Our first Saturday gathering for 2026 will be a BBQ Lunch with a program set for Saturday, January 10, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be burgers and fixings created by our excellent cooking team. $10 per person or $25 for families…and Gold Members eat for free! (For more information about Gold Memberships…ask at the check-in table on Saturday) If you plan to eat lunch, get in line early…we expect to close the grill at 11:45…so eat early and often.

Our free flight simulators will be up and running for young and old alike. Experience a bit of literal hangar flying.

Our planned program for January will be presented by chapter member and aviation historian Marty Maisel on Hollywood and Aviation – a review of the link from the early years to the current time. Program will begin at about 12:00 after a very short little meeting.

Our online pilot education meeting for December will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios. The IMC scenario involves an IFR flight where a partial power loss occurs during an instrument approach.  The VMC scenario involves pattern practice with an unusually large number of aircraft in the pattern, including one who appears to not see you while very close to you on a parallel track.

All are invited to participate. To join this event, click the link below at 7pm PST on Thursday, December 4th:​

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88339175230

Fly safe!

Our 2025 Chapter 1541 Holiday Party is set for Wednesday, December 10, at BJs Restaurant in Roseville (on Roseville Parkway kitty-corner across from the Galleria). We are making a special effort this year to keep the cost as low as possible so we can include more families. Tickets are $40 for adults and $15 for kids under the age of 12. The meal will be a pizza buffet with a specialty entrée (either roasted chicken breast or a BJ’s specialty pasta), salad and non-alcoholic drinks. There is also a no-host bar available at BJs. Or, bring your own wine; there is no corkage fee.

Bring a new, unwrapped toy as a donation to Toys For Tots, or bring a selection of canned goods for a donation to our local Salt Mine food pantry.

Go here to purchase tickets…you’ll pick them up at the door at the event.

Tickets will not be available for purchase at the event…you must pre-purchase them before December 3.

This pilot education meeting will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios. The IMC scenario involves an IFR flight where the autopilot malfunctions during an instrument approach.  The VMC scenario involves a flight in a minimally equipped Cessna where on a long VFR cross country navigating by pilotage you cannot find the destination airport and remaining fuel is low.

To join the meeting click this link at 7 pm PST on Thursday, November 6th:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83091952552

Fly safe!

Our monthly IMC/VMC pilot education meeting for October will have two “What Would You Do?” scenarios.

The IMC scenario involves an IFR flight where smoke begins to appear in the cockpit.  The VMC scenario involves a flight in a twin engine aircraft where both engines begin to fail at the same time.

To join the meeting, click this link at 7 pm PDT on Thursday, Oct. 2:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82329348121

Fly safe!

Received from City of Lincoln Public Services:

Valued Airport Customer,
We are informing you that we will be closing the Airport runway and helipad Wednesday 9/24/25 from 1:30pm until 6:00pm. The purpose of this closure is to perform a drone survey of tarmac and taxiway area shown on the attached drawing. The drawing shows the boundaries of the future proposed crack seal and slurry seal project.  We will be performing a drone survey of this entire area. Because of this survey, this will requires a closure of the airport (runway and helipad) as there will be a drone overflying the airfield collecting imagery that will be utilized for the design of the crack seal project. The exact boundaries of crack  and slurry seal work will be determined by the available funding when the project goes out to bid in the Spring, but we will be surveying the entire area so that we have the data needed for any of it.  Actual construction is anticipated in Fall 2026 or Spring/Summer 2027.

In conjunction with this survey on 9/24/25, we will also be completing media work for the upcoming Speedfest event occurring in the Spring of 2026. This media work will include runway footage as well as exhibition footage of exotic cars on the runway and  taxiways throughout the Airport property. This media work will begin at 1:30pm and will be completed by 4:30pm.

Thank you,
Public Works
City of Lincoln

The chapter’s events video page and YouTube channel has been updated with the Lincoln Airport User’s Meeting held in the EAA hangar on Saturday, September 13, 2025.  The topics covered included updates on the new hangars project, future improvements being planned for the airport, a recap of the 2025 Wings and Wheels event, and open Q&A.  The video includes an index list so that viewers can jump to specific topics discussed.

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Saturday, September 13, 8:00 am to 11:00 am

(egg burrito breakfast from 8:00-9:00 am, meeting at 9:00 am)

Presented by Representatives from the City of Lincoln

Hosted by EAA Chapter 1541

Come to EAA Hangar S-12

Any and All Airport Users Welcome

EAA Chapter 1541 is hosting representatives from the City of Lincoln, our airport operator, for an Airport Users Meeting on Saturday, September 13. This will be our chapter’s Second Saturday Gathering for September, so we will start by offering a egg burrito breakfast at 8:00 am at the chapter hangar. The Users Meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 am and we expect to be concluded by 11:00 am.

We hosted a very successful Airport Users meeting this past March, and we are happy to do so again. All airport users are encouraged and welcome to attend this opportunity to interact with the City about airport construction, financing, and other items. So, please mark your calendars and spread the word to others about this important meeting

A few points of note:

• If you want breakfast…get in line by 8:30 because the grill will be shutting down by 8:45 to allow time to prepare for the meeting. You want to eat? Best show up at 8:00 am.
• We expect a presentation by Sean Scully, the city manager, and other city representatives, as well as an opportunity to ask questions and have an open discussion. We also expect to have representatives from the hangar development company and the construction contractor.
• We expect to tape the meeting and post it on YouTube (as we did the last meeting) for those who are not able to attend.

Spread the word…see you then.