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Ross Mahon and Ben Ellison take the Gweduck on a little water taxi test, 10 Feb 08  http://www.gweduck.com/
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)
Click Here for Directions.

Young Eagles: Saturday 10 May 2008: Arlington Airport Appreciation Day, contact Kent Loos
For Sale: Geoff Sharples needs his 172 sold rather quickly, medical bills... 10 SMOH
Activities Calendar
Next EAA 26 Meeting:     Thursday, 10 April 2008
Program:       Kristi Dunks from the NTSB will do a presentation on General Aviation Accident Investigations

Upcoming meetings:
8 May:  Russ Williams will do a presentation on small antique radial engines
12 June:  TBD
July:  No Meeting, Arlington Fly-In
14 August: Arlington and Oshkosh Pictures (contact me if you have and pictures to add to the presentation)
11 September:  TBD
9 October:  TBD
13 November:  TBD

Previous meetings:
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 over Commencement Bay.


Upcoming Events:

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)
January 2008
Jan 1 EAA Chapter 26 New Year's Fly-Out,  Thun Field (Pierce Co. KPLU), 11:30am
Jan 12
 Douglas World Cruisers, Pearson Air Museum, Vancouver, WA, 1pm
Jan 19
 American Fighter Aces Panel: Night Fighter Aces, Museum of Flight, 2-3:30pm
Jan 20
 Open House at Heritage Flight Museum, Bellingham (KBLI), 12-4pm
February 2008
Feb 17
 Open House at Heritage Flight Museum, Bellingham (KBLI), 12-4pm
Feb 23-24
 NW Aviation Conference and Expo, Puyallup Fairgrounds, Orange Gate. Sa 9-5:30, Su 10-4. $5   -  FAA Safety classes, workshops, and everything else aviation related.
March 2008
1 Mar  Project Visit, Dave Wilborn's Glasair Super II RG, AWO, see activities calandar.
1 Mar  Garmin, Hosted by American Avionics. Info on Datalink Wx, GNS430/530, GPSMAP 496, Traffic, Terrain, Future of Glass, MFDs. Museum of Flight - Southview Lounge. 2pm
Mar 17
 Open House at Heritage Flight Museum, Bellingham (KBLI), 12-4pm
April 2008
Apr 5
 Hops and Props 2008, Museum of Flight, 7-10pm
Apr 6
 Gala 1920s Dinner-Dance-Silent Auction Fundraiser (DWC) Museum of Flight

Links to calendars of local events:
Museum of Flight
Cascade Warbirds
PNW AIAA
Heritige Flight Museum
Royal Aeronautical Society, Seattle
Washington Pilots Association
News
          -   Tom Osmundson, President, EAA Chapter 26, Seattle
Tech Counselors / Flight Advisors
Need another pair of eyes to look over your project?    Ask a Tech Counselor to take a look!
Geoff Sharples and/or Jim Huber would be more than happy to take a look!

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

Upcoming Project Visits:
April, May, June 08: TBD  - Soliciting ideas for project visits in 2008, contact Tom Osmundson

Past Project Visits:
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 2008

Saturday 10 May 2008:       Arlington Airport Appreciation Day, contact Kent Loos



FOR SALE
For Sale / Wanted items

Geoff Sharples 1956 C172  N7451A
 
Geoff Sharples' family needs to sell his airplane quickly to help pay for his nursing care.

It's a 1956 Cessna 172 with 2500 TT, and ten hours SMOH (Cont. O-300).  Exterior and interior are original (and look it) but the seats have been re-upholstered.  It's got a basic VFR panel (I'm guessing 70s-80s vintage) with radio and transponder.  It's two years out of annual.

They're looking for about $25,000...which is really a steal, when you consider $23K was spent on the engine overhaul.  I don't know much about the aircraft itself, but the man who owns it is an engineer and long-time homebuilder. 

7451A is based at Renton, not sure exactly where at RNT it is located. Will add details as they become known. (Tom Osmundson)

Jim Huber is handling this for the family.  You can call him at home at 253-630-1789, or email him.  
Or drop Ron or Tom an email or call if you can't get hold of Jim.



Wanted: Lyc O-235
Will consider any version, prefer run out engine in need of overhaul. Ross Mahon 425.827.2493

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
 



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

Program Chairs:
Tech Counselors:    Geoff Sharples and Jim Huber
Flight Advisor:    Ross Mahon
Young Eagles:    Kent Loos
Fly Out's:    Cecil Hendricks
Video Library:    Steve Crider
Photo Records:   Don Davis
Newsletter Editor:    Ron Wanttaja
Webmaster:   Tom Osmundson

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