NEWSLETTER FOR OUR MEMBERS

By: Gary Vacin, Publicity Director

April 1, 2009

The next monthly meeting of SLAC

Monday, APRIL 20, 2009

Mirror ROOM AT THE SUN LAKES COUNTRY CLUB
mirror room - PHASE I

New Members:

Name	Spouse	Home Phone	Cell Phone	Email
Robert DeLong	Carol	480-895-6530		None
Jeffrey Rendelman	Ellen	480-883-0165	480-353-7998	EllenRendelman@msn.com
Stanley Berlin		480-883-0165		ECRendelman@aol.com

Minutes of the Board Meeting on March 10, 2009 are available on our website: www.sunlakesaeroclub.org

The Past Monthly Meeting – March 16, 2009

Unfortunately the speaker, Mark Patterson, a World War II historian, who was the scheduled speaker had an emergency in the family and was unable to come to the meeting. He has graciously agreed to speak at our October 19^th meeting.

ACTIVITIES

SLAC held a field trip on Saturday February 28, 2009 to the Chandler Airport for breakfast at the Hangar Café and a tour of the Chandler Airport Services facilities.
For details click on Field trip to Chandler Air Service

The Scottsdale Breakfast Club held a fly-in to Safford on Saturday March 14^th. The city gave them a great welcome and served a Cowboy breakfast to the group. There were 23 aircraft and about 55 participants. SLAC member Harold Thomas flew his CTS sport plane to the event with his wife, Phyllis. You can read the write-up the group received in the Eastern Arizona Courier – Video of their landings and the barbeque

Please review THE FOLLOWING future activities,
mark your calendar and inform Earl Culyer if
you have not yet signed up and you intend to participate
Telephone 480-895-5525 Email EarlSLAC@wbhsi.net

Since many members can only participate on Saturdays, we
have made most of the proposed activities on a Saturday

Fly-Ins:

The second Saturday of each month a breakfast fly-in is arranged by the Scottsdale Breakfast Club.  Several of our SLAC pilots have attended these functions in the past. For details visit their website: http://www.scottsdalebreakfastclub.org/ If any SLAC pilots wish to be added to the mailing list, contact Warren McIlvoy at: Warren McIlvoy --- 2009 Events Schedule

Generally the third Saturday of each month
Special SLAC fly-ins to select locations.

April 18^th Saturday

Ryan Field Ryan Airport Todd’s Place – Restaurant for lunch or breakfast

75 NM

Field Trips

Generally the fourth Saturday of each month -
Field trips to points of interest to all members and pilots.

May 17, 2009 Sunday	Field trip to the Sun Lakes Model Airplane Club’s new facility near Coolidge Sun Lakes Model Airplane Club website	35 driving miles
Tentative Field-trip in the Fall of 2009	Rotorway Helicopter Plant – Chandler AZ Rotorway website	11 driving miles

Other Activities

April 17, 2009 Friday 4:00 P.M.

Due to popular demand, there will be a Cowboy Cookout at Sisk Park in Palo Verde on Friday, April 17, 2009. Earl has a friend who will cook Ribs and Earl will make a big pot of chili and bake corn bread. What more do we need other then camaraderie? $5.00 For Ribs, Chili, Corn Bread and Decaf Coffee. Earl has the tickets for sale. Utensils, paper plates, napkins and cups will be supplied by SLAC Directions to Sisk Park: On East Drive off of Flame Tree Drive in Palo Verde

Programs

Programs are arranged by Elton Dyal, Program Director.

If you have any questions concerning the programs,
please contact Elton at:
Telephone 480-895-1160 or email N9588Q@cox.net

· Monday April 20^th
A veteran of over sixteen (16) years in aircraft sales in various positions, Phil Scharber is the Regional Sales Manager for HondaJet Southwest, a wholly owned company of Cutter Aviation in Phoenix AZ. With responsibility for the states of Arizona, Hawaii, California and Clark County NV on behalf of Honda Aircraft Company Biography of Scharber

· Monday May 18^th
The speaker will be member Gary Farrell who will relate his many experiences in 30 years of flying helicopters and Fixed Wing aircraft. Details

· Monday October 19^th
Mark Patterson, a World War II historian and owner/operator of Pathfinder Tour in Chandler, will be the featured speaker

Patterson will cover various aspects of World War II history, with emphasis on D-Day airborne operations and the Normandy invasion. He will bring a number of World War II artifacts and memorabilia, including a German MP-44 sub-machine gun, an authentic German Knight’s Cross with oak leaf swords and diamonds-- the highest award available to German pilots, and an unnamed U. S. World War II Congressional Medal of Honor. He has studied history for more than 30 years, traveling extensively through Western Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

· Monday November 16th
Jessica Cox will talk to our group. Jessica was born without arms yet flies her own plane. Come and see what dedication and perseverance can do. Jessica Cox

BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE
SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, October thru May

The next SLAC Board meeting is on Tuesday April 14^th at the SLAC Country Club in Phase 1 at 9:30 a.m.

in the Card Room in the Recreation Center. You are cordially invited to attend these meetings.

For information on the Sun Lakes Aero Club go to the website: http://www.sunlakesaeroclub.org/

Vern Nelson, Webmaster

vernslac@wbhsi.net

480-895-0572
Cell: 480-710-4124