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Free Safety Seminar — Wednesday, October 2

If you’re interested in brushing up on some of your safety skills, AOPA is hosting a free safety seminar on weather safety. The seminar will take place on Wednesday, October 2 at Bellevue West High School (1501 Thurston Avenue — Bellevue, NE 68123).  The seminar will be from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the main cafeteria, and will qualify toward AOPA Accident Forgiveness.  The seminar is free and no RSVP is required. For more information, click here.

September Newsletter now available

The September Newsletter is now available; click here to view it.

Chapter Breakfast — Saturday, September 21


Our next Chapter Breakfast will be Saturday, September 21. Everyone is welcome to attend! Come and join us for some pancakes, omelets, plane talk, and more from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. at the Crete Airport (CEK). As always, it’s all you can eat — just bring your appetite and a $4 donation!

Volunteers are part of what make the breakfast possible each month. If you are interested in helping out with the breakfasts, even just occasionally, please call Andy Lahr at 402-840-5235. There are a number of different things we can use help with. Thank you!

Yankton, SD Airport Breakfast — Sunday, September 15

There will be a fly-in, drive-in, walk-in, dragged-in airport breakfast on Sunday, September 15 (always the 3rd Sunday in September) at Yankton (YKN: Chan Gurney Airport), South Dakota from 8:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. PIC FREE; adults $5.00; kids 5-10 $2.00; under 5 free. Sponsored by YRAA, Crop Dusters LLC, and Hy-Vee. For more information call Steve at 605-665-8448 or email skyhawk@iw.net.

Paul Poberenzy — 1921-2013
Paul Poberenzy passed away on August 22. Photo credit to eaa.org

Photo credit to eaa.org

Paul H. Poberenzy, founder of EAA, passed away last week on August 22. Without his work, groups such as ours here at EAA Chapter 569 would not exist. Paul was a high school student when his aviation career began, and he turned out to be one of the world’s greatest aviation leaders. Paul served in World War II and the Korean conflict. Following his service, he founded a small club in 1953 of aircraft builders and restorers, which ultimately affected many people’s lives and opened the door to what we know today as the Experimental Aircraft Association.

Read more about Paul’s work on http://eaa.org/paul/. He is definitely an outstanding individual in aviation history.