Buckeye Farms viewed from southeast (Barnwell end) to
northwest (Aiken end).
Please Read the Statement on COVID-19 Below
Our chapter did not meet in March, April, nor May due
to restrictions placed on all South Carolinians by Governor McMaster's
Executive Orders. Also, EAA provided COVID-19 guidance to all EAA
chapters; click here to view the
EAA guidance. Fortunately, the governor's
restrictions have recently been eased to a great extent. Most SC
businesses and organizations can now open/operate as long as
certain PRECAUTIONS are taken. Consequently, we will do our best
to abide by those precautions. The Governor's Executive Orders
are full of legal terms and hard to follow, but SCDHEC has published a
simplified list of recommended precautions
on their website. Click here to see view the
SCDHEC guidelines. Here's
where you can find the
CDC guidelines. Those guidelines are constantly changing, so
please keep abreast of them.
As you know, COVID-19 is a very serious disease,
so your attendance at this meeting is ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY. If you are fearful of
catching the virus, then we'll understand if you decide not to come.
If you are sick in any way, we request that you please DO NOT COME.
If you have any type of underlying health condition(s), we
suggest that you consider whether or not you really should come. However, if you are tired of
being stuck at home, this is an excellent opportunity to
socialize with your like-minded aviation friends. If you do
come, I am requesting that you bring and wear a
MASK, AT LEAST THROUGH THE SERVING LINE. Also, it's very
important to practice SOCIAL DISTANCING and WASH YOUR HANDS
often. Those safety measures are intended as much, if not
moreso, for the protection of others as for yourself. At least 6
feet is the recommended social distance between individuals.
Thank you all for for your cooperation and
understanding of our predicament during these challenging times.
It's the only way we can reasonably and safely resume our
chapter activities. State and local regulations are constantly
changing, so if there are further restrictions, we may have to
curtail our chapter meetings.
Next Meeting - Buckeye Farms - October
18th - 1:00 to 3:00pm
Our next meeting is planned for Sunday,
October 18th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the restful country home, hangar,
and farm of Dave and Tammy Gardner near Willison, SC, pictured above.
The coordinates for Buckeye Farms are:
N33.3717, W81.4639 expressed in
minutes and decimal minutes. Click on those coordinates to see
it in Google Earth. Those coordinates will put you right in
front of their hangar. The runway is approximately
2700' long. It is oriented southeast (SE) to northwest (NW).
Barnwell Airport is located only about 10 miles away, and you
can see it from the air.
Dave recommends that we land from the SE (Barnwell end)
towards the NW (Aiken end). Since the above photo was made, Dave
has added a NEW "dog leg" on the LEFT SIDE of the end of the
runway (not shown in above photo). The SE runway is more open than the NW runway, which
is fairly narrow due to trees lining each side of the runway.
Also, there is an electric line on the NW end. Therefore, the
recommended procedure is to enter a LEFT HAND PATTERN on the SW
side of the runway and then make a DESCENDING LEFT TURN into the
NEW dog leg, and then turn slightly more to the left straight down
the ruway. When departing, Dave recommends that you take off the
opposite way, from NW to SE, making a slight right turn out
through the new dog leg. Also, please note that there is a RESTRICTED area
for the Savannah River Plant indicated on GPS
only a few
miles to the west. We plan to make a new photo of the Buckeye Farms runway,
so as soon as we do, we'll post it.
If you plan to drive down, the address is 5095
Fellowship Road, Williston, SC. It's a nice drive through the
peaceful and picturesque countryside. After you turn left off
Highway #39 south of Williston onto Fellowship Road, there is narrow dirt road that is
a bit difficult to see (by design) just across the paved road
from Fellowship Baptist Church. Look for the first mailbox on
the right once you are on Fellowship Road. That road winds around to Dave and
Tammy's hangar/home.
Be careful because the road crosses the
runway at one point, so stop and look there.
Some pilots may
want to fly down, but do not wish to carry a
passenger into, and especially out of, the relatively short
runway, so if you are willing to provide transportation for
someone else, please let Randy know. Also, we may have some
heavy food items, like ice, which are best carried down by road. We'll use Pelion Airport
(6J0) as a rendezvous point for pick up and drop off of
passengers and food items. Jim Streeter has already volunteered
to carry up to 3 passengers in his car.
See the location on Google maps by clicking here.
We plan to grill burgers and hotdogs around 12:30-1:00pm EDT,
and have lunch soon afterwards. Jim Streeter plans to bring
enough BBQ and buns for sandwiches for about 20 people, so you
may wish to get there early, if you prefer BBQ. See the menu
below. We also plan to have an alternate date
for the event of Sunday, September
25th, same time and place. If there is a forecast of bad weather by Friday, October
16th, we'll switch to the alternate date and let you know as
soon as possible, probably by email. Therefore, we suggest that you NOT buy or
prepare any food until that final decision is made.
We'll likely have an abbreviated business
meeting after the meal in which we'll discuss OLD business,
including the September 20th minutes and the latest financial report.
We'll also report on any NEW business, including happenings at
EAA and anything you'd like to discuss. One item discussed at
the September meeting which we'll likely discuss is whether or not to sponsor a poker run
and, if so, details of that plan.
The menu below is "tentative".
It will likely be
changing as members volunteer to bring food items, especially
during the week just prior to the meeting. If you can bring a
"covered" dish, dessert, some tea, or other beverage, let Randy
know, and he'll add it to the
menu below.
NOTE: Remember to bring and wear your masks around
others, social distance,
and wash your hands often.
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Menu
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Hamburgers (20) &
Hotdogs (24) -
Libby/Randy Berry
Buns for above - Libby/Randy Berry
BBQ Sandwiches (6lbs with sauce & buns) - Jim Streeter
Elk Chili (possibly) - Dave/Tammy Gardner
Tea (Diet Sweet, 1 gallon) - Randy/Libby Berry
Soft Drinks (if someone willing to bring them by car) - Randy/Libby
Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Catsup, Mustard,
Mayo (for burgers) - Who?
Chili for Hotdogs - Who?
Other Dishes or Desserts -
Anyone?
Ice - Who?
More Drinks (Tea, Colas, Sodas) - Who?
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Legend
Green - Agreed to
provide
Gray - Unconfirmed, but probably
Red - Need volunteers
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