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 Upcoming Young Eagles Rally Marcus Ogle flew two Young Eagles on July 4, 2011 at Twin County Airport. They were Jonathan Dauch and Cara Dauch. Click on the link below to view the pictures of the Open House at Twin County Airport on Saturday, September 25, 2010 Twin County Airport Open House  Tate Haga, Emily Gile Aviation Scholarship Winner Speaks to the Chapter February 12, 2010 Meeting Minutes Substitute Secretary, Shirley Steele In attendance: Bob Steele, Gary Craig, Ina Jacobs, Scott Thomas, Nancy Beasley, Marcus Ogle, Shirley Steele; Visitors were Daniel Andrews and the Hagas, father and son, Tate Haga, guest speaker. President Bob Steele thanked attendees for the food and Sharyl for the newsletter. Tate Haga gave a very interesting and enthusiastic speech about his experience at the Aviation Challenge in Huntsville. Nancy Beasley gave the finance report—scholarship fund has $2,275 .19; regular checking, $354.52; $100 check written to pay the hangar rent; $35 in petty cash; $500 on hand to deposit from Bob's ground school donation. Bob was going to check with EAA about EAA points to apply towards the air academy. (He has since learned that the chapter will receive $5 for each Young Eagle flown in 2009.) Fly-In update — No report Events will be posted on the EAA, AOPA websites and the state of VA—Bob has the form to send to VA. Pancake cooker report by Scott Thomas: Jake Jacobs found a source of metal cheaper than previous ones--$200 – $300 range. He is checking with the health dept about possible problems with a thinner cooking surface. Scott checked with his brother about thin metal. They will figure out the drive axle in a week or two. The first Breakfast Fly-In will be on the 15th of April—second Sat. in April. Woodlawn Enrichment Program: Gary Craig gave a report on the Young Eagles Woodlawn Enrichment Project with Woodlawn School. This will include after school sessions on Monday and Tuesday for six weeks of learning about aviation and will include a field trip to the airport. Classes are from 3:30 - 5:30 at the school. Class topics will include simulators, Styrofoam airplane building, and introduction to aviation, competitions, etc. with approximately 30 kids. Shirley suggested that they ask the school for a donation to EAA since the instructors are donating a lot of time for this program and the school received a grant and obviously has money to spend. The date for the Open House/Fly-In has been set for September 25. The name has been changed to Air Show. So the Fall Young Eagles Rally date was moved to October 2. Gary suggested rain dates and Scott suggested just moving it to Sunday. Gary suggested starting at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday if the rain date was needed. Discussion of condo raffle: Ina gave a report on the developments--the committee had waited to learn the date of the Open House before printing tickets. There will be a spring drawing and one in the fall. A suggestion has been made to partner with other groups so the committee is in the process of finding other groups that might want to do that. They would receive half of the money for the tickets they sell. School organizations, Women's Club, and Retired Teachers were mentioned. The condos would be available during the month of May through the second week in June and from September - November. Tickets will cost $2.00. Gary suggested we approach the members of the Chamber of Commerce about selling tickets, too, including non-profit organizations that are members. Scholarship Program: Scott gave a report. He has visited all the schools in the area and either talked to principals or the guidance counselors. March 31 is the deadline for receiving applications. This year the winners will be sent to the Air Academy at Oshkosh, WI. There options are ages 16-18 (advanced) held July 20 - 28 and July 30 - Aug. 7. Ages 14 - 15 dates are June 26 - July 1; July 5 - 10; July 12 - 17. EAA Chapters get discounts on the cost. Scott will get news releases to the papers and had flyers to post in the community. Museum Trip to DC: Scott reported that the date is March 20 - 21 with Sunshine Tours on a 51 seat bus. There will be a pickup in Hillsville and would be on the mall in DC by lunch time. The group would go to the Air and Space Museum. The bus would take the group to the Hyatt Hotel in Sterling for the night. Cost of the room is $70 plus tax. The hotel provides breakfast and is located five minutes from Dulles. He said the group would spend six or seven hours at the Udvar-Hazy Museum at Dulles and then travel home Sunday night. He had the flyers ready for distribution for this trip and it will be open to the community. The cost of the bus would be $2100 round trip. If the bus is filled, each seat will be $42.00; $84 per seat if only 1/2 full. The contract has to be signed by March 4.  Scholarship winner Damascus Thomas Speaks to the Chapter Chapter 1426 News Damascus Thomas Speaks at EAA Meeting EAA Chapter 1426 met at the TCA Hangar on Thursday, January 14, 2010. Guests included Damascus Thomas and his family. Damascus was one of the students who received the scholarship last summer to attend NASA's Aviation Challenge in Huntsville, Alabama. Damascus gave a PowerPoint presentation telling what he learned from the experience. He told the group that he thought he was annoying when he returned home because that is all he talked about--his trip to Aviation Challenge. His future goals are to get a pilot's license and go into the Air Force. This is what EAA is all about, motivating youth to aim for the skies! Plans were made for the events of the coming year. Tentative dates for Young Eagles Rallies are May 1 and Sept. 25. Special groups will be flown during the summer as the requests come in, based on pilot availability and weather. Breakfast Fly-In's/Community Drive-in's will start April 10 and continue every second Saturday in each month through October. Chapter Officers for 2010 are: President, Bob Steele Vice President, Sam Ayers Secretary, Mimi Thomas Treasurer, Nancy Beasley Newsletter Editor, Sharyl Walker Publicity, Shirley Steele Young Eagles Coordinator, Gary Craig Scholarship Committee Chairman, Scott Thomas Fly-In Committee Chairman Brian Sutphin Fund raising Chairwoman, Ina Jacobs Directors are Bill Bryant, Jake Jacobs, and Scott Thomas The next meeting will be Thursday, February 11 at the TCA Hangar at 7:00. Caroline Musser Speaks to Chapter On September 10, 2009, Caroline Musser gave a PowerPoint presentation about her trip to the Air Academy. Caroline is the granddaughter of Emily Metz Gile. The chapter sent Caroline to the Air Academy at Oshkosh this summer. The chapter members extend appreciation to Caroline and her family for a job well done. Pictues are posted below so scroll down to view them at the bottom of this page. EAA CHAPTER 1426 AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP EAA Chapter Selects Two Students for the 3rd Annual Aviation Camp Scholarship in 2009. They are Damaskas Thomas and Tate Haga. Damaskas is a student at Woodlawn School and lives in Fries. Tate is a student at Galax Middle School and lives in Galax. The chapter is also sending the granddaughter of Emily Gile, Caroline Musser, to the Air Academy at Oshkosh for one week this summer. It was Mrs. Gile’s dream to take Caroline there this summer but she passed away in November of 2008. Thus, the chapter is making sure that Mrs. Gile’s dream is fulfilled. This has been made possible by the points received because of the generous pilots who have flown Young Eagles in 2008 from Chapter 1426. One of the chief purposes of the Twin County Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1426 is to foster the love of aviation in young people. We do this by treating children (8-17) to flights at our Young Eagles rallies, helping plan local air shows, speaking in local schools during career days, and working with the local airport to find ways to involve the community, particularly children. This scholarship is being awarded in memory of Emily Gile. Emily Gile was a World War II Woman’s Air Service Pilot (WASP) and she always had a keen interest in making aviation available to children. As a result, a young boy or girl (ages 12-17) will experience a week long aviation camp during the summer of 2009. This week would be a wonderful experience for any child who has a significant interest in any aspect of aviation. The scholarship will be awarded to attend the Aviation Challenge camp in Huntsville, Alabama. The Chapter is committed to working with the family of the successful applicant to address any financial or travel problems to enable the applicant to attend the camp. You can learn more about the aviation camp at http://www.spacecamp.com (Look under Aviation Challenge.)  Martha Emily Metz Gile, World War II Air Force Service Pilot 
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