January 22, 2011 Minutes
First meeting of 2011 began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
First business of the new year was to list officers. This group includes Bill Jagust and Dave Doherty who will act as community liaisons and educational coordinators. Fundraising will be headed up by Dave Doherty; Ron Burnett will continue to handle food coupons. Fred Immen will be chair the Safety Committee. Karsten Kessler is our member at large, and is currently at large in Afghanistan. Jim Bower will continue as editor of our newsletter, Laura Million continues to edit our web site. Bill Jagust remains as flight advisor. Tech counsellors include Rick Galati, Jerry Erickson, Gale Derosier, and Fred Immen.
Next we recognized new visitors and members. Mike Saettel joined our chapter after the meeting. He builds flight simulators and brought one to the meeting, he also brought his son Richard to assist in setup. Tom Jordan attended. He has a Long EZ at Spirit that has flown, though he continues to improve it.
Dave asked for reviews of the Christmas party, and the response was positive. We are considering something similar for 2011, maybe including music and a dance floor.
The Young Eagles organizational meeting took place earlier this month. 118 Young Eagles flew at our events in 2010. This year we are planning at least six events, on the second Saturday of each month starting in April. Registration will be open from 9 to 12 and we'll continue flying until we run out of kids or exhaust our pilots. We are actively recruiting new pilots for the upcoming season.
We are planning to hold more safety-related seminars in 2011. We always hold briefings for both ground crew and pilots before each Young Eagles event.
We're going to have new business cards printed, including the ARC phone number, 636-250-4257. We use this resource to record message regarding upcoming events. Note that the Yahoo group is also a good source of correspondence and communications.
Other outstanding business includes nametags: Dave Doherty is going to procure a machine to produce these. Also, dues are due, if you wish to be included in the 2011 roster.
Our next subject is a big one: events for the coming year. We'd like to do a road trip or fly-out, Zenith in Mexico, Missouri, is one possible destination. We'd also like to hold a fly-in. There are a number of organizations in St. Louis searching for ways to advertise aviation products and services. A fly-in, with booths for these groups, would be a good opportunity for exposure to the local flying community.
We're working on a weekend visit of the B-17, and have applied for a Tri-Motor visit. Another repeat for 2011 will be the July 4 event.
Bill and Dave Doherty plan to schedule workshops to be held on the first weekend of the month.
We'll continue our involvement with Boy Scouts of America with merit badges and attendance at another large event. Dave notes that HQ is also working with the Scouts.
Dave would like us to provide a $500 scholarship for attendance at an aviation-related college program. This will be funded with 50/50 drawings at each meeting, Dave will make up the difference if we come up short. Rod Hightower noted that EAA HQ has scholarship funds available and not enough takers.
We are reaching out to other local aviation groups. We'll have a meeting at the CAF and learn what they do. Last year we worked together during the B-17 visit. Dennis Bampton of St. Charles Flying Service is offering discounts on fuel, rental, and maintenance to members of other organizations, including EAA32. Dennis spoke at the MACTS event the weekend prior to our meeting. EAA32 had a table along with other groups such as the 99's and Parks College. Bob Kraemer attended the flight instructor seminar and briefly reviewed the event for us.
When the weather warms up we'll again address the clean water project, specifically running a line from the main administration building. We'll also try and find out how the administration building is heated; if they use natural gas versus heating oil we might consider a line for that as well if it proves cheaper than our current system.
We're keeping the idea of a ramp in mind, though at this point we don't have sufficient funds for such a project.
Don Doherty gave the treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances. We made just over $600 auctioning Ernie's models, this does not include the $500 we made selling the Cavalier. The Christmas party was a wash. Don discussed getting rid of some excess items, Frank McGhee agreed to take our non-functioning copier. Troy took photographs of the soda machine and will advertise that on Craigslist. We'd also like to get rid of the old lawnmower.
Bud Cole spoke, describing tours that light aircraft manufacturers ran in the years after the Lindbergh flight. They were able to build on the enthusiasm following that historic event, travelling from city to city and displaying their planes. Bud would be willing to host an event at his home to discuss how our organization might "spark plug" a new version of this program.
Frank McGhee updated us on his AW95 helicopter project, for which he is now acquiring materials. He also brought a letter he received regarding the Moller skycar. Interest in the powerplant, which is similar to a Wankel rotary engine, is such that Freedom Motors, who manufactures it, is going public.
Doug Killibrew asked about movie night. Due to the cold movies will resume in March.
Bill Doherty suggested a family night event. He'd be willing to arrange a trip to T.R. Hughes in O'Fallon to see a Rascals ball game.
At 10:55 a.m. motion was made, and seconded, to close the meeting, which was followed by a demonstration of lost wax casting by Frank McGhee, and a demonstration by Mike Saettel of his flight simulator.
Dave Deweese, Chapter 32 Secretary
Monday, January 24, 2011
Saturday, October 30, 2010
October 2010 Minutes
October 2010’s meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Don gave the treasure’s report, including checking and savings account balances.
Next we recognized visitors and new members. Aramis and Dory Penton, who hail from Florida, introduced themselves. Paul Hibbs just joined; October is his first meeting. He’s got an RV-7 under construction. Frank Mehler was present as well, a long time EAA member, new to Chapter 32.
We began our Old Business discussion with water. Dave talked to Tracy in the week prior to the meeting. Since we are getting into freezing weather territory we’ll aim to starting digging in Spring 2011.
Our flagpole is up, and there are only a few outstanding items to take care of, including holes for the rope cleats. Proper lighting will also need to be determined.
We discussed the 220v line for the air compressor. Bob Dooley suggested installing a plug for the compressor motor, that way it could share an outlet with the TIG welder.
Concurrent September events drew attendance away from the Open House. Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs by Bill and Laura went on as scheduled Saturday morning and we well attended. In addition we gained some new members, so overall the Open House was a success. Since some of these folks were in attendance at the meeting Ron took this opportunity to detail the food coupon program.
Don is conducting welding classes, though the welder’s motor is overheating. He replaced it, but the new one is behaving the same way, so next he’ll check the line voltage. For the first class they discussed safety issues and laid down some beads. Because we only have the single welder classes are currently limited to four participants.
Bill Doherty reported on our holiday party, scheduled for December 4. It will be held at the All Occasion Banquet Center in Cave Springs. EAA President Rod Hightower will be our speaker. We’ll be inviting members of nearby EAA chapters and expect around 100 in attendance. You may RSVP to Bill or to the Yahoo group.
Bill Jagust put Ernie’s plane on Craigslist. An interested party contacted the chapter, and a member also expressed an interest. We voted that the project should go to the first cash buyer.
Our old soda machine came up as a topic of new business: we’d like to get rid of it. We’re also going to dispose of our older lawnmower.
The ramps and scales are all back in the ARC, remember to sign them out if you borrow them. Tim Finley has a set to loan out as well.
The old Jet APU that was stored in the back of the hangar got moved in front of Gary Johnson’s Sonex. We were not sure if it still belonged to the chapter or if member Steve Morse had taken possession of it. Tim Finley thought of an acquaintance who might be interested if we decided to get rid of it.
Al, Jim, and Don have been sorting Ernie’s model airplanes. A chapter member has offered $500 for the lot, though we discussed giving the entire membership a chance to bid on items. To expedite the matter we decided that Movie Night would be a good time to display the items for bid.
While on the subject of Movie Night, Dave noted that Paul Poberezny feels social events are an important part of a successful chapter. October’s movie is The Rocketeer.
Since 2011 is fast approaching we discussed possible events for the coming year. Art Zemon feels that attracting adults is important and has given some rides. This reminded us of Young Eagles, so we briefly discussed ‘Old Buzzards’ and ‘Bald Eagles’. Bob Kraemer, a Stearman owner, also discussed airplane rides as an means of attracting members. Adult-oriented educational programs centering on building and getting a license are possibilities. We also discussed a fly-in. Doug Killibrew suggested a ‘fly-out’, perhaps to Lambert’s in Sikeston or the Zenith demo in Mexico. A non-aviation activity, such as a group trip to a minor league ball game, is a possibility. Note that we are on the list for a weekend B-17 visit in 2011.
Art Zemon and Tracy are looking into WiFi for KSET. Full details, and a survey, are at the website http://www.hens-teeth.net/html/kset/.
Upcoming October events include a pumpkin drop at KSET and a ‘Porkchop Fly-In’ at Chapter 137.
Frank McGhee has just purchased plans for an AW 95 helicopter and brought in some informational materials. He’s also discovered a local source of leather flying caps: Biker Brother’s Leather, who offers them for $30. Frank also reminded the membership that he’s familiar with the lost wax process for reproducing metal parts, and showed a full-sized human skull that he created using this method. He’s willing to assist if you have aviation-related parts to create.
We moved, seconded, and closed this month’s meeting.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
EAA Chapter 32 Meeting Minutes, August 2010
August’s meeting began with the Pledge, Bill Doherty presiding in Dave’s absence.
We began with approval of last month’s posted minutes. We moved, seconded, and approved the minutes.
John Whittier visited this month. He’s a second generation EAA member, his father was #1235. He’s looking help with a small 4130 welding job.
Don gave the treasurer’s report, reporting checking and savings account balances. The figures did not include the check for our share of the B-17 event. Dave is still working on the final figure for the July 4 event.
Moving forward with the clean water project, we need a committee for digging a trench. We need volunteers, and hope to start before the cold weather moves in. We’ll rent a trencher for the project.
Per Dave McGougan’s specifications, Don Doherty ordered the necessary items for our flagpole project and they have arrived. We had originally thought about locating our new flag near the sign since lights are already installed. These are low voltage lights, so a spot closer to the building may allow us to use more powerful illumination. Borrowing or renting a powered post hole digger is our next step. Dave would like to get the flagpole raised before our open house on September 25.
Although not yet deposited, Dave Doherty has received the check from EAA HQ for the B-17 event. Bill believes we are on the schedule for the upcoming year. Next time, however, we’ll handle our own publicity. HQ considers our turnout good for a mid-week stop. We have recorded interviews with several veterans that we’ll submit to Timeless Voices.
Don got a quote of approximately $400 for a 220-volt line to power the compressor. He’s looking for a second quote, as well the possibility of relocating the compressor and running a line for the air itself.
The Open House will be held September 25 and 26. We need volunteers. Tracy has asked for a variety of aircraft for static display, and we’ll also be holding a Young Eagles’ event. The Doherty’s have requested a list of EAA members in our area and are sending out approximately 900 invitations. If you are free any Saturday between now and then please consider showing up at the ARC at around 9 a.m. to help with some preparatory housecleaning.
Don Doherty plans to offer ARC and TIG welding classes for ten weeks starting October 10, around 9 a.m. This initial course will be free, thanks in part to Don's scrounging ability, but the class will be limited to 4 people. There's room for one or two more if you're interested.
Our holiday party will be held December 4. Rod Hightower, our new national EAA president, will be the speaker. Consideration is being made for an alternative venue: probably the St. Charles Banquet center. A committee will be needed for party planning.
Other events include St. Charles Fying Service's grand opening at KSET, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. That evening is movie night. This month's feature is 'The Aviator'.
The next Young Eagles event is September 11, coinciding with the Ozark Silver Swallows reunion.
Central Air Parts in Staunton, IL, will be holding a liquidation sale September 16 starting at 9 a.m. and continuing through the 19th.
Chapter 64 is sponsoring a Sport Air Workshop September 17 through 19. The title of the workshop is "Repairman (LSA) Inspection - Airplane".
September 18 is our next meeting, followed by housekeeping. That evening the CAF will hold their annual hangar dance, featuring '40's era dance, costume, and band. After dark they'll start up the B-25 to give everyone a good view of the flames belched forth.
September 25 and 26 is our open house and a Young Eagles event. That evening the movie will be 'The Red Baron'.
October 9 Wicks' is holding a forum from 10 to 4. RSVP to scottw@wicksaircraft.com if you're interested in attending.
Congratulations are in order for the Heubbe twins, who won an outstanding workmanship award for their Sonex.
Further congratulations to Bob Talir for the first flight, July 17, of his Flightstar II. He described the first landing as "embarrassing", though eyewitness Gale says all those that followed were beautiful. Bob and wife Nancy employed an intersting strategy for documenting that first flight. Using advisory circular 90-89a as a guide they made two sets of test cards. Bob carried his set on a kneeboard, Nancy had her own set, which she filled in as Bob sent test results over the radio. Bill brought champagne and sparkling grape juice so that all in attendance could toast Bob's successful mission.
Motion was made, and seconded, to adjourn.
Dave Deweese, Secretary
We began with approval of last month’s posted minutes. We moved, seconded, and approved the minutes.
John Whittier visited this month. He’s a second generation EAA member, his father was #1235. He’s looking help with a small 4130 welding job.
Don gave the treasurer’s report, reporting checking and savings account balances. The figures did not include the check for our share of the B-17 event. Dave is still working on the final figure for the July 4 event.
Moving forward with the clean water project, we need a committee for digging a trench. We need volunteers, and hope to start before the cold weather moves in. We’ll rent a trencher for the project.
Per Dave McGougan’s specifications, Don Doherty ordered the necessary items for our flagpole project and they have arrived. We had originally thought about locating our new flag near the sign since lights are already installed. These are low voltage lights, so a spot closer to the building may allow us to use more powerful illumination. Borrowing or renting a powered post hole digger is our next step. Dave would like to get the flagpole raised before our open house on September 25.
Although not yet deposited, Dave Doherty has received the check from EAA HQ for the B-17 event. Bill believes we are on the schedule for the upcoming year. Next time, however, we’ll handle our own publicity. HQ considers our turnout good for a mid-week stop. We have recorded interviews with several veterans that we’ll submit to Timeless Voices.
Don got a quote of approximately $400 for a 220-volt line to power the compressor. He’s looking for a second quote, as well the possibility of relocating the compressor and running a line for the air itself.
The Open House will be held September 25 and 26. We need volunteers. Tracy has asked for a variety of aircraft for static display, and we’ll also be holding a Young Eagles’ event. The Doherty’s have requested a list of EAA members in our area and are sending out approximately 900 invitations. If you are free any Saturday between now and then please consider showing up at the ARC at around 9 a.m. to help with some preparatory housecleaning.
Don Doherty plans to offer ARC and TIG welding classes for ten weeks starting October 10, around 9 a.m. This initial course will be free, thanks in part to Don's scrounging ability, but the class will be limited to 4 people. There's room for one or two more if you're interested.
Our holiday party will be held December 4. Rod Hightower, our new national EAA president, will be the speaker. Consideration is being made for an alternative venue: probably the St. Charles Banquet center. A committee will be needed for party planning.
Other events include St. Charles Fying Service's grand opening at KSET, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. That evening is movie night. This month's feature is 'The Aviator'.
The next Young Eagles event is September 11, coinciding with the Ozark Silver Swallows reunion.
Central Air Parts in Staunton, IL, will be holding a liquidation sale September 16 starting at 9 a.m. and continuing through the 19th.
Chapter 64 is sponsoring a Sport Air Workshop September 17 through 19. The title of the workshop is "Repairman (LSA) Inspection - Airplane".
September 18 is our next meeting, followed by housekeeping. That evening the CAF will hold their annual hangar dance, featuring '40's era dance, costume, and band. After dark they'll start up the B-25 to give everyone a good view of the flames belched forth.
September 25 and 26 is our open house and a Young Eagles event. That evening the movie will be 'The Red Baron'.
October 9 Wicks' is holding a forum from 10 to 4. RSVP to scottw@wicksaircraft.com if you're interested in attending.
Congratulations are in order for the Heubbe twins, who won an outstanding workmanship award for their Sonex.
Further congratulations to Bob Talir for the first flight, July 17, of his Flightstar II. He described the first landing as "embarrassing", though eyewitness Gale says all those that followed were beautiful. Bob and wife Nancy employed an intersting strategy for documenting that first flight. Using advisory circular 90-89a as a guide they made two sets of test cards. Bob carried his set on a kneeboard, Nancy had her own set, which she filled in as Bob sent test results over the radio. Bill brought champagne and sparkling grape juice so that all in attendance could toast Bob's successful mission.
Motion was made, and seconded, to adjourn.
Dave Deweese, Secretary
Saturday, June 19, 2010
EAA Chapter 32 Meeting Minutes, June 2010
The meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Dave McGougan flew the Ridge Runner for the first time prior to our meeting. Steve and Joe were there as witnesses, Dave gave a run-down of the experience. That initial flight consisted of flying the pattern and landing, though he’s flown twice since. Resulting adjustments have included addressing throttle behavior and repositioning the horizontal stabilizer, the latter completed with advice from factory experts. Bill Doherty is beginning a new tradition, in which the chapter steps outside to share champagne (or sparkling grape juice) in honor of the first flight of a project.
After returning to our seats we approved the May minutes. We recognized new members and visitors, including our speaker, Dr. Mirianni, who also brought his daughter along. They arrived in a Lancair IV-P, inspection of which nearly delayed the start of our meeting. Al Jones was in attendance; he owns a Minimax and a Long EZ. Bill Wehmeyer, an ultralight flyer, was also with us. Dave noted that we’ve gone from 55 members at the beginning of the year to 73 as of the June meeting.
Don gave the treasurer’s report, including checking and savings balances.
This month’s movie is Memphis Belle, in honor of the upcoming B-17 tour stop.
Upcoming events include the July 4 event in O’Fallon. Bill found a big barbecue trailer that we’ll use to prepare hot dogs, hamburgers, and pork steaks. July 12 is the arrival of the B-17. The CAF is bringing the BT-13, B-25, and TBM Avenger for static display. Bob Kramer’s bringing his Stearman. The B-17 will depart for Kansas City on the 15th with six open seats. Dave will determine a fair way to pick riders, noting that they’ll have to arrange their own transportation back to St. Louis.
Our two June events, the Scouting Event in Forest Parkand International Young Eagles Day, were both successful. Forest Park consisted of wall-to-wall kids for eight hours straight. Mr. Bill gave educational presentations there and at the Young Eagles event, where he gave the Boy Scout Merit Badge presentation. Thanks to the International Plastic Modelers Association, who attended once again, introducing a new batch of kids to plastic modeling.
Outstanding business includes clean water testing:
Tracy’s looking into what this entails.
Dave McGougan’s working with the flagpole. He reports that it’s about 25 feet in length with a double truck on top, meaning it can fly two flags. It will require a two and a half to three foot hole, footing in concrete. Some hardware will be required to complete this, in addition to flags. We discussed a chapter flag in addition to the Stars and Stripes. Gale moved to allot $300 to proceed.Motion was seconded and passed.
Motion was made to close the meeting, after which Dr. Miriani gave a presentation on aeromedical issues.
Dave McGougan flew the Ridge Runner for the first time prior to our meeting. Steve and Joe were there as witnesses, Dave gave a run-down of the experience. That initial flight consisted of flying the pattern and landing, though he’s flown twice since. Resulting adjustments have included addressing throttle behavior and repositioning the horizontal stabilizer, the latter completed with advice from factory experts. Bill Doherty is beginning a new tradition, in which the chapter steps outside to share champagne (or sparkling grape juice) in honor of the first flight of a project.
After returning to our seats we approved the May minutes. We recognized new members and visitors, including our speaker, Dr. Mirianni, who also brought his daughter along. They arrived in a Lancair IV-P, inspection of which nearly delayed the start of our meeting. Al Jones was in attendance; he owns a Minimax and a Long EZ. Bill Wehmeyer, an ultralight flyer, was also with us. Dave noted that we’ve gone from 55 members at the beginning of the year to 73 as of the June meeting.
Don gave the treasurer’s report, including checking and savings balances.
This month’s movie is Memphis Belle, in honor of the upcoming B-17 tour stop.
Upcoming events include the July 4 event in O’Fallon. Bill found a big barbecue trailer that we’ll use to prepare hot dogs, hamburgers, and pork steaks. July 12 is the arrival of the B-17. The CAF is bringing the BT-13, B-25, and TBM Avenger for static display. Bob Kramer’s bringing his Stearman. The B-17 will depart for Kansas City on the 15th with six open seats. Dave will determine a fair way to pick riders, noting that they’ll have to arrange their own transportation back to St. Louis.
Our two June events, the Scouting Event in Forest Parkand International Young Eagles Day, were both successful. Forest Park consisted of wall-to-wall kids for eight hours straight. Mr. Bill gave educational presentations there and at the Young Eagles event, where he gave the Boy Scout Merit Badge presentation. Thanks to the International Plastic Modelers Association, who attended once again, introducing a new batch of kids to plastic modeling.
Outstanding business includes clean water testing:
Tracy’s looking into what this entails.
Dave McGougan’s working with the flagpole. He reports that it’s about 25 feet in length with a double truck on top, meaning it can fly two flags. It will require a two and a half to three foot hole, footing in concrete. Some hardware will be required to complete this, in addition to flags. We discussed a chapter flag in addition to the Stars and Stripes. Gale moved to allot $300 to proceed.Motion was seconded and passed.
Motion was made to close the meeting, after which Dr. Miriani gave a presentation on aeromedical issues.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
EAA Chapter 32 Meeting Minutes, May 2010
The May 2010 meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Happy (rainy) International Learn-To-Fly Day. This year, in the St. Louis area, it's International Watch Underside of Clouds Day, though we're sure there's good flying weather somewhere.
Pending business from April: the Silver Swallows check mentioned was rewritten and taken care of. We moved, and approved the April minutes.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, starting off with checking and savings balances. Our bills are up to date, and we have enough money for this year, excepting projects. We're planning on pre-paying for gas this summer, we can do so through September, with a minimum purchase of 400 gallons. Last year we used 426 gallons in October and 372 more in November: it's possible someone left the heater on. If you use heat this fall/winter be sure to turn it off.
We recognized several new members and visitors. Vince Morris's son Jim, and EAA member, is visiting from Houston. Ben from St. Charles Flying Service was also in attendance. Bob, a former chapter member, has re-joined. He's working on a Flightstar and a Glastar. Helmut and son Kyle came to join. Mark Heubbe and sons Mark and John, with two Sonexes between the three of them, are also planning to join.
Movie night on the 29th is the Spirit of St. Louis with Jimmy Stewart. As usual there will be a pot luck before and popcorn during. We also have a DVD from HQ to play beforehand.
June 4 - 6 is the Boy Scout 100-year anniversary, approx-imately 15 thousand scouts will meet at Forest Park. We'll be there, Mr. Bill will do an aerodynamics presenta-tion. Other organizations in attendance will include the soaring club and the military. We'll make folks aware of International Young Eagles Day on the 12th, and this should lead to plenty of people for our event.
Mr. Bill's working with Dr. Mariani, anticipating an aero-medical seminar on 6/19. This coincides with the meet-ing. Please invite anyone who may be interested, we're looking forward to a big crowd. Dr. Mariani encourages participation, stating that "No question is off limits."
The weekend of July 4 we'll be selling food in O'Fallon. We anticipate over 100 thousand people attending the event over 3 days. The Fly Girls restaurant is helping us plan quantities and we'll buy through their supplier. If we run low we'll make a Costco run.
Outstanding business starts off with new name tags. New members will be getting them free, we started a list of existing members who would like new name tags. For the latter the cost will be $5.
Tracy is fine with our clean water plans, and will check on rules and any required testing.
The ramp is on hold until funds are available.
A committee is forming to set up the flagpole. Some attachments may be necessary.
We may have the CAF B-25 and TBM present as static displays at our upcoming B-17 event. The Doherty's are looking into publicizing the event
Bill Jagust is taking pictures of Ernie's plane for web-sites, including EBay, where we'll be advertising the project.
Since we had so many new members on hand Ron Burnett covered details of our food coupon program.
We moved and seconded to close the meeting.
Afterwards Mr. Bill gave a presentation covering issues regarding first flights in a new aircraft, giving particular attention to how ingrained habits in one plane may re-turn to bite you in a different machine. One particular example revolved around a tandem seat, taildragger RV. Through discussion with the group it became clear that one light taildragger design is likely to behave quite differently from another. Take advantage of Flight Advisers, or a bent prop may be the least of your worries.
Happy (rainy) International Learn-To-Fly Day. This year, in the St. Louis area, it's International Watch Underside of Clouds Day, though we're sure there's good flying weather somewhere.
Pending business from April: the Silver Swallows check mentioned was rewritten and taken care of. We moved, and approved the April minutes.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, starting off with checking and savings balances. Our bills are up to date, and we have enough money for this year, excepting projects. We're planning on pre-paying for gas this summer, we can do so through September, with a minimum purchase of 400 gallons. Last year we used 426 gallons in October and 372 more in November: it's possible someone left the heater on. If you use heat this fall/winter be sure to turn it off.
We recognized several new members and visitors. Vince Morris's son Jim, and EAA member, is visiting from Houston. Ben from St. Charles Flying Service was also in attendance. Bob, a former chapter member, has re-joined. He's working on a Flightstar and a Glastar. Helmut and son Kyle came to join. Mark Heubbe and sons Mark and John, with two Sonexes between the three of them, are also planning to join.
Movie night on the 29th is the Spirit of St. Louis with Jimmy Stewart. As usual there will be a pot luck before and popcorn during. We also have a DVD from HQ to play beforehand.
June 4 - 6 is the Boy Scout 100-year anniversary, approx-imately 15 thousand scouts will meet at Forest Park. We'll be there, Mr. Bill will do an aerodynamics presenta-tion. Other organizations in attendance will include the soaring club and the military. We'll make folks aware of International Young Eagles Day on the 12th, and this should lead to plenty of people for our event.
Mr. Bill's working with Dr. Mariani, anticipating an aero-medical seminar on 6/19. This coincides with the meet-ing. Please invite anyone who may be interested, we're looking forward to a big crowd. Dr. Mariani encourages participation, stating that "No question is off limits."
The weekend of July 4 we'll be selling food in O'Fallon. We anticipate over 100 thousand people attending the event over 3 days. The Fly Girls restaurant is helping us plan quantities and we'll buy through their supplier. If we run low we'll make a Costco run.
Outstanding business starts off with new name tags. New members will be getting them free, we started a list of existing members who would like new name tags. For the latter the cost will be $5.
Tracy is fine with our clean water plans, and will check on rules and any required testing.
The ramp is on hold until funds are available.
A committee is forming to set up the flagpole. Some attachments may be necessary.
We may have the CAF B-25 and TBM present as static displays at our upcoming B-17 event. The Doherty's are looking into publicizing the event
Bill Jagust is taking pictures of Ernie's plane for web-sites, including EBay, where we'll be advertising the project.
Since we had so many new members on hand Ron Burnett covered details of our food coupon program.
We moved and seconded to close the meeting.
Afterwards Mr. Bill gave a presentation covering issues regarding first flights in a new aircraft, giving particular attention to how ingrained habits in one plane may re-turn to bite you in a different machine. One particular example revolved around a tandem seat, taildragger RV. Through discussion with the group it became clear that one light taildragger design is likely to behave quite differently from another. Take advantage of Flight Advisers, or a bent prop may be the least of your worries.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
EAA Chapter 32 Meeting Minutes, April 2010
Our April meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding. Official meeting attendance was small, due to the fact that this meeting coincided with a Young Eagles event. In reality there were plenty of members and visitors in the ARC, though at the time of the meeting most were outside, working on the flight line or attending Mr. Bill's pre-flight presentation.
We approved last month's minutes.
Don is away this month on family business, so Dave went over financial news. It's tax time, Don went over our taxes with an accountant, and good news: we do not owe. We did find a prior check from the Silver Swallows event that needs to be rewritten.
It's also mowing season again. Don replaced the mower battery and sharpened the blade. Don also took part in the audit of our welding supplies, identifying what we need to get up and running.
Bill and Dave attended the meeting of the Missouri Aviation Historical Society, approximately ten people. The meeting was recorded and we're working on getting a copy for our library. Dave offered to share our website, and help them with the 501c3 process, as they get started up.
We’ve discussed a 50/50 at our meetings; we'll start this next month.
Upcoming events include our next movie, The Great Waldo Pepper. Our last movie included a potluck dinner that went well, so we plan to do this in the future. An interesting note: a JN-1 from the movie is being restored at Creve Coeur airport.
While going over our calendar we passed around sign-up sheets. There's lots going on this summer, so whether you enjoy showing off your project, giving/arranging airplane rides, or even cooking, you can find something to do that will be fun and help out your chapter.
There’s a Young Eagles event at Washington, Missouri, on May 1. On May 15 we'll be preparing the ARC for our open house on the 22nd. The open house will be an all-day event, starting at 10am. We're doing a mass mailing to the names HQ provided us: all members within a 25-mile radius of the Creve Coeur airport. The object of this event is to increase our membership; we’ll have plenty for new members to do over the upcoming months, though we’ll need volunteers for the open house itself. In particular, if you have a plane in progress, even just a set of plans, consider coming out and sharing this. We’d like to drum up as much interest as possible.
Our May movie, on the 29th, will be Spirit of St. Louis.
In June (4 through 6) we'll be at the Boy Scout Jamboree in Forest Park. We need volunteers for this as well.
In honor of the upcoming B-17 visit our June movie will be B-17 related. We are trying to choose between Memphis Belle and 12 O'clock High. If you can’t get enough of WWII bombers, the Missouri Aviation Historical Society will be showing actual B-17 footage at their June meeting.
July 3rd through the 5th we'll be in O’Fallon at the July 4th event. We'll be selling food, our new friends at the restaurant have given advice on the how's and where's of procuring supplies. This is a big event, with around 100,000 typically in attendance. Please help out if you can, this has the potential for making lots of money for our chapter. We’re considering entering a float as well, though we have not yet submitted the official form, which is due by May 26. Please feel free to contribute if you have ideas for our float.
July 12th through the 15th we'll be hosting the B-17 at Spirit of St. Louis airport. The ramp space has been arranged. Here is yet another volunteering opportunity. I've helped out at one of these in the past, and it's worth braving the heat to take part.
Bill Doherty is working on our upcoming Aeromedical program. Dr. Mariani will likely speak in late June, though his schedule is dynamic so we'll play this by ear. The other two parts of this program will take place in the fall, after the busy summer/Oshkosh season is behind us. One piece will feature a speaker from EAA HQ in Oshkosh; the other will be a representative of the AOPA. We'll invite the public, and will prepare to arrange a larger venue, as these may be large events.
Business: We have a new name tag supplier, if you have (or had) a name tag and would like a new one the cost is 5 dollars. Last month we voted on the EAA Logo, old versus new. The majority voted in favor of the older, winged logo.
We mentioned water, and Ron Wright recalls a prior trenching issue. Evidently a prior attempt at running a trench was abandoned due to underground obstacles. Dave’s going to speak with Tracy and find out if a previous building existed on the land between the ARC and the restaurant. If so there may be remnants of a foundation hiding there.
Estimate for asphalt between the ARC and the ramp is from four to six thousand dollars. We'll need to finance this, though our 4th of July event has the potential to take care of it.
We need to set up our flagpole, and need a crew to help out. Ron Wright explained the procedure: we'd dig a pit, and put a pipe in that. The assembled flagpole goes in there, surrounded by sand, and locked in place with wedges. This way it's removable. The actual location will depend on where our current power lines run.
We moved to close the meeting, after which our Young Eagles event continued.
Dave Deweese
Secretary
We approved last month's minutes.
Don is away this month on family business, so Dave went over financial news. It's tax time, Don went over our taxes with an accountant, and good news: we do not owe. We did find a prior check from the Silver Swallows event that needs to be rewritten.
It's also mowing season again. Don replaced the mower battery and sharpened the blade. Don also took part in the audit of our welding supplies, identifying what we need to get up and running.
Bill and Dave attended the meeting of the Missouri Aviation Historical Society, approximately ten people. The meeting was recorded and we're working on getting a copy for our library. Dave offered to share our website, and help them with the 501c3 process, as they get started up.
We’ve discussed a 50/50 at our meetings; we'll start this next month.
Upcoming events include our next movie, The Great Waldo Pepper. Our last movie included a potluck dinner that went well, so we plan to do this in the future. An interesting note: a JN-1 from the movie is being restored at Creve Coeur airport.
While going over our calendar we passed around sign-up sheets. There's lots going on this summer, so whether you enjoy showing off your project, giving/arranging airplane rides, or even cooking, you can find something to do that will be fun and help out your chapter.
There’s a Young Eagles event at Washington, Missouri, on May 1. On May 15 we'll be preparing the ARC for our open house on the 22nd. The open house will be an all-day event, starting at 10am. We're doing a mass mailing to the names HQ provided us: all members within a 25-mile radius of the Creve Coeur airport. The object of this event is to increase our membership; we’ll have plenty for new members to do over the upcoming months, though we’ll need volunteers for the open house itself. In particular, if you have a plane in progress, even just a set of plans, consider coming out and sharing this. We’d like to drum up as much interest as possible.
Our May movie, on the 29th, will be Spirit of St. Louis.
In June (4 through 6) we'll be at the Boy Scout Jamboree in Forest Park. We need volunteers for this as well.
In honor of the upcoming B-17 visit our June movie will be B-17 related. We are trying to choose between Memphis Belle and 12 O'clock High. If you can’t get enough of WWII bombers, the Missouri Aviation Historical Society will be showing actual B-17 footage at their June meeting.
July 3rd through the 5th we'll be in O’Fallon at the July 4th event. We'll be selling food, our new friends at the restaurant have given advice on the how's and where's of procuring supplies. This is a big event, with around 100,000 typically in attendance. Please help out if you can, this has the potential for making lots of money for our chapter. We’re considering entering a float as well, though we have not yet submitted the official form, which is due by May 26. Please feel free to contribute if you have ideas for our float.
July 12th through the 15th we'll be hosting the B-17 at Spirit of St. Louis airport. The ramp space has been arranged. Here is yet another volunteering opportunity. I've helped out at one of these in the past, and it's worth braving the heat to take part.
Bill Doherty is working on our upcoming Aeromedical program. Dr. Mariani will likely speak in late June, though his schedule is dynamic so we'll play this by ear. The other two parts of this program will take place in the fall, after the busy summer/Oshkosh season is behind us. One piece will feature a speaker from EAA HQ in Oshkosh; the other will be a representative of the AOPA. We'll invite the public, and will prepare to arrange a larger venue, as these may be large events.
Business: We have a new name tag supplier, if you have (or had) a name tag and would like a new one the cost is 5 dollars. Last month we voted on the EAA Logo, old versus new. The majority voted in favor of the older, winged logo.
We mentioned water, and Ron Wright recalls a prior trenching issue. Evidently a prior attempt at running a trench was abandoned due to underground obstacles. Dave’s going to speak with Tracy and find out if a previous building existed on the land between the ARC and the restaurant. If so there may be remnants of a foundation hiding there.
Estimate for asphalt between the ARC and the ramp is from four to six thousand dollars. We'll need to finance this, though our 4th of July event has the potential to take care of it.
We need to set up our flagpole, and need a crew to help out. Ron Wright explained the procedure: we'd dig a pit, and put a pipe in that. The assembled flagpole goes in there, surrounded by sand, and locked in place with wedges. This way it's removable. The actual location will depend on where our current power lines run.
We moved to close the meeting, after which our Young Eagles event continued.
Dave Deweese
Secretary
Saturday, March 20, 2010
EAA Chapter 32 Meeting Minutes, March 2010
Our March meeting began with the pledge, Dave Doherty presiding. We approved minutes from last
month, then Don gave the Treasure's report. He reported savings and checking amounts, also some
outstanding amounts for coupons: get your money in. We just paid a big gas expense covering most of the winter usage. Don explained a deal with the gas company by which we can get a discount by buying in advance. Over the summer when usage is low we can commit to buying at a lower rate. Taxes: Don spoke with Pat Donovan, who has been to H&R block school and is familiar with 990 form. Don's headed to Troy to go over the forms and previous years' concerns. HQ had suggested CPA's (who start out at $500 and go up $125/hour) and attorneys who are even more expensive. Don hopes to have the taxes wrapped up soon.
Next we recognized visitors and new members. David Case from Alton and is a new member. He's checked out other local chapters, including 64, and decided on 32. His current project is a Cozy. Greg Lyle from Hague water was also present to discuss water treatment. A non-human visitor, Joe's RV, was also in attendance.
In May we've got a Spring Celebration, an all-day event starting with breakfast and going through until the movie. Bill has asked and received from HQ a list of nearby EAA national members so we can do a mass mailing.
Fundraising. We've got about enough to run for a year. We're working with O'Fallon to arrange a spot at the July 4th Event, possibly even a float for the parade. We're still doing food coupons, and may start a 50/50 raffle.
April 17 YE Event. Bill spoke. The US Naval Sea Cadets, approximately 30, will attend. Bill's doing the aviation merit badge, and will take them outside to walk around an airplane during the meeting. This will give the chapter as a whole a look at the YE program.
April 3rd through 9-ish we will hold a riveting workshop. Jim Bower reports we can accomodate as many as would like to come, up to as many as 20. Gale and Bill Collett will assist.
Doug Killibrew will have pavement info for next exec meeting.
Some miscellaneous objects need to be dealt with. The flagpole needs to go up, kiosk and kiddie ride in the hangar could go to EBay. Ernie's stuff: Don found a Cavalier website and is looking into an interested party before it starts to rot. Other possibilities include Barnstormers and EBay. Al Rivera will help Don go through the model stuff, put it in lots, and hold a silent auction. Al's connected to the R/C group, which may have an interest.
B-17 July 12 through 15. We're going to publicize alot more than the last event, and we'll need volunteers. There will be 6 open seats to KC! Our first thought is that they should go to folks who spend the most time volunteering. Seats are free to the chapter, passengers are responsible for getting back home.
We'll be at the June Boyscout Jamboree in Forest Park. We've been asked to arrange 15-20 minute activities, they'll cycle groups through.
Upcoming Aeromedical program: Bill is envisioning 3 separate sessions: Aviation Medical Examiner for talk and q/a, someone from EAA HQ to give us an overview of member resources for medical/certification issues, and someone from AOPA in a similar capacity. He's talked with Gary Crump, the top certification person there, who's willing to come out and speak. AOPA will promote this as well.
Paul Poberzny emailed about the EAA logo, regarding the interest level in changing it back. We held an impromptu poll of the members in attendance, voting in favor of the old logo with wings. Bill Doherty was on the tour of the founder's wing, browsed through a file cabinet, found stickers of the old logo that Paul had saved, and commented that he liked them better than the current logo.
Greg Lyle from Hague Water spoke next. Their system is not a water softener, a triple-chambered, four-element system, on-demand, designed to take everything in the water...out. A current issue is pharmaceuticals in the water. Atrazine, an agricultural herbicide/pesticide, is there as well: relevant for us out here in the hinterlands. His system costs $4600 total.
Joe Sargent then gave a presentation. His RV was the first to be assembled in this facility (in winter, before our heating system was installed, to give you an idea of his level of determination).
Dave Deweese
Secretary
month, then Don gave the Treasure's report. He reported savings and checking amounts, also some
outstanding amounts for coupons: get your money in. We just paid a big gas expense covering most of the winter usage. Don explained a deal with the gas company by which we can get a discount by buying in advance. Over the summer when usage is low we can commit to buying at a lower rate. Taxes: Don spoke with Pat Donovan, who has been to H&R block school and is familiar with 990 form. Don's headed to Troy to go over the forms and previous years' concerns. HQ had suggested CPA's (who start out at $500 and go up $125/hour) and attorneys who are even more expensive. Don hopes to have the taxes wrapped up soon.
Next we recognized visitors and new members. David Case from Alton and is a new member. He's checked out other local chapters, including 64, and decided on 32. His current project is a Cozy. Greg Lyle from Hague water was also present to discuss water treatment. A non-human visitor, Joe's RV, was also in attendance.
In May we've got a Spring Celebration, an all-day event starting with breakfast and going through until the movie. Bill has asked and received from HQ a list of nearby EAA national members so we can do a mass mailing.
Fundraising. We've got about enough to run for a year. We're working with O'Fallon to arrange a spot at the July 4th Event, possibly even a float for the parade. We're still doing food coupons, and may start a 50/50 raffle.
April 17 YE Event. Bill spoke. The US Naval Sea Cadets, approximately 30, will attend. Bill's doing the aviation merit badge, and will take them outside to walk around an airplane during the meeting. This will give the chapter as a whole a look at the YE program.
April 3rd through 9-ish we will hold a riveting workshop. Jim Bower reports we can accomodate as many as would like to come, up to as many as 20. Gale and Bill Collett will assist.
Doug Killibrew will have pavement info for next exec meeting.
Some miscellaneous objects need to be dealt with. The flagpole needs to go up, kiosk and kiddie ride in the hangar could go to EBay. Ernie's stuff: Don found a Cavalier website and is looking into an interested party before it starts to rot. Other possibilities include Barnstormers and EBay. Al Rivera will help Don go through the model stuff, put it in lots, and hold a silent auction. Al's connected to the R/C group, which may have an interest.
B-17 July 12 through 15. We're going to publicize alot more than the last event, and we'll need volunteers. There will be 6 open seats to KC! Our first thought is that they should go to folks who spend the most time volunteering. Seats are free to the chapter, passengers are responsible for getting back home.
We'll be at the June Boyscout Jamboree in Forest Park. We've been asked to arrange 15-20 minute activities, they'll cycle groups through.
Upcoming Aeromedical program: Bill is envisioning 3 separate sessions: Aviation Medical Examiner for talk and q/a, someone from EAA HQ to give us an overview of member resources for medical/certification issues, and someone from AOPA in a similar capacity. He's talked with Gary Crump, the top certification person there, who's willing to come out and speak. AOPA will promote this as well.
Paul Poberzny emailed about the EAA logo, regarding the interest level in changing it back. We held an impromptu poll of the members in attendance, voting in favor of the old logo with wings. Bill Doherty was on the tour of the founder's wing, browsed through a file cabinet, found stickers of the old logo that Paul had saved, and commented that he liked them better than the current logo.
Greg Lyle from Hague Water spoke next. Their system is not a water softener, a triple-chambered, four-element system, on-demand, designed to take everything in the water...out. A current issue is pharmaceuticals in the water. Atrazine, an agricultural herbicide/pesticide, is there as well: relevant for us out here in the hinterlands. His system costs $4600 total.
Joe Sargent then gave a presentation. His RV was the first to be assembled in this facility (in winter, before our heating system was installed, to give you an idea of his level of determination).
Dave Deweese
Secretary
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