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FOR
FURTHER VINTAG
E
AIRCRAFT
ASSOCIATION INFOR
MAT
STR IGHT
by
ESPIE
BUTCH
JOYCE
PRESIDENT
,
VINTAGE AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
The year 2000
edition
of
EAA
AirVenture
is
just
around the
corner We'll remember this year for
many
things, in
cluding
the expansion
of
the Contemporary
judging
category.
We
now
will accept those aircraft
that
were manufactured
through
December 31, 1965. The
Contemporary
Judges look forward
to judging
these aircraft,
and
are excited about seeing some great restorations of airplanes from
this very active era
of
general
aviation
.
As
it was
with the
Classic category 30 years ago, it will take a
few
years for
the
aircraft
to come up
to
standards,
and
for
the
appropriate
list of awards
to
be finalized,
but
we're off
to
a great start Some
of the
V
AA
Directors
have been
joking
with me
about the expansion
of
the Contemporary
category, because
my
Baron was built in 1964. They figured I
couldn't
wait to get
the
airplane
on
the
flightline Well, guys,
this
year I will be
driving
a
motor
coach to
Oshkosh,
leaving the Baron at home. This year at AirVenture 2000 we will again have
our
fly
out to
Shawano, Wisconsin,
our
V
AA
picnic
and
many other
activities
during the
week, so be sure
and
check at the
V
AA
Headquarters (the Red Barn) for
the
most
up-to
date schedule
for
our
events. While
you're
visiting
take
time to
relax
during your stop at
VAA
Headquarters. Say "Hello /I
to
everyone, take a rest
on
your front porch
an enjoy
some
fellowship
with
a
wonderful
group of
avia
tion
people. This year will be
the
first year I will
not
have
my
good
friend Bob Lickteig helping me
as
my
Vice-Chairman,
VAA
Convention
Management.
As
many
of you
know,
Bob passed away this past year after a fight with cancer.
I will miss his
help
this
year-he
made
it a lot easier for
me during
the
week
of
Convention.
Starting this
year,
Henry
G.
Frautschy has
been
selected as
my
Vice Chairman,
Convention
Management for
the
V
AA
area
as
part
of
his new role
as
VAA
Executive Director. We're
both
looking forward
to
a great Convention
All
of
the other Chairman
roles are
being
once
again
chaired
by
the
same hard-working people
as
last
year.
There are several people
who
do
quite
a bit of work com
municating with individual members
and
organizations in
advance of
Convention.
They
are: Roger
Gomoll
,
who
chairs
the
Type Club
HQ;
Steve Krog,
414/966-7627,
Chairman
of
the
returning
Past
Grand Champions;
George
Daubner
414/673-5885,
man
of
the
V
AA
parking
and
Flightline co-chair;
Chairman of
security
and
Flightline
co-chair. You
can reach me at
and
H.G. Frautschy can
be
contacted
at
EAA
Headquarters
at
920
/
426-4825
or
to
take a
moment
and mention
Anna
Osborne
(and her
husband John, who
also
lends
a
helping hand).
She serves as
our manpower chairman
and
does
a
great
deal
of
work
throughout
the
year
recruiting
V
AA
volunteers.
f
you
have
not
had
a
chance to
volunteer,
give
yourself a small gift while
helping
out. It's a great experi
ence
and
a
good
way
to
get
to know some
terrific people. Some of
the
most
lasting friendships have
come
from individuals working together
as
volunteers at Oshkosh. We
understand
Oshkosh has been
receiving
plenty
of rain
this
year so
everything
should
be very green.
When
there's plenty of
rain,
that
means
one other
thing
grows
well
in
Wisconsin,
so
pack
your
"skeeter/l
repellant
Hope
to
see
many
of
you at Oshkosh this
year.
Be
sure
and
say "HL/I I
am writing this Straight
Level
while
on our
only
non-aviation related vacation of
the
year. Norma
and
I are
staying on
St.
George Island, off
of
the
Gulf
coast
of
Florida.
If
you love beaches, you
should spend some
time
on
this island. The seafood
is
very good
as
well
and
there's
good
fishing. We did go
out
on
a
charter
boat,
but
it was so
choppy
almost everyone got
sick,
including
me.
That
trip was
not
too
fun Everything else has been great.
I have started
punching
out
the instrument
holes in
the
new
instrument
panel I received from Univair for
the
Lus-
combe.
I
have
all
of
the instruments
on
hand
as well as
the
avionics
so we are slowly
moving
along.
My
plan
is
now
to
have
the
panel
done
and
wired outside
of the
Lus-
combe
by winter,
then
the
work
on
the
actual aircraft can begin. We'll see
how
it all works out.
f
have
not
gotten your
one
new
member
for
the
Vin
tage
Association this
year
as
of
yet
you
need to
get
cracking. Lets all pull in
the
same direction for
the
good of
aviation
.
Remember
we
are
better together. Join
us
and
have it
all
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