EAA 31 Saturday June 29th

9:00 AM EAA 31 is going to have a clubhouse “cleanup” on Sat the 29th at 9:00 AM prior to our annual 4th of July YE flights.
We will load tables & chairs in a couple of PU trucks for EAA 1457’s Fly in and Photo shoot late Sunday June 30th. That will clear out space for easy cleaning. We will clean mostly do windows and floors and general cobwebs. If you have window stuff, please bring it. No breakfast – just cleaning. The more we have, the quicker we can finish. The chairs and tables will be back Monday July 1st.
Pres John

Meeting Minutes from the 6/5/2019 meeting

EAA Chapter 31 Meeting, June 5th , 2019

The dinner portion of the meeting started at 6:00 PM hosted by Paul and Mai Messer. There was a wonderful Chinese meal with brownies and cake for desert and a drink for only $8. Don’t miss her next great meal!! Thanks Paul Messier and family!

The meeting started with the pledge of allegiance at 7:00 PM by President John Kuehl with V.P. Gary Ludeke and Secretary/ Treasurer Randy Stout also present. The business and entertainment portion of the meeting was called then to order. There were 18 members in attendance with no guests.

President John asked for help marking all chairs and tables with our “Chapter 31” mark so that he will feel comfortable loaning them to chapter 1457 for their event on July 30th.

Next Chapter breakfast is Saturday, June 15th. Come out to the clubhouse in the AM and pay $8 for an “all you can eat” breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, OJ, coffee and camaraderie!! Starts at 9:00 and runs to about 10:30 or so. Our volunteers for this breakfast are (hopefully) the same group as last time Tom, Bill, Rod and John, who will coordinate getting the breakfast ready to serve. Thanks in advance guys!

The upcoming YE event here at the clubhouse on July 4th was the next topic of conversation. We will meet on our regular meeting night of July 3rd to finalize the details. We will not have a dinner that night, so we will meet at 7:00. We will also discuss it at the Breakfast on the 15th with all who attend there. He asked everyone to go to the EAA YE web site and sign up for various duties and to make sure the pilots are covered with the background and flight time check.

He also noted that the Puget Sound Antique Aircraft club will be having a fly-out to Creswell on July 11th. EAA Chapter 31 will cook burgers and dogs from 10:30 or so until around 1:30 for this group. We need volunteers to help cook and organize. It should be a very interesting crowd with 4- Stearman, several N3N’s and approximately 20-30 aircraft. Don’t miss this fun event.

Bill Dewey then spoke about demo-ing the patio cover that was damaged by the snow this winter. Bill, John, Tom and Paul helped clean up the mess and pull the bad posts. The cleanup party did their thing on Saturday the 4th I believe. Thanks guys!!

With no further business, Paul Messier brought in the flight simulator that he purchased (for his very aviation minded kids) They proceeded to take off and land at Creswell Airport on the simulator, in between blowing up building, cars and themselves!! A very entertaining program that was quite an education for all of us as to the capabilities of Flight Simulators today. Thanks Paul!

With time running out, President John decided to forgo the showing of the Chapter Video this month.

There being no other business, the meeting was then adjourned at 8:30 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Randall Stout, Secretary/ Treasurer

July 4th YE signup and Breakfast reminder

Almost EVERYTHING You need to know about the new EAA Young Eagles Program.

ONCE you sign up you are good to go at ANY Young Eagle event (unless you change planes)

YOUR EAA “Home Chapter” gets the Y E Flight Credits, regardless of where the event is held.

You must be an EAA national member and have current Youth Protection Program status to fly Young Eagles.

Only 2 of the ground volunteers per event need to have current EAA Youth Protection Program status.

To sign up (for anywhere) without going through lots of tabs go directly to Pilot/Ground Volunteer at

http//:yeday.org/?yesignup and fill in your information.

After you have signed up as an individual, To sign up for an “event” like EAA 31 Young Eagles 4^th of July, go to yeday.org and follow the instructions to volunteer yourself as a plane/pilot or ground volunteer.

Pairing YE with pilots, Printing YE certificates, etc. all better organized with the new system.

EAA 31 will be having a pre-event meeting on July 3^rd (the day before) to go over last minute details and make individual assignment/responsibilities. We will meet at 6:00 PM at the EAA 31 clubhouse. This is especially important for the ground volunteers, but will be helpful for pilots too.

EAA 31 will be providing tables and chairs for EAA 1457 fly-in, Eat good stuff, Rub elbows other Chapters with and a Photo Shoot late Sunday the 30^th of June. I will transport the tables. We will need another pickup for the chairs.

See me at the EAA 31 breakfast this Saturday June 15^th re: chair transport.

John EAA 31 pres.

4th of July YE signup and Breakfast reminder

Almost EVERYTHING You need to know about the new EAA Young Eagles Program.

ONCE you sign up you are good to go at ANY Young Eagle event (unless you change planes)

YOUR EAA “Home Chapter” gets the Y E Flight Credits, regardless of where the event is held.

You must be an EAA national member and have current Youth Protection Program status to fly Young Eagles.

Only 2 of the ground volunteers per event need to have current EAA Youth Protection Program status.

To sign up (for anywhere) without going through lots of tabs go directly to Pilot/Ground Volunteer at

http//:yeday.org/?yesignup and fill in your information.

After you have signed up as an individual, To sign up for an “event” like EAA 31 Young Eagles 4^th of July, go to yeday.org and follow the instructions to volunteer yourself as a plane/pilot or ground volunteer.

Pairing YE with pilots, Printing YE certificates, etc. all better organized with the new system.

EAA 31 will be having a pre-event meeting on July 3^rd (the day before) to go over last minute details and make individual assignment/responsibilities. We will meet at 6:00 PM at the EAA 31 clubhouse. This is especially important for the ground volunteers, but will be helpful for pilots too.

EAA 31 will be providing tables and chairs for EAA 1457 fly-in, Eat good stuff, Rub elbows other Chapters with and a Photo Shoot late Sunday the 30^th of June. I will transport the tables. We will need another pickup for the chairs.

See me at the EAA 31 breakfast this Saturday June 15^th re: chair transport.

John EAA 31 pres.

YE 4th of July signup & Breakfast Reminder

I know some of this has already been covered.

Almost EVERYTHING You need to know about the new EAA Young Eagles Program.

ONCE you sign up you are good to go at ANY Young Eagle event (unless you change planes)

YOUR EAA “Home Chapter” gets the Y E Flight Credits, regardless of where the event is held.

You must be an EAA national member and have current Youth Protection Program status to fly Young Eagles.

Only 2 of the ground volunteers per event need to have current EAA Youth Protection Program status.

To sign up (for anywhere) without going through lots of tabs go directly to Pilot/Ground Volunteer at

http//:yeday.org/?yesignup and fill in your information.

After you have signed up as an individual, To sign up for an “event” like EAA 31 Young Eagles 4^th of July, go to yeday.org and follow the instructions to volunteer yourself as a plane/pilot or ground volunteer.

Pairing YE with pilots, Printing YE certificates, etc. all better organized with the new system.

EAA 31 will be having a pre-event meeting on July 3^rd (the day before) to go over last minute details and make individual assignment/responsibilities. We will meet at 6:00 PM at the EAA 31 clubhouse. This is especially important for the ground volunteers, but will be helpful for pilots too.

EAA 31 will be providing tables and chairs for EAA 1457 fly-in, Eat good stuff, Rub elbows other Chapters with and a Photo Shoot late Sunday the 30^th of June. I will transport the tables. We will need another pickup for the chairs.

See me at the EAA 31 breakfast this Saturday June 15^th re: chair transport.

John EAA 31 pres.

Young Eagle Day Registration

Through some diligent work on the part of President John we seem to be getting a handle on how to use the new Young Eagle Day website to register pilots and volunteers. If you are willing to help out as either a Young Eagle pilot or a ground volunteer PLEASE REGISTER ASAP using the website. Go to “https//:yeday.org/?yesignup” and fill in and submit the form. Then go to the main website using the address “yeday.org” and follow the instructions to volunteer for our event. If you have a problem contact President John at 541-729-1217 or me at 541-914-8605.

Please plan to attend the meeting on Wednesday, July 3 when we will set up the clubhouse and discuss the specifics for Young Eagle Day on July 4th. Although this meeting will take place on the evening of our regular monthly meeting we will NOT HAVE A DINNER to allow us more time to get everything accomplished without having to stay late into the evening. 

Please try to make it to the meeting and the event. Your participation will help make this the best Young Eagle event we’ve every had!!

VP Gary

EAA 31 June 2019 Meeting Announcement.

On Wednesday June 5th 2019 our meeting will consist of a number of items:
Paul Messer, wife and kids are doing both the meal [Chicken thighs, Curry chicken, Rice, Brown rice, Salad and Dessert] AND
Our Program. The ins and outs of Flight Simulator X Plane 11. (The ultimate Adult Pilot Toy!) We will be able to take off from Hobby field in a 172 or a 195 (and many others) and land same or elsewhere. Lots of fun and possibilities. You DON’T want to miss this one.
Pilot, volunteer, AND Young Eagle on-line registration through YEDAY.ORG will be a major topic. Gary Ludeke will fill us in on the details.
Mike Anderson (Creswell Schools) would like EAA 31 to fly 15 -20 Kids sometime soon. He is also interested in some sort of regular (like once a month) exposure to aircraft maintenance. We will discuss possibilities.
May Chapter video, time permitting.

6:00 PM Dinner. Only $8.00 bucks.
7:00 PM Meeting. At the south end of Hobby Field/Creswell Airport, Creswell OR.
Bring a friend – see you there.
Pres John

Young Eagles Day – July 4th!

Our Annual Young Eagles Day is only a month away! Please plan on attending our next chapter dinner and meeting this coming Wednesday, June 5. We need to get everything and everyone in place to have a successful event. EAA has developed a new on-line tool to help us run YE events. John and I have watched the recording of a webinar that EAA conducted to explain the use of this new tool. It is very comprehensive. It will do a lot for us in helping make the event run smoother once we thoroughly understand how to use it. All pilots and other volunteers should register on-line ASAP so I can not only see how many people we will have, but also find out if I even have the site set up properly. Please go to YEDAY.ORG to register. If you have any problems there are helpful videos available through EAA.ORG. If you’re really stuck give me a call or email and I’ll try to help you out. Of course, this will be a major topic discussed at Wednesday’s meeting. Those who are members of Chapter 1457, please pass this information on to them. Thanks!

VP Gary