EAA Chapter 145 Meeting:  Friday August 10 at 7:00pm

The meeting will be at Riverview Airport in the back room.

This months meeting will be a presentation on PRIVATE airports in Michigan by Steve Zelle. Steve comes from EAA133 in Canton MI.  He has researched and located over 300 private airstrips in Michigan and will share this unpublished information with our chapter.  Think about how nice it would be to know where an airstrip is when your A/C becomes a glider.

Hugh Eisen called June’s meeting to order at 7:15pm.

Treasures report given and accepted 

Hugh reported on the B17 and passed out the sign up sheet. If you didn’t sign up but want to help out at any time check the attached:

Volunteer Info Sheet.

For more information about the B-17 visit, refer to the sheets attached to this newsletter.

Progress reports:  None reported.

Young Eagle News:  The next YE rally will be at Park Township on Saturday Aug. 18, then Kalamazoo Air Zoo on Aug. 24 and 25.  Any one interested in helping contact Dick Foster.

Young Eagle News: Mike DuBois and Dick Foster “team flew” Young Eagles at the Allegan Bridgefest. Taking turns with their C-172, they were able to fly 43 Young Eagles.
 

Last months meeting was a brief history of the EAA B-17, “Aluminum Overcast”. We saw a power-point presentation of where the B-17 came from, how EAA restored the B-17 and how it is used to promote aviation.
The activities of the B-17 coming to Grand Rapids in August were discussed. Members were encouraged to sigh up to help with this big Chapter fundraiser.

Last months meeting was a slide presentation by Phil and Donna Michmerhuizen.  They presented their “Border Patrol” story.  This was a set of trips made to travel around the boarders of USA in a 1946 Piper Cub.  The presentation and discussion with Phil and Donna was excellent!  Thanks a gain to Phil and Donna

Future program ideas we are working on:  (Do you have any more ideas?)

T-51 project...Len Galloway

Hovercraft Shop visit...Don Bender

V tail Sonex...Evan Stroup

Are Quick-Build kits worth it?...topic for discussion

Visit to Jackson, light sport aircraft?

Questions, comments?  Contact Dick Foster (616-538-8849)  rfoster@grcc.edu