Glens Falls Pilots and Owners Association

Our condolences go out to the family of William E. Hess, brother of GFPOA member Don Hess, who was tragically killed last Saturday at Dunn Airpark in Titusville, FL.  Bill Hess was seated in the back seat and a retired North west captain,  Phil Schactht, was piloting the RV 8 N 128RV built and owned by Bill Hess.

The RV 8 was sitting  on the taxi way  when a Velocity came  in from  no where and hit  the side of the RV 8 that immediately exploded.

The EEA Chapter 288 will have a memorial day and a MISSING MAN fly-by on March 20th

Marshall ran through the agenda of his last meeting.  He announced
that the FAA approved the bid by Kubricky to repave 12-30 and that
work will start.  The creation of a runway safety area on the
departure end of 19 is on hold pending county approval of a contract
with C&S engineering to complete the wetland mitigation design and
monitoring plan.  The County did not make any decisions on that,
although the work is required by the FAA and they have the permits to
construct from DEC, pending the mitigation plan.  Marshall brought up

Dear Mr. Lamy,

There have been several rumors and other ideas floating around over the past few days.  Here is what I have heard and my

knowledge/opinion:

The FAA has changed the rules for charity flights. Many of us give rides to our favorite groups to raise money, including charity raffles, etc. In order to stay compliant with FAR 91.146 (see below) you must notify the local FSDO and provide specific information. GFPOA member Tom Clements, our local AOPA aviation attorney, has prepared a generic form that complies with the notification requirements of FAR 91.146. The form letter is attached and available for your use. Thanks Tom!

Some of you may remember the big BIG PZL-101 Gawron that Dick Bovey recovered a few years back.  It was owned by my partner, Charles Connally.  Charley and I flew it from Plateau Sky Ranch in Edinberg to Lakeway, Texas - what a great flght - 3 days and 2100 miles at an average speed of 77 mph!! He recently did an off-airport land at Spicewood, Texas (88R).  He and his passenger walked away without a scratch or bump.  The plane saved their lives.  See the file attachments for pics.   RIP, Big Bird!

We had a great trip with five airplanes and ten participants. It was a beautiful clear morning. It was bumpy down low but smooth above 5,000 feet.  Click here to see some pictures.

Let's get out and fly together!

The minutes from previous meetings are available here.