A Passionate Aviation Community

EAA Chapter 932 is about people, bringing together individuals interested in learning more about aviation as well as sharing their own knowledge. Chapter members are involved in a variety of social and educational activities, including Young Eagles rallies, fly-ins, building seminars, and much more.

We are a community of aviation enthusiasts that promotes and supports the love of flying.

We serve the community by:

  • Inviting the public to experience flight
  • Promoting EAA’s mission encouraging the “Spirit of Aviation”

  • Nurturing interest in aviation in our local community
  • Supporting clear pathways to participation in our chapter
  • Inspiring new participants in aviation
  • Present & Host aviation safety seminars

Our Chapter Members

How does one describe an EAA member? That question does not have a definitive answer. EAA members represent every aspect of aviation and often have multiple interests. We fly them. We fix them. We even build them. EAA members are folks from all walks of life. Sure, we love airplanes, but it goes beyond that. It’s about passion, camaraderie, and a grassroots way of sharing our love of aviation with others. It’s the airplanes that bring us together. It’s the people who keep us coming back.

We fly them. We fix them. We even build them.

EAA Chapter 932 Leadership

Bill Tobin
Bill TobinEAA 932 President, Young Eagles Build & Fly Coordinator
Bill has been a member of EAA Chapter 932 since 2015. A lifelong aviation enthusiast Bill received his Private Pilot certificate in 1980 while studying Aviation Science at Park’s College. Bill is also active in building and flying radio controlled models.
Stephanie McClellan
Stephanie McClellanVice President
Stephanie is the JB Aviation Aircraft Maintenance Administrator. She is a student pilot and is currently in the midst of her very own full restoration project of a C150.
Justin 'JT' Thuma
Justin 'JT' ThumaTreasurer
JT is an Industrial Engineer, working on his private pilot license. He was the first proud recipient of the Ed Moricoli Scholarship. JT is in charge of maintaining the Chapter’s finances, which includes collecting dues and reporting on the financial condition of the Chapter EAA 932.
Marty Papanek
Marty PapanekSecretary
Marty is a retired Aeronautical Engineer, who worked with avionics for most of his career. In 1972, he began his private pilot training and flew helicopters while in the Army. His goal is to get more youngsters into aviation.
Justin Cleland
Justin ClelandDirector
Justin is the owner of JB Aviation, manager of Galt Airport for 10 years, and member of EAA 932 for 12 years. He is also a CFII, and has logged over 2,500 hours of dual instruction at 10C.
Joe Nemec
Joe NemecDirector
As a lifetime EAA member, Joe enjoys general aviation in the form of taildraggers, gliders, and aerobatics. He has been involved with model aviation most of his life as well. Joe has been an airport bum since 1994. Aside from general aviation flying, Joe flies professionally for a major airline as an A-320 First Officer.
Mike Land
Mike LandYoung Eagles Coordinator
Mike started flying at Galt in the early ’90s, and has been involved with model aviation since the ’80s. Since retiring, Mike has earned Light Sport Repairman/Maintenance and Rotax engine certifications.
Meira Leonard
Meira LeonardWebmaster
Meira received her private pilots license at Galt Airport and is now a commercial pilot flying in Hawaii where she runs her own business in web design. OneLionHeart.com
Nancy Johnson
Nancy JohnsonDirector of Membership
Nancy has been involved in aviation ever since she and her husband met in college. She has been very active for over 16 years as a volunteer at the Seaplane Base during EAA AirVenture. Nancy enjoys all aspects of aviation including flying with her husband, Dan, to Alaska in their Cessna 185.
Rebekah BusseScholarship Coordinator
Mike LandTechnical Counselor
AngelaWilliamsNewsletter Editor

“I owned the world that hour as I rode over it—free of the earth, free of the mountains, free of the clouds, but how inseparably I was bound to them.”

Charles Lindbergh, first non-stop solo transatlantic flight

Community

Learn Why Galt Airport is the “The Friendliest Airport Around”.

Education

Bringing Together Individuals Interested in Learning about Aviation

Service

Promoting the “Spirit of Aviation” to Our Local Community.

Passion

It’s All About Passion, Camaraderie, & Sharing the Love of Aviation.

Join Our Gatherings

Come join us at one of our regular gatherings and introduce yourself. You will find that our members are open, friendly, and have a great deal of interesting things to talk about. Our gatherings usually take place the second Saturday of every month at Galt Airport in Greenwood, Illinois. Show up around 9:30 to socialize, and our gatherings typically kick off by 10am. You quickly learn that Galt Airport has been spoken of as “The Friendliest Airport Around”. The membership of EAA 932 supports this in every way imaginable! We look forward to meeting you!