The Canadian Museum of Flight
Glidepath News
Issue 72
Hangar #3-5333 216th Street Langley, B.C., V2Y 2N3
Fax: 604-532-0056
Winter 2002
Phone 604-532-0035
Email: museum@direct.ca
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Message from the President – Terry Wadhams
Welcome to 2002!
As President of your Board of Directors, I congratulate all of you in your choice to become and remain members; your Museum values your support.
You are all aware of our progress over the past year as reported in the Glidepath News. The momentum gained must be maintained and as members you can help even if you are unable to be an active volunteer.
Our AGM and dinner will be held on Saturday April 6″ and a new Board is to be elected by you the members. Our nominating committee made up of Gogi Goguillot and Doug Moan have attracted some very enthusiastic members, some of whom will be new to the Board if elected.
Last year the incumbent board was elected by acclamation, flattering to the Board members but not really good for your Museum. However, they did a wonderful job with the tasks and challenges that faced us during the year.
New Board members bring new ideas and sometimes- valuable skills to the table. As Canadian Museum of Flight members, you are responsible once a year for the election of 8 directors. Continuity is guaranteed by Bill Thompson, founding member and lifetime board member. Some of the present board will be eligible to run again should you wish it. As president, I am delighted with the calibre of our nominees to date, but we need more. Do not be afraid of change, the Museum rests in your hands, hope to see you at the AGM on April 6th, 2002 and if that is not possible, please vote via proxy which will be enclosed in the spring #72 edition of Glidepath News.
Message from the Editor-C.R. Goguillot
2001 saw the completion of the Millennium grant which enabled the courtyard paving, the Hangar floor, the Dr. Pickup WACO Cabin, the Millennium Kids Room, along with the newly renovated gift shop and the list goes on throughout the myriad of additions and improvements too numerous to list. It has been a very busy year, very rewarding year and yet a very exhausting year to the volunteers and directors that made the project’s a reality.
Does the Museum stay at this level, or does it continue to grow and expand as it has over the past two years? Of course we all know that this growth is essential to our Museum and it is reached by the direction given by the Board of Directors. The improvements mentioned above show us all what can be done with a dedicated, hardworking and committed board. To the Board of Directors, we sincerely thank you for everything you have done in 2001/2002. The time has come again to select the group who will chart the course for our Museum over the next twelve months. Our gratitude to those who made all these things happen, who have decided to step down for 2002/2003 by passing the responsibility to new hands with new fresh skills that will contribute to the operation of CMF. If you are asked to run, or if you have decided that it’s your turn to volunteer let us know! Some of the areas of knowledge that the Museum needs at the Board level are with Elementary and High School background, Financial, Policy Making, and Fundraising.
Offer your skills as a director, but if you find that your time does not allow it, then why not come on board and help as an advisor to the Board.
2002 is going to be a GREAT year!
The CMF Newsletter is published quarterly by the Canadian Museum of Flight. Contributions in the form of articles, news items, letters and photos are welcome, as are comments and criticism. No payment can be made for any manuscripts that are submitted for publication in the CMF Newsletter. The Editor reserves the right to make changes in the manuscripts without altering the meaning. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact either Gogi or Sandy at the Museum by calling (604) 532-0035. Museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m 4:00 p.m.
CMF Board of Directors
- Terry Wadhams – President
- Werner Griesbeck – Vice President
- Mike Davenport – Treasurer
- Don Butterley
- Jane Robinson
- Gil Fanslau
- Doug Schwann
- Dan Holliday
- Bill Thompson
UPCOMING EVENTS
Quarterly Dinner Meeting
Saturday, February 2nd, 2002
Happy Hour: 6:00 pm Dinner: 7:00 pm
$20.00 Per Person (GST Included)
The Christening of our WACO CABIN CF-CCW This special event will take place in the Hangar with many of our regular friends in attendance along with some very special guests. This is a night not to miss
RSVP by 4:00 pm Thursday January 31st, 2002
PLEASE NOTE: Due to people booking at the last minute or not showing up with out giving 48 hour notice, it has become difficult to give the caterers the proper head count. The Museum has for the last few events, had to pay for ones who have not attended. We hope to alleviate this problem by accepting bookings up to Thursday January 31st at 4:00 pm (final number count goes to the Caterer Friday at noon) We also will start charging the cost of the dinner to those not canceling or not notifying the Museum within 48 hours of the dinner.
Thank you for your cooperation in making the Museum events an enjoyment to everyone.
VOLUNTEERS OF THE QUARTER
This issue of Glidepath News is dedicated to all the people who helped on the WACO Cabin restoration. Of course it would be impossible to name them one by one as so many were involved in so many aspects of the aircraft.
We include in this the people who would also pick up after the restoration crew or dust the Museum after a day of sanding on the wings.
I am sure that the thoughts of each member is included when we say to all of you,
JOB WELL DONE AND THANK YOU
To The Editor Glide Path News
The moving HISTORY OF TAPS (issue 71), dating from 1862, refers of course to a purely US rite and ceremony. In Canada, in a tradition dating from hundreds of years earlier, we have the LAST POST.
From very early days armies used trumpets to signal actions or events. At least 300 years ago the British army, like others, had its own long official list of bugle calls which perhaps a century and a half ago were inherited by our own armed forces. As late as the 1930’s in camps and cantonments around the world some were still in use.
There was the stirring CHAAARGE!!!! as well as the less often used, and less triumphant, RETREAT. The many more usual calls, before watches and clocks became universal, to say nothing of PA systems, included “ON PARADE” and the welcome MESS CALL whose unofficial words were: “Come out to the cook-house door, boys; come to the cook-house door”.
From the French word to awake came REVIELLE (there were two versions) whose English corruption has the silent ‘L’s pronounced to become “Re-velly”, as in “Clovelly”, almost as in two words. (Leave “Reverly” to the USA, please!). And finally every night came THE LAST POST whose first four haunting notes had the unofficial words “Lights OUUUT. Lights OUUUT”
More than 250 Years ago LAST POST also became a natural farewell salute at a military funeral, followed by the firing squad’s volley over the grave. Then the REVEILLE, saluting the deceased’s spirit ascending to Heaven as well as giving the message that, honour having been done, mourning should now cease and life get back to normal.
It was a natural development over the years for LAST POST, and REVEILLE (alas the sombre version), to become also the proper bugle calls for solemn occasions such as Remembrance Day. But leave TAPS and “REVERLY” to our honoured southern neighbours. For us it is LAST POST and RE-VELLY.
Submitted by Jack Meadows
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
James Clark Salmon Arm, BC Bruce Lord West Vancouver, BC Bill Gowan Williams Lake, BC James Wrean Surrey, BC Robin Stewart Langley, BC Donald Hough Surrey, BC John Pinz Dan Stewart Aldergrove, BC Richmond, BC Angus McCreesh Delta, BC David Wettlaufer Coquitlam, BC B.J. MacMillan Abbotsford, BC Demetre Exarhopoulos Langley, BC Frank Ervin Maple Ridge, BC John Manos Langley, BC Victoria Flying Club Victoria, BC Konstantinos Pappas Langley, BC Kathy Fitzpatrick Ivan Todd Langley, BC Surrey, BC Gordon Wilson Surrey, BC Surrey, BC Bart Dammers Bradley Raven White Rock, BC Shirley Walker Mission, BC Roy Willis Brian E. Port Surrey BC Surrey, BC Surrey, BC Sylvia Port Surrey BC Clarice Phipps
The 2001/2002 Membership Drive is amazing with the Museum welcoming 126 new members and we still have just over a month to go!.
You may remember, the challenge put to you was, we wanted to reach a goal of 200 new members. When a member signed up and he was referred by you, your name went into a draw for an hour long ride in a Museum aircraft of your choice.
The draw was held at the October dinner meeting and the winner for 2001 was Terry Wadhams. Terry encouraged over 20 people to join our association and this is but a small thank you for his enthusiasm and work in helping the growth of CMF.
Starting March 1st, 2002 to Feb 28th, 2003 we will once again put our membership thermometer back down to zero and will start watching it grow to the 200 mark.
To have your name entered into the draw, all you need to do is make sure that when the new member is asked” Who can we thank for you becoming a member today?” that your name is mentioned.
CONGRATULATIONS
To Gord Zimmerman on being the lucky winner of the CMF Christmas Raffle Pedal Plane. This aircraft was found under the Christmas tree by one of Gord’s newest grandchildren
And on an inside note, for future CMF raffles, buy your ticket from Linda Holliday, she has sold two winning tickets to date. Thank you Linda!!
Doug Moan’s contribution towards CCW
As for myself my first job was to rebuild the oleo legs. From there I installed the fuel tanks and fuel gauges, all the fuel lines, pitot tube and plumbing. Repair landing lights and install including the wiring. Replace control cables for ailerons, elevators, rudder and trim assemblies. Install engine systems for oil, gasoline, vacuum, carb heat, cabin heat, starter, generator, regulator, prop governor, oil cooler, instruments and static test each system. I spent so much time between the engine and firewall that my mates didn’t recognise me except from the rear. I will stop now rather than bore you with more details. We were all involved on this aircraft from the nose to the tail and from wingtip to wing tip.
John Clark’s contribution towards CCW
The instrument panel had to be re-wired in its entirety. A rough schematics was drawn and wired accordingly. The voltmeter/ ammeter had to have a small repair to eliminate a short circuit. The landing lights are the originals. One had to have a gear replaced but in operation they are blinding. Maxcraft gave the radio and intercom at cost. Because there was no such thing as aircraft radio in CCW’s day, a little planning was required as to location. The only answer was below the instrument panel. Then planning was required in the mounting of the installation. The location makes easy access from either front seat. The antenna was mounted on a panel underside between the wheels. A radio check with Langley ground was 5 by 5.
Jack Lingham’s contribution towards CCW
Rudder rebuild, elevators, repairs, tail wheel, tail wheel looking device, make up elevator trim indicator system, woodwork repair, baggage compartment – new floor and supports, repair baggage door and fit, make up rear seat, fit battery box, new seat back, rear repair to both front seats, make up new instrument panel, fit instruments, paint. Repairs to both doors, cut and fit new plexi windows, repair front window frames, fit new rear door window trims, fit new handles, fit doors after repairs to frames. Repairs to wing tips, make up new sheet metal leading edges to four wings, fit to the four wings, repairs/replace all four trailing edges, repairs to wing ribs as required. Fit navigation lights, fit new tires to undercarriage, make up undercarriage oleo pants and fit, fit new bolts to undercarriage, new brake pucks. Repairs to engine cowlings and fit, general repairs to fuselage stringers, make up inspection covers.
Don Butterley’s contribution towards CCW
Refastened all the longerons to the fuselage frame, built a new vertical fin, fabric on the wings and the fuselage taping and sewing, outlined all the lettering and trim lines, filled and sanded fillets and fairings, make up all cabin liners and covering fabric, outline instrument range markings.
To those of you unfamiliar with the term, longerons are those fore and aft running spruce strips which hold the fabric out in it’s streamlined curved shape. Airplanes as old as CCW don’t have longerons bolted to the structure, but are held together with waxed cord tied and shellacked.
Bob Fowles contribution towards CCW
My involvement with the Waco AQC-6 Cabin rebuild over the last two and a half years or so has mostly been sheet metal work from the instrument panel forward.
Fabricating and fitting panels, doors, cowls, or parts of, and the anchor nuts, for the longest time I thought I would be old and grey before I finished installing anchor nuts. (I know I’m Close) To which my contribution has only been a small part.
There were other smaller projects on the rest of the aeroplane, I rib stitched the rudder and helped out rib stitching, taping, etc. on the wing panels, helped with pre-paint and final assemblies, fitted the wing strut fairings, helped with some of the engine rigging, plumbing, and wiring, installed the seatbelts, and even got my fingers into fitting the wheel pants.
As you can see I have managed to leave my mark from end to end on this aeroplane, as have all the dedicated volunteers involved in the rebuilding of this Big Beautiful Aeroplane.
Bill Aitken’s contribution towards CCW
Many talents went into the re-building of the WACO. Building and assembling the ribs, covering with fabric, stitching, upholstery etc and finally painting. Doing sheet metal work was one of my jobs that I acquired by “oops and by golly” under the guidance of Jack Lingham. It required making parts out of .032″ sheet aluminum for hinge covers, inspection hole covers and their brackets, long strips to hold down the fabric on the gas tanks, moulding around the edge of the doors and door openings and assisting Jack Lingham in shaping the leading edges of the wings. Working on the WACO has been a very gratifying experience for me and I am proud to have been part of it.
As Manager of Aircraft Operations I would like to compliment all of you who were involved in the restoration of CCW. The workmanship is superb and the attention to detail first class.
We would be remiss if we did not add two names to the list of people who played an instrumental role in the completion of CCW. Werner Griesbeck and Dan Holliday.
Werner was the A.M.E. on the project who gave freely of his experience in order to very patiently teach and instruct the volunteers who were experiencing for the first time the complexities of aircraft rebuilding. He was forever available, considerate and Knowledgeable.
Dan was always available when needed and shared his wealth of knowledge and expertise on all facets of the project. There did not seem to be anything that Dan was not able to do and that was invaluable.
Submitted by C.R. Goguillot