STRAIGHT AND LEVEL

2 VAA NEWS

3 100 YEARS AGO ON THE AIRWAY

OF FLlGHT HG Frautschy

4 MYSTERY PLANEH G Frautschy

5 THIRTY FIVE YEARS AT THE OUTER

MARKER Dutch Redfield

9 EAA AIRVENTURE 2000HG Frautschy

25 CONTINENTAL LUSCOMBE FLY-IN

Pat Quinn

28 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

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aLE by ESPIE BUTCH JOYCE

PRESIDENT VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION

Our very own E E Buck Hilbert has been bestowed with one of aviations finest honors For the year 2000 he has been selected as one of the seven outstanding individshyuals to receive the Elder Statesman of Aviation Award from the National Aeronautic Association The award was established in 1954 to honor outstanding Americans who by their efforts over a period of years have made contrishybutions of significant value to aeronautics and have reflected credit upon America and themselves Selectees must be at least 60 years of age Nominations were soshylicited from hundreds of organizations and aviation leaders in the United States and a distinguished commitshytee of 14 aviation leaders made the selections from all segments of the aerospace community

Buck was presented with his award September 14 durshying the NAA Fall Awards Ceremony in Washington DC The citation accompanying the award reads

Buck Hilbert is awarded for a lifetime of major contrishybutions to civil military and sport aviation in a wide variety of professional and volunteer community state and international activities Hilbert began his flying career at the age of 16 and served as an artillery spotter pilot in Korea After Korea Buck flew for United Airlines for 32 years Hilbert was a founding member of the Experimenshytal Aircraft Association in 1953 and continues to serve many functions for EAA In addition Buck Hilbert has served as the chairman of NAAs Contest and Records Board an Executive Committee member of the Associashytions Board and a representative to annual conferences of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale

Our congratulations to Buck Join me in expressing our appreciation for his efforts throughout the history of EAA and during the founding of the AntiqueClassic Division and his hard work during all the subsequent years as the Division has grown to become the Vintage Airplane Assoshyciation Great job Buck

This edition of Vintage Airplane is our annual EAA AirshyVenture issue with plenty of coverage of the VAA area Youll see the core of our activities the many VAA volunshyteers and the other members who come to AirVenture to enjoy the programs exhibits and camaraderie that the anshynual convention has to offer If you missed it this year well see you next time Tuesday July 24 through Monshy

day July 30 200l The Type Club Headquarters was very busy this year

We added one more facet to our Type Club activities We invited the principles of the different clubs to the Theater in the Woods one morning for a meeting Roger Gomoll Chairman of the Type Club HQ provided the agenda of the meeting Others present were Earl Lawrence Vice President of EAA government affairs Bob Warner EAA Executive Vice President HG Frautschy our Executive Director and various V AA Directors and officers

EAA and the VAA have been very proactive in meetings with the FAA regarding governmental concerns including the Aging Aircraft Issue The FAA is interested in includshying Type Clubs early on in the discussion when an issue regarding older orphaned airplanes comes up and we wanted to get feedback from the clubs on how we could function more closely as a group We really appreciated those who took the time to attend the meeting We also welcome feedback from the type clubs in the form of a letter This topic will be a major item on our agenda at our VAA Fall Board of Directors meeting on November 10

The clubs and the VAA also attended a meeting with the FAA one morning to discuss the Aging aircraft issue I was very impressed with how far the group and FAA have come to having a more common sense approach to mainshytaining our fleet of aircraft I am encouraged to see how we are proceeding along this line

John Swander showed up this year with a cabin Waco that he had been working on for a number of years For all this hard work and outstanding workmanship he took home the Antique Grand Champion award Ive had the pleasure of knowing John for a number of years Hes a very dedicated antiquer He promised to bring this beauty back in the future for all to see and enjoy

Waco aircraft continue to show up in increasing numbers each year One of the reasons is the great work that Phil and Ruth Coulson and the other memshybers and officers of the American Waco Club are doing to bring these people together That s one example of how a strong type club can play an important role in Keeping em Flying

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VAANEWS compiled by HG Frautschy

THE COVERS FRONT COVERBenny Howard would

have loved this His masterful racing designs Mr Mulligan and Pete are back in replica form Constructed by Jim Younkin Mr Mulligan was on hand during EAA AirVenture along with Howard s diminutive Pete the original of which first flew in 1930 and was considered by Benny to be the best looking of all his racers The racers in this photo are being flown by John Turgyan (Mr Mulligan) and Robin Reid (Pete) Pete was reconstructed by Bill Turner and includes components from the original airframe EAA photo by Jim Koepnick shot with a Canon EOS1 n equipped with an 80-220 mm lens on 100 ASA Fuji Provia slide film EAA Cessna 210 photo plane flown by Bruce Moore

BACK COVERS Almost There is the title of this oil painting my John Sarsfield 6541 SI Vrain Road Longmont Colorado 80503 As a result of his winning an Excellence ribbon for his painting and the previous two he won during earlier EAA Sport Aviation Art Competitions John is now an EAA Master Artisl

A retired Air Force flyer and self taught artist he has adegree in aeronautical engishyneering and flies gliders His artwork deals more with the experience of flight than with the details of each particular aircraft although accuracy and realism are of prime importance according to Sarsfield I want people to understand the significance of avishyation Out lives have been changed immeashysurably by the ability to see the world from an aerial perspective often in subtle ways The ability to experience cloudscapes as three dimensional objects and see landshyscapes from unfamiliar vantage points changes our outlook on life I want to introshyduce this perspective to the earthbound view and attempt to capture it for the flyers to enjoy in their hours on the ground

Almost There is a depiction of Louis Bleriots crossing of the English Channel in his Bleriot XI with a 25 hp Anzani engine Through the gray skies and the rain showers you can just make out the white cliffs of Dover as Bleriot approaches the coastline

2 OCTOBER 2000

EAAs COUNT DOWN To KITTY HAWK

Plans for the major showpiece celebrating the 100th anniversary of powered flight-the construction and flight of an accurate Wright Flyer replica on Dec 17 2003shywere unveiled during a news conference at the National Air amp Space Museum in Washington DC on Tuesday Sept 12

EAA president Tom Poberezny made the announcement accomshypanied by officials from the National Park Service National Air amp Space Museum and other agenshycies to announce details of the Countdown to Kitty Hawk series of celebrations to commemorate the first flight on December 17 1903 The centerpiece of this celeshybration wi ll be the flight of a new 2003 Wright Flyer the only accushyrate flying replica of the original This aircraft will be the only airshyplane permitted to fly at the Wright Brothers National Monument at 1035 am on Dec 17 2003 exshyactly 100 years after the Wright brothers first successful flight

EAA has partnered with the Wright Experiencetrade headed by noted aircraft historian and restorer Ken Hyde of Warrington Virginia VAA members will recall Kens painstaking work to restore a accushyrate Curtiss Jenny back in the 1980s and the extremely popular Jennys to Jets gathering at EAA Oshkosh in 1989 which he and his wife Betty helped coordinate The Wright Expeshyriencetrade is an effort to re-create the aircraft and knowledge of the Wright brothers leading to the first successshyful powered flight in 1903

This effort has proven extremely challenging as the Wrights left no permanent record of their engineershying flight testing or aircraft development plans The Wright Exshyperiencetrade has made exhaustive studies of what information the Wrights left behind following both

a chronological sequence and reshyverse engineering of later Wright technology

In todays airplanes we see the magnificent evolution of the Wrights original efforts Hyde said Our quest is to discover how th e first steps were made - steps that are lost in history We are confident that we will retrace those steps and finish the first century of flight as it began by flying the same path as the Wright brothers

Francis Peltier Superintendent of the National Park Service Outer Banks Group which includes the Wright Brothers National Memorial in remarks made during the anshynouncement said Of all the 100th anniversary commemorations of the Wright brothers achievement none will be as stunning as the re-creation -at the exact place and time-where the first flight took wing said We are excited to be working with EAA to produce this re-creation in what we consider to be the Centennial of Flights showcase event

The possibilities within the world of flight were opened by two men who had only a dream and a resolve to make it happen said Tom Poberezny Our members continue to carryon that legacy of innovation In that spirit our membership comshymissioned this Countdown to Kitty Hawk project to put the Wright Flyer back in the sky We are very pleased to be joined by those throughout the aviation world to make this particushylar dream a reality in 2003

For more information on this once in a lifetime commemoration of the first century of manned heavier than air flight see EAAs wwwcountshydowntokittyhawkcom web site

To kick off the Vintage Aircraft Asshysociations celebration of the Wright brothers achievement on the facing page we present our first installment of 100 years ago on the airway to light which will appear quarterly as we progress though the next 3 years

VAANEWS compiled by HG Frautschy

THE COVERS FRONT COVERBenny Howard would

have loved this His masterful racing designs Mr Mulligan and Pete are back in replica form Constructed by Jim Younkin Mr Mulligan was on hand during EAA AirVenture along with Howard s diminutive Pete the original of which first flew in 1930 and was considered by Benny to be the best looking of all his racers The racers in this photo are being flown by John Turgyan (Mr Mulligan) and Robin Reid (Pete) Pete was reconstructed by Bill Turner and includes components from the original airframe EAA photo by Jim Koepnick shot with a Canon EOS1 n equipped with an 80-220 mm lens on 100 ASA Fuji Provia slide film EAA Cessna 210 photo plane flown by Bruce Moore

BACK COVERS Almost There is the title of this oil painting my John Sarsfield 6541 SI Vrain Road Longmont Colorado 80503 As a result of his winning an Excellence ribbon for his painting and the previous two he won during earlier EAA Sport Aviation Art Competitions John is now an EAA Master Artisl

A retired Air Force flyer and self taught artist he has adegree in aeronautical engishyneering and flies gliders His artwork deals more with the experience of flight than with the details of each particular aircraft although accuracy and realism are of prime importance according to Sarsfield I want people to understand the significance of avishyation Out lives have been changed immeashysurably by the ability to see the world from an aerial perspective often in subtle ways The ability to experience cloudscapes as three dimensional objects and see landshyscapes from unfamiliar vantage points changes our outlook on life I want to introshyduce this perspective to the earthbound view and attempt to capture it for the flyers to enjoy in their hours on the ground

Almost There is a depiction of Louis Bleriots crossing of the English Channel in his Bleriot XI with a 25 hp Anzani engine Through the gray skies and the rain showers you can just make out the white cliffs of Dover as Bleriot approaches the coastline

2 OCTOBER 2000

EAAs COUNT DOWN To KITTY HAWK

Plans for the major showpiece celebrating the 100th anniversary of powered flight-the construction and flight of an accurate Wright Flyer replica on Dec 17 2003shywere unveiled during a news conference at the National Air amp Space Museum in Washington DC on Tuesday Sept 12

EAA president Tom Poberezny made the announcement accomshypanied by officials from the National Park Service National Air amp Space Museum and other agenshycies to announce details of the Countdown to Kitty Hawk series of celebrations to commemorate the first flight on December 17 1903 The centerpiece of this celeshybration wi ll be the flight of a new 2003 Wright Flyer the only accushyrate flying replica of the original This aircraft will be the only airshyplane permitted to fly at the Wright Brothers National Monument at 1035 am on Dec 17 2003 exshyactly 100 years after the Wright brothers first successful flight

EAA has partnered with the Wright Experiencetrade headed by noted aircraft historian and restorer Ken Hyde of Warrington Virginia VAA members will recall Kens painstaking work to restore a accushyrate Curtiss Jenny back in the 1980s and the extremely popular Jennys to Jets gathering at EAA Oshkosh in 1989 which he and his wife Betty helped coordinate The Wright Expeshyriencetrade is an effort to re-create the aircraft and knowledge of the Wright brothers leading to the first successshyful powered flight in 1903

This effort has proven extremely challenging as the Wrights left no permanent record of their engineershying flight testing or aircraft development plans The Wright Exshyperiencetrade has made exhaustive studies of what information the Wrights left behind following both

a chronological sequence and reshyverse engineering of later Wright technology

In todays airplanes we see the magnificent evolution of the Wrights original efforts Hyde said Our quest is to discover how th e first steps were made - steps that are lost in history We are confident that we will retrace those steps and finish the first century of flight as it began by flying the same path as the Wright brothers

Francis Peltier Superintendent of the National Park Service Outer Banks Group which includes the Wright Brothers National Memorial in remarks made during the anshynouncement said Of all the 100th anniversary commemorations of the Wright brothers achievement none will be as stunning as the re-creation -at the exact place and time-where the first flight took wing said We are excited to be working with EAA to produce this re-creation in what we consider to be the Centennial of Flights showcase event

The possibilities within the world of flight were opened by two men who had only a dream and a resolve to make it happen said Tom Poberezny Our members continue to carryon that legacy of innovation In that spirit our membership comshymissioned this Countdown to Kitty Hawk project to put the Wright Flyer back in the sky We are very pleased to be joined by those throughout the aviation world to make this particushylar dream a reality in 2003

For more information on this once in a lifetime commemoration of the first century of manned heavier than air flight see EAAs wwwcountshydowntokittyhawkcom web site

To kick off the Vintage Aircraft Asshysociations celebration of the Wright brothers achievement on the facing page we present our first installment of 100 years ago on the airway to light which will appear quarterly as we progress though the next 3 years

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By HG Frautschy with acknowledgments to Tom Crouch author of The Bishops Boys

Having arrived on the windswept sands of the Outer Banks of North Carshy

olina in mid-September 33 year-old Wilbur Wright is joined by his younger brother Orville on September 28 1900 Wilbur finds every detail abou t the Kill Devil Hills area was accurately explained in the letters he received from William Tate the local postmaster and Joseph Dosher the weather bureau man in Kitty Hawk Strong average winds and few obstrucshytions dot the sand dunes that make up the barrier islands north of Cape Hatteras In a descriptive letter to his sister Katherine Orville details the experience of the weather exshytremes of the desolate stretch of unmanned kite until more informashy ing the elevator control to change sand We certainly cant complain tion can be gleaned from the tests his glide path while keeping the of the place We came down here for With a wind of at least 2S miles per wing-warping control locked in wind and sand and have got them hour needed to fly the biplane kite place Despite Wilburs success the

Together they work in the front when loaded they are puzzled by its men are still puzzled by the apparent yard of their host the Tate family to lack of lift which should be ample if miscalculation in their design assemble their first man-carrying their engineering calculations are By the time they break camp to glider On October 4 they move correct Later in their trials young head home to Dayton on October from the Tates household to a tent Tom Tate nephew of William Tate 23 1900 the well-used glider is camp they erect half a mile away ascends on the wings of the glider abandoned at the bottom of a sand

Wilbur and Orville begin flying since he weighs substantially less dune after one last free-flight havshytheir glider which has a wing span than either of the Wrights but repshy ing served its purpose of answering of 17 feet S inches first as an unshy resents approximately the same many questions the Wrights have manned and then as a manned amount of drag as either one of the about the mechanics of flight But as tethered kite Wilbur is so impressed brothers it lies in the fall sunshine its lack of

October 18 dawned with the lift and quirky handling create aby the gliders stability while being controlled by ropes held by his Wrights testing their simple flying whole new set of puzzlements for

the brothers to investigate uponbrother and him that he feels comshy machine as a fre e-flying glider pelled to give it a try himself launching it from the crest of a sand their return to their West Third

Wilburs first tethered flight takes dune and observing its flight down Street workshop to the bottom of the sand hill The place the day before they actually next day with a fresh breeze blowshymove to their camp The flight ends ing Wilbur flies the gliderwhen the glider starts to oscillate up

and down resulting in Wilbur holshy down the dune at an altishylering to be brought back down to tude of no more than S

Co-wrDONN TO KITTY HAWKearth Wilbur and Orville then deshy feet guiding his cotton ( ((((lito ~77c1t1muslin-covered craft usshycide to continue testing it as an

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October Mystery Plane

We gave it an extra month but only one fellow sent in an answer to our June Mystery Plane Here it is

by HG Frautschy

get the little ship into the air Theodore HN Wales Westwood Massachusetts

June s Mystery Plane has had a number of names X12239 originally known as the Gotch and Bnmdage Speshycial was built in 1932 and powered with a 60 hp Velie In 1933 it was fitshyted with a 90 hp Lambert to run in the Nationals piloted by Monty Mason but it didnt start During 1934-35 it was called the Mason Meteor Later it was known as the Buchanan Zipper having been rebuilt in Long Beach California by W O Buck Buchanan In 1936 it was re-engined with a oneshyof-a-kind stra ight eight of 93 cu in displacement developing 90 hp at 6000 rpm Needless to say a geared prop was used This seems to be the version pictured Evidently the engine was not reliable never running long enough to

4 OCTOBER 2000

The post WW-II war era saw plenty of rotorcraft activity and this is just one of many that never saw production but cershytainly generated lots of interest Send your answers to EAA Vintage Airplane PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Your answers need to be in no later than November 262000 for inclusion in the January issue of Vintage Airplane

You can also send your response via eshymail Send your answer to vintageeaaorg

Be sure to include both your name and adshydress in the bod y of yo ur note and put U(Month) Mystery Plane in the subject line

Our thanks to Peter Bowers for sharing the photo with us Pete snapped the photo during June of 1941 in Arrigo Balbonis famous airshycraft junkyard

Since we moved up the July an shyswer a few more folks sent in their responses after we had gone to press Other correct answers for the July Mystery Plane were received from Gary Van Farowe Hudsonville Michigan Glenn C Humann Everett Washington Jack Erickson State Colshylege Pennsylvannia Jerry Miel Tucson Arizona Brad Howerton Carshyrollton Texas Leon York San Angelo Texas Ed Heiliger Billings Montana and Dale Crane

October Mystery Plane

We gave it an extra month but only one fellow sent in an answer to our June Mystery Plane Here it is

by HG Frautschy

get the little ship into the air Theodore HN Wales Westwood Massachusetts

June s Mystery Plane has had a number of names X12239 originally known as the Gotch and Bnmdage Speshycial was built in 1932 and powered with a 60 hp Velie In 1933 it was fitshyted with a 90 hp Lambert to run in the Nationals piloted by Monty Mason but it didnt start During 1934-35 it was called the Mason Meteor Later it was known as the Buchanan Zipper having been rebuilt in Long Beach California by W O Buck Buchanan In 1936 it was re-engined with a oneshyof-a-kind stra ight eight of 93 cu in displacement developing 90 hp at 6000 rpm Needless to say a geared prop was used This seems to be the version pictured Evidently the engine was not reliable never running long enough to

4 OCTOBER 2000

The post WW-II war era saw plenty of rotorcraft activity and this is just one of many that never saw production but cershytainly generated lots of interest Send your answers to EAA Vintage Airplane PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Your answers need to be in no later than November 262000 for inclusion in the January issue of Vintage Airplane

You can also send your response via eshymail Send your answer to vintageeaaorg

Be sure to include both your name and adshydress in the bod y of yo ur note and put U(Month) Mystery Plane in the subject line

Our thanks to Peter Bowers for sharing the photo with us Pete snapped the photo during June of 1941 in Arrigo Balbonis famous airshycraft junkyard

Since we moved up the July an shyswer a few more folks sent in their responses after we had gone to press Other correct answers for the July Mystery Plane were received from Gary Van Farowe Hudsonville Michigan Glenn C Humann Everett Washington Jack Erickson State Colshylege Pennsylvannia Jerry Miel Tucson Arizona Brad Howerton Carshyrollton Texas Leon York San Angelo Texas Ed Heiliger Billings Montana and Dale Crane

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Training on the 707 and DC-8

After many years of slow climbshying stubborn starting vibrating shimmying smoking oil dripping oil streaked propeller aircraft what a delight the new jet liners were

Even on the coldest days getting the jet engines running was about as difficult as striking a match and tossshying it into a bucket of kerosene On the ground and in flight the quiet and smoothness in the cockpit was uncanny and during starts it was alshymost impossible for a cockpit crew to determine that an engine was runshyning without instrument reference When ready to take off you simply pushed the throttle forward and went which was very simple powershyplant operation after so many years

of juggling manifold pressures cylinshyder pressure gauges engine rpms cylinder head temperatures proshypeller pitch etc

The jetliners climb profiles and climb rates were nothing sort of inshycredible and could be likened to lighting the fuse on a rocket Very often after a night flight when we had been training at Grumman Field near the east end of Long Island our final takeoff for home at Idlewild Airshyport about 60 miles west would be to the southeast away from home and at very light gross weights A gentle bank after liftoff then climb at maximum angle of climb speeds with rated thrust would produce very fast climb rates At completion of a

180-degree turn our course reversed and headed west for home we could easily have reached 12000 to 14000 feet From there the throttles would then be closed and the airplane quishyetly glided back to our base field the evening challenge being to efshyfect the entire glide home and touchdown on the runway without once touching the throttles Few people believe that the 707 glides like an old seagull

In February of 1959 along with a flight engineer 1 was positioned at London to conduct pilot training on a layover aircraft that arrived each midnight after an Atlantic crossing from New York The airplane was

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scheduled for return to New York early the next morning

So it could be prepared for the scheduled return flight it was necesshysary that the airplane when trained be returned to London maintenance crews by 5 am Even if the eastshybound flight from New York arrived on time with off-loading fueling etc we would be fortunate if we got underway with our training by 100 oclock in the morning

Captain Jim ONeal at that time was Assistant Chief Pilot Training and my boss When I departed New York for my London assignment Jims instructions to me were We need these pilots badly Get out there and train and no matter what weather or anything else you are to get that airplane back on the blocks in London in time for its morning departure you hear

London weather in the winshy

ILS and landing training This was a typical training flight on nights that the airplane arrived from New York in time for us to fly

Returning one very early morning from Shannon we were advised via radio by Pan Americans London disshypatch office that London weather was 1000 yards A short while later the visibility was 800 yards then 600 As we began our straight in apshyproach to land we were given a report of 400 yards

This was conSiderably below scheduled airline weather minimums for the 707 at that time and although it was policy for Pan American trainshying aircraft to adhere to line schedule minimums it was not mandatory Remembering Jims stern words

Jock Cross

an ILS approach using the Flight Dishyrector for localizer tracking only while flying raw data gJideslope as displayed on the ILS indicator

There was no wind and the early morning damp air was stable and very smooth so flying the approach in this manner was not difficult The first airport lights that we saw were the side lights along the edge of the runway that bloomed into view sishymultaneously with the runway threshold lights streaking beneath the nose We closed the throttles and landed with a thump

Today approaches with 1200 feet runway visual range and less are commonplace but we all gulped a few times that dawn morning as we slowly descended

through the mists of London to the unseen airport

Returning from Shannon another early morning we were being vectored around

tertime is notoriously poor our flight enginee~ called out the field for a right turn onto With only a few months expeshy the London ILS for a landing rience on the airplane myself to the west As usual early my first takeoff for night trainshy Hey you guys weve just morning visibility was again ing was at 200 am in very poor visibility with my stushydent Jack Mattis who had never been at the controls of a 707 before When Jack rotated the airplane to liftoff atti tude the cockpit itself was quickly in the fog and we were on inshystruments although the main landing gear trucks were still rolling down the runway Between Jacks unfamiliarity with the airplane neshycessitating some coaching by me and my unfamiliarity with London area and some coaching by him the two of us had a handful of airplane and area navigation for the first sevshyeral minutes following liftoff

Our plan was to each night train in the Shannon Ireland area and in a short while we were overhead doshying air work exercises stalls emergency descents and practicing Dutch roll recoveries in the moonshylight on top of a beautiful cloud cover Later we descended into the Shannon airport traffic pattern for

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lost our primary system

hydraulic fluid

about getting the airplane back in time to meet the morning schedule No matter what a decision was made to try an approach and execute a go-around should nothing be seen To my students I did suggest that perhaps I should fly this one and take the blame if we missed and had to return to Shannon

The early model 707s were equipped with a Flight Director inshystrument that beautifully assisted the pilot in tracking the instrument landshying system localizer beam to the runway However its computer tracked the descending glide path beam very loosely and because of this it was accepted technique while modifications were in progress to fly

marginal at the time the ground based radar controller gave us our final vector to the localizer beam and cleared us to make our approach

As we neared the glides lope my student asked for gear down and the landing gear

handle was placed in the down posishytion At this time Jack Cross our flight engineer called out Hey you guys weve just lost our primary sysshytem hydraulic fluid

Because of the failure in the hyshydraulic system the landing gear and wing flaps were only partially exshytended The control tower was apprised of our problem and we reshyquested a wide 360 degree turn to provide time to manually lock into place the dangling nose and main landing gears Engineer Cross quickly obtained the landing gear hand crank from its stowage place opened the access plates in the flight deck floor and never before or since have I been witness to a 707 landing

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gear manually extended so quickly As we again turned onto the ILS

course the second student who was occupying the cockpit jump seat dishyrectly behind the captains position volunteered for practice to operate the emergency flap extension switches on the overhead panel for the flying student

When we started down the glideslope full flap was requested but our assistant quickly became confused in the operation of the two flap switches and in short order had the inboard wing flaps extendshying and the outboards stationary which produced a strong pitch up tendency Then as he hastily atshytempted to correct the switching error he next had the inboard wing flaps retracting and the outboards extending which resulted in a strong pitch down tendency

Though experience is a good teacher the weather was rapidly deshyteriorating and the asymmetrical

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and changing flap positions were having a powerful effect on longitushydinal pitch trim making control of the airplane and flying the glidesshylope beam difficult The student attempting to fly the ILS was having considerable trouble so I finally sugshygested our neophyte flap operator leave the flaps were they were Afshyter a minor speed adjustment we landed the airplane trimmed for the unorthodox flap configuration that we had

Without hydraulics we were able to just clear the active runway but it was then necessary to get towed back to the ramp because of dissishypated brake pressure and no nosewheel steering The airplane was several hours late for its westshybound departure from London that morning

Not long after Pan American put the Boeing 707s into service they also put a much smaller fleet of

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Douglas DC-8s to work It wasnt until six years following my 707 qualification that I was to also qualshyify on and be in a position to pilot train on the airplane

A long-time associate Dick Pattershyson had been an instructor and check pilot on the DC-8 since the airplanes onset with Pan American Upon completion of ground school the two of us flew Eastern Airlines to Miami where Pan Am DC-8 equipshyment was more available and here Dick gave me my training and checked me out on the airplane

Following six years of daily activishyties on the 707 perhaps I was a bit prejudiced but anxious to find out a few things about the airplane The DC-8 cockpit was far roomier and the airplane s low level handling characteristics were in my view much better than the 707 Although less economical to operate its unshyfanned pure jet engines gave the airplane outstanding performance at

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scheduled for return to New York early the next morning

So it could be prepared for the scheduled return flight it was necesshysary that the airplane when trained be returned to London maintenance crews by 5 am Even if the eastshybound flight from New York arrived on time with off-loading fueling etc we would be fortunate if we got underway with our training by 100 oclock in the morning

Captain Jim ONeal at that time was Assistant Chief Pilot Training and my boss When I departed New York for my London assignment Jims instructions to me were We need these pilots badly Get out there and train and no matter what weather or anything else you are to get that airplane back on the blocks in London in time for its morning departure you hear

London weather in the winshy

ILS and landing training This was a typical training flight on nights that the airplane arrived from New York in time for us to fly

Returning one very early morning from Shannon we were advised via radio by Pan Americans London disshypatch office that London weather was 1000 yards A short while later the visibility was 800 yards then 600 As we began our straight in apshyproach to land we were given a report of 400 yards

This was conSiderably below scheduled airline weather minimums for the 707 at that time and although it was policy for Pan American trainshying aircraft to adhere to line schedule minimums it was not mandatory Remembering Jims stern words

Jock Cross

an ILS approach using the Flight Dishyrector for localizer tracking only while flying raw data gJideslope as displayed on the ILS indicator

There was no wind and the early morning damp air was stable and very smooth so flying the approach in this manner was not difficult The first airport lights that we saw were the side lights along the edge of the runway that bloomed into view sishymultaneously with the runway threshold lights streaking beneath the nose We closed the throttles and landed with a thump

Today approaches with 1200 feet runway visual range and less are commonplace but we all gulped a few times that dawn morning as we slowly descended

through the mists of London to the unseen airport

Returning from Shannon another early morning we were being vectored around

tertime is notoriously poor our flight enginee~ called out the field for a right turn onto With only a few months expeshy the London ILS for a landing rience on the airplane myself to the west As usual early my first takeoff for night trainshy Hey you guys weve just morning visibility was again ing was at 200 am in very poor visibility with my stushydent Jack Mattis who had never been at the controls of a 707 before When Jack rotated the airplane to liftoff atti tude the cockpit itself was quickly in the fog and we were on inshystruments although the main landing gear trucks were still rolling down the runway Between Jacks unfamiliarity with the airplane neshycessitating some coaching by me and my unfamiliarity with London area and some coaching by him the two of us had a handful of airplane and area navigation for the first sevshyeral minutes following liftoff

Our plan was to each night train in the Shannon Ireland area and in a short while we were overhead doshying air work exercises stalls emergency descents and practicing Dutch roll recoveries in the moonshylight on top of a beautiful cloud cover Later we descended into the Shannon airport traffic pattern for

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lost our primary system

hydraulic fluid

about getting the airplane back in time to meet the morning schedule No matter what a decision was made to try an approach and execute a go-around should nothing be seen To my students I did suggest that perhaps I should fly this one and take the blame if we missed and had to return to Shannon

The early model 707s were equipped with a Flight Director inshystrument that beautifully assisted the pilot in tracking the instrument landshying system localizer beam to the runway However its computer tracked the descending glide path beam very loosely and because of this it was accepted technique while modifications were in progress to fly

marginal at the time the ground based radar controller gave us our final vector to the localizer beam and cleared us to make our approach

As we neared the glides lope my student asked for gear down and the landing gear

handle was placed in the down posishytion At this time Jack Cross our flight engineer called out Hey you guys weve just lost our primary sysshytem hydraulic fluid

Because of the failure in the hyshydraulic system the landing gear and wing flaps were only partially exshytended The control tower was apprised of our problem and we reshyquested a wide 360 degree turn to provide time to manually lock into place the dangling nose and main landing gears Engineer Cross quickly obtained the landing gear hand crank from its stowage place opened the access plates in the flight deck floor and never before or since have I been witness to a 707 landing

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gear manually extended so quickly As we again turned onto the ILS

course the second student who was occupying the cockpit jump seat dishyrectly behind the captains position volunteered for practice to operate the emergency flap extension switches on the overhead panel for the flying student

When we started down the glideslope full flap was requested but our assistant quickly became confused in the operation of the two flap switches and in short order had the inboard wing flaps extendshying and the outboards stationary which produced a strong pitch up tendency Then as he hastily atshytempted to correct the switching error he next had the inboard wing flaps retracting and the outboards extending which resulted in a strong pitch down tendency

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and changing flap positions were having a powerful effect on longitushydinal pitch trim making control of the airplane and flying the glidesshylope beam difficult The student attempting to fly the ILS was having considerable trouble so I finally sugshygested our neophyte flap operator leave the flaps were they were Afshyter a minor speed adjustment we landed the airplane trimmed for the unorthodox flap configuration that we had

Without hydraulics we were able to just clear the active runway but it was then necessary to get towed back to the ramp because of dissishypated brake pressure and no nosewheel steering The airplane was several hours late for its westshybound departure from London that morning

Not long after Pan American put the Boeing 707s into service they also put a much smaller fleet of

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Douglas DC-8s to work It wasnt until six years following my 707 qualification that I was to also qualshyify on and be in a position to pilot train on the airplane

A long-time associate Dick Pattershyson had been an instructor and check pilot on the DC-8 since the airplanes onset with Pan American Upon completion of ground school the two of us flew Eastern Airlines to Miami where Pan Am DC-8 equipshyment was more available and here Dick gave me my training and checked me out on the airplane

Following six years of daily activishyties on the 707 perhaps I was a bit prejudiced but anxious to find out a few things about the airplane The DC-8 cockpit was far roomier and the airplane s low level handling characteristics were in my view much better than the 707 Although less economical to operate its unshyfanned pure jet engines gave the airplane outstanding performance at

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course the second student who was occupying the cockpit jump seat dishyrectly behind the captains position volunteered for practice to operate the emergency flap extension switches on the overhead panel for the flying student

When we started down the glideslope full flap was requested but our assistant quickly became confused in the operation of the two flap switches and in short order had the inboard wing flaps extendshying and the outboards stationary which produced a strong pitch up tendency Then as he hastily atshytempted to correct the switching error he next had the inboard wing flaps retracting and the outboards extending which resulted in a strong pitch down tendency

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and changing flap positions were having a powerful effect on longitushydinal pitch trim making control of the airplane and flying the glidesshylope beam difficult The student attempting to fly the ILS was having considerable trouble so I finally sugshygested our neophyte flap operator leave the flaps were they were Afshyter a minor speed adjustment we landed the airplane trimmed for the unorthodox flap configuration that we had

Without hydraulics we were able to just clear the active runway but it was then necessary to get towed back to the ramp because of dissishypated brake pressure and no nosewheel steering The airplane was several hours late for its westshybound departure from London that morning

Not long after Pan American put the Boeing 707s into service they also put a much smaller fleet of

the adventure today

Douglas DC-8s to work It wasnt until six years following my 707 qualification that I was to also qualshyify on and be in a position to pilot train on the airplane

A long-time associate Dick Pattershyson had been an instructor and check pilot on the DC-8 since the airplanes onset with Pan American Upon completion of ground school the two of us flew Eastern Airlines to Miami where Pan Am DC-8 equipshyment was more available and here Dick gave me my training and checked me out on the airplane

Following six years of daily activishyties on the 707 perhaps I was a bit prejudiced but anxious to find out a few things about the airplane The DC-8 cockpit was far roomier and the airplane s low level handling characteristics were in my view much better than the 707 Although less economical to operate its unshyfanned pure jet engines gave the airplane outstanding performance at

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low levels and it was a delight to fly A few experiments alone with the

airplane revealed it to be every bit as susceptible to high yaw snap and Dutch roll as was the 707 Unless he had some previous 707 experience a typical DC-S pilot did not seem to recognize a Dutch roll when he saw one nor did he know how to stop one once triggered I never could find out why the Pan Am training department did not train to Dutch roll with the DC-S It was however a great airplane that established a very impressive safety record with Pan American and other airlines

The departments newly apshypointed Assistant Chief Pilot Training John Walker was later asshysigned to me for his DC-S transition training from the 707 My work must have pleased him because not

south shore of Long Island northshyeast bound on the ILS system a strange and bright orange light was noted a considerable distance ahead low and moving northwestshyward from a position above the town of Riverhead lying to the east of the airport

Shortly after noting the light the flight was contacted by the control tower with a request that they disshycontinue their approach to runway 5 that was now in progress and inshystead circle to runway 32 due to unidentified traffic that the tower had observed crossing the field to the northwest where it had reversed its course and was not headed back toward the field

In conformance to the towers request at SOO feet the DC-Ss obshyscuring instrument hood was

cumference were nozzle-like blue flamed lights flickering about its outer periphery in sequenced theatre marquee fashion Although viewed in the moonlight it appeared at least 100 feet in diameter and seemed moving at a speed of about 100 to 150 knots as it passed below

The mysterious craft passed beshyneath the DC-Ss wing then disappeared to the southeast back toward Riverhead town where it had been first seen The Pan Am trainer continued its approach and it wasnt until the landing roll was nearly completed that the crew seemed to come to with each eXCitedly asking the other My gosh did you see what I saw Then the control tower operator called as the DC-S was clearing the runway and a two-way very excited conversation also en-

It shone silvery metallic in the moonlight and emanating from many ports

around the crafts circumference were nozzle-like blue flamed lights

flickering about its outer periphery in sequenced theatre marquee fashion

long afterward John appOinted me Chief Training Captain for Pan Americans New York base and the responsibility was savored for the next 11 years until retirement

A very strange thing was seen aboard a Pan Am DC-S training flight one night It was being opershyated by Pan Am Instructor check pilot Ed Martin alongside of whom I worked for many years

The DC-S was being trained at Grumman Aircrafts Peconic airport near eastern Long Island on a moonshylit night in late summer The captain trainee Emery Martin had just comshypleted his periodic flight check and was aft in the main cabin resting The First Officer Claire Getz was seated behind the vision obscuring hood in place between the copilots position and the planes windshield As the aircraft was passing over the

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lowered then a right turn made off the ILS course so as to enter a close-in downwind leg for runway 32 circling south of the airport at low altitude for a landing to the northwest

As the trainer was being rolled out of its base leg turn and the wings leveled for the short remaining deshyscent to the runway the crew noted something very strange just southshyeast of the airports boundary headed directly toward them at about 400 feet and to the DC-8s left As the mysterious thing neared then passed below Ed Martin from his left pilots seat was ina position to look straight down on whatever it was seeing a disc-like shape resemshybling two huge turtle shells with their connecting edges welded toshygether It shone Silvery metallic in the moonlight and emanating from many ports around the crafts cirshy

sued on what he too had seen from his position in the tower

It later developed that on the same night and at about the same time there were several strange flyshying object reports from nearby communities and the next days newspapers were full of it All reshyported the same bright orange light shining downward from the crafts underneath and the flashing flickershying outer periphery lights

The next afternoon Martin was scheduled for a flight which was to again take place at Grumman Field and prior to departure Ed called Grumman Tower to make the usual check on field conditions approach facilities etc In the process he menshytioned his participation in the previous evenings strange happenshying Immediately an iron curtain seemed to drop Grumman Field is a US Navy facility

This is the prototype Stick Chief the first of few pre-war Aeronca Chiefs built with dual stick controls instead of control wheels Restored by Densel Williams (in the right seat in this shotgt with help from his buddies in EAA Chapter 304 its being flown for our camera ship by Brian Van Wagnen of Jackson Michigan

By Pat Quinn

Columbia California provided the mountain setting for the twenty-fifth annual Continenshy

tal Luscombe Association fly-in Set at the base of the High Sierras the airshyport in a lovely valley of rolling hills in the old gold rush area of Califorshynia The elevation places it at a pOint where the oak trees meet the pine trees with many green grassy meadshyows all around What a super setting for any fly-in Columbia itself is a reshystored town of the gold rush era Its very well done and well worth seeing

This airport features an ample paved runway and a shorter grass cross runway Unfortunately with so many Luscombe airplanes expected and needing room to park it forced the closure of the grass runway one of the few in the area Adjoining the grass runway is a large tree-covered campground intended especially for flying visitors It is complete with showers and a large clubhouse for acshytivities Within walking distance there are several motels some in the tall pines Most of the unofficial count of 7S Luscombes and 20 other aircraft participants seems to prefer camping

The Friday activities included a fly-

out to Pine Mountain Lake for a great afternoon party at the fabulous hangar home of Kent and Sandy Blankenburg and their collection of very fine aircraft This includes a Lockheed 12 Spartan Executive and Luscombe Phantom all in pristine condition Their home is just breathtaking and they are most grashycious hosts

The other highlights of this fly-in as it is with most fly-ins were the contests and the awards party on Satshyurday night The contests included aircraft judging flour bombing a spot landing contest and a timed clock race

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Lucy formerly owned by the author attended the Continental Luscombe fly-in with her current owner J C Wilkens of Bushton Kansas

I had borrowed a 75 hp Luscombe 8A from Ken Gottschall and Ray Findly at Santa Paula Airport to fly to Columbia and I entered all three flyshying events something I had wanted to do for the past three years The preparations included a carburetor overhaul oil change and cleaning the sparkplugs Unfortunately these had made me too late for the party at Pine Mountain Lake but I arrived just in time to get registered on Friday evening

The contests were held Saturday morning The pilot briefing was at 8 AM The field contests started about nine So many airplanes were in the spot landing and flour bomb events that it took over two hours to comshyplete The clock race was held concurrently with the racers doing the flour bombing and spot landings before starting the race

I had won two out of three spot landing contests with this Luscombe at the monthly event at Santa Paula airport so I was fairly confident that I could place in this event if I properly flew using my patented Iscoot and stick method

I was next to last to start in the 14shyplane field for the clock race Behind me was Carol Winell (EAA 248435) from Orange California an experishyenced Luscombe racer with a fast 65 horsepower Luscombe 8A relatively

Luscombe owners enjoy painting their airshyplanes with wild color schemes This airshyplane is registered to Stan Finberg of EI Dorado Hills California

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speaking The race for the low power Luscombes was going to be between Carol and me Carol is probably close to 100 pounds and with me weighing in on the far side of 225 pounds I knew I had to fly my best if I was to have any chance to beat her

The 115 mile course was Columbia (2118 feel MSL) Oakdale (234 feet MSL) Mariposa (2250 MSL) and the finish at Pine Mountain Lake (2930 MSL) Looking at the Sectional chart I realized we would need to be over 4080 feet to clear a mountain just beshyfore the finish line Since there was one leg downhill and two legs uphill I decided that my only chance was to start a very gradual climb from Coshy

(above) Pat Quinn and the 1947 Luscombe 8A he borrowed from Ken Gottschall and Ray Findly at Santa Paula Airport

(below) Carol Winell and her racing Luscombe Look closely and you can see the wheel fairings tucked up tight behind each tire

lumbia that would get me to the reshyquired altitude before we crossed the finish line I hoped Carol would go low and then have to climb as we crossed Oakdale down on the valley floor with the temperatures hovering in the 95 to 100 degree range

Sure enough she did just that and I was only slightly behind her but well above her as we crossed Oakdale airport As we turned hard left for Mariposa I got a really good turn inshyside of Carols Luscombe and I shot out in front of her I thought with my superior height and my distance adshyvantage she would find it difficult to catch me BOY was I wrong Slowly she was gaining on me until she edged right on by and literally left me in her wake I was very discouraged and thoughtWhats the use in conshytinuing But I pressed on since a contest is not over until it is over to paraphrase Yogi Berra

spot landing contest with a distance from the line that was too close to call What a huge ego boost

On a form given to all participants there was a place to vote for a hard luck story Our duel and Carols unshyfortunate event that left her without a sure win but with a broken airplane at another airport got her the hard luck award

Allen Anderson of Santa Rosa Calishyfornia with a Lycoming 0-320 pumping well over the rated 150 horsepower His speed was over 121 mph The 90 horsepower class winshyner was also a highly modified Luscombe belonging to a colorful character named Luscombe Pete from nearby Madera His speed was over 115 mph My speed average was

(left) Jack Norris Luscombe 8E has been his since he bought it while in college fifty years ago He even flew it on his honeymoon trip (right) Barry Brocatos Luscombe 8A took home the Peoples Choice award Hes from Lemoore California

Carol then suddenly turned right and away from the mountains in a descending turn I knew she had problems but I had no idea what it was I did hear her call to Mariposa that she had lost a magneto and was landing with a rough running enshygine I knew she made it okay so I proceeded to the finish line at Pine Mountain Lake and then returned to Columbia I found Carols partner who flew to Mariposa in his Coshymanche to retrieve a very discouraged young lady and the broken magneto

At the awards party that night I was announced as the winner in the

Then they announced the winshyner of the 65 to 75 horsepower class and again they called my N-numshyber I really felt that Carol had beaten me so I asked that the troshyphy be presented to her The audience cheered wildly It was a popular decision and she deserved it for her smart excellent flying

The winner of the modified divishysion was Doug Combs from Arizona in a clipped wing Luscombe powered by a ferocious looking turbine enshygine It was clocked at over 129 mph The second place plane was a highly modified Luscombe belonging to

over 95 mph faster than even the 85 horsepower Luscombe

One of the attendees was Jack Norris who flies out of the Camarshyillo airport He has owned and flown his Luscombe 8pound for fifty years He bought it while in college for $1250 Jack figures that it has only cost him $25 a year for his Luscombe Not bad if you figure it that way

The Continental Luscombe fly-in was a huge success and I thank all of those who worked so hard so that we could have so much fun I can hardly wait until next year

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Just before the first day of AirshyVenture there was a shiny DC-3 that arrived sporting the Delta Airshylines livery Then just behind arrived a Travelair 6000 also sportshying the Delta name If you ever wanted to see a new DC-3 you have to see this one

Previously I had been told by Ed and Connie Bowlin that it was nice but seeing is believing Both these aircraft belong to Delta Airshylines Delta allowed some 78000 hours of labor to be lovingly apshyplied to the DC-3 by employees and volunteers

Isnt it neat to see a company and its employees be that proud of their history and make it a priority to share their heritage For this exshytraordinary corporate effort Delta walked way with the prestigious Judge s Choice Award This special award is not presented every year but is a way in which restorations which are completed under special circumstances can be recognized as extraordinary projects

By the way many of the De lta personnel who came with the DC-3 were first-time attendees They told me how impressed they were with the people and the operation of the Vintage Aircraft area We look forshyward to having them return with their beautiful aircraft

Attendance was up in the Conshytemporary judging classification with at least 54 airplanes on the flightline that fit in the new exshypanded section of the category those airplanes built between 1961 through 1965 (The entire category encompasses those aircraft built from 1956 through 1960) Were looking forward to more showshyquality Contemporary restorations appearing at fly-ins across the counshytry and during EAA AirVenture

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This is the prototype Stick Chief the first of few pre-war Aeronca Chiefs built with dual stick controls instead of control wheels Restored by Densel Williams (in the right seat in this shotgt with help from his buddies in EAA Chapter 304 its being flown for our camera ship by Brian Van Wagnen of Jackson Michigan

By Pat Quinn

Columbia California provided the mountain setting for the twenty-fifth annual Continenshy

tal Luscombe Association fly-in Set at the base of the High Sierras the airshyport in a lovely valley of rolling hills in the old gold rush area of Califorshynia The elevation places it at a pOint where the oak trees meet the pine trees with many green grassy meadshyows all around What a super setting for any fly-in Columbia itself is a reshystored town of the gold rush era Its very well done and well worth seeing

This airport features an ample paved runway and a shorter grass cross runway Unfortunately with so many Luscombe airplanes expected and needing room to park it forced the closure of the grass runway one of the few in the area Adjoining the grass runway is a large tree-covered campground intended especially for flying visitors It is complete with showers and a large clubhouse for acshytivities Within walking distance there are several motels some in the tall pines Most of the unofficial count of 7S Luscombes and 20 other aircraft participants seems to prefer camping

The Friday activities included a fly-

out to Pine Mountain Lake for a great afternoon party at the fabulous hangar home of Kent and Sandy Blankenburg and their collection of very fine aircraft This includes a Lockheed 12 Spartan Executive and Luscombe Phantom all in pristine condition Their home is just breathtaking and they are most grashycious hosts

The other highlights of this fly-in as it is with most fly-ins were the contests and the awards party on Satshyurday night The contests included aircraft judging flour bombing a spot landing contest and a timed clock race

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Lucy formerly owned by the author attended the Continental Luscombe fly-in with her current owner J C Wilkens of Bushton Kansas

I had borrowed a 75 hp Luscombe 8A from Ken Gottschall and Ray Findly at Santa Paula Airport to fly to Columbia and I entered all three flyshying events something I had wanted to do for the past three years The preparations included a carburetor overhaul oil change and cleaning the sparkplugs Unfortunately these had made me too late for the party at Pine Mountain Lake but I arrived just in time to get registered on Friday evening

The contests were held Saturday morning The pilot briefing was at 8 AM The field contests started about nine So many airplanes were in the spot landing and flour bomb events that it took over two hours to comshyplete The clock race was held concurrently with the racers doing the flour bombing and spot landings before starting the race

I had won two out of three spot landing contests with this Luscombe at the monthly event at Santa Paula airport so I was fairly confident that I could place in this event if I properly flew using my patented Iscoot and stick method

I was next to last to start in the 14shyplane field for the clock race Behind me was Carol Winell (EAA 248435) from Orange California an experishyenced Luscombe racer with a fast 65 horsepower Luscombe 8A relatively

Luscombe owners enjoy painting their airshyplanes with wild color schemes This airshyplane is registered to Stan Finberg of EI Dorado Hills California

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speaking The race for the low power Luscombes was going to be between Carol and me Carol is probably close to 100 pounds and with me weighing in on the far side of 225 pounds I knew I had to fly my best if I was to have any chance to beat her

The 115 mile course was Columbia (2118 feel MSL) Oakdale (234 feet MSL) Mariposa (2250 MSL) and the finish at Pine Mountain Lake (2930 MSL) Looking at the Sectional chart I realized we would need to be over 4080 feet to clear a mountain just beshyfore the finish line Since there was one leg downhill and two legs uphill I decided that my only chance was to start a very gradual climb from Coshy

(above) Pat Quinn and the 1947 Luscombe 8A he borrowed from Ken Gottschall and Ray Findly at Santa Paula Airport

(below) Carol Winell and her racing Luscombe Look closely and you can see the wheel fairings tucked up tight behind each tire

lumbia that would get me to the reshyquired altitude before we crossed the finish line I hoped Carol would go low and then have to climb as we crossed Oakdale down on the valley floor with the temperatures hovering in the 95 to 100 degree range

Sure enough she did just that and I was only slightly behind her but well above her as we crossed Oakdale airport As we turned hard left for Mariposa I got a really good turn inshyside of Carols Luscombe and I shot out in front of her I thought with my superior height and my distance adshyvantage she would find it difficult to catch me BOY was I wrong Slowly she was gaining on me until she edged right on by and literally left me in her wake I was very discouraged and thoughtWhats the use in conshytinuing But I pressed on since a contest is not over until it is over to paraphrase Yogi Berra

spot landing contest with a distance from the line that was too close to call What a huge ego boost

On a form given to all participants there was a place to vote for a hard luck story Our duel and Carols unshyfortunate event that left her without a sure win but with a broken airplane at another airport got her the hard luck award

Allen Anderson of Santa Rosa Calishyfornia with a Lycoming 0-320 pumping well over the rated 150 horsepower His speed was over 121 mph The 90 horsepower class winshyner was also a highly modified Luscombe belonging to a colorful character named Luscombe Pete from nearby Madera His speed was over 115 mph My speed average was

(left) Jack Norris Luscombe 8E has been his since he bought it while in college fifty years ago He even flew it on his honeymoon trip (right) Barry Brocatos Luscombe 8A took home the Peoples Choice award Hes from Lemoore California

Carol then suddenly turned right and away from the mountains in a descending turn I knew she had problems but I had no idea what it was I did hear her call to Mariposa that she had lost a magneto and was landing with a rough running enshygine I knew she made it okay so I proceeded to the finish line at Pine Mountain Lake and then returned to Columbia I found Carols partner who flew to Mariposa in his Coshymanche to retrieve a very discouraged young lady and the broken magneto

At the awards party that night I was announced as the winner in the

Then they announced the winshyner of the 65 to 75 horsepower class and again they called my N-numshyber I really felt that Carol had beaten me so I asked that the troshyphy be presented to her The audience cheered wildly It was a popular decision and she deserved it for her smart excellent flying

The winner of the modified divishysion was Doug Combs from Arizona in a clipped wing Luscombe powered by a ferocious looking turbine enshygine It was clocked at over 129 mph The second place plane was a highly modified Luscombe belonging to

over 95 mph faster than even the 85 horsepower Luscombe

One of the attendees was Jack Norris who flies out of the Camarshyillo airport He has owned and flown his Luscombe 8pound for fifty years He bought it while in college for $1250 Jack figures that it has only cost him $25 a year for his Luscombe Not bad if you figure it that way

The Continental Luscombe fly-in was a huge success and I thank all of those who worked so hard so that we could have so much fun I can hardly wait until next year

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

NEW MEMBERS Ian John Silvester

Narre Warren VIC Australia

John Tabone Sydney NSW Australia

Maximo Pimenta Costa Aurelio

Belo Horizonte MG 3 Brazil

Alan Cornyn Pincher Creek AB Canada

Barry William

Harsent Vernon BC Canada

Frank] DuBray Port Perry ON Canada

Alejandro Gutierrez

Queretaro QR Mexico

Francisco kaza San Angel Mexico

EddieJ McLean

Whitianga New Zealand

Gerald Grocott Zurich Switzerland

Dana Woods Mountain View AR

Thomas Grifford Cave Creek AZ

Jan VanBurken Tucson AZ

Jill Archibald Ferndale CA

Anthony M Capozzi Grand Terrace CA

Walter Dean Cason Angwin CA

Richard Fahning Foresthill CA

Ben Hall Palm Springs CA

Rick Harrison Mira Loma CA

Rick Holmes Riverside CA

Martin Madden Somis CA

Dave Maltone Grover Beach CA

Sean M Marshall Riverside CA

J D Mendonca Santa Maria CA

Robert W Milligan Temecula CA

Michael] Moran Healdsburg CA

Gerald K Morgan Ben Lomond CA

Thomas E Schoder Modesto CA

Paul E Sherman Riverside CA

William R Stein Aptos CA

James H Westfall Coloma CA

Brian Baldwin Parker CO

Douglas H Kingsley Parker CO

Tom Lytle Longmont CO

Ted Waltman Lakewood CO

Emery Weber Denver CO

Gary S Bonomo New Fairfield CT

28 OCTOBER 2000

Robert T Hartman Englewood FL

Ed Kosanke Naples FL

Frederick McNulty Deerfield Beach FL

Melvyn] Ott Satellite Beach FL

Stephen M Weiss North Bay Village FL

Donna Forbes Marietta GA

Lance Koberg Marietta GA

Jeffrey K Perry Cumming GA

Peter Wheble Peechtree City GA

Thomas Bergman Evanston IL

Gordon G Danforth Peoria IL

James c Fassino Canton IL

Carl G Gorra Warrenville IL

William L Kukla Lake Zurich IL

Donald W Mack New Lenox IL

James c Mette Streamwood IL

Dan Nelson Ladd IL

Raymond Schwarz Glenview IL

A] Wiss Pana IL

Chris amp Jenn Zahn Edwardsville IL

Jeffrey R McWhorter Valparaiso IN

Jim G Moschenross lndinapollis IN

Mark A Paszkiewicz Jeffersonville IN

Leonard Cole lndependence KS

William E Johnson Florence KY

George Kalbfleisch Florance KY

Bobby W Thomas lsland KY

Michael W Davis Oscar LA

Matthew Totten Covington LA

Chas Leatherman Bel Aire MD

John Danforth Jr Warren MI

Dennis Hughes Belmont MI

John Orlo Maxfield Northville MI

James L Mynning Chelsea MI

Scott M Sedam Novi MI

Joseph P Monno Hastings MN

Michael Morris St Paul MN

Gerald F Sadowski Fridley MN

Albert Stix St Louis MO

Craig A Neuhardt Salisbury NC

Stuart B Harner Mandan NO

P Byrnes Pennsauken NJ

John O Donato Mendham NJ

Edward Price Ocean City NJ

Jerry Sorin Morristown NJ

Walter M Chandler Clifton Park NY

Thomas F Schmitz Oneida NY

Douglas R Cutlip North Royalton OH

Bernard L DeLong Dayton OH

David Duntz Beavercreek OH

Virgil L Johnson Wellington OH

David B Webb Wapakoneta OH

Guy Guernsey Coos Bay OR

William G Baltrusaitis West Chester PA

Robert Goughnour Belle Vernon PA

Jim Swalley Erie PA

Donald C Mestier Gilbert SC

Noel P Atherton Fairfield Glade TN

Donald D Freeman Estill Springs TN

George L Ivey Cookeville TN

Edward E Allen Mesquite TX

Robert AlIen Carrollton TX

Dean Carter Houston TX

Bill DuCharme McKinney TX

R John Gieske Austin TX

H Ivan Haecker Canyon Lake TX

Larry E Hale Granbury TX

Stan Krovontka Galveston TX

Charles MCNulty Cleburne TX

Mark D Mostrip San Antonio TX

Richard Ramsey lrving TX

Gary Rosa Fair Oaks Ranch TX

Jody R Thrasher Gariand TX

Gregory Vince Dallas TX

Tom Wood Ogden UT

Timothy Jurik Hampton VA

Margery Natalie Herndon VA

] D Skipper Bedford VA

Brian Strattner Norfolk VA

Richard Wallis Williamsburg VA

Linda M Morrison Bellevue WA

Chris Chomo Oshkosh WI

Brad R Schultz Sparta WI

Leon Siverling Brooklyn WI

-SampL from page 1

Just before the first day of AirshyVenture there was a shiny DC-3 that arrived sporting the Delta Airshylines livery Then just behind arrived a Travelair 6000 also sportshying the Delta name If you ever wanted to see a new DC-3 you have to see this one

Previously I had been told by Ed and Connie Bowlin that it was nice but seeing is believing Both these aircraft belong to Delta Airshylines Delta allowed some 78000 hours of labor to be lovingly apshyplied to the DC-3 by employees and volunteers

Isnt it neat to see a company and its employees be that proud of their history and make it a priority to share their heritage For this exshytraordinary corporate effort Delta walked way with the prestigious Judge s Choice Award This special award is not presented every year but is a way in which restorations which are completed under special circumstances can be recognized as extraordinary projects

By the way many of the De lta personnel who came with the DC-3 were first-time attendees They told me how impressed they were with the people and the operation of the Vintage Aircraft area We look forshyward to having them return with their beautiful aircraft

Attendance was up in the Conshytemporary judging classification with at least 54 airplanes on the flightline that fit in the new exshypanded section of the category those airplanes built between 1961 through 1965 (The entire category encompasses those aircraft built from 1956 through 1960) Were looking forward to more showshyquality Contemporary restorations appearing at fly-ins across the counshytry and during EAA AirVenture

While you re enjoying the crisp fall flying weather ask a friend to join the Vintage Aircraft Associashytion Remember we are better together Join us and have it all

Lansing Michigan Builders Conference October 21 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulations

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddot MEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance October 22 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held October 22 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

The Leader In Recreational AviatUm

Lakeland Florida Builders Conference November 4 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulat ions

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddotMEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance November 5 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held November 5 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

800middot967middot5746WORKSHOPS wwwsportaircom~ Call or log-on for our complete workshop calendar

Under EAAs leadership these workshops are middot

bull ~better than ever

Ron Alexandershy aAirc raft Coa t i ng s

workshop developer Proud Sponsors of EAA SportAir Workshops

VINTAGE AIRPLANE

By Pat Quinn

Columbia California provided the mountain setting for the twenty-fifth annual Continenshy

tal Luscombe Association fly-in Set at the base of the High Sierras the airshyport in a lovely valley of rolling hills in the old gold rush area of Califorshynia The elevation places it at a pOint where the oak trees meet the pine trees with many green grassy meadshyows all around What a super setting for any fly-in Columbia itself is a reshystored town of the gold rush era Its very well done and well worth seeing

This airport features an ample paved runway and a shorter grass cross runway Unfortunately with so many Luscombe airplanes expected and needing room to park it forced the closure of the grass runway one of the few in the area Adjoining the grass runway is a large tree-covered campground intended especially for flying visitors It is complete with showers and a large clubhouse for acshytivities Within walking distance there are several motels some in the tall pines Most of the unofficial count of 7S Luscombes and 20 other aircraft participants seems to prefer camping

The Friday activities included a fly-

out to Pine Mountain Lake for a great afternoon party at the fabulous hangar home of Kent and Sandy Blankenburg and their collection of very fine aircraft This includes a Lockheed 12 Spartan Executive and Luscombe Phantom all in pristine condition Their home is just breathtaking and they are most grashycious hosts

The other highlights of this fly-in as it is with most fly-ins were the contests and the awards party on Satshyurday night The contests included aircraft judging flour bombing a spot landing contest and a timed clock race

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 25

Lucy formerly owned by the author attended the Continental Luscombe fly-in with her current owner J C Wilkens of Bushton Kansas

I had borrowed a 75 hp Luscombe 8A from Ken Gottschall and Ray Findly at Santa Paula Airport to fly to Columbia and I entered all three flyshying events something I had wanted to do for the past three years The preparations included a carburetor overhaul oil change and cleaning the sparkplugs Unfortunately these had made me too late for the party at Pine Mountain Lake but I arrived just in time to get registered on Friday evening

The contests were held Saturday morning The pilot briefing was at 8 AM The field contests started about nine So many airplanes were in the spot landing and flour bomb events that it took over two hours to comshyplete The clock race was held concurrently with the racers doing the flour bombing and spot landings before starting the race

I had won two out of three spot landing contests with this Luscombe at the monthly event at Santa Paula airport so I was fairly confident that I could place in this event if I properly flew using my patented Iscoot and stick method

I was next to last to start in the 14shyplane field for the clock race Behind me was Carol Winell (EAA 248435) from Orange California an experishyenced Luscombe racer with a fast 65 horsepower Luscombe 8A relatively

Luscombe owners enjoy painting their airshyplanes with wild color schemes This airshyplane is registered to Stan Finberg of EI Dorado Hills California

26 OCTOBER 2000

speaking The race for the low power Luscombes was going to be between Carol and me Carol is probably close to 100 pounds and with me weighing in on the far side of 225 pounds I knew I had to fly my best if I was to have any chance to beat her

The 115 mile course was Columbia (2118 feel MSL) Oakdale (234 feet MSL) Mariposa (2250 MSL) and the finish at Pine Mountain Lake (2930 MSL) Looking at the Sectional chart I realized we would need to be over 4080 feet to clear a mountain just beshyfore the finish line Since there was one leg downhill and two legs uphill I decided that my only chance was to start a very gradual climb from Coshy

(above) Pat Quinn and the 1947 Luscombe 8A he borrowed from Ken Gottschall and Ray Findly at Santa Paula Airport

(below) Carol Winell and her racing Luscombe Look closely and you can see the wheel fairings tucked up tight behind each tire

lumbia that would get me to the reshyquired altitude before we crossed the finish line I hoped Carol would go low and then have to climb as we crossed Oakdale down on the valley floor with the temperatures hovering in the 95 to 100 degree range

Sure enough she did just that and I was only slightly behind her but well above her as we crossed Oakdale airport As we turned hard left for Mariposa I got a really good turn inshyside of Carols Luscombe and I shot out in front of her I thought with my superior height and my distance adshyvantage she would find it difficult to catch me BOY was I wrong Slowly she was gaining on me until she edged right on by and literally left me in her wake I was very discouraged and thoughtWhats the use in conshytinuing But I pressed on since a contest is not over until it is over to paraphrase Yogi Berra

spot landing contest with a distance from the line that was too close to call What a huge ego boost

On a form given to all participants there was a place to vote for a hard luck story Our duel and Carols unshyfortunate event that left her without a sure win but with a broken airplane at another airport got her the hard luck award

Allen Anderson of Santa Rosa Calishyfornia with a Lycoming 0-320 pumping well over the rated 150 horsepower His speed was over 121 mph The 90 horsepower class winshyner was also a highly modified Luscombe belonging to a colorful character named Luscombe Pete from nearby Madera His speed was over 115 mph My speed average was

(left) Jack Norris Luscombe 8E has been his since he bought it while in college fifty years ago He even flew it on his honeymoon trip (right) Barry Brocatos Luscombe 8A took home the Peoples Choice award Hes from Lemoore California

Carol then suddenly turned right and away from the mountains in a descending turn I knew she had problems but I had no idea what it was I did hear her call to Mariposa that she had lost a magneto and was landing with a rough running enshygine I knew she made it okay so I proceeded to the finish line at Pine Mountain Lake and then returned to Columbia I found Carols partner who flew to Mariposa in his Coshymanche to retrieve a very discouraged young lady and the broken magneto

At the awards party that night I was announced as the winner in the

Then they announced the winshyner of the 65 to 75 horsepower class and again they called my N-numshyber I really felt that Carol had beaten me so I asked that the troshyphy be presented to her The audience cheered wildly It was a popular decision and she deserved it for her smart excellent flying

The winner of the modified divishysion was Doug Combs from Arizona in a clipped wing Luscombe powered by a ferocious looking turbine enshygine It was clocked at over 129 mph The second place plane was a highly modified Luscombe belonging to

over 95 mph faster than even the 85 horsepower Luscombe

One of the attendees was Jack Norris who flies out of the Camarshyillo airport He has owned and flown his Luscombe 8pound for fifty years He bought it while in college for $1250 Jack figures that it has only cost him $25 a year for his Luscombe Not bad if you figure it that way

The Continental Luscombe fly-in was a huge success and I thank all of those who worked so hard so that we could have so much fun I can hardly wait until next year

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

NEW MEMBERS Ian John Silvester

Narre Warren VIC Australia

John Tabone Sydney NSW Australia

Maximo Pimenta Costa Aurelio

Belo Horizonte MG 3 Brazil

Alan Cornyn Pincher Creek AB Canada

Barry William

Harsent Vernon BC Canada

Frank] DuBray Port Perry ON Canada

Alejandro Gutierrez

Queretaro QR Mexico

Francisco kaza San Angel Mexico

EddieJ McLean

Whitianga New Zealand

Gerald Grocott Zurich Switzerland

Dana Woods Mountain View AR

Thomas Grifford Cave Creek AZ

Jan VanBurken Tucson AZ

Jill Archibald Ferndale CA

Anthony M Capozzi Grand Terrace CA

Walter Dean Cason Angwin CA

Richard Fahning Foresthill CA

Ben Hall Palm Springs CA

Rick Harrison Mira Loma CA

Rick Holmes Riverside CA

Martin Madden Somis CA

Dave Maltone Grover Beach CA

Sean M Marshall Riverside CA

J D Mendonca Santa Maria CA

Robert W Milligan Temecula CA

Michael] Moran Healdsburg CA

Gerald K Morgan Ben Lomond CA

Thomas E Schoder Modesto CA

Paul E Sherman Riverside CA

William R Stein Aptos CA

James H Westfall Coloma CA

Brian Baldwin Parker CO

Douglas H Kingsley Parker CO

Tom Lytle Longmont CO

Ted Waltman Lakewood CO

Emery Weber Denver CO

Gary S Bonomo New Fairfield CT

28 OCTOBER 2000

Robert T Hartman Englewood FL

Ed Kosanke Naples FL

Frederick McNulty Deerfield Beach FL

Melvyn] Ott Satellite Beach FL

Stephen M Weiss North Bay Village FL

Donna Forbes Marietta GA

Lance Koberg Marietta GA

Jeffrey K Perry Cumming GA

Peter Wheble Peechtree City GA

Thomas Bergman Evanston IL

Gordon G Danforth Peoria IL

James c Fassino Canton IL

Carl G Gorra Warrenville IL

William L Kukla Lake Zurich IL

Donald W Mack New Lenox IL

James c Mette Streamwood IL

Dan Nelson Ladd IL

Raymond Schwarz Glenview IL

A] Wiss Pana IL

Chris amp Jenn Zahn Edwardsville IL

Jeffrey R McWhorter Valparaiso IN

Jim G Moschenross lndinapollis IN

Mark A Paszkiewicz Jeffersonville IN

Leonard Cole lndependence KS

William E Johnson Florence KY

George Kalbfleisch Florance KY

Bobby W Thomas lsland KY

Michael W Davis Oscar LA

Matthew Totten Covington LA

Chas Leatherman Bel Aire MD

John Danforth Jr Warren MI

Dennis Hughes Belmont MI

John Orlo Maxfield Northville MI

James L Mynning Chelsea MI

Scott M Sedam Novi MI

Joseph P Monno Hastings MN

Michael Morris St Paul MN

Gerald F Sadowski Fridley MN

Albert Stix St Louis MO

Craig A Neuhardt Salisbury NC

Stuart B Harner Mandan NO

P Byrnes Pennsauken NJ

John O Donato Mendham NJ

Edward Price Ocean City NJ

Jerry Sorin Morristown NJ

Walter M Chandler Clifton Park NY

Thomas F Schmitz Oneida NY

Douglas R Cutlip North Royalton OH

Bernard L DeLong Dayton OH

David Duntz Beavercreek OH

Virgil L Johnson Wellington OH

David B Webb Wapakoneta OH

Guy Guernsey Coos Bay OR

William G Baltrusaitis West Chester PA

Robert Goughnour Belle Vernon PA

Jim Swalley Erie PA

Donald C Mestier Gilbert SC

Noel P Atherton Fairfield Glade TN

Donald D Freeman Estill Springs TN

George L Ivey Cookeville TN

Edward E Allen Mesquite TX

Robert AlIen Carrollton TX

Dean Carter Houston TX

Bill DuCharme McKinney TX

R John Gieske Austin TX

H Ivan Haecker Canyon Lake TX

Larry E Hale Granbury TX

Stan Krovontka Galveston TX

Charles MCNulty Cleburne TX

Mark D Mostrip San Antonio TX

Richard Ramsey lrving TX

Gary Rosa Fair Oaks Ranch TX

Jody R Thrasher Gariand TX

Gregory Vince Dallas TX

Tom Wood Ogden UT

Timothy Jurik Hampton VA

Margery Natalie Herndon VA

] D Skipper Bedford VA

Brian Strattner Norfolk VA

Richard Wallis Williamsburg VA

Linda M Morrison Bellevue WA

Chris Chomo Oshkosh WI

Brad R Schultz Sparta WI

Leon Siverling Brooklyn WI

-SampL from page 1

Just before the first day of AirshyVenture there was a shiny DC-3 that arrived sporting the Delta Airshylines livery Then just behind arrived a Travelair 6000 also sportshying the Delta name If you ever wanted to see a new DC-3 you have to see this one

Previously I had been told by Ed and Connie Bowlin that it was nice but seeing is believing Both these aircraft belong to Delta Airshylines Delta allowed some 78000 hours of labor to be lovingly apshyplied to the DC-3 by employees and volunteers

Isnt it neat to see a company and its employees be that proud of their history and make it a priority to share their heritage For this exshytraordinary corporate effort Delta walked way with the prestigious Judge s Choice Award This special award is not presented every year but is a way in which restorations which are completed under special circumstances can be recognized as extraordinary projects

By the way many of the De lta personnel who came with the DC-3 were first-time attendees They told me how impressed they were with the people and the operation of the Vintage Aircraft area We look forshyward to having them return with their beautiful aircraft

Attendance was up in the Conshytemporary judging classification with at least 54 airplanes on the flightline that fit in the new exshypanded section of the category those airplanes built between 1961 through 1965 (The entire category encompasses those aircraft built from 1956 through 1960) Were looking forward to more showshyquality Contemporary restorations appearing at fly-ins across the counshytry and during EAA AirVenture

While you re enjoying the crisp fall flying weather ask a friend to join the Vintage Aircraft Associashytion Remember we are better together Join us and have it all

Lansing Michigan Builders Conference October 21 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulations

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddot MEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance October 22 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held October 22 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

The Leader In Recreational AviatUm

Lakeland Florida Builders Conference November 4 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulat ions

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddotMEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance November 5 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held November 5 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

800middot967middot5746WORKSHOPS wwwsportaircom~ Call or log-on for our complete workshop calendar

Under EAAs leadership these workshops are middot

bull ~better than ever

Ron Alexandershy aAirc raft Coa t i ng s

workshop developer Proud Sponsors of EAA SportAir Workshops

VINTAGE AIRPLANE

Lucy formerly owned by the author attended the Continental Luscombe fly-in with her current owner J C Wilkens of Bushton Kansas

I had borrowed a 75 hp Luscombe 8A from Ken Gottschall and Ray Findly at Santa Paula Airport to fly to Columbia and I entered all three flyshying events something I had wanted to do for the past three years The preparations included a carburetor overhaul oil change and cleaning the sparkplugs Unfortunately these had made me too late for the party at Pine Mountain Lake but I arrived just in time to get registered on Friday evening

The contests were held Saturday morning The pilot briefing was at 8 AM The field contests started about nine So many airplanes were in the spot landing and flour bomb events that it took over two hours to comshyplete The clock race was held concurrently with the racers doing the flour bombing and spot landings before starting the race

I had won two out of three spot landing contests with this Luscombe at the monthly event at Santa Paula airport so I was fairly confident that I could place in this event if I properly flew using my patented Iscoot and stick method

I was next to last to start in the 14shyplane field for the clock race Behind me was Carol Winell (EAA 248435) from Orange California an experishyenced Luscombe racer with a fast 65 horsepower Luscombe 8A relatively

Luscombe owners enjoy painting their airshyplanes with wild color schemes This airshyplane is registered to Stan Finberg of EI Dorado Hills California

26 OCTOBER 2000

speaking The race for the low power Luscombes was going to be between Carol and me Carol is probably close to 100 pounds and with me weighing in on the far side of 225 pounds I knew I had to fly my best if I was to have any chance to beat her

The 115 mile course was Columbia (2118 feel MSL) Oakdale (234 feet MSL) Mariposa (2250 MSL) and the finish at Pine Mountain Lake (2930 MSL) Looking at the Sectional chart I realized we would need to be over 4080 feet to clear a mountain just beshyfore the finish line Since there was one leg downhill and two legs uphill I decided that my only chance was to start a very gradual climb from Coshy

(above) Pat Quinn and the 1947 Luscombe 8A he borrowed from Ken Gottschall and Ray Findly at Santa Paula Airport

(below) Carol Winell and her racing Luscombe Look closely and you can see the wheel fairings tucked up tight behind each tire

lumbia that would get me to the reshyquired altitude before we crossed the finish line I hoped Carol would go low and then have to climb as we crossed Oakdale down on the valley floor with the temperatures hovering in the 95 to 100 degree range

Sure enough she did just that and I was only slightly behind her but well above her as we crossed Oakdale airport As we turned hard left for Mariposa I got a really good turn inshyside of Carols Luscombe and I shot out in front of her I thought with my superior height and my distance adshyvantage she would find it difficult to catch me BOY was I wrong Slowly she was gaining on me until she edged right on by and literally left me in her wake I was very discouraged and thoughtWhats the use in conshytinuing But I pressed on since a contest is not over until it is over to paraphrase Yogi Berra

spot landing contest with a distance from the line that was too close to call What a huge ego boost

On a form given to all participants there was a place to vote for a hard luck story Our duel and Carols unshyfortunate event that left her without a sure win but with a broken airplane at another airport got her the hard luck award

Allen Anderson of Santa Rosa Calishyfornia with a Lycoming 0-320 pumping well over the rated 150 horsepower His speed was over 121 mph The 90 horsepower class winshyner was also a highly modified Luscombe belonging to a colorful character named Luscombe Pete from nearby Madera His speed was over 115 mph My speed average was

(left) Jack Norris Luscombe 8E has been his since he bought it while in college fifty years ago He even flew it on his honeymoon trip (right) Barry Brocatos Luscombe 8A took home the Peoples Choice award Hes from Lemoore California

Carol then suddenly turned right and away from the mountains in a descending turn I knew she had problems but I had no idea what it was I did hear her call to Mariposa that she had lost a magneto and was landing with a rough running enshygine I knew she made it okay so I proceeded to the finish line at Pine Mountain Lake and then returned to Columbia I found Carols partner who flew to Mariposa in his Coshymanche to retrieve a very discouraged young lady and the broken magneto

At the awards party that night I was announced as the winner in the

Then they announced the winshyner of the 65 to 75 horsepower class and again they called my N-numshyber I really felt that Carol had beaten me so I asked that the troshyphy be presented to her The audience cheered wildly It was a popular decision and she deserved it for her smart excellent flying

The winner of the modified divishysion was Doug Combs from Arizona in a clipped wing Luscombe powered by a ferocious looking turbine enshygine It was clocked at over 129 mph The second place plane was a highly modified Luscombe belonging to

over 95 mph faster than even the 85 horsepower Luscombe

One of the attendees was Jack Norris who flies out of the Camarshyillo airport He has owned and flown his Luscombe 8pound for fifty years He bought it while in college for $1250 Jack figures that it has only cost him $25 a year for his Luscombe Not bad if you figure it that way

The Continental Luscombe fly-in was a huge success and I thank all of those who worked so hard so that we could have so much fun I can hardly wait until next year

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

NEW MEMBERS Ian John Silvester

Narre Warren VIC Australia

John Tabone Sydney NSW Australia

Maximo Pimenta Costa Aurelio

Belo Horizonte MG 3 Brazil

Alan Cornyn Pincher Creek AB Canada

Barry William

Harsent Vernon BC Canada

Frank] DuBray Port Perry ON Canada

Alejandro Gutierrez

Queretaro QR Mexico

Francisco kaza San Angel Mexico

EddieJ McLean

Whitianga New Zealand

Gerald Grocott Zurich Switzerland

Dana Woods Mountain View AR

Thomas Grifford Cave Creek AZ

Jan VanBurken Tucson AZ

Jill Archibald Ferndale CA

Anthony M Capozzi Grand Terrace CA

Walter Dean Cason Angwin CA

Richard Fahning Foresthill CA

Ben Hall Palm Springs CA

Rick Harrison Mira Loma CA

Rick Holmes Riverside CA

Martin Madden Somis CA

Dave Maltone Grover Beach CA

Sean M Marshall Riverside CA

J D Mendonca Santa Maria CA

Robert W Milligan Temecula CA

Michael] Moran Healdsburg CA

Gerald K Morgan Ben Lomond CA

Thomas E Schoder Modesto CA

Paul E Sherman Riverside CA

William R Stein Aptos CA

James H Westfall Coloma CA

Brian Baldwin Parker CO

Douglas H Kingsley Parker CO

Tom Lytle Longmont CO

Ted Waltman Lakewood CO

Emery Weber Denver CO

Gary S Bonomo New Fairfield CT

28 OCTOBER 2000

Robert T Hartman Englewood FL

Ed Kosanke Naples FL

Frederick McNulty Deerfield Beach FL

Melvyn] Ott Satellite Beach FL

Stephen M Weiss North Bay Village FL

Donna Forbes Marietta GA

Lance Koberg Marietta GA

Jeffrey K Perry Cumming GA

Peter Wheble Peechtree City GA

Thomas Bergman Evanston IL

Gordon G Danforth Peoria IL

James c Fassino Canton IL

Carl G Gorra Warrenville IL

William L Kukla Lake Zurich IL

Donald W Mack New Lenox IL

James c Mette Streamwood IL

Dan Nelson Ladd IL

Raymond Schwarz Glenview IL

A] Wiss Pana IL

Chris amp Jenn Zahn Edwardsville IL

Jeffrey R McWhorter Valparaiso IN

Jim G Moschenross lndinapollis IN

Mark A Paszkiewicz Jeffersonville IN

Leonard Cole lndependence KS

William E Johnson Florence KY

George Kalbfleisch Florance KY

Bobby W Thomas lsland KY

Michael W Davis Oscar LA

Matthew Totten Covington LA

Chas Leatherman Bel Aire MD

John Danforth Jr Warren MI

Dennis Hughes Belmont MI

John Orlo Maxfield Northville MI

James L Mynning Chelsea MI

Scott M Sedam Novi MI

Joseph P Monno Hastings MN

Michael Morris St Paul MN

Gerald F Sadowski Fridley MN

Albert Stix St Louis MO

Craig A Neuhardt Salisbury NC

Stuart B Harner Mandan NO

P Byrnes Pennsauken NJ

John O Donato Mendham NJ

Edward Price Ocean City NJ

Jerry Sorin Morristown NJ

Walter M Chandler Clifton Park NY

Thomas F Schmitz Oneida NY

Douglas R Cutlip North Royalton OH

Bernard L DeLong Dayton OH

David Duntz Beavercreek OH

Virgil L Johnson Wellington OH

David B Webb Wapakoneta OH

Guy Guernsey Coos Bay OR

William G Baltrusaitis West Chester PA

Robert Goughnour Belle Vernon PA

Jim Swalley Erie PA

Donald C Mestier Gilbert SC

Noel P Atherton Fairfield Glade TN

Donald D Freeman Estill Springs TN

George L Ivey Cookeville TN

Edward E Allen Mesquite TX

Robert AlIen Carrollton TX

Dean Carter Houston TX

Bill DuCharme McKinney TX

R John Gieske Austin TX

H Ivan Haecker Canyon Lake TX

Larry E Hale Granbury TX

Stan Krovontka Galveston TX

Charles MCNulty Cleburne TX

Mark D Mostrip San Antonio TX

Richard Ramsey lrving TX

Gary Rosa Fair Oaks Ranch TX

Jody R Thrasher Gariand TX

Gregory Vince Dallas TX

Tom Wood Ogden UT

Timothy Jurik Hampton VA

Margery Natalie Herndon VA

] D Skipper Bedford VA

Brian Strattner Norfolk VA

Richard Wallis Williamsburg VA

Linda M Morrison Bellevue WA

Chris Chomo Oshkosh WI

Brad R Schultz Sparta WI

Leon Siverling Brooklyn WI

-SampL from page 1

Just before the first day of AirshyVenture there was a shiny DC-3 that arrived sporting the Delta Airshylines livery Then just behind arrived a Travelair 6000 also sportshying the Delta name If you ever wanted to see a new DC-3 you have to see this one

Previously I had been told by Ed and Connie Bowlin that it was nice but seeing is believing Both these aircraft belong to Delta Airshylines Delta allowed some 78000 hours of labor to be lovingly apshyplied to the DC-3 by employees and volunteers

Isnt it neat to see a company and its employees be that proud of their history and make it a priority to share their heritage For this exshytraordinary corporate effort Delta walked way with the prestigious Judge s Choice Award This special award is not presented every year but is a way in which restorations which are completed under special circumstances can be recognized as extraordinary projects

By the way many of the De lta personnel who came with the DC-3 were first-time attendees They told me how impressed they were with the people and the operation of the Vintage Aircraft area We look forshyward to having them return with their beautiful aircraft

Attendance was up in the Conshytemporary judging classification with at least 54 airplanes on the flightline that fit in the new exshypanded section of the category those airplanes built between 1961 through 1965 (The entire category encompasses those aircraft built from 1956 through 1960) Were looking forward to more showshyquality Contemporary restorations appearing at fly-ins across the counshytry and during EAA AirVenture

While you re enjoying the crisp fall flying weather ask a friend to join the Vintage Aircraft Associashytion Remember we are better together Join us and have it all

Lansing Michigan Builders Conference October 21 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulations

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddot MEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance October 22 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held October 22 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

The Leader In Recreational AviatUm

Lakeland Florida Builders Conference November 4 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulat ions

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddotMEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance November 5 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held November 5 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

800middot967middot5746WORKSHOPS wwwsportaircom~ Call or log-on for our complete workshop calendar

Under EAAs leadership these workshops are middot

bull ~better than ever

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lumbia that would get me to the reshyquired altitude before we crossed the finish line I hoped Carol would go low and then have to climb as we crossed Oakdale down on the valley floor with the temperatures hovering in the 95 to 100 degree range

Sure enough she did just that and I was only slightly behind her but well above her as we crossed Oakdale airport As we turned hard left for Mariposa I got a really good turn inshyside of Carols Luscombe and I shot out in front of her I thought with my superior height and my distance adshyvantage she would find it difficult to catch me BOY was I wrong Slowly she was gaining on me until she edged right on by and literally left me in her wake I was very discouraged and thoughtWhats the use in conshytinuing But I pressed on since a contest is not over until it is over to paraphrase Yogi Berra

spot landing contest with a distance from the line that was too close to call What a huge ego boost

On a form given to all participants there was a place to vote for a hard luck story Our duel and Carols unshyfortunate event that left her without a sure win but with a broken airplane at another airport got her the hard luck award

Allen Anderson of Santa Rosa Calishyfornia with a Lycoming 0-320 pumping well over the rated 150 horsepower His speed was over 121 mph The 90 horsepower class winshyner was also a highly modified Luscombe belonging to a colorful character named Luscombe Pete from nearby Madera His speed was over 115 mph My speed average was

(left) Jack Norris Luscombe 8E has been his since he bought it while in college fifty years ago He even flew it on his honeymoon trip (right) Barry Brocatos Luscombe 8A took home the Peoples Choice award Hes from Lemoore California

Carol then suddenly turned right and away from the mountains in a descending turn I knew she had problems but I had no idea what it was I did hear her call to Mariposa that she had lost a magneto and was landing with a rough running enshygine I knew she made it okay so I proceeded to the finish line at Pine Mountain Lake and then returned to Columbia I found Carols partner who flew to Mariposa in his Coshymanche to retrieve a very discouraged young lady and the broken magneto

At the awards party that night I was announced as the winner in the

Then they announced the winshyner of the 65 to 75 horsepower class and again they called my N-numshyber I really felt that Carol had beaten me so I asked that the troshyphy be presented to her The audience cheered wildly It was a popular decision and she deserved it for her smart excellent flying

The winner of the modified divishysion was Doug Combs from Arizona in a clipped wing Luscombe powered by a ferocious looking turbine enshygine It was clocked at over 129 mph The second place plane was a highly modified Luscombe belonging to

over 95 mph faster than even the 85 horsepower Luscombe

One of the attendees was Jack Norris who flies out of the Camarshyillo airport He has owned and flown his Luscombe 8pound for fifty years He bought it while in college for $1250 Jack figures that it has only cost him $25 a year for his Luscombe Not bad if you figure it that way

The Continental Luscombe fly-in was a huge success and I thank all of those who worked so hard so that we could have so much fun I can hardly wait until next year

VINTAGE AIRPLANE 27

NEW MEMBERS Ian John Silvester

Narre Warren VIC Australia

John Tabone Sydney NSW Australia

Maximo Pimenta Costa Aurelio

Belo Horizonte MG 3 Brazil

Alan Cornyn Pincher Creek AB Canada

Barry William

Harsent Vernon BC Canada

Frank] DuBray Port Perry ON Canada

Alejandro Gutierrez

Queretaro QR Mexico

Francisco kaza San Angel Mexico

EddieJ McLean

Whitianga New Zealand

Gerald Grocott Zurich Switzerland

Dana Woods Mountain View AR

Thomas Grifford Cave Creek AZ

Jan VanBurken Tucson AZ

Jill Archibald Ferndale CA

Anthony M Capozzi Grand Terrace CA

Walter Dean Cason Angwin CA

Richard Fahning Foresthill CA

Ben Hall Palm Springs CA

Rick Harrison Mira Loma CA

Rick Holmes Riverside CA

Martin Madden Somis CA

Dave Maltone Grover Beach CA

Sean M Marshall Riverside CA

J D Mendonca Santa Maria CA

Robert W Milligan Temecula CA

Michael] Moran Healdsburg CA

Gerald K Morgan Ben Lomond CA

Thomas E Schoder Modesto CA

Paul E Sherman Riverside CA

William R Stein Aptos CA

James H Westfall Coloma CA

Brian Baldwin Parker CO

Douglas H Kingsley Parker CO

Tom Lytle Longmont CO

Ted Waltman Lakewood CO

Emery Weber Denver CO

Gary S Bonomo New Fairfield CT

28 OCTOBER 2000

Robert T Hartman Englewood FL

Ed Kosanke Naples FL

Frederick McNulty Deerfield Beach FL

Melvyn] Ott Satellite Beach FL

Stephen M Weiss North Bay Village FL

Donna Forbes Marietta GA

Lance Koberg Marietta GA

Jeffrey K Perry Cumming GA

Peter Wheble Peechtree City GA

Thomas Bergman Evanston IL

Gordon G Danforth Peoria IL

James c Fassino Canton IL

Carl G Gorra Warrenville IL

William L Kukla Lake Zurich IL

Donald W Mack New Lenox IL

James c Mette Streamwood IL

Dan Nelson Ladd IL

Raymond Schwarz Glenview IL

A] Wiss Pana IL

Chris amp Jenn Zahn Edwardsville IL

Jeffrey R McWhorter Valparaiso IN

Jim G Moschenross lndinapollis IN

Mark A Paszkiewicz Jeffersonville IN

Leonard Cole lndependence KS

William E Johnson Florence KY

George Kalbfleisch Florance KY

Bobby W Thomas lsland KY

Michael W Davis Oscar LA

Matthew Totten Covington LA

Chas Leatherman Bel Aire MD

John Danforth Jr Warren MI

Dennis Hughes Belmont MI

John Orlo Maxfield Northville MI

James L Mynning Chelsea MI

Scott M Sedam Novi MI

Joseph P Monno Hastings MN

Michael Morris St Paul MN

Gerald F Sadowski Fridley MN

Albert Stix St Louis MO

Craig A Neuhardt Salisbury NC

Stuart B Harner Mandan NO

P Byrnes Pennsauken NJ

John O Donato Mendham NJ

Edward Price Ocean City NJ

Jerry Sorin Morristown NJ

Walter M Chandler Clifton Park NY

Thomas F Schmitz Oneida NY

Douglas R Cutlip North Royalton OH

Bernard L DeLong Dayton OH

David Duntz Beavercreek OH

Virgil L Johnson Wellington OH

David B Webb Wapakoneta OH

Guy Guernsey Coos Bay OR

William G Baltrusaitis West Chester PA

Robert Goughnour Belle Vernon PA

Jim Swalley Erie PA

Donald C Mestier Gilbert SC

Noel P Atherton Fairfield Glade TN

Donald D Freeman Estill Springs TN

George L Ivey Cookeville TN

Edward E Allen Mesquite TX

Robert AlIen Carrollton TX

Dean Carter Houston TX

Bill DuCharme McKinney TX

R John Gieske Austin TX

H Ivan Haecker Canyon Lake TX

Larry E Hale Granbury TX

Stan Krovontka Galveston TX

Charles MCNulty Cleburne TX

Mark D Mostrip San Antonio TX

Richard Ramsey lrving TX

Gary Rosa Fair Oaks Ranch TX

Jody R Thrasher Gariand TX

Gregory Vince Dallas TX

Tom Wood Ogden UT

Timothy Jurik Hampton VA

Margery Natalie Herndon VA

] D Skipper Bedford VA

Brian Strattner Norfolk VA

Richard Wallis Williamsburg VA

Linda M Morrison Bellevue WA

Chris Chomo Oshkosh WI

Brad R Schultz Sparta WI

Leon Siverling Brooklyn WI

-SampL from page 1

Just before the first day of AirshyVenture there was a shiny DC-3 that arrived sporting the Delta Airshylines livery Then just behind arrived a Travelair 6000 also sportshying the Delta name If you ever wanted to see a new DC-3 you have to see this one

Previously I had been told by Ed and Connie Bowlin that it was nice but seeing is believing Both these aircraft belong to Delta Airshylines Delta allowed some 78000 hours of labor to be lovingly apshyplied to the DC-3 by employees and volunteers

Isnt it neat to see a company and its employees be that proud of their history and make it a priority to share their heritage For this exshytraordinary corporate effort Delta walked way with the prestigious Judge s Choice Award This special award is not presented every year but is a way in which restorations which are completed under special circumstances can be recognized as extraordinary projects

By the way many of the De lta personnel who came with the DC-3 were first-time attendees They told me how impressed they were with the people and the operation of the Vintage Aircraft area We look forshyward to having them return with their beautiful aircraft

Attendance was up in the Conshytemporary judging classification with at least 54 airplanes on the flightline that fit in the new exshypanded section of the category those airplanes built between 1961 through 1965 (The entire category encompasses those aircraft built from 1956 through 1960) Were looking forward to more showshyquality Contemporary restorations appearing at fly-ins across the counshytry and during EAA AirVenture

While you re enjoying the crisp fall flying weather ask a friend to join the Vintage Aircraft Associashytion Remember we are better together Join us and have it all

Lansing Michigan Builders Conference October 21 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulations

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddot MEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance October 22 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held October 22 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

The Leader In Recreational AviatUm

Lakeland Florida Builders Conference November 4 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulat ions

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddotMEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance November 5 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held November 5 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

800middot967middot5746WORKSHOPS wwwsportaircom~ Call or log-on for our complete workshop calendar

Under EAAs leadership these workshops are middot

bull ~better than ever

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workshop developer Proud Sponsors of EAA SportAir Workshops

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NEW MEMBERS Ian John Silvester

Narre Warren VIC Australia

John Tabone Sydney NSW Australia

Maximo Pimenta Costa Aurelio

Belo Horizonte MG 3 Brazil

Alan Cornyn Pincher Creek AB Canada

Barry William

Harsent Vernon BC Canada

Frank] DuBray Port Perry ON Canada

Alejandro Gutierrez

Queretaro QR Mexico

Francisco kaza San Angel Mexico

EddieJ McLean

Whitianga New Zealand

Gerald Grocott Zurich Switzerland

Dana Woods Mountain View AR

Thomas Grifford Cave Creek AZ

Jan VanBurken Tucson AZ

Jill Archibald Ferndale CA

Anthony M Capozzi Grand Terrace CA

Walter Dean Cason Angwin CA

Richard Fahning Foresthill CA

Ben Hall Palm Springs CA

Rick Harrison Mira Loma CA

Rick Holmes Riverside CA

Martin Madden Somis CA

Dave Maltone Grover Beach CA

Sean M Marshall Riverside CA

J D Mendonca Santa Maria CA

Robert W Milligan Temecula CA

Michael] Moran Healdsburg CA

Gerald K Morgan Ben Lomond CA

Thomas E Schoder Modesto CA

Paul E Sherman Riverside CA

William R Stein Aptos CA

James H Westfall Coloma CA

Brian Baldwin Parker CO

Douglas H Kingsley Parker CO

Tom Lytle Longmont CO

Ted Waltman Lakewood CO

Emery Weber Denver CO

Gary S Bonomo New Fairfield CT

28 OCTOBER 2000

Robert T Hartman Englewood FL

Ed Kosanke Naples FL

Frederick McNulty Deerfield Beach FL

Melvyn] Ott Satellite Beach FL

Stephen M Weiss North Bay Village FL

Donna Forbes Marietta GA

Lance Koberg Marietta GA

Jeffrey K Perry Cumming GA

Peter Wheble Peechtree City GA

Thomas Bergman Evanston IL

Gordon G Danforth Peoria IL

James c Fassino Canton IL

Carl G Gorra Warrenville IL

William L Kukla Lake Zurich IL

Donald W Mack New Lenox IL

James c Mette Streamwood IL

Dan Nelson Ladd IL

Raymond Schwarz Glenview IL

A] Wiss Pana IL

Chris amp Jenn Zahn Edwardsville IL

Jeffrey R McWhorter Valparaiso IN

Jim G Moschenross lndinapollis IN

Mark A Paszkiewicz Jeffersonville IN

Leonard Cole lndependence KS

William E Johnson Florence KY

George Kalbfleisch Florance KY

Bobby W Thomas lsland KY

Michael W Davis Oscar LA

Matthew Totten Covington LA

Chas Leatherman Bel Aire MD

John Danforth Jr Warren MI

Dennis Hughes Belmont MI

John Orlo Maxfield Northville MI

James L Mynning Chelsea MI

Scott M Sedam Novi MI

Joseph P Monno Hastings MN

Michael Morris St Paul MN

Gerald F Sadowski Fridley MN

Albert Stix St Louis MO

Craig A Neuhardt Salisbury NC

Stuart B Harner Mandan NO

P Byrnes Pennsauken NJ

John O Donato Mendham NJ

Edward Price Ocean City NJ

Jerry Sorin Morristown NJ

Walter M Chandler Clifton Park NY

Thomas F Schmitz Oneida NY

Douglas R Cutlip North Royalton OH

Bernard L DeLong Dayton OH

David Duntz Beavercreek OH

Virgil L Johnson Wellington OH

David B Webb Wapakoneta OH

Guy Guernsey Coos Bay OR

William G Baltrusaitis West Chester PA

Robert Goughnour Belle Vernon PA

Jim Swalley Erie PA

Donald C Mestier Gilbert SC

Noel P Atherton Fairfield Glade TN

Donald D Freeman Estill Springs TN

George L Ivey Cookeville TN

Edward E Allen Mesquite TX

Robert AlIen Carrollton TX

Dean Carter Houston TX

Bill DuCharme McKinney TX

R John Gieske Austin TX

H Ivan Haecker Canyon Lake TX

Larry E Hale Granbury TX

Stan Krovontka Galveston TX

Charles MCNulty Cleburne TX

Mark D Mostrip San Antonio TX

Richard Ramsey lrving TX

Gary Rosa Fair Oaks Ranch TX

Jody R Thrasher Gariand TX

Gregory Vince Dallas TX

Tom Wood Ogden UT

Timothy Jurik Hampton VA

Margery Natalie Herndon VA

] D Skipper Bedford VA

Brian Strattner Norfolk VA

Richard Wallis Williamsburg VA

Linda M Morrison Bellevue WA

Chris Chomo Oshkosh WI

Brad R Schultz Sparta WI

Leon Siverling Brooklyn WI

-SampL from page 1

Just before the first day of AirshyVenture there was a shiny DC-3 that arrived sporting the Delta Airshylines livery Then just behind arrived a Travelair 6000 also sportshying the Delta name If you ever wanted to see a new DC-3 you have to see this one

Previously I had been told by Ed and Connie Bowlin that it was nice but seeing is believing Both these aircraft belong to Delta Airshylines Delta allowed some 78000 hours of labor to be lovingly apshyplied to the DC-3 by employees and volunteers

Isnt it neat to see a company and its employees be that proud of their history and make it a priority to share their heritage For this exshytraordinary corporate effort Delta walked way with the prestigious Judge s Choice Award This special award is not presented every year but is a way in which restorations which are completed under special circumstances can be recognized as extraordinary projects

By the way many of the De lta personnel who came with the DC-3 were first-time attendees They told me how impressed they were with the people and the operation of the Vintage Aircraft area We look forshyward to having them return with their beautiful aircraft

Attendance was up in the Conshytemporary judging classification with at least 54 airplanes on the flightline that fit in the new exshypanded section of the category those airplanes built between 1961 through 1965 (The entire category encompasses those aircraft built from 1956 through 1960) Were looking forward to more showshyquality Contemporary restorations appearing at fly-ins across the counshytry and during EAA AirVenture

While you re enjoying the crisp fall flying weather ask a friend to join the Vintage Aircraft Associashytion Remember we are better together Join us and have it all

Lansing Michigan Builders Conference October 21 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulations

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddot MEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance October 22 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held October 22 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

The Leader In Recreational AviatUm

Lakeland Florida Builders Conference November 4 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulat ions

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddotMEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance November 5 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held November 5 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

800middot967middot5746WORKSHOPS wwwsportaircom~ Call or log-on for our complete workshop calendar

Under EAAs leadership these workshops are middot

bull ~better than ever

Ron Alexandershy aAirc raft Coa t i ng s

workshop developer Proud Sponsors of EAA SportAir Workshops

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-SampL from page 1

Just before the first day of AirshyVenture there was a shiny DC-3 that arrived sporting the Delta Airshylines livery Then just behind arrived a Travelair 6000 also sportshying the Delta name If you ever wanted to see a new DC-3 you have to see this one

Previously I had been told by Ed and Connie Bowlin that it was nice but seeing is believing Both these aircraft belong to Delta Airshylines Delta allowed some 78000 hours of labor to be lovingly apshyplied to the DC-3 by employees and volunteers

Isnt it neat to see a company and its employees be that proud of their history and make it a priority to share their heritage For this exshytraordinary corporate effort Delta walked way with the prestigious Judge s Choice Award This special award is not presented every year but is a way in which restorations which are completed under special circumstances can be recognized as extraordinary projects

By the way many of the De lta personnel who came with the DC-3 were first-time attendees They told me how impressed they were with the people and the operation of the Vintage Aircraft area We look forshyward to having them return with their beautiful aircraft

Attendance was up in the Conshytemporary judging classification with at least 54 airplanes on the flightline that fit in the new exshypanded section of the category those airplanes built between 1961 through 1965 (The entire category encompasses those aircraft built from 1956 through 1960) Were looking forward to more showshyquality Contemporary restorations appearing at fly-ins across the counshytry and during EAA AirVenture

While you re enjoying the crisp fall flying weather ask a friend to join the Vintage Aircraft Associashytion Remember we are better together Join us and have it all

Lansing Michigan Builders Conference October 21 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulations

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddot MEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance October 22 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held October 22 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

The Leader In Recreational AviatUm

Lakeland Florida Builders Conference November 4 2000 bull Overview of Aircraft Building amp FAA Regulat ions

bull Composite Construction

bull Fabric Covering

bull Sheet Metal Construction

bull Welding EAA MEMBERS $89 NONmiddotMEMBERS $99

Owner Maintenance November 5 2000 A one day hands-on course dealing with the 28 maintenance items a pilotowner can perform on their airplane legally will be held November 5 Save money Know your plane

EAA MEMBERS $129 NONmiddotMEMBERS $149

800middot967middot5746WORKSHOPS wwwsportaircom~ Call or log-on for our complete workshop calendar

Under EAAs leadership these workshops are middot

bull ~better than ever

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Fly-In Calendar The following list ofcoming events is furnished to our readers as a matter of information only and does not constitute approval sponsorship involvement control or direction ofany event (fly-in seminars fly market etc) listed Please send the information to EAA All Vintage Airplane PD Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Information should be received four months prior to the event date

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OCTOBER 12-15 - MESA AZ-Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-In Williams Gateshyway Airport Info 520400-8887 or www copperslaleorg

OCTOBER 12-IS-WICHITA KS- Travel Air 75th Anniversary Homecoming Celeshybration Raytheon Aircraft Beech Field For scheduled events and registration materials send SASE to Travel Air Restorers Assn 4925 Wilma Way San Jose CA 95124 or Mike Sloan ofRaytheon Aircraft PO Box 85 Wichita KS 67201

OCTOBER 14-ADA OK-4th annual Plane Fun Fly-In and Youth Expo sponsored by EAA Chapter 1005 at Ada Muni Airport (KADH) Free T-shirtfor first 50 pilots Info Terry Hall 580436-8190

OCTOBER I4 - RIDGEWAY VA - Pace Field (N363505 W795248) Old Fashshyioned Grass Field Fly-In Pig-Picking EAA Chapter 970 Info Tommy Pace 5401956-2159

OCTOBER I4 - NORTH HAMPTON NH- Hampton Airfield 10th annllal VAA Chapter 15 Pumpkin Patch Pancake Breakfastfiy-in 8 am- 12 pm Rain date 10115 Info 6031539-7168 or the Airfield 6031964-6749

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RagerGomall darresprodcom 321 -12 S BroadWay 3 Rochester MN 55904 Geoff Robison

507288-2810 1521 E MacGregor Dr rgomollhotmailcom New Hoven IN 46774

219493-4724 Dale A Gustafson e-mail chlefl025aolcom 7724 Shady Hill Dr

Indianapolis IN 46278 SH Wes SChmid 317293-4430 2359 Lefeber Avenue

Wauwatosa WI 53213 Jeannie Hill 414771-1545 PO 80x 328 shschmidexecpccom

Harvard IL 60033 815943-7205

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EAA and Division Membership Services 800-843-3612 FAX 920-426-6761 (800AM-700 PM Monday- Friday CST)

bull Newrenew memberships EAA Divisions (Vintage Aircraft Association LAC Warbirdsl National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI)

bull Address changes bull Merchandise sales bull Gift memberships

Programs and Activities EAA AirVenture Fax-On-Demand Directory 732-885-6711

Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 Build restore information 920-426-4821

Chapters locatingorganizing 920-426-4876 Educa tion 920-426-6815

bull EAA Air Academy bull EAA Scholarships bull EAA Young Eagles Camps

BAA Vintage Aircraft Association ~ EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873 Web Site httpwwweaaorg and httpwwwairventureorg E-Mail vintageeaaorg

Flight Advisors informat ion 920-426-6522 Flight Inst ructor information 920-426-6801 Flying Start Program 920-426-6847

Library Services Research 920-426-4848 Medical Questions 920-426-4821 Technical Counselors 920-426-4821 Young Eagles 920-426-4831

Benefits Aircraft Financing (Textron) 800-851-1367 AVA 800-727 -3823 AVEMCO 800-638-8440 Term Life and Accidental 800-241-6103 Death Insurance (Harvey Watt amp Company)

Editorial Submitting article photo advertising information 920-426-4825 FAX 920-426-4828

EAA Aviation Foundation Artifact Donations 920-426-4877 Financial Support 800-236-1025

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION available for $50 per year (SPORT AVIATION magshyEAA azine not included) (Add $10 for Foreign

Inc is $40 for one year including 12 issues of SPORT Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association

Postage)

AVIATION Family membership is available for an addishytional $10 annually Junior Membership (under 19 WARBIRDS

Current EAA members may join the EAA Warbirds of years of age) is available at $23 annually All major America Division and receive WARBIRDS magazine

Foreign Postage) credit cards accepted for membership (Add $16 for

for an additional $35 per year EAA Membership WARBIRDS magazine and one year membership in the Warbirds DivisionVINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION is avai lable for $45 per year (SPORT AVIATION Current EAA members may join the Vintage Aircraft magazine not included) (Add $7 for Foreign

Associaton and receive VINTAGE AIRPLANE magashyPostage)zine for an additional $27 per year

EAA Membership VINTAGE AIRPLANE mag-azine EAA EXPERIMENTERand one year membership in the EAA Vintage AirshyCurrent EAA members may receive EAAcraft Association is available for $37 per year EXPERIMENTER magazine for an additional $20 (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included) (Add per year$7 for Foreign Postage) EAA Membership and EAA EXPERIMENTER magshyazine is available for $30 per year (SPORT

lAC AVIATION magazine not inciuded)(Add $8 for ForshyCurrent EAA members may join the International eign Postage) Aerobatic Club Inc Division and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $40 FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS per year Please submit your remittance with a check or EAA Membership SPORT AEROBATICS magazine draft drawn on a United States bank payable in and one year membership in the lAC Division is United States dollars Add required Foreign

Postage amount for each membership

DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Gene Chose EE Buck Hilbert 2159 Carlton Rd PO 80x424

Oshkosh WI 54904 Union IL 60 180 920 23 I -5002 815923-459 I

e-mail buck7acmCnet

ADVISORS David Bennett Alan Shackleton 11741 Wolf Rd PO Box 656

Gross Valley CA 95949 Sugar Grove IL 60554-Q656 530268- I585 630466-4 I93

antiquerinreochcom 103346 I 772compuseVecom

Membership dues to EAA and its divisions are not tax deductible as charitable contributions

Copyright copy2ooo by the EM -Intage AircraH Association All rights reserved

VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) IPM 1482602 is published and owned exclusively by Ihe EM -Intage AircraH Associalion of Ihe Experimental AircraH Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Ceoler 3000 Poberezny Rd PO Box 3086 Oshkosh Wisconsin 54903-3086 Periodicals Postage paid at Oshkosh Wisconsin 5490t and at additional mailing offices POSTMASTER Send address changes to EM AnliqueClassic Division Inc PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 FOREIGN AND APO ADDRESSES - Please allow alleast Iwo monlhs for delivery of VINTAGE AIRPLANE to foreign and APO addresses via surlace mail ADVERTISING - -Intage AircraH Association does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through the advertising We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be lakenEDITORIAL POLICY Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs Policy ogtnoos expressed in articles are solely those of the authors Respoo~bility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with he contributor No reoumeltatkln is made Material shoold be sent to Edrtor VINTAGE AIRPLANE PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Phone 9201426-4800

The words fAA ULTRALIGHT FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM SPORT AVIATION FOR THE LOVE OF FLYING and the logos of fAA fAA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION fAA VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INTERNAshyTIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are reg regislered Irademas THE fAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of Ihe EM AVIATION FOUNDATION fAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION and fAA AirYenture are Iradeshymarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above association is strictly prohibited

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Membershi~ Services Directory_ Enjoy the many benefits ofBAA and the

ASSOCIATION

OFFICERS Presldent Vice-President

Espie Butch Joyce George Doubner PO 80x 35584 2448 Lough Lane

Greensboro NC 27425 Hartford WI 53027 3363930344 262673-5885

a-moil windsockaolcom e-moil antique2aolcom

TreasurerSecretory Charles W HarrisSteve Nesse 72 I 5 East 46th St 2009 Highland Ave Tulsa OK 74145Albert Lea MN st007

918622-8400507373-1674 cwhhvsucom

DIRECTORS Robert C Bob Brauer Steve Krag

9345 S Hoyne 1002 Heather Ln Chicago IL 60620 Hartford WI 53027

773779-2105 262966-7627 e-mail photopilotaoJcom a-mail sskrogaolcom

John Berendt Robert D Bob Lumley 7645 Echo Point Rd 1265 South I 24th St

Cannon Fal~ MN 55009 Brookfield WI 53005 507263-2414 414 782-2533

e-mail John S Copeland iumperexecpccom I A Deacon Street

Northborough MA 01532 Gene Morris 508393-4775 5936 Steve Court

e-mail Roanoke IX 76262 copekgtnd Ijunocom 817491-9110

e-mail n03coptfloshnet Phil Coulson

284 I 5 Springbrook Dr Dean Richardson Lawton M149065 1429 Kings Lynn Rd

616624-6490 Stoughton WI 53589 608877-8485

RagerGomall darresprodcom 321 -12 S BroadWay 3 Rochester MN 55904 Geoff Robison

507288-2810 1521 E MacGregor Dr rgomollhotmailcom New Hoven IN 46774

219493-4724 Dale A Gustafson e-mail chlefl025aolcom 7724 Shady Hill Dr

Indianapolis IN 46278 SH Wes SChmid 317293-4430 2359 Lefeber Avenue

Wauwatosa WI 53213 Jeannie Hill 414771-1545 PO 80x 328 shschmidexecpccom

Harvard IL 60033 815943-7205

dlnghooowcnet

EAA and Division Membership Services 800-843-3612 FAX 920-426-6761 (800AM-700 PM Monday- Friday CST)

bull Newrenew memberships EAA Divisions (Vintage Aircraft Association LAC Warbirdsl National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI)

bull Address changes bull Merchandise sales bull Gift memberships

Programs and Activities EAA AirVenture Fax-On-Demand Directory 732-885-6711

Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 Build restore information 920-426-4821

Chapters locatingorganizing 920-426-4876 Educa tion 920-426-6815

bull EAA Air Academy bull EAA Scholarships bull EAA Young Eagles Camps

BAA Vintage Aircraft Association ~ EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873 Web Site httpwwweaaorg and httpwwwairventureorg E-Mail vintageeaaorg

Flight Advisors informat ion 920-426-6522 Flight Inst ructor information 920-426-6801 Flying Start Program 920-426-6847

Library Services Research 920-426-4848 Medical Questions 920-426-4821 Technical Counselors 920-426-4821 Young Eagles 920-426-4831

Benefits Aircraft Financing (Textron) 800-851-1367 AVA 800-727 -3823 AVEMCO 800-638-8440 Term Life and Accidental 800-241-6103 Death Insurance (Harvey Watt amp Company)

Editorial Submitting article photo advertising information 920-426-4825 FAX 920-426-4828

EAA Aviation Foundation Artifact Donations 920-426-4877 Financial Support 800-236-1025

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION available for $50 per year (SPORT AVIATION magshyEAA azine not included) (Add $10 for Foreign

Inc is $40 for one year including 12 issues of SPORT Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association

Postage)

AVIATION Family membership is available for an addishytional $10 annually Junior Membership (under 19 WARBIRDS

Current EAA members may join the EAA Warbirds of years of age) is available at $23 annually All major America Division and receive WARBIRDS magazine

Foreign Postage) credit cards accepted for membership (Add $16 for

for an additional $35 per year EAA Membership WARBIRDS magazine and one year membership in the Warbirds DivisionVINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION is avai lable for $45 per year (SPORT AVIATION Current EAA members may join the Vintage Aircraft magazine not included) (Add $7 for Foreign

Associaton and receive VINTAGE AIRPLANE magashyPostage)zine for an additional $27 per year

EAA Membership VINTAGE AIRPLANE mag-azine EAA EXPERIMENTERand one year membership in the EAA Vintage AirshyCurrent EAA members may receive EAAcraft Association is available for $37 per year EXPERIMENTER magazine for an additional $20 (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included) (Add per year$7 for Foreign Postage) EAA Membership and EAA EXPERIMENTER magshyazine is available for $30 per year (SPORT

lAC AVIATION magazine not inciuded)(Add $8 for ForshyCurrent EAA members may join the International eign Postage) Aerobatic Club Inc Division and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $40 FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPS per year Please submit your remittance with a check or EAA Membership SPORT AEROBATICS magazine draft drawn on a United States bank payable in and one year membership in the lAC Division is United States dollars Add required Foreign

Postage amount for each membership

DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Gene Chose EE Buck Hilbert 2159 Carlton Rd PO 80x424

Oshkosh WI 54904 Union IL 60 180 920 23 I -5002 815923-459 I

e-mail buck7acmCnet

ADVISORS David Bennett Alan Shackleton 11741 Wolf Rd PO Box 656

Gross Valley CA 95949 Sugar Grove IL 60554-Q656 530268- I585 630466-4 I93

antiquerinreochcom 103346 I 772compuseVecom

Membership dues to EAA and its divisions are not tax deductible as charitable contributions

Copyright copy2ooo by the EM -Intage AircraH Association All rights reserved

VINTAGE AIRPLANE (ISSN 0091-6943) IPM 1482602 is published and owned exclusively by Ihe EM -Intage AircraH Associalion of Ihe Experimental AircraH Association and is published monthly at EM Aviation Ceoler 3000 Poberezny Rd PO Box 3086 Oshkosh Wisconsin 54903-3086 Periodicals Postage paid at Oshkosh Wisconsin 5490t and at additional mailing offices POSTMASTER Send address changes to EM AnliqueClassic Division Inc PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 FOREIGN AND APO ADDRESSES - Please allow alleast Iwo monlhs for delivery of VINTAGE AIRPLANE to foreign and APO addresses via surlace mail ADVERTISING - -Intage AircraH Association does not guarantee or endorse any product offered through the advertising We invite constructive criticism and welcome any report of inferior merchandise obtained through our advertising so that corrective measures can be lakenEDITORIAL POLICY Readers are encouraged to submit stories and photographs Policy ogtnoos expressed in articles are solely those of the authors Respoo~bility for accuracy in reporting rests entirely with he contributor No reoumeltatkln is made Material shoold be sent to Edrtor VINTAGE AIRPLANE PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086 Phone 9201426-4800

The words fAA ULTRALIGHT FLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM SPORT AVIATION FOR THE LOVE OF FLYING and the logos of fAA fAA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION fAA VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INTERNAshyTIONAL AEROBATIC CLUB WARBIRDS OF AMERICA are reg regislered Irademas THE fAA SKY SHOPPE and logos of Ihe EM AVIATION FOUNDATION fAA ULTRALIGHT CONVENTION and fAA AirYenture are Iradeshymarks of the above associations and their use by any person other than the above association is strictly prohibited

32 OCTOBER 2000