November 2014 - EAA Chapter 6

News @ Six
Volume 17, Issue 11
Georgia Sport Aviation EAA 6, Inc.
November 2014
The President’s Corner
Inside this issue:
President’s Corner
1
Meeting Notice
1
Meeting Minutes
2
Upcoming Events
2
We lost Charlie Wilson this month and his service was today November 8. I have known
Charlie mostly through the EAA Chapter 6 and my first involvement was when I took over
the Newsletter Editor position from Charlie. My interaction was always positive with Charlie
and I believe we turned out to be friends.
Attending the service today was a real eye opener for me as I also saw a younger Charlie
that lived life to the max. As pilots we always see and do more things than non pilots but
Charlie did it all. Family was always most important. It was also so very important for Charlie to see the Stinson come back to Georgia and we have Mr. Lee Watson to thank for that.
Our Meeting this month will be mostly to get ready for the Christmas Party. Lee has agreed
on Dec 13 and we have a lot to get ready. As we all remember, Charlie always baked the
potatoes and grilled the steaks. Lee has agreed to do the Potatoes but we need a Grill
Master. I hear that someone has volunteered but to me right now it is only rumor. I hope
we can make it fact at the meeting next week.
Chapter Officers:
President:
Dan Wood
Richard, Sharon, Pilots, Ground Crew, Volunteers: an absolute awesome job with the YE
Rally. When I think we can't do any better, somehow it happens. I understand that we flew
42 YE's and 17 Adults. I also understand that more might have been flown on the following
Sunday and that there is a plan in the works for an Aviation group at East Coweta Middle
School. We are doing so very well but let's not get complacence and continue to keep it
safe!
See you Saturday
Dan
Vice President:
Jim Madden
Meeting Notice
Treasurer:
Danny Rexroad
The monthly chapter meeting for November will be held Saturday, November 15, 2014 at
10am in the upstairs meeting room in the FBO building at KCCO (Newnan-Coweta County
Airport).
Secretary, Newsletter &
Looking ahead—the annual Chapter 6 Christmas Party has been scheduled for Saturday,
December 13. Standby for more details after this Saturday’s meeting.
Web Editor:
Chris Jones
YE Coordinators:
Richard & Sharon Marr
Presentation
Coordinator:
Open
‘the Eagle has landed’…. Well, sort of...
In case you didn’t hear—because the news channels are more focused on what’s going on
in Hollywood than ‘real’ news these days— the European Space Agency successfully landed
a spacecraft on a comet some 310 million miles away from Earth on Wednesday, November 12. This is historic news, as it is the first time a lander has made it to the surface of a
comet.
In case you don’t have time to do your own web search for information about the event,
here is a link to get you started: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/12/
rosetta-mission-philae-historic-landing-comet
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News @ Six
Meeting Minutes
The October monthly meeting was replaced by the Fall Young Eagles rally. The event was
originally scheduled for October 11, but low ceilings prevented any flying from taking place.
Instead, the event volunteers welcomed the Young Eagles and their families out onto the
ramp to get up-close and personal with the aircraft.
The rain-date for the rally was October 25, which turned out to have near-perfect flying
weather. As Dan mentioned in his President’s Corner, over 40 Young Eagles were flown.
Many thanks to all volunteers that helped complete yet another successful and SAFE EAA
Chapter 6 Young Eagles Rally.
Pictures from both days of the Young Eagles Rally can be found on the chapter website:
www.eaa6.com
Upcoming Events
"We're number one
on the runway."
— Buzz Aldrin (in
reply to NASA’s

November 15 — EAA 1350 Monthly Pancake Breakfast — KLGC, LaGrange, GA

November 15 — EAA 1332 Monthly Chapter Meeting (7pm) — Vidalia, GA
EAA Webinars
Neil Armstrong
EAA has announced their November-December webinars that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home. EAA Webinars are free to all aviation enthusiasts, but pre-registration is
recommended since space is limited to the first 1,000 registrants.
for takeoff after
Visit the EAA website for more info.
clearing he and
spending 21
hours on the
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Regular Monthly Events
First Saturday of the month
Lawrenceville, GA
LZU
Chapter 690
Fly-in Breakfast
Second Saturday of the month
Rome, GA
RMG
Guntersville, AL
Chapter 709
Fly-in Breakfast
Chapter 683
Fly-in Breakfast
Third Saturday of the month
LaGrange, GA
LGC
Chapter 1350
Fly-in Breakfast
Newnan, GA
CCO
Chapter 6
Monthly Meeting
Fourth Saturday of the month
Kennesaw, GA
RYY
Chapter 268
Fly-in Breakfast
Warner Robins, GA
5A2
Chapter 38
Fly-in Breakfast
Williamson, GA
GA2
Chapter 468
Monthly Meeting
Fifth Saturday of the month
Fort Payne, AL
4A9
Chapter 890
Fly-in Breakfast

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