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Chapter Meeting

Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 — Program at 7:00 pm
Dinner Time — 6:15 pm

Dinner Menu – OKTOBERFEST TIME!

Traditional German Sausages, Rot Kraut (Red Cabbage), German Hot Potato Salad, 5-Bean Salad and (if you still have room) Brownies.

$10. BYOB

Evening Program

EAA 124 will continue in-person meetings on-site under the current Covid 19 rules and common sense.

SPEAKER: Otis Holt – A Rookie’s Gambit Pays Off!

def: GAMBIT “gam-bet”- noun: The taking of a deliberate, calculated risk in hope of gaining an advantage.
6 years ago, EAA 124 Chapter Member Otis Holt was a pilot with about 38 years’ experience who had not ventured much into aerobatics. In 2018 he acquired an RV-7A and decided to take a few aerobatic lessons in it. Since then, you can regularly find Otis doing loops, rolls and wingovers whenever he’s out flying. He tries to make a point of pulling at least 3.5 G’s somewhere during each solo flight! But inside, a nagging need to expand his personal envelope kept pulling at him.

A couple of months ago he stumbled upon a promotional YouTube video made by Jared Sebesta, owner of Gambit Aviation in Aurora, Illinois. Jared calmly invited viewers to come for instruction in the unlimited aerobatic Extra 330LX while simultaneously performing Lomcevaks and other tumbling airshow maneuvers in the airplane solo. Otis was hooked! 

At the age of 74, with no experience in inverted flight or extreme aerobatic maneuvers, he decided to take his ‘Gambit’! He committed to a 20-hour round trip to Illinois in his RV-7A for two full weeks of intensive aerobatic training in the Extra, and some aerobatic instruction in the RV! Come listen to Otis’ tale of adventures in the Extra 330LX and more. He’s got a great presentation of his incredible experience. Hint: the gambit paid off, big-time!

BONUS ROUND – Otis has graciously donated a few flights with him in his RV-7A to experience some of these maneuvers! We’ll be having a raffle as well as some bidding to raise funds for the Chapter! Go for a flight with Otis and his new skill set in the RV-7A!! He’s armed with a whole new level of skill and his RV-7A is truly an incredible machine. If you haven’t seen it or flown in it – you have to!! 

Help us raise some funds and go for an unforgettable experience! Bring some extra cash to bid on the prize! Look forward to seeing you there.

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Board Meeting (Quarterly)

* Pre-arranged time at the hangar before dinner *