Meeting
April 12, ‘99!
Our monthly meeting
will be again in the library of Gainesville High School
at 7:00 PM. The Young Eagles Program will
be the focus of the meeting. During the meeting, the
Young Eagles Program will be discussed, our first Young
Eagle flight will be outlined, and members will be asked
to volunteer for the event.
Background: In 1991 the EAA Aviation
Foundation conducted a survey of long-time EAA members to
help determine EAA’s future priorities. By an
overwhelming margin, the members said the primary
objective should be that of getting more young people
involved in aviation. The program got underway in 1992
during the ‘92 EAA Fly-In Convention. Since the
program was first launched, more than 380,000 young
people worldwide have experienced a Young Eagle flight.
Mission: The mission of the Young Eagles
Program is to provide a meaningful flight experience for
1 million young people, primarily between the ages of 8
and 17, by the year 2003, the 100th anniversary of the
Wright brothers’ first powered flight, and the 50th
anniversary of the EAA.
Objectives:
- Encourage young people to
become interested in flying;
- Provide young people with
an opportunity to gain new perspectives on their
community, their lives and the world in which
they live;
- Raise awareness of aviation
career possibilities;
Respond to concerns that the nation’s pool
of pilots is growing smaller because of fewer new
pilot starts and the number of pilots who are
growing older--a situation that could cause a
shortage of military and commercial pilots.
Action: To
reach 1 million young people--
- EAA volunteer pilots
identify young people who wish to participate in
the Young Eagles Program and provide them with a
free demonstration ride;
- Young Eagle Flight Rallies
are organized at local airports. During these
events, parents can bring their children to
experience the exhilaration of flight;
- Members of EAA’s
Chapter Network sponsor Young Eagle activities,
including flights, in their area.
Recognition:
Each Young Eagle participant receives an official Eagle
Flight Certificate, signed by the pilot, following their
flight experience. The name of each participant is then
entered into the "World’s Largest
Logbook," which is on permanent display at the EAA
Air Venture Museum in Oshkosh, WI.
Our first Young Eagles Rally will be Saturday, April
24th, 1999, at 4:00PM. Our first Young Eagles Rally will
be a high school science class. This will allow us to
control the number of participants, to get the experience
of getting parents’ approval forms completed,
ushering the students to the airplane, teaching them how
to approach an airplane, demonstrating a brief pre-flight
inspection, a brief flight experience, and the awarding
them their Young Eagles Flight Certificate.
A special "thanks" the EAA and Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association (AOPA) for educational materials
provided us for our Young Eagles Rally.
So,
what else is happening?
Our first "fly-in" is scheduled for Saturday,
May 1, 1999. Breakfast will be available at the
restaurant just across the street from the airport (just
west of the high school). We wish arrivals to be there by
9:00 AM. Flyers will be available at the meeting for you
to take to the airports near you. The restaurant staff
promises to have their best chef and plenty of servers to
assist in serving the meal. Prices are reasonable and the
food is good. We look forward to a good number of
arrivals. Be on time!
Another bad weather night occurred during the FAA
Safety Seminar that was held in March. However,
with several members absent, 29 brave souls were present
to learn about certification and first flights of
homebuilt aircraft.
Member Ron Wade has a new powered parachute demonstrator.
He took the first flight recently on a beautifully calm,
clear evening. The first flight was successful. It was
good to see the care and caution exhibited by Ron before
that first flight. It is hoped all members will be
careful to check, recheck and look a third time at
everything possible before your first flight! Remember,
flying is fun, safety is paramount and flying safely is
the responsible and intelligent thing to do.
Good
deals to help the Chapter treasury!!!!
Fred Kalhoefer has some surplus material that may be
purchased at 1/2 retail price with the proceeds going to
the Chapter treasury. After the 10th of April, the
following material may be purchased at the listed prices.
Checks are to be made to "South Central Ozarks
Chapter #1218."
| Item |
Price |
| 6061 aluminum tubing,
0.375 x 0.056 |
30¢ per foot |
| Stainless tubing, 0.125
seamless |
$1.30 per foot |
| Stainless tubing, 0.250
seamless |
$1.35 per foot |
| Stainless tubing, 0.500
seamless |
$1.90 per foot |
| Nomex Aramid honeycomb
material 1/4 in. thick with 1.4 in. cells, can be
bent in one dimension, excellent for seats,
panels, bulkheads, ribs, etc. |
$25.00 per 4' x 9’
sheet |
| 1/8 inch red silicone
rubber sheet |
$2.00 per sq. ft., or
$30.00 for a 4’ x 4’ sheet |
| Aluminum honeycomb 2
in. thick with 1/8 in. cells |
$2.00 per sq. ft., or
$30.00 for a 4’ x 4’ sheet |
Fred will be away
until the l0th of April. Any questions may be addressed
to him at the April 12th meeting, or e-mail him after the
10th of April at: redbaron@getgoin.net. Thanks to Fred for this offer of help
to the treasury.
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