October 1, 2010
EAA Chapter 98U
LNewsletter
Central Oklahoma Frontier Chapter
Promoting Aviation Safety, Education and Fellowship
This month's fly-in/drive-in meeting is on
Saturday October 9, 2010 at Clark Taylor's
Hangar on the East side of Thompson Field
(53OK) located 3 miles south of Tuttle,
Oklahoma. For additional information
contact Clark Taylor at (405) 381-2541.
1020 County Street 2939
Tuttle, OK 73089-3034
We will have hamburgers and hotdogs
beginning at 11:30 AM with the meeting to
follow. We plan to have some planes
available for airplane rides if have any
Young Eagles or Not-So-Young Eagles,
invite them out!
Email list and webpage at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaa98ul/
EAA Chapter 98UL Contacts
President - Mitch Williams (405)-574-6842, N1345P@suddenlink.net
Vice President - Clark Taylor, (405) 381-2541,
RMT1232009@hotmail.com
Secretary / Treasurer - Steve Ingraham, (405) 381-9387, steveingraham@hotmail.com
Technical Counselor / Young Eagle Coordinator - Eric Muehlberg, (405) 392-2658, smuehlberg@pldi.net
From the Presidents Column:
Fall is in full swing with football and cooler weather. Our school planes flew
about 113 hrs in September with two first solo flights and many ready for
checkrides. Our Ercoupe led the pack with 32 hours flight hours this month
benefitting from new hydraulic lifters, tires, brakes and other repairs.
We started a new ground school in September with 6 new pilots and a few
repeats. Class will go up to about Christmas and anyone can attend.
Refreshers are free. Wes Combs is teaching ground this time.
The October 9 luncheon event will include an update on members’ projects and
short building related presentation by Jess Lewis. Jess teaches in the A&P
program at Metro-Tech. Rumor is Steve Ingraham has completed his phase one testing for his RV9.
We discussed Clark Taylor’s Legal Eagle Project that is 90% complete (with 90% to go). He would
help someone finish it if anyone is interested.
Fly Safe.
Notes from last meeting:
EAA 98UL had it annual BBQ luncheon at Thompson Field on September 11. Morning clouds limited
the number of planes that flew in. Swadley’s BBQ sandwiches were fantastic while we played some
video from Oshkosh and some EAA Hints for Homebuilders. Jess Lewis gave a presentation on
Aircraft hardware discussing AN part numbers and other topic.
Guests included John Day and his boys. John is a student pilot from Moore, Oklahoma and
interested in a Sadler Vampire Aircraft.
Steve Ingraham gave an update on his phase one testing. Fred Bucklin gave an update on his Sonex
concerning fuel delivery; sounds like his Sonex is flying well.
Have You Seen these Before (from Steve Ingraham):
Ok, this past Saturday I was up in the late morning continuing my Phase I flying task of calibrating my fuel flow
instrumentation. My normal modus operandi for this task has been to fly a specific flight path from my home airport over
several local airports in a great big circle that ultimately gets me
back to my home airport in a little over an hour.
My path usually takes me from 53OK to KOJA, then westward to
KCLK (Clinton, OK), over KCSM. From here I turn back SE towards
KHBR (Hobart, OK) then eastward to KCHK (Chickasha, OK) and
then back home to 53OK. All in all, at least as far as Oklahoma
goes, this flight path takes me over some fairly nice scenery.
Granted I cannot give it the kudos due a flight over the Rocky
Mountains or perhaps the Grand Canyon but we do have the
Wichita Mountains to view off in the distance and we have a great
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many giant wind generators that are stretching out across the entire western half of the state now a days that is quite
interesting to look at in flight.
Given this, however, I was really
focusing my attention to the task at hand.
Take that to mean I was staring at the
instruments and turning dials. I was
working on stabilizing my flight, getting
the engine leaned out to the appropriate
LOP operating parameters and writing
down my observations.
Well, if everyone is still with me, you may
notice on the Garmin 695 GPS in the
picture above you can see I was just SE
of KOJA a few miles with a flight plan in
the GPS tracking toward KCLK about 20
miles away. Ok, so I figure, I have had
my head inside the cockpit too long now.
How about looking out the window to see
what was going on outside now that the
airplane is stable at altitude, "George" is
steady as a rock flying the plane and I
have the engine purring along LOP fine and dandy.
So, out the window I gaze. Well now, that is
very interesting. . . How often has anyone seen
this outside their windshield?
Ok, I'm not talking about the dark lines on the
left side of the picture. No, that is my I-phone
camera's bad attempt to capture a moving prop
at 2300 RPM. How about those clouds out in
front of me? Sure don't see those too often out
here in the western plains of Oklahoma. I had
thought Lenticular clouds usually formed in the
mountainous areas of the country. Although we
have some areas just south of this pic we
Oklahomans call mountains, I am not sure they
would really qualify. I am pretty sure they would
not qualify enough to be responsible for forming
these at any rate.
Never the less, there they were. Directly over
the Weatherford Stafford airport (KOJA). The
clouds had been very strange throughout that morning for sure. There were several layers of clouds scattered all over the
visible sky as I flew that morning. There was a scattered layer around 2900 feet, a distinct layer in the distance to the
south around 4500 feet, high cirrus clouds up higher and these. Right in the direct line of my flight path. In fact I would be
flying just under them maybe 100 or 200 feet below. Here are some closer pictures as I flew just a few hundred feet below
and maybe less than 1/2 mile in front of the leading cloud.
Well that was not going to due for me. All you soaring junkies can call me a wimp if you want but my mission for the day
was requiring some stable air and uneventful flying so I can get some good readings from my instruments. The idea of
turbulence and rising air did not play into the equation. So, I aborted my westerly heading. I turned NE, to avoid what
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would have most likely been a very interesting flight, and skeedaddled (for the uninitiated, that is a southern term for
"hurry up and get your butt out of there")!
Like I said, all you soaring aficionados can say
what you want about my decisions but for this
phase of my flying I want no part of these things.
Especially if I end up 100 feet directly below them.
Well, there is my weekend story. Just thought I
would relay this story as I found it very interesting
to come face to face with something that really
doesn't happen that often in our part of the woods.
FAA Offers Guidance for LODA: (from
Mitch)
When John Masterman built his RV-12, we
discussed the possibility of getting special FAA
permission to sell RV-12 Transition Training or
otherwise find a way to use it with our flight
school. In the past this could be done with a
Waiver Request, but nowt it will require a Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA). According to EAA’s recent report, the
various FAA branches have been debating for quite some time the final guidelines that Flight Standards offices would use
to issue these authorizations. As part of a new push by the FAA to encourage transition training for experimental aircraft,
the new guidance facilitates this aim by permitting flight training for compensation through the LODA process. The new
LODA procedures, however, appear to increase the barriers to training for E-LSA aircraft by limiting LODAs to areas
where certified LSA are not available and by not allowing the use of E-LSA trainers for the purpose of attaining ratings,
certificates, or other flying privileges.
Flight training considered acceptable for the issuance of a LODA consists of:
1. Initial flight training for the operation of specific make and model of experimental aircraft.
2. Recurrent flight training for the operation of a specific make and model of experimental aircraft.
3. Primary flight training for the operation of ultralight vehicles only when conducted in low mass, high drag vehicles with
an empty weight less than 500 pounds and a maximum speed in level flight with maximum continuous power (VH) less
than 87 knots calibrated airspeed (CAS).
4. Jet unusual attitude and upset training.
5. Instrument competency training for specific make and model of experimental aircraft.
6. Training for a flight review in a specific make and model of experimental aircraft.
7. Formation training for specific make and model of experimental aircraft.
8. Other specific training approved by the General Aviation and Commercial Division, AFS-800.
A LODA for primary flight training for the operation of an ultralight vehicle will only be granted if an S-LSA is not available
for flight training in the Flight Standards District Office’s (FSDO) geographic area. Additionally, the aircraft must have been
owned by an appropriately rated CFI before January 31, 2010. If granted, the LODA will have a maximum duration of 24
months and be limited to the geographic area of the FSDO.
The guidance states that a LODA cannot be used for flight training leading toward the issuance of a pilot certificate, rating,
or operating privilege.
So what this says is, if I had a waivered heavy ultralight (less than 500 lbs) that was registered ELSA back in 2008, and
wanted to use it for true ultralight training (but not sport pilot training), I could do ultralight training. The trainee could not
solo this aircraft but could only solo his own ultralight.
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From The FAASteam: FAA message to all Oklahoma EAA chapters.
My name is Steve Keesey. I am the Airworthiness Program Manager for the Safety Program for the state of Oklahoma.
The FAA Safety Team, FAASTeam is developing safety materials and training programs for builders and flyers of
Amateur Built and Light Sport aircraft. Starting in October of this year, myself and my Operations/Pilot counterpart will be
visiting with all Oklahoma EAA chapters. Our goal is to meet and make contact with members who would be interested in
helping us share the information we have to provide. If you, or someone you know would like to assist please let me know.
Thanks for your time,
Steve Keesey - FAASTeam Program Manager
1300 S. Meridian Ave. Suite 601
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
Remember, "Safety is No Accident!"
First Solos:
First Solo for David Jahay in his D model Ercoupe.
David is from Woodward,OK, and is converting his sport
pilot rating to a private pilot. David got is sport pilot in
Kansas City, MO and has been looking to buy an SLSA.
He has since decided to upgrade to private. So this is
David’s first solo in a non-LSA aircraft. David’s Ercoupe
is a D model with an non-LSA gross weight and an O200
engine upgrade.
First Solo for Mark Jernigan: Mark lives in Chichasha and
works in his family’s oil related business.
Newsletter Input
The Newsletter needs aviation related input for the EAA Chapter 98 Newsletter, Pictures, articles, or
projects. Send information to mitch@chickashawings.com or post to all members at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaa98ul/
Loaner Tool List – EAA98 currently has:
- Aircraft Weight and balance Scales
- Paint set – High Volume Low Pressure paint gun
If you would like to offer any tools to loan that you would be willing for chapter members use, us
know.
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Aviation Classifieds: Excess parts Unfinished Project or Aircraft. Submit your aviation related items for sale by placing
a note at our yahoo group or contacting Mitch.
1999 LANDOLL SKYDOLL • $60,000 • LOST MEDICAL • MUST SELL! • 1999 Landoll Skydoll (An RV8 modified)
0-540 Lycoming engine, electronic ignition, TruTrak auto pilot with altitude hold, Apollo GPS $60,000.00 • Contact
Mark Landoll - LANDOLL'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE, Owner - located Newcastle, OK USA • Telephone: 405 3923847
MONO-FLY/LSA • $14,000 • OFFERED FOR SALE OR TRADE •
.Rotax 503 with electric start and oil injection. Strobes and landing
lights.14hrTT on airframe and engine.Plane cruises around 70mph
with 2-3gph gas burn. Take off is quick. Flies best with 200lb. pilot
or less.Inst. panel contains MGL ultra stratomaster and MGL gps.
Three blade adjustable Ivo prop. Always hangered. Bought new
SLSA. If you want some fun, this plane is it. Performance at a
inexpensive price. [ Built on Mono-fly frame.] Will trade for nice
boat. • Contact John M. Stratton, Owner - located Okla City, OK
USA • Telephone: 405-208-3711
For Sale - Quicksilver MX1 (constructed in the 1990’s) Rotax 447, 40 HP, Original fabric, new flying wires, new
nose tire/tube and bearings. Instrument pod with altimeter/airspeed instruments, and Rotax engine instruments.
Airframe rebuilt in 2007. Total time Engine/A/F: 105 hours. Make me an offer. (405)381-4680
For Sale - BRS 900 chute with brackets, lanyards, pull cable etc. Needs repack & rocket $500.00 (save at least
$1,500. over price of new one). Air Classic CX2 pathfinder flight computer $50.00. (405) 449-3610
For Sale – 1966 172G tailwheel conversion (Bolen Conversion #1 in
1979) with approx. 3750 TT, 450 SMOH, 110 SPOH. New mufflers in
05-2008, New Concord Sealed Lead Acid Battery 06-2010, Fresh
Annual 06-2010. This is a fantastic airplane. I wish I could keep it
but I cannot afford to keep two airplanes. Asking price $45,000.
(405) 381-9387
For Sale: BD-4 airframe (no engine, radios, and limited instruments). Contact
Dennis Fox (580) 471-8332
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Calendar:
10/9 EAA 98UL Luncheon event at Thompson Field.
10/15-17 13th Annual Cedar Mills Safety Seminar & Fly/Splash In. Cedar Mills Airport (3TO) on
beautiful Lake Texoma.
11/13, 2010. Annual Fairview Fly In and Air Show (6K4).
1st Saturday of each month, Ponca City Fly-In Breakfast (KPNC), 8:00 – 11:00. Ponca City, OK
1st Saturday Pauls Valley Fly-In Lunch (KPVS), 11:00 – 2:00. Sponsored by the Antique Aircraft
Association, Pauls Valley, OK
2nd Saturday, Ardmore Pancake Breakfast (KADM), Lakeland Aviation
3rd Saturday – Alva Regional Airport Fly-In Breakfast (KAVK)
4th Saturday – Enid Fly-In Breakfast, Woodring Airport (KWDG)
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