Gateway Pilots

Civil Air Patrol

Presented By:  Colonel Sean Fagan – Commander of the North Central Region of the CAP.  He is responsible for operations in 7 states, 4236 personnel, and 54 search & rescue aircraft.  He is a St. Louis native and serves as a Captain in the Florissant Police Dept. He is the recipient of many awards, commendations, and medals. 

When:  Wednesday March 21, 2012

Where:  Maryland Heights Community Center

Dinner:  6:30 Program 7:30 P. M.

We meet at Maryland Heights Community Center, 2344 McKelvey Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043. The doors open at 6:00 and the buffet line begins at 6:30 followed by the program at 7:30. It is not necessary to dine with us to attend the program at 7:30 p.m. We are a friendly and informal group, and we do ask that you make dinner reservations by the Monday evening preceding the meeting. Cost of the meal is $15.00 for dinner reservations call Jean Murry at 314-469-3541 or email Donna.Crandell@StaplesPromoProducts.com

First Flight:  Is your son, daughter, or grandchild interested in aviation?  Our Jim Byrnes First Flight Scholarship pays for an introductory flight with an instructor at a Metro St. Louis Airport.  Applicant must be at least 16 yrs old and submit a short essay on why they are interested in aviation.

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OPERATION SMILE

Presented By:  Chris Erkmann, MD,CFI, Glider Rating,  C-182 Owner.  Chris will discuss his recent participation in Operation Smile in Guwahati, India, January 2012.

When:  Wednesday February 15, 2012

Where:  Maryland Heights Community Center

Dinner:  6:30 Program 7:30 P. M.

We meet at Maryland Heights Community Center, 2344 McKelvey Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043. The doors open at 6:00 and the buffet line begins at 6:30 followed by the program at 7:30. It is not necessary to dine with us to attend the program at 7:30 p.m. We are a friendly and informal group, and we do ask that you make dinner reservations by the Monday evening proceeding the meeting. Cost of the meal is $15.00 For dinner reservations call Jean Murry at 314-469-3541 or email Donna.Crandell@StaplesPromoProducts.com

First Flight:  Is your son, daughter, or grandchild interested in aviation?  Our Jim Byrnes First Flight Scholarship pays for an introductory flight with an instructor at a Metro St. Louis Airport.  Applicant must be at least 16 yrs old and submit a short essay on why they are interested in aviation.

Upcoming Events

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Gateway News

February 2012

The annual MACTS Seminar was held on 1-21 & 1-22 at the Maryland Heights Centre. We furnished coffee, donuts and mini bagels for the event. I am proud to say that our Chapter had 25 members present for the Seminar.  Thanks to: Don Kramme and Harold Booher for their hard work and excellent coffee making skills. I would remiss if I did not thank my husband, Bob Crandell, for all of his help and support.

Gloria Bahn, the president of the Greater St. Louis Flight Instructors Association, and Dave Pressey both Gateway members, were gracious enough to allow me to speak to the group at the beginning of the Seminar.  I invited everyone to join the Gateway Chapter and explained the importance of State Aviation Day. Several applications were handed out and renewals were paid by a few members.  I consider this to be one of the best events we have in the aviation community.  The speakers are always top-notch and the vendors are supporting all of general aviation.

Of course, I have volunteered the Gateway Chapter to do it again in 2013.

On a sad note, we lost one of our members that weekend.  Matt Martin passed away.  He will be missed. Matt was a kind, quiet, Gentleman in the true sense of the word.

On to new things:  We have speakers in place for the rest of 2012. Please plan on attending the monthly meetings and bring a friend.

If you can, be sure to come to Jefferson City on March 27 for State Aviation Day.  General Aviation needs all of our support. Please read the MPA news for more updates.

Please mark your calendars for the convention:  6-9-2012 in Boonville.

A big thanks to Steve Pierce for adding the links to our website.

That’s it for now,

Respectfully,

Donna Crandell