EAA Chapter 187, called The Capital of Texas Chapter and The Tony Bingelis Chapter, is in the Greater Austin Area. It is for anyone interested in building custom aircraft, flying, aviation, youth education, and beyond. Meetings are at GTU (Georgetown Executive Airport), in the terminal meeting room, on the second Saturday of the month at 10 am.
We come from a great range of backgrounds, but share a common passion for the skies. We have regular meetings and events. We engage other events in the area, helping represent EAA and Experimental Aviation. We hold Young Eagles rallies, allowing kids age 8-17 to experience their first flights in a small airplane for free.
Want to find out more? Come join us at one of our meetings and introduce yourself. You will find that our members are open, friendly, and have many interesting things to talk about. Interested in building your airplane? You're in the right spot! We have builders' assistance, expert speakers and videos, a library, a tool loan program, first flight assistance and counseling, and much more.
Current officers & volunteers
[To contact us please email the president. ]
Board of Directors:
Justin Jones, President, president@eaa187.org
Ken Matthews, Vice President, web troubleshooter
David Hayek, Secretary
Scott Fish, Treasurer [position open Jan. 2026]
Tom Paxson, Membership Coordinator
Brian Decker, Board Member, tech counselor
Jeff Greinert, Board Member
Volunteers:
David Hayek (Austin/Georgetown) & James Cox (Rockdale), YE Coordinators
William R. (Bill) Elliott, speodesmus@ gmail.com, webmaster, editor, videographer, librarian
Deene Ogden, tech counselor, flight adviser
William Bennett, tech counselor
Gary Hamilton, Chapter Tool Chest
Paid members, please see official roster for contact info.
Updated 14 Sept. 2025