Meeting: 7:00 PM,                                 Nov 7, 2006 Tuesday
Place: Place: Airpark Terminal Building (2G2)
Guest Speaker: Blair Hennessey - Charts

Inside this Issue:

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The October meeting was held in conjunction with the FAA Wings event on Tuesday Oct 3 at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport Terminal Building. We had 7 members attending.

Andy Pierce, a former FED-EX Cessna Caravan Pilot spoke on Operating in all kinds of weather, relating many stories and close calls using a very good power point presentation. Of particular interest was a very detailed discussion on icing, where it forms mostly on fronts, the altitude spread (normally limited to about 3000 foot) and a lengthy review of the dangers of tail stall. Apparently icing forms much faster on thinner surfaces than thick ones, so be extremely cautious when ice appears on the main wings as considerably more will be occurring on the tail. The stick forces required to overcome a tail stall can exceed 300 pounds of back pressure. My impression was clearly avoid ice, or cold rainy days.

A committee meeting was held on Thursday 12th. It was decided that the Christmas and December meeting will again be held at Naples restaurant in Steubenville on the 8 th of Dec.

Also discussed was the building of a Waste Oil Heater. We will research the many options available incl. building or possibly purchasing a unit. We will also look into other options incl. a wood furnace.

Member Blair Hennessey offered to do a presentation on chart work at the Nov meeting. Blair is ex Air Force and is a certified CFII. This is certainly going to be a good opportunity to brush up some rusty skills.

Don

Wood, Glue, Rivets & Dreams
ROCKET DESIGNER TURNS TO SPACESHIPS
Jim Benson the founder of SpaceDev, the rocket engine company that powered SpaceShipOne to suborbital flight, has stepped down to start a new company that will build commercial suborbital and eventually orbital spacecraft. Fly and land the simulator on the moon.
The Dream Chaser launches vertically, from a simple concrete pad, and with wings and its lifting body shape, has the ability to perform a graceful, careful re-entry into the atmosphere and glide significant distances to its standard, commercial runway.
The Dream Chaser™ spaceship has a long and successful history. The vehicle is based on the NASA Langley Research Center's ten passenger orbital HL-20, also known as the Personnel Launch System and the Space Taxi. The HL-20, in turn, was based on the Soviet BOR-4, and thus has significant orbital heritage.

Trustee Election
At the November meeting, there will an election for a Chapter Trustee. Dick Hazelip’s three year term will be expiring. Anyone interested in the position can throw their name in the ring at the meeting or call any officer to let them know you are interested. If you are interested in getting involved with the running of the Chapter, come and volunteer.

Planer Needed
Thanks to Dick Hazlip we now have a planar on loan.

Question of the Week
I was on a cross-country flight the other day. A thin layer of fog was lying over the top of a lake, which partially obscured the visibility in and around the immediate area. Is fog considered a cloud?

Answer: Although a non-flier would not typically identify fog as a cloud because it touches the ground, fog is indeed classified as a cloud. Its formation can be quick and possibly put you in the position of having to divert to an alternate airport. There are different types of fog that will be discussed during your training. For additional information on foggy conditions, review "All Fogged Up" from the May 2001 issue of AOPA Pilot.

Engine Beat:
Lights out at 7,000
BY SAM WILSON

I was a 100-hour private pilot working on an instrument rating. David, a certificated flight instructor, was with me on this training flight, and we were on an IFR flight plan although weather conditions were perfect for a nighttime VFR flight.

About 15 minutes into the flight, David remarked that the panel lights were really dim, and he wondered if the alternator was charging. Seconds earlier, I had noticed a heading flag pop up in the horizontal situation indicator and I had wondered what would cause the flag to appear. David was already ahead of me and of the situation, and within seconds he called air traffic control and set the transponder to 7600. I focused on attitude control.

We were flying level at 7,000 feet when we lost all electrical power. Navigation lights, strobes, beacon, radios, GPS, autopilot — everything was lost. I remembered that on an IFR flight plan I should maintain last assigned altitude and heading to our next cleared location, but I wondered where that location was. I mentally processed the information to the next waypoint, when David exclaimed, "We need to land!" I now began to realize that this was not a training drill — this was a serious problem.
Read the rest of the story.

Events
A friend and I were fortunate to be invited to fly and participate in the Liaison Aircraft show this past weekend (6-8 Oct) at Wright Field, OH. We represented the Heritage museum in Beaver Falls and used their L-21 (super cub) plane.

The weather was perfect and the show was run with military co-ordination. Here we are having dinner under the Global Hawk (see specs) in the museum and were entertained by the US Airforce band. The museum continues to add aircraft and is spectacular. They showed the Imax film "Red Flag". See it if you can.

We also got a tour of the restoration facilities. Here are pictures of the Memphis Belle and the YF-32A awaiting restoration.

SHORT FINAL (Avweb)
A few years ago I was getting an IFR clearance from ground control. When I called for clearance I had a brain-fart and forgot where we were going. The conversation went like this:

Me: Ground, Lear 1234 looking for clearance to ....... ummmmm .... that airport we're going to.

Ground: Lear 1234 cleared to that airport you're going to via radar vectors...

Don't worry. It came back to me eventually.

PROP BUSTERS CLUB
If you are interested in some real affordable flying, contact Dick Hawkins (Prop Buster President)
or Tom Cucarese (Treasurer) 740 266-9305 for details on becoming a Prop Buster Member.
The airplane is a Cessna 150 and is based at the Jefferson County Airpark.
What does it cost to belong:
Initiation Fee $250.00
Dues: $200.00 a year
Aircraft Flying Rate: Per Hour $40.00 wet.
Your Flying Insurance is included in with your membership to the Flying Club.
So if you’re looking for very affordable flying, this is the group for you.

Paul Barone towing our Cessna 150 with the tractor.

Chapter Dues
Membership form
This is a reminder,, if you haven't paid your 2006 Dues this will be your last newsletter. If you forgotten, just send it in to Cathy Cucarese, come to the meeting to catch up. If you are on the web just use the handy dandy web form. We have a lot of neat things planned for the Chapter for the upcoming year. It would be a shame to miss out.