The Healey Enthusiast

January 2003 The Healey Enthusiast Page 3

Wine

&

Cheese

Party !

When: Saturday January 25^th

            Time:    2:30 to 6:00 p.m.

            Where: Dick & Karla Mathews Home

                          1301 Waterford Drive

                          Golden Valley, MN

                          Phone 763-587-0285

            What to bring: Wine, Cheese, or Snack.

                                    Also books, videos, paper.



                Come join this social gathering to taste wine, sample cheeses & snacks, and exchange holiday stories. Also there will be videos, books (like the one on the cover), and other vintage info to peruse and discuss. Please bring any MAHC club videos that you may have on loan.

Alycia Wolters, the new club librarian, will have videos to check out that you can bring home to view. She is working to get all videos accounted for and is anxious to make them available to all club members.

This should be a great way to spend a mid winter afternoon amongst friends. Maybe Dick will have his new lift in place in the garage! See you there !!



“And You Think You Have Problems….”

These are alleged to be some actual Maintenance complaints submitted by US Air Force pilots and the replies from the maintenance crews:

Problem: “Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.”

Solution: “Almost replaced left inside main tire”.

Problem: “Test flight OK, except autoland very rough”.

Solution: “Autoland not installed on this aircraft”.

Problem: “#2 propeller seeping prop fluid”.

Solution: “#2 propeller seepage normal”.

“#1, #3, & #4 propellers lack normal seepage”.

Problem: “The autopilot doesn’t”.

Solution: “It does now”.

Problem: “Something loose in cockpit”.

Solution: “Something tightened in cockpit”.

Problem: “Evidence of hydraulic leak on right main landing            gear”.

Solution: “Evidence removed”.

Problem: “DME volume unbelievably loud”.

Solution: “Volume set to more believable level”.

Problem: “Dead bugs on windshield”.

Solution: “Live bugs on order”.

Problem: “Autopilot in altitude hold mode produces a 200 fpm descent”.

Solution: “Cannot reproduce problem on ground”.

Problem: “IFF inoperative”.

Solution: “IFF always inoperative in OFF mode”.

Problem: “Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick”.

Solution: “That’s what they’re there for”.

Problem: “Number three engine missing”.

Solution: “Engine found on right wing after brief search”.

Thanks to Steve Guttormsson of the MN MGT Club who found this on the internet.

New Members

Welcome to Melvin Turcanik & Susan Lynn. They live in Dodge Center, MN and have an AN5 Bugeye Sprite. Hope to see them at events soon!!

Correction

Last month it was stated in the Annual Pizza Party article that the Vice President “automatically” assumes the Presidency. This technically is incorrect and is not in the Bylaws. In recent years this has been only a custom. The President must be elected – and was by acclamation! Perhaps the Board of Directors may want to discuss this matter.