--- title: Home url: 'https://eaa27.org/' markdown: 'https://eaa27.org/index.md' date: '2020-12-01' --- ![gold chapter](https://eaa27.org/user/themes/eaa-mods/images/logo.png) # Home ### Happy Anniversary EAA Chapter 27 celebrates 70 years of fun, food, friends and flying. Our Anniversary Picnic will be on Saturday, September 19 from 11am to 2pm in the North Hangar at MMK. Feel free to pass along the invitation and we hope to see you there! ![EAA%20Chapter%2027%20Picnic%2070th%20Anniversary](https://eaa27.org/user/pages/01.home/_reminders/EAA%20Chapter%2027%20Picnic%2070th%20Anniversary.png "EAA%20Chapter%2027%20Picnic%2070th%20Anniversary") --- # [First-Timers Young Eagle Rally](https://eaa27.org/first-timers-young-eagle-rally) 20th Aug 2026 ![](https://eaa27.org/images/c/1/5/6/1/c156135fc5b48d95459167cc5c8d0344ea744fe7-580a4902.jpg) XOur Chapter held a mini Young Eagles Rally on Saturday, August 8th. This was a special event for first time Young Eagles only. Our dedicated, local pilots flew twenty-four participants after we waited for the morning clouds to lift. Special thanks to Mark, Andy, Rick, and Bill for always showing up... [View all of First-Timers Young Eagle Rally ](https://eaa27.org/first-timers-young-eagle-rally) --- # [Spring 2026 Young Eagles Rally](https://eaa27.org/spring-2026-young-eagles-rally) 18th Jun 2026 ![](https://eaa27.org/images/8/d/9/7/2/8d97249ced8b5011e068cf75a8bc83d4a39a1a68-eosr6-2026-06-13-18683.jpg) Our Spring 2026 Young Eagles Rally was a great success. We flew 52 kids. Many thanks to all our volunteer ground crew and pilots. Our next rally is for first-timers only on August 6. Some photos are here. Many more are on our [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=EAAChapter27&set=a.1429907185835183) [View all of Spring 2026 Young Eagles Rally ](https://eaa27.org/spring-2026-young-eagles-rally) --- # [April Meeting: Intro to Soaring](https://eaa27.org/april-meeting-intro-to-soaring) 8th Apr 2026 ![](https://eaa27.org/images/a/2/c/6/d/a2c6d14d95f497ada3ec224b51ba6c80d6c593cc-fw-149dd-danbury3.jpg) **Soaring as Excellent Flight Training. April 19, 2026** Joe Palmisano is a CFI-g and glider tow pilot who holds a Comm Pilot SEL, Glider rating with a CFI-g. He has 60 years of flying experience starting as a student pilot at age 14 with earnings from his news route. Along the way Joe towed banner... [View all of April Meeting: Intro to Soaring ](https://eaa27.org/april-meeting-intro-to-soaring) --- # [Mark Scott Honored for 10 Years as Chapter President](https://eaa27.org/mark-scott-honored-for-10-years-as-chapter-president) 16th Feb 2026 ![](https://eaa27.org/images/e/6/1/2/f/e612f1585c4838ab598935efe75f2ab83f3c47c8-img9901.jpeg) President Mark Scott was honored at the February 15 meeting for 10 years of service as EAA Chapter 27's President. Vice President James Calver led the ceremony. In the photo, he's reading a letter signed by EAA Chairman Jack Pelton congratulating Mark for his service. Constance Castillo, airport man... [View all of Mark Scott Honored for 10 Years as Chapter President ](https://eaa27.org/mark-scott-honored-for-10-years-as-chapter-president) --- # [Remembering Tom Spitler](https://eaa27.org/remembering-tom-spitler) 17th Oct 2025 ![](https://eaa27.org/images/c/4/a/2/d/c4a2dd64318389fd31a5dd638cdeb27297f6a088-tomspitler.jpeg) With sadness. we report that Tom Spitler recently passed away. He had to step down from his Ray Scholar Coordinator position due to serious illness earlier this year. Tom was very dedicated to the Ray Scholar program which was a shining bright spot among our other successful youth activities. He ste... [View all of Remembering Tom Spitler ](https://eaa27.org/remembering-tom-spitler) --- # [The Tetrahedron is Back!](https://eaa27.org/the-tetrahedron-is-back) 16th Sep 2025 ![](https://eaa27.org/images/5/b/8/6/7/5b8676cab69ef6f98ab5423afa3a6b0c55bc2204-img8580.jpg) The airport tetrahedron is once again pointing the wind direction at KMMK. It was heavily damaged by an ice storm last winter but a small, dedicated team has refurbished it and remounted it. Thanks go to Doug Dringoli who fabricated a new--and much heavier duty--mount. Joe Bogaki and Mark Scott di... [View all of The Tetrahedron is Back! ](https://eaa27.org/the-tetrahedron-is-back) --- # [Next Meeting: New England Air Museum](https://eaa27.org/next-meeting-new-england-air-museum) 18th Jul 2025 ![](https://eaa27.org/images/7/9/8/3/e/7983e397e7f230ba885885f72adbb90721fcbfb9-kamank-225inflightatcgaselizabethcity1950s600x.webp) Our August meeting will be held at the New England Air Museum. We'll start with a short business meeting followed by a tour of the Restoration Facilities. After that, you're free to tour the rest of the museum on your own. The cost is $15 per person and we have a limit of 40. Payment must be made... [View all of Next Meeting: New England Air Museum ](https://eaa27.org/next-meeting-new-england-air-museum) --- # Home ## Search ## Next Meeting ### Saturday, September 19, 2026 70th Anniversary Picnic! --- ## Meetings Meetings are generally held at 10am on the third Sunday of the month in the FBO at **Meriden-Markham Municipal Airport**(KMMK) 213 Evansville Avenue Meriden, CT 06451 [See map](http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=213%20Evansville%20Ave&city=Meriden&state=CT&zipcode=06451-5155&country=US&title=%3Cb%3E213%20Evansville%20Ave%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%20Meriden%2C%20CT%2006451-5155%2C%20%20US&cid=lfmaplink2&name=) For more information contact Rick Beebe, Membership Coordinator --- ## Upcoming Events | Date | Event | |---|---| | 9/19/2026 | Chapter Picnic & 70th Anniversary at MMK | | 10/3/2026 | Young Eagles Rally, 9-3 at MMK | | 10/18/2026 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 10/25/2026 | Run the Runway 5K Rally | | 11/15/2026 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 1/9/2027 | Holiday Banquet, 5pm Manor Inn, Southington | | 1/17/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 2/21/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 3/21/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 4/18/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 5/16/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 6/12/2027 | International Young Eagles Day | | 6/27/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 7/26 - 8/1/2027 | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | | 8/22/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 9/19/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 10/17/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 11/21/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | - Previous - 1 (current) - [ Goes to Page2 ](https://eaa27.org/page:2) - [ Goes to Page3 ](https://eaa27.org/page:3) - [ Goes to Page4 ](https://eaa27.org/page:4) - [ Goes to Page5 ](https://eaa27.org/page:5) - [ Goes to Page6 ](https://eaa27.org/page:6) - [ Goes to Page7 ](https://eaa27.org/page:7) - [ Goes to Page8 ](https://eaa27.org/page:8) - [ Next ](https://eaa27.org/page:2) This site was built using [Grav](http://getgrav.org) and the [Open Matter Course Hub](http://learn.hibbittsdesign.org/coursehub). 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