Larry; I loved my EAA chapter in Sacramento! We built a large hangar at the
airport for members. They taught this city boy how to lay out a foundation
slab, on top of all the airplane fun. The Gallipolis OH chapter was a treat
too, last summer when I test flew my Osprey...they have a hangar full
KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of peter
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 1:41 AM
To: krnet at list.krnet.org
Subject: Re: KR> The EAA Chapter dilema
I felt pushed out of EAA during the Reagan years. Rutan, Lance Niebaur, Dr.
Paul Macready, the Cafe Foundation, all were west coast
At 07:21 AM 1/4/2014, you wrote:
>I
>got my pilot license in the 70's and see no difference between the two
>political parties -
I think we just drove in to the ditch on this post. Discussing the
EAA and local chapters could or should
I felt pushed out of EAA during the Reagan years. Rutan, Lance Niebaur, Dr.
Paul Macready, the Cafe Foundation, all were west coast hippie culture, like
me. EAA was squeaky clean, mid-western, Republican, family values, and they
started beating the "FAA is big bad government" drum, like the NRA,
We have at least a half a dozen aircraft being built in my EAA Chapter,
and we also do Young Eagles twice per year, and we put on a fly-in as
well. In the winter months we usually have at least one safety seminar,
and in the summer months we often have our meetings at a builder's shop
to check
I /think /that the EAA losing it's way is just a symptom of this
culture/society we've built (or evolved into?)
At work it's "Safety Safety" - everybody _says_ it's for concern about
worker's health and well being, but
I think it's all about lawsuits and the possibility of bad publicity. A
total
I too have had a lousy experience with 2 EAA chapters.? If there is no E in EAA
then why bother.? At this point the only reason I stay a member is the magazine
and discount to OSH.? If I wanted to hang out and tell stories I go down to the
VFW or the Legion hall.? Maybe after I retire and have g
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