THE LONGHORN FLYER
Order of Daedalians
Longhorn Flight 38
P.O. Box 684713
Austin, Texas 78768-4713
Vol. 38 No. 2 THE PREMIER NATIONAL FRATERNITY OF MILITARY PILOTS  April 2011

DINNER MEETING, THURSDAY 14 April, 2011
Crown Plaza Hotel, 6121 North IH 35

OUR GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE COLONEL TOM  ( PICK ) PICKERING, USAF (ret).  HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO AND WAS COMMISSIONED VIA OTS IN 1965. HE FLEW A  COMBAT TOUR IN EB-66'S AT TAHKLI  AND ANOTHER TOUR IN F-111'S AT TAHKLI  AND KORAT. HE THEN DISAPPEARED INTO THE BLACK WORLD WORKING ON THE F-117 STEALTH  FIGHTER.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE F-117 AND HEARING A VERY INTERESTING STORY,  PLEASE JOIN US .                                  

ON THURSDAY, 14 APRIL, 2011, LONGHORN FLIGHT 38 WILL CHECK IN AT 1830 hrs.  IN A EFFORT TO CUT COSTS WE WILL NOW USE  THE MAIN HOTEL BAR FOR COCKTAILS PRIOR TO DINNER.   DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT 1915 hrs.  PLEASE USE THE SEATING CHARTS FOUND AT EACH TABLE AND WRITE YOUR NAME AND ANY GUESTS' NAME IN THE BOX CORRESPONDING TO THE POSITION IN WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIT.

 One of our  dinner entrees has changed. You now have a choice of Champagne Chicken, which is a  boneless chicken breast served with a mushroom-champagne sauce or chose a Slow Roasted Prime Rib with au jus and horseradish sauce. Each entrée will be accompanied by a garden salad, roasted new potatoes and a medley of fresh vegetables.  Desert will be chocolate cake with ice cream.

 Your reservation for our 14 April dinner meeting should be made by  printing the form on page 2 of this newsletter and mailing it to our treasurer, Major Sig Dahl,  as soon as possible, but not later than Friday 4 APRIL.   If you make a reservation and do not cancel by 1200 hrs the Monday before the meeting you must pay for the meal ordered.

Above your name and address on this newsletter is a year signifying the last year for which you have paid dues. If that year is not 2011 or later please include your dues in your check for dinner. Even if you are a life member of the Order, LOCAL FLIGHT DUES ARE DUE ANNUALLY. If you do not plan on attending we will miss you, however, we would appreciate your taking this opportunity to pay your dues if you have not previously done so.

Please mark our upcoming meetings on your calendar:

9 JUNE 2011 DINNER AT THE CROWNE PLAZA

11 AUGUST 2011  DINNER AT THE CROWNE PLAZA

 

  
 

 

VOLABAMUS            VOLAMUS

FLIGHT CAPTAIN'S COMMENTS

THE YEAR 2010 WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR LONGHORN FLIGHT 38 AS WE CONTINUED OUR LONG STANDING TRADITIONS. WE ACKNOWLEDGED FOUR COLLEGE ROTC STUDENTS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDED TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNIVERSITY ROTC STUDENTS , AND GUIDED TWO MEN THROUGH THE CADET FLIGHT INDOCTRAINATION PROGRAM  (CFIP).

ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE  BIMOMTHY MEETINGS WITH INTERESTING PROGRAMS AND OUTSTANDING  FELLOWSHIP ONLY HAPPENS THROUGH THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF YOUR ELECTED BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.  THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.

AT OUR BOARD MEETING HELD 8 MARCH 2011 WE SELECTED TWO OUTSTANDING ROTC STUDENTS TO RECEIVE OUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD . WE ALSO SELECTED TWO STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THE CFIP AWARD.

 

Flight CaptainCol. Dan T Waddle250-5662 danwaddle@sbcglobal.net
Vice Flight CaptainMaj Gen Davis Rohr292-9364davisrohr@aol.com
TreasurerMaj Sig Dahl345-0449sigdahl@sbcglobal.net
AdjutantLt/Col J. R. Howard848-0285jh87@txstate.edu
Provost MarshalCol Mike Rhodes494-5834soxymr@att.net
Scholarship ChairmanCol Charles Loflin249-1954lofce@earthlink.net

LONGHORN FLIGHT 38 DINNER RESERVATION

Please make _______ meal reservation(s) in my name for the 
Thursday, 14 April 2011 Flight Meeting at THE CROWN PLAZA HOTEL

$ 35.00 PER PERSON INCLUDES DINNER AND WINE  Add  $15 FOR 2011 dues, if applicable.

I have enclosed my check for $________

Champagne Chicken _______ Prime Rib _________

NO CANCELLATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 1200 HOURS ON THE Monday PRIOR TO MEETING ON Thursday. 

Please make the check payable to:       LONGHORN FLIGHT 38 

MAIL TO: 

MAJ SIG DAHL
 3729 CIMA SERENA DR
AUSTIN, TX 78759-8229

MEMBER NAME:___________________________________GUEST/SPOUSE:__________________________

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