Young Eagles from Bob Prange
We flew 38 kids in November and 35 in December at Manassas. Our 2023 Ray Scholar Grant Peterson paid it back and flew his first Young Eagle in his own CH2000! Pilots: In an effort to push the total of Young Eagles flown to 2.5 million kids, EAA hasannounced Mission 2.5 where Young Eagle Pilots […]
EAA 186 2026 Calendar!
From a Former Ray Scholar from Tony Crupi
Hello again, EAA 186! Last I wrote to you, I was alternating cooking in the Pawnee cockpit and backflipping gliders over the Arizona desert. This was in my effort to collect a daunting 1,500 hours of total time in order to qualify for an Airline Transport Pilot certificate. During this chase, I had applied to […]
Holiday Party this Sunday! 12/7
Member Gatherings, November Meeting with Elections this Saturday!!!
Our monthly member gatherings are normally held on the fourth Saturday of the month at 10:00 AM with coffee and doughnuts at 9:20 AM. Exceptions are the October Chili Cook-Off and the December Holiday Party. November 22 Member Gathering – 10:00 AMOur guest speaker will be Richard Allabaugh, Manassas Airport Operations Supervisor. Likely topics will […]
From the President, Bob Prange
I have a few miscellaneous but important items this month. Elections: The annual Chapter 186 officer election process will end with a membership vote at the November 22 Member Gathering. The current President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary are Bob Prange, Jim Stone, Michael Iachini and Dan Botzer, respectively. They have each indicated they wish […]
Juliette Burton, 2022 Ray Scholarship News
Our 2022 Ray Scholarship recipient is newly commissioned in the U.S. Air ForceJuliette Burton, begins her first T-6 Texan II flight at Laughlin AFB! Congratulations Juliette!
186 Holiday Party!
Membership
ONLINE APPLICATIONS https://dev.eaa186.org/events/eaa-chapter-186-membership-online-application-2025/ To order a nametag, go to https://dev.eaa186.org/events/eaa-chapter-186-name-tag-order-form-paypal-only/. CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP FEES $30 Jan–Dec Single Member Dues$35 Jan-Dec Family Member Dues$12 for Name Tag and postage$12 – hard copy of Directory (printing & mailing)$2 surcharge if paying by PayPal Contact Meredith Martin-Richards for Membership info: [email protected] DID YOU CHANGE YOUR E-MAIL?Please advise Meredith Martin-Richards, […]
Ray Scholarship
In January 2026, Chapter 186 will apply to EAA to administer a 2026 Ray Foundation Aviation Scholarship. If we are selected to give another Ray Scholarship, we will begin a search in March for a motivated youth aged 16 1⁄2 to 19 who would like to participate in a concentrated one-year effort to acquire his/her […]