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EAA Chapter 17 Annual Banquet

September 10, 2016 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm

Join us for our Annual EAA Chapter 17 Annual Banquet at Bearden Banquet Hall.  Our guest speaker this year will be EAA CEO & Chairman of the Board Jack Pelton.

jack peltonJack comes to us from a long history of aviation experience and advocacy, including:

  • Chairman of EAA & Lifetime Member
  • Retired CEO of Cessna Aircraft
  • Former senior vice president of engineering for Dornier Aircraft
  • Past chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association
  • On boards of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the National Business Aviation Association, and the Corporate Angel Network,
  • Volunteer chairman of EAA’ s Gathering of Eagles,
  • Awarded the 2010 Lindbergh Award
  • 2008 Aviation Week Laurel for Business and General Aviation,
  • EAA’ s highest honor, the Freedom of Flight Award.
ford tri-motor

We’ll also be raffling rides in the Ford Tri-Motor when it arrives in October and a Yaesu Handheld VHF Tranceiver FTA-230 from Aircraft Spruce so be sure to come Raffle Ready!

aircraft spruce and specialty

Buy your tickets today!

Ticket price at the door is $28.

Details

Date:
September 10, 2016
Time:
11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://eaa17.org/annual-banquet/

Venue

Bearden Banquet Hall
5806 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919 United States
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