Minutes of Chapter Meeting

• April 12, 2005 Meeting at Lane Aviation, 5:30
  

  Greetings everyone!

  Report on the COPAMA April 12, 2005 Meeting at Lane Aviation, 5:30
  Opening: 
  Lowell Dowler opened the meeting with recognition of all our sponsors and students who were attending from Columbus State with Terry Huff. Jeff Gruber updated us on the progress of this year’s golf outing. More on that at the next meeting. Lowell introduced Bill Ward, the featured speaker of the evening.
  
  Presentation:
  Tonight's meeting was co-sponsored by T&W Electrical Services.

  Mr. Ward began his presentation of “Starters, Alternators and Generators, How to Make Them Last” with a history of generators and alternators, parts and regulation systems.

  Bill spoke of products, by manufacturer name, and explained why, in his experience, they were more or less reliable. Some factors mentioned were such as use of automotive quality instead of aircraft quality parts, vibration and other factors.

  He spoke of how propeller balance affects the performance of alternators, oscilloscope patterns, brush, rotor shaft and gear wear. He gave troubleshooting tips on various systems. Bill also provided a comprehensive look at the differences in standard and “light weight” starters. The presentation was indeed helpful to many people who must deal with these problems on a daily basis. We thank him for a fine meeting.

  Notable People:

  We would like to recognize Terry Huff for his constant effort in trying to introduce new people to the industry and our organization. We welcome Brandon Key, Sean Wise, Leroy Birkhold, John Holland, Josh Kotal? and Stacey Murrell (Josh’s guest) to the meeting. For some of you who are new members, please get with me to assure I have your correct e-mail address.

  ALSO! I would like to give special recognition to two very notable people.

  1)      Robert Gillespie, a prime example of one of Columbus State’s alumni who is serving our industry with distinction. Robert works for Chautauqua Airlines as a mechanic and electronic technician. We are very proud of Bob!

  2)      Jerry Peer: I felt honored and privileged to greet Jerry at tonight’s meeting. I have known Jerry for over 40 years and can assure you that he is one of the politest, kindest, skilled and professional technicians and pilots this industry has known. Keep your eye on this man folks. In my opinion, he is one of the upcoming and most deserving candidates for the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Awards.

  Finally, REMEMBER, the May 10, 2005 meeting at Lane Aviation. Dallas Airmotive will be sponsoring the meeting. Brian Harrington will be doing a presentation on TFE 731 engines.  Consider National Membership!; Check the web-site often for news updates! 
    Yours in professional aircraft maintenance, Cliff Kelling, Secretary
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