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Young Eagles Rally Tally

Here’s the official 2003 Young Eagles count for each pilot that contributed to our two successful rallies this year. Numbers don’t include off-rally flights:

	June	Sept	Total		June	Sept	Total
Doug Auxier	-	24	24	Bill Crawford	-	9	9
Terry Taylor	6	17	23	Todd Winemiller	9	-	9
Mike Franzago	-	17	17	Tom Buchman	-	8	8
Rich Dalgewicz	9	7	16	Lee Jewell	4	4	8
Mike Griffith	9	7	16	Don Ewers	-	6	6
Scott Hersha	11	-	11	Mark Neubauer	-	5	5
Curt Hoffman	10	-	10	Tom Jenkins	4	-	4
Gary Collins	9	-	9	Mike Wolf	4	-	4
				Totals	71	108	179

Technical Counselor Reports
by Gary Collins and Howard Wells,
Chapter 174 Technical Counselors

Jerry Hellmann, Fisher Youngster V. Inspection on October 1, 2003. This is one of the last kits shipped from the Fisher plant in Portsmouth, Ohio. The plane is the same one featured on a TV program about building a plane in 30 days. It is a single seat, all wood, fabric covered, V W powered biplane. Really cute. The wings have geodetic internal structure that take the drag-antidrag loads and also provide torsional strength. The upper wings, which have no ailerons, weigh about 11 pounds each (without cover). They are amazingly light and strong structures. The engine was temporarily mounted to work out control arrangements. Jerry is considering changing the rather primitive wheels/brakes provided with the kit to Azuza aluminum wheels and brakes from the Go Cart world. That is the wheel/brake

system used by Monnett on the Sonex. All the wings and control surfaces are ready for cover. Jerry has worked out many unique techniques to bend wood – to make tip bows for instance. The airframe is built with T-88 which seems to be an excellent glue for the homebuilder.

Roger Morello, Kitfox Sport. Inspection on Sept. 9, 2003. The airframe is essentially complete and was assembled to install control cables and fuel lines and electrical wiring to the wings. Roger’s goal is to build it as light as possible and to that end has deleted wing tips and was discussing the need for the kit supplied header tank. He would prefer a Cessna type system with right, left, both and off and elimination of the header tank. We looked at rudder pedal/brake assembly and possible control tube interference in the rear fuselage. Roger is giving thought to access during future inspections and doing very good work.

Absentee Ballot for EAA Chapter 174 Elections, 2004
If you don’t think you’ll be attending the November election meeting, but would still like to vote, please clip this ballot (or photocopy it, or just write your choices on a piece of paper) and mail it to Lee Jewell, 4239 Delryan Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45238. Please include your name and return address on the outside of the letter, which will be opened anonymously at the meeting.

Please vote for one (1) candidate for each of the following chapter offices:

Vice President:
 Don Reasoner
 Todd Winemiller
 Write-In: _____________________________

Secretary:
 Lee Jewell
 Write-In: _____________________________

Treasurer:
 Phil Cady
 Write-In: _____________________________

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