Where: Chuck May's House - 2811 Leeward Pl

6 PM to 10 PM. Once again, Chuck May is having a holiday party, and all EAA members and their spouses are invited. This is not an official EAA function. It is a lot of fun.

Driving directions to Chuck's House..

• From the Seward Hwy
• Exit on Huffman Rd.
• Turn East (Left) then turn South (Right) on Lake Otis which changes name to Westwind at the first 4 way stop.
• The first street after stop is Spinnaker turn Left and then Left again on Leeward
• Chucks house is second from the corner, 2811 Leeward Pl.
• If you get lost call Chuck at 345-4703.

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed Jan 6th at 7 PM

We are meeting at Las Margaritas on the North side of Dimond Blvd between C Street and Arctic Blvd. When you go in, hang a left to the front room that is separated from the main dining area.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will B.S. about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning, January 9th.

Where: Matt Freeman's Hangar at Birchwood

Hangar visit two-fer.

Gale Partch has been working on his RV for over a decade, the project has been moved to another house and is on it's second engine. At last it's at an airport hangar. It's getting close. The other airplane to look at is Chuck Hosack's Zenith 750 that has been flying.

Matt's hangar is on the east side of Birchwood airport. When you get close to the hagars, take the road to the left. After the hangars there is some wide open spaces, then a bunch of super cubs. Matt's hangar is just beyond the Super Cubs. Don't go up the hill.

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed Feb 3rd at 7 PM

We are meeting at Las Margaritas on the North side of Dimond Blvd between C Street and Arctic Blvd. When you go in, hang a left to the front room that is separated from the main dining area.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will B.S. about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning, February 13th.

Where: Tanalian Aviation at Merrill Field

Mark Barker will be hosting us at Tanalian Aviation on the North-East corner of Merrill Field. You need to be driving East bound on 5th Avenue, drive past Tanalian Aviation and hook a U turn around the concrete barriers.

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed Mar 2nd at 7 PM

We are looking for a new webmaster.

For Sale: Tri-Pacer, Zenith 701 Kit, RV-8 Kit

We are meeting at Las Margaritas on the North side of Dimond Blvd between C Street and Arctic Blvd. When you go in, hang a left to the front room that is separated from the main dining area.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will B.S. about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall. Most of the sled dogs are out of town, so there will be plenty of parking!

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: Tom Lawhorn's shop

Tom Lawhorn had the high bid on a Glastar project, and will show us what he's done with it.

You can always learn something at Tom's shop. How do you keep your work table from moving around after you level it? How about bondo on the floor around the legs? He's got some overhead storage that involves an ATV electric winch, pulleys and cable.

Tom Lawhorn's Skunk Works is here: 3850 Westminister Way in Anchorage.

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed April 6th at 7 PM

We are meeting at Las Margaritas on the North side of Dimond Blvd between C Street and Arctic Blvd. When you go in, hang a left to the front room that is separated from the main dining area.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will B.S. about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Gale Partch's RV-6 being flight tested by Bob Edison.
Rob Stapleton's Aviation link 4-13-2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnY5oHAgF6k

Congrats to Gale, Bob and Rob for jobs well done!
Not only did Gale work very hard on his own airplane, he also spent countless hours assisting others on their homebuilt projects. Many friends and Chapter 42 members contributed to the successful completion of Gale's RV-6 but Chuck Hosack, Mark Barker and Jonathan Fant worked tirelessly on the final completion steps. Without their expertise and unselfish dedication, the plane might well be a couple more years in the hangar. Although there are too many more to list, we would like to point out that Burke Wicke's, and Tom Lawhorn's help and experience in the last stages of the build were extremely valuable.

Where: Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum - Lake Hood

People from Merrill Tower will be there to update on procedures and to answer all your questions. Merrill has put in clearance delivery procedures this spring so see what this means for us and for ATC. A representative from Lake Hood tower will also be available. Come on out and have plenty of questions for them.

Where: Fed Ex Hangar

Saturday April 30 9:00-5:00 and
Sunday May 1 10:00-5:00
www.greatalaskaaviationgathering.org

Volunteers are needed to represent EAA Chapter 42 and we would greatly appreciate it if you could spare a couple hours to help man the booth and share your enthusiasm of Experimental Aviation with others.

Whatever time you could spare would be appreciated, but I'm going to suggest requesting 2 hours from each member. This is not a huge commitment, but hopefully we can have more members participate this way.

The hours are: Saturday April 30 - 9:00-5:00 and Sunday May 1 - 10:00-5:00 plus setup and take-down.

Please contact: Lars Gleitsmann Cell: (907) 229-6792 larsgleitsmann@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

Effective May 1st, the following persons participating in the Young Eagles Program are required to complete both the online training and background check:

• All Young Eagles pilots
• All Chapter Young Eagles Coordinators and Field Service Representatives
• Two-deep leadership supervisors
• Volunteers who will work with youth in ongoing EAA programs other than Young Eagles

You can learn more and obtain the required online training and background check by going to this page: [here]

Please note that the background check may take up to 7-10 days to complete, although some members have received their Certificate of Completion in as soon as 48 hours.

When you complete the requirements, please forward your EAA Completion Certificate email to Rick at: n727rh@gmail.com to be added to the list.

Members who have completed the requirements are listed under the Members section "Chapter Info" -> Young Eagles Pilots and Supervisors

Thank you for your support of the Young Eagles Program!

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed May 4th at 7 PM

We are meeting at Las Margaritas on the North side of Dimond Blvd between C Street and Arctic Blvd. When you go in, hang a left to the front room that is separated from the main dining area.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

EAA Chapter 42 has a Revmaster engine for sale:

Photos and info here

Where: Valdez

The 13th annual Valdez Fly-In and Air Show will be held May 6, 7, and 8 in Valdez, Alaska, at the Pioneer Field Airport. The event attracts pilots from all over Alaska and the lower 48. The three day event highlights are a Poker Run and STOL competition in various classes of planes. It also includes a Flour Bombing competition, Aerobatics, Sky Divers, Static displays and a kids Balsa Plane event. In addition, the event has a variety of vendors who attend. This is a true family/spectator event. Over 2,000 people attended last year.

For additional information, please call (907) 835-8244 or email valdezflyin2014@gmail.com.

http://www.valdezflyin.com/

Where: Talkeetna

The Hudson Memorial Fly In is a three-day event that celebrates the rich aviation history of Talkeetna Alaska.
This fly in is dedicated to the memory of Cliff Hudson and his son Jay Hudson. This year the Hudson Memorial Fly In will take place May 13th – 15th. View the flyer for a list of events, poker run rules, and list of prizes!

EAA Chapter 42 is planning to have a couple aircraft and pilots there to fly Young Eagles between 12:30 and 1:30 on Sunday, May 15th.

More information here: http://www.abovealaska.com/flyin/.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: Talkeetna

EAA Chapter 42 is planning to have a couple aircraft and pilots at the Hudson Memorial Fly-In to fly Young Eagles between 12:30 and 1:30 on Sunday, May 15th.

On May 15, 2016 EAA Chapter 42 volunteer Young Eagle pilots Ed White, Rick Farrell and Alex Mumbley along with Above Alaska Aviation pilot David Lerch flew 18 kids at Talkeetna's Hudson memorial Fly-In. Rick & Linda Henry assisted as ground coordinators.

Where: Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum - Lake Hood

We will be discussing and showing some Oratex fabric covered airplanes.

Oratex is a unique aircraft fabric system where no spray painting is needed.

We will meet at the Museum, have a demonstration and explanation followed by going to a nearby location to view an Oratex covered airplane or two. There is a Fairchild Restoration underway at the museum and we hope to show or visit a Carbon Cub.

See you there!

John Davis is nearing completion of his third experimental airplane and second RV-7: N907JD. Birchwood airport, Chugiak, Alaska June 1, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvRPD0V68c

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed June 1st at 7 PM

Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

John Davis has completed building his third experimental airplane and second RV-7: N907JD.
Birchwood airport, Chugiak, Alaska
June 3, 2016
Taxi tests were also completed today.
Flight Testing is next.

Where: New Horizon Hangar South Ramp Palmer Airport

Palmer Pancake Breakfast Fly In Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 0800

New Horizon Hangar South Ramp Palmer Airport

Wings credit available - see more info here: https://www.faasafety.gov

John Davis' RV-7 N907JD flew for the first time today!
Be sure to congratulate John on completing his third Experimental Amateur-Built airplane.
Update June 26, 2016: John finished 40 hours of test flying today in his new RV.
Update June 30, 2016: John has departed Anchorage enroute to Phoenix, AZ. He made it to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and all going well.
Update July 4, 2016: John arrived at Phoenix Deer Valley Municipal Airport in his newest RV.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: Birchwood

Ed White our Young Eagles coordinator has arranged for another opportunity to serve some kids in our area. The Boys and Girls Club in the Chugiak area would like our services as a reward for certain kids on June 21 from noon to 4 PM. We could use three aircraft and at least two folks on the ground to keep track of things.

I plan to be one of the volunteers but we need both pilots and coordinators. I know the time of day may be bad for some of us but if you can fit it in please let me know.
Phone 907 357-4233, 907 301-2666, arcticarrow@gmail.com

Bernie Willis, Pres. EAA chapter 42

Where: Palmer Airport

We will meet at John Bjornstad's Fish Creek Airmotive at Palmer Airport.

John will demonstrate compound sheet metal forming.

Fish Creek Airmotive Palmer, AK 99645-6477 (907) 745-1631

Google Map to Fish Creek Airmotive

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed July 6th at 7 PM

Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: Ed White's house - 11063 Kaskanak, Eagle River

Ed will be hosting our July meeting at his home showing us his Approach Fast Stack Electronics display.

We will see how he is integrating his: Trio Pro Pilot, GNS430 WAAS, SL-30, ADS-B-470, Dynon D100 EFIS, SV transponder, PMA-8000B, SV-AIRINC-429 and SkyView.

This should be quite informative!

http://www.approachfaststack.com/

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mustang II at AirVenture Oshkosh 2016.

Rick Henry and his son Tim are at their plane on the right side of the image. His M-II passed 1,000 hours total time in July. Others in the photo: Paul Cox has over 3,000 hours on his and Larry Kinder (yellow airplane, 1,850 hours on it) won Grand Champion in 1981. Front and center Carlo Cilliars won a Bronze Lindy at AV 2016. John Martino also has over 1,000 on his. Steve Kunkle received a Workmanship award in 2014.

Where: JBER

Arctic Thunder Air Show

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

Featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels

Arctic Thunder

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed Aug 3rd at 7 PM

Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Ed White finished flying the 25 hour phase 1 period last weekend on Gale Partch's RV-6. On Saturday, Aug 6, the rain let up enough that Ed was able to take Gale Partch up for a flight in his RV-6. That was the goal of the Partch family to finish out this long saga and the plane has now been advertised for sale.

At August's Board Meeting, Al Clayton gave a short presentation regarding the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF).
http://theraf.org/
Al has volunteered to be the Alaska liaison for the RAF. The Recreational Aviation Foundation preserves, maintains, and creates airstrips for recreational access. Al thanked chapter 42 for our efforts in the past to maintain airstrips in the Wrangell St. Elias park (those efforts were spearheaded by past president Matt Freeman) and to alert us to a Wrangell St. Elias master plan revision that is in process. While not a threat at this time, constant vigilance is needed.

You can read more and comment here:
National Park Service - PEPC - Backcountry and Wilderness Stewardship Plan and GMP Amendment
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=44299

Those inclined to comment might mention EAA chapter 42's history of hands on cooperation with the Park Service with maintenance of some of the remote strip and interest in linking arms with other general aviation groups (like the Recreational Aviation Foundation) for possible future cooperation.

Al Clayton, Alaska State Liaison
Recreational Aviation Foundation
907-250-1649
aclayton@theraf.org
TheRAF.org
“The Recreational Aviation Foundation preserves, maintains and creates airstrips for recreational access.”

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: Sara Maurer's hangar - Lake Hood

Join us for our summer BBQ and meeting at Sara Maurer's hangar on Lake Hood, located at the south end of the commercial finger.

Check out Cliff Belleau's Starduster and Sara and Cliff's Staggerwing project.

If you can bring some extra chairs, that would be great.

See you tonight!

Walter receives recognition for his many years of service as webmaster. Thank you Walter for all that you have done for us!

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed Sept 7th at 7 PM

Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: UAA Merrill Field

FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education The following seminar may be of interest to you:
"CFI/Pilot Open Forum Inviting all Airmen" Topic: What Is 'The Bush Pilot Syndrome' and What is 'ADSB'
On Monday, September 19, 2016 at 18:30 Alaskan Daylight Time
Location:
UAA Aviation Technology Division
2811 Merrill Field Drive
Anchorage, AK 99501

Select Number: AL0371261 Description: Jim Wright, Senior Engineer for ADSB will discuss the benefits of this system, including Mid-Air Collision Avodance. Mark Madden, UAA Aviation Professor will have an open discussion regarding "The Bush Pilot Syndrome" To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

The sponsor for this seminar is: FAASTeam The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the 'Contact Information' area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services. The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs: Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit Advanced Flight 1 - 1 Credit

Click here to view the WINGS help page

Where: John Nealon's house - Wasilla

Our September 27th meeting will be at John Nealon's house to look at his Just Highlander project with a Viking engine. He has just taken delivery of the engine and hopes to have it mounted by the meeting date. He used the Stewart system for covering and paint.

The address is 4960 West Lakeside Drive in Wasilla. For years, many of our members from the Valley have been making the long trip in from the valley for meetings so this is a little bit of turn about being fair play.

We hope to see you there!

Our September 27th meeting was at John Nealon's house in Wasilla to look at his Just Highlander project with a Viking engine. It has been covered with Stewart Systems.

John's plane is the Just Aircraft Highlander, not to be confused with the Just Aircraft SuperStol. The SuperStol is the model that places in the top 5 at the Valdez STOL competition. It's designed to make something more like an aircraft carrier style arrival than a landing. Nose way high, power on, when the tail wheel hits, cut the power.

John would like to put the Highlander on floats, where the STOL style arrivals are not recommended.

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed Oct 5th at 7 PM

Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: Wasilla

Cover your Airplane with Stewart Systems Products 3 Day Workshop in Wasilla, AK
Friday October 14th thru Sunday October 16th 9am - 5pm each day
● Cover ●
● Rib Stitch●
● Apply Finish Tape●
● Shrink ●
● Fill and Paint ●
Lots of tips to make your next covering job look fantastic
Class of 10-12
Coffee and Snacks!
http://www.restoredrunwayclassics.com
http:// www.stewartsystems.com
Contact Mark Williams Instructor: (641) 414-2571 email: rmwchc@gmail.com
$400 per Person (1/2 due Oct 1st)
You can send a check to the location address, call 907-947-4052 with a credit card, use Square Cash or PayPal.

Sponsored by Alaska STOL Specialists LLC
Limited to 12 people: First pay, first come.

Where: Dominion Propeller, 1101 E. 76th Ave. Anchorage

On Oct. 25 we will meet at Dominion Propeller, 1101 E. 76th Ave. Anchorage at 7 PM.

Gerry wants to tailor the experience to our needs so asks us to come up with a list of questions/procedures we would like to see. EAA members please email me, Bernie at arcticarrow@gmail.com with questions for the prop shop and I get the list to Gerry.

Thanks
Bernie

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed November 2nd at 7 PM

Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall.

Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: Alaska Aviation Museum - Lake Hood

The kind folks at Merrill Field Instruments will have a presentation for us at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum. See you there!

Where: Las Margaritas on Dimond Blvd.

EAA Chapter 42 Board Meeting - Wed December 7th at 7 PM

Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right.

So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business.

As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Where: Kava's Pancake House

Kava's Pancake House has great food and fast service. It is located right next to Merrill Field, just northwest of the Northway Mall. Bring your friends and family and join us at 9:30 AM on Saturday morning.

Where: Alaska Aviation Museum

Although not officially an EAA42 event- Tuesday Dec. 13, 4:30 to 8:30 is the annual Holiday event at the Alaska Aviation Museum. They really support us so we should support them.
More information is on their web site: http://www.alaskaairmuseum.org/calendar

Happy Holidays!