BACK IN TIME
LPBA Summer 2005
Meeting Report
Mackinac Island,
Michigan
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from Mackinac Island
The Lawyer Pilots Bar Association met at the Grand
Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan from July 6-10, 2005. LPBA
has visited Mackinac Island many times, holding summer meetings
at the Grand Hotel in 1967, 1973, 1979, 1983 and 1989. LPBA President
Kathy Yodice continued with her island meeting location theme,
having taken the group to Grand Bahama Island for the winter 2005
meeting and finished her term as President at this most unique
island on Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Approaching Mackinac Island from the west, RWY 8 at
MCD comes into view.
Gary Evans in Twin Commander N799CE inbound over the
Grand Hotel
A perfect setting for a meeting of flying lawyers,
the island airport provided convenient access to a record 22 member
aircraft.
Mackinac Island has a history going back hundreds of
years, and gives one a glimpse of an era just predating the development
of motorized transportation. Internal combustion engines are banned
from use in road vehicles, with horses and bicycles providing
transportation. Aircraft are the only motorized conveyances allowed
on the island, and it is a unique experience to trade your airplane
for a horse upon arrival.
Our traditional welcome party was held on the expansive
front porch of the Grand Hotel.
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The highlight of our CLE presentations was a "mock"
trial demonstrating an FAA enforcement proceeding before an NTSB
Administrative Law Judge.Zoltan Winger, seen here with his lovely
wife, was charged with a number of FAA rule violations.
An able prosecution and defense team kept the audience
guessing, until real life NTSB Administrative Law Judge Roger
Mullins settled matters.
Perfect weather, a one of a kind setting, and great
friends made this a meeting we will long remember.
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from Mackinac Island
Our next meeting will be held in Florida at the Amelia
Island Resort, February 22-26, 2006
Photographs contributed by Ed Booth,
Palmer Booth , Gary Evans and Kathy Yodice
