Hello EAAer! We had a great turnout for the FAA FAAST Team presentation on the 12th .. 42 members and guests were at the Western North Carolina Air Museum in Hendersonville to hear Paul Meyer and Mike Moran from the Charlotte FSDO discuss operations at non-tower controlled fields, the increase in

What a treat to have 40-45 Members gather at Six Oaks Airfield for our June Meeting/Gathering! Six Oaks is a private preserve and its owner, Peter Fontaine, an EAA Member, airplane builder and flying enthusiast hosted us in his shop. Members approaching on Cane Creek Road were ushered in

What a perfect ending to a perfect flying day! Our program at the May meeting of EAA 1016 was a recounting of Sun n Fun as never seen before … from cow pasture camping to alligators, rain and, yes, airplanes … Sun n Fun was, indeed a fun fest for all who

The weather couldn’t have been better for a flight over the mountains on April 2nd. Our Aprils are not always so kind, with frequent high and low pressure shifts, warm and cold fronts, and unpredictable winds, but on this day conditions were perfect! Our meeting on the 12th of

Not rain, not snow, not standing water shall deter our builders and flyers and fixers from their appointed tasks … In the space of a week, two new projects! First, Sid trucked his Aerolite 103 in from Oklahoma with his son, Lee. The breakfast report today: Sid says his Aerolite is

We started our EAA day with a visit to see Steve Murray’s RV-4 project and boy, did we get an eyeful! Steve bought the wings and tail portions from a fellow who bought it from a fellow who …. well, you get the idea. He said it started in NC,

We had a terrific night at Fahrenheit Pizza on Feb 8th .. about 20-25 of us found room for 10 Pizzas of all varieties plus bellywashers and a great time was had by all. There was even enough for some take-home at the end.  I wish I had pictures of everybody

Hello EAAers! It’s been too long away from each other! Join us for PIZZA NIGHT at Fahrenheit Pizza behind the Skyland Fire Station next Tuesday, Feb 8th, beginning at 5:30 or whenever you can get there. This is an informal catch-up gathering – not official. The chapter will score

We had some great weather through Christmas and New Year’s Day – temperatures were good for flying or hanging around the airport. Our Fairweather Flyers group even ventured to lunch at the 8NC9 hangar! That’ll likely be the last time until spring as a cold front came barreling through

12/1/2021 Hello EAAers .. Wow! What a terrific Turkey Night last month to close a tough but optimistic year and kick off the season for holidays … it was a great gathering and fun for everyone.  Our thoughts as a Chapter turn to December and the coming winter months. With

What a great night we had! FOOD! There was great home cooked food and a lot of it! About 40ish of us had all we could handle plus some … I don’t know about you, but I had my Thanksgiving dinner plus a LOT .. and we have a lot to

Our November 9th meeting will be an especially memorable one! Member of 1016 and Founder of our newest EAA Chapter (1662) at Marion’s Shiflet Field – Brooks Mershon – will be bringing the Timber Tiger Ryan ST-L to the Western North Carolina Air Museum at Hendersonville! The ST-L is a 95%

What a great meeting and program October 12th! Around 30 of us turned out to hear a very informative and well-presented program on the Air Traffic Control facility at Asheville (and the airspace we live in) by controller and member Ricky Brown. Thanks, Ricky. There are a lot of appreciative

After our great September gathering garnered so much interest in 3D Printing, October is looking like another hit …. We’re meeting again at the Western North Carolina Air Museum in Hendersonville on Tuesday, October 12. Food is available for the princely sum of $5 fresh off the grills by 5:

Members Mike Cola, Jon Smith and Jerry Marstall have been toiling away in their home workshops and have come up with some really nifty gadgets for their airplanes and homes. Here is Mike’s introduction. If you’d like more information on 3D printing, drop a note via our email

Set the date on your calendar/tablet/watch/brain: September 14th – the second Tuesday! The grills will be hot at 5:30-5:45 for you to cook your own or for the measley sum of $5 you can be the proud recipient of one of our delicious hamburgers, hot dogs

Hello EAAers .. What a great evening on the 10th! Rain threatened but never materialized and 45+ of us came together at the WNC Air Museum to enjoy good food, whether brown-bagged or cooked on site, a well organized and presented program by Light-Sport CFI Bill Whitley, and great conversation! After

Our August meeting is shaping up to be a great one! The Program will revolve around Light-Sport flying with Light-Sport CFI Bill Whitley. Bill is qualified to teach in airplanes and has endorsements for Weight-Shift Control. He is also a Ground Instructor. It should be an interesting presentation (plus conversation,

First of all, a big Thank You to Keith for his presentation on July 13th. I’m a flyer, not a builder and to see and hear about someone else’s project is a bit like trying to fathom what goes into building a Golden Gate Bridge. The detail, the

We’re anticipating a great turnout for tonight’s meeting and will have more vehicles than usual. The area between Mark’s and my hangar and Jeff Moore’s will be available for cars – Mark may be flying up to about 6:15 so we need to keep our side

It’s probably not a bad idea to bring a folding chair to July’s meeting/gathering as we expect to have a great crowd – also sitting down makes it easier to eat. There will be a couple of grilling sites and we’ll ring a bell when we’re

Red Hunnicutt was 94 years young when he flew west on June 8th. In January, 1993, he joined friends to form the Kiffin Yates Rockwell Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. 28 years later, we’re thankful to have some of our founding members still flying and encouraging members who

It was really nice to see everyone on the 8th for our second meeting of this post-COVID year .. Attendance doubled from the May meeting, partially due to the internet hackers’ failure to devise a nefarious plan to make us want to stay home. I-26 did it’s thing, though, with

How in the world do you describe a man, obsessed with the complete, true, accurate reconstruction of a World War II bomber? Meet Ray Moore through Tim Higgins’ pictures from our visit to Ray’s shop at the Asheville NC airport. I can go on and on about Ray and

Our current, old patch (which we’re out of or can’t find the stock) is okay, but needs a refresher. Your design might be a winner! You may submit as many entries as you’d like but it would probably best if you take the best part of each