Ed Hanson
I welcomed an EAA Trimotor to VPZ this morning.
Ford Trimotor
Month: July 2019
All Hands on Deck – The Wings of Freedom Tour is Coming!
The Valparaiso Tour Stop of the Wings of Freedom Tour is this coming weekend, Thursday August 1st to Sunday August 4th.
The bombers arrive at approx 12 noon on Aug 1 and depart on Monday Aug 5 in the AM.
Volunteers are needed during the following times…
- Thursday – 8/1 – 11A to 5P
- Friday – 8/2 – 11A to 5P – We need to set up the Pancake Griddle Friday Afternoon
- Saturday – 8/3 – 8A to 5P – Pancakes from 8A to 10:30
- Sunday – 8/4 – 8A to 5P – (or close when we run out of food)
Roll Up Doors!
This crew installed roll up doors this Saturday.
Pavilion Work Party – Roll-Up Door Installation+
We’re getting into the home stretch!
A work party has been scheduled for this Saturday, July 13th at 9am to get roll-up doors installed to complete our lock up area. Other work on Saturday is TBD.
Your club needs YOU! If you’re available, please show up!
This effort will help get the club ready for the Oshkosh Food Booth and upcoming Wings of Freedom Tour dates…. our main fundraising events for the year.
Hangin at the Hangar @ Sojourner Field
Every 2nd Saturday of the month (this Saturday) that we at Sojourner field have a “hangin our at the hanger” with donuts/coffee at breakfast & grilled hamburgers for lunch. Also movie night in the evening (Darkest Hour this month). More details can be viewed on the events page of www.sojournerfield.com.
Carl Lane via Email
Hands On! July 2019 EAA Chapter 104 Meeting: Magneto tear-down and rebuild!
EAA Chapter 104’s July 2019 meeting will be held Monday, July 8th at Louie’s Hangar (N38) at KVPZ (Porter County Regional Airport) at 6:30PM. We will be doing a teardown and rebuild discussion on Magnetos!
We’ll also be discussing remaining construction needed for our summer 2019 events. Please think about volunteering!
See our facebook event page.