Welcome to EAA Chapter 1614
Stellar Airpark P19 Monthly Meetings - 3rd Wednesday Every Month
5:30 PM 4129 W. Milky Way
Chapter Meeting
21 May 2025
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
John Panfil of Volare Hangars will give a brief overview of the proposed hangar project at Stellar Airpark with time for some questions. Next, PHX TRACON controller Matt Schorman will give an airspace and procedures presentation with time for questions as well.
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we can plan food and drinks.
Chapter Meeting
16 April 2025
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
Wednesday's guest speaker will be Dr. Shreder of Aviation Medical Solutions. Learn the latest medical information for pilots from a Senior AME who is also a CFI. Click to see his website below:
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we can plan food and drinks.
Chapter Meeting
19 March 2025
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
Wednesday's meeting will be a social event with some brief admin discussions. The floor will be open floor for war stories, tales of adventure, and sharing of anything aviation related.
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we can plan food and drinks.
Chapter Meeting
19 February 2025
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
Flying a Fighter into Stellar Airpark
Arnie Evdokimo discusses jet fighters from a non-military perspective. For many years, he owned and operated an
L-39 combat trainer previously used in Eastern block countries.
Arnie will discuss the unique aspects of his aircraft, staying proficient, as well as his experiences. Arnie flew his L-39 to many airshows for display as well as to escape from the daily grind of running a business.
As a business owner and aviation enthusiast in the Phoenix area, Arnie was lucky enough to be selected as an honorary commander for the 62nd Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB. This netted him the opportunity for a back seat ride in the F-16. Time permitting, Arnie will give his perspective flying this airplane as well.
Arnie has many photos as well as video (some VHS vintage) while flying both aircraft.
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we can plan food and drinks.
Chapter hosts EAA Leadership Conference
On 15 February 2025 - Dave Leiting and Serina from EAA National presented a great review of resources available to chapter leaders. We had about 20 EAA members from chapters as far away as Maryland attend.
Welcome to EAA Chapter 1614
Stellar Airpark P19 Monthly Meetings - 3rd Wednesday Every Month
15 January Meeting is CANCELLED 5:30 PM 4129 W. Milky Way
Chapter Meeting
20 November 2024
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
Katy and Rick Nieves discuss Northrup Grumman’s Space influence in the satellite division at the Gilbert, AZ facility.
Katy and Rick Nieves both work at Northrup Grumman’s Satellite division in Gilbert. We welcome their talk on their experiences how our local Arizona space program fits into the overall needs of the military, nation and industry.
Katy has a Masters in EE and has worked as a launch vehicle engineer for seven launches and as a program manager proposal lead and winner for several recent launch campaigns. As the current ESPAStar director, she has a 100% satellite mission success rate partnered with launch vehicles such as Falcon 9 and Heavy Falcons from Space X to meet Space Force needs.
Rick has a Masters in Space Systems Engineering and has worked on the Iridium Constellation for Sat phones and Missile Defense Shield Power systems. In his current role as an Integration and Test manage he has worked on NASA/NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System as well as the LEOStar (Low Earth Orbit) Communications Satellite.
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we can plan food and drinks.
Welcome to EAA Chapter 1614
Stellar Airpark P19 Monthly Meetings - 3rd Wednesday Every Month
5:30 PM 4129 W. Milky Way
Chapter Meeting
16 October 2024
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
16 October Meeting
Robin Simmons discusses flying aerobatics in a glider.
Robin owns a Fox MDM 1P aerobatic glider made in Germany and has spent the last few years learning to fly it competitively. He is a Stellar resident and usually flies out of Estrella Glider Port but has also trained in California.
He has won top scores in the Sportsman class in the US Nationals two years in a row. Robin will discuss his experiences in the world of glider aerobatics.
GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via Facebook Messenger or Greg Cameron - (480) 650-6361 so we know how much grub is needed.
Welcome to EAA Chapter 1614
Stellar Airpark P19 Monthly Meetings - 3rd Wednesday Every Month
5:30 PM 4129 W. Milky Way
Chapter Meeting
17 April 2024
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
17 April Meeting
Darwin's Grand Champion RV-7
In 2021, Darwin Barrie flew his just completed RV-7 to Oshkosh, WI for the Summer EAA Air Venture event. This was not the first time he had brought a newly completed experimental aircraft to be judged by the experts at Air Venture. However, earning Grand Champion in 2021 would validate his skill and persistence as a builder.
Darwin is a member of chapter 1614 and has flown in our Young Eagle events almost every year. This month he will bring N717AZ to our meeting and talk about his experience building and flying his award winning RV-7.
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Greg Cameron - (480) 650-6361 so we know how many food is needed.
Welcome to EAA Chapter 1614
Stellar Airpark P19 Monthly Meetings - 3rd Wednesday Every Month
5:30 PM 4129 W. Milky Way
Chapter Meeting
15 May 2024
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
15 May Meeting
Stories From Air Venture
Air Venture is Disneyland for pilots. Every pilot should plan to visit the world’s largest air show at least once in their lifetime. Kurt Gearhart has been attending Air Venture since 1998 and will present an event overview and facilitate members sharing their stories. (and you guessed it - he has a few photos). This will be our last meeting until September.
Please join us as we hope to educate and motivate those at the 15 May meeting to plan a trip to Oshkosh sometime in their future.
If you have an item you would like to donate for our monthly raffle, please bring to the meeting or call Greg Cameron or Kurt Gearhart.
GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Greg Cameron - (480) 650-6361 so we know how many food is needed.
Welcome to EAA Chapter 1614
Stellar Airpark P19 Monthly Meetings - 3rd Wednesday Every Month
5:30 PM 4129 W. Milky Way
Chapter Meeting
20 March 2024
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
Gary Zettl - Flying the F-111 in Desert Storm
Gary has been a photographer for most of Stellar Airpark's Young Eagle events. What most of you probably didn’t know is he flew F-111s in Desert Storm. He has agreed to share his experiences with combat operations as well as his perspective on leadership in a combat deployed squadron. Most lessons of flight safety highlight pilots need to assess all aspects of their flight from planning thru execution. In combat operations, different assessments often lead to conflicts between pilots as well as leadership in a complex environment.
Please join us for this lesson in aviation history and aviation camaraderie on Wednesday, 20 March.
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we can plan food and drinks.
Chapter Meeting
21 February 2024
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
February Meeting (Change 1)
Bruce Haffner
Helicopter Adventures around Phoenix
Bruce Haffner has been a helicopter icon around Phoenix for many years. Known as "Chopper Guy", Bruce has flown as an airborne network news reporter as well as covering many events and stories as a free lance aviation reporter.
He has documented many Stellar Events, aircraft and people. Bruce is near and dear to many Stellar pilots for supporting our flying to include his coverage of the late Nasi Hirani, a great American and Stellar resident.
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we know how many food is needed.
Chapter Meeting
17 January 2024
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
January Meeting with tales of:
Flying in Alaska
Leigh Coates and Mike Williams have agreed to share some of their experiences flying in Alaska. Alaska has some beautiful scenery and I know we are in for a special treat after seeing a few sample photos and videos.
We will also raffle off a few hangar momentos as we did in December. If you have an item you would like to donate for our raffle, please call Greg Cameron or Kurt Gearhart. We will be collecting $20 dues at the meeting for those who have not paid for 2024.
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we know how many food is needed.
Chapter Meeting
15 November 2023
5:30 PM
Location: 4129 W. Milky Way
(John Prescott's Auditorium)
Air race instructor-pilot, Bob Jeffery, veteran air race pilot, Joe Coraggio, and recently qualified air race pilot, Bijan Maleki, trained together, practiced and competed in the Reno Air Races. They will not only share their experiences behind the scenes at Reno and their thoughts about the future of air racing, but they will also reveal the process that helped Bijan go from zero air racing experience to qualified air race pilot just in time for the last Reno Air Race.
(Work scheduling changes have rendered Joe Coraggio a scratch from this heat)
Please join us. GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Please RSVP to Larry Perkins via FaceBook Messenger or Kurt Gearhart - 480 329-1936 so we know how many pizzas are needed.
Meeting & Events
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Events Calendar
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