Safety       by Bill Repucci
While working through the issues regarding the Andy Moscarelli Education Fund and discussing upcoming Young Eagle flights I was reminded of an old post from one of the aviation forums I frequent.  The topic was Young Eagle flights and the post went something like this:

The Young Eagle was 14 or 15 years old, a good kid by all accounts.  We did the normal preflight briefing; wing walk, seatbelts, canopy latch, flight controls, etc.

The startup, taxi, run-up, and takeoff were all normal with the expected questions and observations.

At about 600' AGL I turned the controls over to the YE to try his hand at flying.  Before I could say a word the kid and rolled the airplane inverted with the nose coming down.

Quickly I grabbed the stick, pushed forward and continued the roll until the plane was right side up.  The flight was terminated shortly there after.

When I asked the kid, in a not so pleasant voice, what he thought he was doing, his reply was, "I do that all the time in Microsoft Flight Simulator.  What's the big deal?"

The moral of the story is, prior to turning over the controls to your Young Eagle, brief them on what is expected and be ready for the unexpected.  You might also wish to think about your altitude prior to relinquishing control.

EAA 309 NEEDS YOU!
On May 19^th EAA 309 was to sponsor a Poker Run.  Unfortunately we were unable to find a

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ing the safety of allowing airplanes to fly "over GEICO or Keiser college or anywhere near where the possibility exists for potential danger".  We can all laugh at that statement and we can probably assume that the reason these facilities are located where they are is because the land was cheap and there was less risk to the general public in the event of an airplane accident.  Remember, fly safe, stay sharp, and enjoy yourself.  The future of General Aviation rests on your shoulders.

Young Eagles / Andy Moscarelli Education Fund    by Bill Repucci
The Board of Directors is looking at two options for the funds collected in honor of Andy Moscarelli.  Option one is to sponsor a child for the EAA's AirVenture camp either this summer or next.  Option two is to provide funds for flight training for one or two local youths.  We continue to investigate these options and will report back with our decision soon.