One
Million Kids Flown
One of the reasons I am proud to be an EAA member
is the Young Eagles program. Pilots and volunteers donate their time
and
planes
to give
kids a safe introduction to flying. What an honorable endeavor! My
hat’s off to all of you who participated in achieving the lofty
goal of one million kids flown. This is truly a great accomplishment
and everyone can be proud of their contributions. EAA has made it
clear that the Young Eagles program will continue because it has
really become a cornerstone of EAA's core activities. We have a Young
Eagles event on December 6th contact Brad Doppelt at 210-558-8909 or
brad_doppelt@yahoo.com The
last YE event of the year will be at Pleasanton airport on the
morning of December
13th. If you would like to help out contact: Tommy Terry at 830-253-1441 jthomasterry@lavernia.net
I would like to take a moment to thank all of you who have wrote to
me concerning the electronic newsletter. I really appreciate your kind
words, and your suggestions have made it a better newsletter. While I
cherish the
accolades,
the
credit
for the newsletter really should
go to the writers who donate their time and talents contributing to it.
Dave and Miriam have done an incredible job with the newsletter in the
past, and still contribute a lot of content. Norris received a
letter from Paul Poberezny himself concerning our newsletter, (he reads
it) and the credit for it has to go to Dave and Miriam. It’s in
the e-Letters to the Editor section. Check it out.
If you have any comments about the content of this newsletter, we would
be glad to hear from you. Just send me an e-mail to kris123@tds.net and
I will put it in the e-letters to the Editor section. There are some
exciting things happening in aviation, let’s hear from you. Drop
me a line, I need content.
Last month saw a changing of the guard and this month we have new officers.
Steve Carlson is at the helm and he needs your support. Feel free to
call him with your ideas and suggestions. You can make a difference.
Steve has a solid foundation to build on thanks to Norris Warner. Norris,
you have done a wonderful job with the chapter, and we have all prospered
under your leadership like never before. Thanks to Norris, Joanne and
Pat Wegner, we stand a good chance at receiving tax exempt status. What
this means of course is that we will be able to deduct any financial
contributions made to the chapter. This should bring in a lot more capital
to the general fund, and in theory could lead to a huge expansion of
membership and facilities.
In this month’s issue we have Lee Carlson pinch hitting for Miriam,
nice job, Lee! For the technically inclined, I have included a NASA press
release about their new HiPEP Ion Thruster. Amazingly efficient, it could
revolutionize exploration of the solar system and beyond.
VEEP guy, Dave Baker wrote an interesting piece, very readable, and
he made an appeal for more members. If you have a friend who is not a
member, why not ask him or her to join? It only takes 18 bucks.
Greater numbers equal a greater pool of talent and expertise to draw
from, and can only lead to a more exciting, vibrant chapter.
kgn
Kris Niswonger |
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