This Friday evening, July 11th, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 690, located at Gwinnett County Airport, Lawrenceville, GA a will host special guest Mr. Robert Ormsby, Aviation Historian and retired President of Lockheed-Georgia. Ormsby will present an up-date on the progress being made on the new Aviation Museum at Marietta, GA.(AMMG) projected to open in 2010.

Saturday morning, July 5th, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 690, located at Gwinnett County Airport, will feature special guest Stuart Enloe, pilot of the ReMax hot air balloon. Enloe's program is entitled "Balloons 101 - From the Ground Up."

Enloe, a Commercial Balloon Pilot, has been flying balloons since 1984, and fixed wing aircraft since 1977. Holding a Commercial/Instructor license in Hot Air and Helium balloons, he has flown all over the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico. Competing in National Championships and local festivals all over the country has given him a wealth of aeronautical knowledge about micro-meteorology. He last competed in the Americas Challenge in Albuquerque, NM, placing fifth, and is Defending Champion at Freedom Weekend Aloft in Anderson, SC. Stuart is owner of Atlanta Aerosports, offering hot air balloon rides, corporate promotions, and balloon sales.

Come join us on Saturday, June 28th, as we spend a day (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) immersed in a fun and informative discussion on photography. Chapter 690 member (and commercial photographer) John Slemp will shed some light on how to use your camera to create better photographs. We’ll discuss making pictures of airplanes, but we’ll also discuss other aspects of photography, including portraits, landscapes, and so on.

EAA Chapter 690 will host Mr. Emory Geiger, Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA) Airport Support Network (ASN) Representative. As Support Representative for the Gwinnett County Airport, Geiger provides liaison to local pilots and/or local pilot groups as well as monitoring and reporting to AOPA pending airport issues, which may arise - such as operational restrictions (curfews, noise abatement procedures), fuel prices and residential encroachment. The ASN is charged with establishing a communication channel for AOPA with airport management, advisory committees/commissions, and FBO's on the field.

Now that you are a Young Eagle, there are many ways to pursue your newfound interest in aviation. The following is a list of opportunities for continued exploration.

Atlanta moviemaker Steven Panayioto will screen the digitally re-mastered production “Rare Vintage Air” on Friday, May 9th for the Experimental Aircraft Association. The 9:00pm screening is open to the public at the EAA chapter building, 690 Airport Road Lawrenceville, GA 30045. “Rare Vintage Air” is the second episode in the Forgotten Wonder’s Series, independently produced by Mr. Panayioto.

2008 POKER RUN GENERAL GUIDELINES

PARTICIPATING AIRPORTS:

Covington (9A1) Runway 10-28 (Right Traffic Rwy 28) Unicom 123.0
Gainesville (GVL) Runways 04-22, 11-29 Unicom 123.075
Jackson Co (19A) Runway 16-34 Unicom 122.8
Winder Barrow (WDR) Runways 13-31, 05-23, 123.0 Unicom

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Chapter Vice President Lee Olson has announced that the program for the Friday, April 11th Chapter meeting will be on The Baby Ace, a Light Sport Airplane with a distinguished and long history. O.G. "Ace" Corben designed and marketed the first homebuilt aircraft kit beginning in 1923; the famous "Baby Ace"; followed by the "Jr. Ace," the "Cabin Ace" and the beautiful "Super Ace!"

The Corben Aces have endured the tests of time thanks to successors like Paul Poberezny, Cliff DuCharne, Thurman Baird, Denny Meadows and others who have modernized and refined the designs over the years. These aircraft are still being built, flown and admired by those who find the past as exciting as the designs and materials of the present! (Historical information provided by the Corben Club.)

Bring your spouse, kids, neighbor, co-worker as EAA Chapter 690 hosts a free seminar titled “Getting A FLYING START -- Learning to Fly” on April 5, 2008 in the EAA Sport Aviation Center, Gwinnett County’s Briscoe Field. The “Flying Start” program has helped many begin or complete their flight training safely and efficiently since its introduction in 1997. The program is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association, its more than 165,000 members throughout the world, and the National Association of Flight Instructors.