“It’s been on my bucket list for years!” Justin exclaimed as I looked at his photos on the monitor. For the record, Justin Cleland is the J in JB Aviation, the company that runs the FBO at Galt Airport. The “it” on his bucket list is a flight to a tiny uninhabited, tree covered [...]
When Arnie Quast, President of EAA Chapter 932, first asked JT if he might like to come along on a cross-country flight to Colorado, JT hesitated - for a fraction of a second. JT, aka Justin Thuma, recipient of the first Ed Moricoli Memorial Scholarship and Treasurer of EAA 932, replied, "Heck, yeah!" and [...]
Hello EAA 932 Chapter Members! I hope that everyone has had a chance to get out and enjoy summer because a change in season is on its way. Temperatures will cool off, bringing some really nice flying weather and mother nature will put on her annual show of fall color, a great excuse to [...]
Greetings Chapter Members, Welcome to August! The year is sure flying by fast. As I look back on July, I would say that we had a great month as a chapter. On July 12th instead of meeting at the airport, we had a well-attended breakfast meet up at the Rusty Nail. As always, the [...]
From July 22 to July 28, aviation enthusiasts from around the universe will, once again, make the pilgrimage to Oshkosh. If you’re simply heading there for one day to ogle the airplanes and watch an airshow (perfectly acceptable reasons) some of the following tips may still apply. If you’ve been making the trip [...]
Barnstormer's Day 2019 Recap A Rainy Forecast Becomes a Super Day Out! As we closed the book on Barnstormer’s Day 2019, there was a huge sigh of relief. Anyone who has attempted to schedule flight time since the beginning of this year knows that the weather gods have been out to [...]
Of Wood and Wires A Recap of Our March Gathering The Chapter’s March Gathering took place at the EAA 1414 chapter hangar at Poplar Grove Airport. Their member, Steve McGreevy, served as our guide to the chapter’s Curtiss Jenny project and gave us a tour of their workshops and meeting facilities. [...]
The Boneyard Story and photos by Jeff Hill On the week-end of Feb. 15 -17 my son Steve, former 10C line boy and now United Express Jet captain, and I flew down to Tucson, Az. for the American Aviation Historical Society annual gathering which included a tour of the famous, “world's [...]
