January 7, 2000

MapsMaps and Directions

Regular Meeting Location: Hillcrest Country Club

January 6, 2000

RSVP


At the Door: $22.00
Advance or Reservations: $20.00
1st time guest: $10.00
Youth 16 or under $10.00

Please RSVP to: John Brill
Telephone: (317) 877-7777 h   (317) 501-8610 c
Mail to:  107-A Knoll Ct, Noblesville, IN 46062
email:  jwbrillsr@aol.com



January 5, 2000

History of the Indianapolis Aero Club


Edward F. New, William Sherman and Dr. Charles W. Roller founded our present club in June, 1933.  The club started with a group of about thirty-five aviation minded persons.  The Hoosier Flying Club preceded our club.  It, in turn, was preceded by the Aero Club of Indianapolis which was formed in 1922 by members of the 464th Pursuit Squadron based at Schoen field to “make Indianapolis the aviation center of the country.”  Much of the early history is lost in the files of the Indiana State Library.  It is known, however, that the early club was interested in “the Indiana Air Tours, dead stick landings, and scavenger hunts”.  For years, the members enjoyed many group cross-country flights.  Trips were made to Calgary, Banff, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and more.  On one trip to Florida there were forty-five airplanes.  The last of the significant fly-outs were a weekend at Rough River State Park and lunch on a stern-wheeler on the Ohio.

The club came close to dying in 1983, when membership dropped to about forty-five members with less than twenty people at the meetings.  Bob Bruce took over the presidency and instituted many changes in the operation of the club.  For some six years he served as a one man committee, personally finding the speaker, making site bookings, menu selections, doing the complete “Report & Meeting Notice” mailings (writing, printing, folding, addressing), and receiving the reservations.  The paying of expenses for guest speakers with the increased attendance easily offset the cost.  In the first year, the membership jumped to over 200.  This was a new beginning for the Indianapolis Aero Club.  “Hoosier Hospitality” and obtaining many notable speakers have gained a nationwide reputation for the club.  Space does not permit listing all of the over 200 notable speakers which included air race pilots, hump pilots, astronauts, the originator of the “Star Wars” anti-missile program, the heads of aviation museums, the founder of the EAA, three survivors of the “Memphis Belle” (one of whom included our scholarship program in his will), many military aviation heroes, the heads of aircraft factories, and many authors of aviation related books, such as “God Is My Co-Pilot”.

We enjoyed a Concorde flight engineer that British Airways sent from London at no cost to us.  We also listened to a man who flew across the country and back in his ultra light to celebrate his 70th birthday.  The pilot of the TWA airliner hijacked to Beruit gave his first public talk about the hijacking to an audience of over 750.  He later returned to give his last public talk on the event.

Our own members have also provided excellent programs.  In the past, these have included a member of a parachute jumping team that forms intricate formations as they freefall, a member who flew his Bonanza to Hawaii, two members who flew around the world in a single engine Piper and returned to Indiana on schedule.

Early in the “rejuvenation” years, a scholarship program was initiated.  A gamble of chartering commercial flight to Oshkosh before the seats were sold paid off, and other charters were sponsored, including the Air & Space Museum in Washington, NASA in Huntsville, and two trips to Pensacola, including a day at sea watching planes take-off  and land on the Lexington, and a trip to the new Aerospace Museum at Dulles airport. 
The club helped sponsor the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds in past years.

Today, our club is healthy, but changing.  A larger percentage of the members are “Aviation Enthusiasts” rather than pilots.  As a result, most of our “Fly-Outs” are in a commercial charter jet rather than a Piper Cub of Cessna.  We seem to have become a “once a month dinner meeting and speaker” social club with actual flying activities confined to a relatively small group.  This is not necessarily bad; however, we must maintain our excellent programs to maintain membership.  “Service” programs such as the scholarship and Young Eagle programs must be expanded to bring in young members.  Hopefully, the new crop of general aviation airplanes will bring about a resurgence of pilots, and we can once again have forty-five planes headed for Florida!

January 4, 2000

Indianapolis Aero Club Noted Guest Speakers


Col. & Mrs. Clarence Cornish - USAAC
Jerrie Mock - Humanitarian Pilot
Mr. & Mrs. John Odom - Founder – Trade A Plane
Ann Pellengreno - Traced Amelia Earhart flight
Dr. Charles Roller - IAC Club Founder
Col. Roscoe Turner - Famed Racer – IND FBO
Max Karant - AOPA
Harmon O Pritchard - AOPA
Gen Paul Tibbets, Jr. - Piloted Enola Gay
Burton Hannewald - First IAC Club Secretay
Dr. Joseph P Allen - NASA Astronaut
Dr. Herb O Fisher - Civilian Test Pilot
Victor Agather - B-29 Restorer
Alex Vraciu - USN Famed Fighter Pilot
Captain Don Williams - Astronaut
Gen. James Record - USAF
Gen. Jay Kelley - USAF
Paul O Poberezny - EAA Founder
Thomas Poberezny - EAA President
Phil Boyer - AOPA President
Captain Al Haynes - Sioux City Crash Hero
Verona Harvey - Ferry Pilot
John Tetrake - TWA Hijack
Admiral Martin Carmody - USN

January 3, 2000

Indianapolis Aero Club Honorary Members


Col. & Mrs. Clarence Cornish - USAAC
Jerrie Mock - Humanitarian Pilot
Mr. & Mrs. John Odom - Founder – Trade A Plane
Ann Pellengreno - Traced Amelia Earhart flight
Dr. Charles Roller - IAC Club Founder
Col. Roscoe Turner - Famed Racer – IND FBO
Max Karant - AOPA
Harmon O Pritchard - AOPA
Gen Paul Tibbets, Jr. - Piloted Enola Gay
Burton Hannewald - First IAC Club Secretay
Dr. Joseph P Allen - NASA Astronaut
Dr. Herb O Fisher - Civilian Test Pilot
Victor Agather - B-29 Restorer
Alex Vraciu - USN Famed Fighter Pilot
Captain Don Williams - Astronaut
Gen. James Record - USAF
Gen. Jay Kelley - USAF
Paul O Poberezny - EAA Founder
Thomas Poberezny - EAA President
Phil Boyer - AOPA President
Captain Al Haynes - Sioux City Crash Hero
Verona Harvey - Ferry Pilot

January 2, 2000

Indianapolis Aero Club Past Presidents


1933        Edward F New
1934        Geroge L Gamsjager
1935        Louis Schwitzer
1936        Louis Schwitzer, Jr.
1937        Buford Cadle
1938        Bufor Cadle
1939        Walter B Smith
1940        Wilber Shaw
1941        Harold D Unger
1942        Dr Charles W Roller
1943        Stewart Gandolf
1944        Earl Armbrust
1945        Earl Armbrust
1946        Gene Dawson
1947        Robert Joyce
1948        Paul Hudson
1949        A Lee Caldwell
1950        Ted Nicholas
1951        Paul Bradley
1952        William E Jackson
1953        John Sloan Smith
1954        Tom E Aughinbaugh
        Robert Kilby
1955        Fred Grumme
1956        Earl W Springer
1957        JJ Hoffman
1958        F Edward Butz
1959        Ted B Lewis
1960        A Lee Caldwell
1961        Donald E Marlatt
1962        W Brooks Fortune
1963        John Barnett
1964        Ted Nichols
1965        John Owen
1966        Richard L Cunningham
1967        Joe Clark
1968        Richard Adomatis
1969        Frank Harris
1970        Joe Norman
1971        Jerry Siefers
1972        Cyrus Dryden
1973        Paul Schlundt
1974        Bill Wilson
1975        Ferdinand Boyce
1976        Ralph Soots
1977        Warren Cicotte
1978        Russel Rink
1979        Jom Shelton
1980        Richard D Ervin
1981        Dr. William Hildebrand
1982        Bruce Normington
1983        Robert Q Bruce
1984        Robert Q Bruce
1985        Leroy Whitaker
1986        Leroy Whitaker
1987        Rolland “Tack” Nail
1988        Rolland “Tack” Nail
1989        Gloria Tasseaux
1990        Gloria Tasseaux
1991        Donald E Born
1992        Donald E Born
1993        Leann Anthony
1994        I S Lazerov
1995        I S Lazerov
1996        James Graham
1997        James Graham
1998        Chuck Koshnick
1999        Chuck Koshnick
2000        Don Dunkerly
2001        Don Dunkerly
2002        Ron Schafer
2003        Ron Schafer
2004        Dick Egan
2005        Dick Egan
2006        Mary Kay Schroeder
2007        Mary Kay Schroeder
2008        Bill Jamison
2009        Bill Jamison
2010        Doug Wagner
2019        Jeff Ucchino
2020        Jeff Ucchino
2021        Rodney Davis
2022        Rodney Davis

January 1, 2000

Indianapolis Aero Club By Laws


Article I – Name and Purpose


Section 1  The name of this organization in conformity with its incorporation by the state of Indiana shall be “The Indianapolis Aero Club, Inc.”.  The purpose of this Club shall be to inform and educate the general public, including its members, regarding aviation and all facets relating thereto current, historical and the future thereof, by conducting educational activities including, but not limited to, “speaker dinners”, seminars, “fly-ins”, “drive-in” meetings, providing aviation related educational scholarships for the deserving young, publishing a newsletter or, any other activity designed to so inform, educate and promote aviation, aviation safety and the current events or history of aviation or any aspect thereof.  The Club shall engage in no commercial activities for profit.

Article II – Membership and Dues

Section 1  The Membership of the Club shall consist of persons interested in aviation and shall be known as Active and Honorary Members.  A person shall be made an Honorary Member by the approval of the Board of Directors.  Honorary Members shall have no dues assessments or voting privileges.

Section 2   Dues shall be payable by each Active household for each calendar year.  Dues payment during the final quarter shall provide membership from the date of payment through the following calendar year.  The annual dues shall be fixed by the Board and any changes in dues must be approved by the Board of Directors. Failure to pay dues will result in removal of membership privileges.

Section 3   Dues shall be paid for each residential mailing address of the meeting notice.  Membership includes privileges for all family members residing at that address.  Any former member may be reinstated by submitting an application and paying dues.

Article III – Board of Directors and Officers

Section 1  The Board of Directors shall be the governing body of the Club and shall consist of five members, four of whom shall be elected by vote of the Membership at the time, and in the manner, as officers in Section 3 below.  The immediate past President of the Club shall be a member of the Board, and the Chairman.  Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for conducting business.  The Officers of the Club shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Sergeant-At-Arms.  

Section 2   Term for all officers shall be for one year, with a maximum of two consecutive terms for any one person.

Section 3   At each September meeting of the Membership, the President shall appoint a Nominating Committee, and shall urge the Club members to recommend potential directors and office-holders.  The slate prepared by the Committee shall be included in the ballot mailing for the November meeting.  This ballot shall incorporate spaces for write-in votes, and may be mailed in as an absentee ballot to the Secretary.  The same type of ballot shall be distributed to members at the November meeting, collected and tallied (along with absentee ballots).  The results shall be announced at the end of the meeting.  One ballot may be cast per member.  Election shall be by a majority of votes cast.  Newly elected Officers and Directors shall take office at the following January meeting.

Section 4   A succssor to any unexpired term of any Officer and/or Director shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Board of Directors within 60 days of the date the office is vacated with the exception being in the case of the President.  (See bylaws, Article III, Section 9).  If the vacancy is the office of Board Chairman, a new Chairman shall be elected by the remaining Board members from within the Board.

Section 5   The President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Sergeant-At-Arms, shall perform the duties customarily incidental to their respective offices under the laws of the State of Indiana and such other duties as may be required of them by the Board of Directors.

Section 6   All committees shall be appointed by the President.

Section 7   No Officer or member of the Board of Directors shall receive directly or indirectly any salary or compensation from the Club for his or her services rendered as such Officer or Director, but may receive reimbursement for authorized expenditures made by him or her for and on behalf of the Club.

Section 8   The President shall have responsibility for general supervision of the affairs of the Club.  He shall preside at all meetings and shall be an ex-officio member of all committees.

Section 9   The Vice President shall perform duties assigned by the President.  In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall serve as President pro tempore.  If the President should cease to serve, the Vice-President shall assume the duties and title of the presidency.

Section 10   The Treasurer shall see that all moneys are collected and are properly deposited in the name of the Club.  All expenditures are to be accounted for with paid receipts or cancelled checks.  The Treasurer shall submit a report of the general financial condition of the Club to the President at each monthly meeting.

Section 11   The Secretary shall be the keeper of the corporate minute book, records and files and shall take minutes of all membership meetings; and shall be responsible for the marshaling of ballots and tallying of them to determine election and other voting results.

Section 12   The Sergeant-At-Arms shall attend all meetings of the Club, maintain order and see that members of the Club, maintain order and see that members and visitors enter their names in the Club register.  He shall be responsible for issuing, collecting and preserving name tags of members, and shall perform any other duties assigned to him by the presiding officer at meetings.

Article IV – Regular and Special Meetings

Section 1   The Club shall hold regular Membership meetings on the second Tuesday of each month.  Exceptions may be made when deemed necessary by the President.  Special meetings of the Membership may be called by the President, the Board of Directors, or 10% of the voting Membership.

Article V – Miscellaneous

Section 1   Only officers and chairmen of committees on business concerning the Club shall use official stationary and logo.

Section 2   A Publicity Committee shall be in complete charge of all publicity concerning Club activities.  Officers and Chairman of Committees who consider that publicity regarding Club activities under their jurisdiction should be given to the Press, TV and Radio Stations or otherwise released for publicity are urged to prepare such announcements as they deem desirable, and then forward them to the Publicity Committee for proper dissemination.

Section 3   When it is financially feasible, a Scholarship Fund shall be maintained for the purposes of encouraging selected and deserving youth of the community, with an interest in aviation to pursue aviation.  The Committee shall establish rules and standards to administer and grant such scholarships.

Article VI – Amendments

Section 1   Said organization is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.  No part of the net earnings of the organization shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in the purpose clause hereof.  No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation and the organization shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this document, the organization shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.  Upon the dissolution of the organization, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose.  Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of common Pleas of the county in which the principal office of the organization is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes. This is the Constitution and By-Laws as amended and adopted in February, 1999.