Brian Brown will be telling the survival story after his 2012 crash in a remote area of Idaho in a Cessna 172 while on a family trip with his wife and daughter. Brian tells of the fifteen hours that followed the crash and their ultimate miracle of survival. This event has been approved as an FAA Safety Seminar.
You can register here.
We are happy to announce that Chapter 1541 has scheduled two Young Eagle Rallies for 2018, the first on Saturday, May 12, and the second on Saturday, September 29. For those few who may not be familiar, Young Eagles is an EAA program designed to introduce young people to aviation by offering a short, free airplane ride. The program was launched in 1992 and, nationwide, has provided well over 2 million rides. Our chapter has conducted several Young Eagles Rallies in years past and we’re going to move forward with Rallies this year also.
So what does this mean to you, the chapter member? Well, we need volunteers to help make this event a success. Volunteers are needed for pilots, ground handlers and event helpers. As you can see in the information provided below, the tasks are simple and will provide an opportunity to interact with the community in a positive way.
Our plans are still developing, but we expect that the May 12 Rally will be conducted between 8 am and 2 pm on Saturday. If plans materialize, we will also be offering a BBQ lunch in the late morning.
The Rally organizers need to determine which pilots in our chapter are currently qualified to participate as Young Eagle pilots. This would mean that you are on record with EAA headquarters with a completed and current background check. If you are such a pilot, have access to an airplane, and have interest in participating in our chapter’s Young Eagles Rallies, please let us know. We are making a list. (If you are not sure you are a currently qualified pilot, please contact us and we will help you find out).
Now, let’s look at what it takes to become a volunteer at our chapter Rallies.
Young Eagle Pilots:
Young Eagle Ground Support (primarily helping Young Eagles to and from the airplane, providing ramp control, and ensuring ramp safety):
We have need for other event helpers too:
For our May 12 Rally, we are early in the planning stages, but we will be going out to the Lincoln and larger community in a variety of ways to reach young people and spark some interest in aviation. Local schools, scouting, and other youth groups will be contacted to spread the word into the community. From our end, we are looking for a small cadre of volunteers to put this activity together. For the day of the event, we are looking for a larger group of help from our chapter members. It should be a well run and organized event so no one person will be overloaded and we will all have a good time.
Please respond to this if you want to get involved early, but the point of this post is to let you know about the events and allow everybody to start looking toward May 12 as one of our chapter’s main events for 2018.
We look forward to having a good time at an event that spreads the word about the exciting things to be found in aviation.
Chapter 1541’s February Member Meeting will be held at Cattlemens Restaurant, 2000 Taylor Road, Roseville.
The optional dinner starts at 18:00, with a short business meeting at about 18:45. At 19:00 or so, we’ll hear a presentation from Gary Veer, an ex air traffic controller who worked at both Seattle and Salt Lake Centers. Gary has a bunch of information about how to get the most out of your contacts with ATC and how to make the system work best for you. Gary has a broad background in aviation and is an entertaining speaker. Come and have some fun.
We have a presentation with Greg Anderson, a United 787 captain who has flown the Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767 and the Airbus for United Airlines. Greg started flying at the old Phoenix Field here in the Sacramento area back in the 1970s and once kept a Ryan at Lincoln. He now keeps his Cessna 170 at Auburn.
The February Board of Directors meeting takes place on Wednesday 7th. It will be at the House of Pizza, 2270 Nicolaus Rd., Lincoln… dinner at 18:00, meeting at 18:30. All members are invited.
It’s the first Saturday in February this weekend (the 3rd), and we’ll be cooking breakfast and watching the movie “One Six Right” from 08:00 at hangar S12.
Mira Slovak was a noted aviation figure in from the 1950s through the 1970s but he is, surprisingly, largely forgotten today. He escaped from behind the Iron Curtain in 1953 while flying a plane load of passengers as an airline pilot. From there, he settled in the U.S. and became a well-known unlimited air racing and hydroplane pilot. He flew in a variety of aviation career fields including flying in airshows, doing crop dusting and flying air tankers, and eventually went back to work as an airline pilot with Continental Airlines. Join us for this program presented by Richard Pearl on the story of an unusual and talented individual.
BBQ lunch starts at 11:00 am; program starts at 12:00 pm.
Chapter 1541’s January Member Meeting will be held at Cattlemens Restaurant, 2000 Taylor Road, Roseville. Join us for the optional dinner beginning at 18:00, with a short business meeting to follow. We will then have a presentation on the Boeing P-26 Peashooter fighter by chapter member Marty Maisel.
The P-26 was a groundbreaking advance for the Army Air Corps when it was introduced in 1932 and remained in service into the early days of World War II. It marked the transition from fabric covered biplanes to all metal monoplanes for the Air Corps but was quickly surpassed by newer designs with enclosed cockpits and retractable landing gear in the fast moving 1930s of aviation technology.
For those ordering dinner, we will order off a special menu with included non-alcoholic beverage and pay $21.65 including tax and gratuity. Guests are encouraged and welcomed.
In early 1969, eighteen B-25 bombers and a large on-location crew gathered at a small Mexican airstrip alongside the Sea of Cortez to begin work on what became the iconic 1970 film “Catch-22.” Join us for a program that explores how Tallmantz Aviation put together the Catch-22 air force and what went in to making the film. BBQ lunch starts at 11:00; program starts at 12:00.
The January Board of Directors meeting takes place on Wednesday 3rd. It will be at the House of Pizza, 2270 Nicolaus Rd., Lincoln… dinner at 18:00, meeting at 18:30. All members are invited.
Agenda:
18:00 pm: Food and Stuff
18:30 pm: Meeting Start
8:30 pm: Meeting Over