Our next Second Saturday Gathering is set for February 14, and we are very pleased that one of our chapter’s new members, Tom Taylor, is going to provide our program presentation. Tom is a retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot who has spent the better part of the last 50 years involved in aviation. He flew F-18 fighters and other types from Navy aircraft carriers for twenty years, amassing 750 carrier landings with 3,500 hours of tactical jet flying. He later served as a Lead Simulator instructor for the F-18 teaching Navy pilots and weapons system officers in all aspects of flying and combat operations.
Tom will speak to his experiences as a Navy carrier pilot. He currently owns and flies an RV-7, and recently moved to Lincoln and, good for us, found our chapter.
We’ll be offering our BBQ Lunch beginning at 11:00 a.m., and Tom’s presentation will begin at 12:00 noon. Lunch will be burgers and fixings created by our excellent cooking team. $10 per person or $25 for families…and Gold Members eat for free! (For more information about Gold Memberships…ask at the check-in table on Saturday) If you plan to eat lunch, get in line early…we expect to close the grill at 11:45…so eat early and often.
Our free flight simulators will be up and running for young and old alike. Experience a bit of literal hangar flying. We’ll even get one set up as an F-18 so you can try your hand at flying a hot fighter.
