No, not those elections. We’re holding ours a day earlier – Monday, November 2rd, at 6pm, during our monthly membership meeting. As part of our Annual General Chapter Meeting agenda and as required by the Chapter By-Laws, two of our five Executive Board Positions are to be voted on by those present at the meeting

Our chapter will be holding elections for the positions of chapter President and chapter Secretary, who will be elected for a two year term.

Voting will be held as part of the Annual General Membership Meeting and overseen by Octavian Codreanu (Chapter Director of Communications), who will tally votes and announce results at the meeting, in compliance with the Chapter By-laws. Proxy votes are not permitted, you must be at the meeting to vote and your attendance at the November 2nd meeting is therefore important.

Now is the time for you, our chapter members, to get involved. If you’d like to nominate yourself or someone else (make sure they’re willing to accept the nomination first, though) for any of the board positions that are up for election this year, send an e-mail to elections@eaa240.org. The only condition is that the nominator and the nominee must be current chapter members. The last day for accepting nominations will be Saturday, October 31st at 5pm. Our elections coordinator will then prepare ballots with all the candidates and will distribute them to the members present at our November membership meeting.

So don’t delay – submit a nomination before the deadline, and mark your calendar for Monday, November 2nd.

Join us Saturday, October 3rd for another great fly out! This time to Lincoln Park (N07) Airport for a delicious lunch.  The Sunset Pub and Grill is located in view of the runway and offers a wide range of sandwiches and entrees to enjoy while rating the landing aircraft.  Lincoln Park is located about 95nm north-east of New Garden, which will take about one hour of flying. There’s also an option (at pilot’s discretion) for a scenic detour over Manhattan. 

Use the Registration Page to sign up for the fly-out.
Meet at the chapter hangar at no later than 11:00am for briefing and seat assignments, with a planned departure time of 11:30am.
Pilots and planes are always needed. Pilots, when registering please let us know available seats and total passenger weight. Passengers, please provide an accurate weight and a good contact number. Passengers, if able, please chip in for fuel costs and/or buy lunch for the pilot.

As the date approaches, any event updates are provided by the Flight Leader and sent in emails and posted to our web site.

Forecast for Sunday is Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC)

We had great plans, but Mother Nature had other ideas. Due to the unfavorable Sunday forecast, we’re canceling the fly-out to Penn’s Cave Airport.

Mark your calendars for next Saturday, as we’re holding our last Pancake Breakfast of the season and we’ll need a couple helping hands to make it a success.

Saturday, August 29th, 9:30am

Here we go again! After a first attempt that got thwarted by bad weather, join us Saturday, August 29th at 9:30am for a flight to Merritt Field (4PN7), home of the Eagle’s Mere Motorcycle, Air and Auto Museums.

Merritt Field is about 100 nautical miles north of New Garden, which will take us about an hour to fly there. The airfield is situated on top of a 2000′ mountain, with 3400′ grass and asphalt parallel runways, so pick your poison! The runway names are the same, 6/24, just like New Garden, just specify if you’re using the asphalt or grass. Typically 24 is favored, and is uphill. Only the asphalt runway is asphalt. Everything else is grass. Parking will be on the grass, along the embankment and there is a small staircase that will lead to the museums. CTAF is 122.9.

The museums are packed with about 30 aircraft, 75 cars and 120 motorcycles. There is a 75′ airmail tower. There’s a simulator. And more!

Use the Registration Page to sign up for the fly-out.
Meet at the chapter hangar at no later than 9:30am for briefing and seat assignments, with a planned departure time of 10am.
Pilots and planes are always needed. Pilots, when registering please let us know available seats and total passenger weight. Passengers, please provide an accurate weight and a good contact number. Passengers, if able, please chip in for fuel costs and/or buy lunch for the pilot.

As the date approaches, any event updates are provided by the Flight Leader and sent in emails and posted to our web site.

Change of plans! With the weather forecast for the weekend being unfavorable, the fly-out to Merritt Field (4PN7) is canceled.

The plan (weather permitting) is to attempt it again next Saturday. A new registration e-mail will be sent in a couple days. You will have to re-register once the details are figured out.