If you missed the last monthly gathering... RK “Dick” Williams, author of ‘Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying‘ joined us for the May EAA Chapter 932 Zoom meeting to share with us "flatlanders" his adventures and training in backcountry flying. Check out the ZOOM meeting video here: https://youtu.be/8gwXaDq6HPI ~ To purchase [...]
In Harmony with the Wind by Jerry Thomas, EAA Chapter 932 Editor It has been said that the best way to learn to fly is in a sailplane, where power is provided only by air currents and gravity, and a pilot learns the fundamentals of flight with an incomparable clarity. In a [...]
Flying Further: Crossing Borders by Deena Schwartz, EAA Chapter 932 For an experienced pilot, crossing a border might not be much of a challenge. But, for a new aviatrix, it’s a very big deal! This past year, I’ve looked for any reason to fly: I took my husband hours away for a pancake [...]
It's Crop Dusting Season! At one time or another, most of us airplane types have paused along a rural road to watch a farm field being dusted by an ag plane. Occasionally, our own Galt Airport is used by area dusting operators as a staging area. The tarmac between the runway [...]
The President's Page Here comes summer! I think that we have finally shaken the ice age this year! As the summer season approaches, I hope that everyone is doing well. As a chapter, we have been busier than ever and will continue to be that way! May Chapter [...]
A Bright Future When an emergency situation developed on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, Captain Tammie Jo Shults responded as a true Pilot-In-Command. Years of training and experience combined with sound judgement and a striking presence-of-mind, enabled her to bring 148 souls back to earth safely after a catastrophic [...]
President’s Report Greetings EAA 932 Members, Our board met for a regular business meeting on March 15th. Minutes from the meeting are available from chapter secretary Paul Sedlacek. We've been working hard to come up with some good activities for the coming months. Keep an eye on our chapter [...]
President's Report Greetings EAA 932 Chapter members! I hope that everyone is working their way through this cold winter we are having. With all of the extreme weather and snow that we have had, it has been a bit of a challenge to get out and enjoy some good flying [...]
At our February 10 Chapter Gathering, EAA 932 was pleased to host guest speaker and fellow EAA member, Mr. Andy Miller from the Aircraft Owner’s and Pilot’s Association (AOPA). In his capacity as the AOPA’s Great Lakes Ambassador, Andy covers six states...in the air when he can, and on the ground [...]
We had a neat program at Galt on Saturday January 13th. The Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab and Education Foundation put on a great show in our maintenance shop at Galt. They brought along a variety of raptors and owls for us see. The birds were tethered, and the director of the foundation gave us [...]
