MAY 8 MEETING TO FEATURE AERO CLUB MEMBER BOB DUNCAN

Aero Club member, Bob Duncan will be our May Speaker and we will find out all the scoop on the 2012 Indy Air Show taking place at Indianapolis Regional  Airport June 23-24, 2012.

Headlining the show this year will be the US Air Force Thunderbirds, whose team members will thrill crowds with intricate aerobatics performed high above the airport.  Along with the Thunderbirds will be a wide range of exciting air show events, displays and activities— in the air as well as on the ground.

This year will be the 16th Annual Air Show and will be sponsored by Capitol City Ford.

The Indianapolis Air Show has raised nearly 1.5 million since its inception to benefit Riley Hospital for Children through the Central Indiana Community Foundation.  This year’s goal is $100,000

since its inception to benefit Riley Hospital for Children.

Bob Duncan is widely respected in the aviation community for his leadership of Indianapolis  Airport Authority over the years and his volunteer efforts ranging from Angel Flights to Chairman of the Indianapolis Air Show.

This promises to be a most entertaining and interesting meeting.  Come and bring a friend. 

Location:  
Marten House, 1801 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 
Date: May 8, 2012
Cocktails: 6:00 pm - Dinner: 6:30 pm - Speaker:  7:00 pm

Advance or Reservations - $20.00  

At Door - $22.00
1st time guest - $10.00
16 or under $10.00

Please RSVP to: Mel Winzenread
H: 317-788-6392  C: 317-431-1713
email: Melwinzenread@yahoo.com

Due Date:  May 5, 2012

 

Members in the News: Roger Bishop

Roger Bishop, on behalf of the Indianapolis Air Show, receives the award -
Best Air Show of the Season
by AirShowsReviews.com !

Go HERE and then download "The Magazine" 

(in PDF) and read 

all about it!

April 13, 2010 Meeting Speaker: Billy Werth

The Indianapolis Aero Club welcomes Billy Werth as it's speaker for the April 13th meeting.

Location:  Marten House, 1801 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Date: April 13, 2010
Cocktails: 6:00 pm - Dinner: 6:30 pm - Speaker:  7:00 pm

Advance or Reservations - $20.00  At Door - $22.00
1st time guest - $10.00
16 or under $10.00

Please RSVP to: John Brill
H: 317-877-7777  C: 317-501-8610
Mail to:  107-A Knoll Ct,  Noblesville, IN 46062
email:  jwbrillsr@aol.com

Video from last years air show
Photo credit - Ryan Sundheimer - AirShowStuff.com

Pilot Bio:
Billy Werth:  Growing up in an Air Force family, Billy has been around some sort airplane his whole life.  He started flying in 1988 and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Professional Aviation Technology from Indiana State University in 1994.  In 1992 he started teaching aerobatics and has been hooked ever since. 
In 1997 he graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training and started flying for the Air Force Reserves out of Grissom Air Reserve Base, IN where he is an Instructor Pilot on the KC-135R Aerial Refueler.  He is a veteran of Operation Northern and Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom.  He was part of the initial bomber strike on the opening of the Iraqi war staged out of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.  He was hired by Chautauqua Airlines in 2001 and is a Captain on the Embraer 145, based in Indianapolis.  Billy has over 8000 hours of flight time in 20 different aircraft, with 900 of it teaching folks how to fly upside down.
 
Here's a great article about Billy from year's Indianapolis Air Show:

Air-to-Air in a Pitts S-2C with Billy Werth

Company Info:
Grayout Aerosports LLC provides solo airshow performances, aerobatic thrill rides, and offers aerobatic and emergency upset training all over the Midwest.  We’re based at Hendrick’s Co airport near Indianapolis, IN.
In addition to airshow performances we also give airshow coordinators the useful option of offering aerobatic rides to their spectators.  Many attendees are thrilled to be able to experience some of the things they’ve spent all day watching.  From mild to wild, we have the convenient option of offering anything in between.  Arrangements can also be made for media and press rides as well as school and sponsor visits prior to, or during the show weekend.

July 2009 - Meeting Report