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Biplane Bash in Bartlesville May 30-June 1by Charles W. Harris

An Oklahoma aviationoriginal, the nationally recog-nized Biplane Expo sched-uled for Bartlesville's FrankPhillips Field on May 30-June1 is one of the most colorfuland unique airplane events inthe entire world.

The 16th annual Expo isthe largest gathering of bi-planes in the world. The bi-planes have come toBartlesville from literally allcorners of the U.S.A, as wellas Canada and Mexico. Withgood weather, upwards of150 biplanes and over 350non-biplane aircraft are ex-pected to attend the three-day aviation conclave.

The Expo features mostall of the legendary biplanesof the last 75 years, includ-ing the traditional Stearmans,

Wacos, Great Lakes, Navys,Travel Airs, Standards,Staggerwings, as well as thebeautiful custom-builtexperimentals such as theSkybolts, Stardusters, Pitts,EAA Biplanes, and the neatlittle Hatz which are skyrock-eting in popularity.

The Expo has long beenone of the leaders in honor-ing high-profile national avia-tion personalities. The eventhas recognized and honoredsuch outstanding aviationpeople as George Gay, Tor-pedo Squadron Eight's solesurvivor at the Battle of Mid-way in June of 1942; CurtisPitts, famed designer of theworld class American aero-batic biplane, the Pitts Spe-cial; Texan Frank Price,America's first competitor inWorld Aerobatic Competi-

tion; Robert S. "Bob"Johnson, Lawton native, wholed all the Eighth Air Forcefighter aces in aerial victorieswith 28 at the time of his ro-tation back to the states inJune of 1944; PaulPoberezny, Founder andChairman of EAA; TravisHoover, one of JimmyDoolittle's Tokyo Raiders,who flew the #2 B-25 off thedeck of the Carrier Hornet,right behind the legendaryDoolittle, April 18, 1942;Brigadier General PaulTibbets, who flew the mostfamous airplane of WWII,the B-29 Enola Gay, toHiroshima to drop the war-ending atomic bomb on Au-gust 6, 1945; and Colonel"Bud" Anderson, one of theEighth Air Force's great 16victory P-51 aces of WWII.

This year's honored guestis scheduled to be Normannative Robert Ragozzinowho captured the attention ofthe biplane world when, inthe summer and fall of 2000,he became the first pilot inhistory to fly an open cock-pit biplane solo around theworld.

Robert will display anddiscuss his famous custom"around the world" 450-hpStearman during the three-day event and will describehis flight for the aviationpublic. He will be promi-nently featured at "AnEvening with RobertRagozzino" on Thursdayevening May 30, and will behonored Friday evening May31st , during an "on thefield" honorarium.

The aviation public is

invited and encouraged toattend the Expo. Admissionprices are $1.00 for childrenand $3.00 for adults on Fri-day and $3.00 for childrenand $5.00 for adults on Sat-urday.

The taxiway construc-tion project which causedthe cancellation of the Expoin 2001 was completed inNovember 2001 and the air-port is now being finely pre-pared for the big biplanebash.

If you love airplanes, es-pecially biplanes and air-plane people, Bartlesville ‘sBiplane Expo is the place tobe on May 30-June 1.

For information, Call(918) 622-8400 or Fax(918) 665-0039 or accessthe Biplane Expo website atwww.biplaneexpo.com.

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Robert Ragozzino’s magnificent 450-horsepower Stearman, which carried Robert all the way around the world in the Fall of 2000.

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EAA “Spirit of St. Louis” Flight Brings Back Memories

"The EAA Avia t ionFoundation's replica of one of theworld's most famous airplanes,Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St.Louis, will be in the national spot-light this spring during the 75thanniversary of Lindbergh's historicsolo flight from New York to Paris.

“EAA's replica airplane will bepar t o f The LindberghFoundation's national schedule ofevents in May 2002 commemorat-ing the 1927 flight that capturedthe world's imagination. On May10-11, the airplane will be in St.Louis, MO to re-create the arrivalof the original airplane in that cityfrom Ryan Aircraft Company inSan Diego, CA. It will then fly toNew York City to participate in re-enactment festivities on May 18-20, marking the 75th anniversaryof Lindbergh's departure from NewYork's Roosevelt Field en route toEurope.

"Following its appearances inSt. Louis and New York, the Spiritreplica will stop at the U.S. AirForce Museum in Dayton, Ohio(May 25-26) before returning toOshkosh for EAA's Family Flight

and Balloon Festival. After thatevent, the aircraft will travel toWest Bend, WI (June 14-16); a St.Louis, MO air show (July 4-7);EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (July23-29); Lindbergh's boyhood homein Little Falls, MN (Aug. 9-11) andthe Kansas City, MO AviationExpo (Aug. 17)."

As I read this information froman EAA press release, I was re-minded of the time in 1977 whenthe Spirit of St. Louis replica camethrough Tulsa as one stop on its50th anniversary recreation ofLindbergh's 1927 North Americantour. At the time, I was presidentof our local EAA Chapter 10 andmy partner Mallie Norton and I hadjust completed our Steen Skybolt.When the Chapter learned of theplanned stop in Tulsa, we decidedto organize an airborne welcomingcommittee for the flight. Besidesits historic significance, one of theSpirit pilots was Tulsa's own GeneChase, who had just gone to workat EAA Headquarters in Oshkosh.The Spirit was to be accompaniedon the flight by the EAA’s StinsonSM-8A, which carried supplies,tools, and parts. The other mem-bers of the spirit crew includedVern Jobst (the other pilot), Jim

Barton, and Tony Goetz, both me-chanics.

The Spirit was to fly to Tulsafrom Oklahoma City, its previousstop. Dan Diehl in his newly-com-pleted KR-2, Hurley Boehler in hisRyan PT-22, and I in the Skyboltwere elected as the welcomingcommittee. The plan was for ourthree airplanes to fly to Bristow,join up with the Spirit, and escortit to Riverside Airport. As Presi-dent of the Chapter, I had writtena grandiose welcoming speech thatI planned to read over the radio aswe joined up.

On September 29, 1977, aftertalking with the Spirit crew bytelephone and assuring that theywere headed our way, the three ofus took off headed for Bristow.My son Steve was in the Skyboltwith me. It soon became apparentthat we would not be the only threeairplanes sharing in the glory-- themedia were of course covering thestory and other interested pilotsjoined the fray. Pretty soon, wehad a veritable flotilla of airplanesheaded out for the meeting. Some-how, we were able to locate theSpirit, join up, and head back to-ward Riverside. In the excitementand media frenzy, my welcoming

speech never graced the airways.Back at Riverside, everybody

landed and made their way to theEagle Aviation FBO hangar (nowAeromet's facility) for a welcom-ing ceremony. The airplane was inTulsa for the next several days, asit underwent a 100-hour inspec-tion.

Charl ie Harr is recent ly re-minded us that, during the sametime, the new east-west runway atTulsa International was scheduled

to be opened by a group of visit-ing American Airlines dignitarieswho were scheduled to fly to Tulsafrom the Big Apple. However, amechanical problem preventedthem from departing New York.

In desparation, the Chairman ofthe Airport Authority had calledbegging Charlie for alternatives.Charlie talked with the crew of theSpirit and the situation was saved.What could be better-- the newrunway opened by the Spirit of St.Louis!

Also by happens tance , theSpirit 's visit coincided with theEAA Chapte r 10 F ly- In inTahlequah and a stop there wasplanned. Thus, on October 1,1977 , my son and I f l ew theSkybolt in formation with theSpirit, along with Hurley Boehlerin the PT-22 , f rom Tulsa toTahlequah. Notes in my logbookindicate that I gave Gene Chase aride in the Skybolt at Tahlequah.However, we cut the timing a littleshort and got caught away from theairport when i t c losed for thea i r show, so we f lew over toWhitehorn Cove on Ft. GibsonLake.

These experiences were, ofcourse, very interesting and excit-ing to me and I remember themwell to this day. As the new Spirittour takes place, things seem a lotmore formal and political thesedays, but I cannot help but won-der if some young person might stillhave a similar experience to mine.I sincerely hope so.

The Skybolt and me next to the Spirit of St. Louis replica at Riverside.Note the relative size of the two airplanes-- the Spirit is not small!

Part of the Spirit crew and us.From left to right: Gene Chase, myson Stephen Huffman, and VernJobst, the other Spirit pilot.

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Up With Downs

Earl Downs

Saturday at theAirport

My twin brother Ed and I wereeleven years old in 1952 when ourparents finally gave their approvalfor us to ride our bicycles out ofour local neighborhood. We werenot even allowed to have a bike un-til we were ten years old becauseMom and Dad feared the dangersof children sharing the streets withautomobiles. At the time, Ed andI were sure we were being undulyheld back in our quest for freedombut we endured their "unjust" re-strictions.

With our "local only" restric-tion removed we were then free toroam the planet. Well, sort of. Itseemed to us that a great way tocelebrate our new independencewas to take a bike trip to our fa-vorite place-- the airport. VanNuys airport was a common desti-nation for our Sunday afternoondrives with our Dad so at least westood a good chance of not gettinglost. It was sort of like makingyour first solo cross-country flightover the same route as one of yourdual instruction flights. By beingon our own we could explore atwill. We started our planning tospend a Saturday at the airport.

Van Nuys airport was locatedabout eight miles from our homeand we prepared for an all day ad-venture. The weather would be atypical sunny Southern Californiaday but we planed for every con-tingency. Our travel kit includedbasic bicycle tools, a tire air pump,a tire patching kit and most impor-tantly, peanut butter and jelly sand-wiches. We plotted our route tostay off the busy streets as much aspossible. That would take a littlelonger but it was safer. Maybesome of my parents' concerns forcaution had rubbed off on us.

Van Nuys airport, situated inthe middle of the San FernandoValley, was located in the country-side in those days. The main north/south runway was bordered on theeast side by the industrial area,which inc luded the Lockheedplant, and on the west side by open

fields. We arrived at the airportafter a few rest stops and decidedto explore the less-developed westside of the field. Havenhurst Av-enue ran along the west boundaryfor about half the length of the air-port. It dead-ended at a gate notfar from the fenced off old aban-doned control tower. The activetower was located on the north endof the airport and was not acces-sible to the public. The airport au-thority had done the right thing byfencing off that old tower-- thetemptation for two eleven yearolds to climb into that old struc-ture would have been too much toresist.

An old house located on theairport side of Havenhurst Avenuehad a sign outside that read "Val-ley Pilots Flying Service". Thehouse was surrounded by a fencedyard that separated it from the air-port ramp, which was the home ofmany small planes. We parked ourbikes in the parking lot and pon-dered whether or not we were al-lowed to go into the fenced yard.We worked up the courage to en-ter the front door, which had an"Office" sign painted on it. A verylarge and somewhat intimidatingman welcomed us. We asked if wecould sit in the yard under an in-viting shade tree and watch the air-planes. Fred Murphy, owner ofValley Pilots, said we could hangaround as long as we wanted to,provided that we didn't go out ontothe ramp area. Sandwiches inhand, we entered the inner sanc-tum and planted ourselves in theback yard.

We sat in that yard for hours andwatched the activity. Students andinstructors were going out and re-turning from lessons. Mechanicsworked on the planes on the openramp. Valley Pilots had six or sevenAeronca Champs, a couple ofCessna 120s, and one Ercoupe. Edand I thought the Ercoupe was theneatest looking of all the planes.The school planes were all paintedyellow with a stylized "VP" paintedin brown on the sides of their fuse-lages. Van Nuys airport had an AirNational Guard unit stationed onthe field that flew the mighty F51Mustangs. The Valley Pilots' back-yard was only about fifty yards fromthe taxiway. We stood at the fenceand waved to the Mustang pilotswhen they taxied by. With thecanopy rolled back, they returnedour frantic motions with a jauntywave or salute. Every now andagain the shriek of an F80 Shoot-ing Star fighter or a T33 jet trainerwould shatter the tranquility of thesmall planes that monopolized theairport. The Lockheed plant on theother side of the airport was the fi-nal assembly facility for theseplanes. Their test flights providedsome noisy excitement.

In the years that followed, we

would spend many other Saturdays atthe airport. Four years l a te r,equipped with new three-speedbikes (high tech in those days), Edand I took our first flight lesson ina Valley Pilots Aeronca Champ.Even after earning our private pi-lot licenses on our 17th birthday,we continued to ride our bikes tothe airport. After all, flying wasexpensive (airplane rental hadclimbed to $8.00 per hour) andchoices had to be made. For us itmeant that we were teenagerswithout a car. It was worth it!

Ancient history? Maybe not. Mywife Mimi and I operated our ownFBO a few years ago and we fre-quently sponsored a "visit to the air-port" for children. We worked withthe local schools and even some pre-

No pilot examiner expects per-fection from an applicant, but wedo look for excellence. The fountof applicant excellence rests onAeronautical Decision Making(ADM). ADM is the backbone ofevery pilot 's performance. Oncheckrides, examiners watch itvary from hazy nebulosity to im-pact-clarity, depending on the ap-plicant.

The FAA has in recent years be-gun to address ADM specifically,granting it official acronym status.ADM includes what pilots havelong called 'common-sense,' but in-volves more. Common sense re-lies on general knowledge, butADM demands general knowledgewedded to a broad spectrum ofaeronautical knowledge.

Some time ago an instrument-rating applicant amazed an Okla-homa examiner by prepping hislight-single for flight as the sod-den sky, sagging at minimums,dropped light freezing rain ontomost of central Oklahoma. To as-cribe this to lack of common senseis tempting, until one learns thatsuch operations were the norm forthe Fixed Base Operation that

trained the applicant.Poor common sense is equally

observable. Consider the privatepilot aspirant whom the examinerfound preflighting the airplane ina foggy 1/8 mile visibility under a100-foot obscured sky. Whenquestioned by the examiner, the ap-plicant explained that he expectedthe examiner to fly the aircraft toa point above the offending mists,then to bring them back when "mymaneuver" (as he put it) was done.

Besides the obvious weather is-sue, the applicant's expectationthat the flight test consisted of onlyone maneuver is striking. Thisevent took place when it was easyto find examiners who would verifya practical test as complete andsatisfactory while omitting much ofthe test. Sound preparation en-hances ADM, and one needs onlyto read the "examiner responsibil-ity" section of the Practical TestStandards to find in the "use of thepractical test standards" sectionclear admonishment to testing in"ALL TASKS." The second fellowcould take into the air only whathe'd been told to expect, with littleknowledge on which to base deci-sions.

St rong ADM must be wel lfounded. Fortunately, this is prob-ably easier to achieve in aviationthan any other endeavor. Book-stores abound with volumes dis-cussing the how-to's of every aero-nautical stripe. The FAA publishesdefinitive works on nearly any sub-ject one might dream, aboundingwith explanations of how pilotsmight approach these subjects,their effects on safety and effi-ciency, and whether or not the is-sue is legal, wise, or fattening.ADM is one of life's few skills en-hanced more by reading than byfirsthand experience.

You can reach Dave Wilkerson viae-mail at: [email protected].

Aeronautical Decision Making

By Dave Wilkerson

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TULSA - The Tulsa Air and SpaceMuseum (TASM) recently announcedthat the Tulsa Airport Authority has ap-proved the lease of a 17.8-acre plot ofland on Tulsa International Airport, forthe construction of TASM's plannedmuseum facility. Since 1997, TASMhas been located in the Spartan Schoolof Aeronautics Hangar 5 at 7130 E.Apache.

The new location is on the northside of Tulsa International south of theintersection of 36th Street North andNorth 74th East Avenue. The archi-tect for the project is Grabel and Imel,a local firm with expertise building edu-cational facilities around the state. Pre-liminary drawing and cost estimateshave been done, with final architecturaland engineering drawings to be com-pleted in 120 days.

The lease is the result of a coop-erative effort among TASM, the TulsaAirports Improvement Trust (TAIT),and the Tulsa airport Authority(TAA), including Mayor Susan Sav-age. The length of the lease is a func-tion of Museum building square foot-age; the initial lease term will be 40years based on a 40,000 square footPhase I, the main building. Phase II,a space exploration and planetariumtheater, will be another 20,000 squarefoot addition, which will extend thelease to 60 years.

The new museum will be highly vis-ible from main arterial streets and willhave easy access from expressways. Itslocation, across 36th Street North fromthe Tulsa Zoo and the Oxley NatureCenter will provide a full day's activi-

ties for visitors in one general area. Thesubstantial ground and parking area willaccommodate large numbers of visi-tors, including area school childrentransported in buses.

The architectural design of the Mu-seum building will maintain the "artdeco" look of the original Tulsa Mu-nicipal Airport Terminal, which was lo-cated nearby at Apache and Sheridan.Phase I of the new facility will encom-pass four times the floor space of thecurrent facility and will provide state-of-the-art interactive computer labs forchildren to access NASA and otherlearning institutions around the world.Meeting rooms and conference areaswill be available to individuals and com-panies. The building will also includean observation deck that will allow visi-tors to view the active area of TulsaInternational Airport.

The new Museum will providemany benefits to Tulsa, including thefollowing.

Education - over 110,000 schoolage children and 6,000 teachers willhave access to supplemental, educa-tional 'hands-on' activity facility.

Economic Development - youngpeople will have the opportunity to ex-perience an aerospace environment toexplore a career in one of almost 300Tulsa aerospace companies.

Tourism, Convention, Conferencesand Special Events - additional revenuewill be generated as tourists extendtheir stays and spend money in Tulsa.

Aerospace Higher Education - thenew Museum will reinforce the fact thatTulsa is a "Mecca" of aerospace andaviation education institutions, includ-ing Tulsa Community College, TulsaTechnology Center, Oklahoma StateUniversity-Tulsa, and Spartan Schoolof Aeronautics.

History - Tulsa's rich aviation his-tory will preserved for future genera-tions.

For more information, call the Mu-seum at 918-834-9900.

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lot and flight instructor came to my of-fice for renewal of his Second ClassMedical. As with every other applicant,we asked him to fill out the FAA Form8500-8 "Application for Airman Medi-cal Certificate or Airman Medical andStudent Pilot Certificate." Under Item17 of that form, he stated that he wastaking a prescription medication calledXanax (a benzodiazepam). Xanax ischemically related to Valium and is usedto treat anxiety.

Although his medical examinationuncovered no significant issues, theXanax entry on his application form wasa problem, because taking Xanax, (par-ticularly on an ongoing basis) disquali-fies an aviator from obtaining a medi-cal. Xanax works on a person's centralnervous system and, as such, could af-fect one's ability to fly.

The FAA requires AMEs to submitthe completed 8500-8 forms as filledout, within two weeks of the examina-tion. Thus, his use of Xanax would haveto be explained to have any hope forrenewal of his medical. I questioned himabout the medication; he said his familydoctor had prescribed it as an occasionalsleep aid.

I suggested he get a copy of hismedical chart from his family doctor.

The chart stated that Xanax was pre-scribed not only for occasional insom-nia, but also for stress-- implying a littlemore frequent use than airman hadstated.

By that time, almost two weeks hadelapsed and we had run out of time topursue options-- I was forced to sendthe Form 8500-8 to the FAA. At themoment, he is now disqualified from fly-ing.

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Aerobatics at Claremore onFirst Saturdays

Tulsa IACChapter 10 and theClaremore Re-gional Airporthave teamed up tooffer an unique op-portunity to viewairshow-qualityaerobatics on thefirst Saturday ofeach month(weather permit-ting, of course).

Claremore Airport has an “aerobat-ics box” that, when opened through theFAA, allows aerobatics to be done overthe airport.

The idea behind the first-Saturdayevent is that pilots can fly to Ponca Cityearly, partake of the magnificent break-fast served there, and then fly toClaremore for lunch and aerobatics.Grilled hamburgers have been a Satur-day feature at Claremore for some timenow, and will continue for the aerobat-ics events.

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In 1942, with World War II in fullswing, the Douglas Aircraft plant in Okla-homa City (now Tinker Field) was at"war-time" production turning out C-47sin droves. In late November of that year,C-47A serial number 42-92277 rolled offthe assembly line in Oklahoma City.

Her new home would be in Englandflying with the Royal Air Force. Arriv-ing there in February of 1943, she wasone of thousands that would serve in theEuropean Theater. Douglas "277" madethe D-Day Invasion, Operation MarketGarden, and managed not to become avictim of the ground flack or GermanME-109s. In the early 50s during theKorean War, she pulled a brief tour ofduty with the RAF.

In 1954, 277 returned to England andwas given to the French Air Force, whereshe was sent to Viet Nam to help evacu-ate the French army after their defeat atDien Bein Phu. Somehow, 277 madeher way back to France to serve as apeacetime warrior and was latermothballed in the late 1960s.

But 277's military service was notover yet. In1970, the Israeli Air Forceneeded a few C-47s, and she began a newlife. Equipped with surveillance equip-ment, she became a mini-AWAC. And,once again, she managed to survive.

Finally in 1994, after serving 52 years

of active duty with three different coun-tries, 277 was finally mothballed andstored on the military section of the TelAviv airport. Outdated, slow and old,from another time and place, she no

longer had a mission. Like a gallant oldsoldier, 277 had done her duty with valor

and honor, carrying countless soldiersinto harm's way and always returningsafely. But in 1994, her future was ex-tremely dim.

In late 1999, I attended a meeting in

Oklahoma City held by the WWII Air-borne Demonstration Team. Their goal

was to locate an original C-47 to use as ajump aircraft to perform at air shows andhistorical functions, honoring WWIIparatroopers. Dr. Bruce O'Brian, M.D.of McAlester had agreed to sponsor theproject if I could locate a suitable air-craft.

After calling dozens of prospects, Ilearned that finding an original C-47 wasgoing to be difficult. Then, I discoveredan aircraft salvage dealer in Canada whohad made a deal to purchase six C-47sfrom the Israeli government for scrap.Five of the six were supposed to be fly-able. A real plus was that the aircrafthad been maintained by Israel AircraftIndustries, which was very good news.

Since I was first in line to buy one ofthe "scrapped" aircraft, the dealer gave memy choice of the lot. The airframe timesranged from 7,000 to 20,000 hours, andthe engines ranged from low- to mid-time.For some unknown reason, I picked 277,which had 14,437 hours on the airframeand 150 hours on each engine. At thattime, I did not realize the airplane had beenmanufactured in Oklahoma.

Although I had not flown a C-47since 1985, I was determined to be thepilot who flew her back to Oklahoma. Icalculated that the flight time would bebetween 50 and 60 hours. I figured Icould travel to Israel and fly the C-47back within a couple of weeks. How-ever, I have always underestimated the

By Ray Cunningham

Douglas Aircraft C-47A Serial No. 92277, built in OKC in 1942, with themembers of the Airborne Demonstration Team at Airshow Oklahoma 2001.


y Bird” Returns After 58 Years of Servicetime it takes to move "war birds" afterthey have been sitting for a few years,and 277 was not the exception.

Weeks of delays soon turned intomonths, caused by government red tapeon both sides and failure of the mechan-ics in Israel to get the aircraft ready tofly. Finally, in early February of 2000,I was notified that 277 was ready tofly.

However, my window of oppor-tunity to bring the aircraft back toOklahoma had passed; I had to findanother flight crew. I contractedRon Archer, 67, and Canadian me-chanic Ray Cox, 66, to fly the air-craft home. Archer is a real-lifemercenary pilot who has flown fordozens of questionable "airlines"with links to clandestine operationscarried out by the U.S. and foreigngovernments. Some of Archer's ex-ploits simply cannot be discussedhere, but if you need an aircraftmoved, he will get the job done.

Cox had spent his entire life retriev-ing and rebuilding aircraft that hadcrashed in Canada and the Arctic. Hewas the first person to install a PT6 tur-bine engine on a Beaver, only to watch itcrash during an unauthorized test flight.

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nine days to repair.“March 17, 2000 - Wick to

Reykjavik, Iceland; 6.25 hours. Encoun-tered severe turbulence and icing. Rightengine ran extremely rough. Weatheredin four days by ice storm.

“March 21, 2000 - Reykjavik toSondrestrom, Greenland; 5.25 hours.Right engine still rough, weather gettingworse. Sondrestrom to Frobisher Bay,Northwest Territories; 6.5 hours, enginestill extremely rough, told Archer to shutit dawn, he didn't. Arrived at 9:15 pm,another ice storm grounded us. New carbarrived on March 23; changed it at -25degrees and 45 knot winds; it was thecoldest I've been in a long time- couldonly work 15 minutes at a time.

“March 28, 2000 - Frobisher Bay toThompson, Manitoba; 6.40 hours

“March 28, 2000 - Thompson toEdmonton, Alberta; 4.25 hours.”

While 277 was at Edmonton, bothprops and carbs were sent out for over-haul. Also, Cox discovered that the flapactuating rods were bent, so they werereplaced. Continuing with the flight log:

“Pilot: Ron Archer, USA Co-pilot:Ray Cox, Canada

“July 6, 2000 - Edmonton to GreatFalls, Montana; 5.25 hours. Cleared cus-toms and refueled. Weather getting bad;spent the night.

“July 7, 2000 - Great Falls to Akron,Colorado; 3.00 hours. Left engine vi-

Once Archer and Cox arrived in Is-rael, they checked out 277 and installedanother 750 gallons of fuel tanks in thecargo area. With the 800 gallons offuel in the wings, they would haveabout 15 hours of flight time, more thanenough to cross the longest over-the-water leg.

These notes are from Cox's flight log:“Flight Crew: Pilot: Ron Archer,

USA, Co-pilot: Shomo Zelkine, Israel,Crew Chief: Ray Cox, Canada.

“February 25, 2001 - Tel Aviv, Is-rael. Test flight 1.5 hours; all systemsand aircraft functioned normally; waitedfor VFR ferry permit.

“March 2, 2000 - Tel Aviv to Malta;9.5 hours.

“March 3, 2000 - Malta to Nice,France; 4.75 hours.

“March 4, 2000 - Nice to Wick, Scot-land: 4.75 hours. Grounded four daysbecause of bad weather.

“March 8, 2000 - Wick, Scotland.After takeoff, left gear would not retract.Returned and landed in 30-knot cross-wind-- gear would not lock down;stopped on runway and pinned gear.While taxing back, gusty 60 knot winddamaged the lower rudder torque tube,bearing pillow block, and fabric. Took

brated and lost manifold pressure.Landed at Akron; discovered that No. 1cylinder had blown the head off and metalwent through engine. Flew to Albertaand removed QEC from the second C-47 that followed us. Drove QEC toAkron and installed it in 106 degree tem-perature.

“August 5, 2000 - Akron to Lawton,Oklahoma; 3.00 hours. Delivered air-craft to Ray Cunningham; he took us outfor dinner and adult refreshments.”

Almost 58 years after she left, Dou-glas C-47A serial number 42-92277 wasfinally back in Oklahoma, after six monthsof fighting weather and mechanical prob-lems. However, 277’s problems were notover. On May 28, 2001 (Memorial Day),only a few days after 277 received hernew Airworthiness Certificate, 100-mphwinds roared through Lawton and ripped277 from her moorings. Both wings, thetail, an aileron, and the tail wheel mecha-nism were severely damaged. It took an-other two months to repair the wind dam-age.

Today, 277 wears its forth uniformof military paint. She is now dressed inWWII U.S. Army Air Corp olive drabwith D-Day stripes to commemorateJune 6, 1944. The aircraft is sponsoredby Dr. Bruce O'Brian and Regional Air,Inc. Look for her at aviation events thissummer where the WWII AirborneDemonstration Team performs.

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Omniplex To Host The Lost Spacecraft Liberty Bell 7 Recovered

OKLAHOMA CITY - Familyfriendly, interactive and historical, The LostSpacecraft: Liberty Bell 7 Recovered hassomething for all ages and will make itsdebut at Omniplex April 13 - June 9.

The 6,000-square-foot traveling ex-hibit and 1961 Mercury space capsulerecovered in July 1999, tells the storyof the second manned space mission forthe United States. Liberty Bell 7, flownby astronaut and U.S. Air Force Cap-tain Virgil "Gus" Grissom on a missionthat lasted 15 minutes and 37 seconds,sank to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean,where it lay undetected for nearly fourdecades.

Museum goers can journey on a virtualride with Grissom 118 miles into space andthen 3 miles below the ocean's surface, en-gage in astronaut training, spacecraft tech-nology and launch sequences circa 1961.Then, fast-forward to follow the excitingevents surrounding the rescue of the space-craft, including the personal triumph by deep-sea search and recovery expert Curt New-port and his expedition team.

"For those who remember when theworld stood still to watch a Mercurylaunch, the exhibit will evoke marvelousmemories," Stuart Howard, curator of theKirkpatrick Air and Space Museum at

Omniplex, said. "For the younger audi-ence, the exhibit dishes up an extraordi-nary, engaging piece of history sure to fas-cinate all ages."

The Mission: Hands-OnSeveral interactive stations make this

experience of early space flight somethingto remember. Visitors can:

•Climb in the pilot's seat of a capsulesimulator and perform a pre-flight task.

•Look through a periscope and selectfrom a series of rocket launch videos to

discover each rocket's fate.•Climb into a real-life centrifuge and

test themselves against the powerful G-forces.

•Use a remote control arm to maneu-ver a small helicopter model and attemptto recover a miniature version of the Lib-erty Bell 7.

•Test underwater piloting skills justlike the explorers who found the LibertyBell 7 on the ocean floor.

The Lost Spacecraft: Liberty Bell 7Recovered plunges visitors into the ColdWar era when the United States competedwiththe Soviet Union in a race to themoon, and contrasts that environment withstate-of-the-art technology that, in 1999,enabled explorers to raise the capsule.

At Home in 1961An early 1960s living room, complete

with wood paneling, a brown Naugahydesofa, bi-level coffee table, floor-to-ceilinglamp and console TV with "rabbit ears",welcomes visitors to the exhibit. Guestscan experience this place in history whenProject Mercury was getting under waythrough video, vintage publications, andperiod artifacts.

The Expedition: Hands-OnThe exhibit allows visitors to enter into

lifelike environments complete with thesights and sounds of the times. Guests can:

•View actual NASA footage includ-ing audio and video accounts of Grissomand the other astronauts of the MercuryProgram.

•Witness the actual attempt to rescuethe capsule via a splashdown theater com-plete with a partial replica of the Sikorskyrecovery helicopter, whose window pro-vides the view.

•Enter the modern-day portion of theexhibit via a gangway onto a replica ofthe expedition ship, Ocean Project.

•Listen to Curt Newport, renownedunderwater search and recovery expert,speak about the goals and challenges ofthe expedition.

•View mission logs and artifacts thatdetail the recovery and restoration of thecapsule.

Listening, looking, locating, and lift-ing kiosks take visitors on a step-by-steptour of the technology that allowed therecovery team to pinpoint the capsule'slocation and raise it from its 38-year rest-ing place on the ocean floor.

The Lost Spacecraft: Liberty Bell 7Recovered is sponsored by The Discov-ery Channel, Cox Communications, andClear Channel Radio. Restoration of thecapsule was a collaborative effort of Dis-covery Channel and the Smithsonian-af-filiated Kansas Cosmosphere and SpaceCenter, which will serve as the permanenthome for the capsule after its three-year,nationwide tour.

For more information, visit theOmniplex Web site at www.omniplex.orgor call (405) 602-OMNI (6664).Omniplex is located at 2100 NE 52ndStreet in Oklahoma City.

An avid visitor experiences The LostLiberty Bell 7 capsule.

by J. Thomas Pento, PhD

Flight Destinations- Sulphur Springs Inn: A Rejuvenating Experience

Late December and early January werenot my idea of great flying weather.Grounded for most of a long, weary month,I searched for the appropriate reason andweather to fly. I do not need an excuse tofly; my wife, on the other hand needs moreencouragement-- usually in the form of aninteresting overnight destination. With theapproach of our 33rd wedding anniversaryin late January and a weekend with clear-ing skies, we decided to test the myth ofmineral bath rejuvenation. Maureen agreedthat a relaxing trip to the soothing mineralwaters of Sulphur Springs Inn B&B wouldmake the perfect destination.

The day or our departure was a typicalgusty winter day, a low-pressure area push-ing off to the east and a high to the west.We lifted off into a mostly sunny sky withbroken high cirrus clouds that looked likefields of gray cotton. At our cruising alti-tude of 5,500 ft, we bumped slowly south-ward into lumpy waves of turbulence. Inspite of the bumps, crystal clear winter skiesprovided a wonderful view of shimmeringfarm ponds, the meandering path of theSouth Canadian River, and the brownquilted Oklahoma countryside with occa-sional patches of green where winter wheathad begun to grow.

The Sulphur Municipal airport hasa 3500 x 60 ft. runway which has beenresurfaced fairly recently and is in very good

condition. Tie-down ropes and self-ser-vice fuel are available. The SulphurSprings Inn is located approximately 3 milesfrom the airport. If you call ahead, the Innwill have someone waiting at the airportwhen you arrive. The airport is kept lockedat all times, so plan to pack lightly for the200 yard hike from tarmac tothe entrance gate.

Early in the 20th cen-tury, hot mineral baths werethought to have profoundtherapeutic value and peopleflocked to places like HotSprings, AK and Sulphur, OKfor their healing and rejuvenat-ing properties. Modern medi-cine has dispelled most of themineral bath myths, which re-sulted in a steady decline in thebathhouse business during the1940's and 50's. In its heyday,Sulphur had 14 active bath-houses. Since then, all ofthem have closed.

In 1996, the last sur-viving bathhouse building,which was built in 1905 and known origi-nally as the Caylor Bathhouse, was restoredand is now operated by Cheri and CharlieWright as the Sulphur Spring Inn Bed andBreakfast. This bathhouse is still listed inthe National Historical Registrar. The Innis directly across the street and near one ofthe main entrances to Chickasaw National

Park and Recreation Area. This bathhousefeatures seven bedrooms, decorated in awhimsical, early 1900s décor. Most im-portantly, the Inn contains an indoor sparoom with two large and interconnectinghot mineral spring spas. A separate roomis available for additional spa services such

as total body massage, body wraps, andclay facials. As time and resources permit,the Wrights plan to open an antique/curioshop next door. For more information orreservations call 580-622-5930 or checkout their web site at:www.sulphurspringsinn.com.

Soon after our arrival, we headed

out for a walk in the Park. Wanderingthrough the Park we came to Bromide Hillon the south side of the stream whichcourses through the Park. Bromide HillTrail begins at a low water bridge crossing.Our hike up the scenic trail switched backand forth up the side of the steep bluff to

the top of the plateau. Arriv-ing at the top, we were wellrewarded with a spectacularview of Sulphur and the airportto the north.

Back at the Inn, we weresoon in our bathing suits androbes and headed to the min-eral bath spa. Relaxing in thewarm spa is a good place tobegin the rejuvenation pro-cess. These hot mineral bathshave pulsating jets that en-hance the soothing process.The spa room has an opencountryside mural that wrapsaround the back walls andgives the feeling of an out-door experience. SulphurSprings Inn has its own bro-

mide mineral well, which provides thewater for the spas. Following our hikeup the Sulphur bluffs and a 45-minutesoak in the hot mineral water, I was wellprimed for my late afternoon nap.

Later that evening we dined at

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Bricks, a popular local restaurant, whichhas a menu of steaks, catfish, and burgers.I found the fried zucchini appetizer to be avery special treat. Other recommendedrestaurants include Aubello's Mexican, theSecret Garden Tea Room, and Michael'sFine Dining which was restored from theold Sulphur train depot.

After a restful night's sleep, hot cof-fee and tea were available early in the up-stairs hallway. Breakfast, served from 8:00to 10:00 AM in the lobby/game room, wasa combination of seasonal fruit, Danish,bagels, and homemade breads served withcoffee, hot cider, and juice.

Cheri likes to reminisce about agroup of ultralight pilots that flew up

continued from p. 8. from Texas with arrangements tospend a night. When a gusty low-pres-sure area moved into central Okla-homa, they spent the entire weekendand had a great time.

Following a smooth takeoff, weturned homeward. My wife's eyes wereclosed as we flew northward over thebeautiful brown winter landscape.During the descent and approach intoour home airport traffic area, she stirredand her bright eyes and warm smile toldme that the flight and the mineral wa-ter spa had worked their rejuvenatingwonder. Maureen has the bags packedfor our next flying trip. I'll keep youposted.

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HANGAR FOR SALESeminole Municipal Airport (H45)

60 x 50 engineered steel building withsliding folding doors- office with heat& air, restroom and closet. Contact

Jim Goff, days 918-486-8411 ornights 918-279-1110

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918-782-9696918-230-6245 (cell)

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FOR SALEAVGAS FOR $1.99 A GALLON

(subject to change)

Available Self Service Only24 Hours a Day at

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FAA Medical CertificatesJohn C. Jackson, D.O.

410 Cherokee, Wagoner, OK 74467Office: 918-485-5591FAX: 918-485-8455

Wagoner Community Hospital:918-485-5514


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Now has hangars available for sale,starting at $68K

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• Aircraft maintenance-Piston single through executive twin

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Bryan- 580-450-9567 orGary- 580-323-3643

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Call 918-272-9863John & Jane Fisher Owner/Opr.

Volunteers flying people inneed.

To learn more about how you canhelp someone in need, contact

Angel Flight.

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Riverside Airport (RVS)918-671-0481


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