2017 is a special year. It is the 25th anniversary of the EAA Young Eagles Program. This program is the perfect opportunity to inspire and educate the next generation about the possibilities of aviation and the joy of flight. Please consider volunteering to help EAA...
Back from the Sun N Fun event and looking forward to our May 1st meeting at Downtown Island airport DKX. No meeting at Sky Ranch for May. We will be meeting at the same time as usual, 6:30 pm, for food and social time with the meeting starting at 7 pm. I believe...
Ah, it was a fine autumn afternoon. Lots of sunshine and a slight easterly breeze right down the runway. The student pilot, fresh from his first solo, was eager to tryout his fledgling skills of working the pattern. His instructor told him to work on eight to ten full...
THE MAY MEETING WILL BE AT DOWNTOWN ISLAND AIRPORT When we meet again in May, we will meet at the Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX) on the first Monday in May. Again we will meet at 6:30 PM for some social gathering and will begin the mee ng at 7:00 PM. This...
Alex Shore is stepping down after 3 years as our Treasurer. Alex is still going to finish up the tax work with the IRS, but will turn over the normal duties to John Haynes ASAP. He has been working to update some chapter legal requirements to keep our government...
Sun’n’Fun & Our Next Meeting We will not be holding our regular April meeting due to several members attending the Sun N Fun fly-in in Lakeland, Florida. May 1st will be our next meeting and take note that this meeting will be held at DKX Downtown...
While at the Second Saturday Omelet Breakfast at Madisonville (MNV) it was announced that CLYDE MULLINS has been appointed by Mayor Yates as Chairman of the Monroe County Airport Board. Mr. Mullins runs the airport maintenance shop at Madisonville, and having an...
Members of the Tennessee Aviation Museum meet to discuss adding Kiffin Rockwell to Hall Professor Marc McClure, Jules Bernard and Jeff Sardella from the TENNESSEE MUSEUM OF AVIATION met to discuss adding World War One Tennessee Volunteer Kiffin Rockwell to the...
By the time you read this I hope you all had a great Christmas holiday with family and friends. We now have 2017 to look forward to and at our January 2nd meeting we have plenty of business and brainstorming to discuss for the New Year. We need to set some goals and...
We are proud to have hosted the Ford Tri-Motor last week at Downtown Island Airport in Knoxville. Here’s a gallery of images taken by our members. The EAA Tri-Motor arrived from Manassas, Virginia, with Pilots Cody Welch and Bob Siegfried to fly passengers...
