Kansas Wing Newsletter
Wing Election Report
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Wings are reminded to elect officers and governors for 2012.
Open the above link and print the Wing Election Report.
Send the completed form to National Secretary Ivan D Livi at Hq.
2012 REUNION INFO
2012 REUNION - PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FROM THE OHIO WING
From Sylvia Cook, Gov, Newsletter Editor & 2012 Reunion planner
James Beisner, Ohio Wing President
The 57th Reunion will be held this year in St. Louis, Missouri. We have great plans for this event. The dates are arrival on September 20, with activities on Friday, September 21, and Saturday, September 22, with departure on Sunday, the 23rd.
FRIDAY
Plans for Friday include the James S. McDonnell Prologue Room at Boeing, which tells the panoramic story of more than eight decades of aviation progress, from biplanes to space travel. Scale models, dioramas, paintings and photographs depict important historical events. After that we continue our travel by bus to downtown St. Louis city and enjoy a guided narration as we make our way to the riverfront. Once there, we board a replica paddle wheeler for a one-hour sightseeing cruise on the Mighty Mississippi River. Besides the many photo opportunities on the cruise, the group will also have time to make a photo stop at the steps leading up to the Gateway Arch.
SATURDAY
Saturday is even more exciting! This is the day we will see the Creve Couer Museumof 4 hangars of magnificently restored vintage planes, with probably more OX5 engines than anywhere else. At Creve Couer there will be a guided tour of approximately 2 hours of the planes by Al Stix or one of his associates. There are more than 60 airplanes in these hangars and others, along with a Restoration Hangar. On the weekend, most of the individual hangars are open, with people in the area flying their planes. We will also have the General Membership meeting in this area, and then return to the hotel for the Banquet, the Awards Ceremonies, and the dispersal of some unique and sensational Door Prizes.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
There are other activities available for your free time. There is a free shuttle to the Plaza which is close to the hotel. The Plaza has many restaurants, along with a Blues/Jazz Club and a Comedy Club. There is also a free shuttle to Harrah’s Casino. St. Louis is known as a 20/30 minute city, meaning that its many attractions are only a short distance and time from the hotel. Other things that are interesting are the Transportation Museum, a ride to the top of the Arch, and the Westward Expansion Museum at the Arch.
The airport for those of you flying is Lambert-St. Louis International Airport- STL with a free shuttle to the hotel.
The airport is only 8 miles from the hotel. The hotel is The Comfort Inn Westport located at 12031 Lackland Rd, St. Louis, MO 63146, telephone 314-878-1400. We have received a great rate on very nice rooms of $69.00 per night (not including taxes etc). This hotel offers a full hot breakfast, free guest parking, Wi-Fi access, business center, fitness center, along with an in-house bistro/bar. The Awards banquet will be on the premises.
More information will be in then next issues of the Newsletter. We have been working very hard to present a truly exciting Reunion at affordable prices. We feel confident you will enjoy this event very much, so get those dues in, register and have a great time in September. For more information you can also contact the OX5 Newsletter Editor at ox5news@yahoo.com. Photos, schedules and registration forms can be sent to you by e-mail from that location, or you can call reunion planner Gov. Sylvia Cook at 660-748-4086.
Information will also be on the REUNION tab of our web site…. ox5.org.
MAKE PLANS NOW FOR AN EXCITING REUNION! http://ox5.org
Ricklefs Letter to Smith
Ricklefs Letter to Smith Link
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Dated June 1, 2011
OX5 ID Life L-9353
DOB March 9, 1914
Jim is 98 years young.
Golden Gate Wing
650-593-4705
Thanks for the history, Jim.
Why not send Jim a message of congratulations?
ricklefs@sonic.net
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Texas Wing Meeting
May 18, 2012
May 19, 2012
Mineral Wells, the home of Fort Walters
The Texas Wing will hold their first meeting of 2012 in Mineral Wells on May 18th & 19th. Tours are planned for the National Vietnam War Museum and Clark Gardens Botanical Park. On the meeting agenda is the election of officers and governors, a discussion of the incorporation proposal and other Wing matters.
Contact Wing Secretary George Vose at 432-837-5788 or gvose@yahoo.com
Wanna Build-March Update #1
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New Wing
George Jenkins, owner of the Eagles Mere Aviation Museum, is in the process of establishing a new OX5 Wing in Eastern Pennsylvania. The museum will serve as the Wing headquarters and Steven Lindrooth is slated to be the Wing President.
OX5 member enrollment is ongoing with the following being the initial group:
George Jenkins, Merritt Jenkins, Todd Smith, Lawrence Posey, Michael Posey, Juliet Lindrooth, Steven Lindrooth and Chad Wilcox.
The Wing will be known as the Eagles Mere Wing.
The museum has about twenty restored aircraft dating from a 1910 Bleriot to a 1944 Stearman PT13 and more than twenty-five vintage engines including some rare models such as the Hisso, Gnome, and LeRhone.
When you are in the area of Eagles Mere, Pa, do visit the Eagles Mere Aviation Museum. It will be a surprisingly delightful experience.
http://www.eaglesmereairmuseum.org
Eastern PA 99s
2012 Pennies-a-Pound, May 19/20
The Eastern PA Chapter of The Ninety-Nines will hold their annual Pennies-a-Pound Fundraiser event on May 19 and May 20 at Pottstown Heritage Field Airport. Proceeds help provide aviation scholarships. The event will be held in conjunction with Heritage Community Day on May 19th. Airplane rides will be available over the entire weekend (weather permitting), at an incomparable price of just 15 cents/pound, based on passenger weight: minimum $7, maximum $25! (cash only, please). An annual, local tradition for close to 30 years, Pennies-A-Pound is an educational, informative, and just plain fun way for those of all ages to learn about aviation, right in their own back yard. Visit http://www.epa99s.org/ for more information.
Flyout/Drive out to Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
The Aero Club of Pennsylvania is planning a flyout / drive out trip to the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum at Reading Airport on the morning of Saturday, April 14. If you are interested in attending and wish to be kept informed, please respond to Walt Ellis (wellis1903@yahoo.com).
Miss Pgh Retrieval Photos Found
PHOTOS FOUND IN THE BOB ZORN COLLECTION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGHAvtn1rD0&context=C3140d95ADOEgsToPDskKpAXoMqPrZlH_1N2rNNhTb
2012 Leadership Team
Ox5 Aviation Pioneers |
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Wanna Build an Airplane ?
This article was written by builder Harry Bochter OX5 ID 22595
It was published in the
Neighborhood Gazette of Pittsburgh
Cliff Ball Wing Newsletter
OX5 National Newsletter
Finleyville Flyer – Pittsburgh, PA Cliff Ball Wing OX5 Aviation Pioneers
WANNA BUILD AN AIRPLANE?
Forward By Ivan Livi
Harry Bochter, Cliff Ball Wing member ID 22595 of the OX5 Aviation Pioneers, has been building or rebuilding airplanes for almost two decades. Read about his early interest and later experience that extends to the present day.
The OX5 Aviations Pioneers is a nation-wide organization of early aviators, mechanics, and people who are interested in the preservation of aviation history. The Cliff Ball Wing is the original Wing that founded the OX5 Club in Latrobe, Pa in 1955. Wing meetings are held in the facilities of the West Mifflin Borough Building located on Lebanon Church Road across from the Allegheny County Airport. Anyone with an interest in aviation is welcome to attend the meetings. The OX5 organization is made up of sixteen active Wings located in all parts of the country. At it’s peak, OX5 numbered more than 4,000 members.
Harry’s Story about building airplanes.
My interest in aviation started in 1957 at age 11. An issue of Air Progress Magazine caught my eye. In it was an article on homebuilt airplanes around the world. The high wing Parasol open cockpit planes such as the Pietenpol Aircamper, Sky Scout, and Baby Ace were the most interesting. They all had that antique yet practical look. The Aircamper and Scout were all-wood construction, using the DeHavilland method consisting of spruce stringers and plywood gussets pioneered in World War I in airplanes such as the DH-4. These were widely used in the US for air mail service.
Now spring ahead to about 2002. I was asked by a friend to help rebuild a DeHavilland Moth Minor. It is a 1937 all-wood, low wing, open cockpit airplane that was extensively damaged when its wooden propeller disintegrated in flight and the airplane was damaged in a forced landing. For my first job, I was handed a plastic garbage bag full of bits and pieces of what used to be a pair of plywood and spruce landing gear fairings. I duct taped all the pieces together and reverse engineered two new fairings. I discovered working on wooden airplanes was fun. Six months and much work later, the Moth Minor flew and now resides in a small museum on Nemacolin Airport.
After this project, I salvaged the wing spars from a 1940 Stearman bi-plane consisting of eight beautiful aircraft grade pieces of spruce nearly 13 feet long. With this material, I decided to build a Roger Mann design all-wood ultra light Parasol. The lumber was planned and ripped into ¾ inch by ¾ inch longerons for the fuselage and wing spars. A work table and jigs were made and months of enjoyable labor followed. Nothing about the project is terribly difficult. Patience and planning are the keys to building an airplane. Make sure that you tell your friends what you are doing. I received donated materials such as dope, fabric, reinforcing tapes, hardware, and a set of plans for a 1930 Heath Parasol. As the project neared the fabric covering stage, the airplane took on the appearance of a three-dimensional puzzle. At present, the fabric is going on and I welcome all to stop in and see the project. It is located at Finleyville Airport… south of Pittsburgh. If you want to contact me, feel free to call me on my cell phone
412.523.2169. Harry Bochter
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