EAA Chapter 477

01/17/2026

We had warbird aerial photographer Ron Malec giving a presentation on air-to-air photography at our meeting this past weekend. He did an outstanding job in explaining the entire process to safely take great photos. Well done, Ron.

Next month we will be flying Young Eagles prior to our meeting on Feb 14th. We'll have a presentation on powered parachutes for our meeting topic.

01/08/2026

The speaker for our chapter's January meeting is chapter member Ron Malec, a retired Naval Flight Officer and a professional aerial photographer, who will talk about air to air photography. The meeting is open to everyone and will be in the conference room of the terminal at Lowcountry Regional Airport in Walterboro on Saturday, January 10th. The chapter meeting starts at 10:30 AM and Ron's presentation starts at 11:00.

01/08/2026

The chapter had it's annual Christmas luncheon at Laura restaurant in Summerville last month. Chapter recognition awards and pins were also passed out. The chapter had a good year, flying 86 Young Eagles. We had some EAA members from outside of the chapter who helped us by flying kids too. Thanks go to all the pilots and ground crew folks who made that possible, especially our Young Eagle Coordinator, Liz Birch.

The chapter will resume flying Young Eagles in February. Any EAA member who is registered with EAA as a Young Eagle pilot can take these kids flying. Contact us if interested.

09/12/2025

There will be a FAA FAST presentation at the Lowcountry Regional Airport (KRBW) this Saturday, 9/13, at 11:00 AM. In the terminal conference room.

06/16/2025

A busy day for the chapter flying 22 kids in the Young Eagle program. The weather caught up with us, right at the end.

06/15/2025

Today was International Young Eagles Day and our chapter flew 22 Young Eagle kids today, joining the 2.5 million children who have flown through EAA’s Young Eagle program. Our volunteer pilots and ground team provide free flights to children from 7 to 17. Many thanks to our volunteers today and thanks go out to the Ace Basin Civil Air Patrol Squadron for having an information table to talk with young people interested in aerospace education.

04/26/2025

On Thursday a ScaleWings SW-51 Mustang stopped for fuel at Walterboro en route to Long Island. It was a factory demonstrator. The pilot was from Germany, where the kit aircraft is manufactured. It’s 70% scale, carbon fiber and Rotax powered. All the rivet lines are molded in it carbon fiber skin.

03/04/2025

Next Chapter meeting is Saturday, March 8th, at 10;30 am in the conference room at the Lowcountry Regional Airport in Walterboro.

Send a message to learn more

03/04/2025

The chapter did a presentation at Charleston Southern University last month to the members of the CSU Aeronautics Club about the Experimental Aircraft Association. They have a great club made up of impressive students interested in pursuing aerospace careers. CSU has a very good aviation program for anyone interested if furthering their education in aviation.

03/04/2025

Last week EAA Chapter 477 flew 12 cadets of the Edisto High School Air Force Junior ROTC through the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagle's program. A nice, enthusiastic group of teenagers. In 2024, the chapter flew 88 Young Eagles, adding to the 2,300,000+ children EAA volunteers across the country have flown since it's conception. The chapter will be holding a Young Eagle Rally on March 22 at the Lowcountry Regional Airport in Walterboro.