EAA Chapter 72 upcoming events

️ IMC/VMC Club (October 14, 2026)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Our chapter offers an IMC/VMC Club for our members to network and share flying knowledge and experience. Each month we cover an IFR and a VFR topic. We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month. More information can be found at: IMC/VMC Club

The topic for the October meeting will be The Impossible Turn - Practice vs Reality. Tom Slavonik will be presenting.

If you'd like to present at a future IMC/VMC Meeting, contact Richard Martin.

The VMC Question of the Month for October is:

Filing a VFR flight plan (and activating it!) can be important in terms of safety, but why and how can we make position reports throughout our flight to update our progress? What is the benefit of doing so?

The IMC Question of the Month for October is:

You are flying on an IFR flight plan in IMC and suffer a complete electrical failure. Having no other way to communicate (i.e., no handheld radio) can you use your cell phone to contact ATC for assistance?

This meeting qualifies for Wings credit.

Pancake Breakfast with the 99’s Poker Run ♠️♥️♣️♦️ (October 17, 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Join the Colorado, Pikes Peak, and Wyoming Chapters of The Ninety-Niners for the 2026 Poker Run, a fly-or-drive aviation adventure running September 1 through October 17 that raises funds for chapter activities and scholarships supporting women aviators.

Participants purchase $20 “hands,” then collect sealed card envelopes at any of seven airports—Casper (KCPR), Laramie (KLAR), Fort Morgan (KFMM), Akron (KAKO), Burlington (KITR), La Junta (KLHX), and Meadow Lake (KFLY)—with extra cards available at the terminus if you don’t make every stop.

Anyone is welcome, pilots and drivers alike, and envelopes stay sealed until the reveal.

The event wraps Saturday, October 17 at Meadow Lake Airport in Peyton, where hands must be presented at the MLAA Hangar by 10:00 a.m. and prizes are awarded at 11:00 a.m.

EAA Chapter 72 will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast there from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. ($10 adults; under 12 free; teens typically half price). So fly in, drive in, or just come for breakfast and help cheer on the players. PLEASE PAY ONLINE OR BRING CASH TO THE EVENT TO PAY FOR BREAKFAST!

Prizes include...

2 prints of Amelia Earhart from AMAC studios
2 general admission tickets to the National Museum of Military Vehicles (WY)
4 admission tickets to the University of Wyoming Planetarium
2 admission tickets to the Denver Aquarium
2 $250 vouchers from Frontier Airlines
Flight bag from Sporty's Pilot Shop
Dave Clark Headset from Flights INC at KAPA
Intro flight at Mile High Gliding
Mountain Flying Course from Colorado Pilots Association
And More!

Hands can be bought online at https://www.pikespeak99s.org/2026-poker-run/ or at the terminus (KFLY) on the 17th.

Copy of 2026-Poker Run Rules AY edit .pdf

Board Meeting (November 05, 2026)

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 02:00:00 GMT

️ IMC/VMC Club (November 11, 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT

The topic for the November meeting will be ... The VMC Question of the Month for November is:

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The IMC Question of the Month for November is:

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This meeting qualifies for Wings credit.

✈️ Young Eagles Rally (November 14, 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT

PLEASE REGISTER HERE

The event is from 9AM-12PM at the EAA chapter 72 MLAA building at the Meadow Lake airport.

Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/iyDLR9XDFf5ptd1i9

Address: 13550 Piper Ln, Peyton CO 80831

There are 3 scheduled flight periods (9:00am, 9:45am, 10:30am). Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your child's scheduled flight period. Go directly inside to the registration table to check in. There may be some waiting before your child's flight. Once your child's plane taxi's out, the average flight is 15 to 20 minutes. Please return to the registration desk after your child's flight to pick up their Young Eagles certificate.

Be sure to also check out the flight simulator and get more details on all the extra's available through the EAA Young Eagles and AeroEducate Programs.

Please DO NOT sign up your child to fly at this chapter more than once every six months. Thank you!

Coffee & Donuts Social (November 14, 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Typically, on the 2nd Saturday of each month, we provide coffee & donuts upstairs in the MLAA hangar. Come socialize with our members.... share stores, discuss project progress, etc.

Board Meeting (December 03, 2026)

Fri, 04 Dec 2026 02:00:00 GMT

️ IMC/VMC Club (December 09, 2026)

Thu, 10 Dec 2026 01:00:00 GMT

The topic for the December meeting will be ... The VMC Question of the Month for December is:

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The IMC Question of the Month for December is:

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This meeting qualifies for Wings credit.

Coffee & Donuts Social (December 12, 2026)

Sat, 12 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Typically, on the 2nd Saturday of each month, we provide coffee & donuts upstairs in the MLAA hangar. Come socialize with our members.... share stores, discuss project progress, etc.