EAA Chapter 25

Our meeting this month (Wed, January 20th) is at BSAEC (Bert Sisler Aviation Education Center, our chapter hangar) at Airlake – the grill will be on at 6pm as usual – please bring something to share, meeting at 7pm. Directions can be found in the newsletter.

The topic for the January meeting is a rib making demo by the Pietenpol group.  I suspect they’ll also be talking about the project a bit. Peter Denny, Dale Johnson, Greg Cardinal, Pat Halligan, and others will be active in the presentation.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Work is rapidly progressing on the BSAEC (Bert Sisler Aviation Education Center, our chapter hangar). The walls have been insulated and finish work is underway. Dale Johnson and his crew will be re-hanging the Gusty this Saturday, January 9.Click on the images below to see larger versions.

The November issue of the Chapter 25 On Final Newsletter is now available. Thanks to Jim Ladwig, Peter Denny, John Koser, Craig Nelson, and Dan Jackson for their contributions and assistance this month.

Our meeting this month (Wed, Nov 18th) is at BSAEC (Bert Sisler Aviation Education Center, our chapter hangar) at Airlake – the grill will be on at 6pm as usual – please bring something to share, meeting at 7pm. Directions and program are on page 3.

Bill Brown is expecting a large group of Young Eagles Saturday, November 21st, so please let him know if you can help out.

Please note that the December chapter meeting, normally held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, is being replaced by the Sunday, December 13th Christmas party being hosted by Dick and Joan Navratil in their home from 2:30 – 5:30 pm. Directions to their home is on page 8 of the newsletter. Please mark your calendars and save the directions, as there will be no newsletter this December.

Finally, just a gentle reminder to send your 2010 membership dues to Kris Olson before year-end. Note that dues will remain at $25 for members receiving the newsletter electronically, but are now $30 for members who wish to continue receiving the newsletter via paper mail. As usual, charter, honorary and lifetime members continue to be exempt from all dues.

Chapter 25 member Mike Schoen was recently on KSTP discussing the negative impact of user fees on Angel Flight operations. Since Mike’s story aired, the FAA reauthorization act was passed funding the FAA through 2012 without user fees. Efforts such as Mike’s definitely make a difference!

You can also read the text story.

Received from Steve Buss, EAA Manager of Chapters:

I am writing today to share with you the latest information on the controversial TSA Security Directive (1542-08F).  The directive, which has a June 1 implementation date, applies to airports where general aviation operations coexist with scheduled airline service, even where the airline service is minimal.

Details of this TSA directive started coming to light late last year, as airport officials began advising airport users to prepare for security changes.  Since then, EAA has partnered with AOPA, NBAA, GAMA and others to voice concern and raise awareness on The Hill.

We believe the measures are unnecessary, don’t enhance national security, are costly, impractical, and threaten general aviation activity. (Read on …)

EAA Chapter 94 in Mason City, IA, is hosting an Aircraft Electrical Systems seminar, to be held June 27-28 at the Mason City Airport (MCW). The presenter is Bob Nuckolls, author of the AeroElectric Connection, a reference book which has been used widely by the homebuilt community for over 20 years.

Download the AeroElectric Seminar flyer for details. This information is also available on the EAA website at www.eaa.org Click on Calender of Events. Or, contact Tom Barter if you have questions:

Tom Barter
EAA Chapter 94
kesleyelectric@chooseblue.coop