Whether you fly, build, restore or simply enjoy airplanes and aviation, we would love have you attend our events and join Chapter 846. We are a group of aviation enthusiasts, aircraft builders, and pilots who get together with like-minded people to share ideas, exchange information, encourage safety, serve the local aviation community and have a lot of fun along the way. So much so that we have been awarded Gold Chapter status for the sixth year in a row!

Please join us for our next gathering or event, and see what we are all about! We generally meet on the second Thursday of each month at our Chapter hangar, M-1, Skypark Airport (15G), Wadsworth, OH. A calendar of all our events can be found at our Chapter Calendar page.

Our Next Fly-Out, Swank Field, August 8-10 

The annual Chapter 846 Camp Out/Fly-in/Drive-in is scheduled for August 8-10, 2025 at Swank Airfield (0OH5) in Butler, OH. The runway is 3000 ft. of well manicured grass. The chapter will be serving a pancake breakfast Saturday morning. The griddles will be available for anyone to use throughout the weekend for cooking. The city is a short walk and has multiple restaurants. Come for the day or the entire weekend. Camping with a tent or camper is allowed on the airport.

July Gathering and Birthday Party!

Please join us for our upcoming EAA Chapter 846 Monthly Gathering and 40th Birthday Party!

Thursday, July 10, 2025, Chapter Hangar, M1

 Cookout 6 pm

Gathering 7 pm

Please bring dish to pass, burgers and hot dogs provided. Come for Cake and Ice Cream in Celebration of our 40th Birthday!

Chapter Location: Hangar M-1, Wadsworth Skypark Airport (15G), 3071 Greenwich Road, Wadsworth, OH 44281

 July Gathering Agenda:

• Project Updates & Upcoming Events
• Safety Topic and Program –KOSH, AirVenture In’s and out’s: Gary Baker & Randy Brooks

Congratulations, Raffle Winners!

June, 2025

Congratulations to Chapter member Kym Lucas and Friend of the Chapter and Fred & Edilene Coblentz' grandson, Joe Campbell, for being our winners of two all access passes to Aviators Club North at this year's AirVenture. Anticipation was running high as the winners were selected at the June meeting. The passes not only include access to the Club, and its sweet, sweet air-conditioning, but also food served throughout the day, and all the ice cream bars you can eat. 

Thanks to all who purchased a chance to win the passes. The chapter raised $880 that will benefit the Fred Coblentz Memorial Aviation Scholarship. This scholarship will be available to an individual interested in furthering their education in aviation.

June Gathering

• Date -  Thursday, June 12, 2025
• Location - Chapter Hangar, M1

Cookout Starts at 6 pm - Be There! (Please bring dish to pass)

Gathering starts at 7 pm

June Gathering Agenda:

• Safety topic - ATC Ops, Karl Aber
• Project Updates and Upcoming Events
• Program - Engine Management and Maintenance, Arnold Wolfe, FAA Inspector 

Congrats Fiona Burke!

May, 2025

Fiona received her Explore Aviation Camp scholarship check at the May Gathering, and will be attending before Oshkosh.

Gold Status for 2024!

It's official! Chapter 846 has attained gold status for 2024. We have earned designation as a Gold Chapter, every year since the beginning of the Chapter Recognition program, recognizing chapters that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to aviation. 

THANK YOU, MEMBERS!!

Going to AirVenture 2025?

AirVenture is great, but it can also be hot and exhausting. Where can someone go to get a meal and rest in air-conditioned comfort? The Aviators Club North! Club amenities include:

- Breakfast and lunch served daily

- Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages during the day

- Dinner for Wednesday’s night air show

- Electronics charging station and bag storage

- Restroom facilities with air conditioning and flush toilets

A donation of four passes for access to the Aviators Club North during AirVenture 2025 has been made to the Chapter. Enter our raffle for a chance to win two tickets to upgrade your AirVenture experience. A raffle ticket for a chance of winning two of the four passes for the Aviators Club can be purchased for $40. 

• Two Aviators Club passes — Tues., July 22, (Retail value $330)
• Two Aviators Club passes — Wed., July 23, (Retail value $420)

All proceeds go to benefit the Fred Coblentz Memorial Aviation Scholarship. This scholarship will be available to an individual interested in furthering their education in aviation. The odds of winning will be based upon the number of tickets sold for each day’s event. NOTE- Donating to the Fred Coblentz Memorial Scholarship does not increase or decrease your chances of winning.

Each purchaser must be a member of EAA National and provide an EAA number during checkout. Admission to AirVenture is not included. Purchasers do not need to be a member of EAA Chapter 846. Winners will be drawn during the EAA Chapter 846 Gathering Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 7 pm. The winners do not need to be present. 

April Gathering 

• Date - Thursday, April 10, 2025 
• Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter Hangar, M-1  
• Gathering at 7 PM

April Gathering Agenda:

• Project Updates & Upcoming
• Events Safety Topic– Airport Signage, Xavier Wilson
• Program– Canard Boulevard Cozy MKIV, Scott MacLean

2025 Ray Scholarship Recipient

Congratulations to Xavier Wilson on receiving the 2025 Ray Scholarship! Xavier will receive a $12,000 scholarship from EAA and the James Ray Foundation towards the completion of his Private Pilot Certificate. We look forward to having Xavier represent Chapter 846 as our newest Ray Scholar.

Thank you as well to Tyler Sommers, John Watts, and Sylvio Marcucci for their applications and presentations to the chapter during the March gathering.

February Gathering 

Date- Thursday, February 13, 2025
Location- Skypark Airport, Chapter hangar, M-1 

Social time starts at 6:30 PM, and the regular gathering will start at 7 PM

February Gathering Agenda:
- Project Updates & Upcoming Events
- Meet the Chapter Explore Aviation Camp Applicants
- Safety Topic– Preflight Weather Products, Charlie Gibbons
- Program– NASA X-59 Project, Ray Castner 

Congratulations Ray Scholar Doug Tytko!

Dec., 2024

Our 2024 Ray Scholar, Doug Tytko, passed his checkride on December 27th and received his Private Pilot Certificate despite less than perfect weather conditions. Doug is now the Chapter's sixth Ray Scholar to successfully earn a Private Pilot Certificate through the EAA Ray Scholarship program!

Let 'Em Know What You Think!

EAA is asking, so take a moment to let them know what you think. What can we do better? What activities are important to you? Take a moment and take the annual survey, here. It will help the Chapter retain our Gold status, and help us give the chapter members more of what they want. Make your voice heard!  

For More. . . 

If you would like to know more about the Chapter's past activities, go to our News page for even more about what we have been up to!