Whether you fly, build, restore or simply enjoy airplanes and aviation, we would love have you attend our events and join Chapter 846. We are a group of aviation enthusiasts, aircraft builders, and pilots who get together with like-minded people to share ideas, exchange information, encourage safety, serve the local aviation community and have a lot of fun along the way. So much so that we have been awarded Gold Chapter status for the sixth year in a row! Please join us for our next gathering or event as our guest, and see what we are all about.

Congratulations, Raffle Winners!

June, 2025

Congratulations to Chapter member Kym Lucas and Friend of the Chapter and Fred & Edilene Coblentz' grandson, Joe Campbell, for being our winners of two all access passes to Aviators Club North at this year's AirVenture. Anticipation was running high as the winners were selected at the June meeting. The passes not only include access to the Club, and its sweet, sweet air-conditioning, but also food served throughout the day, and all the ice cream bars you can eat. 

Thanks to all who purchased a chance to win the passes. The chapter raised $880 that will benefit the Fred Coblentz Memorial Aviation Scholarship. This scholarship will be available to an individual interested in furthering their education in aviation.

June Gathering

Date -  Thursday, June 12, 2025

Location - Chapter Hangar, M1

Cookout Starts at 6 pm - Be There! (Please bring dish to pass)

Gathering starts at 7 pm

June Gathering Agenda:

• Safety topic - ATC Ops, Karl Aber
• Project Updates and Upcoming Events
• Program - Engine Management and Maintenance, Arnold Wolfe, FAA Inspector 

Congrats Fiona Burke!

May, 2025

Fiona received her Explore Aviation Camp scholarship check at the May Gathering, and will be attending before Oshkosh.

Gold Status for 2024!

It's official! Chapter 846 has attained gold status for 2024. We have earned designation as a Gold Chapter, every year since the beginning of the Chapter Recognition program, recognizing chapters that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to aviation. 

THANK YOU, MEMBERS!!

Going to AirVenture 2025?

AirVenture is great, but it can also be hot and exhausting. Where can someone go to get a meal and rest in air-conditioned comfort? The Aviators Club North! Club amenities include:

- Breakfast and lunch served daily

- Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages during the day

- Dinner for Wednesday’s night air show

- Electronics charging station and bag storage

- Restroom facilities with air conditioning and flush toilets

A donation of four passes for access to the Aviators Club North during AirVenture 2025 has been made to the Chapter. Enter our raffle for a chance to win two tickets to upgrade your AirVenture experience. A raffle ticket for a chance of winning two of the four passes for the Aviators Club can be purchased for $40. 

• Two Aviators Club passes — Tues., July 22, (Retail value $330)
• Two Aviators Club passes — Wed., July 23, (Retail value $420)

All proceeds go to benefit the Fred Coblentz Memorial Aviation Scholarship. This scholarship will be available to an individual interested in furthering their education in aviation. The odds of winning will be based upon the number of tickets sold for each day’s event. NOTE- Donating to the Fred Coblentz Memorial Scholarship does not increase or decrease your chances of winning.

Each purchaser must be a member of EAA National and provide an EAA number during checkout. Admission to AirVenture is not included. Purchasers do not need to be a member of EAA Chapter 846. Winners will be drawn during the EAA Chapter 846 Gathering Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 7 pm. The winners do not need to be present. 

April Gathering 

Date - Thursday, April 10, 2025 

Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter Hangar, M-1  

Gathering at 7 PM

April Gathering Agenda:

• Project Updates & Upcoming
• Events Safety Topic– Airport Signage, Xavier Wilson
• Program– Canard Boulevard Cozy MKIV, Scott MacLean

2025 Ray Scholarship Recipient

Congratulations to Xavier Wilson on receiving the 2025 Ray Scholarship! Xavier will receive a $12,000 scholarship from EAA and the James Ray Foundation towards the completion of his Private Pilot Certificate. We look forward to having Xavier represent Chapter 846 as our newest Ray Scholar.

Thank you as well to Tyler Sommers, John Watts, and Sylvio Marcucci for their applications and presentations to the chapter during the March gathering.

February Gathering

Date- Thursday, February 13, 2025
Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter hangar, M-1

Social time starts at 6:30 PM, and the regular gathering will start at 7 PM

February Gathering Agenda:
- Project Updates & Upcoming Events
- Meet the Chapter Explore Aviation Camp Applicants
- Safety Topic– Preflight Weather Products, Charlie Gibbons
- Program– NASA X-59 Project, Ray Castner

Chapter Dues for 2025 are Due!

Remember to bring your $25 (checks payable to EAA Chapter 846)

Congratulations Ray Scholar Doug Tytko!

Dec., 2024

Our 2024 Ray Scholar, Doug Tytko, passed his checkride on December 27th and received his Private Pilot Certificate despite less than perfect weather conditions. Doug is now the Chapter's sixth Ray Scholar to successfully earn a Private Pilot Certificate through the EAA Ray Scholarship program!

Holiday Party & January Gathering! SAVE THE DATE!

When: January 11, 2025
Where: Knights of Columbus Hall, Wadsworth, OH
Time: 5 to 9 PM

December Gathering

Please join us for our upcoming EAA Chapter 846 Monthly Gathering on:

Date- Thursday, December 12, 2024
Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter hangar, M-1 
Social time starts at 6:30 pm, 
Regular gathering will start at 7 p.m. 

December Gathering Agenda

• Project Updates & Upcoming Events
• Air Academy Scholarship
• Ray Scholarship
• Safety Topic - ELT Requirements & Proper Usage, Brad Wurst
• Program - CH-47 Chinook, Ryan Walters

Let 'Em Know What You Think!

EAA is asking, so take a moment to let them know what you think. What can we do better? What activities are important to you? Take a moment and take the annual survey, here. It will help the Chapter retain our Gold status, and help us give the chapter members more of what they want. Make your voice heard!

November Gathering

Please join us for our upcoming EAA Chapter 846 Monthly Gathering on:

Date- Thursday, November 14, 2024
Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter hangar, M-1 

Social time starts at 6:30 pm, 
Regular gathering will start at 7 p.m. 

November Gathering Agenda:

• Project Updates & Upcoming Events
• Air Academy Scholarship
• Ray Scholarship
• Tool Crib Electrical Update
• Safety Topic- Grass Strip Flying Safety, Randy Brooks
• Program- Burke Lakefront Airport Closure, Kyle Lewis, AOPA Great Lakes Regional Manager

Congratulations to Phil Rodopoulos! 

Lifetime chapter member Phil Rodopoulos has passed another checkride on October 21st and is now a Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument! Congrats!!

A Very Active Fall for Flying!

Throughout August, September, and October 2024, many of our chapter members have participated in a variety of fly-ins across Ohio and neighboring states. Here are a few of them: 

• Gorman-Green Airport (66OI) Fly-Out 8/24
• Freeman Swank Airfield (OH42) 9/2
• Port Clinton Airport (KPCW) 9/8
• Ortner Airport (I64) 9/8
• Ch. 846 Pancake Breakfast, Wayne County Airport (KBJJ) 9/14
• Flyro Gyro Fly-In, Lorain County Airport (KLPR) 9/21
• Brighton Michigan Airport (45G) MI 9/20-22
• Luray Virginia Airport (KLUA) VA 9/21
• Ch. 846 Young Eagles event, Wayne County Airport (KBJJ) 10/5
• Cheat River Airport (56WV) WV 10/11
• My Place Fly-In, Cardington OH (3OH7 10/13

In Memory - Fred Coblentz Induction Ceremony Video

Memorial Wall Ceremony - AirVenture 2024

October Gathering

Please join us for our upcoming EAA Chapter 846 Monthly Gathering on:  

• Date- Thursday, October 10, 2024
• Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter hangar, M-1

Social time starts at 6:30 pm, regular gathering will start at 7 p.m.

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Congratulations to Noah Consolati!

Noah Consolati passed his Private Pilot checkride on August 27th, 2024. CONGRATS!!

Congratulations to Joshua Moore!

 Joshua Moore passed his Commercial, Multi-Engine, Land checkride on July 24, 2024. WAY TO GO!!!

 

 

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Our August Gathering!

Please join us for our upcoming EAA Chapter 846 Monthly Gathering on:

Date- Thursday, August 8, 2024

Location– Medina Airport (1G5). Gary Baker’s Hangar #27. Call Gary at 330-321-6274 if you need the gate code.

Social cookout starts at 6 pm with grilled hot dogs and burgers provided. Members are asked to please bring a side dish to pass. The regular gathering will start at 7 pm. There will be lots to share about the most recent Air Venture in Oshkosh, WI. Checkout our chapter photos here.

 

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Our Next Gathering, July 11 at 6 pm

Please join us for our upcoming EAA Chapter 846 Monthly Gathering on:

• Date- Thursday, July 11, 2024
• Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter hangar, M-1

Social cookout starts at 6 pm with grilled hot dogs and burgers provided. Members are asked to please bring a side dish to pass. The regular gathering will start at 7 pm.

July Gathering Agenda:

• Tool Crib Update
• Project Updates & Upcoming Events
• Program– Flying into Oshkosh AirVenture - Gary Baker, Randy Brooks and Tim Keck (CLE ATC)

They will review the 2024 NOTICE for the procedures of flying into Oshkosh for AirVenture. This presentation qualifies for FAA Wings credit as well. Register at 

https://tinyurl.com/OSH2024 or complete the registration form during the evening. Paper booklets will be available for you to take home. It is stronglyrecommended that a hard copy be carried with you in the plane when you are flying into AirVenture.

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Skypark Summer Celebration

Ten chapter pilots took part in Skypark Airport’s Annual Summer Celebration June 30 by showing off their aircraft during the Parade of Planes. The pilots were divided into three groups and did two fly-bys and then landed. An announcer described the aircraft as each aircraft flew past the crowd. The first group was Paul Hancheck: Luscombe, Chris Oehlers: Piper Pacer, and Phil Rodopoulos: Cessna 140. Group two was Rick Vierheller: Cessna 150, Ron Lutz: Cessna 150 and David Gerdeman: Cessna 172. The third group was led by Randy Brooks in his new RANS S-21, followed by Paul Lutz: RV-6, Gary Baker: RV-6 and Jerry Wang: RV-4. The Chapter Hangar and the deck were open and had many visitors stop by. Click here for an article from the Medina Gazette about the Summer Celebrations and our Chapter.

 

June Gathering, June, 13 at 6 pm

Please join us for our upcoming EAA Chapter 846 Monthly Gathering on:

• Date- Thursday, June 13, 2024
• Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter hangar, M-1

Social cookout starts at 6 pm with grilled hot dogs and burgers provided. Members are asked to please bring a side dish to share. The regular gathering will start at 7 pm.

A BIG Thank You to our May Gathering cooks: Greg Cantrell, Steve Greer and Dave Gerdeman who braved the rain and wind to prepare the hot dogs and burgers for the last gathering!

Young Eagles Day #1

The Chapter held a Young Eagles Day, Saturday, June 1, at Medina Airport. It was an unqualified success with 63 Young Eagles being flown by eight Chapter pilots supported by 26 Chapter volunteers in registration, operations, and ground school. The weather was perfect with light winds favoring runway 19, which allowed a great view for everyone to watch the takeoffs and landings. Go to our Young Eagles page for the full story.

 

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MAPS Air Museum Tour

June, 2024

Whether you fly in or drive in, join Chapter 846 as we head to the MAPS Air Museum, at the Akron Canton Airport, on Saturday, June 15, at 9:00 a.m. If interested, please RSVP by June 7. To RSVP, text or call Brian Burke at 216-406-5607. We will be able to add a few people after this date, but the museum would like to have relatively firm numbers on those attending, so they can have the appropriate number of volunteers available. The cost of the event will be determined by the number of participants. There is a discount if the group is 15 or more. Regular adult admission is: $15; seniors (60 and over): $13; child aged 6-12: $8; under 6 free. $2 off regular admission, if you area veteran. If we have 15 or more in our group the price is: Adult: $10, child aged 6-12: $6.

More information about the MAPS Air Museum can be found HERE.

Congratulations, Jack!

April, 2024

Congratulations to Jack Pomfret, our latest Ray Scholar, who passed his Private Pilot's check-ride and earned his Private Pilot's license! If you are keeping score, that's five Scholars in six years. We have wonderful young aviators who have earned their Private Pilot's Certificate through the Ray Scholarships available from the Experimental Aircraft Association, and dedicated chapter volunteers who have worked with them to help them earn their certificates. Many thanks to Ray Scholarship Coordinator Mike Guenthner, who has dedicated countless hours to making the program a success and to all who have helped with this amazing program. 

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Young Eagles Day #1 - June 1, 2024

The Chapter’s first Young Eagles Day of 2024 will take place Saturday, June 1, at Medina Airport (1G5). 

As a reminder, the child must be between the ages of 8 and 17 to qualify for the flight. Online registration is available for parents: YoungEaglesDay.org.

A pilot briefing will be held at 8:30 am. Ground school will begin at 9 am. Flights will begin after the ground school.

The Chapter will host Young Eagles Day #2 on Saturday, August 17, at Wayne County Airport (KBJJ). Please make a note in your calendar.

Thank you in advance to all the volunteers!

Congratulations to our 2024 Ray Scholarship Recipient, Doug Tytko

By vote of our Chapter members, Chapter 846 has selected Chapter member Doug Tytko to receive the 2024 Ray Aviation Flight Training Scholarship.  Doug will receive a grant for $11,000 to use towards the completion of his Private Pilot Certificate. In addition, EAA is giving Chapter 846 a home flight simulator to use in a trial program for Doug's training this year in order to facilitate his learning and help reduce the overall cost of earning a pilot certificate. 

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Ian King, 2024 Chapter 846 Air Academy Scholarship Recipient!

Congratulations to Ian King who was selected as our 2024 EAA Air Academy Scholarship recipient. Many thanks to all who participated in this years selection.

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Another Great Fly-out!

Sunday, February 4, 2024 the weather gods cooperated and decided to display that big yellow ball in the sky with no wind! Our Chapter Telegram app came alive and 5 aircraft with 9 souls made the trek to meet for breakfast at the Portage County airport (KPOV). A good time had by all.

 

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Chapter 846 2023 MVP, Steve Greer

Steve joined us in 2018 and has been active on many fronts from the beginning. He volunteers at Young Eagles days, work days, the Tri-Motor, pancake breakfast and helps cook at gatherings too. If the chapter is doing something, he’s involved. Congratulations Steve!

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Chapter Recognition Program- SHOOTING FOR 2023!

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Congratulations to our 2022 Ray Scholar, Logan Cohara!

Logan Cohara passed his Private Pilot checkride on Sunday, December 10, 2023 wrapping up a long journey that began back in the fall of 2021. We are excited for Logan's accomplishment and eager to see what's next for him as he looks to continue his aviation journey!

  

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Breakfast Was Served!

After a foggy start, it turned into a beautiful day to go to the airport for pancakes! Thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard to make it go so well. Members cooked and served, cleaned and bussed, set-up and tore down, and in the end fed people, made new friends and raised money for the chapter and the scholarship fund. Thank you to all who volunteered and many thanks, (Again!) to the Wayne County Airport and staff and the Wayne County Commissioners who share their wonderful facility with us. 

Our fearless newsletter editor, Karl, set-up a photo page for the event. Please feel free to select your best and upload them to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/EAoK1XpHDpdyuKqz7

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September Gathering

Join us for our upcoming EAA Chapter 846 Monthly Gathering meeting on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at our chapter hangar. The cookout starts at 6 pm. We’ll be grilling hot dogs and burgers. Remember to bring an extra chair plus a side!

September Gathering Agenda:

• Officer Reports

• Safety Topic– Special Use Airspace, Dave Gerdeman

• Young Eagles Update

• Pancake Breakfast Prep

• Project Updates

• Program– FAA Wings Program, Dave Gerdeman

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Seeking Volunteers...

The Cleveland chapter of Women In Aviation will be hosting their “Girls In Aviation Day” on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Burke Lakefront Airport. We are looking for a few volunteers to help promote the Young Eagle's Program, as well as anyone willing to fly up to the event and show their aircraft with the participants. The event will run from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Feel free to volunteer for all or part of the day. Please sign up during the September Gathering, or contact Brian Burke via phone or text at: 216-406-5607.

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Successful Ford Tri-Motor Weekend!

 

What an amazing weekend! We could not have asked for better weather to bring in Liberty Aviation Museum's Ford Tri-Motor. What a warm welcome we had from Wayne County, giving rides and tours of this glorious piece of aviation history to hundreds of visitors. Many thanks to her crew, all our fabulous and dedicated volunteers, the Cranksters Model 'A' Ford Car Club, the patient and helpful staff of the Wayne County Airport, and finally all our guests this weekend!

 

Also, many, many thanks to all our sponsors who helped make the event possible: Pallotta Ford, Seaman Corporation, Wayne County Commissioners, Wayne County Airport and Steve Greer State Farm Insurance. 

 

Congratulations go out to one of our newest chapter members, Arlene, who put in the winning bid for our Tri-Motor Shadowbox fundraiser, and to Sam, the winner of our 50/50 raffle, who generously donated his winnings back to the Chapter. 

 

We were so busy over the course of the weekend that the Tri-Motor staff ran out of all their merchandise except posters and pins, and the chapter ran out of brochures and balsa wood gliders. Here are the stats:

• 59 Flights
• 508 paying passengers
• Lots of planning, and preparation hours
• Multiple print stories in various media
• Countless volunteers and donated volunteer time. You folks are amazing!

  

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  Updated Chapter Roster!

  The chapter roster will be updated and distributed soon. Everyone is asked to check your information on the online chapter roster, available HERE. First-time users: Your user name is FirstnameLastnameEAA846 and your password is mustang. After logging in the first time, you should change your password, of course. Click on the Member Search button, top left, and then the black and gray Search button in the line below to the left. This will bring up all Active members in our chapter.

  Gary Baker would like to add more photos of chapter members to the roster. If you see that your photo is not included, please feel free to send Gary a photo or ask him to take your photo at the next Gathering.

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  846 Pacer Project SOLD!

  The Chapter Pacer project that was posted onBarnstormers and Short Wing Pipers websites has sold. The buyer is planning on picking it up Labor Day weekend. We will need volunteers at Medina airport, (1G5, hangar E5) to help box, pack, and move Chris' airplane in and out. Editor's Note: Thanks to all who helped over a holiday weekend to pack it up and help her new owner to load it on up. The Pacer is now on its way across country to its new home!

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