The annual Chapter 186 Officer election process will proceed at the Nov 23 Membership Gathering. At that meeting we will ask the members present to vote yea or nay to the proposed candidates. Any Chapter 186 member who would like to consider filling an officer position should let one of the Chapter 186 Board Members know before that date. The current President, Vice President and Secretary (Bob Prange, Jim Stone and Dan Botzer, respectively) have indicated a willingness to serve in their positions again for 2025. We thank Brian Lester for serving as our Treasurer for the past two years. Brian has indicated he would still like to help in other areas but will step down from the Treasurer position. Member Michael Iachini has expressed interest in fulfilling the Treasurer position. Michael works in finance, has a C- 182RG and flies Young Eagles.
Most of the 2025 Air Academy sessions are full and accepting a waitlist registration but Chapter 186 has three reserved spots for those interested in attending. We’ll pay a portion of the tuition. The two age groups are 14-15 and 16-18. See more info in the Air Academy article if you are interested.
In October we participated with three other EAA chapters in what we called “October Skies,” a joint-chapter Young Eagles mini-workshop plus a one-on-one flight for each participant. See the write-up herein.
The party season continues! We enjoyed some very good chili concoctions and other dishes and desserts at the Chili Cook-Off last month. Please plan to attend the Holiday Party on Sunday Dec 8 at 12:00 Noon. See the announcement and info about bringing dishes in the next couple pages.
Bob Prange
