Welcome to EAA Chapter 75, the largest, oldest, and most active Quad Cities aviation chapter. Founded in 1959, the chapter's mission is to share the joy of aviation and advancing aviation education with pilots, builders, and enthusiasts alike.   

Chapter Announcements

• Chapter Gatherings: In addition to our monthly 1st Saturday Coffee & Donuts social event, our chapter will hold chapter gatherings every 4th Saturday from January through May and September through November at Revv Aviation, 9230 N. Harrison St., Davenport, IA 52806 from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM.   

• Chapter Potlucks: In the summer months, June through August, the chapter holds a potluck lunch at noon on the second Saturday of each month at a local airports or airstrips. In December, our chapter hosts a holiday potluck
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• IMC Club: Dan Murphy, EAA Chapter 75's IMC Coordinator has canceled the upcoming IMC Club Meeting scheduled for April 1, 2025, due to many of the attendees being out of the state to attend SUN 'n FUN in Lakeland, Florida. The IMC Club will return at its normal date, the First Tuesday of every month, at the normal time of 6:00 PM and place, Revv Aviation, 9230 North Harrison Street, Davenport, IA 52806, on May 6, 2025.
  
  
• First Saturday Coffee & Donuts: On Apri; 5th, 8:30-11:00 AM, This month we hope to see everyone at our 1st Saturday of the month coffee & donuts hosted by Paul Fisher. Please come and see his 1990 Quickie Q-200 and 2009 Van's RV-7A and for some good hangar talk.
  • FLYING: Fly to the Davenport Municipal Airport. When taxiing, use Taxiway B to the west end to get to the old T-Hangars. Parking will be in the grass nearest the taxiway.
  • DRIVING: Drive to the Davenport Municipal Airport. We’ll be meeting at Paul Fisher’s hangar (E-5). He is located at the west end of the old T-Hangars. Call Paul at 309-230-8719 for access if the gate is closed.

• Chapter Business Meeting: The Board of Directors will hold a business meeting at 4:30 PM on April, 9th at Revv Aviation, 9230 North Harrison Street in Davenport, Iowa. We encourage all of the membership to attend.
  
  
• Chapter Gathering - April 26th: Chapter member Tobey Strauch has agreed to share her presentation titled “Once Upon an Airman”. In her presentation, she will discuss her time in the United States Air Force (USAF), her impressive background, career, and education, how she overcame the queasiness and life’s obstacles to obtain a private pilot’s license, her adventures, and the life lessons that aviation has taught her and how it has helped her develop as a leader.
  
  As a young woman, she was enlisted in the USAF from 1990 to 1999. She was a Telecommunications Network Specialist while serving at Royal Air Force Mildenhall & was responsible for the communications of the European Airborne Command Post and the circuits of Air Force One. In her return to the United States, she served part-time in the United States Air Force Reserves at Falcon Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, while also going to college to continue her education. She also got into life support, where she made the helmet fittings and taught aircrew life support for Lockheed C-130 personnel. In 2024, she fulfilled a life-long dream of hers and became a private pilot.
  
  Tobey is currently managing brownfield installations for controls upgrades at Arconic in Davenport, Iowa, and has previously worked as a principal controls engineer. She has 20 plus years in automation and controls. She has commissioned systems, pro-grammed PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), robots, and SCADAs (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisitions). She has a broad mix of mechatronics with process control and enjoys solving problems with Matlab and Simscape.
  
  The presentation will begin at 9:30 AM during the chapter gathering event, located at Revv Aviation, 9230 North Harrison Street, Davenport, IA 52806. You can arrive early from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM to socialize, have coffee, and a donut. This program is one that you do not want to miss!

• Chapter Needs: Those interested in contributing to the organization, including leading and organizing speakers for our monthly gatherings should contact Dan Murphy at skyhawk147j@gmail.com or attend our April 9, 2025 Chapter Business Meeting at Revv Aviation in Davenport, Iowa.
  
  
• The chapter board members are always interested in your feedback. If there is something you'd like to see or do in 2025, please email Dan Murphy at skyhawk147j@gmail.com with your suggestions.
  
  
•  Finally, if you wish to keep up to date with what is happening in the chapter, please visit this website often. The domain name EAA75.ORG is easy to remember and easy to share with others.  

EAA Chapter 75 is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on advancing aviation education within the Quad Cities Area.