The 48th annual meeting for the National Association of Priest Pilots will be held July 11-14 in Clear Lake.
The Mason City Municipal Airport is the hub for the “fly-ins.” Accommodations will be at the Best Western Holiday Motor Lodge, Clear Lake. The meeting and other events will be at St. Patrick Catholic Church.
On Tuesday, July 12, the group will gather at the Mason City airport at 6:30 p.m.
A representative of the Federal Aviation Administration will present the “Wilbur and Orville Wright Award” to the Rev. Melvin Hemann, for his 50 years as a pilot and flight instructor.
Hemann is a charter member of the National Association of Priest Pilots.
Following the award ceremony Archbishop Jerome Hanus, Archbishop of Dubuque, will offer a prayer and provide a special “blessing” for the airplanes and pilots, those flown in by members of the NAPP and airplanes belonging to local pilots.
