We couldn’t have asked for better weather or company! Our second annual Lou Fields Memorial BBQ was a success with great hangar talk and great food – on our own, new club dinnerware. There was plenty of hamburgers, salads, chili, beer, and dessert to go around and later we raised our glasses in a toast to Lou! Here are some photos from the prep and BBQ.
Our Fourth of July Alameda Parade entry was a success!
Special thanks go to (non-member but Friend of the Club) Wayne Cook, who provided the model aircraft and the plywood platform it was mounted on. Decorators included Wayne, Club Mechanic Mark Baird, Liz Sommers, Ari Arshi, and Will Golden. Participants in the parade were Stan Klezmer (who drove), Liz Sommers and Peter DiGennaro (who walked/ran the 3.3 mile route, distributing pilot wings and Club decals) and Will Golden (aka Uncle Sam).
Our entry in this year’s Alameda Fourth of July parade will be less ambitious that last year’s, but will be just as much fun (without all the work). We’re going to mount a (8-foot wingspan) “model” airplane on a sheet of plywood on the roof of a van. We’ll be doing the pre-parade prep in our hangar in the evening of July 3rd. if you’re free to help, please contact the Membership Officer for more info.
Just like last year, we’ll have members walking alongside the van, handing out Club decals during the parade. If you’d like to participate, please let us know.
We’d like our walkers to be wearing Alameda Aero Club shirts. Even if you won’t be in the parade, this is a good time to pick one (or more) up. Go to http://alamedaaero.spreadshirt.com to check out their offerings (coffee cups, too!). As the shirts tend to run a bit small, order one size up.
Sun was out but not too hot, people volunteered to give 05D a bath (many thanks to the plane-washing team!) and there was plenty of food for all who turned up March 23rd for our first Plane Wash BBQ of 2014! Here are some photos as things were just getting started:
Spring is just around the corner, which means it’s almost BBQ season!
Our first member meeting/BBQ of 2014 will be held at our hangar on Sunday, March 23rd. It will, of course, be preceded by a plane washing, commencing around 10:30am. Please contact our membership officer, Will Golden, for more info.
NOAA Seabird Protection and VFR Chart Session Seminar (February 25, 2014)
Thanks to Mai Maheigan from the Seabird Protection Network, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, an NOAA affiliate, for tonight’s seminar. We learned some valuable info on the marine life and seabirds, our coastline, and our Wildlife Refuge Areas and National Marine Sanctuary areas. Thanks to Liz Sommers, Chief Pilot for the informal VFR chart presentation. Fly Safe!
UPDATE: for links and downloads about this seminar please visit the article.