EAA Chapter 17 - East Tennessee

Chapter 17 Annual Banquet
2026-03-21 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | DKX (Downtown Island Airport, Knoxville, TN), 2701 Spence Pl, Knoxville, TN, 37920, United States
Join us March 21st, 2026 at 1PM EDT at Downtown Island Airport (DKX) for a meal and a special presentation by Vic Syracuse of Base Leg Aviation. Doors open around noon. Plan to arrive early so you’ll have plenty of time to find a seat, buy raffle tickets, and socialize. Your ticket includes a meal and a special presentation by Vic Syracuse of Base Leg Aviation. Buy your tickets today!

Chapter 17 A&P School Tour
2026-03-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Pellissippi State Community College A&P School, 1749 Triangle Park Dr, Maryville, 37801, United States
Our March 2nd chapter gathering will be a tour of the new A&P school in Maryville. Rather than meeting at our normal location we will meet at 7pm at 1749 Triangle Park Dr. Maryville, TN 37801
Hope to see you there!

Young Eagles at KMNV
2026-02-07 08:30 - 12:00 | MNV – Monroe Co., Tenn., 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN, 37354, United States

Octoberfest 2025 at Deerfield Resort
2025-10-18 14:00 - 20:00 | Deerfield Resort [TN44], 1235 DEERFIELD WAY, LAFOLLETTE, TN, 37766, United States
Deerfield Resort’s (TN44) annual Octoberfest Fly-in/Drive-in will be October 18th at Hangar – Club Freddy: 128 Championship Way LaFollette, TN 37766
Starts around 2pm and lasts until you leave.
Fly in, drive in — All welcome!
Camping is available.
For questions call: 513.543.4851

Young Eagles at MNV
2025-10-18 09:00 - 12:00 | MNV – Monroe Co., Tenn., 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN, 37354, United States
We are planning a Young Eagles rally at Madisonville (KMNV) on 10/18 starting at 9am. Volunteers please make plans to arrive by 8:30am. Tentative rain date: 10/25.

Cookout at Wolf Creek
2025-08-23 13:00 - 17:00 | Wolf Creek 2TN7, 494 Holderford Rd, Kingston, TN, 37763, United States
August chapter meeting has been moved to August 23rd at wolfcreek airstrip 2TN7 at 1pm. Address for non-Flyers is
494 Holderford Rd Kingston
Bring a dish to pass and we will be providing the main dish as usual. Campers are welcome to start arriving on Thursday and Friday and forced off the property on Monday.

Summer Fly-In & Hangar Hangout at DKX
2025-06-27 17:00 - 20:00 | DKX (Downtown Island Airport, Knoxville, TN), 2701 Spence Pl, Knoxville, TN, 37920, United States
Join us at Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX) for our very first Summer Fly-In & Hangar Hangout!

2701 Spence Place, Knoxville, TN
June 27, 2025
5:00 – 8:00 PM

Live Music | Free Food | Lawn Games | A Lot of Fun
Plus, have a chance to win a $100 Fuel Card Giveaway!

Pilots, tenants, aviation lovers – this one’s for YOU! Let’s celebrate our community and love for the skies together!

Hawkins County Airport Open House
2025-05-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Hawkins County Aiport (RVN), 659 Main St, Surgoinsville, TN, 37873, United States
Hawkins County Aiport (RVN) Open House
May 24th from 10am to 2pm
Come out for the open house and see airplanes on static display. There will be free hotdogs, potato chips, and bottled water or iced tea.
Pilots fly in or drive in preferably before 10am.
Airport Communications & Info
CTAF/Unicom: 122.8
Tri Cities Approach/Departure: 128.05
Runways 7-25, Elevation 1254
Need more Info?
Email: barrya1946@hotmail.com or jlvicara45435@gmail.com

Young Eagles at McMinn County
2025-04-19 09:00 - 12:00 | McMinn County Airport (KMMI), 195 County Road 552, Athens, TN, 37303, United States
Young Eagle rally at McMinn County airport. Open to youth 8-17 years old; come learn what flying in a small aircraft is all about. If there is bad weather on the 19th we will reschedule to the 26th.

Fly-Mart at MNV
2025-04-12 | MNV – Monroe Co., Tenn., 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN, 37354, United States
April 12th camping weekend, we will hold a Fly-Mart/Aviation
Garage sale right after KMNV’s breakfast. Bring those aviation
related items that are collecting dust in your hangar to sell, even
your aircraft that you are wanting to find a new owner. Bring your
own table to display your things for sale. Station Manager Tom
McCosh, will be cooking up some burgers, dogs, and brats around
1pm for our lunch. Feel free to bring some desserts.

Young Eagles at MNV — Madisonville, TN
2025-02-22 09:00 - 12:00 | MNV – Monroe Co., Tenn., 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN, 37354, United States

Chapter 17 Banquet at KRKW
2025-01-18 13:00 - 17:00 | KRKW – Rockwood Airport, 258 Rockwood Airport Rd, Rockwood, TN, 37854, United States
Join us January 18th at 1PM EST at Rockwood Municipal Airport, 258 Rockwood Airport Rd, Rockwood, TN. Your ticket includes your meal and a special presentation by Mike Goulian. Sales End January 13th!

Regular Chapter Gathering
2024-11-04 18:00 - 20:30 | TN
Join us for our regular chapter meeting on November 4th. Social time starts at 6pm.
Hope to see you there!

Young Eagles at Madisonville
2024-10-26 09:00 - 12:00 | MNV – Monroe Co., Tenn., 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN, 37354, United States

Deerfield Octoberfest
2024-10-19 14:00 - 19:00 | Deerfield Resort [TN44], 1235 DEERFIELD WAY, LAFOLLETTE, TN, 37766, United States

Trimotor Rides at Endeavor
2024-10-10 - 2024-10-13 | Endeavor Hangar, 330 Flagship Knoxville Dr, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States

Regular Chapter Gathering
2024-10-07 18:00 - 20:30 | TN
Join us for our regular chapter meeting on October 7th. Social time starts at 6pm.
Jay McKinley, Maintenance manager for Endeavor Airlines, will give us a presentation on maintenance safety practices.
Hope to see you there!

Triple Tree Aerodome Fly In
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-29 | SC00 (Triple Tree, SC), 330 Mary Hanna Rd., Woodruff, SC, 29388, United States
Join us in Woodruff, South Carolina, for the annual Triple Tree Fly In event!
Triple Tree offers:

7,000 x 400 ft. manicured bentgrass runway
Restored WWII control tower
440 acre site
Unlimited exceptional camping sites
Unrivaled, CLEAN bath facilities with private showers and granite countertops
Over six miles of hiking trails
Fishing yes, you can eat them while on-site
Friendliest staff
Great food
Great educational seminars
Fun social events
World’s most beautiful aviation facility
FUN, Fellowship and Hospitality – Guaranteed!!!
Please plan to join us for the Triple Tree Fly-In!

Chapter 1494 Fly-in & Drive-in at the Morristown Airport
2024-09-21 10:00 - 15:00 | KMOR (Morristown Regional Airport), 5233 Old Hwy 11E, Morristown, TN, United States

Mark Anton Municipal Airport Wings on Display
2024-09-07 11:00 - 18:00 | Mark Anton Airport (2A0), 350 Walter Squire Rd, Dayton, TN, 37321, United States

EAA AirVenture 2024
2024-07-22 - 2024-07-28 | Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI, 54902, United States

Regular Chapter Gathering
2024-07-01 18:00 - 20:30 | TN
Join us for our regular chapter meeting on July 1st. Social time starts at 6pm.
Tentative At our July meeting, we will hear from Rob Voyles on happenings around DKX as well as from Ivy McIver with an update on Friends of Downtown Island.
Hope to see you there!

Splash-in on Douglas Lake
2024-06-22 10:00 - 14:00 | 882 Lakeshore Drive, Dandridge, TN, 882 Lakeshore Drive, Dandridge, TN, 37725, United States

Regular Chapter Gathering
2024-06-03 18:00 - 20:30 | TN
Join us for our regular chapter meeting on June 3rd. Social time starts at 6pm.
At our June meeting, we will have a presentation by Gary Arthur on Aerial Firefighting.
Hope to see you there!

Fly-in camping at MNV
2024-05-10 18:00 - 2024-05-12 12:00 | MNV – Monroe Co., Tenn., 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN, 37354, United States
May 11th weekend we will be at MNV Monroe County Airport at 350 Airport Rd Madisonville TN. Some of us will arrive on the 10th to camp for the weekend. Airport manager Tom McCosh, will be hosting us and serving lunch at 1pm on Saturday. The tentative menu is Hamburgers, Brats, Hot Dogs, baked beans, potato salad, chips, and drinks for $10.00 a plate. Feel free to bring either a desert or a salad to share. Please RSVP to me at george@oilhelp.com so Tom can plan for the amount of food needed.
After lunch George Mueller will be holding a spot landing contest. First, second, and third place winners will receive a beautiful Trophy. There will be a recommended entry donation. Those who plan to enter the spot landing contest should contact George Mueller at 901-832-3917 or at jetdude56@gmail.com.
Michel Gadbois, is bringing his 4K VR headset and MS flight simulator for members to give it a try.
CAF PT-19 Rides
George & Theresa Mueller have arranged with the Lebanon TN wing of the CAF, for a PT-19 to offer rides at MNV during our Fly-in Cookout on May 11th.
Cost is $195/20 minute ride and rides should be scheduled on the Music City Wing website here cafmusiccity.org. You can also learn more of the history of this open cockpit World War II trainer and access the “PX” store. There will be a limited amount of PX items available to purchase at all 3 airports while supplies last.
The PT-19 is assigned to the Music City Squadron located in Lebanon TN and will be flying/doing the “Rides” program at 3 Knoxville area airports pending weather:

May 10: Tennessee Museum of Aviation, 135 Air Museum Way, Sevierville, TN. 37862. It is co-located on the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport. Currently scheduled to fly and do the “Rides” program from approximately 1400-1700 (Subject to change) Museum will be open from 1000-1800.
May 11: Monroe County Airport, 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN. 37874. Currently scheduled to fly and do the “Rides” program from approximately 14:30-17:30 (subject to change) following Spot Landing Contest.
May 12: Endeavor Airlines Maintenance Hangar, 330 Flagship Knoxville Dr, Alcoa, TN. 37701. It is located on the southwest side of McGhee-Tyson Airport and NOT on the Military or Passenger Terminal areas. Currently scheduled to fly and do the “Rides” program from 1400-1700 (Subject to change). The front door would be the main access point to get into the hangar.

For any questions, please let me know.
Warm regards,
George Douglas
321-663-5391 president@eaa17.org

Spring BBQ Fly In at Meadowlake Airpark 12TN
2024-05-03 - 2024-05-05 | Meadowlake Airpark (12TN), 159 Anglers Cove Rd, Kingston, TN, 37763, United States
We’ll be hosting lunch on May 4th during the fly in at 12TN Meadowlake Airpark at 159 Anglers Cove Road Kingston, TN. Some of us will be camping for the weekend and then serving lunch at 1pm on that Saturday. The youth, past and present scholars from the SkyRanch Youth Program, will do the serving of food at $8.00 a plate, while we will do the grilling for them. Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, chips, and drinks will be the menu of the day. Any profit will go directly to help support the SkyRanch program.

DKX Open House
2024-04-13 10:00 - 14:00 | DKX (Downtown Island Airport, Knoxville, TN), 2701 Spence Pl, Knoxville, TN, 37920, United States

Sun n Fun 2024
2024-04-09 - 2024-04-14 | Lakeland Florida Airport, 4175 Medulla Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33811, United States

Young Eagles at Madisonville (MNV)
2024-02-03 09:00 - 12:00 | MNV – Monroe Co., Tenn., 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN, 37354, United States

December Chapter 17 Monthly Gathering
2018-12-03 18:00 - 20:30 | KTYS – Airport Operations Center, 100 Cirrus Lndg, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States
Gather at the McGhee-Tyson 510 Building.
Our December 3rd meeting will be more of a social event with good food to share. We plan to have ham, potatoes, green beans, rolls, and hopefully lots of good deserts that just show up.
