More than a dozen dedicated chapter members showed up at the chapter hangar Saturday morning, April 5th, for a long overdue spring cleaning. The assembled group picked up everything in the building, wiped or vacuumed under it, then put everything back — minus a large pile of junk that mostly fit in the chapter president’s pickup. Thanks to everyone who helped out!
As many of you know, Jeff Coffey set up a Yahoo! Group for Chapter 25 some years ago. Activity in the group trickled down to zero some time ago, but we have decided to revitalize the discussion group. It can be an invaluable aid when chapter members want to poll the group for building or piloting help, or discuss other aviation topics.
Several weeks ago, all chapter members who had given us their email addresses as of the last membership renewal received an invitation to join the Yahoo group. Over a dozen people have done so, but many have not. If you would like to join, simply send a blank email to chapter25-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Simply follow the directions in the confirmation e-mail to subscribe.
Members can also unsubscribe at anytime by sending a blank message to:chapter25-unsubcribe@yahoogroups.com Once confirmed, you can send an e-mail to the entire group using this address: chapter25@yahoogroups.com
Replies will also go automatically to everyone on the list. This provides a very easy, quick, and efficient way to communicate with a large group of people.
We envision the Chapter 25 Yahoo! Group to be used for the following additional purposes:
+ Member requests such as borrowing a specific type of tool for a project.
+ Member announcements such as having an open seat for a fly-in.
Since not all chapter members will belong to the group, chapter announcements will continue to appear on this website. Occasionally, we may send direct emails to members for special events, but spam controls and spam policing discourage that activity.
Effective Immediately, frequency 134.7 replaces frequency 125.0
Pilots flying in the Minneapolis area will recognize 125.0 as the frequency for low altitude pilots to contact Minneapolis Approach on the south side of the Minneapolis Airport Runway 12R/30L centerline. 125.0 has become unusable and has been replaced by 134.7. Though this change is effective immediately it will not show up on charts until the June timeframe.
Pat Hoyt is in the process of building a Zenith Zenair 601. At our March meeting, Pat talked about his project. Pat tells us, ” Here’s a picture of the tail section. I’ve got a bit more done since the picture was taken. Construction started in November 2006 when I planned a family vacation around a Rudder Workshop hosted by Zenith Aircraft in Mexico, Missouri. Prior to that, I’d done a fair amount of research to determine exactly what I wanted. This research included getting my Private Pilot License, and flying a number of different aircraft before choosing the Zodiac XL.
I am converting a 1967 Corvair engine for this aircraft. The Corvair (which has been powering Pietenpols for over 40 years) is a popular engine choice for the Zodiac 601.
This is my first aircraft project. Wife won’t let me start another one until I finish this one…”
Pat has done extensive rebuilding of his Corvair engine, and has a well - documented photographic record of the entire project. Pat is also interested in sharing his experience with other builders. Contact him at pwhoyt@yahoo.com for more information.
Take a look at the cover of the February Sport Aviation and you will see the wonderful picture of Dick Navratil’s latest Pietenpol creation. A great article describing this project is worth reading and saving. Congratulations again to Dick on his accomplishment.
Joining Bert Sisler’s model of the Six Pac, our venerable historic aircraft the Gusty now is flying just below the ceiling of our Chapter Hangar at Airlake. Thanks to a volunteer crew assisting Dale Johnson — Ron Hoyt, Steve Adkins, Bert Sisler and Jim Ladwig — the Gusty took to the air last week. We know Bert was especially pleased that this “flight” did not require a test pilot, as we had threatened him with when he led the crew to reassemble the airplane. Join us for our Chili Feed on March 8th and get a chance to see the new display!