Where: Las Margaritas

We have delayed the January 2020 Board Meeting by a week so that we wouldn't conflict with other New Year's activities.

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. You can pay your 2020 dues in person!

Where: Golden Corral near Tudor and C street

Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together is at the Golden Corral near Tudor and C street. Great food and great conversation. See you there!

EAA Chapter 42 members:

I’d like to put out a ‘friendly reminder’ to encourage you to help your Chapter by paying your dues for 2020.

It’s very easy using the PayPal links near the bottom of this page: EAA 42 Dues page

Thank you! Rick Henry

Where: Alaska Aviation Museum

Chapter Meeting - Chuck Hosack will be telling us about the EAA Flight Advisor program.

7 PM Jan 28 at the Alaska Aviation Museum located at 4721 Aircraft Drive on Lake Hood.

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.

Where: Golden Corral near Tudor and C street

Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together is at the Golden Corral near Tudor and C street. Great food and great conversation. See you there!

Where: Birchwood Airport

Chapter Meeting - We are going to see Bill Compton's Glasair project with Bob Edison.

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.

To: All EAA Chapter 42 Members
From: Rick Henry
Re: Chapter Officer and Director Elections

Hello EAA Chapter 42 Members:

At our May 26, 2020 Chapter Membership meeting we will have elections for all Officer and Director positions in our Chapter. I have been asked to canvas the membership to seek those who may be interested in an elected position. These include all of the following:

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Directors at Large

The current Officers are listed on this page: Eaa 42 Officers

More information about the process and the duties of each position can be found on our website here: Eaa 42 Bylaws

Our current Officers and Directors have served in their positions for several years now and it’s time to offer other Chapter members the opportunity to serve in a position. Some current Officers and / or Directors may wish to continue to serve in their present or other capacities, but they will be part of the election process with other nominees.

I’m sure you would agree that our current Officers have done an exemplary job and we owe them a hearty “Thank You!” for their tremendous efforts and dedication to our Chapter.

I encourage you to consider helping keep our Chapter active and vibrant by ‘stepping up’ to be considered as a nominee for the position(s) of your choice. Please contact me directly if you have any questions or would like me to add you to the list of nominees.

Sincerely,

Rick Henry
n727rh@gmail.com
Cell: (901) 336-5827 (Pls. Note my cell area code is nine-zero-ONE from TN, not 907. Thanks.)

Where: Golden Corral near Tudor and C street

Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together is at the Golden Corral near Tudor and C street. Great food and great conversation. See you there!

Where: Canceled

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel our Chapter Meeting this month. The Air Museum is closed along with just about everything else in the state. Although we could probably find another place we decided to cancel the March meeting to go along with the advice from the medical pros. Bernie was going to entertain us with a presentation on his flight into the Canadian Arctic in his Bonanza. He has prepared a video of the presentation he was going to give and has loaded it on You Tube - it is titled "Canadian Arctic Adventure"
Canadian Arctic Adventure
It will be available at meeting time Tue. at 7 PM.

Bernie created an excellent four-part video of his flight across the Canadian Arctic. He posted this for us to see online in lieu of our regular monthly meeting yesterday. Enjoy!
Bernie’s video

Where: Video conference

Our April Board meeting will be held via video conference among the Officers and Board members who will receive details on how to attend online.

Where: Tom Lawhorn's Video Feed

Chapter Meeting - Tom Lawhorn will have two presentations for us:
Tom will discuss TIG welding and show us some repairs that he's doing on a set of Aerocet floats.
The plan is for Tom to initiate a Live Video from the EAA 42 Facebook page.
So, to view this you will need to log into Facebook and look for a notification that "Tom Lawhorn is Live on EAA 42" or something similar. We will be able to text questions or comments to him, which watchers can all see and to which Tom can reply, but there won't be any audio or video from other members, only text.
If you are not yet a member of the EAA 42 Facebook page, be sure to click on "Join" and we will add you to our Facebook Members.

Elections
The ballot for our Officer elections is now posted near the top of this web page and here: Ballot.
These need to be submitted by May 26th. Of course, only members with dues paid for 2020 may vote.
You can check to see if you're a current member here: Current Members.
If you need to pay your dues for 2020, you may go here: Pay dues (near the bottom of the page).
Thank You!

Where: Most likely a video conference

Where: Video conference

Our May Board meeting will be held via video conference among the Officers and Board members who will receive details on how to attend online.

Where: Valdez

Postponed to June 26-28

valdezflyin.com

Where: Online

Results are in!
Let's welcome our new Chapter Officers:
President: Tom Lawhorn
Vice President: Cliff Belleau
Secretary: Chuck Hosack
Treasurer: Ed White

There were four single write-in votes for Director, but no majority. This will be discussed by the Officers at the next Board Meeting.

Here are the tabulated results: Results

Rick Henry

The ballot for our Officer elections is now posted near the top of this web page and here: Ballot
These need to be submitted by May 26th. Of course, only members with dues paid for 2020 may vote.
You can check to see if you're a current member here: Current Members.
If you need to pay your dues for 2020, you may go here: Pay dues (near the bottom of the page).
Thank You!

The ballot for our Officer elections is now posted near the top of this web page and here: Ballot.
These need to be submitted by May 26th. Of course, only members with dues paid for 2020 may vote.
You can check to see if you're a current member here: Current Members.
If you need to pay your dues for 2020, you may go here: Pay dues (near the bottom of the page).
Thank You!

Results are in!
Let's welcome our new Chapter Officers:
President: Tom Lawhorn
Vice President: Cliff Belleau
Secretary: Chuck Hosack
Treasurer: Ed White

There were four single write-in votes for Director, but no majority. This will be discussed by the Officers at the next Board Meeting.

Here are the tabulated results: Results

Rick Henry

Where: Zoom video conference

We are COVID-19 in the air like everyone else.

Go to https://zoom.us/join

Zoom meeting number is: 220 671 7853

Password: 0VbSQC

If you are typing the password manually, it starts with a zero.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

May 2020 BOD Minutes PDF

Where: Zoom Video

Zoom Video Chapter Meeting - click here at 7 PM

We will get together electronically and talk aviation.

Or go to https://zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 917 768 2270 Password: thunder

We will see you then

Where: Valdez Airport

Valdez STOL Competition for 2020 has been cancelled

Tentative Reschedule for 2021 valdezflyin.com

Where: Zoom BOD Meeting

We will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Zoom Video Board of Directors Meeting - click here at 7 PM

We will get together electronically and talk aviation.

Or go to https://zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 917 768 2270 Password: thunder

We will see you then

Where: TBD

No Chapter Meeting planned

Where: Zoom BOD Meeting

We will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Zoom Video Board of Directors Meeting - click here at 7 PM

We will get together electronically and talk aviation.

Or go to https://zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 917 768 2270 Password: thunder

Walter's Flyby photos

We will see you then

Where: Facebook Live

Chapter Meeting - Tom Lawhorn will do a Facebook live presentation with an update on the progress of his Glastar project

Where: Zoom Video Meeting

We will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Zoom Video Board of Directors Meeting - click here at 7 PM

We will get together electronically and talk aviation.

Or go to https://zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 917 768 2270 Password: thunder

We will see you then

Where: TBD

Chapter Meeting - TBD

Where: Zoom Video Meeting

We will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Zoom Video Board of Directors Meeting - click here at 7 PM

We will get together electronically and talk aviation.

Or go to https://zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 917 768 2270 Password: thunder

We will see you then

Where: TBD

Chapter Meeting - TBD

Maybe a Halloween Zoom Meeting

Boo

For Sale Vans RV 8 Quickbuild kit

Where: Zoom

We will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Zoom Video Board of Directors Meeting - click here at 7 PM

We will get together electronically and talk aviation.

Or go to https://zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 917 768 2270 Password: thunder

We will see you then

Where: Zoom

Chapter meeting Join us for a virtual meeting via zoom to see the latest progress on Tom Lawhorn's Glastar project, specifically the opening windows he has developed.

We wanted to use zoom instead of facebook, because not everyone is on facebook.

You will have to go to the zoom website and download the free software. To attend the meeting, open the program, click on join a meeting, and enter the meeting number below, it will then ask for the password. Its that easy. The free meetings are limited to 40 minutes, so a second meeting is scheduled for 7:40. When the time expires simply click the join a meeting and enter the new meeting number and password

Zoom Video Chapter Meeting - click here at 7 PM

We will get together electronically and talk aviation.

Or go to https://zoom.us/join

7 PM Meeting ID: 74266032745 Password: RgnC6V

7:40 Meeting ID: 73002612787 Password: L7kXDM

NOTE: the passwords are case sensitive.

We will see you then.

Flyable-finished Lockheed and Seabee restoration Project.

Working on Glastar cargo door. Since I am building mine as a tail wheel, as soon as you open the door it will want to close, so I wanted something that was automatic. So I made a simple over center latch. It attaches to the fuselage with an adel clamp and is attached to the door with a couple of machine screws into “tee” nuts bedded in the fiberglass. Here is a video link: Tom's video

The Glastar was originally built with the side windows glued to the doors. I wanted the option of being able to open them. It required me to make a mold of the door to fit the compound curves of the door. Then I needed to make a deeper jam. The hinges are attached, and ready to bond in the plexiglass. There are 15 photos so they are in a drop box: Tom's dropbox - 15 photos

From David:

Here is a photo of my RV8 during Condition Inspection this fall. Note my use of water bottle to catch any fuel spill during fuel system checks. Did discover Magneto in need of overhaul during this inspection. OH of Mag greatly improved the starting on the engine under all conditions including hot start.

Here are a couple pictures of my Kolb Kolbra, experimental light sport project. Unlike Lars, I like Oratex covered aircraft…:) I hope to have this ten year project done in the spring. A Conex shipping container is a safe place to store a small folding plane away from the Palmer winds, but it is also like a walk in freezer in the winter...

I've moved the experimental Mustang II into a shared hangar with what I think is a pretty cool-looking airplane: a Yak 52 (owned by another guy). My 'winter project' is to put a Garmin GMA-345 audio panel in the Mustang II which will have Bluetooth Music input. A month ago, we added a 1972 Cardinal - primarily for my sons to fly and build time. I feel fortunate enough to have found one that was very well taken care of by a Boeing engineer in Everett, WA for the last 35 years. My Student pilot son Matt got a 'super-duper' dual cross-country flying it from WA to TN.

Well I don’t keep it in Anchorage, but do I owe an update on my other experimental. Last night I finished ferrying my Cassutt IIIM from Rapid City to San Diego. Planning to race it at Reno in Formula One as long as it isn’t canceled again this year 🤞Here’s a picture from the big cross country where the tailwheel broke just before the final leg of the trip. Fortunately, my friend with the twin airplane to my Quickie lives just an hour flight away and was able to shuttle me around for parts!

I put about 110 hours on the Bearhawk this year. Hopefully a couple more next month before I get into some changes that'll have it down for a bit.

Bob Edison in his RV-7 doing an impressive fly-by at Lake Hood this summer. Photo by Rob Stapleton

Where: Zoom video Board Meeting

We will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

[Zoom Video Board of Directors Meeting - Tuesday December 2nd at 7 PM

We will get together electronically and talk aviation.

Or go to https://zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 72523792963 Password: HBEO6p

We will see you then

Where: Online

The national EAA Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet is a virtual event this year.

We’re honored to host Capt. Jim Lovell as we look back on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, and the heroic efforts by all involved that brought him and his crewmates safely home. Join on December 10, 2020, to hear his firsthand account of that harrowing mission.

Because of the limitations on large gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event will be a virtual one, open to all EAA members at no charge. EAA members must log in to their EAA.org web account and visit https://eaa.org/eaa-museum/eaa-museum-events/wright-brothers-banquet to access the event.

The live stream will begin at 7 p.m. CST. A recording of the event will also be available on demand for members to view at their convenience.

Here’s a couple of my Murphy SR2500 at Red Shirt Lake this summer.
I have been flying this plane since 2001 – still tons of fun.