Our December 2019 meeting will be at the EAA Chapter 104 club room at KVPZ in the EAA 104 Club Room December 9th at 6:30pm.
Rick Rozhon has offered to talk about alternators and regulator w/r/t his aircraft since he had a recent failure.
Nearby FAASTeam Seminars Coming Up
Dennis Miller from the FAASTeam asked us to share these upcoming events.
- Aircraft Performance Calculation: LaPorte KPPO, November 16th @10am
- Coping With Interruptions and Distractions: Michigan City KMGC, December 7th @10am
EAA Chapter 104 November 2019 Meeting
EAA Chapter 104 will be meeting at Louie’s Hangar on Monday November 11th at KVPZ at 6:30pm. This month’s topic is planned to be Care and Feeding of your Ignition System… Magnetos to Spark plugs!!
FAAST Seminar this coming Saturday October 26th @ 10am
This seminar will be held at the EAA 104 Chapter Room.
The title of the seminar is Controlled Flight Into Terrain and Over-Reliance on Automation. From the FAASafety.gov website:
An over-reliance on automation may be a precursor to a flying mishap, regardless if the flight is in daylight hours or during night flight conditions. General aviation pilots are well-advised to understand the limitations of automation and to maintain proficiency in flight operations with and without automation.
FAASafety.gov
See you there!
NTSB Preliminary Report on Nine-O-Nine
You can see the preliminary report on the NTSB website.
Please take a moment to comment on the LHFE program (Collings Foundation)
Please also see this post.
If you have been impacted by the work of the Collings Foundation or any other Living History Flight Experience (LHFE), please take a moment and comment on the the current docket regarding the renewal of the Collings Foundation LHFE program.
From the Collings Foundation…
[…] In the coming months, federal agencies will be reviewing the LHFE program for not only our organization, but many other organizations nationwide who continue to fly vintage aircraft as a part of their educational mission. As these reviews take place, we feel it is important for the voices of those impacted by the Wings of Freedom Tour over the years to be heard. We need to let federal agencies know that the LHFE program is important to you and other American citizens as an educational tool. […]
Rob Collings,, October 14, 2019An Important Message from the Collings Foundation
Presidential TFR October 28th (TBD)
From Dave Ahlberg…
The Chicago Tribune posted a story on the President coming to Chicago October 28. Obviously there will be a Presidential TFR. In the past TFR’s have reached very close to Valpo, so check the TFR’s closely if you are flying that day.
Dave
Chili Fest this Saturday October 12th
EAA 104 members are invited to the Chili Fest at Louie Bakrevski’s Hangar at KVPZ (N38).
There is a Tiddler ride at 8:00am and Chile will be at 11:30am.
EAA Chapter 104 October 2019 Meeting
Our October 2019 meeting will be at the EAA Chapter 104 club room at KVPZ on Monday October 14th at 6:30PM.
We will be discussing 2019 accomplishments and we will be doing some planning for 2020.
See you there!
See our facebook event page.
On the loss of life and the crash of ‘Nine-O-Nine’
EAA 104 is saddened by the loss of life and the loss of ‘Nine-O-Nine’ at Bradley International Airport today. We wish the best to all parties involved.