Air Venture 2024
The annual EAA Chapter 186 Breakfast at AirVenture in Oshkosh will be held this year as usual on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at the Tail Winds Cafe at 8:00 a.m. The Cafe has changed its name many times over the years, but the location remains the same, over by the Forums and Workshops. PLEASE PLAN […]
Ray Aviation Scholarship
Ray Aviation Scholarship Our 2024 Ray Scholar, Kobe Kerns, continues his flight instruction at the Winchester Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. Kobe began with Young Eagles in 2017. You may have seen his recent article in the May issue of Sport Aviation or even better with lots of pictures on the EAA […]
Young Eagles Update from Bob Prange
Our May 11 Young Eagles Rally was moved to May 18 due to an airspace conflict with a mass flyover event, then of course inclement weather forced cancellation of the May 18 rally. Our next Young Eagles Rallies are all from 0900 – 1300 at Manassas Airport: June 29 July 13 August 10 Please note […]
Aluminum Overcast from Mary Dominiak
By now you all probably know that EAA moved our lovely B-17, Aluminum Overcast, into the Eagle Hangar at the EAA Museum to be on public display in the spot that was built to hold her once her flying days were past. The inevitable question is, has that day actually come, or will she fly […]
From the President
You may recall at our April 27 Member Gathering we had a pancake breakfast in lieu of guest speaker. Young Chapter member Cliff Storey asked if he could bring some slides and present a few minutes of information about his sailplane experiences at Grant County Airport, WV. His topic was so riveting that the […]