President Ron Linn (541) 449-3630

V. Pres. & Y/E Jeff Guenther (541) 276-0431

Secretary Wilma Cheney (509) 522-1743

Treasure Cub Culbertson (541) 276-1908

News Letter Jim Smith (541) 276-3533

President’s Corner

219 has been discussing our role in the May 17^th 2003 B-25/Doolittle event. We have committed our chapter and facilities to a breakfast for the Airshow people and an open hospitality room throughout the day. We also are going to provide a “Hayride” event to help the crowd cover the entire ramp, from the National Guard Hangar, to Building 113. We are lining up Antique Tractors and wagons to run continuously from one end to the other. There has been some work done to secure tractors and Dick Inman and I have engineered a plan to convert my two 7’x14’ trailers to people haulers to be towed by the tractors.

We will need to have a work party at my hangar (tentatively 03-22-2003, a Saturday) to convert the trailers. I’ll discuss briefly at the March 18^th meeting our plan.

I am in the process of contacting Car Clubs and “interesting object” people in the community, to flesh out a Ramp Display. If you know of, or have anything for display, please contact me and let’s talk about including it!

Bud Nielsen and I have been discussing the possibilities on modifying our area to include a kitchen. Chapter 219 seems to best move with a full stomach and I think we could make a real kitchen with some labor and a small outlay of capital. We’ll discuss that at the meeting also and see how the members feel about the idea.

Watching Jeff and Harold working on the restoration of the T-Craft has gotten me thinking about my first airplane, N96286, and T-Crafts in general.

If you had a really clean T-Craft with three tanks (24 gals. total), wheel pants, and played with the pitch on a metal prop, you could expect 90 MPH easily on 4 gals/hour. Now I know 90 MPH doesn’t sound like much to a TBM driver (or a PA28-180) but the 4 gals hour sounds good.

Low and slow around America would be the trip, 5-hour legs with reserve! Go down to Oregon Aero (the seat/interior people who did Linberg’s grandson’s airplane) so you could sit in there that long and away you could go! VFR with a hand held GPS and a sectional chart. That sounds like the way to spend a summer to me! After 32 seasons in sprayers, a lot of summer activities sound good to me.

The Aerobatic people will be here the second to last weekend in August.

Dave Cheney is bringing parts of his DGA Howard project home to get it closer and hurry along the project.

I am wiring the Waco in preparation to starting the engine and pre-flighting it before taking it apart to finish welding and sandblasting. Fabric work when it gets warm! That’s the plan!

If you have some time on a Saturday morning you should stop by the hangar. We have had quite a bit of fun and gotten some airplane work done on those mornings in the hangar.

Last Saturday Gary Zollman blocked up the wings on his Cessna 140 and removed the struts to set the adjustments back to factory. He had noticed that she fell off one way in a stall and that the adjustments were way different, one wing to another.

I haven't talked to him to see how the test flight went.

Ed Betts now has both sport-racer wings covered with plywood and they really look good.

Harold Nelson drilled the hardware attachment holes in his new Fleet Biplane spars. He was careful to measure 172 times and drill once!

If nothing else you have been missing some great chow. One morning we had biscuits and gravy. Saturday, the 8th, we will have French toast for breakfast and hotdogs and beans for lunch.

Jim Smith and Cub Culbertson have gotten the Corbin about ready for color on the fabric repair and the engine about ready to run.

We will open the grates with the Link parts and see what we have this Saturday.

See you at the meeting!

Ron

Secretary’s Corner

EAA CHAPTER 219

PENDLETON, OR

February 18, 2003

President Ron Linn called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. in the clubhouse at the Pendleton Airport. The minutes of the January meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter.

The treasurer's report was given and accepted and the treasury was found to be in good shape.

It was announced that PAM decided not to contact the Boy Scout Troop to handle the traffic on Airshow Day as was previously considered.

The "blue room" is heated! The gas was hooked up and is providing a comfortable work place for the club members and their many projects.

March 12th at 7 p.m. Chapter 219 will host the FAA's IA Renewal seminar. Chapter 219 will provide coffee, veggie tray, cookies, and the electric power for the slide presentation.

Harold Nelson mentioned we might need more chairs for the event.

Jeff Guenther requested Chapter 219 sponsor some Young Eagle projects and asked for some ideas on times and places. Ron mentioned that effort should be made while school is still in session. Wilma Cheney suggested Condon for a spring project. It was suggested perhaps Pendleton or Hermiston for a July project, and then a third one was suggested for the weekend of September 20th and 21st to take place at Martin Field's open house.

Ron Linn reported that he has two flatbed trailers that could be modified to use for the shuttle service at the Doolittle Raiders Airshow and Dance in May. He will plan a couple of work days out at his place and invite club members to come help him make the necessary modifications.

The motion to adjourn was made and seconded at 7:20 p.m.

Club members enjoyed a "show and tell" session, touring around the hangar, and checking out the many projects in process. Members also enjoyed cookies and doughnuts provided by Ron Linn and Dark Canyon's "Cowboy Blend" coffee provided by Gary Zollman.

Attendance: Wilma & Dave Cheney, Roy & Shirley Clark, Cub Culbertson, Jim DuBois, Jeff Guenther, Dick Inman, Dave Kelly, Ron Linn, Ed Nakonieczny, Harold Nelson, Bob & Lois Potter, Floyd & Marie Slinker, Jim Smith, Tami Kincaid, Gene Williamson, Norm Carigg, and visitor Bob Irving.

Tami Kincaid, Secretary

Editor’s Corner

Sunday 2-16-2003:

As you all know, we are making head way on the Corbin Ace. The primer system is partially completed. The repairs are under way on starboard wing and starboard elevator. Gary Zollman and I now have 3 swedges on all flight cable completed. The aileron cables have been repaired with extension links.

Saturday 3-1-03:

Today we have laid the last covering on the wing for Ed Bett’s Sport Racer.

Cub has applied the Dope and Silver on the repairs on the Corbin Ace.

I now have the wings secured to the airframe. The carb has been mounted on the engine, with the newer carb heat box attached.

Harold Nelson is working on his spar for his Fleet.

Jeff is spraying the White on his flyte surfaces for his Taylor craft in preparation for the color.

Gary Zollman finished rigging his wings on his Cessna 140, which was out of rigging badly. He will be flight-testing it next.

Ron Linn is working on recovering the ailerons and flaps for his project.

Calendar Of Events

EAA 2003 Calendar

.March 12 Clubhouse Eaa 219

.April 2-8 Sun 'N Fun, Lakeland,

Florida

.May 10-11 Hot Air Balloon

Festival Walla Walla

WA.

.May 10-11 Comanche Fly-in at

Martin Field College

Place, WA.

.May 17 Doolittle Raiders

Airshow and Dance

Pendleton Ore.

.June 15 219 Annual Picnic at

Doug Drake's

.June 20-22 EAA Golden west Fly

-In, Marysville, CA

.July 12-13 NW EAA Fly-In,

Arlington WA.

.July 18-19 Oregon Antique/

Classic Fly-In,

Cottage Grove Ore

.July 29- EAA Annual Fly-1n

Oshkosh Wisc.

August 4

.August 21-24 ??? Aerobatics Competi-

tion, Pendleton.

.August 30 ??? Prosser Fly-In

.September 12-14 Pendleton Roundup

.September 20-21 Oregon Air Fair,

Albany Ore.

.September 20-21 Martin Airfield Open

House College Place

Wa.

.October 9-12 EAA Copperstate Fly-

1n, Phoenix AR.

.December 6 ??? 219 Christmas Dinner,

PDT EAA 2003 Calendar

.December 6 ??? 219 Christmas Dinner,

PDT

Chuckle Corner

Short Final...

A pilot was sitting in his seat and pulled out a .38 revolver. He placed it on top of the instrument panel, then asked the navigator, "Do you know what I use this for?"

The nav replied timidly, "No, what's it for?"

The pilot responded, "I use this on navigators who get me lost!"

The navigator proceeded to pull out a .45 `and place it on his chart table.

The pilot asked, "What's that for?"

"To be honest sir," the nav replied, "I'll know we're lost before you will."

Drawed from avweb.com/newswire/9_10a