Welcome to the Experimental Aircraft Association's, EAA Chapter 724
Merritt Island web site.

Our meetings and events are open to everyone, so please join us!

Our next meeting is May 8, 2013 - 7:30pm

Jeff Rosson will have a presentation on building his RV-9 project.  
This is one meeting you will not want to miss!!!


The next Young Eagles Day is
November 9, 2013

Our flyout this month is to River Ranch Resort on May 25 at 8:30am at Voyager.



*** PLEASE NOTE:  OUR NEW MEETING ROOM DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESTROOMS***

Early birds 7:00 meeting starts at 7:30,  Airport Road, south side of the Merritt Island airport.
Here is a map of the new EAA 724 Meeting Room on the south side of Merritt Island Airport:



  
 
 
 
 
















 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




2013 Meeting Dates and Speakers
 

June 12, 2013 - Open
July 10, 2013 - Open


 
Early birds 7:00 meeting starts at 7:30
We may change our meeting location and time.
Please check back before going to the meeting.

(We normally meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm)
 
  
   
Upcoming Events for the Merritt Island area Pilots for 2013:

- Sebring Fly-in - Jan 17 - 20,2013 - Sebring, Fl -

- TICO Air Show - March 22-24, 2013 - Titusville, Fl -

- Sun-n-Fun Show - April 9 - 14, 2013 - Lakeland, Fl -  

- Valkaria Air Fest - April 20, 2013 - Valkaria Airport, Fl -

Young Eagles Day - April 27, 2013 - Merritt Island Airport -
 
- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - July 29 - Aug 4, 2013 - Oshkosh, Wis. -

- Cocoa Beach Airshow -  Oct 19-20, 2013 - Cocoa Beach -

- Young Eagles Day - Nov 9, 2013 - Merritt Island Airport -

- Toys for Tots Breakfast - December 14, 2013 - Merritt Island -


Here is our new meeting room on the south side of Merritt Island Airport.

























Thank you
We, members of EAA Chapter 724 would like to take this time to thank two of our corporate sponsors who generously share with us the vision of aviation with their generous contributions to our chapter.

- Space Coast Honda, Cocoa Florida

- United Launch Alliance, Centennial Colorado


- Embraer Executive Aircraft LLC

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Past Events

- Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation EXPO - Jan 19-22, 2012 - Sebring, Fl.

- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - July 25-31, 2011 - Oshkosh, Wis.

- Blessing of the Fleet - July 31, 2011 - Merritt Island Airport - 2pm South Side.


- Young Eagles Day - May 7, 2011 - Merritt Island

- Valkaria Airfest - Valkaria Airport, Fl - February 19, 2011

- TICO Warbird Airshow - Titusville, Fl - March 11-12, 2011

- Sun-n-fun - Lakeland, Fl - March 29 to April 3, 2011


-  U.S. Sport Aviation Expo - Sebring, Fl - January 20-23, 2011


- AOPA Seminar - Say it Right  - March 23, 2010  7-9pm
          
Coronado Springs Resort, 1000 West Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Fl 

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BAA (Brevard Aircraft Association) Picnic  - Voyager Aviation - March 27, 2010- 10am - 3pm 
    - Blessing of the Fleet - Voyager Aviation - RSVP Required - 321-454-3090 - 11am

- Sun-n-fun - Lakeland, Fl.  April 13 - 18, 2010 -

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Young Eagles Day  - Merritt Island, April 24, 2010 ***

- On our October 13, 2010 meeting, our guest speaker is Michael D. Powell, Executive Director of the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority.

- On our November 10, 2010 meeting, our guest speaker is John Piowaty.

- Young Eagles Day - November 20, 2010 - Merritt Island


- On our December 8, 2010 meeting, our guest speaker is John Kalinowski.

-  Toys for Tots -  December 11, 2010 - Merritt Island 



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Feb 8th, 2012 meeting picture where Bob Hood explained test pilot procedures.







































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By EAA writer, Barbara A. Schmitz Tony Yacono said he simply is enjoying what he’s doing.

But others don’t see it that way, and that’s why he is receiving the Chapter Coordinator Award.Yacono has been a Young Eagles coordinator for 12 years, and he personally has flown more than 500 youth. In fact, under his leadership, EAA Chapter 724 has flown 3,704 Young Eagles.Yacono said he became involved in the program because someone cared enough to give him his first airplane ride at 12. Now 80, he has accumulated about 6,000 hours’ flight time."My opinion is that I need to give something back to the youngsters; that’s why I am doing this." Yet "the biggest kid in the airplane is the one behind the controls," he said.Still he can tell countless stories of the real kids who became excited by their flights, like a family of three girls, who the mother said wouldn’t say a word in the sky. "They wouldn’t stop talking because they were so excited," he said. "I had to ask them not to say anything when I was getting ready to land."Yacono said it takes a lot of work to put on a Young Eagles rally. "A lot of people run their tail off, and everyone deserves a great deal of credit. While I am appreciative of the award, I am going to accept it for all the people who help."


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