Holiday Party on Dec. 8
From the President, Nov. 2024
The annual Chapter 186 Officer election process will proceed at the Nov 23 Membership Gathering. At that meeting we will ask the members present to vote yea or nay to the proposed candidates. Any Chapter 186 member who would like to consider filling an officer position should let one of the Chapter 186 Board […]
EAA Chapter 186 Holiday Party
Bring your family to our Chapter House Holiday Party on Sunday, December 8 from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 pm. We’ll provide baked ham, roast turkey, and drinks. Please bring a side dish, perhaps your family’s favorite vegetable, salad, casserole, pie, cake or cookies. Awards and certificate presentations to follow. We’ll also be collecting for “TOYS […]
Chili Cookoff This Saturday 10/26 Sign up Today!
*** Sign up ASAP on this website under “Participate”*** Wanted: Chili Cooks EAA Chapter 186 2 3rd ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF! (No Membership Meeting at 10:00) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! October 26 at High Noon There will be four category awards and one main grand prize! Entries can be classic recipes, meatless, no beans, white bean, […]
Become a Member!
ONLINE APPLICATIONS EAA 186 Membership: click here. Name Tag Order Form: click here CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP FEES $30 Jan–Dec Single Member Dues $35 Jan-Dec Family Member Dues $10 for Name Tag and postage $10 – hard copy of Newsletter (printing & mailing) $10 – hard copy of Directory (printing & mailing) $1 surcharge if paying by PayPal […]
Air Academy, 2025 from Bob Prange
Young Eagles EAA Air Academy by Bob Prange Registration is available and EAA has announced the 2025 dates, prices and changes to the course content for the EAA Air Academy, a series of camps designed to introduce young people ages 14-18 to the aviation world. Kids stay at the EAA Air Academy Lodge in Oshkosh, […]
Young Eagles from Bob Prange
Young Eagles by Bob Prange We flew 33 kids at the Sept 14 rally at Warrenton and 28 kids at Manassas on Oct 5. Our next Young Eagles Rallies are: Nov 9 – 12:00 Noon at Manassas Dec 14 – 12:00 Noon at Manassas On October 12, Ch 186 participated in “October Skies” a joint […]
Star Wars X-Wing at Udvar-Hazy from Mary Dominiak
Sometimes, Fantasy Flies The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum collection includes not only artifacts representing major milestones in aviation and aerospace, but artifacts of imagination paying tribute to how ideas and stories inspire the people who achieve such goals. They include the original Star Trek TV starship Enterprise (on display in the South Lobby […]
From the President
We are once again at the time where we conduct the annual Chapter Officer election process. Any Chapter 186 member who would like to consider filling an officer position should let one of the Chapter 186 Board Members know. The current President, Vice President and Secretary (Bob Prange, Jim Stone and Dan Botzer, respectively) have […]
Chapter Meeting this Saturday 9/28 10:00 AM!!!
Chapter member Joe Bechtold (ATP, CFII, KitFox Amphib) will provide lessons learned from his experience after his aircraft was significantly damaged by a fractional jet and his adventures following the repair. Joe built a beautiful Kitfox and flew it all over the country and added amphibious floats. As you may remember from his talk early […]