Welcome to EAA Chapter 1361
EAA Chapter 1361 was founded in early 2001 by a small group of local aviation enthusiasts seeking the camaraderie that a grassroots aviation organization provides. EAA Chapter 1361 is sponsored by the Reno Air Racing Foundation, the educational arm of the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA), the organization which conducts the National Championship Air Races in September each year. This has resulted in Chapter 1361 adopting the title "The Air Race Chapter."
RARA currently provides the Chapter with a meeting and activity place and, in return, the Chapter occasionally provides volunteers to assist RARA. Members earn funds for the Chapter by working in Ticket Sales and Merchandise Stocking during the National Championship Air Races.
Chapter members are active in amateur aircraft building and aircraft restorations. The Chapter has Technical Counselors and a Flight Advisor available to provide advice and guidance to builders and fliers.
Stead Airport (4SD) is 10 miles NNW of Reno, Nevada, located in a small cutout of the RNO Class C airspace.
Recent News
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June 7th Chapter 1361 Young Eagles Event
Chapter 1361 Meeting will host a Young Eagles event the first Saturday of June at the RARA hanger. Set-up for the event will begin at 7:30 am with Young Eagles registration beginning at 8:30. The first Youg Eagles flights should begin at 8:00 am and will continue until the last Young Eagle has received a ride. A pancake breakfast will be served in the RARA hanger. Check our Young Eagles page for directions to the event.
All indications are pointing to a large event. Come out, renew friendships and help introduce Young Eagles to the wonders of flight!
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May Chapter Meeting
The May Chapter 1361 Meeting will be the start of the summer meeting schedule. The meeting dates will now be the first Saturday morning of each month. The meeting time will be 9:00 AM. May's meeting, on May 3rd will include a Young Eagles event. Contact one of the Chapter officers concerning heping out with the event. Come out and enjoy the great avation fellowship. There is a credible rumor that pancakes will be served.
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April Chapter Meeting
John Parker of American Air Racing has graciously agreed to host our April Meeting at his hanger where there are a number of interesting projects underway, including a Thunder Mustang or two and a Nemesis NXT. American Air Racing is located on Stead airport, 5805 Alpha Avenue. A thumbnail map is shown here that links to a full-size version. We hope to see you there!
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Heading to AirVenture 2008?
EAA has posted their latest AirVenture Planning Guide on their website. You can download the PDF file at: http://www.airventure.org/2008/planning/08_planning_guide.pdf.
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A Message From Our Chapter President
Hello Chapter 1361! 2008 hit the ground running…
Last year ended with a fantastic dinner and a brief moment of recognition for the leaders in our chapter. With members and guests we had about 30 people in attendance – great company and good eats – we decided to do it again next year…
Missed those of you who could not make it - the weather was certainly a factor – hopefully next year, all can attend…This year is all about you – In our January meeting we started to put together a schedule for the year and we have some good ideas. Hopefully this Spring Ken can get us a rotation through the weather station – it should prove to be very informative. We also have our Young Eagle Event that I would like to see with a days worth of activities including ground school for the participating Young Eagles. We have plans for a summer pot luck day at the airport. Late this Spring we should be hosting an IAC Aerobatic contest at 4SD. Then of course Mike Barrow would like to see us get together for a fly out, not to mention there are still talks about a project of some sort…
Part of our goal is to provide more value for our members – with that being said – each month I invite you to contribute. Be it suggestions for an event or an article you would like to see or contribute. We do have a great newsletter and every one of you have ideas and stories that need to be shared…
For our February meeting we are hosting the AOPA Air Safety Foundation Seminar – Maneuvering Flight, Hazardous to Your Health. Everyone is invited to bring guests…
See you at the Airport…
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Got TCP?
If you use TCP as a fuel additive, perhaps you should look into buying a little extra....soon. See our Tech Counselor News section for more information.
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Where in the world is KXTA?
The name of KXTA is Homey Airport. But I wouldn't try flying there any time soon.
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AOPA Safety Seminar Held in Reno January 7th
AOPA scheduled one of it's popular Safety Seminars in Reno on January 7th, 2008. The subject of the seminar was the Top 5 Mistakes Pilots Make. The speaker did an excelent job of holding the crowd's attention throughout the two hour presentation using humor and personal experiences to emphasize points that he wanted to make. Several door prizes were awarded, a couple were even won by our Chapter 1361 members, quite an accomplishment considering the amost 250 people in attendance. Perhaps they could be persuaded to give a synopsis of the seminar at the next chapter meeting. Seminar attendance qualified an individual for both the FAA Wings Program and the AOPA Accident Forgiveness and Deductible Waiver Program. Visit the Air Safety Foundation site for more information.
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You may soon be able to get carburetor parts again..
AvWeb Business edition reported to day that Precision has found a buyer for their carburetor business. See our Tech Counselor News section for more information.
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Exemption 7162 has Expired!
Exemption 7162 deals with the rental of your experimental aircraft for use in aircraft-specific flight training. for more information see the article in our Flight Advisor News section.
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November Meeting News
Chapter members met at the Stead Pilot Lounge, had a few minutes of social time and then adjourned to the Pilot Briefing Room in the RARA hanger to take advantage of their audiovisual equipment for the evening's program. The meeting started off covering Chapter business, focusing on the upcoming Chapter Christmas Dinner. the decision was made to gather at the Bonanza's Branding Iron Restaurant at 5 pm on Saturday December 8th, with a dinner time of 5:30 pm. For more details you may contact Bill Barrett (972-1036), Greg Howe (323-4693) or Ken Willrich (972-1114). We will try to keep the web site information as current as possible.
Following the business portion of the meeting, Mike Burris introduced and presented a very good program based upon the AOPA's Seminar in a Box series. The program consisted of a DVD presentation on takeoffs and landings, good practices and the pitfalls that you may encounter.
As a reminder, the Christmas Dinner will be our chapter meeting for the month of December, so don't plan on a First Thursday evening meeting at Stead. The next regular chapter meeting will be Thursday, January 3rd.
Mark your calendar on December 8th for the Chapter Christmas Dinner and be sure to attend. We'll see you there!
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Chapter Meeting Thursday, November 1st
Remember, the meeting day and time have now switched to the First Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM Additionally, the meetings will be held at the Stead Pilot Lounge, just to the east of the airport manager's office, near the control tower.
Our chapter president has arranged for two of AOPA's Seminar in a Box programs to be available to be presented at the November meeting. We will have available The Ups and Downs of Takeoffs and Landings and, if time permits, Maneuvering Flight: Hazardous to Your Health. Both subjects sound like they will provide plenty of opportunities to learn and great possibilities for discussion.
In addition to the program, we will be deciding which restaurant will host our Chapter Christmas dinner planned for December 8th.
Mark your calendar on November 1st and be sure to attend. We'll see you there!
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Chapter 1361 Christmas Dinner
WHO: All EAA 1361 members and a guest (additional guests will be accommodated at $10 per person).
WHAT: A holiday dinner with fellow aviation enthusiasts at a local restaurant.
WHEN: Saturday, December 8, at 6:00 PM (tentative at this time).
WHERE: This will depend on your response to this e-mail.
WHY: It was decided Saturday at the Board/General meeting that this year we were going to treat ourselves to a dinner out and as Mike said, "We deserve to be served at least once".
Second What: We need to know how many folks are interested in attending. This will determine the size of the location we will need. We are expecting at least 20 and the number could expand quickly to 40 should we get a good response. We are not asking you to commit to the dinner at this point but would like for you to say that at this point that you are inclined to attend and how many we should put into the count.
Due to the need to be confirming a restaurant soon, we are asking that you respond by Friday, October 12. We will take the count at that point and go to work finding a location and determining what type of menu we will be able to offer.
Please just "reply" to this e-mail address.
Should you have a suggestion you would like us to look at, please feel free to add this information.
Thanks and let's have a great dinner.
