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January 2009

About 2 dozen people attended the January EAA 890 monthly meeting on a blustery day. The meeting was conducted by Mike Atwell, Wilma read last month's minutes, and Dr. John gave the treasurer's report.

Reminder: annual dues for the chapter are due ($10).

The cancellation of Young Eagles flights due to gusty winds led to a discussion during the monthly meeting about weather delays. Rather than make potential Young Eagles wait 3 months for the next scheduled flights, those children that came out but were unable to fly will be offered an opportunity to fly the following weekend. This will not be advertised in the newspaper.

Space camp was discussed. Next month Rodney Graham's son, Roger, will give the group some details about Space Camp and the target audience. Roger works for the Huntsville Space Museum. For more information about the Space Camp programs, visit www.spacecamp.com

Annual Fly-in
A fly-in discussion was held. Rome will have a fly-in on the second Saturday of May. We should have a hamburger fly-in. It was suggested that May's 5th Saturday breakfast be followed by a lunch. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided. Madonna & Barry Wigley, Mike Stout, and Wilma Playford agreed to help plan the menus with John & Laura.

Harley spoke briefly about the Rome EAA meeting. Adam Grizzle, CEO of Aerospace Fabrications of Georgia can cut metal sheets to any size very inexpensively. Visit www.afog.com for more information.

Our next fifth Saturday breakfast will be January 31st. If you would be willing to help and haven't signed up yet, please email Laura.

Miscellaneous
Ron Iconis has been collecting quite a few aviation items from an estate in Georgia. Check with Ron for more information about what he has available.

Other News:

FAA Funding Extension
On September 30, the very day that FAA funding was set to expire, President Bush signed the “Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008,” which means the FAA has the money to continue operating until March 31, 2009.

“We’ve won the battle against user fees for now,” said AOPA President Phil Boyer. “This extension means that aviation fuel taxes remain at their current levels, and the FAA can’t charge any new fees for the length of this act.”

But that also means that the FAA funding issue starts anew when the new Congress convenes next year. Both the House and Senate will have to start drafting new legislation to determine how the FAA will be funded and what its budget will be. (from www.aopa.org)

From Our Members

another type of flying
Scott Bixler wrote that "this video is nuts. Even the most extreme adrenaline junkie will be amazed." Check out this link.
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1778399&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 

frugal flying
AOPA has introduced a new BLOG for the frugal flyer. Visit this link: http://blog.aopa.org/frugalflier/

Upcoming Events

Chapter Meeting - February 14, 2009 at 10 AM
The regular chapter of meeting of EAA 890 will be held at the Fort Payne FBO at 10 AM.

Young Eagles - April 11, 2009
Young Eagles flights will be offered on Saturday, April 11th from 9 am to Noon. Bring your young aviation enthusiast to the airport for a free introduction to the world of flying. Young Eagles that complete the orientation will receive a free flight in a general aviation plane and a certificate of completion.

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