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ICS eNews December 2016
ICS eNewsletter
International Comanche Society
December 2016
Editor: Peter Morse, ICS# 16012 [email protected] cell 401-636-1046
Contents: President’s message / Convention / Tribe news / Safety / ICS Contacts
ICS President’s Message
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to all of our loyal members, on behalf of the International Comanche Society. May 2017 bring the best flying year to you and your family. I look forward to meeting many of you, and sharing the wonderful joys of aviation together. Warm tailwinds, Av Shiloh
2017 Convention in Cleveland OH The NC Tribe invites you to the 2017 ICS Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
• When: June 20-25, 2017 • Where: Cleveland, Ohio • Hotel: Hilton Downtown (opened 2014) • Airport: Burke Lake Front (KBKL)
See the December Flyer magazine for details, on ComancheFlyer.com.
November ICS Tribe Notices US Tribes
From CJ Stumpf, NE Tribe Chief Email: [email protected] • Fly-ins for 2017
The Northeast Tribe has posted our fly-in schedule for 2017 on line, with some favorite locations being revisited and some new ones added. See it from our home page (below).
• Tribe information For information about the NE Tribe go to our website at ICS-NE home page. You will find officer contact info, our fly-in schedule, and many document links including past Nor’Easter newsletters. You may particularly enjoy our /ICS-NE/BF_Photos collection of “best fly-in photos”.
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From Phil Hobbs, SE Tribe Email: [email protected] • New Years Eve in Venice, Florida with the SE Tribe. Annual New Year’s Fly-In at the Ramada
Venice Hotel Venezia in Venice, FL, Friday, Dec 30, 2016 to Sunday, Jan 1, 2017. • Saturday Lunch Fly-ins
We will be scheduling lunch fly-ins throughout the year. These will be scheduled by email. Let me know if there are good destinations in your area and we will get the word out!
From Carl Talkington, MS Tribe Chief Email: [email protected]
• Saturday Lunch Fly-Ins Saturday Lunch Fly-Ins will be posted in the "From the Tribe Chiefs" section in the Flyer magazine. We will also send out email notices a month before and the week of the fly-in. The fly-ins will focus on having fun, kicking tires, telling stories and promoting more new and old friendships among our tribe members.
• If you would like to host a lunch fly-in, please contact Carl Talkington by email at [email protected]
From Ron Franks, SC Tribe Chief Email: [email protected]
• Saturday Lunch Fly-InsIf it is difficult for you to make a full weekend Fly-In, you may find a Saturday lunch gathering with Comanche camaraderie, sharing of flying stories, maintenance talk, and lunch, more to your liking. If you wish to organize a lunch fly-in, please contact Bruce Thumann by email at [email protected] or at 713-875-3056.
• Tribe email UpdatesMember of the SC (South Central) Tribe, your ICS e-mail address is also listed in the SC Tribe’s “tribe specific” e-mail address list. This e-mail contact is designed to give you Fly-In updates and or other last minute and SC Tribe specific news. If you are not receiving occasional South Central Tribe specific news from our Keeper of “The List”, Bruce Thumann, and would like to do so, please e-mail him at [email protected], and he will amend the list to include you.
International Tribes From Ken Mori, WC Tribe Chief Email: [email protected]
• Fly-Ins Come on guys & gals, we really need your participation to keep our tribe alive and well. Consider sponsoring a fly-in in your area or anywhere for that matter. Contact me at [email protected] and I will be pleased to help you.
• Tribe email Updates If you are not receiving the West Canada Tribe’s emails and would like to, please email: Ken Mori at: [email protected] , and we will make sure to amend the list to include you.
2017 ICS Fly-in Opportunities
There are a number of extended fly-in opportunities in the works for 2017 including New Years, the Convention in Cleveland OH, the NC Outer Banks, a week in Alaska, and a weekend in eastern Canada.
• New Years Eve in Venice, Florida with the SE Tribe. The ICS Southeast Tribe extends an invitation to all ICS members and friends to attend our annual New Year’s Fly-In at the Ramada Venice Hotel Venezia in Venice, FL from Friday, Dec 30, 2016 to
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Sunday, Jan 1, 2017. For an accurate headcount, please register AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to with Sara Liller at 813-677-3318 or Sally Williams at 561-676-3884. See the details and registration form in the December Flyer, page 34.
• The 2017 ICS Convention will be held in Cleveland, OH on June 20-25, using Burke Lake Front Airport (KBKL) as its base of operations. Cleveland is a fairly central location for our US members, reachable by many in one days flying time. The hotel is only a short distance from the airport. Look for a full article in the December Flyer, and details on ComancheFlyer.com.
• Joint SE-NE Weekend in the Outer Banks Enjoy Spring in the Carolinas with a multi-tribe, Outer Banks fly-in/flight-seeing weekend in New Bern, NC, April 21-23, 2017. Friday evening join us for dinner in historic Downtown New Bern. On Saturday, we will depart KEWN and head north to fly by the Currituck Light House on the Outer Banks before turning south to First Flight Airfield (KFFA) and the Wright Brother Memorial park. We will continue south along the Outer Banks, passing by America’s most famous lighthouse at Cape Hatteras before heading southwest to Ocracoke Island (W95)) for lunch at Howard’s Pub, returning to New Bern for the night. On Sunday, after a leisurely breakfast and morning, we take a 45-minute flight to BQ1 for a fly-in lunch BBQ that will put any $100 hamburger to shame. Watch the eNewsletter and Flyer for more details. Contact Ray Burton at [email protected].
• Spend a week in Alaska , flying from Bellingham WA (KBLI) on June 22 to Anchorage AK (PALH) by the coastal route. Alternate routes are flying the Trench or following the Alaskan Highway. Everyone will meet in Anchorage for the 24th to participate in a week of group or individual activities, departing for the lower 48 on July 1st. If this interests you, contact Ray Burton at [email protected].
• Spend a weekend in the Eastern Canadian Provinces with the NE Tribe. This trip is tentatively planned for August. If interested contact CJ Stumpf, NE Tribe Chief, at [email protected].
Each of these fly-in opportunities are listed in the NE Tribe’s /ICS-NE_FlyIn_RegForm. Click on the link, select the location from the drop down list, fill in the rest, click “Send” and your information will be forwarded to the contact person. Easy!
If anyone has a plan for a Comanche activity, send the information to Pete Morse at [email protected]. Comanches were not built to rust out, but to wear out.
Safety food for thought I recently attended a WINGS seminar presented by the Boston FSDO where they talked about a training plan to follow through the year. They suggest sitting down with a calendar and planning the various portions of a WINGS phase check list. During the colder months, attend or go on line to complete a safety seminar for one of the three required knowledge topics, and schedule the others for the early summer and the fall. In the early spring, make a date with an instructor for a check out flight, completing the airport environment / aircraft handling requirements. In the summer, get with your instructor to complete the slow flight and emergency procedures segment. Then, once the clock falls back to Standard Time, get in some night flight time instruction, working on the navigation and approach procedure segment. The net result is an emphasis on flight training and safety every two months or so, and the completion of a WINGS phase each year. You can’t get much better that that. Pete Morse, ICS #16012
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2015-16 ICS Contacts
ICS Officers and Directors: President: Av Shiloh 215-740-5558 [email protected]
Vice Pres.: Bob Williams 330-592-3111 [email protected] Secretary: Laverne Stroh 405-830-0658 [email protected] Treasurer: Bob Berry 330-608-8384 [email protected] Past Pres.: Bob Cretney 214-725-6584 [email protected] CFF Pres.: Mike Foster 210-701-6795 [email protected]
Flyer Editor: Melissa Frisbie [email protected] Tech Articles on the website: http://www.comancheflyer.com/NS/tech_articles.php
Mechanics Corner on the web: http://www.comancheflyer.com/NS/mech_corner.php
ENews request from the Editor The purpose of this newsletter is to share Comanche happenings with the full ICS membership. This can only happen with your input. The plan is to send the eNewsletter out monthly around the 15th.
• Tribe Chiefs, please send information about activities that you would like to publicize, or reviews of completed activities. Pictures can be worth a thousand words.
• Mechanics, send in your tricks to accomplish those little, or not so little tasks required to keep our Comanches flying.
• Members, send in your favorite Comanche activities, places you would like to fly to again, or other stories of general interest. Again, pictures are most welcome.
Send communications to me at [email protected]. If there are questions, call me at 401-636-1046. With all of your help we can breathe new life into the ICS organization. Everyone, please continue to support our Comanche Flyer advertisers. See them listed on the ICS website.
Pete Morse, ICS eNewsletter editor
