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International Learn To Fly Day - May 21:
EAA Chapter 196 celebrated International Learn to Fly Day
on May 21 by offering
free introductory airplane rides to adults. It was just like our
regular Young Eagles rallies, but for grownups. Representatives of
TENLE Aviation flight school were on hand to discuss flight
training opportunities. Photo gallery of the day
here.
Want to see what a Young Eagles Rally looks like? Here is a
photo gallery
of our most recent rally, held October 8.
We have photo galleries and reports for all our other rallies held
during 2000 through 2011, all of which can be found on our main
Young Eagles page.
The full rally schedule for year 2011 is available there too.
For a look at the 2009 fly-in,
see the
photo gallery
of the event or view the video to the right.
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).
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:
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
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.
EAA Chapter 196 2011 Myricks Fly-In:
Our chapter's annual fly-in to Myricks
Airport in Berkley was held Sunday, September 18, 2011.
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.
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:
Please send news and updates to Nels Anderson at nels@flightsim.com
Last Updated November 13, 2011
