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”To promote, encourage, and facilitate in a harmonious and inclusive manner all recreational aviation activities with an emphasis on
education, safety and fellowship.”
Upcoming Programs
Gary Arms, Program Chairman
February 6, 2018: Richele Floyd, Education Director – Aerospace Center for Excellence at the Sun ‘n Fun Expo
Campus, will do a webinar via Skype on the history, mission, and multiple programs of ACE at the campus and
throughout the community. Our own Dan Greenhill will give some introductory remarks about his experience with
ACE when he worked at FlightSafety International in the Lakeland, FL area.
March 6, 2018: Vic Syracuse, Owner/Operator of Base Leg Aviation in Locust
Grove, GA will either Skype in or fly down for our meeting. He is a DAR for
amateur-built and light sport aircraft, Chairman of EAA's Homebuilt Aircraft
Council, and the East Coast rep for Van's Aircraft. Vic is also an EAA technical
counselor, flight advisor, and Young Eagles pilot. He has completed 11 aircraft
projects, including two Kitfoxes, an RV-10, and multiple other Van's RV aircraft.
FMI: baselegaviation.com
April 3, 2018 – Rick Durden - aviator, aviation attorney, and author - will speak to our group via Skype. He is the
editor of IFR Refresher magazine, a contributing editor to Aviation Consumer magazine, columnist for AVweb, and a
contributor to AOPA Pilot, Plane and Pilot, and IFR magazine. Rick is an expert witness on aviation law, pilot operations,
and aircraft operational safety. He is a volunteer pilot for public benefit flying, teaches specialized and advanced flight
instruction, and has over 7,000 hours of flight experience in more than 200 types of aircraft. Rick is the author of
two volumes of “The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual: Or How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing
It.” FMI: www.rickdurden.com
May 1, 2018: Brian Rutherford, Sales & Marketing Manager with
Adventure Pilot, will do a webinar on the iFly GPS app, a multi-
platform moving map navigation solution that supports ADS-B
traffic and weather. Features include geo-referenced VFR and IFR
charts, real view (satellite images), terrain alerts, flight planning,
and more. FMI: www.iflygps.com
2018 Officers:
President:
Keith Gay 912-657-2696 keithmgay@gmail.com Upcoming Events
Vice President:
Mike Wordell 912-660-1832 mnword@aol.com
April 10-15, 2018: Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-
Secretary:
Doug McKissack 912-965-4924 dmckissa@ix.netcom.com In and Expo, Lakeland, FL
www.flysnf.org
Treasurer:
Jack Scott 912-441-6577 jscott@echosierra.net
April 28, 2018: 9th Annual Grass Strip
Foundation Fly-In at Berg Park Aerodrome (9GA2)
Chairmen of Standing Committees:
in Midway, Georgia. FMI: Contact Steve Berg
Design Team Chairman: at stevebee@coastalnow.net or 912-884-8666
Willard White 912-925-2478 whiteat50@comcast.net
Fly-In Chairman:
Swaid Rahn 912-655-0966 indigoaviation@gmail.com
Membership and Publicity Chairman:
Kathy Wordell 912-308-91664 katann23@aol.com
Program Chairman/Asst Newsletter Editor:
Gary Arms 912-665-1680 gary_arms@yahoo.com
Web/Newsletter Chairman:
Avril Roy-Smith avrilmh@gmail.com Joe Buttner writes: There is a new AD, issued
Young Eagles Coordinator: without notice, that becomes effective on 7 February.
Emma Riek 775-636-1635 pacificblue2013@gmail.com If not complied with by that date the aircraft is grounded.
Advisors:
The requirement is to confirm that the fuel-selector
Flight Advisor: valve is properly placarded so it’s not the end of the
Ed Wischmeyer 912-665-2969 ed319@alum.mit.edu
world.
Technical Advisor:
Bill Leftwich 912-401-8338 bill.leftwich@hotmail.com
Joe attached a copy of the AD. This has been uploaded
to the Chapter 1514 website, and you can download
this AD, relating to certain Piper aircraft at:
http://www.eaa1514.org/pdf/newsletters/supplemen
EAA Chapter 1514 usually meets the first Tuesday of every
ts/FAA_AD_Piper.pdf)
month at 6:30 PM at Lovezzola's Pizza, (328 US
Highway 80, Pooler. 912-748-6414) or at an offsite location
as dictated by that month's program.
Details of this month’s programming can be found online at
www.eaa1514.org. or at Upcoming Programs in this
publication.
The EAA Chapter 1514 Design Group normally meets on the
2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, at 6 PM at Sheltair, but
The deadline for the March 6th, 2018 newsletter is:
that often gets changed around to accommodate holidays
Close of Business, February 23, 2018.
and conflicts. We have sandwiches and then begin work.
Our new project is a Formula One racing plane.
Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 2 February 2018 Page 2
Design Group Minutes
January 9, 2018 twice as much, which is why 2024 is used on the top spar
cap only. We also noticed that .050 sheet metal cannot
In Attendance: be rolled in lengths of less than 12 feet. We only need
● Doug McKissack 9-foot lengths, but packing and shipping a 4 x 9 sheet is
● Esteban Villa prohibitive, so we budgeted for a 4 x 12 sheet of .050
● Jawanza Bassue 6061.
● Ryan Ferris
● Willard White We have most of the tools required. The wing spar is the
only component using aluminum squeeze rivets for
Objectives: Revue wing-spar schedule, revue tools and fasteners, specifically AN470-5-9 and AN 470-5-7. My
parts needed to proceed, design work table "economy" rivet squeezer is probably not up to squeezing
5/32" rivets, but we have several air hammers and a
Jawanza joined us for the first time. We appreciate the compressor.
knowledge, the contacts, and the enthusiasm he brings.
Welcome aboard Jawanza! Rivet spacing was revisited. One inch spacing is
appropriate on the inboard end, Doug suggested wider
We considered a spar build up schedule which used four spacing towards the outer end.
extruded angles and a .050 6061 web. The angles on the
aft side of the web extend the whole length of the wing It turns out that Jawanza is fluent in Solidworks. We all
(108 inches). The lower forward angle extends only from promised to get our Solidworks up and running and at our
bl24 to bl48, and the upper forward angle extends from next meeting Jawanza will give us a class. We hope this
bl24 to bl 72. The upper extruded angles are 2024t3 and will reduce our frustration and speed us up the (steep)
the lower angles are 6061t6. The angles are all 1 x 1 x learning curve.
.125. We used Shrenk's method to develop a wing load
schedule and the wing weight worked out to be 38 pounds Esteban suggested we consider starting with the horizontal
without hinges or bell-cranks which is reasonable. We tail instead of the wing spar. The materials will cost about
expect to have to cut holes in the web to reduce weight half as much and the construction process is less
in the outer third of the wing. We considered milling the intimidating and less critical. Also a completed horizontal
angles a bit, but we'd have to leave enough angle for the tail (72 x 27") is much easier to transport and we intend
skin to be attached - probably not worth the trouble unless to use it for fund raising purposes. So I'll develop a
our wing weight is over the budget. Jawanza advocated materials list for the horizontal tail, and then do the same
revisiting our chord spacing - it may be too close, or too for the vertical tail. We've done this before, but we'll
close on the outboard end of the wing. develop a materials list and approximate weight for each
major component of the airplane.
We discussed the wing attachment fasteners - we like the
#8 taper - but have not done the shear and bearing We agreed to meet next in two weeks on Jan 23 rd.
calculations required.
January 23, 2018
The parts needed to construct the main spar added up to
$280 plus shipping. We noticed that 2024 aluminum is In Attendance:
about a third stronger (lighter) than 6061, but costs about ● Doug McKissack
Design group continued on page 4
Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 2 February 2018 Page 3
Design group continued from page 3
● Jawanza Bassue ● Edit
● Swaid Rahn ● Suppress
● Willard White ● Hide
● Materials
Jawanza gave us a class on SolidWorks. We're fortunate ● Construction Line
● Symmetric
to have such a powerful design program available through
● Tangent
the Experimental Aircraft Association, and such a
● Draft
knowledgeable and enthusiastic instructor.
● Fillet
● Shell
We were first encouraged to "Think in 3D." Then the three ● Sheet Metal
working planes were introduced. The following commands ● Loft
and functions were presented and illustrated.
● Dimension We loved the program and the class, but were disappointed
● Extrude in the attendance, so were going to do this again. Please
● Revolve download SolidWorks and bring your lap-top to our next
● Cut meeting which will be on the second Tuesday in February
● Eraser - the 1.
● Spline
● Constrain
● Collinear
● Command Z
Which two would YOU choose?
Greater Savannah Chapter 1514 Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 2 February 2018 Page 4EAA Chapter 1514
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