Our
regular meeting was held at South County Airport, led by John Gould.
Cutting to the chase: WE VOTED TO PURCHASE AN AIRPLANE!!!!
A builder, Mr. Robert Best, has attempted to donate a
Kit Fox IV with a 912 engine to Independence High School, thanks to Mike
Reynolds’ project. The school turned it down. The airplane is nearly finished.
Mr. Best is unable to finish it. He wants two things in return for his donation:
John Feemster proposed that his group, Saratoga Area
Senior Center, could accept the airplane, and then sell it to him. It then could
be brought into the club for the benefit of the school and the club. And the
crowd went wild. A motion to move forward with this plan was moved, seconded,
and approved by unanimous cheers. There are details to be worked out. We may be
involved with EAA Chapter 62, the Independence High School, and possibly an EAA
chapter in Hollister. It’ll be
interesting to watch this development unfold. Kudos to Mike Reynolds
We are on the lists for hangars at both South County
and Hollister Airports. We will have a shop space available to us in the
Weatherly hangar at Hollister, starting Aug. 1. More on club ownership of
an airplane: The EAA does not allow
an EAA club to own an aircraft; however,
USUA may give us an opening. We may form an “Owners’ Club” within our
club.
Dave Hilpert has purchased a T-Bird II on floats,
arriving soon from Iowa.
Blade is awaiting delivery of his Weedhopper.
John Feemster has a GT 500 in need of repair (also
has floats). This has a possibility of becoming a club aircraft.
Deke gave Part II of his Tech Talk on the Bing carburetor.
Some highlights:
If it’s running too rich: