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Aerospace Museum visit, October 11th

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As discussed at the meeting last night, Mike Rutledge (of the Associated Modellers Of Sacramento F-4 model fame) has offered to give us a tour of the F-4 (and, if there’s time, the A-10) at the Aerospace Museum of California (3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, CA 95652). We’re going to take him up on it. On October 11th, at 10:00, meet by the entrance. We have free tickets to give to the first 12 members there, and the rest of you’ll have to pay $8 each (seniors $6).

Don’t Miss Riding in EAA’s Historic B-17!

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Watch history come alive by climbing aboard the 65,000 lb. B-17 bomber and step back in time to the World War ll era. Stand in the footsteps of the bombardier, the navigator, and the waist gunner and relive history in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly in one of World War II’s most vital and magnificent aircraft.

Date & Location:
September 15: Redding, CA – Redding Municipal Airport

September 18-20: Ukiah, CA – Ukiah Municipal Airport

September 22: Carson City, NV – Carson Airport

September 25-27: Hayward, CA – Hayward Executive Airport

See full B-17 schedule

Airspace and Sectional Charts Made Easy!

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“Airspace and Sectional Charts Made Easy!”
Topic: Rules & Regulations for Pilots and Aircraft in VFR & IFR Airspace.
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 19:00
Location:
Napa Jet Center Flight School
2030 Airport Road
County Terminal Building
Napa, CA 94558

Select Number:
WP2564256

Description:
We’ll take a flight from the Sierra Nevada mountains to Palo Alto exploring the airspace and regulations from the surface to outer space! Another flight will take us from Palo Alto to Compton. Whether you are a Student Pilot or a 25,000 hour plus retired Captain, this presentation will give you the tools to fly safely in our national airspace system. Please bring a SFO Sectional and terminal Area Chart Digital or Paper). We’ll have a limited number of charts to use if you do not have one.

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

Pancake breakfast, September 19th

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Norcal Flight Center are having their second monthly Pancake Breakfast on September 19th at Lincoln Airport.
They’re committed to building the community at the Lincoln Regional Airport and this will help build up the community on and off the airport. This is a fly-in event for pilots around the region, owners and tenants on the field and anyone in the community that wants to come out and look at some planes and enjoy the atmosphere of aviation.
They’re asking for a small $5 donation to support EAA chapter 1541 and our efforts to expand aviation and to educate children.

Enroute Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) merges with Inflight Service

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Beginning September 24, 2015, EFAS, known as “Flight Watch” in air-to-ground communications will be available on the Flight Service Common Frequency 122.2 and all Remote Communication Outlet (RCO) frequencies. Realigning EFAS to the Inflight position is part of an effort by Flight Service to provide increased benefit to the flying public and streamline its service delivery. With this transition, pilots will have access to all flight services with one call simplifying his or her ability to obtain critical safety of flight information and to take advantage of flight planning services. This change includes discontinuing service over Flight Service Common Frequency 122.0 and the EFAS high altitude discrete frequencies. During a six month transition period, Lockheed Martin Flight Service (LMFS) will monitor current EFAS frequencies and will provide an RCO frequency to use in order to receive enroute [AE1] weather and advisories, allowing pilots time to adjust to the new procedures. For more information, click here.