HAWK Christmas Lights


HAWK balloon glow at 26 & H Roads in Grand Junction, CO where Christmas light viewer traffic was streaming by, and stopping to watch. The balloons belong to Erik Cornelison. HAWK students and mentors assisted as crew.

HAWK at AirVenture 2021

The Balloon Glow

This year our OSH trip was very much like everyone out there’s crazy year. Our Cherokee came due for an engine change and wasn’t able to fly to OSH and at the last minute our pipistrel motor glider had an oil pressure sensor failure so it couldn’t fly to AirVenture either. Everyone traveled by ground. The one highlight was our hot air balloon was able to make it and was able to do the Night Glow display on Friday evening. Thanks to Eric Cornelison our Balloon guy. He is carrying on the Balloon tradition of our late founder Eddie Clements. It is an all hands on deck participation of youth and adults. We received many positive comments especially when people found out we were a Youth Aviation group. It was a great week with I believe 12 youth from HAWK Aviators and the HAWK adults and some parents of the youth also.
Bruce Erickson, CFI

HAWK Leaders at AirVenture 2021:

Britton’s Photos from AirVenture 2021:

Other AirVenture 2021 Links:
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021: Facts and Figures for an Outstanding Year, https://www.eaa.org/eaa/about-eaa/eaa-media-room/airventure-news-releases/2021-08-03-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2021-facts-and-figures-for-an-outstanding-year
EAA AirVenture, https://www.eaa.org/airventure
AirVenture Highlights, https://www.eaa.org/airventure/features-and-attractions/airventure-highlights
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh?
WarBirdsNews, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 – A Look Back at the Final Stats and Figures, August 4, 2021, https://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2021-a-look-back-at-the-final-stats-and-figures.html
EAA AirVenture 2021 Google Image Search, https://www.google.com/search?q=airventure+2021
EAA AirVenture 2021 Gallery, Flying Magazine, https://www.flyingmag.com/story/photos/eaa-airventure-2021-photo-gallery/
Best of OSH21, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, https://www.flickr.com/photos/eaaairventureoshkosh/sets/72157719705128132/
EAA The Spirit of Aviation, https://www.facebook.com/EAA/

Above Photos Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer

Reopening the High Country Aviation Workshop for Kids Program

Reopening the High Country Aviation Workshop for Kids Program: HAWK Aviators www.hawkaviators.org
HAWK Aviators
www.hawkaviators.org
Weather permitting, the Hawk Board of directors has decided that our program will start operating again this coming Saturday March 6. We will be relying on the ability to meet and work with the Hangar doors open, in order to provide the safest environment for our participants. We are anticipating the need for temperatures to be above about 50 degrees Fahrenheit and light winds in order to provide the open air environment that is needed for our members safety. Program start time is 9:00 AM Saturday mornings, and finishes just after 1:00 pm in the afternoon. Reopening the High Country Aviation Workshop for Kids

Note:
The Annual Hawk Members meeting will be held on April 17 at 1:00 PM, just following the April 17, EAA chapter 800 meeting at the Mack Mesa Airport hangar. Members must be in good standing, and have paid their yearly membership dues in order to be eligible to vote at the meeting. Adult membership costs are $35.00 per year discounted to $25.00 per year for EAA members, and $10.00 per year for Junior members. We want to thank you for your patience through these challenging months and look forward to seeing you again real soon.
Reopening the High Country Aviation Workshop for Kids
Thanks again,

Bruce Erickson, Secretary

Securing a SONEX-HAWK Trip to Wyoming

2 Sonex aircraft owned by HAWK mentors, with winglet wing tip extensions designed and crafted by HAWK General Manager Tim Allen Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer
2 Sonex aircraft owned by HAWK mentors, with winglet wing tip extensions designed
and crafted by HAWK General Manager Tim Allen
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer

NEW SONEX KIT
A builder in Cheyenne, WY made a partially completed Sonex kit available to HAWK for a price we could not refuse. Two of our members have Sonex aircraft, so this is a craft with which we are quite familiar. It comes with a Jabiru motor mount, but no motor. Coincidentally, a couple years ago another builder in Green River, WY gave us a Jabiru motor with 500 to 600 hours on it. We hope to make an aircraft from these two transactions.

Since AirVenture 2020 was cancelled due to the Pandemic, our Junior Members missed their out-of-town trip this summer. As a substitute trip, General Manager Tim Allen took a half dozen of them in the bus on the overnight trip (including camping at the airport) to retrieve this kit and bring it home.

Krista’s HAWK Adventure

Bruce and Krista with her Certificate Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Chris McCallum, Photographer
Bruce and Krista with her Certificate
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Chris McCallum, Photographer
Bruce and Krista with her Certificate Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Chris McCallum, Photographer
Bruce and Krista with her Certificate
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Chris McCallum, Photographer
Bruce and Krista with her Certificate Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Chris McCallum, Photographer
Bruce and Krista with her Certificate
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Chris McCallum, Photographer
Bruce and Krista with her Certificate Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Chris McCallum, Photographer
Bruce and Krista with her Certificate
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Chris McCallum, Photographer
Krista with her Certificate Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer
Krista with her Certificate
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer
Krista with her Certificate Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer
Krista with her Certificate
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer
Krista with her Certificate Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer
Krista with her Certificate
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer
Krista with her Certificate Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer
Krista with her Certificate
Courtesy & © Bruce Erickson, Photographer

Another HAWK Natural pilot Courtesy & © John Caldwell, Photographer
Another HAWK Natural pilot
Courtesy & © John Caldwell, Photographer
Junior Member and Student Pilot Christa soloed on June 12 and completed her long cross-country on June 23….. we knew she was a natural!…..
From Newsletter, Summer 2020 [John Caldwell]

Krista flying home from AirVenture 2019, Courtesy & © Shay Boe
Krista flying home from AirVenture 2019, Courtesy & © Shay Boe

Along with young eagles, Sterling H. has given many hours of flight instruction with Krista J., William M., William S., Logan B., Braden H. and many others. From HAWK Aviators July – Jan. 2019 [Braden Hobbs]

Krista, Britton, Bruce, Samuel at the balloon display. AirVenture 2019 Courtesy & © Shay Boe
Krista, Britton, Bruce, Samuel at the balloon display.
AirVenture 2019
Courtesy & © Shay Boe

N13245. the 172 Russel Franke gave HAWK is progressing nicely. Solomon, Krista and Jaden have the hail damaged wing skins drilled off. And Krista and Braden are riveting the new flap skin on and are about finished. Krista has all the new skins fit for the elevators and trim tab and is working on reassembly. Again Hightower Supply came through and supplied the Sherman Williams epoxy primer for the project. The 172 will be totally primed inside all the areas where the skins are removed and replaced. Krista and Braden are doing an awesome job of riveting the skins back on the flap. From April, May, June [2018] Newsletter [Eddie Clements]

Christa and her competed tool box. &@169; Eddie Clements, Photographer
Christa and her competed tool box.
&@169; Eddie Clements, Photographer

The Tool Box Program
This program really shows the kids how to do aircraft type sheet metal work. And is very active. There are about 20 boxes in various stages of construction plus more than 10 finished. Tristan, Ryan, his brother , and Collin are doing a very good job on their boxes and should progress to aircraft work shortly. Collin is working on the 172 mentored by Christa[Krista]. From January- February and March 2018 Newsletter Newsletter [Eddie Clements]

Kids rigging the HAWK Balloon for flight. Braden inflated it this time. He is working on a balloon rating with several other kids including Krista who is looking at the camera. Caden, Jake and William received instruction after each landing and kid change. Courtesy Eddie Clements, Photographer
Kids rigging the HAWK Balloon for flight. Braden inflated it this time.
He is working on a balloon rating with several other kids including Krista who is looking at the camera. Caden, Jake and William received instruction after each landing and kid change.
Courtesy Eddie Clements, Photographer