The meeting begain on time at 2:00 with the Pledge of Allegiance. Before the meeting, we were treated to a fine bbq featuring Doug Killebrew's smoked brisket.
It was reported the chapter made about $1,200.00 from the sale of soda at the County Fair and Airshow. Due to the overall success of the event, news of its demise was premature, and there will probably be another one next year. (could it be the presence of the Blue Angels and the cooler weather were helpful?)
This year we will be electing new officers. As of this meeting, Karsten will re-run for president, Steve Morse will run for Vice President, Dave Deweese will run for Secretary, and Gary Kasten will re-run for Treasurer. More nominations will be taken at the October meeting, with voting in November. If you want to run for a chapter office, please don't hesitate to nominate yourself.
We had several guests and new members. They were recognized.
Ron Burnett announced that he and his son bought a 1946 Luscombe. He proudly showed the picture of the shiny bird. Now all he needs to do is learn to fly it! Ron also talked about food coupons. The people with whom he deals messed up the order, and he was short on the Shop 'n Save coupons. Those folks will be mailed their coupons as soon as possible.
The location of the new scales were pointed out, and some people attested as to their accuracy.
A motion was made, seconded, and passed to fund a memorial plaque in Oshkosh for Gerry Geiger. Gale will take care of the paperwork.
The Silver Swallows sent us a check for $200.00 for our participation in their rally a few weeks ago.
There was some discussion (as a follow-on to the online debate) regarding the time and nature of the Christmas party. For this year at least, we will have our party on Saturday, December 8. If we conduct it as per other years, we will have a social hour between 6 and 7, catered dinner by Laurie at 7, followed by a speaker. No speaker was proposed at the meeting.
Ron Burnett brought up the fact that he is technologically challenged with respect to aircraft electronics and electricity. He was wondering if we could conduct some seminars on that subject for the edification of all interested parties. It is true that we haven't been holding many seminars or demos lately, and should be doing so. Jim Bower will contact a few chapter members known to be cognizant of matters electrical and ask them if they would be willing to do a demo or hold a seminar.
As hot as it's been in the past few months, it is not too early to think about how doggone cold it was in the ARC this past winter. To that end, Doug Killebrew has been pursuing a solution to the heating problem. We all voted to fund a heating system (probably radiant infrared heat) to a maximum of $4,000.00. Everybody is looking forward to being toasty warm this winter, even as they sweated in the 90-degree heat of September!
The meeting was adjourned at about 2:50.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
August 26, 2007
Steve Morse and Laura Million both returned from Oshkosh with reports of another fun convention.
The meeting began with the Pledge. VP Dave Deweese took the helm as Karsten was in transit.
Visitors included Chris Seto. This young man already appears to be a canard enthusiast, hopefully we'll be seeing more of him.
New members included Jeff McKee and Robin Straub, daughter of our own Fred Inman. Good to have you both on board.
The two-year terms of the current officers will be up at the end of 2007. A volunteer for the officer committee will be needed. If anyone would like to run for office please let any of the current officers know.
The County Fair and Air Show is coming up Labor Day weekend. Silver Swallows reunion is on 9/8 and we'll be flying Young Eagles.
The topic of a memorial for Jerry Geiger was brought up. Over the next few months the chapter will be receiving tools, books, and plaques from his collection. Should be like a trip through history. We'll get some of the plaques up on the wall to keep the Bill Blake memorabilia company.
Steve brought up two options for and argon tank for the new welder. We decided on a downtown St. Louis firm that is convenient for pickup, saving delivery fees. Our new aircraft scales are here. We decided to make them available for check-out by members so that they can take the scales to the airplane instead of the other way around.
Warm as it was the topic of heating the ARC came up as well, specifically the idea of using two propane furnaces in the loft. Considering that we currently pay an inactivity charge for our propane tank using more over the winter makes sense. The rough estimate is $1000 to $1500, more details will follow.
Our treasurer reported on our current checking and savings balances which will drop a bit when we pay for our new scales. Tracy sent a letter announcing that the hangar rental will increase 1.8% due to a rise in the consumer price index.
Note: Regarding the phone hotline, if you use this for information please listen to the entire message before hanging up. If you hang up prior to this there's no record that anyone called, and currently the hotline shows no usage. If we determine that everyone is using the web to get information we could discontinue the hotline at a savings of $23.50 per month.
We are beginning to get a few nibbles on the Mustang II project. Gale has communicated with two interested parties and was on hand to take some photographs for a potential buyer in Canada.
The meeting adjourned and Ernie enlisted some help to load the trailer for the air show.
The meeting began with the Pledge. VP Dave Deweese took the helm as Karsten was in transit.
Visitors included Chris Seto. This young man already appears to be a canard enthusiast, hopefully we'll be seeing more of him.
New members included Jeff McKee and Robin Straub, daughter of our own Fred Inman. Good to have you both on board.
The two-year terms of the current officers will be up at the end of 2007. A volunteer for the officer committee will be needed. If anyone would like to run for office please let any of the current officers know.
The County Fair and Air Show is coming up Labor Day weekend. Silver Swallows reunion is on 9/8 and we'll be flying Young Eagles.
The topic of a memorial for Jerry Geiger was brought up. Over the next few months the chapter will be receiving tools, books, and plaques from his collection. Should be like a trip through history. We'll get some of the plaques up on the wall to keep the Bill Blake memorabilia company.
Steve brought up two options for and argon tank for the new welder. We decided on a downtown St. Louis firm that is convenient for pickup, saving delivery fees. Our new aircraft scales are here. We decided to make them available for check-out by members so that they can take the scales to the airplane instead of the other way around.
Warm as it was the topic of heating the ARC came up as well, specifically the idea of using two propane furnaces in the loft. Considering that we currently pay an inactivity charge for our propane tank using more over the winter makes sense. The rough estimate is $1000 to $1500, more details will follow.
Our treasurer reported on our current checking and savings balances which will drop a bit when we pay for our new scales. Tracy sent a letter announcing that the hangar rental will increase 1.8% due to a rise in the consumer price index.
Note: Regarding the phone hotline, if you use this for information please listen to the entire message before hanging up. If you hang up prior to this there's no record that anyone called, and currently the hotline shows no usage. If we determine that everyone is using the web to get information we could discontinue the hotline at a savings of $23.50 per month.
We are beginning to get a few nibbles on the Mustang II project. Gale has communicated with two interested parties and was on hand to take some photographs for a potential buyer in Canada.
The meeting adjourned and Ernie enlisted some help to load the trailer for the air show.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
June 24, 2007
Nobody flew into the meeting this time due to some iffy weather. Nevertheless, we had a first rate potluck barbecue thanks to the efforts of cooks Dave McGougan, Leo Lang, and Doug Killebrew, and all the folks who brought in the great side dishes.
The meeting commenced at 2:00 with the Pledge of Allegiance; President Karsten conducting.
New members and visitors were recognized. We were fortunate to gain three (!) new members at the meeting. We urge everyone to be sure and make all our newbies feel at home and help them with any questions they might have.
This will most likely be the last year for the St. Louis County Fair and Airshow. Chapter 32 will be at this year's event, and we are looking for volunteers. Contact Karsten if you are interested.
Dave Domeier rescued a bending brake from the dump, and brought it in. Gale identified it as a light-duty brake, mainly used for guttering, and useles to us. However, Dave thinks he might be able to acquire modifications to it that will enable it to bend heavier material. The jury is still out on this one!
If you have noticed a rather long tubular arrangement lying on the floor near the west wall, it's a flagpole! We need some able-bodied volunteers to help us put it up properly. Contact Karsten.
Our food coupon guru, Ron Burnett, had to be out of town so Vince Morris distributed them at the meeting.
Steve Morse gave a TIG welder report (pricing), and some discussion ensued. Al Lowe has loaned his TIG welder to the chapter, so we can postpone the purchase of our own for a little while. Subsequent to this discussion, we voted to buy a large tank of argon gas. This gas will serve Al's welder, and then ours (once we have it). Steve also did some research on a better set of scales. Evidently, the ones we have are not reliable in that they tend to give different readings every time they are used to weigh the same airplane. Steve found a better set that is in wide use by RV builders. The members voted to purchase those scales and sell our old ones.
Bud Cole offered to teach seminars on aircraft and engine design. Hopefully, there are still some folks out there who are talented and brave enough to build their own design. That's the definition of grassroots aviation.
The meeting was adjourned, and Greg Smith gave a very interesting talk on how he is going to blow his life savings in 5 years (or less?). Greg is retired from Emerson Electric, and instead of kicking back and flying his Pulsar, he is working to develop an improved Pulsar kit. He showed pictures of a fuselage plug, which is used to lay up two fiberglass fuselage halves. There are numerous improvements over the existing Pulsars, including a wider cockpit and the choice of either Rotax or Jabiru engines. Greg expects his prototype to fly to Oshkosh 2008. This appears to be a really fun way to set fire to $100.00 bills, but we all hope Greg succeeds.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Bower,
EAA Chapter 32 secretary
The meeting commenced at 2:00 with the Pledge of Allegiance; President Karsten conducting.
New members and visitors were recognized. We were fortunate to gain three (!) new members at the meeting. We urge everyone to be sure and make all our newbies feel at home and help them with any questions they might have.
This will most likely be the last year for the St. Louis County Fair and Airshow. Chapter 32 will be at this year's event, and we are looking for volunteers. Contact Karsten if you are interested.
Dave Domeier rescued a bending brake from the dump, and brought it in. Gale identified it as a light-duty brake, mainly used for guttering, and useles to us. However, Dave thinks he might be able to acquire modifications to it that will enable it to bend heavier material. The jury is still out on this one!
If you have noticed a rather long tubular arrangement lying on the floor near the west wall, it's a flagpole! We need some able-bodied volunteers to help us put it up properly. Contact Karsten.
Our food coupon guru, Ron Burnett, had to be out of town so Vince Morris distributed them at the meeting.
Steve Morse gave a TIG welder report (pricing), and some discussion ensued. Al Lowe has loaned his TIG welder to the chapter, so we can postpone the purchase of our own for a little while. Subsequent to this discussion, we voted to buy a large tank of argon gas. This gas will serve Al's welder, and then ours (once we have it). Steve also did some research on a better set of scales. Evidently, the ones we have are not reliable in that they tend to give different readings every time they are used to weigh the same airplane. Steve found a better set that is in wide use by RV builders. The members voted to purchase those scales and sell our old ones.
Bud Cole offered to teach seminars on aircraft and engine design. Hopefully, there are still some folks out there who are talented and brave enough to build their own design. That's the definition of grassroots aviation.
The meeting was adjourned, and Greg Smith gave a very interesting talk on how he is going to blow his life savings in 5 years (or less?). Greg is retired from Emerson Electric, and instead of kicking back and flying his Pulsar, he is working to develop an improved Pulsar kit. He showed pictures of a fuselage plug, which is used to lay up two fiberglass fuselage halves. There are numerous improvements over the existing Pulsars, including a wider cockpit and the choice of either Rotax or Jabiru engines. Greg expects his prototype to fly to Oshkosh 2008. This appears to be a really fun way to set fire to $100.00 bills, but we all hope Greg succeeds.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Bower,
EAA Chapter 32 secretary
Sunday, May 27, 2007
May 27, 2007
The Memorial Day meeting was well attended. Lots of good food as well. Nobody flew in this time, however, as the weather proved unpredictable. There was a mystery plane down the ramp a ways: the green paint and expanse of windshield seemed to suggest a military observation or liaison plane, though a big nine-cylinder radial on the nose lent an odd shape to the fuselage. Only a few of the wiser and more experienced spotters could identify it as the Stinson-designed, Consolidated-built L-13.
Karsten, back home again, opened the meeting with the Pledge.
One particularly notable visitor today: Cole Hahn made his first appearance at the ARC.
Steve Morse addressed the group regarding the purchase of welding equipment. One possible option is the HTP 201 at approximately $2500. Equivalent equipment from Lincoln Electric would cost around $700 more. Steve's working on contacting the vendor of the HTP machine to see what kind of deal we might get.
Laura read a note from Janet Kleinheider, the third-grade teacher who works on our Washington Young Eagles event, thanking us for our efforts. Leo reports that he and other pilots have also received letters from the young folks they flew that weekend. Laura also notes that we have a new Young Eagles form. Pilot and parent signatures are now part of the process. Remember that we've got an upcoming event in June. On a related note John updated us on the new EAA program that gives kids their first official logbook entry. He was present at the Midwest Regional Fly-In, and although weather did not permit any flights participants did receive logbook entries. Note that KidVenture will be even bigger this year. Volunteers are welcome.
Ron asked a question of interest to Young Eagles pilots. His accountant told him he needed a receipt in order to write off Young Eagles expenses as a charitable contribution. George suggested providing a fuel or rental receipt. Laura noted that, if further documentation is required, the chapter could provide a note on EAA32 letterhead.
Leo continues to work towards our goal of fresh water. He has recently hit an obstacle: the plumber he was communicating with does not want to do any work at KSET as it is too far away. Please contact Leo if you know of any plumbers in St. Charles.
Karsten brought up the sale of our Mustang II. Gale has set a price of $4500. Steve suggested that we give some thought to a minimum price that we would consider in case of a lower offer. Motion was made to put the Mustang II in the For Sale area of our website.
Laura reminded the group of our annual chapter photo at Oshkosh.
New treasurer Gary reported on balances in our savings and checking accounts. He advised the chapter that we'll need to spend some of this to avoid potential tax issues, which will not be a problem considering we're quickly moving ahead on the purchase of welding equipment. He is also investigating whether or not the chapter could defray some of the expenses incurred by our Young Eagles pilots. Gary notes that he will not be at the June meeting, so if you have reimbursements or other business either contact him directly or wait until the August meeting.
Ron updated us on the food coupon program and asked for a volunteer to act as his new assistant. Gary, of course, has recently vacated this post to act as treasurer. The assistant's duties will include approximately two trips per year to Ellisville to pick up coupons.
If you've been following the e-mail threads you may have read the discussions regarding scales. Steve is going to investigate this tool, but notes that if we purchase new scales we'll also need to fabricate new ramps. Bud Cole has an older set of scales that utilize weights that he is willing to bring in. We will soon have a bending brake for our chapter. It will need a little work but the price is right: Free for the taking. We also now have a set of automotive wheel dollys that should work for moving aircraft around. These were provided by Al Donalsdon. Al has also offered to bring his TIG welder in for those who would like to take it for a spin.
Ernie is willing to tackle setting up the flag pole provided we have a definite location. Per Tracy it must be 35 feet away from buildings and the road.
Submitted by Dave Deweese
Karsten, back home again, opened the meeting with the Pledge.
One particularly notable visitor today: Cole Hahn made his first appearance at the ARC.
Steve Morse addressed the group regarding the purchase of welding equipment. One possible option is the HTP 201 at approximately $2500. Equivalent equipment from Lincoln Electric would cost around $700 more. Steve's working on contacting the vendor of the HTP machine to see what kind of deal we might get.
Laura read a note from Janet Kleinheider, the third-grade teacher who works on our Washington Young Eagles event, thanking us for our efforts. Leo reports that he and other pilots have also received letters from the young folks they flew that weekend. Laura also notes that we have a new Young Eagles form. Pilot and parent signatures are now part of the process. Remember that we've got an upcoming event in June. On a related note John updated us on the new EAA program that gives kids their first official logbook entry. He was present at the Midwest Regional Fly-In, and although weather did not permit any flights participants did receive logbook entries. Note that KidVenture will be even bigger this year. Volunteers are welcome.
Ron asked a question of interest to Young Eagles pilots. His accountant told him he needed a receipt in order to write off Young Eagles expenses as a charitable contribution. George suggested providing a fuel or rental receipt. Laura noted that, if further documentation is required, the chapter could provide a note on EAA32 letterhead.
Leo continues to work towards our goal of fresh water. He has recently hit an obstacle: the plumber he was communicating with does not want to do any work at KSET as it is too far away. Please contact Leo if you know of any plumbers in St. Charles.
Karsten brought up the sale of our Mustang II. Gale has set a price of $4500. Steve suggested that we give some thought to a minimum price that we would consider in case of a lower offer. Motion was made to put the Mustang II in the For Sale area of our website.
Laura reminded the group of our annual chapter photo at Oshkosh.
New treasurer Gary reported on balances in our savings and checking accounts. He advised the chapter that we'll need to spend some of this to avoid potential tax issues, which will not be a problem considering we're quickly moving ahead on the purchase of welding equipment. He is also investigating whether or not the chapter could defray some of the expenses incurred by our Young Eagles pilots. Gary notes that he will not be at the June meeting, so if you have reimbursements or other business either contact him directly or wait until the August meeting.
Ron updated us on the food coupon program and asked for a volunteer to act as his new assistant. Gary, of course, has recently vacated this post to act as treasurer. The assistant's duties will include approximately two trips per year to Ellisville to pick up coupons.
If you've been following the e-mail threads you may have read the discussions regarding scales. Steve is going to investigate this tool, but notes that if we purchase new scales we'll also need to fabricate new ramps. Bud Cole has an older set of scales that utilize weights that he is willing to bring in. We will soon have a bending brake for our chapter. It will need a little work but the price is right: Free for the taking. We also now have a set of automotive wheel dollys that should work for moving aircraft around. These were provided by Al Donalsdon. Al has also offered to bring his TIG welder in for those who would like to take it for a spin.
Ernie is willing to tackle setting up the flag pole provided we have a definite location. Per Tracy it must be 35 feet away from buildings and the road.
Submitted by Dave Deweese
Thursday, April 26, 2007
April 22, 2007
The weather was gorgeous, if a bit windy. For sure, it was the wind that kept all the pilots on the ground, because almost nobody flew in to the meeting.
The meeting commenced at 2:00 with the Pledge of Allegiance. VP Dave Deweese led the festivities.
Visitors and guests were recognized.
We thanked Doug Killebrew for the fantastic pork steaks he cooked for us. (The rest of the potluck was great, too.)
George Stephenson and Laura Million reported that 69 kids (and a few adults) were flown on Saturday the 21st.
Leo Lang has been in touch with plumbing contractors in order to provide us with potable water in the ARC. He said that there are several solutions with varying prices. He is going to find out if the least expensive method will work and will also be acceptable to St. Charles County. He will have a more detailed report next month.
Gary Unruh's friend as a large bending brake he will give away to us if we deem it suitable for our purposes. Somebody is going to check it out and determine its suitability.
Steve Morse reported that the price of the TIG welder he favors is about $3,000.00. Check out our website for more details. Steve feels this welder would give us the best bang for the buck and will arrange for giving training to interested people. The vote on this expenditure will be held at the May meeting.
Chuck Koviak mentioned that his recent gear-up landing got him in some hot water that could have been somewhat cooler had he filed a report using the NASA form. Doing so helps you avoid some of the insult that the feds want to add to your injury.
Jim Hann gave a treasurer's report...we have money.
Ron Burnett thanked Gary Kasten for helping him with the food coupons during his recent absence.
After some discussion, Dave McGoogan made a motion to put the Mustang II project up for sale. Gale Derosier will conduct an inventory of the project and will suggest an asking price for it. For those who don't know, we were given the Mustang II by an older gentleman who realized he couldn't finish it. He stipulated that we should complete the project, but there has never been sufficient interest in it and the fuselage has graced the ARC for many years, just gathering dust. It can be a good project for somebody, and we could put the money to better use.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:45.
Jim Bower
The meeting commenced at 2:00 with the Pledge of Allegiance. VP Dave Deweese led the festivities.
Visitors and guests were recognized.
We thanked Doug Killebrew for the fantastic pork steaks he cooked for us. (The rest of the potluck was great, too.)
George Stephenson and Laura Million reported that 69 kids (and a few adults) were flown on Saturday the 21st.
Leo Lang has been in touch with plumbing contractors in order to provide us with potable water in the ARC. He said that there are several solutions with varying prices. He is going to find out if the least expensive method will work and will also be acceptable to St. Charles County. He will have a more detailed report next month.
Gary Unruh's friend as a large bending brake he will give away to us if we deem it suitable for our purposes. Somebody is going to check it out and determine its suitability.
Steve Morse reported that the price of the TIG welder he favors is about $3,000.00. Check out our website for more details. Steve feels this welder would give us the best bang for the buck and will arrange for giving training to interested people. The vote on this expenditure will be held at the May meeting.
Chuck Koviak mentioned that his recent gear-up landing got him in some hot water that could have been somewhat cooler had he filed a report using the NASA form. Doing so helps you avoid some of the insult that the feds want to add to your injury.
Jim Hann gave a treasurer's report...we have money.
Ron Burnett thanked Gary Kasten for helping him with the food coupons during his recent absence.
After some discussion, Dave McGoogan made a motion to put the Mustang II project up for sale. Gale Derosier will conduct an inventory of the project and will suggest an asking price for it. For those who don't know, we were given the Mustang II by an older gentleman who realized he couldn't finish it. He stipulated that we should complete the project, but there has never been sufficient interest in it and the fuselage has graced the ARC for many years, just gathering dust. It can be a good project for somebody, and we could put the money to better use.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:45.
Jim Bower
Saturday, March 31, 2007
March 25, 2007 Meeting Minutes
March’s meeting began with the Pledge. With Mr. Bower away I decided to accept the challenge of juggling the roles of substitute president and minutestaker. Lynn Nelson from EAA HQ recently sent a letter to chapter officers asking us to encourage our members to write our representatives concerning FAA’s new funding plans. I let the group know I’d forward the message on to the Yahoo e-mail group.
Ron Schipper (sorry if the spelling’s wrong - it’s pronounced ‘Skipper’), a Boy Scout leader, introduced himself. They’re camping out at the R/C field near the Orchard Farm campus on May 19. He asked if he might bring the group over to see the ARC. Since it’s on a Saturday several members let him know they’d be around to show them the facility.
Rob Morris, son of our own Vince Morris, then addressed the group. He works at Boeing with a group of Korean engineers and is looking for ways to introduce them to general aviation. We suggested he let them know about the International Young Eagles Day and Airport Open House in June. Rob is going to work on getting a flyer translated into Korean. Since we’ve done many educational presentations specifically aimed at Scouts we discussed the possibility of something similar for Rob’s group.
Speaking of Young Eagles Gale passed along word from Dave Lucas. He’s planning on bringing the new biplane to all of our YE events this year. I’m jealous of those kids already.
Steve Morse reminded us of the PowerPoint presentation in the files area of the Yahoo Group site. He’s done some shopping and has found us a good deal on a TIG welder, so we’ll soon be adding an important new tool to the ARC.
Leo has also been doing some pricing, in this case for a water treatment system. Hague can provide a system for around $3100. Installation would cost $150 and the running cost comes out to around $15 per month. One question raised regarded cost of recycling the system on a regular basis. Leo is going to invite a representative from Hague to address the group at a future
meeting.
March 25 was unusually warm so memories of freezing our behinds off in January and February were faint.Nevertheless some members are looking to next winter. Dave Harster has specs on a radiant heating system for approximately $2400 and will present this information soon.
Bud Cole invited interested parties to his house on April 1 for a pot luck dinner during which he’ll discuss a proposal to jointly build ten or more low cost ultralight or LSA homebuilt aircraft. Bud’s got an extensive resume and will provide the design and access to tools. He theorized that many of us are in the predicament of lacking the time, money, or skills to complete a project, but if a group worked together such obstacles could be overcome.
Jim gave the treasurer’s report and announced that he’ll be leaving us at some point this year. He’ll be flying out of Kentucky for UPS. Gary Kasten will be taking over the post. Gary’s already got a head start on this job due to his previous involvment in our Dierberg’s/Schnuck’s/Shop N Save fund raising program.
The meeting adjourned but we did not disband due to plenty of activity in the ARC. March was metal aircraft month and some of our Zenith builders brought parts in for our inspection. The Ridge Runner left the ARC and, after some tweaking, taxied to the hangar under its own power. Steve’s LongEZ took its place.
Ron Schipper (sorry if the spelling’s wrong - it’s pronounced ‘Skipper’), a Boy Scout leader, introduced himself. They’re camping out at the R/C field near the Orchard Farm campus on May 19. He asked if he might bring the group over to see the ARC. Since it’s on a Saturday several members let him know they’d be around to show them the facility.
Rob Morris, son of our own Vince Morris, then addressed the group. He works at Boeing with a group of Korean engineers and is looking for ways to introduce them to general aviation. We suggested he let them know about the International Young Eagles Day and Airport Open House in June. Rob is going to work on getting a flyer translated into Korean. Since we’ve done many educational presentations specifically aimed at Scouts we discussed the possibility of something similar for Rob’s group.
Speaking of Young Eagles Gale passed along word from Dave Lucas. He’s planning on bringing the new biplane to all of our YE events this year. I’m jealous of those kids already.
Steve Morse reminded us of the PowerPoint presentation in the files area of the Yahoo Group site. He’s done some shopping and has found us a good deal on a TIG welder, so we’ll soon be adding an important new tool to the ARC.
Leo has also been doing some pricing, in this case for a water treatment system. Hague can provide a system for around $3100. Installation would cost $150 and the running cost comes out to around $15 per month. One question raised regarded cost of recycling the system on a regular basis. Leo is going to invite a representative from Hague to address the group at a future
meeting.
March 25 was unusually warm so memories of freezing our behinds off in January and February were faint.Nevertheless some members are looking to next winter. Dave Harster has specs on a radiant heating system for approximately $2400 and will present this information soon.
Bud Cole invited interested parties to his house on April 1 for a pot luck dinner during which he’ll discuss a proposal to jointly build ten or more low cost ultralight or LSA homebuilt aircraft. Bud’s got an extensive resume and will provide the design and access to tools. He theorized that many of us are in the predicament of lacking the time, money, or skills to complete a project, but if a group worked together such obstacles could be overcome.
Jim gave the treasurer’s report and announced that he’ll be leaving us at some point this year. He’ll be flying out of Kentucky for UPS. Gary Kasten will be taking over the post. Gary’s already got a head start on this job due to his previous involvment in our Dierberg’s/Schnuck’s/Shop N Save fund raising program.
The meeting adjourned but we did not disband due to plenty of activity in the ARC. March was metal aircraft month and some of our Zenith builders brought parts in for our inspection. The Ridge Runner left the ARC and, after some tweaking, taxied to the hangar under its own power. Steve’s LongEZ took its place.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
February 25, 2007 Meeting Minutes
After an excellent meal featuring a chili cook-off by various members, the February 25 meeting of EAA Chapter 32 began at 2:00 with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Vice President Dave Deweese ran the meeting. We recognized new members and guests (there were several). One visitor requested permission to use the ARC for a group of multiple sclerosis patients. He is a pilot and homebuilder who has MS, works with a pharmaceutical company, and feels that contact with General Aviation and homebuilding would be good for those folks. This seems to be a very worthy cause as well as potentially providing good publicity for Chapter 32, the EAA, and Smartt Field. The group will require adequate parking and handicap-accessible facilities.
Subsequent to our meeting, there was some discussion on the Yahoo board. The crux of the matter is that we will run all this past the EAA to see if there is the possibility of legal problems for us. (Editor's note: The MS group decided our parking facilities weren't up to their needs, so they will go elsewhere.)
John Teipen spoke about some educational issues and requested volunteers for an event at Parks on May 5 featuring a “First Logbook” for kids. This ties into KidVenture, and he is looking for volunteers to staff a booth in Oshkosh. For more information, contact John.
Steve Morse was going to give a PowerPoint presentation on a TIG welder, but we didn’t have the projector. Instead, he talked about welders, and proposed purchasing one (with ancillary equipment) for the ARC. The idea is that interested members can learn to weld, with an eye toward having a small group qualified to use the welding equipment. More research will be done
on this.
Ron Burnett talked about store coupons again.
Jim Hann gave a treasurer’s report.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 2:45. Bill Jagust gave an interesting demonstration on rib stitching (rib WEAVING, if you will).
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