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April 3rd 2024 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas
Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right. So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.
April 13th 2024 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together
Where: Kava’s Pancake House
Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together is at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. Great food and great conversation. See you there!
April 23rd 2024 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting
Where: Lake Hood SimCenter, 3610 Aircraft Drive, Anchorage
Daniel Mendez--CEO of the newly opened Lake Hood SimCenter--will host our April Chapter meeting, inviting us to fly any of his flight simulators:
- RedBird FMX 1000, full-motion (C172 or PA-44, with Garmin G530/430, KLN 94, &G1000)
- Precision Flight Controls SuperCub (bush wheels or floats)
- Precision Flight Controls DCX Max (30+ piston & turboprop aircraft types, single & twin)
- Platinum Simulators Professional Helicopter Sim (PHS), full-motion (9 piston & turbine types)
- Robinson 22 Recreational Sim (virtual reality)
To find the SimCenter, drive North along the Lake Hood Strip, cross the taxiway with the electric sliding gates. As the road turns to the left, the SimCenter is in the first hanger on the right. Same hanger as Acme Cub.
Visit aksimcenter.com
May 1st 2024 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas
Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right. So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.
May 4th 2024 - Saturday 8:05 AM
2024 Great Alaska Aviation Gathering
Where: Alaska State Fairgrounds and Palmer Municipal Airport
Alaska Airmen's Association
2024 Great Alaska Aviation Gathering
Alaska State Fairgrounds and Palmer Municipal Airport
Sunday May 5th 2024
Mar 6th, 2024 - March Board Meeting
Feb 27th, 2024 - February Meeting - Bob Edison
Our own Bob Edison shared stories with photos and video of his experiences flying charter flights in the Philippines and around Denali. All 18 of us really enjoyed Bob's great, entertaining presentation!
Chuck Hosack brought a survival kit and an Icom handheld transceiver for our drawing. Winners were Anson Moxness and Jim Moss, respectively.
We recognized and thanked several Chapter 42 officers & volunteers who were present, handing out EAA certificates and service pins:
- Chuck Hosack - former Secretary. Current Technical Counselor and Flight Advisor for many years. Meeting host at Alaska Aviation Museum for Huey and Norseman tours
- Chris Gill - current Secretary, emcee, meeting planner, and meeting host
- Ed White - current Treasurer since 2015. Young Eagles Coordinator and Eagle Flight Coordinator for many years. Chapter asset storage. Meeting host at his Birchwood hangar.
We also recognized Walter Yankauskas for building our wonderful website containing all sorts of info about our Chapter, from upcoming events to past events with photos; a repository for Board minutes and Chapter documents, an inventory check-in/check-out system for our assets (scales, engine hoist, chapter trailer, grill, banners); Chapter member profiles (planes, projects, skills), and Young Eagle volunteer status. Thanks, Walter!
We'll follow suite for other officers and volunteers, as well as for Young Eagle pilots & ground crew, at subsequent meetings.
[click here for] Denali video
YouTube video of flying through "747 Pass"
Jan 23rd, 2024 - January Meeting - Chris Gill's Smith/BBI SuperCub Build
Chris Gill hosted our January meeting in his garage ... er ... SuperCub Factory, complete with a great custom-made edge roller. Chris and Lisa were great hosts, providing water and sweet snacks. And heat!
Chris' plane review included a 6-page handout of notes and "deets" (i.e., details). Chris has the wide-body kit from BBI Aviation (Nick Smith Jr. & Sr.) out of Thorndale, Ontario. He has the seaplane package, including left door. Chris just hung an Aero Sport O-375 (195 hp) and will use the Catto 84x43 prop. He covered details about project history & goals, build issues & helpful resources, build log organization & dating photos, fuel system, instruments ("Don't buy early"), covering plan, etc.
An organized, very informative meeting, indeed, for both homebuilders and all of 10 of us present!
Dec 9th, 2023 - December Breakfast
Nov 28th, 2023 - November Meeting - Northern Lights Avionics
Gary Bennett, with son, Cody, hosted our November Chapter meeting at his business, Northern Lights Avionics, located on Merrill Field. Gary briefed 14 of us on features, options, and pricing of Garmin avionics relevant to experimental aircraft. He talked in detail about the:
- GI 275 - An electronic, touchscreen instrument, fitting into a 3 1/8" cutout, that can be configured as a Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI), Course Deviation Indicator (CDI), Multi-function Display (MFD), Engine Information System (EIS).
- G5 - An electronic flight instrument system (EFIS), fitting into a 3 1/8" cutout.
- G3X - An EFIS with display options in 10.6", 7" landscape, or 7" portrait. And many interface options.
Oct 24th, 2023 - October Meeting Photos
Tom gave an informative and interesting presentation on various fiber glassing techniques, and he won the monthly gift card raffle to Northern Lights Avionics!
Here are a few photos from the meeting.
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| Wed Apr 3 7 PM |
Board Meeting Las Margaritas |
| Sat Apr 13 9:30 AM |
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together Kava’s Pancake House |
| Tue Apr 23 7 PM |
Chapter Meeting Lake Hood SimCenter, 3610 Aircraft Drive, Anchorage |
| Anchorage, Alaska | |||
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