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October 20th Meeting, Gilbert International Airpark (SC45), 1pm-3pm

     Our October chapter meeting was held on October 20th in Ron Angerman's hangar at Gilbert International Airpark (SC45). We had another delicious meal provided by members oriented around "Italian foods" which inlcuded pizzas, spaghetti, lasagna, chicken alfredo, various salads, and many delicious desserts. tea, lemonade, and soft drinks.

     This meeting was again devoted almost entirely to planning for the Fall Fly-in. We confirmed details and made last minute additions and changes. We had a report from the food committee, which indicates that we should have many delicious entrees, salads, casseroles, vegetables, desserts and beverages. Thanks to all our members and voluteers for your cooperation and efforts. We now feel that we are as ready as we can be for the Fall Fly-in. We'll post period status reports on our Fall fly-in webpage, which you can find by clicking on the image above. We look forward to seeing all of you there.

September 15th Meeting, Gilbert International Airpark (SC45), 1pm-3pm

     Our September chapter meeting was held on September 15th in Ron Angerman's hangar at Gilbert International Airpark (SC45). We had a delicious meal provided by members starting around 1:00pm with a theme that coincided with the start of football season of "tail gating foods", which included a variety of sandwiches, various salads, casseroles, other entrees, vegetables, and many delicious desserts, tea, lemonade, and soft drinks.

     The meeting today was devoted almost entirely to preliminary planning for our upcoming Fall Fly-in. We decided on a date of Saturday, November 2nd from 10:00am until 3:00pm with an alternate "rain date" of the follpowing weekend, Saturday, November 9th, 2024, same times. We again voted to make the lunch on a "donation" basis. Our planning included the place to have it (Ron's fantastic hangar at SC45, of course), advertising on EAA, Socialflight, and other websites, appointing a food committee, taking member food commitments, establishing a budget, addressing inflight communications, discussing safety concerns, getting volunteers for aircraft parking & marshalling, & on-site transportation,  We also decided to have a 50/50 drawing, award 4 prizes, and hand out tickets to each attendee as a basis for awarding the prizes.,

     We also had a Ray Scholarship report, made announcements of future events, and decided on a date for the next meeting.

August 18th Meeting, Gilbert International Airpark (SC45), 1pm-3pm


CFII, Roger Kohls, is shown above demonstrating "slips & skids" and what can happen in a "base to final" turn to the runway.
Click the above photo for more photos taken at our August 18th meeting.

     Our August chapter meeting was held on August 18th in Ron Angerman's hangar at Gilbert International Airpark (SC45). We had a delicious meal provided by members starting around 1:00pm with a theme of "cool foods on a hot day", which included a variety of sandwiches, baked beans, various salads & casseroles, other entrees, several delicious desserts, tea, lemonade, and soft drinks.

     President, Randy Berry began the meeting with a tribute to our beloved member, Angela Collins, who passed from this Earth on July 17th, 2024 after fighting a battle with cancer for several years. She was also the companion of our chapter host, Ron Angerman, so Ron came up and gave us a touching history of their relationship over the years. We also observed a minute of silent prayer for Angela.

     Then, we moved on with our regular meeting agenda. We welcomed several new members and guests. Randy thanked Ron for hosting our chapter, our food providers for providing an excellent meal, and those who donated in order to reimburse those who desired it for their food items. We approved the minutes of our June 23rd meeting and had a brief financial report which indicated that our chapter is well in the black.  We also had a brief report on the progess of our 2024 Ray Scholarship recipent, Miss Grace Lastinger. She is nearing completion of her pilot training and will hopefully be getting her PPL soon. There was no meeting in July due to Angela's serious condition. We also briefly discussed having a fall lly-in this year, which was overwhelmingly approved. We decided to have the fall fly-in on Saturday, November 2nd with an alternate "rain date" of Saturday, November 9th. We plan to serve a meal on a "donation" basis.

     Lastly, CFII, Roger Kohls (pictured above), gave us presentation on the "Aerodynamics of Flight" in which he covered the infamous "base to final" turn in detail, which has resulted in many fatalities over the years. He also told us what services he can offer chapter members, including BFRs, refreshers, license upgrades (e.g. instrument, commerical), etc. and do it in our own planes.

June 23rd Meeting, Gilbert International Airpark (SC45), 1pm-3pm

   
Left - A video of a T-38 like T.R. flew in his military days; Right - Retired Airline Captain, T.R. Parrish;
Click on either of the above to view photos & videos taken by Jim Matthews at our meeting.

     Our June chapter meeting was held on June 23rd in Ron Angerman's hangar at Gilbert International Airpark (SC45). We had a delicious meal provided by members starting around 1:00pm with a theme of "picnic foods", which included chicken and other entrees, sandwiches, vegetables and various salads, several delicious desserts, tea, lemonade, and soft drinks.

     President, Randy Berry began by reporting that this is the 70th aniversary of EAA. Paul Poberezny stated EAA back in 1953 with a few of his close friends. That first year, the EAA membership was only about 36 members. Today, EAA has over 270.000 members not only in the USA, but also in many foreign countries. Randy then thanked Ron and Angela for hosting us in their magnificent home/hangar, those who donated our food, and those who made donations for the lunch. The minutes from our May 19th meeting were approved. We also had a brief financial report which indicated that our chapter is well in the black. 

     Ray Scholarship recipient, Miss Grace Lastinger, gave us a brief report on her flying progress. Grace just turned 17 on June 1st which makes her now eligible to get her private pilot certificate (PPC). She hopes to earn her PPC within the next month or so. She had hoped to take her checkride on June 20th, but due to various problems which included changing instructors, moving to a different flight school, and uncooperative weather, she's had to delay her checkride until sometime near the end of July. However, we have no doubt that she will earn it soon.

     The topic for today's presentation was "What's it like being an airline pilot?" To wake everyone up after a huge lunch, Randy began by showing a funny video demonstrating what an airline pilot should NOT be. Then, he introduced a REAL retired airpline captain, Mr. T.R. Parrish, who accumulated over 27,000 hours of flight time. T.R. flew several types of aircraft during his career ranging from a T-38 jet fighter during his military days to the Boeing 777 during his career with Delta AIrlines. He then answered questions from members and guests. Thank you, T.R. for a very informative presentation.  

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