EAA Chapter 17 - East Tennessee

Young Eagles at MNV — Madisonville, TN
2025-02-22 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

CANCELLED - ADS-B and Me - NextGen Aviation Learning Event at Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport
2018-11-15 19:00 - 21:30 | KTYS – Airport Operations Center, 100 Cirrus Lndg, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

“ADS-B and Me – NextGen Aviation Learning Event at Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport”
Topic: Highly Rated NextGen Aviation Learning Event Near YOU!
On Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 19:00 Eastern Standard Time
Location:
McGhee Tyson Airport
2950 Airfield Service Drive
Alcoa, TN 37701
Select Number:
CE1985277
Description:
Come learn about ADS-B / NextGen Aviation and how you can prepare yourself and your aircraft to take advantage of this important enhancement to our national airspace that is now operational. This is avionics news you can use from experts. Learn what’s behind ADS-B – why it matters and how it works.
You’ll learn about ADS-B benefits. The session addresses various myths about the topic, and explains how ADS-B works. A major focus of the session is coverage of practical things you should consider as you think about how to equip your aircraft to comply with the FAA Mandate for ADS-B equipage.
January 1, 2020, will be here before you know it! Experts from Carpenter Avionics, a multi-year, national award-winning avionics service center from Music City, will drive the presentation. This educational session will cover a broad array of types of equipment, brands, and more with a focus on what ADS-B means to you. Demo systems allow hands-on experience. The Q&A session will allow discussion of specific questions you may have regarding how to approach ADS-S for your specific aircraft.
To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.
The sponsor for this seminar is: FAASTeam

Chapter 17 Regular Monthly Gathering
2018-11-05 18:00 - 20:30 | KTYS – Airport Operations Center, 100 Cirrus Lndg, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States
Gathering to discuss aircraft weight and balance with Max Burnette, and Remote Area Medical activity with Mark Scheuer.

Come at 6 PM to get some vittles.

Chapter 17 Annual Banquet Luncheon with Sun 'n Fun CEO John Leenhouts
2018-10-06 11:30 - 15:00 | Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37919, United States
Come to EAA Chapter 17’s Luncheon and get a chance to hear John “Lites” Leenhouts, President and CEO of the South’s largest EAA Fly-in discuss his organization and the airshow.

And of course, excellent food and company of East Tennessee aviators!

Second Annual Chapter Fly-in and Picnic to be held at Monroe County Airport (MNV)
2018-08-12 13:00 - 16:00 | MNV – Monroe Co., Tenn., 350 Airport Rd, Madisonville, TN, 37354, United States
Chapter 17 will hold our 2nd Annual Fly-in Picnic at Monroe County Airport (KMNV) in Madisonville.

Food tickets are $7.50/person and can be purchased onsite or online at: https://eaa17.org/product/mnv-fly-in-food-ticket/
MENU:

Pulled Pork
Baked Beans
Cole Slaw
Refreshments

Chapter 17 Monthly Gathering
2018-08-06 18:00 - 20:30 | KTYS – Airport Operations Center, 100 Cirrus Lndg, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States
Regular Chapter 17 Gathering at TYS

Chapter 17 Monthly Gathering
2018-07-02 18:00 - 20:30 | KTYS – Airport Operations Center, 100 Cirrus Lndg, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States
EAA Chapter 17 Monthly Chapter Gathering.

At our July 2nd meeting, we will break down the success of the B-17 Tour financially, as well as the WWII History, and the many veterans from this era that we got to meet.
Remember that our social time now starts at 6 PM with the meeting starting at 6:30 PM and ends at 8:30 PM. Our chapter will provide the main dish and refreshments as usual, and we welcome you to bring your favorite deserts to share. See you next Monday July the 2nd

B-17G Aluminum Overcast Tour
2018-06-22 08:00 - 2018-06-24 17:00 | TAC Air-Knoxville, 2343 W General Aviation Dr., Alcoa, 37701, United States
Climb aboard the EAA’s B-17G Aluminum Overcast for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly in on of the World War II’s most vital aircraft.
Flights are available at McGhee-Tyson Airport from 10am to 5pm, June 22nd-24th, 2018.
Signup online at: www.B17.org

GROUND TOURS (2-5pm, June 22, 23 & 24)
Individuals $10
Families $20
Veterans/Active Duty Military FREE
Children 8 & under with paid adult FREE
FLIGHT EXPERIENCE (10am – 5pm, June 22, 23, 24)
EAA Members $435
Non Members $475

The B-17G has a remarkable story. One filled with daring missions and personal sacrifice.
You’re now invited to relive that story on a historic flight aboard the EAA’s beautifully restored B-17 Flying Fortress, Aluminum Overcast.
More than just an airplane, the B-17 is living history that holds a remarkable connection to the past and is the most iconic image of World War II.
Today, it serves as a tribute to those known as the greatest generation: the bold men and women who built and served on the heavy bombers in the 1940s.
Relive the story. Join the flight.
Buy your flight tickets today.
We graciously thank Tempest for helping to keep the B-17 flying. All ticket proceeds support the Experimental Aircraft Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing The Spirit of Aviation with everyone. Our tour stops are hosted by volunteers who are passionate about sharing the B-17’s stories.
Questions? Call 800-359-6217.

Learn more about EAA Chapter 17’s Young Eagles Program at: https://eaa17.org/young-eagles-program/

AEROMART Flymarket at Tullahoma (KTHA)
2018-06-09 08:00 - 2018-06-10 18:00 | KTHA, 807 WILLIAM NORTHERN BLVD., TULLAHOMA, TN, 37338, United States
Buy Sell or Trade your Old Parts. Seller Spots only $5.
Bring your own trailer, tables, booths, floor mats etc. to display your parts.
You sell, no consignments or fees.
Parts Dealers – Food Vendors Invited
Set UP on Ramp in-front of WWII Hgr.
The Aeromart is sponsored by the volunteers of the EAA Chapter 458 Contact Gary Meuer 931-571-1166 moyair@lighttube.net

June Chapter 17 Gathering
2018-06-04 18:00 - 20:30 | KTYS – Airport Operations Center, 100 Cirrus Lndg, Alcoa, TN, 37701, United States
Join us June 4th at 6:00 PM at McGhee Tyson 510 Center for the Monthly Gathering of Chapter 17. See your newsletter for more information.

Cookout at Deerfield Airpark [TN44]
2018-05-26 16:30 - 18:30 | Deerfield Resort [TN44], 1235 DEERFIELD WAY, LAFOLLETTE, TN, 37766, United States
Chapter 17 has been invited back to Deerfield airpark for a cookout.
Several of us flew In for it last year. They are having it a 5pm in case we have to hold the Young Eagles event in the morning due to rain out May 12.
