International Gay Pilots Association(IGPA)
As there is a need and desire to have an international gay pilots association that meets the needs and desires to have events in the core of America, so all members travel to centralized events and minimize the costs.
weather: anticipated to be 74f, and only 20% chance of rain.
Wear your gay pilots necklace to make it easier to see/meet one another.
http://www.flylouisville.com/Bowman-Field/Fast-Facts.aspx
Bowman Field is the oldest continuously operating airport in the world. During WWII, it was the busiest airport in the world and it has the oldest aeroclub in the world.
http://kyahs.org/history.html (More history of Bowman Field)
MORE HISTORY ABOUT BOWMAN FIELD AT THE BOTTOM, BELOW:
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Charity Poker Run (Flights)
26 June 2010
http://www.globalair.com/pokerrun/
Globalair.com and Eagle Aviation are proud to present the 2nd annual aviation poker run for charity to benefit WHAS Crusade for Children. The event is scheduled for 26 June 2010 at Bowman Field (KLOU). All are invited to participate. We will have breakfast available as well as lunch. Flights are scheduled to depart at 10:00 a.m. EST and expected flight time is 2-3 hours depending on aircraft. Family and friends are invited as well for a day full of fun and festivities.
Poker Run Stops
KLOU (Bowman)
KFFT (Frankfort, Ky)
K6I2 (Lebanon, Ky)
KBRY (Bardstown, Ky)
KEKX (E'Town, Ky)
KLOU (Return to Bowman)
26 June 2010
Breakfast
Aero Club 8:00 a.m. - (optional)Served by Aero Club $8
Flights Depart
10:00 a.m. EST
Lunch
Noon – 2:00 p.m. EST
Fun & Festivities
Starts at 10:00 a.m. EST
Wear your gay pilots necklace to make it easier to see/meet one another.
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1:30/2:31 (Look for him toward the back of the room, two people to the right of the spot light--in a dark suit with a light blue shirt and dark blue tie and a Fedora hat).
2:23/2:31 (Look for him toward the right side of the press box--, two people are just below his face--in a dark suit with a light blue shirt and dark blue tie and no Fedora hat this time).
Brennan appears on the film as both an "Upper Class Gentleman" (appears in the Grandstands and in the Paddock areas of Churchill Downs) and as a "Sports Writer/Photographer" (appears in the tunnel as the horses emerge onto the race track at Churchill Downs, and Brennan is the absolute last person (photographer) seen as the "Secretariat" horse & jockey enter the track and the steady-cam follows the horse onto the track. Four all four days of the shoot at Churchill Downs, Brennan was in the same suit, so you will recognize him. Everyone had to wear the same cloths due to constituently.
As multiple angles were shot of each scene, Brennan appears in multiple angles of these shots.
This film was shot at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA (home of the Kentucky Derby); in Keeneland Race Track--in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, and then other locations in Louisiana as well as non-race track locations in those cities. See the film for a full list of credits.
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The Kentucky Aviation Historical Society is formed to acquire, preserve and display artifacts, documents, photographs and equipment that are of aviation significance. Our focus on the development of aviation in Kentucky will emphasize Louisville and Bowman Field
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Later in the year Bowman's lease on the property was taken over by the Army. The airfield then became the home of the 465th Army Pursuit Squadron, Army Air Service Reserve. Bowman Field was officially dedicated on August 25, 1923, and the Squadron remained the airfield's principal tenant for the next five years.xlii The primary aircraft flown by the 465th until at least 1927 was the Curtiss JN Jenny.xliii The commander of the 465th was Louisville native Captain Ledcreich Stuart Vance, Air Corps Reserve.
Sometime in 1930 the 465th Pursuit Squadron was re-designated the 325th Observation Squadron, Army Air Corps Reserve.xliv One source cited the establishment of the 325th as early as 1922 but this may be an error.xlv According to information provided by the Air Force Reserve Historian’s Office, the 325th Observation Squadron, Organized Reserves was constituted and assigned to 100th Division, Fifth Corps Area on 24 Jun 1921. It was organized at Cincinnati, OH in Feb 1923. Relieved from assignment to 100th Division on 21 Feb 1929 but remained assigned to Fifth Corps Area. It was relocated to Louisville, KY in July 1931; and to Bowman Field, KY on 21 Dec 1933. The 325th was consolidated on 19 Nov 1931 with the 325th Aero Squadron (Service), which was organized at Kelly Field, TX on 10 Dec 1917, served in England from 20 Aug-27 Nov 1918, and was demobilized at Garden City, NY on 19 Dec 1918. The 325th Observation Squadron was disbanded on 31 May 1942.xlvi
The 465th Pursuit Squadron, Organized Reserves, was organized at Louisville, KY, and assigned to Fifth Corps Area on 15 Oct 1921. It was demobilized on 1 Oct 1933.xlvii The 100th Division was originated and activated at Camp Bowie, Texas in July 1918. It was inactivated on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. The Division was demobilized a year later. In June 1921 the Headquarters of the 100th Division was reconstituted, with the headquarters at Wheeling, West Virginia, and the 400th Infantry Regiment in Louisville.xlviii
The club's founding fathers included pilots returning from the War who found that there was no place to continue their passion for flying, and businessmen who saw the potential of aviation beyond military applications. In 1923 the Aero Club was given an allotment of funds by Jefferson County and the city of Louisville to rent and maintain an airport at this site. The number of club members started growing Dedication of the Army Air Corps Hangar at Bowman Field in 1932. Courtesy Kentucky Heritage Council.
A Brief History of the Kentucky Air National Guard — Fortune Favors the Brave
15 immediately and some of them also joined the Pursuit Squadron. Thirty members of the
Aero Club spent a weekend at "Camp Knox" (now better known as Fort Knox) dismantling an
old army hangar which they brought back to Bowman and erected as the quarters of the Reserve Air Corps Squadron.
The Aero Club ran Bowman Field for the first six years of its existence. The members took care of maintenance, building, and anything that arose. In 1923 they put on the first air show in Louisville, with an attendance estimated by the Courier-Journal at 12,000. One history of the club describes the various air shows that took place in the 1920s. It says, "The most outstanding of these flying exhibitions was the one where Lieutenants Jimmie Doolittle, Alec Pearson, and Brookley tied their planes together with string and took off and landed in formation without breaking the string between their ships.
By 1928 it was clear that Bowman Field was outgrowing its volunteer status, and the members of the Aero Club could no longer keep it maintained and manned as it needed to be. The state legislature created the Louisville and Jefferson County Air Board and authorized the issuance of $750,000 in bonds to buy the entire Von Zedwitz estate. Part of the estate is now Bowman Field and part is Seneca Park.
The first chairman of the new Air Board was Aero Club member Addison Lee. He and five others were appointed to the bipartisan board in October, 1928. They were the forerunners of the current Regional Airport Authority.xlix Bowman Field is touted as the longest continuously operating, general aviation airport in the United States.l
The U. S. Army Air Corps held a major Anti-Aircraft Exercises in 1933 in the Fort Knox Area. On 20 Apr 1933 twelve P-16 airplanes of the 94th Pursuit Squadron based at Selfridge Field, Michigan were flown to Patterson Field, Ohio, for use of the 3rd Attack Group as attack aircraft during Air Corps – Anti-Aircraft exercises.
The aircraft took part in mock raids on Fort Knox from 15 to 27 May 1933. Fort Knox retaliated by sending up pursuit ships from Bowman Field in Louisville due to the poor condition of Godman Field. Brigadier General Julian R. Lindsey, Fort Knox Commanding General and Colonel Daniel Van Voorhis Commanding Officer of Fort Knox’s 1st Cavalry Regiment were in charge of the defense of Fort Knox.li The exercise also incorporated the 325th Observation Squadron, Organized Reserve, from Selfridge Field consisting of 26 Reserve Officer Pilots and Observers, under command of Captain Locke, Air-Reserve, and accompanied by Captain Bushrod Hoppin and First Lieutenant Stanton T. Smith, active duty unit instructors, and four enlisted instructors, 13 O-1 F “Falcon” airplanes, were attached to the Group for duration of exercise as Group Headquarters Reconnaissance unit.lii"
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VISIT:
http://www.flylouisville.com/Bowman-Field/Fast-Facts.aspx
also VISIT:
If anyone needs a ride around Bowman Field, there are rental cars available on the field. Ground Transportation
Bowman field was where the glider pilots were trained. Those pilots went on to conduct the raid on Normandy the night before the naval landing. We will meet at the former control tower/Administration building lobby that is in the center of that historic building seen below: [Please RSVP so if you are running late, we can wait for you.]
Our events are near to the local airfields (Bowman Field KLOU and Louisville International Airport KSDF) to encourage members to fly into the city and participate in our social meetings. A further goal will be to pick up those members and drive them to the restaurant so it would not be necessary to rent a car.
We sincerely hope all of you can and will attend.
The restaurant phone number is 502-456-6680 just in case anyone gets lost on their way to the meeting. Cocktails and dinner would be a good event to start with and then there are many gay bars (they stay open until 0400 EST) to take everyone out to after that. We started at 1800 EST (6:00 p.m.) until 1945ish in their front room.
"A real local restaurant loved by real locals: A neighborhood favorite and Louisville staple for over 10 years, Buckhead Mountain Grill is a locally owned, family-friendly restaurant. We combine a comfortable and relaxed mountain lodge atmosphere with a full selection of classic, delectable foods.
Our large menu offers something for everyone, including meat loaf, pot pies, steak and ribs, as well as, lighter fare for warm weather dining. Made from original recipes, our delicious choices are always fresh � including our signature Certified Angus Beef� � and made by hand everyday. It's real meals made in a real kitchen."
As our meeting is on Holloween night, I thought you might be interested in a short history of that festival (see below). Members are not required, but welcome to wear any costume to the gathering.
We will be meeting in their small dining room unless the RSVP list is so large we have a bigger room. Their phone number is: (502) 456-6680 (in case you all cannot find it while on Bardstown Road) (on west side of Bardstown Road)
Our September meeting will be: Monday 28 September 2009, 1800 EST (6:00 p.m.) at the http://www.classicbiplanetours.com/, We met in their large airplane hanger. Their phone number is: (502)836-5252 (in case you all cannot find it while on Bowman Field) (on North side)
See the DIRECTIONS WEBPAGE: http://www.classicbiplanetours.com/directions.htm
International Gay Pilots Association (IGPA) and the Kentuckiana Cinematography Club (KCC) had a combined meeting: Different location/time, special meeting 28 September 2009, 1800 (6:00 p.m. EST) Monday evening: this special meeting will be held at BOWMAN FIELD (KLOU) at the CLASSIC BI-PLANE TOURS OFFICE http://www.classicbiplanetours.com/directions.htm. 2700 Gast Blvd, Louisville, KY 40205. (Inside of the Louisville Executive Aviation: http://www.louisvilleexecutive.com/ building). This highly unique meeting for the club will include:
1. Aerial Videographer guest speaker,
2. Two radio drama short films written by international writers,
3. Celebration of Life/Aviation Memorial for KCC member, (pilot) Ryan Christopher Mouritsen who passed away earlier this year, Ryan is the first member of the KCC to die since the creation of the KCC. He will be posthumously awarded with the "KCC Lifetime Achievement Award" for contributions to the entertainment and aviation community.
4. Aerial banner flown for Ryan Mouritsen from a plane that pulls banners.
5.*Opportunity for KCC members to fly in an open-cockpit bi-plane to celebrate aviation and the life of Ryan Mouritsen.
2. The CAST AND CREW of two films, both films were present for the showing of "Tune In and Turn On: Film #1 and Film #2" These two films were written by internationally known writers that both volunteered to write a script when a cast/crew call was made for a 7-day film contest at a larger film festival. Film #1 was written by Vin Morreale (former writer for "Remington Steele" and "The Smurfs." Vin currently teaches acting classes and runs VSM Productions, VSM Casting, and VSM Entertainment. Website: http://www.vsmentertainment.com/
Film #2 was written by Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe of Wales, United Kingdom. Over the last fifty, plus years, Lionel has published over 250 books. Website: http://www.lionel-fanthorpe.com/ Come out and meet the cast and crew of these two films.
4. After our abbreviated meeting, we had a banner flown by one plane and that said "Goodbye Ryan Mouritsen [heart shaped symbol]" on it. In another plane, we videotaped the banner flying. This tape will be included for the Mouritsen family.
5. The Classic Biplane Tours: http://www.classicbiplanetours.com/ will be available to take passengers (see their normal fees). http://www.classicbiplanetours.com/flights.htm They are kind enough to help us put on this CELEBRATION OF LIFE PARTY/AVIATION MEMORIAL FOR RYAN, so we want you to show you appreciation by being a passenger on BIG RED, the most famous bi-plane in Louisville, KY. Bring along your own camera if it can be strapped to you and kept secure and you can become an aerial photographer/videographer.
MEETING LOCATION: 2700 Gast Boulevard Louisville, Ky 40205, is off Dutchmans Lane and is where the Bowman Field Drivers License branch is located. Continue past the Drivers License branch to the Louisville Executive Aviation parking lot. We are located in the lobby of the large white hanger.
PLEASE RSVP AS WE NEED TO KNOW ANY MANY OF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING THIS MEETING. Write me at bc@brennancallan.com Please feel free to bring refreshments and snacks to this event as they do not have a restaurant at this location. PLEASE ARRIVE A FEW MINUTES TO SEVERAL MINUTES EARLY AS THIS MEETING MUST START ON TIME SO WE CAN GO FLY BEFORE IT GETS DARK.
This meeting has many folks to express our gratitude for helping:
Classic Biplane Tours: http://www.classicbiplanetours.com/
Louisville
Executive Aviation: http://www.louisvilleexecutive.com/
Duncan Kirk Bohannon,
Musical Composer http://www.duncankirkbohannon.com/
Rachel Bohannon, Singer,
Song Writer
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rachel-Bohannon/84014037079
Chuck
Biddle, IC Video, video projection system at the meeting
Josh Grimes, Code 3
Video Productions, http://www.code3video.net/home.htm
Evan Peters for helping
to videotape this meeting.
All of the cast/crewmembers also deserve a great deal of
recognition.
"Tune In and Turn On: Films 1 and 2" are dedicated to the loving
memory of Ryan Christopher Mouritsen, KCC Member, recipient of the "Kentuckiana
Cinematography Club (KCC) Lifetime Achievement Award" for contributions to the
entertainment and aviation community.
Our deepest sympathies to the family of Ryan Christopher Mouritsen.
See the DIRECTIONS WEBPAGE: http://www.classicbiplanetours.com/directions.htm
Our first meeting was in Louisville, KY Saturday, 26 April 2008
How much do events cost?
There is no membership or event fee. Members, or guests, who participate in an event are expected to share in fuel expense when the event involves flying. Beyond that each member and guest is responsible for their own expenses. These would generally include meals, entertainment, accomodations, and personal shopping.
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Serving the Mid-Atlantic area.
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Unusual
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Rainbow Flyers Pilots
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National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program
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From: "Benjamin Paul Swem" At this time the RSEV project is looking for information on aerospace
engineers and propulsion system experts who would be interested in supporting or
signing on to the project when funding becomes available. The RSEV project is
looking to build to teams; a Design Team and a Propulsion Team.
The Design Team which will focus on the research and development of the
concept design, management of the project and organizing supportand experiments.
The Propulsion Team which will focus on the research and development of the
ship's propulsion and power generation systems. For more information please
visit the RSEV Project website below and contact the project president. If you
would be interested in signing onto one of the teams when the time comes or
would like to support the project in some other manner, please let me know.
In the near future I am looking to expand the RSEV project's status to that
of a Non-Profit Organization. Awaiting funds and information to fill out
paperwork and meet requirements. Once I have an idea of who would sign onto my
Design Team, I will take the next step towards gaining regular financial support
from organization and government sources.
Benjamin P. Swem
Lewis Engineering & Associates
(Aviation Safety)
Blue Lick Airport (07KY), Brooks, KY. on Airstrip America
Blue Lick Airport (07KY), Brooks, KY. on AirNav
Bluelick Aero Enterprize LLC / JARCO at Blue Lick Airport (07KY), Brooks, KY.
Hap's Aerial Enterprises & Aviation Flight School: Clark County, IND
Kentucky Air National Guard 123 Wing
Kentucky Experimental Aviation Association
For a more romantic view of the airport, silhouetted against a glorious sunset, try our outdoor dining on
the deck with a little imagination, you can see it exactly as Charles Lindbergh did when he landed the "Spirit of St. Louis" here in 1927.
Louisville Soaring Club (located at Bardstown, KY. Samuel's Airport Field (BRY) is only 30 miles south of Louisville, KY.) By ground - the airport
is located a couple of miles west of Bardstown's center square on Hwy 62. No webpages as of 12 May 2010.
Sky Signs, LLC. can assemble the traditional red letters the write your sign in the sky or they can pull an aerial banner that has images or prints on them. Their plane is capable of
pulling three different signs between landing. They use an arrestor hook system from the plane that grabs the leading lines that allow the hook to connect with the sign that follows the
plane after the pilot regains his speed. It is an impressive sight to see when they pull the signs.
Aviation Museum of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky
Kentucky’s Flying Soldiers
A History of the Kentucky Army National Guard’s Fixed Wing Aviation
A Brief History of the
Kentucky Air National Guard Fortune Favors the Brave
The Alien Song Spike Mike of the Fantastic Forum pointed us to an amusing video called The Alien Song by
animator Victor Navone.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
Fagen Inc. ETHANOL PRODUCTION FOR AIRCRAFT
The Ninety-Nines International Organization of Woman
Pilots
ICAS Foundation Looking for a Few Good Men and Women
The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) Foundation is inviting scholarship applications from
qualified men and women seeking to enhance or expand their aviation training and aerobatic skills. The
foundation sponsors several aviation-related scholarships each year that commemorate loved and much-missed
members of the air show community. They range in value from $1,000 to $2,000.
Eligible applicants are invited to apply for one or more scholarships. Applications for each scholarship
must be submitted on the official application form, which is available from the Foundation.s web site
http://www.icasfoundation.org/. Submissions may be made via
e-mail or mailed directly to International Council of Air Shows Foundation, 751 Miller Drive, S.E. Suite
F-4 Leesburg, VA 20175. The deadline for submitting applications is 1 July 2006. Scholarship recipients
are chosen by a panel of family and friends of those for whom the scholarships are named. Scholarship
winners will be notified by 10 August 2006.
AvScholars Online Scholarship Search Service
National Coalition for Aviation Education
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005
02:42:50 -0000
Subject: RSEV Design Team
The Reusable Space Exploration
Vehicle Project
President, RSEV
Project
http://www.rsevproject.com
http://www.blackdragonstudios.com/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/23143285/
bps@rsevproject.com
LINKS
Aero-News
Lawyers
Pilots Bar Association
National Gay Pilot's
Association
U.S. Navy Observatory: Complete Sun and Moon
Data for One Day
LOUISVILLE (Regional) AVIATION/AEROSPACE/ASTRONAUTICS
AeroTech at Bowman Field (KLOU)(and other locations in KY)
Aviation Technology Management Inc.
Central American Airways at Bowman Field (KLOU)
Experimental Aircraft Association
Experimental Aircraft Association--Chapter 110 LOUISVILLE, KYFast Track Flights, LLC. SCHEDULER
Glendale Flying Club at Bowman Field (KLOU)
Honaker Aviation--Flight training for the private pilot to the career pilot
Le Relais, Restaurant
Francais
Situated in the historic airport terminal of Bowman Field, Le Relais offers a grand dining
experience like no other in Louisville. Here you will find exquisite French cuisine, prepared with only
the finest, freshest ingredients, combined with relaxed, first-class service and an intimate, 1940s
art-deco ambiance (plush banquettes, burled-wood walls, and closely spaced, white-clothed tables)
reminiscent of the Caf� from the movie "Casablanca."
Almost Live Displace of (KSDF)Sky Signs, LLC. (Aerial Banner Towing) owned and operated by Janet and Richard Sacher.
7014 Airport Drive, Sellersburg, Indiana 47172 (Point of Operations: Clark County Airport).
812-280-7446. Additional address: Sky Signs Marketing 6 Sylvan Lane, Jeffersonville, IN 47130. Janet@RichSacher.com They have a lease
option on a plane at the Bardstown, KY airport and can fly it to perform aerial banner showings where you need it. Under consideration for 2010 is the purchase of a new aircraft as
business seems to be picking up. These are good folks that want to satisfy their customers while performing a safe operation. They are highly recommended.KENTUCKY (Not Louisville Region) AVIATION/AEROSPACE/ASTRONAUTICS
Airline Transport Professionals Airline Pilot Training and Pilot Career Development
American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world's largest technical society devoted to the global aerospace community.
Aviation Museum of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky. OFFICIAL SITEINDIANA (Not Louisville Region) AVIATION/AEROSPACE/ASTRONAUTICS
Cliff Robinson Aerobatics Robinson
Aerobatics Robinson Aerobatics: Office: 220 Clifty Drive, Madison, IND 47250 812-273-3500HISTORICAL RESOURCES:
Kentucky Aviation Historical SocietyHUMOR
HELPFUL CONVERSIONS
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