Members of Chapter 17 visited the Remote Area Medical’s newly-purchased airstrip in East Tennessee this week. EAA Chapter 17 Young Eagle volunteers met with Remote Area Medical volunteers as part of a safety briefing to inspect the runway and staging area in...
Student Pilot Certificate — not a note from your doctor any more The FAA published an update to its student pilot certificate application process in the Federal Register 12 JAN 2016 that includes major changes how the certificates are issued. Aviation Medical...
Trevis Gardner of Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority talked about the Smoky Mountain Air Show coming to the McGhee Tyson airport in April. We were invited to hear the behind the scene planning required to invite an estimated 160,000 – 200,000 spectators...
January 4, 2016 | Chapter 17 Meeting There was no business meeting conducted. The purpose of the January Chapter 17 Meeting was to learn about the upcoming Smoky Mountain Air Show, from the MKAA Operations side, and discuss the role of volunteers at the event. The...
