On February 22, 2021, Randy Sweet received the first kit for his Van’s RV12iS Build Project. Approximately 1,159 building hours later, on May 29, 2022, the plane was inspected. Randy says he could not have done it without support. He credits his Family Team and his “Outside Team”. The outside team consisted of some of [...]
Chapter Gathering Recap Ken and Lorraine Morris delivered a captivating presentation on September 9th, shedding light on the remarkable B-17 G model. After flying into Galt Airport, they both shared a bit about themselves and impressed everyone in the room with their knowledge and piloting skills. Ken became an aircraft commander and has accumulated 38,000 [...]
May 13th Chapter Gathering Recap What a show! The meeting we had on Saturday, May 13th was informative, inspirational and impressive! If you were unable to attend the gathering, here is what you missed: Mike started off the meeting with a schedule of upcoming events. The flyout to Manitowoc is scheduled for the [...]
We had a really neat chapter gathering on Saturday, April 8th. A preview of our chapter activities taking place over the next few months was shared with attendees. Status of the Young Eagles Build and Fly was given, and awards for the RC building trainers were given out. Similar awards were given to the [...]
Our March gathering featured greeting new members, highlighting upcoming events, and soliciting of members for ideas for future activities and presentations. Our featured guest at the gathering was John Trione from the Lake Geneva Balloon Company. He gave a great presentation about his company and the excitement of taking a flight in a hot air [...]
At the February gathering, we had the privilege of having Paul Maloy from EAA headquarters make a visit to Galt Airport. He presented to the members the history and benefits of the AeroEducate program, which contains powerful free on-line learning programs for kids who are school ages K-12. They include learning sessions, quizzes, and [...]
On January 14th we had our annual chapter social event at the Rusty Nail in Ringwood. The event was well attended with 63 people coming out. As usual, we enjoyed good food, camaraderie, and handed out our annual chapter awards. Matt Buhlow played some great guitar cover music for us which livened up the [...]
November Chapter Gathering Recap On November 12 we had a really neat chapter gathering. Our guest was Lou Wipotnik, CFI. Lou is a really neat guy. He is 83 years old, and still very active in flying. With over 16,000 hours of experience, he holds an impressive array of pilot ratings, and was recognized [...]
Our October 8th chapter gathering was very special. If you were unable to attend, you missed out on a really neat experience. Our friends from EAA Chapter 1414 at Poplar Grove, and the Wings and Wheels Museum flew their Curtiss Jenny restoration aircraft to Galt Airport. The Jenny was piloted by Tim Gallagher, and the [...]
Chapter Gathering Recap - Soaring at Hinckley Field On September 10 our chapter traveled to Hinckley Airport in Hinkley, IL to visit the Windy City Soaring Association. This trip was a follow up to Joe Nemec’s presentation on glider flying given at our April chapter gathering. The weather was beautiful, and fifteen of our chapter [...]
