EAA Chapter 84 Podcast

Richard Morrisson has been prominent and active member of Chapter 84 including roles as chapter vice president…president and now Young Eagle’s Coordinator. Richard shares with us some of his early childhood stories, including those that involve aviation. We get deep into Richard's engineering career, which included 3 different moves into and out of Boeing. We finish up the interview as Richard tells us about a design concept he has been working on for several years, how he came up with the design and who influenced it. The podcast wraps up as I bring you the latest Chapter 84 news and events.

In this month’s chapter podcast we bring you long time member Doug Medema. Doug has many stories to share with us including past chapter events and early memories of the chapter. Doug and I get a little sidetracked with some car talk but then we get right back to aviation discussing Doug’s early days at Dynon Avionics. We discuss Doug’s RV6 build and the flying adventures that the plane has allowed him to have. The podcast wraps up as I bring you the latest Chapter 84 news, including updates on meetings and events.

Jonathan and I start off talking about his recent visit to the Northwest Aviation Conference and then dive into Jonathan’s personal history including a very unique early childhood, his early aviation exploits around Fullerton airport, and how a family member was involved in Willows Run B-24 production during World War 2. We end with my personal thanks to all of my listeners and the latest chapter news.

In this episode we will be talking to Chapter 84’s new president Philip Rueker. Philip talks about his youth growing up in Austria, what aviation is like in Europe compared to the US and how he eventually was able to fulfill his aviation dreams of getting his private pilot’s license after moving to the US. Of course we eventually get to what future plans Philip has for the chapter, what things need to be done to keep the membership engaged and possibilities for chapter events.

In this episode we would take some time to look back at this years previous podcasts and air some interesting audio from pre-interview recordings or where our guest just had so much to talk about we couldn’t fit it all in. We Start off with Bob Macdonald, move on to Ken Krueger, next some youth with Ishitha Arekapudi, then Jim Davison and finally we finish up with a man who just recently went west Hank Schilling.

In this episode we get to hear from a man who a shining example of the never give up attitude. He has been someone who I have looked to for advice on several aircraft assembly topics. He was the technical advisor to me all during my plans built Sonex construction and in many ways a mentor. I’m very honored to bring you my interview with long time EAA Chapter 84 member Jim Davison. Not only does Jim share his early life with us but he is very candid about the mistakes he made which led up to the unfortunate off airport landing of his Rutan deigned Long EZ.

For this episode we talk to one of, if not the most colorful characters in the chapter, Monroe Norman. A long-time chapter member and an example of how anyone can afford to fly if they have the will, determination, and some scrounging skills. Monroe shares some of his exciting aviation stories flying mostly ultralights around the Puget sound area. Then we dive into some other aviation topics including what Monroe thinks the future of aviation will be. I think you will find his aviation stories and his enthusiasm for aviation incredibly interesting but most of all inspiring. We touch on some local chapter news, then some exciting news from our home airport Harvey Field.

We are back from our Oshkosh break with an exciting new episode featuring outgoing Chapter President Jim McGauhey. We take a deep dive into Jim's early years and then explore how as a Scuba Dive shop owner turns into an aviation lover. Jim shares several of his flying adventures, including a mid-air canopy break on his way back from Oshkosh. We touch on Jim's many years of chapter service including his last 4 as Chapter President. The podcast concludes with some great observations on what Jim sees for the future of aviation. Make sure you Like this podcast so we can continue to bring you more episodes!

In this episode we talk to aerospace engineer Ken Krueger. With his long history at Van's Aircraft, Boeing McDonnell Douglas Ken has some very interesting insights and stories about the development of such aircraft like the B-2 bomber, the F-22 and the RV series. Then in our conversation with Ken, we discuss what he is working on today through his new company Sky Designs. I will bring you the latest Chapter 84 news, an Oshkosh 2021 and the latest on the private space race that is heating up.