February 2013 Meeting

Hi Everyone –

Our February meeting will be at the Redmond library on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013. More to come shortly about the program.

If you are interested, Jeff Skiles will be in the area as part of the EAA Grassroots tour, and the Thun Field chapter will host him on Monday, February 18 at Thun Field. This is, of course, not our official meeting but nonetheless will be interesting if you are able to attend.

Jeff was the co-pilot on the US Air flight that wound up in the Hudson a few years back. Guess he likes goose hunting…

Thun is quite a hike for a weeknight. Nonetheless it will be worth your time! Jim Piavis and I were in a meeting with him at OSH (Airventure to newbies) last July – and Jeff is highly interested in EAA Chapters. The topic is nominally “how to grow aviation”; however the reality is that Jeff is an entertaining guy who will talk about most anything related to flying.

If you are able to attend, please do two things right away:

1. Visit www.eaa.org/Grassroots and RSVP. Space will be limited, so this is important!
2. Reply on the Chapter 1440 Email List so that we can figure out car pooling – how many and who wants to. Please do not post a comment here on the chapter blog to confirm -- we will likely miss your response if you do.

See you there!

Jan 2013 Meeting

Hi Everyone –

A reminder that our January meeting will be on Tuesday, January 15 at the Redmond Library at 7 PM. As always, we’ll meet at Ooba Tooba for dinner at 6, if you wish to join us. See http://m.oobatooba.com/ for the (mobile friendly) link to Ooba’s.

This month will be a more formal business meeting in lieu of a program as such. But don’t let that scare you away! It means more time to chat about projects, and tell other true stories….

Rgds,

Mike

El Presidente 

Nov 2012 Election Results

Tonight we elected new officers for the Chapter, as follows:

VP: Matt Mulder (He will automatically become Chapter President in the second year.)
Secretary: Rob Kochman (2 years)
Director: Jim Piavis (2 years)
Director: Shawn Li (2 years)

Note that in odd years we elect one director, and in even years we elect two.

That means that our 2013 line-up is as follows:

President: Mike Culver (Expires end of 2013)
VP: Matt Mulder (Becomes president at end of 2013)
Secretary (2 year term): Rob Kochman (expires end of 2014)
Treasurer (2 year term): Jason Hills (expires at end of 2013)
Directors (2 year term):
Joe Hull (Expires end of 2013)
Director: Jim Piavis (Expires end of 2014)
Director: Shawn Li (Expires end of 2014)

Submitted by Mike Culver

October Meeting

Hi All,

Following our great BBQ in September its already time for the October meeting coming up on the 16th. Also during this meeting we need to discuss Officer Positions and Elections for next year. We need volunteers for certain roles open in calendar year 13. Roles will be discussed at the meeting.

Please plan on attending the meeting and volunteering for a role with the Chapter. We need participation from everyone to help keep our chapter going. If you are interested in getting more involved, please let us know via email or at the next meeting.

Oct Meeting agenda below:

• 2013 Officer Positions and Election Discussions
• Brad Hill who will give a talk on the development of his Tetra 15\HP-24 glider (coordinated by John Marzulli)

Date/Location:

• Tuesday Oct 16th at 7:00pm
• Redmond Library (15990 Northeast 85th Street Redmond, WA 98052)
• Dinner at Ooba Tooba's at 6:00 if you can make it (15802 NE 83rd street Redmond, WA 98052)

Look forward to seeing you all there

Thanks
Chad

What an EXCELLENT Chapter BBQ!

Today's BBQ was just what one hopes for: a great collection of chapter members, friends, and guests. Coupled with pure blue skies and temps in the seventies. Oh, and a dash of homebuilt airplanes and grilled burgers. So went the EAA Chapter 1440 BBQ. It was the perfect use of our dues :) Here's some pics. Enjoy! And see you next month at the meeting!

September 16, 2012 BBQ

EAA Chapter 1440 is hosting our annual BBQ at Paine Field on Sunday, September 16, 2012 from 11-3. We'll have the BBQ set up in Rob Kochman's hangar. This is free (as in your dues paid for this) food.

Guests are welcome (and also free), but we ask that everyone RSVP using this survey.

The BBQ is always a hit, for good reason. Don't miss it!

August, 2012 Meeting

Hi All,
I Hope everyone is having a great summer !

August Meeting info:

• Tues August 21st at 7:00pm
• Redmond Library (15990 Northeast 85th Street Redmond, WA 98052-3531)
• Ooba Tooba's for dinner at 6:00 (15802 NE 83rd Street Redmond, WA 98052)

This month's agenda includes some great trip reports from summer airshows, travels and show and tell.

• A trip report from Jim/Mike and any others who went to OSH!
• An informative presentation by a group of Microsoft Pilots who flew through most all of Alaska will share their experiences as well !
• And if you are an active builder, bring in a part or a problem to talk about

Will be a great meeting! Look forward to seeing you all there.

Chad Hankins,
President