Meetings & Events

Please read our COVID-19 precautions below

Our chapter was forced to cancel a number of meetings in 2020, and again in 2021, due to conditions and restrictions forced upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are even variants of Covid-19 up until now which could potentially affect even those of us who have been vaccinated. Governor McMaster and SCDHEC have provided COVID-19 guidance to all South Carolinians regarding restrictions during the pandemic. EAA has also provided guidance to EAA chapters. Click here to view that EAA guidance. Fortunately, the governor's orders have NOT been overly restrictive thus far. Most SC businesses and organizations can now open/operate as long as certain PRECAUTIONS are taken. Consequently, we will do our best to abide by those precautions. SCDHEC has published a simplified list of recommended precautions on their website. Click here to view those SCDHEC guidelines. Those guidelines are constantly changing, so please keep abreast of them. As you know, COVID-19 is still with us and a very serious disease, so your attendance at this meeting is ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY. If you are fearful of catching the virus, then we'll understand if you decide not to come. If you are sick in any way, we request that you please DO NOT COME. If you have have had any variant of Covid-19 recently, or if you have any type of underlying health condition(s), we suggest that you consider whether or not you really should come. With the possible exception of the new Omicron variant, vulnerablity of those of us vaccinated has lessened substantially. So, if you are tired of being stuck at home, this is an excellent opportunity to get out and socialize with your like-minded aviation friends. Also, it's very important to practice SOCIAL DISTANCING and to WASH YOUR HANDS often. Those safety measures are intended as much, if not moreso, for the protection of others as for yourself. At least 6 feet is the recommended social distance between individuals. Thank you all for for your cooperation and understanding of our predicament during these challenging times. It's the only way we can reasonably and safely resume our chapter activities. State and local regulations are constantly changing, so if there are further restrictions, we may have to curtail our chapter meetings.

Next Meeting - Sunday, September 15th, 2024, Gilbert International Airpark (SC45)

     Our next chapter meeting will be held on Sunday, September 15th at Ron Angerman's hangar at Gilbert International Airpark (SC45). Fly in or drive in. The address is 332 Downwind Leg Road, Gilbert, SC 29054. The alternate date for this meeting in case of bad weather is Sunday, September 22nd, 2024.

     The general format for our meetings is as follows. Specific times may vary.

                                                    TIME                                     ACTIVITY
                                                  12:00pm - 1:00pm: Members/Guests start arriving, socializing & setting up food
                                                    1:00pm - 2:00pm: Lunch is served.
                                                    2:00pm - 2:30pm: Business, EAA Video, Safety Tip, Discussions, Announcements
                                                    2:30pm - 3:00pm: Presentation (if any)
                                                    3:00pm - 4:00pm: Continued Socializing, Members/Guests Depart; Possible VMC meeting afterwards

     We plan to serve lunch beginning around 1:00pm. The food theme for this month will be oriented around "Hamburgers & Hotdogs", in addition to which we'll have supporting items like baked beans, raw and cooked vegetables, salads, various chips, tea, soft dirnks and anything else members chose to bring. Our lunches are provided through the courtesy of our members & guests. Although they can be reimbursed for the food they bring, most don't even seek reimbursement, so be sure to thank our food providers. I feel sure that we can count on you again for a great variety of foods at our luncheons. I can honestly say that nobody has better food than our chapter, and we usually have plenty. I think you'll agree. Let me know what foods or items that you can bring, and I'll post them in the menu below.

     The business/information portion of the meeting will begin at around 2:00pm EDT. This meeting will be primarily devoted to planning our Fall Fly-in which is planned for Saturday, November 2nd with a "rain date" of Saturday, November 9th at Ron Angerman's hangar at Gilbert International Airpark (SC45). So, please plan to attend, if at all possible, because we'll be seeking volunteers for the various duties involved. Some of those duties will include: a food committee to plan, coordinate. seek volunteers, and make purchases of the various foods needed, food servers, cooks/chefs for the meats (e.g. BBQ, hamburgers, hotdogs), safety personnel, communications equipment, in-flight aircraft advisories, aircraft ground marshalling and parking, on-site transportation (e.g. golfcarts, scooters), 50/50 drawing coordinator & awards, attendee prizes & drawings, among other duties. I plan to personally make arrangements for the liability insurance, ChapterBlast, EAA, SocialFlight, and other notifications. So, please come and support your chapter.

      Obviously, a major attraction to our Fall Fly-in will be the delicious and wide variety of foods that we've become known for and serve at our fly-in luncheons. Therefore, the Food Committee Coordinators are requesting that chapter members from TTF, GIA, Whiteplains, Twinlakes, and others meet IMMEDIATELY AFTER our business meeting around 3:00pm EDT to plan and coordinate on food items that you can bring to the fly-in. This is especially important since members voted to serve the lunch meal on a DONATION basis. If our chapter wishes to continue that practice, we'll be depending on your cooperation and participation.

     Since our fly-in planning will likely occupy most of our business meeting agenda, we'll likely not have a presentation this month, but we do plan one for October, probably relating to ATC. Let me know if you have food items you are willing to bring, and I'll post them in the menu below to let other members know what they are and give you credit for bringing them. Check back here occasionally for updates to this page, especially the week before the meeting as members volunteer foods.

     If you are willing to help set up tables & chairs a day or two prior to the meeting at Ron's hangar, please do so, and let Ron know.

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Lunch Menu
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Hamburgers - Libby & Randy Berry
Hotdogs - Libby & Randy Berry
Buns (for above) - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Chili (for hotdogs) - Libby & Randy Berry
Baked Beans - Debbie & Dave Hardly
Baked Beans - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Sliced Tomatoes, Lettuce, Onion (sliced & chopped) - Libby & Randy Berry
Possibly More of Above - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Cheese Slices (for hamburgers) - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Shredded Cheese (for hotdogs) - Debbie &Larry Philbin
Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo, Relish, Pickles - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Corn Salad - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Potato Salad - Kimberly & Eddie Brennan
Coleslaw - Debbie & Dave Hardy
Chips - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Banana Pudding - Libby & Randy Berry
Apple Crisp - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Cookie Bars - Kimberly & Eddie Brennan
Fruit Bowl Salad - Joyce & John Pipkin
A Dessert - Debbie & Dave Hardy
A Dessert - Phil & Diane Barnes
A Dessert - Gina & Grant Petrowsky
Tea (Diet Sweet) - Libby & Randy Berry
Tea (Unsweet) - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Tea (Sweet - 2 gallons) - Jerald & Sheila Huffman
Diet Coke - Debbie & Larry Philbin
Ice (40 lbs) - Randy & Libby Berry
Let me know what you can bring, and I'll post it above.
Check back periodically for updates, especially the week before the meeting

Legend
Green - Volunteered to provide
Gray - Unconfirmed, but probably will bring
Red - Comments
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Upcoming Aviation Events All chapter meeting dates are on Sunday, unless otherwise noted. All chapter activities, dates, times and locations are tentative and subject to change.
Date(s)	Description	Time(s)	Location	Click for More
Click Red Arrow at Right	See "Breakfast Club" Schedule	9am - Noon	Click Red Arrow at Right for Dates & Locations
Sunday, September 8th, 2024	Next SC Breakfast Club Meeting	9:00am -11:00am EDT	Pageland Airport (KPYG)
Sunday, September 15th, 2024	September Chapter Meeting	1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT	Gilbert International Airpark (SC45) - Ron's hangar
Monday, September 23rd - Sunday, September 29th	17th Annual Triple Tree Fly-in	Each Day, Sunrise to Sunset	Triple Tree Aerodrome (SC00)
Saturday, November 2, 2024	EAA 1467/GIA Fall Fly-in	10:00am - 4:00pm EDT	Gilbert International Airpark (SC45)
Triple Tree Aerodrome Events	Scedule of all of the Triple Tree Aerodrome Events	Click the red arrow for further details.	Triple Tree Aerodrome (SC00)