At last months meeting, the completion of the hangar wall was discussed and a number of members volunteered for the project. George was making arrangements for the sheetrock and insulation to be delivered to the hangar. He drove by Joe Provenza’s, “Little Joe’s” , hangar and noticed a group of guys were hanging sheetrock! George inquired and Joe gave us a great deal on the 8 sheets of sheetrock and the sheetrock crew showed up at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, 2/2/2012 and sheetrocked our wall for us! It was a tremendous effort that we could not have done without the support of Joe Provenza! We owe him a big “THANK YOU”!

p.s. Ralph Forrester said he will tape and float the wall and then, we will need our crew of volunteers for the trim work which to me is fun! Thx! GC

Thanks to Bill Carroll for the great photos.

http://www.billcarrollphotography.com/Events/Aluminu-Overcast/20373531_bFM8pC#1611914083_JSvjjXF

Ralph and Richard get time as a B-17 Pilot.

Touring the United States since 1994, tens of thousands have experienced the allure of EAA’s fully restored B-17 “Flying Fortress” Aluminum Overcast. History comes alive at each stop, prompting aviation and history enthusiasts alike to take a step back in time.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take a mission flight or ground tour when Aluminum Overcast comes to town.

Experience the role of bombardier, navigator, and waist gunner as you walk around the aircraft. Relive the legacy of the thousands who heroically flew World War II bombing missions.

Mission Flight Experience: $439 for general public.  $399 for EAA members. / Ground tours: $5 individual, $15 Family, Veterans and Active duty Military: free

Book a flight in advance here or call 1.800.FLY.NB17 (1.800.359.6217) or email b17reservations@eaa.org for more information.

Click here for more details

Thanks to Len Krenzler from www.actionart.ca for the great video work. And thanks to Steve R for all his work with the Spirit.

Here is a great news story about this weekends fly-in http://www.ktbs.com/video/29166281/index.html

The event should run from 9am to 1pm. We need to contact pilots to bring in planes so call around please. We will need members to help with the public and the flightline also.

We will be giving per-arranged Young eagle flights and we need people and pilots, planes for that also.

FUEL FOR ALL FLY IN PARTICIPATING AIRCRAFT WILL $4.95 PER GALLON PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $1.00 CHAPTER DISCOUNT FOR A DISCOUNTED PRICE OF $3.95 PER GALLON! 100LL ONLY AND 100 GALLON LIMIT!

Let’s make this event a success and our plans for an Airshow will be closer. Thanks

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