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GARRETT RETIREE’S CLUB OF ARIZONA
Cliff Notes Page 1
PO Box 11633, Scottsdale AZ 85271-1633 Decemberr 2015
President Vice President Treasurer Ed Taschner 480-837-6262 Mark Steele 480-759-0233 Walt Blackmore 480-736-1362 edtaschner@cox.net mrdsteele@aol.com wlblackmore@yahoo.com
President’s Colum
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Honeywell Aerospace Challenge
The Honeywell Fiesta Bowl Aerospace Challenge is one of Arizona’s premier academic contests for
youth. Entering its 17th year, this stimulating contest allows fifth through eighth grade students the
opportunity to enhance their knowledge of space technology. The Aerospace Challenge requires
participants to develop plans for an International Lunar Base complete with a physical scale model.
More than 1200 students will participate in this contest in which they work in groups to achieve criti-
cal problem-solving, communication, team-building and decision-making skills. As a result, they
will expand their knowledge in subject areas such as math, science, social studies, language and
fine arts.
The preliminary round of competition takes place over a three-day period, Feb 8-10 2016, with the
top two teams each day advancing to the finals. Finalists will enjoy an exclusive opportunity to at-
tend a presentation from NASA astronauts. The Aerospace Challenge winning team will earn an all
expense paid trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, AL, and a special on-field appearance at the 46th
Annual Fiesta Bowl in January 2017.
All the judging for the competition is performed by Honeywell employees and retirees. Please vol-
unteer for one, two or three days. Signup deadline is early Jan 2016. Breakfast and lunch is provid-
ed. This is an opportunity for retirees to participate as well. Last year five retirees volunteered and
we would like more this year. For more details contact Keith Hughes at keith8411@cox.net
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EVENT DATE SPONSORING CLUB
Holiday Luncheon – Rustler’s Roost Dec 15 Garrett
Mtg – Dennis Flynn – Rebuilding Together Jan 6 Garrett
Mtg – Ryan Reeves – English Aviation History Feb3 Garrett
Honeywell Aerospace Challenge – Volunteers Feb 8-10
Day at the Races Feb 23 HSRC
Mtg – Ryan Booher -Activerx Mar 2 Garrett
Mtg - TBD Apr 6 Garrett
Mtg - TBD May 4 Garrett
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Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter December 2015
Highlights of November Meeting
President Ed Taschner welcomed members and guests to the meeting on November 4. Dick Carpenter led the Pledge of Alle-giance.
Pete Baker, Product Integrity, presented “Anatomy of a Junk Science Litigation Case”.
A Cessna 421, with LTP101 turboprops in-stalled via STC, crashed in Kansas in Janu-ary 2005 within minutes of takeoff on a foggy day with 300 ft. ceiling killing all 5 aboard.
The NTSB report was issued nearly 2 years post crash and a lawsuit was filed immedi-ately thereafter. The report indicated a right descending turn at high speed, characteristic of pilot error. Impact force was sufficient to move a house off its foundation, flip a car off a trailer and wreckage extended 580’ from point of impact.
Plaintiffs claimed (#1) that the left engine failed and the propeller did not fully feather rendering the airplane uncontrollable, result-ing in a low speed crash.
Forensic examination of both engines showed that they were running a time of im-pact, there was no pilot mayday (expected if an engine had failed), a left engine failure with an unfeathered prop would have caused a left turn, not right turn and the impact forces indicated a high speed crash.
Plantiffs sued both Honeywell and Goodrich for $6.975M. Goodrich had performed an overhaul of the fuel pump and returned it to service in 2003. The plaintiff’s own metal-lurgist found no fatigue on the left engine fuel pump drive shaft. The pilot’s widow settled with Honeywell/Goodrich for $120K and Goodrich settled with 4 other plaintiffs for $400k total. Honeywell refused to settle based on data above.
The plaintiff’s attorneys went back to the left engine as it had a lot of maintenance his-tory, and then focused on a failure of the #2 bearing (#2). An oil feed hole was not in the
correct location but the bearing had not failed so the Plaintiffs gave up on this failure cause.
However, they found a new issue (#3). The #1 bearing outer race was cracked and the forward anti-rotation cup was not dimpled. This idea also failed when examination of the right engine showed exactly the same damage to the crash impact.
Still willing to go to trial, Honeywell’s pilot experts theorized that the pilot may have been incapacitated. The pilot, with 6000 hrs in both SEL and MEL, was required to wear glasses, but on his last medical claimed no diabetes or high blood pressure. However, research indi-cated that the pilot was on medication for both conditions, and thus may well have suffered an episode in flight.
In preparation for trial, Honeywell conducted a mock trial with 2 different juries. Both re-sults were a toss-up despite the overwhelming evidence that Honeywell was blameless. Why? “How dare Honeywell blame the poor pilot for being diabetic?”
So, after 2 years of intensive technical investi-gation of 3 different claims absolving Honey-well of liability, the Plaintiffs finally offered to settle. Final settlement was thought to be ~$1M which likely did not even cover the at-torney’s costs.
So this is the life of Product Integrity, execut-ing the most rigorous due diligence to find the truth, but sometimes the “junk science” may still prevail.
STC – Supplemental Type Certificate
NTSB – National Transportation Safety Board
---------------------------------------------------- This month’s charitable donation went to the Alzheimer’s Assn. of AZ. 50/50 winners were Dick Dippold and Bob Hess. Club guidelines dictate that we support local chari-ties exclusively.
A list of the charities from which the board chooses donations monthly is posted on the website. If you have a favorite charity you would like the club to consider for donations, please bring it to our attention
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Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter December 2015
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Most of you are aware that we are always seeking members who want to be part of the
Club’s leadership and working groups. We are chronically short of people who want to
lend a hand. This isn’t unique to our Club or any volunteer organization. However,
the fact remains we are or will soon be short some important elements of our leader-
ship:
Cliff Notes Editor: Stu Mitnik has recently stepped up and volunteered to be our
Membership manager, keeping our membership data base current and insuring
dues are collected and passed on to the Treasurer. Stu has been one of the solid
backbones of the Board and continues to function on the Board, but he’s loaded
up and needs to pass on the Editor function to someone interested in doing so.
Vice President: Next member season, Mark Steele will move on to become Presi-
dent and we will need to fill his position as Vice President.
Recording Secretary: This function documents all the board actions for refer-
ence.
Your Board has been discussing this situation and has drafted a revision to our Operat-
ing Instructions. It will incorporate rotating slots on the Board. The change is planned
to introduce new members into the policy setting process of the Board and is intended
to be a good resource for recruiting members into officer and staff positions. Stay
tuned for a vote on this idea early next year.
In the meanwhile, don’t forget our Christmas luncheon on December 15 at the Rus-
tler’s Rooste.
See you all at the Rustler’s Rooste!
Warm regards,
Ed Taschner
Benefits Resources Honeywell Retiree Service Center
Dept. 09796 - 2601 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Phone: 1-800-526-0744
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. Eastern Time
Website: “Your Benefits Resources™ http://resources.hewitt.com/honeywell
Northern Trust / Pensions, PO Box 92922
Chicago, Ill 60675 - 1-877-258-3699 #5
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Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter December 2015
Fix-It Guys
Sponsored by Honeywell, Garrett and Sperry Retirees Clubs
We can help Honeywell retirees or surviving spouses with fix-it jobs around the house that you are not able to accomplish. This will hopefully keep the job from being a budget buster for you.
Call us at the appropriate number below. PLEASE LEAVE A CLEAR MESSAGE GIVING YOUR NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, JOB INFORMATION AND NEAREST CROSS STREETS.
Nick Hughes (coordinator for East Valley 602-677-0649) Clint Langford (coordinator for North Valley 602-765-4466)
We can probably help and will get back to you as quickly as practical. We furnish the la-bor at no cost to you - you furnish the cost of the materials or parts.
Below is a list of volunteer Fix It Guys from both the East and North Valley.
East Valley
Mike Briske Nick Hughes Bob Davenport Ken Probert
Jim King Charlie Paine Mike Griffin Warren Koepsel
Frank Holman Stu Mitnik
North Valley
Gene Kupka Lee Rippstein Dan Schoff Clint Langford
Wally Secosky Matt Schuetz Bob Farney Ed Skutecki
Paul Simison Roy Newbold
Need your help – We have lost contact with:
If anyone has contact information, please call or email Stu Mitnik at 480-891-1629 or smitnik@cox.net
Jan Williams John Dannan Ray Czerwonka Bob Slaughter Weldon Bagley
Monthly Charity News
Your Board of Directors has voted to donate $100 each month to the Scholarship Fund, and the other $100 to local charities as usual. This month’s charitable donation went to the Hos-pice of the Valley. Club guidelines dictate that we support local charities exclusively. A list of the charities from which the board chooses donations monthly is posted on the web-site. If you have a favorite charity you would like the club to consider for donations, please bring it to our attention.
50/50 winners were Dick Dippold and Bob Hess.
A Thank You Note was received from Hospice of the Valley.
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Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter December 2015
Editor’s Corner
We continue to monitor newsletters sent via email that are not being received. We will at-tempt to contact you by phone or other means to ensure that we have the correct email ad-dress on file. If we are unable to obtain a correct email address, we will send your copy of the newsletter via USPS.
The Board has reviewed the response to this year’s dues notices and although working well, we have decided to further improve the process. Beginning in August 2016, dues notices will be sent in a letter separate from Cliff Notes. This letter, sent to both winter and summer addresses, will include dues owed and an opportunity to contribute to the Scholarship Program, although dues and scholarship contributions will need to be sep-arate checks. We will ask you to mail the entire letter back to us with requested infor-mation updates and roster requests. We thank you for your support of our process improvements.
Our monthly meetings are held at the Scottsdale Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road, (just north of McDowell). The meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month, September thru May, except for December – our Holiday Luncheon. Our social hour begins at 1:00 pm, club business is conducted at 1:45 pm, the presentation starts at 2:00 pm and adjournment is at 3:00 pm.
The history of Honeywell or an old edition of the Newsletter can be found on the GRC webpage http://www.garrettretireesaz.com/
If there is something that you would like to see in the newsletter, or if you want to comment on the Newsletter itself, write a letter to the editor or e-mail the information to smitnik@cox.net! We will publish it, space available and the approval of the Board. Any comments or claims made within the publication are solely the responsibility of the individ-ual authors and do not necessarily express the views of Honeywell Inc. or the Directors, Of-ficers, Staff or members of the Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Ken jones
94 years young
HOW TO START A FIGHT
I took my wife to a restaurant.
The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.
"I'll have the rump steak, rare, please."
He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?"
"Nah, she can order for herself."
And that's when the fight started.
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Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter December 2015
HRSC & GRC Scholarship Program
Program Updates
The Scholarship Board has opened this year’s program and we hope it will be easier
than ever to apply. Beginning December 1, 2015 there will be several ways to apply
for a Scholarship. As in the past, a student attending Arizona State University (ASU),
Northern Arizona University (NAU) or University of Arizona (UofA) may apply for a
Honeywell Retiree Clubs of Arizona Scholarship through the school’s scholarship
network. Additionally, this year the Scholarship Board will begin accepting applica-
tions by mail—sent directly to the Scholarship Board.
Applications and instruction on how to apply will be available on the Scholarship Pro-
gram page of the HRSC Website, beginning December 1, and will also be published in
the December Bridge. The Scholarship Board Members will be available to help with
any questions you may have. Each of the three schools has a Scholarship Board
Member that works directly with that school and students, and will be there to help,
no matter what application process you use.
To be eligible for consideration for a Scholarship, applicants should:
Attend one of the three designated State Universities: Arizona State University
(ASU), Northern Arizona University (NAU), or University of Arizona (UofA).
Be a descendant of an active or deceased member of a participating club (currently
Honeywell or Garrett Retiree Club). A deceased member is defined as a member
who passed away while holding active membership in one of the two clubs
Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or greater.
Be a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student during the academic year you
are applying for.
Note: Enrolled freshman may apply during the second freshman semester, for
their sophomore year Scholarship, providing they attain a 3.0 GPA or greater
in their first semester.
Watch the Honeywell Retiree and Social Club website Scholarship page in December
for Information on this year’s Scholarship Program. Garrett Retirees Club website has
a link to the Scholarship Program.
We hope that all of our members take the challenge and help us support the many bright and wor-
thy students that apply for a Honeywell Retiree Clubs Scholarship each year. For anyone who would
like to make a donation, please contact the Honeywell Scholarship Foundation Treasurer, Gwen
Scheetz, or any of your Board members, listed below.
The Honeywell Retiree Clubs Scholarship Foundation Board Members
Dawn Orgill, Chair, Dawn3@centurylink.net 602 881 7772
Gwen Scheetz, Secretary/Treasurer scheetzgwen@cox.net 602 616 9889
Bob Davenport, NAU Representative wrd63@cox.net 480 560 6273
ASU Representative
Frank Holman, U of A Representative frankholman@cox.net 602 695 2565
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Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter December 2015
Scholarship Recipient Rachael Davey
Rachael Davey is a nineteen year old sophomore who attends the University of Arizona and belongs to the Sigma Kappa sorority. She is majoring in Special Education and Rehabilita-tion, and wants to work with special needs children.
Rachael’s desire to work with special needs children is in part because of the relationship with her cousin Connor, who has Down syndrome. This eagerness continued while working a summer job at Kumon Education and Research Association, and helping Autistic children with simple math equations.
Rachael grew up playing all sorts of sports in the Phoenix area. The passion she had while playing volleyball made her excel on several different travel teams, as well as making the varsity volleyball team as a freshman in high school.
Plans for the future…Rachael is on schedule to graduate May of 2018, and has a potential offer for an internship this winter working with special needs kids at New Way Academy. Once she has graduated, she plans on applying to Occupational Therapy school somewhere in California.
HRSC-Day at the Races Feb 23, 2016 – Tues at 11:00 AM
Where: Turf Paradise Park, 1501 West Bell Rd
Time: Arrive at 11:00 AM at the Turf Club
Cost: $24.00 per person
Free Parking: Use the Turf Club Entrance on 19th Avenue
Package includes: Parking, Admission, How to Wager Guide, Senior Buffet Lunch,
Coffee/Tea, Dessert, Tax, and Gratuity & Winner Circle Photo.
The retiree clubs will have a race named after them.
Coordinator: Victor Fragnito, 602-908-0740e008821@cox.net
Reservation Due Date: Feb 10, 2016
Make checks payable to: Treasurer, HRC; send to: Vic Fragnito, 6922 W. Garfield
St., PHX, AZ 85043
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HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Lunch Served @ 12:00 – Come at 11:30 and mingle
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Garrett Retirees’ Club of Arizona Newsletter December 2015
Your 2015 – 2016 Board of Directors
President Ed Taschner (480) 837-6262 EdTaschner@cox.net
Vice President Mark Steele (480) 759-0233 MRDSteele@aol.com
Recording Secretetary Vacant
Treasurer Walt Blackmore (480) 736-1362 WLBlackmore@yahoo.com
Editor Stu Mitnik (480) 897-1629 SMitnik@cox.net
Membership Chair Vacant
Events Chair Diane Bennett (480) 994-5243 AZBennett3@cox.net
Scholarship Committee Frank Holman (480) 994-4590 FrankHolman@cox.net
Web Master Mike Peterson (602) 943-9543 MRPetersonaz@cox.net
Historian Vacant
Recruiting Chair Doug Culy (480) 838-2233 DougPhyl74@cox.net
Refreshments & Outreach Diane Rencenberger (480) 775-8116
Photographer Volker Otto (480) 816-9184
Past President John Lester (480) 831-3784 17JLester@gmail.com
At Large Director Al Stimac (480) 218-7199 Stimac@cox.net
At Large Director Dick Dippold (480) 945-8607 dickydip39@gmail.com
Non-Voting Functional Chairmen (w/Club Affiliation)
Travel Chair (HRC) Barbara Rippstein (623) 566-1572 Rippy60@Yahoo.com
Scholarships Director (HRC) Dawn Orgill (602) 881-7772 dawn3@centurylink.net
CHARLES BISHOP
JOHNNY COLEMAN
FRANCE MAIDMAN
PATRICIA MILLER
IVAN NORTON
WARREN PIERSON JR
MARY LOU SUTTON
GARY WATKINS
WINTER IS COMING
Bet you’re glad you don’t live in Buffalo!
Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first... But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.
As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Pepsi on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.
I set the glasses back down on the counter, fll a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitch-en table.
I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it be-longs, but first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back on the table, Get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.
At the end of the day: The car isn't washed, The bills aren't paid,
There is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter,
The flowers don't have enough water, There is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses,
And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day,
And I'm really tired.
I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail....
Do me a favor. Forward this message to eve-ryone you know, because I don't remember who I've sent it to.
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming! P.S. I don't remember who sent it to me, so if it was you, I'm sorry
Redneck Engineer Exam
I, for one, am sick and tired of hearing about how dumb people are in the South, and I challenge any so-called "smart" Yankee to take this exam:
1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a 10 pound possum.
2. Which of these cars will rust out the quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard?
(A) '65 Ford Fairlane
(B) '69 Chevrolet Chevelle
(C) '64 Pontiac GTO
3. If your uncle builds a still which operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of moonshine produced per hour, how many car radiators are required to condense the product?
4. A woodcutter has a chainsaw which operates at 2700 RPM. The density of the pine trees in the plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The aver-age tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweiser’s will be drunk before all the trees are cut down?
5. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with a field rock foun-dation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1-inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many dogs will be killed?
6. A man owns a Georgia house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has five children. Can each of his grown children place a mobile home on the man's land and still have enough property for their electric appli-ances to sit out front?
7. A 2-ton truck is overloaded and proceeding 900 yards down a steep slope on a sec-ondary road at 45 MPH. The brakes fail. Given average traffic conditions on second-ary roads, what is the probability that it will strike a vehicle with a muffler?
8. With a gene pool reduction of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town which has been bypassed by the Interstate to breed a country-western singer?
I betcha thought that this test was gonna be an easy one, didn't ya? It's okay if y'all didn't do all that well. Just goes to show ya there's a whole heap of things that big city book-learning don't prepare ya for in this life.
As an added bonus for taking the "RED NECK CHALLENGE," here's some souther-ly advice that may come in handy down the road a piece....
Next time you are too drunk to drive, walk to the nearest pizza shop and place an or-der. When they go to deliver it, catch a ride home with them. Now that’s smart!!!
Mother Nature has a sense of humor
This tomato wanted to be a duck
A carrot-shaped robot
A gourd-shaped duck
A foot-shaped potato
A strawberry in Bear Form
Peppers that think they are zombies
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