Category Archives: 2021

Chapter Holiday Party – 2021


DATE & TIME:
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
5:30 PM    Social Time
 6:15 PM    Potluck Dinner		 LOCATION:
Clyde & Genet Adams
1009 14th St. SW
Rio Rancho

Thanks to Clyde and Genet Adams, we continue our tradition of a holiday party!
Hope you can come!  Guests welcome!

Please BRING a side dish or dessert.
Roast turkey with dressing & gravy plus ham provided. Also, plates, utensils, etc. available.

Optional Gift Exchange.
To join the fun of a gift exchange, bring a wrapped gift costing $15 or less. Each person who brings shall receive.  Totally optional.

DIRECTIONS:  Allow 25 minutes from Paseo del Norte and Coors Blvd.

  • Take Paseo del Norte westbound to Unser Blvd
  • Turn North (right) on Unser
  • Turn West (left) on Southern Blvd  for about 3 miles.
  • Turn left on 14th Street SW and proceed to the second house.  Park inside the gate or on the street.

 IMPORTANT:  the street is 14th SW.   (You’ll pass similarly numbered SE streets).

If questions, contact:
Joyce Woods
chapter@eaa179.org
505 974 5305

Double Eagle Aviation Academy 2021 (DEAA)

Retrospective
Double Eagle Aviation Academy 2021
June 14 – 18, 2021 at Double Eagle II Airport
Participants are invited for a Young Eagles flight June 19

2021 MEDIA RELEASE – Download

Double Eagle Aviation Academy 2021

Our 7th Double Eagle Aviation Academy (DEAA) offers another fun and challenging week at the airport!  Students ages 14 – 17 will explore a future in aviation. Students will learn about many facets of flying and airplanes:

  • learn about career opportunities in aviation from professionals
  • learn and practice reading weather reports
  • learn how to control pitch, roll, and yaw
  • learn the importance of balancing weight in the plane
  • learn and practice interpreting the instrument “Six Pack”
  • learn how aluminum structures are designed to be strong
  • learn what is inside the motors of airplanes
  • learn the legs of a traffic pattern
  • learn and practice communicating at non-towered and towered airports
  • learn and practice assembling a simple electrical wiring circuit
  • learn and practice riveting and rolling aluminum to make part of an aileron
  • learn and practice conducting an aircraft pre-flight inspection
  • learn and practice planning a flight
  • visit the Double Eagle control tower
  • fly with one of our Chapter members on a special Young Eagles rally on the Saturday following

The doors will open at 8:15 AM with time to meet pilots and spend time talking about and sitting in different airplanes each morning. Class starts at 9:00 AM. There will be morning and afternoon snacks and lunch is provided. Each day will end at 4:15 PM. A student notebook with the contents of all the presentations is provided to each student. If you are interested in aviation, this is an exceptional opportunity to discover the possibilities.

Questions?  Let us know.  Contact us at deaa@eaa179.org 

DEAA HISTORY

DEAA was first offered in 2013, created by Joyce Woods who oversaw presentations in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. After a year’s hiatus, it was offered again in 2019, it was skipped in 2020 due to COVID, and resumed in 2021.

DEAA 2019 Memories  

Thanks to the over 50 chapter volunteers, guest speakers, pilots with aircraft displays, donors, and reception participants!  And especially thanks for an attentive group of students and supportive parents!  

DEAA 2017 – A week to remember!

KUDOS to the over 50 volunteers from the area pilot community who annually share their time, aircraft, enthusiasm, experience, and advice with DEAA students!  

Thanks to our over 50 volunteers and generous DEAA sponsors!   
Aspen Avionics, Van’s Aircraft,  David Clark, Aircraft Spruce, Bode Aviation, NMDOT Aviation Division, The City of Albuquerque,  Best Buy (Eubank), Costco (Coors Bypass), Smiths (Golf Course Rd) and several individual EAA179 members and friends who donated student tuition.

Updated 06/10/2021-jmw