Attend the Chapter Leaders Breakfast at AirVenture Don’t miss your chance to sign up for the 2023 Chapter Leaders Breakfast at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. This year’s breakfast will be held on Saturday, July 29, in the Founders’ Wing of the EAA Aviation Museum from 8-10 a.m. This breakfast is free to all chapter leaders, officers, and board members, plus one guest per person. Please join us for a delicious breakfast as we celebrate the accomplishments of EAA’s fantastic chapter volunteers, since we will also present this year’s chapter achievement awards. Sign up › |
AIRVENTURE
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Volunteer With the Chapters and Young Eagles Staff at AirVenture! The EAA chapters and Young Eagles teams are looking for energetic and passionate volunteers to help with preparations for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, staffing at the Blue Barn and Chapters Pavilion during the convention, and wrap-up activities. Learn more › |
Sign Up for Chapter Leaders Corn Roast All chapter leaders are invited to attend a corn roast on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at 5:00 PM at the Chapters Pavilion in Camp Scholler. This is a great opportunity to kick off the week of AirVenture and to meet fellow chapter leaders and the EAA Chapters staff. This event is sponsored by Matco Aircraft Landing Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of NMG Aerospace. Register today › |
Visit Patti Arthur at the Blue Barn We are pleased to welcome back EAA Lifetime member and tax attorney Patti Arthur to the Blue Barn during EAA AirVenture. She will be presenting forums on tax-exempt status for chapters and will provide one-on-one consultations with chapter leaders to discuss tax-exempt matters, including potential donations and contributions. Learn more › |
HALLMARKS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CHAPTERS |
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Record Retention One of the most important actions that EAA chapters can take to ensure their success is to retain their records. This is hopefully common sense for anyone who seeks to grow and sustain their chapter year after year, and who wants their chapter to function smoothly and without any embarrassing interruptions. Read more › |
CHAPTER IN ACTION
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EAA Chapter 677 Honors Master Pilots On May 2, 2023, members of Chapter 677 in Columbus, Georgia, came together to recognize two of their longtime members, Kenneth Sines, EAA 453045, and Jack Phillabaum, EAA 555580. They were awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Awards for 50 years of safe aviation flight experience. Read more › |
 Prospective New Pilots Get a “Flying Start” With Help from EAA Chapter 534 Are you one of those people who when walking down the street and hearing an airplane fly overhead, you are compelled to stop and look skyward to see that airplane? Maybe you once had a private pilot certificate years ago, but you haven’t flown for years. You have always wanted to learn how to fly but never investigated just how to go about getting involved. Read more › |
 EAA Chapter 932 Build and Fly Program EAA Chapter 932, located at Galt Airport in Greenwood, Illinois, recently sponsored its second Build and Fly program for 10 future aviators ages 8 through 17. Participants built their own model airplanes over the winter months, learned about aviation and how airplanes fly, and tested their skills on a flight simulator. Read more › |
EAA Chapter 166 RV-12 Build Video Aircraft exterior lighting can never be too bright—and thanks to modern LED tech—landing, taxi, and recognition lighting is indeed bright, smart, and efficient with low current draw. In this build video, EAA166 in Hartford, Connecticut, is installing an AeroLed wing leading-edge landing/recognition light on the RV-12 kit. Build team leader Rick Monetero along with Larry Anglisano show how it's done. Watch now › |
YOUNG EAGLES
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Young Eagles Volunteer Corn Roast All Young Eagles coordinators, pilots, and ground volunteers are invited to attend a corn roast on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 4:00 PM. The event will take place at the Chapters Pavilion in Camp Scholler. Sign up › |
RAY AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP |
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Ray Scholar Milestones in April 2023 Congratulations to these Ray scholars who had their first solo flights or passed their checkrides in April 2023! EAA is proud of their success, and we thank them for their hard work and dedication. Read more › |
Ray Aviation Scholarship Corn Roast at AirVenture 2023 All EAA Ray Aviation scholars and scholarship coordinators are invited to attend a corn roast on Monday, July 24 at 5:00 PM at the Chapters Pavilion in Camp Scholler. This event is open to all scholars, including alumni and those currently in flight training. Read more › |
OTHER NEWS
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Find A Flying Club Map Now Available Another tool for finding access to affordable flying is now on the EAA website. A flying club locator map is available by clicking here. Please check the map to ensure the flying club near your EAA chapter is listed. |
If your nearby flying club is not listed, please send the following to flyingclubs@eaa.org so the club can be added:
Flying Club Name:
Based Airport, Identifier:
City:
State:
Aircraft:
New Members Accepted:
Student Pilots Accepted:
Contact Phone and Email:
Website:
Nearby EAA Chapter:
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EXCLUSIVE EAA MEMBER BENEFIT |
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Virtual Flight Academy As technology changes the way we learn to fly and become proficient pilots, EAA Virtual Flight Academy powered by Sporty's is bringing that paradigm shift to flight training. Combining the power of games, artificial intelligence, and data analytics, we've developed a new virtual flight instructor. Learn more › |
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This Month's Airplane What type of aircraft is this month’s cockpit photo from?
Email your answers along with your name and EAA number to Christopher Gauger at cgauger@eaa.org to have your name posted in next month’s ChapterGram. |
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We welcome contributions from all of our chapters. If you have a great article you would like to submit for a future issue of ChapterGram, please send it and a couple of high-resolution photos to Christopher Gauger at cgauger@eaa.org. We welcome contributions from all EAA, Warbirds, Vintage, IAC, and Ultralight chapters. |
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