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Chapter 62 Lone Star Rotorcraft Club Contact: Steve Weir 3714 Tri City Beach Rd Baytown, TX 77520 Phone: 832-457-1785 Email: zsteve54@earthlink.net Website: www.gyrosaway.com Chapter 78 Texas Rotorcraft Association Contact: Bob Stark PO Box 428 Olney, TX 76374 Phone: 940-564-2938 Email: rgstark@brazosnet.com Website: www.txrotorcraft.org Chapter 20 Pelican State Rotor Club Contact: Bill Wieger 112 Gayven Dr. Pineville, LA 71360 Phone: 318-640-5656 Email: bwieger@suddenlink.net Website www.pra20.com Chapter 6 Mid-south Rotorcraft Club Contact: Thom Francis 210 S 8th Street Gurdon, AR 71743 Email: thomefran@netscape.net Phone: 870-403-2888
This Months Contributors: Dean Dolph Bill Wieger Rudy Graffeo Ira McComic Editor: Mike Grosshans To receive the Southwest Rotorcraft, other regional newsletters, and the PRA E-zine Rotorcraft just click here and enter your email address.
Upcoming Events
April 21; Chapter 62 Meeting at Sport Flyers April 28; Chapter 78 Meeting at Olney Ay 12; Chapter 26 Spring Meet, Opelousas Louisiana May 12; Planned First Meeting of the New Central Texas Chapter July 31 - August 4; PRA Convention, Mentone Indiana September TBA; Anahuac Fly-In September 28, 29, & 30; Ken Brock Freedom FlyWe strongly encourage all chapter members to become members of the PRA. By joining you will be supporting the organization that promotes our sport by representing us to the FAA and assist them on making gyro flying available for all of us. The new PRA website will have several members only benefits including: PRAs electronic Rotorcraft magazines along with past issues chocked full of great information and historical data, downloadable plans, and a PRA supported forum. Please join today, you wont be disappointed. www.pra.org
In This Issue
Page 4 - From the Editor Page 5- PRA BOD Nominations Needed Page 6 - Tribute to Mark Carmouche Page 8 - Chapter 78 March Meeting Report Page 9 - Chapter 78 March Pictures Page 10 - Chapter 62 March Meeting Report Pae 11 - Chapter 62 March Pictures Page 12 - Builders Corner Page 13 - Classifieds Page 15 - A great deal on a Monarch Page 16 - CFI Listing Southwest Rotorcraft
Cover; Mark Carmouche of Chapter 20 and his famed KB4 Page 3 March 2012
a project (a Weber engine) that he had been working on for quite some time and was finally getting to the finishing touches when he suffered a fatal heart attack. When the news of his passing hit the community you could feel how hard it hit when hearing people talk about how much he had done for them and how much he would be missed. I first met Mark when I needed a brake handle for the RAF so I could use my hand to apply the brake rather that having to use my foot. Mark contacted me and said that if I had an idea of what I wanted that he would make me one. I sent him some crude drawings that he worked from and made it up. It fit perfectly and worked just as I was hoping it would. I asked Mark what he wanted for it and I would send him a check. He told me that he made it from scrap that he had laying around and that I didnt owe him anything. Later Mark sent me an article for the Southwest Rotorcraft and suggested that we have a Builders Corner as part of the newsletter and said he had a lot that he could contribute and would do so each month. This is when I saw just how much Mark did for everybody else. He was always willing to jump in and help people with their build and design parts that would make their machine much better. Marks work was never second best, everything I saw of his work was first class and anyone with anything built by Mark was very proud of what they had. Last year Mark was at the Chapter 62 Anahuac Fly-In. He brought one of the rotor brakes he had been working on to show everyone what he had. These things were fabulous and were a great solution to the older style where you had to apply pressure to the cyclic to apply the brake. He ended up building two of them for our club members which are currently installed and being used. The entire gyro community is saddened by his passing and he will be truly missed by many. He was a pleasure to be around and his enthusiasm for the sport poured over into getting others excited as well. No matter what you needed Mark was always there to help and wanted to help everyone, even people he didnt know but he knew he could make a difference. Mark had projects going on for people all across the nation and was helping so many people. Mike Grosshans, Southwest Rotorcraft Editor
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a used tandem Air Command or Dominator at the same time in the process of a designing a tandem that blends the best qualities of all the erector set gyros out there. He says I'd rather fly than build, but we'll see which one happens first. Preliminary plans are to set meetings on the 2nd Saturday of the month to allow attendance to the other chapter meetings and split the meeting locations like the Houston club between GTU/T74 (Taylor Municipal Airport) and HYI (San Marcos Municipal Airport). This should cover San Antonio up to Georgetown. Should get the first meeting together probably in April. If you are interested and need more information please email Paul at perbgyro@sbcglobal.net.
Submit nominations to Stan Foster-Advisory council committee. Nominees must submit a bio describing their credentials for accepting the nomination. Please consider running for the board so as to have an ever changing input of new energy and ideas. Respectfullly, Stan Foster-PRA secretary.
When you subscribe to the PRAs Rotorcraft Ezine you will now be subscribing to the Southwestern Rotorcraft and Western Rotorcraft newsletters. This gives you three publication each month to keep up with the news and events of rotorcraft throughout the country
Spring Chapter Meet; Opelousas, Saturday May 12th. Summer Chapter Meet; Maybe mid-September, maybe jointly with Texas. Also fall events scheduled at Marshal, AR. Oct. 1st, and Petit Jeann Mountain, AR. October 8th Southwest Rotorcraft
Fall Chapter Meet; Late November, thinking Central LA. Such as Bunkie, Pineville, or Oakdale For more information about our upcoming meets or to get more information on Chapter 20 please contact Rudy at RLGraffeo@eatel.net Page 5 March 2012
MARK CARMOUCHE (Announcement sent by Bill Wieger on March 18th) Mark Carmouche passed away very suddenly on March 17, as a result of a heart attack sequence at his shop area. This synopsis will provide everyone with a quick perspective of his sudden passing, with scheduling details to follow. All things were normal until he realized his chest was hurting at which time he called 911. Mark Lohman happened to appear just after the first responders had arrived, and Mark was talking ok; Mark L. thought he would come through just fine. Enroute to the hospital he was hit with a fatal attack. Lohman inquired what was wrong, Mark replied I think that Im having a heart attack buddy. He provided additional info to the responder and spoke about his phone conversation with Scott Bordelon about Scotts mornings flight and that he had just unbolted the refined bellhousing for the Weber motor from the milling machine when his chest started hurting followed by arms hurting. For the ambulance, he proceeded to get onto the stretcher by himself. Services will probably be in the Wed-Thurs time frame. An autopsy will be required, and more details will be forthcoming soon from the family. Pelican Chapter #20 will be represented appropriately and distinctly with an appropriate flower display. This is a big loss for the gyro community in Louisiana and also in the surrounding states because his crafted parts have been put into use across quite an area plus from around the country, he had several parts on order along with Southwest Rotorcraft
From Scott Bordelon: Words cannot describe what Marks friendship meant to me. He was more of a dad to me than my own dad. Everything he did came from the heart. I feel very blessed to have been his friend. I will cherish the phone call I received the morning he passed and all the memories of Mark for the rest of my life. He was definitely one of the rare people God puts into your life. We will keep his family in our prayers. Page 6 March 2012
Rudy Graffeo writes: He was always taking pictures of gyros at every meet or fly-in he attended. You never saw Mark without his camera. He was always asking questions about the different gyros he saw. Mark was always looking for a better way to build gyros. Mark has built parts for so many people in the PRA, not just Chapter 20, he was in touch with so many gyro builders & pilots thru the Rotorcraft Forum. His user name on the Rotorcraft Forum was Friendly & I think that name describes his personality perfect.
When the news of Marks death broke there was an outpouring of emails and forum posts wishing condolences. This is an email I received from Marks son: I just received my fathers email and wanted to thank everyone for their love and support nothing seems to make this better except to hear from the chapter you guys were all truly cherished and well respected by my dad he always spoke highly of everyone. Everyone has family and that is something you cannot choose, but you guys were a different breed of family to him on behalf of my father I would like to thank everyone for all that you have given to my dad, and if you knew him then you would know that a friendship is all he asked for and was the best thing you guys could ever give him. I have worked out the kinks in the front nose wheel on his machine and I will be flying it in memory of him at the Opelousas meeting God willing. Once against thanks to all. Im planning to attend the Opelousas meet on May 12th and Im really looking forward to seeing Marks machine there as his KB4 is what inspired me to want a KB. Mike Grosshans Southwest Rotorcraft Page 7 March 2012
Alaska. While Jimmys in the area, hes getting some fixed-wing flight instruction from John McClanahan, who was also at the meeting. If the fixed-wing training isnt already part of Jimmys long-range plan to eventually pilot a rotorcraft, Im sure hell succumb. Its inevitable. Michael has been residing at the airport in his mobile mansion for the past several months while building a Savannah VG airplane. Hes racing to finish it and fly it to Alaska before those summer days arrive in Texas when it gets so hot the devil himself wishes hed listened to his brother-in-law and stayed at home. Another note-worthy celebrity at the meeting was David Dontonio. David is the flight engineer on nearly all of the most recent Carter Copter test flights. Hell be bringing us a special briefing on the Carter Copter at the next TRA meeting on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Ira McComic TRA Rambling Ambassador
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Bob Stark and Bryan Fairs twoplace Air Command is ready for roll
Summer Olympics team members Gerhard Deffner, Scott Sullins, and Bryant Hummer train for the hot dog eating marathon relay race.
A few of the distinguished diners. The purpose of the camouflage netting is to thwart Irans rumored spy satellite, the one designed specifically to gather intelligence about the weapons-grade fungus growing on the aged food items in the refrigerator lodged in a dark corner of the cavernous hangar of Stark's Aviation. The fungus employs a biologically autonomous process of refinement that does not require the aid of centrifuges. Southwest Rotorcraft
Carter Copter flight engineer David Dontonio (right) doffs his hat to DAR Doctor Robert Stark (at the wheel of the Starkmobile). At the next TRA meeting (in April), David will provide a special briefing about the concept prototype Carter Copter (in the background).
Bryant Hummer (left) kicks the tires of CFI Henry Fosters modified RAF while Henry (top) and Speedy Adams adjust the gryoplanes throttle linkage.
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Could no longer afford to keep it open. Dean motioned for a vote and Danny seconded and it was unanimously voted to close the hangar at the end of April. We will be moving out at the end of the April 21st meeting. The club still wants to offer monthly meetings on the west side of Houston and there were some suggestions made on how to accommodate this, anyone with offers of meeting places are asked to present these to the club at future meetings. Project Reports 1. Due to the amount of time spent discussing business project reports were not discussed to save time. Presentation 1. Desmon presented a short presentation on a discussion he had with the local FAA on LSA vs. Experimental Plans For Next Meeting The next meeting date is Saturday April 21st at Sport Flyers Adjournment Danny served up a great lunch of Spegetti and topped it off with cake, donations were accepted More detailed minutes can be found on the members only forum.
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Cyclic Lock
Built by Gyro Jake and installed on Rick Martins machine. The idea of course is that when the stick lock is engaged it puts enough forward pressure on the stick to activate the rotor brake. It still keeps the stick from flopping back and forth when the wind catches the rotors. And this in turn keeps the rotors much more stationary when parked. You'll have to add "disengage stick lock" to your pre-flight check list. Don't ask me how I know. Rick Martin
Chapter Patches
If you would like to get a chapter patch for your flight suit, favorite shirt, ball cap, or just whatever you want to stick it on, contact: Chapter 20; Rudy Graffeo at RLGraffeo@eatel.net Chapter 62; Danny Whitten at dannywhitten@embarqmail.com
CHAPTER SHIRTS
Chapter 62 has two styles of Tshirts available, if you are interested please contact Danny Whitten. He usually has these available for purchase at the meetings. They are $15 each
For Sale
EA81 and Two Place Frame. I dont have any info on it the motor is a 1.8 and I can turn it over by hand, feels like it has good compression. The prop is in good shape and so is the tail, it also comes with a pre-rotator. I have the plans that came with it but they are for a Bensen and I know its not a Bensen. I will take $1,800 or best offer. Jay - 832-978-2073 or email; mccauleyajay@yahoo.com.
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Classifieds are free, just email mike484@aol.com with the information. Classifieds are open to everyone in our region and is not limited to rotorcraft only. Selling a set of RAF 2000 wheels (15x6.00x6 1in axle) and brakes (mechanical-cable) good rubber. $150 + shipping or will trade for ? Jack - jjp77tex@yahoo.com
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RAF 2000
Subaru 2.2 Carbureted, 30Ft RAF Rotors, Built in 2006, Cabin Heat, Pitch and Roll Trim, Belt Driven Pre-Rotator, Carb Heat, Rotor Tach, Engine Tach, Altimeter to 20,000 Feet, Air Speed Indicator Contact: Thom Francis, email thomefran@netscape.net, phone 870-403-2888. Located in Gurdon Arkansas
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TRAINING
TEXAS OKLAHOMA
Henry Foster Trains at the Olney Airport in a Modified RAF, a SparrowHawk, and an Air Command hsf66@yahoo.com 214 692-0727
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