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CLICK to download December 2022 calendar page. Our December photo of a 2016 Zenith 750 Cruzer that has just taken off from Salida, Colorado (elevation 7,523 feet) was taken by its former owner. Chapter 501's Eric Sampson, on November 10, was on his way on another ferry flight, this time to the ship's new owner in Granbury, Texas, near Dallas. In the distance to the west are snow-capped 14,000 foot peaks on the Continental Divide. The road over Monarch Pass to Gunnison is just out of sight to the left of the photo.

CLICK to download November 2022 calendar page. On a cloudy, calm October 23 day with great visibility, Chapter 501's final Young Eagles event of the year out of Lincoln Park Airport required only 3 hours for nine of our pilots to take 96 youngsters aloft on the loop around Wanaque Reservoir. Our November calendar photo captured a number of them showing off their Young Eagles flight certificates by Gene Spitzer's Beechcraft S35. Gene had flown 12 kids that day.

CLICK to download October 2022 calendar page. Chapter 501 hosted its first Young Eagles Flight Rally of the year on September 25 with 9 pilots flying 87 kids out of Lincoln Park Airport. Our October calendar page shows Matt Lamm repositioning his Cessna 182H with the help of his three Sea Cadet passengers who had just gotten a Young Eagles flight. (The Sea Cadets are from a Bronx, New York unit of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps.) Also, airborne, is Barry Inglett and his Cherokee 140 flying two obviously happy Young Eagles along the circuit around Wanaque Reservoir. (Jon Seibert and Barry Inglett took the photos.)

CLICK to download September 2022 calendar page. Steve Vail flew the Luscombe out of Aeroflex on August 17 and 18 and group-emailed us a string of photos of his perfect weather "Dawn Patrols"... down the Hudson corridor and over the Water Gap. Mike Dzurny noted in reply, "Nice photo... framed perfectly between the wing strut and the vacuum pump".

CLICK to download August 2022 calendar page. What puts the venture in AirVenture is the fun of camping in fast-changing weather. Jon Seibert's July 23 and 24 photos told the story. A rainy and windy cold front blew through on Saturday afternoon rearranging anything that wasn't tied down. Sunday was beautiful.

CLICK to download July 2022 calendar page. As reported in in our June and July Propwash newsletters, Eric Sampson embarked on an ambitious flying venture, ferrying several aircraft between five states for delivery to their new or displaced owners. On his trip delivering a Cessna 170B from Anchorage, Alaska to Holdrege, Nebraska, he got our July calendar photo as he passed the Matanuska Glacier about 80 miles northeast of Anchorage.

CLICK to download June 2022 calendar page. If the May 14 and 15 weather had permitted, these 5 beautiful trophies handcrafted by Steve Vail would have been awarded by EAA Chapter 501 at our Lincoln Park Airport Fly-In. Check our web page at www.eaa501.org to see when we lock in a new date for the Fly-In.

CLICK to download May 2022 calendar page. Chapter 501's 2022 Fly-In had been scheduled for May 14 (May 15 rain date) at Lincoln Park Airport. Both days had to be cancelled due to weather. The last time we hosted a Fly-In at N07 was many years ago when Ed Gorski was airport owner/manager. Check our web page for the date of our soon-to-be-rescheduled Fly-In www.eaa501.org

CLICK to download April 2022 calendar page. At our September 19, 2021 Young Eagles event Y.E. parent (and now Chapter 501 member) Benjamin Campos took lots of great photos, most of which now appear on the "Photo Recaps" of our www.eaa501.org web page. In our April calendar photo Adam Ross is directing his dad Jeff Ross's Piper Aztec to the taxiway for a Young Eagle flight.

CLICK to download March 2022 calendar page. On October 22, 2021 Chapter 501 conducted its second of three Young Eagles WorkShops, each one focusing on specialized aviation content that introduces kids to the basic elements of airplanes and aviation. Our March calendar photo features Young Eagle Lia Valente being assisted by Lincoln Park Aviation owner Frank Gallella in the operation of a rivet squeezer. Among other things, Young Eagles that day learned about the fasteners used in aircraft sheet metal work by manufacturing their own personal cellphone holders. This photo and Ron Reinartz' recap of our Young Eagles WorkShop also appeared in the February Sport Aviation Magazine on Page 112.

CLICK to download February 2022 calendar page. On November 21st, Matt Lamm, with Celeste and Strider aboard, flew his Cessna 182H to Florida for Thanksgiving week. The last leg of the day's flight was filed IFR from Waycross, Georgia to destination Lakeland, Florida with Ocala as an alternate. In the February calendar photos they saw a beautiful sunset before descending in smooth air and rain showers, completing the flight with an RNAV approach to Lakeland's Runway 10.

CLICK to download January 2022 calendar page. On September 19, 2021 Chapter 501 held its first Young Eagles Flight Rally since 2019. Six pilots flew 42 youngsters. Our January 2022 calendar photo was taken early in the morning just before the pilot briefing. Bryant Dunn is directing traffic. Paolo Grassi is coasting his Calidus AutoGyro to a stop in the line of aircraft ready to launch at 9:00am.