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As you know, EAA 288 Chapter meeting are held at 7 PM at Keith's hangar, 222 Cessna Blvd, in the Spruce Creek Fly-in, except when circumstances warrant then we will meet at Doris Kennedy's Hangar, across from Keith's. (Thank you Doris!)
Dues for 2024 are due and they remain at $25. Please pay them soon! Our scholarship program funds are dependent on official, dues paying memberships
You may pay by credit card by clicking the link here:
https://eaa-chapter-288.square.site - OR -
You may pay by cash, just talk with Andi, our outstanding treasurer, at the meeting.
Our April meeting is on Thursday the 18th:
Our agenda has changed: There will be introductions and a chance to meet our last-year and this year scholars. Kayla and Zane assembled presentations about their journeys to get their Private. We will also introduce you to this years scholars.
We have a chance to build a social media presence on the web. Amanda Fallon will give you an idea of some Social Media she has established. There will be a presentation by Tim Roehl on GAMI initiative for unleaded fuel.
Unfortunately Dave Buchwaler will not be able to join us and speak on Avionics build and installation.
We will need some help at 3 PM to set up the chairs if you have a few minutes.
Our March Taxi-in meeting was on SATURDAY, MARCH 30th.
The Taxi In was on March 30. Setup began at 11 AM. All aircraft were in place by 12:30 and members and residents viewed the range of aircraft the members own.
Our February meeting was on the 15th:
The February meeting was held on Thursday, February 15th at 7 PM. We had a special presentation on finding an ELT signal. Our main speaker wa Linda Sollars. She is an Airline pilot who went to South Africa and built a Sling airplane. She then flew the airplane from South Africa to Oshkosh. That beautiful airplane was on display at the meeting. Pictures and Linda's presentation will be available soon.
Our first meeting of 2024 was on January 18th:
Our guest speaker was Arnold Holmes an FAA DAR from Leesburg, FL who made an outstanding presentation about what DARs do and what you can expect when it comes time to get your E-AB aircraft certified for flight. See his presentation in the pictures below.
John Fluerent has offered to sell his canoe for $300 and give the proceeds to our scholarship fund. The canoe is hanging in Keith's hangar. Don't miss the exciting opportunity!!!!
Heads up - our March Meeting will be another TAXI-IN Event.
The December 21 meeting was our annual Christmas Party.
The food was excellent as was our hi-test eggnog. See the pictures below.
Our November Meeting was on the 16th:
John Bakos of ACF-50(A Lear Company) was our presenter and discussed, in great detail, corrosion prevention for aircraft. You may view his presentation below!
Our October Meeting was on the 19th:
JIm Ouri recieved a Quilt of Valor for his service to the USA while in the Army.
Our September Meeting was on the 21st:
Laura Kelly received a “Quilt of Valor” for her 22 years service in the US Army as a Warrant Officer flying helicopters in the US and overseas including combat tours in the South East Asia theater.
Les Lowman was presented his Quilt of Honor for his service to our Country.
The guest speaker was our own Jim Stone, US Navy carrier pilot and Top Gun Graduate and the Spruce Creek Airport Manger. He presented many outstanding videos of carrier shots and landings and explained carrier operations from the pilot's point of view. GO NAVY!!
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We also celebrated Keith's 39th birthday for the 49th time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEITH!!!!!
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Our May meeting was held on the 18th.
A 'Quilt of Honor' was presented to Naval aviator and Vietnam war hero, J.B. Souder.
Commander James B. “JayBee” Souder Ceremony
Quilts of valor recognize those touched by War. JB served 20 years in the Navy as a Naval Flight Officer, 1962 to 1982 achieving the rank of Commander. JayBee is a Hero. He has seen more of war than most, and this country has asked of him much more than most veterans. He served 2 combat tours on three different aircraft carriers in Vietnam between March 1966 to the day he was shot down in North Vietnam in 1972. His accomplishments included destruction of a NV Mig-21. He earned the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Medal, two of the highest medals awarded to combat veterans.
After abruptly arriving in North Vietnam on April 27th 1972 he served 335 days in captivity as a Prisoner of War. During that time in the Hao Lo prison, he was the Group Medical Officer, caring for wounded American Airmen, Marines and Naval Aviators. Tirelessly demanding and obtaining improved medical treatment for them from his captors. Jay Bee’s efforts saved fellow prisoners lives. He served with Valor despite brutal treatment and constant harassment from his captors.
Our keynote speaker was Jeff Schans, Former Manager of Customer Development at Lycoming. Jeff provided everyone with an outstanding overview of the history of Lycoming, the product line and helpful hints for operating your Lycoming engine, such as:
* Keeping your oil temperature at about 180 degrees F to boil out any water that may be in the engine. But wait, doesn't water boil at 212 degrees? Well, Jeff noted that in normally aspirated engines, the internal temperature is 50 degrees hotter than the gauge indicates and that in turbocharged versions, they run about 75 degrees hotter.
* Most Cylinder Head Temps (CHT) should run from 150-435 degrees F with a max of 500F. there are some exceptions. Check your operating manual.
* This is very important!!! Check your Oil Suction Screen! To learn more about this go to your operating manual for details!! In fact go read it the whole document - this could save you a lot of money and possibly a forced landing.
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Our April meeting was a SPECIAL TAXI-IN meeting held at 6:30PM Thursday, April 20th on the eastern side of Cessna Blvd.
The event was open to all EAA 288 Daytona Beach members. The intention was to give chapter members an opportunity to look at aircraft the chapter members are flying or those that have been built by members and ask questions of the owner.
As seen by the pictures on the Home Page, the event was held on Cessna taxiway and started at 224 Cessna Blvd and expanded to the west.
Thanks to Andy Weingram for these outstanding DRONE VIEWS of our 2023 Taxi-In Meeting
Go here to view these videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl_KnvycmgflRO3qLX42U3KouCZhFrOhM
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Our March program: Spruce Creek's HERO, Tom Romkey (TR), a WWII and Korean war veteran was presented a Quilt of Valor from the Florida Chapter of Quilts of Valor. ALSO: Chuck Aaron - Red Bull Aerobatic Helicopter Pilot and now a Spruce Creek resident, presented an outstanding program about his career as the world's first Helicopter Aerobatic Pilot. He showed us a number of videos of his absolutely incredible, outstanding, and breath-taking flights from inside and outside of his helicopters.
Quilts of Valor Florida state coordinator,Terry Burtchell (also a Spruce Creek resident). The Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream, literally a dream. Founder Catherine Roberts’ son Nat was deployed in Iraq. According to Catherine: The dream was as vivid as real life. I saw a young man sitting on the side of his bed in the middle of the night, hunched over. The permeating feeling was one of utter despair. I could see his war demons clustered around, dragging him down into an emotional gutter. Then, as if viewing a movie, I saw him in the next scene wrapped in a quilt. His whole demeanor changed from one of despair to one of hope and well-being. The quilt had made this dramatic change. The message of my dream was: Quilts = Healing.
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FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE - EAA has monthly Chapter videos that are very interesting. In this month’s Chapter Video Magazine,Charlie Becker gets you up to date on EAA happenings: 1.) Learn to Fly Week May 13- May 18th 2.) Young Eagles 3.) EAA Weekend Work Parties 4.) Aeromart 5.) Chapter Award Nominations
In addition, there is a feature video collection and Hints for Homebuilders section on the video site, which includes a variety of interest areas. There you can pick which video in each category you want to show that month, and you'll have the ability to download those videos. See this, other and previous Chapter videos by clicking on the button to the right> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7PM in Keith Phillips hangar. or possibly Doris Kennedy's hangar across from Keith's.
Here are the directions to Keith's Hangar: From I-95...Take the State Road 421 exit west (Taylor Road.) Drive 2 miles to the entrance to Spruce Creek (the entrance will be on your left).
After checking in at the security gate, follow Spruce Creek Blvd ahead to the second stop sign. Turn left onto Country Club Drive. Go past the Country Club then turn left at Seclusion Drive. Go 200 yards to the stop sign at the edge of the Cessna taxiway. Cross the taxiway being sure to give right-of-way to taxiing aircraft. Once across the taxiway, turn right and drive toward the end of Cessna. Hangar 222 will be on your left.
THE CHAPTER VIDEO LINK IS WAY DOWN IN THIS SECTION:
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President: Jay Jabour
Vice President: Carl Kretzer
Vice President: Matt Simmons
Secretary: Douglas Yu
Treasurer: Andi Morey
Young Eagles: Jim Clark
Scholarships: Lynn O'Donnell
IMC Program: VACANT
VMC Program: VACANT
Webmaster: Rick Weiss
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Keith Phillips
Rick Weiss
Dave Gittleman
Dave Baldwin
Tony Crawford
Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,
Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.
The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care,
In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.
The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots,
With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots.
I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up,
And settled down comfortably, resting my butt.
When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter,
I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter.
A voice clearly heard over static and snow,
Called for clearance to land at the airport below.
He barked his transmission so lively and quick,
I’d have sworn that the call sign he used was “St. Nick”.
I ran to the panel to turn up the lights,
The better to welcome this magical flight.
He called his position, no room for denial,
“St. Nicholas One, turnin’ left onto final.”
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a Rutan-built sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer!
With vectors to final, down the glideslope he came,
As he passed all fixes, he called them by name:
“Now Ringo! Now Tolga! Now Trini and Bacun!
On Comet! On Cupid!” What pills was he takin’?
While controllers were sittin’, and scratchin’ their head,
They phoned to my office, and I heard it with dread,
The message they left was both urgent and dour:
“When Santa pulls in, have him please call the tower.”
He landed like silk, with the sled runners sparking,
Then I heard “Left at Charlie,” and “Taxi to parking.”
He slowed to a taxi, turned off of three-oh
And stopped on the ramp with a “Ho, ho-ho-ho…”
He stepped out of the sleigh, but before he could talk,
I ran out to meet him with my best set of chocks.
His red helmet and goggles were covered with frost
And his beard was all blackened from Reindeer exhaust.
His breath smelled like peppermint, gone slightly stale,
And he puffed on a pipe, but he didn’t inhale.
His cheeks were all rosy and jiggled like jelly,
His boots were as black as a cropduster’s belly.
He was chubby and plump, in his suit of bright red,
And he asked me to “fill it, with hundred low-lead.”
He came dashing in from the snow-covered pump,
I knew he was anxious for drainin’ the sump.
I spoke not a word, but went straight to my work,
And I filled up the sleigh, but I spilled like a jerk.
He came out of the restroom, and sighed in relief,
Then he picked up a phone for a Flight Service brief.
And I thought as he silently scribed in his log,
These reindeer could land in an eighth-mile fog.
He completed his pre-flight, from the front to the rear,
Then he put on his headset, and I heard him yell, “Clear!”
And laying a finger on his push-to-talk,
He called up the tower for clearance and squawk.
“Take taxiway Charlie, the southbound direction,
Turn right three-two-zero at pilot’s discretion”
He sped down the runway, the best of the best,
“Your traffic’s a Grumman, inbound from the west.”
Then I heard him proclaim, as he climbed through the night,
“Merry Christmas to all! I have traffic in sight.”
Author unknown
CHAPTER 288 IMC MEETINGS
NOTE: We will conduct the monthly IMC meeting on December 14th. The meeting will be at 7 PM.
The IMC meetings are held in the POA Conference room. These meetings encourage active participation from the attendees.
Come and contribute your experiences to the group discussion. These meetings will help you be a better instrument pilot. There will be scenarios discussed that challenge your understanding of the IMC processes. Your participation in the group discussions will help you and the rest of the participants improve. If your IMC experience is a bit rusty this will remove some of that rust. Please come and make the meeting a great one. We will make you better IMC pilots, and you can help. Just show up with your experiences. We will publish the date of the next meeting as soon as we determine it.
The event is open to all and will focus on Instrument flying issues. There will be opportunities to discuss scenarios that you may encounter and how to handle them. This is also a great opportunity to polish up your understanding of IFR flying.
IMC BACKGROUND:
The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share information, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. IMC Club chapters offer monthly meetings in which pilots can network and share knowledge and experiences.
The chapter resources and scenarios are being produced and distributed as a new program by EAA IMC LLC (“EAA IMC”), an Experimental Aircraft Association Inc. subsidiary, under a license from IMC Club International Inc. This will provide resources for new and improved program offerings that will enhance and expand the impact of the IMC concept and to provide continuity, support, direction, and programming,
All instrument pilots are welcome including wannabes and others looking to gain knowledge when the windscreen becomes milky and the vis disappears. We all can learn from the workshop discussions concerning the presented scenarios.
You do not need to be an EAA288 member, but it would be nice and we welcome you to join the EAA. To join; Go the the "more" tab at the top of the website and select "PAY DUES", or click on the link on the HOME PAGE. All pilots are always welcome.
If you have any questions, please contact Barry Dainas at (847) 477-8486 or bdainas@yahoo.com
I HAVE AN EMAIL LIST FROM THE LAST MEETING, IF YOU WANT A PERSONAL REMINDER FOR FUTURE MEETINGS PLEASE SEND MY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO PRESIDENT@EAA288.ORG
Next Meeting: The VMC, designed to help our VFR pilots by discussing situations in a group setting is a key part of the chapter program. The next meeting is TBD. The location will be the POA conference room. Bring a friend and be ready to discuss VMC issues.
BACKGROUND:
Non-instrument rated pilots who want to improve their proficiency now have an excellent new resource through EAA’s VMC Club.
The VMC Club offers monthly meetings in which pilots can network and share knowledge and experience. The meetings use real-world scenarios to engage members, and allow a free exchange of information that improves awareness and skills. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share information, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency. All Chapter 288 members, in good standing, are automatically eligible to take part in the FREE VMC and IMC Club program.
All pilots are always welcome.
NOTE: THESE MEETINGS ARE CURRENTLY ON HOLD
Special Homebuilders Meetings will try to be scheduled monthly. These meetings are about one hour in length and will cover topics for experimental and standard certified aircraft. Open to all Chapter Members and their guests. Details will be announced.