.org. We’re looking forward to learning about all of you!
Dick Koehlerby Dave Watrous
As a 186 member, you’ve certainly read the Chap-ter’s Stick and Rudder and probably read Koehler’s Korner. This month we’re going to acquaint you with the author of this interesting and helpful col-umn. Dick has aviation in his genes. His Dad flew B-24s with the Navy during WWII. Later, after Dick came into this world, his parents would take him flying in a two place open cockpit airplane they owned with Dick strapped to his Mom riding in the front seat. Dick’s Dad taught Dick to fly and later also taught Dick’s younger brother, Robert to fly.
Dick grew up in West Lafayette, IN, graduated from Purdue with an aeronautical engineering de-gree, and then went on to fly A-6 Intruders off the USS Enterprise into North Vietnam. Some of those North Vietnam combat experiences served as the basis for episodes in Stephen Coonts’ book, Flight of the Intruder. Following his combat tours and graduate school, Dick served as manager of a depot level Navy aircraft repair and maintenance facility in the Philippines. While he was there, he flew the C-117, also known as the R4D-8 or the Super C-47, which had a pair of R-1820-80 radial engines.
Subsequent Navy assignments brought him to the East Coast where he was a test pilot for a Navy re-search center, flying mostly the T-2 and A-7 jets. At that time he also built his first homebuilt, a KR-2. He first came to the DC area to be a Deputy Pro-gram Manager on the Navy’s T-45 program in the summer of 1982. This is when he first joined Chapter 186 (Tom Ryan was president). He met his future wife, Jane, at work and took her back to the Pacific where he served as the Commanding
Officer of the Navy’s production office for the Aus-tralian co-production of the F/A-18. He personally delivered the first co-production F/A-18 to the Roy-al Australian Air Force fighter base. He returned to the DC area in the spring of 1986 (George Lutz was president) and has been a Chapter 186 member ever since. Additional jobs for the Navy in the DC area include managing aviation research and develop-ment money in the Pentagon and tours of duty at the Naval Air Systems Command as the Program Manager for Common Avionics Systems and, final-ly, the Program Manager for the T-45, where, again, he delivered the first production aircraft to the Training Command.
Dick retired from the Navy as a Captain, the equiv-alent to an Air Force Colonel for those unfamiliar with the Navy’s officer ranks. Dick spent his early post-Navy retirement years working in the private sector of the aviation community with Grumman, Rolls-Royce Allison, and Atlantic Coast Airlines. All of that very valuable knowledge and experience couldn’t go to waste. Captain Dick Koehler (retired) became Professor Koehler and, over the course of the next several years, he taught every segment of the aviation maintenance curriculum at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Dick is a ‘hands-on’ guy. Not only has Dick been devoted to aviation all his life, he’s a real people person and committed to encouraging others to learn about and enjoy aviation. Combining those interests and talents, Dick would often bring his UDC students to the local airport on weekends to get hands-on experience working on general avia-tion airplanes. The experience worked well for everyone involved. The students gained experience in a real world environment and the aircraft owners, who were required to make a sweat equity invest-ment in their plane maintenance, learned more about their plane, its internal workings and how to better care for it.
Dick’s teaching and mentoring didn’t stop with UDC students. He’s brought his brother Robert along to the point where Robert, too, is an A&P and IA. Dick has also trained at least one other Chapter 186 member to the point where he recently earned his A&P.
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Besides the KR-2, Dick has owned and flown a Swift and currently owns, maintains and flies a Mooney M-20C. As a result of Dick’s lifetime in-volvement in aviation, he knows and understands the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of general aviation compo-nents and systems. His primary mechanical skills center on Lycoming engines. He has rebuilt many for Chapter 186 members and has also developed considerable expertise on Continental engines. Be-yond his aviation knowledge, skills, and experi-ence, one of Dick’s greatest assets is his people skills. He’s a volunteer. He knows everyone and is always ready to help with any aviation maintenance issue. He’s both a Technical Counselor and a Flight Advisor.
In addition to his Koehler’s Korner, Dick writes for a number of General Aviation publications and travels the country for EAA presenting Sport Air Workshop ‘how to’ sessions to current and poten-tial experimental amateur built aircraft owners. Dick and his brother Robert have become famous within EAA circles for their ‘Hints for Homebuild-ers’ short video segments and their annual ‘how to’ demos at AirVenture.
A few years ago, Dick was awarded EAA’s prestig-ious Tony Bingelis Award. This award, which hon-ors the memory of EAA’s highly regarded home-building authority, author and columnist, was estab-lished in 2002 to recognize people who have made significant contributions to the encouragement of aircraft projects for fellow EAA members, the pro-motion of safety and to maintaining the values of EAA. We, in Chapter 186, are very fortunate to have Dick as a member of our Chapter. He’s knowledgeable, experienced, approachable, and always willing to help both builders and those with certificated airplanes fix problems with their bird.
Thanks Dick … for all you do.
Robert Shumaker Follow up
As you all know, Bob Shumaker was our featured member last November. Dar Lundberg is a local retired USMC Colonel aviator and a US Naval Academy classmate of Bob Shumaker. Dar wrote the posting copied below regarding Bob and the
recently published book “Defiant” for their class web site and shared it with OC Baker. OC sent it to me with a request to publish it in this newsletter. For those of you who may be unaware of it, Bravo Zulu is the navy ship-to-ship signal flag for “Well done.”
We all knew Bob was smart and a hero, but proba-bly were not aware of many of the details of his in-credible strength of character demonstrated while a POW. In the book "Defiant," the author, Alvin Townley, focuses on eleven POWs who were sin-gled out by their captors as uncooperative leaders. They were banished to solitary confinement in an isolated prison they called Alcatraz. Published this year, 2014, it’s now available. It’s hard to put down. Even after many years, the POW treatment makes one's blood boil again with anger. Bravo Zulu Bob.
Classifieds ICOM IC-A14 transceiver, new in the box, never used. 700mW loud audio, full keypad, compact, lightweight, rugged body, large capacity Lithium-Ion battery pack, 200 channels with memory banks, BC-179 holder type battery charger, 5W typ., 1.5W output power, side tone function allows you to hear your own voice via a third party aviation headset, LCD backlight for night time operation, Auto Noise Limiter, low battery indication and beep alert, ad-justable microphone gain setting, BNC type anten-na connector. $200.00 OBO. Complete specs at http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/avionics/handheld/a14. Contact Danny Miller, 248-756-8048 or danny.milleratn107sd.com.
Continental TSIO-360 cylinder - Overhauled in July 1994 by Aerochrome of Norwalk, CA. Kept it in proper storage, no corrosion, ready for installa-tion. I paid almost $600 for it. You can have it for $250. Contact Danny Miller, 248-756-8048 or dan-ny.milleratn107sd.com.
Need a BFR? - Eric Puschmann will provide a free BFR to active EAA 186 members. Please try not to overwhelm him as he has no interest in taking on
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students at this time. Contact Eric at puschyataol.com or 703-435-3512 to schedule.
1997 GLASAIR 2FT - $55,000. LYC O-320-D2A 160 HP, Sensenich fixed pitch prop, 1280 hrs TT A&E, compressions in the 70s at last annual 8/13. B/K KLN-89B IFR GPS, HSI, KX 155 nav/com, KS-97A com, KT-76A Txponder, Trio Pro Pilot autopilot, IFly 720 GPS to drive autopilot, receive traffic and weather from Sky Radar ADS-B receiv-er, Grand Rapids 4000 EIS, Dual P-Mags, wet vac pump, dual brakes, Reiff Hotband Cyl heating sys, Temper Foam seats, heated pitot, extended wing tips, 44 gal fuel, located Franklin, VA, (FKN), call Dale at 757-876-0978 or f100f4f5atyahoo.com.
Rotorway Exec 152 - Complete project for sale. Built in 1989, flew for 100 hours, took a hard land-ing that broke one gear leg and bent/tore the tail boom. I bought the aircraft from a Chapter 186 member (through George Smith) in 1999, put on new style landing gear and welded in the newer frame braces. Then I had kids and it sat for 13 years. I don’t have time to put it back together. So, it's time to let someone else get this whirlybird back in the air. I have about $13,000 in it. Make a rea-sonable offer. Pete Kurzenhauser, (m) 703-772-5515, (w) 703-613-0961, (h) 703-759-4413. Locat-ed in Great Falls, VA.
Seeking Chili Help by Sandi Miller-Long
We REALLY do need you! Chili Cooks, Corn Bread, Dessert Chefs and Judges! Don't delay, SIGN UP TODAY! Chili will be judged in three categories, REAL (hot, spicy, meaty, etc.) ALTER-NATIVE (Vegetarian, Vegan) and WIMPY (mild and mellow). Chili should be prepared at home and brought in a slow cooker or presentation pot of your choosing. Those not entering chili in the contest are invited to bring corn bread and dessert! ALL CHILI TO BE JUDGED MUST BE IN PLACE BY 11:30am! Be sure to use our ONLINE SIGN UP SHEET and let us know what you're bringing! Contact Gil Coshland, Judy Sparks, or Sandi Miller-Long for more info.
Sandra Miller-Long
SandraatWunderWebs.com 248.756.8047
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DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT THE GATES TO BENEFIT The Virginia Airborne Search & Rescue Squad
AND The Manassas Freedom Museum
Ample parking is available at the airport with shuttle buses to the event gates. There will be handicapped parking in all lots and limited handicapped parking at the terminal lot with appro-priate license plates or tag. Handicapped buses will be at all lots. Parking will be controlled by police and Civil Air Patrol.
Please follow all directions.
PETS, FOOD, AND DRINKS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE RAMP AND SMOKING IS PROHIBITED INSIDE THE AIRFIELD. There will be ample food vendors and many se-lections in the food court with easy access.
SECURITY CHECKPOINTS - ALL LARGE BAGS WILL BE CHECKED
PURPOSE: Proceeds will support youth aviation pro-grams and scholarships provided by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1099. EAA Chap-ter 1099 is a non-profit charitable organization that promotes aviation through community outreach pro-grams in Fredericksburg and Stafford. For more infor-mation see: www.eaa1099.org
COURSE DETAILS: This is the fastest and flattest course in the County! No minimum age, kids are welcome! There is no ve-hicle traffic on this course, making it safe for racers of all ages. Racers will start on the main ramp of the airport then complete one loop on the actual runway and down the parallel taxiway! Please see the Race Timing Unlimited website for a course map. The course will be a USATF certified five kilometer (5k) course. Timing provided by Race Timing Unlimited using Winning Time Chips. Start and finish times are being recorded.
DIRECTIONS: Stafford Regional Airport is located at 75 Aviation Way, Fredericksburg, VA 22406. From I-95, take Exit 136, Centreport Parkway West for about three miles, turn left onto Aviation Way. Follow signs and parking marshals to designated park-ing areas. Carpooling is strongly recommended!
AWARDS: Gift certificates for Overall top three men and women. Gift Certificates for top three men and women in the follow-ing Age Groups: 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over. Trophies for top three men and women in the following Age Groups: 14 & under, 15-19. All awards are based on finishing order (gun time).
WATER and REFRESHMENTS: A water station for the racers will be on the course and refreshments will be available after the race.
COST: Until Jan 31, 2014: $18 Feb 1 to Feb 28, 2014: $20 March 1 to March 21, 2014: $25 After March 21, 2014: $30
T-SHIRTS: All runners registered prior to March 1 are guaranteed a T-shirt. T-shirts for entries received after March 1 will be on a first come, first serve basis until supplies are exhausted.
ONLINE REGISTRATION AT: www.racetimingunlimited.org (Online registration closes at 8pm on March 20, 2014)
MAIL-IN REGISTRATION: Fill out registration form for each runner. Complete and mail the form to: Stafford Airport Run-way Runaway, 3 Danford Court, Fredericksburg, VA 22405. Make checks payable to: Pohanka Honda. (Mail-in registration closes March 14, 2014. Racers wishing to register after March 14 must use online or in-person registration).
IN-PERSON REGISTRATION: Virginia Runner, 1993 Carl D Silver Pkwy (Central Park), Fredericksburg, VA 22401 on March 22 between 10am and 5pm. Race day registration will be available.
PACKET PICK-UP: You may pick up your race packet at Virginia Runner on Saturday, March 22 from 10am to 5pm. You may also pick up your packet on the day of the event starting at 6:30am. Please arrive 45 minutes before the race to check-in. Unclaimed packets will not be mailed to entrants.
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President’s Column by Danny Miller
This winter has been filled with record snow falls, high winds, record low temperatures and very poor weather to provide decent flying opportunities. So, we‘ve been getting a lot of Chapter business ac-complished. Some of what we’ve done is renew our annual insurance and EAA Chapter registration, sent out over 250+ Chapter member renewal notic-es, started assembling the Chapter Directory, for-mulated the annual Chapter budget (there WILL be donuts at every meeting), submitted three candidate applications for the Air Academy, updated all of our directives and By-Laws, and verified that our Articles of Incorporation with Amendments coin-cide with the 501(c)3 nonprofit status. We‘ve man-aged to get our leaking roof repaired, hope to have new signs in the near future, we’re having our first feeding of the year this month with the chili cook-off, and we confirmed our participation in the Ma-nassas Air Show of May 3. That’s a lot of work and I extend my appreciation to all for jobs well done. Now it‘s time to turn to flying activities. With a bit of breathing room, we‘ll be going through the membership renewal forms and reach-ing out to you for assistance.
As I peruse the EAA web site, I’m reminded of the immense resources available to homebuilders and those who may be seeking information on building. For example, if you click on this link (http://www.eaa.org/homebuilders/) and then click on the “Articles” tab, you’ll see a list of items that nearly every homebuilder encounters at some point in their quest. The subjects of many articles are Planning, Selecting, Designing, Building, Registering, Test-ing, Operating, and Selling/Buying. Within each subject area there are several articles that go into great detail to bring the interested builder a view of things to consider. If you’re considering a build project, I strongly encourage you to peruse these articles for all of the information you ever wanted to know about the subject, before, during, and after taking the plunge. And while you’re at it, don’t for-get to click on the “EAA Video Player” where you can find all of the Hints for Homebuilders that will literally walk you through many seemingly difficult build tasks.
Finally, as if it hasn’t been cold enough here, Sandi, Laura Hoover, Dan Botzer and I are headed to Osh-kosh on March 6th to participate in the weekend Chapter Leadership Workshop that includes topics such as recruitment and retention, business consid-erations, building a Chapter and a variety of other issues. We look forward to coming back with a plethora of information to make us a better and more vibrant Chapter. At least that’s the plan. When Sandi and I leave Oshkosh on Sunday, March 9th we’re heading to Anchorage, AK for a week to meet our new grandbaby. By the way, it’s warmer there than it is here.
See you all around the Chapter House, Danny – March, 2014
Business Meeting MinutesWednesday, February 19, 2014
Chapter President Danny Miller called the meeting to order at 7:06PM. In addition to Danny, the fol-lowing were present: Sandie Miller, Dan Botzer, Laura Hoover, O.C. Baker, Diane Cole, Mary Do-miniak, Richard Long, Paul Schafer, Al Sparks, Ju-dy Sparks, and James Sultan.
Old Business January Meeting Minutes: Paul moved to accept the January meeting minutes approved as submit-ted. Laura seconded the motion. The motion passed.
5 Year Plan: Danny said he would like to postpone the 5 year plan discussion until the April Business meeting because it’s not due until May.
VP: Sandi said MARBA requested that our Chapter serve breakfast at the Manassas Air Show. Danny suggested that if we are serving breakfast we should probably serve lunch too since we are all set up. There was some discussion about moving the cook trailer. Judy said it requires a heavy duty truck to pull. Judy was going to check with George Smith to see if we could get his truck (and maybe him) to pull the trailer. Sandi was going to talk to some folks involved with the air show to see if they could help. Laura suggested we serve barbeque on a bun instead of hamburgers.
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Judy also mentioned we generally don’t use the smaller cook trailer. Danny said if we aren’t using it we should try to sell it. Laura said there were some people who showed interest in it.
Secretary: The Chapter sent a letter to the VA State Corporate Commission to get a copy of the official Chapter Articles of Incorporation and Amendments. There was some discussion that the only copies we had found are not consistent with the Chapter By-Laws. The current board members are not aware if the Articles were ever updated with the non-profit 501c3 status.
Treasurer: Laura handed out copies of the 2014 budget as far as she knew to date. She was having problems with her email and had not received all the inputs yet. Laura mentioned there were some items in the budget that we hadn’t used in previous years (Pilot Training and the Private Pilot Grant). There was some discussion on this and James brought up an item that could use additional fund-ing. That Chapter had approved two sponsorships to attend the EAA Young Eagles Air Academy this summer, but he had three applicants. He asked that if the board would approve, it would be good if we could send all three to camp rather than pilot train-ing. His estimate was each child would cost ap-proximately $1,800. The chapter would receive approximately $1,900 in Young Eagle credits to offset the cost. Some discussion followed regarding the cost of this and how we would be able to fund it. The consensus was since the Chapter is trying to interest young people to get enthused about flying, it’s a good use of chapter funds. Paul moved, and Laura seconded the plan to find a way to send all three kids to EAA Air Academy. The plan would use a combination of the Scott Crossfield Fund, YE funds and other Chapter funds to pay the extra cost. The board passed the motion. It was agreed that next year, when the Chapter sponsors youngsters to go to the EAA Air Academy the Chapter will ex-clude transportation costs.
Investments - Sandi reported that the vote was 57 for the motion and 1 against to place Chapter funds in Certificates of Deposits and the Vanguard fund. Danny said he talked to the member who cast the lone vote against the motion and he found out that
the member did not fully understand the vote. Once he understood he agreed with the motion. The full text of the motion that passed is as follows:
“Chapter Investments Synopsis The Finance Committee considered a number of alternative investments for the funds, concluding that most investment programs would result in a risk level and fee payment that might well offset any portfolio gains. However, to exclude all equity investments would leave the funds subject to infla-tion risks. We cannot predict exactly when these funds will be needed, but it appears that a minimum of almost three years to somewhere in the 5 – 7 year time frame should be expected. Therefore, we rec-ommend that 60% of the allocated investment funds be evenly placed in bank certificates of deposits at the best rates reasonably available at maturities of 1, 2 and 3 years respectively, and renewed as neces-sary and appropriate until needed for Chapter pur-poses. The remaining 40% of the allocated funds should be added to our present small investment in the Vanguard Wellington Fund with dividends rein-vested until the funds are required for Chapter pur-poses.
While there is a whole universe of possible funds we could select, the Wellington Fund is the oldest balanced fund in existence, having been established in 1963. It’s well regarded and ranks highly every year in its category. The investments of the fund are 60% stocks and 40% bonds. While it will never break any records and isn’t going to give us brag-ging rights on “calling it right,” 50+ years of rea-sonable returns are nothing to sneer at. Losses are possible, but since it has tracked the growth of the economy, pretty much the way the S&P has done, long term losses are less probable. AND, it charges an annual fee of approximately 0.25%, compared with fees of as much as 2% for a financial adviser and 1% for other mutual funds.”
Accordingly, the Treasurer will be transferring chapter funds from the savings account to 1, 2, and 3 year CDs and into the Vanguard Wellington Fund. Any member who wants to know the details just needs to ask an officer.
Cash receipts - Laura discussed the cash receipts
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process that she attached to the 2014 budget. She said the exact process of having two people initial cash movement was still in generation. Danny asked her to send it around to the board when she was ready with it.
Chapter House: Richard said the chapter house roof was repaired. So far there are no leaks but we would continue to monitor. The repair company provided a warranty for their repair work. Danny said the Chapter House sign design was approved by Juan Rivera (Manassas Airport Manager). Dan-ny was waiting to hear from the City of Manassas on approval and permit status. He said he didn’t think we would need a permit but if we did it would only cost around $75. He should hear in the few days.
Richard also said he had a couple of people enquire about renting hangar 1. Judy said there was a pro-cess that used to be in the by laws regarding the process for renting the Chapter owned hangars. Danny said it could be found in the 2012 and older directories.
Merchandise: Diane said since we still have left-over merchandise she didn’t plan to order any more this year. She said she would have a table at the general membership meeting on Saturday to try and sell some of the existing merchandise stock.
Tools, Security, KHEF Liaison: OC stated he was working on the Equipment Manager Duty list. Danny mentioned that there were many comments to the recent update to the Manassas Airport rules and that they should soon be sent out to airport ten-ants.
Membership: Laura gave a check to Judy for the memorial wall cost. Judy passed around pictures of the two former members who would be honored.
Young Eagle Status: The YE status was addressed earlier in the meeting.
Programs: Sandi mentioned the Chapter fly-in would prefer to be held on 9/27 at Manassas airport. She was going to talk to the airport regarding that timeframe as well as check with EAA and the rest of fly-ins planned for that weekend. She said the
preference was for a one day airshow since this will be the first we’re holding at Manassas airport.
B-17 visit - Mary said she would let us know as soon as she can about the timeframe for the visit.
Trimotor - Paul said he needs to identify weekends to avoid and requested people to let him know of any. James said the Wings Over Manassas dates are May 10 and June 21.
Newsletter: Danny said because of the EAA lead-ership training as well as a trip to Alaska, the March newsletter may be late.
New Business Eagle Flights: Paul said the Eagle Flight forms are on the board in the Chapter house for anyone that needs one. He said the intent of Eagle Flights is to try to find people who are interested in learning to fly, more than just giving a ride to a bystander. He also said he would give some information to Sandi to add to the Chapter website.
Hangar Rent: Richard asked if we could add a note to the newsletter regarding the availability of our hangars to rent to members and others.
Newsletter: Danny asked if we should remove the Who’s Who write ups and Calendar section of the newsletters because the newsletters are getting pret-ty long. The consensus was the Calendar should be shortened to the next three months, rather than the whole year. It was also noted that the full calendar is on the website if anyone wants to see it.
Mailing Newsletters: Laura mentioned that the cost of mailing newsletters to some members cost more than they were paying in dues (minimum of $1.80 a month vs $20 yearly dues). There was dis-cussion about charging more to members who re-ceive the newsletter in the mail. There was also discussion about putting the Chapter Directory online instead of printing and mailing out hardcopy of it each year.
Open Discussion Judy had a flyer for the Stafford runway run. Dan-ny said he had put it in the newsletter.
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By-Laws Update: Danny said the updated by-laws would be sent out soon to the Board for review.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:57 P.M.
General Meeting Minutes Saturday, February 22, 2014
Danny Miller called the meeting to order at 10:08AM. There were 42 members in attendance.
Manassas Air Show: Danny said the chapter will be serving breakfast (donated to the air show) and selling lunch at the May 3 Manassas Air Show. He said members will be invited to show their planes at the show but that the planes will need to stay on the west ramp during the show. From arrival until 5 PM.
Chili Cook-Off: Danny reminded everyone that the annual Chili Cook-Off would be held at the March member meeting. There was a signup sheet at the meeting for people to volunteer to bring food or de-sert or to act as judges for the chili contest.
Air Academy: Danny said the chapter was going to send three youngsters to the EAA Air Academy at Oshkosh this summer. We had planned to send two but we had three applications and the Board decided to use funds from the Scott Crossfield fund to send the additional child.
Leaking Roof Fixed: Richard Long coordinated the roof repair company hired to fix the leaky Chap-ter House roof.
Chapter House signs: Danny said the new chapter signs had been approved by the airport manager (Juan) and we were waiting to hear from the City of Manassas if we needed to obtain a permit first. Once we’re past that the signs will be replaced with new signs.
Airport Rules: Danny mentioned that Gary Dehnel (airport commission member) said that the new air-port rules were being updated based on comments from airport tenants/users and would be posted to the airport web site soon. Danny said that Gary was planning on moving out of the area later this year and he is going through the application process for
the position on the Airport Commission.
Eagle Flight Program: Paul Schafer wasn’t pre-sent so Danny described the Eagle Flight program. Chris Berg said he was giving an Eagle flight that day and he recommended people contact Paul if they’re interested in giving an Eagle flight.
Fall Fly-In: The current plan is to have the EAA Chapter 186 Fall Fly-In on September 27. We’re still in long range planning for that so more infor-mation will be coming soon. The plan is to limit the Fly-In to one day since this will be our first at-tempt at having it at Manassas airport.
Wings Over Manassas: Sandi talked about the Wings Over Manassas (WOM) program dates. She said the program will include breakfast, tower tours, Civil Air Patrol, USAF, mini-ground school, model airplanes, lunch, tour of the Jet Center, a scavenger hunt in the Freedom Museum and talks with pilots. There will be a nominal fee ($25) charged to attend but the Chapter will support children who can’t af-ford it. The WOM dates are May 10 for kids 12-17 years old and June 21 for kids 8-12.
EAA Memorial Wall: Danny said the Chapter would pay for two members who died in 2013 to be added to the EAA Memorial Wall this year; Charlie Schwenker was killed in the Ohio air show last year and Michael Arnold was killed at the Navy Yard shooting last year.
B17 Tour: Mary Dominiak gave a short summary of what she will be doing with the EAA B-17 tour. She is going to the tour ground coordinator training soon in Oshkosh and at some point she would give a membership meeting presentation on what it’s like being on the tour.
Oshkosh: Tim Carey said he was going to volun-teer in the Warbirds area of Oshkosh this year and said if anyone else was interested in doing that to contact him for information.
Main Speaker: Kevin Rychlik gave a presentation on MARBA (Manassas Regional Airport Business Alliance). It is made up of businesses and other users of Manassas Airport (including EAA Chapter 186) who are interested in growing outside interest
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in the airport and to demonstrate to the community that the airport is a greatly valued asset. Kevin also described VASARS (Virginia Air Search and Res-cue Service) that’s made up of volunteers to support local government jurisdictions in helicopter search and rescue efforts. Kevin described the Manassas Air Show that was a big success in previous years. The airshow builds interest and excitement in avia-tion and draws over 10,000 people. The airshow will be on May 3rd this year. The proceeds of the air show will go to the Freedom Museum (based in the terminal at Manassas airport) and VASARS this year. Kevin said the airshow was still in need of sponsors and donors as the costs of putting on the airshow are significant and previous years his com-pany ended up paying a significant portion of those costs.
The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A.M.
You Can Do Itby Sandi Miller-Long
Are you ready to put your piloting skills and your interest in aviation to work for yourself and others? The Raviator ignites dreams of flight! Global enter-tainer, motivational speaker, and aviator, Ravi “The Raviator” is touring the country on his “You Can Do It” tour inspiring the young and the not so young to achieve their goals through aviation. You’ll find out how you can learn a new skill, fly a different airplane, support people and animals in need, and meet pilots and groups with similar inter-ests.
Tuesday evening, March 18th starting at 7 P.M. Ra-vi will be at the Manassas Regional Airport at the
APP Jet Center’s new hangar facility. Light snacks are provided and raffle prizes will be awarded to those who register at http://www.heyravi.com/theraviator/. This is a no cost event sponsored by Ravi the Raviator, the Manassas Regional Business Alliance (MARBA), the APP Jet Center, and the Virginia Department of Aviation. This is the per-fect opportunity for attendees to discover if learning to fly is for them. Along with Ravi, local aviation community members will be on hand to answer questions.
EAA Chapter 186 President, Danny Miller, will give a presentation about the EAA benefits, oppor-tunities, and our Chapter. Membership Chairper-son, Judy Sparks, will be answering questions at our EAA booth as well. This is certain to be a great event for everyone!
Space Fillerby Danny Miller
With this little bit of extra space I thought I might let all of you know of some upcoming changes to this newsletter. As many of you may have noticed, our newsletter has grown considerably in size in recent months. In the interest of reducing this size, even if only a small bit, the calendar will be re-duced to no less than three months and no more than a single page. Additionally, I’ll begin publish-ing the last [contact] page on a quarterly basis. And finally, here’s picture of me in Paul’s P-51D.
Danny in Paul’s P-51D
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Time Between Overhaul You would think that Time Between Overhaul (TBO) would have a firm definition somewhere. But it doesn’t, at least not that I’ve found in the FAA regulations. So, let’s kick this concept around a bit this month. In my experience it is one of the most misunderstood numbers in aviation.
There’s no formula or mathematical model that is used to determine an engine’s TBO. Rather, the TBO is recommended by the manufacturer based on the results of testing and is approved by the FAA. So, much like airframe fatigue life predic-tion, it’s really a statistical number based on a cer-tain test profile that may or may not really simulate the actual operating environment of the engine. Looked at another way, if you consider the classic failure rate of most any system, you can expect a few early failures (usually called infant mortality) followed by an extended period of very few fail-ures. Then, as the system continues to be used and “ages,” one will see a steadily increasing rate of failures due to component wear and age. The estab-lished TBO should ideally occur just as the “old age” failure rate starts to significantly increase. Key words here are “starts” and “significantly.” Again, there is no strict definition.
The initial TBO is recommended by the manufac-turer based on block testing, and then, ideally, is modified up or down based on actual operational experience. Within a manufacturer there are at least two forces tugging at the TBO number. Mar-keting would like to see a high number. They would sell more engines if they lasted forever! On the other hand, the maintenance, support and legal department would like to see a low TBO number, so as to minimize the chances of a field failure and maximize overhaul repair purchases. The number is a compromise. It’s accepted that most engines will make it to TBO, but that some will not. Infant mortality risk is minimized by a “run-in” of the en-gine so that the first hour or two of engine operation is not in flight. Part manufacture and assembly er-rors are hopefully found before the engine actually
flies. Also, remember that after the first few hours the failure rate should be very low until getting near the TBO time. There will be failures, but not very many. How many or what rate is not defined. Some engines have reputations for getting to TBO with virtually no failures, while others do not. These rates may be affected by which airframes the engine is operating on. For example, the relatively reliable Continental IO-520 series engine had a hor-rible reputation in its turbocharged version on the early Malibu. So, Piper substituted the highly relia-ble Lycoming IO-540, and it also had reliability issues on the Malibu. The problem was the highly stressful environment in the turbocharged and high-flying Malibu. Again, remember that TBO is based initially on test cell running to some usage profile, and it is then modified, hopefully, by fleet experi-ence. Your individual experience may be different.
So, why should you care about the stated TBO for an engine? Most people use it as a measure of the expected service life of the engine. Obviously, an aircraft whose engine has only 500 hours on it should be worth more than an identical aircraft with an engine having 1,500 hours. But, what if the 500 hour engine had been used for air racing with its 500 hours at maximum power, whereas the 1,500 hour engine has been used almost exclusively for long-range cross countries at 55% power? Both engines may be ready for overhaul, or not. Also, how long has it been since the engine was over-hauled? Most of us only talk about hours since overhaul, but Lycoming also has a time limit of twelve years! If the engine is 25 years since over-haul, its chances of getting to TBO are seriously diminished.
Last summer Lycoming revised its Service Instruc-tion (SI) that covers TBOs and significantly rewrote the wording of all the caveats and exceptions. For instance, the twelve year overhaul requirement was emphasized in bold print. It also states that the en-gine must be preserved if it will not be operated for more than 30 consecutive days. It also emphasizes that the TBO only applies if the entire engine has only genuine Lycoming parts! Supposedly, the TBOs don’t apply to engines that contain other than
Koehler’s Korner
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parts supplied by Lycoming. This is an interesting FAA issue that was probably written by the lawyers at Lycoming to limit their liability issue, since al-most all field overhauled engines will have Parts Manufacturer Approval (FAA approved) parts in them. Lastly, the SI states that due to variations in the manner in which engines are operated and main-tained, Lycoming cannot give assurance that any individual operator will achieve the TBOs identified in the SI! TCM has similar caveats in their TBO listing.
So, where are we with TBOs? I think the best thing to remember is that they’re a guide, not a guarantee. The TBO should be adjusted based on how and where the plane is operated and maintained. It should be remembered that commercial operators must follow the manufacturer’s TBO, but we not-for-hire Part 91 operators do not. You can legally fly beyond the TBO, if the engine is otherwise air-worthy. Beyond the question of airworthiness, let me offer two arguments why you may not want to fly beyond TBO.
Many mechanics feel that running the engine signif-icantly beyond TBO is a false economy because the high-time engine will have accelerated wear so much that additional damage will occur, significant-ly increasing the cost of the overhaul beyond what was saved by extending the TBO. This argument cannot be proven conclusively, but it’s obvious that if you run the engine until it fails, depending on what that failure is, the repair will be more expen-sive. For instance, I know of a TCM O-470 on a C-182 that was run 400 hours (25%) over TBO. It was finally overhauled when it stopped making power. It turned out the cam had become badly worn and was putting large amounts of metal in the oil. These metal filings damaged and scored every bearing surface, so at the overhaul, everything with a bearing surface had to be reworked or replaced, including all the gears and crankshaft; items that normally can be reused with minimal rework. An $8,000 crankshaft cost way more than the extra 400 hours saved beyond TBO.
The other issue with exceeding TBO is liability. Although there is no TBO requirement in most in-surance policies, if you have an accident due to an
engine problem, and your engine was beyond TBO, the plaintiff’s attorney may focus on that issue as a cause for the loss and try to establish a lack of care on your part. Your insurance carrier may be forced to settle for more than you would like, or worse, a judgment in excess of your policy limits could be ordered by the court that would threaten your as-sets. The difference may depend on how well you have documented the process of monitoring and maintaining the engine past the recommended TBO, remembering that TBO has both an operating hours and calendar time limit!
Hope this little discussion helps you with decisions on how you operate and maintain your bird.
Dick 3/2014
AviationEd Expo 2014Sponsored by American Helicopters
Sponsored by American Helicopters and Aviation, AviationEd Expo 2014 is a program
developed by EAA Chapter 186 member and Young Eagles Coordinator, James Sulton, through the AviationEd organization. This event will take place at 10503 Wakeman Dr., Manassas, VA from 3:00 – 6:00 P.M. on Friday, March 28. AviationEd Expo 2014 will expose students from Prince Wil-liam County and Manassas City to exciting careers in aviation. This free event will provide kids with the unique opportunity to view an advanced aircraft display, see a security demonstration, build projects with NASA engineers, have a hands-on learning experience, and fly in real aircraft!
Private Pilot Scholarship! At AviationEd Expo 2014, American Aviation will award a scholarship to attain a Private Pilot license to one very lucky 16-18 year old high school student! To apply for the scholarship, please complete the scholarship appli-cation on the event website http://aviationed.net/home/ in addition to registering for the event.
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2014 CALENDAR
Date Event/Location Contact Remarks March
Sat. 8 Rain date: 15
10 A.M.
YE rally, Chapter house Open Rally (KHEF)
James Sulton, 510-384-7286 jamesataviationed.net
Open Rally (pre-registration required)
Wed 26 7 P.M.
Chapter Business Meeting Danny Miller presidentateaa186.org 248-756-8048
Sat, 29 10 A.M
General Meeting Chapter House
Sandi Miller-Long vicepresidentateaa186.org
Chili cook-off
April Tue. 1 to
Sat. 6 SUN 'n FUN International Fly- In and Expo, Lakeland, FL
http://www.sun-n-fun.org/
Sat. 12 & 13 10 A.M.
YE rally, Culpeper Remembrance days (KCJR)
James Sulton, 510-384-7286 jamesataviationed.net
Rally in conjunction with Remembrance Days
Wed 16 7 P.M.
Chapter Business Meeting Danny Miller presidentateaa186.org 248-756-8048
Sat, 19 10 A.M
General Meeting Chapter House
Sandi Miller-Long vicepresidentateaa186.org
May Sat. 3 10 - 4
Manassas Air Show MARBA http://aviationevent.com/2014/05/03/manassas-airshow-2014/
Sat. 10 Ran date: 17
10 - 4
Wings Over Manassas James Sulton, 510-384-7286 jamesataviationed.net
Young Eagle Rally to follow event
Wed 21 7 P.M.
Chapter Business Meeting Danny Miller presidentateaa186.org 248-756-8048
