12/10/2008

Well, the Aeronca didn't make it back into service on time. At the moment, the tail surfaces are covered and painted, the wings are scattered around the area (one at the fabric shop and one at the paint shop), and the fuselage hasn't changed much from the picture below. I can tell now, it's going to take a lot longer than I thought. Guess I'll have it back by spring! -Chris

9/9/2008

If anyone wants to know what happened to Chris' Aeronca, see the pic below. It is currently in Bill's hanger, but should be up and flying again this fall with new fabric and paint, among other things. I'm guessing sometime mid-November. We'll see...

8/22/2008

Pilots: Get your weather online at http://wunderground.com/ . In the search box, just enter the airport identifier DE17, or cut and paste this direct link: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=de17 . You get weather data from our station on site. Wind data comes from the hanger roof nearest the midfield wind sock. Pressure, temp, humidity, and rainfall data sensors are located on a  5 ft post approximately 200 ft east of the runway which is no factor. From your mobile device, access the station from http://m.wund.com.

5/12/2008

The cost of rolling the runway this year is $25 per pilot, payable to Russ. He prefers cash!

5/1/2008

A limited number of de17.org email addresses are available. If you want one, contact: chris@de17.org

4/28/2008

DE17 window stickers are available. These high quality orange triangular stickers look great in the rear window of your vehicle, or on your aircraft. The first one is free to Sugarhill pilots. Additional stickers are $4 each. Contact: chris@de17.org

4/18/2008

The runway was rolled again this year by Russ, and he did a great job. It is much smoother, if you have not already tried it out. The cost is yet to be determined. Russ will let us know each pilot's share when the bill comes in.