The
Chapter 791 Hidden
President: John Edwards Cessna172@gmail.com
Vice-president: Jerry Lee
Secretary: John Voda
Treasurer: Chuck Lobdell
Newsletter Editor: Hank Hiscox Tele: 352-666-4701 hankdoris@bellsouth.net
Flight Advisor: Les Conwell Tele: 727 841-9764
Technical Counselor: need a volunteer
The Chapter’s regular meeting will be held on May 9th
. Future chapter meeting will also be held on the second Wednesday
of each month, and will be continued on that date for the foreseeable future.
Meetings are open to anyone with an interest in building, restoring, and flying
airplanes. The meetings will be held in Art Michaud’s hangar in the Hidden Lake
Community starting at 7:00 PM. There should be ample parking along the
President’s Corner:
Well I did it, I was able to attend Sun n' Fun this year and not break the bank. Oh I still bought a couple of things I just couldn't do without... A couple of oil analysis kits, a tee shirt, and a instrument panel overlay, you know, that $7.00 piece of plastic for the Cessna 172 that they sell for about $90.00, but that's another story.
I had hoped to actually spend a few days at SunNFun this year
and actually camp out at our chapter’s campsite, but work and family life
stepped in and took priority. I hope to get some of our Chapter 791
campers to tell us about the event and the campground at our May 9th
meeting. On the
day that I was at SunNFun I ran into Les Conwell and Pete Porebski and followed
them back to the 791 campsite. Impressive would be an
understatement. I quickly learned that Bruce Waters is a master at this
camping stuff. This campsite had everything, room enough for the 791
members that wanted to camp (actually room for more), a fully functional and
well equipped kitchen, and a great view of the runway
that must have had a great view of the air shows. There was also a pilot
lounge area with nice shade, this is where I found several
members including our past president Bill Maytum, they were drifting in and out
of a afternoon snooze and telling, I'm sure, great stories.
Hopefully you were also able to attend this years SunNFun event and enjoy the campsite that Bruce had set up. If
not I would strongly recommend you take advantage of it
next year. If nothing else at least stop by the campsite and rest your
feet for a while. In any case my commendations to Bruce and his team for
all the work they put into
reserving, setting up and running this years campsite. I for one will be
there next year.
Fly Safely John
FAA News
Leesburg
Airport LEE now has a control tower, operating 0700-1900 local time. This Class D airspace extends from the
surface to 1599' MSL for 4.1 NM radius during those hours.
Frequencies:
Tower/CTAF 119.35
Ground 121.72
ASOS/ATIS 134.32
To All EAA 791 Members:
Hello, just wanted
to let the members know of some local press that our chapter had today (4/15/07) in
the St. Pete Times. There is a picture of Steve Carper and students from
The picture
is on page 6 of the Pasco Times section of the 4/15 paper. I was
hoping to find a link to but was not able to do so. I'll make sure I
bring a copy of it to our next meeting on May 9th
My thanks to Steve, the pilots, and John Voda and Sid Miller our Young Eagles coordinators and anyone else that may have been involved, for a successful event.
John Edwards, President
Question of the Month: By Bob Berghoefer
For March we had a True of False question.
The Northrop XP 79B was designed to ram the tail
off enemy aircraft. Were the designers crazy or is the statement false? For an interesting look at the P-79 aircraft, Google P-79.
Answer: This is what they wanted the XP-79B
to do in combat. The plane didn’t have enough
power to fly and also carry guns, and since it was supposed to be a fighter, they had to think up
something for it to do. Yes, the designers
were crazy.
For May, we are asking, “The DC-6B was designed and built by whom?”
A. Cessna B. Fairchild C. Douglas
D. Boeing
Noted:
Airspeed, altitude, and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.
A smooth landing is mostly luck;
two in a row is all luck; three in a row is prevarication.
Evidence has been found
that William Tell and his family were avid bowlers. However, all the Swiss
league records were unfortunately destroyed in a fire, and we'll never know for
whom the Tells bowled.