Experimental Aircraft
Association's Newest Chapter in Liberty
A local EAA Chapter, #1473,
has been established in Liberty. The EAA (www.eaa.org), "The Spirit of
Aviation", sponsors AirVenture and KidVenture in OshKosh each year, and has such
other esteemed programs and outreach as Young Eagles, Government Advocacy,
AirVenture Museum, SportAir Workshops, Air Academy, and many other exciting
aviation programs. Chapter 1473 meets the last Saturday of each
month at 9:00AM at the
Liberty
Airport in the main
orange hangar. Eleven
charter members attended
the inaugural meeting on April 27 and elections for officers were
held.
Kaleb
Brown
Dale Clawson, Treasurer
Linda Street-Ely, Newsletter editor
Mike
Ely, Vice President
Charlie Grabein
William Harkness
Bob Jamison,
Parliamentarian and Newsletter editor
Steve Johnson, President
Michael
Martin
Greg Skufca
Chet Tims, Secretary
Leslie
Wallace
Liberty Airport Advisory Committee
The airport
advisory committee will
hold a workshop for the Liberty City Council on May 20, 2008. This is primarily
to educate the council members on various important issues about airports and
our airport in particular. Current members of the airport advisory committee are
Linda Street-Ely, Avon Moore, Steve Johnson, Chet Tims, Bob Jamison, and Charlie
Grabein.
Fly-In
BBQ Fly-In May 31st from 11 AM to 3 PM to
Benefit the Neault Family. Go to the Hope Flies page for details.
FAA
Safety Seminars
FAA Safety Seminars are held at the First Liberty
National Bank building on Sam Houston Street in their Civic Room (enter through
the rear of the bank) at 6 PM on the first Thursday of each month. The speaker
for May is Ed Johnson on the topic of Upset Recovery and the speaker for June is
to be announce. Parking is available on the east side and rear of the bank.
Refreshments will be available.
Other News
A huge
sink-hole developed on the north side of Daisetta just a few miles north and
east of Liberty Municipal Airport on Wednesday May 7th. The area had a number of
news helicopters from Houston TV stations operating in the area and even using
Liberty on one occasion as the crew waited for further instructions from their
news desk. They ordered Domino's pizza and had it delivered to the airport,
walking the distance from the fuel ramp to the locked gate on the west side to
meet the delivery person. Even in this small instance, the airport served to
bring business to at least one business in the City of Liberty.
