Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 157
Redding, CA
Sprinkler Head Raffle: The Whys and Hows
For almost 40 years the Quonset hut, located on the West side of Benton Airfield, has been the home of EAA Chapter 157 and it's members. The property itself is owned by the City of Redding and leased to the Redding Chapter 157 of the EAA. Part of the lease agreement with the city is the requirement that EAA 157 take care of the building and surrounding property. In that regard, the lawn area to the South of the quonset has been used over the years as an area where Fly-In aircraft have been parked overnight.
The lawn area has an extensive sprinkler system that is used to keep the grass green and it is occasionally watered and mowed to keep it usable for fly-ins and green and manicured for the esthetics of the airport.
Unfortunately, time has taken it's toll on the sprinkler system and it is in need of major repair. Fortunately, we have a landscape expert as one of our present board members Dave Kirkman, and he has studied our system and determined that our sprinkler heads need to be replaced. 35 of the sprinkler heads will eventually be replaced with 15 of them needing to be replaced very soon. The club is asking the members and friends to help replace the sprinkler heads. Each head replacement will cost $25.00.
As an incentive to our members to help raise the needed money, we have devised a raffle to make the donation of $25.00 for a sprinkler head a little more interesting. Please see the flier about the raffle. If you are interested in obtaining a raffle ticket, please call Irwin Fust at (530) 351-8203. He has tickets and would be happy to get you one (or two?). Thanks
Chapter 157 of the EAA is based at Benton Field, O85, at the north end of the Sacramento Valley. Monthly dinner meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM at our Quonset hut clubhouse at Pleasant and South Streets at the northwest corner of the airport.
We had a good turnout for our Young Eagles Rally on September 28th. 5 pilots took 48 young people up in the air. Unfortunately, 2 pilots who'd planned to fly weren't able to, so we had to turn a few youngsters away. It's very disappointing. Our next event will be in the spring of 2025. Check back here or follow us on FaceBook. eaa157
The chapter has a new mailing address, replacing the P O Box. It's 2600 Gold Street, Suite 7, Redding CA 96001. Our physical address, the Quonset hut, 2955 South Street is unchanged
Our Internet service at the Quonset hut is provided by ShastaBeam. If you think you can't have high speed service because of your location, check with shastabeam.com
From the Chapter 157 archives, here's a brief history of the first 60 years of Benton Field (Airpark). It was written in the 1980's by an unknown author, so we can't attest to the accuracy. It's an interesting read. Click here.
Benton Airpark's AWOS-2 Is Here! We now have up-to-the-minute weather information. This is a valuable resource for all pilots flying in the Redding area. 118.675 and 225-4183
Pilot's Oath
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A Nice Article About the 100th SSSSEM
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