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Chapter 429

Jefferson City
Missouri


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July Meeting
2010JUL12

Libby Yunger guest speaker

Libby Yunger from the 99s St.louis chapter is the guest speaker.
Fried Chicken is the food.
6-7pm is the social hour. Meeting starts at 7pm.
At the JEF terminal building


Annual Potluck / Picnic
2010JUN06

Bluebirds fly-in for a picnic
Success!

We had a beautiful day for a fly-in picnic at Phillips Field, near California, MO.
Phillips Field is home of Cal-MO Flying Club, which co-hosted with EAA Chap 429.
After cancelling three times due to a soggy field and/or rain,
we finally had a good day on Sun., June 6, 2010, for a fly-in/new hangar open house/BBQ/potluck.
Blake & Karla flew in the Cessna 170b from Fulton.
Lanny pulled his Cessna 170A out of the hanger to create the party room.
Dennis & Phyllis came in his Zenith 701.
Tom Jones and Al Boggs displayed their new KitFox. They are new Cal-MO members.
Bill Fowler flew his Cessna 172 in, which will live in the old hangar.
Gerald Wood showed his Kolb Firestar UL, folded up in a trailer.
More than 50 people dined on burgers, hot dogs, potluck, and six kinds of brownies.
Lots of reminiscing and good times. It was featured in the California newspaper with photos!
We ought to do this again sometime soon!! -- Blake Lewis and Bill Elliott


KPA Flyin
2010MAY15

Kingdom Pilots Association Pancake Breakfast & Flyin


The Kingdom Pilots Association Annual Pancake Breakfast and Flyin. Pilots who fly in, eat free. Breakfast is $5 adults and $2 children under 12.


EAA Chapter 1424 Young Eagles Day
2010APR24

Young Eagles at Farmington

Farmington Regional Airport, Farmington, MO
Young Eagles rally at Farmington, Missouri, (KFAM). Terrific facility and great opportunity for that first flight.



1H3 Young Eagles Rally
2010APR17

BBQ Flyin & Young Eagles Rally

Mel Williams from Linn State Technical College, is hosting a BBQ at 1H3. Mel spoke at our August meeting last year and we participated at the BBQ last October.



Young Eagles at Lee's Summit
2010APR17

EAA Chapter 91 Pancake Breakfast w/Young Eagles

EAA Hangar, Lee's Summit, MO
Pancake breakfast and Young Eagles Rally
This chapter does this almost every month

Contact: Pam Ratliff
Phone: 816-358-1458


Young Eagle Flights at the Lake
2010APR17

EAA Chapter 1254 Young Eagle Flights

Camdenton Memorial Airport, Camdenton, MO, USA
Chapter 1254 will be conducting Young Eagle flights in the afternoon at the Camdenton airport, H21. The chapter will have a float in the Dogwood festival parade that morning and do the flights at the airport in the afternoon.



Bluebirds meet again!
2010APR12

EAA 429 Monthly Meeting

Monday night at the Jefferson City Terminal building, EAA chapter 429 will meet again. Be there at 6:30 for the food and social half hour. The meeting starts at 1900.


April Meeting
2010APR11

Chapter 429 Monthly Meeting

The Bluebirds meet again. Come early (6:30), eat, socialize and be merry. The meeting starts at 7pm, terminal building Jefferson City Airport. Come and help plan the cookout at Philips Field!


Dinner and a Movie
2010APR02

Kingdom Pilots Association Monthly Dinner and a Movie

The Kingdom Pilots Association has a pot luck and aviation movie night once a month in the winter months to keep it all going on.
This months movie It is a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. It has a few exciting airplane stunts. In one scene, a Beech model C-18S flies through a highway billboard advertising Coca-Cola.


Go Plastic
2010MAR31

Your paper pilot license is good until the end of the month.

Certificate switch: Paper to plastic deadline March 31, 2010
Did you know you can have more than one copy!


Spring into Flying
2010MAR09

FAA Safety Briefing

Spring into Flying safely. Read the new FAA Safety Briefing to be an informed, safe and better pilot.


March Meeting
2010MAR08

President Tom Scheppers

By unanimous vote, Tom Scheppers was elected to the office of EAA Chapter 429 President at the March meeting.
Tim (our program chair) brought chili dogs and chips. Thanks Tim!


1H3 Young Eagles Rally
2009OCT24

EAA Flyin & Young Eagles Rally

Mel Williams from Linn State Technical College, is hosting an EAA BBQ at 1H3. Mel spoke at our August meeting. Rain date is November 7th.


Macon Fly-In
2009OCT11

EAA Chapter 1212 Fly-In Drive-In Breakfast

EAA Chapter 1212 Fly-In Drive-In Breakfast
Macon Fower Memorial Airport 7:00-11:00 am
Sunday October 11, 2009
All you can eat Biscuits and Gravy, Eggs, Juice and Coffee


EAA429 Fly-in at JEF
2009SEP26

Bluebirds Fly-in to the Jefferson City Airport


We had a good turn out. I not sure we could have flown any more Young Eagles. I guess if it hadn't been raining we would have had a few more pilots. The official count is seventy three. Chet eight , Blake twenty one , Bob Morgan twenty seven, and Ted sixteen. The Kingdom Pilots Association made a strong showing. They donated the use of the griddle, some tables, flew in and pitched in. The University Hospital and Clinics Staff for Life, Air National Guard, Jefferson City Fire Department, Cirrus aircraft all made appearances.


Zenith Fly-in, MYJ
2009SEP19

18th annual OPEN Hangar Day


Zenith Aircraft Company 18th annual OPEN HANGAR DAY and Fly-In Gathering. Starting Friday afternoon, a number of workshops are scheduled. The Zenith Aircraft kit production facilities will be open for factory tours on Saturday. Company staff will demonstrate kit production and fabrication techniques used in producing the all-metal kit aircraft parts. The gathering is an excellent opportunity for owners and builders of Zenith Aircraft planes to meet with each other and to tour the factory.


Applegate
2009AUG09

22nd Annual Fly-in Queen City, MO

Applegate Airport, formerly Queen City Municipal, annual fly-in.
Lanny flew up his 170A, I flew up My 170B, Chet drove his Smart car. Lanny and I were two of six Cessna 170s. There was a Ryan, Stearman, Waco, Aeronica L-3, Cub and ...
I flew up with the Kingdom Pilots Association in a flight of four.

15MO is at 997ft MSL, 16/34 is 2600ft turf, RP16, CTAF 122.90
Harve & Carolyn 1-660-66-2644 or Gale 1-660-665-0210 days


Moberly Fly-in
2009JUL25

Moberly Chamber of Commerce Hanger Party

I (Blake) flew fourteen Young Eagles. There were quite a few planes stopping for gas on the way to OshKosh. I talked to a couple of guys in Cessna 150 Taildragers with Lycoming 320. Very nice planes.


EAA Chapter 429 meeting
2009JUL13

Monthly meeting of the Bluebirds


Blake did a presentation on our web site at the Jefferson City FBO.


EAA Chapter 429 meeting
2009JUN08

Monthly meeting of the Bluebirds


The speaker was Jeff Corrigan, a Missouri State Historian who interviewed our B-17 veterans at our event in July 2008. Jefferson City Airport Terminal building 7:00 pm


Fulton Fly-in
2009MAY16

Kingdom Pilots Association Fly-in


TJ Boos few a few young eagles in his RV.


Waynesville Fly-in
2009MAY02

EAA-1481 I-44 Flyers Launch Into Summer!

Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field Fly-in. Pancake breakfast, discounted fuel sales, static aircraft displays, and Young Eagles flights, EAA Chapter Chapter 1481. Fly in for breakfast, then stay for our BFR Clinic
I got there a bit late and went to lunch with the Waynesville guys. They flew eleven young eagles. I sat in on the biannual flight review ground school with instructor Bill Taylor.


Sedalia Fly-in
2009APR11

Annual Pancake Breakfast and Fly-in

Young Eagles Rally by the EAA-429 Bluebirds and EAA-1032 Tri-Lakes chapters
The two chapters flew a total of sixty nine young eagles


B-17 Tour
2008JUL08

B-17 Tour, July 8-9, Jefferson City: See the famous World War II bomber, "Aluminum Overcast," at Jefferson City Memorial Airport.


This large, four-engine plane is a flying museum. Morning flights, afternoon ground tours of the whole plane, and history events for the whole family. Free showings of videos on flying and restoring this plane, interviews with B-17 veterans, the original WWII documentary "The Memphis Belle", and other events. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 429.


Young Eagles at Camdenton Airport
2008JUN29

July 12 - Camdenton flyin - H21 Camdenton, MO

EAA 429 provided Young Eagles Pilots last year and will do so again this year


June Meeting
2008JUN9

Wheelair Presentation

We met at Bill Elliott's house/garage/ac factory to look at his Challenger and to watch a presentation on the Wheelair presented by the son of the designer. The Wheelair presentation was top notch.


FTT YE Event
2008MAY17

Kingdom Pilots Association Pancake Breakfast - Fulton, MO


We flew about 26 kids. We had about seven pilots, so the load was low.


April Meeting
2008APR12

Scotty’s Airdrome - New Bloomfield


We had a great time at Scotty’s Airdrome (Brent Scott). There are some photos of his hanger, two plane projects, old radial engines and cars in our next newsletter. Not many members attended, but we had fun, and we cooked hot dogs and brats on the grill. We agreed that we should meet there again this summer for a fly-in.


Dale Carlson's CH801
2008APR10

A Beatifully finished CH801

Dale Carlson sent me four new pictures of his comlpeted CH801


Library inventory
2008APR10

Links to our Library Inventory



Logo Revamp
2007DEC31

New Logo

The white version.


Logo Revamp
2007DEC31

Vector Graphic Logo Black


I drew the logo in a vector graphics program (inkscape). Now enlargements will not pixelate (jaggies).