ROTORFEST 2007 (602 MEMBERS) HOSTED BY PRES JOEY RHODES, ECD JACK KELLY, CHAIR JEFF JANKOVICS, & CHAIR KERRY EISENHAUR. DEMO PILOT TERRY INCH

THIS YEAR WE HAD TWO 47 HELOS ATTEND. WE WISH TO THANK GUY HOUSE AND JACK KELLY FOR BRINGING THEIR D1s. WE BESTOWED OUR HALL OF FAME AWARD UPON JACK CARSON-PA. JAY MUNDIS-PA AND FRED DAVIS-PA WERE BOTH AWARDED GOLD MEMBERSHIPS. NEW FACES INCLUDED JOEY’S SON SHAUN RHODES AND NEW AHM’S SEAN SAUNDERS. JOEY WAS ON THE RUN DOING INTERVIEWS, SHOWS, AND NARRATIONS FOR THE FABULOUS 47 DEMO ONCE AGAIN ENTRUSTED TO DUTCH COUNTRY’S HELICOPTERS’ TERRY INCH. JEFF JANKOVICS MESMERIZED YOUNG AND OLD WITH N975B AND KERRY EISENHAUR DEBUTED THE NEW WHIRLYBIRDS ADVENTURE STRIP. “WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.” IT WAS GOOD TO SEE MANY OF OUR MEMBERS RENEW THEIR MEMBERSHIPS. WE HAD PEOPLE TRAVEL FROM IL, IN, OH, MI. PA, NJ, AND MANY OTHER STATES TO ATTEND. OFFICIAL BUSINESS CONDUCTED PRODUCED A DECISION TO REVAMP THE ROSTER AND PROVIDE RECOGNITION FOR PAST MEMBERS, HOWEVER CALLING THEIR ATTENTION TO THEIR DUE’S STATUS. PRESIDENT RHODES DELIVERED AN EYE OPENING ADDRESS TO THE MEMBERS CONCERNING AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES FOR THE 47 MILITARY MARKET.