NPRM Issued for Textron Aviation Airplanes

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The FAA last week proposed to issue a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would affect certain (Cessna) Textron Aviation 172/182/206/207/210 airplanes. A report of cracks found in the lower area of the forward cabin doorpost bulkhead prompted this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This condition is determined to be the result of metal fatigue. If not addressed, it could lead to failure of the wing in operation, which could result in loss of control.

The AD would require repetitive inspection of this area for cracks and would require owners to make any necessary repairs in accordance with the applicable Cessna service kit. The FAA estimates that this proposed AD affects 14,653 airplanes of U.S. registry. For more details on the inspection and repair requirements of this NPRM, as well as instruction for submitting comments, go here. The comment period closes on March 19, 2018.

EAA Chapter 1541 Membership Survey

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Here is a brief Membership Survey. We ran this survey at the January member meeting last week at Cattlemens so if you did it there, you can ignore this.

We’d like your input on a few items covered by the survey, so please take a few minutes to complete it and return it. It would be greatly appreciated.

You can return it via a email, hand it to any board member in the next week or so, bring it to the BBQ Lunch/program this coming Saturday, or mail it back to our postal address (PO Box 1126, Lincoln, CA 95648).

We want to compile the results in the first week of February.

Lunch and a program – January 27th

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Mira Slovak was a noted aviation figure in from the 1950s through the 1970s but he is, surprisingly, largely forgotten today. He escaped from behind the Iron Curtain in 1953 while flying a plane load of passengers as an airline pilot. From there, he settled in the U.S. and became a well-known unlimited air racing and hydroplane pilot. He flew in a variety of aviation career fields including flying in airshows, doing crop dusting and flying air tankers, and eventually went back to work as an airline pilot with Continental Airlines. Join us for this program presented by Richard Pearl on the story of an unusual and talented individual.

BBQ lunch starts at 11:00 am; program starts at 12:00 pm.

Membership meeting January 17th

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Chapter 1541’s January Member Meeting will be held at Cattlemens Restaurant, 2000 Taylor Road, Roseville. Join us for the optional dinner beginning at 18:00, with a short business meeting to follow. We will then have a presentation on the Boeing P-26 Peashooter fighter by chapter member Marty Maisel.

The P-26 was a groundbreaking advance for the Army Air Corps when it was introduced in 1932 and remained in service into the early days of World War II. It marked the transition from fabric covered biplanes to all metal monoplanes for the Air Corps but was quickly surpassed by newer designs with enclosed cockpits and retractable landing gear in the fast moving 1930s of aviation technology.

For those ordering dinner, we will order off a special menu with included non-alcoholic beverage and pay $21.65 including tax and gratuity. Guests are encouraged and welcomed.

New Option Available for Online BasicMed Course

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An online medical course is one of the required steps for pilots seeking to operate under BasicMed without an FAA medical certificate. A pilot must first obtain a physical examination from a state-licensed physician using the Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist (available here). A pilot must then complete an approved BasicMed medical education course. In addition to the AOPA course that was approved last April, pilots now have the option to take the online BasicMed course with the Mayo Clinic.

To date, 25,755 pilots have opted to fly under BasicMed. To learn more about flying under BasicMed, go here.

Lunch and a program – January 13th

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In early 1969, eighteen B-25 bombers and a large on-location crew gathered at a small Mexican airstrip alongside the Sea of Cortez to begin work on what became the iconic 1970 film “Catch-22.” Join us for a program that explores how Tallmantz Aviation put together the Catch-22 air force and what went in to making the film. BBQ lunch starts at 11:00; program starts at 12:00.

January Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday

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The January Board of Directors meeting takes place on Wednesday 3rd. It will be at the House of Pizza, 2270 Nicolaus Rd., Lincoln… dinner at 18:00, meeting at 18:30. All members are invited.

Agenda:
18:00 pm: Food and Stuff
18:30 pm: Meeting Start

  1. Introductions
    • Brief introduction of each board member with background and interests. No more than 3 minutes per board member
  2. My Vision for How We Are Going to Do This and Board Expectations (Scott)
  3. Short Term Goals for Chapter (Scott)
  4. Treasurer Report (Jim)
  5. Membership Report and Status of Dues Collection (Jim)
  6. New Business
    • Hangar Lease
    • Review calendar for January and February
    • Review how we communicate information and potential improvements
      • Email Blasts
      • Newsletter
      • Facebook
      • Social Flight
      • Banners??
      • ???
    • Board Positions
      • Program Coordinator
      • Communications and Calendar Coordinator
      • Food purchases for meetings (Tom)
    • Board Discussion for Membership Levels
      • Standard: Annual dues of $20
      • Family: Annual dues of ???
      • Gold: Sustaining Membership Level at $?? per month with special benefits
        • Chapter food events (barbeques and pancake breakfasts)
        • Gold nametag
      • Life Membership??
      • Young Eagles: Board discussion and decision on whether or not to move forward with a firm plan
      • Other New Business: any other items for discussion or for addition to a future agenda?
    • Long Term Goals for the Chapter (Scott)
    • Toward the Future: Planning
  7. EAA Trimotor: report from Jim Hughes
  8. Monitoring the Planes of Fame initiative
  9. Poker Run: board decision for short term
  10. Well-designed Member Survey?

8:30 pm: Meeting Over