I’m going to ramble here about aviation safety. Our speaker last month from AOPA, Adam Rarey, presented an accident scenario that I had already seen but was shocked again at the outcome. Basically, two pilots were close to home finishing a long cross-country trip in their new Carbon Cub. They made various decisions as the scenario unfolded and flew VFR into IMC and ended up spiraling into the ground just a few miles from their home destination. Of course, after the fact we can easily identify contributing factors and the subtle mistakes made along the way causing the situation to gradually deteriorate but at some point, before the accident, why didn’t they notice the danger? How did they get too

We have had to cancel for three months in a row. Winds on March 8 were too strong and gusty for orientation flights. Our next Young Eagles Rallies are: April 12 – CANCELLEDMay 10 – 0900 AM at WarrentonJune 14 – 0900 AM at Manassas To thank Warrenton Airport for inviting us to operate there on April 12 we allowed pre-registration for kids from Fauquier County area schools during March. We had about 45 kids registered. Ground and Pilot Volunteers: About two/three weeks prior to a Young Eagles Rally, we prompt the events.eaachapters.org system to send an email to everyone in our Young Eagles volunteer database, inviting you to click on “confirm” or “will not attend.” This helps us determine the