Experimental Aircraft Association
Chapter 501 activities...
Updated March 25th
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NEXT CHAPTER MEETING:
Wednesday, April 10th, 6:30pm
Tentatively, in the hangar
adjacent to A. S. T.
Program: TBD

Future meetings:
(Usually on 2nd Wednesday)
May 8, June 12.
  • RECAP of the activity at 501's
    monthly meetings 2001 to 2024.


    Events Calendar
  • EAA's events calendar

    EAA Sportair Workshops Schedule

    EAA Webinars Schedule

    FAASTeam Webinars/Seminars

    Tuesday April 16, 7:00pm
    IMC/VMC Club meeting in-person
    and Zoom at N07's Aero Safety
    Training meeting room.
    FAASTeam will have registration
    and Zoom link.

    Thursday, April 18, 7:30pm-8:30pm,
    EAA Chapter 501 Young Eagles
    Speaker Series
    CLICK HERE to register.
    (This is an on-line Zoom webinar
    featuring speakers from various
    fields to educate youth on a wide
    range of opportunities within
    aviation, including piloting,
    engineering, history, and
    mathematics.)

    This second event of a series will
    feature Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col.
    Michael Castania, the New Jersey Wing
    Director of Aerospace Education.
    He will be speaking about the
    mission of the Civil Air Patrol and
    his passion for flying gliders.

    April 9 - 14 Sun 'N Fun

    Sunday April 21, 9:00am to Noon
    Weather permitting, EAA Chapter 501
    will host a Young Eagles Flight Rally
    at Lincoln Park Airport. Free airplane
    rides for kids ages 8 to 17. June 14 - 16 Greenwood Lake Air Show

    July 22 - 28 Oshkosh - AirVenture

    August 10 - 11 New York Air Show
    at Orange County Airport.

    About 100 more 2024 air shows posted on AirshowStuff.com

  • See our archive of
    local aviation news items.
    Latest = Bob Menier receives Master Mechanic award February 9, 2022

  • CLICK
    to download a printable flyer
    Dates have been set for our Young Eagles Flight Rallies (April 21, May 19 and June 23) and our annual Fly-In (June 1). Put them on your calendar!!!
    Check back at this web site for more info as plans develop.


    Chapter 501 offers free flights for ADULTS.
    The program is called "Eagle Flights".

    Our pilots will fly their general aviation
    aircraft from airports in the area.
    If you think you have a pilot's license in your
    future, we'll take you aloft on an orientation flight.
    CLICK HERE for "Eagle Flight" info.



    Hang a Chapter 501 2024 calendar on your wall!
    We post here, as the months go by, calendar pages, free for downloading. Warm up your color printer! Each month has a photo or two featuring Chapter 501 members doing something aviation-related in the past year or so, and seen on the website
    or in our Propwash newsletter.
    CLICK HERE for April, 2024.
    Click here to download all 12 months of 2023.
    Click here to download all 12 months of 2022.
    Click here to download all 12 months of 2021.
    Click here to download all 12 months of 2020.





    CLICK for
    EAA Chapter 501
    shirts, ball caps
    and coffee mugs.


    HERE'S A PHOTO RECAP OF OUR 2005-2023 ACTIVITIES
  • June 11, 2023 - Young Eagles
  • May 21, 2023 - Young Eagles
  • April 23, 2023 - Young Eagles
  • October 23, 2022 - Young Eagles
  • September 25, 2022 - Young Eagles
  • Young Eagles Workshops - Sep./Oct./Nov. 2021
  • September 19, 2021 - Young Eagles
  • 7/26-8/01, 2021 - Ten Chapter 501 members at Oshkosh
  • June 5, 2021 - Warwick Fly-In
  • 2020 - cancelled events list
  • September 29, 2019 - Young Eagles
  • August 25, 2019 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • June 8, 2019 - Aeroflex-Andover Fly-In
  • May 19, 2019 - Young Eagles
  • April 22, 2018 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • November 4, 2017 - Aeroflex-Andover Fly-In
  • June 4, 2017 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • April 23, 2017 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • October 16, 2016 - Young Eagles
  • April 17, 2016 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • October 18, 2015 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • June 7, 2015 - Young Eagles
  • April 19, 2015 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • September 27, 2014 - Caldwell, Essex County Airport Fly-In
  • June 8, 2014 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • April 9, 2014 - Meeting at and tour of TEB's NJAHOF Museum
  • September 7, 2013 - Caldwell, Essex County Airport Fly-In
  • June 23, 2013 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • April 21, 2013 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • October 7, 2012 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • September 8, 2012 - Montgomery Orange County New York Fly-In
  • June 10, 2012 - Young Eagles
  • April 15, 2012 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • November 6, 2011 - Young Eagles
  • April 10, 2011 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • October 3, 2010 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • June 13, 2010 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • May 17, 2009 - 22nd Annual Warwick Fly-In
  • October 26, 2008 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • June 14, 2008 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • May 18, 2008 - 21st Annual Warwick Fly-In
  • April 26, 2008 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • April 13, 2008 - Young Eagles at Morristown Airport
  • June 9 and October 28, 2007 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • September 16, 2006 - Young Eagles/Green Eagles
  • May 21, 2006 - 19th Annual Warwick Fly-In
  • April 17, 2005 - 501 wins $10,000 Make a Difference Day award!



  • About EAA Chapter 501 and its members

    Hangar meeting September 2022 and Young Eagles Workshop November 2021

    The Experimental Aircraft Association is a national non-profit
    organization dedicated to promoting recreational aviation.
    EAA Chapter 501, Inc., an affiliated member of the national EAA,
    is an IRS classified 501(C)(3) public charity.
    Membership is open to all who share an interest in aviation.
    Chapter 501 meets monthly usually on the 2nd Wednesday at 6:30pm.
    All are welcome! The meeting place and date/time can vary:
    We occasionally schedule a field trip to a member's hangar, garage or basement to see homebuilding work-in-progress. Linda Scully,
    of Aero Safety Training, has welcomed us to use their meeting room.
    Watch this page for changes in the meeting place/date/time.

    Members receive Chapter 501's monthly "Propwash" official
    newsletter published about a week before each meeting.

    CLICK HERE to read last month's newsletter.

    BECOME A MEMBER OF EAA CHAPTER 501
    ==> CLICK to download a .PDF pen/pencil application form.
    ==> CLICK to download a .DOCX digital application form.
    ==> CLICK to download a .DOCX STUDENT application form.

    President--Matt Lamm
    Vice President--Allan Feid
    Secretary--Barry Morse
    Treasurer--Don Provost
    Membership Chairman-- Paul Schulman
    Young Eagles Coordinator-- Allen F. Dunn
    Fly-In Co-Chairmen-- Barry Morse and Nick Anzano.
    Eagle Flights Coordinator-- Mike Dzurny
    Flight Advisor-- Ron Reinartz
    Ray Scholarhip Coordinator-- Dave Jones
    IMC/VMC Club Coordinator-- Ron Reinartz
    Newsletter Editor--Don Provost
    eaa501.org webmaster--Don Provost
    501.eaachapter.org webmaster--Don Provost
    Facebook page webmaster--Nick Kida



    CLICK
    to read
    our charter

    CHAPTER 501'S PARTICIPATION IN EAA PROGRAMS

  • Young Eagles - Free flights for kids ages 8 to 17.

  • Eagle Flights - Free introductory flight for adults thinking of getting a pilot's licence.


    CHAPTER 501 MEMBERS' AIRCRAFT - UNDER CONSTRUCTION, NEW AND OLD

  • EAA's Builders' logs - see two Chapter 501 members!

  • Projects-in-progress 2005-2017.

  • Members' aircraft in operation

  • Members' aircraft from past years.


    CHAPTER 501, FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THE NEWS
  • Aviation is college major for Allen Dunn, Jr. (March 2004)
  • Bill Anderes' "Green Eagles" story as printed in our June 2003 Propwash newsletter.
  • Bill Anderes' "Green Eagles" story as reprinted in the August 2003 Sport Aviation Magazine.
  • Jack Elliott's last "Wings over 'Jersey" (January 2002)
  • 501 Young Eagles article (December 2001)


    501'S FLIERS' FLYING ADVENTURES
    Here is a collection of photos and videos
    taken by 501 members in the course of enjoying their aviating.
    All contributions welcome! Email the webmaster with your stories.
    2023
    Oshkosh-AirVenture, July 24-30: CLICK for 27 photos (so far). Taken by Allan Feid, Jeff Ross, Paolo Grassi and Matt Lamm. (More to come maybe).

    2021
    Oshkosh-AirVenture, July 26-August 1: CLICK for 35 photos (so far). Taken by Peter Nancoz, Charlie Derk, Paolo Grassi, Francesco Murano, Matt Lamm and Jeff Ross. (More to come)

    2020
    April 28: CLICK for 20 photos. Eric Sampson leads formation flight dog rescue from Ocean City, MD back to N07 for handoff to shelters that have been nearly emptied of cats and dogs during the stay at home restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic.

    April 6: CLICK for 21 photos Charlie Derk, using Runway 4 at MGJ, took his RV-10 N688CD on its first flight, and then, along with Casey, after 4+ years of construction in his basement and garage, celebrated! Then Charlie flew off the required 40 hours ASAP, completing it on May 24, so Casey could fly with him!

    2013
    Steve Vail flew the Hudson River in his Cessna 120 on April 25, 2013, and has a great YouTube video.

    1991
    New York City's Hudson River run at 900 feet (June 1991: 25 slides from Don Provost)

    1981
    Soaring the Tetons in an SGS 1-34. (July 1981: 28 slides from Don Provost)




  • Latest update is June 27, 2022.
    EAA 501'S MARKETPLACE - CLICK HERE
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    SOME HANDY URL'S...

    General Aviation websites
    EAA
    EAA's Video.org page
    EAA's national calendar
    EAA Air Venture-Oshkosh
    EAA Museum at Oshkosh
    EAA Young Eagles
    EAA Young Eagles Webchat
    AOPA
    VFRmap.com
    General Aviation News
    Atlantic Flyer
    Landings.com
    AirNav.com
    ATC terminal radars
    Live ATC.net (audio monitors)
    FunPlacesToFly.com
    iPilot.com
    Flightwise.com
    HomebuiltAirplanes.com
    Avstop.com Aviation News
    Barnstormers.com

    Aviation museums
    Abandoned and Little-Known Airfields
    The Virtual Aircraft Museum
    NJ Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum at Teterboro
    Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum, Cape May Airport
    Millville Army Airfield Museum
    Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, Dover, DE
    USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, NYC
    American Air Power Museum, Republic A'pt, Farmingdale, NY
    Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY
    Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck, NY
    1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum, Geneseo, NY
    New England Air Museum, Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
    Golden Age Air Museum, Grimes Field, Bethel, PA
    Mid Atlantic Air Museum at Reading, PA
    Yankee Air Museum, Willow Run Airport, Belleville, MI
    Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kitty Hawk, NC
    National Museum of the USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH
    National Air & Space Museum at Dulles Airport, VA
    National Air & Space Museum on the Mall in Washington D.C.
    Our neighbor EAA chapters with websites
    (2 sites listed: 1st is original, 2nd is new EAA assigned site.)
    Lincoln Park, NJ Chapter 501 (this page!)
    Lincoln Park 501 EAA (new EAA page!)
    Fairfield, NJ Chapter 73
    Fairfield 73 EAA
    Sussex, NJ Chapter 891
    Sussex 891 EAA
    Easton, PA Chapter 70
    MGJ Chapter 1611 EAA
    Easton 70 EAA
    Sciota, PA, Chapter 839
    Chapter 839 weekends
    Sciota, PA, Chapter 839
    Pittstown, NJ Chapter 643
    Pittstown 643 EAA
    Trenton, NJ, Chapter 176
    Trenton 176 EAA
    Old Bridge, NJ Chapter 315
    Old Bridge 315 EAA
    Cross Keys, NJ Chapter 216
    Cross Keys 216 EAA
    Toughkenamon, PA Chapter 240
    Toughkenamon 240 EAA
    Edwards AFB, CA Chapter 1000
    Edwards 1000 EAA

    Our area airports, businesses & advocacy groups
    Lincoln Park Airport (N07)
    Lincoln Park Airport INFO
    Aero Safety Training, Ltd (at N07)
    Lincoln Park Aviation-Cessna dealer (at N07)
    Sunset Pub and Grill (at N07)
    Caldwell, Essex County Airport (CDW)
    Morristown Airport (MMU)
    Somerset Airport (SMQ)
    Greenwood Lake Airport(4N1)
    United Flying Octogenarians
    Military Transport Association
    NJ Chopper - Phoenix, AZ helicopter tours
    Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association
    North Jersey Chapter 99's
    Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition
    Mid-Atlantic Aviation Coalition-Facebook
    New Jersey Aviation Association
    Eastern Region Helicopter Council
    Morris Aero Club
    Paramus Flying Club

    Government, weather and flight planning
    FAA - Safety.gov
    FAA - TFR's page
    New Jersey weather from NOAA
    DTC DUAT
    FAA aircraft registry
    NTSB aviation accident reports
    NJDOT Div. of Aeronautics
    FAA - Teterboro FSDO
    FAA Flight Standards page







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    This web page of EAA Chapter 501 activities is edited/donated by 501 member Don Provost.
    Webpage server space is donated by 501 member Jeffrey Ross