EAA CHAPTER 865

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04076ba3.png"> <div> <IMG SRC="07db4ba0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>NEW</B></div> <div> <B>09/2000</B></div> <div> <B>READ</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Weedhopper"><U><B>THE WEEDHOPPER</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Airplane Tails"><U><B>AIRPLANE TAILS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dale Neddeau"><U><B>DREAM WINGS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>NEW LINKS</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="06b9bcc0.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="http://ourworld.cs.com/raphyboi" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ourworld.cs.com/raphyboi"><U><B>Read the Newsletter</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e1ad6d0.png" border=0 width="173" height="109" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.eaa.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eaa.org"><U><B>Go To The National Web Site</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>This web site created</B></div> <div> <B>04/2000 by </B></div> <div> <B>Ralph Ballard </B></div> <div> <B>using Trellix Web</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.trellix.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trellix.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="11d903e0.png" border=0 width="144" height="62" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div>  <img src="http://ourworld.cs.com/cgi-bin/counter?eaachapter865/261">  </div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04176bc1egdyqn.png"> <div> <B>EAA CHAPTER 865, INC.</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>Mission</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Member list"><U>Member list</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Projects"><U>Projects</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reading"><U>Reading</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Local Weather"><U>Local Weather</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04176ba3.png"> <div> Welcome to the EAA CHAPTER 865 web site.</div> <bR> <div> Chapter 865 of the Experimental Aircraft Association has been chartered since 1986. We are dedicated to the preservation of Sport Aviation and it’s history, the promotion of safety and the mentoring of young people in aviation. Our Chapter Hangar ( shown below ), is located on the Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport, in Niles Michigan. We use the slogan “Home of the Heath”, because The Heath Airplane Co., founded by Ed Heath, a pioneer of the Home Built Airplane Kit, was located in Niles from 1931 to 1934. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="06e1f970.jpg" border=0 width="543" height="407" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Chapter 865 hangar. Built entirely by members, with funds earned at our pancake and sausage breakfasts.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="077cc6c0.png" border=0 width="460" height="364" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Ed Heath, who's pilots license is shown above, was a pioneer in the field of homebuit aircraft and winner of many air races using his designs.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="078cc490.png" border=0 width="460" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Ed flew the 'Baby Bullet' to victory in many  races. <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ed Heath"><U>Read about Ed here.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e3cc490.png" border=0 width="460" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Ed in his float equipped Heath Parasol, the first popular "Kit Plane".</div> <div> Read more about Ed Heath<A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ed Heath"><U> here.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e7cb010.png" border=0 width="459" height="257" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Roger Lorenzen dwarfs the Heath "Baby Bullet". It's 150mph speed</div> <div> on 32hp is unequaled to this day. Roger carved the prop.</div> <div> Read more about Roger <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reading"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>