Our Young Eagles day in Snyder was a success, many 471 members participated and made the day fun for all. The crowd turnout from Snyder was great and the newspaper and radio advertising paid off! Fuel prices were lowered to $1.40 for our members in appreciation for a job well done. After flying in Abilene at our Young Eagles day, with our wonderful controllers guiding us around the city, they were certainly missed at the uncontrolled Winston Field! The morning was very busy to say the least.

This year at SWRFI, chapters have been requested to serve in specific areas rather than all chapters mixing and working together to get the job done.

This will give some accountability and ease the workload on some chapters. Since our chapter is one of the ones that have more than its fair share of the workload, I am glad to see this change. This year chapter 471 will be putting up tents and taking them down. Not a hard task, since we have done it every year anyway, plus a lot more!

The chapter voted last month to bid our "T" hangers now rather than wait until 2003. This will make our new club hangar’s lease in conjunction with our "T" hangars. One is no good without the other! A study was done to determine the sewer location, and this has determined our building location for us. We will request to the city that the location be where the EAA tie down area is, just East of TSTC’s north storage yard. TSTC is working on an easement agreement for water and sewer to run across their storage yard. We also voted to move the meeting to the 2^nd Saturday breakfast. This way you can eat meat, or eat and meet. This will allow us to schedule some "hands on" building/maintenance programs.

We watched "Chapter Views Volume 5", produced by EAA nationals in the last meeting. This video shows me that our chapter is working in the direction to make the chapter thrive. Nationals stress Food, Fun, Flying, and Family. These are ways to keep all members involved. If you think back, we have focused on all of these.

Winning the Regional title moved her name to the national competition. At news time, no official standings were available for the national title.

Lisa told Hangar Flyin' that she thought that the safety articles which she has shared with our club were the deciding factor in her being named CFI of the Year at the regional level.

Our congratulations go out to Lisa Marcellus – CFI of the Year!

Responsibilities will be divided so that one person will be in charge of each of the following areas:

Sitework

Concrete

Building erection

Bi-fold door

Electrical

Plumbing

This way, no one person

will have too great of a load in our pro-ject. The whole point is to have fun building it and using it. Why make it a burden!!

Our area leaders so far are:

Carroll Bird - Electrical

Tim McMurray - Lighting

Loren Henson - Bi-Fold Door

If you can lead or serve in a certain area, please call, email, or see Gray Bridwell at the monthly breakfast.

On June 16th, our club participated in a Young Eagle's flight in Snyder. That same day, our friends (and members) at the Big Country Chapter of the Confed-erate Airforce had a fly-in and static display at Elmdale. AND then, some of our members went to Judge Lane's annual fly-in and cookout.

It is not possible to mention each one of your names in relation to what you do to make these special events happen. (They don't JUST happen do they?) Often, we don't even know who did what, but we do know that we appreciate each one of you and your faithful contribution to the effectiveness of Chapter 471. Thank you – each one of you – for your hard work!!

The following letter was sent by 471 member Wes Hays to the Lubbock chapter concerning their work at the Snyder Young Eagles event.

EAA Chapter 19

Lubbock, TX

I just had to write your chapter a note of gratitude for the members of your chapter that helped us with the Young Eagle flight in Snyder last Saturday, June 16. Our Abilene Chapter 471 had scheduled the Young Eagles flight at Snyder but unfortunately only three of our planes were able to make it. The others were down for maintenance or had already made other plans. We had three RV's and one Cherokee. Thanks to Chapter 471 members Carroll Bird, Gray Bridwell, Hobby Stephens, Lon Beasley, Bobby Nichols, Jim West, and Tim McMurray for their efforts in making the YE flight a success.

However, there were 52 Young Eagles anxiously awaiting to be flown, and without the help and assistance of the following members of Lubbock Chapter 19, the YE flight would have been very disappointing for a lot of the kids who showed up. I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate them and I hope you will also give them a hearty Well Done.

Terry Cole, Jeff Church, Judy Stocks, John Rotgotski, and Stan Blanton flew numerous YE's while Joel Spray helped get the folks lined up and organized. All in all it was a huge success, but it just wouldn't have happened without the assistance from your folks from Chapter 19.

You guys and gals are great and we appreciate you very much.

Warmest regards,

Wes Hays

Chapter 471

some maintenance items prior to the fly-in. The following is a partial list of things that we will try to accomplish:

1) Install a new roof on the portable control tower.

2) Paint the portable control tower.

3) Clean out and reorganize the storage area.

4) Install new locking mechanisms on storage area doors.

5) Clean out and reorganize the office spaces.

6) Mesquite control (spraying ) on the ultralite runway and other areas.

We expect to have SWRFI members from all over flying and driving in to help with this effort. If we all pitch in, we hope to have the majority of this work by early afternoon before it gets too hot!!

So come and join in the fun and help make our fly-in "The Best In The Southwest."

Thanks,

Tim McMurray

Fly Market

thing like,

"Wanted, Good Woman. Must be able to Prop Airplane"

Fly Market is a new feature that was suggested by member Mike Moore. His is the first ad:

Contact Mike Moore at MikeM@huntbuilding.com

or mikem@abilene.com

Felix Thomas is looking for the person who stored a piece of equipment in his hangar. We are not absolutely sure what the equipment is, but it IS HEAVY!

If you are that person, please contact Felix at 672-3623.

Do you want a hangar fan?? Do you want it for free?? These are salvaged fan coil units that make a perfect shop fan!

See Gray at the breakfast and get a free hangar fan.

or call 537-9526 and leave a message.

July 14^th – 2^nd Saturday Breakfast NW Side "T" hangers 8:00am

– After-Breakfast-Meeting will be held in Hobby's hangar - Topic - NEW BUILDING, and

"T" HANGARS.

President Gray Bridwell

Vice-President Felix Thomas

Secretary Jim Snellgrove

Treasurer Hobby Stevens

Director Barry Cotner

Director Dennis Mathison

Director Hank Castle

Director Billy Tucker

Past President Carroll Bird