The Cross Keys Flyer December 2015

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1 The Cross Keys Flyer December 2015 THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION SOUTH JERSEY CHAPTER 216 A Tax Exempt 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization CHARTERED NOVEMBER 3, 1964 Presidents Message INCORPORATED MAY 26, 1966 couple more years. The issue we are now faced with is expansion. I m going to need ideas for this one. -Dan Marchetti Fly in report. Massey Aerodrome was a very big I want to congratulate the new officers of our chapter EAA216. My support for the chapter will continue. Our Christmas and holiday dinner is coming up on the 16th of December. We ll be sitting at round tables enjoying our feast and talking aviation and our chapter s future. Don t forget to bring separate checks for the dinner, member renewal, and calendars. My wife, Reesa, and I went to the Massey Aerodrome Open Hangar Party on December 6. It was a fine day and many, many airplanes showed up. Tale Wheel View -Tom McDowell hit Sunday the 6th of December. The rough count was over 175 fly in aircraft. The sky was constantly filled with aircraft coming and going. I had a family function to attend in the afternoon so I could not stay late. Bill Breuer was again gracious in offering me a ride down. This photo doesn t do the event justice. There were aircraft all down the main runway and the cross wind runway. Food was over the top again. It just keeps getting better. Some of our members drove down and some flew down. Due to my having to leave early, I only saw Bill Christensen with his Kitfox and of course, Bill Breuer with his Cherokee. Bill Conway flew in later after I left. We need to make this a big showing in the future. Here we are, again, another year has passed. Thanks Giving is behind us, We are in the celebration of Hanukkah and as of this writing, the Christmas and New Year Holidays are still in our focus. With all this, we have another change in our organization as far as officers go. Before I go any further with this, I want to thank Dan Marchetti, (pronounced Mar-Ket-ee ) for taking the reins for the past two years. Dan, Thank you. We are a strong group and getting stronger because of the commitment of our members. During our last General meeting, we reached a personal goal for me. We filled the room. This I didn t expect for a!1

2 who care to partake. This meeting we will discuss the things that run our chapter, i.e. Treasures issues, events, etc. As per our bylaws, the board members will only be comprised of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasure, the immediate past president and three appointed Ex. Board members. Anyone else who would like to attend are certainly welcome, but is might be standing room only. January 6th is our first Ex. Board meeting. See you there-tom EAA Chapter happenings. Our December meeting was waived due to the dinner at the Seven Star Restaurant in Dept. Twp. As I write this, the dead line has come and gone for sign ups. We have 38 members and guest which will pretty much fill the room. This is a very nice affair due to the food, atmosphere, price and location. I believe this is our forth year there and yet, no price increase. Chapter Home report. Well, as we near the winter season, I don t see to much happening with the outside of the building. Will try to do more as weather permits, but..! For the inside, we will have coffee, Tea, Hot Coco and some cake and/or pastries for each general meeting. This was a nice touch at our last General meeting. Donations will be a big help as I can t afford to feed ya ll. I found a nice video cart that will help with program set up and tear down. It was pretty cheap, only $60. And a large Dry Erase board mounted on the wall behind the movie screen for only $40. Only drawback was the cart was located in Smyrna Delaware and the White Board in Center City Phil. Long day of driving to get those. Few more things I would like to get are some more folding chairs like the original ones. Meetings note. Our General Membership meetings will be short. We won t be dwelling over items. We ll hit of the major things, adjourn after regular items are covered, then have some coffee etc. and return for the program. Our Board meetings will be in the library around the round table. Well break out the coffee and hot water pot again for those From The Flight Deck -Mark Schmid I am again blessed this year with a December airline schedule with Christmas off. For most of us, it is the holy grail of schedules, dictated by seniority. My bidding strategy payed off and thankfully I will be home with family and friends this year and not on the road. As someone who never has a guarantee from year to year that I will be home, it is especially appreciated. Please keep those who are away from their families serving their country, community, or work in mind while you enjoy this holiday season. I have taken advantage of this exceptionally warm late fall to catch up on a few things with my Cessna 140. I had good intentions to fly into Massey, however my airplane had other ideas, and I was unfortunately grounded on that beautiful morning. I want to take a moment to wish you all tailwinds and blue skies in 2016, and I am looking forward to working with the Young Eagles in the future. In the upcoming 2016 Newsletters member Majd Bostani Will be contributing to the newsletter editing while I take over the Young Eagles events. There will be more on this in a later issue! I wish I could be with all of you for the Holiday party, but alas duty calls. (I will be in sunny Las Vegas for a layover though, so thats not too bad!) Congratulations to the new chapter officers. I look forward to working with you. See you in the skies in 2016!! 2

3 MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 18, 2015 Submitted By: Jim Naphas, Chapter Secretary LOCATION: The meeting took place in the Cooper Building at Cross Keys Airport. ATTENDANCE: There were a total of (21) members present and (1) guest, Pete Bostani, Majd s dad. It was great to see Bill Varnes and Art Kruysman at the meeting! Welcome back!! CALL TO ORDER: At 7:40 PM by Pres. Dan Marchetti with a pledge of allegiance to the flag. READING OF MINUTES: The minutes of the October meeting were published in the Newsletter and approved as published. TREASURER S REPORT: Beginning balance of $ and an ending balance of $ CD s total $ and the total for all accounts is $ We received $227 in income from the fall festival and $0.27 in interest. Electric bill was $ Bill is shopping to get a better Port-a-Pot rental deal. A motion to accept the treasurer s report was made, seconded and passed by unanimous voice vote. VP / Cooper Building: A work party is needed. The gas heater works. The roof is weather proof for the winter. Robin found window blinds for $7.00 each which John Lewis donated. TECHNICAL COUNSELORS REPORT: None. FLIGHT ADVISORS REPORT: Geoff Heap flew his Zenith 701! The flight went great. The only problem encountered was the right door opened and hung at 45 degrees. He learned much and is glad he chose the years ago. OLD BUSINESS: Bob Cooper passed around a calendar ordering form. NEW BUSINESS: Howard Bates gave the address for buying aircraft hardware: Ace Fasteners & MFG, Inc, 900 Liberty St., Camden, NJ 08104, Tom brought the menu for the dinner at the 7 Star restaurant on 12/16/2015. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Bob Cooper handled the elections for officers. There was only 1 nomination for each office. After each nomination, a motion was made, seconded and approved to close the nominations. The following officers were elected: President - Tom McDowell; Vice President Bob Keller; Secretary Jim Naphas; and Treasurer Bill Conway. EVENTS: The first Saturday event will actually be the first Sunday, 12/6/2015, noon to 4:00 at Massey Maryland Open Hangar (MD1). PROGRAM: EAA November 2015 video. ADJOURNMENT: The program ended at 8:22 PM.! 3

4 Next Meeting Jan 13th, :30 PM Cooper Building Cross Keys Airport Dues Are Due! still only 15 dollars! Be sure to send in your dues slip attached to the end of the newsletter! Experimental Aircraft Association South Jersey Chapter 216 President: Dan Marchetti Vice Prez: Tom McDowell Secretary: Jim Naphas Treasurer: Bill Conway Membership and Events Coordinator Bob Cooper Technical Counselors: Whitey Lance John Panchesine Flight Advisors Joe Flood Whitey Lance Jim Naphas Young Eagles Coordinator Mark Schmid Directors/Trustees Rich Cheeseman Bob Cooper Tom Coyle Art Kruysman Howard Bates Immediate Past President Tom McDowell News Letter Editor Mark Schmid Majd Bostani Items For Sale FOR SALE by Bob Cooper - Malaga, NJ 856/ PL4COOP@JUNO.COM Streamline Tubing - about 10 + feet long Wing Strut Materials 21/2" wide I have about 10 pcs - $5.00 per pcs I was going to use this material to build my Baby Ace Struts - 5/8" round 0.35 wall about 15 feet - long some rust - $1.00 per pcs - Many years ago this material came out of an aircraft factory - that closed down - Ms. Claude Bauchauda - husband now deceased - has Claude's $ tool set For Sale for $ never used - For More info - contact Walt whankingson@verizon.net Don Steinhauser Aircraft Tools & Hardware - steinhauer80@comcast.net Mel Evans Aircraft STUFF mweveansnj@verizon.net! 4

5 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Submitted by Mr Bob Cooper DECEMBER DEPTFORD, NJ EAA CHAPTER 216 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GATHERING SEVEN STARS DINER COST: $25.00 PER PERSON PRESIDENT TOM McDOWELL 856/ JANUARY 6, CROSS KEYS, NJ EAA CHAPTER 216 EXECUTIVE MEETING 7:30 PM AIRPORT DRIVE PRESIDENT TOM McDOWELL 856/ ctmcdowell@comast.net JANUARY CROSS KEYS, NJ EAA CHAPTER 216 MEETING 7:30 PM CHAPTER HOUSE PRESIDENT TOM McDOWELL 856/ JUNE 11, MASSEY, MD POTOMAC ANTIQUE AERO SQUADRON ANNUAL FLY-IN MASSEY AERODROME (MD1) MIKE STRIETER PAAS DIRECTOR strieterstinton@version.net JUNE 4-5, CROSS KEYS, NJ EAA CHAPTER 216 DOUG MACLEOD MEMORIAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST FLY-IN SAVE THE DATE MORE DETAIL TO FOLLOW JULY 25-31, OSHKOSH, WI MARK YOUR CALENDAR AIRVENTURE PLAN AHEAD EAA.ORG OCTOBER LOCATION??? EAA CHAPTER 216 FALL FESTIVAL DATE AND LOCATION YET TO BE DETERMINED It s wise to confirm dates as some events cancel without notice. Please send event data or updates to Bob Cooper 856/ EAA CHAPTER 216 PL4COOP@JUNO.COM More information on EAA Chapter Update 12/03 /15! 5

6 CHAPTER 216 DUES SLIP DATE: EAA # EAA EXPIRATION DATE Please be Advised: Membership is required in the International Experimental Aircraft Association to have a membership in EAA Chapter 216 NAME: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: CELL: Do You Want To Receive Newsletter via ? Yes: No: EAA CHAPTER 216 DUES - $15.00 PER YEAR ANNUAL DUES JANUARY THRU DECEMBER CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NEW CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP AMOUNT ENCLOSED: CASH: CHECK NUMBER: MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: EAA CHAPTER 216 RETURN FORM TO TREASURER: Bill Conway 14 Birdsall Drive Bridgeton, NJ / billconwayir@comcast.net Type of Aircraft I Presently Own: Flying: Building: Restoration: Type of Aircraft I m planning to Build: Comments:! 6