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Register to Win!
We want to invite you to register to receive e-mail
notices of all our upcoming programs and events. In addition, we will send an e-mail that gives you three
chances to win a door prize at one of our monthly Chapter meetings. Just bring a copy of our response email
to receive your 3 free drawing tickets.
If you decide to become a member of EAA Chapter 1246, the annual dues are only $20 and you can join on-line
by clicking here. An extremely valuable benefit to being
a member is the on-line access that you will have to our searchable database of all pilots and aircraft
owners in our geographic area. You can find anyone who owns (or is building) an airplane of the type that
interests you. You can also locate other pilots and aviation enthusiasts, including other EAA members
in our Chapter. The search can be as broad or as specific as you want. This incredible resource
is available exclusively to our paid-up Chapter members.
We invite you to come to one of our meetings or events and discover the benefits of participating in the
educational and fun activities of our Chapter. The combined knowledge and experience of our members is
awesome, and they are willing to share. There are informative and entertaining presentations at each
of our meetings, which cover a wide range of aviation-related topics. Our interests go way beyond
building and maintaining experimental aircraft.
What is EAA?
The Experimental Aircraft Association is an organization that promotes all forms of recreational aviation.
The EAA was organized in 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by some individuals who were interested in building
their own aircraft. Over the years it has grown to include all types of aircraft, from ultralights to
commercially manufactured aircraft. An interest in aviation is the common denominator that brings our people
together, in good fellowship and sharing. The EAA is a national organization and has local chapters,
such as ours, all over the world. You don't have to be a pilot to join in, the only requirement is a love
for aviation.
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Thursday, July 10th - MONTHLY MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED -- SO INSTEAD:
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EAA Chapter 1246 -- IS Keeping Aviation ALIVE!
On Saturday July 12th we will have an ALL CHAPTER fly-out & Drive-out to Mount Pleasant Texas to the Mid America Flight Museum to see the collection of Scott Glover and how he is KEEPING AVIATION ALIVE!
MidAmericaFlightMuseum.org
If you are attending and "have-an-extra-seat" in your plane or if you would like to fly-out and "need-a-seat" on a plane please contact Dick Stephens now. He will be coordinating and connecting you folks together.
dick@stephens-family.net
If you are driving out to Mount Pleasant and would like to carpool, let Dick know that too.
Let KEEP AVIATION ALIVE!! We will also have lunch at the Outlaws Bar-B-Q in Mount Pleasant.
See you at all of these events,
T Marbach
214-549-9563
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All meetings are held at 7 pm in Conference Center Room D 106, Section A on the second Thursday of each
month at the Collin College. Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be a pilot or a member
to attend. Need more information? Feel free to
contact any of our Officers.
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1st Saturday Coffee and Donuts!
Every first Saturday of every month, we get together for some fellowship and fun. We have
Free coffee and donuts for everyone at Chuck Roberts Hangar (#2520) in the McKinney Hangars Association
area at the Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney, TX.
We gather at 9:00 am. You don't have to be a member to attend. See you there!
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Chapter News!
Hey, got news?
Send your project updates, news items, home-grown articles (along with pictures if ya' gottem'!! we like pictures...)
to the Webmaster.
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The Latest News from Air Facts Journal:
60 seconds with the FAA administrator: what would you say?
Now it's your turn. We're going to pretend you have a one-on-one meeting with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta in his office. You have one minute to tell him anything you want, so think carefully.
A Mustang memory
In between sunning myself at Bondi and flying the Wirraway, I spent idle moments in the cockpit of a Mustang reading the Pilot’s Notes and savouring the heady aroma of high octane fuel, glycol coolant and hydraulic oil. It was no contest. The Mustangs won every time.
A sentimental journey
Sometimes only an airplane of your own can make a trip possible. My wife Christine and I proved this a few summers ago when we took our Cardinal on a whirlwind tour of half the country.
Breaking News From AVweb:
Hartzell Engine Technologies Acquires Plane-Power
In a press conference at AirVenture today, Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET) (sister company to Hartzell Propellers--both owned by Tailwind Technologies) announced that it had acquired the Plane-Power line of aircraft alternators.
"One Week Wonder" Day 2: Progress And Excitement
The "One Week Wonder" project to build and conduct initial taxi testing of a Zenith CH 750 kit airplane in seven days--right in the heart of AirVenture 2014--was a hive of activity as of 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
Icon Brings First Production Prototype To Oshkosh
Icon flew its first production prototype of the A5 amphibian, ESN-1, for the first time on July 5, and this week, the company brought the airplane to EAA AirVenture. ESN-1 is one of three copies that will be used for flight testing, with the goal of attaining LSA approval for the design by May 2015.
The Latest Podcasts From AVweb:
Podcast: Amelia Rose Earhart on Her Circumnavigation
Following her successful attempt to become the youngest woman to fly a single-engine airplane around the world, Amelia Rose Earhart is at AirVenture. She spoke with AVweb's Rick Durden about flying the Pilatus PC-12, operational challenges she and her copilot Shane Jordan faced on the trip, and the future of the foundation she established to raise money for scholarships for young women to learn to fly.
Podcast: Superior Air Parts' Aviation Town in China
Superior Air Parts says it's expanding its presence in China by establishing an aviation-oriented town near Bejing whose main intent is to provide non-Chinese companies a means of initiating business in China. In this podcast, AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tim Archer about the new community.
Podcast: Summer Camp, With Airplanes
For kids ages 12 to 18, AeroCamps offer a chance to spend some time at a local airport, learn about the aviation industry, and fly an airplane. Jim White, who runs the AeroCamp at Double Eagle Aviation in Tucson, talked with AVweb's Mary Grady about the nationwide project.
AVweb Insider Blog Posts:
AirVenture: Diesel, Drones and High Energy
Cessna's Skyhawk diesel was a surprise announcement. Now the company needs to start delivering these things.
MVP Aero's Amphib
Does the world know it really wants a flying bass boat? Maybe we're about to find out.
Flights Of Imagination
Summer reading for aviators.
The Lastest News From AOPA:
Piper continues strong showing in trainer market
Continuing significant orders to the training market shows that Piper Aircraft is making progress in its three-year plan to gain market share in that competitive arena.
L-3 plans to offer ADS-B product line
L-3 Aviation Products plans to join the general aviation ADS-B world with its Lynx MultiLink Surveillance System. The new products will be “specifically tailored to fit the panel and budget of today’s general aviation aircraft and pilots,” said Larry Riddle, vice president of sales and marketing.
A new Mooney delivers its first new Mooney
It was a big day for the newly-resurrected Mooney International Corp. Mooney president Jerry Chen handed over the keys to the first airplane to roll out of the Kerrville, Texas, manufacturer’s newly reactivated factory site.
AOPA Never Again:
Never Again: Flying the Beam (Aug. 2014)
Two military aircraft arrive at the same beacon simultaneously, with one going twice as fast as the other.
Never Again: Push Comes to Shove (June 2014)
A checkout flight of a home-built causes a pilot to appreciate stall awareness training.
Never Again: Snakes Alive (May 2014)
As a celebration of AOPA's 75th Anniversary this month, Never Again podcast offers this special vintage episode "Snakes Alive!" by Max Karant, originally published in the 1959 issue of "AOPA Pilot" magazine.
AOPA Never Again:
Last stop: Nagoya and Kyoto
It was an easy two-hour trip from Taipei to Jeju, South Korea, and the day spent at Jeju gave the touring group of pilots a chance to see a volcanic caldera and check out the Shilla Hotel’s private beach. I’d never heard of the place before, but Jeju is a big tourist destination and has a huge modern […]
True fact about ‘True Lies’
Remember the action comedy True Lies, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger famously hops into a Harrier, bounces off a couple of police cars, balances his daughter on the jump- jet’s nose, and dispatches a terrorist who was dangling from an attached Sidewinder missile? Nothing true about that scene. But it is true that the movie turned 20 […]
The Women Pilots of Air Journey’s RTW
Of the nine pilots flying the current legs of Air Journey’s around the world (RTW) voyage, two are women. One, Laura Azara, plans to file for a record flight: the youngest female pilot to complete an around the world trip in an unmodified airplane–a Pilatus PC-12NG. Yes, Amelia Earhart–no, not that Amelia Earhart–recently claimed an around-the-world […]
Other News and Special Interest:
Confessions of a DAR Inspector Kitplanes
Want to know what a DAR inspector is looking for when he comes to inspect your newly completed experimental airplane? Check out this excellent article from the December 2008 "Kitplanes" magazine, written by our own Mel Asberry. Just click on the link above to view the article.
How to Update your E-mail Address on the EAA Chapter 1246 Database
If you are a member of EAA Chapter 1246 (if you are not, you should be), it is important that you have your current e-mail address in our database, so that you can receive notice of our monthly newsletters and other important announcements. Click on the link for step-by-step instructions on how to update your e-mail address and other personal information on our website member database.
EAA Chapter 1246 Featured in AutoPilot Magazine AutoPilot Magazine
AutoPilot magazine (which is publlished bi-monthly and distributed to pilots, flight schools, and FBOs in Texas) has written a Chapter Profile of EAA Chapter 1246 in its May/June 2008 edition. Click on the link above to see what is being said about our great chapter. You can view the entire publication online by going to the AutoPilot website at http://www.autopilotmagazine.com/content/home.asp
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Instructions on Farm and Ranch Airstrip construction.
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