Newsletter of the Honeywell Retiree Social Club of ArizonaNOTE:
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Project
Completion, Jan 8, 2018
Organized by Doug Metzger (doug.metzger@cox.net or 602-319-6637
Sponsored
by the Honeywell
Retiree Social Club.
This was a unique opportunity to get up close to a nuclear reactor. Palo Verde is located 45 miles west of Phoenix off the I10 and is the largest nuclear power plant in the United States, serving about four million people.
Sponsored
by the Aero
Activities
Club.
Identity
Theft Seminar
Jan 11, 2018
Cassie
& Paul Prinke
presented some very
interesting facts
regarding ways our
identity can be
stolen, how it
affects us and how
to protect
ourselves. Did you know that $15.1B was
stolen from 13.1
million Americans in
2015, and that from
2014-2015 identity
theft complaints
increased 47%? There
were surprising
facts on different
types of government
ID theft which comes
from tax/wage
related fraud,
government benefits,
driversā licenses,
etc.
Also,
personal
information, such as
S/S numbers, phone
numbers, date of
birth, passport
information, etc.,
is available for
thieves to buy, sell
and trade through
the dark web. One
good way to help
prevent ID theft is
to check your bank
statements daily for
any strange
transactions and use
free credit checks
available from
Equifax, Experian
and Transunion.
Sponsored by the Aero Activities Club.  Palo Verde Nuclear Power Station Tour Jan 31, 2018 Feb 7 & 14, 2018 CANCELED by Palo Verdeābudget constraints. Attempting to schedule replacement tours, possibly in early 2019, for those signed up for the February tours. See the report of the Palo Verde January 10 tour.
When I went on the first trip I found it very interesting and it gave me bragging rights that I went there, but on reflection, most of the time we looked at the outide of buildings we could not go into and were told what they were for.
It appears the
Education
Center gives
you much ore
information
and I have
arranged a
personal tour
on April 18th,
2018 at
9:30am. Follow
this
link for
more
information on
that tour.
Sponsored by the Aero Activities Club. Tovrea Castle Tours
Jan 12 & Feb 2, 2018  Awaiting report, or see Feb 2017 report Tours
are
approximately
2 hours and
include the
historic
Castle's main
floor and
basement,
extensive
grounds and
cactus gardens
surrounding
the Castle. Guests
are greeted by
Tovrea Carraro
Society
volunteers at
the Visitor
Center and
taken through
the Carraro
Cactus Gardens
on a tram with
a docent. The tour
winds through
the beautiful
44 acres,
viewing the
outer
buildings,
before
arriving at
Tovrea Castle. The club
would like to
thank Tamera
Zivic, Tovrea
Carraro
Society
President for
working with
me (Keith
Hughes) and
allowing
special group
tours to fit
our schedule. Sponsored by the Aero Activities Club.
Awaiting report and/or photos, or
see description
of this event
when it was
upcoming. Sponsored
by the Aero
Activities
Club.
Penske Racing Museum Tour Thursday, March 15, 2018 
Twenty-five Sperry and Honeywell members and guests toured the Penske Racing Museum on March 15th. From the comments we received everyone enjoyed themselves, especially looking at the many Indy 500 cars Roger Penskeās team used over many years.
Our only disappointment was missing Roger himself that day (he left the Valley on the 14th). I was told Roger likes to intermingle with his guests, giving tours himself, and answering questions. Maybe next time. Oh, and donāt be surprised if you happen to see some of your fellow retirees driving around the valley streets in a NEW Lamborghini, Bentley, Ferrari or other ultra-expensive automobile ā just kidding!  Kaye Eibeck
Sponsored by the Aero
Activities
Club.
Honeywell & Garrett Retirees' 2018 Spring Potluck
Picnic
(Open to Sperry retiree club too)Wednesday, March
21, 2018
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Hi Iām Camille Unsworth
and am 18 years old. Iām a sophomore at
ASUās Polytechnic campus and studying
Applied Biological Sciences with a minor
in Applied Mathematics. I chose this
major because I have always been very
interested in math and sciences. I have
always particularly enjoyed Biology
courses and excelled in math courses.
Hi, Iām Maureen van Dobben.
I am a 20-year-old senior at Arizona State
University (ASU). Iām studying Digital
Culture, with a concentration in media
processing, and also am a part of Barrett,
the Honors College at ASU. 
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Sponsored by the Aero Activities Club.
A forward fan blade was shed on a Southwest Airlines plane in 2016 causing the engine manufacturer CFM to investigate and finally recommend inspections of older engines within a year.
The aircraft that had a problem was due for a check in June. Looks like the problem was more serious than CFM thought. SW was inspecting 450 engines in 15 days and all 1400 in 30 days so they were being proactive.
Pictures below show the blades removed for ultrasonic inspection. Also shown is a blue jack mechanism that lifts the front landing gear of a 737-700 to drop the tail enough to get inside the hanger door that is too low for the new series jets.
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Farther North to Alaska
(This is a description of the trip before it took place; a report and/or photos will be posted here when available.)
Land portion starts August 5, 2018
Sea portion starts August 11, 2018
Alaska
Cruise tou
rs
are the
ultimate
Alaska
experienceāa
vacation
combining 6
nights
exploring
Alaska by land
and an
unforgettable
7-day Voyage
of the
Glaciers
cruise. Every
Alaska Cruise
tour includes
the state's
top two
attractionsāpicturesque
Denali
National Park,
home to North
Americaās
tallest peak,
and pristine
Glacier Bay
National Park.
On land,
youāll stay at
exclusive
Princess
Wilderness
Lodges near
legendary
national parks
and our Alaska
Cruise tour
itinerary
includes
exclusive
Princess
Alaska rail
service,
giving you yet
another way to
see the
wonders of the
Great
Land!
Princess has two levels of tours that travel together, the Connoisseur and the Explorer. The two groups travel together on the bus and train. They stay in the same lodges. The Connoisseur tour prices include most of the meals and tours which are not noted below. The Explorer tours are less expensive and guests are free to eat wherever they choose and to purchase the optional tours.
Our tour starts on August 5 in Fairbanks, Alaska āGolden Heart Cityā. We check into our hotel. The rest of the day will be at your leisure.
Mon, Aug 6, both groups take a cruise on an authentic Sternwheeler Riverboat down the Chena River and have a chance to pan for gold.
Tue, Aug 7 we say goodbye to Fairbanks for a spectacular trip to Denali National Park via scenic motor coach. We will be welcomed at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge for a 2-night retreat. The afternoon is at leisure for all.
Wed, Aug 8 we explore Denali National Park. The Explorer group will go on the Natural History tour. The Connoisseur group will go on a Tundra Wilderness tour.
Thursday Aug
9āt
oday
we will travel
by motor coach
to the south
side of the
park for two
nights at the
Mt. McKinley
Princess
Wilderness
Lodge. This is
where you can
see Mt.
Denali, the
highest
mountain in
the United
States. Take
in the
sensational
views with a
glass of wine
on the
expansive
deck.
Fri. Aug 10 we have a full day to relax and explore. There are optional tours available for both the Explorer and Connoisseur groups.
Sat. Aug 11 after a morning enjoying the vistas, weāll transfer to the historic town of Talkeetna aboard the exclusive Direct-to-the-Wilderness Rail for the journey to Whittier and our waiting ship.
Our
featured
speaker was
Tim Mahoney,
President
Honeywell
Aerospace. He
began with an
Employee
Provide ā a
photo and
video montage
done by Scott
Carlton, APU
engineer. In addition to the spinoff of the turbocharger business, Tim announced the spinoff of the Homes Business (RESIDEO) consisting of the entire portfolio for Homes products plus the ADI Global Distribution business.
In 2017, Aerospace booked $14.8B in sales with 22.2% segment margin. Fastest growing area is Electronic Solutions requiring rapid expansion of capacity of precision avionics and navigation. APUs and Engines are both capacity limited by the supplier base and would have produced a 22% cumulative annual growth rate had there been no limitations. The Repair and Overhaul business is nearing $100M annual revenue. Honeywell Aerospace is growing faster than the markets it serves.
Expectations through 2022 anticipates avionics wins 2.7 times those of competitors; APUs 2.1 times; Mechanical Systems 1.6 times and Engines is expecting 100% of proposals will be winners. 16 airlines are removing competitor APS and replacing them with the 131-9. We take the replaced units, disassemble them and sell them as spare parts.
Growth opportunities include:
āŖ Allegiant Air for power and avionics āØ
āŖ LION Airgroup with 617 of their a/c using āØour APUs
āŖ T900 turboshaft of Blackhawk and Apache ($50B opportunity). Tech proposal 13,500 pages.
Announcement expected Jan '19.
āŖ T55 (CH47) product support āØ
āŖ 20 kVA generator for UH-60 āØ
āŖ F124 for USAF T-X Trainer
Advanced Technology focus includes:
āŖ Megawatt generator for directed energy weapons
āŖ Advanced compressors and combustor coatings for next generation combat helos
āŖ Future small turbofan
āŖ Improved performance turbine engine for MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Aerospace primary and ongoing focus is labeled the Connected Market and the Connected aircraft. Honeywell provides up to 109 different subsystems on commercial aircraft and through the knowledge of connectivity, strived to eliminate all unscheduled maintenance. The goal is to provide service connectivity of 80% of these systems by 2019.
Encompassing the connected aircraft are a/c data gateways, and both cabin and cockpit SATCOM. In addition Honeywell provides a global data center with secure infrastructure and ground networks linking all aircraft services and cabin tools.
HRSC - Mary Barkl
Oct 17, 2018
The Oktoberfest was a great
success and was enjoyed by all, with accordion
music, beer, brats, sauerkraut,
ice-breaker, split-the-pot, door
prizes, and, above all, the chance
to renew old acquaintances and make
new ones, especially with fellow
retirees from different divisions.
There
were raves about the brats and the
beans; some went back for seconds! We
had an ice breaker which it looked
like all of the attendees were
playing.
5 completed the ice breaker and
were put in the door prize drawing
which already included everyone that
was in attendance.
We
had two drawings for the 50/25/25 and
each recipient received $27.50. There
were 4 $25.00 door prizes that were
won, 1 went to one of the ice breaker
players and the other 3 went to other
attendees.
There were many delicious desserts to savor that were brought by the board members in attendance.
This is a video clip of our accordionist, Leigh DeChaine, pictured above-right.
See photos of the event from our club photographer, Rick Carter.
Many thanks to Mary Barkl
for organizing this event;
everything was well
thought out and ran very
smoothly.
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Sponsored by the Honeywell Retiree Social Club
Sponsored by the Aero Activities Club.