Volume 18 – 09 www.FlyingClub1.org September 2018

The Privileged ViewSteve Beste, President

Gyroplanes. We have our first gyrpolane members! At our August meeting,intructor Frank Noe and his friend Kurt Mohr flew in from Frederick. Theirhangar-mate Mike Vadney and his wife Michelle drove from Arlington. All

three joined up. Just as I fly in from Front Royal - and Gary Edgecomb from Gordonsville -whenever the weather permits, I hope the gyro guys will become regular visitors. Ironically, Kurtlives in Manassas, so he could drive to the Airpark faster than flying - but which is more fun?

Gyro instructor Frank Noe and Kurt Mohr at the August meeting

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Border anomalies. I love the stories behind all the odd bound-aries in this country. Like, what’s with this bump in the Virginiaborder with West Virginia? The border is running nicely alongthe top of a ridge when it suddenly bumps four miles west tocapture the village of Rich Creek.

Or Ellis Island. It’s in New Jersey waters yet is part of New Yorkper an 1834 agreement. But when the island was expanded withfill dirt in 1934, which state could claim the new land? It took a1998 Supreme Court decision to sort it out. (The land is part ofNew Jersey.)

I found a video that explains many of theseanomalies - though not Rich Creek. Seehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXTEepNheVI. It covers:

• Tennessee-Kentucky border

• That peninsula at the top of Minnesota

• Why the southern boundary of Michigan has a step in it - and why Michigan and Ohio foughtover who would get Toledo.

• Point Roberts in Washington State

But why stick with what we have? The online comic strip xkcd shows how we ought to clean upthe whole mess. I say we should do it. It would make it a whole lot easier for us flyers to knowwhere we were, such as when flying over Rich Creek.

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From the online comic strip xkcd

Fly safely,

Steve

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This Month’s Fly-In Destinations

To encourage all of us to get in the air more, the following is a list of fly-ins I found within (about)100 NM of the Warrenton Airpark which are occurring in the next month. Sources are: TheEAA Calendar of Events, www.flyins.com, www.socialflight.com and the Virginia Department ofAviation Calendar of Events.

Date Event Description Location Distance from7VG0

Fri-Sun, Sep 7-9 /10AM-5PM

B-17 Tour Stop University Park Air-port (KUNV)

132 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 9AM-12PM

EAA 186 Young Eagles Rally Manassas RegionalAirport (KHEF)

13 NM

Sat, Sep 8 /9:30AM-1PM

Young Eagles Rally Stafford Regional Air-port (KRMN)

22 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 12-5PM

Annual Fly-in / Drive-in Pic-nic

Clearview Airpark(2W2)

60 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 9AM-4PM

Wings and Wheels Expo 2018 Hagerstown RegionalAirport (KHGR)

63 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 11AM-4PM

Roar and Soar New Kent County Air-port (W96)

76 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 8:30-10:00AM

Farmville Fly-In Breakfast Farmville RegionalAirport (KFVX)

84 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 11AM-4PM

9th Annual Fly-in Spring Hill Airport(MD35)

101 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 8-10:30AM

EAA 518 Fly-in Drive-inBreakfast

Mifflin County Air-port (KRVL)

121 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 2-4:30PM

Golden Age Air Museum Fly-ing Circus Air Show

Grimes Airport (8N1) 130 NM

Sat, Sep 8 / 11AM-4PM

Wings N’ Wheels Wings Field Airport(KLOM)

147 NM

Sun, Sep 9 / 10AM-2PM

Young Eagles Day at MasseyAerodrome

Massey Aerodrome(MD1)

100 NM

Sun, Sep 9 / 9AM-5PM

Punxsutawney Airport Aware-ness Day

Punxsutawney Munic-ipal Airport (N35)

148 NM

Fri-Sat, Sep 14-15 25th Annual Wings/AMTWeekend - pilot/mechanicfree safety seminars

Washington CountyAirport (KAFJ)

146 NM

Sat, Sep 15 /11AM-6PM

Wings, Wheels and Food Fest Maryland Airport(2W5) IN SFRA

34 NM

Sat, Sep 15 /8:30AM-4:30PM

Essex Skypark Wings andWheels Fly-in

Essex Skypark Airport(W48)

73 NM

Sat, Sep 15 /11AM-1PM

Make-A-Wish Open House atSkyport Aviation

Capital City Airport(KCXY)

103 NM

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Date Event Description Location Distance from7VG0

Sat, Sep 15 /10AM-2PM

Wings and Wheels 2018 Ocean City MunicipalAirport (KOXB)

127 NM

Sat, Sep 22 / 9AM-3PM

Chesapeake Sport Pilot OpenHouse and Rusty Pilot Day

Bay Bridge Airport(W29)

71 NM

Sat, Sep 22 / 8:30-10:30AM

Chase City Fly-in Breakfast Chase City MunicipalAirport (KCXE)

117 NM

Sat, Sep 22 / 8:30-10:30AM

EAA Chapter 339 and Com-memorative Air Force OldDominion Squadron Fly-inpancake breakfast

Hampton Roads Exec-utive Airport (KPVG)

129 NM

Sun, Sep 23 / 8AM-12PM

Breakfast Fly-in/Drive-in Piper Memorial Air-port (KLHV)

150 NM

Sat-Sun, Sep 29-30 Wings Wheels and Pancakes Gettysburg RegionalAirport (W05)

75 NM

Sat, Sep 29 Wings, Wheels and Keels Fly-in

Hummel Field Airport(W75)

89 NM

Sat, Sep 29 FAA Safety Seminar: Maneu-vering Flight Safety

Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport(KJGG)

99 NM

Sat, Sep 29 / 8AM-2:30PM

Aviation Swap Meet Capital City Airport(KCXY)

103 NM

Sun, Sep 30 / 9AM-1PM

EAA Chapter 426 Fly-inDrive-in Breakfast and YoungEagles Rides

Greater CumberlandRegional Airport(KCBE)

73 NM

Sat, Oct 6 / 9:30-11:30AM

Young Eagles Rally Stafford Regional Air-port (KRMN)

22 NM

Sat, Oct 6 / 8AM-1PM

Breakfast and Lunch Fly-inDrive-in

Hagerstown RegionalAirport (KHGR)

63 NM

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We will serve Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. Please bring a dish.Saturday, September 8th, 10am – 6pm, Shoestring Airport [0P2]Picnic parking at 14388 Ebaugh Rd, Stewartstown, PA 17363

Rain date: Sunday, September 15th. Free admission. Donations appreciated. Pilots, family and guests only.

Location: Stewartstown, PA. Just East of US 83. Just North of the MD/PA border. • If you are flying in, click this link. It provides all of the FAA chart and Airport Facility Directory info.

https://skyvector.com/airport/0P2/Shoestring-Aviation-Airfield-Airport• If you are driving in: click this link. It opens Google Maps with a pin in the car parking area.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B047'37.5%22N+76%C2%B038'42.8%22W/@39.7937531,-76.6457767,321m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d39.7937531!4d-76.6452295 Enter your address as the starting point, and Google Maps will provide directions.

Plane parking

and Picnic at

the North end

Overflow plane

parking and

car parking at

the South end

Questions? Please contact: • Michael Bishton – bishtonmp@Hotmail.com –

301-910-0660• Joe Xavier – 163bri@Gmail.com – 410-804-0063Sponsored by the Shoestring Flying Community and CALF – Capital Area Light Flyers Club

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Debunking the Misconceptions in Flying:Part 7By Jim Heidish

This is the continuation of a series of articles that have appeared in past months’ newsletters:Debunking the Misconceptions in Flying. Through writing and illustrating, I am presenting someof the stand-out misconceptions, stating what is wrong, and then presenting what I see as thecorrect concept/principles and how they apply to our everyday flying. This month’s article is aboutAir Density and the dangers of thin air.

NOTE, these are my conclusions based on years of study, with knowledge acquired by experi-menting and flying experience. If one does not agree or does not understand, it should always bequestioned and/or made clear! Never taken for granted!

We fly in an ocean of air (the atmosphere) that is constantly changing and one physical aspect ofit that many pilots misunderstand is its density, Air Density (its mass/molecules per unit volume)that can change with pressure and temperature. Pressure, the force of gravity pushing down andcompressing hundreds of miles of air and temperature, the heat, radiation from the sun.

We all have experienced the great performance of flying on a 35OF day in January and the poorperformance on a hot 95OF summer afternoon. Both are attributed to the density of the air: cold= thick air, hot = thin air. Even though most pilots understand the performance difference withthe changes in Air Density, be it from temperature or altitude or both, many do not understandthe changes that take place between Air Speed and Ground Speed, especially the big differencesflying in hot thin air and its dangers.

A good illustration of the effects that thin air has on the indicated air speed and ground speed isa jet aircraft. Jet engines are very efficient in the thin air/low air pressure of 35,000 feet abovesea level where the ground speed (GS) is in the 600 MPH zone with no wind, but the InsicatedAirspeed (IAS) is in the low 200 MPH zone.

What causes such a wide difference? Simply, the air is so thin and the air molecules so far apart thatthe aircraft needs to travel through the thin air at 600 MPH GS to compact enough air to producethe 200 MPH IAS. But more important to understand is that the wing is just producing enough liftfrom that 200 MPH flow to be stable so understanding IAS is a must!

We do not fly with differences that extreme, but it clearly shows the danger of flying in thin air andthat only indicated airspeed (IAS) (the measure of the air flow that is creating lift) is the importantspeed to watch, not true air speed, and not being tricked into thinking one has high performancebecause of high ground speed. It is always IAS no matter the air density!

Even though low flying ultralights and LSA do not venture so high in the atmosphere like jets thathave changes in air density because of lower air pressure, they have it because of changes in airtemperature and humidity (water vapor is lighter than air). With 59OF being the middle groundin most climates, 40O in either direction (19OF or 99OF makes a big difference in air density andaffects aircraft performance. Everything from engine output, propeller thrust, lift, useful load, takeoff distance, climb rate, rate of descent and landing distance are affected as is the Air Speed andGround Speed. But only Indicated Air Speed is the true indicator of what is happening with lift.

The Air Speed Indicator is calibrated to a set datum:The FAA Standard Sea-Level Pressure equals

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760mm (29.92 inches) of mercury and 14.70 pounds per square inch at the Standard Temperatureof 59OF which results in an air density of around 0.765 lb/ft3. That means that air molecules needto impact the indicator tube at a certain speed to register that speed on the indicator no matter theair density! (See Figure A)

Note: Most aircraft operating manuals have charts that point this out, plotting performance withthe changes in air density from both temperature and altitude!

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EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2018 Photo HighlightsBy Lucy Ooi

I didn’t get to see everything at Oshkosh (who ever does?) but here are some photo highlights ofthe things I did get to see, especially from the light end of the aircraft spectrum.

AeroShell Aerobatic Team’s T-6 Texansperforming in the daily airshow

A personal favorite - a rare Aeronca LB

1/3 scale B-17 “Obsession” (Bally Bomber) SureFly Octocopter - future air taxi?

1941 Pitcairn PA-39 Autogiro Full-scale British SE5a fighter replica fromAirdrome Aeroplanes

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Thunderbird Aviation SNS-8 Hiperlightultralight

SD-1 Minisport

Aerolite 103 ultralight showing that flying isaffordable

Powered Parachutes and Paragliders werewell represented

Gyros were also well represented - here is theAutoGyro booth

More gyros - Magni M-16

Hummel H5 Savage Outback Shock

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Legal Eagle lineup for their 20th anniversary Not quite “legal”: the “Radial Eagle” (anN-numbered aircraft)

QuickSilver brought a vintage 2 seater(complete with “to be used for instructiononly” warning) for their 40th anniversary

Turbine-powered Mosquito XET

CriCri MC15 (no it isn’t an RC plane) Peter Sripol’s electric ultralight made withLowe’s insulation foam

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Meeting MinutesAugust 2018Flying Club One MeetingSaturday, August 11, 2018Warrenton AirparkWarrenton, VA

Call to Order

President Steve Beste called the meeting to or-der at 11:00 AM.

16 members present

CONNECTIONS

Visitors and New Members

CFI Frank Noe from Frederick Gyro LLClocated in Frederick, MD and Gyro pilot KurtMohr flew 2 gyroplanes into the Airpark toshow and talk about flying the aircraft. Gyropilot Mike Vadney and his wife drove in andhad a lot of information on gyroplane flyingalso. Kiho has a Trike hangared at the Airparkand stopped by for the meeting. He was in theKorean Air Force and flew old C-47s (DC-3)and now is flying a Robertson R-44 helicopter.

Old Members

Old member (over 20 years) Larry Walker saidhe is moving to Utah next month and has a lot ofaviation-related items that he needs to get rid ofand is offering them to the Club. It includes anunfinished Zenith 650 LSA kit. Many of themare at the Airpark and anyone that would liketo look at the collection should contact him orTom Richards. Allen Whatley flew a roundtrip to Albany NY, non-stop each way in his/hersclassic Bellanca. Dick Martin sold his AllegroLSA, as he said it was getting too expensive tomaintain and he is now looking on the cheaper

side. Both Jackie George and Jim Heidish saidthe new tires that they placed on their aircraftstarted to crack in less than a year. Are they oddsizes that were on the shelf too long?

REGULAR REPORTS

Secretary: Jim Heidish reported that the Julyminutes were published in the August ClubNewsletter and were approved as published.

Treasurer: Jim Birnbaum - not at meeting.(Sent in by email) July income was $43.00,expenses were $543.14 ($467.36 was for logocooking aprons given to new summer meetingcooks), and check book balance is $2159.01.

President: Steve Beste showed off the new Clublogo aprons that we had custom-made recently.Every new cook at the warm weather meetingsgets one. Repeat cooks get a little pin to place ontheir old apron each time they cook. Very FoodChanel!.

Membership Director: Jim Birnbaum - not atmeeting. As a reminder, look at the monthlyemail roster, where paid-up members are alwayslisted with (2018) after their name.

Warrenton Airpark Owner: Tom Richards saidthat he is still cleaning up a lot of the junk andunsightly things around the Airpark. He saidthat Larry Walker’s partly built LSA kit is inone of his hangars and a second hangar has mostof Larry’s other aviation items and everyonecan see them after the meeting. Tom found outthat member, motor glider pilot and CFI MartinWalker, who was undergoing treatment forcancer the last few years, had a mild stroke thatcaused him to fall down steps and is recoveringin the hospital. For any pilot that is lookingfor a project aircraft, Tom is trying to get ridof many of the abandoned and non-airworthyaircraft on the field. He is also offering partialownership in the aircraft that he and other pilotsown. Ask Tom!

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Old Business

None

New Business

None

MONTHLY PROGRAM

None

Adjourn

President, Steve Beste adjourned the meeting at11:45 AM.

Cook Out

Everyone loved the delicious outdoor lunch pre-pared by Dick Martin.

Submitted by Jim Heidish, Secretary

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Service Providers

Recap our standing list of service providers:

• PPG instructor and dealer: Michael O’Daniel, 540-270-8855

• Aircraft instructor - CFI: Pete Bastien, 703-568-5778

• Trike instructor: Pat Tyler, 202-746-4687

• Aircraft instructor - light sport and seaplane: Chuck Tippett, 540-905-5091

• Ultralight (Part 103) instruction: Tom Richards’ Grass Roots Flyers, 703-568-3607

• Machinist: Luther Taylor, 540-222-3927

• Welder: Luther Taylor, 540-222-3927

• A&P mechanic/IA (not at Airpark): JD Ingram, 513-388-6312

• Light Sport Condition Inspections, Rotax Certified: Tim Loehrke, 703-618-4005

• Gyroplane Instructor: Frank Noe, frankcanfly@yahoo.com

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ActivitiesFlying Club 1 Activities ScheduleDesignated Club meetings will be held the first Thursday of each month in the Centreville RegionalLibrary, 14200 St. Germain Drive, Centreville, VA, at 7:30 PM. Others will be held at 11:00 AM atthe Warrenton Airpark as shown in the 2018 schedule. Changes in time or location will be postedin this newsletter and on the Club website.

Date Activity Location

Sat, September 8th, 11am

Club meeting, fly-in and cookout at Warrenton Air-park

Airpark

Sat, October 13thClub meeting, fly-in and cookout at Warrenton Air-park

Airpark

Sat, October 24th Club 1 Color Run Fly-out Airpark

Thu, November 1st,7:30 pm

Conversation, club business meeting and programCentrevilleRegionalLibrary

Sat, December 8th, 5pm - 8 pm

Monthly meeting and Holiday PartyAirparkClubHouse

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ClassifiedsAds will be run twice and then dropped unless resubmitted, or renewed by telephone or e-mail.Please advise the editor: Lucy Ooi(Ooi.Lucy@gmail.com) when the ad is no longer needed.

For Sale: Quicksilver II SportN-numbered TT 405 hours, rebuilt Rotax 582 Blue Head 360 hours, C drive. 12 gal tank Radioand intercom included Garmin GPSmap 296. Always hangared. $9,000 OBO.Contact Rob Kane 540-847-0239 or 540-752-0719

Owner/Builder of Fisher Celebrity (biplane)

Looking for a Co-Owner

All wood construction, Grove one-piece spring-aluminum main gearPowered by Rotec R2800, 7-cylinder radial engine, 100 horsepower

A tandem 2-place open cockpit biplane, cruises ∼80 MPHQualifies as light sport

Construction site & hangar, Warrenton Airpark (7VG0)Project is ∼80% complete

Project includes Grove Gear, Rotec R2800, Instruments, Flying Wires and all other major compo-nents. Total value ∼$35,000

A current co-owner is offering his half of this beautiful project(Entire aircraft sale – may be considered)

Call for additional info or to make an appointment to see this beautiful Taildragger!

Gil Coshland - (703) 618-3422Asking $17,500 for his co-ownership

Jim T. Hill - (703) 659-8336 (Co-owner)

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Weight-Shift Enthusiasts - Your prayers have been answered! A very nice up-scale trike atan affordable price...

Specifications: NorthWing Navaho (strut braced - no king-post), 2-seat Tandem

Engine: Rotax 582 blue head with C- Gear-Box and just under 300 hours total time (never over-hauled)

Well-maintained - dacron fabric and everything else looks brand new.

Many extras including Radio, GPS, Landing Lights, wheel pants, hydraulic disc brake system,wide tires, 3-blade IvoProp, 2017 Virginia License, 1,050-lb BRS parachute for safety and extraparts.

Photo below was taken at Shannon Airport. This Trike is owned by Kiho Bae, and has recentlymoved to Warrenton Airpark. Kiho Has asked me to advertise this at an asking price of $18,500.Incidentally, Kiho is an experienced pilot who flew C-46 Commanders in the Korean Air Force,and now flies a Robinson R-44 Helicopter and single-engine fixed-wing as well as weight-shiftaircraft. He would be happy to take you for a demonstration ride. Kiho is willing to fly it to yourlocation.

Special Price $18,500

Call Tom Richards (703) 568-3607 or Kiho at (703) 314-6262

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SE5A EXP SCALE ROTAX 503 FOR SALE $7,800

SE5a 1917 RAF, Scale Built 2014, 68 TTL hours Rotax 503 Blue Head Conditional Insp3/2018..New Culver Prop..Cruise at 55-70, 6 Gallon Fuel Tank...Electric Start.. ...Fun open cock-pit and easy to fly...Heater box for those cool fall days...has always been hangered inside. Aircraftis at Warrenton Air Park, Northern VA • Contact Robert Meadows - WARRENTON AIRPARK -WARRENTON, VA, Owner - located Charles Town, WV USA • Telephone: 734-645-7683

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Membership Dues PolicyThe period of membership follows the calendar year - January through December. The renewalperiod starts on 1 October with regular dues at $20.00 and family at $25.00. Members who havenot paid their dues by the end of February will be dropped effective 1 March and will not receivethe Newsletter or Membership Roster. New members joining after 1 October will be charged$20.00 or the family rate, if applicable and will be credited will full membership for the followingcalendar year. Please mail payments to Flying Club 1, 8570 King Carter Street, Manassas, VA20110. Payment can also be made at the regular monthly meeting. Please include the MembershipApplication form with your payment. This will be used to ensure that our records are current. Acopy of the membership application is attached and also printed at the end of the Newsletter.

Jim BirmbaumFlying Club 1Membership Director, Treasurer

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February 14–Page 16

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Type of membership: New, Renewal, Regular, Family membership

Name(s): _______________________________________________________________________________

Name To Go On Your Name Tag: __________________________________________________________

Street or PO Box:________________________________________________________________________

City: _____________________________________________ State: _________Zip: ______________

Telephone, Home: ___________________ Cell: ____________________ Work: ____________________

Spouse’s Name: __________________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact: Name: __________________________________ Phone: _______________________

E-mail Address: ___________________________________________________

Aircraft Liability Insurance through: _________________________________

Aircraft make and model: ___________________________________ N-Number (if any): ____________

Pilot rating(s): __________________________________________________________________________

Club Activities or Services for Which You Volunteer: __________________________________________

Information from this application will be in the club’s membership roster which goes only to members.

To join the national USUA, go to http://www.usua.org To join the national USPPA, go to http://www.usppa.org

Instructions:1. FILL OUT THE ABOVE FORM.2. ENCLOSE A CHECK FOR $20 ($25 FOR A FAMILY) MADE OUT TO “FLYING

CLUB 1”.3. SEND THE FORM AND CHECK TO:

Jim Birnbaum, Treasurer 8570 King Carter Street Manassas, VA 20110-4888

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Flying Club 1 General Information

The Flying Club 1 is a nonprofit, recreational club dedicated to the sport of ultralight and lightsport aircraft flying.

2018 CLUB OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPresident: Steve Beste 703-321-9110

Vice President: Dick Martin 703-242-2367

Secretary: Jim Heidish 703-524-5265

Treasurer: Jim Birnbaum 703-361-7478

Director At Large: Pete Bastien 703-568-5778

Director At Large: Lucy Ooi 585-410-5573

Director At Large: Vacant

2018 CLUB VOLUNTEER STAFFSafety & Training: Vacant

Membership: Jim Birnbaum 703-361-7478

Club Artist: Jim Heidish 703-524-5265

Newsletter Editor: Lucy Ooi (“Wee”)

Ooi.Lucy@gmail.com

Web Master: Steve Beste,

president@flyingclub1.org

A club is only as good as the members whovolunteer to support its activities. The follow-ing listed activities with the club require mem-ber support in varying amounts. Please indi-

cate on your membership application the func-tion(s) (can be more than one) you will supportas a Club member. All active Club membersare expected to participate. However, memberswho live some distance away and cannot attendmeetings regularly may prefer to support func-tions associated with Club weekend activities.

ANNUAL DUES (Jan 1-Dec 31) $20.00.Family membership (typically husband andwife): $25.00. A spouse who wishes to partic-ipate will please complete a membership appli-cation form.

CLUB WEB SITE: http://flyingclub1.org

MEETINGS are monthly, year-round. Seethe web site for dates and places.

THE NEWSLETTER: The newsletter ispublished by email on the first of every month.

SUBMITTING ITEMS FOR THENEWSLETTER Members and non-membersare encouraged to submit items for thisnewsletter. Send submissions to Lucy Ooi atOoi.Lucy@gmail.com at least one week prior tothe end of the month.

If you are interested in joining the U.S. Ultralight National Organization go to their websitefor membership information at: www.usua.org

Likewise, if you are interested in joining the U.S. Powered Paragliding Association, the Na-tional PPG Organization, go to their website for membership information at: www.usppa.org