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February, Wednesday, 13th our speakers were:
C. King Evans- ATP, CFI, II, MEI, Former Airline Pilot, Life Insurance General Agent for Pilots.


Photo by Roger Scruggs

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And, Frank O. Evans III, JD, LLM, Post doctorate in Tax Law, New York University,
Life Insurance General Agent for Pilots.
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.
We are in the business of selling life insurance. We sell a lot of insurance and will probably help someone at your in your chapter or we would not bother. But the goal of the presentation is to educate. Additionally, we typically do not sell new policies. The focus of our business is reviewing policies that are old and have become inefficient due to safer flying. Many pilots have these old policies and do not realize they are outdated. For instance, often we can double the death benefit or eliminate premium all together with a cash value policy even if it is just a few years old. This is huge for the pilot’s family. There are people at your chapter that have this problem and the life insurance company is not going to call to say to send less money. I am a free agent, which means that my interest is in helping the pilot not the life insurance company.
I am a pilot first, and the two things I understand the most about are flying, and life insurance. These two subjects go hand in hand. Insurance companies have a vested interest in safe flying, so they have profiled what a safe pilot looks like. This is important because the information is from a different perspective, and in many ways is a better perspective than the FAA‘s perspective. The FAA does not assimilate their information into dollars.
Understanding how the insurance industry looks at us can help us to make changes in how we fly. For instance, the FAA wants people to have an instrument rating and tells us it makes us safer. We all know it make for a safer pilot, but how much safer? The insurance industry has that answer, and it is significant. Pilots have elected to get their instrument rating because of the information that we have and the fact that they can save a tremendous amount of money on their life insurance. Not to mention that there is nothing like an economic excuse for getting that rating you’ve always wanted. “See honey, I must get my rating.”
Are we trying to sell insurance? You bet we are, just like when a CFI comes to tell you about an instrument approach. He's hoping that you use him for your next BFR or IPC and I've done that too. Our motivation is no different. The knowledge that we have is helpful, and can be taken through the door of any cockpit or insurance office and a better outcome will result. My career as a broker and a pilot is based on that.
This seminar is fun. No kidding, we have accomplished the impossible. We work hard to make it that way, but more over, this is important from both a safety and economic standpoint. Everyone who attends will benefit.
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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 for the lead on this presentation.



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Toys For Tots 2007
Roger Scruggs Photograph
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November, Wednesday,14th
Our speaker
was Lowell Hinchee from
Foundation Flyers in Winter Haven.
He spoke to an over flowing crowd.
Check out his web site at www.foundationflyers.com
His proven teaching strategies allow you to learn
recovery techniques effectively, and in a non-stressful manner.
His Mission Statement: Our mission at Foundation Flyers, Inc.
is to provide each pilot with life saving flight instruction
teaching unusual attitude recovery techniques using research
developed and flight tested processes. All training courses are
based upon sound adult learning principals, designed to meet
individual pilot training needs, develop instinctive responses,
and provide a positive learning experience resulting in a safer
more confident pilot.
Thanks, Bobbi Lasher for setting-up this presentation.


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October 10, 2007, Bob Murphy
will talk about the Night Witches and the Yak PO-2 planes that
they flew. The Night Witches were women pilots in the Soviet
Air Force during WW2. These women were very daring and skilled
pilots. They gave the Germans fits. The German's were the ones
who coined the title "Night Witches".
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After several successful
test flights, Dick Rutan and co-pilot Bill Baer announced the
first orbital flight services from Atlas Aviation FBO on Merritt
Island.
To avoid a conflict with NASA, the first flight with passengers
is scheduled for after the next Shuttle launch. Bill Harwood
and ten other passengers are pre booked. Copy, photograph and post production
by Roger Scruggs
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Roger Scruggs had a little
fun with the photograph he took of Jack Repass showing his latest
work, January 11, 2007
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One of our favorite speakers, Bill Harwood, addressed the Chapter again, October
11, 2006. This time,
Bill, brought us up to date on the space station. Bill
reports for CBS News,
he's a Washington Post Writer and Spaceflightnow.com contributor.
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Johnny's new prop
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More show and tell from
Larry, September 13, 2006
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Farewell to Steve Bussey,
September 16, 2006
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The Brevard Sheriff's
Tactical Air Response Unit was our speaker, July
12, 2006. They fly the helicopters based in the
Sheriff's Hanger at Merritt Island Airport.
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Don White brought us
up to date on his SeaRey project, June 14th 2006.
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Chapter 724 congratulates
John Murphy for his Major Achievement Award from
EAA
 Yoko and Johnny hard at work.
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Mark J. Brackett, Business
Development Manager for
TPSi Airport Innovations was our speaker May 10th 2006. His presentation
was about the NASA SATS (Small aircraft transportation system).
As a local company they provid all the engineering for the technology
used in the southeast. He gave an overview of the technology
created during the program and where it was tested in the local
area. Mark included information on improvements to several local
airports that are coming in the next year or two. All of these
technologies are affordable to use for both the airports and
the pilots.
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Sun 'n Fun 2006
Sonex March 8th. 2006, Kip Anderson brought us up to
speed
on building a Sonex.
"How and why I picked Sonex"
Power Flow Darren Tillman from Power Flow Systems, Inc
was our speaker, February 8th 2006.
The presentation included: Basic general theory on exhaust systems,
theory and design of a tuned exhaust system, and the actual performance
differences on a tuned exhaust system as installed on aircraft.
Or, more concisely The theory and the reality of the tuned
exhaust system. Darren brought actual exhaust system components
for show and tell. Background on Darren: FAA certified Technician
(A & P), Commercial rated and CFI, B.S. Aviation Technology,
Chief Company Test Pilot and General Manager of Power Flow Systems
since company brought first product to the market April
1999.
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