EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION (EAA) CHAPTER 846
WADSWORTH, OHIO, INC.
BY-LAWS
(Revised 4/22/26)
Article I. Name: The name of this organization is EAA Chapter 846, Wadsworth, Ohio, Inc., hereafter
referred to as the Chapter.
Article II. Location: The office for the transaction of business for the organization shall be located in
the Wadsworth, Ohio area.
Article III. Purpose: EAA Chapter 846, Wadsworth, Ohio, Inc. is organized exclusively for charitable,
educational, or scientific purposes under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, or
corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The purposes of this organization are to:
1. Promote, encourage, and facilitate an atmosphere where all are welcome to join-in and become
a part of recreational aviation.
2. Promote, encourage, and foster an environment that celebrates and nurtures the participation of
families and the spirit of volunteerism within the world of recreational aviation.
3. Promote, encourage, and facilitate an environment that fosters safety and high standards in the
design, construction, restoration, and operation of all types of recreational aircraft.
4. Promote, encourage, and facilitate recreational aviation activities that provide educational
opportunities.
5. Promote a positive, productive, and cooperative relationship between the Chapter and those
governmental agencies and private enterprises that provide aviation services and facilities to the
benefit of members of the Chapter.
6. Promote, encourage, and facilitate Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association
Incorporated, hereafter referred to as EAA.
7. Support and promote the mission, vision, goals and objectives of EAA through programs and
services within the Chapter family.
Article IV. Chapter Membership:
1. Eligibility for Chapter Membership: Eligibility for membership in the Chapter is open to any
person who has an interest in recreational aviation, subject to the classifications of membership
listed in Article IV, Section 2.
2. Classifications of Chapter Membership: There are six (6) types of Chapter Memberships. These
Chapter Membership classifications include; Regular, Family, Student, Honorary/Complimentary,
Special, and Lifetime. The specific details of these Chapter Membership classifications are
described in the following paragraphs:
A. Regular Chapter Membership: A Regular Chapter Member shall be any person who pays
Chapter dues and is a Member in good standing of EAA.
B. Family Chapter Membership: A Family Chapter Membership shall be any family, including
parents, and children, who pay the appropriate Chapter Membership dues and are Family
Members of EAA.
C. Student Chapter Membership: A Student Chapter Member shall be any person under the
age of 19 who pays the appropriate Student Chapter dues.
D. Honorary/Complimentary Membership: An Honorary/Complimentary Chapter Member shall
be any person to whom the Chapter Officers, Chapter Board of Directors, or Chapter
Membership wishes to extend an Honorary Chapter Membership. Honorary/Complimentary
Chapter Memberships may be given to a person in recognition or appreciation of the support
that person has provided to the Chapter. Honorary/Complimentary Chapter Members may
not hold any elected or appointed Chapter Office or Position, nor are they entitled to any
voting privileges within the Chapter. Honorary/Complimentary Members are not required to
be members of EAA but the Chapter Office at EAA Headquarters may extend a
complimentary one-year EAA Membership to any Honorary/Complimentary Chapter Member
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