EAA Chapter 972

Robert Caldwell send me the next issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery:

• Roger That! - going Oshkosh, by Roger Wieting
• Quotation from a Fighter Pilot, Courtesy of Flight Journal, P-51 Special Edition
• Fourth of July Parade
• Seen at Oshkosh (no Halo for Denny)
• B-17 Dog Fight,Courtesy of
  AOPA Pilot magazine
• Local Fuel Prices and
• Coming Aviation Events

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

For some days there was a blank entry page. No information on the screen, no possibility to navigate to anything. We became aware to this strange condition by an email from Bob Tippens, Thanks!

It was not difficult to repair. But it was real difficult to investigate what happenend, - and how it happend. We have no final result. In every case two files which are controling this page were deleted. We couldn’t determine why. But they are replaced.

BTW - the July-Newletter is out. Robert Caldwell send it to me. This is a summer-gap-edition.
The latest Minutes are also in the Members-only-Section.

Robert Caldwell just send me the latest NL, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery:

• Roger That! - seasons .., by Roger Wieting
• Flying Bruce, by Bart Robinett
• Eagle’s Nestby Bill Vawter
• Thanks to Robert Caldwellby Jerry Gardner
• Who is going to AirVenture 2008?
• Jerry’s Vacation
• Local Fuel Prices and
• Coming Aviation Events

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

A crash mostly happens when landing. But this Boeing crashed during take-off. A freight-plane of Kalitta Air broke at Brüssel-Zaventem/Belgium in two pieces. Fortunately none of the 5 crew-members was hurted. One of many possible reasons: the RWY is rather short.

Last Thursday at Soutwest Regional, Denton County, TX , perfect flying day, calm wind, good visibility.

NO INJURIES.

Notice the props, it is a nearly perfect match. Who is at fault? Stinson is a total.

The Stinson was on takeoff roll when the Piper with an instructor and student landed on top it.
The main gear of the Piper missed the pilots head about 4″.

This time Robert Caldwell compiled and released the Newsletter. The print-edition has black and white pictures, in the webedition the pictures are in color! And here is the Summery:

• Roger That! - The Legend of Wild Willie, by Roger Wieting
• EAA Chapter 972 Helps at H.A.M.M., by Robert Caldwell
• Gilmer Fly-In Rescheduled
• More from Ranger, TX …by Robert Caldwell>
• Local Fuel Prices and
• Coming Aviation Events,

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, direct for the current edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader.

‘Atagirl’ who delivered hundreds of planes during the war and was the first British woman to break the sound barrier.

Diana Barnato in a taxi-Anson: by the age of 22 she had delivered 240 Spitfires and other aircraft, unarmed and without IMC-instruments

Diana Barnato Walker, who died on April 28 aged 90 , occupied an almost legendary position in the world of aviation: as well as being one of a handful of “Atagirls”, women who served during the war as ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) pilots delivering newly-built and battle-ready aircraft to airfields all over southern England, in 1963 she became the first British woman to break the sound barrier.

(more…)

Jerry just released the Newsletter, and here is the Summery:

• Roger That! - Connected, by Roger Wieting
• 2008 Chapter 972 Member Survey Results, by Robert Caldwell
• Members go to Ranger Fly-In, by Robert Caldwell
• Local Fuel Prices and
• Coming Aviation Events, by Jerry Gardner.

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, direct for the current edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader.

Sorry I’m late with publishing Jerry’s latest Newsletter. But as always it is worth reading. Here is the toc:

• Roger That! by Roger Wieting,
  the final flight of N40RC
• Newsletter Editor Needs Help
• Once in a Life Time Flight
• New Members of 972
  Le Roy Hamilton
  Charlie Ritter
  Lee Todd
  Jim Freeman
• Night Flying Tips
• Gumbo Lunch on Sat Mar 22nd
• The F-22 Raptor Will Return to AirVenture in 2008
• A Day on the Beach
• March Local AV Fuel prices
• general anoucements

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, direct for the current edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader.

This letter is to all that are tenants, hangar owners and those with vested interest in the Gladewater Airport.

Tuesday night is a Special Called Airport Board Meeting to finalize the new or old lease for all the airport tenants and hangar owners. This will be the last meeting before it is put before the City Counsel to vote on.

There has been much discussion and, at times, heated conversation about this lease and the reason for it. If you are a tenant or hangar owner and have not attended any of these meetings, you have no idea what is going on and how it will effect you in the future. If you are planning on staying at Gladewater airport in the future, you must attend this meeting. It will be the last time to have your say or forever be quiet. If you have not kept up with this process and the changes about to be made, you will have no right to complain in the future, just live with the changes.
I would recommend you attend Tuesday nights (2/19) meeting, at 7 p.m.
There are some members on the airport board that have been trying very hard to support your interest. We must be there to support them.

Regards
Jerry Gardner

Jerry published the first Newsletter this year. And here is the TOC:

• Roger That, by Roger Wieting,
  looking back 2007
• The Eagles Nest, by Bill Vawter
• Greetings to all Chapter Presidents and NL-Editors, by Paul Poberezny
• Did Mooney Ever Build a Twin?
• New FAA Administrator

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, direct for the current edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
Again: this Newsletter is not a doc-file anymore, but a pdf-file which you can read with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader.

EAA TEXAS FLY-IN CANCELLED FOR 2008

Stan Shannon, Chairman and CEO of the Southwest Regional Fly-In, Inc., also known as the EAA Texas Fly-In, announced that the officers and directors of the SWRFI voted to cancel the fly-in scheduled for October 10-11, 2008 and to ultimately cease operations.

The board made this decision as a result of the following:
1. EAA headquarters decided to cease branding regional fly-ins as EAA events.
2. EAA will no longer insure regional events.
3. Dwindling attendance numbers
4. Fewer volunteers
The board felt that losing the EAA brand would make it increasingly difficult to obtain
sponsors, exhibitors, and volunteers.

The SWRFI, debt free and in sound financial condition, will support youth in aviation. The board of directors voted to create a youth scholarship fund. Scholarships will assist deserving young men and women in attending aviation related educational programs. Chapters will be notified of the scholarship application process in the coming months. In addition, the SWRFI sponsored EAA Young Eagles, Hondo Aviation Day, will continue as planned and is scheduled for March 15, 2008.

As the direction of the SWRFI changes, and as an exciting 46-year aviation era ends, we look back with gratitude to Tony Bingelis who founded the fly-in, Paul Poberenzy who founded EAA, the many chapters, dedicated EAA volunteers, sponsors and the exhibitors who made this fly-in possible.

from our chapter minutes:

Reklaw ’07 wrap-up. Dave Mason. Numbers: 1250 registered. Possibly 1500+ individuals attended. The exact number is not known. Dave felt it may have been the largest attendance for any of the fly-ins due to the number of planes and ground vehicles which attended. Total planes flown in was probably 600. Saturday sponsored breakfast attendance was 458 and the chapter felt this was a successful endeavor and we would probably do it for ’08. The Saturday night lunch served probably 600+ individuals based on the available food. There were no major runway incursions this year due to the displaced threshold. The few incursions which did occur were not as significant as the ’06 fly-in and were probably due to pedestrian ignorance.

No … the website is old. Only the design is new.

The main improvements:
• it will load faster and
• is easier to navigate.

Both is very important to make the site more user-centric. Gratulations … and test it !

Here is the TOC of Jerry’s October-NL:

• Roger That, by Roger Wieting
• Passing the favor on …
• Good Fly-In on Sept. 15th.
• Book review, “Masters of the air” by D.Miller/2006
• Blakey Blames Airline Delays …
• Nice Day for a Fly Out 9/22
• Out of Date Charts

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, direct for the current edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
Again: this Newsletter is not a doc-file anymore, but a pdf-file which you can read with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader. That gives you a better quality and also around 25% less transmisssion-time.

Here is the TOC of Jerry’s September-NL:

• Roger That, by Roger Wieting
• New Decals on our Chapter Trailer
• The Eagles Nest
• Ladies Dinner was a Great Success
• Flying M Ranch Fly-In Just around the Corner
• West Texas Man Accused of Shining Laser at Planes
• A Great Saturday Fly-Out
• Continueing Project, “Adopt-an-Airport”
• Le Tourneau University’s New Twin Star Aircraft

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, direct for the current edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.
This Newsletter is not a doc-file but a pdf-file which you can read with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader. That gives you a better quality and also around 25% less transmisssion-time.

As you might know Gladewater 07F is still out of fuel. Some of us have been going to Henderson F12 to buy fuel at 3.53 gallon until Charlie buys more fuel. But I just learned that an oil rig has just gone up on the end of 16/34 at Henderson F12. They already have one on the end of 12/30 which they had to close. The new oil rig was not authorized and not approved by the city or FAA. Hopefully it will be removed but until than they have shortened the runway by 500 ft. to about 3500 ft. This could cause problems at night and in bad WX. Watch out.

Here is the TOC of Jerry’s August-NL:

• Roger That, by Roger Wieting / Oshkosh Reflections
• Ladies Night Dinner August 11th
• Cash Poor U.S. Airlines May Face Huge Plane Bill / a price-list
• AIRLINES DROP USER FEE DEMAND
  Don’t stop being concerned. The vote is not in yet and we learned recently that Texas Senator Kaye Bailey Hutchinson is not supporting GA on this one and I thought she was on our side. Continue to send in your letters to your representatives
  Look below for fax numbers and text samples.
• LeTourneau University in Longview is buy new twin diesel engine trainer aircraft.
• My Trip to AirVenture Oshkosh 2007, Jerry Gardner.

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, direct for the current edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all our download-stuff.

Today, 11:25 AM MEST Hans Georg Schmid died a few miles after taking of from Basel/CH direct to Oshkosh. He planed to cross the Atlantic with his shortly finished experimental plane. He buildt this plane himself for the special pupose of some future extrem long range records.
His plane was filled with 450 USgal fuel and had a special allowance for this overload. He crashed into the roof of a 3-story house and died at once. Six other peoples suffered light injuries.
Hans Georg Schmid, 59, was a retired Airline Pilot from the Swiss-Air, he logged 16′ooo flight hours and hold ’several’ flight records. Excatly he won 162 worldrecords! Most related for speed and extrem long range.
For more information, a lot of pictures and technical datas about the man, his vita, attitude and his intensions for the future, as his plane, including the building history: click here .

The 2007 Great Texas Balloon Race, scheduled for July 13 – 15, has been cancelled due to a major weather issue.

“This decision was made in conjunction with the East Texas Regional Airport staff, County and City personnel,” said Tammy Skinner, 2007 Chair of the event.

Due to the heavy rainfall, this has become a safety issue as well as an issue for airport property. Lots of deliberation has gone into making this very difficult decision, including the possibility of moving the event to other locations within the City of Longview.

It takes the organizers of this event a week to week and a half to set up, without 5 – 7 full days of solid sunshine this cannot happen. The saturation has been the main factor with the forecasted weather not improving. We have received historic amounts of rain. In the 29 years of this event, we have never had to cancel the event due to weather conditions.

“This event would not be possible without the work from the volunteers, sponsors, City of Longview and Gregg County. With your continued support the 2008 Great Texas Balloon Race will be bigger and better,” said Skinner.

gilmermirror@gmail.com