The Beacon is EAA Chapter 54's primary means of communication. It is usually issued two times per month and includes many of the stories and features you find here on the chapter's website.
Prior to the inauguration of the emailed version in 2024, The Beacon consisted of a quarterly pdf version and, prior to that, it was a monthly version that extended back to the late 1960s.
Regardless of the form it has taken, The Beacon is packed with information on meeting programs, building projects, and chapter programs such as the Young Eagles.
All past issues of both the digital and published Beacons can be found at the links below, sorted by decade. You can also use navigation menu (on the left or upper left, depending on what device you are using.
October 30: Chapter members crash a wedding; Remembring Bill Schanks; President's column; Building an RV the hard way; Chapter Leadership Academy report; Holmberg's Vintage
October 9: Dale Seitzer's SkyRanger project; Toy collection drive; Board of Directors tackles expired memberships
Sep 6: Post mortem on the fly-in; storm damage at chapter house; callout for Air Academy participants; loss of control accident avoidance
Aug 21: Oshkosh and fly-in debrief; helicopter day at the chapter house; volunteer awards; chapter anniversaries
Aug 1: Group camping at Oshkosh; plans proceed for pancake breakfast; Saturday coffee now with Wings credit.
June 20: Ray Scholarship recipient solos; President's letter on Rush City fly-in, pancake breakfast planning and more; free stuff at hangar; preparing for Oshkosh
June 4: Board of Directors minutes; Young Eagles; Picnic planning; Anniversaries
May 16: Anna Chase named Ray Scholarship recipient; Jeff Dale on sim pits; Chapter survey results; Performing your own maintenance
May 7: Board of Directors reviews survey results; busiest month of year; Dave Becker dies; website woes
Apr 10: RV12 accident; April meeting hears from MAC relievers boss; St. Paul tower controllers on reducing are conflict
Mar. 27: Quarterly newsletter discontinued; dues increase announced; Preliminary report issued in crash; nominate a volunteer; Flying Start
Mar. 17: March meeting hears from Sonex president; chapter returns to fundraising
Mar. 4: Two chapter members killed in Afton plane crash; chapter survey underway
Feb. 20: Marlon's Fireside chat; Cinema 54 debuts; Sonex boss at next meeting
Feb. 7: Feb Board of Directors meeting; The Future of New Richmond Airport; Feb. Chapter video; Aging pilots
Jan. 17: Newsletter online archive completed; Noise complaints highlight January meeting; How to volunteer for Young Eagles
Jan. 3: January Board of Directors meeting; First newsletter of year published; chapter house renovations completed; airplane wall of fame.
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