EAA Chapter 701                           1B9 Mansfield, MA

The next regular meeting will be at:     7:30P, Friday, May 16, 2008

	Arlo Gambell, Senior Aviation Meteorologist, will give a presentation on "Flying with Datalink Weather: Uses and Limitations of Cockpit Weather Data" In 2004 Arlo received an award for outstanding contributions to aviation safety from the NASA Aviation & Security Program WSI corporate information may be viewed here

	Bob Richards the author of "Secrets from the Tower" gave an excellent narrative of the life at an air traffic control tower. His anecdotes about air traffic control at one of the world's busiest airports was very entertaining. He also told of the fast paced, high- pressure life of an air traffic controller and how that lifestyle affects a man and his family. More information can be viewed here

March Speaker Bill Guenon, a former Air Commando Pilot gave a slide presentation and eyewitness account of the secret humanitarian mission in 1970. Bill was one of the air commando pilots who flew the amazing 'C-130' aircraft on the edge of a stall, at night, while leading six helicopters in close formation deep into North Vietnam for a daring rescue attempt of POWs being held in the shadows of Hanoi. More information can be viewed here

EAA 701 Christmas Party, December 8, 2007
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