EAA 5

06/13/2026

Message from Jeff Stands of the Wright Brothers Museum:

Greetings from Wright Brothers' land!

Just wanted to pass on that EAA Chapter 5's wings - still intact in our White Bird 1911 Flyer will not only be on display all week at Airventure, they will also fly during the airshow on both Tuesday and Thursday. We will be on display inside a large tent just south of the Vintage Barn along with some actual early years airplanes from EAA's museum.

We are slated to do a single runway hop pass down the active during both the Homebuilts on Tuesday around 1415 as well as the Vintage session on Thursday at 1415ish also.

Hope to see everybody from EAA Chapter 5 - stop by and take a look at our airplane!

I will be giving the build and test briefing at Vintage on Wednesday and Rich Stepler will be giving they history of the Wright airplanes on Friday in Vintage.

Take care, fly smart!

Jeff Stands

06/10/2026

06/04/2026

The Chapter 5 pancake breakfast flag has been planted Lake County Executive airport (KLNN). Join us there this Saturday for our first pancake breakfast of the season.

Food will be served starting at 7:30am and wrap up at noon. We will be flying Young Eagles (weather permitting).

We can always use additional help:
- Set and food prep begins at 5:30am
- Let Ric Blamer know if you can fly Young Eagles
- Let Sherry know if you can help with Youth Stations
- Tear down and pack up will start at noon

Or, just come to enjoy some good food and great company. Hope to see you there!

05/31/2026

05/27/2026

We’re headed north across the lake for one of Ohio’s classic island flying destinations: Put-In-Bay (3W2). For those interested, we may also make a short hop over to Kelley’s Island during the day.
We’ll arrive mid-morning, enjoy lunch and the island atmosphere, and spend some time exploring before heading home. Island flying always makes for a memorable summer trip.
Join us Friday, May 29 for a fly-out to Put-In-Bay with an optional stop at Kelley’s Island. (Weather permitting)
Target arrival is 10:00 AM.

05/24/2026

After 15 years of building across three states, Leonard Ostrander was able to make the first flight of his RV-8 on Monday May 4th at Glendale in Arizona! A major portion of the build took place at 7G8.

05/17/2026

Update from our current Ray Aviation Scholar - Luke Shipman

I didn’t get to fly much this month; I’ve had to put school in front of flying, but now that the semester is over, I can’t wait to be flying as much as I can. I’m feeling a lot more comfortable with maneuvers and my pattern work has been getting more consistent. Although I still have rough landings, they are becoming less frequent. I really hope to get my solo cross-country this next month and make headway toward the finish line.

05/03/2026

We will be meeting in the Geauga Airport office at 10:00am next Saturday (May 9th) to plan and discuss the Leesburg Flyout. All are welcome.