Mark February 28th On Your Calendars

The United States Ultralight Association will hold its 2004 Annual Member Meeting February 28, 2004, in Springfield, Illinois, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The mid-winter event will be held in conjunction with the 24th Annual Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council (IUAC) Ultralight/Lightplane Safety Seminar. Between the USUA business meetings that are also being held during the weekend, the USUA Board of Directors, Staff and Regional Representatives will be on hand to greet members and prospective members. The Meeting and Seminar will be held in the 400-seat Illinois Building & Auditorium on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Registration for both events will begin at 8:00AM at the fairgrounds. Following the Annual Member Meeti

One hundred years and one month after the Wright Brothers' first powered flight, another aviation milestone was completed with the ceremonial flight of EAA's 1 millionth Young Eagle Andrew Grant by aviation legend General Chuck Yeager. Originally scheduled to occur as a part of the centennial celebration on December 17 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the flight instead took place on Saturday, January 17, at the Nevada County Airport (017), Grass Valley, California. December's flight was postponed by bad weather. But Richard Beattie, Vice President of Jaguar North America the primary Young Eagles sponsor, suggested rescheduling the flight for a later date in California near Gen. Yeager's home. After reviewing schedules, January 17 was selected as a target date for the flight - coinc