Experimental Aircraft Association Smilin' Jack Chapter 866 Titusville, Florida Arthur Dunn Airpark (X21) 480 North Williams Avenue Titusville, FL 32781 MAIL: Les Boatright, 3640 Fraizer Ct., Titusville, Fl 32780 Latitude: 28.621147 -- Longitude: -80.833089 eaachapter866@gmail.com Chapter 866 Website Smilin' Jack Facebook Newsletter Archive — April 2024 Newsletter A Brief History of Smilin' Jack and EAA Chapter 866 by Les Boatright Chapter Officers President Ott Thiele 614 404 7588 eMail Vice President Chris Fauver eMail Treasurer Herman Nagel 407-568-8980 eMail Secretary Richard Van Treuren 386-689-9914 eMail Newsletter Editor Larry Gilbert 321-747-8576 eMail Monthly Breakfast First Saturday 8:00am til 10:00 Dunn Airpark Bldg. 10 Monthly Meeting First Wednesday Pre-meeting Eat and Greet: 6:15pm Bldg. 10 Dunn Airpark See Newsletter for details. www.eaa-chapter-866.org Larry Gilbert writes a little flying story occasionally. We provide opportunities for aviation enthusiasts to: Meet new friends and people with mutual interests Exchange information Promote aviation Provide Young Eagles flights Smilin' Jack Fly-in October Dunn Airpark (X21) Fly in, drive in, or walk in. Lots of fun!! See experimental, homebuilt, classic, and antique aircraft. There will be good food, vendors and lots to see. YouTube Video Video shot at our monthly breakfast: Sat. Sept. 6, 2008 Young Eagles is a national program started in 1992 by EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) to introduce youth to flying by giving them a free airplane ride. This is a fun and educational experience and an introduction to aviation for youngsters between the ages of 8 - 17yrs. inclusive. Nationwide, we've flown over two million youth since 1992! Titusville is the home of chapter 866 of the EAA and we've been involved with this program since the year 2000. Our pilots have provided free rides for hundreds of youth here! For some this can be the very beginning of an aviation career! Several Young Eagles who have flown with us have become pilots themselves and one, as a result of a ride in 2013, is a pilot with an instrument rating and is enrolled in a career aviation program at Liberty University today. Most of all though, this is a great day of fun for the youth and parents to be at the airport and be around some interesting aircraft and people. Our pilots are FAA licensed and current and experienced. The actual ride is 20 to 30 minutes long. Before the ride, the candidate will attend a short "ground school" where they'll be told about the airplanes we will be flying. Our ground crews are very experienced and their number one objective is the safety of all who attend this event so it is fun for everyone. PHOTOS OF THE 2005 FLY-IN Mark Oriza was flying his homebuilt SE5 around Dunn Airpark on this Independence Day 2005. He had her decked out in the "colors." RETURN to: NonProfit Organizations Directory 8/28/98.