EAA Chapter 430 Monthly Zoom Gathering Minutes January 30, 2021

Date: January 30, 2021 ZOOM meeting. 24 Zoomers attended.

Ken opened the gathering at 10:05 a.m.

Approved Minutes: The minutes for December 2020 meeting were approved. The minutes are posted on the EAA430 website.

Financial Status: We have received the Young Eagle (YE) credits from EAA for $831 Total funds $10,194.00.

Checking $2,214.00 Savings $1,194.00 Scholarship: $6,786.00 Only 60% of the membership has renewed their dues. Please renew on the website or mail a check. Let’s keep our Chapter going strong.

Correspondence: WA Covid-19 Phase I. All meetings will be via Zoom Board of Directors Report:

Scholarship: There was an anonymous donation of matching funds up to $1500 for the scholarship fund. After the meeting, David identified two additional candidates for scholarships. Daniel Weaver and Madeline Patterson have both been asked to submit a request for consideration. Each scholarship will provide $1500 annually. The board will decide on the scholarships at the February meeting.

Build-n-Fly: Sim-n-Fly – Al said there are two young people waiting for good conditions to fly. The yearly YE flight program has a tentative start date of May 22nd.

Fly outs will begin in February with a flight to Thun Field. Be sure to join the email list at the EAA430 website: Flyout@eaa430.org A chapter survey was sent out previously, and 34 people responded. The results will be in the February newsletter.

Presentation: David Richardson -“75 Years Ago War Came to our Shores”. Dave provided an outstanding video and slideshow presentation of his experience with John Johnson taking Johnny’s AT-6 to participate in the Hawaii commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in the Pacific. He described how it took an act of congress to put it together and all the logistics involved to get the airplane to San Diego, aboard the USS Essex, and off loaded in Hawaii. Although they got to do one air tour around the island, a ground accident with a Bearcat ended their flying. Dave gave tribute to venerable Pratt and Whitney radial at the first of the talk, and later praised it when the engine protected them from significant damage and injury. It was an epic tale significantly affected by COVID-19 issues. Thanks, Dave, for the great presentation.

Bud is working on his instrument rating and upgrading the C152 for instrument flight. Dave Boerigter reported he was flying with Jeff Wells working out avionics issues when the C170 from Ketchikan went down in the Strait. He admonished everyone not to push fuel time. Dave Moffitt reported he needs assistance with the avionics installation in his RV-12. Richard Howell offered to help. Collette Miller asked for help with a rip in the belly of her Citabria. Barry Halsted and Rick Vaux offered suggestions.

Ken ended the meeting at 11:35 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Ray Ballantyne,

EAA430 Secretary

Our Saturday Gathering for January was a presentation by Dave Richardson -“75 Years Ago War Came to our Shores.” Dave provided a riveting video and slideshow of his experience with John Johnson, taking Johnny’s AT-6 to participate in the Hawaii commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in the Pacific. He described all the logistics involved to get the airplane to San Diego, aboard the USS Essex, and off loaded in Hawaii. They got to do one air tour around the island; however, a ground accident with a Bearcat ended their flying. Dave gave tribute to the venerable Pratt and Whitney radial engine which protected them from significant damage and injury. The entire trip was a monumental undertaking, drastically affected by COVID-19 issues.