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meeting, I am looking forward to sitting in the back of the AEC next to Herb and Peggy Jones on one of the new chairs that Kris and Tom Crone are buying for us. They are described as comfortable and sturdy (I was referring to the chairs not any of the principals).

I have certainly had lots of fun as president. I especially have fond memories of some of the funny moments. There were many of them packed in during the years when we were restoring the building and making it into the Aviation Education Center. From the early days when we were trying to figure out how we could possibly turn the old dirty hangar space into a chapter house to the final months when we were issued a building permit. The electrical inspector alone kept all of us amused for many months as he kept insisting that we remove wallboard and insulation, redo the wiring and change practically every part of the electrical system.

The peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that Herb Jones prepared and we consumed during the building process accounted for most of the peanut sales in the Mid Atlantic region and at least in my case the addition of several extra pounds. Through out it all we had fun working on a shared project and I still enjoy looking around the building and remembering special times with special people and how we were able to solve some difficult problem. Remember Warren Sargent taking on what seemed like an impossible task of coming up with a firewall system that would pass inspection? How about our obsessing over how to do the dropped ceiling? And, remember Chic Chaconas hustling around to get donated furnishings? And, Jerry Blake leading a team to painstakingly restore every window pane? And, Tom Proctor helping us figure out the fine art of installing wallboard on metal studs? And, Carl Wehrenberg singlehandedly taking on the task of installing both firewall doors and sealing the walls from water?

Finally, I want to say that I very much appreciated all the support that you all gave me. I think there were many times when you cut me a lot of slack like when I would come up with crazy ideas for fundraisers and when I insisted that the building doors had to be painted Stinson red over pink primer….

Anyway, I hope you had as much fun as I did.

 

 

 

(made out to Gene Bywater).

SUPPLIES NEEDED: We are now working with 5/32" rivets and have no clecos for them. We really need them to go forward. Jerry looked it up in the catalog and they are $0.43 each. It was M/S/C to purchase 100 of them and two deburring tools. (See above.)

CLUB HOUSE UTILITIES: Jerry said that the chapter executive committee met and their best estimate of our use of electricity comes to about $20/mo and thus that is what they request from us as our share of the utilities. It was M/S/C that we pay $20/mo towards the club house utilities, beginning Nov. 1, 2007. (For convenience we would like to pay it at the end of each calendar quarter.)

PROGRESS: We have now drilled, deburred, and applied the primer to the vertical stabilizer, and begun to rivet it. We have come up with a problem with the riveter we purchased in that the oil leaks out profusely and it fails after about 10 rivets. We are either going to exchange it for another new one or fix the present one. It appears to need an O-Ring seal that was not provided and should have been installed in this new tool.

STATUS OF WING DELIVERY: (Unchanged from last month) Zenair indicated that our wing kits will be shipped Dec. 12. The balance on the wing kit is about $3,000. We will need to come up with $475 to pay back Len Buckwalter. And we will need about $500 to cover shipping costs and other miscellaneous items along the way. We will need about $4,000 at that time. Each of us should send Gene Bywater $800 before Dec. 1 (as above).

TOOLS NEEDED: We considered what tools we need to facilitate a number of us working at the same time. Two pairs of Cleco plyers are needed now. We asked the chapter members if any of them have extras. We would welcome this addition to our club/chapter tool box. We should keep in mind other tools we may need in that the ideal times to go shopping are at Sun-N-Fun and AirVenture.

 

Bob Garver, Chairman

The next Chapter 524 meeting will be at the AEC Thursday December 6th at 7:30.

Chris Burkhardt will present his recent factory visit to Jabiru USA in Shelbyville, Tn and his flight of the Jabiru 170.

 

 

The next Flying Club meeting will be at the AEC December 6th at 6:30.

The flying club is constructing a Zenair Zodiac light sport aircraft.  The club has room for more member/owners.

November 1

November 1            

November 15      

 

 

Chapter 524 meets at the Aviation Education Center which is located at the Frederick Municipal Airport.  The building is an end hangar located to the right of the terminal building and the airport's flight school  in a row of hangar buildings.  Parking is available in the main parking lot in front of the terminal building and you can walk through the gates on either end of the flight school to our facility.

 

Membership Meeting  7:30pm

Flying Club Meeting  6:30pm

Board Meeting, Airport Cafe  6:30

 

Bob Garver called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Present were Gene Bywater, Bob Garver, Jerry Blake, and Pete Sweeney.

MINUTES: The minutes of the October meeting were reviewed and it was MSC to approve them as corrected.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Gene Bywater provided a financial report, which he had e-mailed out to us. $74.93 was expended this month to reimburse Jerry Blake for 100 5/16" clecos and two deburring tools, leaving a balance in the treasury as of Nov. 1 of $4.88. Our expenses for the wings kit and withdrawal of .Len Buckwalter can be met by our paying in $800 each by December 1. Members can send their checks in any time before then to Gene Bywater, 427 Uvilla Estates Drive, Shenandoah Junct. WV 25442

The Flying Club hard at work.

•    Gust Mitchell called the meeting to order at 6:30.  Present were Gust, Doug Kelly, Tom Proctor, Dean Stickell, Chris Burkhardt, Tom and Kris Crone, John Baker, John Spicer, Joe Halleman and Jack Fromm.

•    The December membership meeting program is still TBD.  Tom Crone will discuss ideas with Jerry Blake.  We were unsure about who was providing the snack, so Jack Fromm volunteered.  Kris suggested that the list of providers for the upcoming months be published in the newsletter.  That suggestion was adopted.

•    Turbulent – Jack Dueck has worked through his certification issues and is still serious about purchasing the airplane.  As previously reported, that would mean our ferrying the airplane out to Oshkosh, so that can’t happen until good weather returns in the spring.  Jerry Blake is reportedly still willing to ferry the airplane but we need to research a few issues like insurance coverage for the ferry flight.  In the meantime, if another offer comes along from a local buyer, we will not turn it down.

•    Chair Replacement for the AEC – Kris and Tom have researched this and have gotten pricing on both folding and rigid, stackable metal chairs.  Even though the stackable chairs are more expensive, the board decided they would be the best choice.  The consensus was to purchase 40 metal chairs and keep the 15 or so of the stronger plastic chairs that we currently have.  This was approved pending Jerry Blake’s concurrence.

•    Multimedia Upgrade for AEC – Chris Burkhardt reported that he had confirmed that a DVD player would be compatible with our projector.  He also mentioned that the models he had looked at could also do slide shows.  There was a discussion about whether we should continue to pursue a separate DVD player or upgrade to a PC that would have that capability.  It was decided to keep the current PC and get the player.  However, Gust mentioned that it would still be nice to mount the projector from the ceiling and do something more permanent with the PC so setup times are reduced and there is less clutter when we try to give a presentation.  Jack suggested that we purchase a wireless keyboard and mouse so that we can place the PC in a permanent remote location.  Chris was given the go-ahead to purchase the DVD player.

•    Ideas for a speaker for the March banquet were discussed.  One possibility that was brought up was Paul Dye.  Paul is the Lead Flight Director for NASA’s Manned Space Program and he has given a very interesting program to other EAA chapters.  Jack volunteered to contact Paul and extend an invitation to him.  If that doesn’t pan out, Doug has a couple of candidates from EAA national in mind.

•    The meeting was adjourned at 7:30.

 

I guess this is my last message to you as your chapter president. I am looking forward to working with John Spicer as he assumes the presidency and guides us through the next couple of years. He has lots of ideas about how we can continue to grow as an organization. I know I speak for all of us in wanting to encourage his fresh thinking and to let him know that he can count on our support. Come January  during   our chapter

By John Baker

 

From the December 1987 Frederick Flyer

 

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 3, 1987, 7:30 PM at the Frederick Community College Aviation Technology Hangar at Frederick Airport.

 

 

Since ultralights made such a splash in the world of sport aviation several years ago, they have undergone many transformations.  The “flying lawn chairs” of yesterday have developed into sophisticated aircraft, some that feature levels of technology that surpass general aviation aircraft.  Innovations in ultralight aircraft include ballistic emergency recovery systems and digital instrumentation packages. There have also been improvements in ultralight aerodynamics, engines, and structures.

 

Jim will be bringing one or more of his machines for display and will discuss the “state of the art” in ultralight and microlight aircraft.  Jim says that the discussion will be informal, so be prepared with your questions about ultralights.

 

Also in the December 1987 newsletter:

 

•    The Chapter 524 Annual Awards Banquet was set for March 11, 1988 at the Comus Inn.

•    Chapter Treasurer Tom Proctor was accepting membership dues for 1988.

•    Election of Officers was completed in November.  The results were: President – Karen Cessna; Vice President – Jack Roberts; Secretary – Tom Crone; Treasurer – Larry DeLucca; Newsletter – John Beers

•    Discussion was held concerning the Washington/Baltimore “Super TCA”.

 

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