Author Archives: Meredith Richards

Saturday April 25 Member Gathering1000 Guest SpeakerCoffee and Doughnuts at 0920 National Capital Chapter10629 Aviator Avenue (formerly Observation Road)Manassas, VA  20110 Please join us this Saturday.  This month our speaker is Dick Genaille, President of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society … Continue reading →

Saturday March 28 Member Gathering1000 Guest Speaker0920 Coffee and Doughnuts Please join us Saturday.  Our own Paul Schafer will present on the development and operation of the A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog.” Paul Schafer has a degree in aeronautical engineering from … Continue reading →

EAA has once again granted Chapter 186 a Ray Aviation Foundation Flight Training Scholarship for the eighth consecutive year. This pays up to $12,000 for a scholar working on the Private Pilot-Airplane certificate. The program is intensive, requiring the scholar … Continue reading →

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You may remember the meeting last year when Dick Genaille from the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society gave us an overview presentation of his multi-part Aviation Firsts Along the Potomac River. He has spent years researching and now presents his findings … Continue reading →

For the 2026 Air Academy we have spent our credits available to help with the tuition for two campers that are going in June and July. One is going to the Explore Camp Session 1 in late June and one … Continue reading →

We had 50 kids and 9 aircraft registered for the March 14 rally. Unfortunately, this was cancelled due to high winds. Pilots: In an effort to push the total of Young Eagles flown to 2.5 million kids, EAA has announced … Continue reading →

We regret we have to cancel tomorrow’s March 14 Young Eagles Rally. The surface winds will be a crosswind with gusts to 18 knots and the winds aloft will cause turbulence at our planned altitude. These would be unpleasant flight … Continue reading →