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Chapter 724, Experimental Aircraft Association, Merritt Island, Florida
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 320923, Cocoa Beach, FL 32901
Internet Web Site: http://www.BeginAt.com/EAA724
Officers | Technical Counselors | |||
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President: Vice President: Secretary/Treasurer: Newsletter Editor: |
John Murphy Ted Yon John Soukup Fred Mahan |
783-1515 783-7966 783-7128 452-5797 |
John Murphy Ted Yon Young Eagle Coordinator Tony Yacono |
783-1515 783-7966 459-0080 |
September 1998Volume 18, Number 9The next meeting will be on the second Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 7:30 P.M. Big Merritt Island Air Service Hangar, South Side of Runway Second Floor, Southwest Corner Meeting Room.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Sep 11-21 ICAT Training Camps (3), Dunnellon airport, 352-489-6760.
Regularly Scheduled Florida EAA Fly-Ins August Meeting The August meeting was held on August 12th in the chapter meeting room at the Merritt Island Air Service hanger. As the meeting was the first since the end of July, talk naturally turned to Oshkosh. Incidentally, Oshkosh is no longer called "Oshkosh," but is now "AirVenture." Anyway, only 3 chapter members made the trip this year, Don Conover and Bill Brown (both of whom went in motorhomes) and one other. Attendance this year was up slightly to 855,000. About 682 homebuilts were there, as well as 547 warbirds, and 583 classics. A 747 carried about 400 Australians to the event. Weather was good for about the first two-thirds of the event, but many were trapped on the ground by bad weather at the end. A few last items regarding June's Young Eagle Day were brought up by Tony Yacono. 254 kids were flown -- among those were seven from other countries. $800 worth of fuel was consumed, and 16 cases of oil were distributed. Thanks to all who volunteered their airplanes and time to make the event a success. Tony hopes that more than 300 kids can be flown next year. In the last newsletter, the editor failed to point out the considerable contributions to Young Eagle Day by Bobbie Lasher. Thanks Bobbie!
We had four visitors at the meeting, John Webb, John Maynard, Hal Giddings, and Dave Kaboord. John Webb runs a fiberglass shop on Murrell Road in Rockledge. John Maynard has a Cozy Classic, and recently brought his airplane to Merritt Island Airport. Hal is building a Glass Goose. The Netherlands is no Mecca for flying. It has only a few hundred GA pilots, 300 GA aircraft, about 30 homebuilts, and about 35 homebuilding projects. The country has only 10 airports, including grass strips. Landing fees are $20, and avgas costs $8 per gallon. Thanks for the talk, Dave. It helps us appreciate the freedoms that we (still) have in the USA.
Joe Yasecko
Long-time chapter member Joe Yasecko of Cocoa Beach died on August 16th. He was 83. Born in Czechoslovakia, Joe grew up near Youngstown, Ohio. He earned an engineering degree, then spent World War II in the Army Air corps setting up radar sites in the Pacific. He moved to Brevard County in 1956 and worked on the Matador and Atlas programs at the Cape.
Joe is survived by his wife Ella and daughter Nancy. We will miss him. EAA Chapter 724 Library
By Ted Yon, Chapter Librarian
Plane Fun Day Merritt Island Air Service and the Brevard Aviation Association will host Plane Fun Day on October 10th, from 9am to 3 pm. Plane Fun Day is an annual open house at Merritt Island Airport to introduce the non-flying public to aviation. Merritt Island Air Service will offer sightseeing rides and have its aircraft on static display. The BAA has asked that as many EAAers as possible bring their airplanes out for display so that the public can see all aspects of aviation. Various aviation-related businesses and organizations will have displays set up in the big hanger, and food will be available from civil Air Patrol volunteer cooks. Keep this Saturday open for a day of picnicking and airplanes.
Dennis and Mike's Velocity Dennis Knutson of Indiatlantic and Mike Knutson or Titusville, a father-son team, recently completed and flew their Velocity. Dennis, the father, got the title of Test Pilot and Mike, who obtained a Repairman's Certificate for the craft, is Chief mechanic. They gave an excellent presentation on their project at the July chapter meeting. The flight test program is going well, with few problems. Way to go, guys!
Aviation Humor Stolen from Chapter 908 Newsletter "Hylites" The German controllers at Frankfurt Airport are infamous for being a short-tempered lot. They not only expect you to know your parking location but also how to get there without any assistance from them. So, it was with some amusement that we (United 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and the pilot of a British Airways 747 (call sign Speedbird 206).
Speedbird: "Good morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the active." The BA 747 pulls onto the main taxiway and stops. Ground (brusquely): "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?" Speedbird: "Standby ground, I'm looking up the gate location now." Ground (impatiently): "Speedbird 206, have you never been to Frankfurt before?" Speedbird (coolly): "Yes, several times in 1944, but I didn't stop."
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