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EAA Chapter 309 was founded in 1973 by a small group of aviation enthusiasts. Since that time, the membership has grown in size and experience. Members come with a variety of skill and experiences. Current members have aviation backgrounds ranging from student pilot all the way to Airline Transport Pilot. Several are A&Ps and all share a love of aviation. Membership is open to anyone interested in aviation and learning about the construction of Experimental Aircraft.
Chapter 309 is planning to build a home at Gastonia Municipal Airport. Chapter activities include visiting member projects, seminars, fly-ins, Young Eagle Flights, and a good dose of Hangar Flying!
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Coming EAA 309 events are the March dinner meeting on 3.20.06 which will be held in Mooresville to visit the John Schroeder/Ron Szot Lancair project. This project is one of the most ambitious of our members and is a credit to John and Ron's careful hard work. A few days later on 3.25.06, we will also be holding the Chapter Spring Fly in at Lake Norman Airpark. Ron and Kandy Murray are the coordinators and are doing a splendid job of pulling the various details together.
Regarding the hangar project, we have now obtained 501(c)(3) tax free charity status from the IRS. Since the effective date is 5.18.05, this means that all donations from last year can be deducted. If you feel able, Sam Stewart would be very grateful to accept further donations to the hangar project.
The electrical drawing has been basically completed thanks to Charlie Hall's help and the final details of the package are being completed with Wally Overton's invaluable assistance. Next job is to get the contractor bids. Your president has been reminded that his original timetable for this job was very optimistic, but we are making good progress.
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President's Corner
by John Wigney
This is the time I do my Annual Inspection. It is often not the best weather for flying and it good to get the plane fully checked out for the coming season. Although I have the use of a very nice hangar at Lake Norman Airpark, I bring my plane home so that I can work on it in my garage and this ability is one of the reasons I chose the Europa design. It is quite a lot quicker with 2 people but if necessary, I can remove the wings and load the plane onto the road trailer by myself in about 1½ hours.
The annual is always a good opportunity to make changes and upgrades. This year, I have sent my Dynon D10 EFIS back to the factory to get the latest upgrade standards and also to obtain a remote magnetometer since the internal magnetometer will not calibrate in my panel due to stray interference. I am also reworking the supply to my overhead air vents to get an improved flow. These little jobs are almost as much fun as the flying.
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BUILDER'S SEMINAR
Bob Thayer and Bill Repucci are busy putting together a seminar that will be held on Saturday, April 22 at David Border's shop.
The primary focus will be building an Aluminum Tool box featuring most of the tools needed to build a Vans RV. Presentations will also include information on how to get started and how to license your Home Built aircraft.
Contact Bob or Bill for more information
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