Young Eagles Rally
Next Rally: June 9, 2012
Our third Young Eagles Rally for 2012 will be held on Saturday June 9 starting at 9 a.m. For more information on the program, visit our Young Eagles page
EAA Chapter 196 is the Central Massachusetts chapter of the EAA. The chapter meets once a month at the Minute Man Air Field (6B6) in Stow, Massachusetts and holds other activities on a regular basis.

Young Eagles: The Young Eagles program offers free airplane rides to children between the ages of 8 and 17. Chapter 196 holds Young Eagle rallies each month usually on the second Saturday between 9 a.m. and noon (weather permitting).

Want to see what a Young Eagles Rally looks like? Here is a photo gallery of our most recent rally, held May 12. We have photo galleries and reports for all our other rallies held during 2000 through 2012, all of which can be found on our main Young Eagles page. The full rally schedule for year 2012 is available there too.

International Learn To Fly Day - May 19, 2012: EAA Chapter 196 will celebrate International Learn to Fly Day on May 19 by offering free introductory airplane rides to adults. It was just like our regular Young Eagles rallies, but for grownups. A photo gallery of last year's event can be found here.


Weather Underground
EAA 196 Weather Station
Meetings: Club meetings are held on the last Monday of each month year round at 7:00 p.m. somewhere on the airport property, Minute Man Air Field on Boxboro Road in Stow, MA. During the summer months we usually substitute a cookout for the meetings; these cookouts start at 6:00 p.m.

Events Of Interest: A list of local events of interest to chapter members and other pilots is available here. The full list is on the events page, but here are the next few:

  • May 19 -- International Learn To Fly Day
  • May 28 -- Monthly chapter meeting; presentation about Enflight system
  • June 9 -- Young Eagles Rally
  • September 16 -- EAA 196 Annual Myricks Fly-In (flyer)

6B6 Now At LiveATC.net: On April 20, 2010 Minute Man Air Field was added to the extensive collection of live aviation audio feeds available at LiveATC.

2010 Myricks Video
2009 Myricks Video
EAA Chapter 196 2012 Myricks Fly-In: Our chapter's annual fly-in to Myricks Airport in Berkley will be held Sunday, September 16, 2012. This is an official chapter event and a lot of fun, an easy going fly-in at a grass airport where we supply the burgers and hotdogs. Here is a photo gallery of the 2011 event; also check out the videos on the right.

Bombers At Beverly: Leo Hickey traveled to Beverly Airport to see the Collings Foundation bombers up close and provided us a photo gallery photo gallery here.

Runway 21 PAPI Dedication: On November 14, 2009 the new PAPI for runway 21 was dedicated by airport manager Don McPherson and a group of local pilots. EAA Chapter 196 made a major contribution to the cost of the PAPI.

40th Anniversary Open House: On July 11, 2009, Minute Man Air Field held a 40th anniversary open house. EAA chapter 196 participated by holding a record setting Young Eagles rally and also by firing up the grills. Here is a photo gallery of the day.

Yahoo Group: Want to keep up with the latest Chapter happenings? Then sign up for our Yahoo Group, which allows you to send and receive group emails. Sign up here.

Minute Man Air Field: The chapter's home airport is Minute Man Air Field (6B6), an all weather public use airport located in Stow, MA. A picture tour of the airport is available here.

Chapter News: Take a look here for the latest chapter happenings:



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Last Updated May 16, 2012