The heart and soul of EAA chapters is the monthly gathering of its members. This gives us the chance to meet new people, learn about aviation, participate in exciting activities, and talk airplanes.
Come gather to learn, socialize, share a snack, and just talk airplanes.
“The warmth and friendship and good fellowship is noticeable immediately upon arrival and one has a feeling that ‘there are no strangers here.’” Paul Poberezny, EAA Sport Aviation®, July 1963
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Chapter Gatherings are held the third Tuesday of each month, January thru October from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm.
*November & December we meet the second Tuesday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm.
Flabob Airport, Stits Hangar 16A, 4130 Mennes Ave, Riverside, CA 92509
Upcoming 2024 Speakers Series:
September 2024 – Speaker: Riverside Police Department - Air Support Unit, presenting on Sharing the Airspace *
October 2024 – Speaker: Ryan Melendez (IG: flyinsnoopy), presenting on his journey to aviation *
November 2024 – Speaker: Cindy Tait, presenting on in-air emergencies (this will be a WINGS credit) *
December 2024 – Speaker: TBD
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Contact us at EAA.Ch1.info@gmail.com/ 951-847-5474.
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Prior notable activities:
August 2024 – Speaker: Keith Yoerg, Wright Brothers descendent, presenting on "The Wright Brothers - A Direct Descendent's Perspective" *
July 2024 – Speaker: Michael Ingram, General Manager for Guardian Jet Center, presenting on how Michael got into the career field that he is in. He will also present on Aviation Safety with DEF "Diesel Exhaust Fluid" Contamination inside Jet Fuel and how Complacency and CRM play an important part in not only Pilots but also Ground Crew. *
June 2024 – Speaker: Alexander Tardy, from NOAA Federal, presenting on weather safety (this is a WINGS credit)*
April 2024 – Speaker: Francisco Gonzalez, Aeronautics Department Chair & Assistant Professor at San Bernardino Valley College, presenting on opportunities to expand your aviation education.
March 2024 –Speaker: Walter Fus, veteran airline pilot, presenting on what it's like to be an airline pilot
January 2024 – Speaker: Greg Hatcher, ATC, presenting on his Air Force career, FAA ATC career and post aviation
December ’23 – Speaker: Tom Sutfin, founder of the Aviation Summer Camps and the Flight Test Prep Academy, presenting on safety topics, with an emphasis on critically examining the commonly used but vague term "flare" in pilot training, advocating for the adoption of more precise and descriptive terminology for the landing phase (Wings Credit).
November ’23 – Speaker: Jared Gregg, ATC at SoCal TRACON, presenting on a multitude of safety topics (WINGS Credit).
October ’23 – Dan Petkunas (retired Air Force Officer with 200+ F4 Phantom missions in Vietnam), presenting on his flying combat
September ’23 – Speaker: Anthony Oshinuga (Aeorbatic Pilot, Mechinical Engineer & Author), presenting about Airshow Safety (Wings Credit) Guest Speaker Presentation - will need to "Request Access" to view
July ’23 – Speaker: Arthur Torres (Remote Sensing/UAS Advisor for SoCal Edison), presenting about his drone work with Edison and LiDAR work
May ’23 – Speaker: Bryan Weathers (Social media influencer @bryan_unable & ATC), presenting on flying his C150 to Oshosh for AirVenture 2022 (WINGS credit)
April ’23 – Speaker: Kevin Strange (Chief Test Pilot & Flight Sciences Manager at ICON Aircraft), presenting about flight test safety, EAB test safety and safety considerations for day-to-day flying (Wings Credit) Presentation
March ’23 – Speaker: Barbara Schultz (Author), presenting about the pioneer aviator, Pancho Barnes
January ’23 – Meet your new Leadership team & Chapter 1 Archives cleanup
December ’22 – Holiday Party
November ’22 – Veteran’s Celebration
October ’22 - Bill Andersen, Tales of a wind tunnel engineer
September ’22 - March Field ATC Tower & Radar, Operating through March ARB airspace
August ’22 - Kritti Prasad and more, Oshkosh Experience Recap
July ’22 - Jimmy O’Brien III, Competing in STOL Competitions
June ’22 - Jim Spee, STC Approval Process
May ’22- Riverside ATC Tower. Life as an air traffic controller.
Apr ’22 - Riverside PD Air Support Unit. Its mission and the MD-500.
Mar ’22 - Rob Harrison, The Tumbling Bear. Life as an airshow pilot.
Feb ’22 - Robert Reiber. Build update on the Zenith Cruzer 750.
Jan ’22 - Major Kevin Elardo, USAF. Life as a KC-135R pilot.
