EAA Chapter 39 Rapid City

EAA Chapter 39 Rapid City Flying, building and restoring airplanes. Airplane rides for Young Eagles.. If you are interested in airplanes, we are interested in you. Monthly meeting

04/08/2025

April EAA Meeting: With the nicer weather we're having, we'll start having our meeting back out at the airport this Tuesday, April 8th with a burger burn at 6:30 or so and the meeting to follow at 7 o'clock. Dr. Bob Allen will be talking about the changes for color vision testing. It should be interesting. Hope to see everyone there!

01/04/2025

KRAP hangar space just became available. 60’ x 60’ hangar, shared with three other planes / Unheated / $290 per month. We have space for a 172/Mooney or smaller.

Contact: [email protected] or 605-787-8230 if you’re interested.

The SD Historical Society Press will be hosting the Author and Illustrator for the new book "Georgia Jipp Blizzard Pilot...
09/23/2024

The SD Historical Society Press will be hosting the Author and Illustrator for the new book "Georgia Jipp Blizzard Pilot" today, September 23 at 3:00pm in the Bruce Miller Theater at the High Plains Western Heritage Center. We are honored to be chosen as a location to help launch this wonderful new book and will be carrying it in our Bookstore.

09/14/2024

Is Your Husband Secretly Looking At Pictures Of World War 2 Planes On The Internet? Know The Warning Signs

It's a tale that's all too common for marriages these days: things seem to be going great, with love and romance in the air, when suddenly, the husband begins to withdraw. He's more on edge, less interested in intimacy, and only perks up when someone brings up the differences between early P-51 Mustangs and the more common P-51D variant.

Is your husband secretly looking at World War 2 planes on the internet? You should learn the warning signs:

1. He slams the laptop lid closed when you walk in and shouts, "I wasn't admiring the sleek twin-boom design of the P-38 Lightning, I swear!" - Not conclusive, but it's a hint. Keep looking for the other signs.

2. His Facebook ads are filled with suggestions for impossibly gorgeous model B-17 bombers - The algorithm doesn't lie. His search history is obviously filled with searches for the Memphis Belle and the Piccadilly Lilly II. How are you supposed to live up to those beauty standards?

3. He only looks at you with lovey-dovey eyes when you dress up like a Spitfire Mk IX - The costume you can handle, but when he asks you to imitate the sound of the powerful 1,660-horsepower Merlin 61 engine, it's just too much to handle. It's time for him to get help.

4. When you drive by the local air museum, his eyes linger a little too long on the beautifully restored P-40 Warhawk complete with that stunning shark mouth nose art - Remember when he used to look at you like that? Eyes up here, honey!

5. You guys are fighting more often, with him criticizing you using hurtful statements like, "Why can't you work harder and be more reliable, like a Messerschmitt Bf 109?" - Ouch. It's time for you to leave him until he gets the help he needs.

If your husband exhibits any of these signs, it's time for him to get help, and the two of you should consider marriage counseling, before it gets worse and he starts looking at pictures of old wooden ships, classic muscle cars, or - God forbid - 19th-century locomotives.

Please consider joining the Del Bonita “Hands Across The Border" Work Party,Tuesday, June 18That's this Tuesday!! It's a...
06/17/2024

Please consider joining the Del Bonita “Hands Across The Border" Work Party,
Tuesday, June 18
That's this Tuesday!!
It's a wonderful cross-border effort to fix up the strip. Always a good time!!
So let's go fly Montana this weekend!!
Del Bonita “Hands Across The Border Work Party, June 18
Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM Mountain Time
Del Bonita Airport
See below for details.
Event Contact(s):Michael T Vivion ([email protected])
More about Del Bonita this Tuesday:
Montana Pilots Assoc. & Alberta Flying Farmers for a Work Session
Annual Hands Across the Border Work Session
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 0900-1400
The Work . . .
The work entails parties from both sides of the border walking the strip, gopher bombing the gopher holes and filling them in to prevent badgers from digging them out and creating holes big enough to dam age aircraft. The fence is checked, poles are replaced if necessary, and grass is mowed. Aircraft from both Montana and Alberta fly in without having to clear customs.
(bring your tools to fill in the gopher holes)
BBQ & Refreshments The Flying Farmers of Alberta will be provide refreshments, food and drink.
Pilot information:
When landing at Del Bonita you have not entered or departed the border; we are in no man’s land and both the Canada Customs Agency and the US Customs and Border Patrol are notified and participate. You can also depart to your country of origin without having to deal with customs.

06/17/2024

(From AOPA, 6-13-24) Strong opposition to potential ‘onerous’ airstrip closures in Utah
AOPA submitted comments on June 11 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) after a recent draft management plan detailed a concerning proposal in which aircraft access to 16 airstrips in a Utah national monument would be revoked. See more in the article below:
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/june/13/strong-opposition-to-potential-onerous-airstrip-closures-in-utah?utm_source=ebrief&utm_medium=email

General Aviation Meet & Greet at Rapid City Regional Airport on June 11 beginning at 5:30-8:00 PM. - 4066 Hansen Hangar ...
06/10/2024

General Aviation Meet & Greet at Rapid City Regional Airport on June 11 beginning at 5:30-8:00 PM.
- 4066 Hansen Hangar Ln (follow Airport Rd, turn right on Hangar Rd, enter through Gate 12)
- Informal barbecue cook-out with the intention to raise the awareness of the many facets of general aviation at KRAP to our elected and appointed officials.
- We anticipate representation from the Civil Air Patrol, air ambulance services, pilots, hangar owners, and businesses that comprise over 80% of the operational activity at the Airport.
- Mayor Salamun, several City Council members and Airport Board members have indicated that they plan to attend.
- Sponsored by the General Aviation Advisory Committee and Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 39.

05/31/2024

There will be a fly-in at Isabel airport (3Y7) on SUNDAY, June 2. Pancakes and sausage. Begins at 8 am...

Proceeds go towards airport maintenance and runway lighting upgrades.

See you there!

05/14/2024

EAA Chapter 39 meeting will be Tuesday May 14th at the Spearfish airport. 6pm hangar talk and food with the meeting at 7pm.

04/08/2024

EAA Chapter 39 will be having our monthly meeting at the airport tomorrow with a burger burn.

03/12/2024

Don't forget our March EAA meeting tonight at the West River Electric's meeting room.,. 6pm hangar talk, 7pm meeting. See ya there!

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