Our regular monthly chapter meeting, March 8th is going to be a short field trip to the Ankeny Airport. Roger Pointer with the Iowa Aviation Heritage Museum has graciously offered to host our group for the evening. We will receive a guided tour of their aviation museum, aircraft and restoration projects. This experience will well be worth the short trip down to Ankeny. The schedule for the evening is to be at the museum in Ankeny at 6 pm. If you would like to car pool from Ames, meet at the main terminal building at the Ames Airport at 5:15 pm. The museum is located at the south end of the airport buildings, next to the Casey’s corporate hangar. The museum also has a website: www.iowaaviationheritagemuseum.webs.com

Very Important, meet at the Field of Dreams Hangar, not the terminal building.  The Field of Dreams hangar is the large white hangar at the Ames Airport with a windsock on the roof (there is a sign out front).  By car you can access the FOD hangar parking lot directly off of Airport Road.  The parking lot is on the West side of the hangar.  There is ramp space on the East side if arriving in a flying machine.

Craig Sommerfeld will discuss his experiences of flying a general aviation airplane to the Bahamas.  He will also talk about some of the modern “gee whiz” features of his Beech Baron.

We will have a short business meeting followed by the interesting stuff.

As always check our EAA 1452 website for more info http://www.eaa1452.org

In other business, Roger Fitz is planning on attending the Antique Airplane Assoc. Pumpkin Drop at Blakesburg, Iowa, Saturday the 7^th of  Nov. Contact Roger if interested fixitauto@gmail.com

David Benna and Bob Mortenson will be at the Oct 12th chapter meeting to tell us about their flight to all of Iowa's hard surfaced airports in a 24 hour period. The flight raised money to fight cancer and took place May 31, 2008. David is a CFI and Bob was his student. They performed the flight in Bob's Grumman Tiger. Let’s remember actor, pilot, Patrick Swayze who just lost his battle with cancer. 

September is Pizza Party night to help share the spirit of aviation at EAA1452, bring a guest and network. We will also have a workshop for the Ames Airport Open House scheduled for Saturday October, 10, 2009. Scott Olson is stepping down as president and making way for new Leadership. As a Co-founder of EAA 1452 he will join Ron on the Board of Directors, past president and coach where needed. Nominations for President are due at this meeting.

Members will share photographs and stories about their highlights of AirVenture including the Airbus 380 and Sir Richard Branson’s Flight on the Virgin Galactic, Air Show highlights

Tom will present via video his new Leadership Strategy for EAA and will introduce new leadership roles and will lay out 2009 Oshkosh journey. Tom will present new Chapter and Oshkosh Video. Join us for Ames EAA Chapter 1452’s annual fund raising plan for 2009 outside programs and ECCI events. We will also be introduced and trained on Chapter Blog www.eaaweb.org which will take the place of monthly Newsletter and Chapter Minutes. Bring photos of your airplane or project to put on Chapter blog.
 

Darin Sanders scheduled to speak at the May 11th Chapter meeting. Darin is an active member of the Silent Knights glider club at Ames airport, and he currently flies Cargo for UPS. He will share his aviation passion and stories.

The April program will be presented by Roger Thompson, president of Dick Gehls (EAA Chapter 1452 Member) homeowners association. Roger flew A7 Corsairs in Viet Nam off of a carrier and was a pilot for a commercial airline for many years. He is now retired. He is author of “Contrails” The Memoirs of a Pilot.

February program will be presented by Jeff McCammant from State Center. Jeff is known around the region as quite the aviator and can be found at many national competitions. Jeff is responsible for the Fly In during the annual Rose Festival. Jeff started building model airplanes at 6 yrs old and has been involved with R/C flying for 30 years.

History of Model Aviation with show-and-tells models. He will talk about evolution from rubber power to gas / glow engines and show a few antique engines. He will also talk about the migration from gas engines to brushless electric motors along with Micro R/C indoor and outdoor flight.

Award winning Twin pusher Rubber powered antique model airplane

EAA members help Leadership get their headings straight for 2009
Ames Airport, Main Terminal, Monday January 11th @ 7PM

Gather for new leadership team initiation. Our new Leadership will introduce their roles and will lay out 2009 journey. Join us for Ames EAA Chapter 1452’s annual strategic plan for 2009 programs and events. February and March monthly programs are filled and we want you to pick and members to vote on April and May. Members will vote on heading 1452 true North.

Bring your spouse.  Bring a friend.

Monday, December 8.  Dinner at 7PM (6:30 camaraderie starts flying)

Location: Old Chicago Restaurant (Duff and Highway 30 just North of Ames Airport)

Join us for Ames EAA Chapter 1452’s Annual Christmas Party.  See Santa arrive to meet all of his fans and give out Annual gifts and awards from EAA and Tom Poberenzy to EAA Chapter Volunteers.  Make this your EAA holiday tradition. Arrive around 6:30 – 7:00 PM.  Matt Eller will be speaking about the acquisition of the Vantage Jet and VisionAire at Ames Airport. He will present his travels to Brazil and his journey developing VLJ (Very Light Jet), a private business jet currently at ISU as the new Cyclones Jet.

World War II Veteran Jack Smith says his service really began in High School. He had 3 years of junior ROTC and knew he wanted to fly. He will discuss his military flights. He joined the Navy and flew Wildcats and Hellcats. Jack tells us about conflicts and invasions over the Pacific. We are pleased to have Jack join us and share flying stories of the most widespread war in history.