NEWSLETTER EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION ILLINOIS VALLEY CHAPTER 563 JUNE 1976 THE MAY MEETING WAS A REAL SUCCESS. LOTS OF QUESTIONS WERE ASKED OF DR. TORREY, HARRY BARNES, JEWETT WASSON AND BILL LOVINS, WHO BROUGHT HIS PARTIALLY FINISHED PDQ FUSELAGE AND WING PANEL. THIS WILL BE THE PROTO TYPE PDQ POWERED BY THE VW ENGINE. JOANNE SELKE, JOANN DE CROIX AND MRS. TORREY PROVIDED THE REFRESHMENTS WHICH INCLUDED TARTER STEAK AND CHEESES AND ASSORTED HOMEMADE COOKIES. THANKS TO THE LADIES AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO HARRY, JEWETT AND DR. TORREY FOR THE USE OF THE BUILDING. CONGRATULATIONS TO SCOT DECKER, SON OF ROBERT DECKER EAA 80255, WHO RECENTLY SOLOED ON HIS 16th BIRTHDAY. ALL FOUR OF YOUR CHAPTER OFFICERS ATTENDED THE REGION 6 CHAPTER OFFICERS MEETING AT LOCKPORT-LEWIS AIRPORT ON MAY 15, 1976. REPORTS ON EAA ACTIVITIES WERE PRESENTED BY PAUL POBEREZNY, GOLDA COX, JACK COX, MIKE HEUER, TRUSTEE HARRY ZEISLOFT, EAA WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE DAVE SCOTT AND FAA-EAA LIAISON CHARLIE SHUCK. WE ALSO HEARD FROM DIRECTORS RONSCOTT, DAVE YEOMAN,AND STEVE WITTMAN. THE ALL DAY SESSION WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND GAVE ALL THE CHAPTER OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT A CLOSER RAPPORT WITH THE EAA HEADQUARTERS STAFF. WE HEARD A LOT OF THE SAME MATERIAL ALREADY PRINTED IN THE PAGES OF SPORT AVIATION, BUT TO GET TEHE WORD "STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSES MOUTH" GAVE ADDED EMPHASIS TO THE HUGE TASK THAT CONFRONTS EAA IN ITS NEVER ENDING EFFORTS TO STIFLE BUREAUCRATIC CONSTRAINTS AND PERPETUATE THE THE FREEDOM OF THE APORT AVIATOR. IT WAS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE EAA MEMBERSHIP, EAA COULD NOT CARRY THE FIGHT TO THE BUREAUCRATS IN WASHINGTON, BUT WOULD BE FORCED TO SBMMIT TO THE OVERWHELMING AND RIDICULOUS DEMANDS OF AN UNFEELING BUREAUCRACY. CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, STUPID GOVERNMENT IS NOT ONE WORD. GOLDA COX ANNOUNCED THAT THERE ARE 462 ACTIVE CHAPTERS IN EAA. CHAPTER 563 WAS THE NEWEST CHAPTER REPRESENTED. VIC DE CROIX AND GUY SNYDER MET WITH WADDELL AIRPORT MANAGER, MR. SCOTT URISH, AND DISCUSSED HAVING THE JUNE MEETING AT THAT LOCATION. ME. URISH WAS VERY RECEPTIVE TO US AND WELCOMED CHAPTER 563 TO "COME ON DOWN". THERE IS A LARGE HANGER FOR THE MEETING PLUS SOME 5 HOMEBUILTS AND VARIOUS OLDER TYPE AIRCRAFT ARE BASED THERE. THE MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1976, AT 7:00PM. MOVIES (8MM) AND/OR SLIDES OF OSHKOSH ARE PLANNED. DON'T FORGET THE IDEAS ON THE CHAPTER LOGO. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME OF YOUR IDEAS TO VOTE ON AT THIS MEETING SO WE CAN GET THE PATCHES ORDERED. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED DURING MAY: NO REPORTED FAA INSPECTION ONE CHAPTER DESIGNEE INSPECTION CASSUTT.............OSCAR BECKHAM...........MORTON,IL FLY-INS: DEKALB JUNE6, SALEM AND DIXON JUNE 13, MONMOUTH CHAP. 350 JULY 4, OSHKOSH, WISC. JULY 31 THRU AUG 8, STEARMAN FLY-IN GALSEBURG SEPT 10, 11, 12. OSHKOSH TIME DRAW NEAR....PLAN TO ATTEND THE GBREATEST SPECTACLE IN SPORT AVIATION ITEMS FOR SALE: BOWERS FLY BABY PLANS.........................$15.00 BUSHBY MUSTANG I PLANS........................$50.00 PRIMER (TWO)..................................$ 5.00 EACH CONTACT JIM STURGES, 745-3425 BEDE BD-4 PLANS W/NEWSLETTER UP TO ONE YUEAR AGO...........................................$10.00 CONTACT DEWEY ADREON, 387-6488 ITEMS WANTED: 1/8 INCH CLECOS, CLECO PLIERS CONTACT DEWEY ADREON, 387-6488 CHAPTER 350, MONMOUTH,ILL., WILL HAVE AN AERONAUTICAL FLEA-MARKET JUNE 5, 1976 AT MONMOUTH AIRPORT 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM. CHAPTER 129, BLOOMINGTON, ILL., WILL HAVE A FLY-IN AND PICNIC JUNE 13, 1976 AT HOBYY HIDEAWAY, DELAVAN, ILL. 1300 FOOT STRIP. (FLYERS AVAILABLE AT OUR MEETING) IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU BELIEVE. SUPPORT EAA AND SPORT AVIATION.