President:
Sam Suttle
Vice President:
Joel Graber
Treasurer:
Jason Cantrell
Newsletter Editor: Gerald McKibben
/ Secretary 662-312-7876
http://www.eaa1189.com
Below: Fly-in meeting at Paul Spurgeon’s place last July. It doesn’t seem like
that long ago. Tempus fugit.
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Above: Little — Graber said it was the best Christmas Dinner she had ever attended. Below: “And another thing, if I was President of this organization, here’s
what I would do.”
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Conversation heard at the Dinner
Caterer Charlie Williams: “Did I
understand you right? Did you say
you didn’t like the food?”
David Johnson: “It was awful!”
Left: Charlie: “I just don’t understand
it. Everyone else said they liked it.”
David: “It was so bad I couldn’t eat
but a dozen ribs, three pork chops, a
helping of beans and slaw and a piece
of pecan pie. Then I quit!”
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In November Ryan Kizar bought a Cozy Mk IV project, with the basic fuselage
done. He wrote “You might recall this is my dream homebuilt. I'm not planning
on getting it done anytime soon, more like a 10+ year project. If there are any
members interested in composite construction, please send them my way.” You
can contact Ryan at [email protected].
Below: Ryan in front of a C-130 he flew in Little Rock recently as part of the Air
Force "Instructor Enrichment Program". He’s a T-1 Instructor at CAFB. He also
reported the arrival of a new baby girl. That makes two for him and his wife. A
growing family and a full-time career are typical of many younger builders. So
are airplane parts in carports and living rooms (below).
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Jeremy Schuld is another CAFB Flight Instructor starting an airplane project. He
ordered an RV-7A kit quite a while back, but he and his wife have just finished
totally rebuilding their house in New Hope, so he’s just beginning on the kit. I
visited him recently and his only problem (other than lack of time) is a lack of
confidence all builders experience when they first begin their project. Riveting
and other metal techniques are not difficult, but you are building a high performance airplane, and replacement parts are expensive. He’s doing fine, and has one
of the neatest and best-equipped shops I’ve seen.
Jeremy welcomes any current, past, or future RV builder to contact him. You can
do so at [email protected].
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Collision—The gory mess above is the result of a deer strike. The pilot
was landing at West Point recently at night in a Baron when the strike
occurred. He had slowed down considerably, yet the impact almost cut
the deer in half.
Damage to the Baron was more than is apparent in this photo. The nose
gear doors and pitot tube bracket had to be replaced, and there were
several areas of damage to the external skin. The fiberglass nose cone
was also damaged.
Because of the woods on both sides of the south end of the runway at
West Point, it is probably better to land on 18 at night if possible. Deer
are frequently seen in that area. In this case there was a significant
north wind, so the pilot didn’t have that option.
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The Starkville airport got a new surface in 2010, here seen from the cockpit of
David Johnson’s Cherokee.
Below: Denny Hickman flew his P-51 to the Bessemer, AL fly-in last February.
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EAA Chapter 1189
1982 Hickory Drive
Starkville, MS 39759
[email protected]
This Funk was at the Breedlove
fly-in. Don’t seem them every
day.
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