PRA chapter 1

[dabkb2]

Are there any members from chapter 1 here on the forum Please let me know.

[tadgyro]

Me ,Teddy Chapter 1 active member . Gyro builder and pilot.
Teddy

[okikuma]

Hi Teddy,

I was sent this press release from a good friend of mine within the California Army National Guard back in January, and he asked me to help get the word out again this year.

The Wings, Wheels, & Rotors event is held every year on the last Sunday in October at the Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Joint Forces Training Base. I've participated at this event several times and the California Army National Guard are wonderful hosts.

Teddy, please help and tell everyone in Chapter 1 about the Wings, Wheels, & Rotors 2007 at the next and successive meetings. This is the perfect event for PRA Chapter 1 to attend and display various members' gyroplanes. Just think the potential of gaining new members of interested aviators! The CA ARNG aviators for one would be ecstatic in seeing all the different gyroplanes along with the public. I challenge any owner of a Gyroplane who lives within 100 miles of Los Alamitos AAF to be there and display their Gyroplane and show the public the other side of rotorcraft aviation.

Below is the press release with information and contact numbers.

Thanks

Wayne

From: tom.lasser@us.army.mil (Lasser, Thomas E LTC NGCA)

ADVANCE EVENT NOTIFICATION - FOR PUBLICATION

What: Wings Wheels & Rotors (WWRE-07)

When: SUNDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2007, 10AM to 4 PM

Where: Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Joint Forces Training Base,
4442 Doolittle Ave.
Los Alamitos, Orange County,
California 90720-5165

Who: 1-562-598-6659 / www.WWREXPO.net
1-800-367-1185 / info@losalchamber.org. / 562-598-7035 fax

Open house sponsored by the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB), Los Alamitos
Area Chamber of Commerce and the California Army National Guard.

All activities will take place on the flight line at Los Alamitos Army
Airfield (KSLI). Los Al is the last remaining military airfield in the
greater LA / Orange County areas with the longest runways in the OC. Also,
the JFTB is the Disaster Support Area for Southern California.

On display will be military aircraft, helicopters, simulators, many cars,
military vehicles and equipment and radio controlled model airplanes and
flybys.

Wings, Wheels, and Rotors will offer rotary wing appreciation day. Various
civilian, public safety and military helicopters including the media aircraft
seen daily in the skies around Southern California will be on display for all
visitors. Included will be airplanes and historical warbirds plus helicopter
flights in civilian helicopters for a small fee and free flights in general
aviation airplanes by the Young Eagles (EAA) for interested teenagers.

Also taking place will be a huge car show with new automobiles, classic cars,
antique vehicles, and motorcycles on the flight line. Awards for best cars to
be provided. There will be many events for children and the rest of the
family. Additionally, there will be music, food, vendors, displays, raffles,
demonstrations, flybys, more cars and various other activities throughout
Sunday, 28 October 2007 at WWRE-07.

Proceeds will also go to the military Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR)
funds for military personnel on the base. Both admission and parking will be
free. Open to the public, however picture I.D. required for entrance onto the base (drivers license, valid passport, etc.).

[Tina]

Teddy, please help and tell everyone in Chapter 1 about the Wings, Wheels, & Rotors 2007 at the next and successive meetings. This is the perfect event for PRA Chapter 1 to attend and display various members' gyroplanes. Just think the potential of gaining new members of interested aviators! The CA ARNG aviators for one would be ecstatic in seeing all the different gyroplanes along with the public. I challenge any owner of a Gyroplane who lives within 100 miles of Los Alamitos AAF to be there and display their Gyroplane and show the public the other side of rotorcraft aviation.


We are trying at this time to get all the members back together or find out if there is any members left of Chapter 1. All we can find at this time is Marion and Teddy. All of us have been calling, e mailing Randy Wrisley the last known president with no response not sure what happened to him. So once we get the group together I think we all would love to come out for that show, it would be a honor.

[gyroplanes]

Don't forget Marie Brock. I talked to her recently and she expressed concern that the chapter was falling apart. Please include her in your activities.

[dabkb2]

Thank's Tom I will call her tommorow

[okikuma]

I was at El Mirage on Saturday last September. I asked several people there who was the current chapter president. I was told that Randy was. I was searched high and low for Randy (not knowing who he was) to let him know about last years (2006) Wings, Wheels and Rotors event at Los Alamitos JFTB. Everyone I spoke with there seemed like they were not interested in the WWR event and not to very helpful in pointing out who Randy was. All I got was, "... he's sort of a big guy like you." How sad! Especially when several said to me in conversation that the chapter is in decline!

There's three of you who know of WWR 2007 event. Why don't you three plan on being there regardless of the chapter's attendence or not?

Wayne