President’s Corner by Bud Yerly

As I look back at the two weeks I and other members of the Volunteer Kitchen crew worked I came up with an analysis similar to what I do for other volunteer organizations I am involved with. How much does it cost us in time to make the sandwiches and is it really worth it.

Pete Lansbury’s analysis of our kitchen effort for Sun ‘n Fun should be included in this newsletter but a quick and dirty synopsis follows: Basically we made nearly 20,000 sandwiches for a cost of $1.11 each. Manpower expended was about 2000 man-hours to make the 20,000 sandwiches or about 6 min of work per sandwich. For our 2000 man-hours we will probably make $2500 or there about for $1.50 per hour. No one would work for $1.50 would they? Maybe there are fringe benefits….

How much would you pay for a week of fun in the sun in Central Florida with friends and fellow aviation enthusiasts? To see what is new and different, share experiences and not have a care in the world. To provide a service to all our fellow volunteers while surrounded by friends and family. When was the last time you gave up vacation time and worked for free and enjoyed it (unlike painting your brothers house during last years vacation).

How much was it worth for giving up two weeks for Sun ‘n Fun…PRICELESS.

DATE: APRIL 23, 2005

LOCATION: EAA CHAPTER 175 BUILDING

MEMBERS IN ATTENDENCE: 6

The monthly EAA Chapter 175 meeting was attended by 6 members with breakfast served at 8 AM. The monthly chapter meeting began at 9:10 AM and was adjourned at 11 AM.

Bud Yearly stated that several groups (Tony’s school, Dave Presnell, and another young woman) would like to initiate Young Eagle activities. The best times for those activities are May or September. Bud suggested that we might want to get a picnic/open house with the membership displaying our aircraft, both certified and homebuilt. We might have at the south end of the airfield or sponsor that event with the airport to get more participation.

An EAA DVD was shown to the membership regarding Light Sport Aircraft, Certification, and Maintenance for LSA, E-LSA, and SP-LSA. Bud has a great wealth of knowledge on the subject so contact him for further information of go the EAA website for details.

The meeting concluded with the scheduling of the next EAA Chapter 175 Board meeting set to meet on Thursday, April 28, 2005, at 7 P.M. in the Chapter office.

Date: April 29, 2005

Attendees: Lyle Flag, Fred Koetz, David Hansma, Gordon Knapp, Bud Yerly, Steve Reisser

Bud Yerly convened the board meeting on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 7:07 P.M.

Mr. Yerly stated the purpose of the meeting was to establish a plan for 2005 and resolve open issues. He stated that June thru August is the period of least participation by the chapter and we need to plan activities.

During May, Dave Augustine is bringing his Sonic, and Bob Alverez will bring in his RANS for the membership to view.

We need to have an Open House (Family Day) with food and family participation. It would begin with a breakfast, activities during the day and include lunch with an informal, dining event in the evening. It was recommended that members fly in their project aircraft to the chapter house for display. The focus of the event will be on the Light Sport Pilot/Aircraft. Dates were discussed and the primary date was set as August 27, 2005 with an alternate date of September 24, 2005.

There was discussion of a need to have light programs available for the membership during June and July.

1. Non Profit Status (501C3). Stan does have the paperwork and we need to complete the forms. It would be helpful to have a template completed by other chapters in completing the paperwork.

2. Next year the lease on the chapter house expires. "What if the lease is not continued?" Several options were discussed including use of facilities at the Vandenberg FBO as well as other nearby FBOs. Purchase of a local property was also discussed. The problem with building a facility at Vandenberg is stiff HCAA requirements including handicapped access, bathrooms, and Halogen fire extinguishing systems. We need a study team to review the options. Gordon volunteered to take the point on this issue.

3. Need to consider replacing several board members in the upcoming chapter elections. Bud, Tom and Dave want to be rotated off the board. We need to review the membership list and nurture candidates for replacement and or continuation of board members. Stan has the current membership list. We then need to form a team to spearhead the selection process for elections. Bud and Dave have agreed to assist in the process.

4. Sun and Fun has been successful for years under the direction of Pete Lansbury. At some point in the future, Pete may wish to turn the project over to others. Pete currently lives in Illinois and will need local help to effectively continue the process. Next year, Ted Coverly will chair the Fun and Sun chapter activities with Bud Yerly as co-chair and Pete Lansbury as advisor.

5. A further note on Fun and Sun is that at some point in the future our services will be replaced by food service vendors. Food service standards are the issue. Our chapter will no longer be covered by EAA liability as was in the past. EAA will advise us about this in the future.

6. The amount of money made at Fun and Sun and Wings and Things was about $2,100. This may change in the future with attendance going down and liability insurance going up. We need to perform a cost analysis to find at what point it will stop being profitable. One of the problems in Wings and Things was scheduling problems with the Boy Scouts which interfered with the breakfast. Bud Yerly will coordinate an effort with Gulf Ridge to see if the schedule is more accommodating for greater participation at Wings and Things.

7. We need an operating budget for 2005. Stan did a budget for 2004. We need Stan to prepare one for 2005.

8. The board discussed to have a fly-in every 4^th Saturday in an attempt to get more people to the chapter meetings.

9. We need to keep lines of communication open with Leading Edge. The board discussed and encouraged offering all student pilots at Leading Edge Associate Memberships the chapter to increase participation. Dave Hansma is going to follow up on meeting with Mark Mulberg at Leading Edge.

10. It was recommended that we set up a "Welcoming Committee" of 4-5 members to follow-up on new members and acquaint them with the resources and activities available to the membership.

11. Gordon Knapp volunteered to assist Tom McLinskey and Lonnie Turner with the chapter newsletter. We need to include reviews of membership aircraft since we now have 15 ongoing projects.

12. We need to focus on "People" rather than "Technical" programs in the future.

13. The next meeting as set for Friday, 5/27/2005, 7 P.M. at the chapter house.
14. A donation report was submitted by David Hansma with a not that only 5 meals ere served at the April 23^rd meeting.

1. The work at the kitchen went well this year as in other years, due to the Co-Chairmen’s ability and the excellent workers from Chapter 175. As in other years the only complaint was the lack of cooperation by 15% of the area chairman, by not notifying me of their food needs until the day of or the day before the show starts. To correct this I propose that a copy of the food order form be included with the Dec. mailing to all area Chairman, and they be required to fill it out and return it with there agreement to be a chairman the following year. Please consider something along this line for next year.

2. The kitchen failed the inspection by the Health Department due to defective equipment and not the process we use to make sandwiches. The refrigeration unit was not cold enough, it need to reach 41 degrees to pass and 40 to 39 degrees would be optimal.

The need for three sinks was overcome by using a large cooking pot for the second rinse water.

Not having an outside sink for washing hands after using the rest room was overcome by getting a dishpan and keeping warm water and a cap full of bleach on a stand near the bath room door. The inspector noted that I should have two thermometers. One to keep accurate track of the temp of the refrigeration unit, and one with a probe to check the inside temp of meat or packaged food. I purchased one each of these.

3. The following is a summary of the kitchen numbers.

I had 66 volunteers, of which 45 worked each day.

To arrive at the number of man hours I used the following.

6 days @ 200 = 1200 hours

5 days @ 100 = 500 hours

clean & get ready days = 300 hours

We had 8 campers at the kitchen camping area.

1 camper in back acres

1 in aircraft camping

5 in convention camping.

Total sandwiches made 2005 19,963

Bought 20,000 buns.

21 gal of mayo & 7 gal of mustard

6 cases of #8 cups and 5 case of #10 cups, for a total of 12,000 cups

120 cans of lemonade mix, enough to make 1200 gal of lemonade

10 ½ tons of ice at a cost of $2,876.50

Cost of all dry goods $2,853.92

The cost of making the sandwiches including buns and cheese $16,364.41

This gives us a cost of ( not including ice) of $19,218.33

Submitted May 1, 2005

Pete Lansbery

Chairman

Volunteer Kitchen

Area 231

The new EAA 175 web site is up (www.eaa175.org). If you want your photos on the site, send digital photos to speedy11@aol.com or mail hard copies to 1402 Harbour Walk Rd. Tampa, FL 33602. Hard copies will be returned. Send photos of anything you want, but include at least a photo of yourself.

The site is under construction, so there is not much there yet. If you have ideas for the site send them to speedy11@aol.com.

Second subject: Write your senators at www.senate.gov and your representative at www.house.gov and ask them to support S.65 and HR.65. Those are bills before congress to allow airline pilots to continue working past age 60. Airline pilots are currently forced into unemployment based ONLY on age.

Tom and Dave attended a Bahamas Ministry of Tourism presentation at Sun'n'Fun and were bitten by the "fly your own plane to the Bahamas" bug. They have reservations to participate in the "Congo Town Island & Emerald Palms Fly-In" on Andros Island May 28-30, 2005.

If all goes well our intrepid airmen are hoping that their wives will agree to accompany them on one of those fly-ins. More info is available at: www.flying.bahamas.com.

EAA Chapter 175 will be hosting a Young Eagles rally on June 11. The rally will start at 0800 and continue until all the children experience a flight or the hotdogs run out. David Presnell sent out invitations to his clients inviting them to the rally. David’s company will pick up the cost of the burgers, hot dogs, drinks, and chips, etc. Also, if you know of a child who would like a flying experience, invite them to the rally. All are welcome! We can use all the help we can get. Pilots, airplanes, ground crew and anyone who would like to share their flying experience with children. Please contact David Presnell at Dave@CharterLendingOnline.com or Tom McLinskey at MacPitts@alo.com.

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a new WARNING signal for communicating with aircraft is being DEPLOYED within the WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE (DC ADIZ), INCLUDING THE FLIGHT RESTRICTED ZONE (FRZ). THE ANTICIPATED OPERATIONAL DATE IS 21 MAY, 2005. The signal consists of HIGHLY FOCUSED red and green colored lights in an alternating Red/ Red/ Green/ Signal pattern. This signal MAY be directed at specific aircraft SUSPECTED OF MAKING UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO THE ADIZ/FRZ AND ARE ON A HEADING OR FLIGHT PATH THAT MAY BE INTERpRETED AS A THREAT OR THAT OPERATE CONTRARY TO THE OPERATING RULES FOR THE ADIZ/FRZ. the beam IS NOT injurious to the eyes of Pilots/Aircrews or passengers, REGARDLESS OF ALTITUDE OR DISTANCE FROM THE SOURCE. If you are in communication with air traffic control and this signal is directed at your aircraft, WE ADVISE YOU TO immediately communicate with ATC that you are being illuminated by a VISUAL warning signal. If this signal is directed at you and you are not communicating with ATC, WE ADVISE YOU TO TURN TO A HEADING AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE FRZ/ADIZ AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACT ATC ON AN APPROPRIATE FREQUENCY, OR IF UNSURE OF THE FREQUENCY, CONTACT ATC ON VHF GUARD 121.5 or UHF Guard 243.0. Be advised that FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES OUTLINED ABOVE may result in INTERCEPTION BY MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND/OR the use of force. this notice applies to all aircraft operating within the adiz, including DOD, law Enforcement, and aeromedical operations. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CHANGE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED FOR REPORTING UNAUTHORIZED LASER ILLUMINATION AS PUBLISHED IN ADVISORY CIRCULAR 70-2.

The Visual Warning System (VWS) is designed to warn pilots who are violating the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over Washington D.C. VWS is a ground-based system that uses safety-tested low-level beams of alternating green and red lights to alert pilots that they are flying without approval in designated airspace. These visually conspicuous lights, distinct from other light signals currently used by FAA Air Traffic Control, are designed to provide a clear warning to pilots who enter the ADIZ without authorization and cannot be contacted on radio by Air Traffic Control. The lights are so designed that illumination levels are eye-safe and non-hazardous at all ranges. Only aircraft that are unauthorized or unidentified and unresponsive would be visually warned. This visual warning is designed to prompt immediate action by the pilot to contact Air Traffic Control and exit the ADIZ. The FAA has issued a prominent Special Advisory Notice describing the lights and prescribing action.

The VWS system is considered a Class I laser device, that is, the safest class possible. It is eye safe at the aperture and all distances. The VWS is safer than laser pointers and can be directly viewed for extended time (up to eight hours). There is no eye hazard associated with viewing the beam. In comparison, green or red laser pointers are typically Class IIIa, which have the potential for causing eye damage if viewed beyond ¼ second. The laser power is much less than a sun glint and is less than the power for FAA regulated critical flight zones for commercial laser shows. What the pilots see is a bright dot of flashing red/green light that stands out among the many city and radio tower lights at night or scenery clutter during the day. The narrow beam of the warning light minimizes the probability that a non-intruder aircraft will be illuminated when the device is directed at an intruder aircraft. If another aircraft approaches the same azimuth and elevation as the intruder as determined by radar data, the warning will terminate. The VWS does not affect any aircraft systems.

Part of the overall layered defense of our nation’s capitol, VWS provides those involved with securing the air space over the national capitol region a rapid means of contacting pilots when radio attempts have failed.

Yes, a low-intensity Class I laser that is eye safe at all distances. The VWS is safer than laser pointers and can be directly viewed for extended time (up to eight hours). The system is considered a Class I laser device, that is, the safest class possible. There is no eye hazard associated with viewing the beam. In comparison, green or red laser pointers are typically Class IIIa, which have the potential for causing eye damage if viewed beyond ¼ second.

Sun ‘n Fun has lined up a number of aviation programs for young people and adults this summer through its Florida Air Museum and newly-completed Tom Davis Education Center. See the "Calendar of Events at Sun’n Fun" elsewhere in this newsletter for dates and times. Contact Sun ‘n Fun’s Education Director Robin Hutchinson for full details on any of these summer programs.

The popular Destination: Aviation I and II weeklong day camps return this summer. There will be four introductory level Destination: Aviation I camps for kids in grades 6-9 and two of the more advanced Destination: Aviation II sessions for older students as a follow-on to the first week. The basic program introduces kids to the basic components of an aircraft, making a simple airplane model, flight planning and culminates in a flight at the end of the week. The Destination: Aviation I and II camps answer the "what’s next?" question often asked by kids and parents after a Young Eagle introductory flight.

A new program this summer is Space Camp. It is a half-day weeklong program for kids aged 8-10, which will cover the basics of space flight and what it’s like to live on board the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. The campers will have an opportunity to talk with an astronaut during the week.

In conjunction with Father’s Day, there will be a half-day, hands-on activity event at the new Tom Davis Education Center on June 18^th where fathers and sons/daughters will build and launch a simple model rockets together.

These programs are run as "break even" activities by the Florida Air Museum in order that as many kids as possible may participate. All materials are provided along with meals and snacks when applicable. The Destination: Aviation camps admission is $200 per child. Space Camp is $50 and the Father’s Day rocket-building project is $25. A limited number of scholarships are available for qualified applicants.

As he did last year, chapter member Gordon Knapp is donating $100 toward a scholarship. He is again challenging other chapter members to contribute to the total $200 cost of enabling one or more disadvantaged kids to participate in the summer camp programs. Last year, without any prior notification, several of our chapter members met and exceeded Gordon’s challenge, donating a total of well over $200 to the Sun ‘n Fun Summer Youth Programs. All donations in any amount are welcome and will be given, collectively, in the name of Chapter 175. Note that Sun’n Fun and its youth activities are a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit entity, so your contributions are fully tax deductible.

The Florida Air Museum at Sun ‘n Fun is sponsoring a multi-day workshop for teachers from June 27-30. The theme of the program is to show teachers in all grade levels from elementary through high school how aviation can enhance the teaching of many basic class subjects, including math, science, geography, physics, history and so forth. These lessons meet the FCAT and other Florida standards and teachers will earn service points for participation, as well as the opportunity to network with associates during the week.

If you know a teacher or teachers who might enjoy and benefit from this workshop, please have them contact Robin Hutchinson, Sun ‘n Fun’s Education Director, for full details. The basic information is also available on Sun ‘n Fun’s Web site.

If you have not had an opportunity to visit the new multi-function Tom Davis Education Center, dedicated during the recent fly-in, you should do so the next time you are on site at Sun ‘n Fun. It is located adjacent to the Air Museum pavilion.

(effective 5/24/2005)

Here is a listing of events and activities of general interest scheduled for the Sun ‘n Fun site in the next several months. Check the Sun ‘n Fun Web Site at www.sun-n-fun.org or call the Sun ‘n Fun office at (863) 644-2431 for details and the latest updates on any topic or event you plan to attend. The information provided below is from qualified sources, but not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. Always check before you go.

Destination Aviation I Summer Camp (Basic)---Kids Grades 6 thru 9. June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; and July 11-15. Contact Education Director Robin Hutchinson at (863) 644-2431 for details.

Destination Aviation II Summer Camp (Advanced)---June 13-17 and July 11-15. Contact Education Director Robin Hutchinson at (863) 644-2341 for details. (Child must have completed Destination Aviation I to participate.)

Father and Son/Daughter Day---June 18^th. Father’s Day hands-on workshop, 10 a.m. to noon. Build and launch a basic hobby rocket. Contact Robin Hutchinson (863) 644-2431 for details

Space Camp---June 20-24. For kids 8-10. 9 a.m.- noon. Explore basics of space flight. Contact Education Director Robin Hutchinson (863) 644-2431 for details.

Teachers’ Aerospace Workshop---June 27-30. Hands-on overview of ways to use basic aviation topics in the classroom to enhance many subjects. Program designed for secondary educators. Contact Robin Hutchinson at (863) 644-2431 for details.

Check the Sun ‘n Fun Web site www.sun-n-fun.org frequently for the latest in activities.

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