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Fellow aviators: Monthly meeting this morning 0900 at 07F Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary 903.746.0342

Fellow aviators, Just a reminder that our monthly chapter meeting will be held tomorrow 6/10 at 0900 at the Gladewater FBO. Thank you. See you there! Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary EAA Chapter 1656 903.746.0342

Fellow aviators, The weather is not cooperating with us, so we are officially having to cancel today's Young Eagle activities. We look forward to having another event sometime late summer or early fall. Thank you all for your interest and efforts and understanding. Kind regards, Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary EAA Chapter 1656

Fellow aviators, As of this afternoon it was decided to delay our activities by one hour, so here is the revised schedule: 0800 show-up vs previously 0700 0845 Pilot/groundcrew briefing vs 0745 0930 Flights vs 0830 Seeing the aviation forecasts are disappointing, however we know how things can change within hours. I'm not the one to make the final yes/no decision but this is how things stand at this very late hour, Thanks! Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary EAA 1656

Fellow aviators, A reminder for today's (Friday) setup activity at Gladewater Muni (07F): Those who are planning and able to participate in our setup activities at 1600 today, please join us at the FBO. Ronnie Godfrey, our Chapter 1656 President and Young Eagles coordinator is asking for participants to bring 10' tarps, a ladder, and safety vests. The event schedule for Saturday morning is: 0700 Volunteer meetup at the FBO 0745 Pilots/participants (everyone) safety briefing 0830 Flight activities begin 1130-? End of flying activities We can never have too many volunteers, both pilots and ground participants, so please join us if you're able. If you have safety vests, 10' tarps or ladders, we'd appreciate your help with those items. Thanks to all! Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary 903.746.0342 Cellular

Hi! I’m from the Mineola group, and I’m available to help with Saturday’s event. I also have pilots that are willing to help. Is it too late for them to join in? Both are flying 172’s and are CFI’s at SkyPark at KGGG. They were both signed up for Mineola but that event got canceled. Thanks! Jo Gowing

Fellow aviators, We're requesting assistance from our Chapter 1656 members and all other interested persons who would be available to Friday afternoon, 5/19, at 4:00 p.m. to help with various setup tasks in preparation for our Young Eagles event on Saturday 5/20. This event has caught the eye of a huge number of young people in the area, and during our regular chapter meeting this morning Ronnie Godfrey (our chapter president and YE coordinator) advised us that within the first 3-4 hour registration about 160 kids registered to fly! He had to close the registration due to the immediate and overwhelming response, so we're going to be extremely busy Saturday! In addition to the setup Friday, we will have a show-up time for 0700 with a pilot/ground team joint briefing at 0745, and a target flight start time of 0830. We ask that if you can help out Friday afternoon and/or Saturday, please give us a hand! You'll be fed, provided safety vests (to be returned), and will have a fabulous time! Yes, it can be quite busy and perhaps a bit tiring, but if you've never participated it is something you'll enjoy! Thanks for any assistance you and friends can offer. Please reply to this email blast if you are able to help so we organizers can each get a head count for Friday and/or Saturday. Kind regards, Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary 903.746.0342 Cellular

Fellow aviators: Volunteers are needed Friday afternoon at 1600 at the airport to assist in setup for our YE day Saturday. Volunteers are also needed for the Young Eagles event itself, with a report time of 0700 at the FBO. Please respond to this email if you're able to help for either or both events so we all have access for staffing purposes; if you cannot participate no response is necessary. Thanks! Jim Quinn Chapter secretary 903.746.0342

Mr. Quinn, I received your email via Jimmy Chadwick. I have volunteered for ground support for this event through Norm Rathje but have so far been unable to actually sign up via the EAA YE website. The event is not listed when I log in. I am still interested in volunteering for ground support so please let me know what I need to do to get on the list. I am a member of the Terrell Hangar Club and I would like to send your request to the members of our club. Is this the correct way for them to reach you if any of them are interested in volunteering? Thank you, Denis Rottler Terrell Hangar Club 214-762-7852 ========================================================================== From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Quinn Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 8:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Special] [EAA1656] Young Eagles event: volunteers needed Friday afternoon for setup; Saturday for the event itself Fellow aviators: Volunteers are needed Friday afternoon at 1600 at the airport to assist in setup for our YE day Saturday. Volunteers are also needed for the Young Eagles event itself, with a report time of 0700 at the FBO. Please respond to this email if you're able to help for either or both events so we all have access for staffing purposes; if you cannot participate no response is necessary. Thanks! Jim Quinn Chapter secretary 903.746.0342

Hey guys! Please copy and paste the text below to your socials. If you have a copule pics of you and some kiddos flying (and permission use them!) please include those in your post! Are your kids interested in flying? We are offering FREE airplane rides to kids ages 8-17. This event is being held in conjunction with the City of Gladewater's Airport Appreciation Day, so there will be lots of other fun activities even for those not participating in Young Eagle Flights! Where? Gladewater Municipal Airport When? Saturday, May 20, 2023 08:30-11:30 AM What is it? This event is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and it is designed to allow kids to experience the miracle of flight from the cockpit of a real airplane! All of the participating aircraft and pilots are FAA certified and maintained according to the regulations set forth by the Federal Aviation Regulations. The pilots are all volunteers who donate their time and aircraft to this cause. Your child will experience a 15-20 minute flight on Young Eagle Day. They will also receive a certificate and their very own log book to keep a record of their young eagle flights. The logbook can even be used for REAL flight training! There will be opportunities for photos before and after the flight and the pilot will sign the kiddo's log book at the end of the flight! Please check the link below for more information! https://youngeaglesday.org/?yereg&event=853bW1IWX

Friends, Those of you who know me probably remember that I have a drone business, but I'm not your average drone guy and I don't usually refer to myself as a "drone pilot", but rather a "drone operator." With my business, I'm often approached onsite at different locations by people who are interested in what I'm doing, and I'm appalled by those who approach me and start talking about their own drones and how/where they fly, etc. and ask about my experiences, taskings, and that sort of thing. I'm stunned by the number of clueless individuals who are stunned that, for the flying they describe, they need to be licensed by the FAA to operate their drone equipment. I take the time to express my opinions in plain English when I realize what they're doing is dangerous and/or illegal. Since I've had my PPL since 5/14/81 and have the FAA Part 107 drone operators license I like to stay current with the rules and operations of drone activity and I also have the added responsibility and respect the fact that if I get a violation, it not only will show up on the drone side of things but could very, very easily affect my PPL privileges as well. Airspace violations are airspace violations, and there is no way I want to have any violations on my records, especially for being stupid with the drone. I am definitely heavily insured for my drone activities and for liability only, my premiums are more than $500/year so I don't want any increases... Having said all that, I did see a video that I want to pass on to everyone that concerns an aerial collision between a Canadian police drone and a C-172. Both were flown legally in the same airspace, however the police drone weighing 16 pounds (my own is less than two pounds), did some incredible damage to the Cessna. I say the drone was being flown legally, but technically some officers were not properly briefed in their assignments to provide extra eyes for the drone operator since they were in the proximity of a small GA airport. Some of you in our chapter have described drone encounters that were dumbfounding and downright scary, so I thought this safety video would be of interest, and this sort of incident is why I almost always have my radios in the car and my hand-held scanning the local freqs for any aviation activity nearby, especially helo ops. I hope you will take five minutes or so and see just how hard it is to see drones when you know they may be nearby, and realize how much damage they can do to aircraft. https://medium.com/faa/the-airspace-we-share-762936b448ae Please don't kill the messenger!! Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary

Friends, Lupita sent this and I'm forwarding to all for comments, concerns, etc. I think we're covered.... Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary ++++++++++++++++++++++= Lupita Wisener <luwisener@...> To:Jim Quinn Thu, Apr 13 at 1:12 AM Jim, I understand that 1656 is flying YE in conjunction with the City of Gladewater airport appreciate event. I found these 2 statements in the EAA handbook regarding insurance coverage for the YE event. Wouldn’t want something to happen and it not be covered by EAA insurance. Lupita Download all attachments as a zip file IMG_9317.jpg 182.6kB IMG_9318.jpg 176.9kB

Fellow aviators, I've received some information from Jimmy Chadwick over at Wood County. I mentioned that any pilots who help us on our YE day 5/20 can keep their points, etc. and asked for his pilots from their YE event on 5/23 to help us out if they could. Here are his responses: The points by default (from what I understand) are awarded to the chapter of the pilot’s choice by the “chapter” field in their profile. They can change this for each event they fly in, that’s what I understand anyway. As each event takes place, pilots and volunteers will move to the next. Has your coordinator requested pilots and volunteer from other Chapter’s through the YEDay site? If so, I’ve missed my invite.

Fellow aviators, I've copied the text of a letter that Lupita Wisener sent to me via email describes what some LeTourneau University folks are doing to help EAA Chapters with their YE events. Kudos! Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary 903.746.0342 Text follows: ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: wisenerairport (null) <wisenerairport@...> To: Brian Irby <b.irby94@...>; Jimmy Chadwick <james@...>; Jim Quinn <jimquinndallas@...> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 11:50:41 AM CDT Subject: Fwd: Young Eagle Rally Young Eagle Coordinators, Le Tourneau University has expressed interest in participating in our Young Eagles Rallies. Attached is an email I sent to them listing the requirements. I spoke with David Leiting at EAA headquarters regarding their interest in their participation and they are allowed to participate and they must meet the same requirements as anyone else. Brad is the chief pilot and Fred is the Dean of their department. Lupita Begin forwarded message: From: "wisenerairport (null)" <wisenerairport@...> Date: April 4, 2023 at 11:43:39 AM CDT To: bradwooden@... Cc: fredrichey@... Subject: Young Eagle Rally Dear Brad, Thank you for your interest in participating in our Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles program. There are three upcoming rallies in this area and all of the chapters would love to have your participation. The first one is on Saturday April 15 at Sulphur Springs Airport from 8-2 and there are already 250 youngsters (ages 8-17) registered for this event; the second one is on Saturday May 13 at Wood County Airport from 8-2 and we will have 150 openings; the third one is at Gladewater Airport on Saturday May 20 from 8-12. The EAA criteria for the pilot is that they must be FAA certified, be a national EAA member($40), complete a Youth Protection Course and submit to a criminal background check. The course and the background check are listed on the EAA member profile page. There is no additional charge for the course or the background check. The background check takes about 7 days. Once everything is completed the EAA offers an additional one million in liability coverage for the pilot when flying the young eagles. The EAA criteria for the airplane is that it is registered with the FAA, is air worthy and has $100,000 in liability insurance for each seat. The EAA organization does not allow co-sponsorship of their Young Eagle events but we can distribute literature to the parents. The young eagle participant receives a brief ground school, a free 20 minute ride in an airplane, a certificate of completion, a paper logbook with an entry signed by the pilot, a free 6 month EAA membership, access to Sporty’s ground school, $130 towards their first flight lesson and up to $175 reimbursement if they pass the FAA written exam. Thank you very much for your interest in our EAA Young Eagles program. If any of your instructors are interested in setting up an EAA Chapter please let me know and we can do a presentation on the process of setting up a chapter. Lupita A. Wisener, Vice President EAA Chapter 1475 903-569-1929

Fellow aviators, Just a reminder that our April meeting will be held this FIRST Saturday this month based upon our decision at our March meeting to advance it due to our regular 2nd Saturday being on Easter weekend. Our main item on our agenda is to discuss our Young Eagles Day in preparation for May 20's Airport Appreciation Day in Gladewater. See you Saturday 4/1 at 0900! Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary

Fellow aviators: Just another polite reminder that we are meeting tomorrow rather than our usual second Saturday due to next week being Easter weekend. See you in the morning at the FBO at 0900 to plan for our Young Eagles event May 20th in coordination with Gladewater's Airport Appreciation Day. Kind regards, Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary 903.746.0342

Good afternoon, folks! We were discussing the need to renew the EAA Youth Protection in yesterday's meeting. Someone mentioned re-newing every 2 years. However, mine says 3 years. Please correct me if i'm wrong. Barry Maines has successfully completed requirements for EAA's Youth Protection Policy and Program Date Completed: 2021-01-12 Expiration Date: 2024-01-12 Thanks, Barry Maines Archer 2274Q

Fellow aviators, Due to the TAF, we won't be having the Fly-Out to Lancaster after our meeting this morning: From Mar 11, 1600Z (10:00 CST), Wind from 190° at 15 knots, greater than 6 statute miles visibility, Ceiling is Broken at 1,300 feet Please plan on attending at 0900 anyway. See you shortly! Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary 903.746.0342

Fellow aviators, Just another quick reminder about our chapter meeting tomorrow 0900, followed by a fly-out to Lancaster (LNC) if weather permits. Kind regards, Jim Quinn Chapter Secretary 903.746.0342

Fellow aviators, Just a quick reminder of our Chapter 1656 monthly meeting Saturday 3/11 at 0900 at the Gladewater Municipal Airport (07F). All are welcome! Weather permitting we will have a fly-out to the Lancaster Airport (LNC) for lunch immediately after the meeting. Questions? Jim Quinn 903.746.0342