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STRAIGHT amp LEVEU

Espie Butch Joyce

2 AlC NEWS

3 AEROMAIL

4 THIRTY FIVE YEARS AT THE OUTER MARKER

Dutch Redfield

8 MYSTERY PLANE

H G Frautschy

10 TAKEOFF ACCIDENTS

Roger Gomoll

13 SUN N FUN 99

HG Frautschy

21 TIGER MOTHS AND RACING

Michael Maniatis

24 PASS IT TO BUCK

EE Buck Hilbert

28 CALENDAR

29 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Publisher TOM POBEREZNY

Editor-in-Cllief JACK COX

Editor HENRY G FRAUTSCHY

Managing Editor GOLDA COX

COlltributillg Editor JOHN UNDERWOOD

COlllplller Graphic Specialists BETH BLANCK OLIVIA L PHILLIP PIERRE KOTZE

Photography Staff JIM KOEPNICK LEEANN ABRAMS KEN LICHTENBERG MARK SCHAIBLE

AdvertisingEditorial Assistant ISABELLE WISKE

SEE PAGE 30 FOR FURTHER VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INFORMATION

AIGMT by ESPIE BUTCH JOYCE

PRESIDENT VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION

This month in your Vintage Airplane you will find bishyographies of the Officers and Directors who are up for election as an Officer or Director in the association These inshydividuals are pleased to donate their time and expense to your Vintage Airplane Association By taking care of the many things that need to be done on a year round basis the donashytion of their time and talent helps ensure that each member can enjoy being a part of the organization

As a general rule each of these officers and directors will average almost 30 days oftirne in Oshkosh between meetings and other activities The cost or expense of this effort on their part is paid out of their own pocket Most of this time is enshyjoyable but there are times when it is just basic hard work For my part I consider it a pleasure and an honor to work side by side with these people each year

Just this morning I was informed that George York passed away the night of May 191999 Until Georges health caused him to step down as one of your Directors he was very dedicated to the vintage aircraft movement and reshymained dedicated to the cause George was one of the original group who helped to form the then EAA AntiqueClassic Division He served as an Officer and Direcshytor from the time the group was founded until only a couple of years ago when he became ill George was the chief Classhysic judge at Oshkosh for years A WW-II Navy pilot he flew four-engine seaplanes in the Pacific After the war he reshyceived an engineering degree and worked for Jim Gorman in Mansfield Ohio

He was one of the first inducted into the EAA AntiqueClassic Hall of Fame George was known for his great knowledge of the Beechcraft Staggerwing and also served as an officer of the Staggerwing Club He was the type of person who would always let you know where he stood on any subject He would also let you know how you stood with him and I am proud to say that he always let me know that I was his friend

Everyone who knew George will miss him as much as I will George tell Brad I said hello

I have mentioned before that I left the Baron at Hawk Airshycraft in Tampa to have a new paint job applied In the different things I do for a living it is nice to have the Baron to travel from place to place I have been called to do several aircraft appraisals in different locations by a couple of differshyent banks To fill the gap while the Baron is laid up I have called N2628K my 8E Luscombe into service to help me do my business The Luscombe is not quite as quick as the

Baron but it makes up for that deficit by being a ball to fly With my trusty Garmin 195 GPS and a hand-held com we took off the other week for a cross country down to South Carolina The trip was around 15 hours each way which was great as the drive would have been 4 hours one way

I landed and taxied up to the gas pump parking beside a Cessna Citation Ill When I got out of2628K the line boy (or should I say person now) walked up to me and the first thing out of his mouth was Okay what is it

At that point I could have told him anything but I was an honest person and explained that it was a Luscombe 8E built in 1947 He looked at me and said Well it looks nice anyway

He was just finishing up fueling the Citation which took a little over 1000 gallons ofjet fuel Next he came over to the Luscombe for a top off It took a total of 85 gallons (I had done some touch and goes the weekend before this trip) I was even able to pay for the fuel with cash Sometimes simshypler is better

The V AA Chapter 3 Spring Annual Fly-In was held this year at the Moore County airport located in Southern Pines NC This event is always held the first full weekend of the month of May each year There was some confusion as to what is to be considered a full weekend Here is my opinshyion but should someone have a better definition please let me know As everyone will agree the weekend is generally Saturday and Sunday but if the fly-in activities for the total weekend start on a Thursday or Friday then those two days should be days that are in the same month as the Saturday and Sunday

Now that we have that out of the way the weekend at Southern Pines was very enjoyable It was reported that there were some 170 aircraft in attendance and it should be noted the EAA B-17 was on hand Rides on the beautiful old bomber were sold out for three days

Also the Carolina Aviation Historic Foundations Piedshymont DC-3 was there for everybodys pleasure The awards banquet was a lot of fun and on Sunday some ofus went on a poker run to different airports When the poker hands were put together my wife Norma had the best hand with two pair (she always catches the biggest fish too)

I always enjoy the grassroots fly-ins and love to see old friends again each year Do your thing and ask your friends to join the Vintage Aircraft Association Lets all pull in the same direction for the good of aviation Remember we are better together Join us and have it all

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 1

A A N EWS year~ in the automotive design and protoshy1fH

compiled by HG Frautschy

VINTAGE CLASSIFIED ADS What do you do when youve got just the

right piece for someone else out there who needs it to complete their restoration but you just don t know where to advertise it so the right people will see it

Why advertise in Vintage Airplane A Vintage Airplane Classified ad will

reach over 9000 men and women who are just the people you want to reach thousands who are actively looking for parts and sershyvices for their vintage airplanes In addition to reaching just the right people you can do so for minimal cost Only 50cent per word with an $800 minimum At those rates you can reach each and every V AA Member (and many others who just happen to pick up the magazine and read it in hangars around the country) for less than a thousandth of a cent

Send your ad and payment to Vintage Trader EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 or fax your ad and your credit card number to 920426-4828 Ads must be received by the 20th of the month for insertion in the issue the second month following (for inshystance to place an ad in the July issue you need to have at the EAA Editorial office no later than May 20th)

METAL SHAPING AT AIRVENTURE 99

EAA and the Vintage Aircraft Associashytion will again present our metal shaping forum Just as in 1998 it will be in the workshop tent next to the V AA Headquarshyters just east of the Theater in the Woods The same group of highly skilled craftsmen have been invited to return Again you will see the compound curve in sheet metal being formed using numerous methods From the hollowed out tree stump and Marvin Wahls Box Elder mallet to the Pullmax machine we will be shaping metal English wheels kick stretchers and shrinkers hammers doishylies slappers spoons forming heads and shot bags will be demonstrated too Ever heard ofa snarling tool We will have some Remember this is hands-on-dont just stand there and watch try it yourself

A craftsman new to us this year is Steve Stringer who will explain and demonstrate clay modeling Although used for many

2 MAY 1999

type mdustry clay modeling has now found its way into the aircraft industry via the

~AA An ex~elle~t example is Cirrus DeshysIgns SR20 Intenor Wanting to create a completely new approach in aircraft design Cirrus contacted Alternative Automotive Design (AAD) to assist and guide in the styling and construction of the complete inshyterior around the known engineering requirements and placements or mandatory components The process of clay styling having been used for over 70 years in the auto industry has been long thought of as being art form beyond the scope of the avshyerage handymanl homebuilderl FRP laminator etc We hope thats about to change AADs President Stephen Stringer will give hands-on demonstrations and seminars during this years EAA AirVenshyture 99

Steve will present a variety of projects from continuous video presentations to conshystruction of various aircraft related components along with the methods of creshyating quick (minutes not days) synthetic gypsum molds along with methods on proshyduction tooling in epoxy tooling foam all methods materials and techniques used in the prototype and one-off production of glass epoxy FRP aluminum and steel toolshying One project piece will be the air scoops and wing tips for a restoration project being undertaken by the Valiant Air Command in Titusville Florida A WW-II Grumman Hellcat from the bottom ofLake Michigan is being restored by this volunteer group of reshytired Grumman and other aircraft industry individuals and enthusiasts They have reshystored many of the available components but for many areas no replacements or reshystorable parts are available AAD along with Eclder Manufacturing of Titusville Florida constructed two (handed LampR) oil cooler intake scoops complete with inner ductwork from original blueprints The wing tips constructed from archive photos and the finished parts tools and clay work will be on display for all to compare construction methods and time savings Basic itinerary

Day One 10-12 am Clay modeling demos of wing tip construction 2-4 pm General question and answers along with video slide presentations etc

Day Two 9-11 am Quick mold making (finished wing tip) 1-3 pm Mold making and finishing along with general clay modeling

Day Three 9-11 am Clay modeling demos ofair scoop construction

Day Four 10-12 am Quick mold makshy

ing (fmished wing tip) If you have any questions about our

metal shaping activities planned for AirshyVenture 99 you can call me Steve Nesse evenings between 900-1030 pm CDT507373-1674

SWIFTERS ON THE WEB A number of type clubs are getting very

active on the world wide web as they disshycover its ability to get a lot of information out to many people without a lot of extra work for each hit An excellent example can be found at httpwwwnapanet net-arbeauswiftlindexhtml the Globe Temco Swift Home page Check it out and if you have a favorite type club home page youre proud of drop us an E-mail at vinshytageeaaorg and well include the address here in Vintage Airplane

THE COVERS

FRONT COVER Apair of beautiful Stinshyson 108s shot during the Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In In the foreground is the 108 restored by B~tch Wa~sh ~f Arlington VA and right off hiS left wing IS Don Goodman with his 108-3 Photo by Jim Koepnick shot with a Canon Eos1 nequipped with an 80-200mm lens EAA Cessna 210 photo plane flown by Bruce Moore

BACK COVER Burt B Mader painted See You Next August as one of aseries of paintings done by him that depict many of our favorite civilian classic airplanesAs Burt explains See You Next August expresses the joyful friendly atmosphere that pervades all the attendees of the annual fly-in called Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven a well e~tabllshed event involving aI who love Pper Cubs other Pipers or just airplanes pilots and down home nice people Its held where most of the Cubs were built in Lock H~ve~ PA and until the year after I painted thiS picture was always held in August Ironshyicaly it is now an annual June event Peop~ faf1iliar wit~ the Wm T Piper Memonal Atrport can Identify the old Piper factory the office building and the engishyneering buildings in the upper left (southwest) corner of the field and hangars 1 and 2 on the right The day is Sunday - most of the Cubs (up to 250 J-3s alone) plus other makes too have already gone home The guy couldnt leave in his Piper PA-18 Super Cub until al his friends hadshyit has that effect on me too I hate to leave Prints are available and you can write to Burt at 40 Hudson Rd Sudbury MA 01776

BIRD MEMORIES Dear Mr Joyce I thoroughly enjoy Vintage Airplane--shy

when I read it I get to relive the past The letter regarding the Bird was modified a bit from the version sent Dr Woodward and Dick Hill in 1995 I hear from Dick on ocshycasion

The letter detailing my experiences with Robin NC82H was sent to Terry Bowden also in 1995

This letter was triggered by the photos of Robin in one of the recent magazines and pictures ofthe Bird which graced the cover of your magazine and was used in advertiseshyments I own a KR which I built over a period of 12 years and a Bakeng Duce which I recently purchased and fly on occasion After a lifetime career in aviation I still enshyjoy getting the wheels off the ground

Bird NC876W I was pleasantly surprised to see the picshy

ture ofNC876W on the cover of Vintage magazine I last saw the airplane at Naper Aero Naperville Illinois in 1987 when I tried to buy it-for the second time

I first purchased it in the summer of 1936 from Spinney Leech () a Stinson dealer based at Roosevelt Field Long Isshyland NY I was the second owner and used it to barnstorm in the state of Connecticut during the period 1936-39 I then sold it to an FBO in North Carolina who planned to use it in the secondary program of Civilian Pilot Training Program I did not see it again until I visited Naper Aero as a result of information which I received from Dick Hill while at Oshkosh

It is my recollection that this airplane was customized for a well-known aviatrix a member of the Aviation Country Club of Long Island The club logo was emblashyzoned on either side of the cockpit at the time of my purchase I seem to recall that the upper wing was shorter than that of a Kinner Bird which I owned prior to purchasshying the model C There were two large fixed landing lights installed in the lower surface of the upper wing A metal fairing streamshylined the lights There were instrument lights nav lights and an electric starter powshyered by a large battery installed in the front cockpit There was no generator It was an easy starting engine which we hand-propped when barnstorming

The instrument lights were controlled by a rheostat switch which utilized an open coil of wire and a wiper type contact adjusted with a control knob which the pilot used to control the level of lighting One night while returning from a weekend of barnshystorming I adjusted the rheostat which shorted depositing red hot pieces of wire on the fabric floor of the cockpit I distinctly reshycall watching those bits of wire bouncing on the fabric under my seat until they cooled a process which lasted a long lifetime It was instrumented front and rear There was a liquidometer fuel gauge which was exshytremely accurate The cockpits were trimmed with blue leather The brakes were mounted on the rudder bar and since there was little space between the bottom of the front seat and the floor it was necessary to twist ones feet so that the toes pointed outshyward The heels were placed on the brake pedals and the opposite pedal pushed to seshycure braking to tum right hold the right brake and push the left bar Since the farmshyers objected to their alfalfa being tom with a tail skid I installed a Bassick commercial type full castering wheel of the type used on machinery or pallets This made for an inshyteresting situation on the ground I didnt let many fly it

The exhaust manifold was coated with a black porcelainzed fmish and attracted much attention Surprisingly the porcelain acted as a flux when welding any cracks It had a ring cowl and with the front windshield reshymoved and a cockpit cover installed it was a sleek looking machine I regularly used strips of 800 to 1000 feet in length while barnstorming and it would haul anything which we could put in it and there were times when we tested it It indicated about 105 in cruise As I recall it was rather heavy on the controls On some days I made as many as 70 or more takeoffs and landings from short fields I was braver and in better shape than I am today

I made a scale model and painted it in the same way that 876 was painted at the time I owned it I sent some pictures of the model as well as the Brunner Winkle logo removed from the airplane at the time of reshycovering of the fuselage to Dick Hill for his archives

Im looking forward to seeing it one day Id love to fly it but thats probably

not possible NC82H letter to Mr Bowden 1995 In April of 1936 I went to work for James

Wales in Stratford Connecticut as a pilot for his seaplane service At the time he had a C-3 Aeronca on floats and 82H on wheels at the Stratford Airport I had never flown a seaplane but was hired for the grand sum of $15 a week when I succeeded in getting the C-3 37 hp off the water with both of us in it It was glassy water to boot

My logbook shows that on April 20 1936 Wales and I flew the Robin to the North Beach airport which is now LaGuardia Field Edo had a hangar on the west side of the airport which was not much bigger than that portion of LaGuardia occupied by the Marine Air Terminal some 30 years later We arrived in the early afternoon and some time later had an assemblage of wires struts fittings and a couple offloats which I learned I was to install I didnt know it but Wales had convinced Edo to let us use their hangar after closing he didnt know that I was lookshying forward to a night in a hotel

Edo had redesigned the float attach fitshytings and the new type utilized a ball-socket type connection at the strut ends The sockshyets were bolted to the fuselage as well as the floats the ball-ended struts enplaced and held in place with the rigging wires Since the ball was free to float out of the socket until the rigging was tightened nothing was stationary everything moved in all direcshytions Talk about a Chinese fire drill With plum bob eyeball and a fair amount of luck I finished the job as the morning shift reshyported for work

We then flew it to Port Washington for lishycensing where George Gay of the Department of Commerce and chief inspecshytor for Pan American Airways would issue the license if aU was well

It was necessary to have a starter unless the engine was very small the Challenger required a starter We had a starter for a Libshyerty engine which would mount to the case The spline did not fit however so we reshymoved it mounted the starter and installed a battery When Mr Gay tested the starter we convinced him that the Bendix spring apparshyently had broken and he issued the license not without reservation After all the spring could not be repaired at Port Washington

- Continued on page 33shy

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bull - ears I att Outer Ma r~er

Holland Dutch Redfield (EM

48441 VM 27803)

Cutchogue NY has generously

offered to allow us to publish

exerpts from his book Thirty-five

Years At the Outer Marker his

memoirs of an aviation career

that reached from the commercial

use of open cockpit biplanes well

into the jet age Over the coming

months weill ride along with

Dutch as he flies us from upstate

New York lakes to the excitment

of an old hand flying commercial

aviations latest machines It

should be an enjoyable journey

H G Frautschy

4 JUNE 1999

Prologue It is the middle of a black Decemshy

ber night We are airoome and I am alone in the beautiful upper deck lounge of a spanking new Boeing The 747 although being used for training tonight is months away from its final FAA Airworthiness Certification prior to its introduction into the service of the worlds airshylines

There are only four other people aboard this huge airplane that can carry as many as 440 people After an in-flight exploration of the main cabin area to see what all positions sound and feel like in flight I have just returned to the upper deck and am now seated in a comfortable lounge chair The door to the cockpit has swung shut and latched because of the motions of flight and I do not wish to disturb the remaining souls aboard that are hard at work in the dimly illuminated crew compartment just forward of my position

I am a trainee aboard with my asshysigned partner Bob Weeks Chief Pilot of the Atlantic Division of Pan American Airways who is also going through 747 pilot training at the Boe-

ing factory in Seattle Thismiddot sour first flight on this monstrous ma~hine and our first chance to operate its controls We are climbing eastward with Bob at the controls and I watch the lights of Seattle slide farther and farther behind the family silhouetted huge wing and engines The Casshycade Mountains sliding in under us are not actually visible in the inky blackness below but all are aware of their lurking presence as the airplane growls steadily skyward

Suddenly without warning power is snapped back on all engines and a powerful aerodynamic shudder shakes the airframe as the airplane decelerates is banked steeply then pitched over into a steep tail-high dive We are a huge dark shape hurtling earthward toward the unseen mountains below marked only by our three running lights and the soft glow emanating from the cabin winshydows Good God I thought What am I doing here

If youll stay with me I will enshydeavor to explain while endeavoring to also express to the airman or nonshyairman the great joys the frustrations the deep satisfactions

by Holland Dutch Redfield

that have been my lot in a career totally devoted to av iation It started at age 15

Chapter One In July 1927 when only 11

years old I trundled my battered Co lumbi a bicycle to the top of a hill in Syracuses eastside Lincoln Park arriving there early and then waiting for long hours searching the eastern skies for the Spirit of St Louis flown by Charles Lindshybergh who was to fly over the city durin g hi s triumphal tour of the country after his tran satlantic crossing of a few months before Following the fly-by he touched down a Syracuse s local airport

ther side of town at that on the

11

in anH a

time just an emerald green beautishysodded field

uring these days my head was e clo ds dreaming of airplanes

iat0rs hile poring through flying magazines and malting balsa wood airplane models covered wi tissue and banana oil But such models although capable of flight were too easily smashed and to me just never looked right My interest soon turned to exactly scaled nonshyflying models that were meticulous in appearance and detail and I sashyvored t)1eir functional loveliness

On my 13th birthday after weeks of pestering my mother drove me to the air or on a Sunday afternoon

die

a prese t Q a $200 airplane This ay I ended up alone in

the drafty Qpen fron cockpit beshymy ne pilo friend was

e to find anyone e lse and I uess he wanteo to go fly ng anyshy

I was ba ely able to see over leather cockpit coamings of the

biplane powered by a WW I Curtiss OX-5 water-cooled engine but this few minutes flight turned out to have lasting effects as I fi st experishyenced the soft surge oj lIfting wings and the thrust of a propeller It has ever since delighted me

Proceeding through grammar school and junior high school at the same time as I with secret assemblyshyhall signals spit ball throwing and unscheduled trips to the principals office was a sc hool fr iend Barb June who fi rst exposed me to and then shared with me the same youthshyful and avid preoccupation with

but this few

minutes flight turned

out to have lasting

effects as I first

experienced the soft surge

of lifting wings and the

thrust of a

propeller It has ever since

delighted me

f1 ying machines Bar and I more and more found OUli elves playing hooky ana riding bieycles to the airshyport on the ou skirts of town where we would poke around du y f1atshytired airplanes stored fa in the back of c01d hanampars When sure that no one was looking wed climb into them then carefully manipulate the control sticJlts and rudder bars while watching with fascinatio n the surshyfaces move on wingtips and tail And wed stick our noses outside the leather cockpit coamings and while looking past the dead propellers like real wartime flying aces pull the trigger and fire our machine-guns into the airplane ahead or carefully jockey our inert machines into makeshybelieve intricate formations with each other The wonderful smells and the fabric tautness of the dustshycovered highly painted airplanes conjured up wonderful and imagined feats of airmanship as the hangar echoed our whispers

On Sundays we would pitch in and help with the task of brute strength opening the heavy hangar doors then from tightly packed positions we would help unravel the biplanes from their interlocked wing and tail posishytions and out of the gap ing han gar

doors as easily lifted tails were hoisted and the planes wheel barshyrowed abo ut Outside in the sun li ght we would help wipe the accumulated dust off pump tires and hand pump wonderful smelling aviation gasoline in preparation for the Sunday afternoon ritual of five minute sightseei ng rides up and around the airport

During the summers the airport would be completely encircled by the cars of Sunday afternoon sightshyseers who were there for the so le purpose of watching the airplanes fly Despite our youth and immashyturity we would trail behind and then on our own try to se ll plane ride tickets to those who had been passed up by the more professional airplane ride salesmen Occasionshyally we would make a sale and then be at great odds as to which of the local pilots we should deliver our customers to the best flyer in our v iew or the one with the newest and shiniest airplane

One of us would occasionally be taken along on a passenger flight

when only one already-sold customer had possibly been kept waiting overly long for someone else to buy a ride accompanying him as a dead-heading second passenger in the open front cockpit These sought-after but inshyfrequent exposures to the feels sounds and smells of flight were tanshytalizing and overwhelming and Barb and I would sweep hangars wash oilshystreaked bellies or anything else that might need doing in the hopes that wed be noticed when opportunity for such a flight occurred

It was wintertime and Salt City Air Service had their beautiful Buhl Air Sedan completely dismantled with its parts scattered about the heated leanshyto of Salt City s big hangar This was the largest and fillest airplane operated at Syracuse and probably all of New York State as well The Buhl was a very rugged six place cabin biplane powered by a nice cylinder Wright Jshy6-9 engine of 300 hp The plane was utilized by Sa lt City for passenger charter flights to New York City Deshytroit Chicago and all over the country The company also possessed a Kinshyner-powered Bird open cockpit biplane used for instruction of new pilots and Sunday sightseeing flights

Because we seemed to be hanging

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around and underfoot so much an awareness of our frequent presence at the field inevitably developed among the airports aviators and mechanics At Salt City there were many menial chores that had to be done as part of the Buhl fabric recovery and the enshygine overhaul job that was in progress One day Barb and I were called in from the cold drafty hangar where we had been shuffling around the airplanes in our floppy overshoes We stepped into the heated front ofshyfice with its glass showcase full of pilot logbooks leather helmets and aviators goggles wondering what we had done We were asked by Fred

around the puffy white clouds I could see outside noisy classroom windows and it became more and more difficult to apply myself to English Algebra and French when thoughts were really engrossed in flight control pressures and movements and propellers and fabric covered airplane wings and powerful radial engines

There were many chores that needed doing on the Buhl as well as the other airplanes housed in Salt Citys hangar removing paint from the Buhls aluminum cowlings with gooey paint removers forever sweepshying hangar floors wiping oil runbacks and dried mud from bellies and unshy

weights and of incredible strength We cleaned and polished and

helped Ed with magnifying lenses inspect the grayed aluminum crankcase and the close finned black cylinders and rods and pistons and valves of the beautiful Wright enshygine laid out on a spotless worktable Here was developed an appreciation of the great beauty and the power so apparent in every component part of the engines polished innards The micrometer and magnifying glass examinations that were given every single part of that lovely enshygine and the sensitive fingertip handling that Ed gave them all left

III daydreamed at my desk as made imaginary beautiful graceful banks around the puffy white clouds could see outside noisy

classroom windows and it became more and more difficult to apply myself to English Algebra and French when thoughts were really

engrossed in flight control pressures and movements and propellers and fabric covered airplane wings and powerful radial engines II

McGlynn Salt Citys Chief Pilot and Ed Boss their Chief Mechanic whether Barb and I would like to pitch in and help with the Buhl overshyhaul on weekends and afternoons after school Our work would be in exchange for some airplane rides or perhaps even on a more restrictive basis credit could be given for some flying instruction time which would be paid off when we were old enough to obtain our student pilot certificates at age 16 Barb and I had a year to go for this and although the airplane ride aspects had great attraction the thoughts of being able to don a pishylot s goggles and helmet then climb into the rear cockpit of Salt City s Kinner Bird to actually receive flyshying instruction compounded into overwhelming fulfillment of our most wonderful dreams

It was inevitable that school skipshyping would begin taking place and with more and more frequency and that school grades would begin sufshyfering because thoughts were an ywhere but in school I dayshydreamed at my desk as I made imaginary beautiful graceful banks

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der-wings of closely packed airplanes with the latter being done with frozen fingers that resulted from bare-hand handling of gasoline soaked cleaning rags whi Ie lying prone on a cold hangar floor And we also spent much time in the warm hangar shop here discovering a wonshyderful camaraderie as we came to know and understand others with the same avid interests

In the Shop Ed Boss taught us to stretch over and stitch the soft pliant fabric envelopes to the Buhl s frailshyappearing yet very strong wooden wing ribs with long long straight rib stitching needles that were poked through to our partner unseen on the opposite side of the large wing trailshying yards and yards of rib stitching cord that had to be kept free of tanshygles And on blowy wintry afternoons in the warm shop we learned to savor the euphoric and wonderful banana oil aromas of the nitrate dopes that were used to tauten strengthen and fill these soft yielding cotton cloth wing envelopes into graceful streamshylined functional forms that produced shapes and airfoils of very light

lasting impressions of the love that those who are associated have for these geometric creations of strokes and impulses

PART II In the early 1930s American Airshy

ways (now American Airlines) operated Airmail Route Number 21 (AM 21) across upstate New York Whenever possible I would forego a hot supper at home and instead have a hamburger and a bowl of soup at the field so as to be there when the evening flight from Cleveland Bufshyfalo and Rochester landed and took offen route to Albany and New York Often I was able to climb up on the tri-motors wing with Tex Perin an old-time Jenny pilot who had been forced to turn gas man due to many forced landing injuries shattered jaws and the like while I helped Tex fuel the airplane

On wintry nights blowing snow and high winds were the norm Quite often with the airport covered with drifting snow the captain after fuelshying would request ballast in the form of several people to help hold the tail

down as the airplane was taxied across the field to takeoff position Many times along with other volunshyteers have I proudly draped myself across the horizontal stabilizer of a tri-motor Stinson to prevent it from nosing over as its fat main landing gear wheels pushed through unshyplowed drifts Back on the tail in the darkness it was a rough bitterly cold ride behind the strong propeller streams The signal after the airshyplane had been swung into the wind at the airport boundary for us to drop off would be a brief pause before the throttles were opened wide As the plane disappeared in the night there would then be a long head-down hike through the snow and blustery wind back to the distant hangar lights

Often a trip would have to ovemight at the field and the wheels would be chocked and the airplane left out all night in the wind and bitshyter cold Getting the cold-soaked engines running the following momshying could require many hours of fatiguing work with plumber s torches and stove piping to duct hot air to the tarpaulined engines with many spark plug changes starter changes and battery changes as the day wore on

Sometimes all of these efforts would be of no avail in which case it would be necessary for the snugly hangared smaller planes to be wheeled outside so the big airliner could be man-handled inside and positioned in front of the hangars heater blowers Attempts to get engines running would continue inside with Ed Boss because of the planes run-down batshyteries swinging the propellers by hand on the hangar floor

One cold March day after the enshygines of a tri-motor had been thusly warmed Ed beckoned me inside and Tfollowed him forward through the empty passenger cabin and into the cockpit Here he carefully explained how I was to operate the throttles fuel mixture controls the ignition switches and the fuel primers In orshyder to get the center engine running he had positioned a high platform in front so he could swing the propeller by hand

For a IS-year-old to be in an airshyliner s cockpit then on top of that to feel and hear in the echoing hangar the engines shuddering into life and responding to my positioning of enshygine cockpit controls was an early and appreciated responsibility beshycause confusion misunderstanding

or misuse of cockpit controls could do great harm and possible injury to Ed I enjoyed the responsibility

Curtiss Aviation had established one of its many nationwide bases of operation at the Syracuse Municipal Hangar from which they operated a busy flying service using Curtiss Fledging biplane trainers and Curshytiss Robin cabin monoplanes for sightseeing and charter flights Working for Curtiss was a young Syracuse aviator Merrill Phoenix who was in later years to become a very dear friend

One February afternoon Merrill ambled up to Salt City S office for a visit with Fred Mc Glynn and during the conversation suggested that he would enjoy flying the Bird as he ofshyten did when its engine had not been run in several weeks Mac intimated that because we were around the field that aftemoon perhaps Merrill would take Barb and me with him and give us each some instruction time now owed us for our work on the Buhl overhaul

This wintry flight with Merrill and my very first time to experience the response of an airplane to my hands


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Our March Mystery Plane was familiar to many of you By golly we got over 30 responses many from members who have not taken part in our little guessing game Welcome to you and thanks to our many regulars who help fill in the details on one of our favorite subjects old airplanes

Here are a couple of notes from our members

DearHG 1 want to respond to the March Mysshy

tery Plane in Vintage Airplane It is a Luscombe Colt four-place plane designed by Don Luscombe after he left the comshypany

The company went ahead and proshyduced their design as the Sedan

Don had a firm here build two examshyples and this Colt is the only one that has survived

As noted in the picture shown [in the

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Our June Mystery Plane is supplied by Pete Bowers who took the photo of this stubby biplane in June of 1942 while

by HG Frautschy

March issue] taken in the east in 1960 it has the lines ofearlier Luscombes more so than the Sedan

It was severely damaged later in a bad windstorm and put up for sale

Joe Johnson and Bobby Slaton bought it and brought it to Texas where they re-

snooping around an abandoned airport in Belmont CA The fellow peering in the cockpit is William Larkins who would become renowned for his historical docushymentation of the Ford Tri-Motor as well as many ot her lit erary aviation projects Your answers need to be in at EAA HQ no lat er t han July 25 1999 for inclusion in the September issue of Vintage Airplane

Send your Mystery Plane correspondence 10 Vinshytage Mystery Plane EAA PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

Ijyou d prejer 10 send your response via eshymail send it to vintageeaaorg Be certain to include both your name and the address in the body ojthe copy and put (Month) Mystery Plane in the subject line

built it to show quality It won afew awards locally

1 looked in my logbook and noted that 1 was flying it for the photos taken and pubshylished in Sport Aviation in February 1975 The photo flight was made on 10-24-74 The plane had never been certified and had an NX number when rebuilt Your photo shows a straight N54082 Later NX54082 was added

The plane came to another hard part of its life when it was severely damaged when the hangar it was in was destroyed in a tornado The plane was sold and the new owner said he meant to rebuild it but that was 10 years ago and nothing so far has been heard

Joe Johnson is the man who also reshybuilt the Luscombe Phantom that used to be on display in the EAA museum

Tom Hamblet VAA320 Grand Prairie TX

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From Marshall TX we received this note from a man with a boyshyhood personal recollection of the Colt

Our Mystery Plane for March is the Weatherly-Campbell Aircraft Company Colt This prototype was built in Dallas immediately af ter WW-J with production planned for early 1947

It had a 190 hp Lycoming engine with fixed pitch propeller throw-over dual controls all metal construction with monocoque fuselage single spar single strut braced compound tapered wing Thejlaps were mechanically operated with three positions Lusshycombe fans will recognize the lineage It was designed originally by Fred Knack with Don Luscombe and substantially modified for proshyduction purposes by Raymond Weatherly and William Campbell

The Colt was unveiled in October 1946 during the Texas State Fair at Texas Private Flyers Day coincidentally as Luscombe was announcing its all metal 85 hp single-strut Silvaire The Luscombe Sedan came a few years later

Specifications for the Colt were impressive for the time The gear tread width was over seven feet it cruised at 140+ mph (top at 160) The roomy sound-proof cabin with sloped instrument panel carrying four adults 120 lbs ofbaggage with full tanks (60 gals) was luxurishyous according to the test pilot The short-field rough-field climb (1000) fpm) and landing speed (52 mph) performance made the Colt a very desirable airplane at its projected $5000 price

Our father Dave Red Curry was the test pilot He is visible at the controls ofthe Colt in the enclosed photographs taken at the new Highland Park Airport near the SMU campus The Colt gathered dust in the back ofthe hangar until sold at auction when the airport was closed Dad also served as a test pilot for Globe during the deshyvelopment ofthe Swift His spin testing resulted in the addition of dihedral to the horizontal stabilizer to improve the stability of the Swift Dads friends will remember him as an active pilot instructor designee mechanic and aerial applicator in the Dallas Corsicanna Gatesville and Mexia areas

Keep up the excellent work on Vintage Airplane Yours truly Doyle Curry (VAA 22762) Marshall TX James Curry (EAA 445707) Mexia TX Sandy Curry Denver CO

Other correct answers were received from H Glenn Buffington Baldwin LA John Kennelley Norwalk

IA Ralph Nortell Spokane W A Peter Bowers Seattle W A Jim Montague Lake Elmo MN Dale Rupp Mahtomedi MN Cy Galshyley Rock Island IL Jim Gurr Alden MI Roger Miller Middletown OH Joseph Handelman Annapolis MD Ted Giltner Tamaqua PA William Knox Woodstock GA Kaz Grevera Swmyvale CA Robert Nelson Bismarck ND Harry Barker West Milford NJ Marty Eisenmann Alta Lorna CA Fred Hollaway Ontario CA Larry Knechtel Seattle W A Alan Moyer Perkasie PA Joe Nix Toccoa GA Paul Smoker Intercourse PA Herbert deBruyn Belleshyvue WA Lowell V Curtis Des Moines IA John Clark Eagan MN Jerry Carlyle Winthrop ME Steve Wilson St Charles IL Gene Chase Oshkosh WI Owen Bruce Richardson TX Lester F Everett Jr Crawfordsville IN P Douglas Combs Phoenix AZ

The Luscombe Colt does still exist and is presently being restored by Jim Zazas author of Visions of Luscombe - The Early Years Jim is slowly making headway on the project For more reading on this four-place Luscombe wed recommend pages 246-247 of that book as well as the aforementioned article in SpOIt Aviation

Doyle Curry sent along these shots which show his father Dave Red Curry during his test flying of the Colt circa Fall 1946

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9

A takeoff accident How in the world could anyone have an accident on takeoff

Takeoff Accidents in Tailwheel Aircraft by Roger Gomoll

Many pilots consider the takeshyoff so benign as to be routine But insurance figures show that takeoff accidents still

happen- especially in tailwheel aircraft Many of these accidents are due to a loss of directional control Some of the causes are out of the pilots control like a blown tire a malfunctioning brake or tailwheel or a drastic change in wind speed or dishyrection But some of the causes of takeoff accidents are within the pilots control making many takeoff accidents preshyventable

Here are a number of ways that you can reduce your chances of having to anshyswer the dreaded question- How could it have happened to me

Preflight check First things first A complete and thorshy

ough preflight is in order before each and every flight And as you preflight your conventional geared aircraft pay particular attention to the tailwheel A disconnected broken or stretched tailwheel spring or connecting chain will severely comproshymise your ability to control the aircraft as the takeoff progresses Pay particular attenshytion to the tailwheellocking mechanism Steerable tail wheels commonly found on light aircraft may have a plunger that lifts at the extreme travel of the tailwheel for full swivel

If the locking plunger for this mechashynism has a lot of play there may be a chance that the pin may shear with a forceshyful control movement leaving you without control at the very time you need it the most If your tail wheel is a full swivel wheel with a locking control in the cockpit as found in heavier tail wheel aircraft such as Wacos and Stinsons inspect the tailshywheel with the locking lever in the up and in the down position- making sure that the plunger operates as it is supposed to

When the tailwheel is locked put a mild sideways force on the fuselage and check for extra play Its amazing how

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quickly tailwheels wear The combination of being in a very dirty environment and the rugged use and neglect that they inshyevitably get makes for a very short lifespan

As you walk around your aircraft pay particular attention to the brakes Check mechanical brakes for loose or frayed cashybles Check hydraulic brakes for broken or cracked brake lines and for fluid comshying from the wheel cylinders These are indications that your brake system may be failing In rugged winds youll need your brakes They may be your best friend on a dicey takeoff

As youre looking at your brakes it may be a great time to assess your airshycrafts braking system Is it the old barely serviceable system that came with the aircraft Does it function only good enough to keep you stopped on run-up Strongly consider updating your brakes with a new system On that windy day as youre wrestling your aircraft to a stop on a narrow runway youll be glad that you spent the money to install modem reliable brakes

While youre at the main gear give more than a cursory glance at all of the parts of the main gear If a bungee cord is sagging old and frayed or a supporting brace or flying wire is cracked and about to break there may be a wild ride in your future Crosswinds can create a sizeable sideload on your gear Putting extra stress on already stressed components could lead to failure

Taxiing Even before you begin to taxi check

the brakes Do they engage with even amounts of pressure As you taxi check your brakes by using them Do they opershyate normally- and stop you in a reasonable distance Now is also a great time to check your tailwheel steering Does it feel loose or uncertain Does the full swivel mechanism release too easily leaving you without tailwheel steering in a pinch

On the Runway One type of takeoff accident is to have

a collision on the runway with another aircraft or to have to brake or swerve your aircraft to avoid another airplane Countless tailwheel aircraft have been abruptly perched on their noses as a result of hard braking to avoid landing traffic The way to avoid these kinds of accidents is very apparent look before you move Unfortunately not all of our aircraft are designed to maximize visibility To make doubly sure that there are no other aircraft in the pattern try a quick 360 degree tum on the taxiway before taking the runway That wi ll ensure the best visibility in all directions and you wont be surprised by the no-radio pilot who decided to make a tum from base to final right over the numshybers Relying on a radio for collision avoidance is using secondary information - your eyes are your best defense

With the pattern clear its time to take the active and prepare for that faultless takeoff Line up on the centerline using all of the available runway Move forward a few feet to make sure your tail wheel is straight and the locking mechanism has taken hold Then stop Make a last minute cockpit check- especially looking at flaps trim and fuel selectors and gauges Look again at the wind and add aileron appropriately How much aileron should you add for wind The FAA says that ALL the available aileron is the approprishyate amount At the beginning of the takeoff roll the stick should be full back in tailwheel aircraft As you get ready to apply power take a moment to review your abort plan Are you prepared to pull power if you havent achieved your exshypected speed by a certain point Are you prepared for an engine failure just before or just after takeoff With all of these items checked off youre ready to go

The Takeoff Roll While the brakes are still set begin

adding power Take a moment before re-

leasing the brakes to check the oil temperashyture and the oil pressure When you re focused back on the runway release the brakes and add the rest of the power for takeoff The distraction of checking the gauges or other things inside the cockpit during the takeoff roll can cause you to lose directional control If your aircraft begins a gentle turn towards the side of the runway while youre distracted resist the temptation to immediately get the aircraft to the center of the runway The best advice in these situshyations is to stabilize then correct Stabilize your course to arrest the movement toward the edge ofthe runway Only then begin a slight correction to the centerline if you need to

The first few seconds of the takeoff

As you begin to move resist the tempshytation to immediately push the stick forward For the first few seconds you want the tai lwheel firmly planted on the ground to maximize the effectiveness of tailwheel steering or of the locked tail shywheel to provide directional control Only when you are sure of having enough speed to ensure rudder effectiveness should the tail come up off the ground In light airshycraft a count of three is usually sufficient time to wait

A smooth raising of the tail is always in order The propeller acts as a giant gyroshyscope If you have any doubts about the strength of gyroscopic precession take a small spinning gyroscope and hold it in the approximate position of a propeller in a tail low position Then quickly move it to the normal flight position and feel the tenshydency of the gyroscope to move The force is proportional to the speed at which you moved the gyroscope

The normal takeoff For a normal takeoff you should lift the

tail high as high as it normally would be in level flight This will give you an angle of attack that will minimize aerodynamic drag and maximize your ability to get to your rotation speed As you increase in speed slowly reduce the crosswind correcshytion- and slowly reduce the amount of pressure that youre applying to hold the tail into position At rotation speed you should have just enough crosswind correcshytion in place to keep your aircraft from moving sideways - and if your aircraft is trimmed properly you should be holding little if any elevator pressure to keep the tail aloft As you pass through the rotation speed you can apply a little up elevator to

begin your climb Establish your best rate of climb speed and youre off

The soft field takeoff For a soft field takeoff raise the tailshy

wheel just slightly when you achieve control effectiveness This will maximize your angle of attack allowing your aircraft to lift off at the minimum possible speed As you stagger into the air at the earliest possible moment the trick is to begin deshycreasing the angle of attack without touching the ground until you achieve the best rate or best angle of climb speed (Your choice depending upon any obstashycle clearance issue you might have)

There are pilots who use the soft field technique as their takeoff technique of choice They feel that since the convenshytional geared aircraft is more controllable in the air than on the ground the sooner they get into the air the easier the aircraft is to handle They argue that the slower liftoff speed puts less wear on the tires and the landing gear and puts the aircraft in a betshyter position to be controlled at the earliest moment Since the aircraft is more at home in the air the sooner that one can effecshytively and controllably get the aircraft into the air the higher the chance of making a safe takeoff

Its difficult to argue with that - espeshycially as one witnesses pilots holding conventional geared aircraft on the ground long past the point of when they should have started climbing

But there are times when the tail low takeoff should be avoided

Heres one Its a short runway Most likely grass possibly dew covered The airshycraft may be under powered and loaded to gross with fuel and gear The pilot eager to get the aircraft off the ground begins a soft field takeoff With tail low and angle of atshytack high the aircraft is in a position to maximize lift- and also to maximize aeroshydynamic drag When the aircraft is light on a hard surface or if the wind is blowing most light aircraft will get off the ground in the shortest possible time with full power and the tail low But this time in these conditions with maximum angle of attack maximum drag maximum weight and poorest field conditions there just isnt enough power to pull the aircraft fast enough to get it into the air In what seems like a very short time the aircraft has overshyflown most of the runway The pilot is confused checking the tachometer- lookshying at the flaps to see if they re down- or is just staring at the treeline coming up all too soon The choice is to power back and try

to stop or to charge ahead and hope you gain enough speed to get over the trees at the end of the runway

If the pilot had reduced the angle of atshytack to a minimum decreasing the aerodynamic drag by lifting the tail higher there may have been a chance to get the airshycraft airborne

I don t know about you-but Ive witshynessed successful ends to this scenario and unsuccessful ends to this scenario The successful outcomes end in increased heart rate and sweaty palms and maybe some leaves and branches in the gear- or a slight embarrassment as the pilot ofshyfloads gear or waits until the wind picks up The unsuccessful ones have to be trailered out of the woods

Downwind takeoff Downwind takeoffs offer their own

kind of problems But who in their right mind attempts a downwind takeoff you ask There may be a couple of instances where you may consider a downwind takeoff One would be when the runway is oriented in a way that makes the downshywind option much safer than the upwind option If there were large trees on one end for instance- or if you were on a mountain strip that had an unusual grade

Or you may be flying at Oshkosh durshying the Convention On numerous occasions controllers have asked pilots to land and to depart with tailwinds of more than just a few knots A miscue here may not only put you in the ditch but youll be doing it in front of a hundred thousand people Be prepared by considering the downwind takeoff

The biggest difference in a downwind takeoff is the apparent wind A tailwind of 5 knots would make the apparent wind 0 knots when youre traveling 5 knots down the runway That means that your wingshyand other control surfaces- will act as if you were standing still on a calm day Exshypect the responsiveness of your controls to be diminished during the early part of the takeoff run The secret to downwind takeshyoffs is to keep the tailwheel (which may be the most effective control you have at the beginning of the downwind takeoff roll) on the ground until you are absolutely assured of control effectiveness

Takeoff accidents are more common than we d like to think Many of them can be avoided with a bit of planning and foreshythought The next time youre ready to go at the end of the runway review the points weve discussed here and smile - knowing youve become a little better as a pilot

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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING by HG Frautschy

STINSON 108 Don Thies (EAA 586798 V AA 29240) (left) Randolph NE dropped us a note to share photos of his pretty 1947 Stinson

108 Voyager powered by a smooth running 165 hp Franklin He has owned it for over 20 years keeping it on his 1500 ft strip on the family farm located in northeast Nebraska A few years ago the fabric started looking bad so a rebuild with the help of Vernon Sudbeck (right) and his wife Bonnie had the know-how to get the airplane redone Dons wife also provided a lot of help as well work that was rewarded with the top Neo-Classic award at the AAA-APM fly-in in Blakesburg IA Congratulashytions to the Thies

CUB FUN Ryan Johnson (center) (EAA 430352) Dodgeville WI is pictured with his dad Jerry (EAA 142544 VAA 5878) and

brother Cory (EAA 468383 V AA 22819) in front of the Cubby restored by Mr Johnson and his sons The Cubbys restoration was interupted by the restoration of the Piper L-4 shown in the other photo which Ryan and his dad flew out to Michigan to its new home It was awesome - we flew hard all day and it was the best weekend of my life wrote Ryan Now the restorin Johnsons are looking for a Vagabond or a real J-3 Cub to rebuild

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Aerial photography by Mark Schiable Ground photography by HG Frautschy

As the years pass Don and Wendy Gaynor of Englewood FL continue to improve their Beech K35 Bonanza A completely new paint job frames a neatly reupholshystered interior This year they were preshysented with the Best Custom Contemporary Trophy

A nice Spring morning spent on the porch in a swing or rockshying chair - who could want more Before heading off to look at showplanes Dr Roy Wicker (foreground) takes a few minshyutes to relax on the VAA Chapter 1 headquarters veranda with his cup of coffee Later in the day Roy will be back for a cool cup of lemonade

Bud Rogers fires up the Chevrolet V-8 firewall forward packshyage he and his fellow employees at Thrust Inc have put together as a drop-in replacement for a Curtiss OX-5 engine Engineered so the engine can be installed without mount modifications the Chevrolet can be run until you desire a change back for historical reasons to the OX Thrust also offers plans and components for a Thrust engine conversion powshyered Travel Air 4000 replica which you can see in the backshyground The haze in the background is the smoke from a local brush and forest fire which hampered Fly-In activities on Thursday For information call Bud at the number shown on the tool box - 407324-9433

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Bar Eisenhauer Winter Haven FL took home the Antique - Best Monoplane trophy for his restoration of this very nice BL-6S Taylorcraft

This sharp Piper PA-16 Clipper powered by a 108 hp Lycoming belongs to Harry Murray Jr of Turnersville NJ

If the Cub Coupe is your thing then this is going to be of intershyest - this is the prototype Piper J-4 Cub Coupe owned and restored by John McEnaney Orlando Flo

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Doug Coombs and the Don Luscombe Aviation History Foundation gave us a treat when they put together something that had been a dream of Don Luscombes many years ago - a turboprop model 8 While never completed by Don after its conception in 1950 this modified machine with its clipped wings can climb out at an almost ridiculous angle and a nice rate - 2500 fpm The turbine engine is an Apex (Solar) T62T32A 1-32 originally used in the Boeing Chinook helicopter as an Auxi liary Power Unit It develops 150 hp An NSI CAP 140 prop is mounted to the Ross Aero 2851 gear reduction unit added to the gear reduction on the engine itself which steps the turbine shaft rpm down from 66000 rpm to 2200 rpm at the prop The DLAHF is in the midst of a final push to secure a permanent home for their organization which has collected and preserved a large number of tooling and drawings of Luscombe aircraft and have been actively involved in keeping many a Luscombe in the air For more inforshymation contact them at DLAHF PO Box 63581 Phoenix AZ 85082 or call 602917-0969

Chip and Sue Fisher of Senoia GA have been enjoying their recently restored Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser subject of an article in Vintage Airplane in June 1998 The stock Cruiser was the winner of the Best Restored Classic (101 shy165 hpj trophy Great VAA hat Chip

N3089B is the constant work-in-progress of Ron Karwacky of Riverside CA The persimmon trim on polshyished silver really stands out Ron has been flying this 195 for over 15 years and in fact received his initial tailwheel checkout in this very airplane with no prior tailwheel experience

Taking a seat in the shade some of the spectators and those who have been manning a booth in the Type Club tent get settled in for the afternoon airshyshow If you come to the Fly-In looking for information on a specific brand of older airplane you can often find what you need right here

Looking northeast the VAA headquarters building is on your left tucked in at the edge of the tree line Can you spot your vintage airplane

Betcha havent seen one of these except in some corner of a book on floatplanes - this is the one and only Piper PA-23 Apache on Edo floats Flown by Belgian Erik Banck the Apache is used primarily for twin-engine float training

Having a fly-in during the school year means a great locashytion for a field trip These school kids and their teachers were just a few of the hundreds who came to the Fly-In to learn about aviation and history

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Stan Dollans Meyers OTW still looks great its deep black paint not yet covered in the fine dust that was the result of the extraordinary drought experienced in Florida this past Spring Officials had trucks spraying water on a regular basis each day which helped a lot to keep the dust down Later in the week the dry conditions contributed to a brush fire that blackened over 200 acres a couple of miles to the southsouthshywest of the airport End of the week rains helped bring relief to the parched state and the fire danger for Florida began to ease somewhat after Sun n Fun

Hooray Bob Coolbaugh is done with his Monocoupe With the help of Andrew King Bob completed the restoration of his 110 powered with a 125 hp Warner engine The wild color scheme was originally created for the Detroit Air Show an event similar to todays huge auto shows in many major metropolitan locations

The Swifters always show with a strong contingent of beautiful airshyplanes for us all to drool over but please dont touch

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The little Mooney M-20A seems to be gaining in popshyularity We look forward to the day when we see a fully restored M-20 take home all the marbles in the Contemporary judging category This nice example is owned by Marshall Seymour Gold Hill NC

Is it our imagination or is aluminum metal polish getting better and better This exceptional example of a Cessna 140 is owned and flown by Billy LaForce of Big Sandy TX

Harry Mutter has been campaigning the City of Angels Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser on behalf of the Piper Aviation Museum of Lock Haven PA This PA-12 is one of two flown around the world in 1949 Well have much more on this airplane and its restoration in a future issue of Vintage Airplane

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And then there were three Len McGinty Thonotoasassa FL is happy to say he has seen the end of the restoration of the prototype Johnson Rocket The only one built with a conventional landing gear the majority of the restoration was done at Kevin and Jim Kimballs shop in Zellwood FL The first Rocket now joins Roy FoxworthyS and Orville Fairbairns as three flyshying Rockets in the world out of 19 produced

Holding the Best Custom Classic (over 165 hpj award are Don and Wanda Goodman of Goode VA Their Stinson 108-3 restored with help from craftsman Butch Walsh is an exceptional piece of work

Mike Reese searched for many years looking for just the right Grumman G-44 Widgeon to buy First delivered to the Coast Guard as a J4F2 it was declared surplus and went through a series of private owners Once he found it Mike brought an already great airplane up to the pinshynacle of standards for showplanes Mike is the owner of the former home base for McKinnon Conversions

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(Top) One of the prettiest speedsters of the post-war age the Bellanca Cruisair This fine example is owned and flown by Ozzie Levi Lancaster CA

(Left) Just fresh from a new paint job this Luscombe Model 15 Sedan might look familiar Its been flown by Frank and Marilyn Lamm since 1974 Frank says the Sedan is a good airplane as long as the pilot learns its particular ways and does not try to make the airplane do something different

(Right) This great looking 1956 Piper Apache was restored by Lori Seymour of Atlanta GA (photo by Jim Koepnick)

(Below) Ohh boy Thundering along behind a beautiful Wright J-6-9 this is Roy Redmans Waco ATO recreation done for Jerry Wenger of Powell WY With a custom paint job that hearkens back to the beautiful work done by the original company in Troy OH the ATO is a specshytacular airplane

Well be looking for you in Lakeland for the 26th Annual Sun n Fun EAA Fly-In April 9shy15 2000 See you next year

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TIger Moths and Racing

by Michael Maniatis Chairman The deHavilland Moth Club of the USA

While most American airplane enthusiasts affectionately view the Tiger Moth as the

slow flying forgiving biplane trainer of the RAF during WW II it is also remembered in England for an illusshytrious civilian career as personal transport aerobatics mount and racshying machine

In 1925 Sir Geoffrey deHavilland designed the Gipsy Moth which was the forerunner to the Tiger Moth During the period between 1925 and 1931 the Gipsy Moth was raced often in such prestigious events as the Kings Cup race a closed course handicapped race held annually in England A close inshyspection would reveal that the Gipsy Moth has all the attributes for racing success A light airframe a thin airshyfoil section of only 65 thickness and a narrow streamlined fuselage with an in-line engine all combined to make an efficient biplane

As the design matured the fuseshylage developed from a wooden box structure to steel tube construction

By the time war broke out in 1939 all Tiger Moths

even civilian owned examples were

absorbed into the military Most

were usedfor training and

observation duties

in 1928 In 1931 the Cirrus engine of 90 hp was replaced by the newly designed Gipsy Major putting out a whopping 130 hp at 2500 rpm This added considerably to the perforshymance of the aeroplane and brought the Gipsy Moth into the public eye as a higher performance machine

Also in 1931 the overall growth of the deHavilland company led it to try to attract a military contract by submitting the Gipsy Moth as a prishymary trainer The first RAF objection concerned the visibility over the nose - it was restricted by the upright engine The engineers knew they could rectify that probshylem They would simply turn the engine upside down Now the nose sloped down from the cockpit top improving the forward view and the thrust line became higher alshylowing for better prop clearance Unfortunately the RAF was still not satisfied With the top wing directly over the front cockpit and all those wires how could a pilot wearing a parachute get out quickly The enshygineers at deHavilland went back to work They decided to move the top wing forward to clear the cockshypit but in doing so they introduced a eG problem The solution shysweep the wings back and then they added more dihedral for ground clearance on the bottom planes

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Barnstorming Tiger Moth showing off its slim fuselage and thin wings during ribbon cutting

GmiddotAOXS with streamlined hood over Bagington Aerodrome Coventry scene for many years of the National and Kings Cup Air Races

Thus the Tiger Moth was born and accepted for use in the RAF

During the thirties with tensions mounting in an unshystable Europe most Tigers went to the RAF but some were bought by civilians and used in flying clubs throughout England where the general population had access to flying activities These consisted of flight

Two of the four Super Tigers put together by Roll ison aircraft for the Tiger Club

Tiger Moth G-APDZ The Bishop The lower wing faring and cockpit fairing are visible in this close up photo

days as an RAF trainer and now the government was disposing of the fleet Many Tigers left England for flight schools in Holland Belgium and France The one bright spot was that at the time one could be had for as little as 150 pounds Sterling This seemed to be just the catalyst needed to start one of the most famous of all civilian flying clubs - the Tiger Club

A Tiger Moth could be rented for as little as 45- per hour The reshyquirement for joining was 100 hours flight time You also had to be patient since you had to wait for a vacancy

training aerobatics and even racing at some clubs This also had a large influence in preparing future military pilots By the time war broke out in 1939 all Tiger Moths even civilian owned examples were absorbed into the military Most were used for training and obshyservation duties

The postwar period got off slowly for civilian flying in England The country was involved in a recession and money was tight The Tiger Moth had outli ved its

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Originally located at Croydon airport in southern England the Tiger Club was founded by Norman Jones Croydon was an ideal location for it was where Rolshylisons one ofthe premier Tiger Moth overhaul facilities was located A second branch was set up at Fair Oaks airfie ld Potential members could chose either locashytion All flying at Croydon was under the supervision of C Nepean Bishop Costs were kept to a minimum A Tiger Moth cou ld be rented for as littl e as 45 - per

July 1961 Tiger Moths G-ADUY and G-ACDC bending around the Pylons

hour The requirement for joining was 100 hours flight time You also had to be patient since you had to wait for a vacancy

The Tiger Club was not really a primary training facilshyity but they were interested in the finer points of flying such as developing the prospective aerobatics pilot and providing opportunities for racing Many of the Tiger Moths were raced on the weekend shows put on to entershytain the paying public These shows were scheduled at different airports during the flying season They usually consisted of two or three heats of racing followed by parachute demonstrations aerobatics some individual acts and the final racing heats in the afternoon

In 1960 the club moved to Redhill not far from Gatwick It had grown to over 400 members and beshycame internationally known for their weekend displays and participating in National aerobatics and racing competitions Several Tigers were modified with inshyverted fuel systems and racing modifications One such Tiger Moth was called The Archbishop after flight leader Nepean Bishop now affectionately referred to as Bish This airplane was modified by removing the upper wing tank and placing the tank in the front cockshypit The center wing section was neatly faired over and a cover placed over the front cockpit with front windshyscreen removed The engine was upgraded to 145 hp and the final step in the transition was mounting a Fairy

Tied together formation of The Canon The Archbishop and GshyACDC during a Tiger Club Demonstration ACDC remains the oldest surviving Tiger Moths

Tiger Moths and one Jackaroo (modified Tiger) lines up with engines roaring for the start of the National Air Races

Reed metal propeller The modifications were so sucshycessful that a second Tiger was modified to similar specifications and named the Deacon A third Tiger mounted a streamlined canopy from the front cockpit to the rear and also doubled as an air taxi These aircraft could reach speeds in excess of 120 mph and became quite famous for their racing and aerobatics routines all through the 1960s But inevitably such an old design could not remain competitive and by the mid 60s they were clearly becoming outclassed by more modem deshysigns Interest in handicapped racing was diminishing in England and some of the large sponsors reduced their financial support

Today the Tiger Club is still in existence now located at Headcorn in Kent and is still arguably the worlds largest and best known all-pilot flying club They are still putting on aerobatics displays and giving shows in the same tradition as when Norman Jones and Bish were running things and yes they are still occasionally bending those Tiger Moths around the pylons

Credits The Tiger Club A Tribute - by Lewis Benjamin Tiger Moth - by Stuart McKay

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PASS IT TO BUCK by EE Buck Hilbert

EAA 21 VAA 5 PO Box 424 Union IL 60180

WOW HELLO OLD FRIEND I wondered where you went

How long have you been here It sure is good to see you

These were some of the thoughts that crossed my mind when I met this Old Friend at the Combat Air Mushyseum at Topeka Kansas in February Actually there were a couple of Old Friends there in the museum

The first one to get my attention was Elton Rowley s IN-4 replica Elton unfortunately now deceased gave Matty Laird and yours truly rides in this Milwaukee Tank powshyered wind wagon back in 1976

I N-4 replica built by Elton Rowley when we had the dedication of the monument to the Wichita Pioneer Aviators This monument is located on the fringes of the McConnell Air Force Base and is a beautiful tribshyute to the people who birthed the Aviation Center that Wichita was and is today

Just beyond the Jenny was the Number One Meyers OTW Del Denly an avid antiquer from Osceshyola Iowa had scrounged scratched begged and traded everything he had back in the 60s to get this airshyplane restored and flying Harold Lossner of Des Moines did the enshygine for him and a lot of us Antiquers did our best to encourage and help Del also now deceased was a prominent figure in the early days of the AAA Air Power Mushyseum His pick-up and trailer were used to great advantage bringing donated airplanes and artifacts to the fledgling museum With both of us being Aeronca C-3 aficionados we had a lot in common

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------- shy -A good Qia-Harvard

When Dels health began to fail and the airplane had to be sold to cover the bills I wanted it but just couldnt forego my own family obligations to acquire it Where it went I never knew but here it is Hello again Old Friend

I could go into great detail about the times we had flying together Del in 1 me in 2 Harold Lossshyner in 57 and Chuck Downey in his Fly Navy but thats all past history only valued by the two of us who have survived The memoshyries are sweet and sorrowful at the same time

On past the Meyers another Old Friend a Fairchild UC-61 K but different now than when 1 last saw it It had a round engine on it in the old days now it has a Ranger The gentleman doing the restorashytion told me that he hoped to run it that day His workmanship on the restoration is pretty darned good I found it hard to believe but hed fabricated the entire cowling inshycluding the nose bowl from scratch Now that is an accomshyplishment Sand bag and a mallet metal forming is a lost art unless you are a Younkin

In the Combat Museum collecshytion are quite a few jet fighters and light bombers We did see an array of flight ready airplanes - a Boeing Kaydet (Stearman) a Harvard and some heavy iron but Im narrow minded and aside from the North American 0-47B I really wasnt too interested These great big clunkers were the mainstay of the Air National Guard in the late thirties and seeing this one trigshygered more memories of my high school days and my first instructor who flew them from Chicagos Mushynicipal Airport He and his 0-47 were second only to Lindbergh in this kids mind

The visit was worth the effort and the admission price At least to me as I learned where and what had become of these fondly rememshybered Old Friends Take a look at the pictures courtesy of the Comshybat Air Museum

Over to you

The No1 Meyers OTW restored many years ago by Del Denly

A Curtiss 0-478 - what a beast

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THIRTY FIVE YEARS at the OUTER MARKER -Continued ji-om page 7shy

and feet on its controls made deep and lasting impressions Many years later and not too many years ago I endeavored to convey to myoid friend how much this flight on a bitshyter cold day had really come to mean to me over the years I wrote of this in a poem to Merrill describing the impact of this wonderful event in my life

IT WAS THERE - YOU SHOWED ME

Merrill - old friend We are both getting old

Of some wonderful memories Theres one need be told

With Barb I d swept hangar When said you to Mc Glynn Twould do Kinner Bird good

A long time since a spin Oil heater was immersed

Then pried doors along icy track Much snow on the ground

As we three pushed her back Stiff prop you pulled through And the switches worked I Twas a responsible chore

That for privilege wed vie Five cylinders soon cycling

Prop swished you stepped back Nice sounds us to hear

From collector ring stack Cold prop stream you leaned into How controls worked showed me

And already life some feel was there

Though airstreams flow wings not yet see

Soon you flew her shyyou climbed her Up into her sky

On bright cold winter day She was eager to fly

Strong thrust through prop from engine

So firm and yet so pure In snug rear open cockpit

Not much cold for me endure Wings structures held very rigid

With shaking struts and tight wires Here gracefulness so lovely

Sensed only those whore flyers And framed by struts and

tau fabric wings Tipped the airmans sky

you banked so Id see Such sturdy plane shy

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such friendly sky I was sure no harm youd let come me

Then you yelled here let me show you

You follow me through And you upped her and downed her

Deft touch was there from you Such light movements I followed As graceful turns you did make

With something so nimble Could I hope duplicate

And you said Now youve got her

Lets see how you do Oh Lord what a feeling

Here held live thing for true Such light touches did it New feels did I sense

In spite very taut muscles Not at best when so tense

The planes every fibre With her controls now alive

Must nudge her so lightly Sos not hurt her I strive A shared feel of the sky

Came back to me from you Cause what I was sensing there

This you already knew Can recall to-day your helmet

Your hand signals still see And the sheer awe and wonder

Good God was this me And you made me sense and feel it

And you drove it in deep I knew it now and grabbed it

Forever for me to keep Only ten minutes up there But thats all that it took

And that which you left me For years others still look Then you brought her back

to land her Controls still felt I with you

To bare small spot snow covered field

Where drifting snow still blew Though frozen stiff as I climbed out

For first time did I know Yes at last I knew shyno longer guessed

The way for me to go

In the next few weeks as I conshytemplated and savored this wonderful flight a new and powerful drive took over If there had been any previous doubt on the direction for me to go the light now illumishynating the picture was precisely directed and with an attraction that was strong and unmistakable

My father was ill at the time and there was difficulty sharing with him this important phase of my life now being entered but my mother tried and I know that she saw and undershystood what was going on within me She was later to respond after months of soul searching and what T now know was agony by permitting my withdrawal from high school afshyter a promise to return in a year It was only a short while ago that I learned that Professor Shea my school principal encouraged this I have never doubted that this move was the proper one for me because I have been an extremely happy man in my profession

Age 16 quickly came around and with much trepidation I took my very first flight physical from Doc Lewis the Department of Commerce medical examiner at his office in downtown Syracuse Whether I would squeak through or not caused worry and apprehension Flight physshyicals to this day have the same effect

A pilot s logbook was selected from the showcase in Macs Salt City office and I was prepared to record any flight instruction that might be received The overhaul on the Buhl continued and my logbook shows several dual instruction flights on the Bird and one on a Taylor Cub with new flights exceeding 20 minutes All of my flying time for quite a few years was earned by working for each minute flown and I would do any chore at all on anyones airplane car or anything else to earn even five minutes flying time In Septemshyber 1933 after three hours and 30 minutes instruction I was soloed

It is difficult to describe to the non-airman the wonders of a pilots first solo There was a total awareshyness of where I was my left foot was on the left rudder pedal my right foot on the right rudder pedal the throttle in my left hand the control stick in the fingers of my right hand and the wide seat belt firm across my lap Goggles are pulled down then the throttle eased full forward and the lightened airplane without my inshystructor is felt to accelerate as it never has before The landing wheels trunshydle and rattle across the lumpy sodded field as with the rudders I hold a straight course A gentle presshysure on the now live stick and the

buoyant wings take over with a soft surge of lift

As I climb away I ease my gogshygled face over the leather cockpit coamings into the airstreams of flight and look back at my instructor kneelshying on the grass watching me fly away and at the moment both of us are very much alone To better fly I scan the horizon forward of my posishytion and the now empty front cockpit with its untended dual controls movshying as do mine shouts his absence as the thrott le is eased and I start my glide for the field and my very first and totally alone landing

As I hunch low in the cockpit beshyhind the Birds tiny rear windshield as I bank and descend the lovely sodded field slowly swings into a beautifully framed position framed by the upper and lower wings ahead of me and their struts and bracing wires Their sighs and moans and whistles of flight produce de lightful tone cues of much aid to the open cockpit airman

The field boundary fence line slips toward then beneath the lower wing panels and alone and not far ahead is my instructor who during my circuit of the field has walked forward to a position near which I am to touch down I start my level-off for landshying with the gentlest of pressures on the very live controls and now withshyout the pull that kept me gliding on my slide downhill from the landing pattern speed rapidly falls off I must keep the Birds wheels from touching before all lift is gone lest we do an ungainly bounce back into the air A faster and faster backward movement of the stick becomes more and more necessary to hold the planes wheels on ly a few inches from the grass tops and they must be kept there until the last ounce of

rapidly fading lift has been nursed from the wings

The stick is now full back and in my stomach The wings can support flight no longer and with a fluff and gentle shudder as the last tenuous grasp is lost we settle to the ground with a whump I stay busy with the rudder to ho ld her straight and the dragging tai l skid and the main wheels again trund le and rattle as with idling engine I roll past my reshylieved instructor

During my training prior to sole in the 1930s all my turns were left turns and I never got higher than seven or eight hundred feet nor had I flown outside the airport traffic pattern The first right turn I ever flew was a few hours after solo when I bravely departed the circuit pattern one day and climbed to the breathshytaking height of 3000 feet while keeping the airport in sight over my shoulder at all times

There was no such thing as pre-solo stall training just the landing itself which was alshyways made in a full stall with the wings totally devoid of lift When I soloed besides the dearth of right turns I had never made a crosswind landing or takeoff because on the large grass fields of the day you could land in any direction When I was puzzled why the airplanes nose yawed in a direction opposhysite to the rolling aileron I was using I taught myse lf to offset this yaw by use of the rudder and developed coordination exshyercises of my own

Such loneness self-reliance self-discipline and great satisshyfaction is good for anyone especially a 16-year-old who had just been issued a junior

As I climb away I ease my goggled face over

the leather cockpit coamings into the airstreams

of flight and look back at my instructor kneeling

on the grass watching me flyawat and at the

moment both of us are very much alone

driving permit Yet joys similar to solo continue for all airmen being renewed and savored each time a personal contribution has been made toward getting any airplane up or down and it is there whether directshying or being directed and whether supporting or being supported by other cockpit crew All airmen seem to sense this and you will absolutely never fail to see an airman of any cockpit position upon alighting from a flight as he walks away not momentarily turn and look back at his p lane with a great sense of acshycomplishment

To be continued in the July issue of Vintage Airplane

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Thereafter I spun the prop from the rear while standing on the float

I spent more time cleaning the latrine building ramps and floats and fighting corshyrosion than I did flying The last entry of 82H in my logbook is dated May 31 1936 This was the end of the Wales flying sershyvice and the last that I knew of 82H until your article

Our base was located on the Housatonic River in a building which had housed the Huntington Aircraft factory which unfortushynately failed following the crash of 1929 Drawings and various parts and assemblies of the planned aircraft were still stored in the loft With typical foresight we left them there and as far as I know no airplane was ever completed and the company faded into oblivion

Hope you find this interesting Chris Tennstedt Daytona Beach Florida

LINDBERGH COMMENTS Dear Sir I read with a great deal of interest John

Underwoods review of the book Lindshybergh by Scott Berg Your comments on an airplane book are well taken but I dont believe it will ever be written

In his book Wartime Journals Lindshybergh writes of resigning from the Air Force Reserve but I dont believe this resshyignation was ever effected Heres why

In 1949 I was crew chief of an F-80B (458613) in the 53rd Fighter Squadron at Furstenfeldbruck AFB Germany Parked next to it on the flight line was the Squadron COs F-80B tail 458674 It was early morning of a typical morning in Bavaria low ceiling but we were waiting for flight crews in case they flew I was standing in the door of our flight shack with my eyes on the door of operations when it opened and out came the familiar figure of our CO Lt Col Richard Hunziker With him was a tall balding man carrying a parachute As they drew nearer I recognized him but was really I suppose in a state of shock but I turned and said to Dick Richards the COs crew chief and said Dick here comes Lindshybergh to fly your plane After some ribald comments he came to the door looked at me with eyes bit as saucers then took off runshyning for his plane

I went over to help Dick with the starting cart and looked and listened as the two pi lots made a walk-around and Lindbergh got in the cockpit At this time I got the distinct imshypression that this was his first experience with a jet aircraft He spent about 15 min-

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utes in the cockpit before starting up then he taxied out and took off We waited with a great deal of interest for his return and after an hour or so he returned made the standard 360 degree approach and then greased it in This was really something the F-80 was a stiff legged little aircraft and some pilots never made a good landing

He subsequently flew my aircraft I beshylieve three times once with no tip tanks and thanked me for the trouble of dropping them On one of the flights I prepared a dushyplicate Form IA (Aircraft Maintenance Record) he signed off on the flight as OK Flight good ship Chas A Lindbergh Col USAF So thats why I believe he was still in the AF Reserve though most historians

believe he didnt come back until the Eisenshyhower administration I just don t believe Col Hunziker would have been checking any civilian pilot out in one of his aircraft shyhe was a hard-nose a stickler for regulation

Lindbergh flew with the Squadron for about two weeks On one occasion [ asked one of the younger pilots how he liked to fly with Lindbergh he stated in no uncertain terms that this guy was a great pilot he could stay on the taillike glue and nobody could stay on his

I regret my Form I A was lost with some household goods in 1965 otherwise I would send you a copy

Yours truly Lee Ballard Lexington Kentucky

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PRESIDENT VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION

This month in your Vintage Airplane you will find bishyographies of the Officers and Directors who are up for election as an Officer or Director in the association These inshydividuals are pleased to donate their time and expense to your Vintage Airplane Association By taking care of the many things that need to be done on a year round basis the donashytion of their time and talent helps ensure that each member can enjoy being a part of the organization

As a general rule each of these officers and directors will average almost 30 days oftirne in Oshkosh between meetings and other activities The cost or expense of this effort on their part is paid out of their own pocket Most of this time is enshyjoyable but there are times when it is just basic hard work For my part I consider it a pleasure and an honor to work side by side with these people each year

Just this morning I was informed that George York passed away the night of May 191999 Until Georges health caused him to step down as one of your Directors he was very dedicated to the vintage aircraft movement and reshymained dedicated to the cause George was one of the original group who helped to form the then EAA AntiqueClassic Division He served as an Officer and Direcshytor from the time the group was founded until only a couple of years ago when he became ill George was the chief Classhysic judge at Oshkosh for years A WW-II Navy pilot he flew four-engine seaplanes in the Pacific After the war he reshyceived an engineering degree and worked for Jim Gorman in Mansfield Ohio

He was one of the first inducted into the EAA AntiqueClassic Hall of Fame George was known for his great knowledge of the Beechcraft Staggerwing and also served as an officer of the Staggerwing Club He was the type of person who would always let you know where he stood on any subject He would also let you know how you stood with him and I am proud to say that he always let me know that I was his friend

Everyone who knew George will miss him as much as I will George tell Brad I said hello

I have mentioned before that I left the Baron at Hawk Airshycraft in Tampa to have a new paint job applied In the different things I do for a living it is nice to have the Baron to travel from place to place I have been called to do several aircraft appraisals in different locations by a couple of differshyent banks To fill the gap while the Baron is laid up I have called N2628K my 8E Luscombe into service to help me do my business The Luscombe is not quite as quick as the

Baron but it makes up for that deficit by being a ball to fly With my trusty Garmin 195 GPS and a hand-held com we took off the other week for a cross country down to South Carolina The trip was around 15 hours each way which was great as the drive would have been 4 hours one way

I landed and taxied up to the gas pump parking beside a Cessna Citation Ill When I got out of2628K the line boy (or should I say person now) walked up to me and the first thing out of his mouth was Okay what is it

At that point I could have told him anything but I was an honest person and explained that it was a Luscombe 8E built in 1947 He looked at me and said Well it looks nice anyway

He was just finishing up fueling the Citation which took a little over 1000 gallons ofjet fuel Next he came over to the Luscombe for a top off It took a total of 85 gallons (I had done some touch and goes the weekend before this trip) I was even able to pay for the fuel with cash Sometimes simshypler is better

The V AA Chapter 3 Spring Annual Fly-In was held this year at the Moore County airport located in Southern Pines NC This event is always held the first full weekend of the month of May each year There was some confusion as to what is to be considered a full weekend Here is my opinshyion but should someone have a better definition please let me know As everyone will agree the weekend is generally Saturday and Sunday but if the fly-in activities for the total weekend start on a Thursday or Friday then those two days should be days that are in the same month as the Saturday and Sunday

Now that we have that out of the way the weekend at Southern Pines was very enjoyable It was reported that there were some 170 aircraft in attendance and it should be noted the EAA B-17 was on hand Rides on the beautiful old bomber were sold out for three days

Also the Carolina Aviation Historic Foundations Piedshymont DC-3 was there for everybodys pleasure The awards banquet was a lot of fun and on Sunday some ofus went on a poker run to different airports When the poker hands were put together my wife Norma had the best hand with two pair (she always catches the biggest fish too)

I always enjoy the grassroots fly-ins and love to see old friends again each year Do your thing and ask your friends to join the Vintage Aircraft Association Lets all pull in the same direction for the good of aviation Remember we are better together Join us and have it all

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30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33








8 JUNE 1999


by HG Frautschy












---shy ----------------------------












VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9










10 JUNE 1999

































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11






12 JUNE 1999





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13




14 JUNE 1999








16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















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30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33












VINTAGE AIRPLANE 9










10 JUNE 1999

































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11






12 JUNE 1999





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13




14 JUNE 1999








16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


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DIRECTORS EMERITUS




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EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33










10 JUNE 1999

































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11






12 JUNE 1999





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13




14 JUNE 1999








16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


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DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

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EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33






















VINTAGE AIRPLANE 11






12 JUNE 1999





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13




14 JUNE 1999








16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


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DIRECTORS EMERITUS




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EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33






12 JUNE 1999





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13




14 JUNE 1999








16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


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DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

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EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 13




14 JUNE 1999








16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


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DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33




14 JUNE 1999








16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33








16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33





16 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 17




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33




18 JUNE 1999




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33




VINTAGE AIRPLANE 19






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33






20 JUNE 1999











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33











observation duties



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 21

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33

bull I

~ I I

~

t ~ f - 4











22 JUNE 1999











VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33










VINTAGE AIRPLANE 23









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33









24 JUNE 1999







Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33






Over to you



VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33
























26 JUNE 1999













































VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33

















VINTAGE TRAgER


MISCELLANEOUS





VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

~1 ~ - ~ -~

r J _~~~~---














28 JUNE 1999

Haigh 616695-2057














































VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

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- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 29

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33

VINTAGE AIRCRAFT


ASSOCIATION


















darresprodcom


414782-2633 414966-7627 e-mail e-mail






DIRECTORS EMERITUS




UnlonIL60180 815923-4591

e-mail buck7ocmCnet


















EAA











30 JUNE 1999








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33








personal service

- Orlo Maxfield





Gr

Orlo Maxfield

Northville MI


a Ford Powered Funk


Award - Oshkosh

AUAis

~ approved

To become a

member of the

Vintage Aircraft








No age penalty


Remember


bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33

bullbullbull

--




middotWARBIRDS








fAX 770-467-9413









32 JUNE 1999
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33
















CALL 1-800-826-9252








VINTAGE AIRPLANE 33

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