Unusual Attitudes of KXNX

Builders, pilots, and a hangar full of opinions about airplanes.

EAA Chapter 1343 meets the first Thursday of every month at Music City Executive Airport in Gallatin. Come even if you don't fly — bring the kid, bring the questions, eat the snacks.

Young Eagles for Parents Plan a First Visit
Meets 1st Thursday, 6pm Liberty Creek HS, Gallatin
Build night 3rd Thursday, 6pm Hangar projects, hands on
Home field KXNX Music City Executive, Gallatin TN
Open to Anybody curious Pilots, students, families, lurkers

Programs

Six things this chapter actually does.

Not a mailing list. Not a Facebook group with a website attached. The programs below are running — show up to one and meet the people who run it.

Build Night

Third Thursday. Members bring projects, problems, or just curiosity. Real eyes on real airplanes — rivets, fabric, avionics, the lot.

Technical Counselors

Experienced builders who'll look at your project before a small oversight becomes an expensive one. Free, no judgment, no paperwork.

Flight Advisors

Mentors for first flights, transitions to unfamiliar aircraft, and proficiency checkpoints. Useful if you're about to do something new in the air.

IMC Club

Scenario-based discussions for instrument-rated pilots and students. Weather decisions, workload, the calls you'd rather make on the ground.

Ray Aviation Scholarship

National EAA scholarship our chapter helps administer for young pilots working toward a private certificate. Ask Montie for the current cycle.

Young Eagles · for parents

Your kid's first flight, free, run by people who do it on purpose.

Young Eagles is EAA's national youth flight program. Local chapters supply the pilots and airplanes; parents handle the registration. Here's the actual flow.

Next rally at KXNX Register at yeday.org →
Who can fly?
Kids ages 8–17. One free flight per kid, ever — that's the EAA program rule.
What does it cost?
Nothing. The chapter pilots donate the flight, the fuel, and the airplane. No tip jar.
How long is the flight?
Around 15–20 minutes. Ground briefing first, then up over Sumner County and back.
What does my kid need to bring?
A signed parent consent and themselves. Closed-toe shoes help. Sunglasses if they've got them.
Can I fly too?
Young Eagles flights are for kids only, but adults can register for an Eagle Flight (the grown-up version) at the same rally.
What if the weather's bad?
Rallies fly when the weather cooperates. Watch the chapter Facebook morning-of for go/no-go.

Visit a meeting

Show up. That's the whole onboarding.

No membership required to walk in. Wear what you wore to work. Stay for the program, leave when you're done. If anybody bothers you about not flying, point them at the food.

Monthly chapter meeting

First Thursday · 6pm
Liberty Creek High School 100 Wolfpack Way Gallatin, TN 37066
  • Doors open ~5:45. Eat first if you didn't.
  • Chapter business runs ~20 min, then a program or speaker.
  • Bring kids. People do.
  • Parking is free in the school lot.

Build night

Third Thursday · 6pm
Music City Executive Airport (KXNX) 1475 Airport Road Gallatin, TN 37066
  • Hangar-side, hands on a project — usually somebody's homebuilt.
  • If you've never touched an airplane, this is the night to start.
  • Closed-toe shoes. Bring a flashlight if you've got one.
  • Confirm the location with Montie before the first time — we move around.

Field notes

Recent activity from the chapter.

Meeting recaps, rally photos, projects, occasional rants about avionics pricing. Maintained by the chapter; first posts coming soon.

Strategy memo

How EAA 1343 grows from here

Twelve-month playbook. Diagnose what's broken, pick the metric that matters, build the Young Eagles funnel, and stop letting Facebook be the front door.

Read the plan
Coming soon

Young Eagles rally photos

The look on a kid's face the first time the wheels leave the ground — that one.

Coming soon

Project spotlight

Whose airplane is on the bench this month and why.

Get in touch

Easiest way in is to email Montie.

Questions about a meeting, a project, a Young Eagles rally, or just whether the chapter is alive (it is).

Montie White · Chapter President
chapter1343@gmail.com · 615-400-6148

Facebook updates → Official EAA chapter page Young Eagles registration