HANGAR FLYIN'

- Gray Bridwell

I talked with Carroll Bird last night. He is doing well, eating a hamburger at his daughters in Georgetown during some recovery time. He walks about a half mile every day and will be back to his home in Buffalo Gap in about a week. He said he feels great!

If you have a plane, and you can read this, your name should be on the list to go to Airventure 2003! By the time you are reading this you will have just a little over nine months to wait. As many know, our local chapter 471 is planning to attend the event in mass. Plan now to go, as we need to get early camping reservations in.

July 29^th – August 4^th are the official dates. Some of you will stay for only a few days while others will take in the full event. Please remember that this will be the 100^th anniversary of powered flight. If you have never been, or have not been in years, THIS IS THE YEAR TO GO!

Chapter 471 will show a great video on October 19^th 5:30 PM of Airventure 2002 at Gray’s house. Food and fix-in’s will be provided. All interested parties wanting to go will sign up at that time.

We can then make reservations for parking together for a great aviation event. In talking with Bob Mackey at this years SWRFI, he will give us choice location if we call soon. Start planning to go now. Family, work, and other interests take time to plan around. Chapter 471 has more pride and better members than any other chapter. So set your sights and get ready for flights to OSHKOSH!

- Tim McMurray

Plans for the October trip to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum are being finalized. The plan now is to leave ABI around 10:00am Saturday October 26^th for Addison airport. We will tour the museum from 1:00pm until 5:00pm then check into our hotel (hotel to be selected soon). That evening, we will dine at Lowery’s Prime Rib Restaurant (of Lowery’s seasoned salt fame).

If you are interested in making this trip, please contact Tim McMurray with the number in your party by Oct 21^st so we can make tour, hotel and restaurant reservations. You can contact Tim at (915) 698-4921 or (915) 698-1807 (fax) or by email at tmc@bitstreet.com .

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum is a world class facility featuring WWI, WWII and general aviation aircraft. For more information on the flight museum check them out on the web at cavanaughflightmuseum.com .

Watch our chapter website for further trip details as they develop. This should be a fun trip for everyone whether you are flying or driving.

Big Country Chapter #471, Inc.

Experimental Aircraft Association

Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Fund Balances

September 30, 2002

Assets

Cash in Bank

Club Fund $ 1,431.59

Building Fund 1,481.95

Hangar Fund 1,533.72

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Total Cash in Bank 4,447.26

Certificates of Deposit

CD's - Club Fund 3,000.00

CD's - Building Fund 18,750.00

CD's - Hangar Fund 5,000.00

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Certificates of Deposit 26,750.00

Accounts Receivable 46.50

Pledges Receivable 11,000.00

Other Assets

Chapter Equipment 547.15

Calendars 110.00

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Total Other Assets 657.15

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Total Assets $ 42,900.91

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Big Country Chapter #471, Inc.

Experimental Aircraft Association

Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Fund Balances

September 30, 2002

Liabilities

Unearned Hangar Income $ 2,875.03

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Total Liabilities $ 2,875.03

Funds Balances & Net Income

Club Fund Balance 4,147.05

Building Fund Balance 30,513.61

Hangar Fund Balance 2,220.96

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Total Funds Balances 36,881.62

Club Net Surplus (Deficit) 988.19

Bldg. Net Surplus (Deficit) 722.21

Hangar Net Surplus (Deficit) 1,433.86

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Total Net Surplus (Deficit) 3,144.26

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Total Liab & Funds Balances $ 42,900.91

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Big Country Chapter #471, Inc.

Experimental Aircraft Association

Statement of Income and Expense

For the Nine Months ended September 30, 2002

Income

Dues Income $ 1,472.50

Interest Income-General 58.62

Interest Income-Building 312.21

Interest Income-Hangar 138.97

Hangar Rent Income 8,624.97

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Total Income 10,607.27

Expenses

Young Eagles 529.91

Supplies 50.19

Meals 73.50

Miscellaneous 38.00

Hangar Lease 6,776.10

Utilities 553.98

Poker Run (148.67)

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Total Expenses 7,873.01

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Net Operating Income (Loss) 2,734.26

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Restricted Income

Building Pledges 410.00

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Total Income (Loss) $ 3,144.26

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- Forwarded by Jack Duncan

1. Try to stay in the middle of the air.

2. Do not go near the edges of it.

Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.

Airspeed, altitude or brains: Two are always needed to successfully complete

the flight.

A smooth landing is mostly luck. Two in a row is all luck. Three in a row is a prevarication.

I remember when sex was safe and flying was dangerous.

We have a perfect record in aviation. "We never left any one up there!"

If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it better be a helicopter.

Flashlights are tubular metal containers kept in a flight bag for the purpose of storing dead batteries.

Navy carrier pilots to Air Force pilots: "Flaring is like squatting to pee."

Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on

the ground incapable of understanding it.

What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?

If a pilot screw up, the pilot dies. If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.

If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it is about to.

When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.

Just remember, if you crash because of weather, your funeral will be held on a

sunny day

- Layton A. Bennett

Never fly the 'A' model of anything.

- Ed Thompson

When a prang seems inevitable, endeavor to strike the softest, cheapest object in the vicinity, as slowly and gently as possible.

The Cub is the safest airplane in the world. It can just barely kill you.

A pilot who doesn't have any fear probably isn't flying his plane to it's

maximum.

- Jon McBride, Astronaut

If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible.

- Bob Hoover

You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3

- Paul F. Crickmore

Never fly in the same cockpit with someone braver than you.

- Richard Herman, Jr. "Firebreak"

There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.