Welcome!

The Experimental Airplane Association is a worldwide aviation association of average people that is all about personal aviation and the freedom to build and fly what you had built.  It’s that simple!  It is said that there are three types of EAA members: those who build to fly, those that enjoy just creating, and those who simply like to be around aviation.

                                       At the Pearson Washington Chapter, we do all three! 

  A wide spectrum of people from every walk of life and occupation make airplanes at their homes every day.  Do you need a lot of special training?  No, a lot of builders have done nothing more complicated than changing the oil in their cars prior to beginning their projects and use normal power and hand tools found at your local home improvement store when they did it.  But the majority of builders belong to their local Chapter and rely on members for advice and support during the process making the build faster and better as it's always better to have help from people who have done this already.  An extra set of eyes is always an advantage and the "measure twice and cut once" saying is totally true!  Being an EAA member also brings discounts from suppliers and a huge amount of educational materials and opportunities that pays dividends to members.

Don't have a pilot's license?  With the new FAA Sport Pilot 2.0 rules, if you don't have a debilitating health condition, you can learn to fly in the recently revamped Sport Pilot category.   25 hours of training to fly simpler airplanes such as light sport category and vintage airplanes opens up a whole new world to the average person.  Come to a Chapter meeting and ask what this takes.  You might be surprised.

                                                          Your mission can be achieved!  

Monthly Chapter Meeting!

Chapter meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of each month EXCEPT during December which is Christmas week.  So our next meeting is on January 27th 2026 at Vancouver's Pearson Field Pilot's lounge on the airfield.  

 IN THE MEANTIME, MANY OF OUR MEMBERS WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE MORE POPULAR DESIGNS (ESPECIALLY THE RV SERIES) OR CLASSICS LIKE THE EARLY BONANZAS' OR AERONCA'S WITH STEEL OR FABRIC CONSTRUCTION THAT YOU MAY BE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH RESTORATIONS LIKE THE AERONCA'S OR EARLY BONANZA'S.

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