Chapter 1541’s March Member Meeting will be held at Cattlemens Restaurant, 2000 Taylor Road, Roseville. Join us for the optional dinner beginning at 18:00, with a short business meeting to follow.

The presentation for the evening will be by Dave Vega, the regional sales manager for the Concorde Battery Company. Dave brings decades of experience working with lead acid batteries, in both technical and customer support, working with maintenance and repair stations throughout the West.

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We’ll be having a presentation on Saturday, March 9th, after a BBQ lunch.

Lunch will be 11:00 – 12:00.

The presentation starts at 12:00 – we’ll be talking to builders about the trials and tribulations of building an aircraft.

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Topic: VMC & IMC topics are taken from real life events and discussed to aid the decision making process for pilots.
On Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 19:00 Pacific Standard Time

Location:
PLACERVILLE AIRPORT
3483 AIRPORT ROAD
EAA CHAPTER 512, QUONSET HANGAR
Placerville, CA 95667

Select Number:
WP2589603

Description:
This is an audience participation event. After a brief Audio / Video presentation we ask “what would you do”? Everyone is encouraged to join in the discussion.

To view further details and registration information for this seminar, click here.

Come out and enjoy some pancakes and a movie with EAA Chapter 1541.

The pancakes start at 08:00, and so does the film.

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Fremont, CA
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
March 23-24, 2019

Are you ready to build or restore an airplane? Then don’t waste your time watching DIY internet videos that result in costly mistakes. Instead, enroll in an EAA SportAir Workshop and learn how to build an aircraft right with the accomplished and experienced professionals at EAA. You’ll get hands-on, in-depth training that’ll save you time, money, and sweat.

These workshops are being hosted by the Aviation Institute of Maintenance – Fremont Campus. It’s part of a network of twelve Aircraft Mechanic schools located around the country that has been training Aviation Maintenance Technicians for over four decades. There’s no better setting to learn how to build your kit aircraft!

Courses are filling up fast. Enroll now.

Electrical Systems & Avionics
We’ll teach you the clear, step-by-step process to install aircraft electrical systems, avionics and antenna systems, along with electrical system design tips. At the end of the course you will be thoroughly knowledgeable on aircraft electrical systems and have the confidence to build and install a system in your aircraft. Enroll Now

Fabric Covering
Cover a wing section from start to finish and learn how to restore or finish your fabric covered airplane. We’ll go over surface prep, installing the fabric, coatings, rib stitching, finish, and painting and detail repair techniques. Our instructors have worked on everything from Piper Cubs to B-17 bombers and will provide the expert training you need for your fabric airplane. Enroll Now

Van’s RV Fiberglass Techniques
This course will provide training in composite techniques required for completion of non-composite aircraft kits such as the Van’s RV series of aircraft and others. Projects are designed to showcase and develop skills required to finish the ever growing number of composite parts supplied by kit manufacturers. Enroll Now

Sheet Metal
Don’t be intimidated about building a sheet metal aircraft kit. This two-day course will provide extensive hands-on experience and knowledge about the process, tools, and techniques for using them. One-on-one mentoring from our expert instructor will provide you with the experience and confidence to succeed. This course is currently full. If interested, add your name to the waitlist

CalDART, a 501(c)3 corporation that formed last summer as a wholly owned entity of CalPilots, is promoting disaster preparedness in California by connecting pilots with their communities to provide disaster air transportation service.

CalDART has entered the Endeavor Award contest in hopes of picking up the $15,000 award, entering Paul Marshall as the candidate pilot. If he can get enough votes, CalDART will get a check for $15,000.

Paul Marshall is about half way down the list of pilots.

You’ll need to enter your email address, and you will need to click on a response email to validate your vote. You can find out more about CalDART at caldart.org, and you can vote on the Endeavor Award here.