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USPA member John Delashaw of Argyle, TX, sent this report of his OSH adventure, which I though you might like to see.
My partner, Chuck Huber, and I started our trip in our Cessna 172 to Oshkosh on July 22. We were flying along with Joe and Patty Nelsen in their 172, N5000A, the 1st 172, and Kirt Brend and two passengers, Bob Demunck and Kevin Grimes, in his 172 N65197.
We had agreed to stop about every two hours, so our first stop was Claremore, OK. Our second stop was Higginsville, MO, and the third stop was Washington, Iowa. We spent the night in Washington because of reported bad weather in Portage, WI. When we got out of bed the next morning, Chuck said his back hurt bad and we would have to go on without him. After some discussion, we left Chuck, and Bob Demunck flew with me, and we all went to Baraboo - Dells airport instead of Portage, then to OSH.
The Fisk arrival to OSH was made according to the Notam where we had a three-lap holding pattern around Green Lake which took about an hour. The ground controller repeatedly said, " you guys have got to stay in line at 1800 ft. half mile spacing at 90 knots or I will send you back to the holding pattern.” Which he did.
The pictures show Joe Nelsen standing by a sign about his plane, Joe's 172 sitting in a designated place at Aeroshell Square, and the new Cessna Light Sport prototype aircraft which was unveiled at OSH and was placed in front of Joe's 1st 172.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association
This report comes from Bob Worthington, President of the New Mexico Pilots Association.
On Friday morning of 14 July four NMPA planes flew into the Clayton airport to start the NMPA Fly-in weekend at Clayton. The pilots and passengers were Ron Keller of Bosque Farms in his C 182; Richard Benito and Sharon Newson of El Paso, TX in his DA 40: Jack and Zelda Megerdichian of Deming in their C 182; and Bob and Anita Worthington of Las Cruces in their C 182RG. Ron Keller picked them all up using a city van.
The weekend was set up by Clayton rancher (and former NYC attorney) and NMPA member Kendyl Monroe and NMPA Meetings Chair Ron Keller. Transportation was provided by the city which loaned NMPA a van and it only cost us gas money. Everyone met at the famous and historic Eklund Hotel in downtown Clayton to check in and convene for lunch. Also joining us for lunch were local ranchers Herb and Carrell Blakely (Herb owns and flies a C 172 off his own airstrip on his ranch; they also joined NMPA at this meeting).
After a leisurely lunch Herb and Carrell guided us to the Clayton Lake State Park where one of the rangers took us on a personal two hour tour of the Park. We began in the museum and then went to the brand new observatory (which was constructed because the Park is one of the best star night observation areas in the US) and then toured the 100 million old multiple dinosaur tracks which are one of the largest and oldest finds in the US.
Upon completing our stay at the park everyone returned to the Hotel for happy hour and to gaze at the old pistol bullet holes shot in the ceiling in 1920 above the bar by an over-enthusiastic drinker upon learning that Harding had been elected president. The Hotel was built in 1892 and had gone through many add-ons and restorations during its life with the last being done by a local investment group in 2003-2004. The restoration has returned the Hotel to its original splendor. It also boasts of having the nicest dining facility in the region (which we can attest to). That evening we enjoyed a long and neighborly dinner with ten for dinner.
The next morning Bob Worthington and Ron Keller presented an FAA WINGS safety seminar at the airport in the community auditorium. Ron presented the latest things going on in the FAA which would impact GA pilots and flying. Bob spoke on the new FAA Sport Pilot Certificate and discussed special use airspace in the Southwest and the potential problems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles flying around the US-Mexico border areas when in some instances the pilots on the ground can lose control and not know it or FAA controllers are not informed about where they are flying. Two more NMPA planes from Double Eagle II flew in for the seminar and lunch. Ron Harmon and a friend arrived in his Cessna twin and Chace Mayhew flew a new C 172 (Chace joined NMPA at this meeting). We had 13 attendees at the seminar.
We returned to the Hotel for another excellent lunch with 14 folks eating. After lunch Kendyl (who grew up in Clayton before leaving for college and law school and spending a career in law in NYC. Ironically Bob Worthington grew up in CT where his father ran a bank on Wall Street in NYC and The law firm where Kendyl worked represented Bob’s father’s bank. Small world, huh?) and Dr John Seller, a local Clayton man who used to be the Chancellor at the University of California University system, gave a fascinating history of both the Eklund Hotel (both are investors in the Hotel) and the local area.
After lunch, which was about 2 pm, everyone walked to the nearby Herzstein Memorial Museum where we were guided by Barbara Monroe, Kendyl’s wife and her sister. The museum has several different collections, each depicting a slice of life in the history of the railroad town and commerce center of Clayton and Union County. The museum is actually housed in a two story stone building built in 1919 which is the former historic Methodist Episcopal Church of Clayton which moved into a new church building in 1967.
At various times during Saturday both Carrell Blakely and Dr “John” took some of us on tours of their homes and local sightseeing and shopping. We met again for happy hour at the hotel and then another perfect dinner with ten diners. The next morning, Sunday, Ron took all of us out to the airport so we could return home. The flying weather both arriving and departing, throughout the state was beautiful for excellent VFR flying. For those of you who did not attend this weekend fly-in you missed an excellent opportunity to fly to an historic but out-of-the-way part of New Mexico and to meet some very nice people. For many of us this is what makes flying so much fun. We learned a lot about a part of the state some of us had not really spent any time in. We were able to see the history through the eyes of those who have spent much of their lives in the area and to make new friends. All of this because we fly airplanes.
Special thanks goes to Ron and Kendyl for setting this up, to Herb and Carrell for being excellent guides, to Dr “John” for taking the time to spend with us each day, and to Thedra McDowell, manager of the hotel, and her excellent staff for putting up with us for three days. This was an enlightening experience and NMPA thoroughly enjoyed every minute spent in Clayton and the very friendly people we met.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association
If you haven’t registered for the USPA flyout to Branson yet, here is some information from Branson’s Review magazine to whet your appetite.
“The TITANIC Sails Again!”
“In a ninety-minute self-guided tour of Titanic Branson, guests receive a boarding pass with a particular name. Stepping back almost 100 years into the shoes of a passenger or crew member, 21st Century individuals walk the Grand Staircase, experience the sounds of a ship at sea, and listen to voices describe that momentous night.”
“Hello 1957!”
“Conjuring the spirit of those enchanting years, Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theater is a waking dream. Packed full of stars, the Branson Theater is tucked neatly next to Highway 76 and is America’s first and only American Bandstand Theater. A partnership between the incomparable Dick Clark, long-time Branson developer Jim Morris and entrepreneur Glenn Patch, the theater complex hosts four shows, the 1957 Patch Collection, and Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Grill, among a host of artifacts, memorabilia and of course, cool cars. As stated by Patch about his love for this project, ‘I have a genuine desire to keep alive the memories of the 50s,’ he said, ‘I’ve been reliving the decade for 40 years.’ “
So register today! (www.uspilots.org) We’ll see you in Branson August 24-27!
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association
This story taken from the Odessa American of July 27th, 2006.
Many of you know the Commemorative Air Force (formerly the Confederate Air Force) operates the only flyable B-29 bomber of World War II vintage. The airplane has been grounded with engine problems. The CAF B-29/B-24 squadron needs to raise at least $3,000,000 to custom fit the plane with new engines that are a far more reliable variant of the engines currently on the plane. FIFI joined the CAF in 1971 after it was rescued from the California desert at China Lake. The B-29 started touring in 1976 - six years following its recovery from China Lake.
For information on how to help call 432-563-1000, ext. 0 or visit www.commemorativeairforce.org and click on the "save FIFI" link.
The aircraft is currently based at Midland International Airport and has been an integral part of the CAF's annual airshow every October.
Steve Uslan, President
This email from TPA President Terence Jarog reflects the admiration and appreciation that USPA has for Dr. Stokes, and therefore is being passed on to our USPA email list:
Members,
As you may have read in America’s Flyways, long time member and both TPA & USPA supporter Dr. M. Young Stokes, was the recipient of awards and life member status in our organization. Dr. Stokes’ association with Aviation and Medicine are many and listed below. I advise all members to take advantage of Dr. Stokes extensive aviation medical knowledge when it come time for your next physical and especially if you think your health or your medical certificate need special attention. Dr. Stokes can add a personal perspective to your aviation medical concerns.
We all need to support Dr. Stokes with the same dedication that he has supported both realms of his expertise.
M. Young Stokes III MD
903 465-6707
mysiii@flash.net
1300 State Highway 91 North
Denison, Texas
75021-0222
From Dr. Stokes: I still have my Aztec, but cannot fly it unless I have another qualified pilot. Surprisingly, IF someone is qualified in the Aztec, I can give him advanced or instrument instruction AS LONG AS I DO NOT CHARGE FOR IT. Most of the time, my plane is on lease back and used for training students from SEOSU in Durant, OK. They have a good Aviation Degree program, but do not have access to a multiengine aircraft. This is better than just letting my plane sit there rusting.
OFFICE ADDRESS: 1300 State Highway 91 North, PO Box 222, Denison, TX 75021-0222
Home Address: 87 Leafy Lane, Denison, TX 75025-4539
Email: mysiii@flash.net
Telephone: (903) 465-6707 FAX: (903) 463-6063 Home Phone: (903) 463-6060 CELL (903) 744-8116
Birth: Austin, Travis County, Texas ` January 5, 1927
Marital Status: Married to Elizabeth (Betty) Louise Stokes, nee Larsen July 23, 1954
Family: Two sons, both adult, married and with children of their own. Seven grandsons.
Five great grandchildren (including one set of triplets).
Education: A.B. University of Texas, Austin, Texas 1951
M.D. Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 1956
Military Service:
Army of the United States (Enlisted) April 1945 through November 1945
Regular U.S.Army (enlisted) November 1945 through December 1946
U. S. Army reserve (enlisted) 1947 through 1949
U. S. Army Reserve (Warrant Officer) 1950 through 1955
U. S. Army (Commissioned) 1955 through 1965
Present Rank: Major, MC-USAR, Retired.
Employment since graduating from Medical School, June 1956:
June 1, 1956 to July 1, 1957 Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio
July 1, 1957 to May 15, 1969 Self engaged in private Family Practice of General Medicine in Edon, Ohio.
May 15, 1969 to present, Private Family Practice of General Medicine in Denison, Texas.
Hospital Training:
A. Woodlawn Hospital, Dallas, Texas 1954 & 1955. Fellowship in Neuropsychiatry.
B. Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio, 1956 – 1957, Rotating Internship.
C. Cooke County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 1968, Advanced Course in Anesthesiology.
D. American Institute of Medical Hypnosis, Los Angeles, California, 1976 – 1977
Residency in Medical Hypnosis and Hypnoanalysis.
Approved Post Graduate Continuous Medical Education:
Since 1960, continuous active membership in AAGP/AAFP, (always exceeding the CME requirements for membership.)
Experience:
Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice
Charter Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians
Designated by FAA as Senior Aviation Medical Examiner
Designated by FAA as Aviation Safety Counselor
While practicing medicine in Ohio:
President of Williams County Medical Society in 1959
Chief of Staff. Williams County General Hospital in 1961.
While practicing medicine in Texas:
President, Grayson County Medical Society. 1972
Chief of Staff, Madonna Hospital, Denison, Texas 1971
Chief of Staff, Memorial Hospital, Denison, Texas 1976
Vice President, Southern District, American Academy of Air Traffic Control Medicine 1973 – 1977
Vice President, American Academy of Stress Disorders 1974 – 1975
President, Air Medics Association 1973, 1978 and 1982
President Flying Physicians Association 1983-1984
Flight Surgeon, Hella Temple Shrine Flying Fezzes 1984 to Present
Chief of Staff, Texoma Medical Center, Denison, Texas 1985 – 1986.
President, Civil Aviation Medical Association 1987 – 1989.
PUBLICATIONS:
Ohio Academy of General Practice NEWS (Magazine) Editorial Staff and Monthly column 1966 – 1969.
Articles in Journal of American Institute of Hypnosis 1976 – 1977.
Editor, Bulletin of Southwest Region of Flying Physicians Association. 1970 to 1086.
Affiliations:
Member, Grayson County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Family Physicians.
Member, Trinity United Memorial Methodist Church, Denison, Texas.
Member of Masonic Bodies, Billie Mosse AF & AM 1152, York Rite, Scottish Rite, Shrine, Grotto,
Royal Order of Scotland, Knights of Constantine and Order of Philathes.
Aviation History
First airplane ride was at age 3 years in a Ford Tri Motor with my father at the controls. He, MYS, Jr. had been a World War I pilot taking his flight training in France. As a child, MYS3 built model airplanes and was always interested in aviation. Started flying lessons at age 15 at Mustang Field (now a shopping center) in Dallas, Texas. Private License at age 16 was a three fold with photo in the center. License was for 0 to 550 HP, with no mention as to Single or Multi Engine, Land or Sea. As a teenager, still too young to enter Army Air Corps (there was no Air Force back then), joined Civil Air Patrol and flew Submarine Patrol over the Gulf of Mexico out of Beaumont, Texas. By the time old enough to join the military in WW II, Pilot in Command time was approximately 1000 hours. The military said vision was not good enough for aviation, so joined ground forces. At the end of WW II while stationed in Seoul, Korea (before anyone had heard of Korea), small amount of time flying old gliders off the bridge over the Han River. After Military Service, flying was resumed. Flying was even more pursued after graduating from Medical School. License and Ratings include Private, Commercial, Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Flighty Instructor Instrument, Airline Transport Single and Multi-engine Land and ATP Single Engine Sea. FAA Accident Prevention Counselor, FAA Senior Aviation Medical Examiner.
Aviation Organizations:
Academy of Air Traffic Control Medicine, American Academy of Stress Disorders, Aviation Computer Enthusiast, Air Force Association (Life Member), ALLA Grotto Aviators (Past President), Air Medics (Past President), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Aerospace Medical Association (Life Member), Alaska Airman’s Association (Life Member), Arkansas Pilots Association, Associated Pilots of Oklahoma, Colorado Pilots Association, Confederate (now Commememorative) Air Force (Life Member), Civil Aviation Medical Association (Life Member and Past President), Experimental Aircraft Association, First Flight Society (Life Member), Flying Physicians Association (Life Member and Past President), Hella Temple Shrine Flying Fezzes (Life Member), International Flying Shriners Association, Kansas Pilots Association, Man Will Never Fly (Life Member), Missouri Pilots Association, National Aeronautics Association, National Association of Flight Instructors, New Mexico Pilots Association, North Texas Flight Instructors Association, (Past President), Ohio Pilots Association, Order of Daedalians (Hereditary Life Member), Pilots International Association, Pipers Owners Society, Self-Launching Sailplane Pilots Association, Seaplane Pilots Association, Silver Wings Fraternity, Soaring Society of America, Texas Pilots Association (Charter Member), and United States Pilots Association.
Melmoth Young Stokes, III, M.D.
MYS3/vop
Please add Dr. Stokes Contact Information to your log book and give him a call or a visit.
Thanks
Terence Jarog President
Texas Pilots Association
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association
Among the many good reasons to attend the Saturday night banquet at the Radisson Hotel in Branson, MO, during the USPA Flyout August 24-27 is the chance to win a brand new David Clark headset, courtesy of Kings Avionics located at New Century Airport, New Century, KS.
Long-time friends of USPA, owners Gary Morris and Dave Hayden have donated the most popular David Clark Headset selling today, the H10 – 13.4. Extremely light weight, the headset has a certified noise reduction rating of 23 dB, features a new soft air-flow pillow headband, flo-fit gel ear seals, universal flex boom, plus much more.
Kings Avionics www.kingsavionics.net has serviced my planes for many years. They do very good work, and I highly recommend them. Their generous gift of a David Clark headset is greatly appreciated, and will go to some lucky banquet guest Saturday night, August 26. It might as well be you!
Register today at www.uspilots.org.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association
I hope by now you’ve made plans to come to the USPA flyout in Branson August 24-27 and have made your room reservations. The hotel cutoff date is August 10.
Branson has broken all previous records for new construction. You just have to come see what’s happening here to make your visit to family vacation country more enjoyable. Attached is a recent newspaper article about the many new attractions, including the Dick Clark Theater which is on our agenda for Friday, August 25.
The registration form is available at www.uspilots.org. You can even sign up and pay right on line. Do it today. You don’t want to miss this great gathering. Even if you live in the Branson area, you’ll definitely want to come to the Saturday night banquet featuring the 25th anniversary of USPA, and hosted by our USPA member and awesome entertainer Mike Radford!
Register today, and bring your friends and family!
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association
Monday July 3rd was not an unusual day. It dawned beautifully in Montrose, Colorado, and no one expected what was to come next in this west Colorado town. A newly purchased Beechcraft A36TC was practicing touch and go landings at Montrose airport at about mid-morning. The new owner of the airplane, a successful 61 year old architect was at the controls. Along side him in the right seat was a 65 year old professional pilot, Larry Smalley, of Rifle, Colorado. Larry was a long time friend of mine who I first met when he worked for the FAA in Albuquerque, NM, as a flight ops inspector. He and his wonderful wife Sally had become close to Pam and me, and when Sally got sick several years ago we became even closer. Eventually I moved to Hobbs, NM, and the Smalleys to Rifle. Larry was a pro pilot flying for Ratheon and then a local charter service in Colorado. He flew the Hawker 800. We talked several times a year. My most vivid memory of Larry was flying together with him and Carter DuBois (former President of the New Mexico Pilots Association) from Albuquerque to Sedona, Arizona, in our Vikings for breakfast. Larry was the commensurate aviator.
Monday morning at 10:00am something happened to cause the Bonanza to go down into a residential area on the approach path to Montrose airport. The plane hit a parked semi and exploded, ejecting both occupants, killing them instantly.
General Aviation has lost yet another of its unsung heroes, and I have lost a good friend. I sincerely hope that God, in His infinite wisdom, has given Larry a beloved Viking to fly around the Heavens for eternity.
Good bye, dear friend. You will be missed.
Steve Uslan, President
United States Pilots Association
In preparation for the 25th year anniversary celebration of USPA in Branson, August 24-27, Bob Worthington is collecting photos of USPA activities. If you have any pictures that you would like to share, please snail mail or email them to Bob SOON. It will take time to organize them after they’re received, so please do it now. Thanks!
Send to:
Bob Worthington
1136 Cave Springs Trail
Las Cruces, NM 88011-4004
Or via email to:
rworthin@zianet.com
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association
Here are two handy websites that I use regularly for flight planning and to track my own flights and flights of others. You may find them useful too: www.fltplan.com and www.flightaware.com. I’ve mentioned these before, but have had requests to name them again.
If you know of a useful or interesting website you would like to share with our members, please tell me about it. Thanks!
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association