Welcome to The Green Mountain Flyers
Whether you fly, build, restore, or simply enjoy airplanes and aviation, we invite you to attend our events and chapter meetings. We are a group of aviation enthusiasts, aircraft builders, and pilots who get together to share stories, exchange information, encourage safety, and serve the local aviation community, and have as much fun as we can doing so. Please join us at our next event or meeting.
Our March meeting was very informative.
Jim Malecha, of New England Soaring Association, presented a thorough description of what they offer for individuals and families.
NESA, operates out of KVSF, Hartness Airport, Springfield, VT.
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Our next presentation will be April (Sunday, 4/16; weather date 4/30) --
Aviation Historian Brian Lindner
Will be presenting his talk "Shot Down."
This talk covers the stories behind some of the most famous aviation photographs of World War II.
This event will be held in the Rutland Civil Air Patrol building, on the airport, details as we get closer.
(This event is RSVP required, owing to space limitations and the chapter's need need to pre-plan food.)
Please contact us for information about attending.
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For 2023 we are planning two fly-in breakfasts
October (Saturday, 10/14) -- "Leaf-Peeper" Fly-In Breakfast/Lunch
Both of these fly-ins will have longer hours allowing for moody morning weather.
The meals offered will transition from breakfast fare into a lunch menu as the mid day approaches.
We expect to be serving until 1 or 2PM
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Our chapter organizes several Young Eagles events for the region's youth.
At this time we have four YE events on the calendar, these being,
June (Saturday, 6/17) -- "Summer Solstice" Young Eagles rally
July (Saturday, 7/15) -- "Mid-Summer Fun" Young Eagles rally
Aug. (Saturday, 8/19) -- "Late-Summer Fun" Young Eagles rally
Sep. (Saturday, 9/16) -- "Autumn Equinox" Young Eagles rally
As we have been doing the past few years Preregistration will be required.
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General meetings and events are held at the Rutland Airport (KRUT). Upstairs in the terminal building. Chapter members and non-member aviation enthusiasts are always welcome. Business and administrative meetings for officers are held periodically. Visitors are always welcome!
The only requirement for joining our chapter is a love for aviation and a desire to share the camaraderie of fellow aviation enthusiasts. Well, you need to be a member of EAA as well.
We can provide a 6-month EAA membership when joining our chapter.
Our contact number is 802 259 3749, please leave a message.