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N876LW Flies! By Michael Stephan

Early in the morning on June 23 at Dallas Executive

Airport, Sky Ranger II N876LW took to the sky with

builder/pilot Levoy Wheeler Jr. on controls. The first

flight was a short turn around the pattern to a safe,

incident free landing. After exhaling, Levoy taxied back

to his hanger and waiting family and friends, who

witnessed the exciting first flight.

During the first flight Levoy noticed a significantly

heavy wing. After doing some research online, he found

that the heavy wing was a common problem. The flaps,

which were both built in the same jig, had a slight warp

in them. One warped up and the other in the opposite

direction, which would cause the turning tendency. The

fix consisted of adjusting the flap linkage to split the

difference. After making the adjustment, Levoy said the

heavy wing has been fixed. Currently in the flight-testing

phase, he is finding and fixing other issues. He has

decided to add an oil cooler to the Rotax 912S engine to

help keep temperatures down, which is important during

our hot summers.

Levoy’s Sky Ranger II is powered by a Rotax 912S

engine and has a cruise speed of 105 mph. With a short

takeoff roll of 250 ft, the Sky Ranger II climbs at 1200

fpm. Although it looks like it might fit in the ultralight

category, the Sky Ranger II can carry 20 gallons of fuel

and two people. So long flight legs are very possible.

With a stall speed of 36 mph, the airplane is nice and

slow on landing. The tricycle gear makes this a very easy

and fun airplane to build flying time in.

See Sky Ranger on page 6

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Aug 1st Chapter Meeting

The August Chapter

meeting will be on

Tuesday August 1. It

will be held at the

Farmers Branch

Library, located on

the northwest

corner of Webb

Chapel and

Golfing Green Dr.

The meeting will

be held in the

auditorium and will

begin at 6:30 p.m. and

finish by 9:00 p.m.

Marvin Brott will be the

featured presenter with pictures and tales from

AirVenture 2006. If you didn’t get a chance to go this

year, come to the meeting and see the highlights. Marvin

is one of our most veteran Oshkosh participants, so

listening to the presentation should be very entertaining.

We will see you there.

Aug 5th Chapter Fly-In By Michael Stephan

The August fly will be to one of our favorite places.

We will be traveling to Cedar Mills Airport on Lake

Texoma for breakfast. We will meet at 8:15 on the ramp,

or in this case, the grass tie-down area. Then take that

walk down to the Marina and the restaurant.

We will once again coordinate seats for this event.

David Cheek will so that. You can reach him at (972)

272-5332 or at the Chapter meeting you can sign up for a

needed seat or list an empty seat.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Aug 8th Board Meeting

The BOD meeting will be held on August 8th

at the

Farmers Branch Manske Library at 7:00 PM. The

minutes from the July BOD meeting recorded by Pat

Sticklin are as follows:

Directors in attendance: Sam Cooper, Don Christiansen,

Michael Stephan, Bruce Fuller, David Cheek, Pat

Strickland, David Bouno, Jim Quinn, Ron Bonnette and

John Phillip.

• Aug 1 Chapter meeting. Marvin Brott with an

Oshkosh report.

• Aug 5 fly in to Cedar Mills. Meet at 8:15 on the ramp.

• Aug 8 BOD meeting

• Aug newsletter assembly. No volunteers yet, so

Michael Stephan will find someone.

• Michael Stephan gave the monthly financial report.

Three new members for the month of June and 12

renewals.

• The Christmas Party was discussed. Sam mentioned a

place in Carrolton. Surveys are still being accepted.

You can fill out the survey online at

http://www.eaa168.org/polls/xmas.html

• Officer elections are near and Don Christiansen, David

Cheek, and Sam Cooper are serving on the nominating

committee.

• The youth aviation proposal was discussed more and

details to be put in the newsletter.

• Don Christiansen reported that former member Paul

Kepner has passed away. Our thoughts and prayers go

out to the Kepner family.

• SWRFI update was given by Michael Stephan.

Aug Newsletter Assembly By Michael Stephan

Due to lack of ambition by the newsletter editor to find

someone to host the August folding, I will handle it for

one more month. But, I will still look for a volunteer,

and will post the location on the website and announce it

at the August Chapter meeting.

If you are interesting in showing your project to a few

chapter members, or if you just want to invite a few

friendly people over far some snacks and a bit of airplane

talk, let me know. If August is too soon, I can put you on

the schedule for a future month.

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A Message from the President By Sam Cooper

I am writing this column the weekend before

AirVenture, so some of you are already on the way to that

great event. I hope that everyone has a safe, fun and

exciting trip to and from Wisconsin. I am not going this

year, but it has always been a great experience each time

I have gone. To help all of us experience AirVenture,

even if we did not go this year, fellow member Marvin

Brott will be our featured speaker at the August 1st

Chapter Meeting. Marvin will provide us with a “hot off

the press” update on AirVenture 2006. This will be a lot

of fun, even if you attended this year’s event. I hope to

see a number of you at the Meeting enjoying the update.

Our July Chapter Meeting had a very special feature,

we gave out three First Flight plaques to our fellow

members. Our first recipient, Mike Hodge, flew his

Glasair III N8MH on Jan. 24th

. Conflicts with Mike’s

work schedule and an emergency had kept him from

accepting earlier in the year. Since then Mike has been

enjoying the approximately 250 knot TAS capabilities of

this very nicely built airplane. Next up was Levoy

Wheeler Jr., who flew his Skyranger II N876LW on June

23rd

. Levoy provided us with a great description of his

first flight, refer to the separate article in this issue. Levoy

is now flying through his 40 hour flight test phase and

doubtlessly enjoying the sightseeing from his lower and

slower airplane. Our final recipient was Ron Bonnette,

whose RV-7A N192TX had its first flight (flown by Jay

Pratt) on July 2nd

. Ron flew the RV-7A later that day and

has since brought the airplane back to Mesquite for the

remainder of his 40 hour flight test phase. Ron provided

us with a nice summary of his build process, including

the final slog at Jay Pratt’s RV Central. Congratulations

gentlemen on completing your projects! May they

provide you with many hours of flying enjoyment!

If the work on your special aircraft project has slowed,

maybe you can draw inspiration from the examples that

Mike, Levoy and Ron have set. As we all know, building

an aircraft is a large project. But, keep finishing the little

tasks and eventually all you will have left to do is to

complete the assembly, get your airworthiness certificate

and take it for its first flight.

I also want to encourage you to utilize the Chapter’s

resources during your aircraft building project. We have a

strong, experienced set of Technical Counselors and

Flight Advisors to help you build an airworthy aircraft

and help you through the critical flight testing phase. All

of these aircraft benefited from TC visits and inputs. In

addition, many other members also have relevant

experience and expertise. Ask for inputs. Yes, we can

build an airplane without inputs and visits from someone

else. But, the aircraft probably will not be as good and

you will have missed a great opportunity to build your

circle of friends and enjoy the special camaraderie that

aircraft builders can share.

Even though it is late July, we are starting up our 2007

Officer nominating committee. We need to have

volunteers step forward to run for our elected officer

positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer and

Secretary. Don Christiansen, David Cheek and I are the

nominating committee this year. Michael Stephan has

already graciously agreed to run for Treasurer in 2007.

Each year several members have carved out some of their

precious personal time to help run a portion of Chapter

168 as one of its elected officers. If you have not done so

in recent years, I hope that you will consider volunteering

for one of Chapter 168’s elected officer positions. If you

are interested, please contact one of the committee

members to volunteer. Or, say “yes” when one of us

gives you a phone call. Rotating the officer positions

among different members helps bring in new ideas and

enthusiasm to our leadership and helps us move forward

and adapt to our changing sport aviation environment.

Please consider volunteering for 2007!

I want to thank Ann and Mel Asberry for hosting our

Summer Picnic at their lovely home at their Short Stop

Airport. Despite the heat, a number of us had a great time

enjoying the airplanes, barbeque, numerous side dishes

and desserts. I know we all had a great time and look

forward to doing it again next year. Thanks Ann and Mel

for being such wonderful hosts!

Remember to participate and enjoy the journey!

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2007 Officer Nominations By Sam Cooper

The elections for the 2007 Officer positions will be held

during our October 3rd Chapter Meeting. As this issue of

Hangar Echoes went to press, the nominees were as

follows: President

Vice President

Treasurer Michael Stephan Secretary

Prior to the election, nominations from the floor for

additional candidates will be accepted. The nominations committee (Sam Cooper, David Cheek, Don

Christiansen) would like to thank these members for

stepping forward to serve the Chapter.

First Flight for N192TX By Michael Stephan

On July Second Ron

Bonnette received his airworthiness certificate

for his RV-7A. They

spent the rest of the afternoon putting the

inspection covers back

on the airplane and Jay

Pratt took it out for its first flight. We have

seen this project

progress though the years at several

newsletter assemblies.

Ron did an exceptional

job on his airplane. We will fill in the details of

Ron’s RV in the September Hangar Echoes. In the

meantime, Congratulations Ron!

Thanks to Brad Roberts for reporting from the field

(Hicks Field).

Big Country Airfest By Michael Stephan

The Big Country Airfest is back for another exciting fly in. Hosted at the Abilene Regional Airport, events

combines an airshow, fly-in and car show. There is a

flurry of activities to keep you busy all day. Some of the festivities include a Wings seminar, military aircraft

demonstrations, warbird displays, aircraft judging, Young

Eagle rides, classic, custom, and hot rod cars, interesting

trade show, an expanded air race, and the big ribeye steak dinner hosted by Chapter 471.

This is a real fun local fly-in. Pitch a tent on Saturday

and you will be able to stay for the evenings festivities near the Chapter 471 hangars. Then get that early

Sunday flight back home.

If you want more information visit the event’s website at www.bigcountryairfest.org.

Arlington to Open New Tower By Michael Stephan

Arlington Municipal Airport has completed the construction of the new control tower. Beginning Aug.

14, air traffic controllers are expected to staff the tower

from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. It will also be a contract tower

operation. So be prepared to contact the tower when flying into and near Arlington’s airport.

This is only the first of many changes coming to

Arlington. An ILS is next. Arlington is a nice airport

with a good restaurant, so put it on your list of local destinations.

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New Member Gets Old Airplane By Marvin Brott

My long time friend and good neighbor while living in

Richardson, Glenn Snyder, is a relatively new member to

Chapter 168 and recently purchased an old airplane, a 1946 Cessna 140 with a Continental 85 engine. It’s not

an RV, but it is a tail dragger and a really excellent

example of a Cessna 140. He is given it a name, Wild

Thang !! Congratulations Glenn on a locating such a fine

airplane.

Glenn has been helping Rick Shanholtzer, owner of Frontier Aviation at Aero Country, rebuild Rolls Royce

Merlin engines. Glenn is on a steep learning curve since

overhauling a Merlin involves about 10,000 parts and

about 1,000 man-hours, depending on the extent of the overhaul and what the engine’s application will be. A

stock Merlin takes roughly three months to overhaul,

while a racing engine could take considerably longer depending on the extent of the modifications. Rick found

some space for Glenn’s 140 so it is living with an

extensive cache of Merlin parts. The photo below shows Rick and Glenn (left to right) in one of the engine build

rooms.

Sky Ranger Continued

Levoy has an interesting aviation story. While at the

University of Texas at Austin, his curiosity led him to take an introductory class in hang gliding. The hill

country west of Austin was a perfect classroom. Once

proficient, Levoy progressed to be an instructor as well.

After moving back to the Dallas area in the mid 90’s, he began flight training for his Private Pilot License at a

school at Redbird Airport, it was Redbird back then. But,

like me, once he got his ticket, he didn’t fly much for about ten years. Then he purchased the Sky Ranger II kit

in June of 2005 and became a builder as well. The first

flight of N876LW was one year and three days after Levoy picked up the kit. He now looks forward to

building flight time in his own airplane.

If you want to see more on Levoy’s Sky Ranger II project, he has detailed its construction on his website at

www.jettois.com. Click the “PROJECTS” link to see the

many pictures and details of his building process.

Levoy is quite proud of his Sky Ranger II as he should

be. Congratulations Levoy on a plane well done!

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2006 Chapter Picnic By Michael Stephan

This year, the Asberrys once again hosted the Annual

Chapter Picnic at Shortstop. There was also some newsletter folding as well, but that was a very small part

of the day’s festivities.

Airplanes started arriving in the morning. Don

Christiansen was the first to arrive, as he usually is. But, other arrivals included Ken Krebaum in the Skyote,

David Cheek in his 172, Bob Newton in his RV-6, David

Jackson in his recently purchased RV-7, and Richard Robbins and Roland Stewart in a Robinson R-44. Yes,

we had our first helicopter attend the yearly picnic. Later

in the day we also got a special visit from Mike Hoye and the Pober Pixie II.

This year we tried something different for lunch.

Instead of the usual hotdogs, we had catered BBQ

brought in to go with the many side dishes that Chapter members generously brought. The food was very

delicious and the BBQ worked out well and was enjoyed

by everyone.

After lunch there is always some kind of flying activity

to watch. Before people departed in their planes, Mike

Hodge in his Glassair III showed us some of the performance of his aircraft. After two passes with the

gear down, Mike made one final high speed pass with the

gear retracted. You really had to be there to experience

it, but needless to say, that is one very fast airplane. A few more airplanes departed afterwards, but the real treat

of the day was the helicopter rides given in the R-44.

Many of us took a quick trip around the area It was my first experience in a helicopter, and one I will not forget.

First, the whole concept of hovering is interesting.

Hanging in one spot a few hundred feet from the ground was very breathtaking. Also the R-44 had air

conditioning. After standing outside in the summer heat,

the cool breeze blowing on the top of my head made the

trip very enjoyable. Thanks to Roland Stewart for the time in his R-44. I have been looking into getting that

helicopter rating and possibly a kit to build. The ride in

the R-44 really turned my opinion on helicopters.

After the helicopter rides, the rest took off from Short

Stop and headed home. The last to leave was the Pober

Pixie II.

An incident free fly-in, and plenty of food and fun are the ingredients for a great picnic. Thanks to Mel and Ann

Asberry who did a great job hosting the event once again,

as well to all those who brought food and those who helped fold the newsletter. We hope to see you again

next year.

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Beyond Young Eagles By Michael Stephan

We are all familiar with Young Eagle flights. But, is

that enough to get someone interested in becoming a pilot? In older times we had the “airport rat”. That kid

who would ride his bike to the local airfield and hang

around, maybe doing a few chores to earn a ride in a plane. We knew these kids were interested in flying.

Today our airports are surrounded with barbwire fences

and security gates and riding your bike to the airport is

not recommended. So where does the next generation of pilots get their inspiration and introduction to flying?

Enter the Young Eagles program that has brought over a

million kids to local airports at least for a day and exposed them to flight.

An idea arose from a Young Eagles event at Mesquite,

when a father asked me how he could help his son get

started with training. His son, about 11 or 12, was very interested in flying and the family drove from Addison to

take part in the event at Mesquite. All I could do was tell

him to find a school at Addison and talk to a flight instructor and get that first training flight. That first

instructional flight always is the hard one. Getting started

is the first goal. But, I wasn’t much help and felt quite powerless to help get this youngster started.

Young Eagle flights are important and it is a successful

program that needs support. But, what is the next step?

For most that Young Eagles flight is just the memory that lingers and possibly a future goal for later in life. But for

a few, it is the ignition to get involved. Over the many

years I have participated in the Young Eagles activities, I have seen a few kids that were eager to learn more.

While talking with Jim Quinn, our Chapter YE

coordinator, Jane Quinn, Leanne Walsh, a YE pilot and CFI, the idea hatched that maybe we could get some

instruction time for a young student at a reduced cost. A

few hours just to get them started. The thought is if you

had a logbook with any amount of logged time, it will get them over that getting started “hump”. They would have

some equity toward a pilot’s license. Similar to the

savings books of old. Once you have an account set up the path to saving money is opened.

That is where the Chapter can help. We have

experience, the connections, and the means to help with

that next step. The program that we are forming plans to be that boost. At the June Board meeting we set forth a

plan.

Goals:

To encourage the increase in youth in aviation with a focus on flight training.

Mission statement:

Chapter 168 believes that it is important to encourage more youth to become pilots. In this spirit, Chapter 168 will use its experience, aviaition connections and monitary resourses to support the flight training of qualified individuals.

Budget

Chapter 168 will budget $500 annually to support the mission of youth flight training. Money left in the budget can roll over into the next year. The treasurer will account for the money in this fund. Any outside grants can also be added to this fund and upon approval of the board can be spent in the year it is received.

Initial Structure

The Chapter 168 board of directors will decide how the program operates. A majority vote of the Board of Directors will be required to dispense funds as well as decide on candidates and the structure of any payments. The Board will review the program annually each year in December, where it will decide whether to reauthorize it. A committee will do the initial evaluation of candidates. And the Committee will report to the Board for the December review.

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This is not the final framework. The program is not elaborate, but it is that “start”. We have a committee of

five Board members who will manage the program as

well as refine the structure. We capped any expenditure

at $500 per year and each year the Board will have to reauthorize the program and any money to it. The plan is

very generic and any money spent will have to be

approved by the entire Board, but the program is flexible enough to let us handle each case individually. We have

connections with flight schools, instructors, airports, and

airplanes. We also have experience in flight training as most of us have done that. With a few available dollars

in the treasury, we should be able to help an aspiring

pilot. It might be in the form of paying for part of an

airplane’s rental and getting the instructor’s time donated. It might mean donating an hour in an airplane and paying

for the instructor. It might just be in the form of good

advice or as a mentor for the student. Every case will have different needs. This is not a scholarship program

where we pay for a student’s certificate, but if it grows

and can attain outside grants it could get closer to that.

We will keep you posted as the program evolves.

There are only a few large aviation organizations. EAA

is one those, and we are part of it. We need to promote

our love of the open skies. One way to do this is to pass it on to the next generation. In return, we might also be

creating future EAA members and airplane builders.

Mentors By Michael Stephan

We all have had them at some point in our life. Some

have had several at different times. It is that teacher that pushed us, the professor that encouraged us, the employer

that trained us, or maybe a friend that gave support.

Mentors are those people who help get us through.

In the July issue of AOPA Pilot there was an interesting

set of articles relating to mentoring student pilots. They

started with encouraging someone to start to help them

during their training. This idea dovetails with the Beyond Young Eagles idea, and got me thinking.

If you read many aviation publications, you have seen

articles that cover the state of general aviation, and how it is in decline, or what we must do to protect it. I don’t

know how dire the situation is, but general aviation and

our brand of recreational aviation would surely benefit

from a growing population and increase in safety. I think that mentoring is one way to do both of these things.

When I decided to get my private pilot certificate, I

didn’t have anyone with experience to receive advice from. No one in my family had experience, or knew

someone that did. In fact, they thought I was a little

crazy for wanting to fly. So, I picked a nationally recognized school that at the time was located in

Addison. I was assigned an instructor, who was several

years younger than me building time toward his ATP. I

had that instructor from start to finish, which took a few years. At the time I could not tell you if he was a good

instructor, or a bad one. He was the only instructor I

knew. But, after flying with other CFIs I have a better opinion. I had no mentor to talk with and I struggled.

Having experienced it, I understand the student that needs

advice. Also, there is a lot of information to learn when getting a private pilot license or any additional rating.

Having a mentor that is able to explain some of the

complicated issues is helpful. Also, talking to someone

who has been through it is a comfort as well.

Mentoring doesn’t have to be with just new students.

Low time pilots and rusty pilots can benefit as well from

a mentor. I am one of these low timers. It has been a while since I received my license and many of the things

I learned in flight training have long slipped from my

grey matter. But, several members of Chapter 168 have

helped me improve my flying. Manipulation of the controls is a skill that just takes practice in the airplane,

but there is much more to being a good pilot. Flight

planning, communication and systems management are also things that make flights successful and enjoyable.

While building, I often flew with Monroe McDonald to

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the local events, and watching an experienced pilot helped. He also answered my sometimes obvious

questions as well as forced me to get the chart out and

show him our location on the map. Navigating using the

chart is an acquired skill that I practiced while not having the responsibility of flying the airplane. Now I am very

confident that if the GPS stops working that I can

continue navigating with the charts. Note: You must know where you are on the chart before the GPS quits, so

have it handy.

My communication skills were also in decline when I started flying again. Fear of the Class B airspace and

control towers limited my flights around the area, and

lengthened my flights trying to avoid it. Several people I

have talked with have the preference of “I don’t want to talk to towers.” I didn’t want to stay like that, so David

Cheek has flown with me a few times with the sole

purpose of getting practice going though the Class B airspace. I’m still not that comfortable, but David talks

me though it, and I am getting better. Being based at

Dallas Executive, where talking to the tower is

mandatory, I am very comfortable with communication being a part of the flight. Now, I prefer having that extra

set of eyes keeping me separated from other traffic.

More mentoring that I received from David was for flight planning. Another skill that gets rusty with

inactivity. One reason that I have not launched out on

long cross-country flights is my caution about having a solid flight plan. So, I talk with David and we go over

the plan.

Knowing other experienced pilots also helps with in

flight system management. One example is fuel management. I discussed fuel management with several

pilots and used that information to decide on a reliable

system for myself. No reason to recreate the wheel, because your wheel will need testing, and gravity and

fuel exhaustion is very unforgiving.

A mentor is a great resource for any pilot, and is one that will make us better and safer pilots. The worst thing

GA can have is a bad safety record. The politicians will

restrict our freedoms for our own good. At least that will

be their reasoning.

To help save GA we do not need just more pilots, but

more safe pilots. Flying is a continual learning

experience. Mentors have a roll to helping less experienced pilots become better. If you see someone

struggling, give them a little help, and if you want to be a

better pilot find someone more experienced and learn

from them. It will be a benefit to and for all of us.

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Upcoming Events

If you would like to have your event posted here send them to

events@eaa168.org

Aug 5 EAA Chapter 59 Pancake/Sausage Breakfast Fly-In. McGregor Exec Airport (PWG) McGregor, Texas

TIME: 8:00-NOON

FFI: Emmette Craver E-Mail sharkbait_21@yahoo.com

Aug 5 EAA Chapter 1347 Monthly BBQ Fayette

Regional Air Center (3T5) La Grange, Texas TIME: 11:00a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Unicom 122.7

FEE: $5.00 Donation

NOTE: Proceeds go to benefit youth in the form of aviation scholarships or aviation-related higher education.

FFI: Airport Manager 979/242-4056 OR

Lance Herrington, EAA Pres. 679/249-4200

Aug 6-12 Pre-World Hang Gliding Championship

Competition. McMahon-Wrinkle Airport. Big Spring, TX

NOTE: Ultralight & hang glider rides available to the

public.

Aug 19 Chapter 1246 Pancake Breakfast. Aero Country

Airport (T31). McKinney.

8:00 AM

Aug 19 Wings & Wheels 06 Air Show, Fly-In & Car

Show. Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, Texas

FFI: www.bigcountryairfest.org

Aug 25-27 Texas Two-Step 80-ways. Skydive Dallas.

Whitewright, Texas

FFI: 903/364-5103

Website: www.skydivedallas.com

Sep 1-4 Labor Day Luau Skydive Dallas Whitewright,

Texas

FFI: 903/364-5103 Website: www.skydivedallas.com

Sep 2 EAA Chapter 1347 Monthly BBQ

Fayette Regional Air Center (3T5)

La Grange, Texas TIME: 11:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. Unicom 122.7

FEE: $5.00 Donation

Sep 2 Chapter 59 Pancake/Sausage Breakfast Fly-In McGregor Exec Airport (PWG) McGregor, Texas TIME:

8:00-NOON

FFI: Emmette Craver E-Mail sharkbait_21@yahoo.com

Sep 9-11- 15th Annual EAA Land of Enchantment Fly-In Moriarty Municipal Airport

Moriarty, NEW MEXICO

FFI: 503/345-9944

www.earthspirittx.com/loefi

Sept 16 Chapter 1246 Flyout to Jackson's Restaurant

Possum Kingdom Airport (F35) at10:00 AM.

Sep 23-24 Red River Show. Denison-Sherman, Texas FFI: 214/504-0112

HANGAR ECHOES For Sale Services, Parts, Other

August 2006 Volume 37. Issue 8 Page 11

Aug. 5 Hangar contents sale at Addison Airport from 10 AM –

2 PM: Capella aircraft kit (90%) for sale. Numerous hand and

power tools for aircraft restoration and building. Health issues

forces sale. From Beltline Rd. & Midway Rd, go N on Midway,

turn right on Robert Byrd Road. Call Dale Brooks at 469-951-

7868 for info and gate code.

Six Pack Flight Instruments with 230 TT Horizon Sigma Tek

5000, DG Sigma Tek 4000, Vac System (pump, reg, filter),

AirSpeed IF UMA 16 310 261D marked for RV-8, Altimeter IF

BG-3B, VSI, T&B. Total cost new was $2683. Asking $1500 (45% off new). Marvin Brott 214 726 9117 or

pmbrott@sbcglobal.net

DPS Fuel Flow/Totalizer. (now supported by DMA in Houston).

2 1/4" unit including Floscan transducer, shows...fuel used...fuel

flow per hour...fuel remaining...time remaining. "K" factor is

adjustable. Six years old (350 hrs). Looks and works like new.

Asking $450. Mel 972-784-7544

1971 Bellanca 7ACA. Original 2 cylinder Franklin. Great little

airplane, but hasn't flown in a long time and is not airworthy.

$13.9K. Darwin Frerking 972-270-8393 or

drfrerking@sbcglobal.net.

Hangar Space Available at Aero Country Airport (T31) I

have hanger space available in a large, insulated brand-new

hanger. Located in an ideal position on the field mid-runway.

Hanger is ultra-clean, has bathroom, compressor, electric

door, epoxy painted floor and more. RV friendly, share space

with an RV-8A and a RV-10 nearing completion. $200 per

month for an RV sized ship. Please contact me for additional

details. Dave Dalski 214-641-8821

Hanger Space Half of a 60 foot hangar at TKI for $287.50

per month. Room for a high wing or short low wing aircraft with lots of space for storage and work area as well. Call

Walt Lammert at 214 642 4522

Van's RV9A Kit. Paperwork and documentation included. Tail Kit. A&P built horizontal stabilizer. Quickbuild fuselage at Vans ready for delivery. Vans prefab fuel tanks. Wing kit still in box. New CS prop for IO of O-360. James Paul 214-392-6182 or jgpaul@sbcglobal.net.

KR2 with EJ22 Subaru engine, needs new home. $15K.

Misc. parts for KR2. J-6 Karatoo 2-place aluminum fuselage,

spar, ribs. Two EA81 engines. Two cockpit-adjustable Ivo

propellers. Large supply of 4130 steel, 1/8 in. thickness. Price

as quoted or best offer. Call (972) 241-4387 for details.

To place an ad: Submit requests for aviation related For Sale or Want ads to the newsletter Editors. Ads are free to Chapter 168 members. Ads from nonmembers will be run on a space available basis. Ads will be run at the newsletter Editors discretion.

EAA CHAPTER 168 OFFICERS

President Sam Cooper

president@eaa168.org 972-242-1544 Vice President Ron Bonnette vicepresident@eaa168.org 972-495-5845 Secretary Patricia Johnson secretary@eaa168.org Treasurer Michael Stephan treasurer@eaa168.org 972-857-3327

Flight Advisors

Mel Asberry metro 972-784-7544 n168tx@ev1.net Mike Hoye 972-771-8162 Gene Spaulding 972-661-9229 genebs@wtd.net

Technical Counselors

Mel Asberry metro 972-784-7544 n168tx@ev1.net Owen Bruce 972-231-3946 Don Christiansen 972-298-6531 Marvin Brott 972-726-9117

Advertising

Sam Cooper sam.cooper@comcast.net 972-242-1544

Board of Directors

Mel Asberry Ken Bruggers David Cheek Don Christiansen Bruce Fuller John Phillips Jim Quinn Brad Roberts David Bouno

Associate Newsletter Editors Sam Cooper 972-242-1544 sam.cooper@comcast.net Marvin Brott 214-726-9117 pmbrott@sbcglobal.net Michael Stephan 972-857-3327 mstephan@shr.net

Data Processing

Michael Stephan 972-857-3327 mstephan@shr.net

Librarian

Michael Stephan 972-857-3327 mstephan@shr.net

Tool Custodian

Brad Roberts 214-351-0475 Meeting Refreshments

“Volunteer needed” Safety Officer

Mel Asberry metro 972-784-7544 n168tx@ev1.net

Web site Editors Michael Stephan 972-857-3327 Clay Romeiser

Young Eagles Coordinator Jim Quinn 972-788-2593 Jquinn3@gmail.com

Membership Michael Stephan 972-857-3327 mstephan@shr.net Clay Romeiser

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