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Our meetings and events are open to everyone, so please join us!
Our next meeting is May 12, 2010
Bring your project updates.
Update: **** We will be meeting in the CAP Building on April 21st. ****
Early birds 7:00 meeting starts at 7:30
Airport Road, south side of the Merritt Island airport.
We may change our meeting location and time.
Please check back before going to the meeting.
Here is a map of the CAP building location on the Merritt Island Airport:
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Upcoming Events for the Merritt Island area Pilots for 2010:
- AirVenture - Oshkosh, Wis, July 26 - Aug 1 -
Past Events
Young Eagles Fly Saturday November 21st
(click here for enlarged image)
- AOPA Seminar -
Say it Right
- March 23 7-9pm
Coronado Springs Resort, 1000 West Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Fl
-
BAA (Brevard Aircraft Association) Picnic
- Voyager Aviation - March 27 - 10am - 3pm
- Blessing of the Fleet - Voyager Aviation - RSVP Required - 321-454-3090 - 11am
- Sun-n-fun - Lakeland, Fl. April 13 - 18 -
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Young Eagles Day
- Merritt Island, April 24 ***
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2010 Meeting Dates
April 14th (Wednesday)
May 12th (Wednesday)
June 9th (Wednesday)
July 14th (Wednesday)
August 11th (Wednesday)
September 8th (Wednesday)
October 13th (Wednesday)
November 10th (Wednesday)
December 8th (Wednesday)
Early birds 7:00 meeting starts at 7:30
We may change our meeting location and time.
Please check back before going to the meeting.
(We normally meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm)
Recent News & Events:
Justin Wesley was elected Vice President
at the October 14th 2009 meeting.
Justin is a pilot for Baer Air, Aviation Mentor and former Young Eagle.
Don White was elected President
at the September 9th 2009 meeting.
At the September 9th meeting Catherine announced that after seven years as President,
she was retiring from the position and she nominated Don White as her replacement.
August 12th 2009
Catherine briefed the Chapter on her tour
of the Airbus 380, test aircraft #004 at Oshkosh.
And, Jack reviewed the Chapter's new tax-exempt status.
Dwayne Waters, Demonstration Pilot and Maintenance
Trainer for Liberty Aircraft was our speaker July 8th 2009.
He had a terrific presentation on how Liberty constructs it's aircraft.
(click here to view larger images)
The June, 10th meeting
was devoted to
project updates.
(click here to view larger image)
Young Eagles fly, Saturday,
May 16, 2009 from Merritt Island
(click here for enlarged images)
At our May 13th
2009 meeting
,
Don McLendon
gave
a presentation about Aires.
Thanks, to Bobbi Lasher for setting up this presentation
(click here to view larger images)
Great new Aviation sites:
http://www.aviationage.com/
http://www.aviatorringtones.com/
At our Apr
il 2009 meeting
CarolAnn Garratt was
our speaker,
she
talked a
bout her record 2008 around the world flight
with Carol Foy, for ALS. It was a great presentation!
(click here to visit her ALS Dash for a Cure website)
(click here to view photos and copy of her 2004 presentation to us
about her first around the world flight)
(click here to visit her website)
(click here to view larger images)
The 32nd Annual Warbird AirShow
at the Titusville airport
March 13, 14 and 15, 2009,
was a huge
success
for Valiant.
(TICO Warbird web site link)
(Valiant Air Command web site link)
The March 11th. 2009 meeting was devoted
to project updates.
(click here to view enlarged image)
The Valkaria Air Fest February 21, 2009 drew a record crowd.
(click here to view enlarged image)
(Valkaria Air Fest web site link)
For the February 11th. 2009 meeting
w
e attended the AOPA/FAA Wings Seminar,
GPS From the Ground Up,
at the Harris Customer Briefing Center, Melbourne.
(Click here to read the flyer from AOPA)
(click here to view enlarged image)
CBS News, Washington Post Writer
and Spaceflightnow.com contributor,
William Harwood was our speaker,
January 14th. 2009.
Photographs by Roger Scruggs
(click here to view enlarged image)
At our meeting, December 10th. (Wednesday) 2008
Catherine
presented her
inside look
at the Aerion Supersonic Business Jet
Toys
For
Tots
Pancake Breakfast, December 6, 2008
Merritt Island Airport, at Space Coast Aviation
was a great success.
(click here to view enlarged image)
Michael Chaplin was our feature presenter
at the November 12th. 2008 meeting.
He explained, when and how to use the NASA report;
to avoid a sanction when we make a mistake.
Additionally, details about inadvertent violations
that we all can commit were covered.
Mike has a very impressive bio, about four pages,
click here for the condensed one page version.
Thanks to John Watkins for setting this up.
Young Eagles flew, Saturday,
November 1, 2008 from Merritt Island
(click here for enlarged image)
New Young Eagle flew with former Young Eagle,
Justin Wesley,
now a commercial pilot with Baer Air,
October
15th.
2008
(click here to view enlarged image)
At our meeting October 8th 2008 our friend,
John Palliser from Monaco was here to tell us
about jumping through hoops at Customs and TSA
because he is taking flying lessons.
(click here to view all the enlarged photographs of the meeting by Roger Scruggs)
Catherine had a slide show of NBAA.
Steve Borowski Valkaria airport manager,
and J. Roger Shealy running for County Commission,
District 1 were at the meeting.
Tony reviewed plans for our Young Eagles rally Nov. 1.
Tony sold trinkets from NBAA to raise gas money for Young Eagles.
And, we took orders for EAA 2009 calendars.
Comp Air 9 departs for it's debut at NBAA October 6,7,8 2008
September 13th 2008 Ted Yon Flight Test
Photograph by Roger Scruggs
Photograph by Roger Scruggs
click here to view all the enlarged photographs from the flight by Roger Scruggs
Photograph by Ric Lasher
click here to view all the enlarged photographs from the flight by Ric Lasher
At the September 10th 2008 meeting, Catherine presented
a sneak peek of an AirVenture 2008 video she is producing.
Additionally, we viewed a video of Ted Yon's
taxi test September 6th. 2008.
click here to view the enlarged photograph by Roger Scruggs
Also, Francis Herr and Hershel Walls
briefed us September 10th 2008 on the
Valkaria Air Fest 2009
and asked for our support.
(web site link)
Our August 13, 2008, was a busy night, beginning with a memorable
show and tell by Larry Olson of his, one of a kind, electric truck.
click here to view all the enlarged photographs from the meeting by Roger Scruggs
click here to view all the enlarged photographs from the meeting by Roger Scruggs
Valkaria Airport Manager, Steve Borowski
brings us up to date and asks for your support.
Kip Anderson with more Sonex show and tell
click here to view all the enlarged photographs of Kips' project
Our speaker August 13, 2008 was,
Art Ladd, Chief of Airspace for Cape Canaveral AFS
His talk centered on our air space, which he controls.
Thanks to V.P. Mike Teders for setting up this presentation.
click here to view all the enlarged photographs from the meeting by Roger Scruggs
click here to view all the enlarged photographs from the meeting by Roger Scruggs
Additionally, Catherine presented a slide show of AirVenture.
She will have an AirVenture video for the September 10th meeting.
The Boeing Dream Lifter pictured below at AirVenture
is one of three and soon to be four.
They are passenger version 747-400s that have been "slightly" modified,
into the
largest volume aircraft in the world.
Note the new pressure bulkhead just aft of the forward door.
I'll have much more on this amazing aircraft at our September 10th meeting.
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click here to view the enlarged photograph
And, Tony showed off his
EAA Chapter Coordinator Award, August 13, 2008
presented to him at Oshkosh Airventure
two weeks ago. Great job Tony!
"This would not have happened, without Bobbi Lasher's
and Catherine's dedication to the Chapter " said Tony.
Tony went on to say the award belongs
to the members of the Chapter;
without them our Young Eagles program would not exist.
click here to view the nomination produced and written by Bobbi Lasher
By EAA writer, Barbara A. Schmitz
Tony Yacono said he simply is enjoying what he’s doing.
But others don’t see it that way, and that’s why he is receiving the Chapter Coordinator Award.Yacono has been a Young Eagles coordinator for 12 years, and he personally has flown more than 500 youth. In fact, under his leadership, EAA Chapter 724 has flown 3,704 Young Eagles.Yacono said he became involved in the program because someone cared enough to give him his first airplane ride at 12. Now 80, he has accumulated about 6,000 hours’ flight time."My opinion is that I need to give something back to the youngsters; that’s why I am doing this." Yet "the biggest kid in the airplane is the one behind the controls," he said.Still he can tell countless stories of the real kids who became excited by their flights, like a family of three girls, who the mother said wouldn’t say a word in the sky. "They wouldn’t stop talking because they were so excited," he said. "I had to ask them not to say anything when I was getting ready to land."Yacono said it takes a lot of work to put on a Young Eagles rally. "A lot of people run their tail off, and everyone deserves a great deal of credit. While I am appreciative of the award, I am going to accept it for all the people who help."
click here to read more about the awards on the EAA site
EAA Photo
click here to view the enlarged photo
And finally at the August 13, 2008 meeting,
Tony and Catherine auction off cool stuff,
including an AeroShell, flying cow poster,
from AirVenture to benefit the Young Eagles.
click here to view all the enlarged photographs from the meeting by Roger Scruggs
Female pilots gather, set record,
at Oshkosh AirVenture August 1, 2008
The most female pilots gathered in one place. At the front of the group were
Women Air force Service Pilots, aerobatic pilots like Patty Wagstaff and Julie Clark and
Women in Aviation International (WAI) President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. Photo by EAA Bonnie Kratz
Photo by Bonnie Kratz
click here to view the enlarged photograph
July, 9th 2008
our speaker was,
Glen Gray, Director of Aviation Services for
WxWorx, the most powerful in-flight weather system
.
click here to visit the WxWorx web site
June, 11th 2008
Ron Lueck, Comp Air Aviation, President and CEO
invited us over to inspect progress on his new Comp Air 9
click here to visit the Comp Air Aviation web site
click here to view photos of the Comp Air 9 under construction
May 14, 2008: EAA Chapter 724 flew 172 Young Eagles,
at Merritt Island, with the help of the local Civil Air Patrol.
click here to view all the enlarged photographs
The April, 16th 2008, meeting
was devoted to
project updates
and a recap of Sun 'n Fun.
V.P. Mike Teders presented a slide show from Sun 'n Fun
V.P. Mike Teders gave a very interesting presentation
at our March, 12th 2008 meeting about his research
into LSA electrical systems.
click here to view his data
The Valkaria Air Fest
February, 17th 2008
was a huge success!
F
or more information:
click here to visit the
valkariaairfest.org website
February, 13th (
Wednesday)
2008
our speakers were:
C. King Evans- ATP, CFI, II, MEI, Former Airline Pilot, Life Insurance General Agent for Pilots.
And, Frank O. Evans III, JD, LLM, Post doctorate in Tax Law, New York University,
Life Insurance General Agent for Pilots.
King and Frank
(click here for enlarged images from the meeting)
Visit their new web site: http://wildmanpilot.com/
They talked about improving safety for pilots including: How safer flying has changed the way the life insurance industry looks at pilots.
What can be learned about air safety from the life insurance industry.
How these recent changes can be beneficial to pilots both from a safety and economic standpoint.
(click here to read more)
Josef Bostik was our January 9th 2008 speaker
Josef talked about the motor glider and sport pilot aircraft
Check out his website at: www.urbanairusa.com
.
Thanks, Bobbi Lasher for the lead on this presentation
(click here for enlarged images from the meeting)
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By EAA writer, Barbara A. Schmitz
Tony Yacono said he simply is enjoying what he’s doing.
But others don’t see it that way, and that’s why he is receiving the Chapter Coordinator Award.Yacono has been a Young Eagles coordinator for 12 years, and he personally has flown more than 500 youth. In fact, under his leadership, EAA Chapter 724 has flown 3,704 Young Eagles.Yacono said he became involved in the program because someone cared enough to give him his first airplane ride at 12. Now 80, he has accumulated about 6,000 hours’ flight time."My opinion is that I need to give something back to the youngsters; that’s why I am doing this." Yet "the biggest kid in the airplane is the one behind the controls," he said.Still he can tell countless stories of the real kids who became excited by their flights, like a family of three girls, who the mother said wouldn’t say a word in the sky. "They wouldn’t stop talking because they were so excited," he said. "I had to ask them not to say anything when I was getting ready to land."Yacono said it takes a lot of work to put on a Young Eagles rally. "A lot of people run their tail off, and everyone deserves a great deal of credit. While I am appreciative of the award, I am going to accept it for all the people who help."
click here to read more about the awards on the EAA site
EAA Photo
click here to view the enlarged photo
And finally at the August 13, 2008 meeting,
Tony and Catherine auction off cool stuff,
including an AeroShell, flying cow poster,
from AirVenture to benefit the Young Eagles.
click here to view all the enlarged photographs from the meeting by Roger Scruggs
Female pilots gather, set record,
at Oshkosh AirVenture August 1, 2008
The most female pilots gathered in one place. At the front of the group were
Women Air force Service Pilots, aerobatic pilots like Patty Wagstaff and Julie Clark and
Women in Aviation International (WAI) President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. Photo by EAA Bonnie Kratz
Photo by Bonnie Kratz
click here to view the enlarged photograph
July, 9th 2008
our speaker was,
Glen Gray, Director of Aviation Services for
WxWorx, the most powerful in-flight weather system
.
click here to visit the WxWorx web site
June, 11th 2008
Ron Lueck, Comp Air Aviation, President and CEO
invited us over to inspect progress on his new Comp Air 9
click here to visit the Comp Air Aviation web site
click here to view photos of the Comp Air 9 under construction
May 14, 2008: EAA Chapter 724 flew 172 Young Eagles,
at Merritt Island, with the help of the local Civil Air Patrol.
click here to view all the enlarged photographs
The April, 16th 2008, meeting
was devoted to
project updates
and a recap of Sun 'n Fun.
V.P. Mike Teders presented a slide show from Sun 'n Fun
V.P. Mike Teders gave a very interesting presentation
at our March, 12th 2008 meeting about his research
into LSA electrical systems.
click here to view his data
The Valkaria Air Fest
February, 17th 2008
was a huge success!
F
or more information:
click here to visit the
valkariaairfest.org website
February, 13th (
Wednesday)
2008
our speakers were:
C. King Evans- ATP, CFI, II, MEI, Former Airline Pilot, Life Insurance General Agent for Pilots.
And, Frank O. Evans III, JD, LLM, Post doctorate in Tax Law, New York University,
Life Insurance General Agent for Pilots.
King and Frank
(click here for enlarged images from the meeting)
Visit their new web site: http://wildmanpilot.com/
They talked about improving safety for pilots including: How safer flying has changed the way the life insurance industry looks at pilots.
What can be learned about air safety from the life insurance industry.
How these recent changes can be beneficial to pilots both from a safety and economic standpoint.
(click here to read more)
Josef Bostik was our January 9th 2008 speaker
Josef talked about the motor glider and sport pilot aircraft
Check out his website at: www.urbanairusa.com
.
Thanks, Bobbi Lasher for the lead on this presentation
(click here for enlarged images from the meeting)
_______________________________________________
Click here to view Recent News and Events from 2007
Click here to view Recent News and Events from 2006
Click here to view Recent News and Events from 2005
Click here to view Recent News and Events from 2004
Click here to view Recent News and Events from 2003
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