Meeting Minutes from the 6-1-2016 Meeting

EAA Chapter 31 Meeting, June 1^st , 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, lots of Bridget’s famous Chili, brownies, chips and a drink for only $5. Don’t miss her next great meal!!

The meeting started with the pledge of allegiance at 7:00 PM sharp. 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 21 members and 7 guests in attendance. The guests included (forgive me for the omissions of names, as the intros came fast and furious!) Patrick, a U of O almost Grad with an aviation interest, Dennis and his wife, who own a Citabria and Pacer and are working on building a Bearhawk Patrol, and a mom from Creswell with her 3 (very interested in aviation) kids. Welcome to all!!

Next Chapter breakfast is Saturday, June 18th. 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 first item consisted of a list of members who have not yet paid for 2016, which was given to Doug Kindred to follow up. In addition, the Secretary displayed a nice certificate from the “Rosie The Riveter” group, thanking us for the time we spent with them. Of course, it is we who should be thanking them. This certificate is now posted on the clubhouse wall.

Tom Cunningham brought up the upcoming “Wings and Wheels” show at Cottage Grove on the 25^th, and had sign up forms for anyone who is willing to come and display their aircraft (or presumably their car). He left the forms at the front table.

Gary Ludeke took the floor and asked for some volunteers to help finish the RV-3 project in the back of the clubhouse. He and Alan Weider have a list of very do-able projects that need to be completed ASAP. He got several offers of help (Tom Cunningham, John Kuehl), and is hopeful that we can complete the project this summer. Kyle has offered to let them use the paint booth for the final painting.

Frenchie invited the group to consider a trip over to the (newly remodeled) Oregon Air and Space Museum at the Eugene Airport.

President John then told the group that unless we designate a YE coordinator, we will not have any YE flights on the 4^th of July. Rod Johnson stepped forward and offered to man this important position. Thanks Rod!!

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

After the video, President John introduced our speaker for the evening, Gary Brown. Gary has been flying for 42 years. He has over 32,000 hours. He flew for Continental Airlines for 25 years and currently spends time as a DAR (Designated Airworthiness Representative). He gave a very interesting presentation on his career, and his post career flying, along with some pictures of the big boys having the same kind of problems that us little airplane flyers sometimes have. He was warmly thanked for his time and very entertaining talk. His departure was a real crowd pleaser!!

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

Randall Stout, Secretary/ Treasurer

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