Don Ridder is hosting a project meeting at his house on June 16th. Click here for more details. (posted 06/05/07) Did you know you can listen to the contol towers around Phoenix live? Check out squawkVFR.com. (posted 06/05/07) Chapter member Al Stilles has flown off his Phase 1 flight time in his new Europa and is now legal to carry passengers. Al, I hope you will be able to join in some of the weekend breakfast flights now. (posted 06/05/07) Dr Andrew Elliott is going to do a presentation on propellor balancing at the June 12th chapter meeting. (posted 05/18/07) EAA 538 is going to have a special guest speaker at the May 8th meeting. Marc Ausman, part of the management team for Vertical Power is going to bring a demo unit of their VP-200 system and go through its functions. The Vertical Power system is like having your own first officer for your aircraft. As Vertical Power says in their website:
Tina and Bill are going to host a project meeting at their house on March 24th (Cornbread and Chili are on the menu!). Read about it here posted 03/11/07. March Newsletter is online posted 03/11/07.
Ed Daror gave an
informative and entertaining talk at the January 2007
chapter meeting about the requirements for getting an
inspection for a homebuilt and the flight testing during
phase 1. posted 01/09/07 RV7A wing and tail kit for sale
in Phoenix. posted 01/02/07 The trip report for the Laughlin New years fly-in is up. posted 01/02/07 The new Chapter 538 Calendar for 2007 is now on line. Check it out. posted 01/02/07 Chapter member Mark Chamberlain's RV-7 flew for the first time this morning, Sun, Dec 3rd at Deer Valley Airport!! Here is his report from the AZ RV list. Hi All, Thanks again to everyone who has given advice and
support over the past year or so while going through this
intense, sometimes frustrating but overall fun building
process. Looking forward to seeing you folks at up coming
fly-ins and pancake breakfasts. I have to get my 40 hours
flown off first though so it will be at least a week or
so before I can venture out of phase one (that one's for
you Darwin) :-)
2007! Click here
to see the chapter positions and their responsibilities
and the status of the nominations. posted 10/08/06 Hello Chapter Members, EAA
chapter 81 announces a pancake breakfast/flyin for November at
La Cholla Airpark (57AZ) on the north
side of Tucson, AZ. posted 08/28/06 Larry Drivers's (Our newest member) trip report NW Flyout - Our Way posted 07/19/06 New trip report for the Arlington NW EAA Flyin July 2006 posted 07/13/06 Admission, Open to the Public Breakfast $ 5.00, Under 12-$3.00. Free Breakfast for those in Military Uniform. Fuel Discounted $.20/Gal for those who eat Breakfast Civil Air Patrol Display, Young Eagles Flights ages 10-17
Angels Landing Hike in Zion National Park - May 13th, 2006 Xcalak off the beaten track.(pronounced shcalak) Margaret and Ottos latest far south adventure - April 16th, 2006 After 141 days without rain, we get rain and lots of snow! Check it out. Some pictures from the Feb 18th, 2006 Light Sports Aircraft (LSA) expo at Falcon Field airport in Mesa, AZ. Jean NV Fly-In April 28-30 The chapter still needs volunteers for the May, June and October meeting Raffle prizes. The refreshments list is filled completely out for 2006. Thanks! . posted 01/16/06 The EAA Young Eagles Web site hosts a live Webchat the third Wednesday of every month with various aviation celebrities. The Webchat lasts one hour and takes place between 7 and 8 p.m. Central Time. Please visit http://www.youngeagles.org/webchat/ for more information. This month's featured guest is Maj. Rusty Keen, a United States Air Force Thunderbird pilot. This hour of discussion is enjoyed by aviation enthusiasts, both young and old, as they are able to ask questions and receive live answers. posted 01/12/06 The EAA light sport aircraft (LSA) tour is set for February 18th, 2006 at Falcon Field at the CAF hanger. EAA chapter 538 is going to raffle off a $350 leather jacket. posted 01/11/06 Added Oct and Nov 2005 Young Eagles events writeups and pictures . If anyone else has some more pictures of these events, please send them to me and I will add them to the website. (posted 01/10/06) Coolidge Pancake Breakfast Jan 7th, 2006 added to Trips section (posted 01/09/06) Mike Gs first flight report added to Planes and Projects (posted 01/06/06) San Diego USS Midway trip report added to Trips section(posted 01/06/06) Make plans now to attend the January 2006 Chapter meeting on January 10th, 2006. New officers have been elected and they want to brainstorm about ways to improve the chapter. (posted 01/02/06) Another picture from the December 2005 potluck.(posted 12/16/05) Dave Biddle submitted this picture from the December potluck.(posted 12/06/05) Chapter 538 has received a great leather jacket from the EAA. Bring your idea on how we can sell it (Raffle, Auction, etc) to the potluck. Here are a couple of pictures of it. Jacket (front view) Jacket (rear view) (posted 11/21/05) Dave Biddle sent an aerial photo of the Glendale airport showing where his hanger is located if you are flying in. Thanks Dave! (posted 11/17/05) Annual December Potluck at Dave Biddle's hangar at Glendale Airport GEU (Cactus Hangar B on the northwest corner of the airport) Saturday, Dec 3rd at 11:30AM. All members are asked to bring a dessert and a chair. If your last name begins with A-M, please also bring a main dish, N-Z please bring a side dish. Visitors are welcome. (posted 11/9/05) Chapter 538 has elected new officers for the 2006 season! (posted 11/9/05) After 14 months of recuperation from his accident, chapter member Michael Gibbs is returning to flight! (posted 11/6/05) A copy of the proposed Chapter 538 Bylaws has been posted to the website for members to review and comment on. A vote on the bylaws will be taken at the September meeting. (posted 06/6/05) From Jim Moss The Cottonwood AZ EAA Chapter is having a Pancake Breakfast this Saturday morning (05/14/2005) to benefit their Young Eagle Program. Starts @ 7:00 am $5.00 Airport identifier is P52. I am thinking about going. Anybody else interested? The Cottonwood AZ
EAA Chapter also hosts the Young Eagle Rally for the
annual Joint Forces ROTC Leadership Camp in Camp Navaho
(near Flagstaff) and needs YE Pilots on June 20-21-22.
They give rides to Latest Notice for
the Sedona Runway Rehab Project Sat Apr 9th, 2005 11:30 AM Chapter 538 Annual Spring Potluck at Dave Biddle&rsquos hangar at Glendale Airport GEU (Cactus Hangar B on the northwest corner of the airport) at 11:30AM. All members are asked to bring a dessert and a chair. If your last name begins with A-M, please also bring a side dish, N-Z please bring a main dish. Visitors are welcome If you have credits that you would like to donate, please sign your certificates and send them to Hal Burlingame (Young Eagles Coordinator of Chapter 81 & the AZ State Council) no later than April 13} so he can send them to Oshkosh. Hal Burlingame The AZ EAA
state council announced that the Copperstate flyin is
moving this year from Phoenix Regional Airport to the
Casa Grande Airport (CGZ).(posted
03/9/05) A Yahoo groups email list has been created to allow members to send one email that goes out to everyone in the group. This can be used for notifications, social events, chat, etc. To enroll go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eaa538/ . (posted 02/7/05) Chapter Member Jim Moss suggested a monthly flyout the Saturday morning after our Chapter meetings (2nd Sat of each month.) Suggestion for the February flyout is to fly to the Cooledge airport for breakfast on Feb 5th as they have a pancake breakfast the first Saturday of each month.. (posted 01/12/05) At the Jan 11 chapter
meeting Deer Valley Airport Manager Ken
McKinney spoke of some of the upcoming
changes at DVT. These include: Tues. Jan 11th 7:00 PM First Monthly meeting for 2005. Guest Speaker Ken McKinney, DVT airport manager. January 2005 newsletter posted (posted 01/10/05) Important
Notice Sedona Runway Rehab Project Sat Dec 11th, 2004 11:30 AM Chapter 538 Annual December Potluck at Dave Biddle&rsquos hangar at Glendale Airport GEU (Cactus Hangar B on the northwest corner of the airport) at 11:30AM. All members are asked to bring a dessert and a chair. If your last name begins with A-M, please also\par bring a main dish, N-Z please bring a side dish. Visitors are welcome December 2004
newsletter added (posted
11/08/04) The EAA 538
Chapter April Potluck is Sat, Apr 17th Mon, Apr 19th-Thurs, Apr 22nd The EAA
B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" is going to be at DVT for tours
and rides. Coming soon. The journal of chapter member Richard Dewitt's epic adventure battling wind, rain and snow on his journey to deliver his Champ to its new owner in the midwest. (posted3/09/04) The young eagles event is scheduled for Saturday March 13th, 2004 at the Glendale airport. (GEU). Marvin is requesting help in registering the young eagles as well as pilots to fly them. (posted 3/09/04) Luke Caution area map. (posted2/4/04) Chapter
member Tom Velvick and Katie Hogan were married on the
31st of January, 2004 at The Wright House in Mesa, AZ. Showing his true aviator
heritage, Tom replaced his tux jacket with his flight
jacket as soon as the ceremony was over. (posted 2/4/04) Next chapter 538 Monthly
meeting: Tues. Feb. 10th, 7:00 PM at the The Deer Valley Community Center ( 2001 W. Wahalla Lane, located
one block south of Beardsley Road, and one block west of
19th Ave., on the northwest corner of Deer Valley Park)
.(posted 1/27/04) |
