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Important Dates -

Executive planning meeting: 6:00 pm on the last Thursday of every month in the clubhouse (Kelso hangar A7) All are welcome!!

Chapter meeting: First Thursday of every month in the clubhouse. Chow and socializing at 6:30, meeting, business, and program at 7:00.

Minutes From Last Month

The last meeting was held on February 7th in the Chapter Clubhouse.

Intros all around.

Treasury report: $1,28.72 in checking, $2,119.67 in savings, $1,571.08 in debt

********* Dues are due!!! *********

Many thanks to all the vendors who contributed to the completion of our clubhouse!!

Lots of Happy Bucks all around.

Gary Trenner will be the chariman of the Fly In this year. We will be concentrating on a simple Open House to showcase our new clubhouse.
The date is looking liike June 7th.
Al Drewry will be the food master.
We will not be doing Young Eagles this year.

Speaking of Young Eagles, Mark Edwards has been chosen as thte Young Eagles coordinator and chairman.

We had a great program put on by Denny, the owner of the Kelso Flight Service. He gave a presentation on the importance of the Kelso airport location as a hub for business traffic in SW WAshington in the coming years. He also talked about his many experiences in the aviation field, from barnstorming to competition parachuting to military birds. Thank you Denny for your time!!

March Meeting Teasers

For our March EAA meeting, Jim and Mary Ann are prepared to do a slide show of their recent flight to Gold Beach OR and promote a fly-out there, to include a mail boat run up the Rogue River. This is a 10-15 minute promo and not a full program.
Does this conflict with anything else planned?

Current Events - the top three news items from Google today based on aviation

A triple-7 loses power and crashes on final into Heathrow

Eclipse Aviation gets certification for its weather radar system

Virgin Atlantic flies a biofuel 747 from London to Amsterdam

Tech Report - Jerry Sorrell

Advantages and Disadvantages of Stainless Steel Fasteners

The recent Kitplanes has a very informative article on the use of “stainless” in aircraft. I will only touch on the basics of the article, with respect to material strength.

Why use stainless fasteners? They look nice and usually have better corrosion resistance. Stainless remains stronger in a high heat environment. (Stainless exhaust systems).

But there can be a surprise regarding strength. Most stainless does not do as well compared to a good steel alloy, with respect to tensile, yield and shear.

So, if your certified or experimental aircraft calls for certain AN or Mil-Spec fasteners to secure structural members, this is not the place to substitute stainless. This could compromise the structural integrity of the aircraft.

The use of stainless fasteners to hold on trim fairings, cowlings, and other non-structural applications is not a problem. Still check with the aircraft designer to be sure.

Interesting Stuff

How things have changed!!

Evergreen Airport in 1946
Sorry, we can't seem to locate the Google map aerial photo from 1946!

Evergreen Airport in 2007

If you can't be on the Blue Angles tream, buy an A-4 jet and paint it to appear to be one.
A private owner on Ontario, Oregon has a flet of unusual aircraft.
This collection is worth seeing of you are traveling in the area.

EAA B-17 flying over the Hillsboro area.
Photo by Jerry Sorrell

Memorial

We have lost another member to cancer. I recall last summer or maybe spring, Warren was visiting us but went home early, not feeling well.

Obituary: Warren Douglas Snook
Warren Douglas Snook, 79, of Westport, died Jan. 29, 2008, in Westport.

He was born Feb. 12, 1928, in Iowa, to Harry and Harriet Snook.

Family members said Mr. Snook enjoyed airplanes, flying, spending time with family and friends and his time spent at the Berry Patch Restaurant.

At his request there will be no service held at this time.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, in care of Hughes-Ransom Cremation & Mortuaries, 576 12th St., Astoria, OR 97103

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We will always remember his smiling face at our picnics and meetings. Warren was an active member of our Chapter. He helped with remodeling and even donated a set of Jeanie Teenie plans to EAA1111.

Editor's Comments

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