EAA Chapter 25

Our August meeting will take place on Wednesday, the 18th, at the Chapter 25 hangar at Airlake. The meeting will feature Randy Schoephoerster presenting a WINGS seminar on Seaplane Piloting. This seaplane ground training will cover the fundamentals of flying on the water. For those interested in getting their Single Engine Seaplane rating, this is an excellent chance to test out if this rating is for you.

Full details, and the ability to register with the FAA (not required), are available here:

http://www.faasafety.gov/spans/event_details.aspx?eid=33466&caller=/spans/events/EventList.aspx

Meeting begins at 7PM, grill will be on prior to the meeting.

June 16: Chapter Meeting at Airlake

Program: Dan Edward will be presenting on Sport Airplanes. Weather permitting, Dan will also bring a plane.

June 19: Young Eagles at Airlake
A Chapter 25 Young Eagles event will be held on April 17th from 9:00 am to 12:00 at the Chapter 25 Hangar at Airlake Airport. To RSVP or coordinate a group event, please contact our Young Eagle coordinator: Bill Brown: 952-432-4231

June 19: Annual Picnic at Airlake
Brats provided, please bring a dish to pass.

Directions to Chapter Hangar at Airlake: South on I-35 to Hwy 70 (Megastop), then East to Hamburg Ave (3rd stop sign.) Right turn and South to airport perimeter road. Left on airport perimeter road then right on Hotel or India Lane. If the surface is dry, please park on grass between hangars.
Runway

For Yong Eagle events, look for the Young Eagles signs with arrows.

Download the February On Final Newsletter now! Thanks to Noel Allard, Tim Barzen, John Koser, Craig Nelson, Dan Jackson, Peter Denny, and Kris Olson for their contributions and assistance this month.

Our meeting this month (Wed, Feb 17th) 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.

Please note that we may have an extra large crowd this month, as Ben McQuillan will be presenting a Wing’s Safety Seminar on engine problems on takeoff and recent changes at FCM. The public is invited, and the seminar will start at 7:30pm after a brief chapter meeting. We’ll have membership forms and extra newsletters set out for visitors. Please welcome them.

Check with Bill Brown if you are thinking about volunteering for young eagles on Feb 20th – we may not have kids to fly this month. John Koser is still planning on a board meeting on the 20th, with the time to be determined.

Mark your calendars now to be sure you can attend the upcoming Chapter 25 monthly meetings.

October 21: Chapter Meeting at Airlake
Don Ingraham, of www.crosscountrysoaring.com will bring a presentation on soaring and the launching system they use.

November 21: Chapter Meeting at Airlake
Richard Shearman, an Inspector with the Minneapolis FSDO, will attend our November meeting and will try to bring someone from the Airworthiness area as well. He is an Inspector and on duty 24/7 so, depending on your questions, you may want to submit them ahead of time to remain anonymous. He will address ramp checks, runway incursions and the plastic license requirement by March 31, 2010.

Download the latest issue of On Final now. It contains a story about Niels Sorensen written by Norm Tesmar, photography tips by Peter Denny, and the introduction of a Chapter 25 history project. The newsletter also contains dates, times and directions for three upcoming events: June chapter meeting, the Annual Chapter Picnic, and the June Young Eagles.  Download the June On Final now.

Mark Korin will be presenting and demonstrating is Alpha Systems AOA (Angle-of-Attack) instrument. Mark is from Ramsey, MN, where he has design, engineering, machining, testing operations to produce an his instrument.

Mark is an Electrical/Mechanical engineer, with design interests in several areas. The angle of attack system he has is an outstanding example of a critical piece of instrumentation that we all probably should have in our airplanes. He has modified and improved the system to the state of a very visible, useful, easy to install instrument. Mark has also developed an excellent demonstration of the system, as mounted on an aircraft panel. This device, along with his wide array of descriptive informational material should be of great value to us all, pilot or pilot wannabe, builder or builder wannabe.

Download the latest On Final newsletter for directions and more details.