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 […]
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 […]
Young Eagles Rally and Chapter 186 Picnic moved to 6-29
Due to excessive heat, we are moving both the Chapter 186 picnic and the Young Eagles Rally to June 29. The Young Eagles Rally on June 29 will operate from 0900 to 1300. Registration for parents will begin at 8:00 AM on Sunday June 23. We ask that pilot and ground volunteers use the yeday.org email request […]
No Water at the Chapter House – 6/14
Due to a water leak, water to the chapter house will been turned off this afternoon. We expect the water will be off until early next week when the city is expecting to make repairs.
Combined Monthly Membership Cookout and Young Eagles Rally on 6-22
In lieu of a guest speaker, we plan to have a cookout, burgers and dogs. We will need a cadre of volunteers to set up and grill, separate from our pilot and ground volunteers for the rally. The YE Rally will be the usual 0900 to 1300. The cookout meeting will start at 1000 with coffee and doughnuts […]
Movie Night at the Chapter House Tomorrow 6/7
Friday June 7 7:00 PM Movie Night at the Chapter House Popcorn and soda/water will be available. Other tasty treats usually show up!
Young Eagles Rally for June Rescheduled to June 22
The Young Eagles Rally for June has been rescheduled to June 22. Registration begins June 1.
Member Gathering Tomorrow, May 25
May 25 Saturday 10:00 AM Member Gathering, coffee and doughnuts beforehand: May’s featured topic follows last month’s discussion about glider flying. This time we’ll hear about the Perlan 2 Project – the world record holding sailplane, the team who built it, and its adventures up to the middle stratosphere. Chapter member Al Lawless was […]
IMC and VMC Meetings
The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying, proficiency, and safety. The intent is to create a community of pilots willing to share information, provide recognition, foster communications, promote safety, and build proficiency in instrument flying. You don’t have to be instrument rated to come to the IMC Club. Non-instrument rated pilots who want […]