Spring 2017 EAA Board Meeting

Spring 2017 EAA Board Meeting

Washington Aviation Conference

Booth for next year

Thomas will bring a 3D printer

Young Eagles Promotion

Focus on community contribution / promotion

Recruit Pilots

EAA326 Chapter presentation - Affordable Aviation

Leverage chapter members to talk for a bit about their projects

4 - 6 segments of short duration

Gliders

Ultralights

LightSport

Homebuilts

Chapter lead build class. Basic aluminum construction process

Could cover multiple methods and materials

Would need a location

Basic hand tools & members to teach / coach / demonstrate

TFAC debrief

Permit for Young Eagles required

Food handlers permit required (suggest chapter pay for a few members)

Upcoming presentations

Rod W @ Spencer’s - Talk about new changes at Spencer’s

Add Rod as an “honorary member”

Lissa - Antique Aircraft Association

FATPNW 

Foreflight - could we get some members together to do a presentation?

Fly-outs

Hood River Sept 9-10

Prosser Sept 1-2

Wings over Republic Aug 25-27

Concrete Flyin

Darrington brunch

RV homecoming

Twin Oaks 1st Saturday of each month

Need to setup a web page with destinations

Burger Burn

Consider inviting FATPNW to get more outside guest to the event

Blog (not working)

No one is publishing and or reading the blog

How can we get more content?

Let’s push a notification at least monthly to the membership

Arlington camping

Kevin is about ready to send in the reservations

Can we get any more people interested 

Dinner event planning

Capital expenditures

Trailer maintenance (lights not working, wheels greased)

Norm, Mark O, and Andy to assess the trailer

Trailer load securing (spreader bars, secure load points)

Borescope - Joe Andre is procuring the unit

Clothing

Badges - Norm made the last set

Hats

Jackets

Send email out about badges / clothing orders

Young Eagles

Credits - $670 - how to use

Marv, Tom, Dave F will be coordinating Young Eagles this year

Mark Owens will setup the technology needs (computers, printer)

Need more pilots

How to use TeenFlight kids

Through end of 2016 EAA326 has flown 4064 kids!