EAA Chapter 430 Monthly Zoom Gathering Minutes September 26, 2020

Date: Sept 26, 2020 ZOOM meeting. At 1005 President Ken Brown called the meeting of 15 zoomers to order.

Approved Minutes: - Minutes of August 2020. Gone West: Ken reported the sad news that Paul Kuntz passed away on September 10, 2020. Financial Status: Total funds $9085.51 Scholarship: 5,200.00 (Denny Donovan donated $1000 this month) General Funds: $3885.51 Correspondence:

WA Covid-19 Phase II extended Chapter Projects:

Build-n-Fly: Al Gross reported he is still trying to identify the best way to start the project, even with doing just one on one. He plans to setup a Zoom meeting next week for those interested in participating. Ken discussed planning a special board of director meeting to discuss a Young Eagle virtual workshop. Projects:

Ernie Hansen and friends have put the wings on the experimental Super Cub. The end is in sight! Dave Boerigter (the Dutchman) reports his IFR GPS GX-60 died and he is replacing it with a GNC-355 WAAS GPS. Jeff Wells of Rite Brothers is doing the work. He is also installing an EDM730 engine monitor, and an Aspen display in his Mooney M20C. He is also removing his vacuum system.

Fly-out: Ray for Barry Halsted reported on the proposed fly out to Westport, WA on September 30, 2020.

Informal get together at 1230. Ken called on Adam Jordan who said he has been a member of EAA430 and is hoping to build a Cozy MK IV.

Announcements:

October annual meeting appears to be on Zoom, and the election of officers will take place via Email.

Presentation: Ron Wanttaja from EAA Chapter 26 presented “60 Years of the Fly Baby”.

Ron gave the history of this iconic aircraft and discussed how this ‘modern day antique’ might fit into future homebuilding. He discussed what a Fly Baby is: the history, construction, flying attributes, and the future of the design. Designer Pete Bowers won the 1962 EAA design contest with the Fly Baby. The entire plans for the aircraft were published in a series of articles in EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Ron showed amazing pictures of a Fly Baby as a Biplane and a Seaplane. He also said it did not make a very good aerobatic aircraft.

The meeting concluded at 11:22 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Ray Ballantyne, Secretary