Big Bear Airport Pilot's Association

A Chapter of the California Pilots Association

Monthly Meeting at the Big Bear Airport Terminal Building

Second Tuesday of each Month

The Big Bear Airport Pilots Association is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to

• promote Social Activities for pilots and aviation enthusiasts of the Big Bear Airport
• establish and maintain a liaison between pilots and the Big Bear City Airport Board of Directors and the Airport Staff
• preserve safe and efficient operation of the general aviation airport system to the benefit of pilots and the community
• advance public understanding and interest in the beneficial use and utilization of aviation through educational and charitable means
• support and expand General Aviation.

Activities of the association include a monthly safety meeting, a Young Eagles rally on the second Saturday of each month during the warm season and numerous social activities. Young Eagles is a program sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in which our members provide free airplane rides to anyone in the community between the ages of 8 and 17. There are at least three sponsored hangar parties during the summer and four or five organized “fly-ins” to other airports.

If you would like to find out more about the association, come to one of our monthly meetings or request a copy of our monthly newsletter. The newsletter includes articles on recent events and the activities calendar for the upcoming month. To request a copy, please contact Don Shade by e-mail at donshade@aol.com.

If you would like to have additional information about the Young Eagles program, please visit the website http://www.youngeagles.org/. To find out about the next Young Eagles rally in Big Bear, contact Roger Schmidt at skylaneroger@aol.com, or at 909 866 2458.

If you are not yet a member and would like join the BBAPA, please contact Don Shade donshade@aol.com.