Have you heard that EAA Chapter 932 received a $5000 grant from The Community Foundation for McHenry County this year? These funds will be used to support the EAA Build and Fly Program which is starting this Fall. The Community Foundation of McHenry County grant is directly helping us to fund the purchase of kits [...]
Come on out to Galt Airport on Saturday, October 9th and join the crazy fun during the annual Planes & Puppies event! Bring your own dog and take a walk around the airport grounds. Please bring a donation and help us to stuff our biplane with supplies for a local animal shelter. In addition, EAA [...]
EAA Youth Protection Program Spring is in the air. Hopefully an improving pandemic situation may allow us to have some Young Eagles Rallies this year. As a reminder, our members and Young Eagle pilots may need to renew or check their Youth Protection Program eligibility. EAA’s Youth Protection Policy and Program sets basic [...]
A Special Announcement from the Chapter President Dear EAA Chapter 932 Family, As all of you are aware, the Covid-19 virus situation which our entire nation and world are coping with is very serious. Federal, state, and local leaders have made directives that we all have to comply with to stay [...]
A Life Changing Ride by Kurt Guillan, EAA 932 I like to imagine that my life has had two beginnings and that my story comes together at MADII, a virtual intersection in the sky, a navigation fix that pilots use during their approach into Chicago O’Hare. It's a place where, at 10,000 feet, [...]
Come on out to Galt Airport and join the crazy fun during the annual Planes & Puppies event! Bring your own dog or meet some adorable shelter dogs that will be there, hoping to find a new home. Please bring an item for their Wish List and help us to stuff our biplane with supplies [...]
It’s the only program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation. Today, the Young Eagles program has flown over 2 million kids with the help of EAA’s network of volunteer pilots and ground volunteers.
Boy Scout Aviation Weekend Campout at Galt by Paul Sedlacek, EAA Chapter 932 Secretary On the weekend of October 20th, Galt Airport played host to Boy Scout Troop 303 from Burlington, Wisconsin. It was humbling that out of 49 choices presented to the scouts earlier in the year, they [...]
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 [...]
