Karsten opened the meeting with the Pledge. Corporate flight training schools had evidently declared a holiday is Jim Hann and Mr. Bill were both in attendance.
Leo started off business discussions with a status report on the water situation. We have two options, the first being a $3,100 purification system. He has confirmed that we may drain gray water onto the ground. The second option is to tap into the airport's existing ater supply (run a line to the ARC). We'd need to confirm that there's enough excess capacity to support us and Kilroy's, plus we'll need an official OK from Tracy.
Tracy would like us to move the container to a spot behind the ARC. We need to remove any items that are currently on or around same. Moving the container will be an issue: last time we used a large tractor to drag it, this time our existing sidewalk is in the way. A forklift may be the solution. Once moved we could paint it the same color as the ARC. We may move our kiosk from
the hangar to the spot the container currently sits, once removed from the trailer.
Bud Cole has generously donated a MIG welder to the chapter. It's evidently about ten years old but only has about ten hours of use: Bud's doctor feels that the device may interfere with a pacemaker. The welder comes to us after a mysterious journey. It had disappeared from Bud's tool shed but was returned by a neighbor who tracked it to a party who had "borrowed it without permission". Bob Dooley has since cleaned it up and it is available for loan, provided you let the chapter know its whereabouts.
Bud also has a 12" Atlas lathe, late 1940's vintage, mounted on a sturdy welded table, currently located in Mexico, Missouri. Moving this is a job for a number of strong people and a truck.
Gary addressed some financial issues. We will need to file some papers with the IRS, and Dave McGougan made a motion that we identify a CPA to write this up. We have at least one CPA in the chapter, but he has not returned Karsten's calls so a backup plan is in order. Gary also has extra Shop & Save and Dierberg's coupons.
Doug Killibrew reports that our heating system is coming down to the final issues. Some work will have to be done to ensure that radiant heat works correctly with our existing fans. Watch the website for times: volunteers will be needed to help with the actual installation.
Ron Wright has been doing some research for us on a popcorn machine. He is going to identify a few in the $600 to $1,000 range that we can evaluate and vote on in the November meeting.
Ron also brought in some Jerry Geiger memorabilia. There were several plaques and some photographs, we'll be identifying an area in the ARC to display this so that Jerry may join Bill Blake in our EAA32 Hall of Fame.
The Christmas Party, Saturday December 8, is approaching. I have contacted several individuals from a new EAA resource, the "Speakers Bureau", to check availability. Once again Kilroy's will handle the catering, and we'll need a crew for decorating the ARC.
Following the meeting we enjoyed a presentation by Jim Cunningham who has written a book on John Monnett, designer of the Moni motorglider and the Sonex. Jim concentrated on the Monex Racer and shared some anecdotes as well as a number of interesting photographs. Thanks to Greg Issitt for bringing in the laptop projector, and thanks to Ernie for explaining how to lower the screen. Several of us climbed ladders and failed to move the device until Professor Buzard
suggested hooking two wires from the motor into an extension cord. Of course it lowered obediently. Jim, who hails from Normal, IL, said he was glad to see that all EAA chapters work pretty much the same.
