Author Archives: Meredith Richards

  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 →

Airbase Arizona of the Commemorative Air Force is bringing its gorgeous B-17 Sentimental Journey and stalwart B-25 Maid in the Shade to Warrenton- Fauquier Airport for tours and revenue flights from June 18-23, 2024. We don’t yet know whether they’ll … Continue reading →

  Utilizing our credits earned for Young Eagles flights flown in 2023, Chapter 186 has paid for the first $500 of camp tuition for two kids to go to the Air Academy camp in Oshkosh this June. Both kids selected … Continue reading →