On Saturday June 29 we had our weather-postponed double event, both a Young Eagles Rally as well as our regular monthly member gathering which was a cookout in lieu of guest speaker. This gave us a chance to welcome the summer with a cookout and simple fellowship. Many of our usual grilling and cookout experts were signed up to work the Young Eagles Rally so we solicited additional volunteers for the cookout.
There will not be a monthly member gathering in July since many Chapter 186 members will be traveling to and from AirVenture 2024 at Oshkosh. If you are in Oshkosh, please come to the Tuesday July 23 breakfast meet-up at 8:00 AM at the Tailwinds Cafe, near the Forums area, between Homebuilders’ HQ and Homebuilders’ Hangar.
We have a couple new items on the horizon for September: We are hoping to host the Ford TriMotor as we did in June 2023. This is normally a 4-day affair from Thursday through Sunday. We will need your help with ramp and crowd control as well as staffing the cook trailer for the weekend portion. This is all subject to our ability to secure hangar space for the Ford plus clearing the use of the terminal and ramp space with airport staff. Also, we are working with Warrenton -Fauquier Airport to conduct our September 14 Young Eagles Rally at Warrenton as we did last April and September. We will target families in that area to share the general aviation experience. Operating a Young Eagles Rally at Warrenton is a natural fit with their spacious new terminal, ramp and fenced patio.
