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Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (3TR)- Niles, MI.

Fly Days, Miscellaneous Ramblings, , , ,

So we started out today in the morning at the Dowagiac Municipal Airport (C91) then to went to the Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (3TR) in Niles, MI. So why there you might ask?

That’s easy , there  EAA Chapter 865 was also having a “Fly In Breakfast”.  Chapter 865 of the Experimental Aircraft Association has been chartered since 1986 and is dedicated to the preservation of Sport Aviation and it’s history, the promotion of safety and the mentoring of young people in aviation. There  Chapter Hangar  is located on the Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport. Their slogan is “Home of the Heath”, because The Heath Airplane Co., founded by Ed Heath a pioneer of the Home Built Airplane Kit, was located in Niles from 1931 to 1934.

Jerry Tyler Airport – (3TR) Niles, MI    
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 865

 

 

Aircraft at 3TR today in front of the FBO (Fixed- Base Operator) – provide aeronautical services such as fueling, hanger-service, tie-down and parking, aircraft rental, aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, and similar services.

 

 

 

                                       Home of the Heath Aircraft- Niles, Mi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Built
Experimental
Ornithopter In the making
Ornithopter engines