EAA Flying Club

Well, I messed up again! I got a call from a member who tried to email me by replying to the email notice from the chapter web page. THAT WILL NOT WORK! I meant to give everyone my personal email address to respond with an expression of interest in the club and I FORGOT to put it in the post! If you are interested as discussed in my prior post, please email me at:

RV6AN200GL@charter.net. Thanks, and sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused if you were trying to respond. . . . . Gary Ludeke

EAA Chapter 31 Flying Club

Well, as an old friend (all my friends are old!) of mine once said, “It’s time to fish or cut bait” regarding the flying club. We’ve located an airplane (Rusty Bartel’s) Cessna 150 that could be quite suitable for the club and need to take the next step which is finding out if there truly is enough interest and enthusiasm to make the club a reality. Obviously, the more people in the club, the less the initial cost to acquire the airplane will be, but the harder it will be to schedule it when you want to fly. This is something that can be discussed at an organizational meeting. I’m happy to act as the contact point for now to set up a meeting. I would like all of you with a SERIOUS interest in being part of the club to send me an email at <rv6an200gl@charter.net> and let me know your availability to attend a meeting sometime, preferably before the end of this month. Please include both days and times that would work best for you. Although nothing has been discussed with Rusty in terms of the sale price of his airplane, my estimate based on “VREF” is that something in the neighborhood of $17,000 would be a fair price to offer for the plane. You can do the math to determine what it would cost to buy it based on how many “charter members” are in the club at the time of purchase. Also, of course, there will be hangar/tie-down, insurance, maintenance and direct operating expenses that will be affected by the number of members in the club.

So, please let me know in the next few days if you’re interested. Those who are members of both Chapter 31 and 1457, please pass the word to the Chapter 1457 members you think might be interested. I hope I receive a lot of emails! . . . . Gary Ludeke

Meeting Minutes from the 10/5/2016 meeting

EAA Chapter 31 Meeting, October 5th, 2016

The dinner portion of the meeting started at 6:00 PM hosted by Virgil and Bridget Pratt. Bridget made her fabulous spaghetti, with wonderful garlic bread, salad,home-made brownies and a drink for only $5? WOW!!  . Don’t miss her next great meal!!

The meeting started with the pledge of allegiance at 6:59:50 PM. President John Kuehl, VP Bill Johnson and Secretary/ Treasurer Randy Stout were present. The business and entertainment portion of the meeting was called then to order. There were 22 members and 1 guest in attendance. The guest was Emma Nolan, a new pilot and friend of Bill Johnson’s. Welcome to all!!

Next Chapter breakfast is Saturday, October 15th. 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. The OACAC will be using the clubhouse around noon, and several of the members should be in for breakfast. Bridget will be gone so President John asked for volunteers and got a good show of hands. Thanks in advance guys!

The old business was called for and the discussion started about the upcoming Christmas party. John Stahr, the President of Chapter 1457 in Eugene will let John Kuehl know if they want the clubhouse for the party, of if they are going to hold it in his shop. Both chapters trade off hosting duties, and it is their year.

Doug Kindred noted that the memorial service for past member Leonard Tarantola will be at the Unity of the Valley Church at 39th and Hilyard St.at 3:00 on Sunday the 16^th.

leonards-obit

VP Johnson then gave a quick report on the recent Reno Air Races. Only one accident with no big injuries. 12 unlimited planes, 2 P-51’s but not Rare Bear. Voodoo 1 hit 489 MPH. The T-6’s were regularly clocked at 250+ MPH. A lot of International Formula 1’s.

Past President Gary Ludeke gave a quick report on 1) the RV-3 project (keeps getting stalled but he will be working on it this month), 2) Oregon Air Tour and 3) the beginning of the flying club (outside of EAA Chapter 31’s activities). The flying club is in the initial assessment of interest mode. Once a number of potential members have been identified, a consensus on which aircraft to buy will be made. Rusty Bartel has offered his C-150 as a potential Club Aircraft. Both Gary and Bill Dewey will sparkplug this effort, with Gary giving instruction and BFR’s and Bill turning wrenches with his A/P license. Thanks Guys!!

President John announced that next meeting we will be hosting the President of Dynon Avionics who will bring with him a good assortment of their offerings. Don’t miss this!!

He also thanked Alan Weider for installing the 2 new hybrid toilets that Walt Weischedel bought for us from Costco. Thanks to the both of them!

There being no other business, President John invited Alan Weider to come up and give his presentation on Automated Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. This was a very informative talk with many graphics that helped the group understand what it is, who needs it, what happens if you don’t have it in 2020, what it costs, who sells it and for what price, and should I get the IN equipment in my aircraft. He showed a nice Raspberry PI based IN system he bought on line from Amazon through www.stratux.me for $165. He also noted that 95% of the USA airspace is outside of the class where you will need ADS-B  equipment to operate, and that includes EUG, SLE, MFD. Thanks Alan again for this very complete presentation!

President John then ran the Chapter Video from EAA National.

There being no other business, the meeting was then adjourned at 8:25 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Randall Stout, Secretary/ Treasurer

New Flying Club for EAA 31 and 1457 Members

As some of you know, Bill Dewey and I have been knocking around an idea of forming a flying club for our members. It is important to note that the club would not in any way be associated with the chapter as it is not allowed by EAA national. Chapter 31 would simply facilitate the creation and operation of the club but it would be strictly owned  totally by the club members. An aircraft that is seriously being considered as the club airplane is a 1967 Cessna 150G currently owned by a Chapter 31 member, Rusty Bartel. Rusty is building an RV-12 and is willing to sell the Cessna to the club. The airplane has about 4,665 hours total time and 462 hours since major overhaul on the engine. It’s appearance in my estimation is at least an 8 out of 10, maybe even a 9. A quick check on the “Vref” web site shows the value to be around $17,000. So, for example, if the club has 6 members, the airplane could probably be acquired for under $3,000 per member. Of course, there are a lot of other costs involved such as insurance, a hangar or tie-down and maintenance.

This club might also be a way to increase our membership. I, for example, know two people who are not EAA members but have expressed an interest in the club to me. This, by the way, is not something new in our chapter. There have been two previous clubs organized through the chapter. One was based on a Taylorcraft and the other on an Ercoupe. The chapter has the paperwork that can serve as a guide in getting through the mechanics and legalities of setting up and operating the club.

Bill Dewey and I both own an airplane and would not be share holders in the club but we are willing to be the “spark plugs” to help get this thing started if there is enough interest. We just need to get a sign-up list going and then have an organizational meeting to see who is really serious about seeing this club happen. It’s also up to the actual members of this club to decide if Rusty’s 150 is the way they want to go, or if they would rather pursue something else, either a different 150 or another model of airplane.

If you have a serious interest in seeing this club become a reality, please try to attend our next regularly chapter meeting on Wednesday, October 5.

Gary Ludeke

Superlishoues Breakfast Tomorrow.

Plates, Knives, Forks, Spoons, Cups, Napkins, Tables, Chairs, Salt Pepper, Pancakes, Syrup, Bacon, Sausage, Eggs, Butter, Milk, Orange Juice, Coffee,  Fellowship, Camradeship, Airplane & Flying Talk.

All for FIVE BUCKS!

Tomorrow 7-16-2016 EAA Clubhouse, Hobby Field, Creswell Airport.  9:00 AM

See you there.  BYOA (Bring Your Own Appetite)

John Kuehl CH 31 Presa

Albany August Young Eagles

Ch 31 pilots & volunteers;

Tony Hann was one of our Volunteer pilots that helped us on The 4th of July.  Hope we can reciprocate.

here’s the announcement:

Hi John,

It was great meeting you on July 4^th and I hope you guys had a great turn out.  The kids were great to work with and I had a great time!

I wanted to also remind you that Albany chapter will have a YE flight on August 27-28 from 9AM to 2PM.  The pilot briefing starts at 8:30AM and lunch will be provided by the local OPA chapter consisting of tacos from a local vendor.

I know the dates are a bit away but it would be much appreciated if you can help us get the word out.  We typically fly 100-125 kids per day and end up turning down kids each day.  With more pilots, we are looking to fly more kids so if anyone from your chapter could participate, we would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you and I have also attached YE Pilot Participation Form that will need to be filled out and brought over with them.

Happy flying!

Tony Hann | Operations Manager

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Albany Municipal Airport – S12 | Mulino State Airport – 4S9

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Meeting Minutes from the 7/6/2016 meeting

EAA Chapter 31 Meeting, July 6th, 2016
The dinner portion of the meeting started at 6:00 PM hosted by Virgil and Bridget Pratt. There were Costco Hot Dogs, great hamburgers, brownies, chips and a drink for only $5. Don’t miss her next great meal!!

The meeting started with the pledge of allegiance at 6:50 PM. President John Kuehl, VP Bill Johnson and Secretary/ Treasurer Randy Stout were present. The business and entertainment portion of the meeting was called then to order. There were 17 members and 2 guests in attendance. The guests included Stan Bailey, a friend of Virgil and Bridget Pratt and Shawn Kelly, our newest member and Cottage Grove aviator and serial aircraft builder. He is now flying a Wheeler Express he built, and leading the efforts to get a “Welcome Center” with bathroom built down at the CG airport. Welcome to all!!

Next Chapter breakfast is Saturday, July 16th. 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. Bridget did not mention whether or not she can be here 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 old business was called for and the discussion began about our recent YE flight efforts. Everyone agreed that we need to put much more thought into the organization of all the volunteers and coordinators. Several people came up to me and expressed frustration that they did not know what job they were expected to do. All the officers and several of the members will make up a list of procedures that we expect to adopt before the next YE event. We will then distill the best ideas and come up with a master plan for the next time. Thanks to all the pilots and volunteers who flew 67 YE’s on the 4^th. And thanks to John Kuehl, who contacted the food truck that provided very tasty BBQ offerings. The front page coverage in the Register Guard will be a plus for recruiting volunteers for the next event.

Frenchie noted the new summer hours at the Oregon Air and Space Museum at the Eugene Airport. They will be open Wednesday thru Sunday from 12-4:00PM

The new business consisted of discussion about the August Chapter meeting, set for 8/3/2016. Due to the fact that the President and Vice President would be out of town, the meeting has been cancelled. Of course, anyone who shows up can have a great hangar talk session with anyone else who comes by. Dogs are in the fridge if you decide to BBQ a few things to eat!!

Virgil and Bridget noted that they will not be here to host the Chapter BBQ before the September meeting. All the supplies are in the refrigerators, so hopefully some of the members will take it upon themselves to put on an apron and get the grill going.

There being no other business, President John ran the Chapter Video from EAA National.

After the video, President John introduced our speaker for the evening, Shelly Humble, our “Humble” airport manager. She spoke about the new AWOS (Airport Weather Observing System) that has just been commissioned at the Creswell airport. You can access the AWOS by phone at 541-895-2349 or on the radio at 119.275. She said that the temperature observation was every 2 minutes, but the weather observation was every 28 minutes. She also noted that she did not know why the skydivers were not operating during the 4^th, but all agreed that it made the YE flights much easier.

There being no other business, the meeting was then adjourned at 8:05 PM
Respectfully submitted,

Randall Stout, Secretary/ Treasurer

Meeting Notice – Young Eagles Report

YOUNG EAGLES REPORT Meeting notice for Tomorrow July 6th

Well – did you see the July 5th Register Guard? FRONT PAGE ABOVE THE FOLD! Can’t get better publicity than this!
Our final tally is as follows:
Bill Dewey in his Cessna 172 21
Gary Ludeke in Virgil Pratt’s 172 15
Alan Wieder in his RV-9A 9
Bob Bronson in his RV-6A 8
Randy Stout in his J-3 Cub 7
Tony Hann Ch 1524 in his LSA 4
That’s a total of 64 with some paperwork yet to tally.
We ended up turning away maybe 50 to 100 more. Next year we definitely need more Planes and Pilots. We’ll evaluate our YE program at the MEETING July 6th. 6:00 PM Dinner – Burgers & dogs & salad 7:00 Meeting.