THIS WILL CONTINUE OUR TRADITION OF A COMBINED CHRISTMAS
PARTY AND MEETING IN A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY AND FORMAL ATMOSPHERE. THE DINNER ENTREE SELECTIONS ARE:
All Entrees will come with: Salad of Baby Spinach, Spiced Pecans, Sun-dried Cranberries, Fresh Goat Cheese and Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing, Rolls and Butter, Chocolate Cake with Grand Marnier, Whipped Cream, Iced Tea and Coffee We will need your reservation no later than midnight Saturday, December 7. Reservations should be made by completing the form on the back (second page) of this flyer and returning it to Charlie Loflin as soon as possible but NOT LATER THAN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7. If you make a reservation and do not cancel by 1200 hours on Wednesday, December 11, you must pay for the meal you ordered. If you have not paid your 2014 Chapter dues of $20, please pay them so that you will keep your membership current. Even if you are a life member of the order, LOCAL FLIGHT DUES ARE DUE ANNUALLY. If you cannot make this gala event, we will miss you; however, we would appreciate your taking this opportunity to pay your dues if you have not previously done so.
WE WILL BE MEETING, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013 AT THE ONION CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
AT 1745 HOURS FOR OUR SOCIAL HOUR. THE MEETING WILL START AT 1845 HOURS FOLLOWED BY
DINNER AT 1900. DRESS FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE TUXEDO, MESS DRESS OR DARK SUIT
FOR MEN AND APPROPRIATE EVENING DRESS FOR THE LADIES.
Please make your meal reservation's) in my name for the Sunday, December 15, 2013 Christmas Party/Meeting at Onion Creek Country Club.
I have enclosed my check for $_______ (including $_____ dues for 2014) NO CANCELLATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 2400 HOURS ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11, PRIOR TO THE MEETING ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2013. Please make the check payable to: LONGHORN FLIGHT 38
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A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
By LtCol. A.J. D'Amario USAF Ret. From the pages of the American Rifleman, November 2013. On my first solo flight at K-13, Suwan, Korea, in June 1952, I took off in an F-80 Shooting Star. It was not a combat mission. All I had to do was go up and have fun boring holes in the sky for about an hour and a half. Immediately after takeoff, I felt the left wing was heavy and determined that the left tip fuel tank was not feeding properly or not at all. Afraid it might fall off and rupture during landing, potentially melting asphalt on the runway, the tower would not let me land with the full tank. I was instructed to make a bomb run and drop the whole tank. Arriving at the bomb range, I set up my bomb-release switches to release the tank. Flying over the impact area, I pushed the button but nothing happened. I tried a second time and again there was no response. On my next pass, I tried the manual release handle but to no avail. Making one final run, I used the button we called the "panic button" because it allegedly released everything hanging on the airplane. It worked as advertised and dumped everything, save my errant left tip tank. The tower control officer advised me that if I couldn't get rid of the tank or its contents, I should give them my location, eject and await pickup. Well. pilots really hate to punch out of a perfectly flyable airplane and I figured I still had one option worth trying. The canopy of an F-80 can be opened in flight up to about 220 MPH. So I opened the canopy and unholstered my G.I. issue Colt M1911 .45 automatic. Now, liquid fuel will not burn, at least not like vapors, so I aimed for the part of the tank I was sure would be full of liquid. Firing my first shot, I had no idea where the bullet went--perhaps airborne, high-speed physics were at work, or maybe just my nerves. But my next three shots punctured the tank, passing through the fuel and exiting cleanly out the far side of the 24" wide tank. For the next thirty minutes, I flew with the left wing down in a series of circles to drain the fuel and slowly return to base. By the time I got to the airstrip the tank was empty. I made a routine landing. As far as I know, I am the only pilot in the Air Force who ever shot his own plane to correct a malfunction. Thank goodness for my .45. Lt.Col. A.J. D'Amario, USAF Ret. Florida
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