AAARGH !!!
LPBA Winter
2006 Meeting
Amelia Island,
Florida
February 22-26,
2006
The Lawyer Pilots Bar Association Winter 2006 meeting
was held at the Amelia Island Palantation Resort. Located near
the historic community of Fernandina Beach, an area once overrun
by pirates, the resort offered something for everyone. By the
end of the meeing, LPBA president Marty Weiss had the entire group
"talking like pirates". AAARGH !
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from Amelia Island
A unique bar on the propery, Falcons Nest, was made
to order for our aviation minded group
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The CLE programs were excellent, and a variety of topics
were covered. Thanks to President Elect Tim Ftrets and President
Marty Weiss for delivering such a fine program. Speakers included
Mike Simmons, Brad Mathison, Gary Allen, Dan Barks, Lt. Col. Dwight
Schmidt, Maj. Wes Sharp, Robert F. Spohrer, Lionel M. Lavenue
and Michael V. Kruljac.
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The spot landing demonstration was held at Fernandina
Beach Municipal Airport (55J). The airports FBO, McGill Aviation,
is owned and operated by LPBA member John McGill. John provided
our group will excellent accomodations, and made the necessary
arrangements to allow us to "take over" the field for
our event. A total of 8 aircraft participated, with Tim Frets
taking home the grand prize. A notable entry was Eilon Krugman-Kadi
in his L-39 jet.
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At our Saturday night banquet, awards were made for
golf, trap shooting and spot landing.
Photographs courtesy of Kathy Yodice, Errol Kantor,
Clark Bell, Marty Weiss, Gary Allen, Ed and Palmer Booth