March 2008

Vol. 2 No. 3

EAA Chapter 908 General Meeting, March 19th, 19:00 
Dr. John Shewmaker of Hobe Sound will be with us. He is a medical flight examiner who really has the pilots best interest in mind. He' also a high energy speaker with lots of up to date information. Will your Drivers License really count for anything? Have your questions ready. No word on the Directors meeting.

Kevin Griffin reports on last Young Eagles Event.
Blue skies with a bit of a south west crosswind added to the excitement for 87 young people who flew with the pilots of EAA 908 at the Young Eagle Rally on Saturday Feb 23rd. Read entire report.

Second Annual Air Poker Run!!
Hobe Sound/Port Salerno Rotary Club. April 26, 2008. Rain date April 27, 2008. Witham Field, Stuart, FL is the starting point. What is an Air Poker Run?
 Check out the website.

Hangar space anyone?
Ron Knaggs has found an available Hangar on the other side of the airport. He is looking for anyone that might have a small plane or project that might be interested in sharing space. If you have an interest, call him. The numbers in the book.
(Reminder, there's about 30 people on the Chapters Hangar waiting list)

If you have lost your "Slip Stick" check out this site.

How about some food and refreshments while watching over a hundred airplanes fly-in?
Off Midway Road in Fort Pierce? Did I mention these are Big Bird Model airplanes? The R.C. kind. A three day Fly-In event. March 28, 29 and 30. Check out their website and take a look at the brochure.

The Freedom Aviation Tour.
Click on the picture if you missed out on the field trip to Freedom Aviation where the "Phoenix" Carbon fiber aircraft is being built, check out a short slide show where about 50 of our members showed up. Freedom Aviation is located in the building where "MICO" aviation was located. www.freedom-aviation.com

A Field Trip by Bus?
Mike Ketchpaw has been doing a great job arranging for guest speakers and putting together those great mini-field trips. This is the big one! Mike would like to get some feedback from the members with their feelings about a field trip to Fantasy of Flight.  Look at their website then Read and comment on Mikes ideas on our website.

Next Young Eagles Event.
International Young Eagles Day. Saturday June 14, 2008  8:00 am to Noon.
A Young Eagles Rally at the Saint Lucie County International Airport, sponsored by airport resident EAA 908 a not for profit organization.  Free plane ride for kids 8-17.
This is the 15th annual International Young Eagles Day event. On average nearly 9,000 Young Eagles are flown on this single day by various EAA members and Chapters around the world Contact Kevin 772 489-7776 or visit www.eaa908.org for more information