The SHGA is holding an Irish Wake for Erwin McDavid this St. Patrick's Day Sunday March 17, kinda.
Actually, after flying we will have a BBQ in the LZ with booze, ballads (if you bring music) and stories about the great things Erwin did for the club and our flying community over the last two decades.
Anyone who is better from having known Erwin is invited to come -- bring your favorite Irish stew, potato bread and shepherd's pie to complement the hamburgers, but don't forget the porter and mead!
If you don't know the real Erwin, come and listen to a few old-timers tell stories of Erwin's 200 miles chases into the Nevada desert, and of picking fights with Hawaiians in the LZ.
Erwin McDavid Send Off this Sunday on St. Patrick's Day
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Re: Erwin McDavid Send Off this Sunday on St. Patrick's Day
Super idea!!Groundhog wrote:The SHGA is holding an Irish Wake for Erwin McDavid this St. Patrick's Day Sunday March 17, kinda.
I took the liberty of sending this to the Torrey Hawks emailing list:
Hello Fellow Hawks,
If you haven't heard the sad news, Erwin McDavid passed away recently.
Erwin was a long-time Sylmar pilot and a good friend of the Torrey Hawks. He was often both a driver and a mentor for new pilots at Sylmar and he was usually the only one left on top of the hill with myself and other new pilots. Erwin would typically wait to get all of us newbies safely in the air.
The Sylmar club (SHGA) is holding an Irish Wake for Erwin McDavid this Sunday March 17, 2013. It's a bit of a fly-in, a bit of a St. Patrick's day celebration, and a lot of celebrating Erwin's life. Here are a few links:
http://shga.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3841
http://shga.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3800
http://shga.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3836
If you haven't flown Sylmar in a while, this is a good chance to come out and get a flight with lots of pilots to help get you safely in the air. The Sylmar club and their members have done a lot to help us at our site (Torrey Pines), so I encourage all Torrey Hawks members to take a flight at Sylmar on March 17th. That's what I plan to do!!
Thanks as always for your membership in the Torrey Hawks!!
Sincerely,
Bob Kuczewski
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