Past Events - 2025

January 9th 2025 - Thursday 1:55 PM
DOT proposal affecting Merrill Field

We encourage our members to send comments to DOT about how two of their proposed routes would negatively affect Merrill Field and the gravel strip in particular. You can comment via the "Contact Us" or "Comments" links near the upper right. DOT proposal

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January 11th 2025 - Saturday 9:00 AM
January Breakfast

First breakfast meeting of 2025. It was a good one.
Breakfast

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January 11th 2025 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together

Where: Kava’s Pancake House

Breakfast Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together is at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. Great food and great conversation. See you there!

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January 15th 2025 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting

Where: Las Margaritas

Board Meeting Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right. So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

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January 28th 2025 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting

Where: Birchwood Airport

Our January meeting will be held on January 28th at 7PM at Birchwood Airport. Greg Miller will be displaying his nearly completed Glasair III. A map to Gregs hangar is below.

Jan-2025 Meeting
Location of Greg Miller's hangar at Birchwood

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January 28th 2025 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
January Meeting

We had a great meeting last night with about 20 attendees to see Greg Miller's nearly completed Glasair III.

January Meeting
January Meeting

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February 5th 2025 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting

Where: Las Margaritas

Board Meeting Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right. So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

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February 7th 2025 - Friday 5:30 PM
Fairbanks EAA Chapter 1129 Annual Banquet

Where: Fairbanks AK

FAI Banquet

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February 8th 2025 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together

Where: Kava’s Pancake House

Breakfast Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together is at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. Great food and great conversation. See you there!

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February 13th 2025 - Thursday 5:30 PM
Birchwood Airport Helicopter Operations and Non-Towered Pattern Operations

Where: Birchwood Civil Air Patrol Hangar

The FAA will have a meeting in person and available online regarding Birchwood Airport Helicopter Operations and Non-Towered Pattern Operations at the Birchwood Civil Air Patrol Hangar. Full information and registration is available here: https://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=135089
BCV Meeting

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February 25th 2025 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting

Where: 2021 Merrill Field Dr, Hangar I

Here is a map to Tom's hangar for our chapter meeting this week. Tom will discuss putting skis on his GlaStar. Call Chris or Tom for the security gate code.

Chris Gill will also bring a pot of mild chili to the meeting for anyone that is hungry. He’ll make enough for 20 folks, and will bring some water and shredded cheese! See you there. If you are not already a member come along and join the club this week! We’ll also do a drawing for a $75 gift card from our great sponsor, Northern Lights Avionics for all current members and joiners.

Tom Lawhorn's Hangar

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February 25th 2025 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
February Meeting to see Tom's Glastar on skis

Tom Lawhorn hosted our February meeting at his hangar to show us his ski installation on his Glastar and treated us to chili. Tom is planning his first flight this Spring after he gets some transition training. All 20 of us greatly appreciated the craftmanship of both aircraft and chilli!

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March 5th 2025 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting

Where: Las Margaritas

Board Meeting Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right. So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

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March 8th 2025 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together

Where: Kava’s Pancake House

Breakfast Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together is at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. Great food and great conversation. See you there!

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March 25th 2025 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
March Chapter Meeting

Where: CAP Polaris Squadron @ Merrill Field, 1910 E 5th Ave

President Chris has coordinated with Carl Siebe of the CAP Polaris Composite Squadron at Merrill Field for Chapter 42 to attend the Squadron's weekly meeting at the same time as our normal monthly meeting, Tues, 25 Mar at 7:00 pm. The Squadron meeting will be followed by Maj. Lance Gruner (Sqn Cmdr) and Caleb Newville (Deputy Sqn Cmdr & FAA ATCT Supervisor) briefing our Chapter 42 on CAP mission, activities, aircraft, etc. Ref https://polaris.cap.gov/

Address is 1910 E 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501.

ACCESS & PARKING: Turn off 5th into Ardaiz Circle. Enter thru gate N4 (code to be provided). Carl says, "Park either on CAP ramp if there is space, or between the ATCT fence and the yellow line for Taxiway A. MOST importantly please remind your members to not cross the yellow active area line. The ATCT will call the Anchorage Police if a vehicle crosses the line."

March Meeting

The CAP Polaris Composite Squadron is "a volunteer organization, specializing in aviation missions throughout Alaska, including: Search & Rescue, Cadet Programs, and Aerospace Education. We have the resources and personnel to carry out a variety of aerial and land-based missions for a variety of customers, including aerial photography, aerial surveys, and transport of personnel, equipment and supplies."

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March 25th 2025 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
March Chapter Meeting @ CAP Polaris Squadron

A half-dozen of us attended the March meeting at the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Polaris Composite Squadron.

Maj Lance Brunner (Squadron Commander) briefed us on the mission of the CAP, including search & rescue, cadet programs, and education.

Maj Caleb Newville (Deputy Sqdn Cmdr) provided a great "walk-thru" of the National Weather Service Alaska Aviation Weather Unit (AAWU) website. He also discussed preparations for the potential Mr. Spurr eruption.

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April 6th 2025 - Sunday 5:00 PM
Tom Lawhorn Teaches Intro to Aviation Maintenance

Tom had an opportunity to instruct a group of youth at Swoop Flight Training Center on the Orca Street side of Merrill Field. Swoop provides mentorship and aviation career training to underserved Alaskan youth and owned/operated by Jamie Klaes. Jamie says Swoop is "The only aviation training facility in Alaska offering professional career training AND training for entry level jobs in the aviation industry."

Tom says, "I just completed teaching my first week long class, introduction to aviation maintenance. It was exhausting but very rewarding. Working with a non profit that brings Alaska native kids to Anchorage to expose them to what is involved in being an A&P mechanic. We toured Airglas, Lynden’s air cargo, and Alaska Airlines maintenance shop. Spent half the day in the classroom and the other half in the shop doing a lot of hands on. The students learned about aircraft structures, how engines work, did a fiberglass lay-up, drove rivets, preformed a 100 hour inspection, even weighed a plane. Being a teacher is a lot of work, developing the curriculum, creating review worksheets, and making sure you have all the tools and materials needed to keep them busy all day. I salute every person who has ever been a teacher. I definitely will be teaching more classes."

See Tom's Facebook page for some great photos!

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April 8th 2025 - Tuesday 2:45 PM
Birchwood Airport Master Plan

Birchwood Airport Master Plan
The Capitol Improvement Plan which describes and diagrams the changes to be made on the ground begin on page 144 of the pdf.
Birchwood Airport Master Plan

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April 9th 2025 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting

Where: Las Margaritas

April Board meeting moved from Apr 2 to Apr 9.

Board Meeting Join us at Las Margaritas Mexican & Italian Restaurant at 541 W Dimond Blvd (on the north side of Dimond between Arctic and C Streets). When you walk in, turn left into the front room that is separated from the main dining area and we'll be on the right. So come, get your margarita and nachos and we will talk about aviation and maybe do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.

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April 12th 2025 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together

Where: Kava’s Pancake House

Breakfast Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together is at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. Great food and great conversation. See you there!

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April 17th 2025 - Thursday
AK FSS new phone number

Notice from the FAA about the new phone number to call Alaska Flight Service Stations: 1-833-252-7433
AK FSS new phone number

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April 22nd 2025 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting

Where: Jim Moss's Hangar on Merrill Field

This Tuesday evening we have the EAA Chapter meeting at Jim Moss's Hangar on Merrill Field, It is at Chugach Hangars Co-Op #B6. The subject of the Meeting will be the freshly restored 7GCBC Citabria and how to rig the wings of Citabrias properly. I had once showed this one to the club members while it was all in pieces in Birchwood (the all black one, Not the blue one!) Back then it was mostly un-covered.

In addition to inspecting the Citabria, Jim Moss will discuss his recent emergency biplane landing on a parking garage in Arizona. This should be a good story and Safety discussion.

Here are directions and a map to tonight’s 7 P.M. meeting:
Use gate N7 off of Hudson Circle. The plane we are viewing is at Chugach Hangars Co-Op #B6. Jim Moss will be at gate N7 before the meeting with his remote gate opener to let you in. He'll have signs up to direct you to parking.
Best Regards, Lars
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