Ground School Begins in January

EAA Chapter 838 is pleased to announce that we are starting our 2025 Private Pilot Ground School on Wednesday night, January 15th, from 6:00PM to 8:45PM (with a 15 minute break). The class will run for 10 weeks ending Wed March 26th (with a week off on Feb. 19). The class will be taught by our friend and Gold Seal CFI, Gene Traas, who has taught multiple Ground School classes for our Chapter, and serves as the moderator for our monthly Aviation Education Night (aka VMC/IMC Club).
This class is suitable for new pilots needing to pass the private pilot written test and as a refresher course for existing ( or rusty) pilots.

One book is required for new pilots:

Gleim Private Pilot FAA Knowledge Test Prep
https://www.gleimaviation.com/shop/ppkt/Anything else can be downloaded for free from www.FAA.gov, and will be announced before the start of course.

Pricing for our 2025 Private Pilot Ground School is as follows:

Paid Members: $250
Non-Members (or free memberships): $300 (includes 1 year of paid membership to EAA 838)
If you're a Gold Member, contact Ed Becerra for special pricing!!

Please RSVP as soon as possible to Ed Becerra at [email protected].

Weekly Shop Night

Have you ever wanted to learn how to pull a rivet? Are you mechanically inclined but have no space at home to build things? Are you interested in just seeing the internal workings of an airplane?

If any of these apply to you, or if you are just curious, join our intrepid Monday Night Mechanics each Monday from 7:00 pm until folks get tired.

We recently rebuilt an engine and completing an aircraft begun by one of our members who unfortunately passed before the plane was finished. The aircraft will eventually hang in our museum in memory of the late, great Roy Stuart.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Glen Malkmus, our Shop Coordinator.

Under 18? Please make sure to bring a responsible adult with you.

Simulator Group Takes Flight

Be a part of the fastest growing group at EAA Chapter 838 - the Flight Sim Group. Get in on the ground floor and learn how to plan and build a Simulator that will take you around the world without even leaving Racine. We are again converting a small room off our hangar to be a Flight Simulator Room, only this time it will be simulators that real pilots will enjoy as well as non-pilots. Be the first to challenge Jon Brocksopp at carrier landings. Fly to dinner in Paris. Once this room is built, the sky's the limit, as they say. The Flight Sim Group meets on the third Wednesday evening of each month at 7:00 pm at the Chapter building. Questions? Email [email protected].