We will be having our first meeting of 2023 this Wednesday, January 4th at 7:00pm. The meeting is at the EAA chapter 31 clubhouse at the south end of the Creswell airport.
We will be serving dinner at 6:00pm and the cost is $8.00. On the menu is Lasagna, salad, etc.
We also will be needing to tear down the Christmas decorations and can use all the help we can get.
Hope to see everyone there.
We will be having our first meeting of 2023 next Wednesday, January 4th at 7:00pm. We will also be serving dinner at 6:00pm with a cost of $8.00.
Also on the agenda will be tearing down the Christmas decorations left from the party.
EAA National also asked that we pass on there schedule for the upcoming building seminars that they are putting on foe home builders week.
Homebuilders Week – Online Event Starts January 23
An online opportunity to learn about all aspects of building your own aircraft
By Charlie Becker, EAA Homebuilt Community Manager
EAA will be hosting our third annual Homebuilders Week online learning event for aircraft builders:
(www.EAA.org/HomebuildersWeek). It will be five straight days of educational forums covering a broad
spectrum of aircraft building topics. It will start on Monday, January 23, 2023, and run until Friday,
January 27, 2023. The live online presentations will be open to everyone interested in building their own
aircraft. Sessions will start at 11:30 a.m. CST and run until 8:30 p.m. CST daily.
This event is an opportunity for a new person to jump in with both feet and learn a lot about the
wonderful world of homebuilding. We will cover areas like getting started successfully and techniques
when building with sheet metal, composites, steel, and wood. But it won’t be just for the newbie; we
are offering in-depth talks on panel planning, engine selection, FAA certification, flight testing, and
selling a homebuilt aircraft. There will be something for every builder, whether you are just starting out,
knee deep in a project, or just received your airworthiness certificate — it is going to be a great learning
opportunity.
EAA is working with industry experts, kit manufacturers, and other subject matter experts to provide
top-notch material for builders. The sessions will be live and allow time for attendee
questions. Recordings will be archived and available to EAA members for review.
EAA Homebuilders Week coincides with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Experimental
Aircraft Association in 1953. Those founding members of EAA lit the fuse on the homebuilt movement
that provides affordable access to aircraft ownership and today has spread worldwide.
EAA Homebuilders Week is possible through the generous sponsorships of Aircraft Spruce & Specialty
Co., Dynon, Scheme Designers, Inc., and Van’s Aircraft, Inc.
Visit EAA.org/HomebuildersWeek to review the schedule and sign up for a session.
Homebuilders Week Schedule
January 23 – 27, 2023
All Time Central
www.EAA.org/HomebuildersWeek
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CST 1/23/2023 1/24/2023 1/25/2023 1/26/2023 1/27/2023
11:30-
12:45
Building an Aircraft: What
You Need to Know- Charlie
Becker
Composite Construction
Basics- Mark Forss
Top Five Project Killers-
Lisa Turner
EAA’s Homebuilt
Movement: Past
Accomplishments and
Future Opportunities -Jack
Pelton & Charlie Becker
Amatuer Built Aircraft
Certification Process-Joe
Norris
1:00-
2:15
Wiring Basics – Dick
Koehler
Buying a Used Homebuilt-
Vic Syracuse
Flight Testing Basics-Gary
Baker
Lycoming Engine
Installation – Dave Prizio
Working with Wood 101-
John Egan
2:30-
3:45
TIG Welding-Charlie
Becker & Earl Luce
The REAL Culprit in HB
Accidents- Ron Wanttaja
Zenith Aircraft Kits & Plans-
Sebastien Heintz Panel Planning-Stein Bruch
Advocacy Update:
MOSAIC, Fuels & More –
Tom Charpentier & Rob
Hackman
4:00-
5:15
Sonex Aircraft &
AeroConversions Products-
Mark Schaible
Fabric Covering Basics –
Mark Forss
Advanced Flight Systems-
Rob Hickman
Garmin Experimental
Avionics Solutions- Brad
Brensing
Plans Built Aircraft: The
Affordable Option-Tim
Hoversten
5:30-
6:45
Sheet Metal Basics – Mark
Forss
Dynon Avionics-Michael
Schofield
Gas Welding -Budd
Davisson
Choosing Wheels & Brakes-
George Happ
Van’s New High-Wing RV-
15-Greg Hughes
7:00-
8:15
Kit Selection – Paul Dye Van’s RV Aircraft Kits-Greg
Hughes
Finding an Engine for Your
Homebuilt-Mike Busch
Painting Your Plane: DIY
or Use an Expert?-Craig
Barnett & Ken Reese
Maintenance Horror
Stories – Vic Syracuse
To sign up, visit: www.EAA.org/HomebuildersWeek
12/22/2022 4:40 PM
It would probably be best to check out the EAA National web site to get a better idea of what is going on as their way of showing what is offered is much more clear.
The Saturday breakfast originally scheduled for this Saturday, the 17th is being canceled due to lack of people able to attend for various reasons.
We hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.
Our next scheduled meeting is for January 4th, 2023 at 7:00pm at the EAA chapter 31 club house. We will need to take down our Christmas decorations at that time.
We are scheduled to have our December breakfast this Saturday the 17th. Because of some health issues with some members, we would like to find out how many people are planning to attend. Can members please contact Pat Dodson via email at dodsonp1@gmail.com so we can make a determination as to go forward or cancel the breakfast.
Clean-up/ Set-up crew needed, December 7th at 9:00am
We will be having a clean-up/set-up session on Wednesday morning, December 7th at 9:00am for our evening joint Christmas party with Chapter 1457. We have a tree, lights and various other decorations to set up, along with tables and chairs, etc. Location is the EAA Chapter 31 club house at the south end of the Creswell airport.
We will be meeting this Saturday, November 19th at 9:00am for breakfast at the EAA chapter 31 club house located at the south end of the Creswell airport. Cost is $8.00 per plate and the menu will be bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes, coffee and juice.
We will also need to have a meeting along with breakfast to make some decisions regarding a Christmas dinner. Chapter 1457 has contacted us to see if we would like to participate in a joint party using our club house as we have done the past several years. They are a really good bunch of guys and it has been a lot of fun in the past.
Pictures from the EAA Meeting and Awards Ceremony
Here are some pictures from the last EAA meeting, which was highlighted by the bestowing from the FAA to our own Gary Ludeke of the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.
The FAA gave Gary a complete copy of his FAA records, a certificate of achievement and a Plaque. Chapter 31 gave Gary a nice glass plaque also commemorating the event. We all had Pizza for dinner (Thanks to the efforts of Sandy Ludeke and Bill and Dee Dewey) and a decorated Cake for dessert. The cake was 2 fold; both a recognition of the event and a birthday cake, as Gary became a flying Octogenarian on the 1st. of November.
The Christmas party was the only business discussed, and it appears that we will host Chapter 1457 at the clubhouse just like last year. They will bring the meat and we will provide the accoutrements. The date will be decided at the Breakfast meeting this Saturday the 19th of November. See you there!!
There will be memorial service for former chapter 31 member Rusty Bartel on Saturday, November 12th at the Creswell Presbyterian Church at 75 S. 4th Street at 11:30.
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