Story ID: 408
Twirly Birds To Host Member Meeting
By: James Wynbrandt
Caption: International organization Twirly Birds invites members and interested parties to attend annual membership gathering.
Word Count: 125
International helicopter pilot organization Twirly Birds will once again hold at Heli-Expo its annual membership meeting. It is scheduled for 5:30 pm on Tuesday at the Anaheim Marriott (Ballroom 3 and 4) and held in conjunction with Heli-Expo. Founded in 1945, Twirly Birds members must have flown solo in a helicopter or vertical lift aircraft at least 25 years ago, but attendance at the meeting is not required to join. Previous members have included Charles Lindbergh, Igor Sikorsky, and Stanley Hiller.

The organization is purely a social group and has no political or commercial interests. Its sole purpose is “to recognize and foster the fellowship of those brought together by the common bond of vertical flight, and to facilitate the cordial exchange of experience and opinions.”