--- title: 'First-Timers Young Eagle Rally' url: 'https://www.eaa27.org/first-timers-young-eagle-rally' markdown: 'https://www.eaa27.org/first-timers-young-eagle-rally.md' date: '2026-08-20' description: 'Our Chapter held a mini Young Eagles Rally on Saturday, August 8th. This was a special event for first time Young Eagles only. Our dedicated, local pilots flew twenty-four participants after we waited for the morning clouds to lift. Special thanks to Mark, Andy, Rick, and Bill for always showing up…' --- ![gold chapter](https://www.eaa27.org/user/themes/eaa-mods/images/logo.png) # [First-Timers Young Eagle Rally](https://www.eaa27.org/first-timers-young-eagle-rally) 20th Aug 2026 ![](https://www.eaa27.org/images/c/1/5/6/1/c156135fc5b48d95459167cc5c8d0344ea744fe7-580a4902.jpg) Our Chapter held a mini Young Eagles Rally on Saturday, August 8th. This was a special event for first time Young Eagles only. Our dedicated, local pilots flew twenty-four participants after we waited for the morning clouds to lift. Special thanks to Mark, Andy, Rick, and Bill for always showing up for our rallies and a big welcome to Tom Brelsford for joining our Chapter 27 pilot team! There were many smiling faces and appreciative parents at the airport. Thanks also to our many ground volunteers and to Constance and her airport staff for help ing us organize the event and keeping safety top of mind! Our next rally will be October 3rd, 2026. SAVE THE DATE so you can join us! [ Previous Post](https://www.eaa27.org/spring-2026-young-eagles-rally) # First-Timers Young Eagle Rally ## Search ## Next Meeting ### Sunday, October 18, 2026 10 am at KMMK --- ## Meetings Meetings are generally held at 10am on the third Sunday of the month in the FBO at **Meriden-Markham Municipal Airport**(KMMK) 213 Evansville Avenue Meriden, CT 06451 [See map](http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=213%20Evansville%20Ave&city=Meriden&state=CT&zipcode=06451-5155&country=US&title=%3Cb%3E213%20Evansville%20Ave%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%20%2F%3E%20Meriden%2C%20CT%2006451-5155%2C%20%20US&cid=lfmaplink2&name=) For more information contact Rick Beebe, Membership Coordinator --- ## Upcoming Events | Date | Event | |---|---| | 10/18/2026 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 10/25/2026 | Run the Runway 5K Rally | | 11/15/2026 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 1/9/2027 | Holiday Banquet, 5pm Manor Inn, Southington | | 1/17/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 2/21/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 3/21/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 4/18/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 5/16/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 6/12/2027 | International Young Eagles Day | | 6/27/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 7/26 - 8/1/2027 | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | | 8/22/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 9/19/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 10/17/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | | 11/21/2027 | Chapter Meeting, 10:00am at MMK | This site was built using [Grav](http://getgrav.org) and the [Open Matter Course Hub](http://learn.hibbittsdesign.org/coursehub). Copyright 2025, EAA Chapter 27 --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Home](https://www.eaa27.org/index.md) - Next: [Spring 2026 Young Eagles Rally](https://www.eaa27.org/spring-2026-young-eagles-rally.md)