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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. Join Our Chapter! Monthly meetings are on the First Saturday of Every Month. HEY! Join our Facebook Group!

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ATTENTION: Cirrus McKinney Tour and Texins Flying Club 60 Year Anniversary Picnic
Something even more different for the Oct. 3rd Coffee & donuts, as a large number of EAA 1246 members are also in the Texins Flying Club (TFC). They are having their big 60 year celebration as a club, going back to the days as the Texas Instruments Flying Club. So, our chapter leadership asked if we could join their party and they said yes! So instead of our First Saturday Coffee & Donuts, our chapter meeting will be two parts:
Cirrus Tour: 9:30 to 11:00 AM TFC 60th Anniversary Picnic: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Here are the details from the TFC: "Hi just a quick reminder about our big event this weekend Saturday October 3. This will be the first weekend that all personnel must be a badged escort or must be with a badged escort while on the field so we have to change our procedures a bit. If you want to attend the tour of Cirrus, we will meet at the FBO at 9:15am and walk over to the Cirrus facility together. Parking at Cirrus is very limited, so please park at the FBO. This is a great opportunity to meet the Cirrus team and learn about what they offer and how they work. At 11am members our group will walk from Cirrus over to hangar 220 for the picnic. Members and guests who are just attending the picnic and not the Cirrus tour will meet at 11am at the FBO. The club, along with EAA members, will help escort guests and members without new badges to the picnic. We will also bring groups out at 11:15 and 11:30 if you arrive a little later. Escorts will be bringing guests back to exit gates at regular intervals as the event concludes. If you will be personally escorting your own guests to the picnic please remember that they must be escorted to and from the hangar and be with you at all times. The club will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, water to drink, and dessert. Plan to bring a chair if you want to sit and sunscreen and hats. It should be a fun day of learning and getting to know each other. We plan to have some activities and information to share with you so please come on out on Saturday for one or both events! 60 years of being part of the best flying club around! Now that is something to celebrate!
IMC Club Will Meet September 5
Kurtis will be having the IMC Club meeting at 8:30 this Saturday at the regular meeting spot in the building to the right of the McKinney FBO (1476 Industrial Blvd. Door is on the left side of building). The topic this month is: "If Your GPS Fails, Do You Have A Plan B?"
https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=145605
We Now Have A New Vice President and Secretary!
Well, we have two volunteers that stepped up for the VP and Secretary roles. Todd Milburn has stepped up to help as Chapter Secretary and Dave French will help out as our Chapter Vice President. John Cerney and I are grateful for the help and look forward in working with them to help make our Chapter interesting worth being an active member in promoting general and experimental aviation!
Chapter Meetings - First Saturday Coffee and Donuts
(Please see note below if weather is over 50% predicted rain or thunderstorms during the First Saturday meeting time) We're having Free coffee and donuts for everyone on the 1st Saturday of every month at John Cerney's Hangar in the McKinney Hangar Owners Association area at the Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney, TX. The map shows it in a different hanger, but it is now closer to the fire station in the same row. We gather at 9:30 am. You don't have to be a member to join in, the only requirement is a love for aviation. Non-members can be added to our email notification list by emailing Treasurer@eaa1246.org. Check our Event Calendar for Dates and Times. Click HERE for a Map! You don't have to be a member to attend. See you there!
https://www.eaa1246.org/coffee-and-donuts.asp

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