What it's all about.

On Sat, 5 Feb 2005, Roger Long wrote:

This great picture was taken today (Saturday 5 February 2005) with
Mount Washington filling the windshield.

http://baldeagleflyingclub.org/Potwbig.htm

His first flight. It's been a long time coming.

Cool pic, Roger.

I've taken about half a dozen kids flying - all friend's kids. Most for
their first small plane ride - one or two for their first EVER plane ride.

I love doing it - kids are the only non-pilots who get as excited about
just flying as pilots do!

Besides, if we hook them young, they might show up for their license in a
few years...

Brian.
PP-ASEL/Night

We are the oldest flying club in Maine so a lot of our early history
is lost in the mists of time. There was also a tragic fire at the
secretary's house about twenty years ago that destroyed all records up
until that point.

We thought we were called the Bald Eagles Flying Club when I joined in
1999 and figured the first members must have been a bunch of bald
pilots. We thought about changing the name thinking it might be a
barrier to female members and then learned that it is actually the
Bald Eagle Flying Club after the bird, not the hair loss. What a
difference an "s" makes.

We retrieved the copies of our original incorporation papers from the
secretary of state recently to check our exact status and were
surprised to discover that we were founded by three non-pilots with
Italian names for the purposes of promoting aviation interest among
young people and providing support to the Civil Air Patrol (don't get
me started on how ironic that is). Evidently, the idea of buying a
plane and becoming a flying club popped up shortly afterwards.

A member recently resigned who actually joined two years after the
founding. We never could get him to tell us much about the early
history except that, everything used to be better before we wasted all
this money worrying about FAA Mickey Mouse paperwork, weren't ruining
our engine by preheating it in cold weather so all the oil drained off
the camshaft, it's not the club's business whether you medical is
current, etc., etc.

--

Roger Long



"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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http://baldeagleflyingclub.org/Potwbig.htm

Roger, can you explain the "baldeagle" in that URL?

The reason I ask: Bald Eagle mountain is just a few miles from
here,
in central PA, just north of UNV; it was named, we're told, after an
indian chief Bald Eagle.

Is there a similar story behid your baldeagle?

Thanks. vince norris

Roger Long wrote:

A member recently resigned who actually joined two years after the
founding. We never could get him to tell us much about the early
history except that, everything used to be better before we wasted all
this money worrying about FAA Mickey Mouse paperwork, weren't ruining
our engine by preheating it in cold weather so all the oil drained off
the camshaft, it's not the club's business whether you medical is
current, etc., etc.


A shame you can't get this guy to tell you much. He sounds like the
type that's going to have the best stories. (Maybe he's waiting for
the statute of limitations? g)

Rich Lemert

Rich Lemert writes:

Roger Long wrote:

A member recently resigned who actually joined two years after the
founding. We never could get him to tell us much about the early
history except that, everything used to be better before we wasted
all this money worrying about FAA Mickey Mouse paperwork, weren't
ruining our engine by preheating it in cold weather so all the oil
drained off the camshaft, it's not the club's business whether you
medical is current, etc., etc.


A shame you can't get this guy to tell you much. He sounds like the
type that's going to have the best stories. (Maybe he's waiting for
the statute of limitations? g)

Sounds like the type that makes most of the best stories...

While I doubt he intended to do so, he inspired at least one
person to seek the gift of flight. Let's hope I have that opportunity
someday, too.

Amen, brother -- and welcome to the 'groups.

It's all about keeping the dream alive, and kindling it in others...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

We are the oldest flying club in Maine.......

Thanks, Roger.

vince norris

Jeff Gostin writes:

While I doubt he intended to do so, he inspired at least one
person to seek the gift of flight. Let's hope I have that opportunity
someday, too.

Well said, and like many here, I remember my first airplane flights
with great fondness.

Take a look at the Young Eagles program
http://www.eaa.org/youngeagles/

I've given over 50 kids rides over the years and enjoyed every one.

Airplane cost: $40
Time: 30 min
Impact:* Priceless

* On the young person, the parents, and yourself.