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Getting Ready for Dickson, TennesseeFor the past 10 years, one of the highlights of my year has been the annual sojourn to the Ercoupe Owners Club’s Fred & Dorothy Weick Annual Fly-In. With a combination of sheer luck and perhaps flying in questionable weather, I’ve managed to fly to all of them! I’ve had the fun of hosting three of them, but I must say it’s really fun when someone else is doing the work!

Each fly-in has given attendees a taste of the local environment around the convention airport. Whether it’s cheese curds in Wisconsin, oddly-made ice cream in Nebraska, folk music in Arkansas, throwed rolls in Missouri, it gives us a chance not only to gather and share experiences and kick tires, but to see some parts of the country we otherwise might not.

This year promises to be a memorable one. Dickson, Tennessee, lies about 40 miles west of Nashville, the country music capital of the world. And whether you are a country music fan or not, it’s a part of these United States that are well worth visiting!

So what can we expect from a fly-in in the heart of Tennessee?

The official lodging is a state park a few miles from the airport. The banquet will be there, too. It has beautiful views of the woods and is a restful place. But if you want to stay somewhere else, there are lots of options in Dickson!

We have special pricing on our trip into Nashville on Friday night to see the Grand Old Opry at the Gaylord theater. It looks expensive, but this, folks, is the major leagues when it comes to country music! If we can get downtown before the show, I’d love to eat at the Wildhorse Saloon!

We’re going to have the usual EOC stuff – technical seminar, member meeting, board meeting, tire kicking, story telling, problem solving, and so on. And there is a fly-

out to Tullahoma to visit the Beechcraft History Museum.

The banquet promises to be a lot of fun, as usual, with a guest speaker I think you’ll enjoy. Many of you know of his exploits, and were briefly introduced to him on the 75th Anniversary DVD. Let’s say we’ll be racing to hear him…

Please register as early as possible! It’s important for us to get a handle on numbers for ordering items and scheduling facilities. Some folks are working hard to put

this convention together and you can give us a hand by letting us know as early as possible that you’re coming!

See you in Dickson!

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Coupe CapersCoupe CapersVolume 46, No. 3Volume 46, No. 3 March 2017March 2017

March 2017 Coupe Capers 2

By Larry Snyder Coupe Capers Editor and Executive Director

It’s March! That means spring is almost here. The weather here in Arkansas has been unseasonably warm, but the winds and clouds have made flying difficult

I want to apologize to the membership for my lack of speed working on club issues. As I wrote a while back, we had a house fire at the end of October last year. The fire caused tremendous smoke and water damage to the house. ServPro came in and took away everything we own so the house could be empty for restoration and repair. I tried to take out all club related things and was largely successful, but I ended up storing some in my hangar, which is 30 miles away from the house, and some in my shop. Getting to stuff became a bit of a challenge, and remembering where it was became a big issue.

Last week marked the beginning of the end of our fire story, however it created even more stress for us. ServPro brought back our earthly belongings – furniture and more than 300 boxes! I had to do some construction my wife wanted and was not covered by insurance and it was critical it be completed before the mountain of boxes arrived.

We are still unpacking boxes, and will be doing that for the next two weeks or so. I am also building a new office just for the EOC, and once that is done I’ll be on top of it!

By the way, my Vonage phone has been in storage for all of this, so the best way to get to me is email!

Club Goings-On

Ever wish your spouse or child could be an EOC member but didn’t think it made sense to pay another $35 or $30 just to get an unneeded second copy of the newsletter? Now we have a family add-on membership that lets you sign up your spouse or child with the same mailing address for a mere $5. Now is a great time to do that, since non-members have to pay $10 more for registration for the national convention. Save $5!

Where Is Everybody?

Wow, this winter has been desolate from a Coupe Capers viewpoint! Where is everybody? I was so pleased we had a great run of contributions to the newsletter in 2016, but the past few months have been a little meager. Please tell us your stories! It doesn’t have to be War & Peace, just a

story in your own words of what you’ve been doing.

Navworx and the FAA

Rumor has it that Navworx is approaching an agreement with the FAA on certifying their low-cost ADS-B out solution. You may remember that folks were shocked a couple of months ago when the FAA suddenly pulled their approval of the unit because Navworx would not allow FAA inspectors to review their facilities.

EOC Administration – 870-376-0418. Or better, email [email protected].

EOC Membership – Lisa Zeevi – (530) MEMBERS (636-2377) 9 am to 2 pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This number accepts text messages, too. Other times try the Administration number if you can’t call during her normal hours.

Do you have a question or comment about the Ercoupe Owners Club? Is something bugging you? Do you have a really cool story to tell? Here is how to reach us:

Club Issues: [email protected] Membership Issues: [email protected] Web site issues: [email protected] Newsletter submissions: [email protected]

Ercoupe Owners

Club News

EOC Technical Support

Marvin DunlapPO Box 613 – Hamburg, MI 48139

810-923-0922 [email protected]

Lynn Nelsen, A&P1851 Hwy 630 W – Frostproof, FL 33843

[email protected]

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Welcome, New EOC Members!New EOC Members Jimmy Hamilton 2709 Shady Hill Ct. Grapevine, TX 76051 [email protected] James Paul 2512 Via Sanchez Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 [email protected] Chris Hoefly 9279 SE 110th ST RD Belleview, FL 34420 [email protected] John Ayres 6255 Lee Ann Dr Eureka, CA 95503 [email protected] Ron Hagerman 7772 Laurelwood Ln. La Palma, CA 90623 [email protected] Larry Hammil 275 Alexander Road Star City, AR 71667-9868 [email protected] Thomas Mosca 6977 Ark Road Gloucester, VA 23061 [email protected] Nathan Rosenblum 5 Windblown Court, Apt. 302 Baltimore, MD 21209 [email protected] Wolf Emonds 424 Airport Drive Cave Junction, OR 97523 [email protected]

Rebecca Luther 9808 Brooks Hall Place Richmond, VA 23238 [email protected] Andy Lancaster 101 Carmen Dr Red Oak, TX 75154 [email protected] Marvin Pitney 309 Westwood Dr Ironton, MO 63650 [email protected] Terrence Winnie 10521 Crains Creek Road Miamisburg, OH 45342 [email protected] Bernard Scott 15118 Arleta Circle Charlotte, NC 28277 [email protected] Steve Balla 2532 Green Canyon Rd Fallbrook, CA 92028 [email protected] Donald Hudson 106 Evans.Street Higbee, MO 65257 [email protected] New EOC Family Members Murray Sellers 190 Barnacle Cir Lexington, SC 29072 [email protected]

William Dubois Rio Dubois Debbie Dubois Lisa Bentson PO Box A, Las Vegas, NM 87701-2147 [email protected] EOC Life Members John R. Allen III 24331 Asbury Dr Denton, MD 21629-2222 [email protected] Jack Arthur 5246 SE 30th Street Des Moines, IA 50320 [email protected] Syd Cohen 705 Kent St. Wausau, WI 54403-6933 [email protected] Jimmie McMillan 4316 FM 2231 W Breckenridge, TX 76424-8321 [email protected] Andy Anderson PO Box 1020 Diamond City, AR 72630-1020 [email protected] Marc Broer 5285 NW 6th Dr. Des Moines, IA 50313-1713 [email protected] John Fehrman PO Box 53 Quincy, CA 95971-0053 [email protected]

Verses from Vernon (Gregory) We received this note from Vernon Gregory last January and are just getting around to printing it (sorry). The EOC is absolutely thrilled that Vernon has taken the Skyport inventory and name. For many of us Ercoupers, the world is not complete without a Skyport!

Vernon has personally helped me through a lot of problems as my Ercoupe underwent some extensive restoration. I think I’ve bought some 3 or 4 ailerons

from him. Don’t ask.

Anyway, here is what Vernon wrote:

Skyport had Great December. Thanks to all our members for their orders and support. We are averaging 95% ship rate. We have moved 100% of new parts and maybe 50% used. Kurt and Mike have rolled out the red carpet every trip up providing lots of help loading and answering questions I would like to thank them.


Thinking about flying to Sun N' Fun?

Why not fly in as a group?

Make your plans now!

You’re invited to join us anywhere along the way.

I'm planning to leave Wausau, WI on the morning of Saturday, April 1, with a fuel stop in Bolingbrooks, IL, fuel & lunch stop with Ercouper Tim Fox in Smith Field, Fort

Wayne, IN, (Tim joins us there) and fuel stop and overnight in Middletown, OH, weather permitting.

We leave Middletown Sunday, and fly to Morristown, TN fuel and land at Cannon Creek Airpark, FL to stay overnight with Ercouper

Col. John Barber. You can contact him at [email protected] or 386-438-5880.

Monday we'll fly to Williston, FL for fuel, and then into Sun N' Fun as a group!

If we land together we can park together.

Call my cell phone at 715-573-7063 to find out where we are.

Ercoupe Forum Thursday, April 6, 11 am

Ercoupe Dinner Thursday evening 6 pm at the Golden Corral.

We plan to fly north up the east coast to the Kittyhawk Monument and then northwest to Dayton, OH to tour the U.S. Airforce Museum before heading west to Wisconsin.

Syd Cohen Region 5 Director, EOC

Wausau, WI [email protected]

So Where Do You Like to Eat? Let’s face it, many of us live to fly and fly to eat! Yes, the $100 dollar hamburger is just the start – pilots know where all the great places are within about 200 miles of your home base.

How about starting a list of places worth flying to?

I’m going to start out with my list of favorites.

1. Lambert’s Café, Sikeston, Missouri (KSIK). When you announce you’re landing at Sikeston, most times the FBO will ask if you’re going to Lambert’s. If you want, he’ll call them and van will be there to take you there. homemade food, always crowded, but pilots get to go in the exit and get the next table! They only take cash or check, no cards.

And they throw the rolls at you!

2. Gus’s World Famous Spicy Fried Chicken, Memphis, Dewitt Spain (M01). You can take the crew car from this airport right on the Mississippi and get some great chicken. It’s only a 5-minute drive from the airport.

3. Arthur Bryant’s BBQ, Kansas City Downtown (KMKC). The tower folks are great and a GA terminal and cheap self-serve fuel are on the west side of the airport. Atlantic may loan you a courtesy car, but if not, a Uber ride is about $12. Best KC BBQ!

Now I’m waiting to hear from you! I’ll have more next month.


Arizona WingDing Set for April 21-23 The Arizona WingDing is scheduled for April 21-23, 2017, at Lake Havasu City. Headquarters will be at Fairway, as in the past. Pool Party Friday night there, bring your swimsuits, as they have a pool and spa.

Planes will be judged Saturday morning, anyone interested in being a judge, please contact Henry Pane at 702-273-0273. There will be a Safety Seminar at 0900 at the FBO - Desert Skies Executive Air. I am enclosing a flyer for Desert Skies for lowering the price of gas, please read. Thank you. Please talk to me regarding tiedown fees, as I have spoken to Airport Manager Steve Johnston.

Our Awards Banquet will be held at College Street Brewhouse Saturday, starting at 5pm, cash bar, open menu and you pay.

Fred and I will be leaving Phoenix Thursday morning for LHC. Please call if you need a ride from airport to motel: Jo An 623-853-5719, Fred's 623-853-5655.

Arizona Coupers, please be sure to bring a little extra to drink and dessert or salad to the Pool Party. The Club will supply the main course. Door prizes will be appreciated and any items for the auction. Do I have an auctioneer?

Hopefully I covered everything, if not please call, text, or phone. Jo An is currently working Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. If you contact her during those days, she will call asap.


Tug on This – Reactions to Towing an Ercoupe Last month we published a story about severe damage inflicted on an Ercoupe by being oversteered with a powered tug. This was a warning to all Coupers – many line people simply do not know about the limitations on the nose wheel, and think that all airplanes work like Cessnas – the nose wheel can be severely oversteered without damage. When Mooney and Ercoupe owners see a tug coming our way, we break into a sweat! We received these responses – editor.

Excellent article on Tug Towing. One of the big reasons of owning an Ercoupe is because they are so light and easy to tow by hand. On tarmac IF the tires are at the proper pressures, they can be handled by a small woman.

General rule - power tow in a fairly straight line. No sharp turning allowed.

I sure wish common sense was more common.

Cheers John Phillips 415C sn 4375

I read Larry Snyder’s article about tug towing and thought it was pretty good. I thought I would add my two bits. Prior to coming to Univair, I was a ramp rat (lineman) at Denver Beechcraft and towed a lot of aircraft, both big and little. I got pretty salty at stacking a hanger and prided myself at being able to put an airplane exactly where I wanted it.

Some aircraft like the Learjet, you can spin the nose wheel completely around. The Mooney M-20 series has very tight turning limits. All of your smaller Beechcraft models like the Bonanza and Baron series had tow pins that would shear if the turn limits were exceeded. Most every aircraft with turning limits has red vertical lines painted on the nose gear strut. More often these lines would be on the steering collar which would be the most likely damaged or broken item if turning limits were exceeded.

Since linemen tow a bunch of aircraft, they are used to seeing these painted turn limits. Generally the absence of these marked tow limits is an indication that there is no limitation in how far you can turn the airplane left or right.

In my two years of towing aircraft, I never towed an Ercoupe. They mostly would avoid the Class B airspace and attendant landing fees at the old Denver Stapleton

Airport. I fueled a couple of them, but that was about it.

Even if you fly into an airport in Podunk, Kansas. Good FBOs will try to get your aircraft inside if they have hangar space and a nasty storm is brewing out to the west. Even these good intentioned people could screw up your nose gear.

It might be worth your while to move the wheel to the limits of its turning and mark some red vertical line about ¼” wide and about 1 to 1 ½” long. This little item could save you a big headache and some money down the road.

Regards,

Michael D. Sellers Assistant to the President Univair Aircraft Corporation Aurora, Colorado 888-433-5433 303-375-8882 (International)

COUPE CAPERS Coupe Capers (ISSN 10604758), Copyright © 2017 by the Ercoupe Owners Club, is published monthly by the Ercoupe Owners Club, 1444 Saint James Rd, Mountain View, AR 72560-7751, twelve times per year. Business and Editorial Offices: 1444 Saint James Rd, Mountain View, AR 72560-7751, Accounting and Circulation Offices: Ercoupe Owners Club, 1444 Saint James Rd, Mountain View, AR, 72560-7751. Call 530-MEMBERS (636-2377) to subscribe. Application to mail at Periodicals postage prices is pending at Mountain View, Arkansas and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to EOC, PO Box 220, Pleasant Grove, AR 72567. Executive Director: Larry E. Snyder 1444 Saint James Rd, Mountain View, AR 72560 870-376-0418 [email protected] Editor: Coupe Capers P.O. Box 220, Pleasant Grove, AR 72567 870-376-0418 [email protected] Membership (new members, address changes): Lisa Zeevi 212 Breakaway Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613 530-MEMBERS (636-2377) [email protected] Coupe Capers Ads Deadline: 10th of month preceding Copyright © 2017: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form except as expressly permitted by the publisher. Requests should be directed to the Executive Director. Electronic membership dues are $30.00 and U.S. Postal Mail membership dues are $35.00, of which $33.00 is a subscription to Coupe Capers. Add $5.00 per year for subscriptions outside the U.S. All funds in U.S. dollars. DISCLAIMER: This newsletter contains material contributed by members of the Ercoupe Owners Club, or reprinted from other sources. The information constitutes the advice and opinion of the contributor and does not necessarily have the approval of the FAA or the EOC. The Federal Air Regulations part 91 places primary responsibility for ensuring the airworthy condition of the aircraft on the owner and or operator. Any person who maintains, modifies or otherwise changes an aircraft must do so in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and applicable FAA regulations. The Ercoupe Owners Club shall not be held responsible for the actions of members or readers.


Some Ercoupe Photos…

Carl was a long time EOC member and organized the Bowling Green Convention and helped create the Ercoupe Fred Weick Archives at Bowling Green Univerity. These archives contain a wealth of information about our Ercoupes, and older copies of the Coupe Capers. You can see the value of his work at https://lib.bgsu.edu/finding_aids/items/show/1160


Ercoupe Parts Precision Services has purchased Skyport.

Our new name will be

Skyport Aviation A division of Precision Services, Inc.

409 Sweet Pea Lane, Swansea, SC 29160 803-360-2061 [email protected]

Major Credit Cards Accepted, 45-day money back guarantee

Parting out over 100 1941-1967 Ercoupes, Forneys and Alons.

Largest used inventory anywhere Ercoupe STCs and STC kits from Alpha Aviation

Manuals, both owner and maintenance Check out our web site:

www.usedercoupeparts.com Wanted: Ercoupe parts, projects, basket cases,

or salvage *Purchaser is liable for determining

airworthiness. All used parts from damaged aircraft are sold as-is.


Members’ Ads Buy, Sell, Trade

For Sale – 1959 Forney F1 Ser.#5680, TT2461 hrs, last annual 2456 hrs (8/29/16), 1. 78/80 2. 76/80 3.76/80 4.76/80, C90 12F, New ECI Titan Cylinder Assemblies at 2193 hrs (8/22/03), control mast rebuilt by John Wright Jr. (7/13/11), Becker 360 Com., Alpha 200B nav/com (still legal), Sporty's handheld, pair of Dave Clarks, KT76A transponder, leakproof tubes and 45 degree stems in tires, new battery, IFLY 720 Adventure Moving MAP GPS, logs and documents, runs and flies nice, some bare paint on wing tips, same owner since 5/83, hangared at MGG, Maple Lake, MN [email protected]. 763.295.2118 $21,000 For Sale – 4 chrome valve covers $50; major overhaul

gasket set for a c- 65, c-85, C90 or O-200; front seal bearing for a flanged crankshaft. I paid $125; I'll let it go for

$115 and I'll pay the shipping from Detroit too. Call 248-330 -9551 Pilot Paul n87312 For Sale – ’46-’47 (built end of ’46 & paperwork has both dates), 415c/415CD (paperwork has both types), asking $21,500. Purchased in 2009, restoration completed 2014, except for about 3 hrs of labor to include the luggage area & installing new radio in the dash. Parked in steel closed hangar in Evansville IN, 3EV Skylane Airport. Plane has rudder pedals, fabric wings, slick mags, Cleveland wheels, new glass all around, continental C8512. 1.5 hrs run time on engine. Would make a great trainer. Contact Fred Williams at 812-424-7428. For Sale – 67 Alon A2 Aircoupe N95CV; C-90-16F engine; factory rudder pedals; TT airframe & engine 1701 hrs; 266 hrs STOH (new Continental cylinders, pistons, rings, etc.); 60 amp alt.; Slick mags (rebuilt APR15); oil tank heater; fire hose throughout engine compartment; spin-on oil filter; 30 gallon wing tank system; shoulder harnesses w inertia reels; Horizon Instruments electronic tachometer; King KY 97A COM; NARCO AT50A transponder; 121.5 MHz ELT; Flight Com 403 intercom; two place PPT; Whelen strobes; Brittain self-leveler; amp/volt meter; EGT; fire extinguisher; all ADs complied with; MAR16 annual; Bruce canopy cover; $27,000.00; [email protected]. Wanted – Classic Ercoupe with rudder pedals, and a minimal six-pack of instruments. Wanted immediately. Jim Phillips 937-669-0124 Personal ads are free to all members of the Ercoupe Owners Club. NO COMMERCIAL ADS PLEASE! The cost to non-members is $5.00 per month in advance. Repeat ads must be sent in each month. NO PHONE ADS! Ads must be received by 10th of month preceding next month's publication. Send ads to: [email protected]

Keeping Your Engine Fair and Balanced By Fred Beem

I own Ercoupe N94423, which I just bought last March. There are a lot of things that I have found wrong with it, which is normal, I guess, when it hasn’t been flown much in the last 10 years. But anyhow there seemed to be an extra amount of vibration from the engine when I was flying. So I pulled the prop and checked it for balance and it was fine. I got to looking in Trade-A-Plane and I found an ad from Balance Masters indicating they had a balancer they made for Lycoming and Rotax engines. So I called them about putting one on my C85, they said that they did not have one to fit it but they had an 8-inch flat prop balancer.

This a unit that is a flat plate 8 inch in diameter with tubing around the outer edge filled with mercury and some kind of oil, I think, with a hole in the middle. I bought one, then I

had the holes put in the plate to match the flange and installed it behind the spinner plate, put the prop and spinner back on. When I ran the engine I did notice a lot of the vibration was gone. This unit helps balance the engine and prop; there is still vibration but not like what it was before...

I asked Balance Masters about if there was an STC for putting these units on certified aircraft and they said that they were working with the FAA and so far nothing has happened. But for now it was for experimental and ultralight aircraft.

I am not an engineer, but I do know that the truckers have been using this kind of unit on their wheels for years and have gotten 50% more life out of their tires. Just think what it could do for the life of an aircraft engine. Anyhow I am going to leave it on my Ercoupe for now until someone tells me I have to take it off.

The web site is www.balancemasters.com.

As usual, the homebuilt and ultralight worlds are ahead of certified aircraft when it comes to new advances. I have no idea what the presence of one of these on an Ercoupe would mean legally – all comments welcome! - Editor


Ercoupes May Be Gone, but Never Forgotten! Just noticed your club on the web.

66 years ago, when I was 17 at Bradley Field, Boise, Idaho during summer vacation from Lowell High School in San Francisco, I first soloed in an Ercoupe and then in a Luscombe 8A in 1950. By 1953 I had my Pilots License and never flew again.

Bradley Field near Boise was a public field but used primarily by my family to transport men and supplies into

our mines at Stibnite, ID and Patterson, ID. All of this was long gone by 1959. We also had a "Skytel" where pilots could stay over night at our motel. There was also a restaurant, hanger, tie downs and gas pumps. I worked a "gas boy" at Bradley Field and then in the mines during the summer.

I am now 83 and still hanging in there, but have fond memories of my Ercoupe days.

Best Wishes, Rick Bradley, now Realtor/Attorney, Coldwell Banker, Roseville, CA


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2017 Coupe Mechanics - A&P/IA These are mechanics who either own a coupe or are familiar with them. EOC Members: AL AP Percy Wood, 3893 S County Rd 20, Ozark, AL 36360 334-654-4126 [email protected] AR AP Mathew Adamson, 1423 Lingo Rd, Lonoke, AR 72086 501-676-1746 AZ AP/IA Henry Pane, Desert Aero Services, Ak-Chin Airport, Maricopa, AZ 702-273-0273 [email protected] CO AP Donald Coleman, 1870 10 Rd, Mack, CO 81525 720-635-4194 [email protected] FL AP/IA Lynn Nelsen, 1851 Hwy 630 W, Frostproof, FL 33843 863-635-7916 [email protected] GA AP Jim Greer, 5257 Bowman Springs Trail, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 678-371-7225 IA AP/IA Jay Schumann, 10 1st St SE, Hampton, IA 50441 641-456-9000 [email protected] IL AP/IA Bob Kachergius, 13221 Windward Trl, Orland Park, IL 60462 708-267-7111 [email protected] AP/IA/DME Edward Meyer, 216 Sunshine Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60490 630-251-3959 [email protected] IN AP/IA Arthur Patrum, 10340 W County Road 1000 N, Stilesville, IN, 46180 317-996-4068 [email protected] MN AP/IA Frank Ahlman, 3900 Wells Lake Way, Faribault, MN 55021 507-330-1253 [email protected] AP/IA Ted Kiebke, 22484 Nelson Rd, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 218-234-1172 [email protected] AP/IA Carl Ziegler, PO Box 594, Hugo, MN 55038 651-982-2972 [email protected] MO AP/IA George Burns, 252 Oaknoll Rd, Sparta, MO 65753-9482 417-300-5930 NC AP/IA John Corbett, 146 Propeller Pt NE, Leland, NC 28451 910-655-5755 [email protected] AP/IA Joseph Jadwick, 611 Goalkick Dr, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 443-802-3243 [email protected] NV AP Willie Topken, 6965 Cox Rd, Fallon, NV 89406 775-867-3069 H, 775-338-5717 C [email protected] AP/IA/CFII Bart Welsh, 539 Upper Colony Rd, Wellington, NV 89444 775-790-3253 [email protected] OH AP/IA Harold Singrey, HES Aero Service, 8778 Old Salt Rd, Williamsfield, OH 44093 440-293-8200 [email protected] TN AP Randy Hirsch, 399 Tallent Rd, McDonald, TN 37353 865-386-5969 [email protected] AP/IA James Summers, 402 Forbes St, Kingsport, TN 37665-2147 423-384-7865 [email protected] TX AP/IA Air Professionals, 17416 Airfield Ln, Pearland, TX 77581 713-569-3023 www.airprofessionals.biz AP/IA Wilburn Tackett, 3612 Dahlia Dr, Grand Prairie, TX 75052 214-956-4900 W, 972-263-4928 H [email protected] WA AP/CFI Richard Pingrey, PO Box 130, Selah, WA 98942 [email protected] WI AP Tim Geldermann, W246n6629 Pewaukee Rd, Sussex, WI 53089 414-588-6542 [email protected] Non-Members: AZ AP/IA Paul Anton, PO Box 246, Salome, AZ 85348 928-859-3401 [email protected] AP/IA Tom Cook, 7339 E Wilshire Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 480-946-1506 [email protected] AP/IA/CFI Parrish Traweek, PO Box 846, San Manuel, AZ 85631 520-664-4812 [email protected] AP/IA Scott Farris, 6230 S. Airfield Rd., Tucson, AZ 85735 520-235-3491 [email protected] CA AP/IA Bobby’s Aero Services, 1641 Sessums Dr, Redlands, CA 92374 909-534-7675 [email protected] AP/IA/CFI John Hammerstrand, Gillespie Field, El Cajon, CA 619-922-1537 [email protected] AP/IA Kurt Norton, Corona, CA 951-529-9983 AP/IA/CFI Tim Quinn 12653 Osborne St. #2, Pacoma, CA 91331 818-422-7185 AP Arnie Rubenstein, PO Box 1664, Grass Valley, CA 95945 530-277-6465 [email protected] GA GA AP Garrett Cobb, Pickens Co Airport-KJZP, GA 404-509-1559 [email protected] IL AP/IA/CFI Ted Lambasio, TWL Aviation, 201 E Birch St, Canton, IL 61520 309-338-5674 Ercoupe Annuals KS AP Doug Hereford, 13031 Harvest Ln, Kansas City, KS 66109 913-461-6038 MA AP/IA Ed Urbanowski, 121 Greenland Rd, Sterling, MA 508-344-8930 [email protected] ME AP/IA Ray Steinmeyer, 2165 West River Road, Sidney, ME 04330 207-441-2397 [email protected] MN AP Greg Mavencamp, Maple Lake Airport-MGG, Maple Lake, MN MO AP/IA Bob/Travis Pritchett, Rolla, MO and Cuba, MO 573-578-5108 NC AP/IA Tom Malechuk, Guardian Aviation, 110 Aviation Dr, Siler City, NC 27344 919-663-3503 [email protected] AP/IA Scottie Rogers, Rogers Aircraft Service-FAY, Hanger Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28306

910-323-1245 NM AP Darin Applebay, 9412 Gutierrez Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 NY AP John McCarty, 2638 School St, Varysburg, NY 14167 585-535-7709 [email protected] OH AP/IA Burl Fife, Madison Aviation Service, 1281 US 40 SW Hanger 3, London, OH 43140 614-975-8671 [email protected] AP Jeff Guy, 5300 Beard Rd, Sunbury, OH 740-524-4722 [email protected] AP/IA Derk Kingrey, 8735 Baltimore Phillipsburg Rd, Brookville, OH 45309 937-573-9475 OK AP/IA Mike Hall, 30736 E. CR 1470 - Scott Field, Mangum OK 73554 AP Michael Homic, 6804 Applewood Dr, Edmond, OK 73034 405-928-3277 [email protected] AP Mitchell Williams, 2376 Beechcraft Rd, Chickasha, OK 73018 405-224-8359 [email protected] TX AP/IA Mark Ardizzone, Aeromark Inc, 10015 Vought Ln, McKinney 75071 Aero Co Apt-T31 972-346-2026 AP/CFI Leon Wilburn, 42 Tripacer Ln, Hilltop Lakes, TX 77871 214-437-5878 [email protected] WI AP/CFI/DPE Thomas Cordell, N7063 County Road ES, Elkhorn, WI 5311 262-642-7126 AP/IA Tom Cunningham, TC’s Air Care, Baraboo-Wisconsin Airport, S3440 County Rd BD, Hangar 839, Baraboo, WI 53913 608-355-0850 AP Tom Guntly, 62C, Franksville, WI 262-895-2948 WV AP/IA Larry Stahl, HC 33 Box 56, Petersburg WV 26847 304-257-4435 [email protected]

2017 Ercoupe CFIs This list is instructors who know the Coupe’s characteristics. Below are the CFI’s that have been recommended or who have volunteered to be listed. If you have a name to add, please send it in. EOC Members: CO CFI Leonard Sinclair, PO Box 368, Gypsum, CO 81637 970-688-4178 [email protected] FL CFI Michael Yocum, 448 N Pine Meadow Dr, Debary, FL 32713 386-624-4011 [email protected] ID CFI Douglas McFall, 91 W 600 S, Jerome, ID 83338 208-324-0011 [email protected] IL CFII John Komnick, 18492 Quiver Beach Rd, Havana, IL 309-338-5622 [email protected] MD CFI Jon Buck, 6930 Sykesville Rd, Sykesville, MD 21784 410-353-4926 [email protected] MN CFII Frank Ahlman, 3900 Wells Lake Way, Faribault, MN 55021 507-330-1253 [email protected] NC CFI Tom Rudisill, 107 Hanover Pl, Cary, NC 27511 919-740-6083 C, 919-467-6601 H [email protected] NJ CFII Glen Davis, 802 Hudson St, Hoboken, NJ 07030 201-656-5428 [email protected] NM CFI Larry Salganek, Fantasy Flight, 3662 Cerrillos Rd Ste 3, Sante Fe, NM 87507 505-471-4151 [email protected] NV CFII/AP/IA Bart Welsh, 539 Upper Colony Rd, Wellington, NV 89444 775-790-3253 [email protected] SD CFI Ernie Clark, 1109 King St., Spearfish, SD 57783 (light sport & tailwheel) 605-642-3642 TN CFI Donald Schultz, Hawkins County Airport-RVN, Rogersville, TN (light sport) 423-578-4981 [email protected] TX CFI Mike Hardin, 5 Silent Wings Dr, Terrell, TX 75160 903-253-2539 [email protected] WA CFI Thomas Hird, PO Box 2770, Yelm, WA 98597-2770 360-400-2480 [email protected] WI CFI/AP Richard Pingrey, PO Box 130, Selah, WA 98942 [email protected] Non-Members: AZ CFI/AP/IA Parrish Traweek, PO Box 846, San Manuel, AZ 85631 520-664-4812 [email protected] CFI Andy Estes, Ddesert Aero, Ak-Chin Airport, Maricopa, AZ 520-431-6844 [email protected] CA CFI /AP/IA John Hammerstrand, Gillespie Field, El Cajon, CA 619-922-1537 [email protected] AP/IA/CFI Tim Quinn 12653 Osborne St. #2, Pacoma, CA 91331 818-422-7185 IL CFI/AP/IA Ted Lambasio, TWL Aviation, 201 E Birch St, Canton, IL 61520 309-338-5674 Ercoupe for rent - LSA, Private, Commercial Instruction MA CFI Ed Urbanowski, 121 Greenland Rd, Sterling, MA 508-344-8930 [email protected] OR CFI/DE Wolf Edmonds, Illinois Valley Apt, Cave Junction, OR. 541-416-0600 TX CFI/AP Leon Wilburn, 42 Tripacer Ln, Hilltop Lakes, TX 77871 214-437-5878 [email protected] VA CFI James Stover, JLS Aviation, 3380 Shannon Airport Circle, Fredericksburg, VA 22408 540-809-9629 [email protected] VT CFI Sean O’Donnell, Jr., PO Box 281, Newbury, VT 05051 914-588-2574 C [email protected] WI CFI/AP/DPE Thomas Cordell, N7063 County Road ES, Elkhorn, WI 5311 262-642-7126


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EOC OFFICERS Executive Director Larry Snyder 1444 Saint James Rd, Mountain View, AR 72560 870-376-0418 [email protected] Board Chairman: John R. Allen III 24331 Asbury Dr, Denton, MD 21629 443-786-6468 or [email protected] Secretary: Ruth Dunlap PO Box 613, Hamburg, MI 48139 810-923-3110 [email protected] Club Legal Advisor: Russ Jensen 2221 Youngman Ave Apt 304 Saint Paul, MN 55116 651-645-8100 [email protected] Newsletter Editor: Larry Snyder 1444 Saint James Rd Mountain View, AR 72560 870-376-0418 [email protected] Membership Secretary: Lisa Zeevi 212 Breakaway Rd, Cedar Park, TX 78613 (530) MEMBERS (636-2377) [email protected] Webmaster: Josef Zeevi [email protected] EOC FLY IN COORDINATORS National Fly-in Coordinator: Larry Snyder 1444 Saint James Rd Mountain View, AR 72560 870-376-0418 [email protected] Sun ‘n Fun Fly-in Coordinator: John Brier, FL/ME 813-662-1268 [email protected] EAA AirVenture Fly-in Coordinator: Syd Cohen, WI 715-573-7063 syd [email protected] EOC DIRECTORS Region 1: (CT,MA,ME,NH,NY,RI,VT) John Brier 81 Pinewoods Trail, Oakland, ME 04963 207-465-3685 [email protected] Leroy Muise 1904 Bayside Rd, Trenton, ME 04605 207-664-8043 [email protected]

Region 2: (CANADA) Cathy Boyko - 2017 RR #9, 924 Bains Rd Dunnville, Ontario N1A 2W8 905-447-8360 [email protected] Region 3: (OR,WA,AK) Chuck Rosenfeld - 2016 PO Box 3816, Sunriver, OR 97707 541-420-9141 [email protected] Region 4: (ID,MT,WY) Open Region 5: (MN,ND,SD,WI) Syd Cohen - 2016 705 Kent St, Wausau, WI 54403 715-573-7063 [email protected] Region 6: (DC,DE,MD,NJ,PA,WV) Gene Bunt - 2017 3434 Jefferson Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753-4874 732-600-6506 [email protected] Region 7: (CA) Les Slifkin - 2016 1316 Loganrita Ave Arcadia, CA 91006 626-358-5566 [email protected] Region 8: (AZ,CO (W Rockies), NV,UT,NM) 2017 Henry Pane – Interim 54366 W. Sioux Rd., Maricopa, AZ 85139 702-273-0273 [email protected] Region 9: (CO (E Rockies), IA,IL,KS,MO,NE) : Scott Morgan - 2016 58423 867 Rd, Allen, NE 68710 402-635-2465 [email protected] Region 10: (KY,NC,SC,TN,VA) Chris Schuldt - 2017 7613 River Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 703-928-5199 [email protected] Region 11: (AR,LA,OK,TX) Mike Hardin - 2016 5 Silent Wings Blvd., Terrell, TX 75160 903-253-2539 [email protected] Region 12: (AL,FL,GA,MS) Open Region 13: (IN,MI,OH) Marvin Dunlap - 2017 PO Box 613, Hamburg, MI 48139 810-923-0922 [email protected] Europe: Robert Rombouts Duinenweg 276 box 801 Middlekerke 8430, Belgium [email protected] Latin America: Daniel Arditi Av Hipoito Yrigoyen 572 Piso 15 Depto F Quilmes, CP1878 Buenos Aires, Argentina [email protected] EOC WING LEADERS AL - Belmer Junior Nix, 205 - 921-2767 AR - Andy Anderson, 870-436-4865 [email protected]

AZ - JoAn Cooper, 623-582-8876 [email protected] CA(N) - Maynard Smith, 530-637-5115 [email protected] CA(S) - Gary Dallugge 805-300-5349 [email protected] CO(E) - Len Madden, 303-373-1016 [email protected] [email protected] FL(N) - Brad Wood, 904-753-0830 [email protected] Cally Bestor, 904-261-3692 [email protected] FL(S) - Jack O’Brien, 727-560-2508 [email protected] IA - Marc Broer, IA 515-249-8511 [email protected] IL – Tom Murrell, 618-580-3552 [email protected] IN - Norm/Pattie Patrurn AP/IA 317-996-4068 [email protected] KS – Ron Black 316-755-3351 [email protected] MN - Russ Jensen, 651-645-8100 [email protected] Wilbur Eck, 763-295-2118 [email protected] MO - Open MT - Open NE - Scott Morgan, 402-635-2465 [email protected] NJ - George Bigge, 856-451-0251 [email protected] NM - Stephen Rokicki, 505-898-6383 [email protected] NV - Open OH - Kevin Gassert, 513-941-1488 [email protected] OK – Dave Lee, 405-808-2896 [email protected] OR - Dave Waltman, 541-598-6204 [email protected] SC – David Leigh 864-356-7407

[email protected] SD - Ron Madsen, SD 605-886-3058 [email protected] TX - Alton Boyett, 254-799-1449 [email protected] VA - Harry Francis, 540-268-2307 [email protected] WA - Jerry Kollmar, WA 509-830-3877 [email protected] WI - Arden Krueger, 715-842-9055 [email protected] WY - Bob Petersen, 307-332-4259 EUROPE UK - Mike Willis [email protected] FRANCE - Jean Flaceliere [email protected]

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