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JULY 2011
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Mark and Mary purchased the Fleet (1930 Consolidated YPT-6A) as a
project back in 2001 They spent the next seven years restoring it and
now enjoy flying to various events around Florida
The AUA team provided us top-notch service and a reasonable rate
when writing a policy to insure our 1930 Consolidated YPT-6A Fleet
They were very professional and showed a genuine interest in providingcoverage for antique and classic aircraft
mdash Mark amp Mary White
Mark amp Mary WhiteVero Beach Florida
Mark earned his pilotrsquoslicence at age 17
Mary also has herpilotrsquos licence
EAA Vintage amp Antique AircraftAssociation members
a
n s A
U
Come see us for a no-obligation quote at our booth during Air Venture Oshkosh July 25ndash31
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2 Straight amp Level Chapter success the right recipe by Geoff Robison
3 News
6 A Waco Kind of Family The Applegate clan and their YKS-6 by Budd Davisson
13 Flashes of Purple Sparks by Daniel J Demers
16 First Regular Airmail Flight by Lieut H Latane Lewis II
20 To Follow the Line This was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line by E Jeff Justis
25
The Vintage Mechanic Early fire-extinguishing system by Robert G Lock
30 The Vintage Instructor Vintage flying is very much alive by Steve Krog CFI
32 Mystery Plane
by HG Frautschy
38 Classified Ads
40 Flying Outside the Fishbowl by S Michelle Souder
A I R P L A N E J U L Y
C O N T E N T S
S T A F FEAA Publisher Rod Hightower
Director of EAA Publications Mary Jones
Executive DirectorEditor HG Frautschy
ProductionSpecial Project Kathleen WitmanPhotography Jim KoepnickCopy Editor Colleen Walsh
Senior Art Director Olivia P TrabboldEAA Chairman of the Board Tom Poberezny
Publication AdvertisingManagerDomestic Sue Anderson
T l 920 426 6127 E il d
Vol 39 No 7 2011
16
6
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By the time this monthrsquos Vintage
Airplane hits your mailbox we will
be days away from the start of the
Worldrsquos Greatest Aviation Celebration
known to us all as EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh As I have stated repeatedly
in this column this is yet another year
at Oshkosh you do not want to miss
The planning continues to evolve in
spectacular fashion If you havenrsquot re-cently visited the convention website
wwwAirVentureorg you really need
to check out all the amazing events
scheduled for this yearrsquos event There
truly is something for everyone
The monthly work parties at Osh-
kosh in the Vintage area continue
to experience great success I wantto personally thank everyone who
has attended and invested their per-
sonal resources in assisting us with
this always-important task of prepar-
ing the site for our annual fly-in and
convention It is impossible for me to
imagine how we could possibly ac-
complish so much progress without
the valued assistance of our many
pre-convention volunteers I also look
forward to personally welcoming
back the hundreds of Vintage volun-
teers who assist us with all the critical
responsibilities that make this event a
tive ldquodoom and gloomrdquo that we all
read in the GA magazines these days
is absolutely the wrong message to
expound upon Relatively speaking
our vintage aircraft are as economi-
cal and safe to operate today as they
were 50 years ago Everything in our
lives is impacted by the value of our
dollar today as compared to yester-
day If you think about the issue ina fair and impartial manner it really
is all relative Yes it is more expen-
sive to operate the aircraft I own but
so is driving my automobile When
you do a complete analysis of whatrsquos
important in your life flying will al-
ways float to the top as one of my top
three things that gives me the mostpleasure in life My very best memo-
ries are always going to include fam-
ily friends and flying Steversquos point
of view is the right one What are we
doing individually to help grow the
pilot population Join Steve in selling
the ldquofunrdquo in aviation
Letrsquos talk Vintage chapters for a
minute What are the key ingredients
to creating and then maintaining a
Vintage chapter Every chapter EAA
or otherwise will experience the nor-
mal ebbs and flows of maintaining
and attending to the many responsi-
no one is willing to address the real
issue of what will potentially lead to
the demise of that chapter Some-
times the problem is that itrsquos the same
small crowd of individuals who carry
the full burden of operating the chap-
ter and it is way past the time to ldquore-
vitalizerdquo Get your arms around those
folks with the energy to help out As-
sign some of these individuals somereal responsibility then get out of the
way and let them do their thing They
may really surprise you Remember
the recipe Itrsquos got to be fun safe and
it better taste good
I do have a bit of news that is of
great concern about my immediate
predecessor in this volunteer jobButch Joyce Hersquos one of my very
best friends and Irsquom very sorry to tell
you he was recently diagnosed with
a brain tumor The tumor was found
to be malignant and the surgical
procedure to remove the tumor was
less than successful At the moment
Butch remains hospitalized at Duke
University in North Carolina where
he will continue with physical ther-
apy and radiation and chemotherapy
treatments The only good news wersquove
heard related to his illness is that the
type of tumor he has can be success-
GEOFF ROBISON
PRESIDENT VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
STRAIGHT amp LEVEL
Chapter success the right recipe
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VAA NEWS
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Find Your FavoritePresentations andWorkshops Online
With hundreds of the worldrsquos
leading aviation authorities giv-ing close to 1000 individual pre-
sentations at nearly 45 locations
spread throughout the AirVenture
grounds finding out who is pre-
senting where and when can be
in a word challenging The EAA
AirVenture website has an online
tool that can make this task simple
when you use the integrated Air-
Venture schedule
Located at wwwAirVentureorg
under ldquoAttractionsrdquo and then un-
der ldquoActivities Presentations amp
Workshopsrdquo the database includes
all the venues subjects and top-
ics presenters and events from
not only Forums and Workshopsbut also Warbirds in Review Kid-
Venture Museum Speakers Show-
case Authors Corner Theater in
the Woods special ldquoat the aircraftrdquo
presentations on ConocoPhillips
Plaza and more If itrsquos scheduled
yoursquoll find it here In addition the
web schedule is updated on a dailybasis to reflect any changes or ad-
ditions that might occur at the last
minute You can even create your
own itinerary of various events of
interest You can save or print it out
for future reference
A quick link to this new schedule
is wwwAirVentureorgschedule
Fabric-Covering WorkshopLast month we mentioned that
Superflite covering systems would
be presenting covering workshops
in the VAA area Changes in the
tant part of your VAA membership)
you can use the EAA Flight Planner
to chart your trip to Wittman Field
for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011
Just click on the EAA Flight Plannerlink on the left side of the VAA home
page at wwwVintageAircraftorg or ac-
cess it through the membersrsquo only
section of EAArsquos online community
at wwwOshkosh365org
Grass Runways and FuelAlso on our VAA website we
publish a list created by VAA mem-
ber Kris Kortokrax
Kris flies a variety of old bi-
planes that are more pleasant to
fly when they are flown from grass
strips and he and his buddies from
Shelbyville Illinois do their best to
keep the old biplanes happy (and
keep tire wear to a minimum) byflying cross-country from grass strip
to grass strip Finding fuel facilities
can be a challenge these days and
Kris has distilled this airport infor-
mation to be useful for like-minded
grass-runway-preferring pilots This
data was current as of the beginning
of the year and wersquod suggest callingahead to confirm fuel availability
and hours of operation If you have
any changes or additions drop us
an e-mail here at VintageAircraft
eaaorg and wersquoll forward it to Kris
Our thanks to Kris for sharing his
list Let us know if you find it useful
VAArsquos Portable ElectronicsCharging Station
Do your rechargeable personal
electronics like your cellphone or
computer go dead before AirVen-
turersquos over VAA has the solution to
service to EAA members for whatever
donation you feel is appropriate
Breakfast and a Briefing
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will bein operation again this year with
an expanded schedule prior to
convention and fly-in-style pan-
cake and egg breakfasts during
EAA AirVenture Starting on Fri-
day morning July 22 and continu-
ing through Sunday July 24 the
VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will be open for
breakfast (630-930 am) and din-
ner (430-730 pm) Starting Mon-
day July 25 only breakfast will be
served at the Tall Pines Cafeacute (630-
930 am) through Saturday July
30 Just to the north a Flight Ser-
vice Station (FSS) trailer will be lo-
cated near the cafeacute At the trailer
yoursquoll be able to check the weatherfor your flight and obtain a full
briefing from FSS specialists with-
out having to trek up to the FAA
Building near the control tower
Wersquoll see you there each morning
for ldquobreakfast and a briefingrdquo
Are You a Friend of the VAA Red Barn
If so be sure to check in at the
information desk at the VAA Red
Barn There wersquoll issue you a spe-
cial name badge We can also point
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VAA Message Center If you would like to leave a
message for people you know
who frequent the VAA Red Barn
stop by the information desk Youcan write them a message in our
ldquonotebook on a stringrdquo and wersquoll
post their name on the marker
board so theyrsquoll know therersquos a
message waiting for them Sure
cellphones and walkie-talkies are
great but sometimes nothing
works better than a hand-scrib-
bled note
VAA PicnicTickets for the annual VAA
picnic to be held Wednesday
Ju ly 27 at the Nature Center
will be available for sale at the
VAA Red Barn Tickets must be
purchased in advance so weknow how much food to or-
der The delicious meal will be
served from 530 pm until ap-
proximately 7 pm If you need
transportation trams will be-
gin leaving the VAA Red Barn
around 5 pm and will make re-
turn trips after the picnic Typeclubs may hold their annual
banquets during the picnic Call
Jeannie Hill (815-245-4464)
and she will reserve seating so
your type club can sit together
Shawano Fly-OutThe annual fly-out to Shawano
is Saturday July 30 The sign-up
sheet will be at the desk at the VAA
Red Barn and the briefing will be
at 7 am the morning of the fly-
out The community of Shawano
approximately an hour north of
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A Waco Kind of Family
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8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
AERO CLASSICldquoCOLLECTOR SERIESrdquo
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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Mark and Mary purchased the Fleet (1930 Consolidated YPT-6A) as a
project back in 2001 They spent the next seven years restoring it and
now enjoy flying to various events around Florida
The AUA team provided us top-notch service and a reasonable rate
when writing a policy to insure our 1930 Consolidated YPT-6A Fleet
They were very professional and showed a genuine interest in providingcoverage for antique and classic aircraft
mdash Mark amp Mary White
Mark amp Mary WhiteVero Beach Florida
Mark earned his pilotrsquoslicence at age 17
Mary also has herpilotrsquos licence
EAA Vintage amp Antique AircraftAssociation members
a
n s A
U
Come see us for a no-obligation quote at our booth during Air Venture Oshkosh July 25ndash31
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2 Straight amp Level Chapter success the right recipe by Geoff Robison
3 News
6 A Waco Kind of Family The Applegate clan and their YKS-6 by Budd Davisson
13 Flashes of Purple Sparks by Daniel J Demers
16 First Regular Airmail Flight by Lieut H Latane Lewis II
20 To Follow the Line This was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line by E Jeff Justis
25
The Vintage Mechanic Early fire-extinguishing system by Robert G Lock
30 The Vintage Instructor Vintage flying is very much alive by Steve Krog CFI
32 Mystery Plane
by HG Frautschy
38 Classified Ads
40 Flying Outside the Fishbowl by S Michelle Souder
A I R P L A N E J U L Y
C O N T E N T S
S T A F FEAA Publisher Rod Hightower
Director of EAA Publications Mary Jones
Executive DirectorEditor HG Frautschy
ProductionSpecial Project Kathleen WitmanPhotography Jim KoepnickCopy Editor Colleen Walsh
Senior Art Director Olivia P TrabboldEAA Chairman of the Board Tom Poberezny
Publication AdvertisingManagerDomestic Sue Anderson
T l 920 426 6127 E il d
Vol 39 No 7 2011
16
6
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By the time this monthrsquos Vintage
Airplane hits your mailbox we will
be days away from the start of the
Worldrsquos Greatest Aviation Celebration
known to us all as EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh As I have stated repeatedly
in this column this is yet another year
at Oshkosh you do not want to miss
The planning continues to evolve in
spectacular fashion If you havenrsquot re-cently visited the convention website
wwwAirVentureorg you really need
to check out all the amazing events
scheduled for this yearrsquos event There
truly is something for everyone
The monthly work parties at Osh-
kosh in the Vintage area continue
to experience great success I wantto personally thank everyone who
has attended and invested their per-
sonal resources in assisting us with
this always-important task of prepar-
ing the site for our annual fly-in and
convention It is impossible for me to
imagine how we could possibly ac-
complish so much progress without
the valued assistance of our many
pre-convention volunteers I also look
forward to personally welcoming
back the hundreds of Vintage volun-
teers who assist us with all the critical
responsibilities that make this event a
tive ldquodoom and gloomrdquo that we all
read in the GA magazines these days
is absolutely the wrong message to
expound upon Relatively speaking
our vintage aircraft are as economi-
cal and safe to operate today as they
were 50 years ago Everything in our
lives is impacted by the value of our
dollar today as compared to yester-
day If you think about the issue ina fair and impartial manner it really
is all relative Yes it is more expen-
sive to operate the aircraft I own but
so is driving my automobile When
you do a complete analysis of whatrsquos
important in your life flying will al-
ways float to the top as one of my top
three things that gives me the mostpleasure in life My very best memo-
ries are always going to include fam-
ily friends and flying Steversquos point
of view is the right one What are we
doing individually to help grow the
pilot population Join Steve in selling
the ldquofunrdquo in aviation
Letrsquos talk Vintage chapters for a
minute What are the key ingredients
to creating and then maintaining a
Vintage chapter Every chapter EAA
or otherwise will experience the nor-
mal ebbs and flows of maintaining
and attending to the many responsi-
no one is willing to address the real
issue of what will potentially lead to
the demise of that chapter Some-
times the problem is that itrsquos the same
small crowd of individuals who carry
the full burden of operating the chap-
ter and it is way past the time to ldquore-
vitalizerdquo Get your arms around those
folks with the energy to help out As-
sign some of these individuals somereal responsibility then get out of the
way and let them do their thing They
may really surprise you Remember
the recipe Itrsquos got to be fun safe and
it better taste good
I do have a bit of news that is of
great concern about my immediate
predecessor in this volunteer jobButch Joyce Hersquos one of my very
best friends and Irsquom very sorry to tell
you he was recently diagnosed with
a brain tumor The tumor was found
to be malignant and the surgical
procedure to remove the tumor was
less than successful At the moment
Butch remains hospitalized at Duke
University in North Carolina where
he will continue with physical ther-
apy and radiation and chemotherapy
treatments The only good news wersquove
heard related to his illness is that the
type of tumor he has can be success-
GEOFF ROBISON
PRESIDENT VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
STRAIGHT amp LEVEL
Chapter success the right recipe
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VAA NEWS
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Find Your FavoritePresentations andWorkshops Online
With hundreds of the worldrsquos
leading aviation authorities giv-ing close to 1000 individual pre-
sentations at nearly 45 locations
spread throughout the AirVenture
grounds finding out who is pre-
senting where and when can be
in a word challenging The EAA
AirVenture website has an online
tool that can make this task simple
when you use the integrated Air-
Venture schedule
Located at wwwAirVentureorg
under ldquoAttractionsrdquo and then un-
der ldquoActivities Presentations amp
Workshopsrdquo the database includes
all the venues subjects and top-
ics presenters and events from
not only Forums and Workshopsbut also Warbirds in Review Kid-
Venture Museum Speakers Show-
case Authors Corner Theater in
the Woods special ldquoat the aircraftrdquo
presentations on ConocoPhillips
Plaza and more If itrsquos scheduled
yoursquoll find it here In addition the
web schedule is updated on a dailybasis to reflect any changes or ad-
ditions that might occur at the last
minute You can even create your
own itinerary of various events of
interest You can save or print it out
for future reference
A quick link to this new schedule
is wwwAirVentureorgschedule
Fabric-Covering WorkshopLast month we mentioned that
Superflite covering systems would
be presenting covering workshops
in the VAA area Changes in the
tant part of your VAA membership)
you can use the EAA Flight Planner
to chart your trip to Wittman Field
for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011
Just click on the EAA Flight Plannerlink on the left side of the VAA home
page at wwwVintageAircraftorg or ac-
cess it through the membersrsquo only
section of EAArsquos online community
at wwwOshkosh365org
Grass Runways and FuelAlso on our VAA website we
publish a list created by VAA mem-
ber Kris Kortokrax
Kris flies a variety of old bi-
planes that are more pleasant to
fly when they are flown from grass
strips and he and his buddies from
Shelbyville Illinois do their best to
keep the old biplanes happy (and
keep tire wear to a minimum) byflying cross-country from grass strip
to grass strip Finding fuel facilities
can be a challenge these days and
Kris has distilled this airport infor-
mation to be useful for like-minded
grass-runway-preferring pilots This
data was current as of the beginning
of the year and wersquod suggest callingahead to confirm fuel availability
and hours of operation If you have
any changes or additions drop us
an e-mail here at VintageAircraft
eaaorg and wersquoll forward it to Kris
Our thanks to Kris for sharing his
list Let us know if you find it useful
VAArsquos Portable ElectronicsCharging Station
Do your rechargeable personal
electronics like your cellphone or
computer go dead before AirVen-
turersquos over VAA has the solution to
service to EAA members for whatever
donation you feel is appropriate
Breakfast and a Briefing
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will bein operation again this year with
an expanded schedule prior to
convention and fly-in-style pan-
cake and egg breakfasts during
EAA AirVenture Starting on Fri-
day morning July 22 and continu-
ing through Sunday July 24 the
VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will be open for
breakfast (630-930 am) and din-
ner (430-730 pm) Starting Mon-
day July 25 only breakfast will be
served at the Tall Pines Cafeacute (630-
930 am) through Saturday July
30 Just to the north a Flight Ser-
vice Station (FSS) trailer will be lo-
cated near the cafeacute At the trailer
yoursquoll be able to check the weatherfor your flight and obtain a full
briefing from FSS specialists with-
out having to trek up to the FAA
Building near the control tower
Wersquoll see you there each morning
for ldquobreakfast and a briefingrdquo
Are You a Friend of the VAA Red Barn
If so be sure to check in at the
information desk at the VAA Red
Barn There wersquoll issue you a spe-
cial name badge We can also point
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VAA Message Center If you would like to leave a
message for people you know
who frequent the VAA Red Barn
stop by the information desk Youcan write them a message in our
ldquonotebook on a stringrdquo and wersquoll
post their name on the marker
board so theyrsquoll know therersquos a
message waiting for them Sure
cellphones and walkie-talkies are
great but sometimes nothing
works better than a hand-scrib-
bled note
VAA PicnicTickets for the annual VAA
picnic to be held Wednesday
Ju ly 27 at the Nature Center
will be available for sale at the
VAA Red Barn Tickets must be
purchased in advance so weknow how much food to or-
der The delicious meal will be
served from 530 pm until ap-
proximately 7 pm If you need
transportation trams will be-
gin leaving the VAA Red Barn
around 5 pm and will make re-
turn trips after the picnic Typeclubs may hold their annual
banquets during the picnic Call
Jeannie Hill (815-245-4464)
and she will reserve seating so
your type club can sit together
Shawano Fly-OutThe annual fly-out to Shawano
is Saturday July 30 The sign-up
sheet will be at the desk at the VAA
Red Barn and the briefing will be
at 7 am the morning of the fly-
out The community of Shawano
approximately an hour north of
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A Waco Kind of Family
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
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Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
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Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
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Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
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507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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2 Straight amp Level Chapter success the right recipe by Geoff Robison
3 News
6 A Waco Kind of Family The Applegate clan and their YKS-6 by Budd Davisson
13 Flashes of Purple Sparks by Daniel J Demers
16 First Regular Airmail Flight by Lieut H Latane Lewis II
20 To Follow the Line This was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line by E Jeff Justis
25
The Vintage Mechanic Early fire-extinguishing system by Robert G Lock
30 The Vintage Instructor Vintage flying is very much alive by Steve Krog CFI
32 Mystery Plane
by HG Frautschy
38 Classified Ads
40 Flying Outside the Fishbowl by S Michelle Souder
A I R P L A N E J U L Y
C O N T E N T S
S T A F FEAA Publisher Rod Hightower
Director of EAA Publications Mary Jones
Executive DirectorEditor HG Frautschy
ProductionSpecial Project Kathleen WitmanPhotography Jim KoepnickCopy Editor Colleen Walsh
Senior Art Director Olivia P TrabboldEAA Chairman of the Board Tom Poberezny
Publication AdvertisingManagerDomestic Sue Anderson
T l 920 426 6127 E il d
Vol 39 No 7 2011
16
6
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By the time this monthrsquos Vintage
Airplane hits your mailbox we will
be days away from the start of the
Worldrsquos Greatest Aviation Celebration
known to us all as EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh As I have stated repeatedly
in this column this is yet another year
at Oshkosh you do not want to miss
The planning continues to evolve in
spectacular fashion If you havenrsquot re-cently visited the convention website
wwwAirVentureorg you really need
to check out all the amazing events
scheduled for this yearrsquos event There
truly is something for everyone
The monthly work parties at Osh-
kosh in the Vintage area continue
to experience great success I wantto personally thank everyone who
has attended and invested their per-
sonal resources in assisting us with
this always-important task of prepar-
ing the site for our annual fly-in and
convention It is impossible for me to
imagine how we could possibly ac-
complish so much progress without
the valued assistance of our many
pre-convention volunteers I also look
forward to personally welcoming
back the hundreds of Vintage volun-
teers who assist us with all the critical
responsibilities that make this event a
tive ldquodoom and gloomrdquo that we all
read in the GA magazines these days
is absolutely the wrong message to
expound upon Relatively speaking
our vintage aircraft are as economi-
cal and safe to operate today as they
were 50 years ago Everything in our
lives is impacted by the value of our
dollar today as compared to yester-
day If you think about the issue ina fair and impartial manner it really
is all relative Yes it is more expen-
sive to operate the aircraft I own but
so is driving my automobile When
you do a complete analysis of whatrsquos
important in your life flying will al-
ways float to the top as one of my top
three things that gives me the mostpleasure in life My very best memo-
ries are always going to include fam-
ily friends and flying Steversquos point
of view is the right one What are we
doing individually to help grow the
pilot population Join Steve in selling
the ldquofunrdquo in aviation
Letrsquos talk Vintage chapters for a
minute What are the key ingredients
to creating and then maintaining a
Vintage chapter Every chapter EAA
or otherwise will experience the nor-
mal ebbs and flows of maintaining
and attending to the many responsi-
no one is willing to address the real
issue of what will potentially lead to
the demise of that chapter Some-
times the problem is that itrsquos the same
small crowd of individuals who carry
the full burden of operating the chap-
ter and it is way past the time to ldquore-
vitalizerdquo Get your arms around those
folks with the energy to help out As-
sign some of these individuals somereal responsibility then get out of the
way and let them do their thing They
may really surprise you Remember
the recipe Itrsquos got to be fun safe and
it better taste good
I do have a bit of news that is of
great concern about my immediate
predecessor in this volunteer jobButch Joyce Hersquos one of my very
best friends and Irsquom very sorry to tell
you he was recently diagnosed with
a brain tumor The tumor was found
to be malignant and the surgical
procedure to remove the tumor was
less than successful At the moment
Butch remains hospitalized at Duke
University in North Carolina where
he will continue with physical ther-
apy and radiation and chemotherapy
treatments The only good news wersquove
heard related to his illness is that the
type of tumor he has can be success-
GEOFF ROBISON
PRESIDENT VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
STRAIGHT amp LEVEL
Chapter success the right recipe
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VAA NEWS
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Find Your FavoritePresentations andWorkshops Online
With hundreds of the worldrsquos
leading aviation authorities giv-ing close to 1000 individual pre-
sentations at nearly 45 locations
spread throughout the AirVenture
grounds finding out who is pre-
senting where and when can be
in a word challenging The EAA
AirVenture website has an online
tool that can make this task simple
when you use the integrated Air-
Venture schedule
Located at wwwAirVentureorg
under ldquoAttractionsrdquo and then un-
der ldquoActivities Presentations amp
Workshopsrdquo the database includes
all the venues subjects and top-
ics presenters and events from
not only Forums and Workshopsbut also Warbirds in Review Kid-
Venture Museum Speakers Show-
case Authors Corner Theater in
the Woods special ldquoat the aircraftrdquo
presentations on ConocoPhillips
Plaza and more If itrsquos scheduled
yoursquoll find it here In addition the
web schedule is updated on a dailybasis to reflect any changes or ad-
ditions that might occur at the last
minute You can even create your
own itinerary of various events of
interest You can save or print it out
for future reference
A quick link to this new schedule
is wwwAirVentureorgschedule
Fabric-Covering WorkshopLast month we mentioned that
Superflite covering systems would
be presenting covering workshops
in the VAA area Changes in the
tant part of your VAA membership)
you can use the EAA Flight Planner
to chart your trip to Wittman Field
for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011
Just click on the EAA Flight Plannerlink on the left side of the VAA home
page at wwwVintageAircraftorg or ac-
cess it through the membersrsquo only
section of EAArsquos online community
at wwwOshkosh365org
Grass Runways and FuelAlso on our VAA website we
publish a list created by VAA mem-
ber Kris Kortokrax
Kris flies a variety of old bi-
planes that are more pleasant to
fly when they are flown from grass
strips and he and his buddies from
Shelbyville Illinois do their best to
keep the old biplanes happy (and
keep tire wear to a minimum) byflying cross-country from grass strip
to grass strip Finding fuel facilities
can be a challenge these days and
Kris has distilled this airport infor-
mation to be useful for like-minded
grass-runway-preferring pilots This
data was current as of the beginning
of the year and wersquod suggest callingahead to confirm fuel availability
and hours of operation If you have
any changes or additions drop us
an e-mail here at VintageAircraft
eaaorg and wersquoll forward it to Kris
Our thanks to Kris for sharing his
list Let us know if you find it useful
VAArsquos Portable ElectronicsCharging Station
Do your rechargeable personal
electronics like your cellphone or
computer go dead before AirVen-
turersquos over VAA has the solution to
service to EAA members for whatever
donation you feel is appropriate
Breakfast and a Briefing
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will bein operation again this year with
an expanded schedule prior to
convention and fly-in-style pan-
cake and egg breakfasts during
EAA AirVenture Starting on Fri-
day morning July 22 and continu-
ing through Sunday July 24 the
VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will be open for
breakfast (630-930 am) and din-
ner (430-730 pm) Starting Mon-
day July 25 only breakfast will be
served at the Tall Pines Cafeacute (630-
930 am) through Saturday July
30 Just to the north a Flight Ser-
vice Station (FSS) trailer will be lo-
cated near the cafeacute At the trailer
yoursquoll be able to check the weatherfor your flight and obtain a full
briefing from FSS specialists with-
out having to trek up to the FAA
Building near the control tower
Wersquoll see you there each morning
for ldquobreakfast and a briefingrdquo
Are You a Friend of the VAA Red Barn
If so be sure to check in at the
information desk at the VAA Red
Barn There wersquoll issue you a spe-
cial name badge We can also point
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VAA Message Center If you would like to leave a
message for people you know
who frequent the VAA Red Barn
stop by the information desk Youcan write them a message in our
ldquonotebook on a stringrdquo and wersquoll
post their name on the marker
board so theyrsquoll know therersquos a
message waiting for them Sure
cellphones and walkie-talkies are
great but sometimes nothing
works better than a hand-scrib-
bled note
VAA PicnicTickets for the annual VAA
picnic to be held Wednesday
Ju ly 27 at the Nature Center
will be available for sale at the
VAA Red Barn Tickets must be
purchased in advance so weknow how much food to or-
der The delicious meal will be
served from 530 pm until ap-
proximately 7 pm If you need
transportation trams will be-
gin leaving the VAA Red Barn
around 5 pm and will make re-
turn trips after the picnic Typeclubs may hold their annual
banquets during the picnic Call
Jeannie Hill (815-245-4464)
and she will reserve seating so
your type club can sit together
Shawano Fly-OutThe annual fly-out to Shawano
is Saturday July 30 The sign-up
sheet will be at the desk at the VAA
Red Barn and the briefing will be
at 7 am the morning of the fly-
out The community of Shawano
approximately an hour north of
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A Waco Kind of Family
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
AERO CLASSICldquoCOLLECTOR SERIESrdquo
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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By the time this monthrsquos Vintage
Airplane hits your mailbox we will
be days away from the start of the
Worldrsquos Greatest Aviation Celebration
known to us all as EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh As I have stated repeatedly
in this column this is yet another year
at Oshkosh you do not want to miss
The planning continues to evolve in
spectacular fashion If you havenrsquot re-cently visited the convention website
wwwAirVentureorg you really need
to check out all the amazing events
scheduled for this yearrsquos event There
truly is something for everyone
The monthly work parties at Osh-
kosh in the Vintage area continue
to experience great success I wantto personally thank everyone who
has attended and invested their per-
sonal resources in assisting us with
this always-important task of prepar-
ing the site for our annual fly-in and
convention It is impossible for me to
imagine how we could possibly ac-
complish so much progress without
the valued assistance of our many
pre-convention volunteers I also look
forward to personally welcoming
back the hundreds of Vintage volun-
teers who assist us with all the critical
responsibilities that make this event a
tive ldquodoom and gloomrdquo that we all
read in the GA magazines these days
is absolutely the wrong message to
expound upon Relatively speaking
our vintage aircraft are as economi-
cal and safe to operate today as they
were 50 years ago Everything in our
lives is impacted by the value of our
dollar today as compared to yester-
day If you think about the issue ina fair and impartial manner it really
is all relative Yes it is more expen-
sive to operate the aircraft I own but
so is driving my automobile When
you do a complete analysis of whatrsquos
important in your life flying will al-
ways float to the top as one of my top
three things that gives me the mostpleasure in life My very best memo-
ries are always going to include fam-
ily friends and flying Steversquos point
of view is the right one What are we
doing individually to help grow the
pilot population Join Steve in selling
the ldquofunrdquo in aviation
Letrsquos talk Vintage chapters for a
minute What are the key ingredients
to creating and then maintaining a
Vintage chapter Every chapter EAA
or otherwise will experience the nor-
mal ebbs and flows of maintaining
and attending to the many responsi-
no one is willing to address the real
issue of what will potentially lead to
the demise of that chapter Some-
times the problem is that itrsquos the same
small crowd of individuals who carry
the full burden of operating the chap-
ter and it is way past the time to ldquore-
vitalizerdquo Get your arms around those
folks with the energy to help out As-
sign some of these individuals somereal responsibility then get out of the
way and let them do their thing They
may really surprise you Remember
the recipe Itrsquos got to be fun safe and
it better taste good
I do have a bit of news that is of
great concern about my immediate
predecessor in this volunteer jobButch Joyce Hersquos one of my very
best friends and Irsquom very sorry to tell
you he was recently diagnosed with
a brain tumor The tumor was found
to be malignant and the surgical
procedure to remove the tumor was
less than successful At the moment
Butch remains hospitalized at Duke
University in North Carolina where
he will continue with physical ther-
apy and radiation and chemotherapy
treatments The only good news wersquove
heard related to his illness is that the
type of tumor he has can be success-
GEOFF ROBISON
PRESIDENT VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
STRAIGHT amp LEVEL
Chapter success the right recipe
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VAA NEWS
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Find Your FavoritePresentations andWorkshops Online
With hundreds of the worldrsquos
leading aviation authorities giv-ing close to 1000 individual pre-
sentations at nearly 45 locations
spread throughout the AirVenture
grounds finding out who is pre-
senting where and when can be
in a word challenging The EAA
AirVenture website has an online
tool that can make this task simple
when you use the integrated Air-
Venture schedule
Located at wwwAirVentureorg
under ldquoAttractionsrdquo and then un-
der ldquoActivities Presentations amp
Workshopsrdquo the database includes
all the venues subjects and top-
ics presenters and events from
not only Forums and Workshopsbut also Warbirds in Review Kid-
Venture Museum Speakers Show-
case Authors Corner Theater in
the Woods special ldquoat the aircraftrdquo
presentations on ConocoPhillips
Plaza and more If itrsquos scheduled
yoursquoll find it here In addition the
web schedule is updated on a dailybasis to reflect any changes or ad-
ditions that might occur at the last
minute You can even create your
own itinerary of various events of
interest You can save or print it out
for future reference
A quick link to this new schedule
is wwwAirVentureorgschedule
Fabric-Covering WorkshopLast month we mentioned that
Superflite covering systems would
be presenting covering workshops
in the VAA area Changes in the
tant part of your VAA membership)
you can use the EAA Flight Planner
to chart your trip to Wittman Field
for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011
Just click on the EAA Flight Plannerlink on the left side of the VAA home
page at wwwVintageAircraftorg or ac-
cess it through the membersrsquo only
section of EAArsquos online community
at wwwOshkosh365org
Grass Runways and FuelAlso on our VAA website we
publish a list created by VAA mem-
ber Kris Kortokrax
Kris flies a variety of old bi-
planes that are more pleasant to
fly when they are flown from grass
strips and he and his buddies from
Shelbyville Illinois do their best to
keep the old biplanes happy (and
keep tire wear to a minimum) byflying cross-country from grass strip
to grass strip Finding fuel facilities
can be a challenge these days and
Kris has distilled this airport infor-
mation to be useful for like-minded
grass-runway-preferring pilots This
data was current as of the beginning
of the year and wersquod suggest callingahead to confirm fuel availability
and hours of operation If you have
any changes or additions drop us
an e-mail here at VintageAircraft
eaaorg and wersquoll forward it to Kris
Our thanks to Kris for sharing his
list Let us know if you find it useful
VAArsquos Portable ElectronicsCharging Station
Do your rechargeable personal
electronics like your cellphone or
computer go dead before AirVen-
turersquos over VAA has the solution to
service to EAA members for whatever
donation you feel is appropriate
Breakfast and a Briefing
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will bein operation again this year with
an expanded schedule prior to
convention and fly-in-style pan-
cake and egg breakfasts during
EAA AirVenture Starting on Fri-
day morning July 22 and continu-
ing through Sunday July 24 the
VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will be open for
breakfast (630-930 am) and din-
ner (430-730 pm) Starting Mon-
day July 25 only breakfast will be
served at the Tall Pines Cafeacute (630-
930 am) through Saturday July
30 Just to the north a Flight Ser-
vice Station (FSS) trailer will be lo-
cated near the cafeacute At the trailer
yoursquoll be able to check the weatherfor your flight and obtain a full
briefing from FSS specialists with-
out having to trek up to the FAA
Building near the control tower
Wersquoll see you there each morning
for ldquobreakfast and a briefingrdquo
Are You a Friend of the VAA Red Barn
If so be sure to check in at the
information desk at the VAA Red
Barn There wersquoll issue you a spe-
cial name badge We can also point
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VAA Message Center If you would like to leave a
message for people you know
who frequent the VAA Red Barn
stop by the information desk Youcan write them a message in our
ldquonotebook on a stringrdquo and wersquoll
post their name on the marker
board so theyrsquoll know therersquos a
message waiting for them Sure
cellphones and walkie-talkies are
great but sometimes nothing
works better than a hand-scrib-
bled note
VAA PicnicTickets for the annual VAA
picnic to be held Wednesday
Ju ly 27 at the Nature Center
will be available for sale at the
VAA Red Barn Tickets must be
purchased in advance so weknow how much food to or-
der The delicious meal will be
served from 530 pm until ap-
proximately 7 pm If you need
transportation trams will be-
gin leaving the VAA Red Barn
around 5 pm and will make re-
turn trips after the picnic Typeclubs may hold their annual
banquets during the picnic Call
Jeannie Hill (815-245-4464)
and she will reserve seating so
your type club can sit together
Shawano Fly-OutThe annual fly-out to Shawano
is Saturday July 30 The sign-up
sheet will be at the desk at the VAA
Red Barn and the briefing will be
at 7 am the morning of the fly-
out The community of Shawano
approximately an hour north of
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A Waco Kind of Family
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
AERO CLASSICldquoCOLLECTOR SERIESrdquo
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
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check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
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year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
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AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
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1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
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Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
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Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
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Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
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Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
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262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
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Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
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Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
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815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
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Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
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Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
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106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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VAA NEWS
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Find Your FavoritePresentations andWorkshops Online
With hundreds of the worldrsquos
leading aviation authorities giv-ing close to 1000 individual pre-
sentations at nearly 45 locations
spread throughout the AirVenture
grounds finding out who is pre-
senting where and when can be
in a word challenging The EAA
AirVenture website has an online
tool that can make this task simple
when you use the integrated Air-
Venture schedule
Located at wwwAirVentureorg
under ldquoAttractionsrdquo and then un-
der ldquoActivities Presentations amp
Workshopsrdquo the database includes
all the venues subjects and top-
ics presenters and events from
not only Forums and Workshopsbut also Warbirds in Review Kid-
Venture Museum Speakers Show-
case Authors Corner Theater in
the Woods special ldquoat the aircraftrdquo
presentations on ConocoPhillips
Plaza and more If itrsquos scheduled
yoursquoll find it here In addition the
web schedule is updated on a dailybasis to reflect any changes or ad-
ditions that might occur at the last
minute You can even create your
own itinerary of various events of
interest You can save or print it out
for future reference
A quick link to this new schedule
is wwwAirVentureorgschedule
Fabric-Covering WorkshopLast month we mentioned that
Superflite covering systems would
be presenting covering workshops
in the VAA area Changes in the
tant part of your VAA membership)
you can use the EAA Flight Planner
to chart your trip to Wittman Field
for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011
Just click on the EAA Flight Plannerlink on the left side of the VAA home
page at wwwVintageAircraftorg or ac-
cess it through the membersrsquo only
section of EAArsquos online community
at wwwOshkosh365org
Grass Runways and FuelAlso on our VAA website we
publish a list created by VAA mem-
ber Kris Kortokrax
Kris flies a variety of old bi-
planes that are more pleasant to
fly when they are flown from grass
strips and he and his buddies from
Shelbyville Illinois do their best to
keep the old biplanes happy (and
keep tire wear to a minimum) byflying cross-country from grass strip
to grass strip Finding fuel facilities
can be a challenge these days and
Kris has distilled this airport infor-
mation to be useful for like-minded
grass-runway-preferring pilots This
data was current as of the beginning
of the year and wersquod suggest callingahead to confirm fuel availability
and hours of operation If you have
any changes or additions drop us
an e-mail here at VintageAircraft
eaaorg and wersquoll forward it to Kris
Our thanks to Kris for sharing his
list Let us know if you find it useful
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Do your rechargeable personal
electronics like your cellphone or
computer go dead before AirVen-
turersquos over VAA has the solution to
service to EAA members for whatever
donation you feel is appropriate
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The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will bein operation again this year with
an expanded schedule prior to
convention and fly-in-style pan-
cake and egg breakfasts during
EAA AirVenture Starting on Fri-
day morning July 22 and continu-
ing through Sunday July 24 the
VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will be open for
breakfast (630-930 am) and din-
ner (430-730 pm) Starting Mon-
day July 25 only breakfast will be
served at the Tall Pines Cafeacute (630-
930 am) through Saturday July
30 Just to the north a Flight Ser-
vice Station (FSS) trailer will be lo-
cated near the cafeacute At the trailer
yoursquoll be able to check the weatherfor your flight and obtain a full
briefing from FSS specialists with-
out having to trek up to the FAA
Building near the control tower
Wersquoll see you there each morning
for ldquobreakfast and a briefingrdquo
Are You a Friend of the VAA Red Barn
If so be sure to check in at the
information desk at the VAA Red
Barn There wersquoll issue you a spe-
cial name badge We can also point
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VAA Message Center If you would like to leave a
message for people you know
who frequent the VAA Red Barn
stop by the information desk Youcan write them a message in our
ldquonotebook on a stringrdquo and wersquoll
post their name on the marker
board so theyrsquoll know therersquos a
message waiting for them Sure
cellphones and walkie-talkies are
great but sometimes nothing
works better than a hand-scrib-
bled note
VAA PicnicTickets for the annual VAA
picnic to be held Wednesday
Ju ly 27 at the Nature Center
will be available for sale at the
VAA Red Barn Tickets must be
purchased in advance so weknow how much food to or-
der The delicious meal will be
served from 530 pm until ap-
proximately 7 pm If you need
transportation trams will be-
gin leaving the VAA Red Barn
around 5 pm and will make re-
turn trips after the picnic Typeclubs may hold their annual
banquets during the picnic Call
Jeannie Hill (815-245-4464)
and she will reserve seating so
your type club can sit together
Shawano Fly-OutThe annual fly-out to Shawano
is Saturday July 30 The sign-up
sheet will be at the desk at the VAA
Red Barn and the briefing will be
at 7 am the morning of the fly-
out The community of Shawano
approximately an hour north of
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A Waco Kind of Family
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
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$300 Call for more details (FL)
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
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year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
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EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
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AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
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Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
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rcoulson516cscom
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dalefayemsncom
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Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
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918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
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815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
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Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
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106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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Find Your FavoritePresentations andWorkshops Online
With hundreds of the worldrsquos
leading aviation authorities giv-ing close to 1000 individual pre-
sentations at nearly 45 locations
spread throughout the AirVenture
grounds finding out who is pre-
senting where and when can be
in a word challenging The EAA
AirVenture website has an online
tool that can make this task simple
when you use the integrated Air-
Venture schedule
Located at wwwAirVentureorg
under ldquoAttractionsrdquo and then un-
der ldquoActivities Presentations amp
Workshopsrdquo the database includes
all the venues subjects and top-
ics presenters and events from
not only Forums and Workshopsbut also Warbirds in Review Kid-
Venture Museum Speakers Show-
case Authors Corner Theater in
the Woods special ldquoat the aircraftrdquo
presentations on ConocoPhillips
Plaza and more If itrsquos scheduled
yoursquoll find it here In addition the
web schedule is updated on a dailybasis to reflect any changes or ad-
ditions that might occur at the last
minute You can even create your
own itinerary of various events of
interest You can save or print it out
for future reference
A quick link to this new schedule
is wwwAirVentureorgschedule
Fabric-Covering WorkshopLast month we mentioned that
Superflite covering systems would
be presenting covering workshops
in the VAA area Changes in the
tant part of your VAA membership)
you can use the EAA Flight Planner
to chart your trip to Wittman Field
for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011
Just click on the EAA Flight Plannerlink on the left side of the VAA home
page at wwwVintageAircraftorg or ac-
cess it through the membersrsquo only
section of EAArsquos online community
at wwwOshkosh365org
Grass Runways and FuelAlso on our VAA website we
publish a list created by VAA mem-
ber Kris Kortokrax
Kris flies a variety of old bi-
planes that are more pleasant to
fly when they are flown from grass
strips and he and his buddies from
Shelbyville Illinois do their best to
keep the old biplanes happy (and
keep tire wear to a minimum) byflying cross-country from grass strip
to grass strip Finding fuel facilities
can be a challenge these days and
Kris has distilled this airport infor-
mation to be useful for like-minded
grass-runway-preferring pilots This
data was current as of the beginning
of the year and wersquod suggest callingahead to confirm fuel availability
and hours of operation If you have
any changes or additions drop us
an e-mail here at VintageAircraft
eaaorg and wersquoll forward it to Kris
Our thanks to Kris for sharing his
list Let us know if you find it useful
VAArsquos Portable ElectronicsCharging Station
Do your rechargeable personal
electronics like your cellphone or
computer go dead before AirVen-
turersquos over VAA has the solution to
service to EAA members for whatever
donation you feel is appropriate
Breakfast and a Briefing
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will bein operation again this year with
an expanded schedule prior to
convention and fly-in-style pan-
cake and egg breakfasts during
EAA AirVenture Starting on Fri-
day morning July 22 and continu-
ing through Sunday July 24 the
VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute will be open for
breakfast (630-930 am) and din-
ner (430-730 pm) Starting Mon-
day July 25 only breakfast will be
served at the Tall Pines Cafeacute (630-
930 am) through Saturday July
30 Just to the north a Flight Ser-
vice Station (FSS) trailer will be lo-
cated near the cafeacute At the trailer
yoursquoll be able to check the weatherfor your flight and obtain a full
briefing from FSS specialists with-
out having to trek up to the FAA
Building near the control tower
Wersquoll see you there each morning
for ldquobreakfast and a briefingrdquo
Are You a Friend of the VAA Red Barn
If so be sure to check in at the
information desk at the VAA Red
Barn There wersquoll issue you a spe-
cial name badge We can also point
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VAA Message Center If you would like to leave a
message for people you know
who frequent the VAA Red Barn
stop by the information desk Youcan write them a message in our
ldquonotebook on a stringrdquo and wersquoll
post their name on the marker
board so theyrsquoll know therersquos a
message waiting for them Sure
cellphones and walkie-talkies are
great but sometimes nothing
works better than a hand-scrib-
bled note
VAA PicnicTickets for the annual VAA
picnic to be held Wednesday
Ju ly 27 at the Nature Center
will be available for sale at the
VAA Red Barn Tickets must be
purchased in advance so weknow how much food to or-
der The delicious meal will be
served from 530 pm until ap-
proximately 7 pm If you need
transportation trams will be-
gin leaving the VAA Red Barn
around 5 pm and will make re-
turn trips after the picnic Typeclubs may hold their annual
banquets during the picnic Call
Jeannie Hill (815-245-4464)
and she will reserve seating so
your type club can sit together
Shawano Fly-OutThe annual fly-out to Shawano
is Saturday July 30 The sign-up
sheet will be at the desk at the VAA
Red Barn and the briefing will be
at 7 am the morning of the fly-
out The community of Shawano
approximately an hour north of
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A Waco Kind of Family
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
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See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
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Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
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Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
AERO CLASSICldquoCOLLECTOR SERIESrdquo
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
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month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
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accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
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Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
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Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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VAA Message Center If you would like to leave a
message for people you know
who frequent the VAA Red Barn
stop by the information desk Youcan write them a message in our
ldquonotebook on a stringrdquo and wersquoll
post their name on the marker
board so theyrsquoll know therersquos a
message waiting for them Sure
cellphones and walkie-talkies are
great but sometimes nothing
works better than a hand-scrib-
bled note
VAA PicnicTickets for the annual VAA
picnic to be held Wednesday
Ju ly 27 at the Nature Center
will be available for sale at the
VAA Red Barn Tickets must be
purchased in advance so weknow how much food to or-
der The delicious meal will be
served from 530 pm until ap-
proximately 7 pm If you need
transportation trams will be-
gin leaving the VAA Red Barn
around 5 pm and will make re-
turn trips after the picnic Typeclubs may hold their annual
banquets during the picnic Call
Jeannie Hill (815-245-4464)
and she will reserve seating so
your type club can sit together
Shawano Fly-OutThe annual fly-out to Shawano
is Saturday July 30 The sign-up
sheet will be at the desk at the VAA
Red Barn and the briefing will be
at 7 am the morning of the fly-
out The community of Shawano
approximately an hour north of
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A Waco Kind of Family
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
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online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
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Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
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this until AirVenture it may not ar-
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The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
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July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
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fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
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July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
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Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
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July 25-31 2011
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Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
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Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
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you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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A Waco Kind of Family
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
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$300 Call for more details (FL)
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
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expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
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What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
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check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
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year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
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EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
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IACCurrent EAA members may join the
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OFFICERS
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Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
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Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
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dalefayemsncom
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Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
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Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
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262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
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Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
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815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
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Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
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106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
AERO CLASSICldquoCOLLECTOR SERIESrdquo
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 1044ldquowas about 6 years old
and Dad had taken us
to a fly-in in Ottumwa
show for his youthful fascination
with things that fly He now has
what he wished for when looking
Aviation families are quite common
within the sport aviation commu-
nity but few have made aviation
MIKE STEINEKE
The entire family enjoys flying the Waco all over the Midwest and beyond The color scheme evokes the colors chosenby Wiley Post for his record-setting Lockheed Vega the Winnie Mae
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
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kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
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20 for inclusion in the October
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You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
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Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
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Classified Display Ads One column wide
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$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
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January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
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Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
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What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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port That was in 1964 So basically
wersquove lived on an airport from just
about the moment I was born Now
So was Dad So we called the FAA
and got a lsquospecialrsquo VFR clearance
The last words my instructor said
before I took off in the C-152
were lsquoStay out of the clouds comearound and landrsquo So I didrdquo
There he was a certificated pilot
and still riding the school bus to his
little country school and living the
life of a typical high school kid in-
cluding going to local fairs
ldquoIt was at a local fair right after I
graduated that I met Carolyn and
I asked her out for a date On our
second or third date I took her fly-
ing in Dadrsquos Decathlon I guess that
must have impressed her because
we got married a year laterrdquo
Carolyn says ldquoHersquos such an avia-
tion addict that our honeymoon
had us stopping at various airports
as we traveled But Irsquoll tell youwhat Irsquod much rather he be out fly-
ing or hanging out at airports than
out drinkingrdquo And she laughs She
laughs a lot
Often it is at this point in an avi-
atorrsquos life story that the individual
says his flying stopped while he
built a business and a family tobe resumed as a later date Harve
however managed to sidestep that
layoff For one thing he essen-
tially lived on an airport his wife
liked flying (she says ldquoI decided if I
couldnrsquot beat him Irsquod join him and
started taking flying lessonsrdquo) and
hersquod grown up banging knuckles
working on airplanes So where so
many young fathers find their avia-
tion career has stagnated he started
building up his own airplanes the
first being a Cessna 170B
ldquoThe 170rdquo he says ldquowas actually
ldquoBecause we live barely 40 miles
from Blakesburg getting hooked on
vintage airplanes was unavoidable
Dad would take us to lots of fly-ins
including Blakesburg and from thevery beginning I actually liked vin-
tage airplanes better than he did
And I loved working on themrdquo
Harversquos love of vintage mechan-
ics showed through many years of
polishing and restoration of the
C-170 It went to Oshkosh for 16
years At first it was noticed because
it looked dreadfully forlorn but
over the years it began to gain more
attention and for better reasons
The judges were impressed enough
in 2000 to give it the best 170180
award Then it won Grand Cham-
pion in its class at the AAA Fly-In at
Blakesburg the next year
ldquoFirst I have to say that I donrsquotbuild airplanes to win trophies and
I donrsquot go to fly-ins to be judged I
build airplanes to go to fly-ins Pe-
riod We love going to fly-ins and
attend at least 15 or 20 a year and
we do it as a family Eventually the
kids got too big and we out-grew
the 170 after putting a little over1200 hours on itrdquo
While Harve might say he was
building a family the truth is that
Carolyn was the one having the
babies and trying to build a career
And her schedule was more than
just a little tight She started col-
lege right after Taryn was born and
missed her own graduation because
she was busy finishing her own
homebuilt Shalyn Today she puts
that diploma to work teaching sec-
ond grade while Harve farms 1500
acres of soybeans and corn
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
AERO CLASSICldquoCOLLECTOR SERIESrdquo
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
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$300 Call for more details (FL)
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
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Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
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January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
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cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
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Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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that he has made a huge number
of friends out of the other partici-
pants and thatrsquos good for all of usrdquo
ldquoI was looking for a bigger air-
plane when a friend of mine toldme about a beautiful 195 with a
blown engine sitting out on the
ramp in Tullahoma ldquo Harve says
ldquoI contacted the airport to find out
info about the owner I contacted
him and discovered it not only had
a bad engine but the finance com-
pany held the note as the owner
was going through bankruptcy I
flew down with my stepfather (who
had become a pilot after marry-
ing my motherhellipdad had died by
then) and we looked it over
ldquoI put in a bid and got it I sold
the 170 to a wonderful friend and
fortunately it stayed at our airport
where it is well tended We put anew 330 Jake from Radial Engines
Limited on the 195 and it won
awards at both Oshkosh and Blakes-
burg as well We kept the 195 for
three years But it still wasnrsquot a
Waco something I just couldnrsquot get
out of my head
ldquoWhen I started looking forWacosrdquo he says ldquolike everyone
else I was assaulted by the incred-
ible number of different varieties
But I wasnrsquot looking for something
to rebuild nor was I looking for a
rare variety I wanted an airplane
that would serve our family well
The fact that it would be an incred-
ibly cool antique was just a bonus
Because of that I passed on a lot of
projects and focused on airplanes
that were flying and needed a mini-
mum of work and could be fairly
easily supported That meant an
ldquoI looked at a few airplanes be-
fore a friend Doug Parsons turned
me on to N16249 a 1936 YKS-6 It
was last restored by Pete Coving-ton in 1994 so it was in really good
condition In fact well-known an-
tiquer Morton Lester had owned it
at the time of restoration It was a
good solid airplane that was due for
some freshening up not a rebuild
This was exactly what I was looking
for It had been through two own-
ers since Lester owned it and was
now part of an estate sale
ldquoI got it home in July of 2005 and
began working on itrdquo he says ldquoBe-
cause it had been restored nearly 15
years earlier and hadnrsquot been a han-
difficult but the paperwork turned
out to be a headache
ldquoThe original engine was a Ja-
cobs R-755-9 which is 245 hp butI wanted more power We have a
pretty big useful load with this air-
plane but it needs the extra power
when itrsquos heavy So I wanted to go
up to the 755-B2M which is 275
hp I had Air Repair in Cleveland
Mississippi build up an engine for
me Since itrsquos virtually identical to
the original Jake putting it on was
nothing At the same time we in-
stalled a new Sensenich wooden
prop But then we started working
on the paperwork
ldquoThis shouldnrsquot have been nearly
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
Most of the Applegate family during AirVenture 2010 from left to right
daughter Shalyn Harve Carolyn and son Matt The Applegatesrsquo other
daughter Taryn couldnrsquot make the trip
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
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Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
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Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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two airplanes were one in the same
Finally we got a hold of Jeff Janus
at the FAArsquos Aircraft Certification
Office (ACO) who said it was a no-
brainer and sent it back to the FSDO
and told them to sign it off
ldquoWersquove been flying the airplane
for five years now and itrsquos exactly
what we wanted an d what we
thought it should be First for an
airplane this big itrsquos really easy to
fly In fact it lands a lot like our
Cub and even on pavement isnrsquot
A Lesson in the Learning Caveats When DonatingAt one point Harversquos dad began having airport problems and therersquos a lesson
to be learned for a lot of us here
ldquoThe airport had never gotten hugerdquo Harve says ldquoIt was just a nice friendly
airport with a few hangars and some local tenants But it was the only airport in
the area so Dad deeded it over to the city I guess you could say he donated it
For years this worked out really well and all the aviation guys in the area loved it
We host a fly-in there each year and that became something of a local event that
everyone looked forward to
ldquoDad died suddenly in 1981 and we decided to build a house right near the
CRAIG VANDERKOLK
The Applegates camp every year just south of the VAA Flightline Opera-
tions building so son Matt and the family can enjoy visiting with their many
friends and watch the afternoon air show
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
AERO CLASSICldquoCOLLECTOR SERIESrdquo
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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bigger yoursquod want The back seat
is an honest three kids wide and
the two front seats are separated
by nearly a foot So you feel as ifyoursquore flying your own little air-
liner And how many airplanes to-
day let you crank the side windows
down and fly with you elbows up
on the windowsill
ldquoItrsquos not a rocketship in climb
about 500-600 fpm but itrsquoll give
you that or close to it whether
yoursquore loaded or not Those big old
wings can really carry a load
ldquoItrsquos also not a speed demon
but itrsquoll indicate 120 mph give or
take 5 mph at about 14 gallons per
hour and fly straight ahead with
MIKE STEINEKE
Another gorgeous picture of the Applegatesrsquo plane flying over the Midwest
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
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Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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The first wireless message sent
from an airplane to a ground station
wasnrsquot very imaginative or profound
The message telegraphed in dots and
dashes by US Army Lt Paul W Beck
on January 21 1911 was
ldquoAssociated Press AviationField Scotford is not the only
bird on the aviation board Beckrdquo
The message didnrsquot have the hum-
bling sense of Samuel Morsersquos ldquoWhat
hath God wroughtrdquo or the quaint-
ness of Alexander Graham Bellrsquos ldquoMr
Watsonmdashcome heremdashI want to see
yourdquo or Neil Armstrongrsquos inspira-
tional ldquoThatrsquos one small step for man
one giant leap for mankindrdquoThe rather mundane message was
hastily scribbled by Associated Press
reporter Guy Moysten who was cov-
Corps
Beck had been taken aloft by Philip
O Parmalee an early aviation pio-
neer The ldquopurple sparks spluttered
by the telegraph keyrdquo were also inter-
cepted by navy wireless stations on
Goat Island (now Yerba Buena Island)
and the Mare Island Navy YardBeckrsquos second message was ldquoThree
hundred feet up and riding level
It is cold It is bumpyrdquo The word
ldquobumpyrdquo wasnrsquot received because
Beckrsquos fingers were so cold that they
refused to as Beck put it ldquoanswer the
nerve impulsesrdquo
The word ldquoScotfordrdquo in the first
message referred to Frederick E Scot-
ford chairman of the Aviation Ex-
ecutive Committee which had
conceived planned and set in mo-
tion the air meet The message re-
ferred to a previous flight ldquoaround the
army also ldquolent their band for daily
concerts during guard mount or pa-
raderdquomdashall this to the delight of the
crowds throughout the entire affair
San Francisco was in heavy compe-
tition with New Orleans for the exclu-
sive rights to the 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exhibition (PPIE) aworldrsquos fair to celebrate the upcom-
ing 1914 opening of the Panama
Canal The city desperately wanted
to land the exhibition believing it
would confirm San Franciscorsquos phoe-
nix-like rise from the ashes of devasta-
tion The air show was thought of as
the opening act
Plans for the PPIE had already
been complicated in 1910 Just six
months earlier Californiarsquos gover-
nor had banned the Jim Jeffries-Jack
Johnson fight scheduled for San
Franciscomdashforcing the epic ldquoFight
Flashes of Purple SparksBY DANIEL J DEMERS
Lt Paul Beck left with
the Western Wireless
Equipment Company A-4wireless set in his lap
while seated in a Wright
biplane during wireless
tests during the 1911 San
Francisco Air Meet The
set weighed 29 pounds
and featured a telegraph
key mounted on the top of
the mahogany box
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY POWER AND GAS
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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shadowed all the other historic firsts
achieved at the meet
Beck described the sensation of fly-
ing at 800 feet like this
ldquoWhirring propellers throb-
bing pistons and machine-
gun-like gasoline explosions
deafened you while tears bit-
ter tears were forced from your
eyes by the back rush of air and
you have a slight conception
how it feels to rival the eagle in a
Wright biplanerdquo
He had used in his own words
ldquoa rough makeshift affair weighing
thirty-two poundsrdquo It consisted of
a ldquosmall gap and interrupter an or-
dinary telegraph key a small storage
cellrdquo and a shunt ldquoto prevent over-
charging of the cellrdquo The entire de-vice was contained in a wooden box
that he carried on his lap The aerial
used for the experiment was a 120-
foot bronze wire trailing the plane
connected to the ldquosending appara-
tus by a number sixteen copper wirerdquo
The whole gizmo was grounded to a
stay wire on the aircraft connectedldquoto the sending apparatusrdquo Beck ex-
plained ldquoThe wave length measured
by the wave meter at the receiving
station was 575 meters in length This
is rather longer than we had thought
it would berdquo
Simultaneous to Beckrsquos experi-
ment Charlie Willard (another
pioneer aviator) unsuccessfully at-
tempted to send a wireless message
using a different set According to
Beck ldquoHis outfit weighed a trifle less
than the one which I used and his
antenna wire was a trifle longerrdquo Ac-
ldquoengine is practically noiseless when
comparedrdquo with the other planes at
the air meet ldquoSilencerdquo wrote Beck ldquois
an essential factor to the successful
reading of telegraphic codes or thesuccessful undertaking of human
speech by wireless telephonerdquo
Of great concern to the experi-
mentrsquos sponsors was the fact that an
ldquoelectrical dischargerdquo was involved in
the actual receiving of the message
from the ground Thus it was of ldquogreat
importance that the gasoline tank be
thoroughly insulated in order to pre-vent possible ignition from a sparkrdquo
Avoiding such an aerial catastrophe
was to be overcome by using ldquoone of
the guy wires on the Antoinette ma-
chine as the static ground and to drag
from the tail of the airship an alumi-
num wire of great capacity and weigh-
ing less than two pounds though 130feet in length as the antennardquo
Unfortunately as Beck told it ldquothe
god or gods of the elementsrdquo stepped
in On this particular day being ldquoaloft
was dangerous to life and limbrdquo
Lathamrsquos beautiful Antoinette mono-
plane was demolished in an accident
Latham survived the crash but a mere12 months later he died a mysterious
death in the French Congo
Beck understood that aviation was
in its infancy and that ldquowe must creep
before we walkrdquo While the experi-
ment to send a message had failed
due to an air wreck Beck concluded
it had been ldquoreduced to a mere ques-
tion of providing mechanical devices
for deadening the sound of the pro-
pellers shutting out the noise of the
rushing wind and providing some
simple means for placing the received
message in written form on some
Sources
Chief Warrant Officer Mark J
Denger Dominguez Inter-
national Air Meet California
Aviation History wwwMilitary- MuseumorgDominguezhtml
Lt Paul W Beck Aviation Meet
From War Viewpoint How
Army and Navy Will Take Part
San Francisco Examiner January
6 1911 5
Lt JC Walker Jr War Prob-
lems to be Solved In Air San
Francisco Examiner January 7
1911 3
Lt Paul W Beck What Army Is
Striving For Opening Day a
Big Success San Francisco Ex-
aminer January 8 1911 76
Lt Paul W Beck Wreck Spoils Wire-
less Experiment San Francisco
Examiner January 11 1911 2
Lt JC Walker Jr Biplanes in
Wind Please Army Man San
Francisco Examiner January 11
1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Airplane Wire-
less Experiments Today War
Expert Reviews the Aviation
Meet San Francisco Examiner
January 18 1911 2
Lt Paul W Beck Wireless Adds
New Link To War Chain San Francisco Examiner January 22
1911 67
Flashes of Purple Glint From
Aeroplane in the Sky to Earth
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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Phone 260-515-3525
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Website wwwVAA37org
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Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
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Terminal Building
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Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
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Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
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Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
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$300 Call for more details (FL)
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
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lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
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January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
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Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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T
he worldrsquos first regular air-
mail line was operated by
the United States Army
back in 1918 when a fleet
of old Jennies were pushed back
and forth between New York City
and Washington DC a distance
of two hundred and twenty miles
the fields that no self-respecting pi-
lot would take a second look at in
these times But those were the days
of wooden ships and iron men
Chief pilot on the line was a
handsome youth just out of his
teens Lieutenant James C Edger-
ton who had an unusual knack of
gan There were impressive ceremo-
nies political speeches bouquets of
flowers for the flyers and the Presi-
dent of the United States himself
went down to the Polo Grounds
and wished the pilot who was to
carry the mail to New York ldquoGod
speedrdquo Almost as soon as he left
From the Archives Reprinted from Popular Aviation Dec 1935
First Regular
Airmail FlightBY LIEUT H LATANE LEWIS II
The pilot is receiving his last-minute orders before shoving off with the mail Once more old Jenny
makes history
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
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Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
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Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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through with considerable diffi-
culty The pilot scheduled to make
the flight hopped off from Philadel-
phia and pointed the blunt nose of
his Jennie southward toward Wash-ington The checkerboard fields and
streams sliding beneath his wings
soon became a jigsaw puzzle and
one that he couldnrsquot piece together
The flyer realized that he was hope-
lessly lost He barged around for
awhile and finally decided to come
down and ask directions
Landing on the race track atBridgeton New Jersey forty miles
off his course he became involved
with a group of curious
horses which cracked up
the ship The mail was sent
back to Philadelphia by truck and
started out in another plane with
another pilot About thirty milesout his engine began to miss and
as it was getting dark he turned and
high-tailed back to his home field
Jim Edgerton stepped forward
and offered to save the face of the
new service and take the mail on
to Washington in spite of darkness
and a bad engine Night was comingon in earnest by this time If his en-
gine should conk on the trip down
there would be no flares for him to
release and land by nor would he be
able to bail out with a parachute for
this was before the day of the Cater-
pillar Club And at Washington he
would have no floodlights to illu-
minate the Polo Grounds It would
mean coming into that narrow field
which was surrounded by tall trees
in utter darkness
But Jim was an impatient and
adventurous young man so he
cians all through his eventful flying
career He was the least perturbed of
all as he came roaring down from the
north and circled the inky pit into
which he must bring his ship at thespeed of an express train
There were about half a dozen
automobiles parked around the
field and Jim estimated his ap-
proach from their headlights Spec-
tators heard his engine stop then
the shrill scream of the wind on
his struts and wires Then they
caught sight of a ghost-like silhou-ette against the night sky coming
down in a dizzy slideslip An in-
stant later a gray phantom swept
across the field and settled down
to a perfect landing The mail had
come through
Edgerton was the first pilot who
ever flew into a thunderstorm Upto that time flyers all over the world
looked upon electrical storms as a
deadly menace and had avoided
them as they would a plague Or-
ders had been issued that no mail
pilot should take off if weather con-
ditions were unfavorable
At Philadelphia one afternoon
during the middle of July Jim had
his ship tuned up and was ready to
shove off but down towards the
southwest storm clouds were gath-
ering It was against orders to fly
under such conditions Jim fumed
possible and then as he came over
the ldquoSusquehanna River he ran
smack into it It was a violent line
squall the storm most dreaded of
all by aviators and the kind thatsent the mighty Akron and Shenan-
doah down to destruction On the
ground trees were being uprooted
and houses damaged
ldquoIt was the bumpiest ride I ever
had before or sincerdquo chuckles Jim
Edgerton today as he recalls the
vivid impression it left on him
ldquoWe were thrown all over the skyThe rain and hail were so thick that
I couldnrsquot see the wingtips The
propeller was all chewed
up and I had to throttle
down the engine Butrdquo he
adds modestly ldquoI came out right
on the courserdquo
And the mail was landed inWashington on time
That flight and the others like it
that Edgerton made probably did
more than anything else to give the
public confidence in the reliability
of the airmail Frequently he flew
through dense fog and relied en-
tirely on the crude instruments ofthose early days to keep him in the
air On one of these flights he es-
caped death by as narrow a margin
as was ever vouchsafed a pilot
He shoved off in heavy rain and
soon ran into thick weather He
barged on into it flying blind for
awhile and then climbing up on
the top of the stuff It was so thick
that even the birds had to walk Af-
ter about an hour and a half he
decided to try to find the ground
to check his course He was com-
ing down in a fast glide when sud-
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
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at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
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$300 Call for more details (FL)
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
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lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
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expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
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Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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altitude the fog was so thick
it was like being submerged
in pea soup but occasion-
ally there would be a break
and Edgerton would catcha glimpse of the ground and
know where he was
As he passed over Havre
de Grace there suddenly
loomed up dead ahead a
church steeple He was right
on it before he saw it He
banked for all he was worth
standing the old crock rightup on her ear and missed
the steeple by a miracle
But the crowning thr ill
of the day came a little later
as he passed the Army Proving
Ground at Aberdeen
ldquoWe were flying at an altitude of
about 150 feetrdquo Edgerton recallsldquoVisibility was practically nil Sud-
denly there was a terrific bump al-
most as violent as if the plane had
struck something That afternoon
Army authorities at Aberdeen
called up and said that an airplane
had flown over there and almost
collided with a shell fired from a16-inch gunrdquo
Is it any wonder that Edgertonrsquos
hair has turned slightly gray
On another occasion Jim got
caught in a vicious summer thun-
derstorm over Baltimore He was
flying his faithful old mount No
38274 The turbulent air tossed
the frail wooden Jenny about like
a ship on a rough sea One instant
her nose would be pointed straight
toward heaven and the next instant
Jim would see the ground rush-
ing up at him just over the engine
of a lead pencil were spurting out
Soon the whole forward part of the
fuselage was saturated
Jim watched the lightning play-
ing about the metal parts of the
plane and waited for the spark
that would blow him to shreds and
splatter him all over Baltimore But
Lady Luck was riding with him
again and the spark never came
He rode out the storm and brought
had broken and was dangling al-
most in the shining arc of the
propeller If it became entangled
in the prop it would shatter it to
a million splinters and probablytear the engine loose
Throttling down Jim maneu-
vered as best he could to keep
wire and prop from that fatal
embrace Below him were plenty
of flat broad fields into which
he could have glided But that
would mean delaying the mail
so the plucky youngster kept go-ing and finally sat down safely
in Washington
Altogether Edgerton made
fifty-three trips and never failed
to bring the mail through on any
of them On only one did he have
a forced landing
He was over Camp Meade Mary-land when a magneto shaft broke
There was a terrific jolt that almost
jumped the engine out of the ship
For once Jim had to come down
and come down in a hurry He
looked below him and his heart
stood still He was plunging straight
towards the heads of hundreds ofmarching men on parade
Lower and lower sank the help-
less Jenny Edgerton flattened his
glide as much as he dared and tried
to squeeze over the soldiers He was
almost knocking their hats off but
still the Yanks continued to hold
their ground
ldquoI just skimmed over their heads
and landed on the very edge of the
parade groundrdquo Jim laughingly re-
lates ldquoIt was my old outfit and they
certainly gave me a welcomerdquo
It was just a bit demoralizing to
With the mail aboard the pilot proceeds to warm
up the OX-5 which animates the Jenny
Authentic dope on the
controversial subject
ldquoWho flew the firstairmailrdquo In spite of the
many claims to priority by
various pilots we believe
that this is the real
answer to the problem
An old Jenny as usual
does the work
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
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Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
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$300 Call for more details (FL)
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
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(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
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Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
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you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
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SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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AirVenture amp Ford Together Again
REO Speedwagon Concert Monday
600PM next to the Ford Hangar
Fly In Theater Nightly Sunday ndash
Saturday 830PM Camp Scholler
Cruisinrsquo Legends See Mustangs and
more Knapp Street near Warbirds
Model T Experience Tour in a Model
T ldquoCruisinrsquo Legendsrdquo
ldquoBlues Brothersrdquo Tribute Party
Saturday 630PM Ford ldquoHangar of Bluesrdquo
Free Ice Cream Nightly in the camp-
grounds ndash from the Transit Connect
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
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given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
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July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
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August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
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September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
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Upcoming Major
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W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
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Classified Display Ads One column wide
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Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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My son and I spent the better part of
six years restoring an Aeronca 7BCM
Jeff was 13 years old when we started
the project and 19 when we finished
sponds quickly to my urging as I
push the throttle control forward
to begin a low-level no-radio no-
transponder flight from Charles W
time I admit to being spoiled first by
low-frequency ldquobeamsrdquo then VORs
DME RNAV LORAN and now GPS
But for this flight I left all that behind
To Follow the LineThis was the way I had learned navigation to follow the line
BY E JEFF JUSTIS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
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Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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Down low it was fun once more
watching the small towns pass
even being able to read the names
on water towers
In north-central Mississippi
there appears a vast forest spread-
ing out beneath my wings an il-
lusory remnant of the gloriouswilderness that once extended
from the East Coast to the Great
Plains Now clear-cutting scars are
evidence of manrsquos meddling graf-
fiti on our planetrsquos face
I am surprised at the hills of
North Mississippi at higher al-
titudes they flatten into the ter-rain but here at 1000 feet above
the ground the hills are alive with
depth and color
My craft and I intruders in his
world pass a circling hawk I look
down and try to see the tiny crea-
ture I am sure he sees but where
he must perceive the slightest rus-tle of the brush I see only patterns
of green and brown and the bright
blue of reflected sky
Enough of this sightseeing I should
have crossed this highway a couple
of miles farther to the north I make a
slight correction Highways They criss-
cross this land cutting it into smaller
and smaller bits these scratches of
man meant little when there were
fewer men but now they separate deer
from deer and life from life
At the edge of a field pebbled by
round bales of hay rests a red tractor Jeff Justis was just 13 when he and his family embarked on the restoration of
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
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yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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suppose is the essence of life
Soon the forward horizon bulges
upward as I approach old tectonic
ridges aligned northeast-southwest
near Birmingham The dark greenof the forested ridges contrasts with
the lighter verdant hues of manrsquos
cultivation Ahead a sharp razor-
backed ridge prompts a climb to
3000 feet I teeter across the top and
slide down toward the broad valley
on the eastern side My first land-
ing after one hour and 45 minutes is
welcome As a no-radio aircraft I am
careful to follow the standard pat-
tern and glide down final touching
down on the much-too-long-for-
The-Champ runway of Posey AirportMost cross-country flights in
the rsquo50s were from grass strip to
grass strip A red gas pump would
be brought into service by the col-
orful operatormechanic of these
old aerodromes Aeroncas and
Luscombes were everywhere and
Cessna 195s were the elite air-
planes Now on this ramp my
Aeronca is an anachronism
A King Air is being readied for cor-
porate passengers and my little tail-
dragger is lost on the large apronFortunately we modified the 7BCM
with a starter and generator so I do
not have to find someone to help me
get started In years past almost ev-
ery lineman was proficient in hand-
propping now itrsquos almost a lost art
Soon I am on the way to my
next stop Lagrange Georgia I am
fooled by the appearance of a large
airport an old military field at 12
orsquoclock on the horizon Only when
I get close enough do I realize this is
not the field I am supposed to over-
fly and that I am 10 miles south of
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
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Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
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August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
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Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
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$300 Call for more details (FL)
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
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Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
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issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
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What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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ramp taking nearly as long as the
flight itself
The cost of this slow flight is cer-
tainly minimal with fill-ups after
two hours averaging 15 or so dol-
lars Besides the trip has been fun so
far relearning old navigation tricks
and seeing the country down low
Now I have only a few more milesto navigate to Eaglesrsquo Landing The
fly-in community strip is near Wil-
liamson Georgia and just east of a
northeast-southwest-oriented rail-
road I decide to proceed due east
find the railroad and follow it
northeast toward the destination
I cross a highway but see no rail-road A few miles further still no
railroad I must have passed it Af-
ter a 180 I find the highway again
but nohellipwait what is that That is
an abandoned rail line for sure and
it does parallel the road I continue
northeast scanning the horizon
passing pretty fields and housesI locate one airport with houses
neatly lining both sides of the single
runway but it is not Eaglesrsquo Landing
Soon I see Griffin Georgia I have
come too far I ease The Champ into
a bank to try again back down the
rail line andhellipherersquos a golf coursehellip
and yes there are two grass run-
ways meeting in a ldquoVrdquo I circle andmake a low pass over the northwest
runway watching my friends wave
from their yard ldquoWhat a nice place
to liverdquo I think as I line up on final
I glide just above the grass and
A foil tape antenna ground plane was just one of the nifty little touches added
to The Champ as the two Jeffs restored their airplane
Doesnrsquot ever yone use Champ
tail surfaces as decorative ele-
ments in their household dec-orating Mrs Justis is a very
patient woman
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
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check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
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year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
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ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
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1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
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Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
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Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
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Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
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dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
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Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
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Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
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Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
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Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
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815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
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Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
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Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
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106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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CALIFORNIAHayward CA VIN 29
Meeting 2nd Thurs 600 pm
Hayward Airport
See website for hangar info
Gary Oberti President
Phone 510-357-8600
E-mail infovaa29org
Website wwwvaa29org
CALIFORNIASacramento CA VIN 25
Meeting 2nd Sat 900 am
See chapter website for location
Robert Opdahl President
Phone 530-273-7348
E-mail bopdahlsbcglobalnet
Website wwwVin25org
CAROLINAS VIRGINIAWalnut Cove NC VIN 3
Meeting Contact President
Susan Dusenbury President
Phone 336-591-3931
E-mail sr6sueaolcom
Website wwwVAA3org
FLORIDALakeland FL VIN 1
Meeting Contact President
Bobby Capozzi President
Phone 352-475-9736
INDIANAAuburn IN VIN 37
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 pm
DeKalb County Airport (kGWB)
Hangar AmdashVAA 37 Clubhouse
Drew Hoffman President
Phone 260-515-3525
E-mail drewhoffmanvaa37org
Website wwwVAA37org
KANSASOverland Park KS VIN 16
Meeting 2nd Fri 730 pm
CAF Hangar
New Century Airport
Kevin Pratt President
Phone 913-541-1149
E-mail kprattvaa16com
Website wwwVAA16com
LOUISIANANew Iberia LA VIN 30
Meeting 1st Sun 900 am
LeMaire Memorial Airport Hangar 4
Roland Denison President
Phone 337-365-3047
E-mail vaa30coxnet
MINNESOTAAlbert Lea MN VIN 13
Meeting 2nd Thurs 700 pm
Albert Lea Airport FBO
OHIODelaware OH VIN 27
Meeting 3rd Sat 8-10AM May thru Sept
Delaware Municiple Airport (DLZ)
Terminal Building
Woody McIntire President
Phone 740-362-7228
E-mail wjmcintirecscom
Website wwwEAAdlzorg
OHIOZanesville OH VIN 22
Meeting 2nd Fri 630 pm
Perry County Airport
John Morozowsky President
Phone 740-453-6889
OKLAHOMATulsa OK VIN 10
Meeting 4th Thurs 700 PM
Hardesty South Regional Library
No meetings in July Nov amp Dec
Joe Champagne President
Phone 918-257-4688
Email skypalgroveemailcom
TEXASSpring TX VIN 2
Meeting 4th Sun 200 PM
David Wayne Hooks Airport (KDWH)
Fred Ramin President
Phone 281-255-4430
Vintage Chapter LocatorVisit the VAA chapter nearest you and get to know some great old-airplane enthusiasts You donrsquot need
to be a pilot to join in the funmdashjust have a love of the great airplanes of yesteryear
Chapter 27 of Delaware Ohio hosts a monthly pancake breakfast where attendees enjoy the camara-derie among the airplanes
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
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Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
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$300 Call for more details (FL)
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Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
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Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
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Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
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you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
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EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
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507-373-1674
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106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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When Albert Vollmecke joined
Arkansas Aircraft Company in Sep-tember 1927 he brought fresh ideas
from his native Germany regarding
aircraft design stability and safety
He would on occasion return to
Germany to bring back something
new for the company In 1928 Ar-
kansas Aircraft Company changed
its name to Command-Aire Incor-porated and the production run
of new ships increased in its Little
Rock Arkansas plant
After one such visit to Ger-
many Vollmecke returned with
the rights to import and sell the
PHYLAX fire-extinguisher system
patented (GB 0267542) March 10
1926 and manufactured in Berlinby Phylax Feuerlosch-Automaten-
Bau GmbH The PHYLAX fire-
extinguisher system consisted of
a tank containing the extinguish-
ing liquid From the tank which
BY ROBERT G LOCK
Early 1047297re-extinguishing system
THE Vintage
Mechanic
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
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check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
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Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
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International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
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ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
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DIRECTORS
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PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
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N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
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Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
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Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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advertisement from AVIATION
November 1928 using the OX-5
powered model 3C3 ship to dem-
onstrate the system
The PHYLAX system consisted
of a pressurized tank of fluid with
associated lines and nozzles lead-
ing to the engine compartment of
the ship Note here that the unit
is manufactured in t he United
States by the Aero Supply Man-
ufacturing Company located in
Long Island New York The cost
of the unit is $70 in this May 1929
advertisement in an aviation mag-
azine Illustration 2 shows the
manufacturerrsquos advertisement for
the product
In a letter dated April 10 1929
Mr Wiley Wright assistant sales
director for Command-Aire Incor-
porated wrote
ldquoCommand-Aire Incorporated
acquired the exclusive franchise
rights for PHYLAX automatic fire
extinguishers in the United States
Mexico and Central America This
extinguisher is the only automatic
fire extinguisher available and is
standard equipment on many Eu-
ropean lines It is manufactured
by PHYLAX Bau of Germany and
is receiving great response in the
United States at the present timerdquo
In this factory Illustration 3
and from the files of Albert Voll-
mecke is a 110-hp Warner engine
mounted in the Command-Aire
model 3C3-A ship Note the en-
gine cowling being neatly fitted
around cylinders and associated
tubes The 3C3-A had a very longnose due to its light weight ne-
ce s s i ta t ing a longer a rm f or
weight and balance control In
this photo the PHYLAX sprinkler
heads are visible behind the mag-
netos down near the carburetor
and behind the oil inlet hoses on
the accessory case of the engineIllustration 3 is an original fac-
tory photograph of the PHYLAX
system installed in the nose of a
model 3C3-A
Illustration 4 is the same photo-
graph with some details removed
and other details added princi-
pally the identification of the PHY-LAX automatic fuse that fired the
bottle of extinguishing fluid and
the sprinkler heads These illustra-
tions taken from a Command-Aire
original factory brochure from the
files of Albert Vollmecke
Illustration 5 on page 27 is a
sketch from the PHYLAX patent
0267542 dated March 10 1926A general description of the PHY-
LAX system is contained within
the patent and states ldquoThe inven-
tion relates to a fire extinguishing
device intended for use particu-
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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not indicate what type of extinguishing fluid was
contained within the tank however soda-acid was
widely used in those days and carbon tetrachloridewas invented in 1912 by the Pyrene Company
In a communication from Command-Aire Pres-
ident Robert Snowden regarding the purchase of
stock options in the company he states ldquoOur ex-
clusive franchise for the sale of Phylax automatic
Illustration 3
Illustration 4
Illustration 5
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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homeland on a regular basis and
always brought back some new in-
vention or new ideas on design andsafety This system was certainly
ahead of its time safety-wise and a
credit to Vollmeckersquos focus on sta-
bility and safety for his designs
Above in this original factory
photograph (Illustration 6) of a
Command-Aire 3C3-T fuselage on
the assembly line at the Little Rock
plant the PHYLAX system can beseen mounted in the rear cock-
pit just behind the front seat in
the center of the photograph The
chemical bottles with two lines
tied to the side tubes run forward
Illustration 6
Pyrene 1047297re extinguishers
were made of brass and
were nicely polished
They were not high-pressure units
but required the use of a hand pump
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
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year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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Pyrene fire extinguishers were
made of brass and were nicely pol-
ished They were not high-pressureunits but required the use of a
hand pump to generate pressure
to expel liquid from the cylinder
These extinguishers were gener-
ally mounted in the rear cockpit
ton or linen fabric and the only
dope available was cellulose ni-
trate that burned like a torch when
lit Watching nitrate dope burn
reminded me of a Fourth of July
sparkler very intense and hot If
a nitrate-doped ship caught fire in
the air there was no extinguisher
that would put out the flames
The PHYLAX system had an auto-
matic sensor that would trigger the
bottlersquos valve open and send the
chemical into the engine compart-
ment The Pyrene extinguisher wasmore for ground use because you
could not operate the bottle and
fly the airplane at the same time
By todayrsquos standards these ex-
tinguishing systems seem ar-
chaic but for the time back in
the 1920s they were the thing to
have in your automobile boator airplane
Editorrsquos Note WARNING An-
tique carbon tetrachloride fire extin-
guishers like the Pyrene occasionally
show up either contaminated with
the original agent or worse yet with
the full charge of agent still inside
Carbon tet is treated as a hazard-
ous substance (its use was banned
in consumer products in 1970) and
should be dealt with accordingly
In fact carbon tetrachloride when
heated by a fire will create poison-
ous phosgene gas (World War Irsquos
ldquonerve gasrdquo) something that would
definitely ruin someonersquos day if the
fire hadnrsquot done so already In its
standard form this substance is verytoxic to the liver and a single signifi-
cant exposure can result in sickness
or death
L a n g l ey may have been the
f h f i i i b
last and last The instruction
l i l d f
1903 Samuel Pierpont Langleyrsquos ldquoAerodromerdquoattempts to take off from a floating platform
Have a comment or ques-
tion for Bob Lock the Vintage
Mechanic Drop us an e-mail at
vintageaircrafteaaorg or you
can mail your question to Vintage
Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903
Illustration 7
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
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EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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Authorrsquos Note We held a small open house at the
flight school hangar this past Saturday Though the
weather was not conducive to give many rides we still
had about 60 people show up enjoy a brat or ham-
burger and talk about flying or learning to fly Interest
in flying is not dead One of my pet peeves is how we
in general aviation go about attracting individuals tolearn the pleasure of flight
Nearly every aviation publication I read carries ar-
ticles and editorials about the downward spiral of gen-
eral aviation Flight schools are having a hard time
attracting new students ldquoDoom and gloomrdquo reigns
with little positive to report on the horizon This al-
ways reminds me of the proverbial three wise mon-keys who embody the principle ldquoSee no evil hear no
evil and speak no evilrdquo We all complain about the
problem but no one ever offers solutions It seems as
though by not doing anything about the challenge it
will eventually go away and right itself
Many of the aviation organizations are wringing
their respective hands giving great lip service to the
drop in pilot numbers Some like EAA have launched
activities to attract new pilots such as the Young Ea-gles program This has been a good start but it will not
fill the ever-increasing void for more pilots
What are we all missing FUN
Four years ago I chose early retirement from a 38-
The student make-up is a real cross-section of Amer-
ica My youngest student to date began flight lessons
at age 14 and the oldest was 77 years young Irsquove men-
tioned some of my students in previous articles At
yearrsquos end 2010 while converting our student files
from paper to computer I was amazed to discover that
in the previous two years I had given instruction tomore than 200 individuals Some were new students
others were individuals in search of a tailwheel en-
dorsement and many were older individuals who had
pursued flight training early in their lives but gave it
up to raise a family Now they had the time and still re-
tained the burning desire to get back into flying What
attracted these individuals to the flight school FUN
And thefun
challenge of flying J-3 Cubs
Herersquos a small cross-section of this yearrsquos group
of students
bullA retired US Navy lieutenant who flew F-4 Phan-
toms off carriers in Vietnam He hasnrsquot done any fly-
ing in more than 10 years but hersquos been building a
Skybolt which will soon be finished and hersquos return-
ing to his lifelong lovemdashaviation He also has two
young sons who want to fly and will soon be joining
the group of student pilotsbullA young CPA from Iowa whose grandfather was a
friend of Bernie Pietenpol and who has built two Piets
The CPA used two weeks of his vacation time to learn
to fly so that he can fly the airplane(s) that his grandfa-
ther built and take his grandfather for a ride
BY Steve Krog CFI
THE Vintage
Instructor
Vintage flying is very much alive
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
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things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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Cubs flying every day he decided to pursue his pas-
sion for flight
bullA national chain hardware store employee who
has had a dream of flying driving nearly two hours
each way to learn to fly in a Cub
bullAn aviation writervideo producer who already has
a sport pilot certificate but desires to obtain a private
pilot certificate and do so in Cubs
bullA 30-something young family man who sells
construction equipment attachments While deer
hunting a year ago he learned one of his hunting
friends had recently learned to fly in Cubs For three
days they talked airplanes and flying rather than do-
ing much hunting Upon his return from the hunt-ing trip he drove to the airport and signed up for
lessons in the Cub
bullA professional musician from the Chicago area
who always wanted to learn to fly Although not yet
old enough to have a true ldquobucket listrdquo learning to fly
a Cub was number one on his list
With two exceptions these individuals had never
before flown or flown in tailwheel airplanes but alwayshad a dream of learning to fly in a Cubmdashjust like dad
or granddad did many years ago
Although no one in this group comes from simi-
lar backgrounds or professions there is one common
denominator among every studentmdashFUN None of
these students are learning to fly to pursue a career
in aviation (although Irsquove worked with a couple who
have done so) Rather they are learning to fly or get-
ting back into flying for the FUN and CHALLENGE of
flight They all have a true love of flight and seeing the
world from 500 feet with the door and window open
I have also worked with a number of students who
began taking flight lessons but quit after a period of
time They still had the passion for flight but gave it
up When asked why the responses fell into one of the
following four categories
bullI began taking lessons but after three or four les-sons Irsquod be assigned to a different instructor After 30
hours of dual three instructors and still not having
soloed I quit
bullThe instructor wasnrsquot teaching me anything He
was more interested in building time than teaching
Take a moment and think about how you first be-
came interested in airplanes What triggered your
pursuit of learning to fly Did you have a buddy or
maybe a family friend who encouraged you Or even
became a mentor Do you remember your first flight
lesson Do you remember the day you made your
first solo flight
Remember that passion and sense of accomplish-
ment Donrsquot hesitate to share it with anyone express-
ing an interest in learning to fly
At Cub Air Flight we sell FUN When individuals
visit the airport to inquire about learning to fly we
know they have made the commitment in their own
mind It then becomes our responsibility to makethe visit friendly A friendly environment is a FUN
environment Kids are always welcome If a prospec-
tive student has children with him or her we invite
the kids to sit in the planes At the conclusion of our
discussion we emphasize the following statement If
you learn to fly with us it will be FUN CHALLENG-
ING and SAFE
I donrsquot believe there is a shortage of pilot prospectsbut there is a shortage in how we all go about attract-
ing these people to become active participants in plea-
sure flying Remember flying is FUN Letrsquos make an
effort to help others share in that FUN
AERO CLASSICldquoCOLLECTOR SERIESrdquo
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Show off your pride and joy with afresh set of Vintage Rubber Thesenewly minted tires are FAA-TSOrsquodand speed rated to 120 MPH Some
things are better left the way theywere and in the 40rsquos and 50rsquos these tires were perfectly intune to the exciting times in aviation
Not only do these tires set your vintage plane apart fromthe rest but also look exceptional on all General Aviationaircraft Deep 832nd tread depth offers above averagetread life and UV treated rubber resists aging
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
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check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
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year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
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Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
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windsockaolcom
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Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
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Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
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Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
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815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
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Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
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AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
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Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
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507-373-1674
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TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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We enjoy your suggestions for
Mystery Planesmdashin fact more than
half of our subjects are sent to us by
members often via e-mail Please
remember that if you want to scan
the photo for use in Mystery Plane
it must be at a resolution of 300 dpior greater You may send a lower-
resolution version to us for our re-
view but the final version has to be
at that level of detail or it will not
print properly Also please let us
craft in the photo is of Canadian civil
registry CF-BXO formerly Royal Cana-
dian Air Force (RCAF) 920 This photo-
graph would have been taken at some
time between 1962 and 1967 after an
overhaul at Abbotsford British Colum-
bia (BC) and possibly while in servicewith Stranraer Aerial Enterprises The
location strongly resembles the Fraser
River dockings at the Vancouver air-
port The aircraft had undergone a re-
spray with a bright red cheat line The
(beaching gear required) for the Royal Air
Force (RAF) in 1933 The prototype first
flew in October 1934 with two Bristol
Pegasus IIIM engines rated at 820 hp
The production aircraft were delivered to
the RAF with Pegasus engines delivering
920 hp entering service in April 1937The British-built machines of which 23
were ordered and only 17 being built
were all delivered by April 1939
In Canada Canadian Vickers Lim-
ited of Montreal Quebec produced 40
Send your answer to EAA Vin-
tage Airplane PO Box 3086 Osh-
kosh WI 54903-3086 Your answer
needs to be in no later than August
20 for inclusion in the October
2011 issue of Vintage Airplane
You can also send your response via
e-mail Send your answer to mystery
planeeaaorg Be sure to include your
name plus your city and state in the
body of your note and put ldquo(Month)
Mystery Planerdquo in the subject line
This monthrsquos Mystery Plane comes to us from Bruce Voran
MYSTERY PLANE
by HG FRAUTSCHY
A P R I L rsquo S M Y S T E RY A N S W E R
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 3644
urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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QCA began buying several examplesand was instrumental in convincing
the Canadian Department of Transport
(DOT) to issue a civilian Certificate of
Airworthiness (C of A) One of the first
aircraft so issued was CF-BYI which be-
1980 the Canadian Museum of Flightand Transportation in BC salvaged the
wreck for possible restoration As late as
April 1952 QCA still had two Stranraer
in service CF-BXO and CF-BYM Pacific
Western Airlines (PWA) also operated
Two RAF Belfast freighters were dis-
patched and the disassembled aircraft
was transported to the United Kingdomwhere the machine is currently one of the
centerpieces of the collection
The aircraft type had many names
The most familiar (and printable) were
Stranny Strainer and Flying Meccano
Set The least affectionate was the Whis-
tling Shouse as when the lid to the
throne was lifted there was direct access
to the great outdoors and there emitted a
loud whistling noise
Other correct answers were re-
ceived from Hillis Cunliffe Mill-
brook Alabama Brian Baker Sun
City Arizona Wesley R Smith
Springfield Illinois John White-
head Cheyenne Wyoming ScottChurch Cochrane Alberta Can-
ada Jay Broze Walla Walla Wash-
ington Jerry Paterson Kent
Washington Jamie Patterson Mi-
ramichi New Brunswick Canada
Bill Bishop of Mulgoa New South Wales Australia sent along this photo
of the surviving Supermarine Stranraer
David Nixon supplied us with the April Mystery Plane shot of CF-BXO
a Canadian Vickers-built Supermarine Stranraer
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 3944
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4044
MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4144
EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
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urday 8 am until 6 pm Early-bird
arrivals can shop on the pre-conven-
tion weekend as well during limited
hours Show your VAA membership
card (or your receipt showing you
joined VAA at the convention) and
yoursquoll receive a 10 percent discount
VAA Volunteer Opportunities
Are you an ace pancake flipperIf yoursquore not one yet we can help
The VAA Tall Pines Cafeacute is looking
for volunteers who can help provide
a hearty breakfast to all the hungry
campers on the south end of Witt-
man Field If you could lend a hand
for a morning or two wersquod appreci-
ate it If thatrsquos not your cup of tea feelfree to check with the VAA Volunteer
Center located just to the northeast
of the VAA Red Barn The volun-
teers who operate the booth will be
happy to tell you when your help is
needed each day It doesnrsquot matter if
itrsquos just for a few hours or for a few
daysmdashwersquod love to have your help-
ing hands There is no need for you
to contact us ahead of time you can
talk with us when you arrive
VAA Judging Categoriesand Awards
The VAArsquos internationally recog-
nized judging categories are
bullAntique Aircraft built prior toSeptember 1 1945
bullClassic September 1 1945 - De-
cember 31 1955
bullContemporary January 1 1956
- December 31 1970
VAA NEWScontinued frpm page 5
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4444
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the award winners Judging closes at noon on Friday
July 29 The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday
evening July 30 at 6 pm in the Vintage Hangar
just south of the VAA Red Barn
Designated Smoking Areas Near FlightlineSmoking on the flightline at EAA AirVenture is prohib-
ited because itrsquos a hazard to all aircraft There are several
designated smoking areas with butt cans along the flight-
line well away from aircraft and refueling operations
Designated smoking areas will be south of the ultra-light runway near the Hangar Cafeacute near the Warbirdsarea (northeast corner of Audrey Lane and Eide Av-
enue) the Wearhouse flag pole area the shade pavil-ion north of the control tower and near the UltralightBarn Locations will be indicated on EAArsquos free con-vention grounds map The admission wristband alsoinstructs visitors that smoking is allowed only in desig-nated smoking areas
More on the Web
Visit wwwAirVentureorg for more information onEAA AirVenture 2011
EAA AirVenture Is Almost Here Are You Ready
Just a few short weeks from now many of you will
make the annual pilgrimage to Oshkosh for EAA Air-
Venture 2011 Are you ready Here are several handy
online tools on the AirVenture website that can help
you take care of any last-minute concerns
Visit wwwAirVentureorg and find out what you
need to know about The Worldrsquos Greatest Avia-
tion Celebration
Admission Parking Hours
wwwAirVentureorgplanningadmissionhtml
Find or Share a Ride to Oshkosh
wwwAirVentureorgrideshare
Site Map
wwwAirVentureorgplanningschedules_mapshtml
Where to Stay
Yoursquore cleared to stay connected
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 3844
ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 3944
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4044
MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4144
EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4244
If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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ship services at 800-564-6322 but
given the time from when you read
this until AirVenture it may not ar-
rive in the mail in time for your de-
parture We suggest downloading
the NOTAM
The NOTAM contains the specialflight procedures in effect for Witt-
man Regional Airport and alternate
airports from 6 am CDT on Friday
July 22 to 12 pm CDT on Mon-
day August 1 2011 All pilots who
fly into the event are expected to
know the special flight procedures
prior to arrival EAA AirVenture Os-
hkosh runs from July 25 through
July 31 For additional EAA AirVen-
ture Oshkosh 2011 information
visit wwwAirVentureorg
Call for VAA Hall of
Fame Nominations
To the left is our information
for nominations for VAArsquos Hallof Fame which is presented each
year during a special dinner This
yearrsquos dinner will be held Friday
October 28 Wersquoll have more on
this yearrsquos inductee John Under-
To nominate someone is easy It just takes a little time and a little reminiscing on your part
Mail nominating materials to
Remember your ldquocontemporaryrdquo may be a candidate nominate someone today
wwwVintageAircraftorg
CALL FOR VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Nominations
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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4044
MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
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EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4244
If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4344
Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4444
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 3944
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Wit tman Regional A i rpor t (OSH)
Oshkosh Wisconsin
July 25-31 2011
wwwAirVentureorg
Colorado Sport International Air Show
and Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In
Rocky Mountain Met ropol i tan A irpor t (BJC)
Denver Colorado
August 27-28 2011
wwwCOSportAviationorg
Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
Gr imes F ie ld A irpor t (I74)
Urbana Ohio
September 10-11 2011
httpMERFIcom
Copperstate Fly-In
Casa Grande Munic ipal A i rpor t (CGZ)
Casa Grande Ar izona
Upcoming Major
Fly-Ins
W I N
Only 2000 ticketswill be sold1 ticket $50
3 tickets $125
Piper Tri-Pacer Airplane
Free Flying Lessons
Free Pilot License
Country Legend Roy Clarkrsquos Personal Proceeds fromthis raffle
SAVEAMERICANKIDS LIVES
wwwwingsofhoperaffleorg
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4044
MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4144
EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4244
If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4344
Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4444
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4044
MISCELLANEOUS
wwwaerolistorg Aviationsrsquo Leading
Marketplace
Rare find Lycoming 0-145 partsinventory blocks bearings rings
shafts amp much more $20000
at 1970 prices $5000 Six four
cylinder case aircraft magnetos
$300 Call for more details (FL)
VINTAGETRADER
Someth ing t o buyse l l o r t rade
Classified Word Ads $550 per 10
words 180 words maximum with boldface
lead-in on first line
Classified Display Ads One column wide
(2167 inches) by 1 2 or 3 inches high at
$20 per inch Black and white only and nofrequency discounts
Advertising Closing Dates 10th of second
month prior to desired issue date (ie
January 10 is the closing date for the March
issue) VAA reserves the right to reject any
advertising in conflict with its policies Rates
cover one insertion per issue Classified ads
are not accepted via phone Payment must
accompany order Word ads may be sent via
fax (920-426-4828) or e-mail (classads
eaaorg ) using credit card payment (all cards
accepted) Include name on card complete
address type of card card number and
expiration date Make checks payable to EAA
Address advertising correspondence to EAA
Publications Classified Ad Manager PO Box
3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086
What Our Members
Are Restoring
Are you nearing completion of a restoration Or is it done and
yoursquore busy flying and showing it off If so wersquod like to hear from
you Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source (no
home printers please those prints just donrsquot scan well) or a
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4144
EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4244
If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4344
Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4444
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4144
EAAMembership in the Experimental Aircraft
Association Inc is $40 for one year includ-ing 12 issues of SPORT AVIATION Familymembership is an additional $10 annually Allmajor credit cards accepted for membership(Add $16 for International Postage)
FOREIGN MEMBERSHIPSPlease submit your remittance with a
check or draft drawn on a United Statesbank payable in United States dollars Addrequired Foreign Postage amount for eachmembership
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATIONCurrent EAA members may join the
Vintage Aircraft Association and receive
year (SPORT AVIATION magazine not included)(Add $7 for International Postage)
WARBIRDSCurrent EAA members may join the EAA
Warbirds of America Division and receiveWARBIRDS magazine for an additional$45 per year
EAA Membership WARBIRDS mag-azine and one year membership in theWarbirds Division is available for $55 per
year (SPORT OficAVIATION magazinenot included) (Add $7 for Interna-tional Postage)
IACCurrent EAA members may join the
International Aerobatic Club Inc Divi-sion and receive SPORT AEROBATICS magazine for an additional $45 per year
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
VINTAGE
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS
EMERITUS
PresidentGeoff Robison
1521 E MacGregor DrNew Haven IN 46774
260-493-4724chief7025aolcom
Vice-PresidentGeorge Daubner
N57W34837 Pondview LnOconomowoc WI 53066
262-560-1949 gdaubnereaaorg
Steve Bender85 Brush Hill Road
Sherborn MA 01770508-653-7557
sst10comcastnet
David Bennett375 Killdeer Ct
Lincoln CA 95648916-952-9449
antiquerinreachcom
Jerry Brown4605 Hickory Wood Row
Greenwood IN 46143317-422-9366
lbrown4906aolcom
Dave Clark635 Vestal Lane
Plainfield IN 46168317-839-4500davecpdattnet
John S Copeland1A Deacon Street
Northborough MA 01532508-393-4775
copeland1junocom
Phil Coulson28415 Springbrook Dr
Lawton MI 49065269-624-6490
rcoulson516cscom
Dale A Gustafson7724 Shady Hills Dr
Indianapolis IN 46278317-293-4430
dalefayemsncom
Jeannie HillPO Box 328
Harvard IL 60033-0328815-943-7205
Espie ldquoButchrdquo Joyce704 N Regional Rd
Greensboro NC 27409336-668-3650
windsockaolcom
Steve Krog1002 Heather Ln
Hartford WI 53027262-966-7627sskrogaolcom
Robert D ldquoBobrdquo Lumley1265 South 124th StBrookfield WI 53005
262-782-2633rlumley1wirrcom
SH ldquoWesrdquo Schmid2359 Lefeber Avenue
Wauwatosa WI 53213414-771-1545
shschmidgmailcom
Robert C Brauer9345 S Hoyne
Chicago IL 60643773-779-2105
photopilotaolcom
Gene Chase2159 Carlton Rd
Oshkosh WI 54904920-231-5002
GRCHAcharternet
Ronald C Fritz15401 Sparta Ave
Kent City MI 49330616-678-5012
rFritzpathwaynet com
Charlie HarrisPO Box 470350Tulsa OK 74147
918-622-8400cwhhvsucom
EE ldquoBuckrdquo Hilbert8102 Leech RdUnion IL 60180
815-923-4591buck7acgmailcom
Gene Morris5936 Steve Court
Roanoke TX 76262817-491-9110
genemor rischarter net
Membership Services DirectoryEnjoy the many benefits of EAA and
EAArsquos Vintage Aircraft Association
EAA Aviation Center PO Box 3086 Oshkosh WI 54903-3086Phone (920) 426-4800 Fax (920) 426-4873Web Sites wwwvintageaircraftorg wwwairventureorg wwweaaorgmemberbenefits E-Mail vintageaircrafteaaorg
EAA and Division Membership Services (800 AMndash600 PM MondayndashFriday CST)800-564-6322 FAX 920-426-4873 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
bullNewrenew memberships bullAddress changes bullMerchandise sales bullGift memberships
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 888-322-4636 wwwairventureorg airventureeaaorg
Sport PilotLight-Sport Aircraft Hotline 877-359-1232 wwwsportpilotorg sportpiloteaaorg
Programs and Activities
Auto Fuel STCs 920-426-4843 stceaaorg EAA Air Academy 920-426-6880 wwwairacademyorg airacademyeaaorg
EAA Scholarships 920-426-6823 scholarshipseaaorg
Library ServicesResearch 920-426-4848 slurveyeaaorg
Benefits
AUA Vintage Insurance Plan 800-727-3823 wwwauaonlinecom
EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan 866-647-4322 wwweaaorgmemberbenefits membershipeaaorg
EAA VISA Card 800-853-5576 ext 8884
EAA Her tz Rent-A-Car Program 800-654-2200 wwweaaorghertz membershipeaaorg
VAA EditorialExecutive Director 920-426-4825 wwwvintageaircraftorg vintageeaaorg
VAA Office 920-426-6110 tbookseaaorg
TM
EAA Members Information Line 888-EAA-INFO (322-4636)
Use this toll-free number for information about AirVenture Oshkosh aeromedical and technical aviation questions
chapters and Young Eagles Please have your membership number ready when calling
Office hours are 815 am - 500 pm (Monday - Friday CST)
SecretarySteve Nesse
2009 Highland AveAlbert Lea MN 56007
507-373-1674
stnes2009livecom
TreasurerDan Knutson
106 Tena Marie CircleLodi WI 53555608-592-7224
lodicubcharternet
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4244
If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4344
Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4444
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4244
If yoursquove ever watched fish in
an aquarium yoursquove probably no-
ticed how they respond differently
to their surroundings There are
those that zip around the tank in a
mad dash to nowhere Some seem
to sit and not go much of any-
where and some will swim f romone end to the other turn around
and do it again
The latter are the ones that remind
me of myself I seem to fly in a fish-
bowl I go from one end of our val-
proficient by practicing things we
know over and over or it can make
us lazy When something becomes
so ingrained that we do it from habit
only we may not be thinking about
what wersquore doing
On a night cross-country some
time ago I found out just how easyit is to forget things that I hadnrsquot
used in a while While night may be
a little more challenging it still re-
quires the basic pre-flight planning
of any cross-country and following
whether I go far or stay in the com-
fort zone I canrsquot let complacency take
over Those skills and experiences
need to be stretched from time to
time regardless of where I fly An un-
expected situation or emergency is a
bad time to find out I donrsquot remem-
ber how to do somethingComplacency also allows fear
to creep in where it doesnrsquot belong
Some fear (I think) is a natural part of
flying but it can also unnecessarily
keep us grounded because we wonrsquot
BY S MICHELLE SOUDER
Flying Outside
the Fishbowl
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4344
Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4444
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4344
Itrsquos gonna be a big year at Oshk osh
B-29 Superfortress ldquoFIFIrdquo
The first visit since 1995for the worldrsquos only airworthyB-29 Superfortress
REO SpeedwagonOshkosh rocks Monday duringthe opening day concert presentedby Ford Motor Company
Tribute to Bob HooverTuesday afternoon air showfeaturing aircraft and maneuvershe made legendary
eVentureInnovation will be on displayand in the air with the ElectricFlight Prize Competition
Join us for a week-long celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviationincluding a special air show Wednesday See the hottest naval aircraftin historic colors all week on ConocoPhillips Plaza
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4444
8202019 Vintage Airplane - Jul 2011
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullvintage-airplane-jul-2011 4444