May Chapter Meeting

EAA chapter 31 will be having our next meeting this coming Wednesday, May 1st, at 7:00pm in the chapter club house located at the south end of the Creswell airport. If someone has anything to share, tools, projects, ideas, please feel free to bring it.

We will be serving dinner beginning at 6:00pm. If anyone has some ideas for dinner, feel free to suggest it. As always, dinner is $8.00.

On another note, for those interested, there will be a Creswell RC Flyers swap meet on Saturday May 4th at the Creswell Community Center from 9:00am to 11:30am.

Doug Kindred

Some sad though not unexpected news. Doug Kindred passed away Sunday, April 21st. No other details are known at this time. Doug had cancer and was on in-home hospice for the last several weeks.

Doug had been a long time member, past president and news letter editor for EAA Chapter 31.

We will forward updates as we receive them.

Saturday Breakfast

EAA chapter 31 will be having our monthly breakfast tomorrow, Saturday April 20th at 9:00am in the chapter clubhouse at the south end of the Creswell airport. On the menu is scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, juice and coffee. Cost is $8.00 per plate.

Fly ins are welcome.

Saturday Breakfast

EAA chapter 31 will be having our monthly Saturday breakfast this weekend, April 20th, at 9:00am at the chapter 31 clubhouse at the south end of the Creswell airport. On the menu will be our usual fair of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, juice and coffee. Cost is $8.00/plate.

Fly-in’s are welcome.

Meeting Minutes from the 4/3/2024 meeting

Meeting Minutes from the 4/3/2024 meeting.

President Eric Farry along with Secretary/ Treasurer Randy Stout as officers were present when the Meeting started at 7:01 PM at the clubhouse in Creswell. There were 14 Members and two guests in attendance. One guest was our own airport manager, Shelly Humble and the other was our speaker of the night Ray Beverly!

Bill Dewey and Pat Dodson along with several helpers prepared dinner, which consisted of Lasagna, French Bread, salads, Chips, Cookies, and a drink- for $8.00. It was even done and ready early this month!!Thanks guys!

President Eric Farry called the meeting to order. He asked Shelly Humble to give her report on Creswell Airport:

She reported that the FBI has made an arrest in the stolen avionics case that has plagued several airports (including Creswell). This person hit 15 different states and multiple airports on the east and west coast including Albany.

She also reported that the FAA will complete their Safety Check on the airport after the upgrade work next week. It was a 3-million-dollar project paid for mostly by the Federal Aviation Administration Grants. She hopes to have a ribbon cutting ceremony in May for this and the new wastewater treatment plant.

She has been approached by several people about an aircraft parts swap meet this summer. Details to be worked out before we will be given a schedule for this. She has also been formalizing a written Tie Down policy in order to better accommodate a fire base this coming season (should one be needed). She has 13 grants on her plate with 3 expected to be completed this year and 10 hoped for in 2025.

One of which, the (7-9) camera system, should be installed by the end of the month, with Douglas Fast Net and EPUD working to add redundant power and internet service with a new line that will run parallel to the freeway. Thanks Shelly- you are doing a great job!

Remember our next monthly breakfast will (as always) be on the 3^rd Saturday of the month. We need members to help make the fixings. Walt Weischedel is bringing eggs. The next breakfast will be on April 20th, 2024, at the clubhouse starting at 9:00. Eggs, Bacon, Pancakes and Juice or Coffee for $8- a bargain!! See you there!

The checkbook balance at the beginning of the month is $1705.58.

Secretary Stout then noted that Dues are Due from everyone for 2024 ($25). If you are unable to attend a meeting to give him the dues, please mail them to:  EAA Chapter 31, 86277 Panorama Rd., Springfield, OR 97478.Our direct overhead is about $60/ month.

President Farry then asked our guest speaker, Ray Beverly, to speak about his experiences flying the B-52, T-38, and Cessna Citation 10 (and not to miss his RV-8!) He gave a VERY nice talk about his experiences flying and re-fueling the B-52 and the differences between it and the T-38 (a bunch!!) and an insight into flying for the rich and famous with NetJets. Thanks Ray- Wow, what a life!!  

After Ray’s presentation, the need for funds to help Jakin Messer through his check ride was discussed. He needs about $500 to fund this test. Chapter 1457 President Wally Anderson reached out to me to ask our members if they could help with this need. I received several donations at the meeting and would like to ask if anyone could send some money in ($20 to ??), it would be appreciated. Send it to the same address as the dues (see above) and just note that it is for Jakins’s check ride. Thanks!

The meeting ran a bit long thanks to Ray’s incredible talk, so the March EAA Video magazine was not shown.

Our own Doug Kindred has entered Hospice care and would like visitors on occasion. If you would like to visit him, please give him a call first. He is at (541) 687-0232 1657 Russet Dr. Eugene, OR  97401

There being no other business the meeting was adjourned by President Farry at 8:39PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Randall Stout, Secretary/ Treasurer

Wednesday Meeting

EAA chapter 31 will be having our next meeting tomorrow evening, April 3rd, at 7:00pm in the chapter clubhouse at the south end of the Creswell airport.

We will be having a guest speaker this month in Ray Beverly, a retired Air Force flight instructor. Ray instructed in both the T-38 and the B-52, so this promises to be both informative and entertaining.

We will be serving dinner beginning at 6:00pm which will be Lasagna, salad, bread, etc. Cost is $8.00 per plate. Thank you Bill Dewey.