Meeting Minutes 3/7/2018 Meeting

EAA Chapter 31 Meeting, March 7th, 2018

The dinner portion of the meeting started at 6:00 PM with our new host Walt Weischedel providing a great Lasagna with French Bread, Green Salad, Ice Cream and cookies, and drinks for only $5! See you at the next dinner/meeting!! Thanks Walt!!

The meeting started with the pledge of allegiance at 6:50 PM. President John Kuehl, V.P. Gary Ludeke and Secretary/ Treasurer Randy Stout were present. The business and entertainment portion of the meeting was then called to order. There were 18 members and guests in attendance.

Next Chapter breakfast is Saturday, March 17th. Come out to the clubhouse in the AM and pay $5 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. Thanks in advance for all the guys who show up and cook the meal!

Shelly Humble, our “humble” airport manager spoke to the group about the 100th anniversary of the air mail. It seems that Ron England will be flying his Fleet 2 (the same Fleet that Clyde Blakely flew for the 50th anniversary) during the event on May 16th. She hopes to schedule a weekend event also. She also spoke about several of the grants that she has been working on, and how 2 of them look to be funded. She mentioned that we will be getting new taxiways in July-August in the south of the field, which will be funded with an AIP grant. Thanks as always Shelly!

Bill Dewey noted that the flying club airplane (C-150) is done and ready to go. He parked it outside the clubhouse before the meeting for inspection. Now the flying club needs to finish organizing and begin to sign up members. Contact him if you are interested. 541-345-0480

Treasurer Stout then gave a quick treasurers report. (We have $3161.03 in the checkbook as of 2/28/2018). Please see him for a list of members who have not paid and lay $25 on him if your name is on the list. It’s the best $25 you will spend all year!

President John then told the group that the breakfasts and dinners will now be an $8 affair. We have broken even and lost a bit on several meals, so it is time. Our price has been $5 since 1991!!

Secretary Stout then spoke to the group about name tags. Everyone in attendance should have their name tag on, just to make sure we get to know each other better. From now on, anyone without a name tag (except for those who have not gotten one yet) prominently displayed will be charged $1. At the end of the year, the $1 fine jar will be given away at the Christmas party. Sound like fun!

With no other new or old business, Pres. John the introduce our speaker for the evening, Reiner Decher. He spoke about his childhood as the son of Siegfrid Decher (1912-1980), one of the pioneers in jet engine development along side of Hans Von Ohain on the Jumo oo4. His father was responsible for the “onion”, which is a jet engine part that allows it to function at high speed. Altogether, his father had dozens of patents for jet engine technology. He had a slide show of the many accomplishments of his father, and told a harrowing story of escape from Germany during operation “paper clip” as the Russians were about to capture the camp he was in. Reiner went on to become an engineer himself and worked for Sikorski, then research labs on rocket engines and eventually Boeing. He ended up teaching at UW for 33 years and retired in 2001. He is now training to be a dosent at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. A Big thank you to Reiner for taking the time to come to Creswell with this very nice presentation!

President John then decided not to present the EAA Monthly Chapter Video, as the time was getting late.

There being no other business, President John then adjourned at 8:37
PM

respectfully submitted,
Randall Stout, Secretary/ Treasurer

EAA 31 Meeting Reminder

March meeting Wednesday the 7th.  Reiner Decker’s title to his talk is

“Engineer, Refugee, Immigrant, American”

It’s the story of Reiner’s father and the development of the jet engine and Reiner is necessarily in it.  It’s a fasinating tale and you don’t want to miss it. 

Lasagna dinner 6:00 PM ($5.00).  Meeting 7:00 PM.  Bring a friend.

Pres John.

March 2018 Meeting Meal Correction/Revision

Cross out “Chili” and insert “Lasagna”.  My bad.  Lasagna already purchased.  I’ll bring the Ice Cream anyway.

President John.

BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY!

The forecast calls for rain on Saturday but that shouldn’t dampen our desire for a good breakfast and hangar flying at the Chapter 31 clubhouse! Come out this Saturday morning (0900-1030), eat a good meal at a great price (ONLY 5 BUCKS!) to start your day and have a great time visiting with your fellow aviation enthusiasts! Who knows, the forecast may be wrong and some of you can fly in! President John is out of town on family matters and doesn’t have access to a computer so he asked me to send this reminder. He hopes to be back in time to join us.

C U There!

VP Gary

Next Meeting is Special!

Our next monthly meeting in will be on Wednesday, February 7. BBQ at 6 p.m. and meeting at 7 p.m. I will be giving a presentation on the creation of the RV3, which members of Chapter 31 put together from parts of three airplanes and components from Van’s Aircraft. The airplane now resides in the OAHS museum in Cottage Grove. I have a collection of over 80 photographs showing the history of the construction of the project. While this aircraft will not be formally dedicated to the Van’s museum exhibit until Labor Day weekend this year, the airplane is on display now for museum visitors to see. I’m requesting that ALL of you who participated in any way on this project come to the meeting. I’m especially inviting Bridget and Virgil Pratt as it may be their last meeting with us, at least for some time! Virgil did some fine work on restoring the propeller and canopy. Bridget can be treated for the first time to a meal that she doesn’t have to prepare! Alan Weider worked tirelessly on the project and was the key person in recreating the paint scheme that was used on Van’s original RV3. I assure you it was an immense job! I would like to not only see that all who helped out are recognized, but also hope that those people can add input to the presentation and help tell the story of a very long road to success. I plan to write an article for Sport Aviation magazine and would like to take a picture or two, to go with the article, of all those who participated. I sincerely hope to see all of you there!

Vice-president Gary

EAA Pancake Breakfast Saturday Jan 20th

New Year – New stuff but dependable, reliable breakfast every 3rd Saturday 9:00 AM till around 10:30 AM.

Pancakes, syrup, butter, eggs, salt, pepper, bacon, sausage, milk, coffee, orange juice, hot chocolate, all you can eat for only $5.00 bucks!   Bring a friend.  Take your spouse out for breakfast (cheapest date you will ever encounter),   At Creswell Airport, Clubhouse at S end of Hobby Field.  Talk Airplanes, Flying, Takeoffs, Landings, places to go & people to meet.  Rub elbows with other airplane enthusiasts!  

By the way, we will need someone to “step up the the plate” for our Monthly dinner meeting Feb 7th. Bridget will have all her cooking goodies already packed for moving, so we need volunteers.

President John

EAA31 January 2018 Meeting Notice

We have an excellent Chapter Video Magazine to show. We’re gonna have fun, awards, food, goodies, review of 2017 and plans for 2018. We will have Lasagna along with other goodeateries.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3rd

Dinner 6:00 PM

Meeting 7:00 PM

STILL ONLY $5.00 BUCKS.  BRING A FRIEND

Pres John

EAA 31 Breakfast Tomorrow Sat Dec 16th 9:00 AM

Come see our new digs.  New layout – more room.  Have some Pancakes, Syrup, Butter, Bacon, Sausage, Scrambled eggs, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Milk, Orange Juice,  still only $5 bucks!  If you need an excuse try  “Going out for Christmas preparation stuff before it’s all gone” (She’ll think you are shopping for her).  Also, need somebody to arrive with a pickup truck to load up with what is still outside to take to Goodwill/St Vinnies/ or the dump/recycle. Bring a friend – buy them Breakfast.  See you there.  We’ll have the place (S End of Hobby Field – Creswell Airport) all warmed up.

Pres John