The USSS have imposed a Presidential TFR this weekend forcing the cancelation of our planned Fly-Out to Sky Manor. We get this destination back into our schedule for later in the year.
In its place we’ll hold an IMC/VMC discussion session, starting at 10am and over coffee and donuts. The session includes the use of EAA National-provided scenarios and videos and our past sessions have resulted in lively and helpful information and flight experience exchanges, helpful to both experienced, less-experienced pilots and student pilots. We’ll keep it light and informal, and if you haven’t tried these session yet – join us. At minimum we’ll feed you!
More information about these sessions here.
Our thanks to Bob Huxster who runs these sessions for the Chapter membership.
Astronaut Space Suits, currently in use on the International Space Station were designed and manufactured in Delaware!
The Next Generation Space Suits are currently being designed for future space missions that will return us to the Moon, and on to Mars as part of the upcoming Artemis Missions.
The Space Suit Designs that include fourteen layers of different materials, each providing unique levels of protection to the Astronauts from the harsh vacuum of space, were explained and demonstrated by our Guest Speaker Andrew Taylor of ILC Dover, who kept the membership engaged throughout. Using photographs and video, Andrew detailed the history of the ILC company and its 60 + year role in the space program and the success the company has had in meeting the challenges of putting a man in space, and supplying NASA with solutions and products in support of all space missions to date.
More information about ILC Dover here
Mike Parry
President, EAA Chapter 240
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