The Valkaria Air Fest February 21, 2009 drew a record crowd.
(Valkaria Air Fest web site link)
For the February 11th. 2009 meeting
we 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)
CBS News,
Washington Post Writer
and Spaceflightnow.com contributor,
William Harwood was our speaker,
January 14th. 2009.
Toys For Tots
Pancake Breakfast, December
6, 2008
Merritt Island Airport, at Space Coast Aviation
was a great success.
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.
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 sold trinkets from NBAA to raise gas money for Young Eagles.
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September 13th 2008 Ted Yon Flight Test
Photograph by Roger Scruggs
Photograph by Roger Scruggs
Photograph by Ric Lasher
Photograph by Ric Lasher
Photograph by Ric Lasher
Photograph by Roger Scruggs
Photograph by Roger Scruggs
Photograph by Roger Scruggs
September 10, 2008 meeting
in our new room at Space Coast Aviation,
second floor south side of the building.
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.
Our speaker for the evening 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.
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.
And finally, Tony and Catherine auction off cool stuff,
including an AeroShell, flying cow poster,
from
AirVenture to benefit the Young Eagles.
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 Airforce 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
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.
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 and
Catherine produced a video of the Saturday air show.
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!
For more information:
click here to visit the valkariaairfest.org website
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
Visit their new web site: http://wildmanpilot.com/
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.
