EAA Chapter 241 Newsletter · EAA Chapter 241 Newsletter August 2012 A publication by, for and...
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EAA Chapter 241 Newsletter www.eaa241.org August 2012 A publication by, for and about members of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 241 August 2012 Meeting Summary… EAA Chapter 241 Business Meeting is sched- uled for August 5th at PJ’s Pub @ 7pm in Syca- more (corner of Maple & State). The next general meeting of EAA Chapter 241 will be held at 6:30 PM on Monday, August 13th, 2012, at DeKalb Airport (DKB). Directions are located later in the newsletter. This month’s program will be presented by Rose Ellen May, who will present the Apple iPad in the cockpit . 6:30 refreshments, 7:15 Meeting, 7:30 Monthly Program Presentation. Next EAA Chapter 241 Business Meeting is scheduled for September 2nd at PJ’s Pub @ 7pm in Sycamore (corner of Maple & State). If you have concerns, issues, or new ideas this is the place… just show up. All members are welcome to attend. —————————————————————— A Message from Your President; Greetings from your President; I got back from my summer in Colorado this year in time for a quick trip to Oshkosh which never fails to amaze me with the size and scope of the event. I had conversations with a group from South Africa and an- other group from Brazil. Just a small example of peo- ple there from around the world. How fortunate we are to be so close! One thing that caught my attention this year were the number of “adsb” devices that let you view free weather and in some cases traffic on “efis” screens and handheld devises such as the iPad. This technology will soon be common place in many cockpits. This months program is on the iPad in the cockpit which is rapidly becoming the display device of choice for navigation. In fact I’m planning on designing my RV9a’s instrument panel around an iPad so I’m really looking forward to the presentation. Have fun, and as always, keep on flying, planning, building, learning, upgrading, tinkering, polishing, maintaining, and dreaming aviation and share the experience with others. Ned Richer President - EAA Chapter 241 ***************************************************** Ramblings from your Editor: Summer time has finally taken hold, with clear skies and awe- some temperatures. Hope you all have a chance to get out and fly!!!!! (Continued on page 2)
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EAA
Chapter 241
Newsletter
www.eaa241.org August 2012
A publication by, for and about members of the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 241
August 2012 Meeting Summary… EAA Chapter 241 Business Meeting is sched-uled for August 5th at PJ’s Pub @ 7pm in Syca-more (corner of Maple & State). The next general meeting of EAA Chapter 241 will be held at 6:30 PM on Monday, August 13th,
2012, at DeKalb Airport (DKB).
Directions are located later in the newsletter. This month’s program will be presented by Rose Ellen May, who will present the Apple iPad in the cockpit . 6:30 refreshments, 7:15 Meeting, 7:30 Monthly Program Presentation. Next EAA Chapter 241 Business Meeting is scheduled for September 2nd at PJ’s Pub @ 7pm in Sycamore (corner of Maple & State). If you have concerns, issues, or new ideas this is the place… just show up. All members are welcome to attend. ——————————————————————
A Message from Your President;
Greetings from your President;
I got back from my summer in Colorado this year in time for a quick trip to Oshkosh which never fails to amaze me with the size and scope of the event. I had conversations with a group from South Africa and an-other group from Brazil. Just a small example of peo-ple there from around the world. How fortunate we are to be so close! One thing that caught my attention this year were the number of “adsb” devices that let you view free weather and in some cases traffic on “efis” screens and handheld devises such as the iPad. This technology will soon be common place in many cockpits. This months program is on the iPad in the cockpit which is rapidly becoming the display device of choice for navigation. In fact I’m planning on designing my RV9a’s instrument panel around an iPad so I’m really looking forward to the presentation. Have fun, and as always, keep on flying, planning, building, learning, upgrading, tinkering, polishing, maintaining, and dreaming aviation and share the experience with others.
Ned Richer President - EAA Chapter 241 *****************************************************
Ramblings from your Editor: Summer time has finally taken hold, with clear skies and awe-some temperatures. Hope you all have a chance to get out and fly!!!!!
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Last Month’s Meeting Program Thank you to Jim Reichard who introduced his new SONEX aircraft at the Hinckley Airport. No additional info available as this editor was unable to attend. Several pictures of this event as pro-vided by Wes Lundsburg are later in this newslet-ter. —————————————————————- Notice: The September issue of this Newsletter will be the last issue delivered by this editor. Any-one interested in continuing this Newsletter should contact the EAA Chapter 241 Board of Directors. —————————————————————-
This month’s meeting program is at The DeKalb Airport (DKB)- where the Apple
iPod in the Cockpit will be presented by Rose Ellen May. Following AirVenture 2012, we thought a program on using the Apple iPad in the cockpit would be helpful for our chapter. Most of us have heard of ForeFlight Mobile, but if not, please take a look at this short video that highlights one of the most popular aviation apps for the iPad. http://bcove.me/m8ms5xoz
This should be a very interesting presentation of the latest and greatest tool for the cockpit. For more details on this presentation and/or future program presentations contact Rose Ellen May @ 815-375-1772. ——————————————————————————————————————————
Editorial Note;
The EAA Chapter 241 Business meetings have been separated from the Program meetings for several years now. The objective of the separation was to speed up the meeting process and get down to the Program portion of the meeting. While this approach has addressed the objective, it has also managed to alienate the general membership of their right to be involved with the actual business of the organization. Not only has it excluded the general membership but the Business meeting is held on Sunday makes it in-convenient for the membership. The editor thinks it’s time to re-visit this practice and have the membership
get more involved with the functioning of the organiza-tion. In addition, it was originally talked about but never in-stituted that this organization would be in compliance with standard organizational rules, or Roberts Rules of Order. This in many ways has not allowed the general membership to have “their say” on an issue or make their concerns known.
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Fly America – Jeff Kohlert Will host an open BBQ the second Saturday of each month, at DKB from 1100-1400hrs, and would like to extend an invitation to Chapter 241 to attend. The festivities will include a BBQ Lunch and a Flour Bombing contest. Just plan to show up!!! Any questions call 815-751-0917. —————————————————————- Future Meeting Programs… contact Rose Ellen May for details.
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Treasurer's Report for July:
Our chapter holds steady at 43 dues paying mem-bers. We can never have enough help for our pancake breakfasts. Please consider working the Hinckley fundraiser. Our chapter is only as strong as the participation by it's members. Smooth skies one and all.
Tom Burgan —————————————————————-
Business Meeting Minutes; The August business meeting minutes are not available due to the Newsletter deadline of Au-gust 30th, 2012. The Business meeting is sched-uled for August 5th at PJ’s in Sycamore. For details contact Rose Ellen May - Secretary.
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Can you identify this aircraft and where it is lo-cated?
Last Month’s Aircraft Quiz….. What is this aircraft and where is it located? And the answer is…
It
was a “Breeze Penquin”, built in Farmingdale, NY 1918….
Was unidentified as know one has contacted the editor…. Par for the course! And as a result this segment will no longer by a part of the Newslet-ter. —————————————————————-
Upcoming Fly-Ins’…. Goto: http://www.eaa.org/calendar (copy & paste) Then fill-in your departure point and the radius distance you wish to travel….. EAA Events;
Sunday, August 5 Business Meeting at PJs in Sycamore, 7PM
Monday, August 13 Program Meeting DKB* FBO, 6:30PM light meal, 7:15 Meeting, 7:30PM Program**
Saturday, August 18 Young Eagles Rally at DKB, weather & pilot availability permitting… we need pilots & ground crew to support this effort, please!!!
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Last Month’s Program Meeting Pictures; The SONEX in the hangar at Hinckley…
John & Linda Kerr discussing the SONEX with Jim…
Jim discusses the new instrument panel….
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More pictures….
Getting a better look always helps….
That polished aluminum really shines up well…
That glass cockpit is getting more streamlined as time goes by….
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Calling All Aircraft Builders…. Are you in the process of building an aircraft? We would like to hear from you… Need help with the project? Would you like to display your project? Send us some info, status, and pictures or call Bob Saxer, Field Reporter, we would love to hear from you folks!! Aircraft Builders… The month of July is appar-ently on vacation. Hopefully, someone will step forward next month.
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Your Support for EAA/AOPA Medical Petition Is Crucial It's easy to comment in support of driver's license exemption for recreational flying
It only takes a couple of minutes to post a comment on the EAA/
AOPA petition to allow pilots to fly recreationally using a
driver's license in lieu of a third-class medical, but your support
is the only thing that may sway the FAA. The government has
made it surprisingly easy to log in and post your comments.
Click here to comment on Docket FAA-2012-0350, located
within Regulations.gov. (Review the EAA/AOPA Guide to the
Medical Petition, or consult the frequently asked questions to
learn more about the exemption request.). Submitted by Rose Ellen
May.
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Chapter 241 Information:
Officers: President Ned Richer 630-235-0530 [email protected] Vice President Kevin Frank 630-881-9572 [email protected] Secretary Rose Ellen May 815-375-1772 [email protected] Treasurer Tom Burgan 630-272-3122 [email protected] Delegates: Jack Bennett [email protected] Wes Lundsberg [email protected] Dan Thurnau [email protected]
Young Eagles Representative: Rose Ellen May 815-375-1772 [email protected]
Technical Counselors: Jack Bennett 815-756-7712 [email protected] Jim Auman 815-899-8861 (AB-DAR) [email protected] Jeff Kohlert Fly America [email protected]
Flight Advisors: Jim Auman 815-899-8861 [email protected] Jack Bennett 815-756-7712
Fly-out Chairman: Dan Thurnau 815-895-6629 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Tim Hunter
773-718-4278 [email protected]
Web Manager—Rose Ellen May
Newsletter Policy: This News Letter is published solely to provide information to members of EAA Chapter 241. The opinions presented are not necessarily the official opinions of the Chapter or EAA. Use of technical information is strictly at the user’s risk, as we do not claim to be authorities in any technical field. Letters, articles, ideas, etc., are welcome. The editor reserves the right to cor-rect, shorten, and reject items at his/her discre-tion. Items will be printed on a space available basis. Any submissions over 200 words MUST be emailed unless previously arranged with the editor Editors of other aviation publications are wel-come to reprint articles from this newsletter. We do ask, however, that author and source be ac-knowledged. Subscription to newsletter is a member benefit. Friends of EAA Chapter 241 who wish to be in-cluded in the mailing list can contact the Editor or any Chapter officer. Visitors are always welcome at Chapter meet-ings. ————————————————————— Chapter Meeting Location for Aug 13th, 2012: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (DKB)
3232 Pleasant St
DeKalb, IL 60115 (Main Hangar)
Visitors are always welcome at Chapter meetings.
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Last month’s Aircraft Quiz….
Check One:
New Member……...
Renewal …………..
Info Change………
For Year 20__
EAA Chapter 241 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL FORM
Membership dues for EAA Chapter 241 are $20/year.
Make checks payable to: EAA Chapter 241
Mail To:
EAA Chapter 241 c/o Thomas Burgan 410 Grant Avenue
Geneva, IL 60134-1117 http://www/eaa241.org
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