EAA Chapter 640

06/19/2026

It's been beautiful flying weather ... See you tomorrow for our Chapter Gathering at Learn Build Fly !! Please bring cash for lunch donations and a dessert or side dish to share!

830 pilot and ground crew briefing
900 Young Eagles flights start
1200 pizza lunch followed by a presentation on B25 history!

06/15/2026

Congrats to Derek and Nathan on getting their tickets this morning!! Both are chapter scholars and long time members, Derek under the Ray Aviation Scholarship sponsored in part by our chapter! Well done, gentlemen!

Congrats Derek and Nathan! The brothers both passed their private pilot flight tests today! You guys rock!

06/11/2026

Young Eagles Rides return to Wausau on June 20th!
Community youth ages 8-17 can sign up here: https://events.eaachapters.org/event-details/CM3548ESJ
If you're interested in joining our EAA Chapter, stick around for our meeting at noon - lunch is by donation, please bring cash and dessert or side to share. We will hear some stories of the B-25 Bomber...

06/06/2026

Learn Build Fly on page 70 of the June issue!

It’s out in some areas!

06/03/2026

Volunteer signup for the 2026 AirVenture Cup Race is now live. Good people, good times!

Sign Up by June 25 to get an AVC Name Tag and EAA T-Shirt. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Volunteers are needed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so be sure to check all pages. Under 18? Sign up with a parent/guardian. Thank you!

05/31/2026

Nine members of EAA Chapter 640 made the trip to EAA - The Spirit of Aviation AirVenture grounds in Oshkosh today to help with the EAA weekend work party. Our group spent the day working on flooring for the new youth center space on Celebration Way.

It was a long day in the sun - a lot of measuring, hauling, and building - and a great reminder of how much volunteer effort goes into creating spaces that will introduce future generations to aviation.

See you again soon, Boeing Plaza... You'll look a lot different when we come back in July!

05/21/2026

Last year we ran an Armed Forces Day community event with the mission of Honoring the Past and Teaching the Future. We hosted a Youth Video Essay Contest, the winners of which would receive a ride on the B-25 Miss Mitchell. We also pledged to send 22 others, veterans, volunteers, and students (many of whom fit more than one category) on flights in historic aircraft from Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing, including the B-25 and the BT-13 Valiant.
The event was sponsored by Kocourek Chevrolet with support from Wynn O. Jones and Associates and anonymous donors.
We had an incredible weekend, unfortunately shadowed by high winds and rains that kept our fly-in visitors from attending - which is always a possibility in aviation. Our riders were so gracious in patiently waiting and last weekend, we got to finally fulfill those rides. What a weekend it was.
We are honored to have had the chance to support these flights and see history honored in such a tangible way. Thank you to all of our members, volunteers, and supporters, to Learn Build Fly for being our hosts and teammates, to Wausau Flying Service, Inc./Wausau Downtown Airport for graciously juggling a busy day with us, and Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing for coming out with these incredible aircraft and volunteers.
We look forward to sharing history and the future together with you at Wings Over Wausau next month!

05/19/2026

Read one veteran's story flying the B25 Miss Mitchell this past weekend - https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/05/18/armed-forces-day-2026/

Thanks Mike for sharing, for Learn Build Fly for being our ever gracious host and teammates on the ground, Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing for bringing the birds out, and Wausau Flying Service, Inc./Wausau Downtown Airport for working with us for a safe, smooth and very busy day. What a treat. This is the way. EAA - The Spirit of Aviation

By Mike Heilmann I was fortunate enough to fly on the B-25 Bomber Miss Mitchell on Armed Forces Day May 16, 2026 at the Wausau Downtown airport. It was my

05/19/2026

Riding machine gun in a B-25 over the countryside.

05/17/2026

For a "low key" year we managed to pull off one heck of a flying party. Thanks to all of our Young Eagles who came out - Almost 50 youth many of whom were first timers - Thank you for bringing such great questions and interests about aviation. We hope you'll come back and do more with us! Check out Learn Build Fly - it's free and you can join us every Tuesday at 7.
Thank you to Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing for keeping these birds flying and history alive.
And a huge thank you to all of our volunteers, donors, sponsors, and community supporters. You make this possible.