Chapter 237 March 2016 Newsletter

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*** NOTE DATE CHAGE *** Next video/movie night

is Sunday April 17th, 2016

5pm- 7pm Videos and EAA HQ videos

7pm - 9pm MAIN FEATURE Movie

Take a moment and return to the golden days of the theater on big screen. Come and enjoy choosing from some great mochoices along with plenty of aviation related videos to watch bfore hand. We also show EAA’s monthly videos at this time.you would like to bring a lawn chair to relax in you may. If ywould like to bring an some food or beverages you may certaindo so. If you just want to enjoy a movie without bringing anyththat’s fine as well.

March: ———————————————

Mar. 30th - Standing B-25 Work party at 1PM

Mar. 31st - Standing B-25 Work party at 7PM

March. 28th - EAA 237 Chapter Meeting 6PM Social and

7PM meeting. MAC Commissioner James Deal to spea

April: ————————————————–——————

Apr. 4th - EAA 237 Board Meeting at 7pm

Apr. 6th

, 13th

, 20th

, 27th

3rd - Standing B-25 Work party at

7PM

Apr. 7th

, 14th

, 21st, 28

th - Standing B-25 Work party at 1PM

Apr. 17th - Movie Night 5pm / 7pm (see info below)

Apr. 19th

- AOPA ASI Seminar E

Apr. 24th - EAA Chapter 1342 Annual Fly-In and Young

Eagles Rally at Crookston, MN. (KCKN)

Apr. 25th - EAA 237 Chapter Meeting 6PM Social and

7PM meeting.

Apr. 29th and 30th – Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering (GMAG

Sponsored by the MN Pilots Association at Golden Wings Museum

Apr. 29th – EAA Leaders Summit, Sponsored by EAA Chapter 25

the EAA Chapter 237 Hangar!

The Presi enT’s

light deck

When once you have tastedight, you will forever walk thearth with your eyes turned skyward, forhere you have been, and there you willways long to return.” ring has finally arrived and I’m sure we all desire to feel theed for speed (unless you’re a Cub driver), to kick the tires, and

ght the fires! Those of us who fly know that the benefits arery real, but we know this only because we fly. It’s more fun,

ss hassle, more convenient (fly to where you’re going, nothere the airlines are going) and infinitely more rewarding. Yes,

s more expensive, a lot more expensive, than going via Sunountry or Delta, but it’s worth the expense!

nderstanding this is the key to keeping general aviation alive.hat’s how we capture new pilots. With our Eagles and Youngagles programs, we take the young and old who are alreadylots in their heart of hearts and we give them opportunities tonnect with that dream and create ways to take that image ofem flying, lying dormant, and make it real. Our job is to helpem realize that flying is within their reach and then find waysconnect the dreamer and the dream.

f course, not all Chapter 237 members have the ability to flyd your leadership team is addressing that issue. Plans are ine works for various chapter fly-outs, fly-in camp-outs, a pokern, etc., that will present opportunities for our nonflying mem-rs to “get high”. More information will be provided as it be-mes available.

hapter 237 pilots – Whether you are planning a few flightsound the pattern, a $100 hamburger sortie, or cross-countrycursion, please don’t fly with an empty seat! Shoot out an

mail to [email protected] to notify our non-ying members and share your love and Spirit of Aviation. Weso have some big Young Eagles rallies coming up, including ate MN Pilots Association’s Great Minnesota Aviation Gather-g April 30th. Your participation will be needed and greatlypreciated.

YI – Our Young Eagles co-coordinator, Joe Gmitter, is tempo-rily grounded and is looking for someone to fly his 172 duringE. rallies and to keep it flying. I’m sure he’d love to be in the

ght seat! Contact Joe at [email protected] if you can help.

rk E. Fjetland, USN (Ret.)

esident - EAA Chapter 237 (ANE )

Please consider submitting an article for next month. To do so please contact, your newsletter editor, Josh and Lyle at [email protected]

CHAPTER MEETING - 6 PM

Monday, March 28th

2016 Located at:

8891 Airport Rd NE Blaine, MN 55449

We hope to see you there!

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AOPA ASI Seminar April 19th

Presented by Cindy Carter

KeyAir Twin Cities ANE

April 19, 2016 7:00-9:00 p.m

We spend time training for them, but real-world emergencies are rare enough that it’s easy to get complacent. They don’t always happen to “other pilots,” though, and preparation can make a big difference whehings don’t go as planned:

What if you lose 500 rpm during takeoff, but the engine is running smoothly?

What if the ammeter drops to zero during a flight in IMC?

What if your left aileron develops a strong vibration in flight? Our new seminar is full of expert tips on handling those “up here, but wishing you were down there” scenos. We focus on how to keep abnormal situations from becoming full-blown emergencies, offer advice onkeeping critical problems under control, and give our best advice on off -airport landings.

Cindy Carter

Originally from Pueblo, Colorado, Cindy Carter has been a full time flight instructor in Western North Carona since moving there in 1998 logging more than 2500 hours instructing. She is an active member of theWestern North Carolina Pilots Association serving as president for five years and program chairman for fyears. She was instrumental in forming the WNC Pilots Association Education Fund in 2010 which helps deserving student pilot reach their aviation goals by providing financial support. She taught Private pilotground school for 10 years at Asheville Buncombe Technical College and is an active member of the FAATeam. Cindy was named FAASTeam rep of the year for the state of North Carolina in 2014!

http://www.aopa.org/Pilot-Resources/Safety-and-Technique/in-person-seminars/Seminar-Instructors#carterhttp://www.aopa.org/Pilot-Resources/Safety-and-Technique/in-person-seminars/Seminar-Instructors#carterhttp://www.aopa.org/Pilot-Resources/Safety-and-Technique/in-person-seminars/Seminar-Instructors#carter


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Become an Aviation Legend…and Possibly Rich!!!

Introducing the EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize! The goal of the prize is to keep the spir it of innovation

alive in the EAA community and leverage its creativity toward solving specific challenges facing the general avi-

ation community. The top finishers will receive a cash grant toward developing their product and prominent expo

sure at AirVenture.

The 2016 EAA Founder’s Innovation Prize is a contest to solve the pr oblem of fatal loss of contr ol accidents

in amateur - built aircraft through innovation. The contest is intentionally open-ended, with the only stated goal to

reduce fatalities from this type of accident in amateur - built aircraft dramatically over the next decade - 25% in th

next five years, 50% in the next ten.

Loss of control (LOC) in flight is the leading cause of fatal accidents in general aviation, particularly in amateur -

built aircraft. Fatal LOC events include base-to-final stalls, departure stalls, loss of control while maneuvering,

spatial disorientation, and more. The 2016 contest seeks ways to solve this problem. The solution could be tech-

nical in nature or otherwise.

The judging criteria include: 1) Cost to implement, 2) Ease of Installation, 3) Wide Applicability to the GA

Fleet (with a focus on amateur -built aircraft), 4) Effectiveness in mitigating the problem.

The top five entries will be judged live at AirVenture 2016 during a Theater in the Woods event. The judging panel is as follows, and these guys know what they’re talking about: Burt Rutan, Dick VanGrunsven (Van’s RV

designer), Charlie Precourt (NASA astronaut), Rod Machado, and Dave Morss (preeminent civilian test pilot).

The winning individual or team will receive a prize of $25,000, with $10,000 awarded for second place, and

$5,000 for third. The five finalists will also be featured in EAA media leading up to the final award. Initial appli

cations will be accepted through June 1st, 2016, and final submission of all material for consideration are due July

1st.

With all of the talented and innovative members in Chapter 237, I have no doubt one (or a team) of us shouldn’t

be able to say, “Show me the money”!

Kirk E. Fjetland, USN (Ret.)

President - EAA Chapter 237 (ANE )


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B-25 Work Party Update

From John Hopkins, EAA #763327Manager, Aircraft Maintenance

I’ve included some photos of yesterdays painting session on the B-25, we painted everythingfrom the side entrance door all the way to the tail of the aircraft. Now we can start to put glass

back in the tail area of the aircraft and floors back down again. And gun stuff in the tail as well

as hooking up all the flight control cables running into the rudder and elevator systems.

Great bunch over here again two weeks ago. Had a lot of fun and a great deal of work was accomplished.

Let everyone know that the B-17 was run day before yesterday [March 15th] and all the enginesare running great. Thanks to all the hard work put in repairing and fixing exhaust systemsand clearing engine Wright ups.


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February’s chapter meet-

ing included a stupen-dous presentation byEAA Headquarters'

Chris Henry.

All in attendancewere mesmerized bChris Henry’s slide

.

EAA Chapter Meeting


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A Big

THANKYOU Goes out to Debnd Al Patchin forheir delicious

dinner of pulledeef.

We have plenty ofeftovers so lookt them for the

March chaptermeeting!

Kirk leadsthe chaptemeeting,it was welattended.

Next timetell afriend weare alwayslookingfor morefriends(members

Thanks to Dave Peterson for the photos


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They also say that birds

of a feather flocktogether!

The question is, are weold buzzards?

Flyers do love to

eat!!!

- Kirk Fjetland

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8891 AIRPORT ROAD, BOX C-12

BLAINE, MN 55449

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