When

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST
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5:30 pm - 6:35 pm Check-in, Networking
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm Introduction
6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Presentation and Q & A
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm Networking (Library closes at 9 PM)

Where

El Segundo Public Library, Community Room
111 W Mariposa Ave
El Segundo, CA 90245

(Free street parking and free public parking lot across the street)

(South of LAX/105 Hwy/Imperial Hwy, North of El Segundo Blvd, West of 405 Hwy & N. Sepulveda Blvd / Pacific Coast Hwy 1)

Driving Directions

Contact

Events/Programs Chair, LA
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Los Angeles - Las Vegas Section
949-426-8175
events.aiaalalv@gmail.com

Ticket Information

Admission / presentation is free for all public (diner, snacks, or soda not included in the free admission). RSVP is required for seat / hall arrangement. Bottled water and Coffee will be provided for all. Dinner and snacks/soda are additional (not free) for those who ordered and paid online in advance.

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$0 Presentation Only - No Dinner, No Snacks/Soda
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$2 Presentation Only with Snakcs/Soda - No Dinner (Full Time Student with valid ID)
$5 Presentation Only with Snakcs/Soda - No Dinner
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$10 Dinner ticket with Snacks/Soda - AIAA Student / Educator Member
$15 Dinner ticket with Snacks/Soda - Non-AIAA Member Student / Educator Member
$20 Dinner ticket with Snacks/Soda - AIAA Professional Member
$25 Dinner ticket with Snacks/Soda - Non-AIAA Member Regular Rate

(No Refund within 7 days of the event or afterwards)

Dinner (for those order the dinner)

Mediterrannean platter or boxes
(A)Gyro
(B)Chicken
(C)Beef
(D)Vegetarian

Dress Code

Business Casual

Refreshment (for all ticket types above)

Free Pizza, Coffee and Bottled Water will be provided for all attendees.

Dinner and snacks/soda are additional (not free) for those who ordered and paid online in advance.

(This program is not sponsored by the El Segundo Public Library)

AIAA LA-LV 12/3 Dinner Meeting (Public Event)

(You do not need to be a member of AIAA to attend the event. Volunteers are needed for all AIAA activities)

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

(Free pizza for all (not unlimited and not as the dinner))

Building and Flying An Experimental Airplane

Dr. Rhon Williams

Program Manager at Northrop Grumman - Retired,

Aviator,
FAA Safety Team Representative

The Topic

Building and Flying An Experimental Airplane

An inside look at building and flight testing an experimental amateur-built aircraft called the Early Bird Jenny. Using modern construction materials and techniques, it is built from plans to look like a 2/3 scale Curtiss Jenny, a common WWI trainer. In 2002, Rhon joined Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 96 and got involved with a chapter project to build an airplane from scratch. He soon became the lead in converting plans and raw materials into a flying machine, while acquiring many new skills along the way. His Jenny first flew on Dec. 30, 2015 at Chino Airport and has now returned home to Compton Airport, having completed the FAA required Phase 1 flight test, and can fly without restrictions.

The Speaker

Dr. Rhon Williams

Program Manager at Northrop Grumman - Retired,

Aviator,
FAA Safety Team Representative

Rhon grew up in Dayton, Ohio near WPAFB, and got to see all kinds of military planes flying over his house. His Dad took him to air shows, so he gained an interest in aviation at a young age. While earning a PhD in electrical engineering at the University of Illinois, Rhon took flight training as some of his courses, ultimately earning a commercial pilot license, rated to fly single and multiengine airplanes, gliders, and helicopters; and a flight instructor rating for airplanes, instruments, and gliders.

After moving to California, Rhon taught flying part time while working as an engineering manager, and now co-owns a Cirrus SR22, in which he and his wife enjoy many flying trips. Past trips included flying northwest to Banff, northeast to New Jersey, southeast to Bahamas, and southwest to Cabo San Lucas.

After retiring in 2011 as a Program Manager at Northrop Grumman, he now gets to spend more time at the airport playing with airplanes. Partly based on his experience building the Early Bird Jenny, Rhon recently obtained his Airplane & Powerplant Mechanic rating. Rhon is active in the Experimental Aircraft Association, Civil Air Patrol, Western Museum of Flight, and gives presentations to pilots as an FAA Safety Team representative. He is also a member of IEEE, AIAA, and AAAS.