EAA Chapter 972

The 25th annual “Reklaw” Flying M Ranch Fly-In will be Oct. 23-24-25, the 4th Saturday weekend of October. It is also the 17th annual South Central Cub Migration, the International Stinson Club Fly-In, and the fly-in campout. We will have a special little gift this year for everyone who registers. Due to ongoing price increases, the registration and food fees will be going up this year a couple bucks each. (We are very concerned about keeping this fly-in affordable, and strive to keep the fly-in finances at break-even self-sustaining.) Last year the food costs left us behind, and we’ll need to make it up this year. This is still a Ma-Pa Fly-In, By David and Marcia Mason. Our volunteers are very important to us, and we will be needing someone to help with the Saturday lunch this year, and all the other meals for serving and cleanup. We need to have someone helping with the parking and other issues, like keeping paper in the porta-johns, doing setups, and especially this year, policing for rogue campfires… (last year we found 4 hot fires still not doused out after everyone left on Sunday….) and of course, cleanup. The weekend before, the help and fix-it weekend, is Oct. 17-18. We will be providing lunch for everyone who comes to help out, rain or shine.
The web site is not up to speed yet, but stay tuned to www.reklawflyin.com for more information.

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter. And here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list (as members from the adjacent chapters):

• the Pres sez by Garnet McClure
• the Eagles Nest (with a lot of pictures of the flown kids) by Bill Vawter, YE coordinater
• Our Websiteby Ernst Viehweger
• Coming Aviation Events
• Local Fuel Prices
• Chapter Officers

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Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list (as a lot of members from the adjacent chapters!):

• the Pres sez by Garnet McClure
• the Eagles Nest by Bill Vawter, YE coordinater
• Recent 972 Activities
• Aircraft for Sale
• Coming Aviation Events
• Local Fuel Prices
• Chapter Officers

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters. The actual one, as all the last NLs since years.

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is what’s inside for our friends who are not on the mailing-list:

• the Pres sez by Garnet McClure
• the Eagles Nest by Bill Vawter, YE coordinater
• Pietenpol Turns 80
• Aircraft for Sale
• Coming Aviation Events
• Local Fuel Prices
• Chapter Officers

Enjoy & stay up to date. Click here, for this edition, - or the buttons at the left side for all other Newsletters.

Robert Caldwell send all our members the new issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery for our friends who are not on the mailing-list:

• the Pres sez - (only 23 more of these to go),
  by Garnet McClure
• the Eagles Nest by Bill Vawter, YE coordinater
• Chapter Awards 2008
• Remembering 2008
• Local Fuel Prices and
• Coming Aviation Events

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You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

Robert Caldwell send all our members this issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery for our friends who are not on the mailing-list:

• Roger That! -
  a Fun Full of Festive Flight Features,
  by Roger Wieting
• New Slate of Chapter Officers.
  Voted and Passed Roger W.
• True or False (AOPA magazine)
• Civil Air Patrol in World War Two (Editor)
• Liason Airplanes (Editor)
• Galveston Area Visited (Jerry)
• Local Fuel Prices and
• Coming Aviation Events

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You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

Robert Caldwell send all our members this issue of our Newsletter, again ready in PDF. And here is the summery:

• Roger That! - going Reklaw, by Roger Wieting
• Surf and Turf Fly-in at Sulphur
  Springs (KSLR) Editor
• Reklaw Fall Fly-In
• Airshow and Airport Open House
  in the Flight of the Phoenix Museum
• Local Fuel Prices and
• Coming Aviation Events

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You can read the NL with the free, powerfull & comfortable Acrobat Reader which is mostly already integrated in the PCs software-enviroment.

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

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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

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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,

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‘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.

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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

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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

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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.