PENNSYLVANIA PILOT Vol 15 No 3, Fall 2004 Published quarterly by the Aero Club of Pennsylvania for those interested in aviation in the Greater Delaware Valley AERO CLUB NEWS... New Sport Pilot rule is finally here... Scholarships Awarded... AVIATION NEWS The annual scholarship dinner took place on June 17 at Wings FAA unveils Sport Pilot... FAA Administrator Jane Garvey Field. The Aero Club awarded Effective September, the FAA explains, “The big difference comes three scholarships, the Bob Shan- begins to certify sport pilots and in the cost. The typical private pilot’s non Memorial. Fund awarded their aircraft. Already, there are license costs nearly $9,000. With the two, and the 99’s awarded two. about 15,000 airplanes being flown new sport pilot certificate, it can be Former recipient and professional in the United States that qualify as $2,600 dollars. In return, the pilot pilot Andrew Wizon spoke, as did gets the benefit of FAA Inspector, Orton Ogborn. Airport Flashback certification stan- Scheduled speaker Johnny Miller dards for the air- was unable to attend after an auto craft, maintenance, accident in the Spring. Scholarship inspection, training recipient photos are on Page 3. and flight reviews that previously Udvar-Hazy Bus Trip... were unavailable in The Aero Club is planning a bus this category.” trip on October 2 to the new Udvar-Hazy Museum. Located The rule was first near Dulles Intl. Airport in north- proposed by ern , the museum houses industry in the late a collection that includes a Con- 1980’s. Initially, the FAA couldn’t corde, the Space Shuttle Enter- Photo by Rob Dant, story Dan Kurkjian even agree that prise, the SR-71 Blackbird, and A sports complex sits on the site of the old Shannon hundreds of other displays. Seat- Airport in central Chester County, PA. The only these aerial vehi- ing will be limited. See page 7. remaining remnant is the old airport beacon, still in cles were “air- place. Shannon Memorial Airport started out as an craft,” and for old farm strip in the mid-1950’s. It was originally Safety Seminar... The Aero- known as Downingtown airport and had 3 grass run- years the FAA Club co-sponsored an FAA safety ways. The airport was bought by Bob Shannon in the hoped the issue seminar at the American Heli- early 1960’s and was paved in the late 1960’s. After would go away. copter Museum at Brandywine Bob’s death in 1970, the airport was renamed in his honor. The airport closed to the public in the early These aircraft did- Airport on June 3. Air traffic 1990’s, but remained in private use for a few years n’t fit into any tra- controller Mary Wunder, aviation after. The runway remained intact until the sports ditional certifica- lawyer and AOPA board member complex was built and soccer fields constructed in tion regulations, the late 1990’s. You will find more about the airport Paul Heintz, and long-time A&P beacon and other airport news on page 4. but finally, in the Walt Ellis spoke on subjects relat- mid-90s, it became ing to TFRs, FAA paperwork, light sport aircraft. The rule specifies clear that these “whatever-they- and violations. All are Aero Club an LSA as being 1320 pounds max were” were not going away, and nei- members. The Aero club will co- gross, max 180HP, two seats and ther was the growing enthusiasm for sponsor another seminar Oct 21. max cruise of 120 Knots. Within them. So, the FAA started dis- tight guidelines, the average person Issue Highlights... cussing ways to fit them into the will be able to fly one of these air- regulatory scheme; this new rule is Fall Calendar, pg 3 craft with as little as 20 hours of the culmination of that long jour- Silent Auction, pg 3 flight training. The certificate will ney. If the sport pilot rule were a Aviation Donations, pg 4 allow them to fly daytime, with three Museum Bus Trip, pg 6 well-aged Scotch, it would be just or more miles visibility, below about ready for drinking. Member Renewal, pg 7 10,000 feet, and with one passenger. Continued on Page 3... AERO CLUB OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Jeff Kahn As you can see from this issue of PA Pilot, your Aero Club has been very busy. The Scholarship Dinner was well attended and we award- ed three $2,500.00 scholarships to very deserving young aviators. Although Johnny Miller could not attend, we hope to have him with us at this year’s Wright Brothers Dinner. ORGANIZED: Dec 17, 1909; CHARTERED: May 10, 1910 PO Box 748 Our Safety Seminar in June was very well attended and was so well Blue Bell, PA 19422 received that the FAA has asked us to do an encore, which will take www.aeroclubpa.org [email protected] place on October 21st at the Philadelphia FSDO.

New membership: includes quarterly Plans are coming together for our field trip on October 2nd to the newsletter mailing. Send name, e-mail, Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum. Please sign up early address and $20 to the address above. as space is limited! See page 6. OFFICERS We welcome the FAA’s issuance of the Sport Pilot regulation. Not only President Emeritus Al Schnur will this attract more people to aviation, the new medical rules will President Jeff Kahn 1st Vice President Walt Ellis enable many current pilots to extend days of active flying. But Secretary Nancy Kyle beware of the catch that you cannot self-certify yourself if your last Asst. Secretary Joan Landry Application for Medical Certificate was denied. Hopefully, the FAA will Treasurer Tim Boyle soften the impact of this provision in the future. In the mean time, it Asst Treasurer Charlie Pydych is wise for all of us to address new medical issues before going to VP Membership Lou Fitzpatrick VP Spec Projects Steve Najarian their Aviation Medical Examiner. Check with your AME well before you VP Scholarships Tim Boyle schedule your examination. AOPA also offers extensive resources to VP Publications Robert Dant its members, both by phone and on its web-site. In many cases, you Solicitor Paul Heintz, Esq. can bring the documentation necessary for your AME to issue your medical certificate on the spot. The good news is that if you are not BOARD of DIRECTORS sure whether you can pass the physical, but still believe that you are 3 Year Term: Norm Blanchard safe to fly, you may have the option to continue flying under Sport Tim Boyle Pilot regulations. Steve Najarian James Prier Fair skies! John Stubbs Jeff Kahn, President 2 Year Term: Elaine Farashian Lou Fitzpatrick Donald Hershey Joan Landry BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT Ed Siefken Nancy Kyle, Secretary 1 Year Term: Walt Ellis Debbie Harding The Aero Club board of directors met at PACC at Wings Field on July 29. Lee Paynter > Nancy Kyle reviewed the minutes from the last meeting. Irv Ross Marc Saunders > Jeff Kahn presented the financial report for the absent Tim Boyle. > Lou Fitzpatrick reported on membership. TRUSTEES Membership is steady at just over 200 members. Our mailing list includes Aero Club Mem. Scholarship Fund: an additional 125 dignitaries, organizations, and scholarship recipients. Tim Boyle, Chair > Rob Dant announced the highlights of this issue of the newsletter. Jeff Kahn Debbie Harding > The board discussed the success of the Scholarship Dinner. > Walt Ellis provided information about the upcoming safety seminar. PENNSYLVANIA PILOT The agenda will be similar to the spring seminar, but will be held at Intl. Editor Al Schnur Plaza near Philly International. The date is set for October 21. Asst Editor/Layout Robert Dant > Nancy Kyle and Debbie Harding reported on progress of the silent auction.

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY > Jeff Kahn announced some details of the upcoming bus trip to Udvar-Hazy. All Copy for the Pennsylvania Pilot should be submitted via e-mail or floppy disc one month prior to publishing date. > Steve Najarian discussed details of the Wright Brothers Dinner Please submit copy to either: arrangements at the Desmond Hotel in December. [email protected] [email protected] > The meeting was adjourned.

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AVIATION NEWS AERO CLUB CALENDAR Continued from Page 1... New medical rules for Sport Pilot... August Key among the provisions in the new rule is 18(wed) Atlantic City Boardwalk, USAF Thunderbirds the driver’s license as proof of medical fitness. 21-22 Reading AeroFest, Reading, PA But there are some caveats. Pilots must self- 21-22 Aero Club Silent Auction Donations, N99, LOM 28-29 Aero Club Silent Auction Donations, N99, LOM certify that they are medically fit to fly. And, 27-29 Sussex Air Show, Sussex, NJ anyone who was denied their most recent 28-29 Lancaster Community Days Air Show, Lancaster, PA third-class medical will not be issued a Sport Pilot certificate even if they have a driver’s September license. They must first satisfy the FAA that 9-12 Intl Seaplane Fly-In; Moosehead Lake; Greenville, ME the medical condition that prompted the pre- 11 Vintage Aircraft Day, Wings Field; Philadelphia, PA vious denial has been fixed or is under con- 11 Blueberry Skies Airfest, Hammonton, NJ (N81) 12 Easton EAA Fly-in Breakfast, Braden Airpark, PA (N43) trol. The complete Sport Pilot rule can be 12 Pottstown Fly-in Breakfast, Pottstown, PA viewed at www.faa.gov/avr/arm/rulemak- 11-12 Antique Airplane Club of Grtr NY Fly-In; Brookhaven, NY ing/SportPilotRule7_19.doc 11-12 Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Show; Reading, PA 18 Display of Vintage Fairchild Aircraft, Hagerstn, MD (HGR) 25 Ocean City Annual Airfest, Ocean City, NJ Cellphones tested aloft... The days of 25-26 Golden Age Air Museum Fall Fly-In, Grimes Field, Bethel PA “turn off your cellphones” while flying com- mercial may be numbered, but that doesn’t October mean the big OK for cellphone use in your airborne GA cockpit. ARINC and Telenor 2 Aero Club Bus Trip to Udvar-Hazy Museum 9-10 Fly-in, B-17, B-24 display, Ocean City, MD (OXB) ASA said they would soon have a system 16-17 RotorFest; Brandywine Airport, W. Chester, PA ready that would safely link cellphones to air- 21 Aero Club sponsored Safety Seminar, Int’l Plaza, Phl liners’ satellite-based phone systems. And 23 Barnstormers Day, Grimes Field, Bethel PA recently Qualcomm tested a similar system aloft in an American Airlines jet, with mem- Nov, December bers of the media invited on board to give it a Nov 1 Aero Club Membership renewal due, see page 7. try. Reporters were given CDMA phones and Dec 17 Wright Brothers Dinner; Desmond Hotel got generally good connections, but the Asso- ciated Press reported that some calls were Highlight dropped. Sound quality was about the same as Vintage Aircraft Day, Wings Field, September 11 a cell call on the ground, but with a one-sec- The 15th Annual Vintage Aircraft day will feature vintage aircraft ond delay that made conversation awkward. and antique automobiles at historic Wings Field. The Aero Club will be in attendance with a silent auction of aviation items. New souped up Explorer... From AOPA: American Champion Aircraft is offering its customers the option of get- SILENT AUCTION ting an additional 10 horsepower by mount- Vintage Aircraft Day ing the newly certified Superior Air Parts The Aero Club of Pennsylvania will conduct a second annual Vantage engine on Explorer aircraft. The silent auction of aviation items donated from local pilots. Items 180-hp Vantage would be derated to 170 hp include books, prints, memorabilia, pilot supplies, instruments for the Explorer. The new powerplant will and other items. Payment is by check or cash only. Proceeds go be available to American Champion cus- to the Aero Club Scholarship Fund, providing scholarships to tomers as soon as Superior Air Parts receives applicants pursuing aviation-related careers. For more informa- the production certificate for the engine. tion, contact the Aero Club at [email protected]. The type certificate was received in April. It September 11, 2004 is certified in the United States to run on unleaded automotive gasoline. Wings Field, Blue Bell, PA

Aero Club Bus Trip to Udvar-Hazy Museum, Saturday, October 2. See Page 6.

3 Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Meeting Report AIRPORT NEWS

June 17, 2004 airport facilities. The runway exten- the Board of Directors of this pilot- By Steve Najarian sion project has been denied. owned airport.

SUMMIT [EVY] PENNRIDGE [N70] Land is being acquired or an easement The airport is seeking approval from is being sought to protect approaches the township to build 20 new T to the airport. Construction of a paral- hangars. Construction of a new park- lel taxiway is planned. It has been ing apron has been approved. reported that some federal govern- SPITFIRE [7N7] PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL [PHL] ment activity is ongoing with no dis- Airport owner is seeking N.J. Land An environmental impact Study for closure as to its purpose. Development Rights from the State to the extension of runways 17-35 is QUAKERTOWN [UKT] secure airport land exclusively. The planned for this year. Repaving of all T-hangars are under construction cost of runway improvements is esti- taxiways at a cost of five million dol- and state and federal funds have mated at 2 million dollars. lars is also planned. been received to rehab the runway. PENN’S LANDING HELIPORT [P72] PHILADELPHIA NORTHEAST [PNE] WINGS [LOM] The facility is open for public use. Two new taxiway projects are planned The FBO is under new management. A Helicopter maintenance services are at a cost of 1.5 million dollars each. partnership program with the sur- in operation. Environmental assess- DOYLESTOWN [DYL] rounding residence has improved rela- ment is required to extend the length Bucks County Airport Authority con- tions with the community. Exemplified of the pier. Philadelphia International tinues to negotiate with the local by gaining consent for tree removal at Airport supports enhancement of the township regarding road closure for the approach end of runway 24 on heliport as a reliever. Sterling Heli- airport safety concerns. Increasing neighboring properties and a tree copter is the operator of the service the runway length is still under con- planting program to replace the and is seeking FAA funding for sideration. State/Federal funds were obstructions is proof positive that the enhancements to the facilities. received to clear obstructions from Wings program is working. the runway protection zone. * DONATION DAYS * NEW GARDEN [N57] TRENTON MERCER COUNTY [TTN] The plan to have the township pur- The Aero Club is accepting avia- Shuttle of America has ceased opera- chase the airport property is ongo- tion-related donations to benefit tions. Boston Pan Am Airways contin- ing. The New Garden Annual Air the Scholarship Fund. Donations ues its operations. Runway 16-34 will Show event occurred as planned on will be accepted at Wings Field and Brandywine Airport: be rehabilitated at a cost of 3.5 million June 19th. CTAF has changed from dollars. New runway lights and PAPI 122.80 to 123.05. Special drop-off events: improvements have been released for BRANDYWINE [N99] bid. A bid for snow removal equipment Wings Field, August 21 The design contract with McFarland in the amount of 1 million dollars will 9am-2pm, Donuts, Hot Dogs. Johnson for PAPI, AWOS and the soon be released. extension of Brandywine Airport, August 28 SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL [VAY] the taxiway 9am-2pm, Donuts, Hot Dogs. This airport was acquired by the to Runway 9 State of for a reported will be Also, donations can be dropped off 12 million dollars. A privately owned reviewed for at the terminals of both airports FBO is managing and operating the approval by from August 21 to the 29th. Items will be auctioned at Wings Field on September 11, 2004. Beacon at Shannon Airport... Items may include any auction- able aviation-related items, The beacon still remains intact on including books, prints, photos, the grounds of the long-closed pilot gadgets, pins, etc. Shannon Memorial Airport in Chester County. The beacon was For more info, contact: part of the early mail navigation Debbie Harding: routes and was purchased by Bob 610-827-7208 Shannon for $1 and moved to its current location. Rob Dant: Downingtown plans to dedicate an historic marker 610-909-4467 at the site sometime in the next month or so.

4 PENNSYLVANIA PILOT Hudson River corridor threatened; FSS future in question... PILOT NEWS Hudson River corridor aircraft were moved into the muse- 2004 Scholarship Winners threatened by Shumer... um. It was a rare opportunity to access the aircraft before they Local pilots say there’s no better way become inaccessible. The movies to see , but a local and photos are available at senator wants to close the so-called http://www.nasm.si.edu/inter- Hudson River Corridor to GA. Sen. act/qtvr/uhc/index.htm. Movies Charles Schumer claims New York require the Quicktime plugin. City is being shortchanged on secu- rity by the existence of the uncon- Poor man’s jet flies... trolled VFR corridor. He believes AvFlash reported that the maiden PHIL GERACI MARCIN KORONA the Big Apple deserves the same flight of the Aerocomp kit jet took AERO CLUB AERO CLUB sort of GA ban that Washington, place at Merritt Island Airport in D.C., has. Now, we’re not sure if recently. Dubbed the “poor Schumer is envious of the 15-nm man’s jet” (for those poor enough no-fly zone in Washington or the to have about $600,000 to spend) Air Defense Identification Zone the single-engine composite plane (neither of which has bagged a sin- was apparently docile and pre- gle criminally minded pilot to date) dictable in its first two flights. In an but he’s particularly upset with the unusual (and refreshing) move, the Hudson River Corridor (which he company refused to take money MICHAEL DUNN STEPHEN EARP calls the Hudson River Approach). from customers until after the first AERO CLUB BOB SHANNON MEML Lucky Pilot... From AvFlash: flight. Now, according to the com- pany’s Web site, prospective owners Luck was in the air for a banner- are ringing the phone off the hook tow pilot recently. Ramsay Shockley trying to get an early position. had an unplanned swim in Jamaica No Picture Bay, New York, in front of thou- FSS future in question... sands of beach-goers. He was tow- It may be only a matter of time ing a banner behind a Cessna when before the Boise AFSS is shut the plane developed engine trouble down in the downsizing of the and he had to ditch. He was picked AFSS system. “We are very con- ERIC RUBENSTEIN ANGELA CAPECE up from the wing of the submerged BOB SHANNON MEML 99’S SCHOLARSHIP cerned about what’s going to hap- (CONNIE WOLF AWARD) plane by a passing jet skier. pen to our pilots here in Idaho,” a Virtual tours of Udvar- local FSS specialist said, emphasiz- ing the difficulty of navigating Hazy planes on line... If you Idaho’s rugged mountains and vio- haven’t had a chance to visit the new lent weather without knowledge- Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, able briefers to help. An FAA Avflash reports that you can view spokesman said the FAA has no some historic aircraft and cockpits in plans to close Boise but conceded a detail on the Internet. The cockpits future private contractor might. of the Concorde, the Boeing 307 The FAA is looking at the private- Stratoliner, and the SR-71 Blackbird sector option to reduce the cost LOLA TOMLINSON SANDRA HAWKINS can be viewed in intricate detail from & ALICE WRIGHT 99’S SCHOLARSHIP associated with Flight Service. FAA PRESENT... (LOUISE SACCHI AWARD) any vantage point. Exterior shots of head Marion Blakey stated that “it the J-3 Cub and a Monocoupe 110 is costing $500 million per year, $27 dent statistics show a sharp increase can be rotated to view the airplane for every single communication in accidents, even with the insights of from any angle. The high-rez movies Flight Service has. We don’t think briefers. The NTSB and FAA offered and photos were shot last year as the that’s efficient.” Recent Idaho acci- no explanation for the sharp increase. 5 New PTSs and FAA Handbooks continue to roll off the press

FLIGHT SAFETY By Al Schnur New PTS for the Instrument Rating... Single-Pilot Resource Management has As part of the ongoing effort to keep PTSs current with been addressed and clarified, and testing in other FAA documents, the instrument Rating Practical basic instrument flight maneuvers are Test Standards for Airplane, Helicopter, and Powered addressed throughout the practical test instead of being Lift, FAA-S-8081-4D have been revised. The practical treated as separate tasks. test prerequisite requirements have been updated to cur- The PTS remains a tool for use by inspectors, exam- rent rules. This latest version will be available online by iners, instructors, and applicants. Comments regard- following at http://afs600.faa.gov. ing any PTS should be sent in e-mail form to The PTS has been made more user-friendly. An abbre- [email protected]. viation section has been added, the “Plan of Action” is more thoroughly explained to include reference to the Handbook revisions continue... use of scenarios, the requirement for the use of a view- Handbook revision continues to proceed at a steady limiting device has been clarified, and the reference to pace. The handbooks use the designation system, FAA- the metric system has been eliminated. H-8083-XX, with the last 2 digits changing for each handbook. A significant effort has been made to Other significant changes have been made in the PTS improve graphics, cover the latest technology advances, procedures. Testing in modern aircraft with electronic and provide information to help pilots operate safely. flight instrument displays has been addressed, the use of GPS for navigation and approaches has been clari- The latest handbook to “hit the street” is the new Pilot’s fied, and the requirement for a GPS approach has been Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, FAA-H-8083- added. Also, the use of autopilot and flight manage- 25. It replaces Advisory Circular (AC) 61-23C. Also, ment systems has been covered. Approach terminolo- separate handbooks for aircraft categories and classes gy has been updated to include Precision Approach are being created. The Airplane Flying Handbook, FAA- (PA), Approach with Vertical Guidance (APV), and H-8083-3, is in printing and will contain new chapters Non-precision Approach (NPA). The requirements for for Performance Maneuvers, Transition to Complex Air- their use have been clarified. planes, Transition to Turbopropeller Powered Airplanes, and Transition to Jet Powered Airplanes. Handbooks for Additional changes to testing were identified based on seaplanes and skiplanes will follow. All handbooks will field comments and experience. As a result, testing in be available online at http://afs600.faa.gov.

Udvar-Hazy Museum Bus Trip, October 2

Explore the frontier of aviation in the nation’s great new Air & Space Museum. We will depart Wings Field at 8AM and return around 8PM. A 47-passenger super comfortable coach has been reserved for this unique trip. Send in your reservation coupon today to reserve your spot to visit one of America’s great new air muse- ums. Members and non-members welcome.

Please send bus trip reservations to: Aero Club of Pennsylvania, PO Box 748; Blue Bell, PA 19422. NAME: ______ADDRESS: ______CITY/STATE: ______PHONE: ______E-MAIL: ______

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Member Story, by Robert Dant A first flying lesson, I thought I had prepared men- Goodrich radial. I’m sort of get- tally for the first lesson, with ting the hang of the takeoff, but I all over again respect to the basic maneuvers, can’t seem to remember to stop Despite reading seaplane books, but I was not prepared for the relaxing stick pressure after watching training films and concept of navigating in a mov- liftoff. We don’t want to risk being a member of the Sea- ing mass of water. To be thinking pitching it back into the almost- plane Pilot’s association for about currents and winds at the glassy water. Fortunately, Hank is many years, I had yet to fulfill a same time produced a mental in front of me and is only able to dream to fly seaplanes. block for me. We practiced scold me verbally. maneuvers on the water around After a couple cancelled lessons a nearby buoy. These are a dif- The power off landing attitude is due to weather, the late spring ferent kind of turns around a steeper than I expected. The weather was holding off the thun- point, for sure. water is almost, but not quite, derstorms long enough to get my glassy and I’m only doing an first lesson in. I arrived at the We started practicing normal average job judging my height Philadelphia Seaplane Base at take offs and landings just east for the flare. After six takeoff and 5:20PM. As I walked up to the of the Commodore Barry Bridge, landings, we taxied back to do office, I noticed Hank waving me with US Airways and Southwest some more buoy work and then down to the dock. As I got closer, taking off overhead from 27 Left in to the doc. Wow! That was I was surprised to see him talking at Philly. It’s a warm evening more work than I expected. Men- to Bob Mills. This seemed like a and all 65 horses are working to tal work mostly, but, it’s the start good omen; nothing better than pull us off the water. The trim is of a dream and seems like a heck to start my first lesson with a fixed a bit nose heavy and I’m of a nice way to begin. handshake from a renowned sea- struggling to hold the stick back Hanks signs my logbook and plane pilot. And hey, the throughout the takeoff and asks for payment… oops, forgot Delaware River doesn’t smell as climb. Hank informs me that I’m my checkbook, I clean out my bad as I feared! holding on too tightly, but all the while I’m thinking I’m going wallet and Hank takes an I.O.U. Since Bob’s “official” move to to have to work out at the gym for the rest. I’ll be back in two Florida a few years back, Hank between lessons. days. Hank regales me with a Grenfell has taken over opera- few stories about base history tions at the base. Hank had the The Delaware River is making and the old FBO building…once a the little yellow, 65HP Cub wait- things interesting. I’m in a seven jail and infirmary. There’s a lot of ing for us at the dock. Winds knot moving mass complete with history around this place. were light, but the tide was floating logs and other debris. That’s the end of lesson one. moving up river at 7 knots. There goes a good looking B.F. I’ll be back. 2005 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICE Club dues for 2005 in the amount of $25.00 are due November 1, 2004. New memberships are still $20. Recruit a new member and receive a $5 discount for each new member application included with your renewal (max 3). Com- plete and mail the form below. Your timely renewal saves us a bit of postage on reminders. If you wish to contribute to the Scholarship Fund, your donation will be used to promote aviation. A $10.00 dona- tion from each member assures providing at least two scholarships next year. Contributions are tax deductible, and if you contribute $100 to the scholarship fund, your membership dues are waived for the year.

Please send your dues and Scholarship donations to: Aero Club of Pennsylvania, PO Box 748; Blue Bell, PA 19422. NAME: ______ADDRESS: ______CITY/STATE: ______PHONE: ______E-MAIL: ______

SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTION: $10 $25 $50 $100 Other:______2004 DUES: $25 NEW MEMBER: $20 WAIVED ($100 Scholarship): * PLEASE RETURN BY NOVEMBER 1, 2004 * TOTAL ENCLOSED $______

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