Welcome to the new EAA 187 home page!
10-15-25. This is the new home page for EAA 187 at EAA's national website. See the Links page in the left panel to connect to functions on the old website, such as member login, dues payment, members' area, etc.
This new location will provide us with a more stable programming environment. Contact me at eaa187web@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Bill Elliott, web editor
Are you looking for a Young Eagles event in our area (Austin, Georgetown, Rockdale)? Here is the link to the national EAA site where you can sign up!
Sign up for YE event
Please be aware that you should go to that national EAA page to register for an event. Our officers cannot do that directly.
June 13, 2026 Meeting
Tanner Rundall gave a presentation on the new MOSAIC rules that allow non-builder owners of E-ABs to perform condition inspections on their aircraft, and the two day course he recently took to obtain the Light Sport Repairman (inspection) certificate.
Dick Gossen gave a talk titled "No Teardrop Approaches", which can cause accidents, and the correct approach procedures for Gillespie County airport (T82 Fredericksburg).
Ken Matthews' Father Passed Away On May 27, 2026
Garland E. Matthews, Jr.
April 11, 1937 — May 27, 2026
Garland Eugene Matthews, Jr., age 89, of Emory, Texas, passed away.
We wish Ken and his family well in this time of loss. Here is the link to his obituary:
William "Bill" H. Fluhr Passed Away On April 24, 2026
One of our EAA 187 members, Bill Fluhr of Oviedo, FL, and Leander, TX, died on April 24, 2026. We only found out when his family replied to
a couple of group emails sent to him. His service will be in Oviedo on June 13.
Bill was a very friendly guy, and we will miss him. I guess his son Eric may take over the Volksplane they were building. Not sure.
See his obituary at:
You can see his Volksplane pictures in our 2024 newsletter archive at
OBITUARY
William "Bill" H. Fluhr
September 9, 1948 – April 24, 2026
William "Bill" Howard Fluhr, of Oviedo, Florida passed away on April 24, 2026 at the age of 77 with his son Kenneth by his side. In the moments that followed, Ken saw a butterfly shadow on the wall above his father's head; a beautiful moment reflecting Bill's life-long love of flight. Born in Queens, New York on September 9, 1948 to Frederick William Fluhr and Jane Jelks Floyd Fluhr, Bill moved to Florida in 1955. He is survived by his wife, Wadad, and three children Eric, Valerie, and Ken, with two daughters-in-law, Jaime and Jackie.
After an unsuccessful stint at Georgia Tech punctuated by too much fun and not enough studying, Bill graduated in 1975 from Florida International University with a B.S. in Computer Science. After cutting his programming teeth at Burger King, Bill embarked on a 32-year career at IBM working in system engineering and computer sales. Following retirement from IBM in 2008, he continued supporting customers as an IBM Business Partner until his passing. In his free time, Bill very much enjoyed participating in two men's Bible studies, as well as being a driver and pit crew member of car racing team Unintended Acceleration. He also loved hanging out with his loyal Orlando Audi friends and, lastly, interacting with local Breakaway Park, EAA, and online Volksplane communities while building an Evans VP-2 airplane.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life memorial on Saturday, June 13 from 1-3:30 pm (service starting at 1:30 pm). Please bring your favorite memories & pictures to share.
After the service, we will be hosting an informal gathering with food and fellowship at our home - 508 West Palm Valley Drive, Oviedo, FL 32765, starting around 4:15 PM.
In lieu of flowers, we believe Bill would have wanted to support growth in aviation thru donations to the Experimental Aircraft Association, of which he was a participating member: https://www.eaa.org/
After an unsuccessful stint at Georgia Tech punctuated by too much fun and not enough studying, Bill graduated in 1975 from Florida International University with a B.S. in Computer Science. After cutting his programming teeth at Burger King, Bill embarked on a 32-year career at IBM working in system engineering and computer sales. Following retirement from IBM in 2008, he continued supporting customers as an IBM Business Partner until his passing. In his free time, Bill very much enjoyed participating in two men's Bible studies, as well as being a driver and pit crew member of car racing team Unintended Acceleration. He also loved hanging out with his loyal Orlando Audi friends and, lastly, interacting with local Breakaway Park, EAA, and online Volksplane communities while building an Evans VP-2 airplane.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life memorial on Saturday, June 13 from 1-3:30 pm (service starting at 1:30 pm). Please bring your favorite memories & pictures to share.
After the service, we will be hosting an informal gathering with food and fellowship at our home - 508 West Palm Valley Drive, Oviedo, FL 32765, starting around 4:15 PM.
In lieu of flowers, we believe Bill would have wanted to support growth in aviation thru donations to the Experimental Aircraft Association, of which he was a participating member: https://www.eaa.org/
EAA 187 Meeting Minutes, May 9, 2026
17 members and one guest attended the meeting.
Vice President Ken Matthews opened the meeting at 10:10 AM.
Guest Tom Vaughan introduced himself. He is selling his Hummel Ultracruiser.
Chapter News and Updates:
Five people have registered for chapter camping at AirVenture.
Chapter Video Recap:
A reminder that EAA members have access to ASTC passes for museums.
The Ray Scholarship program has reached 800 scholarships for pilots’ licenses.
The EAA Tool Crib has $15,000 left in its grant. It allows chapters to purchase tools for its members that are expensive and one-use.
A reminder that chapter award nominations are due by the end of May.
A PB4Y, DC-6, and P-38 Lightning will be at AirVenture this year.
Project Updates:
Ken Matthews asked members to share updates on their projects.
Gary Hamilton is restoring a Baby Ace airplane. It was involved in a crash before he got it. He has made new wings for the aircraft and added flaperons to it.
Dick Gossen is going to sell his propeller and install a new one.
Ken Matthews is making a cockpit with as few instruments as possible at the moment so that it is flyable. He is replacing an instrument so that all of his engine cylinder readings are displayed.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:13 AM.
Erik Osborg, Secretary
EAA 187 Meeting Minutes, April 11, 2026
A pancake breakfast was held prior to the meeting under the trees at the airport. See photo by a member.
Meeting and Guest Introduction:
31 people attended the meeting, including 22 members and 9 guests.
President Justin Jones opened the meeting at 10:08 AM.
Justin Jones introduced Dick Gossen, the day's presenter, and asked guests to introduce themselves.
[Note: The video is at Gossen-TrimTab link, and it was emailed to members. You also can access it in the Videos page, which is public.]
Mary Steelman works with Rockdale Tigerflight, is a member of CAP, and earned her pilot’s license.
Laura Andemasiam came with her three children to check out the chapter.
Steve McCaskie built a Long-EZ in 1982 and is a long-time member of EAA.
Susan Tome, member, brought her grandson, David, because he's interested in flying.
Chapter News and Updates:
The sign-up for chapter camping at AirVenture is now open. Let Ken or Justin know if you're interested.
We discussed the email Bill Elliott sent to the chapter with the news article about the airport expanding. Forty new hangars are being built now with more coming later.
Cutter Aviation is having a special event on Wednesday, May 6th.
The results from the chapter member satisfaction survey will be presented by Justin at the next meeting.
Justin presented an award to Tom Paxson, Membership Coordinator.
Chapter Video Recap:
Learn to Fly Week is happening in May. There will be eight webinars across four days.
There are chapter boot camps for leadership. Chapter leaders can watch recordings of them.
International Young Eagles day is happening in June. EAA is trying to reach 2.5 million Young Eagles flown.
The search function for the World’s Largest Logbook was upgraded.
A webinar on the rules for chapter donations and contributions will be held in April.
The 2nd Edition Non-Homebuilders Guide has been released.
To celebrate the 250th birthday of the U.S., EAA requests planes with patriotic paint schemes for AirVenture.
A reminder that aircraft parts can be sold at Aeromart at AirVenture.
Dick Gossen’s presentation about adding a rudder trim to his RV-12:
His plane has a fixed adjustable rudder trim that is only correct for one speed and altitude so he wanted to put a new rudder trim on.
He explained what needed to be done for the renovation and the steps he took for renovating his aircraft.
He answered questions from the audience.
The meeting adjourned at 11:02 AM.
Erik Osborg, Secretary
Dick Gossen presents another fun and informative talk.
Georgetown airport updates users on growth, expansion
Williamson County Sun, April 8, 2026, pp. 1, 5
By Katherine Hamilton
With 125 new hangars coming to the Georgetown Executive Airport, city officials met with airport users March 24 [2026] to brief them on coming
changes and opportunities. About 70 airplane owners and/or pilots attended the presentation. Georgetown’s airport is a National General Aviation
airport that serves the region’s air transportation needs, except for commercial service, airport manager Matthew Sommerfeld said.
The airport was constructed in 1943 to serve as a U.S. Navy auxiliary airfield during World War II, with operations beginning around that time. The city took ownership and began managing the airport in 1945.
At the airport community meeting, Mr. Sommerfeld reviewed airport improvements currently underway or scheduled:
• The city received a RAMP Grant — a reimbursable grant through TxDOT that is a 90/10 grant up to $110,000 — that includes hangar taxilanes, runway restriping, fuel master upgrades to QT pods, new hangars and hangar upgrades for lighting and doors (t-hangars).
• Air traffic control tower equipment purchases of $250,000 have taken place over the last two years to improve communication equipment.
• Wildlife fencing/security was updated.
• 125 new hangars will be added in the next 1-4 years.
• Some old hangars will be redeveloped in the next few years.
• New airport maintenance and operations buildings will be built.
Lisa Halvorson — who works with Georgetown-based hangar builder the Halvorson Development Group — said about 40 hangars are being built now. The first few will be available in late summer. Hangars will range in size between 950-1,200 square feet, and pricing for monthly rental will begin at about $1,200.
Mr. Sommerfeld said Thursdays are the airport’s busiest day, and 10-11 a.m. is its busiest hour. His airport overview noted various flight activities considered “routine” — medical flights, organ transplant flights, Fire/EMS support, law enforcement, flight training, business aviation, aerial surveying, civil air patrol, commercial air force and military flights. The Georgetown Airport currently has 333 airport-based aircraft, he said. These include:
• 259 single-engine aircraft
• 32 multi-engine aircraft
• 34 jets
• Eight helicopters
Additionally, Mr. Sommerfeld said aircraft operations have increased from 74,236 in 2014 to 140,738 just a decade later. They did, however, decrease in 2025 to 124,336. He explained that the Georgetown airport is “an enterprise fund” — meaning “all user fees stay with the airport for operating and capital costs.”
The airport generates income through fuel and real estate revenue, he said. In 2025, the airport generated $6,041,895, and had expenses totaling $5,872,896. Expenses included $3,609,302 for fuel, $254,028 for maintenance and $91,993 for a communication system between air traffic control facilities. Fuel is the airport’s greatest revenue generator, but also its greatest expense.
“Most of our gross revenue is through fuel; however, it’s also our most significant expense,” Mr. Sommerfield said. “While it may appear we generate over $4 million on fuel, our actual revenue is $609,221 based on the fuel margins through bulk storage.”
Mr. Sommerfeld cited these additional expenses:
• Upgrade of Fuel Master Self-Serve Units in 2026. Cost is approximately $36,000.
• Tower equipment upgrade of $200,000 to reduce workload and provide more reliable equipment for controllers.
• RWY 11/29 mill and overlay.
“Your money stays at the airport,” he said, “which is why we implemented tenant-based meetings as a way to keep you informed of what’s going on. Without our tenants, we will not be successful.”
Mr. Sommerfeld also reminded the airplane owners of these airport safety guidelines: Airport hangars are subject to inspections by the airport staff and City Fire Department to ensure compliance at any time.
Hangar storage is limited to aircraft, an aircraft tug device, and bicycles.
Smoking any substance, including e-cigarettes, or any open flame, is prohibited within 50 feet of any aircraft, fuel truck, hangar or fuel storage tank.
If an aircraft is under maintenance, any activity using spark-producing tools or equipment can only be performed if the hangar door is open at least halfway to allow for proper venting.
Painting of aircraft inside hangars is specifically prohibited, except for small maintenance or repair projects.
Aviation or automobile fuels may not be stored within the hangar, except that which is contained in aircraft fuel tanks or approved safety containers, and not to exceed 10 gallons.By Katherine Hamilton
With 125 new hangars coming to the Georgetown Executive Airport, city officials met with airport users March 24 [2026] to brief them on coming changes and opportunities. About 70 airplane owners and/or pilots attended the presentation. Georgetown’s airport is a National General Aviation airport that serves the region’s air transportation needs, except for commercial service, airport manager Matthew Sommerfeld said.
The airport was constructed in 1943 to serve as a U.S. Navy auxiliary airfield during World War II, with operations beginning around that time. The city took ownership and began managing the airport in 1945.
At the airport community meeting, Mr. Sommerfeld reviewed airport improvements currently underway or scheduled:
• The city received a RAMP Grant — a reimbursable grant through TxDOT that is a 90/10 grant up to $110,000 — that includes hangar taxilanes, runway restriping, fuel master upgrades to QT pods, new hangars and hangar upgrades for lighting and doors (t-hangars).
• Air traffic control tower equipment purchases of $250,000 have taken place over the last two years to improve communication equipment.
• Wildlife fencing/security was updated.
• 125 new hangars will be added in the next 1-4 years.
• Some old hangars will be redeveloped in the next few years.
• New airport maintenance and operations buildings will be built.
Lisa Halvorson — who works with Georgetown-based hangar builder the Halvorson Development Group — said about 40 hangars are being built now. The first few will be available in late summer. Hangars will range in size between 950-1,200 square feet, and pricing for monthly rental will begin at about $1,200.
Mr. Sommerfeld said Thursdays are the airport’s busiest day, and 10-11 a.m. is its busiest hour. His airport overview noted various flight activities considered “routine” — medical flights, organ transplant flights, Fire/EMS support, law enforcement, flight training, business aviation, aerial surveying, civil air patrol, commercial air force and military flights. The Georgetown Airport currently has 333 airport-based aircraft, he said. These include:
• 259 single-engine aircraft
• 32 multi-engine aircraft
• 34 jets
• Eight helicopters
Additionally, Mr. Sommerfeld said aircraft operations have increased from 74,236 in 2014 to 140,738 just a decade later. They did, however, decrease in 2025 to 124,336. He explained that the Georgetown airport is “an enterprise fund” — meaning “all user fees stay with the airport for operating and capital costs.”
The airport generates income through fuel and real estate revenue, he said. In 2025, the airport generated $6,041,895, and had expenses totaling $5,872,896. Expenses included $3,609,302 for fuel, $254,028 for maintenance and $91,993 for a communication system between air traffic control facilities. Fuel is the airport’s greatest revenue generator, but also its greatest expense.
“Most of our gross revenue is through fuel; however, it’s also our most significant expense,” Mr. Sommerfield said. “While it may appear we generate over $4 million on fuel, our actual revenue is $609,221 based on the fuel margins through bulk storage.”
Mr. Sommerfeld cited these additional expenses:
• Upgrade of Fuel Master Self-Serve Units in 2026. Cost is approximately $36,000.
• Tower equipment upgrade of $200,000 to reduce workload and provide more reliable equipment for controllers.
• RWY 11/29 mill and overlay.
“Your money stays at the airport,” he said, “which is why we implemented tenant-based meetings as a way to keep you informed of what’s going on. Without our tenants, we will not be successful.”
Mr. Sommerfeld also reminded the airplane owners of these airport safety guidelines: Airport hangars are subject to inspections by the airport staff and City Fire Department to ensure compliance at any time.
Hangar storage is limited to aircraft, an aircraft tug device, and bicycles.
Smoking any substance, including e-cigarettes, or any open flame, is prohibited within 50 feet of any aircraft, fuel truck, hangar or fuel storage tank.
If an aircraft is under maintenance, any activity using spark-producing tools or equipment can only be performed if the hangar door is open at least halfway to allow for proper venting.
Painting of aircraft inside hangars is specifically prohibited, except for small maintenance or repair projects.
Aviation or automobile fuels may not be stored within the hangar, except that which is contained in aircraft fuel tanks or approved safety containers, and not to exceed 10 gallons.
Compressed or flammable gas, not ordinarily used for aviation purposes, shall not be kept or stored upon the airport, except in places designated by the Airport Manager.
Modifications to the hangar must be approved by airport management.
Compressed or flammable gas, not ordinarily used for aviation purposes, shall not be kept or stored upon the airport, except in places designated by the Airport Manager.
Modifications to the hangar must be approved by airport management.
EAA 187 Meeting Saturday April 11, 2026
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
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EAA 187 Meeting Saturday March 14, 2026
We will be holding a pancake breakfast and in-person EAA Chapter 187 Meeting, tomorrow, March 14th at the Georgetown Executive Airport, located at 500 Terminal Dr, Georgetown, TX 78628.
We will start cooking around 9:00 am and eat around 9:30 am at tables set up in the grass area outside of the terminal building. After breakfast, we will have a meeting at the Georgetown airport terminal conference room. I am looking for volunteers to help us set up and do some cooking.
After the pancake breakfast we will be having a virtual presentation from Mike Hance, who will be doing a presentation on flying blimps. One of the hardest ratings to get, it will be a rare opportunity to hear from an airship pilot. Mike has a long resume in the aviation industry. While living in Hawaii, he ferried airplanes all over the world and when Dick Rutan and Jenna Yeager were flying nonstop around the world, Mike was the flight director for that mission. We hope to see you for the pancake breakfast at 9:30 am and we are looking for volunteers to help cook and set up for the breakfast.
Thanks,
Justin Jones
Chapter 187 President
EAA Chapter 187 Monthly Meeting Minutes
February 14, 2026
22 members attended the meeting. See the private Members Area of our website for the full minutes.
President Justin Jones opened the meeting at 10:00 AM and introduced Sarah Wendt, our guest speaker.
Chapter News and Updates:
The Chapter is planning on camping at AirVenture in 2027.
There is a car and plane show at Georgetown Executive Airport, Saturday, February 28, 2026.
Justin presented awards to those who did not attend the banquet in January.
The Young Eagles event held on February 7th was a great success. Four pilots in three planes flew 15 high school students from the GISD Tango Flight Program. The weather was perfect.
The February Chapter Video was shown. Charlie Becker spoke about training opportunities, leadership bootcamps and air academy, and a chapter basics webinar.
Starting in 2026, chapter recognition will change. YE credit letters will be coming out this month. Members can nominate outstanding members for awards that will be presented at AirVenture. Chapters are encouraged to volunteer at the pancake breakfast at AirVenture. The world's largest gathering of pedal planes is planned for this year’s AirVenture.
Justin will be attending a chapter leadership program in March.
Sarah Wendt presented a slide talk on her career as a Dell Technologies pilot, and her participation in the Air Race Classic. Sarah introduced herself as a corporate pilot and Safety Manager for Dell Technologies, a Member of Women in Aviation National, and the Chairman of Austin Hill Country Chapter Ninety-Nines.
She became interested in flying after a discovery flight at the age of 16. She attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where she earned a Bachelor’s in Aeronautical Science. She became a flight instructor for the university, enrolled in an aviation maintenance program, and interned as a corporate pilot for Walmart. Embry-Riddle’s Air Race Classic team chose her to represent them. At Embry-Riddle, she achieved over 2800 hours of flying. She enrolled in a sea plane course and also earned a tailwheel endorsement.
She joined Dell Technologies’ corporate aviation team, where she continues to work today.
Sarah has been involved in the Air Race Classic since college. She explained the history of this all-women’s 2400-mile cross country race.
Sarah discussed the volunteer positions available for the Air Race Classic, how to become a volunteer, and what they do. She explained how to become a racer, what is required, and what it's like.
During and after her presentation Sarah answered questions.
[Because of a glitch, Bill Elliott’s video of Sarah’s talk did not record. She has offered to give the talk again sometime this summer! Thanks Sarah!!]
The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 AM.
Erik Osborg, Secretary
Reminder: EAA 187 Meeting, Feb 14, 2026
We will be having a presentation from Sarah Wendt, an executive pilot from Dell Technologies who will be talking about her career, how she manages it, and how she got into corporate aviation.She also has been a participant in the Air Race Classic (an all women’s 2400 mile cross country race). We encourage anyone who is interested in women's roles in aviation to attend.
Young Eagle Rally, Feb 7, 2026
We held a closed event for 16 local high school students, with 15 young people from Georgetown ISD's Future Ready Complex, Peter Dittmer's students in Aviation Maintenance.
They built an RV-12 kitplane recently with the Tango Flight group, and they are building 2 more planes.
Below are 2 photos of Peter Dittmer and his students. And shots of our new Secretary, Erik Osborg, 16, who escorted people on the ramp and flew with Jim Miller.
The weather was perfect and the flights were smooth!
Thanks to our 4 volunteer pilots and groundcrew! Pilots: David Hayek (YE Coordinator), Gary Hamilton, Jim Miller (Round Rock), and Phillip Bruns (Bryan). Ground crew: Justin Jones, Erik Osborg (our Secretary who got to fly too), Tali and Scott Osborg, and Bill Elliott (photographer).
If you click on this link, you can see and download 32 photos of the rally, all by Bill Elliott. Link to Dropbox
Peter Dittmer's students, most of them basketball players
More of Peter Dittmer's students in Aviation Maintenance.
YE Coordinator and pilot, David Hayek, and Secretary/Young Eagle, Erik Osborg, in front of David's 172.
Erik Osborg with pilot Jim Miller, who flew Erik in this beautiful RV-7A, co-owned with Gary Hamilton.
DON'T MISS OUR MEETING ON FEB 14, WITH AN INTERESTING SPEAKER, SARAH WENDT!
EAA 187 Banquet, Jan 10, 2026
About 20 of us met for dinner at Smokey Moe’s BBQ in Georgetown (Wolf Ranch) at 6 pm. Justin Jones led the awards ceremony. Bill Elliott took photos. No speaker, but we had a good time!
Here's Ken Matthews and Justin Jones, apparently fighting over a certificate...
Certificates and Service Pins:
Web editor & Newsletter editor — Bill Elliott
Secretary — David Hayek (Erik Osborg new sec.)
Treasurer — Scott Fish (David Hayek new treas.)
Vice-President — Ken Matthews
President — Justin Jones
First flight award — Tango Flight/Gary Hamilton
Raffle Winners:
Wine rack airplane — Ken Matthews
Motion detector camera — Dick Gossen
Nicopress tool — Steven Kielcheski
3 Pelican submersible flashlights — Bill Elliott, Peter Dittmer, Dan Nicoson
2 t-shirts — Jon Bockmon, Tali Osborg
$50 Amazon gift card (2 cards) — Regina Hayek, Steven and Sandra Kielcheski
$50 Sporty's gift card (2 cards) — Paul Thayer, Jimmy Cox & Mona Zimmerman
Link to photos:
Meet Our New Secretary, Erik Osborg!
At our EAA 187 banquet on January 10, 2026, we met our new Secretary, Erik Osborg, on the left, pictured with his parents, Scott and Tali Osborg, with outgoing Treasurer, Scott Fish. Erik is an 11th grader, home-schooled in Liberty Hill, and he is interested in aerospace engineering!
We had a big turnout for the banquet, with award certificates and pins for the officer, and door prizes. Lots of visiting!
We'll have more banquet photos soon.
New Book Available from Our Library
The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
The astonishing, never-before-told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II—when the OSS and resistance fighters set out to recover 512 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia.
“An amazing, riveting tale of unsung heroes who went above and beyond.”—James Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers
During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields controlled by the Nazis, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia. Local Serbian farmers and peasants risked their own lives to give refuge to the airmen while they waited for rescue, and in 1944, Operation Halyard was born. The risks were incredible. The starving Americans in Yugoslavia had to construct a landing strip large enough for C-47 cargo planes—without tools, without alerting the Germans, and without endangering the villagers. And the cargo planes had to make it through enemy airspace and back without getting shot down themselves, escorted by fighter planes. A heroic bit of history! And the beginnings of the OSS, forerunner of the CIA.
Dutton Caliber, 336 pp., paperback
Members, if you would like to borrow the book ask Bill Elliott. It has lots of photos!
EAA Chapter 187 Annual Banquet
This is a reminder that we will be holding our EAA Chapter 187 Annual Banquet on January 10th 2026, at 6:00 PM. It will be held at Smokey Mo's Georgetown, at Wolf Ranch, in the Back Room: 1013 W University Ave, Suite 310, Georgetown, TX 78628 from 6-8 pm.
Attendees will be ordering and paying individually through the line for BBQ and drinks. For planning purposes, please let me know if you are going to attend the banquet and how many people are in your party.
Because of the banquet on Saturday 1/10, we will not be holding our normal 10:00 AM January chapter meeting on Saturday, 1/10/26.
Thanks,
Justin Jones
President, EAA Chapter 187
New EAA 187 Videos posted by Bill Elliott
I posted two videos of our recent speakers at EAA 187 chapter meetings. You can access them via our Dropbox folder at
https://www.dropbox.com/home/EAA%20187%20videos
but also on YouTube in my free channel, EAA 187 videos! Two links below:
https://youtu.be/W7_d3ej9MG0 KingPulsar Casey King talks about his Pulsar XP plane in "A Sad and Abandoned Pulsar Story." Built in the 1990s, the plane is being updated, and it probably will go faster!
https://youtu.be/r9fU--Sw8cw Decker2025 Brian Decker, one of our Tech Counselors, presents "Alternators 101". Aircraft alternators have to perform in hotter and more stressful conditions than in a car.
EAA Chapter 187 Monthly Meeting Minutes
December 13, 2025
Meeting Introduction and Guest Introduction
There were 23 members in attendance and 5 guests.
President Justin Jones opened the meeting and introduced Casey King, who presented about his Pulsar XP aircraft.
Erik Osborg, a guest and student EAA member, introduced himself as a high school student aspiring to be an aeronautical engineer. Parker Knudson, a guest, has an interest in building a project.
Chapter News and Updates
Justin discussed chapter dues, reduced to $30 this month, for this month only. Several members present at this meeting paid their 2026 dues. After December, the dues will go to $35.
A Young Eagles event is tentatively planned for February 7.
The chapter still needs a Secretary. Anyone interested please contact Justin. If someone wants to be
Treasurer we can replace David Hayek, and he will return to the Secretary position. We need to know this before December 27, when we transfer the books to the new Treasurer.
Justin will forward a survey to members from North Carolina State University about runway markings.
The Chapter has about $300 in Young Eagles credits for various purposes, including sending someone to the academy or buying chapter supplies. These need to be used by the end of the year. The Board will work on this.
Information was shared about chapter leadership training in Dallas in March.
The Chapter received a letter from an EAA member selling a Hummel Ultra Cruiser aircraft. You can see it at the Lockhart Airport at the Plane Talk Hangar, or call 512-217-1585. No name was given.
There will be no monthly meeting in January. In its place the Annual Chapter Banquet will be a Smokey Mo’s BBQ restaurant at Wolf Ranch location, 1013 W University Ave., Suite 310 in Georgetown. The time is 6 PM.
The December EAA Chapter Video was shown.
This is the link to the Chapter Videos. https://eaa.brightcovegallery.com/chapters
Charlie Becker, Director of Chapters at EAA, introduced the video magazine. He discussed the Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the museum, honoring major communities in aviation.
Jack Pelton, President and CEO of EAA, was inducted into the International Air and Space Hall of Fame.
Charlie talked about the weekly webinar program approaching its 1,000th session, and upcoming events like the Christmas in the Air celebration and the Wright Brothers banquet.
Jack Pelton — International Air & Space Hall of Fame in San Diego
- Webinars
- EAA Merchandise & Calendars
- Chapters Update
- Young Eagles Credits
- EAA Air Academy
- EAA Aviation Foundation Update
- Museum Update
- Offices Closed December 24-January 2
Casey King's Presentation on Pulsar XP Aircraft
Casey King introduced himself and his Pulsar XP aircraft, designed by Mark Brown. [See our website soon for the video recorded by Bill Elliott.]
Casey shared his aviation journey, including flying a Breezy aircraft and working at Link Flight Simulation.
He discussed the challenges of building and maintaining the Pulsar XP, including dealing with fuel leaks and medical issues.
Casey outlined the steps he plans to take to get his aircraft back in the air, including replacing fuel tanks, repairing or replacing the engine, and addressing structural issues.
Casey invited attendees to visit his hangar to see the aircraft up close.
The meeting concluded with Justin wishing all a Safe and Happy Holiday Season
David Hayek, Secretary
[edited by Bill Elliott, web editor]
Time to Pay Your 2026 Dues!
To renew or join our chapter, please email the following information to eaa187web@gmail.com and dhayek1969@gmail.com and then pay your chapter dues. You cannot join our chapter unless you are a member of the EAA at the national level. If you are an existing chapter member please send us any updates you may have. If new, please send us the following data:
EAA National # (required):
Full Name:
Mailing Address, City, State, Zip:
Email:
Phone (cell preferred):
Spouse or partner:
Airplane(s) or building projects:
Aviation interests:
See the links page on this website, select Pay Dues, and click the Pay Dues link at the bottom of the page. It will go to a PayPal page where you can pay from a PayPal or Venmo account, or by credit card or debit card. You do not have to have a PayPal account. Youwill get a receipt from PayPal, and we'll add you to our roster.
What are the privileges of membership?
You are supporting our educational program, which includes fellowship with pilots; interesting speakers at our meetings; news, photos and videos that we post on our website; a private Members’ Area on our website with a roster of members and other material; a library of aviation books and videos; a library of aviation tools that may help reduce the cost of building your aircraft; and the expertise of two tech counselors and a flight advisor. You also can participate in Young Eagle events for youth, ages 8-17, and events like breakfasts, picnics, banquets, fly-outs and fly-ins. Come join us!
We Have a Speaker for Dec 13!
Ken Matthews, our VP, says that our speaker will be Casey King, presenting "A Sad Abandoned Pulsar Story".
Casey says, "I was a member of Chapter 187 long ago. Tony Bengelis was my tech coordinator on my project then in the late 1990s.
My airplane is a Pulsar XP, powered by a Rotax 912UL. I first flew it in 1997 and I have ~300 hours on it. I haven’t flown it in quite awhile, and have some things to address at this point. But getting back into it."
Casey King
Austin
November 8 Business Meeting, Elections & Brian Decker
We had a long meeting on November 8. Justin Jones and Ken Matthews volunteered to continue for another year as President and Vice President, respectively, as no one was nominated or volunteered. The Secretary position (David Hayek) will be vacant in January, and the Board may pick a volunteer to fill that soon.
Justin and Ken gave reports on our activities during 2025. No one took minutes, but Bill Elliott recorded two videos of the business meeting portion, and then Brian Decker's talk, "Alternators 101." Many thanks to our speaker, who also provided a pdf document on alternators (below).
See these links:
EAA 187 Business Meeting 37 min. video
Decker2025 54 min. video
Decker Alternators 101 pdf2 MB doc
Important Meeting November 8, 2025!
Young Eagles Event, November 1, 2025
Last Saturday we held our first YE event in months at Georgetown Executive Airport (GTU) for families from all over Central Texas! Our 3 pilots flew 12 young folks, and all had a great flight. The air was smooth after a brief, light rain early.
Thanks to our YE pilots, Michael Garel, Tanner Rundall, and Gary Hamilton. EAA 187 volunteers were David Hayek (Sec. and YE Coordinator), Justin Jones (Pres.), Scott Fish (Treasurer), Tom Paxson (Mem. Coordinator), Paul Thayer, and Bill Elliott.
See some select photos below by Bill Elliott, and a bigger set of photos on our Dropbox at Dropbox YE Photos
Pilot Michael Garel and YE family.
Pilot Tanner Rundall and YE family.
MOSAIC and Sport Pilot 2.0 Begins October 22, 2025!
One of the most important initiatives promoted by EAA has come to fruition. Effective October 22, 2025, pilots who hold a sport pilot certificate or fly under sport pilot privileges in the United States will have access to a much wider range of aircraft they can fly. This reform to the U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations, known as the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC), was in the works for over a decade. The final rule was announced during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, and after years of advocacy by EAA and other aviation organizations, what we are calling Sport Pilot 2.0 is now in effect.
As an EAA chapter, we can play a meaningful role in sharing the good news regarding MOSAIC and Sport Pilot 2.0. Below is additional information and content to post around our airport community:
Sport Pilot 2.0
Meeting October 11, 2025
We held our pancake breakfast at 9:00 AM outside of the Georgetown Executive Airport terminal building, and then we had our chapter meeting in the terminal conference room at 10:00 am. Our speaker could not attend. 22 people were present.
We viewed the EAA Chapter video by Charlie Becker.
Photos of the pancake breakfast by Bill Elliott:
Join Our EAA Chapter Leadership Team!
Leadership elections are at our meeting on November 8!
EAA Chapter 187 Members,
As we continue to grow and inspire the aviation community, we need enthusiastic members like you to step into leadership roles within our chapter. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute your skills, connect with fellow aviation enthusiasts, and help steer our chapter toward new heights!
Why Join the Leadership Team?
- Shape Our Chapter’s Future – Play an active role in setting goals, planning events, and expanding our outreach.
- Develop Leadership Skills – Gain experience in organizing, coordinating, and leading aviation initiatives.
- Foster Community and Camaraderie – Build stronger connections with members and engage with the larger aviation community.
Open Leadership Positions
We are currently looking to fill several key roles:
- President - Lead chapter meetings and board meetings
- Vice President - Organize the monthly chapter meetings
- Treasurer - Maintains chapter finances
How to Apply
If you’re interested in stepping up for one of these roles or nominating another chapter member for one of the open roles, please reach out to me at 512-630-4999 or email at president@eaa187.org.
Thank You
Your commitment keeps our chapter active and impactful! Thank you for considering taking on a leadership role to help keep the joy of aviation thriving in our community.
Justin Jones
EAA Chapter 187 President
EAA Chapter 187 Monthly Meeting Minutes
9/13/2025
Justin Jones opened the meeting at 10:00 AM
There were 26 members present and five guest attendees at this meeting.
Announcements:
The October 11 Young Eagles Rally has been postponed for now.
The chapter website is being updated with Bill Elliott working hard to get a website functioning.
The chapter needs to start preparing for officer elections for next year.
The vacancies are President, Vice President, and Treasurer. Anyone interested should contact Justin for nominations.
Scott Fish will be moving out of state so the Treasurer position will be vacant next year.
The EAA Monthly Chapter Video was shown. You can go to it via the link below.
The speaker for this meeting was Dick Gossen, Oshkosh 2025 — DNF! The 37:16 video is linked here:
Dick made a presentation on his trip to Oshkosh. He did not make it to Oshkosh. He had to return to Georgetown due to engine issues. One cylinder on his plane was consuming oil, and he discussed his trouble-shooting work to resolve the issue. The video was recorded by Bill Elliott.
Sarah Wendt made a presentation on an event being sponsored by the Austin-Hill Country Ninety-Nines. The event will be a Hallo-Wing event for Halloween trunk-or-treat at Georgetown Airport. She is seeking donors, volunteers, and display aircraft for October 11, 2025 date between 4 PM to 7 PM. See poster below.
Ryan Gromfin alerted all to the Texas Capital Air Show to be held at the San Marcos airport on November 1 and 2. This even will benefit Wings for Warriors.
Check out the link texascapitalairshow.com
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 AM.
EAA Chapter 187 Meeting Reminder, Saturday September 13th
Twenty-two people attended the meeting, led by Justin Jones, our President. The program was given by 3 speakers who attended Airventure 2025 at Oshkosh, WI: Jeff Greinert, Ken Matthews, and Paul Thayer. They camped with others in the EAA 187 reserved campground. Bill Elliott shot a video of the talks, 1:32 in length, edited down to 1:04.
See the video at our Dropbox video folder.
Jeff Greinert showed us wonderful photos made with his new Sony A7R4 camera with 150-400 mm telephoto lens.
Our website home page went down on August 6...
but it was restored by our web server people at HostPapa on August 8, then went down again. Now it's back up on August 11 and updated a bit.
Sorry if we confused you!
EAA Chapter 187 Meeting Reminder, Saturday August 9th
This is a reminder that we will hold an in-person EAA Chapter 187 Meeting, August 9th at 10:00 am at the Georgetown Executive Airport, located at 500 Terminal Dr, Georgetown, TX 78628.
We are planning on having presentations from our chapter members who went to Airventure this year in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Some topics to be covered are a discussion of the new MOSAIC
(Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification) rule which overhauls the Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) category and Sport Pilot privileges. We will also be talking about workshops, forums and activities our chapter members participated in.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Thanks,
Justin Jones
Chapter 187 President
"Spirit of the WASP" – The (Still) Untold Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII
On July 12, 2025 Lucky Lindy Segall (above) from Fredericksburg and EAA Chapter 1088 presented a slide talk about the WASPs in WWII. In the above photo, Lindy is pointing out his mother, Mimi Lindstrom, who flew planes for the WASPs. She, like the others, was a civilian contractor, not in the military.
Eighteen folks were present at our meeting. This interesting presentation, 1:04 in length, was recorded and edited by Bill Elliott. See it on our Dropbox folder at:
Spirit of the Wasp video
And it is on our EAA 187 website, https://eaa187.org/index.php/home and YouTube soon.
EAA Chapter 187 Meeting, July 12th, with speaker!
This is a reminder that we will hold an in-person EAA Chapter 187 Meeting, July 12th at 10:00 am at the Georgetown Executive Airport, located at 500 Terminal Dr, Georgetown, TX 78628.
Devil Dog, June 14, 2025!
The Devil Dog Squadron had a flying event with their B-25J-30-NC (or PBJ Patrol Bomber, J) at Georgetown Executive Airport. They sold rides for Father’s Day, and also presented a talk to EAA 187. Speakers were Scott Maul, David Hayek, and Tom Paxson. See the video at our Videos page on this website, or click on this link to play it:
Below are some of Bill Elliott's photos of the event [soon]. Plus, here is a link to a brief article in the Williamson County Sun, June 18, 2025.
Also, Brad Bellamy showed some of his project’s wires, which are labeled with a heat-shrink labeler. Very neatly done. One can do something similar by printing small labels, then enclosing them in clear heat shrink over the wire.
Minutes of the EAA Chapter 187 Monthly Meeting
June 14, 2025
Georgetown Airport Terminal Building
The meeting was called to order by Justin Jones at 10:05 AM. There were 20 in attendance. 19 members and one guest: Ken Matthew’s father.
The monthly EAA video was shown. This is the link to view the video if interested.
Young Eagles: there was nothing to report on the YE program. The chapter is still looking for a coordinator. Justin suggested the chapter target a rally sometime in September. That will remain as new business.
Air Venture Update: Ken Matthews has reserved three campsites at Oshkosh. The reservation is Sunday July 20 thru Sunday July 27. There will be plenty of room for tents. Contact Ken on 512-653-7919 for information on the use of the site and for those attending Air Venture, you can call him to get location information and visit the site.
Dick Gossen discussed the fly-in arrival procedures to Air Venture and warned all who are planning on flying in to get very familiar with the NOTAM and routes to get into the airport. These are high risk operations for arrivals.
Scott Maul, Development Officer for the Devil Dog Squadron, made a presentation on the aircraft and the squadron operations. Thank you, Scott, for the short notice to present.
[Bill Elliott shot a video of the talk, and it is on our website.]
Brad Bellamy made a presentation on printed shrink wrap labels that can be made with print on the wrap as a label. Give Brad a call for more details on these wraps.
The latest membership count for the Chapter is 76 paid members [as of July 1]. Eight previous members have opted out of rejoining this year.
The next monthly meeting is July 12 at 10:00 AM at the Georgetown Airport Terminal building.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:55 AM.
David Hayek, Secretary
EAA Chapter 187 Monthly Meeting Reminder, Saturday June 14th
This is a reminder that we will hold an in-person EAA Chapter 187 Meeting, June 14th at 10:00 am at the Georgetown Executive Airport, located at 500 Terminal Dr, Georgetown, TX 78628. We are planning on having a representative from the Devil Dog Squadron to discuss flying, maintaining and preserving the World War 2 era B-25 bomber, the Devil Dog. The Devil Dog Squadron will be holding their Fathers Day event outside the Georgetown airport terminal on June 14th and offering rides every hour from 8:00 am until 11:00 am. Check out their website at Devil Dog Squadron to find out more information on how to reserve a flight for the event.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Thanks, Justin Jones Chapter 187 President
EAA Chapter 187 Monthly Meeting Minutes 5/10/2025
Justin Jones called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM. This meeting followed a morning pancake breakfast prepared by Justin Jones and Ken Matthews. A special thank you to Haruko Reese for tutoring the novice pancake cookers on the use of the equipment and the method of cooking some great pancakes. Plenty of volunteers helped with set up, cooking, preparing food, and clean up.
All the members present enjoyed the pancakes, sausage, eggs, and fruit. The weather was perfect for the outdoor activity.
The meeting was started in the meeting room. Unfortunately, the EAA internet was down so the monthly EAA communication meeting was not shown. There were 21 in attendance; this includes three guests, who are new to the area and will be joining the Chapter: Daniel Kelly, Colin Murphey, and Aditya Anne (who joined, see his photo below). William Bennett gave a presentation on the use of shrink wrap on small gage wire connectors. The wrap replaces the wire splice connectors, which do not work well on the small gage wiring. Ken Matthews updated the group on the Oshkosh camp site reserved for the Chapter. If interested, contact Ken. Other news.
There will be a Commemorative Air Force War Bird Expo Ride Day on June 14 with three aircraft participating in the event: The Georgetown B-25 Devil Dog, the Gulf Coast Wing T-6 Trainer, and JRB-6 Navy Transport. For information on the event visit the https://gulfcoastwing.org/ website.
The next monthly meeting will be June 14, 2025, at the Georgetown airport terminal. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 AM.
David Hayek
Chapter 187 Secretary
Aditya Anne, new member
Photos of Pancake Breakfast and EAA 187 Meeting, May 10, 2025
By Bill Elliott
Here are some snapshots of the two dozen or so folks who came for the great pancake breakfast under the live oaks at Georgetown Executive Airport on May 10. I believe we had 20 people at the meeting inside later, including 4 new guests. Thanks to our cooks and thanks for coming out!
Notes on Rockdale Fly-out by Scott Fish
EAA187 traveled to Rockdale on April 12, 2025, to get an updated tour of the Rockdale Tiger Flight operation run by member Jimmy Cox at Coffield Regional Airport (KRCK). Tiger Flight provides youth and mentors with experience refurbishing and rebuilding donated aircraft of a variety of types, and assists the students with EAA Young Eagle flights and time in the cockpit. It’s a wonderful operation enabled by untold hours contributed by Jimmy and other volunteers who care about youth education and aviation restoration.
The visit included four pilots flying in from KGTU and KT74, plus a few members driving out to Rockdale, which is 43 miles east of Round Rock on US79.
Rockdale’s Domino’s Pizza manager was on hand, and provided pizza for the group, as Jimmy described the volunteer program, and showed the various types of restoration activities students are involved in. He also gave a tour of both flying and project aircraft in their nice-sized hangar.
Thanks to Jimmy and Justin Jones for helping set this up and providing a wonderful experience in our Chapter’s extended aviation community.
Photos by Justin Jones
EAA Chapter 187 Monthly Meeting Minutes
March 8, 2025
President Justin Jones called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM
There were 25 members and 13 guests in attendance.
Announcements:
- The chapter had a tent set up at the Nichols Car Show on March 1. Jimmy Cox was also there promoting the Rockdale Tiger Flight program. We had 10 youth interested in the Young Eagle flights and they left contact information.
- There is an air show next Saturday, March15, Burnet airport.
- Jimmy Cox is the new owner of James Aircraft in Rockdale.
- The chapter is sponsoring a “Fly Out” to Rockdale after the April 8 monthly meeting. Contact Tom Paxson for details.
- We planned a Young Eagle rally after the meeting, but the weather did not look good.
- Today we have Owen Pike presenting information on his June 2024 trip to EAA Air Academy.
- Today we are having an award presentation for Deene Ogden.
Owen Pike, a Young Eagles Scholar, gave a presentation on his June 2024 trip to Oshkosh and attendance at a one-week EAA Air Academy. His trip was funded by the Chapter after a selection process was completed early in 2024.
Owen did an excellent presentation on his activities for the week, and he thanked the Chapter for the opportunity to attend.
Ryan Newman, the FAAST Program Manager Operations from the San Antonio FSDO office was present.
Ryan presented Deene Ogden with a complete copy of the FAA records for Deene’s 50 years as a pilot.
Ryan presented the FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award to our chapter members, tech counselor, and flight advisor, Deene Ogden. The award is to recognize individuals who have exhibited exemplary aviation expertise, distinguished professionalism, and steadfast commitment for at least 50 years of piloting experience. This award is the most prestigious award the FAA issued to pilots.
To be eligible for the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, nominees must meet the following criteria:
- Hold a U.S. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot certificate.
- Have 50 or more years of civil and military piloting experience or 50 or more years combined experience in both piloting and aircraft operations.
- Up to 20 years of the required 50 years may be U.S. military experience.
- The effective start date for the 50 years is the date of the nominee’s first solo flight or military equivalent.
- The 50 years may be computed consecutively or non-consecutively.
- Be a U.S. citizen.
- Have NOT had any airman certificate revoked.
Congratulations Deene!
Members can view the two presentations in the Videos link of our website at
https://eaa187.org/index.php/videos
The next chapter meeting will be April 12, 2025, at 10:00 AM.
David Hayek, Chapter 187 Secretary
EAA Chapter 187 Monthly Meeting Minutes February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025
President Justin Jones opened the meeting at 10:00 AM.
There were 34 in attendance. There were 26 chapter members present.
We welcomed six members of the Civil Air Patrol Apollo Composite Squadron based at Georgetown airport.
Lt Colonel Lee Saage, Lt Colonel Sue Kristoffersen, and squadron members Denise White, Jeff Beaulieu, Alexander Hertzler and Christianna White.
Justin also recognized two guests: Adrian Amado and Declan Herbert.
Announcements
1. The first Young Eagle Day for 2025 will be March 1 at Georgetown.
2. The chapter will have a spot with table, tents, and information about EAA at the Nichols Car and Airplane show on February 22 at the Georgetown airport.
3. There are plans to have a fly out after the April monthly meeting with the location yet to be defined. Could go to Rockdale to see the Tiger Flight location with a meal available. More information to come on this. Check your emails.
Members are encouraged to participate in these activities.
The monthly EAA Chapter News video was shown. Each EAA member should have received an email from EAA Chapter News at connect@eaa.org. Members check your email to view this interesting news video.
Justin introduced Lt Colonel Saage. He gave an interesting presentation on the Civil Air Patrol. Lt. Col. Kristoffersen introduced the officers and cadets. A video of the presentation may be posted on the EAA187.org website after the CAP reviews it. The two CAP cadets in attendance, White and Hertzler, presented their experience with the CAP organization.
Bill Elliott recorded a video of their presentation, but it will not available to the public without CAP approval, not yet given.
Recognition awards for chapter support for 2024 were presented to Tech Counselors, Brian Decker and William Bennett, and Membership Support, Tom Paxson. They were not able to attend the January banquet.
There was discussion on the Chapter getting a group camp site at this year’s AirVenture. Contact Ken Matthews if interested in participating. Time is short on scheduling this.
David Hayek
Chapter187 Secretary
Young Eagles Rally Postponed
This had to be moved because the car & plane show has been moved to March 1, and there will be too much activity and traffic at GTU. See below.
Next Meeting and YE Rally, March 8, 2025 This is a reminder that we will hold an in-person EAA Chapter 187 Meeting Saturday, March 8th at 10:00 am at the Georgetown Executive Airport, located at 500 Terminal Dr, Georgetown, TX 78628. Light refreshments will be provided. Looking forward to seeing everyone! We will hold our YE Rally after the March 8 meeting, but we need volunteers!! Please contact Michelle G., our YE Coordinator [see roster]. Michelle G. says, "It's better to move the Young Eagles day from 3/1 to either Sat. 3/8 12 - 4 after the chapter meeting or Sat. 3/15 8 - 12 depending on the availability of the volunteers. I'll update in the coming days." Thanks, Chapter 187
The car & plane show has moved to March 1. YOU MAY REGISTER ONLY AT (or you will be scammed):
StephaniesGtownAirportCarShow.eventbrite.com
If you have questions on the show email SNICHOLS@CHAMBERSBAYINS.COM
EAA 187 Minutes, Annual Banquet, 2025-01-13
David Hayek, Secretary
The 2025 Annual Banquet for Chapter 187 was held at Smokey Mo’s BBQ, Georgetown, on January 10, 2025. President Justin Jones welcomed the 25 members and 9 guests in attendance. Photos of the banquet are posted on Dropbox:
Justin recognized members for their support of the chapter in 2024:
Dick Gossen was recognized as the MVP, the Most Valuable Presenter for his entertaining presentations during the monthly meetings. Four of Dick’s videos were posted on our website and on YouTube in the “EAA 187 Videos” subscription.
Fidot Fomichev was recognized for his Web Designer support.
Brian Decker, William Bennett, and Deene Ogden were recognized as Technical Counselors for the Chapter.
Tom Paxson was recognized for his work as the new Membership Coordinator.
Michael Garel was recognized for his work as the Young Eagle coordinator for the last three years.
Five of our Young Eagle Pilots received snappy navy Young Eagle Pilot caps with Chapter 187 stitched on the side. They were Jimmy Cox, David Hayek, Patrick O'Malley, Tom Paxson, and Haruko Reese.
James Cox was recognized for his work at the Rockdale Tiger Flight program, supporting the Scholarship Coordinator role, and his work as a Young Eagles Coordinator with 36 Young Eagle flights from Rockdale.
Bill Elliott was recognized for being our Newsletter Editor, Web Editor, Videographer (recording YE flights and presentations), and his work as the Chapter Secretary.
Scott Fish was recognized for his work as the Chapter Treasurer.
Ken Mathews was recognized for his work as the Vice President and securing speakers for the monthly meetings.
Justin Jones was recognized for his work as a first-time President of the Chapter.
We also recognized a First Flight for a new build. The Tangoflight aircraft, an RV-12, N413TF went airborne for the first time on March 1, 2024, with Gary Hamilton at the controls. The aircraft was delivered to its owner, Tony Hahn of Houston on April 25, 2024.
The banquet concluded with a raffle for many door prizes! One particular table all got prizes.
Soon after the banquet our new YE Coordinator was announced: Michelle Guardabascio, pictured below, who joined our chapter a few months ago. She is working on getting current on her certificate after not flying for some years. Members also can see her picture in our Members Area/EAA 187 Member Photos of the website (you must login). Congratulations Michelle!
Michelle Guardabascio
See you all at the regular meeting on Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 10 am at the Georgetown Executive Airport Terminal meeting room. The Civil Air Patrol will present at our meeting!
To see past issues of the EAA 187 Newsletter and earlier editions, go to the Newsletter Archives page.
