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FMA RECRUITER
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Contact us to assist!
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We would like to see every member host at least one
HANGAR JAM/CONCERT/PARTY
in 2016. Look on the website for more information and help to host your
Fly-In Hangar Jam/Concert/Party.
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Thanks to all the above for jumping on the
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As soon as new events arise we will place them on the FMA Radar. Once confirmed they will move to the website calendar.
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William Ippolito,
he will send you a copy for $10 plus postage. That's a $2.95 savings plus I bet he'll even autograph it for you.
"A great read and one I'm sure you will enjoy - cover to cover" - John Zapp
Get your copy today!
Log in on the FMA website to get the FMA discount code.
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Two Passions
- One Goal -
501(C)3 Nonprofit EIN: #80-0433326
Bringing Aviation and Music Together
"Pilot Musicians sharing their passion
while encouraging and educating youth (& adults) in the
science and art of aeronautics and music."
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Have you reached out to the 2016 FMA Solo winner, Sarah Coffelt, with words of encouragement, advice, and or moral support? Follow this link,
FMAsolo
, to see how she is progressing and leave a comment. Sarah has selected a Piper PA28-140 and a wonderful instructor in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She recently experienced a grueling two week band camp as the band captain, leaving little time to breathe.
Want to become involved? You can, with little effort. Try the following two things to start with.
- Number 1 - Post something to share to one of the FMA social media sites: Facebook, Twitter,Google+, etc.
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Number 2 - Host or encourage someone to host a HangarJam!
This edition is packed with information on members, students achieving new heights, events, and much more! Also, don't miss the Home Field Spotlight. This month we visit Anahuac, Texas - home field to FMA Texas Ambassador, Robert Duke.
INSPIRE - EDUCATE - ENCOURAGE
through
Presentations
Performances
Scholarships
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Another AirVenture in the bag! It is always a fun time in Oshkosh reuniting with old friends while making new ones. Seeing so many fellow members creating memories is the highlight. From the trip to OSH to the trials and tribulations of a week long event, this is what stories are made from.
I was busy talking to potential corporate members of which we now have several new ones: LAMA, Swift Fuels, and
DeLand Sport Aviation Village & Showcase. We also have several potentials: Frasca Simulators, NASAO, GAMA, and FAPA.aero. In addition, we have gained opportunities for future participation thanks to the efforts of members like Jeff Auen, Mark Schneider, Gary Filip, and others.
I received a call, as has happened in years past, for a list of members attending AirVenture to be interviewed by EAA Radio. This year was the best yet! In the past the FMA slot was at 7:30am. This year Jim Gray with EAA Radio changed that to 12:30pm. Thank you Jim! Look for the short story and links to the interviews in the "Events" section below.
The idea to place tip jars/containers at major events,
 HangarJams, and
member's gigs to help raise funds
for FMA scholarships and programs has gained speed. We can keep tabs as to how much was raised, by who, and where to award prises at the end of the year. Sponsors have already indicated they would be happy to donate product. A great way to add a little competition to the process.
I am looking for an appropriate container, one that collapses, to
have our logo printed on it and perhaps a few words to entice folks to contribute. Once created, we will purchase a bunch to have several at all the major events and enough to send out to regions. Want to help? If you have ideas as to an appropriate container and artwork, please join others like Len Assante and Dave Williford who are working to develope this.
I hear some say that
HangarJams
can be like meetings. I agree! Whether you hold them monthly, quarterly, or any other interval, HangarJams can be FMA's equivalent of meetings. How to start one? If you do not have access to a hangar, find a fellow aviator who has access to a hangar, is a musician or music lover, and willing to host one. The terminal/FBO building can also be a great place to start. Then, invite local fellow aviators and your local musicians who have a desire to fly or passion. That is all it takes. The rest is magic!
To find a HangarJam near you, visit the "Events" section in this issue. Jeff Auen has an event coming up real soon at Essex Skypark (W48) on August 13-14. Don Bilbrey has one at Georgetown (KGEO) on August 20. David Peel is working on one at Front Range, Jay Mason has one in the works in Los Angeles, Gary Piper near Nashville, while Marcia Buckingham and Gary Filip are working on ones in Florida. I hope to hear from many more of you as this initiative builds steam.
My trip to visit Dayton back in June was packed with
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interesting aviation and music highlights. Unfortunately Hunter Hayes wasn't in town. I wanted to see how he was coming along with flight training. I did get to see many historical sites including the Wright brothers house, Hawthorne Hill.
Completed in 1914, Hawthorn Hill in Dayton, Ohio, was designed by Wilbur and Orville Wright with the aid of the Dayton architectural firm of Schenck and Williams. Unfortunately, Wilbur died shortly after they completed and approved the plans. I'll share more next month.
It was my extreme pleasure to present corporate member and sponsor
Sky-Tec (
makers of the Flyweight starter) two awards for their support of FMA and specifically the
FMA Solo Program in 2016 and 2017.
Rich Chiappe, general manager, accepted the plaques, FMA bag, and FMA shirts at their annual
Starteritaville party which kicks off AirVenture for many vendors and friends. Rich spoke about how he jump in on the ground floor of the program and encouraged other corporations to do the same. Thank you Rich and all the folks at
Sky-Tec for your support which allows FMA to help others.
Stay safe, become engaged, active, and above all...
Blue Skies
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John
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Ambassador News
Have you been in touch with your regional or state ambassador? The initiative to create a map of members: their home airport, what they fly, what they play (instruments/voice),what genre, and any pertinent information, has caught on
. Check it out and get your info listed by contacting your regional ambassador.
View the FMA Map.
This is a really nice way to graphically show where folks are and what they do. Can you imagine being able to look up folks when travelling to share music/aviation. Contact your regional ambassador with the following to get your spot on the
FMA Map
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- Your Name
- Home Airport
- Aircraft Type You Fly
- Musical Genres
- Musical Instrument('s)/Vocals
- Anything else you'd like to include
The regional email list server is active again. To ensure you are plugged in, send an email to your region's list with a short introduction. It is quite simple, just address an email to:
Please check your junk/spam folder and mark as not junk/spam.
Are you interested in becoming more involved in FMA, in spreading the joy of flying and music? Do you like helping others excel? Are you able to communicate through 21st century technologies? Then consider becoming an FMA Ambassador.
Visit the
FMA Ambassador
page
to find out more, then reach out to a regional ambassador to get involved.
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
EAA Radio Interviews
Each year during AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI.
EAA Radio holds daily interviews with FMA members. In the past they were at 7:30 in the morning. This year, 2016, they moved the interviews to 12:30; a much better time for all involved. These interviews were live, broadcasted over 96.5 FM / 1210 AM. Did you listen? If not, or if you want to listen again, they are archived. The links are listed below for your enjoyment. Please consider sharing them with family and friends, especially at your local airport.
Will you be attending AirVenture next year? Contact us if you are willing to be interviewed.
Jay Mason -
ATP
That's right... Jay Mason is now an ATP rated pilot. Let's all give him a round of applause!
In addition to being a top notch musician and flight instructor, Jay is now held to the highest esteem in both of his worlds.
STUDENT MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Aaron Smokovitz
2016 FMA Solo Finalist
I grew up surrounded by the 2 things that give life to this association. My grandpa was a pilot and played trumpet. My dad and my uncle shared the same passions with my dad (trumpet
 player) growing up to be a band director and a pilot as a hobby, and my uncle growing up to be the head mechanic of Detroit Metro delta airlines, as well as a pilot and musician as a hobby.
These two are the two biggest role models of my life. I grew up with both worlds surrounding me, and I couldn't think of two better worlds to revolve around! I worked very hard as a kid and still now in my musical studies and had the fortunate opportunity to be featured in many bands, winning scholarships for private music lessons, and have been Michigan all-state since my freshman year of high school.
I have always wanted to be a pilot but finance has always been tight with a family of 8, and that fact always circles in my head whenever I ask for money. As for now, I hope to carry on my family tradition of, well, flying musicians!
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We wish all of our student members much success in their studies and pursuit of flying and playing music.
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Home Field Spotlight
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Your Home Field:
FMA members come from all over the world. In the interest of promoting our members, their airports, and aviation, we thought it would be interesting to showcase one member's home field each month.
This month's Home Field Spotlight focuses on Chambers County Airport (T00) in Anahuac, Texas - home to member and Texas Ambassador, Robert Duke.
Tell us about Chambers County Airport (T00):
Anahuac -
Chambers County Airport is a county-owned general aviation airport located in unincorporated Chambers County, Texas, United States 1 mile east of the city of Anahuac.
Anahuac (pronounced anna-wack) was a Mexican fort in 1830 named after an Aztec. The first shot of the Texas Revolution was in Anahuac. Anahuac is on the mouth of the Trinity River.
I really like flying out of Anahuac for several reasons. One, its not that far from home, about 25 miles, or 30 minute drive. Not bad. The price is just right - $0 to tie down. There aren't any airports that charge nothing for tie downs. Another big plus is the gas prices are very cheap. Many people make it a destination because the gas is cheaper than anywhere. During the GatorFest, it's even cheaper.
Are there any nearby attractions for FMA members?
There are several nature preserves in the area. Anahuac is considered to be the Alligator capital of Texas and they have the big Anahuac Alligator festival once a year. It's usually the 3rd weekend in September. This year it will be Sept 16-18. That weekend the airport has a big fly-in breakfast and later hamburgers. They offer free rides and passes for the GatorFest if you fly in. There's a lot of excitement then and many planes fly in.
It's a short flight to Tiki Bar & Grill on the beach. Taxi right up to the restaurant and have a great meal. We had a fly in of about 20 planes and one helicopter for a breakfast there a year ago. Its walking distance to the beach on the Gulf of Mexico. Lots of scenery!
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Get your HOMEFIELD showcased by reaching out to
[email protected]
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AirVenture 2016
Oshkosh 2016 is in the books! Did you attend? If not, please consider next year as FMA ramps up participation.
Many members flew in from around the country while many others arrived by other means. Here are a few members that we were aware of. If you were at AirVenture, please consider sending in your story along with pictures for publication in the September issue. We want to hear from you!
Next Up:
Just north of Baltimore, MD
Brown County Airport (
KGEO)
FBO building from 4 to 8pm Cover dish and donations accepted. We are planning pulled pork, COB, and music!
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On The Horizon:
The FLYING Aviation Expo presented by Scheyden offers a unique platform for pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Featuring over 300 Brands - you'll experience the widest selection of hands-on products in aviation and luxury lifestyle, sophisticated social events and tastings, static displays with 75 aircraft and education and hands-on demonstrations, with dozens of sessions to choose from. Be treated to the ultimate experience from morning til night - something for everyone, from the highly anticipated parade of planes, to the education and social events.
The 1st annual DeLand Showcase will host educational opportunities via Forums and Workshops, an Indoor Exhibitor venue with a dedicated stage promoting infomercial opportunities for the vendors, and an array of outdoor exhibitors on a Showcase Field designed to promote demo opportunities all day every day.
Will there be opportunities for FMs? Sure hope so! We are working on the music aspect now... stay tuned.
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There are other opportunities which are posted when received on the
FMA Radar
page. Please check out the blips and let us know which event you would like to participate at. If you know of an opportunity that is not listed, please let us know.
We want to hear from you about your event.
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Jump on the FMA Bandwagon
FMA Corporate Memberships and Sponsorship
allow FMA to produce and present educational outreach, support the FMA Solo Scholarship Program and grow membership numbers through awareness. We could not do it without them.
NEW CORPORATE MEMBER
The
DeLand (Florida) Sport Aviation Village and Showcase is pleased to support the Flying Musicians Association and its commitment to promoting aviation and music as joint avocations/vocations.
The first annual
DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase will be held
November 3-5, 2016, at the DeLand Municipal Airport (KDED). Visit 98 exhibitors of aircraft, avionics, headsets, tools, tires, pilot gear, and more -- everything sport aviation, all in one place! Daily demo flights, manufacturer's showcase flights, educational workshops and forums, homebuilts on display, and under-wing camping available. Onsite food concessionaires. Fly in for the day or the weekend! Exhibits open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday-Saturday. DeLand is committed to sport aviation!
RENEWING CORPORATE MEMBERS
AOPA was FMA's first corporate member as well as one of our biggest cheerleaders.
"AOPA is very proud to continue its corporate membership and support of FMA. AOPA recognizes that FMA members apply the same dedication, discipline and skill that they exhibit through their music in the pursuit of aviation. Those accomplishments are very much in line with AOPA's mission of protecting the freedom to fly and sustaining a population of skilled, safe aviators."
"Bristell Aircraft is proud to support the flying musicians." - John Rathmell
About Bristell Aircraft:
The Bristell S-LSA aircraft are proudly imported by Bristell Aircraft headed by Lou Mancuso and sales managed John Rathmell, Rich Maisano and their team.
You can help!
Please inspire someone in the aviation and or music industry to jump on the FMA Bandwagon.
Organizations wishing to jump on the FMA Bandwagon by becoming sponsors and or corporate members receive a variety of benefits. Details can be found online or by contacting FMA President John Zapp at [email protected].
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SONY Professional USA
We still have a supply ready for you to demo!
FMA received a large donation from Sony Pro last year. The donation consisted of wireless microphones (DWZ-M50) and wireless instrument packs (DWZ-B30GB).
Members have been demoing units to use, test and review. Sony Pro wireless mics and instrument packs were used at several events last year and at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida this January. To find out more and to inquire about how you can participate, please log in and view
SPONSOR PRODUCT REVIEWS or contact [email protected]
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Flying Musicians Association, Inc.
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