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Vol. 29, No. 10 Gaithersburg, MD (KGAI) October 2011 the law, learn to live with it, and see that ultimately our best and safest freedom is in compliance with the law. Boyle discovered that there are some observable regularities in nature. We too, can see that there are some good and necessary observables to honor in flying. Doing so, we all can enjoy our flying! We still might not like the proposed changes that we feel threaten our freedom in general aviation. May we bring a large-hearted perspective, a spirit that rises above the narrow view! There is nonetheless a freedom even in the most bound of persons! "Where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom." (2 Corinthians 3:17) And where we admit that spirit into our life and hobby, we too, find the ability to discern the good of the law and laws that support our craft. Amen. CHAPLAIN (LT COL) EDCO BAILEY, D.MIN, B.C.C.

In this issue
Chaplains corner ................................................................... 1 Fly-ins .................................................................................... 1 Aircraft rates .......................................................................... 1 Cardinal in the corn ............................................................... 2 Work hours ............................................................................ 4 Qaanaaq ................................................................................. 4 Work hours monitor ............................................................... 6 Your flying account ............................................................... 6 Crew chiefs ............................................................................ 6 Address for checks ................................................................. 6 Funny stuff............................................................................. 7

Chaplains corner
FREEDOM AND THE LAW From whence cometh the Law? In 1662, Robert Boyle discovered by study and observation of nature that the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure. He did not create law. He discovered this observable regularity. Boyle's estate figured heavily in the establishing of my alma mater, the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. I have recently discovered that since Cecilia has been away on extended vacation in Bogot, Colombia, for 45 days, that I can do pretty much as I please. I sleep in any of five bedrooms, eat or don't eat as I please, go wherever I wish whenever I wish and report to no one ah, except to her watchful a.m. and p.m. eye daily on Skype. I get no time to "miss" her! Big brother? No, webcammed Mommy! Have you noticed that at heart we are too easily inclined to dislike law? Our first feeling is that law compromises our freedom. It takes but meager thought and reflection to check this feeling. While I am at home alone, there is no one to bother me, or for me to have to consider. So soon as another person shares the home space, we need to discuss and plan and set expectations for our common routines. Law! My ideal of ultimate freedom as a child was the airplane flying overhead from I-did-not-knowwhere, or how, to what destination it never occurred to me to be concerned about. It was just free as it passed overhead, having overcome the bonds of gravity. But really, there was only the appearance of freedom. I knew nothing at that time about FARs and AIM. We are bound by law in our hobby. And its a good thing. Too many others are in the flight space. And so the task for us is to learn to love

Fly-ins
2930 October for Wright Patterson Air Force Museum. Need to get on board if room still available. May be fully subscribed. November yet to be determined, but something like Latrobe brunch or Nemacolin lunch. Holly Run to Tangier Island coming up in December, meet at W29 on Sat 3 December with a snow/rain date of 10 December. Mark your calendars! For January, you know I am thinking Bryce again. Let me know. JOE STUBBLEFIELD

Lets go fly!
Has it been a while since you have flown? Would you like to get current, take a flight review, or get checked out in a different plane? Do we have a deal for you! Two of our club CFI/IIs have volunteered their time for Saturday 22 October to be at the airport all day and provide instruction and checkouts. As an added incentive, the Club is offering a 20% discount on flights taken on Saturday with these instructors if the purpose is to become club current, complete a flight review or be checked out in an aircraft. Even if it has been a long time since you have flown (6 months or more) and you need some encouragement and

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Vol. 29, No. 10 Gaithersburg, MD (KGAI) October 2011 confidence we will provide the discounted flying time and an instructor. Gashaw Mengistu or Steve Frahm will be your instructors for the flight. They have graciously volunteered (Gashaw originally came up with the idea) their time and talent. Please contact either Piotr Kulczakowicz or Doug Holly to schedule a slot. If you are unable to make it on the 22nd but are still interested, Bob Gawler has also offered to provide instruction/flight reviews and the same deal for a 20% discount on the flying time applies. This is a limited time offer to give our members encouragement and access to flying. Reservations need to be made by Monday the 17th so we can schedule the planes. We have had some beautiful flying weather and November should provide plenty more. If you have not flown much take advantage of this so you can enjoy those pilot privileges you worked so hard to earn. DOUG HOLLY lands Eastern Shore. So early one weekday morning my grandson Frankie, a certain Designated Pilot Examiner (who shall remain nameless), and I again took off in the Cardinal for a day trip east of the Bay. I flew the first few legs, first stopping at Cambridge (CGE), then on to Marylands southernmost public-use airport, Crisfield (W41), being sure to stay under R-4006, the Restricted Airspace east of Pax River. W41 is somewhat unique in that it has a 2,500 paved runway, and a 3,280 turf runway. Upon landing, we were cheerfully greeted by a lady who liked to chat. (I dont think they get too many strangers at W41.) After getting our passports stamped, we decided to take advantage of the winds favoring runway 6, the turf runway. Besides, my crosswind landing on runway 32 pretty much stunk! Although Frankie thought it was good, Im pretty sure the UnThis newsletter is published monthly by the Congressional Flying Club, Inc., and Montgomery Senior Squadron #18073, CAP. Unsigned articles represent the opinion of the editors, who are solely responsible for their content. Contents copyright 2011 Congressional Flying Club, Inc.; Montgomery Senior Squadron #18073, CAP; and individual authors. Meetings: Every Tuesday at 2000 at the CAP Trailer, Montgomery County Airport (KGAI), Gaithersburg, MD Physical address: Box 4, 7940-I Airpark Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Aircraft rates
Following are our aircraft hourly rates as of 1 September 2011.
Aircraft N5244N N20300 N5135R N739BA Rate $138 $121 $103 $106

Flying Club Board of Directors

President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Members at Large Bob Hawkins Piotr Kulczakowicz Billy Barber Dick Strock Bill Barber, Steve Bushby, Greg Castello, Doug Holly, Piotr Kulczakowicz, John Strong Edco Bailey Dan Golas Dick Strock, Bryan Absher Judy Bradt Bill Pechnik Bill Hughes Andy Mullen Mark Gladstone Mike Regen TBD

Unless otherwise noted, rates are per tach hour, wet. BOB HAWKINS

Cardinal in the corn

[Editors note: This is kind of a sequel to last months piece Maryland by Air.] In early July, Bill Hughes and I began our pursuit of the Coveted Leather Flight Jacket being awarded to those who achieve the Ace Level of the Explore Maryland by Air program. We grabbed the Cardinal and headed for Western Maryland, getting our passports stamped at Garrett County (2G4), Cumberland (CBE), Mexico Farms (1W3), and Hagerstown (HGR). After a small diversion (called AirVenture) in late July, I resumed pursuit of the CLFJ in mid-August. This time the target airports were those on Mary-

Flying Club Administration

Chaplain Scheduling Flying Accounts Work Hours Program Mtnce Advisor Mtnce Coordinator Flight Proficiency Board Chairman Public Relations Commander Deputy Commander

CAP Squadron Administration

Newsletter
Editors and Production Andy Smith, Sandy Gilmour Mailing/Distribution Dan Golas

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Vol. 29, No. 10 Gaithersburg, MD (KGAI) October 2011 named DPEs assessment was very similar to mine. So we back-taxi runway 6, again managing to avoid cornfields, front yards, and cow pastures (see last months story, Maryland by air). Using all my learned soft-field skills full up elevator, no stopping, raise nose, maintain ground effect we took off. Not too bad, except my forward push on the elevator to stay in ground effect was a little aggressive for the Cardinal, and I let one wing drop, which scared the crap out of me. The Unnamed DPE just sat there stone-faced those guys must have nerves of steel! That Cardinal climbs like a pig, but Frankie thought the whole turf takeoff thing was cool. Next stop is Ocean City (OXB), but not before we find the home of the UDPEs daughter near Snow Hill, circle it a few times, and take some photos. We do a quick turn at OXB, getting our passports stamped, and switching pilots. No, not Frankie the UDPE would fly the next few legs. Before takeoff, the UDPE checks in with his daughter, and discovers that she is just passing by Salisbury Airport (SBY), our next stop, just 18nm to the west. Except for a little disagreement among the local pilots over which runway should be used (sound familiar?), we get airborne. After takeoff, we give Frankie a little tour of the beach. At least thats the story. I think it was the UDPE who wanted to check out the beach inhabitants. The trip to SBY was uneventful, except the taxi to parking took longer than the trip from OXB. We meet up with the UDPEs daughter, share the aerial photos taken a few minutes earlier, get our passports stamped, and head out. Next stop is Bennett (1N5), an invisible turf field just 7nm northwest of SBY, and still within their Class D airspace. We depart runway 5, about a 300 taxi from parking, and are told to report Bennett in sight. We follow the magenta line all the way, straining our eyes to find 1N5. Finally, I spot what looks like a hangar, then a long, straight light-green turf runway carved out of the surrounding cornfields. Then I spot a bright yellow airplane sitting beside the hangar. Yep, thats got to be Bennett just north of US50 and its the only field in the area thats charted. Besides, the magenta line says its right there! We report Bennett in sight and circle around for downwind and base legs. As we turn final, Im thinking, Boy, this is really challenging for a public-use airport. Im glad the UDPE is flying. As we begin the roundout and flare, both the UDPE and I burst out laughing. That corn is awfully close to the wingtips. As we slow and prepare to back-taxi, I exclaim, The right wingtip is in the corn! The response from the UDPE is, amid laughter, I know! Frankie thinks its cool. We execute the turn, topping some more corn in the process. We get to the taxiway and turn right toward the hangar. It turns out the taxiway is wider than the runway, and we manage to turn around this time without taking down any more corn.

Looking for "Kernel" Bogie As we depart the plane, passports in hand, a fellow comes strolling out of the hangar to greet us. The UDPE says, Were here to get our passports stamped. The response from Tim was a blank stare. The UDPE says, This isnt Bennett, is it? Nope, says Tim. Frankie thinks its cool. Tim points to a tree line about mile away and says Bennett is over there. Tim says it happens all the time he said one lady secured her plane then wanted to rent a car. The yellow plane is a crop duster. A second one is in the hangar. Tim likes to talk I dont think he gets too many visitors. He explains how to get to Bennett: take off on runway 34 (theyre actually numbered), turn left base, extend your downwind past that cell tower (pointing), turn left and youre on a left base for Bennetts runway 26.

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Vol. 29, No. 10 Gaithersburg, MD (KGAI) October 2011 protein than pancakes. He says he doesnt like eggs, but I point out that he ate them practically every morning at Oshkosh. His response Thats the only thing you had. Frankie picks up some memorabilia at the pilot shop. We switch seats again and depart ESN for home. This was a great day trip. The UDPE finished obtaining all 36 stamps from Marylands public-use airports, which he needed to qualify for the CLFJ. I got in some additional soft-field operations, and we all received some practice identifying turf fields. We even inaugurated Tims 11MD as the 37th public-use airport in Maryland. If you decide to visit, wait until after the corn harvest. Tim's on a chart We thank Tim for his hospitality, back-taxi 34, avoiding the corn this time, and take off for Bennett. Note: I found Tims, 11MD in ForeFlights database. It lists the runway as being 75 wide, but that must be after the corn harvest. We take off, turn left, then left again for an extended downwind, all the while looking for Bennett. Neither the UDPE nor I can find it. Frankie says, I see it, its over there. Where? Over THERE!, pointing out the left window. (In Frankies excitement, he forgot what he learned on our way to Oshkosh using the clock face to point out other traffic or landmarks.) We finally arrive at Bennett, sans the cornfield. The place is deserted, so we find the stamp for our passports, marvel at the state-of-the-art, Dcell-powered beacon, and take a few photos. Next stop, Ridgely (RJD), 35nm north. By this time Frankie is getting hungry, but we press on. RJD has a nice long paved runway, self-serve fuel, and active parachute operations. We manage to avoid the skydivers on our approach and landing, but got a chance to watch a couple descend while we were on the ground. Frankie thinks its cool. We find the passport stamp, stick the tanks to make sure weve got sufficient fuel to get to Easton (ESN), our next stop and food. Frankies hungry! A few minutes and 14nm later, were on the ground at ESN. We order fuel and head for the restaurant. Frankie orders pancakes (its midafternoon) and the UDPE and I each have a softshell crab sandwich. I try to convince Frankie to have some eggs, or something with a little more DICK STROCK

Work hours
Amy McMaster (AJMcMaster@venable.com) is our Work Assignment Officer; contact Amy to find out what jobs are available. Judy Bradt takes care of recording the hours that you work. You can e-mail your work hours to workhours@bradt.com. When sending e-mails, please put in the subject line: Work Hours, your name, # hrs worked. This will help Judy organize the e-mails for future reference if there are any discrepancies.

Qaanaaq
One of the great things about airplanes, in addition to the pure joy of flying, is their ability to get you to rather inaccessible places. The AOPA article on Bonanzas flying in the southern, more tropical part of Greenland, stimulated me to reflect on a past flight to the northern, high arctic part of Greenland. Several years ago, a few of us chartered a skiequipped Twin Otter out of Resolute Bay to fly to Qaanaaq. Resolute Bay (CYRB), pop 229, is at 74 42' N 89 56' W, in Nunavut, Canadian High Arctic. Qaanaaq (BGQQ), pop. 626, is at 77 29' N 69 23' W, in Qaasuitsup, Northwest Greenland. We planned a refueling stop at (no airport code) Eureka (79 59 N 85 57 W). Eureka is a research station on northwest Ellesmere Island, then with a permanent population of 0.

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Vol. 29, No. 10 Gaithersburg, MD (KGAI) October 2011 BGQQ, a landing lane scraped out amid small icebergs.

The Otter in Qaanaaq After departing CYRB we flew over snow covered rocky islands, surrounded by snow-covered sea ice, and landed on snow-covered ground at Eureka. The runway was exactly at 80 00 N. It was a barren hilltop with no trees, no bushes, no grass, no planes, no hangars, no FBO, no nothing. Fuel was stored in snow-covered drums piled according to owner. Qaanaaq from the air We made a proper left hand pattern, landed roughly, back-taxied and shut own. The batteries were removed and stored inside to avoid freezing. Qaanaaq is the northernmost continuously occupied Eskimo village in the world. At the last census the population was 626 humans and about 1800+ sled dogs. That makes for careful walking between the summer thaw and the summer freeze-up. The inhabitants are predominately Polar Eskimo, and this was one of the few places where they maintain many of their aboriginal ways, no snow machines or firearms for hunting. They live by subsistence hunting and fishing (dogsleds, kayaks, nets, and harpoons). That is the reason we came here. I wanted to feast upon some native food, go dog sledding among the huge icebergs, and maybe harpoon seal. Unfortunately the only open water was three days travel by dog sled, so we did not have time to hunt seal. The first dinner in Qaanaaq consisted of whole boiled auk (a seabird), with feathers and innards. It did not taste like chicken. Meat, mostly seal, was kept in outdoor cold storage.

Fuel at Eureka You moved your fuel to your aircraft and you refueled with your hand-cranked pump. We departed Eureka and had a smooth flight across Ellesmere Island, with a grand aerial view of more snow-covered rocks, then flew over the north end of Baffin Bay, where the sea ice was heavily crossed with pressure ridges because of the strong ocean currents. In one area the currents were so turbulent that they tore the sea ice apart. Approaching Greenland, we flew over huge icebergs frozen in the sea ice. Soon we were over a frozen bay filled with smaller icebergs and spotted

Meat in outdoor frozen food locker

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Vol. 29, No. 10 Gaithersburg, MD (KGAI) October 2011 It was offered raw or boiled. I preferred the raw. Walrus was tough to chew, but had an interesting flavor. I have had whale many times, but this was my first narwhal (origin of the unicorn legend?). I broke a tooth trying to eat the thin layer of raw pink muscle between the skin and the blubber, a native delicacy. The Eskimo dogsled drivers did not speak a word of English and none of us could translate into the west Greenlandic language. Sign language and mimicry had to do. Dog sleds took us several miles offshore to the big icebergs frozen in the sea ice. The view of the huge icebergs constantly changed, but the view of the dogs was always the same. PICTURE BEHIND THE DOGS. The dogs ate fermented frozen seal and I always seemed to be downwind; the continual emission of gas was voluminous and pungent.

Work hours monitor

October is the fourth month of the work hours year, so by 31 October you should have 6.7 hours of credit. Here are the work hours waypoints listed by quarter. If you have the indicated number of hours at the end of a quarter, youre on course.
Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 30 September 31 December 31 March 30 June 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0

Send your hours to workhours@bradt.com. Don't leave your hours until the last minute in hopes of a warm day for a plane wash! If youre in doubt about your work hours, contact Judy Bradt; if youre looking for jobs to do, contact Amy McMaster.

Your flying account

Dick Strock and Bryan Absher are in charge of our flying account tracking. Dick is posting aircraft usage on a weekly basis and a doing a full close just after the first of the month. You will receive the monthly statement of your account at the beginning of the month for the previous months activity. You will also get a weekly e-mail that shows your latest usage. If you don't have an e-mail account, please let Dick know and he will print out your statement.

Figure 1 Behind the dogs On the morning of our departure, a warm blanket of heavy clouds created a few hundred foot ceiling, obscuring the surrounding mountains. The batteries were reinstalled and preflight inspection included walking on the wings to remove snow with a push broom. After a brief run up, we bounced across the rough ice, and a few seconds after rotation we were deep into IMC. We had no ATC, no radar, no GPS, no PIREPS. But a quick climbing right turn headed us out to sea with nothing in our way until we were VFR on top. We were on course back to Ellesmere Island, with three runways, hundreds of miles apart. Flying west, we could eventually get weather reports and hope to find a VFR destination. MYRON WAXDAL

Crew chiefs
A/C N5244N N20300 N5135R N739BA Chief Dan Hayes Linda Knowles Vic McGonegal Dale Thompson Asst Chief Dan Boyle Todd OBrien Phil Carls Ron Newton

Address for checks

Please note that the address to mail Congressional Flying Club checks is: Congressional Flying Club 7940 Airpark Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879

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Vol. 29, No. 10 Gaithersburg, MD (KGAI) October 2011 Checks can also be brought to the meetings and given to Bob Hawkins, Dick Strock, or Bryan Absher.

Funny stuff
[Thanks to Judy Bradt for passing along this vital information!] PROPOSED FAA REGULATION (NPRM) No pilot or pilots, or person or persons acting on the direction, or suggestion, or supervision, of any pilot or pilots, may try, attempt to try, or make or make any attempt to try, to comprehend or understand, any or all, in whole or in part, of the herein mentioned Federal Aviation Regulations, except as authorized by the Administrator or an agent appointed by, or under the supervision of, the Administrator. If any pilot, or group of associated pilots, becomes aware of, or realizes, or detects, or discovers, or finds, that he, or she, or they, are, or have been beginning to, or are about to, understand the Federal Aviation Regulations or any of its provisions, (he) (she) (they) must immediately, within three (3) days of such discovery or awareness notify, in writing, the Administrator. Upon receipt of any such above notice of impending comprehension, the Administrator shall promptly cause said Federal Aviation Regulations to be rewritten in such a form and manner as to completely and totally eliminate any further possibility of comprehension by any pilot or pilots. The Administrator may, at his or her option, require any pilot, or pilots, who commit(s), or attempt(s) to commit, or exhibit(s) any propensity to commit, the offense of understanding or comprehending the Federal Aviation Regulations, or any part thereof, to attend courses of remedial instruction in said Regulations, until such time as said pilot, or pilots, demonstrate that they are no longer capable of exhibiting any comprehension or understanding of anything. The Administrator

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