http://www.eaa240.org Come Fly With Us! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:33:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en EAA 240 Board Meeting Minutes September 2 2010 Hangar Fridge Both of our two fridges are malfunctioning. The purchase of one or two new fridges was discussed. Decided:  We will buy one new large fridge, estimated at $600. Larry will research and order one - possibly one which discounted due to being a showroom floor ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1712 Members met at the hangar this morning for a most popular flight to Tangier Island, Virginia. Sadly we have more members than seats and, for the first time, we left members on the ground. Sorry, hopefully we can meet all needs for future flights. Four aircraft formed the EAA240 flight, as ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1659 .....that on a day with weather like we saw today (continuous, and sometimes very heavy rain) we still had a great turn-out for our Summer Pancake Breakfast. One hundred and fourteen braved the rain to join us at the Chapter Hangar this morning, enjoying a great breakfast, and even better ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1651 In-spite of appallingly inaccurate weather forecasting for both days of the Air Show that likely kept some people away attendance and interest levels were strong, particularly on Saturday. The atmosphere from the visiting public was supportive and positive and great fun was had by all. The many aerial performers and extensive ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1642 Our Membership meetings are now on Summer Break, and we restart our meeting Monday September 6th, at 7pm, in the Chapter Hangar at New Garden Flying Field. Visitors, guests most welcome. Meanwhile keep up-to-date with Chapter Happenings  - and there's lots going on - at the award winning  web site, or ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1638 Opening comments – Mike Parry · Guest speaker “Helen” not available this evening. Was scheduled to discuss the Chesapeake Bay LSA activities. Offered to schedule at a later date. · Query for more feature articles to be included in the monthly newsletter. One offer for a story on the Piper Museum and ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1632 Pat, who continues to make a strong recovery from her injuries, has asked me to advise you of the planned Gathering to Celebrate the Life of Phil, our good friend and Chapter 240 Member. The Gathering will be held at the McCrery Memorial Chapel this Thursday, May 20th, between 6pm and ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1627 The Chapters first Pancake Breakfast and Young Eagles flights were a great success today, thanks to the efforts of our Membership. Through the combined volunteer efforts both on Friday (for the set-up) and today we served a little shy of 200 Breakfasts to a combination of our loyal local fans ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1624 EAA Chapter 240 Membership Meeting Minutes May 3, 2010 Guests:                - Jeff Vaughan introduced his friend Glen Vokac from Chapter 95 in Morris, Illinois. Glen is a fellow RV builder. - Kyle McCane - the winner of this year's Fred Kacena Flight Training $1000 scholarship (see below) - along with his parents Clayton ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1618 Second weekend of the the Hangar Insulation Effort, and a very productive day today. Thanks again to all those who helped out. We completed a lot, and the new partially-completed hangar ceiling look fabulous! We'll be there again tomorrow - come join the fun, and help us get this important piece ... http://www.eaa240.org/?p=1613