Gateway Pilots 
July 2008 Newsletter
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008From the June Picnic
The universe blessed us with gorgeous weather at Kilroy’s at Smartt Field, perfect for drifting between Laurie’s delicious food inside and Rick and Gen Albrecht’s crooning outside.
July Meeting
The Wednesday, July 9, 2008 meeting will be at The Columns. LaVonne from Operation Lift-Off will visit us, bringing TWA and Ozark Airlines memorabilia. Operationg Lift-Off is a 501(c)3 organization that sells Ozark and TWA merchandise. Proceeds from the sales are used to fund airline tickets for children needed to travel from their home city for medical care.
The following merchandise will be available for sale at the meeting:
Clothing: Men and Ladies Polo Shirts, TWA Hats, Ladies Nightshirts, TWA sweaters.
Airplane stuff: Airplane models, large and small, Assorted pictures and artwork of airplanes; Tote bags with embroidery of TWA emblem, TWA cloth placemats with different designs.
Other Misc.: Stuffed bears dressed in pilot gear ( if any left) , Airplane clock, Decals, TWA golf balls and tees,Coffee mugs with different airplanes, Etched glassware showing different airplanes, Flight Attendant pins, TWA China and TWA silverware; also TWA Connie notecards.
She will also be bringing a few large lithographs and framed pictures.
Credit cards will be accepted for purchases. LeVonne will bring Operation Liftoff brochures and a surprise gift for everyone in attendance.
Phone your dinner reservations to Jean Murry at (314)469-3541.
Upcoming Events
George Andre will talk to us in August. George flew the SR-71, flew for TWA, flew for Wings of Hope, flew Zipper at Reno, and recently received an FAA safety award for 50 years of flying without an accident.
Bob Linenweber will explain the new WINGS program in September.
St. Charles County Smartt airport is having an open house August 30-31.
You can always find the latest list of upcoming MPA events on our web site at http://gatewaypilots.org/upcoming-events/.
This year, all meetings on are the third Wednesday of the month except in December. See the upcoming events page for weather minimums and times.
| May 14 | Chapter Meeting (Joe Dobronski) | The Columns |
| May 17 | Flyout | Marion IL (MWA) - Sergio's Restaurant |
| June ? | Picnic | Kilroys (KSET) |
| June 14 | Flyout | Litchfield IL (3LF) |
| July 19 | Flyout | Gastons AR (3MO) |
| July 22 | Chapter Meeting (Gary Liming, History of Beasly Aircraft) | The Columns |
| Aug. 12 | Chapter Meeting (Jeff Edwards, Aircraft Accident Investigation) | The Columns |
| Aug. 16 | Flyout | Casey IL (1H8) - Richard's Farm Restaurant |
| Aug. 29-30 | Smartt Field Open House | KSET |
| Sept. 6 | Flyout | Labor Day - Old Sttlers and Threshers Reunion - Mt. Pleasant IA |
| Sept. 9 | Chapter Meeting (Fred Schieszer, Warrensburg College) | The Columns |
| Sept. 20 | Flyout | Jefferson City (JEF) - Nick's Restaurant |
| Oct. 14 | Chapter Meeting (Libby Yunger, 100 years of women in aviation 1909-2009) | The Columns |
| Oct. 18 | Flyout | Lake Barkley KY (1M9) |
| Nov. 11 | Chapter Meeting (Bill Hopper, Learning To Fly Helicopters, The Challenges and Rewards) | The Columns |
| Nov. 15 | Flyout | Quincy IL (UIN) |
| Dec. 9 | Chapter Meeting / Christmas Party | The Columns |
| Dec. 12 | Flyout | St. Charles County (Smartt) (SET) - Kilroy's Restaurant |
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