At the membership meeting, it was decided that we’d serve pancake breakfasts at the California Capital airshow on the 3rd and 4th of October. We’ll need people from 07:00 to 11:00 to sell, cook and serve breakfasts – we’re anticipating over 200 customers per day.
Don’t Miss Riding in EAA’s Historic B-17!
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
Airspace and Sectional Charts Made Easy!
“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.
Membership meeting September 16th
Just a reminder that tomorrow’s meeting, at Tony’s hangar, starts at 17:30.
Pancake breakfast, September 19th
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
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.
Poker run Saturday
Young Eagles event cancelled
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Young Eagles event for 9/13 has been cancelled.
Cal Star to present at September membership meeting
Cal Star have confirmed that they’ll be presenting at our next membership meeting (9/16). It’ll be at Tony’s hangar, starting early at 17:30.
Golden West Fly-In at Marysville, October 17
The EAA Golden West Fly-In at KMYV is only 6 weeks away, and we’ve decided to take part again. And win. Again. We need to select a team to compete in this year’s Chapter vs. Chapter Competition. The 1st Place prize is $350 for the winning Chapter (us), and all competing pilots and their passengers will receive a free breakfast voucher for Saturday morning.
We need 3 entrants for judging, and can use these 3 aircraft or add 2 additional aircraft for the Flight Competition. Bonus points will be added for the oldest competing Homebuilt, as well as the oldest and youngest competing pilots. We should aim to arrive by 08:30 (no later than 09:30) and should be finished by 12:00.
Golden West is a Saturday only Fly-In, and EAA Chapters are the primary focus this year. There is no charge to attend, although if you drive in, there will be a small parking fee. For those who fly in, Honeycutt Aviation will be offering a 30 cent/gal discount off rack fuel prices.
There’s also a vacancy for a judge for some of the events.