Join us for an unforgettable experience aboard a WWII-era bomber

Touring the United States since 1994, tens of thousands have experienced the allure of EAA’s fully restored B-17 “Flying Fortress” Aluminum Overcast. History comes alive at each stop, prompting aviation and history enthusiasts alike to take a step back in time.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take a mission flight or ground tour when Aluminum Overcast comes to town.

Experience the role of bombardier, navigator, and waist gunner as you walk around the aircraft. Relive the legacy of the thousands who heroically flew World War II bombing missions.

Mission Flight Experience: $439 for general public.  $399 for EAA members. / Ground tours: $5 individual, $15 Family, Veterans and Active duty Military: free

Book a flight in advance here or call 1.800.FLY.NB17 (1.800.359.6217) or email b17reservations@eaa.org for more information.

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We will be hosting another fly in Sept 17th at KDTN to help the airport celebrate their 80th anniversary.

Here is a great news story about this weekends fly-in http://www.ktbs.com/video/29166281/index.html

The event should run from 9am to 1pm. We need to contact pilots to bring in planes so call around please. We will need members to help with the public and the flightline also.

We will be giving per-arranged Young eagle flights and we need people and pilots, planes for that also.

FUEL FOR ALL FLY IN PARTICIPATING AIRCRAFT WILL $4.95 PER GALLON PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $1.00 CHAPTER DISCOUNT FOR A DISCOUNTED PRICE OF $3.95 PER GALLON! 100LL ONLY AND 100 GALLON LIMIT!

Let’s make this event a success and our plans for an Airshow will be closer. Thanks

Tentative date for Our annual Airport event is April 14th 2012
See Julys minutes here:
See Junes minutes here:
See Mays minutes here:

Please Take a survey concerning the 2012 Airshow here.

That is the number of Young Eagles flights given on Saturday. We had some great aircraft stop in for food and fun and the airport ran out of parking places at one time. I will post more information as soon as I receive it. Anyone with photos to share please send them to me and I will post them to a gallery. I want to thank Derek Groves Photography for some fantastic photos and you can see them in their own gallery under the gallery tab, aviation day 2011. We owe a big thanks to Gerald McKinney of the Downtown Airport and Rachel from A Stone’s Throw Cafe, Millen Air, and everyone who participated. There is another set of photos we want to thank Jack Lamb for under the tab aviation day gallery 2.

A new tab has been added dedicated to Marion Cole.

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Time to get the word out:  The flyers in jpg and pdf are set up for 8.5 by 11.  The posters are set to print as 11 by 17.

Print them out and email and post them anywhere you can think of please.

We also have plans for an A-10, a DC-10, and a Travel Aire 6000 for static displays.

We need every member there March 19th. We have around 50 Air Force ROTC members for Young Eagles flights as well as the rest of the event. Let’s have some fun.

Same Flyer above in .PDF

DC-3 Poster in .PDF

Stinson Poster in .PDF

Our Christmas banquet this year will be held December 16th over at the airport terminal at 6pm. George will send out a menu and it will be posted here for members to choose what dish they prefer. Someone will contact each member to get a head count and how much of each dish they need to prepare.
Prices should be comparable to other restaurants.
There will be aviation-themed door prizes. Contact George for further details.

It’s already been another year and it’s time to renew once again!  Your membership is greatly appreciated and it is asked that all renewals be turned in by December 31, 2010.  Applications / renewals can even be brought to our meeting on November 20, 2010 and the last meeting, the Christmas Banquet, Thursday, December 16, 2010.  The chapter looks forward to having you as a member in 2011.

2011 Membership Application

I found an interesting story about Aerobatic Hall of Famer Marion Cole and local folks in a december 09 section of the EAA website:
http://www.eaa.org/news/2009/2009-12-15_Cole.asp

• Members decided to order 100 t-shirts in various sizes and colors, each shirt will have a small eaa logo on the left side of the front and a large Chapter logo on the back.
• We decided most will have a small pocket on the left front.  The company we will use is Lamb specialties in shreveport (if you want to glance at what could be available).
• Prices should be reasonable, please contact Leah M. at tshirt@eaachapter343.org if you wish for anything specific. Deadline for contact is Aug 29th. The order will be placed the following week and we should have them for the Sept Chapter meeting.