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06-07
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*** PHOTOS VIDEOS AND ACTIVITIES ***
SPECIAL ANNUAL TRIBUTE DINNER FOR 2008
The Chapter 47 Dining Out Tribute Dinner was a big success with around 32 people in attendance on
Friday March 17th 2008 at the Tierra Verde Community Center
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The EAA Chapter 47 Jack W. Tunstill Award |
EAA Chapter 47 Jack W. Tunstill Award For Exceptional Service To Aviation went to Ed Hoffman Sr. who is a charter member of EAA Chapter 47 and the award was presented by Jack Tunstill. |
EAA Chapter 47 Jack W. Tunstill Award Trophy |
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Hal Melkonian received the Golden Wings Award from EAA CH 47 by President Glenn Anderson. Hal is a charter member of the chapter and has held several offices and has been a great supported of the chapter. |
Keith Kewley received the Silver Wings Award from EAA CH 47 President Glenn Anderson. Keith is an active member of the chapter and has held several offices. He is also very active as a pilot for the Young Eagles Program.
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EAA CHAPTER 47 OFFICERS FOR 2008
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EAA CH 47 PRESIDENT Glenn Anderson |
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Vice President Bill Shivers
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TREASURER Daniel Antrim on left with George SILADIE
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Secretary Jim Smith |
Flying Start Coordinator GEORGE SILADIE |
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TERRI GRINER Young Eagles Coordinator and president of AWAPS |
BILL BUSTON Young Eagles Coordinator |
Don Cocker Young Eagles Coordinator |
Bob Adams Webmaster |
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Slide show of the EAA CH 47 awards dinner for 2008 Click on the picture
The main speaker for the Awards Dinner was Dr. Warren Brown, past President of the Florida Aviation Historical Society. He made a presentation on Florida’s rich aviation history.
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SPG Terminal dedication November 2007
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Slide Show of the SPG Terminal dedication November 2007 Click on the picture to activate |
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Video Click on the airplane for some extreme cross-wind landings. Notice that some of the pilots did not align the plane with the runway before touch-down. |
Video Click on the airplane for a landing on a very short runway
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Video Calm fishing scene on a lake until!!!! Click on the boat and hold your breath. |
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PHOTOS FROM EAA47 SPONSORED PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOLS
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EAA CHAPTER 47 GROUND SCHOOL 2001 |
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EAA CHAPTER 47 GROUND SCHOOL 12/03 |
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GROUND SCHOOL CELEBRATION AT LAKELAND 12/03 WITH TEN AIRPLANES |
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EAA CHAPTER 47 GROUND SCHOOL AND THE INSTRUCTOR 3/06 |
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GROUND SCHOOL CELEBRATION WITH EAA47 AND AWAPS MEMBERS AT SEBRING WITH EIGHT AIRPLANES 5/06 |
The Saturday September 16, 2006 fly-in was with five planes and 14 folks and one K9
to the Flying W Air-Ranch.
The Saturday November 11, 2006 fly-in was with one plane and 4 folks to the River Ranch Resort
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Fly-in Pilots, Co-Pilots and the K9 9/2006 |
Fly-in Pilots, Co-Pilots and the K9 9/2006 |
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Some of the animals at the Flying W 9/2006 |
Some of the animals at the Flying W 9/2006 |
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Flying W restaurant, bed and breakfast facility. 9/2006 |
Five planes all neatly in a row for the Fly-in from SPG and one from CLEW 9/2006 |
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Keith, Justin and Diana at the River Ranch Resort 11/2006 |
Justin at the River Ranch Zoo 11/2006 |
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Bill at the Punta Gorda PGD breakfast Fly-in 12/6/06 |
Keith landing at Punta Gorda PGD 12/6/06 CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR THE VIDEO |
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SPECIAL ANNUAL TRIBUTE DINNER FOR 2007
The Chapter 47 Dining Out Tribute Dinner was a big success with around 40 people in attendance on Friday March 23rd 2007 at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in St Petersburg.
"Eddie" Hoffman, former President and Chapter member, made the program presentation along
with his father, Ed Hoffman Sr. a charter member of the Chapter.
EAA Chapter 47 Jack W. Tunstill Award For Exceptional Service To Aviation went to
Congressman C.W. Bill Young
The EAA Chapter 47 Silver Wings Award For Exceptional Service To Aviation and to EAA Chapter 47
went to Bob Adams
Photographs taken at the EAA Chapter 47 Dining Out Tribute Dinner
THE PHOTOS WERE PLACED INTO A SLIDE SHOW TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE 2008 ANNUAL TRIBUTE DINNER
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Click on the picture for the Slide show of the 2007 dinner
Glenn Anderson President EAA Chapter 47 Presiding over the Tribute Dinner |
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AIR FEST OCTOBER 2007 AT Albert Whitted Airport view from above. Click on the picture for the slide show or Photos by Don Cocker; Retouched by www.bobs-webdb.com |
AIR FEST OCTOBER 2006 at Albert Whitted Airport Click on the picture for the slide show or click here |
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FLYING HIGH 2007 |
GRAB THAT HELICOPTER 2007 |
GOT THE HELICOPTER 2007 |