Just a quick reminder, we’ll be having our July meeting tonight! In celebration of this fantastic weather and our upcoming holiday, we’ll be feasting on hamburgers and hot dogs of course. Dinner starts at 6PM with the meeting lurching into motion around 7.
Also another reminder, the Arlington Fly In is just around the corner. If you’ll be attending, be sure to check out the NOTAM to familiarize yourself with the special procedures in effect! It’s available here:
Creswell’s 2008-2009 fiscal year ends June 30th, and the airport received it’s last fuel shipment on June 20th. The next scheduled delivery is July 1. As of yesterday, the available inventory was 1,004 gallons of 100LL and 2,930 gallons of Jet-A. The airport manager advises that in case of early exhaustion of supplies, both Cottage Grove and Eugene should be able to provide fuel, so plan accordingly!
This monday, EAA Chapter 1437 and EAA Chapter 31 will be touring the Ragwing Refactory. Due to the time of day, fly-ins are not allowed. Here’s how to get there:
The meeting should have started with our normally great hamburger/hotdog/ Chili Bar-B-Q at 6:00. Instead, our illustrious President Ben Hallert (Ben: Actually, it was Bill Dewey who made this happen, great idea!) brought in an Italian delight, with spaghetti, garlic bread etc. Good eats and conversation- as usual!
Meeting called to order at 7:10 PM by President Ben Hallert. V.P. Bill Dewey and Sec./Tres. Randy Stout were also present. The 16 members and guests in attendance then introduced themselves.
V.P. Bill Dewey gave a report on the construction progress for the new 12×16 cover over the BBQ area on the clubhouse deck. Bill said that he will need to pull a permit (at a cost of $150) and that the cover needs to be engineered (his daughter is going to help on this) to handle a snow load of 25 lbs/sqFt. He also is baffled and pleased that someone has delivered a nice number of acrylic panels for the project. Thanks to whoever has been so generous.
Ben reported on his research into the new projection TV system that will use our existing pull down screen. He needs to be comfortable that the lumens put out by a less expensive system will adequately project a good picture for the audience. He will continue with his research until next month.
Charlie Walker, a member of both local chapters, noted that 1457 will be on a field trip to Tim Talens hangar for a look see next Monday at 7:00 PM. He invited chapter 31 to attend. Randy offered to send a map to the hangar to both web sites for distribution.
President Ben then spoke about the last breakfast, where chapter 31 had to honor to serve (gratis) 22 Marine reserves, who were in town to help construct the gazebo at the Creswell ponds. It was a great turn out due to weather and some good advance word. Thanks to all the volunteers who worked so hard during this morning event. The next breakfast is on the 20th of June.
The Challenger II. was the next topic of discussion. Several people wanted to know if the chapter was liable if we built it and sold it. It was decided to ask EAA national’s legal department. Also, when can it get it LSA designation- now or only after it is airworthy. Most believe that the LSA is really an airworthiness certificate, so obviously it needs to be airworthy for this to happen. As of now, the club has decided that any work that is accomplished will be on non-essential parts of the plane until these liability matters are settled.
Ken Schmidt then asked to purchase the Bruce Curtis donated 6061 sheet aluminum in the clubhouse. He is going to look it over carefully then come up with a fair price. Matt Northway purchased the Motor Oil that was donated to the group for $20.
There being no new business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:55 and a brief workshop was held to determine what project that the group will be working on with the Challenger II
Hi everyone! Quick reminder, we have our monthly meeting this Wednesday. Dinner starts at 6:00, and the meeting at 7:00 as usual. Randy may demonstrate the new Stout One departure procedure for rotorcraft from Jasper Ridge, as shown below:
We had a great breakfast today! We started preparation around 7:40, and by 8:00 we had our first visitor. Pretty soon, we had Bob on eggs, Melinda on pancakes, Bill cooking 6lbs of bacon, Bruce on the outside grill making sausage, and more! As we closed in on 9:00, a growing number of planes were arriving outside. We had folks from Independence, OR, Eugene, and even someone from distant Walker Field! It’s true, folks, the Volmer flies! We had a number of interesting LSAs
At just after 9, our first contingent of Marines showed up followed by the second at 9:30. Boy howdy, those folks know how to eat! It was fantastic, these guys and gals have been doing amazing work out at the pavilion and we were pleased to be able to express our appreciation. We would also like to note the extreme professionalism and politeness of every single Marine attending. These young men and women represent America’s finest, and EAA 31 salutes their dedicated service. Semper Fi!
Our next breakfast is June 20th at 9AM. After that, we’ll be hosting breakfast at Cottage Grove Airport in July, so stay tuned for details!
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