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Global Positioning System Explained at Meeting By Frank Licari We held our first meeting at the Long Island Maritime Museum, April 14, 2002. This location can be our future home for meetings staged by the eastern sector of our club. The museum’s meeting room was more than adequate for the 35 members in attendance. There is room for at lest twice this number and the settings and surroundings are pleasant and interesting. This site was sought due to security restrictions in effect at Gabreski Airport which has terminated our use of their facility. The strategic location of the museum is midway between the east and west contingents, which will most likely lead to greater attendance from each sector. It was good to see many from the western sector in attendance. At this meeting, we had a guest speaker – Mr. George Dzenkowski – who presented an informative and comprehensive disseration on the navigation on airplanes, boats, and even car, and – as I see it – for old codgars who forget where they live or get lost in the immediate area of their homes. In a serious vein, Mr. Dzenkowski was well equipped with reference circulars which he handed out, and his video and verbal presentation made the time well spent in the session. If one is not already proficient in the use of the GPS, he or she is not going to learn its use in one session, but the presentation will serve as a means of stirring interest and as an instrument for opening-the-door for mastering its use. Photo: Aircraft designer Vincent Burnelli is shown holding one of his models in this 1940 picture, and in 1950, standing in front of a CBY-3. Directions: Bayport Aerodrome can be reached by taking Sunrise Highway to Nichols Road, go south on Nichols to first light, turn right onto Church Street and proceed to two buildings where there is a pole with small Bayport Aerodrome sgn. Turn left onto paved road between the two buildings, at end of road, turn left into parking area of Bayport Aerodrome, and walk to hangers. The Long Island Maritime Museum can be reached by taking LIE Exit 59S to Lakeland Ave, and proceed 6 miles to Sayville. Take a right onto Main Street for 1 mile to West Sayville where there is a Fire Department on the Left. Take the 2nd left after the Fire Department onto West Avenue museum building at foot of road. (There is a large musem sign on the corner of West Avenue and Montauk Highway.)
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