Chapter 811's Regular Monthly Gatherings are on Fourth Tuesdays at the East Hill Flying Club at KITH - Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport, unless otherwise noted below. We'll gather at 6:30PM for refreshments and fellowship, followed by the program at 7:00PM. We usually meet at the East Hill Flying Club, 62 Brown Road, Ithaca NY 14850. Gatherings with a day in parenthesis next to the date are at another time, gatherings at a different location are noted in the listing. Items in italics are activities of Aviation Explorer Post 62 at the East Hill Flying Club - Chapter members are invited to join and help out. Items in bold italics are joint events with the Explorer Post. Items flagged with asterisks are subject to confirmation.
IMC Club Sessions are on First Thursdays at the East Hill Flying Club at KITH - Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport - sessions start at 7:00PM and run for about an hour.
VMC Club Sessions are on Fourth Wednesdays at the East Hill Flying Club at KITH - Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport - sessions start at 7:00PM and run for about an hour.
EAA Chapter 811 Calendar for 2024
February 25 (Sun) - Visit to Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport (opens at 10:00)
March 10 (Sun) - Drive to Rome for UAV flying tour* (joint activity w/Explorer Post 62)
April 14 (Sun) - Rochester Tower Tour* (w/Post 62)
May 11-12 (Sat-Sun) - Trip to Smithsonian Air & Space Museum - Explorer Post 62 Overnight
May 18 (Sat) (rain 19) - Young Eagles Rally
June 24 - EAA 811 Hangar Block Party
July 13 (Sat) - Rick Reynolds' Perry City Fly-in BBQ
July 22nd -28th - Oshkosh AirVenture - if you’re going to Oshkosh and have an empty seat or two, some of our Aviation Explorers would like to go along.
August 8 (Sat) (rain date Sept. 9) - Niagara Aerospace Museum and Falls Overflight - Post 62 activity, Pilots needed.
August 26 - EAA 811 BBQ at Ovid Airport*
September14 (Sat) - Fly-out Breakfast or Lunch (location tbd)
October 22 - Jerry Friedman on flying to Morocco*
November 26 - Cornell CUAIR Project - Mike Thompson*
December 17 (note day change due to Christmas) - The Wright Brothers - Jack Thompson