June Saturday Breakfast 6/20/2020.

There will be NO breakfast on Saturday 6/20. Please feel free to use the clubhouse to gather and visit while practicing the recommended social distancing and other safe practices.

We are however planning on having an on site club meeting for July (Wednesday, 7/1/2020).

We are also still planning on doing the 4th of July Creswell flyover with the time still to be determined. John Stahr of Chapter 1457 will be coordinating that as soon as we have a time from the Oregon Air National Guard as to when they will be doing there fly over.

Meeting Minutes from the 6-3-2020 Zoom meeting

EAA Chapter 31 Meeting, June 3^rd, 2020*

There was no dinner portion of the meeting nor did we have a pledge of allegiance at the 7:00 PM start of the Zoom meeting. President Pat Dodson, V.P. Rod Johnson and Secretary/ Treasurer Randy Stout as officers were present. The business portion of the meeting was called then to order. There were 9 members total in attendance.

• Checkbook balance was $3420.41 as of the date of the meeting.

Next Chapter breakfast is hoped for on Saturday, July 18^th, but we cannot confirm that at this time. There is a seminar put on by EAA national about the proper way to handle food service during the pandemic. Hopefully we will get some ideas that will keep us all safe and still have a good meal.

Pat mentioned that the EAA Flying Start program which would have been held on May 16^th is cancelled.

Our super airport manager, Shelly Humble then spoke about several issues.

Here is a breakdown of what she discussed at the EAA meeting.

1. Taxi-lane project – City received final grant offer on 6/3/2020 in the amount of $222,222 to complete the final construction phase of the Taxi-lane project.
   1. No City match will be required for this AIP grant due to CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act.

• CARES Act – the airport received $30,000 grant from the airport portion of the CARES act.  This is in addition to the match for the AIP grant.  The City has chosen to use this money for maintenance and operations.  In other words, we will be using these funds to complete additional pavement resurfacing/maintenance on the entrance way. 

• COAR (Critical Oregon Airport Revenue) grant.  The COAR grant funding system contains 3 “priorities”, the first is to utilize the money for match to the AIP grants, priority 2 are grants that assist with emergency preparedness and priority 3 are for economic development.  The airport applied for one priority 1 grant – AIP match, 2 priority 2 grants – install emergency generators at EOC and airport building/runway lights, and 1 priority 3 grant – upgrade fueling self-service terminal. 

1. In January, the airport was awarded a grant to be used for the match of the AIP grant and a priority 2 grant to install a generator at the EOC (G4 hangar).  Due to the CARES Act none of the priority 1 grants are needed so today at the ODA board meeting they will be discussing whether or not to award the monies to the priority 2 and 3 grant applicants.  If this is the decision that is made, the airport will receive the additional grants for the airport building generator and the fuel self-service terminal upgrade.  I will update when I know the status.

• Within the next few weeks, we will be installing a QT Pod M4000 self-service fueling terminal.  This is an upgrade to the current system.  Fuel will be available during this time via the override system.

• The airport has purchased a workshop for the maintenance staff.  The shop will be delivered within the next 4 weeks and will be placed in front of the open airport/tractor shed to enclose the equipment.

• The airport main FBO will be getting a new roof this summer due to damage from the snowstorm two years ago.

• Airport Manager, Shelley Humble, had a request to see if the EAA would fly a “flyover” over the city on the 4^th of July.  The Jet flyover has been approved, which is great, but the citizens would also like to see the Creswell Airport flyers also.

• The airport staff will continue to help/assist the EAA volunteers (Bill Dewey and Pat Dodson to name a couple) to complete the retaining wall.

She also noted that there will not be a Creswell parade this 4^th of July but asked us if we could still organize a fly-by. Since Gary in not able to lead it this year, the President will ask Chapter 1451 to lead this effort, as they have the 3 RV’s with smoke that make it quite a show. They intend to have a computerized light show instead of fireworks in the evening.

Also, it needs to be noted that the ANG will be flying the Jets over Creswell as they normally do on the 4^th, so we need to be out of the air when we confirm the time.

Also of note: Fuel prices have come down a lot but are on the way up and there is a new thermostat coming for the sign by the freeway. Thanks Shelly- you are amazing!!

The annual Wings and Wheels at Cottage Grove has been postponed and will probably be merged with the Great Oregon Homebuilt fly-in on the last weekend of August. Watch for info on these fun events.

The subject of replacing the lights in the clubhouse with LED bulbs then was discussed. President Pat Dodson along with local pilot Jeff Forest will get this done in the next week. Total cost is $346.04. When we meet again, check out the new bright lights!!

President Pat then asked the group for ideas that we can present to the membership about a project that the club can start. He knows that it needs to be a great idea, have a sparkplug member to spearhead it and lots of participation. Please contact him if you can think of something that will really appeal to a lot of aviation minded folks.

It was noted that life member Larry Davis had a bad fall while helping (what else) another pilot weigh his airplane. He is recovering well, but his family asked everyone to limit their request for his help to consulting or supervising only.

Next meeting will be at the clubhouse (Hurray!!!) on July 1^st. We will let you know if this is a meeting and dinner, or just a meeting at 7:00. Gary Ludeke will give us a tour of the progress (which is significant) on the Zenith CH-750-STOL. Please come and join in the fun!!

There being no other new or old business, Past President John then showed the Monthly Chapter Video along with the Tech Tips from EAA national.

The meeting was then adjourned at 8:08PM 

Respectfully submitted,

Randall Stout, Secretary/ Treasurer

June Chapter 31 meeting Wednesday 6/3/2020, 7:00pm

We will be having a virtual meeting on Wednesday 6/3/2020 via Zoom at 7:00 pm. Past president John Kuehl has been working hard to get things up so we can all participate. Even if a person cant see others, we know everyone should be able listen.

We have some catching up to do and Bill Dewey can update us on the memorial garden progress at the airport. He will also want to seek volunteers for erecting the concrete block wall.

We also have new LED lights down at the clubhouse thanks to Jeff Forrest who spent about half a day re-wiring and installing new bulbs. All lights now work and the light quality is much improved.

We are hoping everything goes well tomorrow night (fingers crossed)

EAA 31 Virtual meeting june 3rd 7:00 PM

THE FOLLOWING IS THE OFFICIAL ZOOM MEETING INVITATION
John Kuehl is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. [Audio/video conference]
Topic: EAA 31 June 2020
Time: Wednesday Jun 3, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88687866058?pwd=YVBzeGlEbEk5TjRyWEZDVWVVNlVqZz09
Meeting ID: 886 8786 6058
Password: 270072
Using Smart phone: Dial by your location
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
If you have a modern laptop with a built in camera & microphone you are all set.
You can Either:(A) copy & paste the 74 character URL from your browser OR (B)
1. Go to zoom.us 2. Click on “join a meeting” Follow the prompts. Enter Meeting ID # and Password. The meeting will begin at 7pm. The “Conference room” will be open 15 to 20 minutes before the meeting. Please join us.
You can join via cell phone (use the Tacoma #, I think) or The One tap mobile. I don’t know how that works. We should be able to show the chapter video magazine and be able to allow our President Pat to “co host”. Haven’t done either of those before.
My email is johnkuehl@comcast.net if you have any questions or suggestions.
Wish us all luck. Welcome to the 21st century.
Past President John

Virtual Meeting, June 3, 2020

We are going to have a virtual meeting, Wednesday, June 3rd via Zoom. John Kuehl will be getting us started as he is getting himself educated on how to conduct one of these. Please join us if you can. This will be a new experience for many of us. John will be sending out an e-mail with instructions early next week. Hope to see or hear many of you then.

Property next to clubhouse For Sale!

Just got notified that the property next to the clubhouse is for sale. As you know, we get the water for the clubhouse from their well, and we have had a great relationship with the previous owner Dave Heisley and the new owners.

Now is the time to buy your “airpark” home and help out the club with our water for years to come. Here is a link to the listing https://www.rmlsweb.com/v2/public/report.asp?type=CR&CRPT2=BgUFB2ddDnZdVVJURVVaWAgzDKPJqKdhl6GzCadJGjDZ0eOgzDzDdgh

Here is the agent’s info also:

MIKE MILLER,
Re/Max Integrity
4710 Village Plaza Loop #200, EUGENE, OR 97401
541-334-7653 (office)
541-954-4454 (cel)
www.mikerealestatemiller.com

Chapter Engine Hoist

Sometime ago a few of us moved Rusty Bartel’s RV12 from his shop at home to his Creswell Airport hangar. At that time I also asked one of the participants if he would be willing to store the chapter’s engine hoist. This person graciously accepted the responsibility of storing the hoist. I would like to use this hoist and, unfortunately, have forgotten who is storing it! If you are that person, please call me at 541-914-8605 and let me know you have it. Thanks! . . . . . Gary Ludeke

Chapter 31 Meeting May 6, 2020. Canceled

I hope everyone is doing well with the quarantine situation and staying safe. Our May meeting is canceled but I am hopeful we will be able to resume our activities in June. I know I’m sure looking forward to seeing everyone again. Our “Flying Start” program originally scheduled for May 16th will be postponed for a future date to be determined.