EAA Chapter 1031 will meet Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 7:00 PM at hangar 44 at the Winchester Regional Airport.

Please come to the gate at the Maintenance Building.  Someone will help you get through the gate if you do not have a pass.  You might want to bring a folding chair.

On July 18, Charlie Kulp—a.k.a. “The Flying Farmer” and Flying Circus founder—will emerge from retirement to fly one last special show. Now a non-profit foundation, the Circus is hosting the performance as a kickoff fundraiser to begin construction of a new hangar to become the museum’s home. When completed, it will house a permanent collection of aviation artifacts and documents, temporary educational exhibits, and aircraft active in the Circus shows. The estimated cost is $500,000.

The gates for the July 18 event open at 11 a.m. Kulp’s performance will begin at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $3 for children ages 3 through 12. All money collected goes to the Hangar/Museum Fund. Additional donations can be made at the gate, snack bar, and gift shop.

Ralph and Laura Hoover suggested that the above be considered for our annual Chapter Outing. The consensus at the last meeting was to have a picnic at the event, rather than a cook-out, with members bringing cold dishes and sandwiches. Further details will be arranged at the upcoming meeting.

Here are a couple of numbers in case you need to reach someone.

Rick Shoup 1-540-336-5692

Elle Zirkle  1-540-535-9715

See you there! 

About EAA and Our Chapter

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is a non-profit organization devoted to the history and development of sport aviation. EAA represents an association of people of all ages and backgrounds with a great diversity of talents and interests - aircraft designers and builders, aircraft enthusiasts, and those who wish to preserve a part of our aviation heritage by restoring antique and classic aircraft including many of our retired military planes.

The EAA is supported in local communities throughout the world by individual Chapters such as the Blue Ridge EAA Chapter 1031 based in Winchester, Virginia. Chapter 1031 meets the second Wednesday evening of every month at 7:00 PM in the conference room of Melnor, Inc., 3085 Shawnee Dr, Winchester, VA
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After the business portion of the meeting is concluded, the presentation/discussion portion of the meeting is open to all interested aviation enthusiasts and visitors are very welcome to join us. Along with general business of the Chapter, we seek to have guest speakers who share their experiences on a variety of aviation-related topics with our group.

Contact our Chapter president Rick Shoup volo_t18@citlink.net for more details regarding upcoming meeting.

Comments and suggestions are very welcome.

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