The chapter Board of Directors met via their first online teleconference this week, and approved plans to translate as much of our chapter meetings, educational programs and member interactions to telecommunications as possible.

Our first event that will begin the experiment will be the upcoming IMC Club meeting, scheduled for April 1, 2020 from 7 to 8 pm. You may have received recently an email from the FAA FAST system about the previously scheduled face to face meeting of the IMC Club. If interested you can go ahead and register online for Wings credit since the FAA has approved our transitioning this educational activity to an online format. There will be no meeting at the EAA hangar that evening, only the online session.

We are in the process of setting up a Webex service that will enable joining the event via an iPad, laptop or desktop web browser, and also calling in via a landline or cell phone. We will be sending out a web link and dial-in instructions as the date approaches, and look forward to our usual lively interaction and interactive scenario-based problem solving. As always, all are invited to participate, whether instrument rated or not.

We look forward to seeing as many of your smiling faces online as possible for upcoming chapter events.

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The LRAA Display Day gathering has been cancelled due to the coronavirus threat. For pilots looking for their signoffs, the plan is to try and make this up some time in the near future with a special day, possibly in conjunction with the annual meeting to be held in May of this year.

Our chapter board of directors has been closely following the increasing concern about the COVID-19 virus as it impacts the local area. A decision has been made to cancel or reschedule all chapter events for next 30 days. Specifically:

Saturday, March 14: Lunch and Aviation News You Can Use – Cancelled
Wednesday, March 18: Member Meeting – Cancelled
Saturday, March 28: Airport Fun Day – To Be Rescheduled
Saturday, April 4: Pancakes and a Movie – Cancelled

As I am sure you all understand, there is no good reason to push ahead with optional social gatherings right now.

We will update as conditions change. Stay healthy.

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Topic: EAA VMC Club
On Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 09:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
Sacramento Executive Airport
6151 Freeport Blvd

Sacramento, CA 95822

Select Number:
WP2599515

Description:
The VMC Club offers monthly meetings in which pilots can network and share knowledge and experience. The meetings use real-world scenarios to engage members, and allow a free exchange of information that improves awareness and skills. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share information, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency.

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

Topic: This seminar will cover a number of survival topics essential for safely flying the high mountains of the North American West.
On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 19:00 Pacific Daylight Time
Location:
Barnstormer Room
13626 New Airort Rd. Auburn CA.
13626
Auburn, CA 95602

Select Number:
WP2599525

Description:
Post Crash Survival Topics

Spending the unexpected night out
Post crash survival priorities
A word on flight plans
‘Staying Found’ (modern rescue communication technology)
Intro to shelters
The Survival Kit: What works,… what doesn’t

Howard J. Donner, MD, CFI.

Dr. Howard’s unique medical practice has taken him to the farthest reaches of the globe.
He is an Emergency Physician & Co-author of The Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine.

Experience:

Medical Operations Consultant for NASA.
Staff Physician for the Himalayan Rescue Association and
Rescue Doctor National Park Service, Denali National Park, Alaska.
Professional River and Mountain Guide / Professional Skipper
Certified Flight Instructor and member of the FAA safety team.
Howard is the Adventure Training Director for ‘The Finer Points of Flying’.

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

Our monthly Saturday lunch and program will be this coming Saturday, March 14th beginning at 11:00.

Beginning at 12 noon we will have chapter announcements followed by “Aviation News You Can Use,” which will be brief video vignettes on topics of interest.

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Come out to the EAA hangar at the Lincoln Airport Saturday March 7th for:

• Pancakes
• French Toast
• Scrambled Eggs
• Bacon

The monthly chapter Board meeting begins at 10 and all are invited to sit in as we plan upcoming events.

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Topic: IMC Topics Are Taken From Real Life Events and Discussed to Aid the Decision Making Process for Pilots.
On Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 19:00 Pacific Standard Time
Location:
Lincoln Regional Airport, KLHM, Hangar S-12
gate #4
hangar S-12
Lincoln, CA 95648

Select Number:
WP2598922

Description:
This is an audience participation event. After a brief Audio/Video presentation we ask “What Would You Do”? Everyone is encouraged to join in the discussion. Videos depicting actual flights that encountered challenges are chosen from a library provided by EAA . Pilots of all skill levels are encouraged to attend. Click the link below for more information and to register TODAY.

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

We held our first Airport Fun Day last year and it was unexpectedly popular with the local community. Time for another one, then! We’ll have some static aircraft displays, some booths from local aviation schools and organizations, activities for kids from three to thirty, and more stuff too. Better yet, a free hot dog lunch for all attendees. Spread the word. Our Airport Fun Day will be held from 11:00 to 14:00. More information will be coming; we will need a high level of chapter volunteer participation for a successful event. Please plan to set aside a few hours on that date. Don’t say you have not been warned…

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