EAA FOUNDER PAUL POBEREZNY & SON TOM -- May They RIP

MEETING INFORMATION

REMINDER: Dues for 2025 are now due and they remain at $25. Please pay them soon! Our scholarship program funds are dependent on official, dues paying memberships

You may pay by credit card by clicking the link here:

https://eaa-chapter-288.square.site - OR -

You may pay by cash, just talk with Andi, our outstanding treasurer, at the meeting.

Our January meeting was canceled due to our hosting the EAA Boot Camp Jan 10 & 11.

Our next meeting will be Feb 20 in Keith's Hangar. More information to come.

EAA288 RECOGNIZES OUR VETERANS SERVICE WITH A QUILT OF VALOR

Quilts of Valor Explained

Florida state coordinator,Terry Burtchell (also a Spruce Creek resident). The Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream, literally a dream. Founder Catherine Roberts’ son Nat was deployed in Iraq. According to Catherine: The dream was as vivid as real life. I saw a young man sitting on the side of his bed in the middle of the night, hunched over. The permeating feeling was one of utter despair. I could see his war demons clustered around, dragging him down into an emotional gutter. Then, as if viewing a movie, I saw him in the next scene wrapped in a quilt. His whole demeanor changed from one of despair to one of hope and well-being. The quilt had made this dramatic change. The message of my dream was: Quilts = Healing.

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FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE - EAA has monthly Chapter videos that are very interesting.

In this month’s Chapter Video Magazine, President and CEO of EAA, Jack Pelton brings you up to date on EAA happenings: 1.) 2024 Look Back 2.) 2025 Outlook

In addition, there is a feature video collection and Hints for Homebuilders section on the video site, which includes a variety of interest areas. There you can pick which video in each category you want to show that month, and you'll have the ability to download those videos. See this, other and previous Chapter videos by clicking on the button to the right>

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YOUR CHAPTER LEADERSHIP TEAM

President: Jay Jabour

Vice President: Carl Kretzer

Vice President: Steve Bryk

VP & Webmaster: Rick Weiss

Secretary: Douglas Yu

Treasurer: Andi Morey

Young Eagles: Jim Clark

Scholarships: Lynn O'Donnell

IMC Program: VACANT

VMC Program: VACANT

BOARD of DIRECTORS
Keith Phillips

Rick Weiss

Dave Gittleman

Dave Baldwin

Tony Crawford

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Also below are various presentations given throughout the year.

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Directions to the meeting:

Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7PM in Keith Phillips hangar. or possibly Doris Kennedy's hangar across from Keith's. Check this page for location.

Here are the directions to Keith's Hangar: From I-95...Take the State Road 421 exit west (Taylor Road.) Drive 2 miles to the entrance to Spruce Creek (the entrance will be on your left).

After checking in at the security gate, follow Spruce Creek Blvd ahead to the second stop sign. Turn left onto Country Club Drive. Go past the Country Club then turn left at Seclusion Drive. Go 200 yards to the stop sign at the edge of the Cessna taxiway. Cross the taxiway being sure to give right-of-way to taxiing aircraft. Once across the taxiway, turn right and drive toward the end of Cessna. Hangar 222 will be on your left.

THE CHAPTER VIDEO LINK IS RIGHT BELOW:

EAA Monthly Chapter Video

A CHRISTMAS POEM--AS READ BY JAY JABOUR AT THE DECEMBER 2024 MEETING

Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,
Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.
The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care,
In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.
The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots,
With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots.
I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up,
And settled down comfortably, resting my butt.
When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter,
I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter.
A voice clearly heard over static and snow,
Called for clearance to land at the airport below.
He barked his transmission so lively and quick,
I’d have sworn that the call sign he used was “St. Nick”.
I ran to the panel to turn up the lights,
The better to welcome this magical flight.
He called his position, no room for denial,
“St. Nicholas One, turnin’ left onto final.”
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a Rutan-built sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer!
With vectors to final, down the glideslope he came,
As he passed all fixes, he called them by name:
“Now Ringo! Now Tolga! Now Trini and Bacun!
On Comet! On Cupid!” What pills was he takin’?
While controllers were sittin’, and scratchin’ their head,
They phoned to my office, and I heard it with dread,
The message they left was both urgent and dour:
“When Santa pulls in, have him please call the tower.”
He landed like silk, with the sled runners sparking,
Then I heard “Left at Charlie,” and “Taxi to parking.”
He slowed to a taxi, turned off of three-oh
And stopped on the ramp with a “Ho, ho-ho-ho…”
He stepped out of the sleigh, but before he could talk,
I ran out to meet him with my best set of chocks.
His red helmet and goggles were covered with frost
And his beard was all blackened from Reindeer exhaust.
His breath smelled like peppermint, gone slightly stale,
And he puffed on a pipe, but he didn’t inhale.
His cheeks were all rosy and jiggled like jelly,
His boots were as black as a cropduster’s belly.
He was chubby and plump, in his suit of bright red,
And he asked me to “fill it, with hundred low-lead.”
He came dashing in from the snow-covered pump,
I knew he was anxious for drainin’ the sump.
I spoke not a word, but went straight to my work,
And I filled up the sleigh, but I spilled like a jerk.
He came out of the restroom, and sighed in relief,
Then he picked up a phone for a Flight Service brief.
And I thought as he silently scribed in his log,
These reindeer could land in an eighth-mile fog.
He completed his pre-flight, from the front to the rear,
Then he put on his headset, and I heard him yell, “Clear!”
And laying a finger on his push-to-talk,
He called up the tower for clearance and squawk.
“Take taxiway Charlie, the southbound direction,
Turn right three-two-zero at pilot’s discretion”
He sped down the runway, the best of the best,
“Your traffic’s a Grumman, inbound from the west.”
Then I heard him proclaim, as he climbed through the night,
“Merry Christmas to all! I have traffic in sight.”

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IMC CLUB

CHAPTER 288 IMC MEETINGS

Meetings will be announced. They are currently on hold.

This is a great opportunity to sharpen your Instrument flying. There will be spirited discussions led by David Gall, experience ATC controller. Come and add you expertise to the group discussions.

These meetings will help you be a better instrument pilot. There will be scenarios discussed that challenge your understanding of the IMC processes. Your participation in the group discussions will help you and the rest of the participants improve. If your IMC experience is a bit rusty this will remove some of that rust. Please come and make the meeting a great one. We will make you better IMC pilots, and you can help. Just show up with your experiences. We will publish the date of the next meeting as soon as we determine it.

The event is open to all and will focus on Instrument flying issues. There will be opportunities to discuss scenarios that you may encounter and how to handle them. This is also a great opportunity to polish up your understanding of IFR flying.

IMC BACKGROUND:

The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share information, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. IMC Club chapters offer monthly meetings in which pilots can network and share knowledge and experiences.

The chapter resources and scenarios are being produced and distributed as a new program by EAA IMC LLC (“EAA IMC”), an Experimental Aircraft Association Inc. subsidiary, under a license from IMC Club International Inc. This will provide resources for new and improved program offerings that will enhance and expand the impact of the IMC concept and to provide continuity, support, direction, and programming,

All instrument pilots are welcome including wannabes and others looking to gain knowledge when the windscreen becomes milky and the vis disappears. We all can learn from the workshop discussions concerning the presented scenarios.

You do not need to be an EAA288 member, but it would be nice and we welcome you to join the EAA. To join; Go the the "more" tab at the top of the website and select "PAY DUES", or click on the link on the HOME PAGE. All pilots are always welcome.

If you have any questions, please contact Barry Dainas at (847) 477-8486 or bdainas@yahoo.com

VMC CLUB INFORMATION

I HAVE AN EMAIL LIST FROM THE LAST MEETING, IF YOU WANT A PERSONAL REMINDER FOR FUTURE MEETINGS PLEASE SEND MY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO PRESIDENT@EAA288.ORG

Next Meeting: The VMC, designed to help our VFR pilots by discussing situations in a group setting is a key part of the chapter program. The next meeting is TBD. The location will be the POA conference room. Bring a friend and be ready to discuss VMC issues.

BACKGROUND:

Non-instrument rated pilots who want to improve their proficiency now have an excellent new resource through EAA’s VMC Club.

The VMC Club offers monthly meetings in which pilots can network and share knowledge and experience. The meetings use real-world scenarios to engage members, and allow a free exchange of information that improves awareness and skills. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share information, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency. All Chapter 288 members, in good standing, are automatically eligible to take part in the FREE VMC and IMC Club program.

All pilots are always welcome.

EAA FOUNDER PAUL POBEREZNY & SON TOM -- May They RIP

MEETING INFORMATION

Directions to the meeting:

OUR NOVEMBER 2024 MEETING POWERPOINT

Our October 17th meeting INFO AND PRESENTATIONS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024: DR. JOHN BLEVINS NASA's CHIEF ENGINEER FOR THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM PRESENTS: NASA'S SLS PROGRAM - FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON AND

CARL KRETZER-LT COL USAF RET - AUG 2024 QUILT OF VALOR BIO

AUGUST 2024 Meeting - Jay's Meeting Overview

AUGUST 2024 MEETING - Keith's AV CUP Presentation

It was a rainy and chilly january evening but A wet TJ Shembekar and Brian Boucher braved the elements and came with their XXL beverage DONATIons.

our january 2024 meeting: jim stone-quilt of valor and arnold holmes-and his darn-old presentation:-)

our 2023 EAA288 holiday social: A Collection of Inspiring Photos

A CHRISTMAS POEM--AS READ BY JAY JABOUR AT THE DECEMBER 2024 MEETING

DRONE VIEW VIDEOS OF OUR MAY 2024 TAXI-IN EVENT

IMC CLUB

VMC CLUB INFORMATION

SPECIAL HOMEBUILDERS MEETINGS