A Visit to the Evergreen Museum by Eric Rehm A long, long time ago, when I was 15, I visited the Spruce Goose in Long Beach California. I was fascinated with the huge eight engined behemoth of a flying boat which was, even in the ‘80s, steeped in legend and had only flown once. [...]
EAA 932 Member Dan Johnson is the Author of a new book - Duster! Duster is a compilation of stories and memorable events taken from Dan's career of over 50 years in the air. He tells stories of crop-dusting , showing you what it is like to fly 100mph at 2 feet [...]
Ray Aviation Scholarship News Now that the 2020 Ray Scholar is now a pilot, the chapter is pleased to announce Chase Kocken as the 2021 Ray Scholarship recipient! Chase has been around the airport for years and has participated in many of the activities of the chapter. Chase is currently a 17 year old [...]
A South African Adventure by Arnie Quast EAA Chapter 932 at Galt Airport in Wonder Lake, Illinois has a unique relationship with EAA Chapter 322 in Johannesburg, South Africa. For many years we have camped near our South African friends at Airventure in Oshkosh, and earlier this year we had a joint virtual gathering [...]
Ray Scholar Checkride By Altas Karm I started my flight training during the pandemic. With Lockdown sadness, college applications, winter flying challenges, and getting Covid-19, it took me over a year to get close to finishing my training. As I was nearing my checkride in July, I broke my ankle. Just as my [...]
Meet Gretchen – One of our Young Aviators My exciting journey all began at Galt Airport. I had a Discovery Flight at an event that Galt hosted, and decided from that day that I was going to be a pilot. I did all of my Private Pilot training at Galt and attended airport [...]
Returning to Flying – Two Steps Forward by Mike Land After a 22-year hiatus from flying (due to work and business travel, family, and other commitments), I finally had time to get my wings back and start flying again. Coming back to wonderful Galt airport, where my flying started so many years ago, [...]
by Chase Kocken Leading up to my solo on July 18th, my nerves were running high. I was scheduled to fly at 3 pm and having nothing planned earlier in the day, all I could think about was my solo yet to happen. I always knew I was ready but that didn’t stop me from [...]
Meet Brooke Semler – One of our Young Aviators Hi everyone! My name is Brooke Semler and I am going into my senior year at Western Michigan University (WMU) studying Aviation Flight Science. I am currently an instrument rated private pilot, and have completed about half of the commercial-multi engine course at WMU. [...]
Hear from Kaylin Hart – One of our Ed Moricoli Scholarship Recipients Galt has been a part of my life since birth. I broke my arm here, learned to drive here, and learned to how to fly here. The memories amidst the runways and corn fields at Galt Airport are immeasurable. None of [...]
