EAA AirVenture Oshkosh:
- 2026: July 20 - July 26
- 2027: July 26 - August 1
2025 EVENTS
April 12, 2025: Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet.
July 21-27, 2025: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. https://www.eaa.org/airventure
2024 EVENTS
Sunday, SEPT. 15, 2024: Fall in Maple Lake Event, September 15 from 11 am-2
Cookout and to showcase the new hangar. Click on picture to see additional photos.
AUGUST 2024: ** Click for the Wright County Journal-Press article on Chapter 878's Build and Fly Project!
JULY 2024:
- July 17, 2024: EAA 878 Fundraiser at Pizza Ranch, Monticello.
Invite everyone you know. Volunteer signup coming. - July 22-28, 2024: EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh. https://www.eaa.org/airventure
JUNE 2024:
- June 9, 2024: EAA 878 served the pancake breakfast to start off Buffalo Days again, in conjunction with car show.
Click for a few pictures. A car show was held on the airport grounds at the same time. - June 17, 2024: Skyhawk CAP Squadron Open House, 5:30 - 9 PM. Click for details.
- June 18-21, 2024: The Air Race Classic will stop at Owatonna.
See the route at https://www.airraceclassic.org/route-map.htm
MAY 17-18, 2024: EAA 878 served breakfasts and meals again at GMAG (Great Minnesota Aviation
Gathering) at the Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE).Click for pictures.
Young Eagles flights are in full swing for 2024 the second Saturday
each month through September, weather permitting.
Click this link to see May 11 pictures at Buffalo Airport (KCFE).
Click here for pictures of the September 2023 Young Eagles event at Maple Lake Airport and simulator.
APRIL 20, 2024: MAHOF: The annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame (MAHOF) banquet was April 20, 2024.
Details are at https://mahof.org/awards-banquet/
Click for the link to the Night Witches presentation at the Feb. 10, 2024, meeting.
Did you know this is the 23rd year that the Civil Air Patrol helped with air security at the February 11, 2024, Super Bowl??!!
2023 EVENTS
Saturday, December 2, 8-12 noon. TREE OF HOPE. St. Cloud Regional Airport, Hangar H. Volunteer or donate to children in Minnesota hospitals at holiday time. Post this flyer in your community!
Monday, November 13, 2023, 1-3 pm, EAA Chapter 878 will have a booth with the simulator at the Buffalo High School Career Exploration Day.
REMOTE CONTROL AIRPLANE: On October 12, 2023, the EAA Chapter 878 - Young Eagles "Build and Fly RC Airplane" Build portion was completed, coordinated by Tom Rammel, and the model eKADET is ready to fly. The final build video with the boys and the eKADET airplane, plus some Night Vapor flying video is posted on YouTube. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/xVUy9mA8p6Q?feature=shared
Saturday, September 9, 2023: FALL FLY DAY at KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport. Noon lunch, compliments of the chapter, for members, families, and friends, after Young Eagles. Click here for pictures.
Click for article on Chapter 878's Aviation Education Center in Maple Lake Messenger.
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS: Click on this link to see the excellent progress on the Aviation Education Center's classroom!
July 24 – 30 AirVenture Oshkosh. Click here for pictures.
2022 EVENTS
Members of EAA Chapter 878 hosted an aviation booth at the Buffalo High School Career Days on October 10, and at the Dassel-Cokato Career Fair on November 1, 2022.
EAA Chapter 878 was well represented at 2022 Oshkosh AirVenture. Click to see pictures in the PDF file.
