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Next Rally: July 13, 2013 |
Want to see what a Young Eagles Rally looks like? Here is a
photo gallery
of our most recent rally, held June 8.
We have photo galleries and reports for all our other rallies held
during 2000 through 2013, all of which can be found on our main
Young Eagles page.
The full rally schedule for year 2013 is available there too.
Young Eagles: The Young Eagles program offers free airplane rides
to children between the ages of 8 and 17. Chapter 196 holds Young Eagle
rallies each month usually on the second Saturday between 9 a.m.
and noon (weather permitting).
Weather Underground
EAA 196 Weather Station
Meetings: Club meetings are held on the last Monday of each month
year round at 7:00 p.m. somewhere on the airport property,
Minute Man Air Field on Boxboro Road in Stow, MA.
During the summer months we usually substitute a cookout for the meetings;
these cookouts start at 6:00 p.m.
Events Of Interest: A list of local events of interest to
chapter members and other pilots is available here. The full list
is on the events page, but here are the next few:
Fly-In 2013:
EAA Chapter 196 fly-in to Minute Man Air Field (6B6) held on
Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details
here.
6B6 Now At LiveATC.net: On April 20, 2010 Minute Man Air Field
was added to the extensive collection of live aviation audio feeds
available at LiveATC.
2010 Myricks Video
2009 Myricks Video
EAA Chapter 196 2013 Myricks Fly-In:
Our chapter's annual fly-in to Myricks
Airport in Berkley is scheduled for Sunday, September 15, 2013.
This is an official chapter event and a lot of fun, an easy going
fly-in at a grass airport where we supply the burgers and hotdogs.
Download the official flyer
here.
Here is a
photo gallery
of the 2012 event; also check out the videos on the right.
Bombers At Beverly:
Leo Hickey traveled to Beverly Airport to see the Collings Foundation
bombers up close and provided us a photo gallery
photo gallery
here.
Runway 21 PAPI Dedication: On November 14, 2009 the new PAPI
for runway 21 was dedicated by airport manager Don McPherson and a
group of local pilots. EAA Chapter 196 made a major contribution to
the cost of the PAPI.
40th Anniversary Open House: On July 11, 2009, Minute Man
Air Field held a 40th anniversary open house. EAA chapter 196
participated by holding a record setting Young Eagles rally and
also by firing up the grills. Here is a
photo gallery
of the day.
Yahoo Group: Want to keep up with the latest Chapter happenings?
Then sign up for our Yahoo Group, which allows you to send and receive
group emails. Sign up
here.
Minute Man Air Field: The chapter's home airport is Minute Man
Air Field (6B6), an all weather public use airport located in Stow, MA.
A picture tour of the airport is available here.
Chapter News: Take a look here for the latest chapter
happenings:
Please send news and updates to Nels Anderson at nels@flightsim.com
Last Updated June 18, 2013
