Monthly Meeting – LIVE and via Zoom

Glider Club by Dick Keyt

We will be meeting this Saturday.  It will be a combined “in-person” and Zoom meeting.  Hopefully as the Covid winds down over the next few months, our pace and activities will return to “normal”.  This week our speaker will be Dick Keyt joined by various members of the Glider Club.  The club has been very active the last several months and the two-seat Schweizer SGU 2-22 will be ready to fly late spring or early summer.  The focus has been on the young adults of our community and has triggered quite an interest on their part.  We will have a presentation on the progress to date.

Local EAA chapters are prohibited from operating an aircraft.  Therefore, we are considering donating the Schweizer to the Glider Club.  The Chapter Officers and Directors believe the most expedient way to do this is via the Polen Foundation.  The Polen Foundation is already registered as a non-profit and has a recognized history of successfully introducing youth to various aspects of aviation.  Dick Keyt has indicated his willingness to make use of the Polen Foundation to manage this airframe on behalf of the Glider Club.

In addition, the Chapter Officers and Directors believe the Chapter should make a cash donation to the Glider Club (again, via the Polen Foundation) on behalf of the youth who are participating in the project to restore the glider to flying condition.  Justis Lindsay has been an active participant.  Justis was awarded our Academy Scholarship for 2020, but due to COVID the event was cancelled.  We feel it would be appropriate for the Chapter to donate $1,500 to be used to purchase supplies and materials for the glider restoration.  And in the future, we feel the Chapter might consider additional donations based on progress and success of the Glider Club in getting young adults involved and active in aviation.

There will be no food service.  Please bring your own snacks.  In keeping with the latest “mandates” from the Texas governor, masks are suggested but not required.

Join via Zoom on Saturday morning, 13 March starting about 10:00am.  We also plan to have a live feed via our Facebook page.

Please continue to watch this Event Notice for any updates or last minute changes.

If visiting from outside Pecan Plantation, please let the gate attendant know you are going to the regular EAA Chapter 983 monthly meeting. If possible, please call a Chapter Officer in advance, and they will be glad to help guide you in.

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