Greater Midwest Rotorcraft Club

The Annual event brought to us by the Illinois Dept of Aviation, The FAA, many sponsors. The seminar features sport light aircraft of all types.

The annual seminar is always educational and fun. For a list of speakers and subjects visit     www.safety-seminar.com   February 27, 8am, Springfield, IL. State Fairgrounds. The club will rent a van. The club pays for the rental, we split the gas. We meet at the pick-up point (Cracker barrel parking lot, just north of I-80, exit Houbolt rd. at 6am. We will leave shortly thereafter.  We will have a driving McDonalds breakfast at the pickup site, drive to Springfield. No event admission charge, There is a catered lunch at the site. ($6.00?) After the event, we will stop at a restaurant on the way home and return to the pick-up point.

Contact Tom Milton for more info: 708-895-0398  gyroplanes@aol.com

The Annual Chapter 18 Awards Banquet will be held, Saturday, February 20, at 7 pm at Maxwells 1121 Dixie Highway, Beecher, IL.  Everyone is invited. Please contact Rich Vitt   630=243-0475        gyrorich1@sbcglobal.net

RSVP no later than Feb 13th

Door Prizes and raffles:

• 1st prize:  Tom-Tom 4.3 inch wide screen GPS
• 2nd prize: HD digital video camera

 Let’s set an attendance record. Come on out and enjoy the company of your fellow gyronauts. Start the year off right by celebrating the new gyro pilots and accomplishments of club members.  We might even have a big screen gyro “simulator” to play with

The club will meet in our hangar classroom Friday, Jan 22 at the Lansing municipal Airport. 7 PM

We will discuss the bylaws, propose a new “duty roster” and discuss the upcoming club events. (banquet, seminar at Springfield, Bensen Days)