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    Monthly-Meeting  Programs

Your involvement in providing ideas and topics for monthly meeting programs is very important to providing programs which you feel are relevant.  We want our Chapter members (and guests) to be involved and actively participating. 

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EAA 180 April Member Meeting

April 24, 2019

         What’s New from EAA Headquarters

Our April membership meeting will be held Wednesday, April 24th at the Dan McClure auditorium at SRQ.  A video from EAA with many new developments will be shown following our short business meeting. Sorry for the late notice due to the cancellation of our scheduled program.

This will be the 50^th anniversary of EAA in Oshkosh and it will be a celebration of aviation fit for this special occasion. The video produced by EAA headquarters will feature updates on plans for AirVenture and updates on many issues relevant to home builders and general aviation. Guests are always welcome and encouraged.

Our short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by a refreshment break and our program presented by EAA. We hope to see you there.

Gary Stevens, Member Meeting Coordinator

stevensgary656@gmail.com  C. 217-971-8447

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EAA180 Monthly Member Meeting

March 27, 2019

Our next Monthly Member Meeting of EAA Chapter 180 will be Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 7:00 pm at McClure Auditorium. Following our business meeting there will be a short refreshment break and a special presentation by ATC personnel from SRQ.

We are so busy with helping register people attending the annual pilot/controller meeting each year, we rarely get the opportunity to meet and talk to the ATCT people who attend. Local ATCT operations are important to our monthly Young Eagles events and our every day flying activities to stay safe. The recently held annual Runway Safety Action Team meeting at SRQ shed light on some safety issues and opportunities to improve safety and ATC services at SRQ.

The ATCT staff at SRQ is committed to the team approach of controllers and pilots working together. They will discuss unique local operations at SRQ and the relationship with Tampa Approach in providing services.

It should be an interesting evening. As always, guests are most welcome and encouraged.  See you on Wednesday, March 27th.

Gary Stevens – Program Coordinator

Stevensgary656@gmail.com  C.217-971-8447


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EAA180 Monthly Member Meeting

Wednesday February 27th, 2019 Mc Clure Auditorium 

Brad Smith, The Story of a Remarkable Navy Career

Dawn Patrol - The Brunch-Bunch

February Fly-out
X39 Tampa North Aero Park
Sunday the 17th arrive at 11:00 am

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This notice is being posted for all active members of EAA Chapter 180 for a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors scheduled for Thursday, January 24, 2019 to be held in the upstairs conference room of Dolphin Aviation at the Sarasota- Bradenton International Airport. Board members from Teen Build of Manasota will also be in attendance. The purpose of the meeting and only scheduled agenda item is to have a discussion to formalize the relationship of EAA Chapter 180 and Teen Build of Manasota. Any Chapter member who wants to attend is welcome to do so.

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EAA180 Monthly Member Meeting

January 23, 2019

Happy New Year and welcome back to many of our snowbird friends. Our next Monthly Member Meeting of EAA Chapter 180 will be Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019, 7:00 pm at McClure Auditorium. Following our business meeting there will be a short refreshment break and a presentation on the teen aircraft building program at SRQ you will not want to miss.

Our January program will be a presentation by Teen Aircraft Factory of Manasota. Chapter 180 member Ric Romanoff and teen builder Malcolm Moniz will present the story of how teenage boys and girls from our area under the mentorship of many of our own Chapter 180 members have built two RV-12 airplanes and will be starting their third airplane project this year.

Teen Aircraft Factory of Manasota, Inc is a 501C-3 organization started largely through the efforts of our Chapter 180 past president Martin Sobel. Many of our chapter 180 members meet each Saturday to mentor teenage boys and girls, many who are considered at-risk youth, sharing their experience and knowledge to help build an airplane and instill life skills. Many success stories have come out of the past two aircraft building programs and more are promised with the start of the third aircraft.

It should be an interesting evening. As always, guests are most welcome and encouraged.  See you on Wednesday, January 23rd.

Gary Stevens – Program Coordinator

Stevensgary656@gmail.com

C.217-971-8447

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EAA180 Monthly Member Meeting
December 5th, 2018

    Election of Officers and a very special program

Our next Monthly Member Meeting of EAA180 will be Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 7:00 pm at McClure Auditorium. Our business meeting will include the election of our chapter Officers and Board members. Your attendance is very important. Following our business meeting there will be a short refreshment break and a program you will not want to miss.

Our program speaker will be Colonel Ben Knisely, United States Army, Retired. Ben is a highly decorated Army aviator who was shot down by enemy fire in Viet Nam in April of 1968 while piloting a UH-1 MEDEVAC helicopter. He and his co-pilot were listed as MIA. Their subsequent recovery in a heroic and daring rescue mission were captured in a book called “DUSTOFF 65” published in 1974. The Infantry Lieutenant who led the rescue was recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Colonel Knisley after 9 months of hospitalization recovered and stayed on active duty flying MEDEVAC helicopters for many years. For his last tour of duty, he served on the special staff of General Norman Schwarzkopf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

As the owner of a Cirrus airplane and an active local pilot, Ben will share the experiences of combat flying and the things he learned and has put in to practice in his GA flying today.     
 

It should be an interesting evening. As always, guests are most welcome and encouraged.  See you on December 5^th.

Last Minute Bonus: Hal Shevers, founder of Sporty’s is planning to attend our EAA180 Meeting on December 5^th.

Gary Stevens – Program Coordinator

Stevensgary656@gmail.com

C.217-971-8447

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SAVE THE DATE!!!

EAA180 Fall Cookout/Fly-In

Saturday, Nov 24^th, 2018 (11 – 2)

Airport Manatee (poster attached)

We are asking any EAA180 Members who are free to help setup to come at 10:00. We welcome any dishes to pass. Thank you!!

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EAA180 Monthly Member Meetings

NO November 22nd, 2018 Member Meeting

(Jt. Nov/Dec Meeting Dec 5th, 2018)


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NO NOVEMBER MEETING
JOINT NOV/DEC MEETING - DECEMBER 5TH, 2018 
Program: TBA
ELECTION OF OFFICERS/DIRECTORS

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EAA180 Monthly Member Meeting

October 24th, 2018 7:00 pm

Retrix Aerodrome Center Inc. - 8250 15th St Sarasota, FL 34243

JETS AND THE WORLD OF CORPORATE AVIATION

Our October Meeting will be a change from McClure Auditorium to the other side

of the airport and what promises to be an interesting program. Chapter member

Bill Russini has arranged for us to meet at the Retrix Aerodome for a tour of the

facility, a look at some impressive jets and an interesting program. Andrea Noles

Jauschneg the FOB manager will be giving us an overview of their operation and

a tour of the facility.

The featured speaker for our program will be Randy Morgan, Chief Pilot and

Director of Maintenance on a corporate jet based at SRQ. Randy has an

impressive background in aviation starting in 1989 earning his pilot certificate

shortly after high school. He served in the US Army as a helicopter crew chief

and as a paratrooper. Randy went on to earn his A&P certificate and advanced

pilot certificates and ratings including becoming a Flight Instructor. Randy’s

work at Bombardier Aircraft will be the subject of his talk on the flight test

work conducted along with his experience flying a Lear jet.

There is a possibility of seeing the new Cirrus jet and others as well. So, plan

to join us for a great evening and see a side of general aviation you may not

Gary Stevens – Membership Coordinator

stevensgary656@gmail.com

C. 217-971-8447

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New Sarasota Flying Club

Planning to start a new equity flying club at SRQ with the purchase of a new Teen Built Van’s RV-12, N941TB

Two Place Light Sport Aircraft, Rotax 912 ULS Engine, Cruse Speed 120 Kts (138 MPH), > 5 Gallons per hour fuel burn, Day/Night VFR, Two Axis Autopilot, Dynon Skyview HMX Multifunction Touch Screen Panel, ADS-B Out and In, WAAS enabled Transponder, AOA, Wheel Pants, Lighting package, ELT (with GPS Position), Intercom, Interior Package

Costs will be determined by how many members

Estimated Buy In for        5 Members = $18,000.00 each

                                             10 Members= $9,000.00 each

Estimated Monthly Costs to include Hanger, Insurance, Annual Condition Inspection, Database Subscriptions, etc. (Fixed Costs of Ownership)

                                             5 Members = $165.00 per month

                                             10 Members= $85.00 per month

Estimated Cost Per Flight Hour to include Reserves for engine and airframe maintenance, Reserves for engine and avionics overhaul/replacement, fuel (auto gas).

               Flight Time:   $35.00-$40.00 Wet

Interested???

Call or E-mail:   Teen Aircraft Factory of Manasota, Inc (501(c)3)

Ric Romanoff

                              Phone: 941/359-9005

                              Email:  ric@TheRomanoffs.com                

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! ! BRUNCH BUNCH IS BACK ! !

Saturday, October 13th flying to Sebring.  Mark your calendar!
Link above for more information

                                              

 

•   How long does it take ?
•   Does the whole plane need to be dismantled ?
•   How much work space is needed ?
•   How do you remove the old paint ?
•   What type of paint remover works best ?
•   What kind of tools are required ?
•   Replace or restore parts, and which ones ?
•   Repainting the outside & Refinishing the interior: where & how ?
•   Which is more cost effective: restore or purchase another plane?
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Please come and ask all your questions. Our short business meeting
begins at 7:00 PM followed by a refreshment break and our
program presented by Jim. We hope to see you there.

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2018 EAA180 Monthly Meeting

August 22nd, 2018 - 6:30 pm

 Demetrios, University/Lockwood
(3180 University Parkway, SRQ 34243)


This will be our last "summer season" dinner meeting for 2018
  at Demetrios, corner of University and Lockwood Ridge. 
Please join us for dinner. No program tonight. Our summer
social dinners have been a great success and 
our members who have come have enjoyed the opportunity to
socialize over a delicious dinner. 

 Gary Stevens, Member Meeting Coordinator 
(217) 971-8447 (stevensgary656@gmail.com)

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EAA180 Monthly Member Meeting

July 25th, 2018 - 6:30 pm

Demetrios, University/Lockwood

We are continuing our "summer social season" with dinner 
at Demetrios, corner of University and Lockwood Ridge. 
Please join us for dinner. No program - just good food and
lots of fun with your fellow members. 

Gary Stevens, Member Meeting Coordinator


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RV-12 Club:

We have heard of several EAA 180 Chapter members who are interested in a club based upon the interest and knowledge of Van’s RV-12. The RV-12 is extremely fun and inexpensive to operate.

RV-12 N941TB is completed and is now waiting FAA certification, now scheduled for the week of July 30th. N941TB (Teen Build). We plan to advertise the aircraft at AirVenture ’18, but we would prefer keeping the airplane local.

MARTIN SOBEL

President

TEEN AIRCRAFT FACTORY of MANASOTA

Wright Brothers Master Pilot

FAASTeam Representative
Captain (Ret) TWA
FlightSafety International (Ret)
941-359-8693
941-355-7732 (Fax)
941-539-4806 (Cell)

Ric Romanoff

(941) 914-4179 (Cell)

Jim Faix

(941) 321-2370 (Cell)

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EAA180 Monthly Member Meeting

June 27th, 2018 - 3rd Annual River Cruise Social

For our June 27th meeting, join us for another fun evening of cruising the Manatee River with Riverside Tours, Inc. to see a sunset on Tampa Bay and enjoy the city lights on our return.
Dinner at the Riverhouse Reef and Grill before the cruise for dinner and you get an additional $5.00 per person off the river cruise. We need 30 people to have the tour boat exclusively for our Chapter. 

The Details:
June 27th 2018
6:00 pm Dinner at the Riverhouse Reef & Grill
7:45 pm RiversideTours - cruise departs the dock at the restaurant and returns at 9:45 pm.
$30.00/person With Dinner receipt from
Riverhouse Reef & Grill from this date. 
$35.00/person Cruise only.
RSVP: stevensgary656@gmail.com (941) 792-0294 or (217) 971-8447/cell
http://www.riversidetoursinc.com/
http://www.riverhousereefandgrill.com

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2017 EAA180 Monthly Meetings 
May 23rd, 2018 - 6:30pm

 Demetrios, University/Lockwood

We are continuing our "summer season" with a dinner meeting at Demetrios, corner of University and Lockwood Ridge. Plan to join us for dinner. No program tonight...just good food and great conversations with fellow EAA180 members/guests.

      Gary Stevens, Member Meeting Coordinator 
(217) 971-8447 (stevensgary656@gmail.com)

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                         EAA 180 April Member Meeting

         April 25, 2018

         Dinner Social and Chapter News

Our April Membership Meeting will be held Wednesday, April 25^th at the Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside located just north of the airport at 6906 14^th St. West Bradenton, FL 34207. We have the private back room reserved for us under EAA 180 from 6:30 PM until we are ready to leave.

After some interesting programs and short business meetings, this meeting will give us a great opportunity to get together socially for a meal and catch up with each other and on chapter business. No reservations are required, you order off the menu and guests are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there and catching up after our Spring picnic, Sun n Fun and before Oshkosh with the latest chapter news and future activities.

Gary Stevens, Member Meeting Coordinator  stevensgary656@gmail.com  C. 217-971-8447

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                  EAA 180 March Member Meeting

        March 28, 2018

         Rotax Engines – Phil Lockwood

Our March membership meeting will be held Wednesday, March 28^th at the Dan McClure Auditorium at SRQ. We are very excited about having Phil Lockwood of Lockwood Aviation as our featured program speaker.

Phil Lockwood is the founder and current President and CEO of Lockwood Aircraft Company in Sebring. Phil has built the company to a world recognized leader in aviation as the producer of the incredible AirCam airplane and one of the leading resource centers for Rotax engines. Phil conducts Rotax clinics and workshops at their Sebring headquarters and throughout the country. We are fortunate to have him come to us for our March meeting.

Phil will be talking about the Rotax 9 series that is quickly growing as a viable choice in aircraft engines for a variety of manufacturers and homebuilders. Bring a builder friend or anyone interested in learning about what is new with Rotax from one of the leading experts to be found.

Our short business meeting begins at 7:00 PM followed by a refreshment break and our program presented by Phil Lockwood. We hope to see you there.

Gary Stevens, Member Meeting Coordinator - stevensgary656@gmail.com  C. 217-971-8447

             EAA 180 February Member Meeting

        February 21, 2018

          Flying Under the new Basic Medical

Our February meeting program is a joint effort between EAA Chapter 180 and the SRQ Chapter of the Ninety-Nines. We are very pleased to have nationally known aviation journalist Amy Laboda and Dr. Aaron Wohl speak about why it makes sense for many pilots to fly under the new Basic Medical standards that EAA fought so hard to implement.

The program qualifies for the FAA wings program. Our membership meeting starts at 7:00PM at the Dan McClure Auditorium at SRQ on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 (one week earlier than our regular night). Refreshments will be served after our short business meeting and prior to the program start.

Amy Laboda is an ATP multi engine pilot and flight instructor. She is also a retired magazine journalist, having written for FLYING, AOPA Pilot, Flight Training magazine and Aviation International News. Amy is also a member of the Ninety-Nines.

Dr. Aaron Wohl is an emergency room physician and a pilot. He performs Basic Medical exams for pilots in Southwest Florida. He will be speaking in a question-and-answer format about the certification requirements, the exam, including how and why it makes sense for many private pilots. 


                                                                                  AMY LABODA
                                                               

     
                                                 Dr. Aaron Wohl 
                                   

                            

Gary Stevens, Member Meeting Coordinator - stevensgary656@gmail.com  C. 217-971-8447


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                  EAA 180 January Member Meeting
        January 24^th, 2018

       Civil Air Patrol – 75 Years of Service

Happy New Year everyone and welcome back to our many snowbird friends and members. Our first meeting of the new year will feature a presentation on the Civil Air Patrol and some new and surprising things about CAP’s role in serving our country. Our membership meeting starts at 7:00 PM at the Dan McClure Auditorium at SRQ on Wednesday, January 24^th, 2018. Refreshments will be served after our short business meeting and prior to the program start.

Senior and Cadet members of our local CAP FL-044 SRQ Composite squadron will be on hand to deliver the CAP story including the history of CAP, the Senior and Cadet programs, the aircraft flown and the mission of Civil Air Patrol.

The Civil Air Patrol recently celebrated its 75^th birthday.  This past year’s active hurricane season resulted in a busy year for CAP and the SRQ Composite Squadron seniors and cadets. Many damage assessment sorties were flown from the Punta Gorda base for FEMA and members of the SRQ squadron also deployed to Puerto Rico as well. As the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force, Civil Air Patrol plays a vital role as a force multiplier. It promises to be an informative program. We hope to see you there.

EAA180 Jt. Nov/Dec Member Meeting December 6th, 2017 “The Black Box”- All you've ever wanted to know about it. Our next Monthly Member Meeting of EAA180 will be Wednesday, December 6th2017, 7:00 pm at McClure Auditorium. This will include a short business meeting and refreshments will be served. Dan Cunningham graduated from the University of Florida with an Electrical Engineering Degree. He is a Principal Software Engineer with L3 Aviation Products. He started working with flight recorders in the mid 1990s. L3 Technologies (parent company) is a $10+ Billion, multi-national organization, with over 38,000 employees. It is one of the top ten US government contractors, working with Dept. of Defense, Homeland Security, NASA, etc. We’ve come into contact with their many products: airport baggage scanning systems, passenger screening systems and trace level explosive detection systems. Dan will talk to us about flight data recorders, often referred to as “black boxes”, which it not Black, and it’s not a Box. Bring your questions and have them answered. This will be an interesting meeting so be sure to attend and bring your friends/guests. All are most welcome. Hope to see you on December 6th. Shirley Mandarino (smandarino180@gmail.com–(941) 922-2796)

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EAA180 Monthly Member Meeting

October 25, 2017

Oshkosh experience & Meet the Ninety-Nines

Our next Monthly Member Meeting of EAA180 will be Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:00 pm at McClure Auditorium. This will include a short business meeting and refreshments will be served.

Malcom Moniz our own Teen RV12 builder was sent to experience Oshkosh for the first time by our chapter. Due to illness last month Malcom was not able to tell us about his experience, so he is on for October. Malcom promises some good stories from his experience and has some pictures and video to share from his experience at the EAA Air Academy and as a first-timer at AirVenture.

The Ninety-Nines are an international group of women pilots with a rich history and many famous members. A new chapter of the Ninety-Nines has recently started in our area and there is a good opportunity to work with them on future events and programs. Elina Lunin is the new chapter president, an active Flight Instructor, a corporate King Air pilot and owner of a Geronimo Apache. Andrea Noles Jaushneg is the station manager of Rectrix at SRQ and the owner of a Citabria.  Elina and Andrea will introduce us to what the Ninety-Nines are all about and some of their aviation activities and programs.

It should be an interesting evening and a great way to get back in to our regular meetings.

As always, guests are most welcome and encouraged.  See you on October 25^th.

Gary Stevens. (stevensgary656@gmail.com - (217) 971-8447)

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2017 EAA180 Monthly Meetings 
May 31st, 2017 - 6:30pm

 **Note Changes - Anna Marie Oyster Bar Landside 
The World of Seaplane Flying - Steve McCaughey
We are kicking off our "summer season" with a dinner meeting and a Program by Steve McCaughey, the Executive Director of the Seaplane Pilots Assn. If you've ever thought about seaplane flying or would like to learn more, plan to join us for dinner and an interesting program. (Full Bio - Click Link Below).

      Gary Stevens, Member Meeting Coordinator
(217) 971-8447 (stevensgary656@gmail.com)

        Young Eagles     

  From The Young Eagles coordinator: