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EAA105 Chapter Gathering – Thursday, September 8th at 7pm, at the Twin Oaks FBO hangar

(the same hangar as the 1st Saturday breakfast)

We are planning to have a special guest – Van’s Aircraft and the RV-15 Prototype aircraft.

You can see the official RV-15 videos on the Van’s RV-15 webpage.

We’ll likely have a large turnout for this gathering.

We typically have food/refreshments from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and ask for a small donation to cover food costs. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. The plan is weather dependent. Some details are still being worked out. We will send an update if the above plan changes significantly.

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Celebration of life for Amy and Dennis Jackson

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Dear chapter members, There will be a celebration of life for Amy and Dennis Jackson on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial St SE, Salem, OR 97301. You can leave memories, or send flowers by visiting the announcement on Dignity Memorial’s website. The following photo and eulogy were provided by Brent Anderson On August 21, 2021, Denny Jackson and his wife Amy were out flying his RV-8 in the local area near Scio, Oregon where some of Denny’s relatives live. There was an accident and the plane went down in a field. Denny was pronounced dead at the scene. Amy survived the crash with life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a Salem hospital. She succumbed to her injuries later in the day. This news link contains the basic facts. More will be known as the NTSB does its investigation. I (Brent Anderson) came to be friends with Denny through our membership in EAA Chapter 105 around 1990. During the 90’s we both built RV-4s as did a few other chapter members. He finished his first and logged many enjoyable hours in it. When the RV-8 was introduced, Denny decided to build one, which he completed in 2004. He sold his RV-4 and flew the RV-8 exclusively from that point on up until the accident on August 21, 2022. Denny was an avid supporter of chapter activities and events throughout the duration of his chapter membership. He flew a total of 120 young eagles. He was a regular attendee and volunteer worker in chapter breakfasts, often bringing Amy with him. He made a number of trips to Airventure. He and I flew together with a few other chapter members on a couple of these trips. Denny was an outspoken champion of the American spirit of liberty and freedom in his thinking and in his activities. He was relentless in uncovering and sharing the real truths about important issues of our time and distributed his writings via email. I enjoyed having many discussions with him on broad-ranging topics over the years. Denny was a man of strong convictions, but also very kind and generous to his family and friends. He was a lover of animals, especially dogs, and was often seen with one around the grounds of his home at the Independence Airpark. We will greatly miss Denny and Amy. Our hearts go out to their families as they grieve the loss of their loved ones.
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January 2022 update from EAA105

Dear chapter members,

Thank you to everyone who took advantage of the donation matching offer in December-January. Total donations were more than $22,500 (for youth scholarships and the general fund). This shows how much our members care about this EAA chapter, and its mission.

As the incoming chapter president, my first resolution is to work on chapter communication and participation. My belief is: the more you participate, the more you get out of your membership. Participation includes donating, making pancakes, flying Young Eagles, squeezing rivets, learning new skills and more. But, first you need to know about opportunities that exist in the chapter and how to join in.

We’re going to experiment with a few ideas. This broadcast is one of them. Think of it as a mini newsletter. Also, Cliff Gerber has added a breakfast volunteer sign-up on our website. It takes 28 volunteers to run each breakfast. We need volunteers, so please CLICK THIS to sign yourself up.

We’ve created a group email/forum. Everyone should have received an invitation. More than 50 chapter members have joined already. The forum can be used to have conversations among chapter members. You can ask questions, share trip reports, photos, etc. Click this to go to the EAA105-forum.

If you haven’t heard – we have a project in hangar G1. It’s a 1946 Cessna 120. It was donated by the late chapter member Terry Smith. We’d like to restore it to airworthy condition. A dedicated fund was created by chapter members to cover the cost. This is an opportunity for chapter members to learn and/or to collaborate on a restoration. It’s open to anyone interested in helping. You can follow along here: Cessna 120 photo album

We’ll be making plans for 2022 soon. The floor is open to anyone who has a suggestion. We canceled an RC build and fly program in 2020 due to COVID. It would be great to see that back on the calendar. Chapter meeting programs? Young Eagle events? Fly-in/out? Let’s make it happen.

Lastly, I’d like to acknowledge the ongoing challenge with COVID and its effects. We decided to cancel the January and the February breakfast. The omicron variant and holiday test results were a surprise. We plan to resume in March. Thanks to those of you who continue to volunteer and attend. The pancake breakfast is a valuable part of our community.

Send me an email if you’d like to know more about any of the above programs. The forum is another way to suggest or organize an event. I’m hopeful that 2022 will bring positive change.

Best regards,

Chris

Cell/text: (503)754-5605 Email: chris.j.riedener@gmail.com