EAA Chapter 644

Ona Airpark is pleased to host the local chapter of the EAA 644 and Young Eagles.

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EAA Chapter 644 at Ona Airpark and Speedway
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Dakota Hawk by Dan Ward

The EAA is an international avaiation membership association founded in 1953 and based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. More than 160,000 people belong to EAA, with Chapters located in all 50 states and many countries. Members are aviation enthusiates of every age group, including many airline and commercial pilots, engineers, business people, even astronauts.

Dan admitted tha the learning curve for working with the engine installation, instruments and wiring was pretty high, but that's when he turned to his local EAA chapter. Ernie Clay was the technical counselor for the chapter, and he was very helpful. I spent a lot of time reading through Tony Bingelis books and talking to other EAAers to learn what I needed!

ADS-B presentation by Rayan Smith
Thursday Feb. 13th at 6:00PM

Ryan s a tower controller at HTS and will review requirement and take questions. RSVP if you would like Pizza Billy 304-521-5323

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RV-4 built by Kreth Sink

N42KS is an example of Dick VanGrunsven RV-4 design built by Kreth Sink and flown for the past 25 years. Construction of 42KS began in 1988 and, three and a half years, 2000 hours “wrench in hand,” and 14,000 rivets later, it completed an uneventful first flight performing as advertised. The panel sports standard round gages with a Garmin GPS coupled to a single axis auto pilot and is IFR certified.

Designed as a “Total Performance” package, the RV-4 provides cross-country, short field and aerobatic performance on 160/180 horsepower. With a 30 gallon fuel capacity, the design offers a 500 mile range (with reserve) for two 180 lbs. passengers and modest luggage. Top speed exceeds 200 mph with a stall speed of 54 mph. Lots of performance for the money!

Advice for would be builders:
(1) Don’t begin a project unless you enjoy building as much as you enjoy flying. Otherwise, it will be tough to complete. Buy a completed project.

(2) Don’t deviate from plans unless you have full qualifications as an aircraft designer. One small “innocent” modification can cascade into a multitude of changes which could compromise the integrity of the original design.

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The Long-Ez was designed in the Late seventies by Burt Rutan. It is a 2 place tandem seat with throttle on the left arm rest and hand controls on the right arm rest. Similar to modern day fighter planes. His goal was to build an aircraft that was stall resistant and economical to fly.
The plane is a plans built aircraft which means all the components are built by the builder. Foam is hotwired to shape, glued together then fiberglass and epoxy applied according to a layup schedule. The finish is accomplished by mixing resin and small glass spheres called micro into a slurry and spreading it onto the finished surface. The surface is then sanded to a smooth finish and painted. Most people will spend at least 2000 hours to complete there project.

Long EZ built by Billy Rose

We're a group of pilots and aviation enthusiasts who get together with like-minded people to enjoy a variety of events and activities, including fly-ins, picnics, workshops, Young Eagles rallies and more.

Whether you're thinking about flying or you simply enjoy airplanes and aviation, you are welcome to attend our events and join our community.

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How to Find Us
Ona Airpark and Speedway
1 Fair Skies Drive
Ona, WV 25545
(304) 521-5323
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EAA Chapter 644 at Ona Airpark and Speedway