Volume 8 Number 1 Spring 2000 - Sabre Pilots Association
Volume 8 Number 1 Spring 2000 - Sabre Pilots Association
Volume 8 Number 1 Spring 2000 - Sabre Pilots Association
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THE<br />
PRESIDENT'S<br />
NOTEBOOK<br />
Larry Davis, our terrific Editor, tells<br />
me it's time to crank out another<br />
column. I don't have any earth<br />
shaking news to report. Your<br />
<strong>Association</strong> is doing fine; finances are<br />
in good shape, new memberships are<br />
trickling in (although we could all do<br />
better as there're lots of potential<br />
memberships out there), the Flight<br />
Line Store is doing well (Incidently,<br />
Mike Freebairne and Jerry Johnson<br />
just finished a very thorough<br />
inventory of the Store. Big Job! Thanks<br />
Guys!), the hard working staff in Las<br />
Vegas continue to keep the<br />
organization running smoothly, and<br />
our new web site: http://<strong>Sabre</strong>-<br />
<strong>Pilots</strong>.org is getting more activity<br />
all the time. So, like many pilot's<br />
meetings that we all sat through, I'll<br />
just make a few administrative<br />
announcements and we can get on<br />
with the flying schedule.<br />
If you can't get enough pictures of the<br />
beautiful <strong>Sabre</strong>, and/or your fill of<br />
nearly forgotten information about<br />
the bird, have we got news for you.<br />
Larry Davis and Squadron/Signal<br />
Publications have produced a<br />
magnificent book, F-86 Walk<br />
Around.<br />
It's out standing! Now for the good<br />
news. We are in the process of<br />
procuring copies, which will be<br />
available through our Flight Line Store<br />
at a lower price than over the counter.<br />
I highly recommend it for your library.<br />
Watch for further details as they<br />
become available.<br />
Elsewhere in this issue you will see a<br />
clever cartoon by Bob Matasick, along<br />
with a reminder to keep your dues<br />
current. We do not want to lose you.<br />
Lost wingmen are a concern to us.<br />
`Nuff said.<br />
It ' s time to start thinking and planning<br />
for the next GREAT reunion. It will be<br />
16-20 April, 2001, at the Monte Carlo<br />
Hotel in Las Vegas. We will be getting<br />
more information to you throughout<br />
the next year. When you correspond<br />
with your buddies, encourage them to<br />
meet you there.<br />
Finally, a subject I approach with a<br />
great deal of trepidation, fearing it<br />
may be misinterpreted. We all know<br />
that the years are accumulating faster<br />
on our longevity ribbon than the<br />
flying hours in our Form 5. Although<br />
as pilots, we have always tended to<br />
avoid thinking of our own mortality,<br />
we know that we are not immortal.<br />
Each of us will make our Final Flight<br />
in our own way, but we won't be alone.<br />
When one of our members dies, we<br />
all feel the loss. Our friends, buddies,<br />
and compatriots, who may only have<br />
had a distant relationship, wish to be<br />
informed of the loss and remember a<br />
departed mate in their own way.<br />
Similarly, the staff at the <strong>Association</strong><br />
headquarters wants to know so we can<br />
send the appropriate condolences to<br />
the family, place the notice in the<br />
<strong>Sabre</strong>jet Classics, and handle the<br />
administrative details. May I suggest<br />
you take the time right now, and<br />
establish some type of system to notify<br />
us when that time occurs? Perhaps a<br />
reminder in your files. Or better yet,<br />
address a card or letter to the F-86<br />
<strong>Sabre</strong> <strong>Pilots</strong> Assocation with the<br />
information already prepared, except<br />
for the details of the Final Flight. Then<br />
all that is necessary at that grieving<br />
ti me for your loved ones, is to drop it<br />
in the mail. Many of my friends have<br />
just such a set-up. In fact, because<br />
notification to organizations,<br />
publishers, etc., is such a problem,<br />
why not establish a file with the PREpared<br />
information for all your<br />
organizations, publishers, etc.. It is a<br />
real thoughtful act of kindness to<br />
everyone concerned. Enough of that.<br />
Now let's go fly!<br />
Glenn L. Nordin<br />
13th <strong>Sabre</strong> <strong>Pilots</strong> Reunion<br />
16-20 April 2001<br />
Monte Carlo Hotel, Las Vegas<br />
Highlights<br />
Monday, 16 April - Registration and Hospitality Bar<br />
Tuesday, 17 April - Brunch, Ladies Treasure Hunt, Board<br />
of Directors Meeting, Buffet<br />
Wednesday, 18 April - Red Flag Tour, Legends In Concert<br />
Thursday, 19 April - Membership Meeting, Banquet,<br />
Lottery<br />
Friday, 20 April - Checkout<br />
And of course, the hospitality Bar will be open every day!<br />
POLICY STATEMENT<br />
The F-86 <strong>Sabre</strong> <strong>Pilots</strong> <strong>Association</strong> does nopt participate or endorsement not controlled by, or for the sole benefit<br />
of, the association. Readers are cautioned to be wary of any representation in conflict with this policy.<br />
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J