January 5th 2022 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas
We are back to meeting in person!
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.
January 25th 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting
Where: ADS-B Technologies - 819 Orca St
Chapter Meeting - - The meeting will be a tour/talk with Skip Nelson, President/CEO of ADS-B Technologies at Merrill Field.
ADS-B Technologies, 819 Orca St, Anchorage, AK 99501
His shop is located on the West side of Merrill Field, just south of East 8th Ave, on the East side of Orca St. Come on out and see the latest and greatest in this technology.
February 2nd 2022 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas - 541 W Dimond Blvd
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.
February 22nd 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Kirk Ellis visit
We want to thank life-long Alaskan Kirk Ellis who opened his hangar at Birchwood for a tour by the Chapter on 2/22/2022. Kirk builds 4 place super cubs and built Al Clayton's experimental cub. Kirk is a wealth of aviation knowledge and a wonderful person to talk to. Thank you Kirk!!
February 22nd 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting
Where: Kirk Ellis's hangar - Birchwood
Life-long Alaskan Kirk Ellis has agreed to open his hangar at Birchwood for a tour by the Chapter on 2/22/2022 at 7pm. Kirk builds 4 place super cubs and built Al Clayton's experimental cub. The hangar is blue and at the southeast ramp.
Kirk Ellis Mobile 907-441-1857
21130 SE Apron Road Chugiak, AK.
March 2nd 2022 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas - 541 W Dimond Blvd
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.
March 22nd 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting
Where: Alaska Aviation Museum (tentative)
For our March meeting Al Clayton will be discussing the latest happenings at the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
April 6th 2022 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas - 541 W Dimond Blvd
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.
April 26th 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
New Officers
We welcome our new officers:
President - Lars Gleitsmann
Vice President - Scott McEwen
Secretary - Chris Gill
Treasurer - Ed White
Thank you gentlemen for offering to serve our Chapter!
And to our outgoing officers:
Tom Lawhorn, Cliff Belleau and Chuck Hosack - a very hearty THANK YOU! for the many years each of you have served.
April 26th 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting
Where: Sara Maurer's hangar - Lake Hood
At our April meeting we will to hold elections for Chapter Officers and Cliff Belleau will demonstrate several practical maintenance procedures such as magneto timing, how to perform a compression test and clarify the differences between these procedures on Lycoming and Continental engines.
Sara's hangar is at 4261 Floatplane Drive - at the south end of the Commercial finger - just east of the Alaska Airmen's Association headquarters.
May 2nd 2022 - Monday 8:00 AM
Lake Hood construction
Construction has started at the Lake Hood Strip (2022-05-04) aopa.org - lake-hood-strip-closure-and-workaround For about three weeks starting on May 2, the gravel runway at Lake Hood will be closed for a major rehabilitation project. This project will include removing and replacing a foot of gravel and will also make improvements to electrical systems and drainage on the airport.
May 4th 2022 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas - 541 W Dimond Blvd
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 do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.
May 6th 2022 - Friday 9:00 AM
2022 Great Alaska Aviation Gathering
Where: Palmer Fairgrounds and Palmer Airport
2022 Great Alaska Aviation Gathering
Returning to the Alaska State Fairgrounds and the Palmer Airport
Saturday May 7th: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday May 8th: 10 am - 5 pm
https://alaskaairmen.org/greatgathering/
Sunday May 8th 2022
May 7th 2022 - Saturday 2:00 PM
Bernie Willis - Master Pilot Award
Today our former Chapter President Bernie Willis received his Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the FAA along with another recipient - Al Crane.
Congratulations Bernie on an amazing piloting career!
May 13th 2022 - Friday 8:00 AM
Valdez Fly-In
Where: Valdez
2022 Update https://www.valdezflyin.com/
Different weekend in 2022, not Mother's Day, not on Memorial Day weekend
Sunday May 15th 2022
May 14th 2022 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together
Where: Kava’s Pancake House on Muldoon Rd.
Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-togethers are back on and we will be meeting at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. See you there!
May 24th 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Sloan's Aircraft Welding
This evening Kyle Sloan hosted our monthly meeting and showed us his shop, gave a welding demo and discussed his welding projects with the Chapter.
Thank you Kyle! (And the homemade muffins were great!)
May 24th 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting
Where: Sloan's Aircraft Welding
In May we will visit Sloan's Aircraft Welding with a presentation by Kyle Sloan.
9550 HOMESTEAD TRAIL, ANCHORAGE, AK 99507-6728
June 1st 2022 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas
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 do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.
One of the options for the chapter money is to invest in Series I Savings Bonds https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/prodibondsglance.htm
From the US Treasury web site:
The initial interest rate on new Series I savings bonds is 9.62 percent. You can buy I bonds at that rate through October 2022.
Rates & Terms
- I bonds have an annual interest rate derived from a fixed rate and a semiannual inflation rate.
- Interest, if any, is added to the bond monthly and is paid when you cash the bond.
- I bonds are sold at face value; i.e., you pay $50 for a $50 bond.
Redemption Information
- Minimum term of ownership: 1 year
- Interest-earning period: 30 years or until you cash them, whichever comes first
- Early redemption penalties:
- Before 5 years, forfeit interest from the previous 3 months
- After 5 years, no penalty
June 11th 2022 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together
Where: Kava’s Pancake House on Muldoon Rd.
Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-togethers are back on and we will be meeting at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. See you there!
June 21st 2022 - Tuesday 9:00 AM
Young Eagles Rally
Where: Birchwood Airport - CAP Building
The Chapter’s Annual Summer Solstice Young Eagles Rally will occur on
Tuesday, June 21st at the CAP Building, Birchwood Airport. Tracey Hupe will be compiling a list of selected kids. Ed is planning for the Chapter to provide BBQ for the event.
Setup is at 9:00, the rally begins at 10:00.
June 21st 2022 - Tuesday 11:00 AM
Young Eagles and The Boys & Girls Club of Alaska
Our EAA Chapter 42 from Anchorage flew 14 Young Eagles from the Boys & Girls Club of Alaska.
What a great time! Thank you each for setting aside hours of your day, yesterday, to put smiles on 14 faces and "crazy notions of flying" in 14 heads! What a beautiful thing.
Everyone got to see the Knik Glacier in flight.
Pilots were: Edwin White, Bernie Willis, Burke Wick and Rick Henry.
Ground assistants were: Scott McEwen, Charles Hosack, Klaus Markgraf, Tom Lawhorn, David Baldwin, Sandy and Tracey.
Lots of smiles and potential future pilots!
June 28th 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting
Where: Bernie Willis’ airstrip
For our June meeting we will enjoy a BBQ at Bernie’s airstrip AK45 - "Grebe Lake". This is just 2 1/2 miles southwest of Wasilla airport and while not depicted on the sectional it does display when entered in ForeFlight.
Bernie's home has a nice airstrip, so we encourage members to fly in. He has a hangar with several planes and projects in it - all of this situated on a beautiful lake. This, however is not a sanctioned ‘Fly-in’ by the EAA.
Address: 1501 S. Sylvan Rd Wasilla, AK 99654
About 1 hour from Merrill Field. (But well worth the drive!)
From the Parks Highway Take Sylvan Rd. south at the intersection with Pittman Rd. (which goes north).
Airstrip information:
Bernie's airstrip is "AK45", which depicts on ForeFlight but not on the sectional.
The strip is 06-24, 2,200' x 50' turf. This is only 2 miles SW of Wasilla (PAWS), so watch for traffic in their pattern. If your airplane would require landing at Wasilla, call Bernie at: (907) 301-2666 and he will have someone pick you up there.
June 28th 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting & BBQ at Bernie's airstrip
Bernie and Jeanette Willis hosted our Chapter’s BBQ and meeting at their beautiful home between their lake and airstrip. We met several new attendees and about a half dozen planes flew in for a perfect evening in a perfect setting.
Bernie showed us his Hatz Biplane project and engine.
Thank you Jeanette & Bernie!
(If anyone caught a photo of the planes there, please forward it to me and I’ll add it to this post.)
June 29th 2022 - Wednesday
Kitfox Project For Sale
Ken Pysz has a Kitfox project for sale with engine, prop and instruments. See more info on our For Sale page here: Eaa 42 For Sale
July 6th 2022 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas
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 do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.
July 9th 2022 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together
Where: Kava’s Pancake House on Muldoon Rd.
Our monthly Saturday breakfast get-togethers are back on and we will be meeting at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. See you there!
July 13th 2022 - Wednesday 5:30 PM
Pilot Safety Briefing Meeting for the Festival and BBQ
Where: Alaska Aviation Museum
Please join the Alaska Aviation Museum for a Safety Briefing Meeting.
We will provide hamburgers, veggie burgers and hotdogs. Enjoy a complimentary beer at the Alaska Aviation Museum too!
Please RSVP to Phyllis Kilgore at director@alaskaairmuseum.org or 907-248-5325 July 13, 2022 at 5:30 Pilot Safety Briefing Meeting for the Festival and BBQ — 4721 Aircraft Drive, Anchorage Thanks Rob Stapleton 907-230-9425
July 24th 2022 - Sunday 10:00 AM
Alaska Aviation Festival
Where: Alaska Aviation Museum
July 25th 2022 - Monday 8:00 AM
AirVenture
Where: Oshkosh, WI
The big Airshow for 2022 is July 25-31.
https://www.eaa.org/airventure
Sunday July 31st 2022
July 26th 2022 - Tuesday 7:00 PM
Chapter Meeting
Where: No meeting
There is no Chapter Meeting scheduled for July
July 30th 2022 - Saturday 8:00 AM
Arctic Thunder
Where: JBER - Elmendorf
Arctic Thunder returns with an F-22 demonstration team and the USAF Thunderbirds
Sunday July 31st 2022
August 3rd 2022 - Wednesday 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Where: Las Margaritas
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 do some Chapter business. As always, all Chapter 42 members are invited and encouraged to attend.
August 6th 2022 - Saturday 10:00 AM
Young Eagles at Merrill Field
EAA Chapter 42 working with the Alaska Airmens Association and the University of Alaska Anchorage flew 30 new Young Eagles today at Merrill Field.
It was a tremendous success thanks to our VP and Youth Activities Coordinator Scott McEwen and ground volunteers: Cliff Belleau, Sara Maurer, Paul Rupple, Al George, David Baldwin and James Bowers.
The volunteer pilots were: Burke Wick, Al Clayton, Wes Erb, Kayti Beale and Rick Henry.
Thank you volunteers!!
Lots of smiles and a good time for all!
August 13th 2022 - Saturday 9:30 AM
Chapter Breakfast Get-Together
Where: Kava’s Pancake House on Muldoon Rd.
Join us for our monthly Saturday breakfast get-together - we will be meeting at Kava’s Pancake House at 100 Muldoon Rd. See you there!