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GACE Flying Club www.egace.com |
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July 2004 |
2099 Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11776 |
Volume 7 Number 7 |
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President Alan
Klug --- Rob
Terano --- Rich
Raine --- Joe
Leonard --- Doug
Weston --- Mark
Goodman --- John
Blosser --- John
Vahey --- Chuck
Calabrese |
Member-at-Large
Chuck was responsible for our participation in the Calverton
Airshow. This project, coordinated by
Chuck and Al, allowed our members to work together to sell tickets and make a
significant return for our club. He also is a person with many interests. He is a physician, a certified SCUBA diver
and oversees a company in St. James that is a world leader in the cosmetic
industry. The Left Seat Alan Klug The month of June brought us another new member. Melanie
Benson. Please make her feel welcome when you see her at the airport. The June plane wash was held on the 21st and the following
people attended. Bernie Davidson, John Koch, Doug Weston, Tom Klemenko,
Donna Boylan, Mark & Jan Goodman, Larry Rachman, Sonny Borowski, John
Vahey & Tricia, Ken Wille, Ralph DeCarli, Melanie Benson & Dominic,
David Lundquist, Karl Krage, Bill Rudock and myself. We had another 50/50
raffle and David Lundquist walked away with an extra $38 in his
pocket. Afterwards, Mark Goodman did his usual fine job on the
barbecue. Thanks to all who attended for supporting our club and maintaining
our aircraft. At the June board meeting, it was decided to seat Chuck
Calabrese as the new member at large. The entire board looks forward to
having Chuck work with us. Jeff McArthur spoke at the general meeting about such
topics as runway incursions, loss of engine on take off, BFR’s and PTS’s for
the instrument rating. Attendance at the meeting satisfied the ground work
requirements for the BFR. Jeff did a fine job, as all who attended will
attest to. Thanks Jeff……. Jan Goodman asked if it would be possible for the club
to run a “Pinch Hitter Class”. It is a possibility. We checked with our
insurance company and it is OK. Before we go ahead, we would like to find out
how much interest there would be. If your spouse, significant other, etc.
would be interested, please get in touch with me with names. We must supply
the insurance company with the names of the people taking the class. An email
to me is the easiest. There are no general meetings in July or August, but we do
still have plane washes scheduled. The next one being July 19th. As usual,
5:00 PM with a barbecue after. Hope to see you all there. I just bumped in to Rod Tibbetts at the office and he
advised me that he placed 3 headsets in the gray cabinet. They are all in
working order and are on indefinite loan to the club. If you are taking
guests, feel free to use any of the headsets that are available. Please
remember to pull the plugs out, not the wires when you are done. With a
little care, club members will be able to use them for years to come. Thanks
Rod |
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Instructors Sonny
Borowski (631) 793-6980 John
Brook (631) 368-1901 Rich
Clinton (631) 368-1901 Bernie
Davidson (516 931-7699 Dave
Ferrara (631)874-8492 Frank
Hayes (516) 767-0391 Roy
Mathews (631) 968-0154 Jeff
McArthur (631) 288-6276 Bill
Rudock (631) 874-6155 Rob
Terano (631) 467-4159 John
Vahey (631) 835-6106 Bob
VanSise (516) 799-8684 GACE Flying Cub 2099 Smithtown Ave. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Phone: (631) 737-6879 |
Secretary’s Corner Rich Raine I recently returned from a trip to Ireland, actually…
yesterday. Ireland is a place of
incredible beauty and extremely friendly people. I was amazed, though, to find one thing, near to our hearts,
missing. In the ten days I was there,
I never once heard the drone of a small aircraft overhead. You can’t understand how different this is
until you experience it. How many
times, do we, as pilots, look up to see what aircraft is flying
overhead? It was eerie to never see a
small aircraft during this entire trip.
I found no reason for this but I have to assume it is a combination of
regulation and high fuel prices. It made me realize how lucky we are to have the ability to take
to the air in our own aircraft. Moreover, it makes me think of how great it is to have the
access to the aircraft we do through this great club. What a great opportunity is created by all
of us working together, sharing our expenses to make this possible. Pilot’s are such creative people! Meetings Board of Directors meetings are held on the second
Monday of the month at 7:00PM. All
members are welcome; however, please check with the President first in order
to get on the agenda. General Membership meetings are the fourth Monday of the
month at 7:00PM. There are no
meetings for the summer months of July and August. The next member’s meeting will be September 27th. Plane Wash The next plane wash will be July 19. A barbecue will follow.
Please come out, meet your fellow members and enjoy some hanger flying
and good clean fun!
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Chuck
Calabrese has succeeded Mark Hervan as our newest
Member-at-Large.