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Gweduck First Flight, Saturday 2 May 2009, Test Pilots Ross Mahon and Buzz Nelson.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NakXEfQcibc&feature=channel_page

When do we meet?
          2nd Thursday of the Month (Except July), at 7:30 pm
Where do we meet?
          We meet in the Opportunity Skyway building at Boeing Field (BFI)
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Activities Calendar
Next EAA 26 Meeting:     Thursday, 8 April 2010
Program: Ron will show the result of detailed examinations of specific homebuilt types, and show how they compare with each other.
                      Reminder: Dues are due, $16.50

Upcoming meetings:

13 May: TBD

Previous meetings:
11 March: Dave Nasonis giving a presentation of his trip to Oshkosh. It will include pictures and commentary of planes he saw at the Fly-in.
11 February: Matthew Lum discusses his Scratch built composite Cozy IV vs Kit built tube and fabric KitfoxIV.
14 January: Ron Wanttaja discusses tips and tricks on how to take quality photographs even with a low-buck camera.
1 January: New Year's Day fly-out (or drive out) to Thun Field, 11:45am
10 December: Christmas Party Potluck At our usual meeting spot, Opprotunity Skyway Building.
                            Arrive staring at 6pm, eat 7pm, bring side dish, salad, rolls, or dessert.

12 November: Elections (see results at bottom of page), and Ross Mahon presenting Gweduck building and flying adventures.
8 October: Bill Husa of Orion Technologies discusses some of his prototype developments.
10 September:
Flight instructor, writer, and aviation consultant Bruce Williams will do a presentation on Stall and Spin awareness.
13 August: Arlington and Oshkosh Fly-in Pictures!
11 July: BBQ at Arlington Fly-In
11 June: John Coffey, president of the Washington chapter of the International Aerobatic Club will speak about competition aerobatics.
14 May:
Christopher Lum, son of EAA 26 Member Matt Lum, will present a doctorate thesis on "Coordinated Searching and Target Identification Using Teams of Autonomomous Agents"
9 April 2009: Dave Sclair will speak about Living With Your Plane & General Aviation News
12 February 2009: Dr, Roger Wolthuis will speak about Space flight and mans physiologic adaptability.
8 January 2009: Jon Larson will present some history of the Cessna T-50 "Bamboo Bomber" as well as the T-50 "Songbird" featured in an episode of Sky King, a 1950's TV series.
11 December 2008: Christmas Party Potluck at the Boeing Field Terminal Building. Arrive staring at 6pm, eat 7pm, bring side dish, salad, rolls, or dessert.
13 November 2008: David Lednicer talked about CFD and homebuilts, and the many projects he has worked on.
9 October 2008: Bob Dempster and Steve Crider talk about rebuilding the Liberty V-12 for the Douglas World Cruiser.
11 September 2008: Oshkosh Pictures and pictures of the Wickham A and Wickham B traveling to Oshkosh.
14 August 2008:
Arlington pictures
July 2008:  No Meeting, Arlington Fly-In / Oshkosh
12 June 2008: Tom Osmundson presents photos from the 2008 AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition in Wichita KS.
8 May 2008:
Russ Williams will do a presentation on small antique radial engines (and had a table full of small radial engine parts!)
10 April 2008: Kristi Dunks from the NTSB will do a presentation on General Aviation Accident Investigations
13 March 2008: Dave Wheeler from Northwest Aviation Center at Paine Field talked all about the new Light Sport Category, new pilots, older pilots transitioning, instructing, becoming an LSA instructor (easier than you might think), and LSA aircraft.
14 February 2008:
Mike Schofield of Dynon will tell us what the company’s been up to with their EFIS and Engine monitoring product line.
10 January 2008: Tom Torchia tells his story about surviving a midair with his mom in a Citabria in Tacoma's Commencement Bay.



Upcoming Events:

Photo Caption: EAA photogrophers take pictures of Ross Mahon's Wickham Model B, featured in the November 09 issue of Sport Aviation.
Upcoming Events:

(These events, unless noted, are not sanctioned or promoted by EAA Chapter 26. We post em because you might be interested. Info may not be up to date, check with group organizing the event to be sure the time, date, or place has not changed)




15 Aug
Open House every 3rd Saturday at Heritage Flight Museum, (KBLI) New location on Mitchell Way.
21-23 Aug
R49 Ferry Co Airport, Wings over Republic, BBQ Friday, Steak dinner Saturday, pancake breakfast Sat & Sun., lunch Fri. & Sat., free shuttles to town
21-23 Aug
KFHR, Friday Harbor, Vintage Mooney Group fly-in
22 Aug
38W, Lynden Airport Fly-in, classic cars, RC planes, BBQ. Also last day of Whatcom Co Fair.
22 Aug
KTMK, Tillamook Airport,  Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
4-5 Sept
KMMV, Annual McMinnville Fly-In, spruce goose, camping available.
5 Sept
KPWT, Bremerton Blackberry Festival Fly-in, A/C judging, classic cars, free shuttle to downtown, WWII Vehicles.
11-13 Sept
4S2,  WAAAM  Hood River Fly-In, 3rd annual Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Camping available with SHOWERS!
12-13 Sept
KOKH, Oak Harbor Fly-In, Young Eagles, 100LL $3.98,  92 octane ethanol-free MOGAS $3.24, A. J. Eisenberg Airport (formerly known as Wes Lupien Airport)
13 Sept
KOLM, Olympia Fly-In, Pearson Air, discount fuel, museum discounts. Hosted by Olympia WPA.
Links to calendars of local events:
Museum of Flight
Cascade Warbirds
PNW AIAA
Heritige Flight Museum
Royal Aeronautical Society, Seattle
Washington Pilots Association
Fly-In Calendar



News


Tech Counselors / Flight Advisors
Need another pair of eyes to look over a critical stage of your project? 
Have questions with complying with amateur built regs?
Questions with the recently released AC 20-27G?  Ask a Tech Counselor to take a look!

 Jim Huber
and/or Tom Osmundson would be more than happy to visit your project, no shop cleanup required!

How bout a project visit? Have a bunch of people look your plane over!

Upcoming Project Visits:

2009: TBD  - Soliciting ideas for project visits in 2009, contact Tom Osmundson

Past Project Visits:
April 2009 -
Matt Lum showed his Cozy IV, on gear, with canard, wings, and all control surfaces functional.

November 05 - Ross Mahon and Ben Ellison showed the Gweduc, a composite amphibious light twin based on the Grumman Widgeon.
October 05 -
Dave Wilborn's Glasair Super II with aerobatic modifications.

Need some flying advice?   Ask our Flight Advisor! Ross Mahon



Young Eagles Events 2009
2009-2010 events TBD pending a volunteer to be the YE coordinator.



FOR SALE
For Sale / Wanted items

Wanted: Partner(s) for share in building partially complete Experimental Twin Project
Looking for 1 to 3 financial partners for building a one of a kind, locally designed, partially complete, experimental light twin, Wickham Model F. Closest comparable factory type configuration is the Partenavia P68, except slightly lighter than an Apache or Twin Comanche. Aluminum, 6 place, 38’ 8” span, 160 sqft area, est 2100 empty, 32-3600 gross, fixed mains, retractable nose wheel, sorta STOL. Engines could be 150 to 180 hp. Design is evolution of Wickham Model B twin based at Paine. Propose staring project in earnest within 1-2 years, finish within 10 years. Construction starting at my house in Renton or nearby location. Twins are not cheap, so looking to share build (and operating) costs with at least 1 but no more than 3 others (so, 50%, 33%, or 25% shares depending on interest). This is no small project. If seriously interested, contact Tom Osmundson, 253-239-6175 dieselfume@dieselfume.com.

Crest Airpark home for sale by owner,  $580k
Prime Location Center Runway View.
Easement to 3200’ paved and lighted runway.
Extra Large .71 Acre Lot.
3+ full bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
2,218 Sq Ft living area above grade + downstairs hangar and extra rooms.
Open floor plan, extensive remodel in 1999 New HVAC, Wirng, Plmb, Insln.
Master bedroom with large walk-in closet.
Great view of Mt. Rainier and runway activities.
Aircraft Hangar, walk down stairs to your aircraft, short taxi to runway.
Full Hookup RV space..
Park 4 cars on the paved driveway without blocking garage.
Reasonable commute to most job locations near Seattle or Tacoma.

17660 SE 296th St, Kent, WA. 98042
Home 253 631 8818    Cell  206 423 8240  Photos and details at http://airporthome.typepad.com/airport-home-for-sale/

House at Crest Airpark
Now YOU can afford an AIRPORT HOME!
3Br 1.5 baths, 2070sqft, metal roof, 29648 179th Pl SE, Kent, WA 98042
49X45 heated hangar, MIL space and more. Retiring Retired!
Current tax assessed value 472K.
MLS#29093570 $510k $450k 253-630-1689 James Huber

Misc building materials for sale
Johhny Therrell is clearing out some building materials.
One free set of Alaska cedar/mahogany wing ribs and Alaska Cedar main and rear spars for a long wing Whitman Tailwind.
Coming soon: For sale woodworking tools, price TBD.
Contact me by e-mail jltherrell@comcast.net or phone (425) 746-6295
Address: 16112 SE 42nd Place, Bellevue, WA

Metal Hangar for sale
Pierce County Airport (Thun Field)
45x50, 45x14 electric bifold door. Heated and insulated, has seperate bathroom.  $155k
Contact Gene Endsley, 206-300-1197

Smyth Sidewinder Project For Sale
Former EAA member Keith Klinck recently passed away. His wife, Helen has the sidewinder up for sale. Vintage 1960's design, all metal tri gear wimilar to RV-6A, Fuselage complete, many components and aluminum sheet. Ron Klinck 425.739.0715

Barracuda Project For Sale
For those unfamiliar with the Barracuda, it is a plans built aircraft designed by local a Boeing engineer, Jeff Siers. It won an award for best new design at Oshkosh back around 1976. The plane is an all wood, 2 place, low wing, high performance airplane.  My website is at http://members.aol.com/flybarracuda.  You can see some pictures of the project there. The plane’s airframe is almost completely finished. The new owner would need to finish the flap, the fuel system, wire and plumb the aircraft, and finish all firewall forward.  I do have the glass for the canopy and windshield along with fiberglass cowling parts. There is an engine mount already on the plane and it is set up for the recommended O-540 engine. Please let me know if you have any questions.  I am asking $6000 for it.

I would like to sell it to a local EAA member.  It is located in my garage in Enumclaw.
Tony Szabo  253-232-9726

 1958 Colonial Skimmer Lake amphibian For Sale
Precursor to the famous Lake LA-4 and Lake Buccaneer amphibious airplane series. Though type certificated, this particular Skimmer is in the experimental category. The engine has low time. The radio panel is adequate but minimal. The main gear wheel hubs, nose gear strut and all hydraulics have been totally overhauled, The plane is intact and has all AD's complied with (I think). I estimate that it will take between 8k and 20k to make the plane properly airworthy. It may be "gear-locked-down" ferryable to other airports for less that 1K. The actual expenses will depend on the amount of work that is hired out. The plane is located at Boeing Field in Seattle.
 
The airplane itself is a wonderful, very economical to fly, three place machine. It has excellent performance and burns about nine gallons/hour at 65-70 percent cruise power. It is actually a rather rare bird ... one of only a handful still in flyable or restorable condition.
 
There is a lot more information about this plane, other Skimmers and my experiences flying it at:   www.reputableman.com
 
I am asking $36,500        Thank you for your interest,            Craig  ... 206-498-9447


Membership
Dues are $16.50 Due in January.   Checks payable to EAA Chapter 26
Members get a newsletter every month in the mail.
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*New* 2010-11 Officers
President:    Ron Borovec
Vice-Pres:    Frank Bryant
Secretary:    Don Davis
Treasurer:    Tom Susor

Program Chairs:
Tech Counselors:    Jim Huber, Tom Osmundson
Flight Advisor:    Ross Mahon
Young Eagles:    open
Newsletter Editor:   
Tracy Hach
Web Editor:   Tom Osmundson



2008-09 Officers
President:    Tom Osmundson
Vice-Pres:    Ron Borovec
Secretary:    Don Davis
Treasurer:    Tony Livic

Program Chairs:
Tech Counselors:    Jim Huber, Tom Osmundson
Flight Advisor:    Ross Mahon
Young Eagles:    open
Fly Out's:    Cecil Hendricks
Video Library:    Steve Crider
Photo Records:   Don Davis
Newsletter Editor:   
Ron Wanttaja
Web Editor:   Tom Osmundson

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