EAA Chapter 12

05/09/2026

Chapter Gathering – Thursday, 14 May 2026 at 7:00 – 9:30PM @ Pearland Regional Airport

We are going on the road for our next EAA Chapter 12, Gathering on Thursday, May 14 at 7:00- 9:30 PM to Pearland Regional Airport (note that new time and location). Our guest speaker and host will be Dave Grover a repeat experimental aircraft builder, who flies an RV-8, and helps other aircraft owners with their projects. That is when he is not at his day job flying for the airlines. His hangar is home to several experimental aircraft and an impressive array of high tech equipment to build aircraft parts. If you are interested in building, don’t miss this meeting.
His hangar is in the SW corner of Pearland Regional Airport. Enter Gate 1 from County Road 30, make two left turns to arrived behind the large Coastal Skies MX Hangar (Parking is limited near the hangar but available on the right as you enter the airport or down by the FBO). Also he has limited seating so bring a camping chair if you have one.
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04/08/2026

Chapter Gathering – Thursday, 9 April 2026 at 6:00 – 8:30PM @ Lone Star Flight Museum (Ellington Field)

Our monthly Gathering (Meeting) will be held @ 6:00 PM at the Lone Star Flight Museum on Ellington Airport at 11551 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034. Our Guest Speaker will be our President, Hal Getzelman, who will discuss flying the McDonald Douglass F-15 Eagle. Hal has 4000 hours in fighters and trainers and will discuss the capabilities and missions of the F-15 Eagle.

As always, we'll have a discussion about the monthly VMC Flight scenario and gather input from aviators in the room on the best course of action to resolve a flight anomaly.

If you have an interest in aviation, we look forward to seeing you! Stick around after the meeting for some sodas, chips, and dips as the aviation discussion moves outside at 7:30 PM.

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03/05/2026

Chapter Gathering – Thursday, 12 March 2026 at 6:00 – 8:30PM @ Lone Star Flight Museum (Ellington Field)

Our monthly Gathering (Meeting) will be held @ 6:00 PM at the Lone Star Flight Museum on Ellington Airport at 11551 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034. Our Guest Speaker will be Lance Little, Houston FSDO FAASTeam Program Manager, who will briefly review accidents from fiscal year 2025 that occurred in the Houston FSDO area. This discussion is intended to help all pilots recognize accident trends, root causes, and identify preventive measures and key safety takeaways.

As always, we'll have a discussion about the monthly VMC Flight scenario and gather input from aviators in the room on the best course of action to resolve a flight anomaly.

If you have an interest in aviation, we look forward to seeing you! Stick around after the meeting for some sodas, chips, and dips as the aviation discussion moves outside at 7:30 PM.

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02/28/2026

Last Sunday, we had another great Young Eagles Rally. Our volunteers on the ground and pilots in the air were able to fly 15 youth ages 9-17 from the parking ramp of the Lone Star Flight Museum. However due to high crosswinds at a home airport and a maintenance issue one aircraft, it was necessary to reschedule a few registered participants. We hope to fly then in the next few weeks. Enjoy the photos.

02/12/2026

Chapter Gathering – Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 6:00 – 8:30PM @ Lone Star Flight Museum (Ellington Field)

Our monthly Gathering (Meeting) will be held @ 6:00 PM at the Lone Star Flight Museum on Ellington Airport at 11551 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034. Our Guest Speaker will be Rob Landis of NASA. Rob is currently assigned as a program executive to NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO). The office was established to manage the Agency’s planetary defense-related projects and coordinate activities across multiple U.S. agencies (along with international efforts) to plan appropriate responses to the potential asteroid impact hazard. Since its original inception as the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Observations Program in 1998, PDCO efforts have discovered more than 98% of the nearly 40,000 NEOs currently known. . We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, the 12th of February.

If you have an interest in aviation, we look forward to seeing you! Stick around after the meeting for some sodas, chips, and dips as the aviation discussion moves outside at 7:30 PM.

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02/07/2026

We have our first Young Eagles Rally for 2026, registration is now open for parents of youth ages 8-17 on Sunday, 15 Feb at Ellington Airport. You may register your youth at

01/03/2026

Our monthly Gathering (Meeting) will be held @ 6:00 PM on Thursday 8 January at the Lone Star Flight Museum on Ellington Airport at 11551 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034.
Our Guest Speaker will be Major Frank Urbanic (USAF, retired). He graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering and served as a pilot in the United States Air Force. He flew 248 combat missions in Vietnam, primarily in the A-1E Skyraider. He also played a key role in the development of laser guided weapons and has earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, nine Air Medals, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He also is the author of "We Were Prepared" a compendium of stories of how the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts were mobilized during the Texas City Disaster of 1947. Frank will be discussing his service in Vietnam. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.
As always, we'll have a discussion about the monthly VMC Flight scenario and gather input from aviators in the room on the best course of action to resolve a flight anomaly.

If you have an interest in aviation, we look forward to seeing you! Stick around after the meeting for some sodas, chips, and dips as the aviation discussion moves outside at 7:30 PM.

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12/08/2025

Chapter Gathering – Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 6:00 – 8:30PM @ Lone Star Flight Museum (Ellington Field)

Our December monthly Gathering (Meeting) will be held @6:00 PM at the Lone Star Flight Museum on Ellington Airport at 11551 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034. Our Guest Speaker will be Ernie Butcher who has supervised the construction of 30 Experimental Aircraft built by high school students. Ernie has partnered with the Lone Star Flight Museum to build the next Van's RV-12 aircraft in one of their maintenance bays. If you want to learn more about this exciting project, we look forward to seeing you on Thursday, the 11th of December.

As always, we'll have a discussion about the monthly VMC Flight scenario and gather input from aviators in the room on the best course of action to resolve a flight anomaly. We will also elect Chapter Officers for 2026 & 2027.

If you have an interest in aviation, we look forward to seeing you!

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11/13/2025

Reminder: tonight's (Thursday, 13 Nov) EAA 12, Gathering will be at 7PM at TX/RX Labs at 6501 Navigation Blvd, Houston, TX 77011 (just East of Downtown). See ya there.

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11/09/2025

We had another great Young Eagles Rally, on Saturday 8 November at Pearland Regional Airport. The early morning fog delayed our start by about an hour and a half. Otherwise, we had a great time flying 18 Young Eagles. For most this was their first flight in a small aircraft. Big thanks to our six pilots and seven ground volunteers and the folks at Pearland Regional Airport who made this possible. We also had the opportunity to present Dylan our Ray Scholar and newest pilot who supported at the registration desk, his polo shirt and lapel pin signifying his completion of his private pilot's license.

11/07/2025

Note: Our November monthly Gathering (Meeting) will be held at the TX/RX Labs just East of downtown Houston. TX/RX is a non-profit Maker’space that provides education for startups and legacy manufactures to grow and scale their ideas. We will meet at our usual time of 7:00 PM on Thursday, 13 November at 6501 Navigation Blvd Houston, TX 77011 (On Navigation Blvd, you will see a sign for “TX/RX Lab -- East End Maker Hub” to turn North and drive another block into the parking lot.)

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