banner Chapter 675 March 2004




Marshalltown, IA
•President
 Garry Brandenburg
206 South St. East
PO Box 96
Albion, IA 50005
641-488-2382 (hm)
641-752-5490 (wk)
brandegb@netins.net

•Vice President
 Doug Boyd
809 Patterson Ln
Marshalltown, IA 50158
641-752-0506
doug.boyd
@emersonprocess.com

•Sec/Treas
 Charles Kuhlman
2402 Governor Rd
Marshalltown, IA 50158
641-753-7903
 charles.kuhlman
@emersonprocess.com

•Newletter Editor
 Corey Butcher
2940 Arney Ave
State Center, IA 50247
641-493-2415 (hm)
515-331-2943 (wk)
cdgarden@marshallnet.com




March 2004
MEETING
 WHEN:
FRIDAY the 12th
7PM		 WHERE:
FISHER
COMMUNITY
CENTER
 PROGRAM:
TBA
WHAT'S FLYIN' THIS WAY !!!
President Garry Brandenburg will be presenting the video 'Century of Flight' at our meeting on the 12th. It will be interesting to see how aviation has evolved over the past 100 years.
Newsletter editor Corey Butcher is compiling a yearbook type listing on planes and projects of what our members are building and flying. A nice brochure featuring our planes would be a nice handout for our Open House in June. A brief description and a favorite snapshot of your work(s) in progress would be appreciated ASAP.
See You Friday!
WHAT FLEW BY LAST MONTH !!!
We want to thank Joe Latham who brought his Garmin 295 GPS and demonstrated how nice it is to always know where you are when flying! It's a very useful tool on cross country trips, especially knowing where the closest airport is. Or as member Joe Fry mentioned, not getting lost in your own backyard. (Sorry Joe. Had to throw that in there ;-)
On the business end of the last meeting, we set up the chapter meeting and event dates for most of the year. Many of them are listed on page two. (Also notice that the calendar has been reformated to make sure dates don't get mixed up as on last months newsletter.)
Thanks to all members in attendance last month. Bring a friend next time!

AAHHHH
SPRING IS ALMOST HERE!






CALENDAR
DATE LOCATION EVENT CONTACT
April 3 Fort Dodge, IA Chili Fly-in 515-955-3635
April 9 Marshalltown Regular Meeting
April 25 Sac City, IA SAC City Fly-In/Drive-In 712-662-7801
May 8 Marshalltown Airport, IA Chapter 675 Young Eagle Day TBA
June 5-6 Washington, IA Fly Iowa 2004 319-653-6646
June 6 Audubon, IA 54th Annual Flight Breakfast 712-563-3780
June 12 MIW Chapter 675 Open House
June 12 Webster City, IA Breakfast & Airshow w/ Jet Waco 515-832-3723
June 13-16 Madrid, IA Youth Aerospace Camp 515-964-1398
June 20 Harlan, IA Harlan Flight Breakfast 712-741-5421
June 20 Maquoketa, IA Optimists' Fly-In Breakfast 563-652-2484
June 20 Rock Rapids, IA Fly-In Breakfast linda@rockrapids.com
June 26-27 Davenport, IA Quad City Air Show 563-322-7469
July 3 Atlantic, IA Fly-In Breakfast 712-243-3056
July 4 Estherville, IA Fly-In Breakfast estavtn@rconnect.com
July 4 Iowa Falls, IA Annual Flight Breakfast 641-648-3191
July 9 Marshalltown Chapter Hangar Tour
July 22-24 Keokuk, IA 2004 ILPA Fly-in 319-524-6203
July 27-Aug 2 Oshkosh, WI AIRVENTURE 515-955-3635
August 8 Humboldt, IA Fly-in Breakfast
August 13 Marshalltown Airport Chapter BBQ & Oshkosh Reports
August 29 Greenfield, IA Wings, Wheels & Whistles Fly-in 641-343-7184
Sept 6 Sheldon, IA EAA Chapter 1295 Fly-in
Sept 8-12 Brodhead, WI Midwest AAA Grassroots Fly In
Sept 19 Fernald, IA EAA 675 Ice Cream Fly-in
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If you have something you would like to sell via the newsletter, let Corey know. 		CORRECTION
The effort to add 'Niederhauser Field' to the title of the Marshalltown Municipal Airport, does not constitute a name change. It is an addition to commemorate the founding brothers.






PROJECT REPORTS



Rocky's Pitts
Rocky Hilton has been busy rebuilding his Pitts and presently is getting the ailerons back on the wings.
Charles and Harry's Q2
 Charles Kuhlman reported that the rebuild of the Q2 is coming along well and hopefully will be flying this year.
Garry May Fly More
President Garry Brandenburg announced that he will be retiring this year from the Marshall County Conservation Board. This obviously means he will have a chance to fly around the world in his Cessna 172. (Well at least around the US of A a couple, three, times, eh? ;^) 		Daves Prop
 Dave McCurry has lots of fun flying his Taylor Monoplane, so to fulfill his building bug, he is building a propeller. Should be fun to see when done, Dave!
Rays Bipe
 Ray Robinson's Wiley Post biplane is at the Ames airport awaiting an annual so he can get the final inspection for airworthiness. Ray was able to get his plane reregistered with the FAA after a lot of head scratching and head ache! But test flights are in sight.
Joe Gets Weighed
Member Joe Fry set up his Hovey DeltaBird for weight and balance computations. To make a long story short, Joe has to figure out how to lose about 30 lbs, but it is balanced for flight. Warmer weather will tell the tale.










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