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Hendricks County Aviation Association is offering a scholarship to a Hendricks County young person that is planning on pursuing an aviation career.  If you are interested in helping, please contact an HCAA Officer to make a contribution to the fund.  If you would be interested in working with a committee to administer the scholarship, please email to tedbock@hcaaonline.com.  The Club has collected $250 so far towards the scholarship fund.

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HCA AWOS 118.025 Phone: 317-718-4872 Hendricks County Airport Gordon Graham Field Danville, IN 46122		Thanks to Wilma Winings for this article The B-17 Bomber gas station Shortly after WWII a veteran named Art Lacey went to Kansas to buy a surplus B-17. His idea was to fly it back to Oregon, jack it up in the air and make a gas station out of it. He paid $15,000 for it. He asked which one was his and they said take whichever you want because there were miles of them. He didn't know how to fly a 4-engine airplane so he read the manual while he taxied around by himself. They said he couldn't take off alone so he put a mannequin in the co-pilot's seat and off he went. Read more>>
Advance AirVenture 2012 Tickets Now Available Read More>>	The Third Man..Thanks to Wilma Winings for this article Three men (not two) were involved in the invention and development of the first powered airplane - that's right three. Everyone knows about the Wright brothers, but that third man was Charles E. "Charlie" Taylor, a quiet genius who loved cigars and the sound of machinery. Although he contributed to one of man's greatest achievements, "Powered Flight," his name was almost lost in aviation history. And if it hadn't been for Charlie that first powered airplane would never have gotten off the ground read more>>	First Flight Of Amphibious Electric Airplane
Bulletin Board HCAA Cook-Out Saturday, May 19, 2012..6:30PM Gordon Graham Field Meun: Pasta and Meat Balls Bring your side dishes and desserts Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, June 5, 2012..6:30PM Gordon Graham Field (Members Welcome)	Experimental Aircraft Association Hendricks County Aviation Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assocation Young Eagles EAA Chapter 1311 Weir Cook Memorial Project Blog The Indy Air Race Blog	ZODIAC Jim Snyder, EAA and HCAA Member,  is building a Zenith Zodiac CH 650 Kit.  Started project June 19, 2009.
MYSTERY PLANE Do you know what this unusual plane is? The answer will appear in next month's newsletter.	AVIATION VIDEO LINKS HCAA Christmas Party Video 2011 HCAA 2010 Christmas Party Photos HCAA Christmas Party December 2010 Lunch at the Airport 2011 Lunch at the Airport August 2010 HCAA Christmas Party December 2009 Archived Links	B-29 RETURNING TO OSHKOSH IN 2012