PMLAA
Pine Mountain Lake Aviation Association

Next Meeting: May 4th 2013, The Peebles’ Hanger at 6:00 PM

Marle Hewett to Speak on May 4th!

Where: The Peebles’ Hanger at 6:00 PM May 4th 2013

Our very own resident Marle Hewett will present an evening of stories and behind-the-scenes tales from the Redbull Stratos mission, Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking skydive last October that captured the imagination of the world.
Marle has had a long and storied aviation career. He was an aircraft carrier pilot (fighter and attack), flying A-4s and A-7s off the USS Oriskany and the USS America in the Western Pacific before and during the Vietnam war. He flew F-104s and F-106s at the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, the former to 89,000 feet.
Retired from the Navy as a Commander after 20 years, Marle joined the civilian work force, working at Northrop, NASA Dryden, and various positions as a consulting engineer for flight testing worldwide, including the Douglas C-17 test program, Lockheed F-22 test program, Saab Scania (Sweden) JAS-39 (Gripen) test program, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 (Golden Eagle) test program, and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL-India) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) test program. 

Stratos Project
It all started seven years ago.  Felix Baumgartner, a Red Bull (RB) B.A.S.E. jumper and former Austrian Army paratrooper, convinced RB management that they should go after a record set by Captain Joe Kitttinger, USAF, in 1960. He had skydived from an altitude of 103,000 feet and survived, proving that a pilot in a space suit could successfully eject from a crippled high-flying plane at extreme altitudes and survive.  No one had ever broken that record despite several attempts.  RB assembled an amazing international team of engineers, scientists, skydivers, pilots, aerospace medical specialists and media people led by Kittinger  (at 85) that culminated in Felix jumping from a capsule designed and built by the team and hauled aloft by a huge helium filled balloon to 128,000 feet on October 14th last year at Roswell, NM.  Five records were set including the fastest skydive ever (837 mph) and the first time a human had gone supersonic without the help of an airplane (Mach 1.27). 

Marle was a member of that team first as a part time technical consultant on high altitude Physics and high speed Aerodynamics, then full time.  The final mission was a seminal event for the team and they will all remember the long journey leading up to it.  They made history. Eight million people saw it live on TV and one hundred million have seen “Space Dive” on the Discovery and National Geographic channels since.
Marle’s talk will be about all the backstories: the team, the technical challenges and solutions, the risks, Felix’s meltdown, the Frenchman’s Lawsuit, a curious “movie” cult atmosphere superimposed on a challenging engineering effort, and an army of cynics that said we were all crazy (true).

Next meeting: The Benzing’s Hanger at 6:00 PM April 6th 2013

Pembertons to Speak on April 6th!
Where: The Benzing’s Hanger at 6:00 PM April 6th 2013

Our very own, Rex and Melissa Pemberton, have created one of the most unique husband and wife airshow performances in the world! There individual stories are remarkable on their own, but together they’re a force on the world stage of airshows on all continents.
On 31 May 2005 Rex made history by becoming the youngest Australian to climb to the summit of Mt Everest, after raising in excess of $100, 000 to support his dream. Having delivered significant Return on Investment to his sponsors, Rex raised a second 100k of funding to support his successful quest becoming the 3rd youngest person in the world to climb the highest mountain on all seven continents.
Rex is not only an athlete he is also a keynote speaker and facilitator. Rex has delivered over 400 corporate presentations to over 50,000 people across 7 continents. His client list includes global companies, corporations like Commonwealth Bank, St George bank, Panasonic, Flight Centre Hewlett Packard, Seagate technologies, Genentech and Google. If that isn’t enough; Rex is also a world-class skier, sky diver, and a new FAA licensed pilot.
Melissa was introduced to aviation and aerobatics by her flying grandmother in a Cessna 150 Aerobat - the same airplane she took to EAA AirVenture as a newly minted private pilot in 2002. During her 2003 trip to Oshkosh, Melissa saw the "Stars of Tomorrow 2003" program, sponsored by Sean D. Tucker and Mike Goulian. They mentored six future air show pilots to start the new program and introduce young talent to the Oshkosh AirVenture audience.
Inspired by the program's outreach to young pilots, Melissa returned to college at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona with a determination to learn and compete in Aerobatics. In less than one year under the coaching of Sergei Boriak and the mentoring of Wayne Handley, Melissa went from first-time Aerobatic Contestant at the Sportsman Level to Third Place Overall in Intermediate at the 2004 U.S. National Championships (1st place Unknown, 2nd place Known, 3rd place Freestyle) and began to fly her first airshows. On October 26, 2004, Sean D. Tucker invited Melissa to be one of three pilots chosen for the "Stars of Tomorrow 2005."
After competing at the Advanced level with her Pitts S-2C Melissa received delivery of her new Zivco Edge 540. In the summer of 2006 she began competing at the Unlimited level in which she placed 1st at her first competition of the season. Melissa became the youngest female ever to be a member of the US Unlimited Aerobatic Team at the 2006 Nationals, and then repeated that prestigious qualification again in 2012.

Young Eagles at Columbia

Brigadier General Bob Cardenas to Speak on March 2nd

Where: The McGowan’s Hanger at 6:00 PM March 2nd 2013

The PMLAA is thrilled to have Brigadier General Robert “BoB” Cardenas, World War II veteran, “Right Stuff” test pilot, member of the San Diego Mayor’s Veteran Advisory Board, and Director on the Board of the Veterans Memorial Center & Museum as our guest speaker in March.

BG Cardenas was selected by Colonel Albert Boyd in the summer of 1947 as Officer in Charge of the X-1 project at Muroc, California, and Capt. Chuck Yeager as pilot, Lt. Bob Hoover as back-up pilot and Capt. Jackie Ridley as Project Engineer. As commander and pilot of the B-29 launch aircraft, Cardenas was the B-29 pilot on all of Yeager’s flights up to and including the first supersonic flight on October 14th, 1947. In December of 1947, Cardenas made his first flight in the Northrop YB-49 “flying Wing”. Cardenas was designated Principal Project Pilot for the YB-49 test program and flew the evaluation tests from which a US Government decision to purchase the YB-49 would be made. Al Boyd selected Captain Glen Edwards to replace Cardenas as the project pilot while Cardenas completed his engineering degree. Cardenas checked out Edwards in the YB-49 on May 20th and 21st 1948. On June 5th, while Cardenas was taking his new bride to meet his parents when he heard on the radio that the Wing had crashed killing Capt. Glen Edwards, Maj. Danny Forbes, 1st Lt. Ed Swindell and civilians Mr. C. Lesser and Mr. C. H. LaFountain. Cardenas was ordered to return to finish the testing and find out what had caused the crash of theYB-49.

Come March 2nd and hear more amazing stories from a true living legend

February 2nd: First PMLAA meeting of 2013

Julie Clark (http://julieclarkairshows.com/) will be our guest speaker @Lee Behel's Hanger

A pilot for more than 42 years and a retired Northwest Airlines Captain, Julie Clark has logged more than 31,000 accident-free hours in the air and is rated in more than 66 types of aircraft. Marking her 32nd year as a solo aerobatic air show pilot, Julie has earned the admiration of fans everywhere and garnered many awards and honors. Read more about Julie Clark

COME JOIN US FOR AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS

Pine Mountain Lake Airport Day

On Saturday, October 6th, The Pine Mountain Lake Aviation Association will be hosting our annual Airport Day event at the Pine Mountain Lake County Airport in Groveland.  As traditional, we will demonstrate our flying skills with formation flybys, skydiving, spot landing and flour bombing contests, airplane vs. car / motorcycle races, and remote controlled airplane flying demonstrations.  The fun starts at noon and runs until 5:00 PM.  Our refreshment stand will keep all attendees well fed and hydrated.

In the morning starting at 9:00 AM and running until noon, our local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA Chapter 1337) will host a Young Eagle's event. Chapter pilots will fly youngsters between ages 8-17 on short flights in a variety of our association airplanes.  Youngsters must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who will be required to complete and sign a registration form prior to flying.  Be there at 9:00 AM.  The goal of the EAA's Young Eagles program is to light a fire in those young hearts and pass on our aviation heritage to the next generation. For more information, contact Ed Sunday at (209) 533-1405 our Michael Thoben at (209) 962-0503. For more information on the afternoon events, contact Eric Henderson at (209) 962-0503.

Sep 8 PMLAA meeting: VIETNAM LEGACIES

Vietnam: it's almost a mythic era now. Not "The Good War" Brokaw wrote about, but the war that caused great schisms within our nation. Each war, whether popular or unpopular, however, is fought by the young warriors whose turn it is to wage it. And these warriors always have stories to tell.

In PMLA we have a number of veterans. On Saturday, September 8th, we'll hear tales from four of our Vietnam combat veterans, four guys whom you actually know quite well: Norm Peebles, Joe Riley, and Ed Peters were Army types who flew as pilots or crewman in helicopters. Our fourth speaker, a carrier pilot in Vietnam, is our own PMLAA president, Marle Hewett. Our speakers will tell stories on how their flying experiences in Vietnam relate to the way we fly today.

Of course, all of you will have the chance to ask questions, too. No books have been written by these four; they're simply sharing their stories about their experiences.

June 2nd

It's summertime! Balmy nights, good food, and lots of fun and prizes await us in the hangars on the back taxiway. Be there at 5:30 and let the fun begin!
Marie and Randy Barber have been busy planning a great evening for us. Dinner tables will be set up at their hangar and "Killer Margaritas", other drinks, salads and desserts will be in Shane Margrave's hangar. Here's where you come in! Our Pot Luck contributions will be either salads or desserts. Yum! But before we eat these treats and the burgers and dogs our special PMLAA crew will be grilling for us, we'll enjoy appetizers on our POKER TOUR through five color-coded hangars. You have to visit all five hangars to play the game. These generous tenants will be our hangar hosts. The Orloffs, Jim Thomas, the Sandlings, the Harrisons, Pat & Bill Thomas will check you in as you play your poker hand. You'll draw a card and get stickers to fill out your Tally Sheets. Ken Helling will assist with golf cart transport between hangars when required.
You will definitely want to play because Marie has lined up numerous awesome prizes for the winners. Perhaps you'll win the $100 gift certificate for Serendipity donated by Yosemite Bank. Or one of three $50 gift certificates from the Charlotte Hotel, The Groveland Hotel, and our own generous Red Rossio. There will be other terrific prizes associated with our raffle tickets, too,-- besides the 50/50 drawing. Two judges will tally the results of the Tally Sheets at the Final Checkpoint (somewhere near the Barber's) before we have dinner. It will be high suspense!
There's even a speaker to entertain us further after we've eaten. He's Gary Steinhauer, Regional Director of the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. (There's also a site in Sausalito). And he's keeping his talk brief to allow us to fully enjoy the entire evening's events.
Winners will be announced after Gary's talk. If there is a tie for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd places, we'll have a quick 5-card draw game among the "contenders".
Then we'll take down most of the tables to move into the "Dance Party" portion of our evening. Phil Hickerson is going to pump up the volume and help us dance the night away.
So we'll see you there!

June 2nd – Commander Kenny Fields, United States Navy Retired & Colonel George Marrett, United States Air Force Retired present "The Rescue of Streetcar 304"

at 6:00 PM at a pot luck at Suzanne and Mel's Hangar

Next Meeting May 12th

May 12th – Our Own Dr. Ken Orloff, Aircraft Accident Investigator, Consultant, Expert Witness Extraordinaire
presents
"Recipes for Creating Your Own Accident", at 6:00 PM at a pot luck at Lee Behel's Hangar.

Next Meeting - April 7th

Einar Enevoldson, NASA's High Flying Test Pilot and Current Sailplane World Altitude Record Holder
presenting: "Soaring Beyond the Clouds".
At 6:00 PM at a pot luck at Norm and Patty Peebles' hangar.

Next Meeting - March 3rd

William M. Behrns, An American Ace in WWII's CBI, presenting:
"The San Joaquin Siren"
at 6:00 PM at a pot luck at the Lee Behel Hangar (new owner of the Blankenburg's property)

Next Meeting - Feb. 4th

J. R. Williams, President of the League of World War One Aviation Historians
will present
"The Last Flight of the Red Baron"
at 6:00 PM at a pot luck at Kay Meermans' hangar

PMLAA Christmas Party

Christmas Party for PMLAA Members Saturday, December 3 at 6:30pm at Buchners' hangar. $25 per person for dinner and dancing. Reservations required by November 23. Click here for all the information and reservation form

October 2011

October 29th, Stan Stokes, Aviation Artist, Muckels' hangar

Next PMLAA meeting is October 29 at 6:00pm at the Muckels' hangar, Guest speaker is famed aviation artist Stan Stokes.

Prints of his art work will be available for a donation to the Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship fund.

John Muckel is generously providing a full Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, featuring Diestal turkey and potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce and rolls from The Home Place in Sonora. Members are asked to bring an appetizer or dessert to share.

September 24 - Airport Day

Community Airport Day at Pine Mountain Lake Airport Sept. 24 - Noon - 3:30pm

• Formation flying
• Pilot contests
• Flying demonstrations
• Skydivers
• Aircraft on display.

All Welcome - Free Admission

September 24 - Young Eagles

The Pine Mountain Lake Airport will host a Young Eagle Rally on September 24th. Pilots' and volunteers meets at 8:00 AM at the new hangars and flights start at 9 AM. For more info click here.

September 3 Janice Brown, Solar-powered Aircraft, McGowans' hangar

The next Aviation Association event is Saturday, September 3rd at 6:00pm, at the McGowans' hangar. Special thanks to Suzanne for arranging Janice Brown-Sullivan's visit.

Ms. Brown-Sullivan's presentation will cover the testing and development of the world's first solar powered airplanes – the Gossamer Penguin and the Solar Challenger. Join us for a potluck at the McGowans' hangar, Saturday, September 3 at 6:00pm.

Block Party

The next Aviation Association event is Saturday, August 6. We'll be having a "block party" on the back taxiway - between the Barbers' and Margraves' hangars. The guest speaker is Michael Higgins, founder of Flying Adventures magazine. Don't miss his presentation on the "Top 10" flying adventures in the West. PMLAA will be cooking hamburgers. Please bring an appetizer, salad, or dessert to share (lately we've had too many desserts and could use more appetizers or sides). There will also be a donation jar to offset the cost of the hamburgers. See you at the PMLAA Block Party!

Visit to Modesto Tower

• August 13th - Visit to Modesto Tower in conjunction with the Commemorative Air Force Breakfast that will take place at Modesto airport the same day.
• This is an Event organized by EAA Chapter 1337
• To attend you MUST be a member of EAA Chapter 1337 (onsite subscriptions available)
• You must book with Mike Lella

Dick VanGrunsven - July 9th

In addition to our regular PMLAA meeting at 6:00pm, guest speaker Dick VanGrunsven has agreed to give a technical talk for RV pilots, RV builders and friends at 3:00pm at the McGowans' hangar.

For our regular 6:00pm event, PMLAA will provide hot dogs and burgers. Please bring an appetizer, salad or dessert, and remember to pack a serving utensil. Margarita Mike will have La Machina running too!

July 4th, 2011

"Flying Adventures with Skychick!" Ramona Cox
June 4, 6:00pm at Carol Simpson?s Hangar.

May 7th, 2011

On May 7th, PMLAA is honored to host Peter Garrison from Flying Magazine as our guest speaker. Mr. Garrison is a self-taught aeronautical engineer who writes about what makes airplanes work and how to improve them.He has written for Flying Magazine since 1968 and currently contributes two monthly columns, Technicalities and Aftermath.

He also contributes to Smithsonian Air & Space and Conde Nast Traveler. Peter will speak about the Melmoth planes he designed and built, the process, the technology, and how he achieved his design goals. Join us at Kay Meermans' hangar at 6:00pm on May 7th for a potluck dinner and to meet and learn from Peter Garrison.

Young Eagles at Columbia

On April 16th, the EAA had a successful Young Eagle Rally at the Columbia Airport. Ed Sunday and the EAA Chapter 1337 board want to thank all the pilots and volunteers.

click here to see all the pictures

The Next Young Eagle event is October 1st at Pine Mountain Lake.

Visit To Norcal Approach

April 1st some members visited the Nor-Cal TRACON (NTC)

For a larger version of this picture click here.

Visit To Norcal Approach

April 1st some members visited the Nor-Cal TRACON (NTC) is off the north end of Mather. Eric Henderson is the local coordinator.

The plan will be to fly to Mather, or drive if that is the best option at the time. We can work out ride sharing as we begin to understand who is going and which airplanes will be flying there. We should plan to park at Atlantic Aviation at MHR.

Please contact Eric if you plan to attend (209) 962 0832 or

Next Meeting

April 2 at 6:00pm at the Peebles' hangar on the northside of runway 27

Guest speaker is Lauran Paine, Jr. noted aviation author and columnist.

He has written the"Plane Talk" column in EAA Sport Aviation for the last ten years, after winning Flying Magazine's "Bax Seat Award." Lauran has written about his adventures in military training, as a commercial pilot, observing Oshkosh, and building his own plane. In his Pilot Getaways articles, Lauran has introduced us to great flying destinations all over America. At our April meeting, we'll be fortunate to hear some of his best stories

Next Meeting: March 5th

"Racing at Reno" Lee Behel and Kevin Eldredge
March 5th, 6:00pm at the Benzing Hangar (located mid-field, across from the fuel tank)
Not one, but two, exciting speakers headline our next PMLAA meeting. Experienced Reno Air Racers Kevin Eldredge and Lee Behel will share their experiences preparing for the race and living through it.

February 5th, 2011

February 5 potluck dinner meeting at 6:00pm at the Buchners' hangar, corner of Hemlock and Woodside Way. Speaker: Col. Rob Rowe, Lockheed Chief Test Pilot of U-2 and X-55A Advanced Cargo Composite Aircraft Topic: U-2 Adventures - then and now!

December 11th

December 11th, It's a wrap (PML). PMLAA and Helping Hands will provide chili. Bring unwrapped gifts. It will be at Tuolume Trails.

See the wrap Flyer by clicking here

November 6th

"Flying Tigers" "Honoring the Past –Looking to the Future" Saturday, November 6th, 6PM at the Gais' Hangar. It is a Potluck dinner, bring food for six people.

As many of you know, Larry and Nina Jobe spend a lot of time in China. A few years ago they became passionately interested in the legacy of the Flying Tigers, This week Larry and Nina were honored at the home of Chinese Consul General Gao, in San Francisco where Larry presented a Flying Tiger historical presentation. Now, we get to hear it too and learn about these remarkable men.

For several years now Larry and his volunteer team have been working on a project with the citizens of Lingui County in China to build a historical and memorial park honoring and remembering the Americans and Chinese who, side-by-side, fought to defeat a brutal and determined Japanese enemy in WWII. Their battle was long, their battle was tough, but through mutual cooperation and trust they emerged victorious.

The Flying Tiger Heritage Park in Guilin, China will honor the memory of American forces who fought in China in WW II, collectively known as The Flying Tigers by the Chinese, the American Volunteer Group, (better known as the AVG); as well as the Hump pilots and China-Burma-India theater forces; and the 10th and 14th Army Air Forces under General Claire Chennault.

The AVG entered China before the US entered the war to help the Chinese defend against heavy bombing of Chinese cities and civilians by the Japanese Air Force. With never more than 98 pilots and only 69 operational air planes, under the leadership of Claire Chennault, they were able to stop a Japanese Air Force of over 1000 planes while compiling an aerial combat record that has never been matched.

When the US entered the war against Japan the only route of supply lay over the Himalayan Mountains. Transport pilots flying out of India and Burma hauled in tons of war material and supply to keep the Chinese army and Army Air Forces fighting. They did this at great risk and peril. The Hump route was one of the most dangerous routes you could fly due to high terrain and unpredictable weather. The Japanese Air Force regularly patrolled the route shooting down many unarmed transport aircraft. Proof of how dangerous this route was lies in the fact that more Hump pilots were killed than fighter and bomber pilots combined. That route is sometimes referred to as the aluminum trail because of all the aircraft wrecks along it.

The respect and admiration between the American forces and Chinese in WW II has left us with a legacy of friendship that we hope to be able to show and honor in the Flying Tiger Heritage Park

Larry's presentation will cover the memorial project and the amazing achievements of these dedicated and brave men.

October 2nd - Airport Day at Pine Mountain Lake (E45)

Annual Airport Day/Open House on October 2 from 12:00 – 3:00pm at the Pine Mountain Lake County Airport.  This is a great fun and free way to see our airport and lots of interesting aircraft.

Special events include a radio controlled model airplane demonstration at noon.  At 12:30pm fly-overs and flying demonstrations begin. See amazing aerial work by Clay Lacey and stunning formation flying by “The Beech Boys” (Beech Bonanza pilots) and the West Coast Ravens (RV formation pilots). Jim Mead, an extraordinary air-show announcer from Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose, will be describing the events.  

Flying contests begin at 1:30pm – including flour bombing and precision landing contests. In between special events, visitors can see vintage planes up close.

PMLAA will be selling hot dogs and soft drinks. Admission is free. Please use the Elderberry Way entrance to the airport. 

Register to participate and volunteer at http://pmlaa.org/AD-form.html

October 2nd - EAA Young Eagles (PML)

October 2nd, 2010, 9:00 a.m. at Pine Mountain Lake airport.

Free flights for kids ages 8 - 17.

Kids must be accompanied by a parent or a guardian who must fill and sign a Young Eagles Registration form in person at the event.

We need volunteers and pilots. Please confirm your availability to help with Ed Sunday (Young Eagle coordinator) at 209-533-1405.

Kids should pre-register by clicking here.

For more information visit our Young Eagles page

Poker Run - September 25th, 2010

EAA Chapter 1337 invites all pilots to attend the annual Poker Run that will be followed by a picnic, and the EAA Chapter 1337 members meeting.

TIME: 9 a.m. first card available at Columbia airports

Stops/card locations:

• O22 – Columbia
• CPU – Calaveras
• O27 – Oakdale
• E45 – Pine Mountain Lake
• O22 – Columbia

At noon, after the poker run, bring your own picnic, the EAA chapter will provide soft drinks.
At 1:00 PM EAA Chapter 1337 member meeting.

We need prizes for the Poker Run. If you are interested in donating, please contact Dennis Smith (209) 962 4950.

Pictures courtesy of Jam Adams- Flickr Creative Common License

September 4th, 2010, 6 PM

Regular PMLAA meeting (PML) at Carol Simpson's hangar.

The speaker is Michael Scuro, Navy Helicopter Pilot who was responsible to rescue Apollo Astronauts upun re-entry from space.

Scuro was selected as part of the Apollo 14 Moon Mission Recovery Team, and flew as co-pilot of the Swim One Helo, recovering Alan Sheppard and his crew. Upon return Lcdr. Scuro was designated as an Aircraft Commander and began training new pilots under his command.

Lcdr. Scuro and his family have lived in the Palm Springs Area for forty years and three years ago purchased a home in Pine Mountain Lake and have decided to live their summer months in the beauty of this friendly mountain paradise.

June 18, 19 & 20th

Father's Day Fly-2010 (Columbia) - http://www.fathersdayflyin.com/

June 5th, Airport Fund Raiser for Pine Mountain Lake Airport

EAA Chapter 1337 and PMLAA are organizing an important fund raising even at the tuolumne Trail Campt on June 5th, 2010, to benefit the Pine Mountain Lake Airport. See the full description at:

http://pmlaa.org/Docs/Fund-Raiser-Letter.pdf

Please donate generously using the following form:

http://pmlaa.org/Docs/Fund-Raiser-Form.pdf

Thank You for your support

• Silvano Gai (President EAA Chapter 1337)
• Mike Lella (President PMLAA)

Please book your dinner and see the fliers by clicking here.

Pictures courtesy of heidielliott Flickr Creative Common License

March 6 Presentation at the Buchner Hangar, 6 PM

“Obsession” A film by Ken Codeglia
“Something beautiful... Something fast... And just maybe, the fastest.”

Next Meeting. April 4th is at Antonella & Silvano Gai's hangar at 6:00 pm.

Dinner at 6 PM, Speaker at 7 PM
Dance from 8 PM till sunrise,
with the 10 piece swing band the  “Flashback Band”
Don’t miss it!

Please wear elegant attire.

2009 March

2008 It's a wrap

13th Annual toy drive for needy children

Bring a toy, game or two. You’ll feel good through & through

Saturday December 13th, 6PM at the Blankenburg Museum
20810 Elderberry Way, Pine Mountain Lake Airport - Groveland, CA

MENU
Appetizers - Baguette & butter.
Christmas salad – Mixed baby greens, caramelized walnuts, and dried cranberries in a balsamic vinagrette.
Green beans almondine, wild rice pilaf. Turkey au vin-Roast turkey with a mushroom-Madeira sauce.
Chocolate cake

Hosted beer, wine, champagne, soft drinks & water and a visit from Santa.

Make your check, for $26 per person, payable to
and remit to Ken & Sandy Blankenburg
P. O. Box 203 - Groveland, CA 95321
Include names of those attending. Seating will be
pre-assigned. Reservations will be on a first come,
first served basis.
No refunds after Nov. 30th.

November Event

PMLAA Fund Raiser

PURPOSE: To raise funds to help offset the cost of the two prop strikes that took place at the PMLAA air show in June. These pilots volunteered their time and aircraft to help make our show a success. We would like to help out with their expenses and get their planes back into the air.

GOAL: To raise $10,000 and donate these funds to Dan Vance for his P-51, and Jason Wondolleck for his Staudacher. Excess funds collected, if any, will go into a PMLAA airport improvement account.

Here is the list of all the auction items.

WHEN AND WHERE: Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 6:00 pm. The location will be the new and beautiful heated hangar of Suzanne and Mel McGowan, which is located on the north taxiway at PML airport.

SUMPTUOUS MENU: Egg Roll, Cashew Chicken, Beef with Broccoli, Fried Rice, Chow Mein, Fortune Cookies & back by popular demand, Cup Cakes.

No host bar with the famous margarita machine and music for dancing.

Reservations due by October 24th! First Come, First Served • $20 per person Space is Limited to 225 people (Postmark date will determine reservation priorities.)

October 4th - TIROS (Television Infrared Observation Satellite)

Our next meeting will be the Oktoberfest on October 4th at 6:00 pm. The association will
provide the bratwurst, beer, wine, water and sodas. You bring an Oktoberfest side dish.

The October meeting will be held at Kay Meermans’ HEATED hangar on the South
taxiway.

Our October speaker is Tom Sweeney speaking on the topic of the TIROS (Television Infrared Observation Satellite) plus his 34 years in the aerospace industry. Tom is a member of PMLAA and lives here in PML.
 

Next Meeting

sAugust 2nd Speaker

In 1996, California engineer Carmelo “Nino” Amarena took on the challenge of building a new generation of rocketpacks that would break the barrier plaguing all previous pack designs and embarked on an investigation of what needed to be done, modified or invented to make longer flight a reality. It was a challenge that required much more than merely copycatting. Amarena was trained and educated at the Buenos Aires University of Engineering, in Argentina where he obtained his masters degree in electro-mechanical engineering and upon immigrating to America in 1979, made his home in California’s Silicon Valley.

There he was able to interact with talents in cybernetics, aerospace and electronics industry, allowing him to acquire a set of skills, which forged his “technical generalist” background. His broad technical knowledge eventually landed him the development of a peroxidebased reciprocating engine for GeorgiaTech Research Institute’s “Entomopter” a biomimetic robot that flies like a “dragon fly” insect, a joint project between NASA and GeorgiaTech planned to be sent with a landing Mars probe mission by the end of the first decade of the 21st century.

June Airshow

June 21, 2008 Site: Meermans-Henley Hangar 6:00pm. The Famous Diestal Family Turkey Ranch Barbecue Meet the air show performers. Enjoy music.

Click here to reserve

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Here are just some of the scheduled activities:

• Airplanes on display
• Skydivers
• Aerobatic Planes (2:30-5:00pm)
• The Blankenburg Museum (12:00 to 2:30 PM)
• Hotdogs, sodas, water for sale
• Barbeque dinner and meeting

PMLAA members and guests only. Reservations and pre-payment required

Click here to reserve

May Meeting

Next months meeting will be held at the Peebles hangar on May 3rd at 6:00 pm. The topic will be flying ARMY HELICOPTERS in one of the most inhospitable environments in the world. Heat, humidity, dirt, rain, mud, jungle, water just to mention a few. There were some pyrotechnic devices also that spiced up the mix at times. The place was Vietnam in the late 60’s.

The speakers, all members of PMLAA, will be Norm Peebles, Joe Riley, and Ed Peters. Our stories will be focused toward educating the audience on what it was like to be a crew member on these aircraft. They will also be on the lighter side of war and I feel you will find them informative and entertaining.

April Event

April 5th at the Benzing's Hangar. Two guest speakers:

• Jim Thomas, airport director, operation of the Pine Mountain Lake Airport from the airport manager’s perspective.
• Paul Price will present an overview of the US Nuclear Weapons Program as he saw it during the Sixties, Seventies, and Eighties.

UAVs

March 8th, regular meeting at the Gai's hangar. The speaker will be Tim Just an expert in UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). Read this very interesting description of different types of UAVs.

The meeting is at 5:30 PM, an Italian Potluck.

Cinderella's Ball

At the Buchner's hangar, February 2nd 2008, 6PM.
Please Bring an appetizer or desert to share.

It's a wrap

Saturday December 8th at 6 PM at the Blankenburg Museum. You need to reserve.

November  Meeting

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