Volume 18 – 05 www.FlyingClub1.org May 2018

The Privileged ViewSteve Beste, President

Sun ‘n Fun. The man who built my trike from a kit in 1998 trailered it toSun ‘n Fun to show it off. The trailer still has the sticker, which has beennudging me for years to go south. But I’d never been until this year. I flew

commercial to Tampa Wednesday morning and back Thursday evening, giving me two 6-hour daysat the event, which was just right.

No, I didn’t fly my trike. That would have been three days’flying each way and a sure-lose bet on eight straight days offlyable weather. Heck, we’ve been lucky to have even singlelow-wind days this windy spring.

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Sun ‘n Fun is a huge event - dwarfed by AirVenture at Oshkosh in August, but still big. I thoughtit mainly focused on our kind of light flying, but no. Cirrus, Piper, and Pilatus had big outdoordisplays, and all the glass panel vendors showed up, so it’s as much for GA pilots as it is for us.The light flyers are together in “Paradise City”, an area at the edge of the show that has its own 800’grass airstrip parallel to the main Lakeland-Linder runway but half a mile south. Paradise City isan easy walk from the ticket building you see in the picture, no further away than the warbird area,so it didn’t seem separate.

Light flying is back. I’d heard that after the recession in 2008, Paradise City was a ghost town.It’s back! Attendance at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun set a record. In his blog after the show, DanJohnson reports that: “My conversations with several vendors indicated strong sales interest andorders were taken, so customers and vendors both appear to be satisfied. I spoke to many fans atthe show and our conversations demonstrate to me that light aviation is very alive and well. In fact,I see this as one of the most invigorated periods in recent years. The interest is broad based andincludes Part 103 ultralight vehicles, gyroplanes, modestly priced Special LSA, and top-line LSAmodels.” That’s good news for Flying Club 1 - more pilots, more flying, and healthy vendors tosupport us.

The gyroplane vendors in particular were out in force - five of them! We don’t have any gyroplanesin the club yet, but that will surely change. They’re the coming thing because they’re not so affectedby the wind as us other light flyers. (Did I say how windy this spring was?)

American Ranger 1 Brako Sprint AutoGyro Cavalon

ELA Eclipse Celier Xenon

Four trike vendors were there - North Wing, Revo, the Part 103 Sky Cycle, and Airtime’s Cygnetamphibious trike (formerly from Krucker). Larry Mednick of Revo said that sales of his newmid-range Revolt trike are booming with 13 delivered already this year and orders for 12 more inhand.

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North Wing Navajo Revolt Trike Airtime’s Cygnet

Rag-and-tube airplanes were hardly visible, though Aerolite and M-Squared showed. Even lessvisible were powered parachutes, with Powrachute being the only vendor. it looked like the marketmomentum is clearly with gyroplanes, whose prices start around $70,000.

Flying Club 1 was there, too, in force. We were all traveling separately, but arranged a meet-up.

Steve Beste, Lucy Ooi, J.D. Ingram, Woody Weaver, Allen Whatley, and Tim Loehrke

Why did we go? I was curious. Having now seen it, I probably won’t be back unless I’m lookingfor some big-ticket item. For J.D. and Time, Sun ‘n Fun is a regular part of every springtime. Timusually goes with Chuck Tippett and Charlie Maples, but was by himself this year. J.D. has beengoing every year since 1980 when he was a student at an aircraft school nearby. “Besides,” he says,“I go to buy stuff I don’t need with money I don’t have.”

Ah, yes. Those special show discounts! Surely, you need more tools. Who doesn’t need moretools?

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Oooh! Tools! I need every one of these. Whatever they are.

Do you need an electric door for your hangar? A special mount for your iPad? Non-polarizedsunglasses? An emergency radio beacon? ADS-B gear? With almost 500 vendors, it’s all there.Or perhaps you just want some free Sun ‘n Fun vendor swag. Tim says that he and Chuck usuallycompete to see who can get the most bizarre item. Myself, I got off lucky, spending only $40 for apair of bar grips like you see in the North Wing trike picture above.

Oooh! Bright shiny tools! And all at special show prices!

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The show is not all about buying stuff, though. The program offered scores of workshops, suchas the one I attended on how to set up your own private airfield. (The short take: I’m not doingit. Linda, relax.) And if you like airshows, Sun ‘n Fun has somebody performing all day long andinto the night. Lucy and Allen raved about the night show with a bunch of PPGs carrying lights.

I missed that, having already left for the day. After six hours of walking, I was beat. Tim says heused a step-counting app one year and got 32,000 steps one day. So if counting steps is your thing,head to Sun ‘n Fun next year.

Hotels fill up early and raise their rates, so I went with Airbnb, which is the way to go. Threeweeks before the event, I found a spacious clean room for $70. The owners had never heard of Sun‘n Fun, so this was their normal rate. If you really want to save money, someone else was offeringa couch for $26/night, which is less than the campsite fee.

But never mind the money. You should go, at least once. It’s a good time and filled with more cooltoys per acre than you’ve ever seen. Besides, you really do need that torque wrench, and you’llnever find it at a better price.

Fly safely,

Steve

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THE MASON-DIXON SPORT FLYERS

PRESENT THE 29TH ANNUAL

FATHER’S DAY FLY IN

At Shreveport North Airport

380 Kralltown Road

Wellsville, PA

Friday and Saturday 15-16 June 2018

Free Admission

Welcoming Ceremonies begin at 12:00 noon Saturday 16 June 2018 Fun for the entire family

Airplanes – Ultralights – Helicopters Bear from the Air toy drop Food - right on the flight-line all day Flight Line Movies with free Popcorn Airplane rides

Airport Info (62PA) 40-02-10N/076-59-44W Elev. 550’ TPA 1500 RWY 2600x70 Ft Turf CTAF 122.9 Runway 6 – Left Trfc. Runway 24 – Right Trfc. Approach – Clear

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This Month’s Fly-In Destinations

To encourage all of us to get in the air more, the following is a list of fly-ins I found within (about)100 NM of the Warrenton Airpark which are occurring in the next month. Sources are: TheEAA Calendar of Events, www.flyins.com, www.socialflight.com and the Virginia Department ofAviation Calendar of Events.

Date Event Description Location Distance from7VG0

Thu-Sun, May 17-20

Ford Tri-Motor Tour Stop Mid-Ohio ValleyRegional Airport(KPKB)

175 NM

Sat, May 19 /9:30AM-1PM

Young Eagles Rally Shannon Airport(KEZF)

28 NM

Sat, May 19 / 12-4PM

Breaking Ground EffectYoung Eagles Rally

Gordonsville Munici-pal Airport (KGVE)

35 NM

Sat, May 19 /9AM-3PM

Salisbury Regional AirportWings and Wheels 2018

Salisbury RegionalAirport (KSBY)

109 NM

Sat, May 26 /8AM-3PM

EAA Chapter 186 Fly-In Manassas RegionalAirport (KHEF)

13 NM

Sat, May 26 / 8:30-10AM

Chase City Monthly Fly-In,safety program at 9AM

Chase City MunicipalAirport (KCXE)

117 NM

Sat, May 26 / 8:30-10:30AM

EAA Chapter 339 and Com-memorative Air Force OldDominion Squadron Fly-inpancake breakfast

Franklin MunicipalAirport (KFKN)

125 NM

Sun, May 27 /9AM-1PM

Fly-in Drive-in Breakfast Greater CumberlandRegional Airport(KCBE)

73 NM

Sat, Jun 2 / 8AM-1PM

Breakfast and Lunch Fly-inDrive-in

Hagerstown RegionalAirport (KHGR)

63 NM

Fri-Sun, Jun 8-9 47th Annual PAAS AntiqueFly-in

Massey Aerodrome(MD1)

100 NM

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How Tall Are Those Trees?By Steve Beste

You landed at this grass strip yesterday, but this morning the wind has shifted 180 degrees. You’llbe taking off in the other direction. Suddenly, you’re very interested in those tall trees at the end ofthe runway. Just how tall are they, really?

Or, it’s your home field, and a pilot friend asks how tall the trees are. They used to be 55 feet. Butthat was some years ago...

Here’s an wasy way to measure the height of a tree – or a building or anything else – using justyour smart phone.

1. Download and install an inclinometer app to your phone. There are lots of them, many free.Just go to the iPhone store (if you have an iPhone) or the Play Store (if you have an Androidphone) and search on “inclinometer”. I used Inclinometer Free.

2. Start the inclinometer app and face the tree. Holding your phone on edge, sight along it atthe top of the tree. Keeping the top in sight, walk toward the tree until the inclinometer says45 degrees.

3. Pace off the distance to the tree. That – plus your height – is the height of the tree.

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Using this method, the trees at the end of runway 04 at the Airpark are 130 feet tall – a lot tallerthan the standard 50-foot obstacle.

Warrenton Airpark – Treeline at the north end of runway 04

Treeline looking southeast

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Debunking the Misconceptions in Flying Part 4By Jim Heidish

This is the continuation of articles that have appeared in past months’ newsletters; Debunkingthe Misconceptions in Flying. Through writing and illustrating, I am presenting some of thestand-out misconceptions, stating what is wrong and then presenting what I see as the correctconcept/principles and how they apply to our everyday flying. This month is about the dangers inthe downwind turn, specifically the turn we make every time we take off from a patterned airport.

NOTE: These are my conclusions based on years of study and knowledge acquired by experiment-ing and flying experience. If one does not agree or does not understand something, it should alwaysbe questioned and/or made clear! Never taken for granted!

The Dangers in a Downwind TurnAre there dangers in the downwind turn? Ask any pilot and you mostly get two strong opinions.

The true believers say: “Definitely, when there is a strong wind!” The non-believers say: “All turnsare the same in a constant wind, no matter how strong!” When you ask to explain, they both makea point of saying all banked turns are dangers down low and slow in the pattern and not too muchabout the dangers of turns in any direction at altitude.

That one fact, in the pattern, is important! The misconceptions and/or controversy about thisdanger is really only in the downwind turn in the classic airport pattern. That one fact leads toour exploration of this misconception.

The Dangers in a Downwind Turn in the Pattern

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This highly-believed concept states that an aircraft turning downwind in a moderate to strong wind,say 15 mph, will momentarily lose airspeed in the amount of the wind speed; an air speed of 70mph will momentarily drop to 55 mph. The aircraft will take seconds to catch up with the wind!The cause of this is said to be the inertia of the aircraft. (Inertia: the ability of an object to stay inwhatever state it is in when acted on by an outside force.) If the aircraft is also in a steep bank (highAOA and high G force) it may be close to the stall speed. this is the danger, the classic stall/spinin the pattern and no room to recover. (See Fig. A)

FALSE - with the exceptions of disturbances within the air mass that can be a real danger! Thehidden dangers are strong gusts, wind shear, microbursts, wind masking and air speed gradations.*

It is a scientific and aerodynamical fact that we fly in a big ocean of air and when that large airmass is in motion at a constant speed (staying the same speed) any aircraft flying within it willmaintain its own airspeed, momentum and inertia, no matter the direction it is heading. Everythingis constant as if the big volume of air was stationary.

What is not constant is the ground speed beneath. the ground speed is the one that changes! Be-cause we are flying close to the ground in the pattern, the ground speed can always cause illusions*and many times paying attention to the ground speed rather than airspeed can get one into troublefast!

*These exceptions and illusions will be explained in detail below!

What Really Happens in the Downwind Turn Within a Constant Speed Wind

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The classic LEFT hand pattern is known and flown by most pilots. If flown with the proper air-speed, rate of climb and coordinated banked turns, ti should not be considered dangerous even inmoderate to stronger winds that are constant.

Looking at the same pattern as in Figure A, Figure B shows a comparison of airspeed and groundspeed in the climb out through the turn to the downwind leg. Within a constant 15 mph headwinda LSA aircraft takes off and climbs with an airspeed of 70 mph and a climb rate of 800 fpm. Stillin a climb, it turns into the crosswind leg and crabs into the wind to stay in the pattern. With aproperly executed banked turn and still climbing, it heads downwind.

All through each phase of the pattern the constant-speed 15 mph air mass had no effects on theLSA’s airspeed. It was a constant 80 mph, but the ground speed went from 55 mph on the climbout to 85 mph on the downwind leg. Only airspeed counts, NOT illusions from the ground speed.(See Fig. B)

Illusions and Distortions When Flying Low

(In Moderate to Stronger Constant Winds)

We fly in the three-dimensional element of the air above. Even though we take off and land onthe ground, once in the air we are detached from it. Flying up high at 125 mph, the earth slowlyslides along, but down low at that same airspeed the tree tops flash by. Flying a low banked turnthe landscape swirls. If flying high in a crosswind (uncorrected) the earth slowly moves to theside, but down low it looks more like flying sideways. This is the Dimensional Time Effect, andit is very real, but it can cause visual illusions and distortions when flying low. These can causereal problems and dangers! Dangers mistaking ground speed for airspeed and mistaking visualmovements of the ground for the actual aircraft maneuvering in the air. These low level illusionssometimes produce vertigo in pilots flying a banked turn, as we do in the pattern.

There are two visual illusions or distortions that can take place in the downwind turn: the Drift andRate of Turn Illusion, and the Rate of Climb Illusion.

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The Drift and Rate of Turn Illusion

A pilot takes off into a constant 15 mph headwind. Her LSA aircraft climbs with an airspeed of 70mph and a climb rate of 800 fpm. She notes that the climb seems quite good for the slow-lookingground speed. Still in a climb, she turns into the crosswind leg and crabs into the wind to stayin the pattern. Because of the crabbing angle, she knows the turn downwind will be more than90 degrees. With a proper executed bank and still climbing, the LSA heads into the turn. This iswhere the big Illusion starts. The pilot, watching the turning point, sees the ground swirl around ina drifting 100 degree turn and at the same time sees the ground speed up. Even though the groundis racing by, she notes the air speed is still indicating 70 mph as she rolls out of the bank and keepsclimbing out. She was not tricked by the illusion, but many pilots are!

If at any moment the pilot would be convinced by the ground movements to change controls, pullback on the stick or push the rudder, a stall or spin could easily happen. These visual illusions anddistortions can also produce dangerous vertigo in some pilots.

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Again, all through each phase of the pattern, the constant speed 15 mph wind mass had no effectson the LSA’s airspeed. It was a constant 70 mph, but the ground speed when from 55 mph on theclimb out to 85 mph on the downwind leg. We fly in the air! Only airspeed counts, NOT illusionsfrom ground speed. (See Fig. C)

The Rate of Climb Illusion

Much like the situation shown in Figure C, a pilot takes off into a constant 15 mph headwind. HisLSA aircraft climbs with an airspeed of 70 mph and a climb rate of 800 fpm. He is impressedby the rate of climb, it seems more than the 800 fpm indicated. Still climbing, he turns into thecrosswind leg and crabs into the wind to stay in the pattern. Even though the airspeed indicates70 mph, the climb seems more than the 800 fpm indicated. With a properly executed bank andstill climbing, the LSA heads into the turn. Again, this is where the big Illusion starts. The pilot,watching the turning point, sees the ground swirl around in a drifting turn and like the pilot before,sees the ground speed up. With the ground racing by, he notes the airspeed is still at 70 mph. Herolls out of the bank, but now the rate of climb compared to the ground looks very slow comparedto what the LSA just performed. A quick look at the rate of climb indicator shows it is still 800fpm, so he keeps climbing out on the downwind leg of the pattern. He was not tricked by theillusion, but as before, many pilots are!

Many are convinced by the ground movements or changing perspective to change or misuse con-trols. Pulling the stick back because they think they are losing altitude can lead to the classic stallor spin.

Again, all through each phase of the pattern, the constant speed 15 mph wind mass had no effecton the LSA’s rate of climb. It was a constant 800 fpm. What caused the illusion? (See Fig. D)

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A graphical comparison of the climb out leg to the downwind leg of the pattern is revealing. Theclimb out leg into the 15 mph headwind flying at 70 mph and 800 fpm traveled only 2400 feet to aheight of 400 feet in 1/2 minute because of a slow ground speed of 55 mph. This gives an illusionof a FASTER rate of climb because of a higher slope angle. (Note: this higher slope is why wetake off into the wind!) On the other side, the downwind leg in the same direction of the 15 mphwind at 80 mph and 800 fpm traveled a greater distance of 3740 feet but still gained the same 400feet in 1/2 minute because of the much faster ground speed of 85 mph. This gives the illusion of aSLOWER rate of climb because of a lower slope angle.

Pilots need to see and be able to climb above obstacles in their flight path. Being distracted byillusions and distortions can take away from this visual task.

The Real Inertia-Related Danger: Strong Gust, Wind Shear, Micro Burst

Any disturbances that change the wind speed within a constant speed large air mass such as a stronggust, wind shear or micro burst could cause dangers because of inertia. ( Inertia: the ability of anobject to stay in whatever state it is in when acted on by an outside force.)

An extreme change in wind speed on the downwind turn or in fact at any time an aircraft is hitfrom behind by a stronger movement of air than they were just flying in, like a gust, will causea momentary loss of airspeed. The drop in airspeed is in the amount of the new extreme wind

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speed and the length of that moment (short time) will depend on how much inertia an aircraft has!Mostly, an aircraft with a lot of inertia is one that is heavy, say a 737-800 jet airliner at 160,000 lb,the speed of which would be difficult for an outside force to change. One with very little inertiawould be a LSA at 1200 lb, and its speed would be easily changed by the same force. Ironically,the one with the most inertia is the one in the most danger. (See Fig. E)

If these two very different aircraft would be hit with a 20 mph gust in the classic downwind pattern,each would also react very differently.

The low inertia LSA would momentarily lose air speed, but would recover in seconds as the gustpushed it along to its original airspeed, but it has now gained 20 mph in ground speed. This gustcould cause problems if it hit in the downwind turn where the danger is a low speed stall/spin. Thisis why it is always advised to add 1/2 of the gust speed to your airspeed on windy days!

The HIGH inertia passenger jet aircraft would lose airspeed, but would NOT recover in secondsbecause the gust would not have pushed it along. Not wanting to change, the jet would lose 20

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mph off its original airspeed from the gust blowing by, but it would not gain the 20 mph in groundspeed either. The jet would take many seconds to regain its original airspeed. This gust wouldnot affect the jet much, but powerful high speed micro bursts and wind shear have dropped manyheavy jets in the pattern to stalls because they have HIGH inertia! (See Fig. E)

Inertia-Related Danger in Wind Masking and Wind Speed Gradations

All of us have taken off into light winds only to be hit with a stronger one as we climb out. If theseSURPRISE high speed winds hit at the right time, as in a steep banked downwind turn, the inertiaproblem could surface.

Wind Masking is one of these surprise conditions that have taken down many crop dusting aircraft.Popping up above the tree line only to get hit by a strong gust as they executed a very steepdownwind turn. The momentary loss of airspeed due to inertia was well below their stall speed.

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Small grass strips that are surrounded by high trees are notorious for wind masking. (See Fig. F)

Wind Gradation is mostly caused by ground drag (the surface friction of the ground slows thewind down). Even though the wind picks up speed gradually, it can cause the inertia problem ifthe aircraft is turning downwind as it enters a much faster band.

Aircraft with a high rate of climb, butt at a slow air speed or one doing a zoom climb (exchangingairspeed for altitude) can get into trouble as they reach the faster band. Climbing with a high rate ofclimb into a wind of ever increasing speed causes a steeper slope angle because of the decreasingground speed, even though the fpm climb rate is the same. This gives the pilot an illusion ofhigher performance and turns downwind in a high bank with the airspeed very close to a stall. Themomentary loss from the much faster band hitting at the same time will put the aircraft below stallspeed. (See Fig. F)

As before, it is always advised to add 1/2 of gust speed to your airspeed on windy days, and thisapplies even more if the pilot suspects the wind to be faster as they climb out. Better yet, whenturning downwind in high wind conditions, keep the bank angle very LOW and the airspeed HIGH.

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Meeting MinutesApril 2018Flying Club One MeetingSaturday, April 1, 2018Warrenton AirparkWarrenton, VA

Selling 50/50 tickets before meeting

Call to Order

President Steve Beste called the meeting to or-der at 11:05 A.M.

16 members present.

CONNECTIONS

Visitors & New Members

Jim Campbell said he was learning to fly GAaircraft but saw an autogyro LSA and thinks thatit is just what he is looking for.

Planning a career in aviation, 18 year oldNicholas Loe came back to our first outdoor meet-ing at the Airpark to get a flight in a two-seat ul-tralight, but it was too windy. With a lot of goodflying time coming up he’ll be back.

GA pilot and builder, Chuck Kyle said he re-ally liked the Airpark’s layout and is interestedin flying ultralights.

Old Members

The very high winds are keeping most of themembers on the ground, but some that brave theelements had very short, turbulent flights andwere glad to get down without bending theirwings.

REGULAR REPORTS

Secretary: Jim Heidish reported that the MarchMinutes were published in the April Club Newslet-ter and they were approved as published.

Treasurer: Jim Birnbaum reported that Marchincome was $20.00, expenses were $0.00 andthe check book balance is $2707.69.

President: Steve Beste reported on his trip toSun ‘n Fun. it was his first time at the big Floridaevent and he said he ran into a lot of the mem-bers enjoying the good weather. Also, newly-weds Lucy & Allen were there and wearing match-ing rings with an airplane design on them. Con-gratulations! Steve talked to an autogyro outfitfrom Bay Bridge Airport on Kent Island, Mary-land and they have a special time share flyingmembership program that is very reasonable. Stevesaid Tom Simmons is selling his Quicksilverand retiring to the Caribbean where he plans tobe a scuba diving instructor.

Membership Director: Jim Birnbaum reportedthat a lot of the 2018 dues are in. He remindedmembers to look at the monthly email roster,where paid-up members are always listed with(2018) after their name.

Warrenton Airpark Owner: Tom Richards saidthat last month’s very windy weather caused alot of damage to the Airpark. With wind gustsup to 70 mph, a lot of the sheet metal hangarroof coverings were sent flying all over the Air-park. He said along with repairing the damagehe plans to build more hangars. Tom is alsocleaning up all the old cars and trailers that haveaccumulated over the years. The farm across theroad from the Airpark entrance is up for auction.He said it never turned into the planned organicfarm. The D.C. Skydivers will not be flying theirbig turboprop jump plane in until the weatherclears up.

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Events Coordinator: Robert Doak - not at meet-ing

Old Business

None

New Business

None

MONTHLY PROGRAM

None

50-50 Drawing

Winner Martin Walker donated his winnings tothe club.

Adjourn

President, Steve Beste adjourned the meeting at12 noon.

Cook Out

Jim Birnbaum prepared the first outdoor lunchof the season with all of our much loved food.

Submitted by Jim Heidish, Secretary

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Service Providers

Recap our standing list of service providers:

• PPG instructor and dealer: Michael O’Daniel, 540-270-8855

• Aircraft instructor - CFI: Pete Bastien, 703-568-5778

• Trike instructor: Pat Tyler, 202-746-4687

• Aircraft instructor - light sport and seaplane: Chuck Tippett, 540-905-5091

• Ultralight (Part 103) instruction: Tom Richards’ Grass Roots Flyers, 703-568-3607

• Machinist: Luther Taylor, 540-222-3927

• Welder: Luther Taylor, 540-222-3927

• A&P mechanic/IA (not at Airpark): JD Ingram, 513-388-6312

• Light Sport Condition Inspections, Rotax Certified: Tim Loehrke, 703-618-4005

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ActivitiesFlying Club 1 Activities ScheduleDesignated Club meetings will be held the first Thursday of each month in the Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville, VA, at 7:30 PM. Others will be held at 11:00 AM atthe Warrenton Airpark as shown in the 2018 schedule. Changes in time or location will be postedin this newsletter and on the Club website.

Date Activity Location

Sat, June 9th, 8:00 am Poker Run Airpark

Sat, June 9th, 11:00 amClub meeting, fly-in and cookout at Warrenton Air-park

Airpark

Sat, July 14th, 11 amClub meeting, fly-in and cookout at Warrenton Air-park

Airpark

Sat, August 11th, 11am

Memorial table, monthly meeting, fly-in and cookoutat Warrenton Airpark

Airpark

Sat, September 8th, 11am

Club meeting, fly-in and cookout at Warrenton Air-park

Airpark

Sat, October 13thClub meeting, fly-in and cookout at Warrenton Air-park

Airpark

Sat, October 24th Club 1 Color Run Fly-out Airpark

Thu, November 1st,7:30 pm

Conversation, club business meeting and programCentrevilleRegionalLibrary

Sat, December 8th, 5pm - 8 pm

Monthly meeting and Holiday PartyAirparkClubHouse

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ClassifiedsAds will be run twice and then dropped unless resubmitted, or renewed by telephone or e-mail.Please advise the editor: Lucy Ooi(Ooi.Lucy@gmail.com) when the ad is no longer needed.

Owner/Builder of Fisher Celebrity (biplane)

Looking for a Co-Owner

All wood construction, Grove one-piece spring-aluminum main gearPowered by Rotec R2800, 7-cylinder radial engine, 100 horsepower

A tandem 2-place open cockpit biplane, cruises ∼80 MPHQualifies as light sport

Construction site & hangar, Warrenton Airpark (7VG0)Project is ∼80% complete

Project includes Grove Gear, Rotec R2800, Instruments, Flying Wires and all other major compo-nents. Total value ∼$35,000

A current co-owner is offering his half of this beautiful project(Entire aircraft sale – may be considered)

Call for additional info or to make an appointment to see this beautiful Taildragger!

Gil Coshland - (703) 618-3422Asking $17,500 for his co-ownership

Jim T. Hill - (703) 659-8336 (Co-owner)

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Weight-Shift Enthusiasts - Your prayers have been answered! A very nice up-scale trike atan affordable price...

Specifications: NorthWing Navaho (strut braced - no king-post), 2-seat Tandem

Engine: Rotax 582 blue head with C- Gear-Box and just under 300 hours total time (never over-hauled)

Well-maintained - dacron fabric and everything else looks brand new.

Many extras including Radio, GPS, Landing Lights, wheel pants, hydraulic disc brake system,wide tires, 3-blade IvoProp, 2017 Virginia License, 1,050-lb BRS parachute for safety and extraparts.

Photo below was taken at Shannon Airport. This Trike is owned by Kiho Bae, and has recentlymoved to Warrenton Airpark. Kiho Has asked me to advertise this at an asking price of $18,500.Incidentally, Kiho is an experienced pilot who flew C-46 Commanders in the Korean Air Force,and now flies a Robinson R-44 Helicopter and single-engine fixed-wing as well as weight-shiftaircraft. He would be happy to take you for a demonstration ride. Kiho is willing to fly it to yourlocation.

Special Price $18,500

Call Tom Richards (703) 568-3607 or Kiho at (703) 314-6262

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Airfield and house for sale. Dr. Bob Karmy has long been a friend of the Club, letting us flyinto Karmy’s (67VA) for years. He’s now retired and is selling the place. It includes a large house,with a hangar and an 1,800’ grass strip just south of Woodstock in the valley. This would make agreat training field. And do notice the hot tub in its own little house. The listing and pictures arehere. Asking $899,000.

Contact the realtor, Shirley French. Shirley@funkhousergroup.com 540-325-4444.

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Membership Dues PolicyThe period of membership follows the calendar year - January through December. The renewalperiod starts on 1 October with regular dues at $20.00 and family at $25.00. Members who havenot paid their dues by the end of February will be dropped effective 1 March and will not receivethe Newsletter or Membership Roster. New members joining after 1 October will be charged$20.00 or the family rate, if applicable and will be credited will full membership for the followingcalendar year. Please mail payments to Flying Club 1, 8570 King Carter Street, Manassas, VA20110. Payment can also be made at the regular monthly meeting. Please include the MembershipApplication form with your payment. This will be used to ensure that our records are current. Acopy of the membership application is attached and also printed at the end of the Newsletter.

Jim BirmbaumFlying Club 1Membership Director, Treasurer

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Pilot rating(s): __________________________________________________________________________

Club Activities or Services for Which You Volunteer: __________________________________________

Information from this application will be in the club’s membership roster which goes only to members.

To join the national USUA, go to http://www.usua.org To join the national USPPA, go to http://www.usppa.org

Instructions:1. FILL OUT THE ABOVE FORM.2. ENCLOSE A CHECK FOR $20 ($25 FOR A FAMILY) MADE OUT TO “FLYING

CLUB 1”.3. SEND THE FORM AND CHECK TO:

Jim Birnbaum, Treasurer 8570 King Carter Street Manassas, VA 20110-4888

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Flying Club 1 General Information

The Flying Club 1 is a nonprofit, recreational club dedicated to the sport of ultralight and lightsport aircraft flying.

2018 CLUB OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPresident: Steve Beste 703-321-9110

Vice President: Dick Martin 703-242-2367

Secretary: Jim Heidish 703-524-5265

Treasurer: Jim Birnbaum 703-361-7478

Events Coordinator: Robert Doak 703-897-4989

Director At Large: Pete Bastien 703-568-5778

Director At Large: Robert Doak 703-897-4989

Director At Large: Lucy Ooi 585-410-5573

2018 CLUB VOLUNTEER STAFFSafety & Training: Vacant

Membership: Jim Birnbaum 703-361-7478

Club Artist: Jim Heidish 703-524-5265

Newsletter Editor: Lucy Ooi (“Wee”)

Ooi.Lucy@gmail.com

Web Master: Steve Beste,

president@flyingclub1.org

A club is only as good as the members whovolunteer to support its activities. The follow-ing listed activities with the club require mem-

ber support in varying amounts. Please indi-cate on your membership application the func-tion(s) (can be more than one) you will supportas a Club member. All active Club membersare expected to participate. However, memberswho live some distance away and cannot attendmeetings regularly may prefer to support func-tions associated with Club weekend activities.

ANNUAL DUES (Jan 1-Dec 31) $20.00.Family membership (typically husband andwife): $25.00. A spouse who wishes to partic-ipate will please complete a membership appli-cation form.

CLUB WEB SITE: http://flyingclub1.org

MEETINGS are monthly, year-round. Seethe web site for dates and places.

THE NEWSLETTER: The newsletter ispublished by email on the first of every month.

SUBMITTING ITEMS FOR THENEWSLETTER Members and non-membersare encouraged to submit items for thisnewsletter. Send submissions to Lucy Ooi atOoi.Lucy@gmail.com at least one week prior tothe end of the month.

If you are interested in joining the U.S. Ultralight National Organization go to their websitefor membership information at: www.usua.org

Likewise, if you are interested in joining the U.S. Powered Paragliding Association, the Na-tional PPG Organization, go to their website for membership information at: www.usppa.org