For those of us who remember Richard Pearl’s crash last year, he’s going to talk about it on Wednesday 17th. We’ll be barbecuing beforehand, as usual.

Our first Saturday presentation will take place on Saturday, May 13th, at the EAA Chapter Hangar (Hangar S12) at the Lincoln airport from 09:00-11:00. The presentation will be on Scrapping Our World War II Air Force. If you’ve ever seen those pictures of airfields full of thousands of abandoned World War II fighters and bombers waiting to be scrapped and wondered about the backstory, then come out on Saturday to find out. Or, if you want some free muffins and coffee and a place to sit for a couple of hours, then come on out Saturday. Hangar flying from 09:00 to 09:30, and the presentation will start at 09:30.

We are going to try to provide some interesting programs on a variety of subjects presented on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, working around other ongoing activities. Spread the word and check it out.

On May 6th, we’ll be having our first Saturday pancake breakfast from 08:30-10:30.

At the last membership meeting, there was interest in EAA 1541 fly-outs. So, weather permitting, from 10:30/11:00, we’ll fly-out to Sutter (O52) for their monthly Open Hangar and Lunch Day.
[ $5, Sutter, O52, rwy 3050 ft, TPA 1058, CTAF 122.7 ]

We encourage pilots with aircraft to offer seats for those members who wish to join us. We’ll have some sort of signup for aircraft and passengers.

The May Board of Directors meeting takes place on Wednesday May 3rd. It’ll be at Beermann’s, 645 5th St., Lincoln… dinner at 18:00, meeting at 18:30. All members are invited.

“Summer Cross Country Mountain Flying”
Topic: Summer Cross Country Mountain Flying…. hot.. hot… and hot..
On Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 10:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
EAA Chapter 157 Quonset Hut
2955 South Street
Q Hut
Redding, CA 96001

Select Number:
WP2575326

Description:
ATP, Flight Engineer, Aircraft Mechanic….Local pilot, pastor (some say living legend) and 50 years of aviation experience …

Pastor Mike Stiener…..will present a discussion regarding flying in the mountains of the western USA. He completed a trip a couple of years ago in a Cessna 150 from Redding, CA to Oshkosh, to Ohio and back to Redding… and he would like to share what he observed and what he learned.

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

Please note that the Airfest is now a 2 day event as the Sunday STOL activity is cancelled.

However we still need 10-15 more ground crew folks.

Part of our chapter charter is to support aviation events, especially those at Lincoln!

If you can work even a few hours, please reply to Jim.

The April member meeting will be on Wednesday , 4/19 at our hangar, S-12.

Dinner at 18:00, presentation at about 19:00.

Scott Thompson will present; “The Nuts and Bolts of Instrument Approaches” and will cover the background of how IFR instrument approaches are developed and maintained by the FAA, and how GPS, navigation aids, and ATC are used to support them.

Thanks to those who voted on our survey on the member meeting day.

The vote was 50-50 for Wednesday vs Saturday.

“Beale AFB AeroClub Monthly Safety Meeting”
Topic: Safety Quiz, Operations update, Safety topic/ video, FAASTeam WINGS Topic of the Month, NTSB reports,
On Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 09:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
Caltrans Dist #3 office, Marysville
703 B St. Marysville, CA
Caltrans Dist #3 office
Marysville, CA 95901

Select Number:
WP2575575

Description:
This is the monthly Beale Aero Club Safety Meeting.

This meeting is open to all civilian pilots and the general public

Not a Pilot ? Learn to Fly with the Beale Aero Club.

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

The Auburn Chapter would like to invite us to their April meeting tonight, Wednesday, April 12, 19:00 at KAUN. Below is the Agenda.

Soaring: The Story of Motorless Flight from the Earliest Gliders to Modern Sailplanes.

• What attracts pilots to motorless flight?
• When does a ‘glider’ become a ‘sailplane’?
• What are the advantages of pursuing soaring?
• What steps lead to earning an add-on glider rating?
• Soaring vs Motoring: Can you have the best of both worlds?
• What if I want to build a motorglider?
• The soaring pilot’s motto is revealed.

Biography
For Tom Camilli, flying seems to be part of his DNA. Reared on episodes of Sky King, Whirlybirds and WWII flying movies, Mr Camilli soloed on his third birthday (in an orange crate “airplane” constructed by his uncle) and earned his pilot’s license before he was old enough to shave.

As with many aviators, real life and family obligations caused him to set aside his flight bag. But after a 40 year career as an educator, author and workshop presenter, he returned to the cockpit to tackle the challenge of learning motorless flight.

As a member of almost every acronymed organization associated with flying, he is an avid supporter of general aviation. He and his pilot-spouse reside in South Auburn.

“Flying Companion Seminar”
Topic: Information for non-pilot right-seaters
On Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 08:30 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
Sacramento Executive Airport
6151 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95822

Select Number:
WP2575517

Description:
For any right-seater who wants to know more about the airplane, flight planning, radios, weather, airport traffic patterns, and more in an informal atmosphere where questions are welcomed.

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