2023
EAA 1384 Hanger Tour
On Saturday 4 November, EAA 1384 hosted a hanger tour for students at Hereford Hight School (Parkton, MD) aviation Program. The purpose of this event was to give the students a chance to see airplanes up close, learn about the hobby of building your own airplane (and show that it was possible) and learn about general aviation. We also talked about the cost to get involved in general aviation and discussed the difference between private pilot, light sport pilot and an ultralight vehicle operator.
Members described their own background, how they got into aviation, the challenges of building their own aircraft and how several members built their own engines.
We also described the EAA Young Eagles program and 16 students signed up.
42 students and parents attended the event.*
Chapter member Steve Koziol talking about his experience in building his Vans RV-9A. *
Chapter member Alan Billings described how he built his Vans RV-4.
Students got a chance to look at and sit in the cockpits of both airplanes, learn about the different choices each builder made and even plans for future modifications.
Both the parents and the students enjoyed this event, which lasted for about 2 hours.
We look forward to future collaboration with the faculty and students of this high school.
* Verbal consent for these images was requested and provided by the parents of the group.
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10 aircraft (We had hoped for more, but suspect that high winds supressed turnout)
107 people walked in to see general aviation and homebuilt aircraft.
Ryan Fair presented on Human Factors in Aviation
Civil Air Patrol assisted us in marshalling aircraft (providing cadets with valuable training.)
Read about the event in Kitplanes Weekly
Mid-Atlantic RV Gathering Kicks Off Summer Fly-in Season - KITPLANES
2022
Compass Rose at Carroll County Regional Airport
On 28 October, five members repainted the compass rose at our home airport.
Before... After.
The artists of EAA 1384 Left to Right: Steve Koziol, Martin Teramani, Warren Reames, Alan Hawk and Linda Teramini.
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Westminister Fly in was a success!
The Westminister Fly In was held on June 25, 2022 at the Carroll County Regional Airport.
There were 44 registered aircraft, with about another 5 or so that did not register, which made for a nice turnout. There were even aircraft arriving around 1:00 PM, and some were still at the airport after the event ended!
Our own Ryan Fair gave a Crew Resource Management presentation that went really well - 20-30 people engaged and talking through the near disastrous incident this past spring.
Special thanks to the Senior Members and Cadets of Carroll Composite Squadron (See Our Squadron | Carroll Composite Squadron, MD-039 (cap.gov)), Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol, of Westminister, Maryland for their help in marshalling the visiting aircraft. They were very professional and did an excellent job!
If you don't believe us, see what the Carroll County Sun had to say; https://www.baltimoresun.com/photos/cc-community-grassroots-aviation-vg-20220625-7ygbjxyevng4tp6fk3muw37rsu-photogallery.html
Looking Forward to next years event!
2021
Chapter members surveying the Compass Rose at Carroll County Airport, Westminster, MD. 21 March 2021
Chapter 1384 plans to repaint the Compass Rose in May 2021.
EAA 1384 Newsletter for March 2021
EAA 1384 Newsletter for January 2021
2020
EAA 1384 Newsletter for March 2020
EAA 1384 Newsletter for March 2020 update
November 2020 Meeting - covering an aileron of a N3 Kitten
