June 20, 2015 Meeting Minutes

June's meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding. Jim Hann brought the Piper out for us to take a look.

No minutes to approve for last month; I was absent.

Don Doherty gave the treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances. Balances are smaller thanks to paying the bills for our clean water project. We need to replenish this, and got a start with the RV-12 project.

Bob Danner and Kai came out to help with Young Eagles last week and came to visit the meeting.

We flew 32 kids last weekend. The weather was sunny and fine for flying. Laura ran the Boy Scout badge program. RIck arrived late and gave a report. There were 31 flights total, 9 pilots. We were able to fly several parents, including 2 who rode along with their autistic son. Rick reported YE tallies for all of our pilots.

Jeff and Art are working on an updated, online roster.

Rob Burnett has food coupons for Dierberg's and Shop-N-Save.

Per Bob Kraemer there's no updates on a 2015 MACTS conference.

We had an ARC work project in May, got a pile of rocks removed from the dug-up area around the new well.

(Something big with a round engine flew very low over the ARC. Bill went to identify the bird: it was the CAF TBM.)

On the BD-4 project Art has taken a look and feels that, outside of scrap aluminum, all that's worthwhile is the spars.

The flying club was finally incorporated. The bank required a fictitious name for an account, so Dave and the group settled on "Spirits of Aviation Flying Club, LLC." They're going to squeeze some rivets after the meeting.

Movie of the month will be tonight, Flying the Feathered Edge, a biography of Bob Hoover. Next month we'll see Fighter Squadron with Robert Stack.

Jim Hann gave a report on his PA-22. He went into this as a project and ended up as the sole owner, but purchased without a pre-buy inspection, discovering later that he didn't have the correct wings. (There's a pair of Piper wings in his hangar for sale if you're interested.) He reports it as a work in progress. Having a type club or website is a great help when taking on a type certificated aircraft a project, Short-Wing Piper Club and shortwingpipers.org for example.

Thanks to the current monsoon Dave addressed flooding issues. The crest should not reach our airport this time around though it's a good time to review procedures. Since the ARC is higher than the hangars we can store some planes in here, first come first served, though members renting hangars get top consideration, and members get priority over non-members. If the water gets as high as the ARC we plan to rent a container that we can fill and haul away. We'll call members for volunteers to fill the storage container. Note: 30 feet floods the north hangars.

Next month is Oshkosh, July 19 --> 26. Several members are going up early to stake out campsites. Our meeting is prior to this so we'll discuss AirVenture business, such as where to meet for the chapter photograph,

Tom Sparr notes that the International Stinson Club is flying in on the 19th. Poplar Grove (used to be Belvedere) sells mogas.

In August Jackie Jackson, a Harrier pilot will address the group. Libby will tentatively speak in September, and in October Tom Sparr will give a presentation. Charlie Becker from Oshkosh will be our speaker at our December Christmas event.