Chapter Meetings
Join us before the July 13 monthly gathering for a pancake breakfast at the Skagit airport hangar 400, just east of runway 4/22 and north of the Heritage Flight Museum. Chapter members and non-members are welcome. We’ll start at 8 am and will serve until about 9:30 to allow clean up time before the normal 10 am chapter gathering. Cost is whatever you choose to donate.
As usual, we’ll hold the July chapter gathering at the Port of Skagit conference room, 15400 Airport Drive in Burlington. Our guest speaker is Michael Lombardi, Senior Corporate Historian at Boeing. Mike will tell us about the evolution of the swept wing jet (the B-47 story). Largely forgotten, the B-47 Stratojet was the world’s first large swept wing jet and was heralded as a revolutionary airplane when it was revealed in 1947. This is the fascinating story of the bold leaders, brilliant engineers and wartime events that lead Boeing to the invention of one of the most important airplanes in aviation history.
Our May guest speaker was David Cecka, a crewman on a P-3 that was forced down in China in 2001 after a midair with a Chinese J-8 fighter. If you missed the meeting, check out the recording of David’s presentation on our Videos page.
As we have discussed many times before, we do not want anyone to get infected with the COVID 19 virus if they attend our monthly gatherings. That means that if you are sick or know you have the virus do not attend. If you are concerned about getting the virus while being in proximity of other Chapter members then you need to act in your best interest.
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Videos of Past Presentations
We’ve recorded some great presentations from our monthly chapter gatherings. Go to our Videos page or our YouTube channel to view any of these presentations.
Do you wonder what other EAA chapters are up to? Fly-ins, burger burns, fundraisers or presentations are some of the activities you can find.
See the Helpful Links tab above for links to other chapter websites and newsletters.
SKAGIT EAA CHAPTER 818 REGULAR GATHERINGS:
- 10am – Second Saturday morning of every month in the “Port of Skagit Hearing Room” at the Skagit airport (KBVS), 15400 Airport Dr, Burlington, WA 98233.
- 11am – Program
- Monthly Board Meetings are held via Zoom, usually a week or so before each monthly meeting. If you’d like to join just ask any board member for dates and Zoom credentials.
- See our calendar for events of interest: http://skagiteaa.org/calendar/
UPDATES: If you have news or events to add here please contact: Larry or Brad (see contact tab for address).
WHAT WE’RE ALL ABOUT
Our group of aviation enthusiasts, made up of pilots, mechanics, CFIs, retired veterans, and interested persons meets once a month at the Skagit Regional Airport to discuss mutual interests, share current aircraft projects and safety information, and to be enlightened by a featured speaker with an adventure or two to share.
We also host “Spot Landing” contests, barbecues and pancake breakfasts, and weparticipate in other local fly-ins, such as in Anacortes, Arlington, and at Mears Air-Field located in Concrete. Owning or building an aircraft is not a prerequisite for membership; an interest in aviation is all that is required, and a desire to become involved with a great Chapter.
One of our most anticipated events is flying children & teens from the ages of 8-17 years of age, for free, through our Young Eagles Program sponsored through the EAA Organization in Oshkosh, WI. Multiple times a year, pilots volunteer their time, their aircraft, and the expense of aircraft fuel to ensure that any child can experience the thrill of flying. This event requires just as many “ground-crew” volunteers as pilots. On the average, we fly 60 children every year in the late summer time during these one-day events.
We work closely with the the Skagit Airport Support Association (SASA), the Heritage Flight Museum, the Port of Skagit and other area aviation related outfits to help build a healthy, vibrant, innovative, and safe community of aviators.
