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EAA Blue Barn

EAA Blue Barn during airventure 2021

The Blue Barn is your go-to destination for chapters and Young Eagles at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh! Located on Knapp Street across from the Forums Plaza, the Blue Barn features daily forums, best practices displays, an EAA chapter map, and information about how to get involved with EAA’s chapters and volunteer aviation outreach programs.

Stop by the Blue Barn and:

  • Take part in the Chapter Group photo at Brown Arch – Tuesday at 9am.
  • Check in on the progress of the One Week Pancake Griddle Fabrication.
  • Register to meet with tax attorney Patti Arthur.
  • Attend forums about growing your chapter, engaging youth, and more.
  • Enter daily Y.E. Pilots Headset Give-a-Way’s.
  • Flight Outfitters Pilot Your Own Adventure Chapter Contest.
  • Test your speed in the World’s Fastest Clecoer Contest, held daily.
  • Win flight simulator controls for your chapter.

Sign up for a one-on-one consultation with volunteer tax attorney Patti Arthur to help your chapter understand basic rules of tax-exempt organizations and how to get tax-exempt status for your chapter. Free 30-minute consultations are available throughout the week.



Chapter Mass Group Photo - Tuesday, July 22, at 9 a.m. at the Brown Arch: All chapter members welcome! Join the mass group photo to represent your chapter. Wear your chapter clothing and bring your chapter banner.


EAA Blue Barn 2025 Schedule of Events

  • Monday, July 21, 2025

    10 - 11:15 a.m. | Starting a New EAA Chapter
    Presented by: Serena Brouillette

    Learn all about starting a new EAA chapter at your home airport.


    11:30 - 12:45 a.m. | 501(c)(3) Status and Your Chapter
    Presented by: Patti Arthur

    Learn about how easy it is to become a 501(c)(3) charitable tax-exempt organization!


    1 - 2:15 PM | How to Build a Successful Chapter – One Step at a Time
    Presented by: Tim Connor

    Tim Connor of EAA Chapter 5 shares things you need to know to take your chapter to Gold status and beyond.

  • Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    8:30 - 9:45 p.m. | Simple Strategies for Chapter Leadership
    Presented by: Terry Cusack

    Learn what works to make your chapter more fun and attractive to new and existing members.


    10 - 11:15 p.m. | Hallmarks of Highly Successful EAA Chapters
    Presented by: Chris Gauger

    Learn about the six things that EAA chapters can do to make them most successful and more engaging to their members.


    11:30 - 12:45 p.m. | EAA Young Eagles Online Registration & Digital Signature App
    Presented by: David Leiting

    Young Eagles Online Registration (YEDay.org) and the EAA Digital Signature App can simplify your chapter’s rallies. Learn how your chapter can leverage these tools!


    1:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Creating a Dynamic Chapter Newsletter
    Presented by: Chuck Fisher

    Chapter 35 consistently puts out a great newsletter, and so can you! Learn how to offer value-added newsletter content to satisfy your members and grow your EAA chapter.

  • Wednesday, July 23, 2025

    8 - 9:45 a.m. | Successful Strategies for Growing Your EAA Chapter
    Presented by: EAA 1522 Gordon Davis

    Hear the inspiring story about how EAA Chapter 1522 continues to be a successful and engaged chapter in a rural community.


    10:00 - 11:15 a.m. | EAA Young Eagles Rally Planning
    Presented by: David Leiting

    Check out the ins and outs of planning a successful Young Eagles rally, and learn some rally hosting best practices from other chapters.


    11:30 - 12:45 p.m. | Chapter Donations: Handling Taxes and Record Keeping
    Presented by: Patti Arthur

    Is your chapter a 501(c)(3)? Learn how to handle charitable donations.


    1 - 2:15 p.m. | Amp Up Your IMC/VMC Club & Chapter Meetings
    Presented by: Mark Hansen

    Learn about extra content and activities that can make your IMC and VMC meetings more fun and engaging.

  • Thursday, July 24, 2025

    8 - 9:45 a.m. | Acquiring a New EAA Chapter Facility
    Presented by: Karen Hughes Collins

    Learn how EAA Chapter 1494 successfully navigated a pathway to a brand-new chapter education center.


    10:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Recipe for Aviation Summer Camp
    Presented by: Terry Cusack

    Learn what works at EAA Chapter 976 to make a great summer aviation youth camp for kids.


    11:30 - 12:45 p.m. | 501(c)(3) Status and Your Chapter
    Presented by: Patti Arthur

    Learn about how easy it is to become a 501(c)(3) charitable tax-exempt organization.


    1 - 2:15 p.m. | Ray Aviation Scholarship — Putting Young Eagles in the Pilot Seat
    Presented by: Chris Gauger

    Come learn all about the Ray Aviation Scholarship program for EAA chapters beginning with the rules of program participation to making successful new pilots!

  • Friday, July 25, 2025

    10:00 - 11:15 a.m. | EAA Flying Start – Growing Aviation Participation at Your Local Airport
    Presented by: David Leiting

    EAA’s Flying Start program is a great chapter tool for growing your membership and local aviation participation. Learn how your chapter can get involved!


    11:30 - 12:45 p.m. | EAA AeroEducate for Your Chapter – Aviation Activities for Youths
    Presented by: Danielle Schmick

    Learn about EAA’s newest youth outreach program that your EAA chapter will want to participate in.


    1 - 2:15 p.m. | Online Presence for EAA Chapters
    Presented by: Chris Gauger

    If your chapter does not have an online presence, then it may as well not exist. Learn how chapters can use websites and social media to reach out to their members and the public.

  • Saturday, July 26, 2025

    10:00 - 11:15 a.m. | How to Bring RC Model Aviation Lessons and Activities Into Your EAA Chapter
    Presented by: Lee Ray

    Learn directly from the RC building and flying experts of Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) to share best practices to create a robust RC building program at your chapter.


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