Welcome to EAA Chapter 32

Chapter 32 meets on the third Saturday of the month at the Aviation Resource Center at St. Charles County Airport / Smartt Field (KSET) unless otherwise indicated. The General Meeting begins at 10am with a presentation following meeting.
  

EAA 32 Newsletter
  

June 2026

• President's Airspace by Jim Hall
• EAA 32 Booth at Spirit // STEM Airshow
• Monthly Minutes by Dave Deweese
• Calendar of Aviation Events
• This Month in Aviation History
• Young Eagles
• Learners as We Go
• NC-85862 1946 Aeronca Chief, 11AC-256 Rescue and Restoration, by Michael E Benne and Jon Benne
• Paragliding Training - My 1st Experiences, by Randall S. Long
• Prop Wash
• KSET Runway Closures
• D'Apuzzo Senior Aero Sport, by Jim Hall
• Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP)
• The Empennage
• Go to the full June 2026 Newsletter

EAA Chapter 32 General Meeting: No general meeting at the ARC in June.

We will be at the EAA Chapter 864 Pancake breakfast and STEM event at KALN.

Those of you who aren’t working should still come to enjoy the food and also a chance to meet with many of the 40 plus ‘all women’ aircrews who will be on the Alton airfield to show their aircraft and talk about competing in the 49th Annual Air Race Classic which will be leaving from the St. Louis Regional Airport on the following Tuesday. You may even spot a certain Sonerai aircraft and Continental Cutaway Aircraft engine on display that you recognize. Come and enjoy, it’ll be fun and informative!

Unfortunately, the St. Charles County "Smartt" Field Airport administration has informed EAA Chapter 32 that there will be a 42 day construction project involving the runways starting the week before the July 11 Young Eagle event. This construction project forced the chapter to make the difficult decision to move the location of the July event for which you signed up to attend. The new location for the event is the Washington, MO airport located at 12958 Highway 47, Marthasville, MO 63357. We realize that this is quite a drive for many people, but given the scope of the project at the St. Charles airport, our only options were to cancel the event, which we really did not want to do, or move the event to another airport in the area. We WILL continue to conduct the Boy Scout Merit badge event at the Washington airport during the Young Eagle rally so if you are signed up for the Merit Badge event, that class will continue at this temporary location for the July event. We do understand that you may need to change your plans due to the venue change, but there is no need to do anything--other than note the new location--if you can still attend at the Washington, MO airport. If you do need to cancel, we do understand, just please cancel online so that others may use the open reservation spot. We apologize for needing to move the event, but we still want to fly if we can and the location change makes that possible. Thanks once again! Hopefully, we see you at the Washington MO airport for the July 11 Young Eagle rally!

-Jeff Stephenson, EAA 32 Young Eagle coordinator

All flights are determined by the weather conditions and availability of pilots. Please sign up at https://events.eaachapters.org/? so we know how many to expect. Online sign up is limited to 25.  Registration forms are also available the morning of the Rally. Walk-in registrations are available first come, first serve. A parent or legal guardian must sign the form before the child can fly. If a parent or legal guardian is not able to attend, please sign up on line.

For more information, click on Young Eagles page.

Please note: If you sign up online, you will be signing up for a time slot. Please arrive as early as you can to 9am. Flights are still first, come, first fly. This is due to many factors out of our control such as weather, pilot availability, etc. Smartt field is located about a mile from the Mississippi river so sometimes we have to delay flights do to fog. In the summer, the air can get bumpy later in the morning because of heat and we may have to close early. If the winds pick up, we may have to cancel flights. We really want your kids to fly, so even if you sign up for a late morning time slot, please come as close to 9am as you can so we can get the flight in.

If you are attending the Aviation Badge Workshop, please sign up for both the Young Eagle flight and the Aviation Badge Workshop. See below for details. 

For more information on the Young Eagle Program, see the Young Eagles page for details.

Unfortunately, the St. Charles County "Smartt" Field Airport administration has informed EAA Chapter 32 that there will be a 42 day construction project involving the runways starting the week before the July 11 Young Eagle event. This construction project forced the chapter to make the difficult decision to move the location of the July event for which you signed up to attend. The new location for the event is the Washington, MO airport located at 12958 Highway 47, Marthasville, MO 63357. We realize that this is quite a drive for many people, but given the scope of the project at the St. Charles airport, our only options were to cancel the event, which we really did not want to do, or move the event to another airport in the area. We WILL continue to conduct the Boy Scout Merit badge event at the Washington airport during the Young Eagle rally so if you are signed up for the Merit Badge event, that class will continue at this temporary location for the July event. We do understand that you may need to change your plans due to the venue change, but there is no need to do anything--other than note the new location--if you can still attend at the Washington, MO airport. If you do need to cancel, we do understand, just please cancel online so that others may use the open reservation spot. We apologize for needing to move the event, but we still want to fly if we can and the location change makes that possible. Thanks once again! Hopefully, we see you at the Washington MO airport for the July 11 Young Eagle rally!

-Jeff Stephenson, EAA 32 Young Eagle coordinator

The Aviation Badge Workshops covers the badge requirements for the Boy Scout, Girl Scouts, and the American Heritage Aviation Badges. The Workshop is offered concurrently with the Young Eagles Rally. This way, the kids can learn about flight, then take the optional flight in an aircraft! There is no cost for the Aviation Badge Workshop. Boy Scouts will need to present the Merit Badge Application (blue card) with a scout master signature for the Merit badge counselor's signature.

Sign up for the Aviation Badge Workshop here. 

If you sign up for the Aviation Badge Workshop and want to take the Young Eagles flight, there is a separate signup for the flight. The Young Eagle flight is optional and the material covered in the workshop will be enough to quality for the badge if the scout does not fly. 

Girl scouts are not authorized to fly as per GSA rules. If you wish to fly as a Young Eagle, you must remove any Girl Scout insignia (vests, sashes, etc) and fly as a civilian. 

For more information, click on Aviation Badge page. 

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