Greg Ratcliff representing he chapter at AirVenture 2023

Some pictures of Saturday's breakfast and Young Eagles event courtesy of Bernie Rifkin:

In case you didn’t see or notice the minutes from our February Board meeting, we did come up with a calendar of events.  Events are as follows by month:

April:

Wednesday the 19^th – 10:00AM till whenever – Shelter House clean up and prep for the Pancake Breakfasts – volunteer’s welcome.

Saturday the 29^th - 8AM to 11AM – Soft opening Pancake breakfast for members, Airport tenants and staff

May:

Saturday the 13^th – 8AM to 11AM – Fly in/Drive in Pancake Breakfast

- 9AM to 12PM – Young Eagles Rally – preregistration required

Saturday the 20^th – 10AM-12PM – EAA Learn to Fly Day

Our Chapter is hosting a   Flying Start Event Preregistration required for those wanting to learn to fly

Ken Hagen is our contact – More to come!

June:

Saturday the 10^th - 8AM to 11AM – Fly in/Drive in Pancake Breakfast

July:

Saturday the 8^th – 8AM to 11AM – Fly in/Drive in Pancake Breakfast

 9AM to 12PM – Young Eagles Rally – preregistration required

August:

Saturday the 12^th - 8AM to 11AM – Fly in/Drive in Pancake Breakfast

September:

Saturday the 9^th – 8AM to 11AM – Fly in/Drive in Pancake Breakfast

- 9AM to 12PM – Young Eagles Rally – preregistration required

Wednesday the 20^th – 6:30PM to 8PM – Cookout with the 99s 

So, mark your calendars. Hope you can join us this 2023 outdoor season.

The chapter held  meeting at the Morrow county airport at the invitation of Butch Fisher of FisherAG.. Butch made good on the rain check.  About 20 people made i to the event and as always, learned a lot. Thank you Butch!

Although the weather wasn't great, the Young Eagles turnout certainly was. - This was the last breakfast of the  season, but there is one more cookout to come.

The August 13 fly-in/pancake breakfast was the most well attended in a long time. It was wonderful to see such a diverse collection of arriving aircraft.

By Robbie Culver

Aircraft owners can develop relationships with their aircraft that can appear excessively deep and emotional to those on the “outside.” Those who build their own aircraft often develop an even deeper bond with their creation. This can sometimes result in actions that may not make sense to those not involved in the activity.

             

 

Jason had a landing incident at AirVenture 2019 as a flight of two RVs that resulted in severe damage to his aircraft’s landing gear and fuselage, as well as a prop strike. Some builders may have considered allowing the insurance company to total the aircraft. Jason pursued a different path. The result was an almost complete rebuild of the aircraft. The incident left Jason and his rear-seat passenger, Will Westfall, physically uninjured, but Jason had a need to exercise a personal demon and return to Oshkosh again in the RV.

Ken Hagen is the first to submit an EAA 1600 picture from Airventure 2022. 

After warming up with some Young Eagles Flights, Ken joined the formation of Cessna flyers to Oshkosh this year.  He even remembered to wear his chapter hat and take a picture.

I’m happy to report that after a 3 year hiatus, we help our first Young Eagles Rally last Saturday.  Everything ran smoothly in our controlled environment. We flew 37 kids, including most, if not all of helper Civil Air Patrol Cadets.

It ran so well, that we decided to hold another YE event this year at our September 10th Pancake Breakfast .

My thanks to Marcelo and Alex on their success at running their first YE event.  Thanks also to CAP Cadets for their help, all of our Volunteers, and of course all those that came out for a great breakfast.

Bernie

The 2022 pancake breakfast got off to a great start on Saturday with perfect weather and some unusual aircraft to enjoy.

As pilots we do look at weather, and it’s not looking good for the cookout Wednesday night.  I’m not a big fan of a soggy cookout or outdoor gathering. So, we have agreed to cancel the cookout for Wednesday night September 22, 2021.  

At least we are only canceling due to weather.  I’m glad we were able to get in a few gatherings this summer. Stay tuned, stay dry, and stay healthy.  We’ll do something again soon.

Thanks again for all your support.

Bernie Rifkin, President

Group, I am happy to announce that we will have a summer schedule:

• July 10 – Saturday – Pancake Breakfast (Dry Run) 9-11 … Members, Airport Tenants
  
  
• August 14 – Saturday - Pancake Breakfast 9-11 –Fly in/Drive in
  
  
• September 11 – Saturday - Pancake Breakfast 9-11 – Fly in / Drive in
  
  
• September 22 – Wednesday 6:00 PM – … Cookout – Members, Airport Tenants, 99s

We will just be doing the Pancake Breakfasts (Donations accepted). We will NOT be doing Young Eagles this year. You will notice some changes: Expanded eating areas and hand sanitation stations to name a few.

As you can see from above the first breakfast is just for us and the airport tenants, so we can get some practice. Hope you can join us again. Looking forward to reconnecting.

Thanks for your continued support.

Bernie Rifkin
President EAA Local Chapter 1600 @ KDLZ

I’m proud to announce we have another Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award recipient.

Please join us on:

Saturday, June 5, 2021

1:00 PM

KDLZ Shelter House – Fair Weather or

KDLZ Jet Stream Hanger – Bad Weather

1075 Pittsburg Dr, Delaware, OH 43015

as we honor Ed Rusch on achieving this milestone. Ed is an honorary member of our Chapter.  You may remember Ed as the Pilot for our ‘Fly The Ford’ event.  It turns out that Ed has his roots in Delaware and Marysville.  It is only fitting that he be recognized for his achievement where it all began.

Hope to see you there.

Light refreshments will be served.

Hope all is well with you.

Bernie Rifkin, President

Some pictures  from Ken Hagen’s Wright Brothers Award ceremony today.  Paul Gillenwater, FAA - presented to Ken Hagen.  Jane - Ken’s wife received a nice pin to match to match a lapel pin that Ken received.  It was nice to get together after a year of separation.

Unfortunately It is canceled; the 2020 Annual “My Place, 3OH7, Fly In” (always the second Sunday in October)

Last year we were blessed with perfect fall weather, served a thousand meals, and saw the arrival of a hundred aircraft during the day.  Unfortunately, due to the Covid pandemic we can not safely host our annual fly in next month.

We are hopeful that we will be able to host our annual farm and family-friendly fly in next year, as always, on the second Sunday in October.  In the absence of this years event we are taking advantage of the the fall planting season to replant six acres of ground in turf.  This will allow us to provide a smoother and safer area dedicated to parking aircraft.  The new turf areas are outlined in blue and yellow in the picture below.

Hope to see all of you next year on the second Sunday in October,

Joe and Lynn

Check out this interesting video about Girls In Aviation Day. You will recognize the Ohio scenery and at least one of the aircraft! Click on the image below to watch.

We have made some directional decisions for this year.

Our decisions were based on the health and safety of our members, volunteers, and general public, based on current conditions. These decisions were not easy, but I hope you will agree are the best ones to make for now. As I’m sure you can guess, we all agreed to not have either Young Eagles Rally’s or Pancake Breakfasts for this summer. I am just as disappointed as you, but it is for the best. When we resume, things will look different.

I’m hoping you continue to think about us and will plan on rejoining us when we can safely resume these great events. If you have suggestions on how to improve the event when we reopen, we would be happy to hear from you. Email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your constructive suggestions.

Hope to see some of you at the airport as things ease up.

Thank you again for your support. Stay safe and stay tuned.

 

 

Group,

By now, I’m sure you have seen that we have canceled our gathering on March 28 and suspended our summer schedule- at least we have canceled the May16 Pancake Breakfast and Young Eagles Rally for now.

I’m sure you are as disappointed as we are. Our mission is to promote general aviation at all levels, from building to learning how to fly, camaraderie, sharing, and continued learning from each other. We are not here to promote the spreading of any viruses. Today, these are not mutually exclusive. We will continue to monitor the situation to see when and if we can or should lift the suspension on our summer events, etc. We hope to be able to focus on making some improvements to the shelter house in the interim.

Our goal, as always, centers around safety. Safety for our guests, members, and participants. It is with that goal that, that these decisions have been made.

Stay tuned to see if we will have any airport Fly-Ins this summer. We can not and should not be a source for Virus updates. There are enough legitimate resources out there for you.

Looking forward to seeing all of you on the other side of this world wide emergency.

Stay well.

Thank you.

Bernie Rifkin, President
EAA Local Chapter 1600 @ KDLZ

Group,

By now, I’m sure you have seen that we have canceled our gathering on March 28 and suspended our summer schedule- at least we have canceled the May16 Pancake Breakfast and Young Eagles Rally for now.

I’m sure you are as disappointed as we are. Our mission is to promote general aviation at all levels, from building to learning how to fly, camaraderie, sharing, and continued learning from each other. We are not here to promote the spreading of any viruses. Today, these are not mutually exclusive. We will continue to monitor the situation to see when and if we can or should lift the suspension on our summer events, etc. We hope to be able to focus on making some improvements to the shelter house in the interim.

Our goal, as always, centers around safety. Safety for our guests, members, and participants. It is with that goal that, that these decisions have been made.

Stay tuned to see if we will have any airport Fly-Ins this summer. We can not and should not be a source for Virus updates. There are enough legitimate resources out there for you.

Looking forward to seeing all of you on the other side of this world wide emergency.

Stay well.

Thank you.

Bernie Rifkin, President
EAA Local Chapter 1600 @ KDLZ

1. In light of recent events Lynn and I decided to cancel the March 28th gathering at Butch’s place.
2. I propose that we suspend our summer schedule, at least the May 16th event, until further notice in accordance with the CDC recommendation of not hold events of 50 or more people for 8 weeks,
3. Rifkin requested a vote of the board.
4. Rifkin made the motion to cancel events as described above. Coriell 2^nd. Email responses in favor were as follows: Mellen, Naples, Beaver, Pembroke, Coriell, and Rifkin.
5. Motion passed.

 Guy Naples, Secretary

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In light of recent events, and with much deliberation, we feel it is everyones best interest to cancel this the event we had planned for:

I have asked that we get a raincheck for when things stabilize  a bit.

Bernie

When:  Saturday March 28, 2020 @ 10:30 AM

Where: 4I9 Morrow County Airport

Butch Fisher of FisherAG has agreed to host a visit and share some of what he has been up to lately.

We will be able to see Fisher Ag’s new heated hangar, the recently restored Harvard (Canadian T-6), several turbine powered ag aircraft, a restored Cessna 140 and a Robinson R-22 helicopter.  Additionally, Butch is going to ask the owner of the new aircraft painting business located there at Morrow County Airport to stop over and brief us on his operation.  Having a dedicated aircraft paint shop in our area should be of interest to all plane owners.

This would be a ideal opportunity for those that want to fly in.  It (4i9) is not far from OSU and DLZ and we can park near the new hangar. If you would rather drive, or weather dictates as such, you can drive to:

4579 Mt. Gilead-Cardington Road 126
Cardington, OH 43315

Sneak peak:

Chapter 1600 has been recognized with an EAA Bronze ward.

EAA Chapters have always been one of the most vital components in making general aviation fun, affordable and accessible at the local level. To recognize chapters that have demonstrated outstanding commitment to general aviation, EAA is rolling out a Chapter Recognition Program in 2019. This recognition is based off ten criteria that have shown to correlate with active and engaged chapters. In addition, EAA will provide continued coaching to help chapters reach the recognition threshold.

Read more about the awards program here: https://www.eaa.org/eaa/eaa-chapters/eaa-chapter-resources/managing-your-chapter/Chapter-Recognition 

Last year was the 75th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. We are fortunate to have someone that took part in the reenactment in our group and willing to will to share his experiences with us.

Please join us Wednesday, January 8th at 7pm (Willow Brook Christian Village 100 Willow Brook Way SouthDelaware, OH 43015- 3rd floor Terrace Room)

Spencer Aviation Student Josh Quellhorst will be sharing his experiences over the last 12 months from WWII Airborne Jump School in Oklahoma through two trips to Normandy France for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day with many stories and photographs documenting the once in a life-time opportunity.

FAA Safety Team | Safer Skies Through Education
"Pilot / Controller Forum"

Topic: Pilot/Controller Forum
On Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 19:00 Eastern Daylight Time

Presenter: Mr. Deral Carson, OSU, ATC

Location:
Willow Brook Christian Village
100 Willow Brook Way South
3rd floor Terrace Room
Delaware, OH 43015

Select Number:
GL0791944

Description:

The objective of this presentation addresses:

1. ATC

2. Communication

3. Airspace

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.
The sponsor for this seminar is: FAASTeam

The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the 'Contact Information' area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.

The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs:

Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit

Click here to view the WINGS help page

Please select the "Events" menu item (top of page) for details of these events.

May 4 – Saturday 8:00AM to 10:00 AM – Breakfast "Soft opening" – members, airport tenants, Young Eagle Volunteers

May 8 – Wednesday Night Membership Meeting – Pilot/Controller forum - 7 PM

May 15 – Wednesday – TAX FORM DUE 990-N – thanks Janice

May 18 – Saturday -First Pancake Breakfast 8-11, Young Eagles – 9-12

June 15 – Saturday - Pancake Breakfast 8-11, Young Eagles – 9-12

July 10 – Wednesday 6:00 PM - … Cookout – members, Airport Tenants, 99’s

August 17 – Saturday - Pancake Breakfast 8-11, Young Eagles – 9-12

September 21 – Saturday - Pancake Breakfast 8-11

October 12 – Saturday – My Place – Young Eagles

November 13 – Wednesday – 7:00PM – Officer Elections

The meeting will be a presented discussion on "Considerations for Building or Buying an Amateur-Built Aircraft" and will qualify for FAA Wings program credit. - See below. The meeting will be held at:

Willow Brook Christian Village,
100 Willow Brook Way South 
3rd floor Terrace Room
Delaware, OH 43015

Agenda:

• An overview of the EAA Technical Counselor program and why they are important to your build – Steve Brown
  Steve Brown is a Private Pilot, RV-14 builder, A&P/IA, and a Chapter 1600 Technical Counselor
  
  
• An overview of the EAA Flight Advisor program and how they can help you with your first flight – Bob Leffler
  Steve Beaver is a Commercial Pilot, Instrument Rated, CFI, A&P,  three time aircraft builder, Chapter 1600 Technical Counselor and Flight Advisor. Steve has experience in 150+ types and has performed 137 first flights of newly constructed aircraft (which included seven engine failures to a safe landing)
  
  
• Pre-buy Findings – The items found on an aircraft that made it through the Condition Inspection – Vic Syracuse
  Vic is a Commercial Pilot, CFII with ASMEL/ASES ratings, an A&P/IA, DAR, and EAA Technical Advisor and Flight Counselor. Passionately involved in aviation for over 40 years, he has built 11 aircraft and logged over 9000 hours in 72 different kinds of aircraft. Vic volunteers as a Young Eagle pilot and Angel Flight pilot. He chairs the EAA Homebuilt Council and is a member of EAA’s Board of Directors. He also has his own sport aviation business called Base Leg Aviation.  Vic is also the East Coast Rep for Van’s Aircraft.  Last but not least, Vic is a monthly columnist for Kitplanes magazine.
  
  
• Panel Discussion – Q&A – All three presenters

EAA 1600 is honored to welcome Eric Francis, Senior Staff System Engineer, L3 Commercial Aviation, and Mitch Hyde, Staff Software Engineer, L3 Commercial Aviation to talk about: "The Path to Traffic and Weather in the Cockpit”

Did you know the path to achieving better situational awareness runs through our own back yard?  Join us to hear the story of how this developed, where some of it took place, and the key technologies that help make it possible.

Date:  March 13, 2019 
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Willow Brook Christian Village 
                 100 Willow Brook Way South  
                 Delaware, Ohio 43015

Location map attached.  - Drive to the end of the road to the administration building.
Parking spaces are available along the side of the building, and the north east parking area.  
Enter through front doors.
Staff can direct you to the Dining Room Elevator.

There are those who think that sales and use tax should be paid on a personal aircraft in Ohio and others who think it should not. Shawn Tofte researched the matter and received confirmation directly from the State of Ohio that if the sale is between two individuals, sales tax is not required. They directed him to a form that is now available to be filled out and submitted online that will stop any collection attempts. Here is the link to the form to allows the buyer to record their purchase with the state. 

https://www.tax.ohio.gov/sales_and_use/Vehicle_Taxability_Compliance/Downloads/aircraftform.aspx