You’re looking at edition # 3 and the newsletter continues to expand. This month we’re including an article by Bryon Maynard, president of Lincoln Skyways, on aircraft and engine maintenance. If you have any thoughts on the types of articles you’d like to see, please contact me.

Last month’s combined EAA/LRAA meeting at Cattleman’s restaurant was an outstanding success. The featured speaker – Brian Brown – was terrific and his topic of survival after an airplane crash in rugged terrain, was totally on point since we live at the base of the Sierra.

The key takeaways were what he did right, and wrong. We all learn from experience, and Brian is to be commended for his willingness to discuss this event. There were plenty of “wow’s” in the audience. One of my comments to the group (I’ve been flying gliders in the Sierra since 1990) was that it pays to get specialized training in mountain flying if you intend to fly in the high reaches.