June 2013

Volume III, Issue 7

Picture of the Month

3 Vietnam Veterans over Santa Barbara during June Gloom - June 2013.

Lead: Eric Cobb USA, Two: David Orr USAF, Three: Charles Plumb USN FAA Developments:
AOPA Question: I was flying in Class E airspace and receiving radar service from air traffic control. The controller then
instructed me to change my heading. The new heading was going to take me off of my intended course and I was in airspace that did not require me to be in contact with ATC. Did I need to comply with their instructions?

AOPA Answer: Yes. According to 14 CFR Part 91.123, pilots may not operate an aircraft contrary to ATC instructions
in an area in which air traffic control is exercised. Pilots are not required to communicate with ATC in Class E airspace, but if a pilot chooses to be in contact with ATC, then the pilot must comply with the instructions that are given. A recent interpretation from the FAA Office of the Chief Counsel has brought clarity to this situation. As always, the pilot in

command is the final authority as to the operation of the aircraft. [Beagles further comment and you can cancel flight following but if you are getting directed, youd better see and avoid]

RUTAN TIME: Burt turns 70 this year! Dick 75!

Fascinating program with a developer who may look out for traffic from time to timeiPad App for Pilot Emergencies - Power Off Landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KE00OMiKVQ&feature=youtu.be
XAVION seems to require any iPad or iPhone (but not for the original iPad 1). (I asked the developer if the program can be adjusted for glide ratio, the long time slowing from cruise speeds to best glide and he responded yes, Xavion already knows about this stuff it understand the deceleration already.

Xavion will also show you the l/d of your plane just pull power to idle in the CONFIG window and it shows you the l/d, which it gets from looking at glide ratio based on GPS, do this at 4 headings and average the results to factor out wind get more accurate results by getting an ADSB receiver that gives Xavion winds to factor in digitally

Flyin and Young Eagle News:

CALENDAR - Canard Events in RED:

JUNE 2013:
June 28-30, 2013 CANARDS WEST At COLUMBIA CA. (O22) http://www.haltonbrat.com/canardswest2013details.htm Last year: Although there is no charge to attend the Flyin, to cover operating expenses there is a charge for the Saturday dinner.Send checks to, with choice FISHER, TIM Fish & JUDY 1300 Marilyn St., Modesto, CA 95350 209-996-9919(cell) 209-527-5901(H) t.fisher13@comcast.net Bought: Long EZ:N8714S 930 lbs, 850 hrs O-320 Modesto Airport [KMOD]
Columbia Gem 209-532-4508

http://www.columbiagem.com/business/gem Columbia Inn has shuttle too: 209 533 0446 ColumbiaInn@yahoo.com NOTE THE DATE ABOVE IS THE RIGHT DATE!

JULY 2013:
July 5&6, 2013 Truckee Tahoe Air Fair Tim LoDolce flyingtiger05@yahoo.com Big July 5th dinner ceremonies the night before. Tickets to the dinner will be an early sell out if any is interested in attending. Our website is up again for 2013 but does not reflect that this one will have several performing acts. Eddie Andrieni, Melissa Pemberton and her "wing suit" husband Alex, FireCat and the Red Star Formation Flying Team. The event is free to all! www.TruckeeTahoeAirFair.com Camping will be over at the Glider Port which has a hot shower. We can arrange for a truck to transport people back and forth during the day. The EAA will have a pancake breakfast Saturday morning and will be signing up kids all day for their Young Eagle rides Sunday morning. Food would be available right on the field as we have a dozen food vendors attending this year.

July 11-13, 2013 Arlington Northwest EAA Fly-in (AWO) www.ArlingtonFlyin.org with Canard Flyout to? on Thus evening

Camp under your wing with other Canards

July 13, 2013: New England RV-Canard Fly-in Rain day? Contact: JOEL VENTURA 978-475-6875(H) ventura@brandeis.edu http://www.106.eaachapter.org 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 400 Holt Rd, North Andover, MA 01845 w/ SEMINARS. Seminar details/schedule have not yet been set - check back soon July 20, 2013 Rock Larocca will be hosting the 1st "Canards over Georgia" 8 am to 4 pm Lunch Fly-in at Atlanta Regional Airport, Falcon Field, GA ( KFFC ). It will be held at my hanger so I will give directions to park around "T-4" when we get closer to the date and details will be also posted on my website, www.eraceraircraft.com I will be providing a free lunch and a shady hanger. In addition, Aircraft Spruce East is a quarter mile away if you need to pickup anything (they will shuttle you back and forth also if needed). KFFC is also home of the Commemorative Air Force. They have a hanger and museum on the field that is always great to go check out. Rock roch.larocca@gmail.com Jul 29 Aug 4, 2013 : OSHKOSH www.AirVenture.org

Aug 2 1-2:15 Cozy Forum, tent #6: I have received the notice from the EAA regarding the COZY forum time. L08 Fri 8/2 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Building the Voyager Flying Movie Cinema Sat 8/3 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Human Factors Forum Pavilion 07 Main J09 Dick Forum Rutan stage Honda Aircraft Sat 8/3 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Around the SpaceShip One / Voyager B08 Dick Forum
World Flight If You Can Dream It.... Rutan Rutan

Sun 8/4

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

SpaceShip One / Voyager B08 Dick

Forum

Due to lack of participation in the CSA Air Explorer cook out. Lasts year there we 8 people who showed up. It isn't worth the time and expense to continue so I am considering suspension of it for this year. Gary Hertzler & I are also considering doing another OSH canard walk around (sort of portable bull session) making comments on canards parked at OSH. When he schedules that - give me notice and I'll try to hit everyone in the July mailing to Canard Squadron III. etc.

MEXICO:

Beagle has been to Mexico a few times: Beagle has tried Tijuana(once) Mexicali(once), Puerto
Penasco(once), San Felipe(three times), Hermosillo(once, Guaymas(5 times) Loreto (5 times) for customs. Also landed at La Paz, Puerto Vallarta, Bahia Tortuga, Mulege(2) a Caliche runway to see whales tend their young on the west coast SW of Mulege. Punta Pescadero(3 times) Cabo San Lucas (my least favorite Palm Springs on the water), San Jose Del Cabo(once). Ciudad Obregon, Los Mochis, Alamos(twice my favorite), Culiacan, Mazatlan(twice), Tepic(three times), Puerto Vallarta(Twice), Guadalajara(5 days intense flying), Zapopan Military base, Manzanillo(once), Acapulco(twice). We have a member building a resort on Magdaleno Bay whos invited us to come down and park at Ciudad Constitution Airport, enjoy fishing, boating in the mangroves he was pushing to have us come down last year but the group lost 3 people in Mexico due weather related events, and a plane was damaged on a separate trip due to fuel issues and the guys have cooled it for about four years. Likely the press over border violence has been involved too. Ive really had no concerns with security over the 20 years of flying down there like the year that they buried all 10 of our canards in the fields:

It was amazing, they had to have 50 people with shovels working all nightalmost got them all covered in that time.

Despite all the security issues, Oertel has shown some interest in going down there again and we need just to keep pressuring him, or offering to pay some of his fuel? Anyway, if you are interested in making a Baja or Mainland Mexico trip with Beagle, get in touch well plan for the fallcanardfinder@att.net Actually, it depends on the angle of the photograph same planes as above, always in great condition and well cared for:

What Hoffman has surprised me with is an AOPA forwarded letter from the Mexican Government which states in Spanish and English that a US insurance policy that covers Mexico is sufficient (if $300,000 or more for liability) and a separate Mexico policy is no longer necessary. My insurer wanted to sell me a separate policy even with an American Policy that covers me down there. Like our trip to the Bahamas, there is the US government to deal with eAPIS is on line, and a once a year sticker can be purchased on line and lastly the 12 letters we apply on the outside of the plane with dark duct tape before returning. GET BACK TO BEAGLE IF YOU WANT A GUIDED TOUR TO MEXICO! Canardfinder@att.net

Flyin HISTORY: AZ Bunch does Cottonwood: Despite the forecast of breezes after the
passage of a weak cold front, the air was incredibly smooth at 7:00 AM for the breakfast trip to Cottonwood. Three EZs, one each owed by Richard Rivet, Rick Reuland and Brian Scott, were joined by Bill Maxey in his C182, Brian Briggerman in his Zodiac, and Dale Wiley (new comer) in his Nice 0-360 powered RV-6. Dale is a Marine Harrier pilot who also enjoys the simplicity of personal flight in an amateur built aircraft. Welcome Dale! Also, Bill Lermer, who is almost finished his Variez repairs, accompanied Richard Rivet in his Cozy. The return trip across the ridge at the edge to the Verde Valley proved to be bumpy at 10 AM. Dust or some humidity from the passing front reduced visibility from the usual 100 miles to a mere 50 miles. Thank God for GPS navigation!

Velocity guys organizing a club:

The Velocity Owners and Builders Association (VOBA) http://www.VelocityOwners.com Board of Advisors 2013: Brett Ferrell, Reiff Lorenz, Brian Michalk, Andy Millin, Ken Mishler. The Velocity community has long had a great set of resources and ways to communicate with each other, but we've never had an official organization. A bunch of us got together recently and formed the Velocity Owners and Builders Association (VOBA). We're still really early in the process of launching the web site, filing it with relevant content, and signing up Velocity enthusiasts. So far, though, we're really pleased with the progress. About 80 people signed up in the first week! Dues are just $15 per year if you sign up before Oshkosh! The modest dues ($15) pay for participation in the EAA's Type Club Coalition and a general liability policy that covers our cookouts and fly-ins. We also hope to cover the internet hosting fees for all the Velocity-related information services, including the wiki, the Reflector email discussion group, the VOBA web site, the Virtual Hangar (an always-on video link between builders' workshops), and a physical mailing to all the Velocity owners in the FAA database. If we can increase the membership above 120, we may also be able to re-start a Velocity quarterly newsletter. The full description of benefits may be found here: http://www.velocityowners.com/content.aspx?page_id=9&club_id=495146 While there are lots of benefits for Velocity Owners and Builders Association (VOBA) members, the biggest reason to join is to support our connection with EAA's Type Club Coalition. The TCC is meant to open a 2-way conversation between the various experimental aircraft clubs and the EAA when they're working with the FAA on proposed regulations and safety programs. The Velocity, like many other canard aircraft, performs differently than spam cans. We want to ensure that any safety or regulatory rulings designed for tractor types don't inadvertently impose onerous restrictions on our safer, faster, more efficient aircraft. If that's not worth $15, I don't know what is! The Cozy Builders and VOBA are already members of the TCC. If there are any other canard enthusiasts that want to start their own type-club, or if an existing canard type-club wants more information on the TCC, feel free to contact me by email! AZ Bunch does Cottonwood: Despite the forecast of breezes after the passage of a weak cold front, the air was incredibly smooth at 7:00 am for the breakfast trip to Cottonwood. Three EZs, one each owned by Richard Rivet, Richard Reuland and Brian Scott, were joined by Bill Maxey in his C182, Brian Biggerman in his Zodiac, and Dale Wiley(new comer) in his nice O-360 powered RV-6. Dale is a Marine Harrier Pilot.

Special Mention:
Chalmers & Ann Rives, Bay Area, CA, have had Dave Dent's help selling off two Long EZs, are both deep into chemotherapy - both of them. Chalmers, if you are reading to relieve the tension - all our thoughts go out to you both. Beagle

ARIZONA BUNCH do Casa Grande: Five EZs belonging to Brian Scott, Richard Rivet, Marc Borom, John Makarounis, and Don Berlin all made it to the Casa Grande airport terminal breakfast. Jim Timm, Brian Briggerman (Zodiac fliers) and David Wilcox flying his newly acquired Sonex also made the trip in reportedly smooth air conditions. Apologies to anyone we may have missed, and many thanks to Don for the photos.

AZ Bunch does Payson again: Attending were local resident Byron McKean (former Varieze owner), part time local resident and Sonex operator Dave Wilcox, John Makarounis from Chandler with his Longez, Richard Rivet with his nice Cozy from Glendale, Brian Briggerman and Jim Timm with their good looking Zodiacs. Another Dave from Falcon field also joins us with his C-172. Reuland went half way to Payson from Falcon before deciding to turn around to investigate some tachometer or engine anomalies. The air had some light chop early, and there was moderate wind at Payson.

Texas Bunch, Gary Mowad reports: Well we got weathered out of the Texas GIG in Kerrville last month, but the
weather was perfect for a lunch fly-in at Brenham, TX today. We had Aziz Musa, Dan Kitzman, Richard [Sessions]and myself fly over in Long EZs and Aaron [Hollingsworth] and his wife flew over in a beautiful Cozy IV. I can't let my wife see it or she will want one. We also had Joe Allon bring his Glasair over. The food was outstanding!! This was the first time I have ever seen a waiting list for a restaurant at an airport. If you are ever flying by Brenham TX (11R) around lunch time you need to stop. Evidently all the locals eat there as well. If you didn't know Brenham is also the home of BlueBell ice cream. We decided we should have a GIG in South Padre Island in the future so stay tuned for dates.

Thephoto [is] of Aziz's, Dan's, and my Long EZs.

AZ Bunch does Globe: Seven planes made the trip Globe despite the warm temperatures. Brian Scott, John Makarounis, Marc Borom and Richard Rivet with passenger Mark Hargus all flew their EZs to enjoy breakfast at the Apache Gold casino. Also joining the group was Brian Briggerman (Zenith) and Bill Maxey (C-182). Those coming from the West enjoyed a 19 knot tailwind but suffered a 30 knot headwind on the return.

Builders Help Desk:

Dennis Knutson, Camarillo, CA: I am getting really close to having my plane ready to fly. I have done a lot of clean up and some modifications (electric speed brake, pitch control, front gear, fuel flow and quantity computer). I have planned on having someone do a flight test on it, do you have a source and what cost should I expect to pay? It will have a fresh condition inspection sign off, and I will get insurance in their name. Is there something else I should be prepared to do? Beagle: There is a great videotape of Rutan and Melvill in our library along with Varieze promo and Defiant promo tapes we made a CD for your help. I gave him suggested folks for first flight.

Bruce Carter, of Elgin, IL has sent me some of the upgrades to his plane heres one of the prettiest throttle/mixture for push/pull cables

Kerry Shaw, Azusa, CA: Continues with modified canopies incorporating rollover structures:

Texas pilot John Happy Thomas asked: Where do you take these planes to get painted, auto body shops, piece by piece? Or can you get someone to come to you at your hangar and still get good results? Beagle Response: We typically prime it ourselves, then fly it for 150 hours or so, checking the cowl cooling, wings needing washers, etc. When the plane is "finalized" we can take the plane to a professional Airplane painter, truck it to a car painter or paint it in a plastic tent in our hangars at some airports - depends on the EPA for your locale and how your adjacent hangar owners consider such things. Some airports have self-help paint booths if you want a pretty good result. I had a Jet Ski Painter put on the multi-color paint on my Long EZ what an experience as he decided to clean his paint gun on the walls of the rented paint hangar.

Key Maintenance Tip:

Saybes new chain anchor note tail helps ground the cap in the fuel itself. A quick repair compared to fixing the prop you saw in last mailing. For those of you who may be considering a spinner Chris Wades son, Ryan, and Chris brother will continue building the little spinners Chris was famous for. (Note that you can change props and you dont have to get a new spinner or cut holes in the spinner.) Chris son is carrying on the EZ upholstery work.

Safety Advice - Gary Mowad:

"after talking to several people at the TX GIG it became clear that the electric nose gear can get stuck if the front wheel is not straight when it is retracted. If the nose wheel is not straight the electric gear has enough strength to jam the front wheel into the wheel well and consequently it will not come back down when you put the gear down. Of the five of us at Brenham, TX THREE had this happen to them. Soooooooo, I will always retract my nose wheel while flying straight after departure. I have a bad habit of turning out early before my nose gear is all the way up. I won't do this anymore!

Requests to Individual Members:

Question: Are there guys that trailer their Long-EZs, set them up at an airport and then fly? I'm thinking probably not because of the strake width. I was just thinking about how glider pilots typically keep their planes in trailers and pull them out to fly. Way cheaper than keeping it in a hanger all the time. Beagles Response: One guy does that with a Varieze in Idaho - his only critical dimension is the chimney to the fence on his driveway, apparently. But a Varieze is easier for one guy to construct... It would discourage my flying at if I had to add wings and canard when I wanted to fly. In fact, it gives me great reassurance to not remount the canard more than once every few years, particularly - forgetting a bolt or two could be fatal. Another: My nose gear strut collapsed after landingBeagle was able to locate a spare nose strut (from a prior Variezes owner) and Bill Oertel had a slightly different version and dropped both off but the owner, Gerald Highway Prendergast found: There's good news and bad news. ...I had a homemade electric nose gear retract mechanism, and I think the original builder of the plane changed the length of the gear strut. Just an update Beagle, I made a new stronger solid strut for my nose gear. When I took a good look at the mechanism (one of kind electric), I could tell there was no way a spring strut would fit. It would have to be a really small narrow spring. I never knew the strut of my mechanism was different from the plans. Anyway, I'm going to refurbish your spring strut before I give it back to you, and I owe you lunch for your trouble. (Hes only been flying for 10+ years in this lovely Varieze. Beagle) Delayed First Flight, nothing like discovering that used engine you have on your plane before first flight needs work: Bill Norton, California City, CA: Still waiting for [engine] parts to be returned. All the tappets, the crank
shaft gear, and three connecting rods have been found bad. Going to be costly! I am using the delay to good advantage by building up time flying the Chipmunk, practicing test maneuvers and optimizing my test cards. [Burt recommended used engines, in fact if youve been studying the maintenance opinions in the Sport Aviation magazine, new engines can be less reliable than those with several hundred hours.Beagle]

Paul Harris, Fayetteville, AR: I have a question for you. Since redoing "Speedracer", I've had some engine cooling issues which have been largely resolved, but not as well as I'd like. I'm preparing to make new cowls from carbon fiber as the old cowls have been reworked a lot and are very heavy with bondo and are ill fitting. I'm working with a very good A&P who has experience with composites and he mentioned the possibility of a cowl flap which would/could be opened to expand the air inlet on takeoff and climb out and then could be retracted to the flush position for cruise. My question for you is: are you aware of anyone who has attempted this? If so, could you provide contact info? If not, what are your thoughts on this. Beagle Response: Two guys in the hell-hole of the Salton Sea have explored this and are confident with it - I don't think it's necessary - but they did and have done it.

02 HOFFMANN, WALTER Moving Yucca Valley 760-644-0997(Cell) whoffmann1@roadrunner.com Long EZ:N62WZ 101 hrs Thermal Airport (TRM) Needs a Nickname. Hoffman will have the number and contact information for: - Pass it along, please: 13: BIRD, ROBERT L. 1020 Sea Urchin Ave., Thermal, CA 92274-6597 Bird#1, Long EZ:N2896T O-235 Cochran Regional (KTRM) (Ive seen them before those two as well.)

What the flyers are doing:

Mike Zwijacz Z-Man, South Tahoe, CA: Ive decided to keep my plane flying until after Arlington. Then Im going to be down for a long time. With the high school plays and dance over, Ill be able to do a little flying . Went down to LA and built some new cowls (Beagle: EJ Johnson has 3rd edition Ronneberg third edition cowl molds and helps you build them) to be installed next year, when I prepare the airframe for new finish and paint. Tony Oliver, Essex, UK a variation on a theme seen in parts of the EU: I bought myLong-EZ in the summer of 2007 and initially kept it at the airfield at the Imperial War museum, at Duxford. The airfield was great but the problem was that it had to be parked in the open. I next moved to North Weald, which was quite a drive away but had a really good hangar, albeit expensive. However, from expensive it went to extremely, unreasonably, expensive - in a short time - and I moved the aircraft to an airfield in Norfolk. It now involves a 3 round hour round trip - if the traffic is light longer if is not. Its a gliding site and as a result there are very few opportunities when I can get airborne in the Long-EZ. On several occasions, I have trawled the south east of England (where I live) to see if there is anywhere else I can keep it. The truth is there are getting fewer and fewer airfields that have long paved /tarmac runways in the UK, and those that there are want commercial traffic - not GA. We are becoming more and more crowded. Commercial hangarage is unrealistically expensive so keeping an aircraft such as a Long-EZ in the UK is fraught with problems. So, while it pains me to admit it - I think it is time to part. The bottom seems to have fallen out of the UK market for canard aircraft everyone is experiencing variations of the same problems. I am building a STOL aircraft at the moment, a Zenair CH750 so all is not quite lost!
Ric Lee, temporarily in Texas: To date I have completed 44 separate flights in our Berkut for a total of 37.3 hours. The engine has seated the rings and oil consumption has dropped to normal levels. Speed range has been slowly increased up to 255 knots indicated in a series of dives from altitude. The handling qualities are exceptional due to all the experience in rigging that James possesses. Since we are running an IO-540, the biggest concern before first flight was would the engine cool properly? James and Scott decided to add a second oil cooler to the original one I had mounted on the aft baffle before first flight. This proved to be an excellent decision as oil temperature was never a problem. Overall cooling was good with cylinders 5 & 6 being the hottest which is typical in canard pusher designs. James installed a diverter in each armpit scoop with a turning vane directed at cylinders 5 & 6 and brought those temperatures inline with the others. The overall birthing pains experienced with a brand new airframe were very minor. I give full credit to James Redmon and Scott Carter for their tremendous knowledge of canard pusher aircraft. I also thank the collective knowledge and Esprit de corps of the canard-aviators group and the CSA newsletter for keeping our spirits up during a long and sometimes frustrating building period. Keep building your planes and do not give up. The end result is nothing short of amazing! Defiant Repaired see last mailing:

Wolfgang Huhn, Blue Ash, OH: the Huns are flying again, thanks to Gary Hertzlers fast work (replacement prop) I am flying again, fixed everything (OK a little tweak, the carbheat lever is hanging up a bit somewhere) and I also added an airbox filter to the engine.

Going the other way: Randy Jeager, Huntington Beach, CA, abandoned his Long EZ project when one of his eyes went bad. 3 years later: My eye has healed and although I'm not current, I intend to get my medical and get back up in the air in the near future. It was really an amazing thing! I changed jobs to a lower stress situation and one day the spot and curved vision changed to half of its size and several days later it was gone. It has been healed now for better than 6 months. Since my eye problem and financial troubles, we've been able to buy the house we were renting had two different jobs and now I'm contracting back to the company I was working for 2 years ago. I really love the freedom that contracting is giving me. I've actually started to work on the side developing products for people with low vision. Within the year I hope to have something to market. Nice to hear good news medically! Beagle Mike Monsiviaz, Oceanside, CA has Eric Cobb doing the front structure and canard on a project he got to jump start him: Got the front gear in. He's finishing the panel I think first so we can get a good mount for the retract rod. Mahmood Tehrani, Hawthorne, CA is now flying his air conditioning equipped Cozy IV his 40 hour test now complete.

Mahmood is offering his upholsterers Cozy stitching if you Cozy guys want it:

Hes not in the club so e-mail Beagle if want to take advantage of a discounted stitch work on your Cozy

Formation
A little formation flight filmed by Monster: http://youtu.be/YSrKPMe3K14 Then, from Gerald Prendergast who has had some pretty good formation experience thought you might be interested in this article.
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/May/29/Preserving-a-lost-art-Formation-flying-goesmainstream.aspx?WT.mc_id=130531epilot&WT.mc_sect=tts

5 Builder rule New members: Joining:

11 HARGIN, MITCH POBox 254, Clarinda, IA 51632-0254 712-542-2313 drhargin@yahoo.com E-Racer RG(Infinity):N103MH 8 hrs IO-320 Q2:N311DM 165 hrs, previously owned Long EZ:N102MH Selling: Cozy IV project [ICL]

Joining:
13 BAKER, moving from Tomball, TX 77375 to Moulton, TX 77975 512-6368833(cell) bsbaker1@gmail.com Cozy IV:Ch4 (50R) I would definitely like to join.

Joining:
09 MOORE, GLENN N.8163 Snake Rd., Elkhart Lake, WI 53020 920-946-4756 or 4656 ezskyboy@frontier.com Long EZ:N600EZ 70 hrs Installing O-320 I am not done with my bird. Not flying yet. I think I have all the parts purchased, . .( or most ) but I have still to paint the fuselage and then assemble. I was hoping this summer, . .but it looks doubtful. Glenn Beagle: This isn't a club for just fliers - you might get an opportunity to fly with some locals before you have to fly yours! Shall I sign you up anyway? Glenn: Did you say I might get an opportunity to fly with locals before I HAVE to fly mine ? ? Have to ? Like it's a pain ? ? Sure, . .sign me up ! ! Beagle: Well, only one of our Wisconsin members has a flying plane talk to him, and we have some in MN and IL too.

Joining:
13 MONSIVAIZ, MIKE Monster 767 Puerto Boro Ct., Oceanside, CA 92057 916-918-9733(cell) Monsivaizmt00@Yahoo.com Bought: Long EZ:N25ED O-235-L2C 884 lbs 450 hrs Oceanside Airport

Next group of 10:

10 EARLYWINE, BILL 731 W. Lomita Ave; Ojai, CA 93023 805669-8870 computerpros@me.com cp_ent@me.com Long EZ:N320ST O-320 Camarillo Airport (KCMA) 96 NEAL, GRAHAM 2028 Glenwood Dr. SW, Calgary, Alberta, T3E 3YB 403-2402542 Nealkg@nucleus.com BSc, Helicopter Mech. 45 yrs Cozy IV:Ch 9 Springbank Arodrome (CYBW) 88 FLATO, DAVID L. and/or MARK 3718 Storm Creek Drive, Houston, TX 77088 713-591-7003(H) or 713-225-5555(H) 1-800-231-7249(O) Long EZ:CH19 13 BAKER, KEN Mojave, CA 93501 Bakersmith Composite Foundries, Kencbaker@bluebottle.com Velocity 173 RG:N? O-360 13 CLOUD, JEFF Marianna Fl jeffcloud70@gmail.com Long EZ:Ch25? 93 PARKER, LAWRANCE Box 4202, Station C, Calgary T2T 5N1 Cessna 337/Defiant:CH? Mazda 13B Rotary engines. 97 FLEMMING, GLENN J. 5907 Ancient Oaks Dr, Humble, TX 77346 Long EZ:N89GF 13 FALKENBERG, GLENN R. & CINDY 43101 Bloomingpark St., Lancaster, CA 93536 661-675-3046(H) airmech2@GMail.com Velocity SUV FG:Ch? [N886RM] O-360 99 MICHALK, BRIAN 2204 Lockwood Cove, Austin, TX 78723 New Aviation, Inc. 11901 Swearingen, Suite 54, Austin, TX 78758 512-467-3935(O) 512-9281112(H) 512-496-1527(cell) michalk@awpi.com or <wpi.com> & http://www.awpi.com/michalk Velocity FGE: Selling FRANKLIN at one point. 99 ROSS, LARRY & CATHIE 211 Scenic Acres Dr NW, Calgary, AB T3L 1L4 CAN 403-241-0308 cross@glenbow.org Long EZ:C-GPRA 450 hrs 862 lbs O-235-C2C & Aerocanard:Ch?

01 FLEMING, KEITH A. MD 207 E. Oakview Pl., San Antonio, TX 78209-3307 210-822-8672 kfleming@texas.net 210-822-8672 210-615-1818(O) Berkut? Boerne Stage Airport 00 MISHLER, KENNETH 7463 16th Mnr., Vero Beach, FL, 32966-1238 Velocity SUV FG:N2087M Velocity RG Long Wing Elite:N173EX 09 TOOP, JOE joecozy@teleplanet.net Cozy IV:Ch12 (CYA) 90 FRANCES, KENNETH V. 6224 Sundown, Ft Worth, TX 76114-3127 817-737-4659 kenneth.v.francis@lmco.com Cozy:N5KF 1017 lbs, 950 hrs O-320 Fort Worth Airport (FTW) 11 KAISER, GARRETT M. 13494 Fairway Loop N., Goodyear, AZ 85395-3106 bought: Long EZ:N1LZ 95 WAGONAAR, LUCAS 105 Welch Pl, Okotoks, AB, CAN Long EZ:C-CDOW 850 lbs, O-235 08 GALVAN, ERNEST 1330 W. Levee St., Brownsville, TX 78520 13 ARNSKOV, THROKIL Stengate 29, S253 61 Helsingborg, Sweden 46 42 29 38 22 macdonald-arnskov@telia.com Long EZ:SE-XFM O-235 Landskrona Sweden (ESML) 13 BARNES, JEFFREY C. JCB Enterprises, Ltd, IT Consulting, 10951 Laureat Dr., 308, San Antonio, TX 78249 847-331-2567 jcbarnes411@sbcglobal.net Velocity XL:N411JB O-540 (Built:?) 13 CORNISH, ALLYSON A. POBox10, Belmont, NSW, 2280 Australia +61432051680 velocity@velocityrc.com Wants to build Velocity XL-5 O-550 13 DESPINS, BERNARD P. #305 Main St SW, Falher, AB T0H 1M0 Canada, 780837-8108 bdespins@telusplanet.net Building Velocity XL RG: O-540 13 FOLKES, M. PAUL 2 Mitchell Rd., Callala Bay, NSW 2540 Australia +61 2 4446 5055 ausvelocity@GMail.com Velocity XL RG: VH-VVX

Oh and Trivia: James Redmon, Berkut Guru, Frisco, TX, sent forth the Disney Aviation Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KumjBXHdzY

For those of you who are comparing applications, Sportys just sent out a comparison of the various tablet programs - iPad navigation app buyers guide
Pilots have plenty of options when it comes to choosing a preflight weather and navigation app for iPad. While most of the apps offer necessities like digital VFR and IFR charts, many also offer a variety of additional features that can turn your iPad into a powerful in-flight navigator. Here's a handy side-by-side comparison. http://ipadpilotnews.com/2013/05/ipad-navigation-app-buyersguide/?utm_source=ipadnews&utm_medium=email After sending the 27 year old cowl video by Dave Ronneberg to a Long EZ builder Beagle, who acted as interviewer got this wonderful comment back: By the way... What year was the cowling
video filmed? That's quite a head of hair you have there!

Gerald Predergast sent this in: Santa Monica Airport to Impose More Fees Residents in the urban neighborhoods that surround busy Santa Monica Airport in southern California have complained about operations there for years, citing noise, air pollution, and the danger from plane crashes, and now the city has approved new landing fees that not only more than double the fees for transient flyers, but also now apply to airport tenants, including flight schools. "Our students will go from not paying for a landing to paying about $12 for each landing in a Cessna 172," said Jay Elder, executive vice president of the American Flyers flight school. The fee increase would add "hundreds of dollars" to each pilot's training, he said. Transient pilots will avoid the airport because of the fee, he added, reducing traffic at the school's pilot shop. If pilots don't visit the shop, they won't learn about instrument-training courses, "and it hurts the whole airport," Elder said. About a half dozen flight schools operate from the airport. Activists and politicians from the nearby neighborhoods, in Santa Monica and Los Angeles, have said for years they'd like to see the airport closed down. The new landing fee of $5.48 per 1,000 pounds was approved by the Santa Monica City Council on April 30, and is due to take effect Aug. 1. AOPA said it is "strongly opposed" to the changes. AOPA is disputing the plan, and has asked the airport operators to produce more financial data to support their expressed need for more revenue.