EAA Chapter 501 Charter Document

EAA Chapter 501 received its charter from EAA on July 9, 1975. It is believed that the pilots' group that filed for the charter had been meeting at Lincoln Park Airport in previous years, name not known. Lincoln Park Airport owner Ed Gorski was a charter member. Rudy Steinthal, long time official of the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum, was a Chapter 501 charter member, but he admits that he never came back after the first meeting. In recent years Rudy has volunteered to help out at our Young Eagles events. We convinced him to re-join Chapter 501 in 2024. Also, for a number of years, Rudy, along with the late Steve Riethof, was on the management team of NJAHOF's annual Wings and Wheels event. Thank You to Ray Johnson, who joined Chapter 501 during its first or second year, for framing and preserving this document! The original, for now, hangs in Ron Reinartz' den and will eventually hang in our Chapter 501-owned clubhouse, the construction of which is still in our dreams.