I am a national EAA member and a local chapter EAA member. I have attended several meetings and I am starting to think that my impression of the EAA is incorrect and that I am not utilizing the EAA as it is meant to be used.
When I joined the EAA I believed that the local meetings would be discussions about building methods, projects, issues regarding home building, issues regarding experimental aviation, and a general hangar attitude. The meetings have been discussions about fly in breakfasts, fund raising, airport politics, and getting young people into aviation; with some members giving status updates about their projects. It seems that it is more of a club for general aviation than experimental aviation.
When I joined the EAA I believed that the local meetings would be discussions about building methods, projects, issues regarding home building, issues regarding experimental aviation, and a general hangar attitude. The meetings have been discussions about fly in breakfasts, fund raising, airport politics, and getting young people into aviation; with some members giving status updates about their projects. It seems that it is more of a club for general aviation than experimental aviation.
