News & Notes

  • The chapter holds a monthly pancake breakfast at the hanger at Stevensville Airport (32S), 3rd Saturday, April-September 0900-1200

  • "Flyouts" are impromptu Saturday flying adventures, weather permitting, announced via email. Participants meet at one of the area airports and "fly out" to a remote site or other airport. As with most flying activities, flyouts invariably involve food. The Montana version of the "$100 hamburger" may involve landing on a frozen lake, a sandy beach, wilderness airstrip, or a private resort airstrip. Many are group adventures to area aviation-related events.

  • The chapter holds an Annual Chili Tasting event at the hanger in mid-winter. Check the Calendar for dates. Watch here and in the next February newsletter for more details.

    • Click on the links below to view photo galleries and descriptions of the events.

  • May 2011 Chapter Meeting, with guest speaker JoAn Marquardt, talking about her adventure ferrying a Dornier 27 from Guadeloupe to Montana.
  • March 2011 Chapter Meeting, with guest speaker Jeff Vercoe of the FAA FAAST team.
  • Chili Feed 2011: The annual chili tasting cookoff (slideshow).
  • First Flight Party: Holiday party with EAA517 and MPA Five Valleys Hanger to celebrate the 107th anniversary of powered flight (slideshow).
  • The 2010 Annual Business meeting, with a pot luck dinner and visit to Allen Burruss' Glasair project next door.
  • At the April 2010 chapter meeting, Terry Phillips presented a report on the role of the Zenith Builders Analysis Group in resolving the CH601XL design issues.
  • Missoula's Museum of Mountain Flying Struggling to stay aloft: article in The Missoulian, 01/27/2010
  • What's your plane worth? A look into the aircraft appraisal process.
  • Breakfast at the Hanger is a spring and summer flying destination.
  • MSO Operations hosts a BBQ for MPA Five Valleys Hanger and EAA517, plus a look at the snow-removal and fire-fighting capabilities.
  • Chapter photo kiosk at Missoula Airport Terminal
  • Steve Rossiter featured in August/September 2008 Pilot Getaways magazine, at West Fork Lodge (4U7)
  • "In Memory of George Holley," by Jack Kuehn, in the August 2008 Sport Aviation magazine
  • June 2008 Hanger Work Party
  • 2008 Winter Chili Tasting
  • Trip to KLWS EAA 328 Breakfast
  • Middle Thompson Lake Fly-Out 3/10/07
  • Priest River Fly-Out
  • EAA Chapter 79 Fly-in
  • Staggerwing Fly-in 07/16/2006
  • SkyRanger to Minnesota
  • Cameron Aircraft Open House 06/25/2006
  • Meadow Creek 06/24/2006
  • Fly Out Photos - Twin Bridges 06/17-18/2006
  • Fly Out Photos - BBQ at Kathie and Ed Horstman's 06/06/2006
  • [PDF] Fly Out Photos - Kamiah (S73) 5/13/2006
  • Fly Out Photos - Tiber Dam (B70) 4/29/2006
  • Fly Out Photos - West Fork Lodge (4U7)
  • Fly Out Photos - Beach Party 2006
  • Breakfast Photos
  • Youth Academy
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