Thanks to Chapter 569 member Butch Lottman for sending in another video. Click here to watch it.
Wallace Peterson, a former Chapter 569 member, has died at the age of 91. Peterson was a professor for 40 years and was involved with EAA Chapter 569 throughout the years as well. He ran in the early 1970s in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. He obtained his private pilot’s license in 1959 and flew for more than 40 years, setting an aviation record in 1989 for landing in all of the capital cities of the western United States. Click here to read the full article on Peterson on JournalStar.com.
There will be an Arbor Day Fly-In and Breakfast on Sunday, April 29. It will take place at the Nebraska City Municipal Airport from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. If you have any questions, you can call 402-874-1200.
Chapter 569 member Tom Winter is not just a pilot, he is also a skilled skateboarder. Tom has turned into an internet sensation as memes (pictures with humorous captions) of him skateboarding across the UNL campus surfaced on different internet sites, such as Reddit.com and Imgur.com. Tom teaches classics and religious studies at UNL. Click here to read the article JournalStar.com featured him in.
Our next Chapter Breakfast will be on Saturday, April 21st! Join us for some great food, plane talk, and camaraderie. Everyone is welcome to attend, so bring a friend along if you’d like. As always, our breakfast takes place from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at the Crete Airport, and is all you can eat at a suggested donation of $4. If you’re interested in helping put on the breakfast, contact Andy Lahr at 402-540-8014.
There will be a fly-in breakfast for the general public at the Council Bluffs Airport on Saturday, April 14th. Proceeds from the breakfast will be used to help aviation students attend the AAAE Annual Conference in Phoenix at the end of April. Collegiate Aviation Industry Professionals is an AAAE student affiliated organization at the University of Nebraska Omaha. They are a group of aviation students who share a common interest in becoming aviation professionals. In case of inclement weather, the breakfast will be held a week later on April 21st. For more information on the breakfast, contact Tad at 308-340-2190 or the Council Bluffs Airport at 712-323-2173.
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