122.75, by J. Rion Bourgeois

Breakfast Report

             Attendance was up to 257 at the June breakfast.  The weather was beautiful so we had lots of aircraft fly in.  The CAP cadets were on hand to help with the foot traffic.  Breakfast is back to normal and humming right along.  We flew 16 YE flights as well.  Cliff has assembled an able ground crew and this program is flourishing under his leadership.  If you want to fly Young Eagles or help with the ground crew,  contact Cliff.

Monthly Chapter Meeting Report

Chad Koehnen and James Breazeal gave a presentation on 3D printing, and had several finished projects on hand, as well as two printers.  Among other objects, they have printed fittings to secure the C-120 wings to a rotisserie for painting and covering, and headset brackets for use in cockpits.   The material, strength, and weight of the printed objects can be varied according to need.  The use of 3D printing for experimental aircraft looks very promising.   The wings of the C-120 have been primed, and are almost ready for covering.   The wings and fuselage of the Build and Fly trainer have also been framed and are ready for covering.    Bill Jepson reports he has six or seven regular participants.  We do not have a program scheduled yet for the next chapter meeting on July 13, so please contact me with any suggestions at rion@att.net.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Upcoming events, including the Poker Run (8/27/23), Pie Auction (11/9/23), Holiday Banquet (1/12/24) and the First Saturday of Every Month Pancake and Grits Breakfast are on the chapter website EAA105.org under the “Calendar” tab.  I hope to see y’all at the next Saturday breakfast on July 1, 2023 and the next monthly chapter meeting on Thursday, July 13, 2023.  There will be Young Eagle Events after the July, August and September breakfasts at Twin Oaks.  Details are on the website.  The Cessna 120 project group meets on Saturdays or Sundays and the Build and Fly youth program meets on Sundays at the chapter’s project hangar G1 at Twin Oaks.  Details and contact information is available on our website.