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Do you enjoy interacting with others? Are you enthusiastic, committed, and dependable?
FMA COORDINATOR
might be your calling
Contact us to assist!
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HANGAR JAM
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HOST
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The art of defying gravity. BristellAircraft.com
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Thanks to all the above for jumping on the
FMA BANDWAGON.
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EVENTS
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As soon as new events arise we will place them on the FMA Radar. Once confirmed they will move to the website calendar.
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First 5 members will receive a 25% discount on purchase of a
ToneWoodAmp.
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Get your FMA custom embroidered (no extra charge) Flight bag and all other products from sponsor MYGOFLIGHT.com
25% of purchases price goes toward FMA programs.
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Voyage Air has discounts for FMA members start January 1, 2018.
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AirTurn is offering a discount to all FMA members and will donate back to FMA 10%.
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Log on to the FMA website to get the your discount code (bottom of checklist).
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Two Passions
- One Goal -
501(C)3 Nonprofit EIN: #80-0433326
Bringing Aviation and Music Together
"Pilot Musicians sharing their passion
while encouraging and educating youth (& adults) in the
science and art of aeronautics and music."
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Hope you, your family, and friends enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our wishes are for a safe holiday season for all: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year.
Please consider supporting those who support FMA. Several sponsors have special discounts for members. You will find the code at the bottom of the FMA checklist which can be found once you log on to the FMA website. Another way to support FMA is when shopping online at Amazon... Use AmazonSmile! Amazon donates to FMA on every purchase.
Members, please log into the FMA website (contact John if you need assistance) to access the FMA
checklist.
This checklist was developed to help you become fully aware of all the FMA comm channels and opportunities. Once you complete the checklist you will see the discounts and special codes from sponsors.
FMA NETWORK
Friendships, Opportunities, Advice, Assistance, & Positive Influence
INSPIRING - EDUCATING - ENCOURAGING
through
Performances
Presentations
Scholarships
Networking
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2017 was a very busy year and one that will set the pace for 2018. Do you know that our 10 year anniversary is fast approaching? 2019 will mark the 10th year of FMA. Hard to believe but true! So in preparation of the of this milestone, an annual gala is in the works. We now have five solos with one in the wings. Last but not least, a new campaign has been created for 2018 to raise awareness, promote growth, and increase support for FMA.
In review of 2017, FMA has nearly 600 members, over 20 ambassadors, over 30 corporate members and sponsors, an advisory board, a scholarship program (FMA Solo Program) that has awarded 6 scholarship of which 5 have soloed with one in the wings, two programs being developed: FMA Tailwheel Tango and FMA Finale Fellowship, an internship program, saw the HangarJAM concept take hold, and participation at over 8 annual events with participation at many smaller ones around the country. More information to come in January when the rest of the stats are tabulated.
Artist & Aviators: a Landing of Flying Musicians will be our annual gathering. This will be FMA's event! An event where we can meet annually to renew old friendships, create new ones, catch up on what's happened, share ideas while raising awareness and funds for FMA's programs. We are targeting the fall of 2018 in Nashville, TN. A committee will be formed soon to start preparations. Let me know immediately if you would like to be in on this groundbreaking committee. I look forward to you joining us.
Since the last newsletter, we have had two solos: Courtney Taylor
 in Canada and Aaron Smokovitz in Michigan. You can read more about their journey while leaving your encouraging comments at
FMAsolo.org.
That makes five solos with one in the wings. This program is such a success. Even the finalist who stay engaged are being assisted. We are making a difference!
A huge thank you to all who have supported the FMA Solo Program, especially: Bose Aviation, Sporty's Pilot Shop, MyGoFlight.com, Gleim Aviation, Heaven's Landing, Aviators Hot Line, Banjo Ben Clark,  121five.com, Trade-A-Plane, Quality Aviation Services, AvSport of Lock Haven, Harv's Air, and Murfreesboro Aviation.
A new campaign has been created for 2018 for all to participate in. Members are being asked to create short videos showing their airplane being loaded with gear, flying to a gig, performing, then the reverse. Already we have sponsors stepping up: Voyage Air Guitar, MyGoFlight, AirTurn, ToneWoodAmp, Bose, and Sony. Perhaps you would like to participate. Let's all work together to raise awareness, promote growth, and increase support for programs in 2018.
Stay engaged and enthusiastic!
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Ambassador News
So good to see more and more folks stepping up to assist. Ambassadors are the glue that holds us together. They are the ones who answer questions, represent FMA, and keep the lines of communication open. Consider jumping on the FMA Ambassador Bandwagon.
New Ambassadors
Please welcome and engage with
Ron Beitel (Minnesota),
Tim Gill (California), and
Austin Waldin (Oklahoma).
FMA MAP
View the FMA Map.
This is a really nice way to graphically show where folks are and what they do. Can you imagine being able to look up folks when travelling to share music/aviation. Contact your regional ambassador with the following to get your spot on the
FMA Map
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- Home Airport
- Aircraft You Fly
- Music You Play
- Anything else you'd like to include
Are you interested in becoming more involved in FMA, in spreading the joy of flying and music? Do you like helping others excel? Are you able to communicate through 21st century technologies? Then consider becoming an FMA Ambassador.
Visit the
FMA Ambassador
page
to find out more, then reach out to a regional ambassador to get involved.
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Tim Gill -
Your New California Ambassador
Tim Gill is a Downbeat Award-winning trumpeter, vocalist, and
composer-arranger who is active professionally in the greater Los Angeles area. A unique voice in the Great American Songbook, Jazz, and Swing genres, he leads his own groups which have appeared at such prominent venues as Disneyland, Caesar's Palace, the Wiltern Theatre, and the Honda Center. Tim has also lent his arranging and orchestrating talents to film and television scores produced by NBC, Universal Studios, and Warner Brothers. He can be also be seen regularly as a featured performer at the Disneyland Resort.
Tim's love of aviation is rooted in classic tailwheel aircraft and low-and-slow stick-and-rudder flying. A private pilot with a
a
tailwheel
endorsement, he owns and operates a Grega GN-1 Aircamper, and also enjoys flying a Cessna 140 and an Aeronca Champ. He and his wife curate "the Adventures of Tango and Juliet," a YouTube vlog that chronicles the travel adventure
they experience together through general aviation.
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Burt Compton
Receives
FAA Master Pilot Award
Burt Compton, owner of Marfa Gliders in southwest Texas, has been recognized by the FAA with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for 50 years as a pilot and flight instructor.
Burt grew up on his parent's airport south of Miami, Florida, and first visited Marfa for the 1967 National Soaring Contest.
Moving his flight school to Marfa in 2001, he continues to enjoy teaching students and hosting soaring pilots from around the world who recognize Marfa and the Big Bend of Texas as a world-class glider flying destination.
"I am very honored to receive this significant award, but in my mind, I am still just the kid on the airport, fascinated with aviation" said Compton.
Burt is a Designated Pilot Examiner, a Trustee of the Soaring Safety Foundation, the 2010 recipient of the Soaring Society of America Warren Eaton Award and a Life Member of the SSA since 1967.
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Your Home Field
FMA members come from all over the world. In the interest of promoting our members, their airports, and aviation, we thought it would be interesting to showcase one member's home field each month.
This month's Home Field Spotlight focuses on Brooksville - Tampa Bay Regional Airport
(KBKV), home to member Lynn Postel
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Tell us about your airport, Lynn.
Brooksville (BKV) is a prior Army air base. We have a control tower and currently one FBO on the field. Dual runways make it a versatile airport in the thirty mile Mode C veil of Tampa. 9-27 is 7004 ft. Long, and 3-21 is 5002 ft. In length. This allows corporate jet traffic and piston travel as well. We have GPS approaches to all runways, and an ILS to runway 9. Come visit when you have time. Lynn
What makes it special/unique/interesting/fun?
BKV has an active EAA chapter, some military parachute jumping and a host of different aircraft. We provide Young Eagles flights and enjoy just going around at the airport.
About KBKV:
Welcome to Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport & Technology Center. We are located on Florida's Adventure Coast north of Tampa, west of Orlando and, as our FAA airport identifier BKV suggests, one of the Best Kept Values in the South. Our airport is at the geographic center of Florida, making it an ideal market access venue for pilots and businesses who value modern aviation facilities and first-class tenant care.
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Get your HOME FIELD in the spotlight.
Send in information to be considered.
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HangarJams
Host a HangarJam at your airport. Meet local aviators and musicians. Introduce local musicians to aviation and aviators to music. Enjoy music and hangar flying. Help raise funds for FMA programs and scholarships. We have raised over $300.00 thus far.
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EVENT RECAP
AOPA Tampa Fly-In:
What a really neat spot to put an airport. The last AOPA fly-In was held at the Peter O. Knight (KTPF) airport on October 27-28 in Florida. Lou and Betty from
Bristell Aircraft (FMA CM & sponsor) helped to staff the FMA display which was in the exhibit area right next to our friends the Seaplane Pilots Associations exhibit. We met a bunch of interesting and enthusiastic aviation folk.
Weather was perfect for a mid afternoon arrival on Friday. Saturday started out great then a tropical depression started moving in from south. It held off until the show ended but made for an exciting IFR flight down to Naples afterwards.
The list of
AOPA fly-Ins for 2018 has been posted. If you would like to exhibit for FMA please let us know. These are fun events with lots of potential for outreach.
DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase:
The
DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase in sunny DeLand,
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Miles Reese on tenor & Drew Medina on alto
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Florida
was a very good event for FMA.
Your 2015 FMA Solo
recipient,
Drew Medina,
arrived from Gainesville where he is s
tudying Aerospace Engineering at the
University of Florida. Drew talked about his journey and even played a few tunes to the delight of the audience.
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Gary Filip on keys & Drew Medina on alto
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ON THE HORIZON
Do you know of an event where FMA can participate?
Please let us know!
We want to hear from you about your event.
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Jump on the FMA Bandwagon
FMA Corporate Memberships and Sponsorships
allow FMA to produce and present educational outreach, support the FMA Solo Scholarship Program and grow membership numbers through awareness. We could not do it without them.
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New Sponsors
Voyage-Air Guitar has donated a guitar to use in the 2018 FMA campaign to raise awareness and funds. (Look for their special FMA discount starting January 1, 2018)
"Our mission of providing high-quality guitars fit for travel and aviation made it an easy choice to align with the Flying Musician's Association. Our Voyage-Air guitars are crafted at the intersection of music and engineering - right where FMA resides! Voyage-Air Guitar could not be prouder as a part of the FMA family."
Voyage-Air team
About Voyage-Air Guitar:
Voyage-Air Guitar started as a cool idea in a small guitar shop in northern California. Over the years, we have carefully engineered and developed the details of the 'folding guitar' making it the go-to for guitarists around the globe who travel. We offer a range of full-sized guitars for musicians at home, or on the go. At Voyage-Air Guitar, we believe that the future is unfolding!
Visit
Voyage-Air Guitar
ToneWoodAmp has donated an acoustic multi effect processor to use in the 2018 FMA campaign to raise awareness and funds.
"With our device specializing is portable effects, the Flying Musicians Association seemed like a perfect match. Whether they're 30,000 feet off of the ground or playing in the comfort of their home, they'll be able to use the ToneWoodAmp."
Dave Arnold
About ToneWoodAmp:
Originally funded on Kickstarter in 2014, ToneWoodAmp (By HONZ Technologies LLC) is the original inventor and design firm who created the ToneWoodAmp (patented technology), a device for acoustic guitars that enable acoustic guitar players to easily add effects like reverb, delay and tremolo to their acoustic guitar without the use of an external speaker or amp. The ToneWoodAmp is available to purchase at www.tonewoodamp.com.
Visit
ToneWoodAmp
AirTurn has donated two portable and compact mic stands aka goStands to use in the 2018 FMA campaign to raise awareness and funds. (Members, log in to the FMA website to get your special discount code. AirTurn donates to FMA on each purchase!)
"AirTurn makes solutions to give musicians the freedom to perform. Before partnering with Flying Musicians Association we were only able to do that on the ground. We support the Flying Musicians Association because they inspire and educate passion for music, education, science and art of aeronautics. We look forward to helping and supporting their music and educational endeavors any way we can."
- Dave Tamkin
About AirTurn:
If you're a traveling musician or performer, or simply have to take your mic stand to the garage down the street, carrying a mic stand has always been an awkward task. Now with the goSTAND you throw it in your backpack and don't think about it. The goSTAND works well for both standing and seated musicians for holding their tablet computers, microphones and other gear that can be mounted using a standard 5/8-27 mic thread and folds down to 18 inches.
Visit
AirTurn
New Corporate Member
Thank you
Redbird Flight Simulations, Inc. for jumping on the Flying Musician's bandwagon.
The Flying Musicians Association's efforts to educate youth in STEAM subjects through aeronautics and music creates a unique approach to bringing more young men and women into the aviation industry. Redbird is proud to support their goal.
About Redbird Flight Simulations, Inc.:
Redbird Flight delivers simulators, software, and aviation education content to K-16 educational institutions and flight schools. With more than 1,800 devices in service worldwide, Redbird is the fastest growing and most innovative flight training solutions provider.
Renewing Corporate Members
Thank you
Sporty's Pilot Shop for your continued support as a corporate member and sponsor.
One of the Passions of The Flying Musicians is, "Pilot Musicians sharing their passion while encouraging and educating youth (& adults) in the science and art of aeronautics and music". Sporty's is very involved in supporting and educating the next generation of pilots and we are proud to support the Flying Musicians Association in the common goal.
About Sporty's Pilot Shop:
Since being founded in 1961, Sporty's has grown from a one-man operation launched by Hal Shevers to the world's largest pilot shop and an iconic general aviation brand. Sporty's operations extend to airport management, avionics installation and repair, aircraft maintenance, a residential airport community, new aircraft sales and flight training, including for the University of Cincinnati's professional pilot program. Located at Clermont County/Sporty's Airport (I69), Sporty's is philanthropically dedicated to expanding the general aviation community with both pilots and skilled technicians.
Visit Sporty's Pilot Shop
Please inspire someone in the aviation and or music industry to jump on the FMA Bandwagon.
Organizations wishing to jump on the FMA Bandwagon by becoming sponsors and or corporate members receive a variety of benefits. Details can be found online or by contacting FMA President John Zapp at [email protected].
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Mufreesboro Aviation
Now that we are in the third year of the FMA Solo Program, we are finding that flight schools as well as flight instructors are enthusiastically stepping up to support the recipients.
Murfreesboro Aviation is proud to be a part of the Flying Musicians Associations quest to Inspire, Educate, and Encourage! We look forward to taking to the skies with Isaac
(2017 FMA solo recipient) as one of Tennessee's newest pilots! The motto of Murfreesboro Aviation is "Up Here, It's About Trust!" Murfreesboro aviation is honored to be entrusted with the opportunity to teach Isaac to fly in a responsible and safe manner.
Murfreesboro Aviation is the busiest privately-owned flight school in the state of Tennessee, owned by Jim Gardner, located in Murfreesboro, TN at KMBT. In the past 4 years Murfreesboro Aviation has grown from a flight school to a maintenance and repair center, Cessna Authorized Service Center, FAA-Certificated Part 145 Maintenance Facility, avionics repair and installation facility, aircraft brokerage and acquisition services company, and FAA-Certificated part 135 charter operator.
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Bose L1 Compact & ToneMatch
"I use the L1 Compact for small venue and house concerts up to 75 people. It's lightweight, compact, easy to set up and it always sounds great. The L1 Compact even fits in my airplane with a Honda generator for those outback gigs." - Jeff Auen
AirTurn goStands
"I purchased a pair of AirTurn Mic Stands for my airplane sound rig. They pack really small and weigh only 3 pounds or so, but when you set them up, they are rock solid and feel very much like a "normal" high-quality mic stand. They're an essential part of my sound gear that fits inside my airplane." - Jeff Auen
We encourage you to send in your endorsement for one or more FMA's sponsor products. For testimonials, visit the special testimonial page.
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To contribute to the FMA newsletter please send articles, photos, videos, links, etc. using the contact form found on the website by the end of the month.
Flying Musicians Association, Inc.
501(C)3 Nonprofit EIN: #80-0433326
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