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The Hagerstown

www.36.eaachapter.org/ Hagerstown, MD

Vol. 22 No. 4 April 2013

EAA Chapter 36 Aircraft of the Month

Dean Truax’s Europa SX Tri

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EAAEAAEAAEAA CHAPTER 36CHAPTER 36CHAPTER 36CHAPTER 36

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April 2013

CONTENTS

Cover Page Chapter Officers

The Presidents Corner February Minutes Chapter News Aviation News WWII Facts Young Eagles

Published by

EAA Chapter 36

Hagerstown, MD

304-754-7032

717-263-6817

www.36.eaachapter.org

Chapter Meetings held the

1st. Tuesday of each month,

7:30 PM, in the Pilots

Lounge, at the Hagerstown

Regional Airport.

The contents of The Hagerstown Homebuilder are solely the view- points of the authors. No claim is made and no liability is assumed, expressed or implied as to the

technical accuracy or safety of the material, opinions and/or views presented. The viewpoints expressed are not necessarily those of EAA Chapter 36 or the Experimental Aircraft Association

2013-14 OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF

President: Joe Boyle

17807 Daisy Dr Hagerstown, MD 21740

Vice-President: Jim Golden

230 Sandy Lane Berkley Sprrings, WV 25411

Secretary: Ken Jones

11935 Crestwood Cr., Waynesboro, PA 17268

Treasurer: Ken Jones

11935 Crestwood Cr., Waynesboro, PA 17268

Young Eagles Coordinator: Mark E. Hissey

17642 Springtown Rd., Fannettsburg, PA 17221

Tech Counselor - Flight Advisor:

Gary Hartle 9894 Grindstone Hill Rd., Greencastle, PA 17225

Technical Counselor: Jack Raun

211 Taxiway Dr., Hedgesville, WV 25427

Technical Counselor: Dean Truax

5884 Timber Ridge Rd., Big Cove, PA 17212

Board of Directors

Jack Raun Mark Hissey

Webmaster Curtis Berry

16137 River Bend Ct., Williamsport, MD 21795

Newsletter Editor

Jay Kanagy 307 Macintosh Way

Chambersburg, PA 17201

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The President's Corner

I can hardly believe that another month has passed. I thought that I

just composed a column a few days ago. Alas, it must not be true as we just completed the awards

banquet. I want to congratulate all the winners as they truly deserve all recognition

that they earned. Mark did his regularly outstanding job as MC. I must apologize for not being heard. God did not

bless me with a booming baritone voice. I'm stuck with the old scratchy one that I've had since childhood.

The Monday night crew is moving forward. They cleaned up and re-glued doublers to the spars and are preparing to begin assembly of another wing.

I've been up to Don Myers shop, (Hangar 2 as it's affectionately known), to work on the Rotax 912S that he bought for "Yellow

Bird", the Kitfox IV that he is currently building. Don, Greg Clopper and I installed the cooling tank, hoses and the ignition units on this trip. We put her on the engine mount last trip. We'll soon mount the

engine on the test stand and run it up to check that all is well before mounting it permanently on the airframe. We are waiting on the oil tank and oil

cooler to arrive before more progress can be made. We are planning on flying it this summer. Ken Jones is also making progress on his Kitfox VII

SS. I visited him and had a look at his project last week. It now has doors and some of the wiring completed in the tail. Ken is nearing the stage to

start covering the fuselage. Rumor has it that Ed Schupp is working on another RV and I'm slowly repairing the damage I did to the

Aardvark. I have another elevator frame built and some foam epoxyed to it and shaped. Next step is fiberglass layup.

I also recently bought a small benchtop milling machine and have been making chips in my garage on a new pair of mounting blocks to install a one

piece aluminum gear leg on the Aardvark.

April 2013

The weather hasn't been to conducive to flying so working on them is the next best thing.

As always, may your successful landings equal your takeoffs.

Joe

Paper FAA Certificates to Expire March 31

February 21, 2013 - March 31 signals the end of

an era, as the last paper airmen certificates become invalid that day. Those include FAA

certificates for A&P mechanic, repairman, flight engineer, and ground instructor, meaning that if you only have a paper certificate, you are not eligible to exercise those privileges until you receive a new, plastic certificate from the FAA.

The transition cost from a paper certificate to plastic is $2, and airmen may apply for a new card online @

www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/certificate_replacement/. Applications submitted by mail typically take four to six weeks for processing, but forms submitted online take only seven to 10 days to process.

The FAA's elimination of paper certificates began in 2005 when the current, difficult-to-counterfeit plastic card was introduced as part of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. In 2008, the final rule was

published, providing two years for pilots and five years for nonpilots to adopt new plastic certificates.

Airmen are not required to surrender their paper certificates and may retain them as keepsakes. However, those paper certificates will no longer be

officially recognized after March 31 - even if you have ordered a plastic replacement that has not yet arrived.

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March 16, 2013

Meeting called to order at 6:30pm. This was the annual Awards Banquet - held this year at Ryan’s restaurant - thus there was no regular meeting agenda. Member Attendees: Annette & Ben Trillanes, Joe Boyle, Ken Jones, Jay Kanagy, Keith Ford, Gary Hartle, David & Robert Berger, David Brizzee, Dick Carbaugh, David Dodd, Chuck Doherty, Daniel Duckwall, Keith Ford, Chuck Fulton, Jim Golden, Walter & June Green, Mark & Sandy Hissey, Tim Manahan, Bobbie McBee, Don Myers, Jack Raun, Jay & Robin Swift and Betty Wright. These 28 members and their 8 guests gave us a total of 36 for dinner. Our President, Joe Boyle, opened the meeting and thanked everyone for coming. The invocation was given by David Dodd. We then had dinner. After dinner Mark Hissey presented the following Awards: Hale Andrews award - Annette Trilannes Chapter 36 Award - Jim Marsden President’s Award - Joe Pierce Spirit Award - Curtis Berry Recognition Awards - Jack Raun & Betty Wright and Jerry & Terry Sexton for their work handling the picnics at Green Landing. Following the Awards presentation, we had a door prize drawing and presentation of the “Chapter 36 Door Prize” - the Big Door, which went to Jim Golden. Gary Hartle was our speaker for the evening. He started with an interesting presentation of some history of the Chapter. He then gave us a fascinating slide show of his work and supervision of others in the repair and partial restoration of a very old and very rare “1935 Kinner Sport” aircraft that had been damaged in a landing accident. Submitted by Ken Jones

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Chapter 36

News and Events

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Our Awards

Banquet was held March 16 th. @ Ryan’s Steak House,

Hagerstown MD. As always, all those in attendance had a very enjoyable evening.

The food was excellent, and Gary Hartle’s

presentation was superb.

Current Fuel Prices as of March 25, 2013

SS FS

Hagerstown Frederick Martinsburg Winchester

Cumberland Westminster

$5.79 $6.45 $5.75 $6.50 $6.45 $5.85 $6.25

$5.55 $5.88 $6.53

www.airnav.com

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2012 Awards Recipients’

Presidents Award…….. Joe Pierce Last year was: Curtis Berry

“For your dedication and participation within our Chapter, this award is presented in recognition for his

consistent efforts and support of the Chapter thought the year.”

Hale Andrews…………… Annette Trillanes ( Photo below ) Last year was: Ben Trillanes

“For your dedication and participation within our Chapter, this award is presented in recognition for

your consistent efforts which have been instrumental in furthering the goals of aviation for our

members.”

Chapter 36 Award……… Jim Marsden Last year was: Ken Jones

“For your dedication and participation within our Chapter, this award is presented in recognition for

your consistent efforts which have been instrumental in furthering the goals and enjoyment of aviation

for our members.”

Spirit Award…………….… Curtis Berry Last year was: Tyler Ford & Justin Murphy

“For your dedication and participation within our Chapter, this award is presented in recognition for your

consistent efforts which have been instrumental in furthering the goals of aviation enthusiast through the

Young Eagles program.”

Recognition Award……. Jerry & Terry, Betty & Jack ( Photo below ) Last year was: Annette Trillanes

“For their dedication and participation within our Chapter, this award is presented in recognition for their

consistent efforts in hosting picnics for our members.”

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Happy BirthdayHappy BirthdayHappy BirthdayHappy Birthday

April 4 – Bobbie McBee

April 8 – Jay Swift

April 14 – Robert Berger

April 21 – Jerry Sexton

April 26 – Al Hays

Photos of our Awards Banquet

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Hangar Painting Project

By Henry Hartman, President of EAA Chapter 1041 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

As most all chapters do, EAA Chapter 1041 (aka The

Gettysburg Barnstormers) takes great pride in its home airport. It's where we hold our popular pancake breakfast fly-ins, monthly meetings, and other gatherings. So when a few of our members noticed

identifying markings on some hangars and buildings at other airports, it got us thinking: Pennsylvania's Gettysburg Regional Airport was missing something!

Our group decided to improve things by painting

identifying lettering on the airport's main hangar for the benefit of visiting pilots. Resident artist Andy Lawrence went to work designing different patterns for the chapter's proposal. One design was agreed

upon and the plan was finalized. After receiving approval from the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (owner of the facility), a plan of action was devised.

In spring of 2012 chapter

members gathered for the first phase of the project, which involved

removing 40-plus years of dirt and grime with a hot water pressure washer. After drying,

chapter members used small pieces of masking tape to mark the locations and sizes of the lettering on the hangar. A section of scaffolding was rolled along the front of the hangar and served as a good platform for the work.

After sundown, the selected pattern was projected on the hangar in several sections. This was accomplished with a laptop connected to the chapter's video

projector, which was situated on top of a truck to obtain the proper height. Chapter members then used markers to trace the outline of the lettering as it was projected on the surface.

With the "difficult" part of the task complete, a few

members then painted the letters using the "keep it between the lines" method. Masking tape aided in the process, and two coats of paint were applied to achieve a durable result.

With the painting complete in time for our June

breakfast fly-in, the hangar was ready for its new life! The airport authority was extremely pleased and complimented the chapter for the great work. Visiting pilots to Gettysburg Regional Airport now have their

location, airport identifier, radio frequency, and elevation right in front of them. Of course, included is the notation "Home of the Barnstormers, EAA Chapter 1041"! ����

FCC WANTS TO PHASE OUT 121.5 ELTS

The FCC says it wants to get on with the process of

phasing out 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters and anyone with comments or

concerns has until April 1 to make them known. On Jan. 7 the commission issued its third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the topic, calling for an

end to the import, manufacture or sale of 121.5 ELTs a year after the rule becomes effective. In 2009, the FCC amended its rules to ban the ELTs immediately. Since ELTs are required equipment,

that would have left hundreds of thousands of aircraft owners with illegal devices on their aircraft. After hearing from the FAA and various groups about the impracticality of such a move, the FCC

backed off. The phased approach appears to be causing little concern among the groups or authorities.

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/2464-full.html#208310 ����

AOPA President Resigns Position Craig L. Fuller, president and CEO of the Aircraft

Owners and Pilots Association, has notified AOPA's board of trustees that he intends to step down from his position and from the board. ����

Adventures of a DAR 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

EAA Chapter 524 Hangar, Frederick, MD, USA Everyone welcome! Speaker: Bobby Thomas Topic: Adventures of a DAR

Bobby will share stories from his experiences on certificating amateur built aircraft as an FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative. http://www.524.eaachapter.org/

Contact: Doug Kelly Phone: 301-963-2217, eventemail.aspx?id=14414

Webinars : Free to all aviation enthusiasts April 3 - 8 p.m. CDT Leaning Basics FAA AMT & Wings Credit Presenter: Mike Busch

April 24 - 7 p.m. CDT All About the Sonerai: An Affordable Homebuilt Aircraft

Presenter: Fred Keip View all webinars@ http://eaa.org/webinars/ ����

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INTERESTING WWII FACTS

Almost 1,000 Army planes disappeared en route from the US to foreign locations. But an eye-

watering 43,581 aircraft were lost overseas including 22,948 on combat missions (18,418 against the Western Axis) and 20,633 attributed to non-combat causes overseas.

Pacific theatre losses were far less (4,530 in combat) owing to smaller forces committed. The worst B-29 mission, against Tokyo on May 25, 1945, cost 26 Superfortresses, 5.6 percent of

the 464 dispatched from the Marianas. On average, 6,600 American servicemen died

per month during WWII, about 220 a day. By the end of the war, over 40,000 airmen were killed in combat theatres and another 18,000 wounded. Some 12,000 missing men were

declared dead, including a number "liberated" by the Soviets but never returned. More than 41,000 were captured, half of the 5,400 held by

the Japanese died in captivity, compared with one-tenth in German hands. Total combat casualties were pegged at 121,867.

Credit: Dan Allen, Aviator 863 Newsletter,

Lebanon, TN �

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EAA Air Academy Bound

With the donation of Young Eagle credits from EAA Chapter 1114, our EAA Chapter 36 and our

Young Eagle Pilot credits, we will be sending two students to the EAA Air Academy Camp this summer in Oshkosh, WI.

Justin Murphy, has been actively involved with our chapter in the past with build nights, and our pancake breakfasts. He also attended camp two years ago. This year he will attend the Advanced

Camp which is held during AirVenture. Sarah Shaffer, will also be attending the

Advanced Camp. She became involved with our chapter through her community service project at school. She was a Ground Volunteer at our Young Eagle Rallies and also helped with a Young

Eagle Rally in Winchester, VA. Sarah earned an "A" on her Community Service paper. Her paper is published in this newsletter on page 9.

We will be looking forward to Justin and Sarah sharing their adventure with our chapter at one of our meetings after their trip.

On average 6600 American service men died per MONTH, during WWII (about 220 a day).

The US civilian population maintained a dedicated effort for four years, many working long hours seven days per week and often also

volunteering for other work. WWII was the largest human effort in history. > 276,000aircraft manufactured in the US . > 43,000 planes lost overseas, including 23,000

in combat. > 14,000 lost in the continental U.S.

WWII MOST PRODUCED COMBAT AIRCRAFT

The Cost of Doing Business B-17 - $204,370 B-24 - $215,516

B-25 - $142,194 B-26 - $192,426 B-29 - $605,360 P-38 - $97,147

P-40 - $44,892 P-47 - $85,578 P-51 - $51,572

C-47 - $88,574 PT-17 -$15,052 AT-6 - $22,952

THE NUMBERS

9.7 billion gallons of gasoline consumed, 1942-1945.

107.8 million hours flown, 1943-1945. 459.7 billion rounds of aircraft ammo fired overseas, 1942-1945. 7.9 million bombs dropped overseas, 1943-1945.

2.3 million combat sorties, 1941-1945 (one sortie = one takeoff). 299,230 aircraft accepted,1940-1945. 808,471 aircraft engines accepted,1940-1945.

799,972 propellers accepted, 1940-1945. Sources: Rene Francillon, Japanese Aircraft of

the Pacific War Cajus Bekker, The Luftwaffe Diaries Ray Wagner, American Combat Planes Wikipedia

According to the AAF Statistical Digest, in less than four years (December 1941- August 1945),

the US Army Air Forces lost 14,903 pilots, aircrew and assorted personnel plus 13,873 airplanes --- inside the continental United States. They were the result of 52,651 aircraft accidents

(6,039 involving fatalities) in 45 months. That averages to 1,170 aircraft accidents per month--nearly 40 a day.

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Community Service by Sarah Shaffer

The EAA Young Eagles program in Hagerstown, Maryland invited me to work with them in order to complete my community service project. The program is originally based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but they have multiple chapters around the country. Everyone involved in the EAA program has the same goal, which is to dedicate themselves to finding and helping future pilots. Through this program there are several opportunities for children to experience and learn more about the wonders of aviation. While completing my community service I have gained many learning experiences, personal views regarding my contribution, and have a better understanding of the importance of volunteerism within our society. My learning experiences through working with the EAA Young Eagles program have been amazing. I have learned that the program gives children ages eight to seventeen the chance to learn more about aviation. If their interest goes farther than the first flight with their pilot, they can then venture into what else the program has to offer. The program offers children the opportunity to become an EAA student member, take a flight training course, take their first flight lesson, and scholarships are available to help them get a pilot's license. As a result, from my contribution I have helped many possible future flyers discover their dream. Also, I have gained several personal views about my contribution. Through my contribution I now understand what it is like to have a job. For example, with working for the Young Eagles program I was assigned to make sure everyone was registered, given a certificate, and checked to see if the names were put in the EAA website. First, parents had to fill out and sign the form giving permission for their child to go on the flight. Second, after the flight I had to type every certificate with the child's name, the pilot's name, and the name of the aircraft. Third, I checked the website by entering each of the name from the forms to see if they had already been submitted. By doing these tasks I have saved EAA members the trouble of having to do it themselves. Furthermore, I understand the importance of volunteerism in our society. Volunteering is such an important duty to fulfill because you get to give back to your community and it makes you feel good as well. Hence, when volunteering for something you are interested in you actually have fun completing your hours. While completing your hours you realize how much you are helping the organization and how one person can make a difference. When the Young Eagles organization has an event they normally do not have enough volunteers, so the people who are already there have to work twice as hard. Thus, with my help we were able to get more work done, and it meant so much to the other volunteers that worked with me during my hours. Throughout this experience there have been many learning experiences, personal views I have recognized regarding my contribution, and my opinion on the importance of volunteering within our society. I have learned more about what the EAA Young Eagles program does for the thousands of children who are involved with the program. I recognize the responsibilities of having a job and how important it is to complete each task that is given. In regards to completing my hours, I realize how important it is to volunteer and how much joy your contributions bring to others. In the end, I had a wonderful time volunteering with the many wonderful people involved in this program and will absolutely volunteer again in the spring.

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