December 18, 1979 - Non-profit entity established in Georgia as West Central Georgia Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc.
Articles of Incorporation were signed by President Bud Schuman (EAA 59262), Vice President LeRoy Storey (EAA 54151), and Secretary/Treasurer Dick French (EAA 146761)
February 6, 1980 - EAA Charter issued
March 1994 - Hosted EAA's B-17G Aluminum Overcast
November 1, 2002 - Recognized as "Earnie Shelton Day" by City Proclamation and airport road named Earnie Shelton Drive
February 14, 2009 - Past Chapter President Earnie Shelton enshrined in the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame