by Matt Everett | Aug 9, 2021 | News
Thanks to George Mueller for these photos of the fly-in event at Deerfield Resort on Norris Lake...
by George Douglas | Mar 6, 2021 | Newsletter, President's Message
Please join us for pizza this Saturday March 6th at noon at my hangar, Wolfcreek 2TN7. We are planning to hold a Mountain Flying seminar hosted by chapter member, Linwood Stevenson, CFI, ATP, ASMEL and Glider. He has hours and hours of mountain flying experience in...
by EAA 17 Staff | Sep 1, 2019 | Fly-ins
Hello All – our monthly meeting of the Valley Flyers was distracted by the arrival of a Max Air Drifter at our field shelter. Tim Williamson was the pilot and he had stopped by to in- vite us to participate in a fun fly at the field on Saturday October 5th. The...
by George Douglas | Sep 1, 2019 | News, President's Message
No meeting for September 2nd due to the Labor Day Holiday. Although, I hope to see you at one or more of the many chapter gatherings during September. Several members are either flying or driving to camp at the annual Triple Tree Aerodrome event in Wood-...
by EAA 17 Staff | Sep 1, 2019 | Young Eagles, News
Stephen Wickizer and Linwood Stevenson have volunteered to replace our present Y/E Coordinators Marvin and Sandy McGraw. We all really appreciate the work Marvin & Sandy have done over the last 4 plus years heading up this position and all the behind the scenes...
by EAA 17 Staff | Jul 1, 2019 | News
January 11, 2020 EAA Chapter 17 Luncheon Banquet with guest speaker, CarolAnn Garratt CarolAnn Garratt, Gainesville, Florida, is a former manager with a Fortune 500 company. She earned her private pilot license in 1978 and her instrument rating in 1980. In 1996, she...
by George Douglas | Jul 1, 2019 | President's Message
Message from Your President No July meeting. Instead we are holding our 3rd annual Fly-In Cookout on July 14th at Jerry Depew’s Hangar at Riley Creek Airport (12TN) in Kingston. For more info on this read about it in this newsletter and make sure you RSVP me at...
by Matt Everett | May 16, 2017 | News
by Matt Everett | May 12, 2017 | News
Chapter 17’s Technical Officer, Jim Auman, recently completed an airworthiness inspection and certification for one of our member’s homebuilt RV-14 aircraft. Here’s a quick video of the certification process to help those who are about to go through...
by Matt Everett | May 4, 2017 | 2016-May Newsletter, Safety Tip
So many times you watch a pilot approach his plane, make a big circle around the craft and within a two or three minute time frame, varoom, the engine roars to life. How important is your life and to the others that depend on you to be there for many years to come? So...
