EAA Chapter 648 meets the 2nd Monday of each month at Hangar H17A Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, CO. unless otherwise specified in the monthly newsletter and on this events page. Check back here and/or join our E-Mail List to stay up to date. 2003 January 8 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Come out and meet the new officers!!! Speaker - Tim Barth (Our Friendly Airport Manager) Feburary 10 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Speaker - Dan Murry He will be telling us about building a museum quality aircraft restoration. March 10 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Speaker - Terry Edwards If you ever want to fly your plane, listen to Terry! April 14 Chapter Meeting - CU Aerospace Engineering Dept. - 7:00pm Speaker - Greg Magdsick Hear from a CU Senior Aerospace student working on another kind of Experimental Aircraft as they design and develop a weather UAV project. Please notice the change for this months meeting location. May 7 Antique/Classic Airplane Association of Colorado May 7th Program. The Commemorative Air Force Our May guest speaker will be R.D. Nolen who helped his brother Lloyd Nolen start and develop the (Confederate) Commemorative Air Force in Mercedes, Texas. Click Here for More Information. May 12 Chapter Meeting - Field Trip to Gene Longs Workshop. - 7:00pm Speaker - Gene Long For our program in May, we will visit Gene Long. Gene has been working on a Lancair Super ES for several years. He says he is 90% done, and therefore only 50% to go. It has taken a bit longer than the brochure suggested. He is planning a high tech panel and hanging a Continental IO-550 in it, rated at 310 horse power. It should be a going machine, once he gets it going to the airport. Gene's shop is at 869 Bluebird Lane, just off Baseline Road. That's a mile from 95th street, going west on Baseline or a mile past 75th on Baseline if coming east from Boulder. If you are coming from the West, turn north just past the Lafayette Water Treatment Plant on Baseline. That's a right turn. If you are coming the other way from Boulder and get to the Water Treatment Plant, you've gone too far. Turn back. Gene advises that seating is limited. It would really help if you could bring your own chair. If you have an extra, bring two (or three). I'm sure that looking at Gene's project will bring us to our feet, but you might want something to sit on during the business meeting part. See you there at seven. Please notice the change for this months meeting location. Map to Gene Longs place May 17 EAA 648 - Young Eagles Event - 8:30 AM Earl Bolton has eleven students to fly this Sat. They will be at the Boulder Airport and are to meet at Flatiorns at 0830 and planes are to arrive at 0900. All these students have passed a test with a 70 or above and have written a report about aviation and presented to the class. My wife, Barb Bolton and the teacher evaluated the reports and awarded prizes for the best reports. Now they get to fly. May 24 EAA Chapter 420 Builders Forum EAA Chapter 420 Builders Forum in Douglas, WY. beginning at 9:00 am. Topics will include working with aluminum, electrical wiring, Fiberglass 101 and possibly fabric covering. Lunch will be served at noon. Memorial Day Weekend Boston Mass.- ICE BREAKER EASTWIND SAILORS TO HOLD REUNION The Eastwind Association will have a reunion in Boston, Massachusetts, on Memorial Day Weekend. Boston was the home port of the US Coast Guard Cutter Eastwind (WAGB 279) and any and all that sailed in her are invited to the reunion, held at the Hilton Hotel at Logan Airport. For details, contact Sunny Bragg, 303 485 2005. Lets not forget the valuable contributions of the Coast Guard and also wish Sunny and his crew mates a good time at the reunion. June 9 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) at the Leyners Office / Hanger - 7:00pm Earls sutdents will be making a presentation. The students are from Douglass Elementary School and they are in the fifth grade. Molly McMahon will give her report on female pilots. Derek Piester will give his report on the F-4. Molly is giving up part of a party so she will need to give her report as soon as we arrive. The principat of the school will come (Kelly King). She is a neet lady. June 14 Chapter 420 is hosting a Young Eagles Rally in Douglas, WY at the Converse County Airport (KDGW) beginning at 7 am This annual event usually draws about 50 children from the Douglas area. We are always in need of pilots. Lunch will be provided for the pilots. The event will end around noon or until there are no more kids. This time of the year it usually gets hot and bumpy. Its no fun for the kids and not a good way to introduce them to aviation if they should get sick. That�s why we usually cut it short around noon. If your interested in flying please contact me. John L. Danielson President EAA Chapter 420 307-797-0213 johnd@wlcwyo.com June 21 Young Eagles Rally in Casper, WY on June 21st (EAA Chapter 420) beginning at 7 am. Pancakes and sausage will be served to pilots and kids. This event is being held by a group of parents who Home School their children. There are about 100 kids in this group with an expected turn out of 50 to 75 kids. We could really use some pilots for this event. We would really hate to have to turn kids away. Again if you would like to come and visit our Chapter and can donate a few rides to either event we would really appreciate it. Thank You John L. Danielson President EAA Chapter 420 307-797-0213 johnd@wlcwyo.com June 28 - 29 Chapter Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) This is the 25th Anniversary Rocky Mountain EAA Regional Fly-In! For more information you can look at the RMRFI Web Site. July 14 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm TBD TBD July 19th SAN LUIS VALLEY PILOT�S ASSOCIATION AIR SHOW AND FLY-IN Held at San Luis Valley Regional (ALS). Air Show 9:30AM � 12:30PM (Airport Closed) Features aircraft such as Classic War Birds (W.W.II), acrobatic exhibitions, current Military aircraft, experimental aircraft and Home-builts. A pancake breakfast is served from 7:30AM to 10:30PM. Lunch will be available. The event is free to the public. Ten gallons of free fuel for 1st 20 experimental arrivals. For more information, contact Paul at (719) 852-9860 (H) or (719) 754-9080 (O). August 16 Chapter Meeting & Picnic - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) This is the annual EAA Chapter 648 Summer picnic. Bring a side dish and something for the gril. Grills will be provided. Time 11:00 AM August 23 Open House, Fly-In, & "WINGS" Safety Program Crested Butte Avion Airport [0CO2] [3V6] - Crested Butte CO Time ? Five Speakers Every Mountain Pilot Should Listen To: 1) Sparky Imeson, Author of the Mountain Flying Bible, "Mountain Flying" 2) Monty Taylor, FAA DEN Safety Manager "Maintenance Aspects of Owning An Airplane" 3) John Cameron, FAA Safety Councelor, "Density Altitude" 4) Bill Dunn, OPS Supervisor, DEN AFAA, "More On Mountain Weather Briefing" 5) Ann Thickey, Sr. Underwriter, Globe-Aerospace, "Present and Future of GA Aircraft Insurance" For more information plsase contact avionclub@hotmail.com or call 800 663 5374 September 06 Inaugural National Radial Engine Exhibition! Colorado Plains Regional Airport - Free Admission Akron, Colorado - Antique, Classic, and Muscle Car Show Toy Show Breakfast Available - 8:00 AM Planes and Cars Arrive - 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM Exhibit Open - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM For more information please contact: Randy Hayes - (800) 945 0161 September 8 Monthly Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) PROGRAM NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER MEETING, SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 The Arctic Cruise of the Coast Guard Cutter EASTWIND (WAGB 279) to Ellesmere Island and Lake Hazen. Or what the heck is a Navy fighter pilot doing chasing Polar Bears and Musk Oxen. Sunny Bragg recalls the first of his two cruises with the Coast Guard, flying helicopters off icebreakers. See if you can find Lake Hazen or the Ruggles River, or Ellesmere Island for that matter, on any convenient map. Hint; They will be toward the top. October 4 EAA Chapter 72 Fly In - Colo Springs Meadow Lake Airport is having a Fly In on Oct, 4th. we will start cooking breakfast at 7:30. We will have a project tour at 11AM for those that might like to see some homebuilts under construction. I have attached a flyer about the event, if you could inform your Chapter. Thanks, Richard Martin, President EAA 72 October 9-12 CopperState Regional Fly-In The annual Copperstate EAA Regional Fly-In has grown and will sport more grass area for planes and campers. Last year was the firs year at Phoenix Regional Airport (Casa Grande) and it looks like they have refined the event for this year. Copperstate has been around a while but moving to a new venue is often difficult. October 13 Monthly Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) A DOUBLE HEADER. MAYBE EVEN A TRIPLE HEADER! Dan Murray is building a pair of Travleairs in his hangar. We've been invited to drop in and inspect the progress. George Hayes will be taking his Pietenpol back East shortly and has agreed to let us look at a woooden airplane before it leaves. Come on down and see what these guys have done. November 10 Monthly Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) 7:00 PM Hangar H17A November 11 Veterans Day! A day of rememberance for those who have taken a stand for all of our freedoms! November 22 Cancellation - Young Eagles Rally! Due to schedule and contact issues we will not be hosting the event this Saturday. We were not able to pull this one off but look for another "Fly For Food" event in the next few months. December 05 EAA 648 Christmas Party We are planing to be at the City of Longmont operations facility on Airport Road. Same plan as last year. We have the room from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM with some setup time before the event. Come and have a good time! PS: For those of you who missed the meeting last month or have not seen the newsletter. There is a gift exchange that will follow last years model. We brought a modest gift and placed it on the table. Then as each persons number is called they may select a gift from the table. They may also take a gift that someone has already got from the table. Three exchanges is the limit though. Hey, I'm not making this up, it's what we did last year. Lot of fun, and we sort of figure it out as we go along. December 13 Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum: 10:00 AM - Wright 1/2 scale 1902 Glider Delivery Four young ladies, students, will meet the board at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum at Nine in the morning on Dec 13. They will present a 40 page journal to the board that they kept while building the project. The 1902 one-half scale of the number three Wright Brothers glider will be displayed in the center of the museum. The model has a twelve foot wing span. The museum will open at ten in the morning. January 12 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Speakers -"A conversation with a couple of Luscombe pilots." You could add "Heather McRoberts & Scooter Mainero will chat about where they've been and where they are going." Also Earl Bolton will tell us a little about the four girls donating the 1902 Wright Glider to the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum? They were absolutely great! Yho might read the article that Don wrote about them in the Antique Flyer. February 09 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Speaker - "Dave from Rocky Mountain Props will be visiting us". It's been said that the thing on the front of the airplane is not there to move the airplane forward, but rather to keep the pilot cool. If you doubt this, watch the pilot sweat when the prop stops! For our February program, we have arranged for Dave from Rocky Mountain Propellers to visit with us. He will be giving us an overview on prop care and can answer most any question that you might have about your prop. It should be an interesting program. February 28 With deepest Sympathy EAA Chapter 648 offers our condolences to the family of Otto Sneft. Mary and Otto have been a part of our chapter for many years. Their support and participation has contributed significantly to the character of our chapter. There will be a memorial for Otto on Feb. 28 at first Lutheran Church in Longmont followed by a lunch. The time will be 11 o'clock. March 08 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Speaker - ... Last minute update. We have a change of program this month. Our previous speaker is not able to make it so we are planning to have some fun with a metal mangling program. We will show how to use a bead roller (it just arrived and I don't know what to do with it) and how to make parts by hand. If you ever damaged a part and needed to recreate it this is the meeting for you. Or, if you have a metal forming tool or technique to share, bring it to the meeting and show others. March 28 EAA Chapter 720's Annual Fly-In Breakfast 8:00 AM to 12 Noon. Location: Greeley-Weld Co Airport GXY. For information call (Greeley) Cole Hanscome (970) 284-6231 or (Denver) Bill Mitchell (303) 427-4025. April 03 Young Eagles Event (Rescheduled due to weather: May 1) April 06 to May 02 The great American story about the quest to fly! The great American story about the quest to fly! Kitty Hawk celebrates the thrill of discovery and the process of hard work that leads to the first flight. Wilbur and Orville Wright, two American kids from Dayton, Ohio, succeed where a host of internationally famous scientists and inventors fail. Experience the exploration and invention that culminated in the first successful powered flight on December 17, 1903. Kitty Hawk is a true story about family, determination, invention and one of the most heart-pounding achievements in American history. Walden Family Playhouse is conveniently located at the Colorado Mills Center at 14500 West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, CO, and easily accessed from I-70, Colfax, or E470. April 12 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Speaker - Gale Biggs Wind patterns at Longmont and vicinity. May 1 Young Eagles Event There will be a Young Eagles Rally at the Longmont Vance Brand Airport. A little over a year ago we held a "Fly for Food" Young Eagles Rally that was a great success. As we did in that event we ask attendees for the donation of a non-perishable food item that will be donated to the OUR Center. This event is sponsored by the Longmont Hangar owners association in conjunction with EAA chapter 648 and other Front Range EAA chapters. For pilots and ground volunteers we plan to run two shifts (9:00-11:00 AM and 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM). If you would like to participate in this please contact Earl Bolton or Tony Dean. May 10 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - ROAD TRIP!!! - 7:00pm Monday, May 10, we will tour the FAA ARTC Center in Longmont. Your name must be on the list that will be submitted to FAA for security clearance. Because parking at the facility is very limited, we will car pool. We are going to meet in the Safeway parking lot, at 17th and Hover, fill up some cars, and motor down 17th to the Center. You must be on the list and have some photo ID to get by the guard post. If you are on the list, come on down to the Safeway Parking lot, up in the corner of the lot, next to 17th and Hover. Be there promptly, no later than 6:45 PM, so we can load 'em up and move 'em out, and be at the Center by 7:00 PM. No stragglers. You must be on the list. You must have suitable photo ID. We meet at the Safeway parking lot, 17th and Hover, to car pool to the Center. Be prompt -- 6:45 at Safeway. Jume 14 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting (Vance Brand Airport) 7:00pm Regular meeting. The topic is still being nailed down. I believe that four of Earls students will be joining us and that's always fun. June 18-20 GOLDEN WEST EAA REGIONAL FLYIN YUBA COUNTY AIRPORT (MYV) Marysville, California July 12 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting (Vance Brand Airport) 7:00pm Regular meeting. The topic is still being nailed down. July 17 SAN LUIS VALLEY PILOT�S ASSOCIATION AIR SHOW AND FLY-IN Held at San Luis Valley Regional (ALS). Air Show 9:30AM � 12:30PM (Airport Closed) Features aircraft such as Classic War Birds (W.W.II), acrobatic exhibitions, current Military aircraft, experimental aircraft and Home-builts. A pancake breakfast is served from 7:30AM to 10:30AM. Lunch will be available. The event is free to the public. Ten gallons of free fuel for 1st 20 experimental arrivals. For more information, contact Paul at (719) 852-9860 (H) or (719) 754-9080 (O). July 24 Kelly Air Park Fly-in Breakfast Date: July 24/Saturday Time: 7-10 a.m. Location: Niehus' hangar (NW side, 24751 Kolstad Loop) Parking: In the grass on the NW side Questions or additional information: www.kellyairpark.com Location page, www.airnav.com link at top of page Note: Traffic pattern is on the east-side of the RWY 17/35, UNICOM: 123.05, AWOS: 134.37, runway: 3,800 X 36 ft., elevation: 7,050, bring your own tie-downs For more info, Contact: Ed Huber, huber1942@msn.com or 303-648-3718 August 3 A special meeting of EAA 515 Fort Collins/Loveland The meeting will be at the Jet Center (the FBO) at Fort Collins/Loveland Airport at 7:30 on August 3, 2004. We realize that this is the day after Oshkosh, but this is the only date that it will work. Jon is an aviation hero in Australia, a world renowned "Earthrounder", and an excellent speaker. We feel that this is an exceptional opportunity to meet and hear one of the genuine aviation pioneers of the current era. Hope to see you there. The August meeting of chapter 515 will be a special event, and the aviation community is invited. Our speaker will be Jon Johanson of Australia. He is the only flyer to have soloed the world three times, and the only one to have soloed both poles. He holds 51 FAI certified records. He is a national aviation hero in Australia and in 1998 received the highest English aviation award presented personally by Prince Phillip. We in chapter 515 know Jon as an excellent speaker having been honored by him twice before. This time, he will tell us about the recent trip to the South Pole. Jon is a consummate homebuilder, having built and extensively modified his RV-4 to achieve a range of 5,800 miles. He spent five years in preparation for that flight including an 8,000 mile record setting flight around Australia. When unforecast adverse weather and winds forced him back "north"---how about that!---toward the New Zealand side and he landed at McMurdo, one of the authorities there took one look at the little plane and assumed that, first it couldn't possibly fly the planned distance, and secondly that he must therefore be lying about it. Unfortunately, that is the version that was widely published in the world press including the phrase, "daredevil Australian pilot". Jon's preparation including contingencies was thorough in marked contrast to others who made unsuccessful, foolhardy attempts at the same time. Jon will tell us the story and put it into context. An RV-4 will be on display for those unfamiliar with the airplane. August 14 Annual EAA 648 Chapter Picnic (Earls Cabin in Eldora)11:00 - 15:00 The annual EAA 648 picnic will be held at the Boltons cabin in Eldora. It is a nice drive up to Eldora and it should be a bit cooler and provide pleasant surroundings. The location in next to Middle Boulder Creek, on nice grass and is surrounded by aspen and pine. It is on an acre and provides plenty of room. Horseshoes will be available for the sedentary athlete. Earl says that all bugs will be provided at no additional charge. The village is in the National Historic Register so come on up and enjoy it. Try this link to get a mapquest link that should get you to Eldora. September 11 The 2nd National Radial Engine Exhibition will be held at the Colorado Plains Regional Airport in Akron CO. (AKO) It is a one day event. The Exhibition's premise at this time is not "air show" with flying demonstrations, but a display, historical exhibit, and educational affair with a large dose of fun. It has been packaged with a hot rod/custom car show and features a "fair-like" atmosphere with food and vendors and live music. The Exhibition's primary goals are 1) to publicize our airport's capabilities to the flying public by hosting an event of national scope featuring airplanes of various sizes and interest, 2) to return something to the community for their outstanding support of the airport facility, 3) develop a marketplace for exhibitors/vendors, 4) foster interest in airport development by new tenants, and 5)the general promotion of aviation (including historical aviation), among others. We are still in our infancy, but felt our first event was a great success with over 3000 persons attending and twenty-two round motor airplanes on display. This year seems to have that inertia behind it and looks to be stronger still. We are supporting exhibitors by supplying fuel (with some limitations) by Chevron and Hayes Aviation. Very unique exhibits are paired with sponsors to off-set the obvious expense of rare aircraft from distant locations. Please share your interest in the Exhibit and tell us how we might get you involved. It would be our privilege to have you attend in any capacity. Randy Hayes Hayes Aviation Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) Akron CO 800 945 0161 September 13 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting (Vance Brand Airport) 7:00pm Our September program will be on weather, whether we want it or not. There is always something to be learned from our local experts. We'll have pictures and weather words. It should be very educational. September 25th & 26th Wings Over Wheat! Kansas EAA Chapters Invite Colorado EAA Chapters To The First Ever State Wide EAA Chapters Fly-In More information is available at: Wing Nuts - EAA Chapter 1364 October 2nd Fly-in lunch at Syracuse, Kansas Come one come all to a fly-in lunch at Syracuse, Kansas on Saturday, October 2nd. We know there are some fly-in breakfast that day, but we say make a day of fly-ins and come to Syracuse for lunch. If you are looking for a fly-in breakfast, Colby, KS is having breakfast and we are offering a free poker run from CBK to Syracuse(3K3) for prizes. In Syracuse we will be offering $1.50 per galllon 100LL!! (20 gallon limit and please pay with cash or check) In addition fly-in pilots get a free T-shirt and free lunch. Passengers also get a free lunch. We will be serving chili, hamburgers, and polish sauage for lunch. If you wish you can participate in a flour bombing contest. I have attached a word flyer which has some more information and please give me a call or drop an email if you have any questions. October 11 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting (Vance Brand Airport) 7:00pm This month, we are importing an engine expert for our program. Joe Folchert of Aircraft Cylinders and Engines, Inc. will be with us. He estimates that he has overhauled more than 1,700 engines, and claims to be able to tell what kind of oil has been used in an engine as soon as he opens it up. Over the years, he has formed some opinions about how to keep the motor in top shape. Come on down and hear what he has to say about using auto gas, Marvel Mystery Oil, Multi-grade oils, and a bunch of other tips for the care and feeding of our engines. Joe plans to fly down from Fort Collins. He feels safer in an airplane than driving on our highways. I like that attitude. Also we will have: Michael Nehls the student that you may recall we helped to summer camp at Oshkosh will come to our next meeting to talk about his expierence October 16th Airport Day - Vance Brand Airport We don't really have a name for it. Its not a big fly-in like RMRFI but it should be a lot of fun. The 99'rs will be hosting a pancake breakfast and EAA 648 will be working the lunch shift. October 25th Memorial Services It is with great sadness that I have to report that Lynn Dakers wife Wanda 'Bing' Daniels Daker passed away last Thursday. For any chapter members that might be able to make it to the memorial service, It will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Crist Mortuary Chapel, 3395 Penrose Place, Boulder CO. The Dakers have been a cornerstone of our chapter. Please consider attending to show respect for these fine people who have given so much to the rest of us. November 6th Longmont Airport Blood Drive Saturday, Nov. 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Come see us in the Bonfils Mobile Coach! (The exact location on the field will be provided closer to the day of this event). Please call Gina Curley at 303-682-1886 to schedule an appointment to donate. Walk-ins are welcome, although there may be a short wait. Please remember to: Drink plenty of caffeine-free fluids for at least 24 hours prior to your donation Eat a healthy, low-fat meal within four hours of your donation Bonfils Blood Center thanks you for your support of the community blood supply. November 11 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting (Vance Brand Airport) 7:00pm So whats the program? Good question. Our planned program of welding fell through so we will wing it. Not really a big issue and nothing we cannot handle. We have a few items that have been on the back burner and Earl has a CD-ROM of images sent to him from his grandson in Iraq. Maybe we can see some images and get some ideas that are not filtered otherwise. December 10th EAA 648 Annual Christmas party. Fridat, Dec. 10th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. We are planing to be at the City of Longmont operations facility on Airport Road. Same plan as last year. We have the room from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM with some setup time before the event. Come and have a good time! PS: For those of you who missed the meeting last month or have not seen the newsletter. There is a gift exchange that will follow last years model. We brought a modest gift and placed it on the table. Then as each persons number is called they may select a gift from the table. They may also take a gift that someone has already got from the table. Three exchanges is the limit though. Hey, I'm not making this up, it's what we did last year. Lot of fun, and we sort of figure it out as we go along. 2005 January 10 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm We will be welcoming in the new team and having a general meeting to discuss the chapter direction. January 11 The new Sport Pilot rule Tuesday, January 11, 2005, starting at 7:00 pm Title "The New Sport Pilot" Topic The new Sport Pilot rule Date and Time Tuesday, January 11, 2005, starting at 7:00 pm Speaker(s) JoAnn and Sandy Hill, Brian Richardson Brief Description: What weighs less than 1,320 lbs., has a normal stall speed of no more than 45 kts. and can carry up to two? And more importantly, do you qualify to fly it? Location of Event Longmont Public Works Maintenance Facility 375 Airport Road Longmont, CO 80503 Directions to Venue From I-25 take Exit 240 and proceed westbound on CO-119 towards Longmont. Continue straight onto 3rd Ave., then turn right onto Francis St. Turn left onto Ninth Ave. and then left onto Airport Rd. End at 375 Airport Rd.(It's the driveway just north of the airport entrance.) View Map Seating 35 seats at the facility, 12 remaining for online registration. Click here to register online now! Sponsoring Division Denver FSDO Contact Information: BRIAN DAVID RICHARDSON Phone: (303) 342-1104 Brian.D.Richardson@faa.gov Full Description: Come spend an evening with JoAnn and Sandy Hill as they examine and discuss the new Sport Pilot and Light Sport Aircraft regulations. Whether you're already a certificated pilot or someone interested in learning to fly, this new "grass roots" initiative to reinvigorate general aviation is really starting to spread. If you're not quite sure what it's all about, now is the time to find out. In addition to the Sport Pilot seminar, there will be a brief introduction to the General Aviation Awards program. Created to recognize industry professionals, there are several levels of reward for each category. Perhaps there is a particular flight instructor, mechanic, avionics technician or aviation safety counselor you feel is deserving of special recognition, but you have no idea as to how to go about it. Learn just how simple and easy it can be to nominate someone you think is worth it. Your evenings hosts, JoAnn and Sandy, are longtime professional aviation educators as well as NAFI recognized Master Flight Instructors. Often referred to as Colorado's version of John and Martha King, their presentations are always informative, lively and entertaining. January 29 & 30 Fabric Covering Class Jan. 29 & 30, 2005. Colorado Classic Aircraft is offering a weekend fabric covering class on Jan. 29 & 30 at Vance Brand Airport in our facility. We will cover all the steps in covering a wing from taping with anti-chafe tape through paint. Including some neat tricks that will make your covering job more professional. We will start each day at 8:00 am both mornings, end at 5:00 pm on Sat. and around 4:00 pm on Sunday. Contact Carol Leyner at (303) 931-3867 for cost and further details. Feburary 2 World War Two Wasn't fought by John Wayne Presented by Major Fredric Arnold A Free Lecture Wednesday, February 2nd 2005 7 - 10 pm Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Ave. Boulder, Colorado Fredric Arnold completed fifty combat missions in a P-38 over North Africa, Sici ly, and Italy; dive bombing, bomber escort, strafing, and the destruction of enemy shipping and aircraft. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf clusters. On his return from combat, he test flew America's first jet, designed and develo ped power steering for aircraft, and was promoted to the rank of Major at the age of twent y-three. Feburary 14 Examining the first 12000 feet of the atmosphere. Presented by Dr. Ben Balsley Dr. Ben Balsley Will give a talk on: Examining the first 12000 feet of the atmosphere with kites and powered parachutes. March 14 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm At our March meeting, Jim Cimiluca, the RMRFI President, and I, Vice President of the RMRFI as well as Volunteer Coordinator, will update our chapter on this year s happenings. There will also be a discussion about the current and hoped for relationship between the RMRFI and the EAA chapters in this area. April 11 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm May 9th EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - ROAD TRIP!!! to Meridian Controls, 1085 N 2nd Street in Berthoud - 7:00pm We will be meeting at Meridian Controls, 1085 N 2nd Street in Berthoud at 7:00 PM om Monday May 9th. Our host, Tom Melsheimer, will be giving us welding demonstrations. Driving directions are: Take Highway 287 (Main Steet in Longmont) North to Berthoud follow it as it bends to the east and is now also Highway 56. Proceed through town and cross the railroad tracks, turn left (north) at the next intersection onto 2nd Street and proceed to Meridian Controls. If you end up on 287 north to Loveland, you missed the turn in Berthoud. May 20-22 Hot Glass Fly-In I got a note from Brett Hahn of EAA Chapter 555 down Las Cruces NM. This is a flyin that looks like it would be fun to fly out to. More detail is available at their website: The Hot Glass Flyin. June 13 On Saturday June 11 at Boulder Airport, we are doing Young Eagles flights for Earl Bolton's classes. He has 26 kids and only 3 or 4 airplanes, most with only 1 seat. If you can help out by Flying kids, call him at 303-499-1214. We can always use ground support too. June 13 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - ROAD TRIP!!! - 7:00pm Our June meeting is Monday June 13 at 7:00 (1900) at the home of Richard Socash, 3805 Darley Avenue, Boulder, Co 80305. Directions: Drive to the intersection of Broadway and Table Mesa Drive in South Boulder. Go south on Broadway through one traffic light (Hanover) about three tenths of a mile. Turn right onto Darley Avenue (You are now heading West). Go two blocks on Darley and you will come to a stop sign. That stop sign is in my property (The northeast corner of Darley and Gillespie). Park anywhere on the streets in the area. Note: There is a 1969 red Buick convertible and a blue 1967 Mercedes Benz in the driveway. (The price one pays for building an airplane in the garage.) July 11 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm August 6 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Summer Picnic The August EAA 648 picnic will be at his home in Eldora on Saturday, August 6, 2005. Picnic time 1130 -1400. Bring your own meat, a dish to share, chairs, and utensils. We�ll have some extra utensils if you forget yours. September 12 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Topic TBD October 10 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm Please come, we have some important decisions to make. November 14 EAA 648 Chapter Meeting - Vance Brand Airport (2V2) - 7:00pm "Aircraft Icing by Cleon Bier" Cleon is an aviation weather consultant who instructs for Air West Flight Center and the Mooney Aircraft Pilots Association Safety Foundation. This Master CFI is a resident of Lyons and serves as an FAA Aviation Safety Counselor for the Denver FSDO. December 9 Annual EAA Chapter 648 Holiday Party - 7:00pm When: Friday, December 9, 7 pm Where: Gale Biggs’ Community Room, Boulder Directions: Take the Diagonal Hwy (CO-119) to Boulder and continue on South on Foothills Parkway (CO 157). to South Boulder Rd exit. Turn right onto Table Mesa Drive. Go 1.74 miles to Lehigh St and turn left. Benthaven Place will be on your right about .4 miles. Go to the end of Benthaven and the club house is west of the parking area at the end of the street. The visitor parking is not large, so I park on Benthaven if possible. There will be signs from the parking area at the end of the street to the club house. The Chapter will provide plates, utensils pop and water. Cheryle will provide the turkey. Please bring a dish to share. We will again have an entertaining gift exchange. If interested in participating bring a $10 gift, marked male, female or either. EAA 2006 Calendars will be available for purchase for $10. For more information contact Cheryle Sullivan at cherylesullivan@yahoo.com 303-678-8014 January 9 EAA Chapter 648 Monthly Meeting - 7:00pm Colorado Classic Aircraft, Hangar 17, Vance Brand Airport. Program: Vince Lawrence from Denver Soaring Society with a presentation on Soaring in this area. Denver soaring is providing introductory rides to EAA members. Cost is $30 for a 2500 ft. tow and introductory ground school with an instructor. Time can be logged as glider instruction. We will try to set a weekend date for any who are interested to come for their intro ride and briefing. They can handle 6-8 in a day. This would make a great chapter outing or 2. Feburary 13 EAA Chapter 648 Monthly Meeting - 7:00pm Colorado Classic Aircraft, Hangar 17, Vance Brand Airport. SPORT PILOT AND SPORT AIRCRAFT – WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY??? Sandy and JoAnn Hill Sandy & JoAnn Hill serve as vice presidents of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI). They administer the Master Instructor accreditation program as well as the General Aviation Awards program out of their office in Longmont, Colorado. JoAnn is the GA Awards national chairman; Sandy is the program's communications director. Both Master CFIs, the Hills also serve as NAFI’s Directors of Education. February 26 EAA Chapter 43 Young Eagles Mike Gugeler sent a heads up on a Chapter 43 is having a Young Eagles rally at Erie Airport on Sunday, February 26 at 0800. There are about 40 kids from a school class slated to be there and we could use some help flying them. If you are looking for an excuse to fly and are tired of the same old East-West runway stuff, come over to Erie for a trip or two around the pattern. Cheapest gas around, coffee and food simulators in the FBO, and you can come over to my hangar afterwards to look at projects and shoot some bull. Hope to see you there. March 13 EAA Chapter 648 Monthly Meeting - 7:00pm Colorado Classic Aircraft, Hangar 17, Vance Brand Airport. Building and Programming a Synthetic Vision Information System (SVIS) James Pryor Hauser, Ph.D. Dr. James Hauser is a graduate of the USAF Academy and a former USAF pilot. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado. He taught Avionics Systems Engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School for several years. He holds a commercial pilot license with instrument, single and multi-engine, and glider ratings. He is a former FAA DER with many years experienced in the engineering analysis for aircraft STC’s and TC’s. He holds an FCC Commercial General Class Radiotelephone License and an FAA Airframe Mechanics License. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado and is the President of AeroSpectra Inc., a consultant engineering firm. For relaxation, Jim likes to do maintenance and improvements on the company aircraft, a PA23-160 Apache, dubbed the Millennium Pumpkin by his wife Kathleen. April 10 EAA Chapter 648 Monthly Meeting - 7:00pm Colorado Classic Aircraft, Hangar 17, Vance Brand Airport. Program: Mike Gugler - SSS What is it? I don't really know. It just says "Surprise Safety Seminar". I do know that if Mike is running it it will be enjoyable and very worthwhile. /font> April 21 Services for Sunny Bragg A memorial service will be held 2 PM Friday, April 21, 2006 at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry Street, Longmont, Colorado 80501, 303-776-2313/FAX 303-776-5081 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Longmont Meals on Wheels. Visit www.ahlbergfuneralchapel.com" to leave condolences for the family. With great sadness I received the message that we lost Sunny recently. I say lost because, for the rest of us, missing Sunny will be a loss. Serving as an officer for EAA648 for two years with Sunny, Earl, Haiko, and Ken was an honor and something truly worthwhile. The support from these guys, the Leyners and many other chapter members when an event came together made it fun even when there were rough edges. Sunny did very well for us and certainly has made our lives richer for being there. Warm Regards Tony Dean May 8 EAA Chapter 648 Monthly Meeting - 7:00pm Colorado Classic Aircraft, Hangar 17, Vance Brand Airport. Program: TBD What is it? Watch this spot. When I get the info it will be posted. June 12 EAA Chapter 648 Monthly Meeting - 7:00pm Colorado Classic Aircraft, Hangar 17, Vance Brand Airport. PROGRAM: Movie Night Popcorn and Sodas Available June 24-25 EAA Rocky Mt. Regional Fly-In June 24-25, 2006 Front Range Airport (FTG) Attention EAA Members The 28th Annual EAA Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In begins this Saturday at 7:00 a.m. Take I-70 East to Exit 299 (Manilla Rd.) or fly to Front Range Airport (FTG) and check our web site for arrival procedures, airshow, seminar, and workshop information at http://www.rmrfi.org/ . We are expecting around 15,000 people for the two day event. The 28th Annual EAA Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In is in short supply of volunteers to give Young Eagle rides during the Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In , this weekend. If you can volunteer to fly Young Eagles either Saturday or Sunday please call our Young Eagles Coordinator - Brian Cabebe at 303 748-5570. Hope to see you there. Chuck King Director of Communications RMRFI 303-523-4239 chuckwking@mindspring.com Popcorn and Sodas Available August 5 Services for Heather McRoberts 8:00 AM to 12 Noon. Back in January of 2004 our chapter had the enjoyable opportunity to meet a couple of youths who would inspire anyone who were ever to meet them. In particular Heather McRoberts gave an outstanding presentation on their upcoming plans to travel the country in a couple of Luscombe aircraft. Our chapter was enriched to have met Heather McRoberts and we are deeply saddened to hear that she and another pilot were killed in an airplane crash on Rollins Pass on there way back from Kremmling on Sunday morning. There will be a memorial service for her at Boulder Municipal Airport on Sat. Morning, Aug 5th at 8:00 am. The memorial service for Heather will be held at 8:00 a.m. this Saturday at the Bob Brungard Aviation hangar, Boulder Airport. This is the west most large hangar on your right, after making a left at the T on the airport entrance. Jan & David McRoberts have requested that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Antique Airplane Association of Colorado Scholarship Fund, to be used specifically for young people who are interested in learning to fly. This is the local chapter of the AAA. Anyone interested in making such a donation can send it to Ed Pruss 7231 Glacier View Rd Longmont, CO 80503 BE SURE TO WRITE “HEATHER MCROBERTS “ ON THE CHECK. October 09 Chapter Meeting - Road Trip!!! - 7:00pm This is not at the regular meeting place! Project meeting at Richard Socash’s Home 3805 Darley in Boulder (Table Mesa Area) There is plenty of parking on the street. Light Refreshments will be served. Directions: From North: Take 119 into Boulder and bend to the South onto the Foothills Highway. At the intersection after Baseline, turn right (West) off Foothills Hwy onto Table Mesa Drive and then South on Broadway to Darley. From the South: Take Highway 36 to the Table Mesa Turnoff, go West and then South on Broadway to Darley. Turn Right (West) on Darley Ave off South Broadway in Boulder. As well as looking at their project, there will be a short Power Point presentation. They will also talk about their trip to Texas next March to build their own engine. Dick says he has some questions for us also. October 28 Services for Phillip McClelland Dear fellow EAAers, The Longmont paper today has the obituary for Phillip McClelland. Phillip was a member of Chapter 648 for several years but has not been lately due to illness. You might remember he has a RV6 project and also a Midget Mustang project. His sense of humor might have been his most endearing characteristic and his willingness to help others. He tried for years to get me to designate one night a week to work with me on my Glasair project that just collects dust. Phillip fought colon cancer for several years. He passed away last Friday. A celebration of Phillip’s life will be held at 11 am Saturday Oct. 28, 2006 at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1500 Ninth Avenue in Longmont. A luncheon will follow the service at the church. Check www.longmontfyi.com for full obituary and information to send condolences or make contributions. Phillip was a good friend and chapter member that I will surely miss tremendously, David Shenk If you would like an upcoming event listed, please contact the webmaster.