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I want to pass on some great news that is in development regarding this thread topic.
Background:
I was approached awhile back to provide DER support for a group called 88 Charlies. You may have heard about them. They're based out of Palmyra Airport, WI. These are a group of adult aviators who give their time as a non-profit to teach young kids and young adults about vintage airplanes. Their current restoration project is a Taylorcraft. They are planning to install DUAL BRAKES so they can most easily teach kids to fly in the plane. They need DER support.
When I discovered their mission, I suggested that the kids become involved somehow in this paperwork endeavor. The first thing on the task list is that we will need a good drawing. As you all probably know, there are some sketches floating around, but nothing that can be submitted and FAA approved by today's standards. I asked if any of the kids might have the skills to create such a drawing. As things have worked out, one energetic young man who is a Junior in High School has stepped up to create an AutoCAD drawing for the CLAMP-ON DUAL BRAKE setup. Working with the adults there and using some rough sketches and photos they found, they have REVERSE ENGINEERED the design and are getting close to having a final drawing.
This young man has done an outstanding job. So good in fact that I have decided to reward him for his efforts. This is all leading to a philanthropic opportunity for us as Taylorcraft owners. Some things will need to get finalized and this may take a few more months but here is the basic outline for what is to come.
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1) I have committed to make a donation of $200 into a scholarship fund to be managed by the 88 charlies non-profit group. In addition, I am working with the student to finalize the drawings and I plan to provide a DER approval at no charge. This will allow them to finish their airplane modification via 337.
Here is where this gets better.
2) We will come up with a means to make this drawing available to other Taylorcraft owners in exchange for a donation to the 88 charlies scholarship fund.
3) I will provide DER approvals at no cost to those who have need to do the modification and who make a donation and use the same drawing.
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As I said... this is going to take a few more months for the drawing to get finished and for the scholarship fund to get established. But in my view, this is a win-win for all involved. The kids at 88 charlies program will benefit. And I believe by making this available, more and more Taylorcrafts can be fitted with dual brakes. This can only boost involvement by more young people in aviation (and Taylorcrafts) as it will be easier to give dual instruction in Taylorcrafts.
As this project gets done and more come along for 88 Charlies... we hope to do more and hopefully this scholarship program will grow. I hope you'll make plans to support it. Watch this thread for more information soon.
I want to pass on some great news that is in development regarding this thread topic.
Background:
I was approached awhile back to provide DER support for a group called 88 Charlies. You may have heard about them. They're based out of Palmyra Airport, WI. These are a group of adult aviators who give their time as a non-profit to teach young kids and young adults about vintage airplanes. Their current restoration project is a Taylorcraft. They are planning to install DUAL BRAKES so they can most easily teach kids to fly in the plane. They need DER support.
When I discovered their mission, I suggested that the kids become involved somehow in this paperwork endeavor. The first thing on the task list is that we will need a good drawing. As you all probably know, there are some sketches floating around, but nothing that can be submitted and FAA approved by today's standards. I asked if any of the kids might have the skills to create such a drawing. As things have worked out, one energetic young man who is a Junior in High School has stepped up to create an AutoCAD drawing for the CLAMP-ON DUAL BRAKE setup. Working with the adults there and using some rough sketches and photos they found, they have REVERSE ENGINEERED the design and are getting close to having a final drawing.
This young man has done an outstanding job. So good in fact that I have decided to reward him for his efforts. This is all leading to a philanthropic opportunity for us as Taylorcraft owners. Some things will need to get finalized and this may take a few more months but here is the basic outline for what is to come.
*****************************
1) I have committed to make a donation of $200 into a scholarship fund to be managed by the 88 charlies non-profit group. In addition, I am working with the student to finalize the drawings and I plan to provide a DER approval at no charge. This will allow them to finish their airplane modification via 337.
Here is where this gets better.
2) We will come up with a means to make this drawing available to other Taylorcraft owners in exchange for a donation to the 88 charlies scholarship fund.
3) I will provide DER approvals at no cost to those who have need to do the modification and who make a donation and use the same drawing.
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As I said... this is going to take a few more months for the drawing to get finished and for the scholarship fund to get established. But in my view, this is a win-win for all involved. The kids at 88 charlies program will benefit. And I believe by making this available, more and more Taylorcrafts can be fitted with dual brakes. This can only boost involvement by more young people in aviation (and Taylorcrafts) as it will be easier to give dual instruction in Taylorcrafts.
As this project gets done and more come along for 88 Charlies... we hope to do more and hopefully this scholarship program will grow. I hope you'll make plans to support it. Watch this thread for more information soon.
, but I sure would like to get an approval, just in case they ended up someplace that needed approval, the TOC newsletter had a picture of one of the ailerons hanging from the stabilizer of the P-38, I called it the worlds most expensive drying rack, let me know, gary
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