From AOPA web site:

By Val Paget

When an emergency occurs in flight, three skills are in great demand: situational awareness, creative problem solving, and energy management. One doesn’t have to be flying a large aircraft with 155 people over a crowded urban environment to recognize the value of developing these skill sets.

Piloting an Airbus 320, US Airways Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger made a successful emergency landing on the Hudson River after the loss of engine power essentially turned the airliner into a giant glider. This was not his first glider landing. Along with thousands of hours as pilot in command and a career as a safety expert, the captain holds a glider rating.

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0n February 28, 2008 the Monterey Bay Chapter of the 99s will host a Flying Companion Seminar at the Santa Cruz Office of Education, 400 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz.

The Flying Companion Seminar is for non-pilots who would like to be more comfortable in the cockpit of a small airplane. This seminar is designed to bring increased awareness of the basic principals of flight and to increase our overall knowledge and enjoyment of flight.

Advanced registration is required.Donation of $55.00 includes lunch and materials. 

Contact:Theresa Levandoski-Byers (831) 728-5511Make checks payable to :Monterey Bay 99sPO Box 924Freedom, CA 95019www.montereybay99s.org

Coffee, doughnuts, garbage bags. 

Weather is looking good!

EAA 119 Chapter membership meeting and talk. 

JR Warmkessel will talk about his home-built NC(Numerical Control) milling machine.

Watsonville Pilots Association meeting at EAA hangar

Civil Air Patrol: Rayvon Williams