TV Show recalls the Hudson Ditching ...

Members may be interested to know that The Learning Channel (Cogeco Ch 16) will air a documentary on the ditching of Flight 1549 this coming Sunday evening. Called 'Brace for Impact: the Chesley Sullenberger Story' the programme will be narrated by Harrison Ford (who, incidentally, handed over Chair of EAA's Young Eagles scheme to Sullenberger and Skiles (his co-pilot) late last year).

The programme starts at 8pm local.

New Year greeted in style...

The Club has a tradition of despatching as many pilots into the skies over Kingston as possible each New Year's Day. Unfortunately, with ceilings measured in the hundreds rather than thousands of feet today, the flying was a bust. But, that didn't stop the casual lunch get-together from going really well. The lounge was quite crowded, and the dishes provided for the pot luck meal were both delicious and varied. Best sight of the day, the two young men who appeared in junior flying jackets emblazoned with various wings and badges... seriously cute..

A poignant moment for everyone present came when Felicity McKendry shared some thoughts on earlier New Years in the Club. She spoke about an early January day when freezing rain had put enough ice on the runways to allow Club members to skate on the airfield's manoeuvring surfaces under a full moon. Memories of her late husband, Spence's early flying experience were also shared very touchingly.

Many thanks to Avery for sowing the seed that became this event - and to Anne-Marie, who organized the Club's resources to make it, as she always does, a place that every visitor feels welcome.

Happy New Year to one and all...!