| Our airport base of N57 will be impacted as TFR’s are established by the FAA/Secret Service when the new President is at home in Delaware. We need to be aware of the required procedures and processes to fly in our area, while complying with temporary flight restrictions. |
| The following FAASTeam webinar may be of interest to you: “Do not Get Busted on The Wilmington VIP/Security TFR” Topic: Winter is Coming! And So Is the New President! Don’t Get Busted on The Wilmington VIP/Security TFR On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 19:00 Eastern Standard Time (16:00 PST, 17:00 MST, 18:00 CST, 14:00 HST, 15:00 AKST, 17:00 Arizona, 00:00 GMT) Select Number:EA17102979 Description:At this webinar we will look at the current Wilmington TFR and the coming Wilmington TFR. We will explore the dimensions of each TFR, both the horizontal dimension and the vertical dimension. We will also explore the anticipated flight operating procedures as well as the anticipated flight operating prohibitions. We will review the filing, opening, and closing of flight plans as well as task management, TFR avoidance, and intercept procedures. The Appendix will review Airspace and SRM (Single Pilot Resource Management). To view further details and registration information for this webinar, click here.The sponsor for this seminar is: FAASTeamThe following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/AMT Programs:Basic Knowledge 3 – 1 Credit Click here to view the WINGS help page |
Updates on Chapter, Airport and Aviation Happenings
We can’t meet, but we can communicate! We’ve assembled several updates in a Newsletter that we’ve emailed to you and that we hope will be of interest to the Chapter membership during these extreme times. Our thanks to those who have contributed to the April Newsletter.
A PDF version of the emailed Newsletter is here.
Your contributions to the May issue are requested and appreciated. Share your news, your adventures, your observations – all welcome!
Send to communications@eaa240.org
With the runways closed to air traffic Runners took to the taxiways, runway and much of the airport perimeter to complete the Airport ‘Run the Runway 5K’, YMCA “Girls on the Run” and “Stride Program”.
It was a perfect morning for the runners, with clear skies, warm breezes and lots of entertainment and support on-hand. The countdown led to a 9am start and they were off! Runners soon were passing in front of the Chapter hangar where water stations had been set up, and proved very popular!
At 5K (3.1 miles) the run was over and runners began to look for the EAA240 Pancake Breakfast. Runners and supporters had prepaid for their breakfasts and we checked them in. The strong turnout of EAA240 volunteers ensured quick and tasty service, generating many compliments and much appreciation.
It was a splendid and successful day for the community, for the airport and for the Chapter!
Thanks again to all who volunteered and who assisted in the setup, execution and clean-up. Team work in action!
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Due to road closures for the 5K run tomorrow, there will be no access to/from the EAA 240 hangar for a portion of tomorrow morning.
ALL volunteers are requested to please: arrive at the EAA240 hangar no later than 8:00 am. Please park behind the hangar, that is, please drive past the 240 hangar patio area and park in the open space between the hangar and the construction area.
Your assistance and volunteerism is greatly appreciated. See you tomorrow, it should be a great day for the Chapter and Airport.
Brian
Along with our increasingly famous pancake breakfast and Young Eagles flights on Saturday, the Future Aviators Jamboree and Pavilion Dedication was an airport highlight! Jon Martin kicked off the afternoon with Everett Dupont accepting the pavilion dedication honors for his father and airport founder, Lex Dupont. The dedication was followed by a burger and hotdog feast, aircraft spot landing contest, hot air balloon glow, radio controlled candy drop and RC night show, bonfire and smores.
A Top Gun open air movie in the new pavilion capped the night before many overnight campers retired to their camp sites after an eventful day!
It was another great time and aviation highlight event for all the community, youth and families involved!
