Welcome to the Yellow Jacket Flying Club!

GT alumn and former Lockheed Martin president Bob Ormsby will come back to YJFC on June 29 to present on the history of flight before the Wright brothers.  If you missed his previous talk on Lockheed USAF aircraft, Mr. Ormsby is an excellent speaker, very funny, knowledgeable, and fond of telling stories.  Everyone is invited.

Everyone is welcome to join us at the screening of the movie "16R" on April 6 at 7:00 PM, following the EC Meeting. For more information about the movie, please visit the website : www.onesixright.com . 

Presentation 1: Bill Ormsby, former president of Lockheed Martin

This presentation will be delivered by distinguished guest, Bill Ormsby on February 23, 2010, immediately following the EC meeting. Mr. Ormsby will be talking about the Air Force airplanes produced by Lockheed from 1947 to the present.  Among other things.

Presentation 2: Lt. Col. Brad Cousar 

On March 2, following the EC Meeting, we will have a great presentation by Lt. Col. Brad Cousar about his missions flying for the Georgia Air National Guard.  LtCol Cousar is a '90 GT graduate.  He is currently the Chief Pilot in the 158th Airlift Squadron, 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah, Georgia, and a Delta Airlines pilot.

On January 26, Col. Jim Stevens will be talking about his experience of flying the F-111 with the USAF, after the EC meeting. Everyone is invited to attend this exciting presentation.

YJFC would like to wish everyone a very happy and prosperous Christmas and upcoming holiday season. The wonderful poem below is a tribute to all the aviators and aviation nuts out there, and is titled - "An Aviator's Christmas". If you are the original author of this poem please contact the webmaster and you will be credited with the ownership of the same. 

An Aviator's Christmas

T’was the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,
Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.
The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care,
In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.
The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots,
With gusts from two-forty at 39 knots.
I slumped at the fuel desk, now finally caught up,
And settled down comfortably, resting my butt. 
When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter,
I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter.
A voice clearly heard over static and snow,
Called for clearance to land at the airport below. 
He barked his transmission so lively and quick,
I'd have sworn that the call sign he used was "St. Nick".

I ran to the panel to turn up the lights,
The better to welcome this magical flight. 
He called his position, no room for denial,
"St. Nicholas One, turnin' left onto final."
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a Rutan-built sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer! 
With vectors to final, down the glideslope he came,
As he passed all fixes, he called them by name:
"Now Ringo! Now Tolga! Now Trini and Bacun!

On Comet! On Cupid!" ............. [ continued, click on Read More below ] 

The time has come to get ready for the most awesome event of the semester: the Halloween Fly-In at Habersham Airport (KAJR)!  We'll have spot-landing contests, balloon drops, grilling out by the runway, Halloween costumes, and club alumni bringing in some cool airplanes for your enjoyment.  Now you all can start doing what you do to make sure we have good weather.  If that doesn't work, the rain date will be the following Saturday, November 7th, same location.

A friend of Nelse Hansen has recently purchased a Cessna 510 Mustang, which is a business jet with a three-screen Garmin G1000 glass cockpit.  He will give a brief presentation and Q&A on the Mustang, and jet flying in general, followed by a tour of the airplane.  The jet will be connected to ground power, so people can sit in the front and play with the G1000.  The FBO also has a G1000 simulator (actual equipment, not a software program) which we are working to make available for people attending the presentation.

YJFC would like to thank the wonderful folks at Dobbins ARB, especially James Branch for hosting us. We learned about runway security, air traffic control, aviation weather, and the C-130 mission.  The tour lasted longer than expected, but everyone stayed until the end to get the specs on the C-130 ! 

Here's the picture taken by James Branch. 

September 22 : 7 PM -  Stories from a World War II fighter pilot - a talk by Robert Powell. You can read more about him from the Veterans' History project page . For a short BIO, please click on "Read More" below.

* Fall 2009 schedule has been added.

* October 31 : Halloween Club Fly-In to DNN - Dalton 

Now you can follow YJFC's Youtube channel here.

In an article entitled "Clubs offer camaraderie as well as flight time," the AOPA highlights the Yellow Jacket flying club and lauds the dynamics of flying clubs over FBO's. "

If you’re looking for fun and friends to go with your flying, a club may be the perfect place for you. Many flying clubs plan fly-outs and other adventures in addition to regularly scheduled club meetings..."