Business Meetings: Every month, on the third Thursday from 7-8:30pm, members and non-members join to plan for the future of our club. All are invited!
2025 Gathering Topics:
January -Go Pro and Videoing your Adventures - Perry Kunzar (Sloppy Joes)
February - What's New with EAA: All about EAA Chapter Programs (make your own subs)
March - Ryan Roth; Wisconsin State Patrol of the Sky (Taco Bar)
April - Springtime Aircraft Maintenance; Jacob Kuhn and Michael Kuhn; Gibson Aviation - Airframe & Powerplant Mechanics
May - Presentation TBA, KEAU Pancake Breakfast and Young Eagles Rally
June - B52 Gunner Tales; Wes, EAA Ford Tri-Motor rides, EAA B25 rides, Chippewa Valley Airshow
July - Youth Explorer Program, Mayo Clinic Helicopter Presentation and Hangar Tour, Oshkosh AirVenture
August - Young Eagle Flights and Careers in Aviation
September - Hot Air Balloons with evening glow demo, Acrobatics in Aviation with Jody Gaffunder
October - Flying T-28 with David Erickson, Runway Incursion with KEAU Tower Manager
November - Chili Cook-off, Annual Elections Meeting, Private Young Eagle Rally
December - Flite Log App Intro & FAA Safety Presentation by Jurg Grossenbacher
2026 Gathering Topics:
January -
- ✈️ Thursday, January 8th, 6pm Member Appreciation Evening
and International Ferry Pilot Kerry McCauley, https://kerrymccauley.com/about.htm
- 🛩️ Kerry is an international ferry pilot, professional skydiver and corporate jet pilot. His career as a ferry pilot has taken him to 60 countries, over three oceans and six continents. Kerry will speak about his adventures as a ferry pilot and his starring role in two seasons of the Discovery Channel’s series Dangerous Flights. He’s flown almost 50 different types of aircraft, has 9000 hours of flight time and 20,000 skydives.
- ✈️ Tuesday, January 20, 2026 *6-8:30pm: Aluminum Cell Phone Holder Build. Limited to 10 spots.
- Sign-up online: EAA Chapter 509 Youth Build Night: Cell Phone Holder
All Topics subject to change based on presenter availability.
2024 Topics:
July - Youth Explorer Program, Oshkosh AirVenture
August - Flying the DC3 in D-Day's 80th Anniversary over France, Club Summer Picnic in New Auburn, WI, KEAU Flying Hamburger Social
September - Aviation's Response to the 9/11 Attacks
October - Wausau's Learn Build Fly Group Presentation, Young Eagles Rally
November - Chili Cookoff, Runway Incursion with KEAU Tower Manager
December -FAAST Team; Aircraft Systems: Avionics
