Author Archives: Meredith Richards

The Chapter 186 Picnic is rescheduled for June 29.         This is our monthly gathering in lieu of a speaker.  Please come by for burgers, hot dogs and other goodies.  Coffee and doughnuts will start at 10:00.  We’ll … Continue reading →

****The Young Eagles Rally is rescheduled for June 29.****       The rally will operate from 0900 to 1300.  Registration for parents began at 8:00 AM on Sunday June 23.   We ask that pilot and ground volunteers use the yeday.org email … Continue reading →

  Ray Aviation Scholarship Our 2024 Ray Scholar, Kobe Kerns, continues his flight instruction at the Winchester Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. Kobe began with Young Eagles in 2017. You may have seen his recent article in the … Continue reading →

Our May 11 Young Eagles Rally was moved to May 18 due to an airspace conflict with a mass flyover event, then of course inclement weather forced cancellation of the May 18 rally. Our next Young Eagles Rallies are all … Continue reading →

  You may recall at our April 27 Member Gathering we had a pancake breakfast in lieu of guest speaker. Young Chapter member Cliff Storey asked if he could bring some slides and present a few minutes of information about … Continue reading →

Due to excessive heat, we are moving both the Chapter 186 picnic and the Young Eagles Rally to June 29. The Young Eagles Rally on June 29 will operate from 0900 to 1300.  Registration for parents will begin at 8:00 … Continue reading →

Due to excessive heat we must cancel the Saturday June 22 Young Eagles Rally at Manassas Airport. We plan to have a rally on Saturday June 29. Parents, please watch YoungEaglesDay.org for registration to open at 8:00 AM on this … Continue reading →

In lieu of a guest speaker, we plan to have a cookout, burgers and dogs.  We will need a cadre of volunteers to set up and grill, separate from our pilot and ground volunteers for the rally.  The YE Rally will be … Continue reading →

Friday June 7 7:00 PM Movie Night at the Chapter House   Popcorn and soda/water will be available.  Other tasty treats usually show up!

Due to the forecasted low cloud ceiling and visibility for Saturday we must cancel the May 18 Young Eagles Rally.  The next Young Eagles Rally at Manassas Airport is June 15 (Note that is the 3rd Saturday of the month). … Continue reading →