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VOL. 34, NO. 6

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2006

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CONTENTS

Straight & Level

by Geoff Robison

VAA News

Aeromail

Sun 'n Fun Judging Results

Big Nick's Scrapbook

Matty Laird's work for Roscoe Turner
by Jim Rezich

Under the Wing, In the Shade-Sun 'n Fun 2006

Ca lling all Stearmans and Stinsons, Pipers and Fairchilds,
Moths, Wacos, and more
by Spa rky Barnes Sargent

16

Pass It to Buck
Turnbuckles
by Buck Hilbert

19

VAA AirVenture Map & Guide

24

The Vintage Instructor

Who's in charge here?
by Doug Stewart

26

Restoration Corner
Fa mily involvement
by Art Morgan

28

The Trella T-I06

A thoroughly modern pusher from 1949
by Robert F. Pauley

36

Mystery Plane
by H.G . Frautschy

38

Calendar

40

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GEOFF ROBISON
PRESIDENT, VINTAGE AI RC RAFT AS SOC IATIO N

California dreamin' and

input from our members

With April showers hitting the

Midwest pretty hard the first couple
of weeks in May, I was fortunate to
find myself on the West Coast where
the weather was delightful and the
vintage spirit was found to be very
much alive and well, not to mention
exciting. It's now mid-May, and at
this particular moment in time I am
awaiting a flight out of Oakland, Cali
fornia, to catch up with the rain that
is still coming down back home in
the Midwest and on the East Coast.
My time on the B-17 tour has al
lowed me the opportunity to visit
with a number of my vintage air
plane friends all over the country. Old
friends, and some now-new friends,
in the Hayward, Sonoma/Schell ville,
and Napa area really rolled out the
welcome mat for me, and a good time
was had by all.
As a lot of you are aware, this area
of the country is absolutely rich with
old flying machines. In the more
than two weeks I spent in Califor
nia, I bet I poked my nose into more
than three dozen hangars contain
ing a multitude of restoration proj
ects and plenty of truly gorgeous
finished aircraft.
There's a lot to be said about flying
around in a vintage aircraft, but to
be doing it in this area of California
was a wonderful treat as the country
side is absolutely beautiful. Another
plus of visiting so many wonderful
vintage enthusiasts on this trip was

having the opportunity to speak one

on-one with many of these folks and
responding to the many questions
and concerns that have been raised
with EAA and VANs ideas on address
ing the aging aircraft issue.

. . . this area of
th e country is
absolutely rich
with old flying
m achines.
I really enjoyed the opportunity to
partake in personal discussions with
so many people in the vintage com
munity here in California, many of
whom are mostly supportive of this
initiative. The opportunity to ad
dress their questions face-to-face re
ally goes a long way toward having
them understand the true intent of
this initiative. A continual grassroots
concern that nearly always gets raised
is really an issue of trust. In my mind,
this is one of the largest selling points
to the vintage community. Initiatives
of this sort are somewhat technical in
nature, and a good number of people
are telling me we should leave well
enough alone and be careful of what
we wish for.

My response has been that we truly

realize we are on somewhat of a slip
pery slope and that we know a fair
number of folks are concerned that
excessive change in the world of re
storing and maintaining old aircraft
could prove to be detrimental if the
changes are not carefully formulated .
I have been telling everyone to keep
in mind the EAA and VAA have yet to
formulate anything even close to a fi
nal draft of what our proposal would
eventually look like. That's why con
structive comments from and dialog
with the membership is so beneficial.
Any time you deal with the federal
government, especially on the regu
latory side of the house, it must be
done within an environment of mu
tual trust. Presently, we at EAA and
VAA strongly believe that such an en
vironment does exist and, in fact, has
never been better between the FAA
and EAA. Now is truly the time to ex
plore this issue further, and then and
only then can we present a proposal
that best suits and represents the en
tire vintage aircraft community.
The annual trek to EAA AirVen
ture Oshkosh is again sneaking up
on us. For those of us at the VAA,
a lot of the final planning is now
beginning to come together. I can
assure you it is going to be yet an
other banner year for us all. Front
and center in the Vintage area will
be the historic aircraft of the Ameri
continued on page 35

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR PLANS TO ATT END EAA AIRVENTURE 2006?

EAA A I RVENTURE OSHKOSH 2006 , TH E WORLD'S GREATEST AVIATIO N CELEBRAT ION- JU LY

VAA IS ABOUT PARTI CI PATION : B E A ME MB ER! BE A VOLUNTEER ! BE THERE !

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VINTAGE A I RPLANE

Share the gift of flight on

International Young Eagles Day

EAA Young Eagles' biggest day of the year is nearly here! Thousands of
young people from throughout the world will take to the sky on Saturday, June
10, for the 13th annual EAA International Young Eagles Day (IYEO).
More than 80,000 volunteers have supported the program, including
40,000 pilots, among them current program chairman, actor, and aviator Har
rison Ford, who has personally flown 200 Young Eagles.
Young Eagles coordinators, remember to report back to Young Eagles head
quarters about your IYEO flight rally at YoungEagles@eaa.org.

Register Your
Type Club Gathering Online
Is your type club having a dinner
and/or meeting this year during EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh? Send the details
to EAA, and we'll share the informa
tion with the membership on the EAA
website, www.AirVenture.org, and
later, for folks on convention grounds,
in the daily AirVenture Today news
paper. Visit https://Secure.EAA.org/
airventure/type_clubs.html, complete
the online form, and that's it!

VAA Happenings at
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006
VAA Picnic

Our annual VAA picnic will be held

on Wednesday, July 26, at the Nature
Ce nter. Trams will depart the Red
Barn around 5:00 p.m . The home
cooked beef and ham dinner will start
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JUNE 2006

being served at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for

the event will be available, as usual,
at the VAA Red Barn. If your group or
type club is interested in purchasing a
block of tickets, please contact Jean
nie Hill as soon as possible. If noti
fied, we will gladly reserve an area for
your group at the picnic. These tick
ets sell out, so please let us know your
intentions as early as possible.
Shawano Fly-Out

The annual fly-out to Shawano will

take place on Saturday, July 29. The
sign-up sheet will be at the desk in the
Red Barn. The briefing will take place
Saturday at 7:00 a.m. on the porch of
the Red Barn. Last year we had great
weather and record attendance, and
everyone had a great time. The city of
Shawano really goes out of its way to
make us feel welcome. We hope you
can join us.

Other Great Stuff

While you're at the Red Barn,
don't forget to check out our Pio
neer video corner, where we'll have
our original Pioneer videos playing
throughout the week.
Through these videos, we can re
visit the aviation greats who are no
longer able to be with us.
Pilots attending with their aircraft
can pick up complimentary mugs
and plaques at the Red Barn. Coffee
mugs are available to all EAA pilots,
but you must also be a member of
VAA to receive a personalized com
memorative plaque.
We will once again offer the Red
Carpet van service to our members
who need assistance getting around
the field. This service is intended to
aid those who have trouble walk
ing or who need to carry heavy ob
jects, such as luggage, camping gear,
or materials, to the forums or other
outlying areas. This service is avail
able only on the Wittman airport
grounds. To arrange transportation,
stop at the desk at the Red Barn or
call the Red Barn at 920-230-7796.
If you don't require van service, we
can also connect you to a golf cart
transportation service available on
the field. To add to your transporta
tion options, trams will be depart
ing daily from the north side of the
Red Barn. With all of these avenues
available, getting around the field
will be easier than ever. It's a good
idea to check in at the Red Barn on
a regular basis. Message/information
boards change daily, and frequent
announcements are made reminding
everyone of up-and-coming events.
While you're there, stop in for a cup
of lemonade and some fresh, hot
popcorn . Don't forget , the VAA Red
Barn is also your hospitality center.
We always enjoy it when folks just
stop by to say hello and sit a spell.
It's a great place to catch up with all
your VAA friends. We look forward
to seeing you soon.
continlled on page 32

Antique Homebuilt Glider

I am looking for information or
photos of homebuilt gliders that were
being built during the time frame of
1927 through 1928. The students at
Clemson A & M College there at
Clemson , South Carolina, built a
glider and flew it a number of times,
but I have not been able to find even
a picture or other details about it. It is
said that it took about three months to
build it in a wood shop. The students
also built a small aircraft similar to the
Heath Parasol and flew it in 1929. I
have pictures of it.
Any information appreciated,
Otha H. "Skeet" VaughanJr.
10102 Westleigh Dr.
Huntsville, AL 35803

skeetv@kn%gy.net

Hangar Fires
When I received my March 2006
issue of Vintage Airplane and read the
article by Glenn Scott, it brought back
unpleasant memories of another
hangar fire in 1992 that severely
damaged my 1948 Stinson Station
Wagon . My airplane had been
purchased in 1975, restored in
1976-1978, and in 1981 I flew it to
Oshkosh and took home the award for
Outstanding Stinson.
I was quite proud to own and fly
such a beautiful airplane, and I kept it in
immaculate condition. Unfortunately,
in December of 1992 the rented hangar
it was in caught fire, and the airplane
had the fabric melted off the wings and
top of the fuselage. Because the cabin
had been insulated with 1 inch of
foam to try and reduce the noise level
(unsuccessfully, I might add), the fire
did not get into the cabin, and except
for the headliner, I was able to salvage
the interior.
Next to my Stinson a beautiful
Starduster Too was reduced to
something similar to Mr. Scott's
airplane. It had been covered with
polyester and finished with butyrate

dope, and it practically vanished. The

fire had started in a closed-in bay at
the end of a five-bay T-hangar. The
middle three bays were open to each
other and contained my Stinson, the
Starduster, and a set of homebuilt
wings that a local homebuilder had
on sawhorses. The end bay had been
a maintenance bay in the past and
contained shelves full of paint cans,
etc. Also in that bay were two old cars
and two old motorcycles. No airplane.
There were combustibles everywhere.
At the time the firemen arrived
the airport owner's son was trying to
reach in and cut the chains to slide
the doors open in front of my Stinson,
but the firemen ran him off with the
statement that it was their fire now.
Unfortunately, the man-access door
was down near the fire, and there was
no other way to get the hangar door
open. The firemen made no attempt to
open the door until the fire was out.
I got to the airport just as they
pulled my smoking airplane out. It
was a sickening sight, but I told the
local reporter that the old girl would
fly again. I was fortunate to have used
the Stits Aerothane finish on the plane

because at that time I believe it was

the only coating that could be used
on both the fabric and the metal. I
did not want a two-tone airplane five
years down the road. The Aerothane
was truly flame-resistant, which saved
the airplane from total destruction.
The structural damage was limited to
the wings and the vertical tail surfaces,
and these were scrapped and replaced
with parts from other airplanes.
The state police fire marshals were
not able to pinpoint the cause of the
fire, but I learn ed a bitter lesson .about
rented hangars. Specifically, be aware
of who and what are in the adjoining
hangar spaces. Keep after the manager
or owner of the airport to adopt
rules limiting what can be stored in
an airplane hangar, and be vigilant in
seeing that those rules are enforced.
Renters should not accumulate piles
of flammables or lumber or boats
around their airplanes. Fuel in cans
in the hangars should not be allowed.
In the case of auto fuel users, the
cans should be dumped immediately
into the plane's tanks and the cans
removed, as I do. Heaters should only
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SUN

' N

FUN

-CLASSIC
( BUILT 9/1/45 - 12/31/55 )

CLASSIC GRAND
CHAMPION

-CONTEMPORARY
(1/1/56 TO 12/31/67)

BEST TWIN

N87711

1963 Beech H18

Steve W. Ox man

Riva, Maryland

BEST RESTORED

N521VT

1957 Cessna 180

Jason]. Grieff

Sarasota, Florida

OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

N155P

1956 D-50 Twin Bonanza

John R. Carter

Gainesville, Georgia

OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

N8704P 1965 Piper PA-24-260

Tracey L. Potter
Hagerstown, Maryland
BEST CUSTOM NOT AWARDED IN 2006

NC83739
1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ

Leo Roberson

Williamson, Georgia

BEST CUSTOM CLASSIC

OVER 165 HP

N3214C
1954 Beechcraft Bonanza E-35
Jeff Deaton
Morehead City, North Carolina
BEST CUSTOM CLASSIC
0-100 HP

N86122

1946 Aeronca llAC

William G. McCranie

Stone Mountain, Georgia

BEST RESTORED CLASSIC

0 - 100 HP

N2592
1946 Piper PA-12
Scott & Sharon Haggenmacher
Jonesboro, Arkansas
OUTSTANDING CLASSIC
AIRCRAFT

N4159

1955 Mooney M-18C

Keith Mackey

Ocala, Florida

OUTSTANDING CLASSIC
AIRCRAFT

N70971

1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub

Ray Cook

Spring Grove, Illinois

OUTSTANDING CLASSIC
AIRCRAFT

N3323K

1946 Globe Swift

Will Roberson

Cookeville, Tennessee

BEST CUSTOM CLASSIC 101-165 HP

NOT AWARDED IN 2006
BEST RESTORED CLASSIC OVER 165 HP
NOT AWARDED IN 2006
BEST RESTORED CLASSIC 101-165 HP
NOT AWARDED IN 2006

JUNE 2006

-ANTIQUE
( BUILT PRIOR TO 8/31/45 )

GRAND
CHAMPION

NC488W
1931 Stearman SpeedmailJr. 4E
Todd Stuart
Key West, Florida
RESERVE GRAND
CHAMPION

N15700

1935 WACO YPF

Jerry Wenger

Owatonna, Minnesota

CUSTOM
CHAMPION

N9116H

1944 Stinson V-77 AT-19

Don Henley

Sulphur Rock Arkansas

OUTSTANDING WWIl ERA

N782L

1942 Boeing Stearman 75

Brian Launder

Tulsa, Oklahoma

SILVER AGE
CHAMPION

N1457

1931 Waco QVF-2

PaulOkean

Owatonna, Minnesota

TRANSPORT CATEGORY
CHAMPION

N17334
1937 Douglas DC-3
Flagship Detroit Foundation
Shelbyville, Tennessee

Friends of the Red Barn Campaign

Many services are provided to vintage aircraft en

thusiasts at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. From parking
airplanes to feed ing people at the Tall Pines Cafe and
Red Barn, more than 400 volunteers do it all. Some
may ask, " If volunteers are providing the services,
where is the expen se?"
Glad you asked. The scooters for the flightline crew
need repair and batteries, and the Red Barn needs
paint, new windowsills, updated wiring, and other
sundry repairs, plus we love to care for our volunteers
with special recogn ition caps and a pizza party. The
list really could go on and on, but no matter h ow
many expenses we can point out, the need remain s
constant. The Friends of the Red Barn fund helps pay
for the VAA expenses at EAA AirVenture, and is a cru
cial part of the Vintage Aircraft Association budget.
Please help the VAA and our 400-plus dedicated
volunteers make th is an unforgettable experience for
our many EAA AirVenture guests. We've made it even
more fun to give th is year, with more giving levels to
fit each person's budget, and more interesting activi
ties for donors to be a part of.
ThankYou Items by Level

Name lisled:
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Access to
VoImteer
Center

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Your contribution now really does make a differ

ence. There are six levels of gifts and gift recogn ition.
Th ank you for wh atever you can do.
Here are some of the many activities the Friends of
the Red Barn fu nd underwrites:
Red Barn Information Desk Supplies

Participant Plaques and Supplies

Toni's Red Carpet Express Repairs and Radios
Caps for VAA Volunteers
Pizza Party for VAA Volunteers
Hightline Parking Scooters and Supplies
Breakfast for Past Grand Champions
Volunteer Booth Administrative Supplies
Membership Booth Administrative Supplies
Signs Throughout the Vintage Area
Red Barn and Other Buildings' Maintenance
And More!

Two Passes to
VAA Volunteer
Party

Special FORB
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Breakfast at Tan
Pines Cafe

Tn-Motor Ride
Certificate

Two Tidlels to
VAA Picnic

Close Auto
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Platilll11, $750

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Cold, $500

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Matty Laird's work for Roscoe Turner

J IM REZICH

Here are a few Laird factory photos

from Big Nick's scrapbook we thought
you'd enjoy. To my knowledge, most
of these photos have not been pub
lished before.
Here is Roscoe Turner's
Wedell-Williams undergo
ing repairs in the spring
of 1937. The fixes were
necessary after Turner's
forced landing in New
Mexico while he was on
his way to New York for
the start of the Bendix
Trophy Race in the late
summer of 1936. This is
a fonner airtine repair ga
rage at 59th and Cicero,
just east and a little south
of Chicago Municipal Air
port (now Midway airport).
The gentleman in the shirt
and tie is Matty Laird.
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JUNE 2006

Nick Rezich took these photos

during the assembly of Roscoe Turn
er's racing airplane. He and younger
brother Frank rode t heir bicycles
from the family home at 6424 South

Laporte St. to 59 th and Cicero on the

southwest side of Chicago(about
three-fourths of a mile) to see the air
plane's progress and to get a glimpse
of Turner himself.

Lead Photo: Here are Roscoe's two ships ready to go on the Muni ramp. It's hard to see in the photo, but the typical Laird
finish shows the reflection of the magnificent bumped cowl in the top of the smooth plywood wing on the Wedell-Williams.
After placing a disappointing third in the 1937 Thompson with his new Laird-Turner racer, Roscoe went on to win back-to
back victories in '38 and '39 with the LTR-14. The '39 race was won with a speed of 282.536 mph, and the prize money
wasn't too bad either; Turner won a check for $16,000. When he won the 1934 Thompson, the check was for $4,500.

You can really see the short 26-foot wingspan and immense size of the 550-hp Pratt & Whitney Hornet engine in this rear
view of the Wedell.

From this angie, you can see the railroad in the ba(:k21tound.

remembers Roscoe standing on a flatbed rallrcataind!lu...,evin2'

progress on his famous racer. You can also see the

Hamilton Standard propeller in this shot, as well as

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The completed airplane on the ramp in front of Air Associates at Chicago Municipal Airport. Remember, the airport wasn't
renamed Midway until after World War II. It was commonly referred to as just "Muni." These photos were taken in the
summer of 1937.

This deadon profile shot shows how short the engine mount on the Hornet was. Also in the background, you can see the
LairdTurner LTR14 Meteor, without its wheelpants. With his new Laird rarin' to go, Roscoe lent the Wedell racer, No. 44,
to Joe Mackey in 1937, '38, and '39. After winning the Thompson Trophy Race in 1934 (at a speed of 248.129 mph), the
Number 44 racer never placed higher than third after its rebuild. That was no reflection on the outstanding job Laird's
workers had bestowed on the Wedell-Williams. The evolution of the air racer had simply passed it by.
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VnJe'r the Wing,

In the ~h9Je~

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Calling all Stearmans and Stinsons, Pipers and Fairchilds,

Moths, Wacos, and more

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY SPARKY BARNES SARGENT

l[f

the class roll had been

called for vintage aircraft
this past April, the list
would have been a long
one, beginning with Aeronca and end
ing at Waco. For example, members of
the Stinson family ranged from a Sta
tion Wagon and Gullwing to a Junior
and Trimotor; Pipers were well repre
sented with the Cub, Vagabond, and
Pacer; and Cessna's lineage was fun to
behold, from the Airmaster and the
Bamboo Bomber to the ever popu
lar 170. At least half a dozen Waco
biplanes commanded a presence on

Piper Cubs

the field, including the QCF, YKC,

YPF, and SRE. And if Al Mooney had
been around to take a stroll down the
flightline, he just might have chuck
led upon seeing two of his tiny Mites
tied down shoulder-to-shoulder with
two of Ben Howard's towering DGAs.
But let's not leave the human ele
ment out of this roll call, for as Air
master owner and pilot Bob Jenkins
Sf. summed it up, "I don't know
which is the most enjoyable, the air
planes or the gathering of friends ." It
would be nigh on impossible to in
clude every pilot, owner, and airplane

ca. out in numbers to participate in the 7f1l' anniversary of the Cub Convoy.

on these pages, but we'd like to share

just a few highlights from conversa
tions held with pilots and owners un
der the wing, and in the shade.

North Carolina and Horida

Fairchilds
The early morning sun bathed Pat
McAlee's Ranger-powered Fairchild
24 in its warm glow, slowly evaporat
ing the beads of evening dew on its
glossy red-and-cream-colored finish
coat. The 1940 flying machine looked
like it might just have come out of
restoration right before the show-

Eddie Hoffman of Tarpon Springs, Rorida, with his 1946 Warnerpowered Fairchild 24_

lars de Jounge of Vero Beach, Florida, with his 1941 de Havilland Tiger Moth.

Newly minted private pilot Bob Jenkins Jr. with the Piper J-3 Cub
he and his father restored.

Pat McAlee of Belews Creek, North Carolina, and his 1940 Rangerpowered Fairchild 24.

instead of 29 years ago . McAlee de

parted from his home base at Shiloh
Airport, North Carolina, a few days
prior to the show, and his flight took
five hours and 45 minutes, plus one
fuel stop, before he joined light traffic
in the pattern and landed on the field
on Sunday.
And there was another Fairch
ild on the flightline as we ll. VAA
member Eddie Hoffman of Tarpon
Springs, Florida, had tucked his one
man tent neatly behind the wing of
his 1946 Warner-powered Fairchild
24. Hoffman bought his Fairchild on
Valentine's Day in 1996 and flew it
home from Chico, California. Remi
niscing about that adventure, Hoff
man smiled spontaneously and said,
li lt was the trip of my life; it was so
much fun. One of my favorite parts
of the flight was in the late afternoon
in west Texas, when we were flying
along and watching the shadow of
the Fairchild dancing on the orange
yellow buttes."

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Hoffman also enjoys flying the
unique all-wood aircraft his father be
gan designi ng an d building as early
as 1959. These airplanes are cher
ished me m be rs of t h e family, and
their na m es reveal distinctive per
sonalities: Sweet Patootie (landplane),
Lil ' Orphan Annie (strict ly a water
plane and always an orphan at fly-

in time), Th e Girlfriend (single-place

landplane), and The Seabird (a biplane
flying boat) . This year, Hoffman flew
one of them, a 1980 amphibian called
the Mullet Skiff, to Sun 'n Fun in addi
tion to his Fairchild.

Georgia Cub,
New York Pacer, and
Ohio Vagabond
Among the first to arrive for the fly
in this year was VAA member Doug
Cartledge. He was spied emerging
from his tent and ducking below the
wing of a smart-looking 1948 Piper
PA-15 Vagabond as he arose early one
sunny morning in the Vintage area.
Cartledge was all smiles as he described
his good fortune of being able to fly
the Vagabond from Ohio to Florida,
at the behest of owner Dave Satina .
Cartledge landed at Lakeland after log
ging 12 hours on the trip and discov
ered that only he and Stinson Station
Wagon owner Bob Kendall of Califor
nia were keeping the flightline warm

Dan Vandenneer of Lake Ridge Airpark, North Carolina, journeyed to

Sun 'n Fun with Robert Szego in Szego's 1973 Citabria.

Pilot Doug Cartledge with owner Dave Sa

tina's 1948 Piper Vagabond, which Cart
ledge flew from Ohio to Lakeland.

Wolfgang Buergel of East Aurora, New

York, with his 1950 Piper PA20 Pacer.

Tom and Elaine Huf with their Bumblebee, a 1944 Jacobspowered

Cessna Bamboo Bomber.

that Wednesday before the show.

Cartledge figured he had an extra
day or so, and it was the perfect op
portunity to satisfy his hankering to
fly all the way down to Key West. So
up and away he went, after camping
on the field one night, for his second
cross-country adventure in the little
airplane. His roundtrip flight took 10
hours of flying time, and he returned
to Lakeland in time to claim a front
row tie-down spot for the duration of
the show. With a happy grin, Cartledge
explained his attraction to the fly-in by
saying, "Some people go to the ocean
to relax and watch the waves, but I
come here to relax by watching the air
planes coming and going."
Sun 'n Fun 2006 was an especially
memorable occasion for Bob Jenkins
Jr. lt was more than the fact that he
earned his pilot certificate only three
months prior to the fly-in and that it
was his first long solo cross-country
away from his home base in Rome,
Georgia. He was flying a Piper J-3 Cub
he and his father personally brought
back to life . And sitting one row be
hind the Cub was his father 's 1938
Cessna Airmaster. ''It's kind of neat,
having two planes here at the same
time," JenkinsJr. said with a smile.
Although Jenkins Jr. literally grew
up under the wing of his father 's
Stinson Junior, his personal interest
in flying began in earnest just a few
years ago when he became intrigued
by a Cub he and his dad saw at the
Rome airport. Father and son were
soon busy restoring a Cub Jenkins
Sr. had kept in his hangar for nearly
two decades. "We worked in rhythm

with each other and didn't even have

to talk much," said Jenkins Jr. with
contagious enthusiasm, adding, '' It
was like each of us had another set
of hands, we were so synchronized.
Nine months later, the Cub was fin
ished and we were flying it. After I
earned my certificate, Dad suggested I
fly the Cub to Sun 'n Fun, and it was
a great flight down here."
Pilots with varying levels of experi
ence were easy to find along the flight
line, from the newly minted to those
who have been flying for 40 years or
more. Wolfgang Buergel (EAA 30479)
of East Aurora, New York, was enjoy
ing a cup of coffee early one morning
below the wing of his loyal 1950 Piper
PA-20 Pacer. He flew it to Lakeland
in only eight hours, with a little help
from a friendly tail wind. Buergel, a
longtime flight instructor specializing
in tailwheel training, describes himself
as an ordinary country pilot and a fair
weather flier, who started out building
model airplanes as a young boy. He
explained, "The Pacer is my second
airplane ever, and I've owned it for 37
years. I still have my first one, too
an Aeronca Champ that I bought in
1968. I got the Pacer in bushel baskets,
and I covered it with grade A cotton
and finished it with Randolph butyr
ate in 1970." He flies to Sun 'n Fun
every year, weather permitting, so he
can enjoy immersing himself in noth
ing but airplanes for the week.

Pennsylvania Bamboo
Bomber
EAA members Tom and Elaine Huf
shared the flying on their trip down
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Mike Truschel of Nokesville, Virginia, with his recently acquired 1943 Steannan, the Yellow Mistress.

A golden 1941 Waco UPF7 glows in the soft light

of an early morning sunrise over Lakeland.

south in their 1944 Jacobs-powered

Cessna T-SO Bamboo Bomber. Elaine
was working on her instrument rat
ing at the time (having since passed
her checkride), and her husband gave
her a few instrument lessons during

their flight. "What a trip it was," said

Elaine, with good-natured laughter,
elaborating that, "We hit a wall of wa
ter in Virginia and had to land. After
tWiddling our thumbs for two hours,
it cleared and we headed south again,

but we had to stop at Zephyr Hills. It

was fogged in early the next morning,
so we hung around until it was VFR
and then came on in to Lakeland."
Tom Huf calls Sun 'n Fun "the
harbinger of spring. We leave the
Northeast when there's still snow
on the ground and enjoy this nice
warm weather for a week, and by
that time the spring has sprung back
home. It's just a wonderful way to
start the spring, and we've put eight
hours of flying time on the airplane
coming down here. It's running like
a Swiss watch, and I hope it stays
that way."

Florida Tiger Moth

Like so many pilots who camp on
the field, Lars de Jounge VAA mem
ber of Vero Beach, Florida, was also
camping with his airplane, a beloved
1941 de Havilland 82A Tiger Moth.

Don Henley's freshly restored award-winning Custom Champion 1944 Lycoming-powered Stinson V77.
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Greg Herrick's 1936

Stinson A low-wing
trimotor was one of
the more unusual
airplanes seen at
Sun 'n Fun.

Agood-looking,
perky Porterfield
graced the flightline
in the Vintage area
for a few days.

It was built by the Morris car factory

in England, on license from de Havil
land. This Tiger Moth was in the Eng
lish air force at first, and later it was
owned and flown by a Swedish fly
ing club before it ended up in private
hands as an aerobatic trainer and
glider tug. De lounge then purchased
the Moth and stored it in Sweden for
three years before shipping it to the
United States. He restored it in the
late 1970s and has owned it for 33
years now. With a gentle smile, he de
scribed its flying characteristics this
way: "It's a stick-and-rudder airplane,
and it'll teach you flying in a hurry!"

Virginia Stearman

This 1934 Waco YKC was one of several Wacos at Sun 'n Fun.

EAA member Mike Truschel of

Nokesville, Virginia, is a relative new
comer to the fly-in; it was only his
second time at the event, although
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Antique Wacos from the 1930s, in similar color schemes, were tied down wingtip to wingtip. Jerry Wenger's awardwinning Reserve
Grand Champion 1935 Waco YPF is in the foreground.

Sydney Womack's 1941 Waco SRE was yet another fine

representative of the Waco family line.

he has been active in aviation for a

number of years. This year he was fly
ing his recently acquired 1943 Stea
rman biplane, which he aptly named
the Yellow Mistress. He had a leisurely
eight-hour flig h t from Virginia t o
Lakeland, spread out over two days,

Fred Cabanas taxis the award-winning Grand Champion Steannan

Junior Speedmail into the vintage field.

and enjoyed th e scenery and people

along the way-especia lly the warm
and gregarious h ospitality he experi
enced in Waycross, Georgia. An en
thusiastic vintage airplane buff today,
Trusch el wh etted his appetite for be
ing airborne back in the 1970s while

flying the old Easy Riser type of hang

glider and later transitioned to flying
airplanes. He feels that the best part
about being involved in general avia
tion "is that the aviation community
is a world apart from everything else,
and it's great."

A1931 Waco QCF, one of several Wac:os at Sun 'n Fun this JUr.

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This all-wood Mullet Skiff was flown into Sun 'n Fun by Fairchild owner Eddie Hoffman of
Florida, whose father designed and built the amphibian.

A 1951 (in foreground) and a 1955 Mooney Mite were on the flightline together.

New York Citabria

Robert Szego launched from south
of Albany, New York, in his trusty
1973 Citabria and stopped by Cha
pel Hill, North Carolina, to pick up
his buddy Dan Vandermeer. From
that point, they arrived at Lakeland
in eight hours of flying time, plus
two stops for fuel and an overnight
stay in Myrtle Beach, South Caro
lina . Vandermeer learned to fly in
1998 after he retired and has en
joyed the benefits of being an EAA
member-in particular the techni
cal airworthiness expertise available
through Joe Norris (EAA senior avia
tion information specialist). "He was
great," said Vandermeer, explaining
that "he helped me with a spar air
worthiness directive, and he knew
so much."
Vandermeer journeys to Sun 'n Fun
to be a volunteer and enjoys the event
for its "laid-back atmosphere. It's still a
small enough air show to be manage-

Bob Jenkins Sr. of Plainville, Georgia, owns this 1938 Warner-powered Cessna Ainnaster.

able yet intimate as far as being able

to be close to the airplanes and the air
show. Plus, they have the night pyro
technic air show here, and I haven't
seen that anywhere else."

Vintage Roll Call

Although we haven't been able to
include each and every person or air-

plane in this smorgasbord of those

who were present and answered the
virtual vintage roll call this past April,
we hope you've enjoyed learning a
bit more about the airplanes and the
camaraderie among those who gath
ered together to make Sun ' n Fun a
relaxing and welcoming "harbinger
of spring."
......
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E.E. " BUCK" HILBERT

Turnbuckles
urnbuckles are often taken
for granted, but they're a nec
essary part of almost every
aircraft. When used in the
control system, they enable control
of the flying surfaces. Sometimes they
hold things together when used as part
of a bracing wire. They're special pur
pose contrivances guaranteed to do the
job if used in the proper manner.
Coming through our shop recently
was an airplane that was next to im
maculate. It was a 60-year-old Wich
ita product that had been completely
redone a few years back with new ev
erything. One of the nicest, cleanest
owner-cherished airplanes you'd ever
want to see.
The annual was routine, with the
usual oil leaks and exhaust muff stuff,
except for the one thing. The turn
buckles were safetied, but not with the
safety wire sizes the book calls for. A
mismatch of different sizes made it
necessary to go back to the book (in
this case AC 43-13-1B & 2A combined)
to show the owner the proper sizes and
proper method of safetying.
AC 43-13 describes the turnbuckle,
defines its usage, and sets down param
eters for its use. Then it goes into differ
ent methods of safetying to prevent a
loss of tension.
The mention of a loss of tension
brings back a memory; actually, it was
an honest-to-goodness nightmare of
an incident I experienced a number of
years ago. All the principals are gone
now, so I guess I can write about it
without maligning anyone.
I was looking for something differ
ent in both utility and personal trans

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port and finally focused on the Trella

brothers' pusher, the T-I06. It was a
pre-World War II design that became
a one-off airplane due to the war ef
fort shutting down general aviation at
the time.
Fred and Frank, the Trella brothers,
were pretty good designers. They had
created a little biplane that looked sim
ilar to a Hatz homebuilt and, in retro
spect, appears to look a bit like the later
Anderson-Greenwood AG-14 and the
little Cessna two-place pusher built in
the 1960s.
When I heard both of the Trella
airplanes were for sale, I thought this
would be the answer to my transporta
tion needs. The Bipe, with its 125 Ly
coming engine, would make a good
glider tow tug, and the pusher, also with
a Lycoming and having comfy seat
ing and performance somewhat like or
maybe a little better than a Cessna 150,
would make a neat runabout.
Frank Trella, the surviving brother,
had a heart problem and could no lon
ger fly. That's the reason for the sale of
the two airplanes. One of my Civil Air
Patrol pilots had a go-places twin, and
after talking with him, we decided to
fly over to Detroit and take a look.
Neither airplane had flown in some
time. After a quick look and some fuel,
I flew the biplane first. It was a good
little performer, and with just a little
more power, it would have probably
made a great glider tow ship.
Then it was time to fly the T-I06
pusher. Frank briefed me on its per
formance and then asked if he could
ride along. He did, and he also did
the flying. Since he had no medical

certificate, this was his last chance to

fly the airplane.
After a couple of times around the
pattern, he got out and gave it to me.
Now it was my tum.
I had noticed a slight undulation
when we were straight and level on the
downwind, but I didn't pay that much
attention. I figured it was the nature of
the beast.
I took off, left the pattern, climbed
up to about 2,000 feet above the
ground, and began to feel things out.
Stalls were gentle, control and steep
turns were good, and everything was
going great. Then I stood it on its twin
tails and let the nose fall through; as
the speed picked up, an almost violent
undulation started. The pitot tube was
flopping around so violently, I thought
the wing was going to break. I was
bouncing up and down on the seat like
I was on the bumpiest dirt bike ride I'd
ever had.
I was hanging onto the wheel and
had the throttle completely closed. The
airspeed was dying off, but the oscil
lation didn't seem to diminish. It was
less, but it was still bad. With the power
all the way off and now slowed to about
60 mph indicated, it was still bad.
I made a straight line for the base leg,
turned final, and just as I went through
about 200 feet, a Cessna 150 rolled out
onto the runway and started his take
off. I had to go around. Shaking, sweat
ing, and swearing, and even praying,
I cut as short a pattern as I could and
plunked it on the ground.
Needless to say, I was a bag of mixed
emotions at this point. I was grateful
to be on terra firma, mad at the Cessna

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lem was. I was not quite coherent as I
tried to explain to Frank Trella what
had happened.
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had lost his medical, he had disassem
bled the airplanes, took them home,
and stored them in the garage. With
the pending sale, he had trucked them
back to the field, assembled them, and
in the process, overlooked safetying
the elevator control cable turnbuck
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Come visit us at the VAA Red

Baml There's plenty to do when you
step inside. You can:
Get infonnation about VAA happenings
at the VAA Help and Information Desk.
Pick up your participant mug, free
from EAA If you flew an aircraft into the
convention.
Pick up your VAA participant plaque,
featuring a photo of your airplane as it
rests on the fAA Ail'Venture grounds. The
plaque is free to VAA members; the cost is
a $10 donation for non-VAA members.
Buy your tickets for the VAA picnic,
held Wednesday evening at 5:30 in the
EAA Nature Center.
Leave a message for a VAA member or
pick one up left for you at the VAA Help
and Information Desk inside the Red Barn.
Munch on fresh popcorn and wash it
down with cold lemonade. All we ask is
that you donate to the popcorn fund!
Pick up free copies of older Vintage
Airplane magazines.
Need help getting your gear from your
airplane to someplace else? Ask for help
from Toni's Red Trolley van service. It'll pick
you up and get you where you need to go on
Wittman Field, induding the EM Bus Stop.

VAA Special Aircraft Display Area

This year, the VAA and EAA are pleased to host the American Barnstormers Tour and
their historic aircraft. The special display area is located directly across the road from the
VAA Red Barn and just to the south of E.AA:s Communications Center.
Oshkosh is the final tour stop for the American Barnstormers Tour, which is a nostal
gic salute to the daring young men and women who ventured across America during the
1920s seeking fame and fortune in their biplanes. Come visit with the pilots and ogle their
fantastiC flying machines!

VAA Type Club Tent

If you have a favorite airplane, odds are there's a type club for it. More than two doze
type clubs display information about their clubs in the VAA type club tent, located south of
the VAA Red Barn. Stop by and talk to the experts on your favorite airplane. The friendly
folks from the clubs will fill you in on the latest maintenance hints, social events, and tech
nical information about their airplanes. They can also tell you when they will be holding
forums in EAA's Honda Motorcycles Forums Plaza. (You can also check for times in the fAA
AirVenture 2006 Info Guide.) Stop by-they're there to help!

Type Club Parking

Every year the VAA invites a few type clubs to display their airplanes in a special park
ing area south of the tram transfer statiOn as well as across the road near the Emergency
Aircraft Repair area. This year's aircraft include Short Wing Pipers and Navions. Be sure to
see these beautiful aircraft.

Fly-Out to Shawano
Saturday morning, get up bright and early and join your fellow pilots at the VAA Red
Bam for a 7 a.m. briefing on the fly-out to the Shawano, Wisconsin, airport. Located 49
miles north of Oshkosh, the local community comes out to visit with the pilots and view
the airplanes. Pilots receive free meals! A special arrival procedure win get you back Into
Wittman Reid before the airport closes for the afternoon air show.

Flightline Tours
Just outside of the VAA Red Barn,
tours of the Vintage Aircraft Associa
tion parking area depart on a regular
basis. Just look for the Flightline Tours
sign, just north of the Red Barn along
Vern Avenue. Sit back and let our vol
unteer tour driver and tour guide show
you many of the fantastiCairplanes
flown into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

If you've ever wondered how to do it right when it came to starting an airplane by hand,
be sure to attend the dally VAA hand-propping demonstrations, held on the lawn just outside
the VAA Red Bam. For demonstration times, stop by the VAA Red Barn.

Shop with us in the VAA Red Barn Storel

Antique Engines

We carry a huge selection of VAA merchandise: men's and women's

apparel, children's apparel, toys, jewelry, and many exciting gifts.
The VAA Members Only sale is Friday, July 28, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
VAA members receive a 10 percent discount on all VAA merchandise.
Open: Saturday, July 22 Sunday, July 30
Store Hours: Saturday, July 22, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, July 23, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday, July 24, through Saturday July 29, 8 a.m. to 6
p.m.; Sunday, July 30, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ever heard the four-cylinder engine the Wright brothers

used? How about the Manley-Balzer engine built for the
Langley Aerodrome? The Hay family will help you listen
to the sounds of pioneer aviation in their antique engine
display tent, located just northeast of the Camper Regis
tration tent. Close your eyes, and you can hear the same
sounds heard on the sands of Kitty Hawk.

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Hungry? Have we got a breakfast for you!

VAA Workshop Tent

On the south end of the field you11 find the only full breakfast menu available.
Staffed by VAA volunteers, the VAA Tall Pines cate is just what the pilot ordered!
On this year's menu:

Pancakes
Sausage

Doughnuts
Juice

Scrambled Eggs
Applesauce
Biscuits a. Gravy
Cereal

Milk
Coffee
Soft Drinks
Bottled Water

Breakfast Combo Bars (Ham, Egg, Cheese)

FAA FSS Preflight Weather Briefing

Breakfast and a briefing can be yours. After enjoying a tasty breakfast at VMs Tall
Pines cate, let the experienced flight service station personnel from the Green Bay Au
tomated Right Service Station give you a preflight weather briefing. The AFSS folks
will be on hand during the entire day. Stop by their trailer, located just north of the Tall
Pines cate.

Vintage Volunteers
Volunteers make it happen! Be a participant in EAA AirVenture Oshkosh instead
of a spectator. Plan to volunteer in the VAA division and become a part of our 400
strong Vintage family.
Registration is held in the Vintage volunteer booth, located in front of the Vintage
Red Bam. After registering, a souvenir name tag will be made for you. Your fellow
volunteers will know who you are, and you can wear it proudly.
Our volunteers receive and park airplanes, handle crowd control, help in the Red
Bam Store, cook breakfast at the Tall Pines cafe, assist the photographers, and do
other jobs on our end of the field. They work around beautifully restored aircraft and
assist the pilots and other guests.
All our flightline volunteers are given a brief and entertaining training session be
fore working. You may do a shift of three or four hours, or you may choose to work
more or less. Crowd control gives you the very best seat for the daily air show. Vol
unteering is not all work: we have several social gatherings, a place for volunteers to
relax and have a light meal, and the most fun of any group on the field.
We11 see you at the Vintage volunteer booth!

Join VAA Today!

Remember when flying was a great adventure? It still is!
If you enjoy the airplanes of yesteryear, you should be a member of EAXs Vin
tage Aircraft Association. You don't have to own an airplane to belong to the as
sociation; you need only a passion for vintage airplanes. As a member of the VAA,
you'll gain access to the exclusive Vintage Aircraft Insurance program, administered
by AUA Inc. You'll also be a member of the EAA, with its fantastic member benefits.
As a VAA member, you11 receive Vintage Airplane magazine every month. Each color
issue is chock-full of helpful hints, fascinating member and aircraft profiles, and his
torical articles that will entertain and enlighten.
To learn more about the Vintage Aircraft AsSOCiation, stop by our membership
booth, located under the arch just outside the VAA Red Bam;,;..iiiiliiiilIIIP'"

Ever wonder about shaping metal using a

mallet or an English wheel? How about try
ing your hand at fabric covering? These skills
and many others are demonstrated every day
at the VAA Workshop tent, located just south
of the VAA Red Barn. Experienced instructors
will not only guide you through the process,
but also hand you the mallet and let you try
it yourself. Then you can smooth it out on
the English wheel. Or if you'd like to try fab
ric work, you can learn to neatly attach and
shrink modern synthetic fabrics to a real air
frame under restoration by VAA volunteers.
Go ahead--9ive it a try!

Getting Your Airplane Judged

If you'd like to have your airplane judged,
be sure to register it at the Aircraft Registra
tion Building, located along Wittman Road just
east of Antique Parking. The Vintage Aircraft
Association contributes substantially to the
awards, and all judges are VAA volunteers. To
win an award you must be a VAA mem
ber. You can sign up for the VAA at the reg

istration building or at the membership booth

located just outside of the VAA Red Barn.
The VAA aircraft judging awards will be
presented during the EAA awards presenta
tion in the Theater in the Woods on Saturday
evening.

VAA Judging Categories

Antique

An aircraft constructed by the original

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BY DOUG STEWART

Who's in charge here?

Here is a question many pilots have difficulty answer

ing: Is there ever a time when a pilot with only a student
pilot certificate can act as the pilot-in-command (PIC) of a
flight when there are passengers on board the aircraft?
Many will answer that a student pilot can act as the pi
lot-in-command only during solo
flight, but that is only partially correct. Some will answer that the stu
dent pilot might be able to log all
the flight time during which he is
the sole manipulator of the con
trols, including time when an in
structor is on board the aircraft, as
PIC time, but the instructor would
be the pilot acting as the pilot-in
command. Again, this would be
only partially correct.
There are others who might add
that a student pilot could be the
sole manipulator of the controls
with a passenger on board who is
not a flight instructor, but who is
a certificated, rated, and current
pilot (with a current medical certificate)i however, the passenger,
although he might never touch the controls, would be
the acting pilot-in-command, and furthermore, the stu
dent pilot could not log the time as pilot-in-command
time. Correct again. (A clear example of this would be
the two pilots who gained international notoriety by
flying into the Washington, D.C., air defense identifica
tion zone.)
But all who answer that a student pilot may never act
as pilot-in-command while carrying passengers wou ld
be wrong. There's one time when he can indeed do this,
and that's while flying on his practical test to obtain his
private (or recreational or sport) pilot certificate. This is
clearly stated in CFR 61.47(b): "The examiner is not (ital
ics mine) the pilot in command of the aircraft during the
practical test unless the examiner agrees to act in that ca-

pacity for the flight or for a portion of the flight by prior

arrangement ...."
I make it a pOint, on every practical test I conduct, to
ensure the applicant understands this regulation. The
regulation even applies when there might be another pas
senger on board, such as an FAA
inspector or perhaps a flight in
structor who is sitting in the back
seat to observe the practical test.
Now, you might be wonder
ing, "Why is Stewart explaining
all of this? How does this apply
to me? I have held my private (or
higher) pilot certificate for years,
and the vast majority of the read
ers of Vintage Airplane are not stu
dent pilots."
It doesn't apply if you're not
a student pilot, but it does raise
the issue of understanding the dif
ference between being the acting
pilot-in-command and logging pi
lot-in-command time and, further,
of determining who is really the
pilot with the "final authority and
responsibility for the operation and safety of the flight." I
have noticed many pilots do not really comprehend this
subject, so let's see if we can bring some clarity to it.
Let 's start with the requirements for logging pilot-in
command time. According to CFR 61.S1(e), "a sport, rec
reational, private or commercial pilot may log PIC time
only for that flight time during which that person, (i)
is the sole manipulator of the controls of an aircraft for
which the pilot is rated or has privileges."
So let's say you are a sport, or higher, pilot and have
decided it's about time you learned to fly an airplane with
the little wheel in the back. Now, we know an endorse
ment is required to act as PIC of tailwheel aircraft, but is
that endorsement required to log the flight time? No, not
at all. As long as you are a rated pilot, you may log all that

Now, you might

be wondering,
"Why is Stewart
explaining all of
this? How does it
apply to me?"

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time you are receiving dual instruction to gain the tail

wheel endorsement as pilot-in-command time, with the
exception of time when the instructor is the manipulator
of the controls demonstrating what needs to be done.
The same rule would apply for those rated pilots seek
ing to obtain their complex or high-performance en
dorsements, as well as pilots receiving dual instruction
toward their instrument rating. The pilot may log all of
the time when he is the sole manipulator of the controls
as PIC time.
Now let's get back to the student pilot for a moment.
For a student pilot to be able to log flight time as PIC, he
has to: 1) be the sole occupant of the aircraft, 2) have a
current (within the past 90 days) solo endorsement for
make and model of aircraft, and 3) be undergoing training
for a pilot certificate or rating.
You might, at this pOint, be asking yourself, "Well,
what about the instructor? When can the instructor log
PIC time?" The answer to this is quite simple. As stated
in CFR 61.S1(e)(3), "a flight instructor may log as pilot
in-command time all flight time while acting as an au
thorized instructor." Thus it would be possible for an
instrument instructor (CFII) to log the flight time accrued
while conducting instrument training to a pilot in a mul
tiengine aircraft as PIC time, even though the flight in
structor was not a multiengine instructor (MEl). (Please
note, though, that the instructor would need to have a
multiengine rating.)
This leads to the question of how a pilot should log the
time he spends as a safety pilot for someone who wants
to log some "simulated" (hood) instrument flight. The
answer, found in CFR 61.S1(f)(2), is that the safety pilot
can log this time as second-in-command (SIC) time if he
holds the appropriate certificate for category and class.
Furthermore, the safety pilot must be instrument-rated if
the flight requires an instrument rating.
So far we have been discussing the issue of logging PIC
time, but what about acting as pilot-in-command? Please
note there is a big difference between the two. Let's also
note the regulations do not use the words "be" or "is"
when referring to pilot-in-command. To begin with , to
act as PIC the pilot must have the appropriate certificate
for category and class and must have a current, appropri
ate medical certificate. Furthermore, if the flight is to be
conducted under instrument flight rules, the pilot must
be instrument-current.
Thus, if you are an instrument pilot and have gone
into your six-month grace period to regain instrument
currency, you may not act as pilot-in-command if you
wish to fly under IFR while regaining your currency. In
that situation your safety pilot would have to be acting as
the pilot-in-command (he would have to be instrument
rated and could log the time as PIC) for the flight.
The last situation we ' ll look at is when two pilots
who are both certificated, current, and rated go for a
flight together. Who is the pilot acting as PIC? What if
one pilot holds a private certificate and the other holds

a commercial or airline transport pilot certificate? What

if one of the pilots is a CFI but not acting as an instruc
tor for the flight? This question should be answered
prior to the start of the flight (it is possible the determi
nation could change during the flight as well), for the
pilot who is determined to be the pilot-in-command is,
according to CFR 1.1, "the person who: 1) Has final au
thority and responsibility for the operation and safety
of the flight." This is important not only from a regula
tory point of view, but also, and perhaps even more so,
for insurance purposes.
Unfortunately, the jury's still out on this ... literally.
In discussions with FAA personnel and insurance under
writers, I have found it really boils down to what the jury
decides. It might be the highest-rated pilot in the aircraft.
It might be the pilot in the left seat. Or it might be (for
give my cynicism here) the pilot with the deepest pockets.
This is why I strongly suggest that if you are going to be
flying in the same airplane with other pilots, you should
make no assumptions as to which pilot will be acting as
pilot-in-command.
So we have seen that the regulations are rather succinct
in defining the who, how, and when of logging PIC time.
They are a little more vague when it comes to acting as pi
lot-in-command. But regardless of whether you are logging
as or acting as, may your flight be blessed with blue skies
and tail winds.
.......

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Current Editor}s Note: Th is issue of Vintage Airplane contains one of a series of nine articles pertaining to the res
toration of antique and classic airplan es. Directors of the then-named Antique/Classic Division of EAA originally
wrote them in the mid-1 980s} but they are still relevant for todais vintage aircraft enthusiasts. The late Art Morgan}
a longtime volunteer chairman of the A/C Parking Committee} wrote this article. Our members have years of expe
rience and a tremendous amount of talent; however} ifs likely everyone will learn someth ing new fro m each
article. Please let us hear from you; write to H.G. Frautschy} Editor} Vintage Airplane} P.O. Box 3086} Osh
kosh} WI 54903-3086} or e-mail VintageAircra(t@eaa.org. -HGF

Family Involvement
BY ART MORGAN

EAA 17674} AC 2355

Then you feel it. Just a little at
first . You glance over and there they
Sit} your heir apparent and sibling}
and the one who promised to love}
honor} and overlook occasional
bouts of stupidity. Theire not try
ing to} but by gum they are. They}re
staring at you with puppy dog eyes
that are saying} 1I0h} great loved one}
what about us} your devout family?
What shall we} the great unwashed} do
while thee bury thyself and not a small
So you finally did it. After years
of payin} for the home} puttin} the
little nippers through schooC and
makin} sure your life mate is taken
care oC you did it. You bought your
dream airplane.
You made the decision to do it some
time ago . Now with the encourage
ment of your family and the help of
the local EAA chapter} and friends old
and new} you}ve found it. Sure you
paid more for it than you wanted to}
and so what if it needs a complete re
build} ifs yours. That loosely assem
bled pile of tubes} rags} aluminum}
and an engine is your treasure} and by
the powers} you}re darn proud of it.
So there you sit in your favor
ite chair. Leaned back} hands behind
your head} legs outstretched} and with
your crooked little toes trying vainly
to point skyward} dreaming of IIsoar
ing with eagles. JJ Like the man said} lilt
doesn}t get any better than this.JJ

That airplane

you just bought

could be one of

the greatest ways

you will ever

have of pulling

your family

closer together.

amount of our money on that heap of

broken bones and torn skin that thee
have so thoughtfully deposited in our
yard} driveway} and garage?
115urely we are not to be put from

your life for the next few years? Are

we to be only makers of coffee} run
ners of errands} or worse yet} the
third hand when needed? Are we to
be relegated to the role of assuring
the neighbors (most of whom are
thinking about selling before prop
erty values start to nose dive) that}
no} we have not opened a home for
lunatics. Is this to be our fate?JJ
Dear friend} you may not know it}
but you stand on the threshold of tri
umph or tragedy.
Opportunities present themselves
in strange ways. That airplane you
just bought could be one of the great
est ways you will ever have of pulling
your family closer together. Con
versely} it can drive them apart. res
up to you. But how} you ask} do I in
volve my family? What can they do?
Or for that matter} what can I do?
Well} old saw} purveyor of bent bolts
and corrosion} JIm glad you asked. JIll
tell you. I don}t know.
Every family group is as different
as there are snowflakes in a blizzard.
How}s that for helpin} you along? But
here is the bright spot on the oily ga
rage floor. You know your family better
than anyone. You know their skills and
talents} their likes and dislikes} what
they will and won}t do. res up to you
to recognize these talents and likes} be
cause whether you like it or not} this is
not just your project. You are an inte
gral part of the family unit; what they

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1986

do, you want to be part of, and what

you do, they want to be part of.
I once read a story where a fellow
was buildin' a Thorp T-18, and his
grandmother, bless her heart, bucked
every rivet. We have all heard stories
where the life mate did the upholstery
or helped with the covering. The kids
became involved in rib making, for
mer cutting, welding, etc. We all mar
vel at how lucky that individual is.
There's no luck involved; the members
of the family were invited to join in.
In my own case, my wife had lit
tle interest in things mechanical. She
would help when needed, (it is always
wanted) and at the end of the job she
would be very proud of what she had
done. At the end of the project (a Lus
combe), I think the airplane was more
hers than mine. To this day, heaven
help the unqualified person who
touches or bad mouths Go Whizz Kate!
All 5 feet 2 inches and 115 pounds of
my wife becomes meaner than a Ma
rine drill instructor, and she will walk
away with a piece of that person's ear
dangling loosely from the corner of
her mouth. All because I asked her to
become involved.
Now that we are flying our time
machine, my wife finds that although
she does not want to learn to fly,
she loves to navigate. So whenever
we plan any kind of trip, she grabs
the sectionals, plots our course, and
has been telling me where to go ever
since. (Some blessings are more hid
den than others.)
Now, this isn't unusual. If you look
around your local airport at all the
people who have restored or are re
storing an airplane, you are going
to find family involvement . Some
where along the line a spouse or kids
or both helped get that pretty little
"sky queen" into the air. They are
now telling the neighbors (who have
since decided that maybe you're not
crazy and are eyeing an old car, boat,
or heaven forbid , an airplane as some
thing to work on) how much fun
they've had over the past few years.
It makes no difference that you're
driving a car a little older (translated
a lot) than theirs, or that the carpet

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The Trella T-I06

A thoroughly modern pusher from 1949

ROBERT

F.

PAULEY

Buck's mention ofthe Trella pusher in his column this month sent us scurrying to the EM files for more on the sharp-looking
airplane built after World War II. I'd seen it sometime in the past, perhaps white perusing www.AeroFiles.coill, and have al
ways liked the ai1plane's modern looks. It's pretty obvious from the configuration ofthe T-106 that Frank Trella was influenced
by the NACA reports written by Fred Weick after the wind-tunnel and flight testing of Weick's W-1.
Buck's bad experience, due to a maintenance error and not through any fault of the design of the airplane, doesn't diminish
my interest in the Trella, and while it didn't make it into production, it was intended to do so. Here's a bit more on the airplane,
gleaned from a 1961 article by longtime VM and EAA member Robert F. Pauley. Robert wrote about the Trella in the January
1961 issue ofEAA Sport Aviation. This is a slightly abridged version ofthat article, along with his terrific drawing of the air
plane and a few extra photos we found in our files.-H.G. Frautschy

The Trella Homebuilt

Frank Trella and the Trella T-l01.

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At a recent meeting of De
troit Chapter 13 [during the
year 1960] the members were
privileged to hear a talk given
by Frank Trella in which he de
scribed his series of homebuilt
airplanes. Frank, with the help
of his brothers, Fred, George,
Henry, and Joe, has built seven
original designs dating back to
1924. This series of homebuilt
aircraft culminated with the
Trella T-106 pusher, Frank's con
cept of the ideal configuration
for a two-place light airplane.
Designed and built more than
12 years ago, the T-106 will still
outperform many of today's fac
tory jobs and has proven to be a
rugged and trouble-free airplane.
Frank studied aeronau tical
engineering in 1924 under Pro
fessor Powel at the University
of Detroit, and Powel fired him
with the desire to build an air
plane of his own design. The
Trella T-100, although it was
never flown, started the Trella
brothers in the homebuilding
game. This first attempt was a
single-place biplane of all wood
construction powered with a
converted Ford Model T engine.
This powerplant was its down
fall because the plane lacked
sufficient power for takeoff. It

working for various aircraft manu

facturers in the Detroit area, includ
ing Stinson and Buhl, while brothers
Fred and George continued with the
homebuilt projects. The next plane in
the series was the T-103, which Frank
designed in 1930 and which George
built in nine months. This again was
a two-place open-cockpit biplane,
powered by a 90-hp Lambert radial
engine, and it too proved to be an ex
cellen t flier.
The T-I04 that followed in 1932
was identical to the previous biplane
except for the adaptation of minor
modifications, such as low-pressure
tires. Unhappily, the T-I04lasted only
a few months, for it was destroyed in
a flat spin during final stages of flight
test approval. The test pilot bailed
out, although some observers felt a
recovery could have been made. This
marked the end of the biplane era for
the five brothers, since the next project
was to be a Lambert 90-powered, two
place side-by-side, high-wing mono
plane, the Trella T-I0S. Construction
had begun on the new ship in 1935,
but unfortunately it was never com
pleted due to money problems. It was
eventually dismantled.
By this time Frank had left Detroit
for Troy, Ohio, where he was em
ployed by Waco as the chief drafts
man. During the war years Frank was
TRELLA T-l06
DIMENSIONS:
Wingspan: 34 feet

was, however, used for taxiing about

the field and taught the brothers
many valuable lessons before it was
eventually scrapped.
A few years later came the first
Trella airplane to get into the air, the
T-lOl. It was a two-place biplane with
welded steel-tube fuselage and wings
of wooden construction using a USA-S
airfoil, and it was powered by a six
cylinder, 80-hp Anzani radial engine.
This combination proved to be a suc
cess and was flown for many hours,
although the French engine was quite
troublesome. In 1928 another biplane
was built, the T-102, of similar appear

ance and construction to the T-I01,

but this time powered by a 6S-hp Ve
lie engine. Enthused by the success of
these last two biplanes, the brothers
formed Trella Aircraft Inc. with the in
tention of selling the T-102 Speedster
for approximately $2,700. This model
was displayed at the N?tional Aircraft
Show held in Detroit in 1928 and at
tracted many potential customers.
Unfortunately, the costs involved in
earning an approved type certificate
were too great for the small company
to finance, and plans for a production
model had to be abandoned.
During this period, Frank had been

Length: 21 feet 9 inches

Height: 6 feet 11 inches

WEIGHTS:
Weight empty: 1,080 pounds
Weight loaded: 1,550 pounds

PERFORMANCE:
Maximum speed: 112 mph
Cruising speed: 102 mph at 2350 rpm
Rate of climb: 600 feet per minute
Stalling speed: 42 mph
Range: 400 miles
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A nice view of the Trella T-I06 as it rests on the grass. The color scheme was
white with red trim.

LANDING
LIGH T
74 "DIA x 4 G" PI TC H
PU SHE R PR OP
G R O UND

An illustration by Huuard of the

T-I07. It was to be a five-place, twin
engine pusher.

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STALL ING SPEED-- 42 MPH

RATE OF CLIMB - -GOO FT/ M.

RANGE - - - - - - 400 MILES

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BUILT

llY TRELLA BROTHERS

DE TRO t T , MICHIGAN

in charge of the Waco CG-4A and

CG-IS glider programs, but his spare
time was devoted to thoughts on a
new design. This later materialized as
the Trella T-I06 twin-boom pusher.
Starting in the late '30s Frank had
spent much time sketching and read
ing NACA reports in an attempt to
arr ive at the ideal arrangement for a
two-place private plane . The solution
evolved as an all-metal, high-wing,
side-by-side, twin-boom pusher pow
ered by an 8S -hp engine, The rear
location of the powerplant would
reduce both engine and propeller
noise, and the forward cabin arrange
ment together with a tricycle landing
gear gave both excellent visibility and
easy entrance. Doors on each side of
the 44-inch-wide cabin made entry
as easy as getting into the family car.
The short fuse lage, just long enough
to provide room for two people, fuel,
and the engine, plus the two tail
booms were easier to construct than
the full-length fuselage of a conven
tional airplane, In addition, the twin

The cabin of the Trella T-l06, N45OC.

Specifications for the Trella T-l06

Serial No. T21
Two-seat, high-wing cabin monoplane
with pusher engine.

WINGS: All-metal two-spar struc

ture with 24ST skin . Clark Y airfoil.
Streamlined V-lift struts.

FUSELAGE: All-metal central-keel struc

ture covered with 24ST skin. Side-by
side seats with dual wheel controls.
Luggage space and an l8-gallon fuel
tank behind the two seats.

EMPENNAGE: All-metal structure with

24ST skin except for fabric-covered
elevator.
LANDING GEAR: Tricycle type with
steerable nose wheel. Main wheels
are 6.00-6 ; nose wheel is 5.00-5.

ENGINE: Continental C-85-l2J of 85

hp. Flottorp fixed-pitch propeller ;
74-inch diameter by 46-inch pitch
pusher. Also flown with a Beech-Roby
hand-adjustable propeller converted
to electric controls.

tail booms would prevent spectators

from wandering into the prop and
thereby served as a safety feature.
When the war ended Frank left
Waco and returned to Detroit, anx
ious to start cutting metal on the new
project. He and his brothers started
work in 1946 in a 22-by-28-foot
three-car garage. Complete drawings
of all parts were made, and a pre
liminary stress analysis was done on
all critical items. In addition , sam
ples of the wing section and the tail
booms were tested under static loads
to prove their strength. Unlike many
homebuilt planes , the T-106 bor
rowed no parts from any production
shi ps, and the Trella brothers built
every item in the airframe . This in
cludes such parts as the hydraulic
shock strut cylinders for the landing
gear, rudder pedals, and even their
own castings for the door handles .
Truly a homebuilt airplane!
Work continued for three years,
and rollout was in July 1949, but the
first flight was delayed until Septem-

ber of that year. Test pilot Paul Holst

was full of praise for the new product.
Aside from the minor changes in the
nose gear and enlarging the rudders,
no other problems were encountered.
Because of the rear engine location,
overheating problems were antici
pated, but none occurred. And despite
the fact that no special cooling baffles
were incorporated in the design, cylin
der head temperatures never exceeded
190C. That's because an oil cooler
was used to keep down oil tempera
tures. For the flight tests a spin chute
was added to the tail, and six spins
were made in both directions, but no
difficulties were apparent. The plane
has since accumulated more than 300
hours and can be seen regularly flying
from McKinley Airport, headquarters
for the Detroit chapter of EAA.
Following the completion of the
two-place pusher, and as a result of
newspaper publicity that appeared at
the time of its first flight, Frank was
approached by a group to develop
a five-place twin-engine pusher-de
sign executive ship. In 1954 the full
size mock-up for the Trella T-107
was completed, but it was estimated
that more than $250,000 would be
required to complete the two pro
totypes necessary to conduct cer
tification tests. As with the earlier
T-102 venture, the money could not
be raised, and reluctantly the project
had to be canceled.
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VAA Elections/Annual Meeting

In the center spread of this issue
you'll find candidate biographi es
and a ballot for this year's VAA elec
tions , which will be ratified at the
annual business meeting held dur-

ing EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006.

Notice is hereby given that an an
nual business meeting of the mem
b ers of the EAA Vintage Aircraft
Association will be held on Sunday,
July 30, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. COT in

Happy 50th, C-172!

Ask 100 pilots if they've flown a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. The over
whelming majority will say they have, and a good chunk of those might
have learned how to fly in a C-172.
EAA will recognize the 50th anniversary of the stalwart Cessna 172
with a series of events and displays throughout the week. A special
parking lot in the North 40 is being reserved for up to 500 Cessnas.
The first 172 and the latest Skyhawk wi ll be parked together on Aero
Shell Square, showing how the model has changed over the years.
On the Saturday before AirVenture (July 22), a group of 50 Cessna
172s and 182s is expected to take part in the first Cessnas to Osh
kosh (c20) group flight in honor of the milestone. (Pilots who wish to
join c20 shou ld visit www.c20.us for details.)
On Sunday night (July 23), Cessna will host a free barbecue for
those parked at the Cessna Base Camp . On Wednesday, the c20
group holds its own catered barbecue at the base camp, with tickets
available for purchase through the c20 websit e. EAA AirVenture Mu
seum wi ll also create a special exhibit featuring the artwork of Rich
ard Ten Eyck, Cessna's consulting design engineer from the 1950s
through the 1980s. The exhibit covers original sketches and designs
for paint schemes, interiors, and other items fo r many Cessna aircraft,
including those never produced.
So if you've ever trained in, flown in, worked on, or owned a Cessna
172, you've got to be at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006.
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the tent next to the VAA Red Barn

during the 54th annual convention
of the Experimental Aircraft Asso
ciation Inc., Wittman Regional Air
port, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Notice is
hereby further given that the annual
election of officers and directors of
the EAA Vintage Aircraft Associa
tion will be conducted by ballot dis
tributed to the members along with
this June issue of Vintage Airplane.
Said ballot must be returned prop
erly marked to the Ballot Tally Com
mittee, Vintage Aircraft Association,
P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903
3086, and received no later than July
20, 2006. The Nominating Commit
tee submits the following list of can
didates: for President, Geoff Robison;
for Secretary, Steve Nesse; for direc
tors (eight total), Steve Bender, John
Berndt, Dave Clark, Espie IiButch"
Joyce, Steve Krog, Jeannie Lehman
Hill, Bob Lumley, Dean Richardson.

New Member Benefit:

EAA Aircraft Financing Program

EAA members taking t o new

aircraft financing program
EAAers are showing a lot of inter
est in the new EAA Aircraft Financ
ing Program member benefit that
was launched at the Sun 'n Fun Fly
In at Lakeland, Florida, in April. EAA
and partner AirFleet Capital Inc. offer
EAAers the most comprehensive air
craft-loan program in the industry.
IiWe have been very pleased that
both experimental owners and own
ers of certified aircraft are taking
advantage of the program," said Air
Fleet Capital Vice President Jim Bless
ing. IiEAA members have discovered
not only are they getting a great deal
on financing, but they are talking to
someone in the finance industry who
understands why they fly. We share
their passion for aviation."
EAAers can get exclusive competi
tive financing for new and used am
ateur-built aircraft, type-certificated
singles and twins, turboprops, jets,

and helicopters as well as light-sport

aircraft. To learn more, call AirFleet
Capital at 866-808-6040 or visit www.
AirFleetCapital.com.

Copperstate Hopes to Cool Off

With Date Change
In an effort to provide relief
from the sweltering desert heat, or
ganizers of the 34th annual Cop
perstate Regional EAA Fly-In have
moved their event back from Octo
ber 12-15 to October 26-29 at Casa
Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ).
The date shift should reduce the av
erage high temperature from 92F
to 80F on average. Cooler temps,
plus the usual severe clear skies,
should make for perfect weather at
the Southwest's premier aviation
event.
Those flying to Copperstate will
also have a chance to fly in front

of the crowd. Copperstate invites

builders, restorers , manufacturers,
and pilots to show off their cre
ations during dedicated airtime seg
ments.
"People come to Copperstate
to see airplanes-and while giv
ing them close-up scrutiny on the
ground scratches one itch, seeing
and hearing them in flight adds a
totally different dimension to the
experience," said Fly-In Chairman
Bob Hasson. "That's the experience
Copperstate will give you at this
year's event-fly-in pilots won't be
just attending the show, they'll be
part of it."
Casa Grande Municipal Airport
(CGZ) is ideally located midway
between Phoenix and Tucson, Ari
zona , just a few miles west of In
terstate 10. For more information,
visit www.copperstate.org

EAA Ford Tri-Motor on Tour

EAA's 1929 Ford Tri-Motor takes to the skies in late June and early July
for a tour to several cities, starting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on June 9
and concluding at Port Clinton, Ohio, on July 4.
Nicknamed the Tin Goose because of its corrugated metal skin, EAA
meticulously restored the airplane in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Af
ter being displayed in the then-new EAA museum in Oshkosh, it has been
based at Pioneer Airport, EAA's living history aerodrome that re-creates
aviation in the 1920s and 1930s. Flights are available for $40 per person
when booked in advance or $50 per person the day of the flights. A secure
flight-reservation system and complete information are available through
EAA's Tri-Motor tour website: www.FlyTheFord.OIg.

The Tour Schedu le

june 9-12: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Capital City Airport
june 14-15: Manassas, Virginia - Manassas Regional Airport
june 17-19: Caldwell, New Jersey - Essex County Airport
june 20-21: Poughkeepsie, New York - Dutchess County Airport
june 23-26: Boston, Massachusetts - Lawrence Municipal Airport
june 28-29: New Philadelphia, Ohio - Harry Clever Field
june 30-july 4: Port Clinton, Ohio - Carl R. Keller Field Airport

EAA AirVenture

NOTAM

Now Available

The official r - - - - -----,

2006
EAA AirVen~
ture Oshkosh
2006 Notice To
Airmen (NO
TAM) booklets
are hot off the
press and ready
to be mailed
out top il 0 t s __.::===':'!.-=.:'= ._
who plan to
fly to The World's Greatest Aviation
Celebration on July 24-30. The
Oshkosh NOTAM is also available
in easy-to-print PDF document form
on the AirVenture website at www.
aiTventure.org. Those who have al
ready placed their booklet orders can
expect to receive their copies soon,
while others can call EAA Member
ship Services at 800-564-6322 and
order a free copy today.
The 32-page printed NOTAM,
which is in effect July 22-31, outlines
procedures for the many types of air
craft that fly to Oshkosh for the event,
as well as aircraft that land at nearby
airports. It was designed by EAA and
the FAA to assist pilots in prepara
tions for their AirVenture flights. If
you plan to fly to EAA AirVenture this
year, the NOTAM is required reading
before making your trip, so become
familiar with Oshkosh's unique ar
rival and departure procedures.
Changes from the 2005 version
include the following:
A new additional VFR holding pat
tern has been established at Green
Lake; air show waiver times close
the airport a half-hour sooner than
previous years; there's a displaced
threshold on Runway 27; and the
time block for NORDO (no radio) ar
rival requests is 7-10 a.m. daily.
Besides following the published
arrival and departure procedures in
the EAA AirVenture 2006 NOTAM,
pilots should maintain high vigi
lance in watching for other aircraft.
Call 800-564-6322 to order your
copy or view it on the EAA website
at www.AirVenture.org.
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CALL FOR

VAA

HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS

continued from page 3

be used when the pilot is on site and
standing next to the heater.
Also, one should inspect the barriers
between one's own airplane and
the adjoining bay to see if they are
properly sealed off. Unfortunately,
in the case of my Stinson, the three
center bays were open to each other
so the fire got everything.
The hangar my Stinson is in now is
a new set of T-hangars, all partitioned
off from the others at William Piper
Memorial Airport. The only drawback
is the bifold doors. In the event of a
fire, the first thing the firemen would
do is to cut the power, thereby sealing
all the airplanes in their hangars. The
hand crank furnished with each door
would be useless, as it would take a
stepladder and about an hour's labor
to crank the door open by hand.
Therefore, vigilance is the best policy.
Keep an eye on what is in adjoining
hangars, and keep up on your own
housekeeping. I am enclosing a photo
of my Stinson as it looks now after the
second restoration, which took six and
a half years. I am sorry to read that Mr.
Scott is not going to restore his airplane,
and I hope someone else picks up the
balL It was a beautiful piece of history.
Very truly yours,
Kerry A. Uhler
Howard, Pennsylvania

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Nominate your favorite aviator for the EAA Vintage Aircraft Association
Hall of Fame. A huge honor could be bestowed upon that man or woman
working next to you on your airplane, sitting next to you in the Chapter
meeting, or walking next to you at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Think
about the people in your circle of aviation friends, that mechaniC, that
photographer, that pilot who has shared innumerable tips with you and
with many others. They could be the next VAA Hall of Fame inductees-but
only if they are nominated.
The person you nominate can be a citizen of any country and may be
living or deceased, and his or her involvement in vintage aviation must have
occurred between 1950 and the present day. His or her contribution could
be in the areas of flying; design; mechanical or aerodynamic developments;
administration; writing; some other vital, relevant field; or any combination
of fields that support aviation. The person you nominate must be or have
been a member of the Vintage Aircraft Association, and preference is given
to those whose actions have contributed to the VAA in some way, perhaps
as a volunteer; a writer; a photographer; or a pilot sharing stories, preserving
aviation history, and encouraging new pilots and enthusiasts.
To nominate someone is easy. It just takes a little time and a little
reminiscing on your part.
Think of a person, think of his or her contributions.
Write those contributions in the various categories of the form.
Write a simple letter highlighting these attributes and contributions. Make
copies of newspaper or magazine articles that may substantiate your view.
If you can, have another person complete a form or write a letter about this
person, confirming why the person is a good candidate for induction.
Mail the form to:
VAA Hall of Fame
H.G. Frautschy

PO Box 3086

Oshkosh WI 54903-3086

REMEMBER , YOUR " CONTEMPORA RY" MAY BE A CANDIDATE

NOMINATE S OM EONE TODAY!

Call the VAA office for a form (920-426-6110), find it at www.vintageaircra{t.

arg, or on your own sheet of paper, simply include the following information:
Date submitted.
Name of person nominated.
Address and phone of nominee.
Date of birth of nominee. If deceased, date of death.
Name and relationship of nominee's closest living relative.
Address and phone of nominee's closest living relative.
E-mail address of nominee .
Time span (dates) of the nominee's contributions to aviation. (Must be
between 1950 to present day.)
VAA and EAA number, if known.
Area(s) of contributions to aviation.
Describe the event(s) or nature of activities the nominee has undertaken in
aviation to be wortpy of induction into the VAA Hall of Fame.
Describe achievements the nominee has made in other related fields
in aviation.
Has the nominee already been honored for his/her involvement in aviation
and/or the contribution you are stating in this petition? If yes, please
explain the nature of the honor and/or award the nominee has received.
Any additional supporting information.
Name of person submitting petition.
Submitter's address and phone number, plus e-mail address.
Include any supporting material with your petition.

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can Barnstormers Tour. Be sure to

check out these barnstormers and
their aircraft on the tour's website at
www.AmericanBarnstormersTour.com.
As I have mentioned before in these
pages, many of the members greatly
enjoyed the demonstrations of proper
technique in propping an airplane at
last year's event, I am pleased to in
form you that in response to your en
thusiasm for this type of program at
AirVenture, we are planning some ad
ditional hands-on demonstrations
of a number of critically important
safety tips for operating your Vintage
aircraft, So be sure to come by the
barn again this year and check it out,
Speaking of AirVenture in the Vin
tage area, I wanted to report the
Friends of the Red Barn campaign
is once again coming along quite
nicely, We cannot thank the sup
porters of this important initiative
enough for their generosity, Be as-

sured your funds will continue to

support all of the special venues in
our area, many of which would sim
ply not be possible without such sup
port. All of you fine folks are truly
appreciated by all of us at VAA, For
those of you who attend, please pat
these supporters on the back and of
fer your sincere thanks when you see
them on the flightline , They are eas
ily recognized in their special issue
hats and badges that identify them
as Red Barn supporters,
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006,
the world's greatest aviation celebra
tion, is July 24-30, 2006,
VAA is about participation: Be a
member! Be a volunteer! Be there!
Let's all pull in the same direction
for the good of aviation ,
Remember, we are better together.
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ing should have been replaced two
years ago, or maybe that the place
needs painting. So what! So what, you
say? Well, I'll tell you, We have an air
plane, We go to breakfast fly-ins, here
and there (100 to 500 miles away),
Sometimes we bite the bullet to make a
repair or to add something such as a ra
dio, instruments, etc. Sometimes we fly
just for the beauty of it But, by crack
ers, we have an airplane. We stand tall
y'alL Nice feelin' ain't it?
So lean back in your chair. Look
at your children, Capture the soul
of the mate who promised to "love,
honof, and buck YOUf rivets," and
say, "Cast away your fears, This is
not a field lying fallow. We will have
more than just a project, more than
an airplane at the end of it, We will
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BY H.G. FRAUTSCHY

THIS MONTH'S MYSTERY PLANE COMES TO US VIA THE LATE TED BUSINGER,

AND IT WAS PART OF HIS ROY RUSSELL COLLECTION.

Send your answer t o EAA, Vintage Airplane, P.O.

Box 3086, Oshkosh , WI 54903-3086. Your answer
needs to be in no later than July 10 fo r inclu sion in
the September 2006 issu e of Vintage Airplane.

You can also send your response via e-mail. Send

your answer to mysteryplane@eaa.org. Be sure to include
your name, city, and state in the body of your note, and
put "(Month) Mystery Plane" in the subject line.

MARCH ' S MYSTE RY

ANSWER

An "easy one" is fun for all, since it's still en

joyable to read about the interesting airplanes
made before jets. March was said to be easy by
our correspondents, but hey, we can't stump
you all every month!
Here's our first letter:
The March Mystery Plane appears to be an
Applegate Duck, sin I, built in 1937 by Ray Ap
plegate. It was first registered as NX 17866. He
wanted Piper to manufacture it, so they tested
it in 1940. The original Essex radial engine was
replaced with a 60-hp Lenape Papoose engine
(as pictured), then with a Continental 75 , Ly
coming 75, and a Franklin 90. They installed J-5
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JUNE 2006

Cub wings and tail surfaces and reregistered it as NX27960.

Piper hoped to manufacture it as the Piper Amphibian
(PA) or Cub Clipper with a Lycoming 125. The venture
was made difficult by the shortage of aluminum due to
the start of World War II. In mid-1941 the project was
dropped. My source was Piper Aircraft, by Roger Peperell.
Richard Crowell
Lakeville, Massachusetts
The exact nature of the wings and tail surfaces seems to
be a bit muddy. Some sources I checked state the surfaces
are J-3, with modified J-3 tail surfaces; others state that
modified J-5 wings and tail surfaces were used. Here are a
few other interesting items from your letters:
Al Aplin, Chuluota, Florida, wrote, "Before Ray Apple
gate was with Piper, he was an engineering instructor at
the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics in Newark, New
Jersey." And Lars Gleitsmann of Northeim, Lower Saxony,
Germany, wondered about the tip floats: "Quite unique,
its inflatable rubber tip floats-I bet they did stick badly
on the surface on takeoff!"
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The following list of coming events is furnished to our readers as a matter

of information only and does not constitute approval, sponsorship, involve
ment, control, or direction of any event (fly-in, seminars, fly market, etc.)
listed. To submit an event, send the information via mail to: Vintage
Airplane, P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086. Or e-mail the infor
mation to: vintageaircraft@eaa.org. Information should be received four
months prior to the event date.
JUNE 8-10---Gainesvilie Municipal Airport (GLE).
Texas Chapter Antique Airplane Association
43rd Annual Fly-In. Info: Jim 817-468-1571,
Terry 817-703-3173, Kip & Neva 940-458
3556, Penny 940-482-6175
JUNE 8-11-Marysville, CA-Yuba County Airport
(MYV). Golden West Regional Fly-In. Info: www.

goldenwestflyin.org
JUNE 1S-18-St. Louis, MO-Dauster Flying Field,
Creve Coeur Airport (lHO). American Waco
Club Fly-In. Info: Phil Coulson 269-624-B490,
rcoulson516@cs.com or Jerry Brown 317-422

9366, Ibrown4906@aol.com,
www.americanwacoclub.com
JUNE lS-lS-Middletown, OH-Hook Field
Municipal Airport (MWO). 13th National
Aeronca Association Convention. Info: Brian
Matz 216-337-5643, bwmatzllac@yahoo.

com, www.aeroncapi/ots.com
JUNE 17-Fresno, CA-{;handler Executive Airport.
5th Annual KJWL Father's Day Air Show & F1y
In. Five thrilling aerobatic performers, Warbird
fly-bys, Classic and Vintage Aircraft on display,
food and crafts vendors plus a children's play
area. Info: 559-289-0887
JUNE 22-26-Terrell, TX-Terrell Municipal Airport
(KTRL). The 2nd Great Ercoupe Round-Up. EOC
Nationals. Info: www.airnav.com/airport/KTRL
JUNE 23-2S-Richland , WA-Richand Airport. EM
Chapter 391 First Annual Fly-In. Info: Jeromie
Mead 509-946-6958
JUNE 24-Zanesville, OH-Riverside Airport.
EM Chapter 425 Pancake Breakfast Fly
In, Drive-In Breakfast. 8am-2pm with lunch
items available after 11am. Info: Chuck
Bruckelmeyer 740-454-7487
JULY 7-9-Lompoc, CA-Lompoc Airport. 22nd
Annual West Coast Piper Cub Fly-In. Flour-bomb
drop and spot landing contests, awards, Friday
night spaghetti, Saturday night Lompoc-Style
Tri-Tip BBQ. Pancake breakfast on Saturday
and Sunday. BBQ hotdogs and hamburgers
for Lunch on Friday and Saturday. "Secret"
entertainment. Cub clothing, hats and
memorabilia will be available. Info: Bruce Fall
805-733-1914
JULY lS-Zanesville, OH-Parr Airport. EM
Chapter 425 Pancake Breakfast Fly-In,
Drive-In Breakfast. 8am-2pm with lunch
items available after 11am. Info: Chuck
Bruckelmeyer 740-454-7487
JULY 19-2l-Keokuk, IA-ILPA - IBDA Formatioin
School. Many activities, all Warbirds welcome.
Info: Jim Grenier 50&366-5876
JULY 22-Colusa, CA-Colusa County Airport (008).
10th Annual Old Time Fly-In. Info: www.airnav.

com/airport/OOB
AUGUST l2-Auburn, CA-Auburn Municipal
Airport (AUN). Thunder In The Sky. Info: www.

thunderinthesky.org
AUGUST l8-20--McMinnville, OR-McMinnville
Airport. McMinnville Antique Fly-In. Info: www.

nwaac.com
AUGUST l8-20--Alliance, OH-Alliance-Barber Airport
(2Dl). 8th Annual Ohio Aeronca Aviators Fly-In.
Info: Brian Matz 216-337-5643, bwmatzllac@

yahoo. com, www.oaafJy-in.com

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AUGUST 25-26-Long Island, NY-Bayport

Aerodome (23N). 2nd Annual Antique
Aeroplane Club Fly-In. All vintage, antique,
classic airplanes and pilots welcome. For
"Welcome to Bayport DVD" and Info: Sbain@

emdiaofny.com. www.AACGNY.org
AUGUST 26-Niles , MI-Jerry Tyler Memorial
Airport (3TR). VM Chapter 35 Fly-In Drive-In
Corn & Sausage Roast. 11am-3pm. Rain Date
August 27th. Info: Len Jansen 269-684-6566
SEPTIMBER 2-Zanesville , OH-Riverside Airport.
EM Chapter 425 Pancake Breakfast Fly-In,
Drive-In Breakfast. 8am-2pm with lunch items
available after 11am. Info: Chuck Bruckelmeyer
740-454-7487
SEPTIMBER 2-Prosser, WA-EM Chapter 391's
23rd Annual Labor Day Weekend Prosser Fly-In.
Info: R.l. Shaub 509-735-7664
SEPTEMBER 2-Marion, IN-Marion Municipal
Airport (MZZ). 16th Annual Fly-In CruiseIn. Features antique, classic, homebuilt,
ultralight, & warbird aircraft as well as vintage
cars, trucks, motorcycles, & tractors. AII
You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast is served .
Proceeds benefiting the local High School
Band. Info: Ray Johnson 765-664-2588. www.

RylnCruiseln. com
SEPTEMBER 7-10---Greenville , ME-Greenville,
Maine 33rd Annual International Fly-In.
Contests, poker runs, cruise on Moosehead
Lake, cookout, buffet, demonstrations, and
more. Info: Darralyn Gauvin, PO Box 1289,
Greenville, ME 04441 or email darralyn@

ghslakers.org
SEPTEMBER 9-Blue Bell, PA-Wings Field
(LOM). 17th Annual Vintage Aircraft
& Classic Car Show. 10am-3pm. Free
Admission. $10 Automobile Parking. Food,
Music, Entertainment, & Exhibits. All net
proceeds will go to benefit Angel Flight East.
Rain Date: September 10th. Info: Bonni
800-383-9464 xl06
SEPTEMBER 9-Newark, OH-Newark-Heath
Airport (VTA). Annual EAA Chapter 402
Fly-In Breakfast. Breakfast: pancakes,
eggs, sausage, juice, coffee. Vintage
and homebuilt aircraft. Young Eagles
Flights. Buckeye Chapter of RVAtors fly
over. Fly-ins and drive-ins welcome. Info :
Tom McFadden 740-587-2312 or tmc@

For details on EM Chapter fly-ins and

other local aviation events, visit www.eaa.orgjevents

EAA Southwest Regional

The Texas Fly-I n
Hondo Municipal Airport (HDO)
Hondo,TX

May tl-14, 2006

www.swrfi.org

Golden West EAA Regional Fly-In

Yuba County Airport (MYV)
Marysville, CA

June 9-tl, 2006

www.goldenwestflyin.org

Rocky Mountain EAA Regional Flyln

Front Range Airport (FTG)
Watkins, CO

June 24-25, 2006

www.rmrfi.org

Northwest EAA Flyln

Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO)
Arlington, WA

July 5-9, 2006

www.nweaa.org

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Wittman Regional Airport (OSH)
Oshkosh, WI

July 24-July 30, 2006

www.airventure.org

EAA MidEastern Regional FIyln

Marion Municipal Airport (MNN)
Marion,OH

August 25-27, 2006

Virginia Regional EAA FIyln

Dinwiddie County Airport (PTB)
Petersburg, VA

September 30-0ctober 1, 2006

www.vaeaa.org

alink.com
SEPTEMBER 22-23-Bartlesville , OK-Frank
Phillips Airfield. 50th Annual Tulsa Regional
Fly-In. Info: Charlie Harris 91&622-8400.

www.tulsafJyin.com
SEPTEMBER 24-Hinkley, IL-DC2 . EM Ch. 241
Breakfast on the Grass. 7:30am-Noon. Info:
847-88&2119
SEPTIMBER 3O-Hanover, IN-Lee Bottom Flying
Field (641). 10th Annual Wood, Fabric, &
Tailwheels Fly-In. Come see what everyone is
talking about. If you love the good old says, then
you'll love this event. Info: www.LeeBottom.com
OCTOBER 29-Jean , NV-Jean Airport. 18th Annual
North Las Vegas International Ercoupe Fly In and
Halloween party (EOC Region 8) . Info: http://

www.aimav.com/airport/OL7

EAA Southeast Regional FIyln

Middleton Field Airport (GZH)
Evergreen, AL

October 6-8, 2006

www.serfi.org

Copperstate Regional EAA Flyln

Casa Grande (AR) Municipal Airport (CGZ)

October 26-29, 2006

www.copperstate.org
For details on EM Chapter fly-ins and other local avia
tion events, visit www.eaa.orglevents

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Treasurer

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Association, Inc. is $40 for one year, includ
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Junior Membership (under 19 years of age)
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WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE RESTORING

For many years, we ran a regular monthly feature called "What Our Members Are Restoring". Over the past couple of
years, the number of submissions for that feature has dwindled to a trickle, and we'd like you to help us give it a boost.
In the distant past, each new and renewing member of EAA and VAA received an "activity card" that gave the member the
opportunity to tell headquarters what airplanes they were working on. Since that card is no longer part of a new-member
packet, we have no way of knowing what you're up to, so here's our request.
Are you nearing completion of a restoration? Or is it done and you're busy flying and showing it off? If so, we'd like to
hear from you. Send us a 4-by-6-inch print from a commercial source Ino home printers, please--those prints just don't
scan well) or a 4-by-6-inch, 300-dpi digital photo. A JPG from your 2.5-megapixellor higher) digital camera is fine. You can
burn photos to a CD, or if you're on a high-speed Internet connection, you can e-mail them along with a text-only or Word
document describing your airplane. IIf your e-mail program asks if you'd like to make the photos smaller, say no.) For more
tips on creating photos we can publish, visit VAA's website at www.vintageaircraft.org. Check the News page for a hyperlink
to Want To Send Us A Photograph?
For more information, you can also e-mail us at vintageaircraft@eaa_org or call us at 920-426-4825.
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