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Membership Information

Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 968 is the local arm of the International  E.A.A. Organization devoted to promoting sport aviation including antique and classic aircraft, home-built and kit aircraft, 'warbirds' , and cutting edge new-technology aircraft development. Chapter 968 members own classic and antique airplanes, several members are constructing planes from kits and from scratch. The Chapter also sponsors and participates in Rutland and area aviation events including twice yearly fly-in breakfasts, FAA Safety Seminars, building and maintaining the Lisa Fall Memorial Fly-In Camp-Site and various local and State transportation groups.

Members have access to the newly refurbished club room/pilot lounge including use of the aviation 'library' of instructional and educational videos and text material. The Chapter holds a business meeting on the first Tuesday of each month and schedules project visits and fly-outs, usually on the first Saturday of the month. The schedule is posted on the web-site <greenmountainflyers.org> and through periodic e-mail and newsletter updates.

Down-load application form and mail with your $20 check payable to E.A.A. Chapter 968 to the address shown.


Event Schedule
2009

June 19:  1PM;  CLEAN-UP SET-UP FOR FLY-IN

June 20:  Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport.  Green Mountain Flyers annual Taildragger's Rendezvous;
8AM to 12Noon. Blueberry pancake breakfast w/eggs,sausage and genuine Vermont maple syrup.
Special this year there will be two seminars (to held rain or shine on June 20).
    -  11AM Gene Benson, "A Better Safer Approach and Landing", is Wings Program qualified. (probably in terminal restaurant area).
    -  1PM Dave Pepple 'Light Sport Aircraft' - "Everything You Need To Know" (probably held in CAP hanger).
All morning. Jim Leavitt from FAAST will be available for informal briefings on the Wings program. There are some very good changes.
We hope to have several LSA on display.
The public is invited starting at 11am.
At around noon, the CAP cadets may have the grilles going for burgers and dogs.
If it should be lousy weather we will postpone the fly-in part but all other events will take place as scheduled.
Examples of old and new LSA aircraft to be on display.
RAIN DATE FOR FLY-IN AND BREAKFAST ON JUNE 21 IS CANCELLEDTHE JUNE 20 EVENTS WILL BE HELD AS SCHEDULED ABOVE, RAIN OR SHINE.  FLY IF YOU CAN, OR DRIVE IF YOU MUST.
August 4:  Next Chapter business meeting.

October 17:  HIKE TO CAMEL'S HUMP B-24 CRASH SITE WITH BRIAN LINDNER


EAA Chapter 968 Membership Aircraft


Peter Fisk, Chapter President:
1948 Cessna 140   Seats 2,   Gross wgt 1450 lbs   
Cruise -90mph on a good day   Range - 350-400 miles
This was the first plane I ever owned, Last fall it came on the market so I own it again.

Bob Dean:

1946 Aeronca Champ 7AC:  Owned by club members;
Mark Hamilton
Lee Morelli
Ralph Burt

Bud Seaman kit Fisher biplane

Rich Brown Hatz Biplane

Rich Brown Stinson

Jeff  Bergquest J3 Piper Cub

Mark Wood

Pete LaFramboise RV-7A

Ralph and Joan Burt
RidgeRunner II Kit, manufactured by Rocky Mountain Wings LLC
Project has continued for the last 4 years and should finish this summer.
The Plane is a  single place with tubing and fabric construction.  The Engine is a Rotax 503 50hp with dual carbs and oil injection.

Chuck Pace's Cardinal

Richard Labarre's & Paul Bessler's Quickie 2 project before restoration.

The engine is a Revmaster R-2100D and is in the process of being upgraded from 65hp to 80hp.  The new displacement is 2165cc’s with a lot of new and upgraded goodies.The panel isn’t finished but a good start.
We are now on the downhill side of things, and hope to have the Q2 back to Middlebury for taxi test’s and engine break-in.


FLY-INs and OPEN-SHOP PICTURES

October 7 Leafpeeper Fly In Breakfast Picture
January 28 Project Review at Ralph Burt's House Pictures
March 25 Project Review of Pete Laframboise's RV-7A Pictures Dec 2006 Progress Update Pictures
April 29 Breakfast at Rutland Pictures
November 2006 at Rutland - Rich Brown Project Pictures
January 2007 at the Burts Pictures
February 2007 at Bud Seamans Pictures
June 16, 2007 Taildragger's Rendezvous Fly-In Breakfast Pictures
January 2008 at Bud Seamans Pictures
February 2008 at Pete LaFramboise open shop Pictures
April 2008 at Mark Wood open shop Pictures
February 15, 2009 at Alton Bay  Pictures and Report


SPORT PILOT TRAINING

The Sugarbush Soaring Association in Warren, Vermont now has a "Special Light Sport Aircraft" (SLSA) and CFIs for Sport Pilot training.  Check their Web site for details sugarbushsoaring.com


EAA Technical Counselors

Pete LaFramboise is an EAA Technical Counselor.  Find out how he can help you with your Aircraft projects or problems at
http://www.eaa.org/techcounselors/


AIRCRAFT ITEMS FOR SALE

I've got 3 headsets for sale that I'd like to put on the web-site.  If you know of someone looking for quality headsets please have them contact me.  All are very good condition.  2  David Clark H10-13.4 (new $300.00 + each)  1 David Clark H20-10X electronic noise canceling  (new $750.00+)   I'd like $225.00 for each H10-13.4 and $500.00 for the H20-10X.    Pete LaFramboise

David Welch, e-mail  welch.dd@gmail.com
40 hp Continental engine for sale.  In storage.  Logs available. $1000.  Ferrisburg, Vermont.
Cessna 172 Share For Sale at BTV:
IFR Certified 1975 Cessna 172-M with a Garmin 430 GPS.  $3,000.  $165/month includes tie down, debt service (debt is currently ~$37,000), annual and insurance.  Currently $65/hour, will go up to $70/hour to cover gas.  The plane is in Burlington.  Call/email Reid- (518) 307-2910 or reid.hutchins@gmail.com




Useful WEB sites
EAA Memorial Wall at Osh Kosh, Lists the names and links to the biographies of Chapter 968 members who are memorialized there.
Argyle Aviation
J&M Aviation
EAA Chapter 613, Franklin Co and Shelburne Airports
faasafety.gov
Experimental Aircraft Association
Rutland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Sugarbush Soaring Association
Heros Aviation
EAA Chapter 740, Twin State Flyers, W. Lebanon, NH
Aviation event schedules at http://www.aerovents.com/index.html and http://www.funplacestofly.com/     
updated 6/19/09