The Northern Illinois Chapter

of

The International Aerobatic Club

President Bob Hart, Vice-President Jim Klick, Treasurer Doug Bartlett, Secretary Cynthia Lyons

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Chapter Meeting May 3rd! A Chapter meeting will be held May 3rd, 10:00 am, at Schaumburg Municipal Airport in the downstairs conference room. Lunch will follow at Pilot Pete's. A draft of the new Bylaws will be discussed. Please forward Bob Hart anything additional for the agenda.

 Practice and Play Day May 31st! A practice, critiquing, patches, and play day will take place at, Galt Airport on Saturday, May 31st, 9:00 am. The local airport group Friends of Galt (FOG) will also be out to watch us fly and learn more about aerobatics. This is a great opportunity to act as ambassadors of both competitive and recreational aerobatics. Contact Dan Johnson at captcubby@comcast.net for more details.

Chapter 1 2008 contest dates! The 2008 Heuer Classic will be held at Peru this year. Contest dates are Friday through Sunday, June 6-8th. The Illinois State Open will also be held at Peru, Friday through Sunday, September 5-7th. Doug Bartlett will act as CD for both and may be reached at DOUG@BartlettMFG.com . See the CONTESTS page for details.

New Chapter Directors Named! Per chapter bylaws, 4 new directors have been named to IAC Chapter 1. Don DeWitt, Gary Mack, Todd Ashcraft and Doug Partl have been named to the board. A sincere thanks to these individuals for stepping up and filling these leadership positions!

A few memories from last year's Flyers and Tires!

Left to right: Craig Henry, Bob Hart and Doug Partl, and Team Aerostars

Left to right: Jurgis Kairys, Bob Davis and Doug Bartlett

Left to right: Michael Vaknin, Scott Campbell and David Scott

Left to right: Todd Ashcraft and Rory Olson

Thanks to everyone who came out and made this a great chapter event!

An updated Members Directory is now available (12/13/07).

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