July 24, 2000                            Dave Printz, Editor
 

Next Meeting:

Wednesday, July 26, 7:30 p.m.
Pleasantdale Park District, Wolf Rd.

GLE Flight Schedule:

07/22/00 Shoe Factory Road
07/30/00 Oshkosh - EAA (see note)
08/06/00 RayG Memorial Fly-In at SAC
08/12-13/00  Elk Grove Village
08/20/00 Streator Breakfast Fly-In
08/20/00 Jeff Peca - Pratts Wayne Field
08/27/00 Halsted - Kickapoo Woods
09/01-03/00 Dayton, Ohio Giant Scalers
09/09/00 Winamac
09/10/00 Palos Big Bird
09/17/00 Pekin, IL
GLE Father's Day Air Show: see the photo gallery to see more of the pics.  Al Van Huis did a superb job.  We're likely to see them in a 2001 High Flight. We had a fine day with over 55 flyers and over 60 planes.  Many comments were received from our guests about the quality and safety of our event. Hats off to the entire team who helped in every way and to Dan N., who served as our CD for the event.
Oshkosh is coming on the weekend of 7/30.  Martin Stanley provided us with details of the bus trip to the EAA. There may still be seats available.  Contact Class Act Travel in Worth at 708-448-6560.
On 08/20 many of us are going to the Streator Breakfast Fly-In.  Dave G. from the Streator club asked to make sure we were coming when we met him at St. Charles.  It's a fine site and event, with great food and fun. Beans, not corn, in the adjacent fields.  Come on out! 

Sorry, Jeff, but we'll have to pass on the Pratts Wayne event on this date.
Do not forget the Dayton and Winamac events in September.
On June 26th, we lost Larry Porter.  The club sent flowers and many attended the wake. Gary sent us the following note:

My sincere thanks to all of the membership for their friendship and support during this most difficult time. The smallest of the clubs truly has the biggest heart. While his health prevented his participation in most events, he was always proudest of his membership in the "Eagles."
The Chicago Air Show will be presented on August 19-20. 
Come get your new hats! You'll love 'em.  And they WILL get attention. I'd bet that in future years, you'll see others copying our new hats.
From Jeff Peca, we got this terrible news last night:

My father-in-law, Lynda's Dad, was killed in a tragic car accident last Saturday.  He is being waked at Vandenburg Funeral Home located at 17248 South Harlem this Saturday, July 22, from 2pm-8pm. Your prayers are greatly appreciated. -Jeff
Come on out to the meeting!  See ya! 
THE NEW EAGLES HAT... 

GET YOURS NOW!

Here's the new hat!  We are very pleased with its appearance and fit.  We hope you'll agree. Pick yours up at this meeting.  Cost: $13, delivered.  Call Dave for other arrangements.
the dashing new hat!

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Full-Scale JU-52 Eagles tent at St. Charles another St. Charles pic
Full-scale JU-52 to be at Oskhosh on 7/30/00. Crewman Dave Fairbrother lives in Cicero. The GLE tent at the St. Charles show, July 14, 2000. A fine flyer, one tent away, also at St. Charles.
giant T-28 B-32 giant X-1 crash
A great giant T-28. Flew like a dream. The B-32 giant, the only one of its kind, joined the WW2 bombers in the air over St. Charles.  One of many multi-engine aircraft in the show. The result of the X-1 crash following launch from the B-29.  We've seen this superb show performed flawlessy at Dayton for the past two years.  A SNAFU took out the X-1.  No injuries.