Young Eagles from Bob Prange
We flew 34 kids at the June 13 rally. Thank you to our pilots and ground volunteers. It was a pleasant day with the temp in the mid-80s and a breeze. Please note: Our July 11 rally is planned for Warrenton-Fauquier Airport at 0900. This is a change from earlier plans. Pilots: In an effort […]
New NASA HQ Display from Mary Dominiak
Planning to visit the DC Mall this summer for any of the sesquicentennial activities? Take a few minutes to get your space fix at the new display in the West Lobby of NASA Headquarters, just off 4th and E Streets, SW (Hidden Figures Way). It’s open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. […]
Membership Gathering this Saturday 6/27!!!
June 27 Member Gathering – 10:00 AM (Coffee and doughnuts at 9:20 AM) This Saturday our speaker is our own Darrel Watson. Darrel is an FAA Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR) and has vast knowledge on the intricacies of FAA regs concerning certification of aircraft and pilots. This month however he will be speaking to us […]
IMC & VMC Clubs
Experimental Aircraft AssociationChapter 186National Capital Chapter10629 Aviator Ave.Manassas, VA 20110 TONIGHT!!! Tuesday June 23IMC Club Meeting at 7:00 PMVMC Club Meeting at 8:00 PM You may not have received the FAASTeam notice yet but YES, we are conducting IMC Club and VMC Club meetings tonight. Join us Tuesday night for one or both of our […]
From the President, Bob Prange
The annual Women Can Fly event at Warrenton will be Saturday June 6. They usually fly over 150 people plus provide other educational activities. It is like a Young Eagles rally on steroids but for all ages. The name implies for women but that is not a hard and fast rule. Guys have been known […]
EAA186 Membership Form
Membership
ONLINE APPLICATIONShttps://dev.eaa186.org/events/eaa-chapter-186-membership-online-application-2025/ CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP FEES$30 Jan–Dec Single Member Dues$35 Jan-Dec Family Member Dues$15 for Name Tag and postage$12 – hard copy of Directory (printing & mailing)$2 surcharge if paying by PayPal DID YOU CHANGE YOUR E-MAIL?Please advise Meredith Martin-Richards at [email protected] if any of yourmembership directory information changes.Thanks.
IMC & VMC Meetings
We meet on the 4th Tuesday each month. IMC Club at 7 PM. VMC Club at 8 PM. Come for one or both sessions; we usually meet beforehand at 5:30 PM for informal dinner at the Panera Bread at Bristow Center. The IMC Club’s purpose is to promote instrument flying proficiency, safety and education through […]
New Galleries at the NASM on the Mall from Mary Dominiak
I got a behind-the-scenes hard hat tour of three of the five new galleries that will open on July 1, 2026, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space altitude and be slowed from much greater speed. And SpaceX has made those launches and returns a routine thing, with some boosters having flown over 30 times. […]
Aviation History at Warrenton from Mary Dominiak
These days, when we drive, we barely give a thought to figuring out how we’re going to get where we’re going; we just program our GPS. Some of us still like to have physical maps to back up the satellite navigation service, especially in remote areas with spotty service, but GPS has become our primary […]