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Memos to Members (and Other Documents)

Big change for the Memos to Members page! The most current items are now listed at the top of the page.

 

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  • Memo #76, June 18, 2010 -- ALEC Progress, Getting on a List.

  • Memo #75, May 17, 2010 -- Time Extension AMOC documents and checks lists, ALEC progress.

  • Memo #74, May 3, 2010 -- Time Extensions AMOC approved & details, Progress on ALEC, Annual Members Meeting details, Call for board candidates, June Mentor Monitor deadline, and pre-OSH fly-in at Manitowoc details.

  • Memo #73, April 24, 2010 -- FAA Commits to Issuing Time Extension AMOC, Details on ALEC Reports the FAA Wants

  • Memo #72, April 7, 2010 -- Status of Time Extension AMOC and repeat of AMOC details

  • Memo #71, March 22, 2010 -- ALEC Update, Time Extension AMOC update, "Super Annual" article.

  • Memo #70, March 9, 2010 -- ALEC Update, Time Extension AMOC, H-Beam for Common Spar T-34s

  • Memo #69, February 22, 2010 -- T-34 Spar Corp & ALEC Timeline, Time Extension AMOC

  • Memo #68, February 8, 2010 -- ALEC Webinar/Conference Call, Special Pricing Offered at Parks Industries, Baker Fly-In Scheduled, American Bonanza Society

  • Memo #67, January 31, 2010 -- Latest on ALEC, FAA and Calendar Extensions, ALEC Conference Call & Webinar Scheduled, Status of Other Solutions (Parks & Saunders Strap)

  • Memo #66, January 11, 2010 -- T-34 Spar Corp's ALEC update, Calendar Extension AMOC Progressing Through FAA, New GM at Parks Industries, FAST Cards

  • Memo #65, November 25, 2009 -- ALEC's "holey bolts" pass tests, Special Pricing Slots at Parks Industries, Calendar Extension Plan submitted, FAA's Kim Smith, head of Small Airplane Directorate, moving on

  • Memo #64, October 7, 2009 -- Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for ALEC, "agreement in principle" with FAA on calendar extension for current AD

  • Memo #63, August 18, 2009 -- Meeting with FAA at OSH, what an extensions program might look like, Advisory Circular 91-82, AMOC updates including update on status of Parks Industries, "one more year.."

  • Memo #62, July 21, 2009 -- Menominee and Oshkosh, AMOCs and OSH, Conversations with the FAA

  • Memo #61, May 29, 2009 -- Dealing with Frustration, Palm Springs Briefing, H-Beam for Common Spar & Doubler-Plate Airplanes, T-34 Spar Corp & ALEC

  • Memo #60, April 20, 2009 -- Aviadesign waiting for 50 orders, Parks Industries update, ALEC update, T-34 Assn meeting with FAA, Members Conference Call, Earle Parks Memorial Fly-In, Menominee & OSH 2009, Monitor deadline, Board nomination deadline

  • Memo #59, February 17, 2009 -- Parks Industries update, ALEC update, 2009 Fly-ins, 2009 Members Meeting, Mentor Monitor publication process, Director Candidates wanted

  • Memo #58, September 10, 2008 -- AMOC summary, T-34 Homecoming update

  • Memo #57, July 23, 2008 -- Menominee & Oshkosh details, Annual Members Meeting via the web, webmaster wanted, membership renewal time, FAA Airworthiness Circular, Wing Station 66 AMOC, T-34 Homecoming update

  • Memo #56, May 8, 2008 -- Monitor deadline, BOD nominations, webmaster search, Pinal/AMARC Fly-In success, T-34 Homecoming news, WOA request for stock T-34 at AirVenture 2008

  • Memo #55, April 25, 2008 -- T-34 Spar Corp's Station 66 AMOC Approved Update on ALEC

  • Memo #54, January 31, 2008 -- Updates on Parks H-Beam, Station 66 and ALEC, and Victor Juarez, T-34 Homecoming at Beech Heritage Museum, Pinal Airpark Fly-In, and Mentor Monitor 

  • Memo #53, November 16, 2007 -- Parks H-Beam, Station 66, and ALEC updates -- good news on all fronts, Search for Mentor Monitor editor

  • Memo #52, August 9, 2007 -- Menominee and Oshkosh, AMOC update, what you can do if your center section has cracks

  • Memo #51, May 13, 2007 -- FAA Airworthiness Concern Sheet regarding front spar root upper fitting cracks

  • Memo #50, May 2, 2007 -- Update on spar cracks, STC and AMOC granted to Earle Parks, T-34 Spar Corp ALEC and Station 66 AMOCs, two new ADs, new director, changes in board election process, financial situation, Mentor Monitor changes

  • Memo #49, March 24, 2007 -- Cracks found in new location

  • Memo #48, March 13, 2007 -- A new airworthiness directive on inspection of the horizontal tail has been published

  • Memo #47, January 22, 2007 -- Status of AMOCs, repeat inspection authorization, initial inspection authorization, revised horizontal stabilizer AD, association financial situation, fly-in season

  • Memo #46, September 27, 2006 -- Comment on revised tail AD, status of  center section AMOCs

  • Memo #45, August 8, 2006 -- Update on the three "termination action" AMOCs, FAA NPRM on horizontal tail inspection

  • Memo #44, May 1, 2006 -- 600 hour AMOC imminent, FAA ACS re horizontal stabilizer, 501(c)(3) reinstated, financial situation

  • Memo #43, April 12, 2006 -- Submission of 600 hour AMOC delayed, Request for Nominations, FAA Airworthiness Concern Sheet on tail AD 

  • Memo #42, April 3, 2006 -- Extending 120/240 AMOC, Status of other Center Section AMOCs, Aging Aircraft Conference, More on T-6, lawsuit update, financial update 

  • Memo #41, March 20, 2006 -- NIAR (National Institute for Aviation Research) has released report on 141SW, T-34 Assn withdraws from speakers list at Aging Aircraft Conference

  • Memo #40, March 6, 2006 -- Extending the Current 120/240 AMOC, Recent Inspections, Status of Various Long Term AMOCs, “Lead the Fleet” Proposal and FAA Responses, Aging Aircraft Conference reminder, Jud Nogle at NWOC

  • Memo #39, February 6, 2006 -- Good news on BG-243 center section

  • Memo #38, February 3, 2006 -- Working with the FAA, BG-243 Update, 120/480 AMOC Extension, Julie Clark's Options, Aging Aircraft Conference, FAA and Air Combat Operators, FAA visit to GAMI, AOPA Support, new T-34 Association FAST Administrator, Maintenance Seminar Update, Parks Industries "H-beam", Fly-Ins

  • Memo #37, December 9, 2005 -- New objective, change in FAA team, lawsuit, maintenance seminar

  • Memo #36, November 16, 2005 -- 11/14 meeting with FAA, expanding current AMOC to 480 hours, the scope of the AD, long term plan

  • Memo #35, November 10, 2005 -- Request to extend "Get'em Flyin" AMOC to 480 hours again, face-to-face meeting with FAA planned on 11/14

  • Memo #34, October 19, 2005 -- T-34 Assn position regarding AMOCs, progress with flight test data, long term plan, Parks Industries solution in the works, Aviadesign status, "lost knots", and more

  • Memo #33, September 27, 2005 -- FAA still reviewing test flight data, Julie Clark AMOC, membership renewals

  • Memo #32, September 12, 2005 -- FAA reviewing test flight data

  • Memo #31, August 29, 2005 -- Draft of flight test data submitted, how to get paperwork for revised 120/240 AMOC

  • Memo #30, August 5, 2005 -- Report on Annual Meeting at Oshkosh, update on "Get'em Flyin!" and "Keep'em Flyin!" AMOCs, AMOC holder presentations (Aviadesign and GAMI)

  • Memo #29, July 18, 2005 -- "Get'em Flyin!" AMOC extended to 240 hour with re-inspect at 120 hours, Eddy current approved (or will soon be approved) as AMOC for 1962 tail AD

  • Memo #28, July 18, 2005 -- Waiting for extension to 240 hours, prep for Oshkosh meetings

  • Memo #27, June 27, 2005 -- "Get'em Flyin" AMOC extended to 240 hours with re-inspection at 120 hours, N666 update, OSH 2005

  • Memo #26, June 13, 2005 -- Violations of AMOCs, center section cracks found, Menominee update, contributions & expenditures, what happens next

  • Memo #25, June 13, 2005 -- Tail cracks update, meetings and memos moved to bi-weekly

  • Memo #24, May 25, 2005 -- Tail cracks found, inspection parties, 141SW update

  • Memo #23, May 16, 2005 -- Bolt-hole test still not approved, revised crack growth model

  • Memo #22, May 9, 2005 -- Bolt-hole test to clear up questionable "hits" during surface eddy current inspection of center section

  • Memo #21, May 2, 2005 -- GAMI flight tests, shops prepare for inspections

  • Memo #20, April 25, 2005 -- Next steps for "Get'em Flyin!" and "Keep'em Flyin!" AMOCs

  • Memo #19, April 19, 2005 -- Surprise #3, "Get'em Flyin!" AMOC issued

  • Memo #18, April 13, 2005 -- "Get'em Flyin!" AMOC approved with changes

  • Memo #17, April 11, 2005 -- "Get'em Flyin!" AMOC

  • Memo #16, April 4, 2005 -- Two "roadmaps"

  • Memo #15, March 30, 2005 -- Request to fly with restrictions, Detailed Aircraft History Questionnaire

  • Memo #14, March 22, 2005 -- Julie Clark's airplane is crack free!

  • Memo #13, March 21, 2005 -- Request for contributions

  • Memo #12, March 14, 2005 -- Challenging week, Julie's T-34 at GAMI, AOPA support

  • Memo #11, March 7, 2005 -- SAIB has been released

  • Memo #10, March 7, 2005 -- Test flights requested, Weibull analysis complete

  • Memo #9, February 28, 2005 -- Surface eddy-current inspection, finite element model, Weibull analysis

  • Memo #8, February 18, 2005 -- Review of FAA/T-34 Owner meeting in Kansas City on 2/15 - 2/16/05Memo #3, January 17, 2005

  • Memo #7, February 10, 2005 -- Private meeting between FAA and T-34 Association representatives

  • Memo #6, February 3, 2005 -- Covers T-34 Association members meeting in Champaign IL

  • Memo #5, January 24, 2005

  • Memo #4, January 20, 2005

  • Memo #3, January 17, 2005

  • Memo #2, January 10, 2005

  • Memo #1, January 3, 2005

  • Memo to Members, December 23, 2004 -- Initial "Memo to Members" after 12/7/2004 crash

Other Documents

  • Get'Em Flying AMOC Inspection Results -- List of T-34s that have had center section and tails (if required) inspected. CG-21 added on 9/19/09. First update in several years. This list is by no means 100% accurate -- just contains all of the information we (webmaster) has. If you have updated info, send it out way at webmaster@t-34.com. (9/19/09)

  • Get'em Flying AMOC FAQ -- Frequently asked questions about the Get'em Flying AMOC.

  • Mike Pangia resume -- Attorney hired by T-34 Association

  • Letter to FAA's Marv Nuss, January, 10, 2005 -- Requesting meeting with Mr. Nuss' office and the T-34 Association prior to public meeting

  • Dave Weber resume -- Weibull expert hired by T-34 Association

  • FAA Advisory Circular 91-60 (Interim) -- This document is referenced in Memo to Members #36. It is a draft of a revision of an advisory circular, "The Continued Airworthiness of Older Airplanes", first published in 1983.

  • Contributions -- If you have not yet made a contribution, we are requesting a contribution of $500 per airplane, and/or any amount you are willing to give. Please send your check, made out to the T-34 Association, Inc., c/o Jud Nogle, Nogle & Black, Inc., 800 North County Road 900 East, Tuscola, IL 61953.
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