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EAA240 Summer 2011

Well, we always say we going to take the summer off, relax, doing

some extra summer flying and just hanging-out.

It never happens! Too much happening at Chapter 240. We have an

active Chapter, with a growing membership - keen to get together, keen to

advance the Chapter and its facilities, keen to get new aviators into the air.

Summer of 2011 is proving no exception. With Chapter Fly-Out’s to

Gettysburg Dayton Ohio and Oshkosh, FAA Safety Presentations at the

Chapter Hangar, Cook-out’s, Hangar Maintenance Work Teams, Pancake

Breakfasts....and more.

The Festival of Flight - New Garden Flying Field Air Show is the ‘main

feature’ of the early part of summer, and once again - with Jon Martin at the

helm - was a great success, for the airport, the Township and for aviation.

It says a lot for our membership that each event, each activity is well

supported and contributed to by the members of EAA240. I asked for your

Newsletter articles - and you responded and you’ll see in this and the next

Newsletter. Thanks to all who contributed.

It feels great to be part of the active aviation community based at the

unique New Garden Flying Field.

To our newest Chapter members - welcome! I hope you’re up for the

fun and activities that are ahead!

EAA240 Member - Mike Parry (President)

Next Membership Meeting : Monday September 5th - Chapter Hangar,

7pm. Cook-out at 5.30pm.

DOWNTIME IN THE SUMMER? - JUST DOESN’T HAPPEN!


A MOVING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AT THE

CHAPTER MEETING

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN PRESENTATION

The June 6 membership

meeting, the last before our

summer break, closed out the

2010-2011 year with a bang. Our

Vice President, Glenn Long, invited

Tuskegee Airmen who live in PA,

the EAA 240 culinary crew planned

a nice cook-out before the

meeting, the weather was

outstanding and there was not an

empty chair to be had as we

gathered upstairs for the meeting.

Tuskegee Airmen were the first

black U. S. military pilots in World

War II and our speaker for the

evening was Eugene J.

Richardson, a former Army Air

Corps 2nd Lieutenant. “Gene”

graduated from 40 weeks of

training at Tuskegee Army Air Field

in March 1945 as a fighter pilot

with training in P-40 and P- 47

aircraft. Two months later the war

in the European Theater ended

and Gene never saw any combat,

which was just fine with him – he

said “I didn’t want to kill anybody

or get killed, I just wanted to fly.”

He was discharged in July 1946

and returned to Philadelphia to

finish his high school degree at

Temple High School, complete his

undergrad work at Temple and

then go on to complete his

Master’s and D. Ed. at Penn State.

Gene did not pursue a career in

aviation because “there was

nowhere for a black aviator to go

in the United States – only

Tuskegee” but had a successful

career as a teacher and then a

principal in the Philadelphia

School System. His son, Eugene

III, was also a fighter pilot and is

now the Boeing 777 Fleet

Standards Manager for American

Airlines.

Gene spoke to us for most of

an hour, taking us through the very

early days of aviation in the US

and sharing the story of the

hardships that black young people

experienced if they wanted to

learn to fly. He then took us

through the beginning days of the

Tuskegee Airmen and how the

brave young men overcame efforts

of many who claimed that they

were not smart enough to be pilots

and not capable of making a good

contribution to the war effort.

These airmen worked hard and

made a great contribution to the

war effort in both the European

and Pacific Theaters. Their

successful record led directly to

President Truman’s executive

order ending segregation in the

military. The Tuskegee Airmen

were awarded the Congressional

Gold Medal in 2007.

Following his presentation,

many of our EAA members had

the opportunity to talk with Gene

and many wanted their pictures

taken with this American hero.

from EAA240 Member Joe Long


After a year of planning and preparation, the 2011 Festival of Flight Air and Car Show is

now behind us. Boy it something to remember! Of course the weather could have been better,

but nonetheless everyone stepped up and made the best of the conditions and put on one of

the best air shows at New Garden Airport.

I am not talking about just the performer lineup- Jane Wicker, Matt Chapman, Jason Flood,

Abbott & Costello and The Manhattan Dolls or the incredible aircraft- B2 Stealth Bomber, B-25,

P-51, P-40, and C-54, but rather the incredible team of volunteers that made this event come

together seamlessly.

We did have our challenges from a broken starter on the fuel truck, a busted clutch on the

jeep and a dead battery on the Gater as well as an overflowing restroom from a dead septic

pump. Oh did I mention the moon bounce shorted the circuits and caused all the vendors to

lose power.

It is with these challenges that proved the strength of all the dedicated volunteers on both

Saturday and Sunday. I want to extend my utmost gratitude to all the volunteers for assisting

with such a meaningful event for the airport, community and general aviation. The Air Show

provides a unique form of entertainment and opens the door to aviation for future pilots, builds

community relations as well as education on historical aircraft that played an insurmountable

role in securing our freedom as Americans.

With small shows canceling every year I am grateful to be part of a group who recognizes

the importance of retaining such a regional event that brings in thousands of people year after

year to New Garden Township.

Again thank you all for your hard work and support for the 2011 Festival of Flight.

Jon Martin, EAA240 Member & Airport Manager

AIR SHOW 2011!


Air Show Images

See More Images at the Chapter website eaa240.org

EAA240’s Pancake Breakfast - as popular as ever!

The B-2 Stealth Bomber made a return to the Air Show.

Awesome!


The FAA-arranged

Safety

Presentation took

place in June at

the EAA Chapter

240 Hangar. We had a strong attendance, 41, and a good interactive

session.

Eileen Landola, FAA FAAST Field Program Manager, opened the

session and introduced Art Tarola – our speaker.

Art took the group through the history and current position regarding

LSA, ELSA, SLSA and Homebuilt aircraft. His many photographs and data

confirmed the range of models and varieties of aircraft. He talked to the

safety record of each, then took the group several instances where quality

of workmanship and poor design led to problems, and to accidents.

Major emphasis was placed on transition training and the need to

execute this thoroughly and well. Many experienced pilots underestimated

the transition needs and time.

Art also discussed the value and need for first flight readiness, and for

checklist and pre-flights for every flight.

The two-hour presentation concluded with a cook-out down at the

FBO and Flight School. With beautiful weather the airport was active, great

to see so may aircraft and pilots at work!

Our thanks to Eileen and Art for the presentation.

Mike, President, EAA240

FAA SAFETY PRESENTATION


Helen Hillfrom Dick Summer, EAA Chapter 240

member

I’ll bet you didn’t know that the hill at N57

where our hanger and meeting room is built, has

a name. It’s called, Helen Hill. As you know,

Helen Hill isn’t big. Only a handful of people

even know it has a name. It’s a mostly un-

remarkable bump in the landscape, named after

a woman who led an un-remarkable life.

Helen lived in Boston. She struggled to

bring up three sons and a daughter, while her

husband served as a spy for the U.S. Army.

Times were tough for Helen. Boston winters are

cruel, especially when you’re living in a cold

water flat, where the only heat comes from a

wood fire stove in the kitchen. Her daughter

Barbara, remembers that dinners were usually

soup and crackers and maybe an egg. And

some nights, Helen told her kids they were

making so much noise, that she had to leave the

room while they ate…and she didn’t.

Helen’s husband, Walter loved the ocean.

He liked taking his daughter, Barbara, fishing.

He was a brilliant guy, who took part in the

liberation of Hitler’s Dachau concentration

camp. The things he saw there scarred the rest

of his life. But Walter liked flying too. He loved

riding with me in my Cherokee. When he died,

as he requested, I scattered his ashes over the

ocean just off Long Island.

Helen lived a few years longer. She was

afraid of flying. But one early June morning, she

took a deep breath, and asked me to take her

up for a few minutes. It was a CAVU day. Blue

skies…bright sunshine…the air was still. She

climbed up on the little step, then up on the

wing…and buckled the seat belt, tightening it to

the stun position. Then she closed her eyes, and

started saying the rosary. We took one turn

around the pattern at Hanscom Field, and the

Cherokee made the gentlest landing of her

entire career. Helen got out, walked over to

Barbara, and said, “It was lovely. Why are you

sometimes afraid.”

Barbara is my “Propchick.” She’s been on

more than a few flights in “Bump your head on

the ceiling of the cockpit” weather with me. She

also made it through a no gyro IFR white

knuckler over Long Island Sound one

memorable night. She just said, “I’m glad you

enjoyed it, Mom.”

Helen died a few years ago. She enjoyed

the flight so much that she asked that her ashes

be scattered on a hill, overlooking an airport. So

Barbara and I scattered her ashes right over the

beacon on Helen Hill. The beacon that says

“Welcome home to N57.” And when my

“Propchick” and I come home from a flight, she

always says, “Hi Mom. We’re home. I still love

you.”

So now you know the true story of the hill

on which our hanger and meeting room is built.

Helen Hill…a bump in the landscape, informally

named for a woman who led a life that most

people would call un-remarkable. All Helen did

with her whole life, was teach her kids to care

about each other, go to church, work hard, and

be proud of being American.

Of course, the reason we can call her life,

“Un-remarkable” is that it’s like so many other

un-remarkable American lives that make

America what it is…such a remarkable place to

call home.


Ely-Curtiss Pusher arrives at New Garden

for a rest and fuel before heading to Reading's

WWIII weekend. This is the only flying replica of

Eugene B Ely's 1911 Curtiss Pusher. This

historic aircraft was built to celebrate 100 years

of Naval Aviation and will be on tour across the

US this year to include Oshkosh Air Venture.

Piloting the aircraft leaving New Garden

was Andrew King. Andrew helped to make the

GE commercial which shows a Wright brother's

airplane powered by a GE jet engine, was on

Junkyard Wars, and flew in

the filming of "Flyboys", the

Hollywood production on the

Lafayette Escadrille.

You just never know

what you will see at New

Garden Flying Field.

Jon Martin, EAA240

Member & Airport Manager

JUST DROPPED IN!

JUST MOVED IN!On Thursday, 6/16, we moved the airplane

project from my basement to its permanent home

at New Garden Flying Field. The Minister of

Transportation for the move was Larry

Webberking, who provided the truck, trailer,

expertise, and overall direction.

Key support provided by Hank Heckroth,

Tom Reed, Jimmy Reagan, Gordon Wosak.

Photo's and videos by Joe Callahan and Pat

Lopez. The News Journal was also here, so we'll

all be famous someday, but probably not rich.

We started with breakfast at Perkins

Restaurant, just so all the help would be

refreshed, etc.

Thanks again to everyone for your help,

support and technical input. You're all invited to

witness the second flight. Don and I will keep

you posted.

Chapter Members John Smoyer & Don

Shaffer


From EAA240 Member, Hugh Horning

Preface: I met Nancy Warren earlier this

year by email and phone visits as we are both

Area Directors of the UFOs (United Flying

Octogenarians). Nancy is 82

And I am 84 and we are both still flying as

PICs. She didn’t start flying until after her

husband, a pilot, passed away. She started

instruction at age 55 and got her instrument,

multi engine and commercial ratings. For a

number of years she flew “right seat” on a DC-3

cargo plane, including some time in Africa. She

wrote a book about her experiences and sent

me a copy early on which I read in one day it

was so interesting.

The Invitation

I had invited four very unique and

interesting aviator friends to be my guests at

“Big Oak”, my little piece of Heaven with grass

airstrip on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake

Bay. Their visit would be in conjunction with the

43rd annual Horn Point Antique Aircraft Fly-In,

located about 10 miles East of “Big Oak”on the

Big Choptank River and 4 miles West of

Cambridge, Maryland. Horn Point is now a

University of Maryland Center for Environmental

Sciences and a former du Pont family estate

with grass airfield, pilot’s cottage and hangar

The Guests

My fly-in guests would arrive at “Big Oak”

Friday afternoon after I was at Horn Point

helping to set up for the fly-in. They were:

Charlie Tipton, a former U.S. Navy carrier pilot

from Gettysburg, PA, flying his L-16 Aeronca in

military markings; Joe Kaminskas, a former Air

Guard jet fighter pilot, also from Gettysburg,

flying his award-winning 1941 Waco UP7 (?)

open cockpit biplane; “Rusty” Richards, a 53

year old Delta Airlines captain and Nancy

Warren flying “Rusty”s Cessna 195 from Indiana.

That’s a fly-in worthy of the name all by itself !

Unfortunately, on Thursday, I heard from

Charlie that a recurrent leg injury would not

enable him to climb into his plane.

And I heard from Joe that

his grass airstrip was covered

with water and he was unable to

fly off it. But fortunately, “Rusty”

had arranged a rendezvous at

“Big Oak” with Stan Sweikar,

also a 195 driver who has a

grass strip about 30 miles south

of “Big Oak” on the Western

Shore near Patuxent Naval Air

Station. Stan has attended my

taildragger fly-ins over the years

and also owns a Taylorcraft on

floats (he landed in my cove one

year and waded ashore) and a

1929 Fleet which he crash-

landed in 1988 enroute to

OSHKOSH (but that’s another whole story).

Stan was scheduled to be a judge at Horn Point

on Saturday, so we persuaded him to stay

overnight with us rather than returning home

(after he got his wife’s approval).

“Big Oak” – Cambridge Airport –Suicide

Bridge

The “flight plan” called for the guests to

park their planes at “Big Oak” while we attended

the traditional Horn Point early arrivals get

together at Suicide Bridge Restaurant in

Secretary , Maryland about 10 miles northwest

of Cambridge. I had arranged for a table of eight

to include the three guests, myself, Ted Bryant,

pilot-owner of B&B Sport Aviation at Cambridge

Airport; Norm Bell, his pilot-mechanic friend at

B&B; and Art Kudner, the Horn Point Fly-In

Director. As Ralph Cramden used to say,

“Mmm, what a good group !”

Unbeknownst to my guests, Ted had

offered to pick us up at “Big Oak” in his stretch-

stretch limousine for the 20-plus mile ride to

Suicide Bridge. Boy! Were they surprised and

impressed. I persuaded Ted to stop by B&B

enroute so the guests could see his operation.

And an appropriate “excuse” for me to present

Ted with an oil painting I did of a glorious

Chesapeake Bay sunset with a tiny, lone aircraft

in the sky titled “Rans

Over The Chesapeake” (Ted sells Rans

aircraft complete or in kit form). All seven of us

were in a real celebratory mood for Suicide

Bridge .

Dinner at Suicide Bridge

Suicide Bridge restaurant was “packed” as

usual, with 20 or 30 people in line waiting to get

in. Fortunately, we had reservations and got

right in to our table . The restaurant is known for

its great seafood fare and a major attraction is

the buffet…oysters on the half-shell or fried, soft

shell crabs, shrimp, etc. All the “Horn Pointers”

were on the second floor with window views

overlooking the cove and the Big Choptank

River. Dinner was delicious and the camaraderie

super !

Horn Point Fly-In

Following a light breakfast at “Big Oak” (I’m

no cook) on Saturday morning, all three planes,

the two 195s and little brother, my C-120, took

off for the Big fly-in. The ground conditions at

HP were excellent, considering the fact that it

had rained every day for the preceding 5 days.

There are three grass runways at HP, the longest

one , 9/27, about 2400’, being the “active”. The

others are used to park aircraft in addition to the

field area that the three runways encircle. About

80 antique and classic aircraft attended. Two

beautiful Howards arrived late in the day,…one

from the Western Shore (of the Bay), the other

from Florida ! “Rusty” and Stan’s 195s were

FLY-IN WITHIN A FLY-IN


parked in a special area for featured classics

and “Rusty” won a second place award…a nice

souvenir to take back to Indiana . I volunteered

to drive the “people mover”(tractor pulling

wagon) and, being me, gave a little “educational

briefing” to the passengers as we drove past

the planes on display.

Enjoying Dorchester

Saturday night, Nancy, “Rusty” and I had

dinner at a fine country restaurant, “Clearview at

Horn Point” overlooking a broadwater view of

the Big Choptank. Everyone slept soundly that

night following a day of flying, fun and “hangar

flying”.

Sunday, I showed Nancy and

“Rusty” some of the “sights” of

Dorchester County including the

nearby workboat slips, beautiful

drive along the river, High Street in

Cambridge where the ship

captains of old had their large

homes, the skipjack “Nathan”, the

visitor center, the impressive Hyatt

Resort on the Choptank and back

to the airport for lunch in the

excellent terminal restaurant

withTed Bryant. We were going to

visit the Blackwater National

Wildlife Preserve but the sky in the

west looked threatening and

“Rusty’s” plane wasn’t tied down,

so we returned to “Big Oak” a little

early (the storm never

materialized). Sunday evening, we just sat on

the deck with a drink (or two) and enjoyed the

view across the Bay and the subset. We had

cold cuts for dinner (one of my gourmet meals).

Departure

Nancy and “Rusty” departed “Big Oak” on

Monday mid-morning for several stops along

the way to visit friends in Western Maryland.

Neither had ever been to the Eastern Shore

before and I believe they really meant it when

they said they had a unique and great time

seeing the interesting aircraft and meeting a

number of nice people. (I hope that included

me !) As they took off from “big Oak” that

concluded the Fly-in Within a Fly-In

Hopefully, they’ll come back and see us

soon again. C’mon back and see us now, y’a

hear.

EAA240 member - Hugh Horning

Hugh’s ‘Big Oak’

BACK-CHAT?


From Tim Kline, EAA240 Member and

Aircraft Builder

I have been asked that from time to time,

the answers one could hear are as plentiful as

the stars, but for me it was too see if I could.

I have worked in the Aerospace business

for 30 years repairing and overhauling fuel

systems for turbine engines. It began when I

was 20 years old. I was a young boy with an

aptitude for things mechanical, in other words I

knew instinctively which direction to turn a

screwdriver and a wrench. One of my first

teachers at this new job was an older gentleman

getting ready to retire. Walter, an A & P

mechanic pilot and all around skilled tinkerer.

As Walter taught me how to Overhaul and

repair fuel systems he began to open up and tell

me of some of his projects. He showed me a

picture of an old Cessna 120 he used to own

and fly, and another picture of a bi-plane he had

built and sold but never flew it. Walter showed

me another picture of a 1930’s Cord Speedster.

Walter wasn’t restoring this car he was building

it from scratch, and not only that he scaled it

down to 2/3 it original size. Walters garage was

sparse, an Oxy Acetylene torch, drill press, and

a lathe, and a few simple hand tools. I was

amazed at what he had accomplished. Walter

retired a year or so after, but I used to go up to

his house for lunch to see what he was working

on. Walter decided to build another airplane.

By now Walter is in his 70’s, he was

building a single seat Cub like airplane of which

the name escapes me for now. The fuselage

was welded up and on wheels, the wings were

built and covered and laying up

against the wall, the

engine freshly

overhauled by

Walter himself

hanging on the

nose. Everything

was pushed to the

side of the garage and

a large table was constructed on

the other side, where Walter was

making his own propeller. I was

simply enamored by this man and

the things he could do. I didn’t

know it then but I had been bitten!

Walter had the 40 hours of his

airplane flown by a test pilot, and it

was given a clean bill of health. I

later learned that Walter went back

got his medical, took a bit of duel

refresher time and flew it himself. Still to this

day I think of Walter and wonder.

Fast forward 25 years, after migrating from

California to Pennsylvania my new place of

employment next door to Chester County

Airport. I went to the airport for lunch on

several occasions and passed up that sign that

all airports have. “Learn to fly here” . On one

day I got up the nerve to go ask the young lady

at the FBO desk how one goes about it and she

took me back to meet the Chief flight instructor.

Steve sat down with me and spelled out the

requirements to earn a Private Pilot Certificate

along with the approximate numbers of how

much it would cost based on the requirements

of the FAA. He answered all my questions in

detail and then asked if I would like to schedule

an introductory flight. I of course said yes!

About a week went by and the day arrived,

I showed up after work. We headed out to a

relatively new Cessna Sky hawk, after the initial

preflight we hopped in, I did not expect to be

sitting in the pilot seat. We ran down the

checklist one by one, flipped on the Master

Switch only to find out it had been left on and

the battery was dead. Steve walked back to the

office and grabbed the keys to the Piper,

another preflight and off we go! The ½ hour

flight passed in what seemed like 10 minutes, in

actuality I probably flew 20 of them but hardly

can recount the experience. I signed up for

flight training immediately after.

Like all things new, the training was

exhilarating, and I would come home bubbling

with stories of how it went and would tell anyone

who would listen. My mother in California was

my best audience. Flying was on my brain 24/7

and at times I think I talked about it so much

(and sometimes still do) that people would

yawn. I wanted my own plane in the worst way

as I am sure all new wannabe pilots do. I looked

at airplane advertisements daily, mainly at

Cessna 152’s as they seemed to be within my

grasp and were the type I was training in.

Then started looking at kit planes but the

costs were really not within my reach at the

time. One day I stumbled upon an

advertisement “Sonerai II L $7,500.00” Not

knowing what it was I googled the name and

absolutely fell for the design. Sleek, fast and

affordable! I later learned it was experimental

which let me to the EAA world. The plane was

located in Utah and I was already in contact with

the owner and seriously considering a road trip

with trailer to bring it home. Some pictures of

the plane followed after some initial

correspondence with the owner. Not knowing

much it appeared to be a bit rough and I was

told it was not really a beginner’s plane. Still I

kept researching the design, found a Forum

group for the type www.Sonerai.net . a gold

mine of information with current builders and

pilots that have been flying them for over 20

years. I read everything.

WHY I’M BUILDING A FLYING MACHINE

Homebuilders Story!

http://www.sonerai.net/

http://www.sonerai.net/


Eventually I stumbled across another ad for

a Sonerai and it was located in PA only 45

minutes from my house. The original builder a

welder by trade had gone west and his Estate

was being sold. I contacted the Son in law and

he told me the ad had only been out for two

days and he had already received many calls,

with showings requested. I made arrangements

to get their first! I took two friends (airplane

friends with me) to look it over. I got the yes nod

from both of them, struck a deal with the owner,

returned home picked up my trailer, went to the

bank to get some doe and brought her home.

An almost completed airframe, almost

completed wing, landing gear and wheels, a

vintage Franklin engine and various other parts.

I think I spent the next 3 weeks in the garage

(nearly forgetting that I had a family). See

attached picture Sonerai II 015

Flight training progressed, I soloed, and

worked on my plane, when my 3rd 90 day

endorsement for solo was entered in my log

book my instructor commented that this would

be the last time. It then dawned on me I had let

the airplane building take precedent over getting

my pilot certificate, and if I continued down the

path when finished with the plane I would have

nothing more than a real nice “garage

ornament” I laid down my tools, got my face

back in the book and earned my pilot certificate

a few months later.

When I first bought the project I figured I

would be able to complete it within a year, after

all just finish the wing build another wing, put an

engine up there screw on a propeller attach the

cowling, put in a couple of instruments in the

cockpit and string a few wire’s. Simple stuff, for

any seasoned mechanic. That was March of

2008. LOL.

It seems like I have been at the 90% done

with 90% to go stage for a long time now. Still I

am asked quite often when it will fly and the

best answer I can come up with is “When there

is nothing left to do” . Although, I still keep a

goal date in mind.

One of the hardest things to contend with

when a project has spanned many years is to

keep up the momentum and the only way to do

that is to try and get something done every day,

even if it is just preparing a thought plan of work

to be accomplished the next time you intend to

work on it. The longer you walk away from it the

easier it is to let it sit. Eventually everything gets

stale and you forget exactly where you left off.

Another thing is, stick as closely to the plan’s as

you can for every modification that you make to

the design seems to have an unforeseen domino

ripple effect.

Moving into the Landenberg Area has been

great! I had been eyeballing the EAA Chapter

240 for some time, I could see it was an active

chapter and I longed to be with airplane type

people but it was just too far from where I was

living. Several weeks after arriving I decided to

make a visit to the Chapter and I’ll never regret

that. There are lots of nice people that I have

come to know and there is a wealth of

experience to draw from. The camaraderie is

fantastic, and I am proud to be a member. My

timing was perfect as Glen Long was just

finishing up his plane and hangar space became

available for me. Hopefully I’ll be done sanding

soon before everyone gets tired of me making

dust, and flying when there is just nothing left to

do.

Come out and enjoy the fun!

When I first bought the project I figured I would be able to complete it within a year, after all just finish the

wing build another wing, put an engine up there screw on

a propeller attach the cowling, put in a couple of instruments in the cockpit

and string a few wire’s. Simple stuff, for any

seasoned mechanic. That was March of 2008.

TIM’S MACHINE


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