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Cincinnati, Ohio
Chartered since 1966
 

We're the Cincinnati Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association.  Welcome to our Website!

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 Next Fly-out Itinerary: Click here!
Sunday, May 10th - Columbus IN !

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Last updated Wednesday May 07, 2008.
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Young Eagles Rally - June 14th!
                   Future Young Eagles, and Rally Volunteers, Click here!
  EAA174 Sponsors Ford Tri-Motor in June!  Click here!
  Next Meeting - Bearhawk video!  Click here!
 
New Flyouts Schedule!  Click here!
 
Calendar & Events Updated for 2008!  Click here!
 

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Latest Newsletter: April, 2008 (PDF)
Next Chapter Meeting:

Sunday, May 18th, 2:00 pm

Program:
Budd Davisson's video on the Bearhawk

Hawk Building - Clermont County Airport

Next Board Meeting: Tue, May 27th, Hawk Building, 7pm
Next Scheduled Fly-Out:
Sat, June 7th, WACO Field

 

Announcements

Young Eagles Rally !
Saturday morning, June 14th, 2008

at Clermont County Airport (I69)
Batavia, Ohio

Youngsters between the ages of 8 and 17,
get a free ride in a small airplane!

For more information, and to pre-register for a ride, click here!

EAA Members click here to sign up as a volunteer!

 

Ford Tri-Motor at Lunken

Chapter 174 will be hosting the Ford Tri-Motor
at Lunken Airport this summer.

The schedule is as follows:
Arrives Thursday, 19 June
Departs Sunday, 22 June

We'll be hosting flights all 4 days!
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

$50 per seat / per flight ($40 for EAA members)
Right seat pilot $100

For more information:
email flytheford@hotmail.com

To book, call 1-800-843-3612
or book online at www.flytheford.org

Stay posted for further details!

Next Chapter Meeting
Sunday, May 18th, 2:00 pm

Program: Budd Davisson's video on the Bearhawk

For more, visit:
www.airbum.com
www.bearhawkaircraft.com

Hawk Building
Clermont County Airport
Batavia, OH

New Flyouts Schedule!

Flyouts Coordinator Lee Jewell has put together a complete
flyouts calendar for the entire year.  Lee wants to increase
both the number of flyouts and flyout attendance,
so keep posted for even more listings as the year progresses!

Check the Calendar Page for the flyout listings,
and
click here for information on the latest flyout!
 

New Calendar of Events

Check out the Calendar Page for meeting schedules and special events
throughout the year!
 

All Chapter Newsletters Available Online!

You can download our newsletters in PDF format,
then print them in glorious color!

PDF files can be printed on both Windows and Mac PCs and printers.

Click here for the Newsletters page!

Upcoming Area and Chapter Events

      Chapter Meetings and Activities    
       EAA National Activities          
        Chapter Young Eagles Rallies      
    B-17 Freedom Tour (Aluminum Overcast)  
     Fly-out Possibilities   
     Air Shows and Events              
      FAA FAA Safety Programs         
   Wright Patterson AFB National Museum Events  

bullet May 4, Sun.  Chapter Fly-out: Sunday Funday!  Moraine Air Park (I73), Dayton, OH.  (Most members will fly direct to Moraine.)
bullet May 10, Sat.  Chapter Fly-out.  Columbus Municipal Airport (BAK), Columbus, IN.  Restaurant and WWII Museum on the field.  Meet near Hawk Building, Clermont County Airport, at around 10:00 am.
bullet May 11, Sun.  Great Lakes Area Kitfox Fly-In.  Free BBQ lunch to all pilots flying in their Kitfoxes.  Bomb Drop & Spot landing contest.  Bring tie downs.  Lakefield Airport (KCQA), Celina, OH.
bullet May 17, Sat.  Sporty's Pilot Shop 2008 Fly-In & Open House.  Featuring over 30 exhibitors and seminars from leading general aviation companies.  Free hot dogs served from noon until 2:00 pm.  Clermont County Airport (I69), Batavia, OH.  10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
bullet May 17, Sun.  EAA Vintage 17 Fly-In Breakfast.  Delaware Municipal Airport (DLZ), Delaware, OH, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
bullet May 18, Sun.  Chapter Meeting.  Hawk Building, Clermont County Airport, 2:00 pm.
bullet June 7, Sat.  Chapter Fly-out.  Strawberry Festival and Vintage Aircraft Association.  WACO Field (W1F), Troy, OH.  Meet near Hawk Building, Clermont County Airport, at around 10:00 am.
bullet June 12-15, Thu-Sun.  14th National Aeronca Association Convention.  See more Aeroncas in one place than you'll see anywhere in the world.  Tours, forums and lots of fellowship, fun and flying will make this a weekend event you won't want to miss.  Hook Field Municipal Airport (MWO), Middletown, OH.
bullet June 14, Sat.  Young Eagles Rally.  Hawk Building, Clermont County Airport, 8:30 am.
bullet June 15, Sun.  7th Annual Father's Day Fly In.  Wide variety of GA aircraft.  Brunch starts at 8:00 am.  Music entertainment and airplane rides available.  Mettel Field Airport (KCEV), Connersville, IN.
bullet June 19-22, Thu-Sun.  Ford Tri-Motor Rides at Lunken - Sponsored by Chapter 174.  Rides will be scheduled throughout all 4 days.  Volunteers are needed!  Main Terminal Building, Lunken Municipal Airport (KLUK), Cincinnati, OH.
bullet June 20-21, Fri-Sat.  Ohio Aerobatic Open.  Sanctioned International Aerobatic Club event for the Mid-America Regional Series.  Competitors participate in two days of flying various aerobatic figures before a panel of judges.  The contestants range from novice to airshow quality pilots.  Local vendors provide on-site lunch for reasonable prices and the event itself it FREE to the viewing public.  Union County Airport (KMRT), Marysville, OH, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
bullet June 26-29, Thu-Sun.  49th Annual National WACO Club Reunion.  Annual fly in reunion of Waco Biplanes.  Wynkoop Airport (6G4), Mt. Vernon, OH.

Be sure to visit the Calendar page for a more complete schedule of Chapter meetings, fly-outs, pancake breakfasts and Young Eagles rallies, as well as local and national aviation events that might be of interest to our members.

What's New

bulletHarrison Ford Named New Young Eagles Chairman.  Actor, pilot and EAA member Harrison Ford, was designated as the new Chairman of the Young Eagles Program on March 8th.  For more, visit the new Young Eagles web site.
bulletEAA Flies 1,000,000th Young Eagle!  Andrew Grant, a 15-year-old high school sophomore from German Valley, Ill., was registered as Young Eagle No. 1,000,000 this week, with the official announcement made by EAA President Tom Poberezny during a news conference Thursday, Nov 13th, at the EAA AirVenture Museum.  Grant was flown on Oct. 25th, by pilot Rick Ellis of Freeport, Ill., who has flown more than 860 Young Eagles since 1995.  The milestone is cause for celebration among the 35,000 pilots and more than 50,000 ground support volunteers for achieving this astonishing feat.  Chapter 174 is proud to have participated in flying over 1200 Young Eagles!  Check out these links for more: www.youngeagles.org and www.eaa.org.
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Chapter 174 and Build A Plane Program Cited in Plane & Pilot Magazine.  Our Chapter received recognition in the December issue of Plane & Pilot magazine for its support of the "Build A Plane" program, making a difference in the lives of area kids who want to get involved in aviation and aircraft construction.  The article, by Lyn Freeman, mentions chapter members Tim Fry, Tom Jenkins, Wayne Messmer, and of course Hal Shevers, for their strong involvement in the program, which is sponsored by Sportys, Chapter 174 and Aviation Explorer Post 78.  Get the mag, read the article, and get involved!

bulletAOPA's ASF Announces Online Single-Pilot IFR Refresher Program.  Wow!  This is one neat web site!  Check it out - Click here!
bulletFAA Guide for Aging Aircraft.  The FAA has published a guide for maintaining aging GA aircraft.  Both EAA and AOPA, as well as other industry groups, collaborated with the FAA to publish the guide.  If you are the registered owner of an aircraft produced prior to 1975, you should be receiving a free copy from the FAA.  You can also download the guide now (in PDF format), using this EAA link.  You can also get a quick primer by reading this article published in the September edition of AOPA Pilot.

To view former What's New notices,
with LOTS of USEFUL INFORMATION for pilots,
click here !
 

"Perhaps never in the history of aviation has it been so critical for pilots to observe the highest level of professionalism in the planning and execution of their flights. The country is watching, and depending on us more than ever to exhibit the professional skills and maturity that are the requisites of our special freedom..."   Your Web Editor

For Our Visitors

Click to visit our Young Eagles page Are you between the ages of 8 and 17? Would you like a free introductory flight in a real airplane? Check out our Young Eagles program! Just click on the Young Eagles logo to the left.
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Interested in attending a Chapter meeting? Click on the About Us link for directions on how to get to our meeting headquarters - by car or by air!
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Think you might like to to build your own airplane? Or perhaps restore a classic one? Well that's what many of our members are doing! Check out Paul Gould's extraordinary Aeronca Chief restoration! And Mark Webb's homebuilt Kitfox. Or Mark Neubauer's GlaStar project. And take a look at the article on development of the Atlantica homebuilt airplane, by guest contributor Charles Heftman.
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Hey, kids!  How would you like to get one of your very own articles published on our web site?!!  Visit the Kids' Hangar page to find out how!

For Our Members

bulletDon't forget! Most of our newsletters since January, 2001 are online. Check out the Newsletters page for a complete list, as well as a list of highlights from some of our best editions!  (Actually, they're all pretty darn good!)
bulletWow. This one's got it all! Check out the FAA's new Regulation & Certification site for just about everything you might want to know about your aircraft's AD's and STC's, as well as AC's, TSO's, TCDS's, GPS/WAAS, etc., etc., etc.  And don't forget to visit our Aviation Links page for lots more useful links!
bulletLook at all those kitplanes! Got an hour or two just for yourself? Visit the Aviation Links page and enjoy browsing through all of the kitplane manufacturers' web sites. You'll be amazed at how much great information you'll find there!
bulletThinking about building an airplane? What about painting one? Stu Faber and Gary Collins share their ideas on these topics in the new Workshop pages. Want to share your experiences constructing, restoring or repairing your aircraft? Contribute your own article!
bulletRead about Chapter member Gary Collins' early days in aviation. Parts 1 through 4 of Gary's autobiographical sketches can be found in the Spotlight pages!

Warning! This website is produced for the members of EAA Chapter 174 and the Cincinnati community to provide information on Chapter activities and to alert members of other potentially useful information. Any actions based on, or reproductions of information contained herein, are at the sole risk of the user. Any technical or regulatory information must be verified by the user. Neither the EAA and Chapter 174, nor the webmaster assume any responsibility for the correctness of the information contained herein.

 

 

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