Mike Parry

Fly-Mart!

For our November Membership Meeting we’re holding a FlyMart, where you can bring along your aviation no-longer-needed-but-someone-else-might-find-a-use-for items and sell them, or donate them to another member. There may be items that will interest you too! Well have the tables available in the main hangar space for items to be displayed, and where the bartering can happen! No fee’s but donations to Chapter funds are welcomed. We’ll have coffee and donuts to oil the process for all.

No limits on the items but they must be aviation related, and unsold/donated items must be removed at the end of the meeting. No, we don’t want them either!

Search your toolboxes, hangar drawers, lockers and cabinets and bring your once-valued treasures along for reuse.

Question? events@eaa240.org

From: Chapter Events Team 2023

Mike Parry

Pancake Breakfast – Saturday September 30th!

EAA Breakfast Crew – ready to serve you!

We have a new Pancake Breakfast date:

Saturday, September 30th, 8am to noon.

This date coincides with the Airport Open Day, which we’ve all been looking forward to! We hope you’ll plan to join us for a great day of local aviation, and a great breakfast!

Sadly, we’re unable to reschedule a new date the Young Eagles Flights at this time. Should we identify an opportunity to organize further flights we will announce them at the Chapter web site.

We’ll also look for a new date for our planned Chapter Fly-Out of September 30th, more to come. Busy times at EAA240!

See you Saturday!

Mike Parry

Canceling Kids Flights : Postponing Pancake Breakfast – new date!

The forecast adverse weather for the weekend has forced the cancelation of the planned Young Eagle Flights and postponement of the Pancake Breakfast to Saturday 30th, to coincide with the Airport Open Day. Our very popular Breakfast requires us make space in our Chapter Hangar for our dining tables by temporarily moving the three aircraft under construction and position them outside the main hangar. The forcast weather will prevent us from doing that, hence the postponement. 

We have a new Pancake Breakfast date:

Saturday, September 30th.

This date coincides with the Airport Open Day, which we’ve all been looking forward to! We hope you’ll plan to join us for a great day of local aviation, and a great breakfast!

Sadly, we’re unable to reschedule a new date the Young Eagles Flights at this time. Should we identify an opportunity to organize further flights we will announce them at the Chapter web site.

We’ll also look for a new date for our planned Chapter Fly-Out of September 30th, more to come. Busy times at EAA240!

More information, or questions? email us

More information on the Airport Open Day here

Thanks for your understanding!

Mike Parry, President EAA Chapter 240

Mike Parry

Pancake Breakfast & Kids Flying!

The final ‘Increasingly Famous’ Pancake Breakfast of 2023 is happening Saturday, September 23rd and we’re serving from 8am to late morning. We hope you, your family and friends and your neighbors can plan on joining us for a freshly cooked breakfast, with coffee and OJ.

These popular events are fund-raisers for the Chapter operations and help with the maintenance of our facility and contribute to our aviation programs.

We’re also offering Free Flights for Kids during Saturday morning, part of the EAA’s Young Eagles national program. Kids 8-17yrs are welcome to join our pilots for an exploratory local flight and some education on the basics of how planes fly! Much more information here, including registration instructions.

Please share this invite for Breakfast and for Kids flights with your family and friends, we hope to see you all at this final local aviation Breakfast event of 2023.

More information on the Breakfasts – here

Mike Parry

Chapter Workshops 2023

Our Chapter has a wealth of talent, expertise and experience amongst our membership. For the Chapter Fall season, we’ve looked to leverage that expertise in organizing a series of workshops on key topics related to airframe construction and maintenance. We asked three of our members to offer introductory Fall Workshops to fellow members, as follows;

TIG Welding Workshop – Jon Martin (Saturday, October 7th, 8:30 to noon)

Goal : share experience with aircraft construction, inspection and repair, necessary skills of the aircraft builder (Metal, Fiberglass, Wood, Fabric), FAA Acceptable Methods, Techniques and Practices of Aircraft inspection and Repair (AC43-13)

TIG Welding 101 (Using a Miller Dynasty TIG Machine), parts of a TIG Welder, safety equipment needed to TIG Weld, how to setup a machine (basic) and basic technique, including hands-on practice welding steel.

Riveting Workshop – Tom Kenney (Saturday, October 21st, 8:30 to noon)

Goal : to introduce, describe and demonstrate the basic and different riveting methods employed when assembling an airframe. Preparation, measuring, marking, recommended tools, testing and assembly will be covered and demonstrated. Members will have an opportunity to rivet themselves on test panels

Fabric Workshop – Chuck Shipman (Saturday, November 18th, 8:30 to noon)

Goal: to introduce participants to some basic experience in fabric covering. This workshop will cover some of the basic steps to cover an aircraft control surface. Step will include cutting fabric, cementing and ironing fabric, first coats of Poly-brush, and finishing tape. Methods: Ceconite/Randolph/Nitrate & Butyrate Dope (STC SA4503NM). Polyfiber (Stifts)/Poly-Brush, Poly Spray (STC SA1008WE), Stewart System, Air Tech

Please note, these are introductory sessions, intended to address the basics but also offer some hands-on experience of each.

Workshops are limited to 15 Chapter members and will require a $15 non-refundable payment to cover consumables and incidental costs.

Please see the email sent to the membership on Sunday September 10th, 9pm to reserve a place.

Successful applicants will be notified and will receive additional information, pre-reads and instructions for the funds payment. Unsuccessful candidates for this series of workshops will be notified and, if numbers demand, we may be able to offer future workshops in the new year.

We’ll provide additional updates and more information at the Chapter web site, as the date for each workshop approaches.

Questions? communications@eaa240.org

Mike Parry

Pancake Breakfast & Young Eagles Rally

Pancakes and Kids are flying at EAA240!
Saturday, September 23rd
The final ‘Increasingly Famous’ Pancake Breakfast of 2023 is happening Saturday, September 23rd and we’re serving from 8am to late morning. We hope you, your family and friends and your neighbors can plan on joining us for a freshly cooked breakfast, with coffee and OJ.

These popular events are fund-raisers for the Chapter operations and help with the maintenance of our facility and contribute to our aviation programs.

We’re also offering Free Flights for Kids during Saturday morning, part of the EAA’s Young Eagles national program. Kids 8-17yrs are welcome to join our pilots for an exploratory local flight and some education on the basics of how planes fly! Much more information here, including registration instructions.

Please share this invite for Breakfast and for Kids flights with your family and friends, we hope to see you all at this final local aviation Breakfast event of 2023.