Calendar of Events for 2025
As usual, it's going to be a busy summer for 846! We have cookouts,Young Eagles, fly-ins and fly-outs all summer long. Stay tuned to Facebook and Telegram for the latest information, but this is what we have for now:
- July 10, Chapter Cookout & Gathering, Chapter Hangar M-1, Skypark
- July 21-27, Air Venture, Wittman Field, Oshkosh WI, (OSH)
- Aug. 8-10, Swank Fly-out, Swank Field, (0OH5)
- Aug. 14, Chapter Cookout & Gathering, Baker Hangar #27, Medina Municipal Airport
- Aug. 26, VMC Club, Skypark Terminal, 3071 Greenwich Rd, Wadsworth
- Sept. 11, Chapter Cookout & Gathering, Chapter Hangar M-1, Skypark
- Sept. 13, Pancake Breakfast and Fly-In, Wayne County Airport, (BJJ), 6020 N. Honeytown Rd. Smithville, OH
- Oct. 7 VMC Club, Skypark Terminal, 3071 Greenwich Rd, Wadsworth
- Oct. 9 Chapter Gathering, Chapter Hangar M-1, Skypark
- Oct. 28 VMC Club, Skypark Terminal, 3071 Greenwich Rd, Wadsworth
- Nov. 13 Chapter Gathering, Chapter Hangar M-1, Skypark
- Nov. 25 VMC Club, Skypark Terminal, 3071 Greenwich Rd, Wadsworth
- Dec. 11 Chapter Gathering, Chapter Hangar M-1, Skypark
And be on the lookout for more!
Pancake Breakfast and Fly-In Fundraiser
Join us for our Annual Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast! This year's event, Sat., Sept. 13th, will be held at the Wayne County Airport, (KBJJ) if you are flying in and 6020 Honeytown Rd., if you're driving. You can enjoy a breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, and unlimited pancakes. We will be serving from 8 am- 12 pm. Donations are accepted and will go to fund chapter actives like our Young Eagles days and our scholarships.
There will be experimental aircraft on display, along with displays of remote controlled airplanes, a 50/50 raffle and balsa wood plane kits for the kids. Come to the airport, rain or shine, for a delicious, piping hot breakfast and a chance to see some unique aircraft!
Swank 2024
By Paul Lutz
Our annual Chapter 846 Fly In/Camp Out at Swank Field in Butler, Ohio is fast approaching. The dates this year are July 5-7. You are welcome to come for the weekend or just come for the day. Butler is close enough to Wadsworth that it is an easy flight or even a short drive. Friday evening dinner is on your own. The chapter griddles will be available for use if needed. Saturday morning we will have a pancake breakfast and then dinner will be sub sandwiches. Please bring a side dish to share for dinner. Sunday morning breakfast will be pastries and coffee. There showers and water on site.
The weather looked good so planning started midweek for a 
KPCW was active with several planes departing the area as we arrived. We did a right breakout maneuver from the south to space us onto the downwind leg for 27, landed and had prime parking on the Tin Goose ramp. Good time had by all!
SAVE THE DATE!
Mark your calendars for the Chapter 846 Holiday Party /Monthly Gathering, Saturday, January 13, 2024. Time– Stay Tuned! The Knights of Columbus Hall, 148 North Lyman Street, Wadsworth OH 44281.
Annual Fly-In & Pancake Breakfast, Coming Right Up!
Join us for our Annual Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast! This year's event will be held at the the Wayne County Airport, (KBJJ) if you are flying in and 6020 Honeytown Rd. if you're driving. You can enjoy a breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, and unlimited pancakes. Donations accepted.
There will be experimental aircraft on display, along with displays of remote controlled airplanes, a 50/50 raffle and balsa wood plane kits for the kids. Come to the airport, rain or shine, for a delicious, piping hot breakfast and a chance to see some unique aircraft!
Ford Tri-Motor: August 2023
We had beautiful weather during the Ford Tri-Motor tour stop August 17-20th.
34 chapter members came out to the Wayne County Airport, and volunteered more than 447 hours over the four days! Thank you to all who came out to volunteer, as well as those who volunteered to help load up supplies prior to the event, and those who helped to unload the supplies back at the chapter hangar after the event.
Between Mary Baker reaching out to her media contacts, and Greg Cantrell’s TV interview and presentation to the local Kawanis organization, we attracted 508 paying passengers and flew 58 flights.
Congratulations to Arlene Maksymicz for her winning bid on the Ford Tri-Motor shadow box. Greg Cantrell did a beautiful job of creating the shadow box. Arlene also renewed her chapter membership during the tour stop. Note: Arlene is now famous! She was featured in a wonderful story by Emma Hornung from EAA, "Do you believe in love at first sight? Or, perhaps more fitting, love at first flight? Arlene Maksymicz of EAA Chapter 846 sure does! The love affair started when the Liberty Ford Tri- Motor made a stop at the Wayne County Airport (KBJJ) in Ohio in September 2019. Since that day, Arlene has now sat right seat in the Tri-Motor numerous times (and awaits her next opportunity)." The full article can be found here.
Finally, thank you to the members of the Ford Tri-Motor Tour Stop Committee, consisting of: Brian Burke, Tour Stop Chairperson, Mary Baker and Greg Cantrell, Marketing Co-Chair; Greg Cantrell, Sponsorship Coordinator; and committee members Gary Baker and Chris Oehlers.
Chapter Campout at Swank Field in July
