DIRECTORS
Pres	Mark Hervan
VP	Dave Ferrara
Sec	Alan Klug
Treas	Joe Leonard
Admn	Doug Weston
Mem	Mark Goodman
Oper	John Blosser
Trng	John Vahey
At Lrg	Michael Geiger

MEETINGS

The Board of Directors meetings are on the second Monday of the month at 7:15PM. 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 is no meeting this month.

THE LEFT SEAT

by Mark Hervan

Thank you to all who have truly made my time as your President of GACE a very happy and fulfilling experience.
Were it not for people like Dave Ferrera, who’s advice I would ask on a regular basis, John Blosser for his knowledge on all things flying, Mark

Goodman for keen wit and his work as Membership Director, Joe Leonard for his budget conscience manner, Al Klug for those great columns, Ron Ushock for his anyplace anytime work ethic, Bob Shellberg for all his work over the years, John (DSL) Vahey for his insightful articles for the newsletter, Mike Geiger for putting together the newsletter each month, John Koch for doing the billing each month, Tony Monaco for fuel, John Costello as the all-around go-to guy and last but by no means least Doug Weston, I could not have lasted as president for the last five year. Over the years Doug has spent a tremendous amount his time and expertise as the Admin. Director. Without Doug, our club would be mired in old technology for scheduling and billing.

Its been great!!!

SECRETARY’S CORNER

by Al Klug

As everyone is aware, along with the bills in November were ballots for our annual club elections. Due to the overwhelming support I received from the members, I will be moving into the Presidents seat. For this, I say “Thank You” to all who voted. I will do my best to fulfill your expectations. In the race for Secretary, which ended up being somewhat close, Rich Raine edged out James Weisberg. I’m sure that James will still add to the dialogue at meetings.

For the months of December and January, a great trip for the family is Longwood Gardens. Located at Kennett Square, Pa. The nearest airport is (ILG) New Castle County in Wilmington Delaware. A schedule of events can be found at www.longwoodgardens.org

Examples include Holiday Concerts at the Special Events Pavilion such as organ sing alongs, evening concerts, performances by area choral groups handbell choirs and a harp orchestra. There are also four cultural nights highlighting Kwanza, Chanuka, Finland, and Wales, besides the beautiful gardens, indoor and out. After dark you will find fountains dancing to holiday music in the Open Air Theatre, a carillon with 62 cast bells playing every ½ hour, a night blooming garden of lights, and 400,000 tiny lights in the trees creating the illusion of snow.

In closing, I would like to wish all the members and their families the Happiest Holidays ever and of course, a prosperous New Year. I hope to see you at the “Holiday Party” Dec. 13^th and also at the meetings, plane washes and other club events in 2003.

AIRPORT NEWS

According to the December 7 issue of Newsday, Long Island MacArthur Airport received approval from the FAA for an expansion of Southwest Airlines terminal area. The airline will build an expansion of its existing terminal area to allow up to 32 more flights per day. Also included will be a new parking area for 2,000 vehicles.

The FAA issued a “finding of no significant impact” on the Environmental Impact Statement prepared for the expansion.

Also, Brookhaven Calabro Airport is planning obstruction removal, navaid, and security improvements. The obstruction removal consists of the removal of 58 acres of woods and the trimming of 23 acres.

The navaid improvements consist of the removal and replacement of Runway End Identifier Lights on runways 15, 24, and 33; the installation of a Precision Approach Path Indicator on runways 15, 24, and 33; the removal of the Visual Approach Slope Indicators on runways 15 and 33; and the replacment of the directional locator, lighting windcone, and segmented circle.

WHERE IS THIS?

This location might be off the beaten path for most flyers. The lake is located northwest of Albany, at the south end of the Adirondack Mountains. It’s just north of Johnstown, near Fulton County Airport (NY0) and is Great Sacandaga Lake. It is a great spot for sailing in the summer as the lake is rather large, but shallow enough that it warms up enough to swim in (for the intrepid souls).

GACE INSTRUCTORS
Michael Baldari	(718) 428-6925
John Brook	368-1901H
Rich Clinton	368-9693H
Bernie Davidson	931-7699H
Dave Ferrara	874-8492H
Frank Hayes	767-0391H
Bob Klemfus	744-0764H
Roy Matthews	968-0154H
Bill Rudock	874-6155H
Rob Terano	467-4159H
John Vahey	563-8948H
Bob Van Sise	799-8684H
James Weisberg	689-1636H