Latest Chapter Update

Posted October 9, 2024

1.   EAA Chapter 838 has received a multi-year grant from the James Ray Foundation to provide our members and applicants with scholarships totalling approximately $40,000 for A&P mechanics training at MATC. Click here for more details.

2.   737 Simulator Saturday is scheduled for Saturday, October 26th.  We only have three openings left for the training day if you're interested in attending.  Click here for more details.

3.  Our annual awards banquet, scheduled for October 10, is full and registration is now closed.  See you next year!

4. Milwaukee Mitchell Tower (MKE) tours are happening again this winter.  Click here to get on a waiting list!

5.  Aviation Training Night (formerly VMC/IMC Club) has resumed with CFI/CFII Gene Traas at the helm!  Click here to find out more about it.

 

 

 

 

Aviation Training Night (formerly VMC/IMC Club) Resumes October 8!

Posted September 27, 2024

Our Own Gene Traas, CFI, CFII is taking the helm of our Aviation Training Night!  Gene, who has taught ground school at the chapter for the last three years, AND who will be teaching Private Pilot Ground School again in January, 2025, will be teaching at our monthly Aviation Training Night starting in October!

Here are the details:  On the second Tuesday night of each month, starting on October 8, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Gene will be in the classroom at the chapter to teach and have group discussions of aviation topics of interest.  Whether it's a ground school review, aviation trends and news items, events in the aviation world, and topics that the members want to cover. There is no set agenda, Gene will meet with the attendees and work this out.  Old pilots, new pilots and wanna-be pilots are welcome!

Annual Chapter Banquet Is Closed for 2024.  See you in 2025!

 

 

 

Jerry Glasser flew the SR-71 from 1980-1986. In those years he flew 110 operational world-wide missions and logged over 900 Blackbird hours. Among the most significant missions in his log book were the 1st Libyan post strike sortie, multiple Space Shuttle tracking and sensor profiles, KC-10 operational evaluations and a series of NASA Shuttle support missions.  Jerry will be here to headline an outstanding evening of entertainment for the chapter and it will be an interesting and entertaining experience for all chapter families and guests.

 

General Information 

Our annual Chapter Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024. We will again honor Chapter Members and Friends that have made
outstanding contributions to aviation technology, flight safety and/or the enduring success of Chapter 838. Cocktail Hour will begin at 6:00 PM and will include complimentary wine, beer,
soda and bottled water. Help yourself to conveniently placed snacks.

Agenda

Dinner Time, starting at 7:00 PM will be “sit down” at tables for six.

Dinner Menu, your choice of the main course:
1. Black Pepper Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Merlot Wine Sauce.
2. Honey & Garlic French Breast of Chicken
3. Salmon Filets with a Dijon Cream Sauce

All dinners will include:

1.  Dinner salads
2.  Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes
3.  Green Beans with Tarragon & Shallots
4.  Freshly Baked Dinner Rolls with Butter
5.  Special Desert TBD

 

Event Details

After Dinner a short HALL OF FAME ceremony will be held. Our President, Scott Sherer will be Master of Ceremonies. Here are the Headlines!
Join us at our annual celebration of member achievements, accomplishments and all around camaraderie here at EAA Chapter 838. Have a gourmet dinner with some of your closest aviation friends and a few other short, special events are in store for you, too!  Those events are:1. 

1. Lt. Col Jerry Glasser will be sharing his SR-71 Blackbird flying experiences with us this evening!  

2.  A special keynote address on the state of the chapter by our President, Scott Sherer.

3.  A dedication ceremony for our newest bronze memorial plaque celebrating the dedication of our members family members!
 
4.  A stand-up introduction of our newest Master Pilot and Master Mechanic award winners!  These fellows have been awarded the highest civilian award given by the Federal Aviation Administration.  Be there to give these fellows a round of applause!
 
5.  All of Chapter 838's 2024 scholarship award winners will be introduced!  Be there to give these young members a round of applause

Cost. $45.00 per person, payable in advance.

Reservations: Please Click On This Link To Register!

  

Milwaukee Mitchell (MKE) Tower Tours!

Posted September 23, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) department of Air Traffic Control (ATC)) makes tours available to EAA Chapter 838 members and their families from time to time.  Click here to get on the reservation list for the next tour!  There is no charge so get on the list soon.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's Official!  EAA Chapter 838 has just reached 500 members!

Posted September 5, 2024

The officers and board of directors have worked for many years to achieve this incredible goal!  It is done and we are very proud of our accomplishment!  At the end of the day, however, it's not about the goal being achieved but it's about you and your support of our chapter.  Thank you all very much for being members and we hope to see you all at our banquet in October. 

 

Annual Chapter Banquet Now Open For Registration! 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted September 4, 2024

General Information

Our annual Chapter Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024. We will again honor Chapter Members and Friends that have made
outstanding contributions to aviation technology, flight safety and/or the enduring success of Chapter 838. Cocktail Hour will begin at 6:00 PM and will include complimentary wine, beer,
soda and bottled water. Help yourself to conveniently placed snacks.

Agenda
Dinner Time, starting at 7:00 PM will be “sit down” at tables for six.

Dinner Menu:
1. Black Pepper Crusted Beef Tenderloin with Merlot Wine Sauce.
2. Honey & Garlic French Breast of Chicken
3. Salmon Filets with a Dijon Cream Sauce

All dinners will include:

Dinner salads
Mascarpone Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans with Tarragon & Shallots
Freshly Baked Dinner Rolls with Butter
Special Desert TBD

Event Details

 

After Dinner a short HALL OF FAME ceremony will be held. Our President, Scott Sherer will be Master of Ceremonies. Here are the Headlines!

Join us at our annual celebration of member achievements, accomplishments and all around camaraderie here at EAA Chapter 838. Have a gourmet dinner with some of your closest aviation friends and a few other short, special events are in store for you, too!  Those events are:

1.  A special keynote address on the state of the chapter by our President, Scott Sherer.

2.  A dedication ceremony for our newest bronze memorial plaque celebrating the dedication of our members family members!

3.  A stand-up introduction of our newest Master Pilot and Master Mechanic award winners!  These fellows have been awarded the highest civilian award given by the Federal Aviation Administration.  Be there to give these fellows a round of applause!

4.  All of Chapter 838's 2024 scholarship award winners will be introduced!  Be there to give these young members a round of applause!

 

Cost
Cost. $45.00 per person, payable in advance.
Reservations: Please Click On This Link To Register!

737 Simulation Saturday - Scheduled for Saturday, October 26, 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

posted September 4, 2024

 737 Simulator and Virtual Reality Trip to Illinois! Scheduled for October 26, 2024.

  Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to sit in the "office" of a 737? Has flying one of the commercial jets been a dream, or even a curiosity of yours? Now is the time to check that item off your list. EAA Chapter 838 will be paying a visit very soon to Extreme Flight Simulation, Inc (EFS) in Gurnee, IL where they have a fully functional 737 commercial airliner simulator, and staff to help you out. You go through an entire short flight - take off, level, land - in the space of a few minutes, actually flying the aircraft. It is an exhilarating feeling, especially if you execute a smooth landing!

 This field trip is scheduled for October 26, 2024 and registration is required in advance. The experience includes 30 minutes at the controls of a 737 simulator plus extra time for their F-18 Naval Aircraft Carrier simulator as well as a visit to their VR lounge to try out any one of their dozens of virtual reality programs. 

 The cost of this trip is $110, and includes all of the excitement mentioned above.  We will be having lunch at Portillo's (although lunch is not included and costs about $15.00). We book 8-half hour time slots beginning at 9:30 on a Saturday morning. If there are more than eight people interested, we will either extend our day or add a second date. Advance registration is required for this trip. The registration form can be reached by clicking here.

 If you have any questions, please contact Scott Sherer.

 

 

Open Positions In The Chapter

posted August 28, 2024

The Chapter has several open volunteer leadership positions.  Click here to find out how to join the management team!

 

Spy-Tastic Weekend at Kalamazoo

posted August 13, 2024

 Last weekend, an intrepid contingent of Chapter 838 members started a journey at zero-dark-thirty on Saturday morning that would culminate in trip to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo's Spy-Posium, a weekend of celebrating the SR-71. This is an amazing museum that represents the entire range of aviation and aerospace history. From hot air balloons to the latest in publicly available military technology this facility is not to be missed. The reason our intrepid 838 members were there was for the semi-annual "Spy-posium," a gathering to celebrate the technology and success of the SR-71. Steve Rehwinkel, Scott Sherer, Steve Myers, Jon Brocksopp and Glen Malkmus represented our Chapter superbly. There was a panel discussion, as well as an opportunity to walk up close and sit in this beautiful plane  (rumor has it that airplane noises were even heard). Our group had a great time touring this amazing museum, as well as celebrating a plane and its success from many years ago. 

   

 

 

Young Eagles Rally Saturday, August 10

Posted August 6, 2024

This Saturday, August 10th will be the next Young Eagles Rally at Racine Batten Airport. This event provides an introduction to aviation and aerospace for youth ages 8-17. We will begin the morning with Ground School, taught by our high-school aged Aviation Explorers. Following the class, the youth will be offered the opportunity to try our flight simulators while they wait for their turn to go for a flight with one of our volunteer pilots. If you know of a youth who is interested, have them go to www.youngeaglesday.org to register before Friday, August 9th at 5pm. Advance registration is necessary for this event. If you are a pilot and are interested in flying Young Eagles, please contact [email protected].

Saturday Fly Out - August 17

Posted August 1, 2024

How does breakfast at one of the best grass airfields in Wisconsin sound?  For our August flyout we will head to Palmyra Airport and walk over to the Edge of Town Cafe for breakfast.  The dog days of summer are here, get out early for a bit of flying with your favorite EAA Chapter before the heat and humidity have you sitting in front of your air conditioner.  We will leave KRAC at 8am and head to Palmyra (88C).  It is a short walk to the Edge of Town cafe from the airport.  Hope to see you there! Questions? Have an extra seat? Need a seat? Contact Ed Becerra.

 Explorers v. Chapter Annual Mini Golf Tournament

Posted August 6, 2024

Every year the Aviation Explorers challenge the Chapter Members to a game of Miniature Golf. Every year the Explorers win. And every year the Chapter members remain hopeful that their experience and wisdom will prevail over the Explorers' energy and enthusiasm.  While it has been a long time since the Chapter members have won,  they remain hopeful. So come out on the 22nd to help the Chapter finally win over the Explorers. Location and time to be determined.

Successful Chapter Weekend Flyout To West Gladstone, (Escanaba), Michigan.

Posted July 10, 2024

We had our annual weekend flyout to West Gladstone Airport, a mere ten miles north of Escanaba, Michigan this past weekend.  An amazing time was had by all!  About twelve aircraft flew up from the chapter and those that didn't fly took their cars, trucks and campers to the weekend long event.  Hosted by Jason Seel, it was awesome.  A 3000' grass/sand runway, deer everywhere, great food and drink and about 40 of our members and their families showed up.  If you didn't come, plan on it next year for sure!  There is no better summer event!  Here are a few pics!

 

 

 

 

Positions Open Within the Chapter

Posted June 29, 2024

The chapter has several open volunteer and paid positions available.  Please click here for further details.  

 

New Happenings at our Chapter

Posted June 26, 2024

We have a new Master Pilot in our ranks as of today!  Al Ruud, CEO of Deltahawk was given the honor at Deltahawk HQ by Jurg Grossenbacher, FAA Milwaukee FSDO rep.  Congrats Al!

EAA Headquarters in Oshkosh has just awarded us our Gold Chapter status for the fifth year in a row!  We are among a special few chapters in a field over 1,000 chapters.  Congrats to our Chapter on a job well done!
 

New Foyer Carpet for our Chapter Building installed on June 26, 2024!

It's Time To Fly!  

Better weather has moved in to Wisconsin!  The birds are chirping and the planes are flying.  Isn't it time you learned how to fly and joined many of us spending our Saturday's flying around beautiful Wisconsin!  I think so!  You don't want to experience the dreaded FOMO, do you?  FOMO is Fear Of Missing Out.  So click on this link and visit our Flight Training webpage for more info right now! 

 

 

Saturday Fly Outs 

Calling all foodies and aviation enthusiasts! Craving a delicious $100 cheeseburger, a perfect omelet, or maybe your own personal aviation food favorite? EAA Chapter 838 offers two fantastic ways to combine your love of flying with good eats and socializing with fellow pilots.

Take flight for flavor! Join us on the first and third Saturdays of each month for a brunch or lunch flyout led by Scott Sherer and Ed Becerra. Explore the local area and land for a tasty meal with the possibility of adding sightseeing to the itinerary.

 Pilots with extra seats: Spread the wings and offer a ride to fellow chapter members!

 Don't have a plane? No problem!

 So, what are you waiting for? Buckle up, grab your friends, and get ready for an unforgettable experience that combines the joy of flight with delicious food and camaraderie. See you at the airport!

 Click here for more information or go to the Members Only, Saturday Flyout webpage.