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A special welcome to John Stoll, our new EAA Flight Advisor. John has been a member of EAA and this chapter for some time and has now completed the requirements and received his Flight Advisor approval from EAA and will now take over as the official Flight Advisor for EAA Chapter 477. UPCOMING MEETING HIGHLIGHTS: Sorry for the late update folks. My focus tends to drift a bit during this "stay at home if you can" period so even though I had plenty of time to get this update in I kept putting it off for...no reason at all. Anyway here is the latest. After serious consideration, the chapter leaders have decided it is necessary to cancel plans for a January in person meeting. We hope everyone will understand and look forward with us to the possibility of another in person meeting in February of 2021. It as been a challenging year and without the dedication of our leaders and members the chapter most likely would have succumbed to the virus. Please stay safe and protect those around you. The below requirements will remain in effect for any future meetings until vaccinations are prevalent enough that all members can be protected. The chapter's minimums for any meeting are as follows and are required, not suggested: 1. Masks will be required except when eating. An acceptable mask is at least two layers thick and not of a stretchable material and must cover the nose and mouth at all times when worn. 2. Chairs will be spaced to allow social distancing and MUST not be moved around. 3. Food as well as drinks will be served by one person only, to reduce the number of persons handling the food supply. 4. Everyone will be required to maintain social distancing (six feet separation) even while outside the hangar and especially while inside the hangar. 5. No hand shaking, fist bumping, hugging, or other physical contact shall take place, except among members of the same family from under the same roof (and we ask that they refrain as well as it will make the rest of us extremely jealous). These five chapter minimums are not guidelines, they are requirements for attending the meeting based on CDC and SCDHEC guidelines to protect ALL those who attend. Anyone, therefore found to be deliberately (or repeatedly) defeating these requirements will be required to exit the meeting areas. If you do not feel that you can follow these requirements to protect the rest of us we ask that you not attend this meeting and instead wait until such time as these requirements are no longer necessary. If we have multiple persons disregarding the requirements the meeting will be adjourned and we will all have to go our separate ways and not meet again until such time as these requirements are no longer necessary. These requirements may sound heavy handed but we are in a time where some people's belief that the protections set up for others are overkill are pitted against those beliefs that there are not enough protections in force. The chapter leadership has decided to weigh in on the side of caution to protect the health and welfare of all involved. In addition to the above stated requirements a few common sense items will now be mentioned. These are not things that can be monitored by leadership at the meeting and therefore will be up to each person considering attendance to self monitor. 1. If you feel ill, are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 (temperature, shortness of breath, etc.) Please stay home. 2. If within the last ten days you have been in contact with others who might have been exposed to COVID-19 please stay home. 3. Wash your hands, avoid touching your face, and wipe down often touched surfaces. 4. Use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol and rub hands together until dry. Hopefully all who wish to come to the meeting are already doing these things to protect themselves and others. We look forward to seeing everyone possible and catching up on some time missed. YOUNG EAGLES It still appears we made the correct decision to postpone any YE Rallies at least until after the new year. With Covid-19 case numbers soaring once again and particularly in younger folks we do not need to subject either them or ourselves to added exposure for something that can wait for a safer time. We will keep an eye on school openings and how that affects the spread of the virus before making any changes to those plans. 
The Start of Walterboro Wings n Wheels Air Show
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Whether you're a pilot, building or restoring an aircraft, or just a sport aviation enthusiast, we'd love to have you drop in on one of our Chapter 477 meetings! Then if you'd like to join our Chapter you can print and fill out a "paper" membership application here, or use our online form here. Each month we publish our Chapter 477 newsletter, the "FlyPaper", which includes the information on current projects, plans, and upcoming aviation events in the Charleston area and beyond. You can view and print it here, or if you would like to have a paper version mailed to you, please fill out this form. 
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