April Meeting/Fly-In April 2018 April 15th Arkansas Air & MIlitary Museum Chapter 12:00 Food 2:00 Meeting 732 Bring a dish to go with burgers Send newsletter items to: [email protected] A Note From Randy Well we had snow in April. Hopefully, that will be the end of that nonsense and it will warm up and we can get into fly-in season! Speaking of fly-in season, at last month’s meeting it was decided to host a fly-in at the Air Museum in lieu of our normal meeting this month. Rick Wantz and the McDaniels are going to cook burgers and dogs. Please bring side dishes as normal. For those that can, we will be starting at 12:00. Please come when you can. Rick and I intend to be there by 11:00 to get things set up. I still intend to show the video even if things are busy and if things are slow, we will do our normal meeting (both will be around 2:00 like normal). We will be charging fly-in attendees (but not our chapter members) $5.00 for the meal and an additional $5.00 if they want to tour the museum. We hope this will help attract some new members to our chapter. See everyone on Sunday! Thanks, Randy MEMBERS DON’T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR NAMETAG!!! 732 Fly-Abouts Lunch at Berryville What a difference a week makes! March 17th In less than a week with all the rain the area around Huntsville certainly changed it’s color! Nothing like an afternoon flight over the lakes in the Natural State Landing a Cedar Keys Video submitted by Alan Smith Anyone flying to Cedar Keys this Spring? Al Smith submitted this video of a strip that he has flown to a few times. He shared that it looks shorter from the air and that on downwind the runway looks like it is way too short because it is a wide runway. Be sure and watch all the way to the end of the video! Click on the link to view the video: https://youtu.be/-27ihMCXEx0 Outdoor Yard Sale @ Carroll County 4M1 Do you have outdoor recreational “STUFF” that is taking up room in your garage? Do you want to make room for your new hobby or passion by selling those items? Would you like to purchase other people’s outdoor recreational “STUFF”? Could you use a little extra cash by unloading some of your aviation gadgets to help pay for your new ADSB In/Out? How about making your spouse happy by cleaning out the garage? Here’s your chance! A Golden Message! Friday is the day the event starts to get going. Most people arrive on Friday and set-up camp. This is a great time to get some relaxed flying in. Typically we will have some aviation centered presentations during dinner that often makes us quite proud of those that serve the aviation Come Fly With Us indistry and military. We also like to bring in live music for Friday nights. Saturday is the Main Event! You won't want to miss this... We always start off the day with a good breakfast and then pretty much until Sundown, things are simply going all the time. We always end the day with a gathering that regionally has become a tradition. The awesome At the Flying party band from NWA, Got It Covered always puts on an awesome show. Check them out at www.gotitcoveredband.com. BE SAFE! Call into Unicom on 122.9 10 miles out. We have some aerobatic Circus operations planned, and may need to sequence you in. Always be succinct in your communications, but please over-communicate as we We want you to be our guests in Golden the all tend to under-listen. last full weekend of April each year. -Monitor and Self Report on 122.9 Can't wait to make memories with you! -Listen 25 miles out, report 10 miles out -Note: Eagle Rock Bridge, 2.5 mi. W, MO00 3 mi. N -Use VFR Flight Following to MO32 -Safe Arrivals and Departures are PIC’s responsibility -Be vigilant for non-radio equipped traffic Important Safety Infomation: https://www.goldenaerodrome.org/key-safety-items Fly About Submitted by Rick Wantz I took my friend and co-worker Diego for an EAA Eagle Flight today over Lincoln and Prairie Grove. He kept saying "This is so cool" during the flight. If you are interested in sharing a flight with someone or would like information about the EAA Eagle Flight program please click in link below. Let's not keep the joy of aviation to ourselves! https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-communities-and-interests/begi nners-and-newcomers/introductory-flights-for-free/eaa-eagle-flights-p rogram https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GvY8Qf5Non5G4uc-_-SdBFtjG_qNq dOa/view EAA EAGLE FLIGHTS® EAA’s Eagle Flights® is a free introductory flight experience and informal mentoring program designed to welcome and encourage adults who want to discover flying, but don’t know how or where to take that first step. It begins with a hands-on introduction, where you’ll fly with a local EAA-member pilot who will let you follow along at the controls of the airplane to get a feel for what being a pilot is all about. After the flight, he or she can help you learn more about how to get involved in your local aviation community, including the next steps you can take on the path to becoming a pilot. The best part? The whole experience is free. No sales. No pressure. 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