EAA 182

04/19/2026

Metal shaping shop at Sun N Fun

04/14/2026

Sun N Fun Airshow evening before

03/21/2026

March 14 members meeting at EAA182 Headquarters Fayette County Airport.

Monica Siefring cooked and presented a delicious breakfast of quiches.

Frank Civera presented a lesson multimeter operation.
Jason Butcher will be setting up a chapter flight simulator.
Michael Beck has recruited four instructors for July’s flight academy. The class will be increased to 20 from 15.

The Fayette Hawks Flying club presented their new Cessna 182 and we never got to the 3D printing part of our agenda.

03/02/2026

November Young Eagle Flight
On 9th November, another Young Eagle flight took place. Thanks to the generosity of Peter Reeden, 17-year-old Hannah Steinbrink was able to fly in his beautiful, newly refurbished Citabria. She had only flown in big airliners before and was excited to climb in and go flying.
It was a beautiful, cool day with bright sunshine and cloudless skies. Hannah's parents both came to cheer her on and share the experience with her. Hannah was allowed to fly the plane, and when she returned from the flight, was beaming from ear to ear. Hannah wants to become a professional pilot and is already looking for a school where she can realise her dream of flying after graduating from high school. We would like to thank Peter Reeden for sharing his generosity, enthusiasm and aeroplane.

03/01/2026

February 2026 Second Saturday Meeting.

Aviation Academy is in the planning stage for early July.

Pilots and planes needed for a Young Eagles event.

Sean Siefring and Frank Civera gave a lecture on torque. Volunteers were offered the chance to operate a torque wrench.

02/07/2026

SunNFun Aerospace Expo is April 14-19 in Lakeland,Fl, east of Tampa. The show rivals Oshkosh AirVenture but is more personal.

I volunteered with the Workshops last year and met many great people. They taught me how to gas weld and I taught others during the show. The Workshops could use more volunteers.

If you work for 24 hours, camping will be free the next year.

Other opportunities

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01/24/2026

January 2026 Second Saturday meeting featured an authentic German breakfast by Sean Siefring’s wife, Monika Siefring.

The meeting was held at the chapter headquarters in (the old Fayette County FBO).

EAA 182 is looking forward to another year in which we will host an aviation academy, a fly-in at McNabb field, Christmas party and second Saturday meetings.

Jason Butcher demonstrated the powder coating machine for some visitors and members.

After the meeting, volunteers mounted a large screen TV to the wall of the shop. This was attached to a stereo system with Bluetooth capability.

12/15/2025

Chapter holiday party and meeting at the EAA 182 Headquarters at Fayette County Airport.

12/12/2025

Powder coating was demonstrated at the November meeting.

A high voltage power source is attached to the parts to be coated. The powder is applied by a pneumatic gun. An oven cures the parts.

The equipment is now added to the EAA shop for those who want to experiment.

11/06/2025

After our chapter meeting, the Ninety-Nines will be hosting Soup & Slice lunch at Fayette County Airport! Bring your appetite! 😁

10/09/2025

Our October newsletter has been sent! We've made some updates to it so please give me any feedback and let me know if any of the links don't work. It's a work in progress so keep an eye on our websites for regular updates!

Also, don't forget about our fly-in at Mark McNabb's place this weekend! It's always a fun time so be sure to bring a dish and/or a dessert as well as your chair and blanket and get ready to have a fun-filled afternoon! The weather is going to be perfect! ~Rhea Lawton

Local EAA chapters allows you to share your interest with thousands of other members in a variety of different events and activities, including fly-ins, picnics, workshops, Young Eagles rallies, and more.

10/09/2025

The EAA 182 October Meeting will be at McNabb Airstrip Somerville TN. Sat Oct 11, around noon.

Google map McNabb Airstrip. 510 McNabb Rd, Somerville TN.

Bring drink, side dish or desert.