January 2017 EAA326 Monthly Meeting

January 2017 EAA326 Monthly Meeting

Ken called the meeting to order.

Refreshments : Lissa Smith & Tom Brown

Program : Video review

Visitors

Dick Hess - From Universal Avionics. Built a VariEze in the 70’s, Friends with Thomas

Thomas Kahn - Interested in building a RV, looking for ideas as to which one!

Josh Coggins - New pilot interested in RV6 & RV9

John Beano - Mechanical Engineer new to the area. Building a RV7

Jim Brooke - Visiting the area from Northern Canada. Building a RV8

Danny Kiel - Building a RV9 (for the last 12 years)

Ken’s Vision for the chapter

Notes / 2017 events:

• We are tied with Deer Valley for the largest chapter in the state.
• A new focus will be to bring in new members. Let’s be ready and welcoming to them to grow the chapter and expand our circle of friends.
• Let’s get more people out to the RAM for our “second” monthly meeting. It’s a great opportunity to connect with people and have time to talk in an informal setting over dinner.
• Provide some feedback. Ken wants to hear from you and what you want from the chapter. kcfinney@comcast.net (206-200-5188)
• Board meetings. Let’s start having them again, quarterly. All are welcome to come and help guide the direction of the chapter.
• Sign-in list for meetings to get a better sense of who the “regulars” are so we can take better care of members and contact ones that might be slipping away. We want you part of the family!
• New members packet. Target is to have it ready before the NW Aviation Conference for any new members we get from there.
• Handouts at the meetings, info from EAA national and other sources. Let’s get important info out to members they may have missed via other channels.
• NW Aviation Conference is coming up the end of February. This will be our first public event of the year. Will need people to signup to help man the booth and meet and greet people at the show. If you have back issues of EAA magazines please consider donating them to hand out at the show. We are also looking for a project to display at the booth. (Maybe Andy H’s Kitfox, he will confirm by next meeting)
• Young Eagles last Saturday in June.
• Arlington Flyin / Airshow. The chapter camps out as a group and has a potluck burger burn on Saturday evening. The event is Thursday - Saturday.
• Looking for all the chapter CFI’s that would be interested in doing some instruction for chapter members. Please contact Ken with your details. We would like to help connect students with instructors.
• Joe Andre will be putting together a lending library documenting the materials that we have for members to borrow.
• Looking for greeters to man the doors and help welcome people to the meetings.
• Get out in front of the refreshments list. We need more help to fill out the list for the year!

Project reports

Randy Albritton flew his RV7 project in late November.

Dave Thomas is ready for the first flight of the ViperJet, waiting on weather.

Chris Byrd has his sonnex up on wheels after 9 years. Making good progress now.

Rusty Johnson making good progress, has his Rotax 912 in hand ready to get going with FWF mounting.

Bruce Finney has a homebuilt CNC router and demoed an oil filter adapter he built

Next 3 Friday’s Thun will be hosting a filming for the fire department. They will be staging a plane crash and response recovery. The airport will be open, a NOTAM is published.

January 19th is the next TFAC meeting here at the CAP building. Topics include non aviation use of airport hangars. 

Lissa Smith can add you to an email distribution list for Thun Field if you are interested email her and ask to be put on the list.