Our June meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
We approved last month's minutes as written.
Don Doherty gave the Treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances. We got a check for the B-17 stop.
June 14 was our last Young Eagles event. We flew 26 kids.
There was a discussion about a KR2 project with a Corvair engine. It's pretty rough but has quite a few parts that would be useful on the Fly Baby, and Dave proposed doing this. Ron Wright says that most of the damage is cosmetic and he'd like to take a good look at the plane, but feels this is the way to go. In the meantime we'll need to store it.
Don is looking for a machine shop to complete sectioning our display engine.
President and Secretary positions are up for election in October.
We need a chairperson for our holiday dinner. The 21st is open at the St. Charles Banquet Center. Dave had proposed the 6th but has not heard back yet. Jeff Stephenson volunteered, and Bob Kramer says he can arrange a speaker if the 6th is open.
Several people noticed the Waco/Great Lakes fly-in at Creve Coeur. The Zenith open house is going on today in Mexico, Missouri.
Dave is looking for workshop topics. There's interest in seeing some fabric covering.
Art has a refrigerator and a single-wheel powered tug that he offered to donate to the chapter.
Next month is Oshkosh. We will have a meeting. Mark Irvin with FAA ATC will give a presentation on flying into AirVenture from the controller's perspective.
Alan Frazier, a former McDonnell test pilot, will be with us in August.
Vince donated a full set of the Sportsman Pilot magazine.
The meeting closed, followed by a presentation about aviation medicals by Dr. Matt Miriani.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
February 15, 2014, Meeting Minutes
February's meeting began with the Pledge, Bill Doherty presiding. Dave is recovering from a successful surgery.
We moved to accept the minutes from January's meeting.
Don gave the savings and checking balances.
John Tiner, Alan Bane, Paul Vorhees and Brian Kissinger visited today from Chapter 64. They each have a Fly Baby of their own and came to take a look at ours.
Bill briefly covered the BOD meeting. We discussed food costs. Jeff Stephenson will be our new Eagle Flight Coordinator.
Rick covered this year's YE Events Calendar. We'll continue with the 2nd Saturday of the month, April through October. With all the snow so far there's a good chance we could get flood out again and the extra month could be our chance for a make-up date. Rick reminded us about the points that count towards reimbursement for the program. Note that we get credit for a given pilot's flights after flying 10 kids. Rick noted that the program cost our chapter this year due to food costs. We're hoping to get someone to act as a food and beverage director for the chapter, let Rick know if you'd like to volunteer. One of our visitors suggested outsourcing the cooking. We're sending William Frye, who flew with Eve at last year's first event, to Air Academy. His fees are taken care of between points and a donation. We'd also like to send our new member, Hunter. Dave Doherty will take care of a portion of this, we'll need to cover the rest. Motion made, seconded, and passed for this expense.
We took a break before Don's annual financial report, Ron reminded us that he had food cards to sell during intermission.
Don gave a PowerPoint presentation on our 2013 finances. We were down in income versus 2012, though 2012 was an unusual year for various reasons. Expenses were nearly the same. We renegotiated our flight simulator expense, a big hit towards YE, and plan to better manage food costs. Propane price and usage will both be up. We might consider buying in the summer when we'll pay less. Hangar costs are rising, but not by much. We'll need to cut costs or bump up our income in 2014.
After the financials motion was made, seconded, and approved to close the meeting. Afterwards our visiting Fly Baby experts helped us assess our plane.
We moved to accept the minutes from January's meeting.
Don gave the savings and checking balances.
John Tiner, Alan Bane, Paul Vorhees and Brian Kissinger visited today from Chapter 64. They each have a Fly Baby of their own and came to take a look at ours.
Bill briefly covered the BOD meeting. We discussed food costs. Jeff Stephenson will be our new Eagle Flight Coordinator.
Rick covered this year's YE Events Calendar. We'll continue with the 2nd Saturday of the month, April through October. With all the snow so far there's a good chance we could get flood out again and the extra month could be our chance for a make-up date. Rick reminded us about the points that count towards reimbursement for the program. Note that we get credit for a given pilot's flights after flying 10 kids. Rick noted that the program cost our chapter this year due to food costs. We're hoping to get someone to act as a food and beverage director for the chapter, let Rick know if you'd like to volunteer. One of our visitors suggested outsourcing the cooking. We're sending William Frye, who flew with Eve at last year's first event, to Air Academy. His fees are taken care of between points and a donation. We'd also like to send our new member, Hunter. Dave Doherty will take care of a portion of this, we'll need to cover the rest. Motion made, seconded, and passed for this expense.
We took a break before Don's annual financial report, Ron reminded us that he had food cards to sell during intermission.
Don gave a PowerPoint presentation on our 2013 finances. We were down in income versus 2012, though 2012 was an unusual year for various reasons. Expenses were nearly the same. We renegotiated our flight simulator expense, a big hit towards YE, and plan to better manage food costs. Propane price and usage will both be up. We might consider buying in the summer when we'll pay less. Hangar costs are rising, but not by much. We'll need to cut costs or bump up our income in 2014.
After the financials motion was made, seconded, and approved to close the meeting. Afterwards our visiting Fly Baby experts helped us assess our plane.
Friday, January 24, 2014
January 18, 2014 Meeting Minutes
The first meeting of 2014 began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Don Doherty gave the treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances. We're currently pretty solvent, thanks to recent fundraisers and our food coupon program. Ron Burnett was not around but made sure cards were available at the meeting.
Brian Johnston, a new member, attended today. He was at the November meeting and has always been fascinated by aircraft. After learning that aircraft ownership was not as expensive as he thought he's decided to pursue flight training and build a kit.
Chapter 32's recharter needs to be completed this month. Our insurance forms are now online and that will be done in the next few days. HQ also requests a list of members, Jim Bower and Don Doherty are taking care of this.
Our Christmas party was last month. Libby Yunger gave an interesting presentation on Pancho Barnes. Everyone had a good time, though Dave would like to see more participation in the future, maybe a change of venue would help.
Projects for 2014 include converting the Sonerai into an educational exhibit. We've had our Fly Baby for about a year and hope to get it flying. Don fixed up our big compressor in 2013, and we've got a few more changes to make this year.
We're paying rent on our flight simulator. Rick May feels a 6 month lease might work better since we use it for our Young Eagles events. Jeff pointed out that we use it at other events. He also feels that someone who could attend every YE event, show people how to use the simulator correctly, and set some time limits, would be a good addition. We discussed asking Mike out to train some members to perform this role. We also need a new operating manual. Gale points out that we have a certified flight simulator as well, though it doesn't have the impressive, multi-screen display of the one Mike built. Renegotiating the rent to a rent-to-own arrangement was another idea. Jim Hann feels that, though our yearly investment is not trivial, spending the money to attract younger members who gravitate towards simulators is worth it. Jackie Melugin suggested that a grant might be available, considering the fact that we're an educational organization. Motion made and voted on to pursue renegotiation of our flight simulator lease.
New business. We're collecting dues for 2014, get your dues in before a week from today to be on the roster we're sending to Oshkosh. A lifetime membership is now available. Dave's located a source for a nice fleece-lined jacked with our logo embroidered as part of the deal.
We held our elections last month. Most of the officers remained the same, though we've doubled all the salaries. Flight advisor changed from Bill Jagust to Tim Finley. We have an opening for a Member At Large to attend our quarterly board of directors meetings. Tom Crocco volunteered. Our next board meeting is Saturday, 2/1/2014 at high noon.
Our 2/15 meeting will include results of the Board of Directors' meeting plus a financial presentation from Don. We'll continue to have the movie of the month starting with the last Saturday in March, running through October. Dave asked for suggestions. Membership mentioned Planes, 7 Days / 6 Nights, original Flight of the Phoenix, World's Fastest Indian, Avro Aero story, Cloud Dancer.
Paul Poberezny passed last year, and Dave noted how he made social events an important part of EAA. We'd like to go and see a Rascals game. Jim Hann suggested after Memorial Day when most kids are out of school. Jeff S. reminded us that the St. Charles Chill hockey team plays at the Family Arena and the tickets are only around five dollars.
Jim Hann brought in some examples of fabric covering. Dave Doherty would like to see us do some workshops in the coming year. There will be more post-meeting presentations, and we'll try to host another FAA presentation at the ARC.
We're participating in the Missouri Aviation Converence and Trade Show on 1/25 and 1/26 in Maryland Heights. Last year we got a lot of interest and gained a few members. We need volunteers to answer questions and for set-up and take-down. Set-up will start Friday evening, loading up a truck to drive down.
Dave will miss next month's meeting, but of course, has two brothers to act as substitutes.
Jim Hann spoke briefly about his recent building adventures. He's left Alaska and went to KY, also leaving 747's for Airbus 300's. He spent around two month living in a hotel in Louisville. First he finished his online CFI course, then got on to fabric work for his Pacer. Turns out every bit of stitched fabric on the plane needed to be recovered. He's using the Stuart's water-based system, and highly recommends the $20, 10 dvd set that describes the procedure.
May is the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show. We'll be attending and doing some programs and presentations. There's interest in a history of aviation presentation of some kind, likely involving older aircraft. Dave's talking with Oshkosh about what might be available, the Spirit of St. Louis being one idea.
Tom Crocco mentioned a document he received from HQ entitled "Guidelines for Deducting Out-of-Pocket Expenses Incurred in Connection with Volunteering at EAA Headquarters". It's on line at http://eaa.org/news/2014/releases/2013-01-16_memo-to-volunteers.pdf
Ron Wright put up a poster for Sun 'n' Fun, a "laid-back version of Oshkosh". He recommends sunscreen.
Motion to conclude the meeting was made and seconded.
Don Doherty gave the treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances. We're currently pretty solvent, thanks to recent fundraisers and our food coupon program. Ron Burnett was not around but made sure cards were available at the meeting.
Brian Johnston, a new member, attended today. He was at the November meeting and has always been fascinated by aircraft. After learning that aircraft ownership was not as expensive as he thought he's decided to pursue flight training and build a kit.
Chapter 32's recharter needs to be completed this month. Our insurance forms are now online and that will be done in the next few days. HQ also requests a list of members, Jim Bower and Don Doherty are taking care of this.
Our Christmas party was last month. Libby Yunger gave an interesting presentation on Pancho Barnes. Everyone had a good time, though Dave would like to see more participation in the future, maybe a change of venue would help.
Projects for 2014 include converting the Sonerai into an educational exhibit. We've had our Fly Baby for about a year and hope to get it flying. Don fixed up our big compressor in 2013, and we've got a few more changes to make this year.
We're paying rent on our flight simulator. Rick May feels a 6 month lease might work better since we use it for our Young Eagles events. Jeff pointed out that we use it at other events. He also feels that someone who could attend every YE event, show people how to use the simulator correctly, and set some time limits, would be a good addition. We discussed asking Mike out to train some members to perform this role. We also need a new operating manual. Gale points out that we have a certified flight simulator as well, though it doesn't have the impressive, multi-screen display of the one Mike built. Renegotiating the rent to a rent-to-own arrangement was another idea. Jim Hann feels that, though our yearly investment is not trivial, spending the money to attract younger members who gravitate towards simulators is worth it. Jackie Melugin suggested that a grant might be available, considering the fact that we're an educational organization. Motion made and voted on to pursue renegotiation of our flight simulator lease.
New business. We're collecting dues for 2014, get your dues in before a week from today to be on the roster we're sending to Oshkosh. A lifetime membership is now available. Dave's located a source for a nice fleece-lined jacked with our logo embroidered as part of the deal.
We held our elections last month. Most of the officers remained the same, though we've doubled all the salaries. Flight advisor changed from Bill Jagust to Tim Finley. We have an opening for a Member At Large to attend our quarterly board of directors meetings. Tom Crocco volunteered. Our next board meeting is Saturday, 2/1/2014 at high noon.
Our 2/15 meeting will include results of the Board of Directors' meeting plus a financial presentation from Don. We'll continue to have the movie of the month starting with the last Saturday in March, running through October. Dave asked for suggestions. Membership mentioned Planes, 7 Days / 6 Nights, original Flight of the Phoenix, World's Fastest Indian, Avro Aero story, Cloud Dancer.
Paul Poberezny passed last year, and Dave noted how he made social events an important part of EAA. We'd like to go and see a Rascals game. Jim Hann suggested after Memorial Day when most kids are out of school. Jeff S. reminded us that the St. Charles Chill hockey team plays at the Family Arena and the tickets are only around five dollars.
Jim Hann brought in some examples of fabric covering. Dave Doherty would like to see us do some workshops in the coming year. There will be more post-meeting presentations, and we'll try to host another FAA presentation at the ARC.
We're participating in the Missouri Aviation Converence and Trade Show on 1/25 and 1/26 in Maryland Heights. Last year we got a lot of interest and gained a few members. We need volunteers to answer questions and for set-up and take-down. Set-up will start Friday evening, loading up a truck to drive down.
Dave will miss next month's meeting, but of course, has two brothers to act as substitutes.
Jim Hann spoke briefly about his recent building adventures. He's left Alaska and went to KY, also leaving 747's for Airbus 300's. He spent around two month living in a hotel in Louisville. First he finished his online CFI course, then got on to fabric work for his Pacer. Turns out every bit of stitched fabric on the plane needed to be recovered. He's using the Stuart's water-based system, and highly recommends the $20, 10 dvd set that describes the procedure.
May is the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show. We'll be attending and doing some programs and presentations. There's interest in a history of aviation presentation of some kind, likely involving older aircraft. Dave's talking with Oshkosh about what might be available, the Spirit of St. Louis being one idea.
Tom Crocco mentioned a document he received from HQ entitled "Guidelines for Deducting Out-of-Pocket Expenses Incurred in Connection with Volunteering at EAA Headquarters". It's on line at http://eaa.org/news/2014/releases/2013-01-16_memo-to-volunteers.pdf
Ron Wright put up a poster for Sun 'n' Fun, a "laid-back version of Oshkosh". He recommends sunscreen.
Motion to conclude the meeting was made and seconded.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
November 2013 Meeting Minutes
November 2013's meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances.
We had a visitor, Dennis Wiss, our new KSET airport manager. Dave asked about the possibility of a grass strip and offered volunteer labor. Dennis says there are no current plans but that he can run it by the engineers.
Old Business: Don reports that Al Jones made a donation last month of books and DVD's. By the end of the meeting the box was about a quarter full. If you borrowed anything please bring it back. We're missing Microsoft Flight Simulator software, RV-4 plans and manuals in plastic binders, plans for another plane, and some books on composites.
Al taught a TIG-welding class on the 10th. We had 5 attendees. This is about the limit for class size since we only have one welder and have to take turns. Get hold of Don Doherty if you're interested in coming in to get some practice.
Tom Crosby has left his spot in the hangar. We've already got a possible tenant.
We're working on an agreement for chapter hangar tenants to lay out some guidelines. Gale's working on this, and then we'll get it checked for legal business.
Life memberships are still available at $450. We're still considering what merchandise gift we'll include, probably a jacket. Method of payment is still in planning; installments are a possibility. Ron Wright, who's been pushing this, is ready to buy the first one, President Dave says he'll buy the next one.
This is election month. A show of hands reinstated the existing members, so all the faces are staying the same. Dave noted Don's work in particular, as our books were in disarray when the current regime stepped in.
The Blue Angels are coming to St. Louis in May 2014, we're planning to be a part of this. We'll put together a committee since it's not too early to start working on this event. We'll have some of our planes there for static display and will invite other local organizations to do the same. Bill reports that they stopped in recently to TAC Air and he fueled #4 and Fat Albert.
Our Christmas Banquet is coming up on December 14, tickets for sale in advance. We need at least 50 people to break even and only have 8 signed up so far. We'll do a gift exchange, 50/50 raffle, and a guest speaker: Libby Younger, a member of the 99's, who will speak on women in aviation. Rick May suggests that, since we'll have a laptop and projector there for the presentation we could make a slide show of 2013. Forward any good pics to Rick (rmay5154 AT aol.com).
Tonight is Trivia Night at CBC High School, 5 are going from EAA32 and there's space for 3 more. Doors open at 6 and trivia starts at 7. Beverages are provided, bring your own snacks.
We replacing the EAA32 numbers and letters on the back of the ARC and will add a set to the front. The gutters need stripping and painting as well.
Welding classes started last Sunday. The schedule for further courses have not been set yet. Dave's also thinking about wood construction and fabric covering, starting in January. We'll start with building some structures, covering them later in February, and by March we'd be ready to set up a spray booth and do some painting. When the weather warms up we can think about a composites class.
Dennis Wiss addressed the chapter, starting with a bit of personal history: He's from St. Louis and went to Afton High. His introduction to aviation came in the Marines as a helicopter mechanic. He got his undergrad at Parks and his Masters from Embry Riddle. He worked at Lambert for 5 years then at other locations across the country. He was an airport director in a high-elevation airport in Arizona where he got snowed in several times. Dennis and his wife made their way back to St. Louis to be near family and friends, then the KSET opportunity came up. Currently there's a Terminal Rehabilitation project which will include a well upgrade, possibly next summer. He's noticed a lack of signage and feels that would be a good project. It would be a federal project and has to wait for allocation, probably beginning in 2015. He's working on learning St. Charles politics and making a new master plan for the airport.
2014 Dues: you can start paying any time.
Vince Morris: George Stephenson used to fly the eagle counting flights for about ten years but has stopped for health reasons. The Missouri Conservation Department is looking for a new volunteer.
Tom Sparr: new preferred broker for EAA insurance is Falcon (in Texas). Tom's renewal came up this year with an increase in premium and found out that AOPA membership dropped it down to where it was.
Don Doherty: refilled propane tank at around $800. They noted that the tank needs to be relevelled and we'll need a group for that.
Dave Doherty: Missouri Aviation Historical Society: Christmas dinner 12/8 @ $13. Contact Dave for more information.
Bill Doherty: Has food cards. (Ron Burnett is in Venezuela.)
Don gave the Treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances.
We had a visitor, Dennis Wiss, our new KSET airport manager. Dave asked about the possibility of a grass strip and offered volunteer labor. Dennis says there are no current plans but that he can run it by the engineers.
Old Business: Don reports that Al Jones made a donation last month of books and DVD's. By the end of the meeting the box was about a quarter full. If you borrowed anything please bring it back. We're missing Microsoft Flight Simulator software, RV-4 plans and manuals in plastic binders, plans for another plane, and some books on composites.
Al taught a TIG-welding class on the 10th. We had 5 attendees. This is about the limit for class size since we only have one welder and have to take turns. Get hold of Don Doherty if you're interested in coming in to get some practice.
Tom Crosby has left his spot in the hangar. We've already got a possible tenant.
We're working on an agreement for chapter hangar tenants to lay out some guidelines. Gale's working on this, and then we'll get it checked for legal business.
Life memberships are still available at $450. We're still considering what merchandise gift we'll include, probably a jacket. Method of payment is still in planning; installments are a possibility. Ron Wright, who's been pushing this, is ready to buy the first one, President Dave says he'll buy the next one.
This is election month. A show of hands reinstated the existing members, so all the faces are staying the same. Dave noted Don's work in particular, as our books were in disarray when the current regime stepped in.
The Blue Angels are coming to St. Louis in May 2014, we're planning to be a part of this. We'll put together a committee since it's not too early to start working on this event. We'll have some of our planes there for static display and will invite other local organizations to do the same. Bill reports that they stopped in recently to TAC Air and he fueled #4 and Fat Albert.
Our Christmas Banquet is coming up on December 14, tickets for sale in advance. We need at least 50 people to break even and only have 8 signed up so far. We'll do a gift exchange, 50/50 raffle, and a guest speaker: Libby Younger, a member of the 99's, who will speak on women in aviation. Rick May suggests that, since we'll have a laptop and projector there for the presentation we could make a slide show of 2013. Forward any good pics to Rick (rmay5154 AT aol.com).
Tonight is Trivia Night at CBC High School, 5 are going from EAA32 and there's space for 3 more. Doors open at 6 and trivia starts at 7. Beverages are provided, bring your own snacks.
We replacing the EAA32 numbers and letters on the back of the ARC and will add a set to the front. The gutters need stripping and painting as well.
Welding classes started last Sunday. The schedule for further courses have not been set yet. Dave's also thinking about wood construction and fabric covering, starting in January. We'll start with building some structures, covering them later in February, and by March we'd be ready to set up a spray booth and do some painting. When the weather warms up we can think about a composites class.
Dennis Wiss addressed the chapter, starting with a bit of personal history: He's from St. Louis and went to Afton High. His introduction to aviation came in the Marines as a helicopter mechanic. He got his undergrad at Parks and his Masters from Embry Riddle. He worked at Lambert for 5 years then at other locations across the country. He was an airport director in a high-elevation airport in Arizona where he got snowed in several times. Dennis and his wife made their way back to St. Louis to be near family and friends, then the KSET opportunity came up. Currently there's a Terminal Rehabilitation project which will include a well upgrade, possibly next summer. He's noticed a lack of signage and feels that would be a good project. It would be a federal project and has to wait for allocation, probably beginning in 2015. He's working on learning St. Charles politics and making a new master plan for the airport.
2014 Dues: you can start paying any time.
Vince Morris: George Stephenson used to fly the eagle counting flights for about ten years but has stopped for health reasons. The Missouri Conservation Department is looking for a new volunteer.
Tom Sparr: new preferred broker for EAA insurance is Falcon (in Texas). Tom's renewal came up this year with an increase in premium and found out that AOPA membership dropped it down to where it was.
Don Doherty: refilled propane tank at around $800. They noted that the tank needs to be relevelled and we'll need a group for that.
Dave Doherty: Missouri Aviation Historical Society: Christmas dinner 12/8 @ $13. Contact Dave for more information.
Bill Doherty: Has food cards. (Ron Burnett is in Venezuela.)
Saturday, September 21, 2013
September 21, 2013 Minutes
September 2013's meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Dohery presiding.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, including savings and checking account balances.
Dave got a letter from Oshkosh regarding the commission for the recent B-17 stop. We made approximately $2,500. Chapter 64 got a similar check.
Al Jones joined today. He has a flying MiniMax and is working on a Long-Ez at about 70% complete.
Dave Doherty mentioned Paul Poberezny's recent passing. He attended a few of our Christmas parties. Dave got to meet him as a several times, once explaining a bit of trivia: he was born the same day EAA was founded. Paul asked, "How did you get so old?" Ron Burnett has a friend who was in the National Guard with Paul. They were working on a dented intake and took a DC-3 out to the boneyard to retrieve some intakes. Starter issues with the DC-3 led to an overnight stay, and Paul ended up hand-propping the DC-3. Ron knew Paul was tall but still can't figure out quite how he managed that trick.
The National Air Races were held last week. We met Steve Hinton last year. The Rare Bear, the plane Bob Kraemer's associated with, came in fourth.
Our December holiday party is coming up, December 14 6:00 to 10:00 at the same location as last year. Reservations start today, cost is $25.00 per person. Libby Yunger will speak on Women and Aviation. We'd like to do a back sale and silent auction in addition to our usual awards presentation and gift exchange.
Pending ARC projects include gutter painting and redoing the signs.
Seminar season is upon us. Dave would like to do a fabric covering workshop next month. Steve Morse will to a foam/composite presentation, and could give others provided sufficient interest.
Elections are coming up in October. If anyone would like to nominate themselves or others for a position please submit an article to the newsletter.
Rick May spoke about last month's Young Eagles event. We had 10 pilots but only 19 kids. We flew 183 kids over the year. Ron had 17, Joe had 15, Jeff had 30, Dave got 8, Don flew 19, Eve and Tom each flew 9 as did Gale, Jim flew 8, Pat took 5. We only had 5 events with two rained out and an extra in June. Mr. Bill and Paul Smith were present for all of them.
We have a separated form for Eagle Flights. The difference is that this is more than a 20-minute ride; actually more of a mentoring program. Eagle Flights is a stand-alone program managed by a separate person from YE in Oshkosh.
Registration for Air Academy is open for 2014. Rick has a couple of kids in mind to follow up with and asks for suggestions, if you know of anyone who'd be interested. We'd like to send two: one younger and one for the older, more advanced program.
Rob Burnett had Shop & Save and Dierberg's cards.
Upcoming events include an Ercoupe and Stinson Fly-In. The CAF Hangar Dance is tonight. Next week the Jefferson City chapter will have a fly-in and pancake breakfast. Also, on the 31st of this month we'll show Bat-21 at the ARC. Movie starts at 7:00 after at pot-luck at 6:00. Our next meeting is on October 19, followed by a workshop. We'll be selling food at the St. Charles Flying Service Pumpkin Drop on October 26. They'll be shuttling people back and forth. Note that, from our location, we have a prime viewing spot. They anticipate approximately 800 people. That night we'll show It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at the ARC.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, including savings and checking account balances.
Dave got a letter from Oshkosh regarding the commission for the recent B-17 stop. We made approximately $2,500. Chapter 64 got a similar check.
Al Jones joined today. He has a flying MiniMax and is working on a Long-Ez at about 70% complete.
Dave Doherty mentioned Paul Poberezny's recent passing. He attended a few of our Christmas parties. Dave got to meet him as a several times, once explaining a bit of trivia: he was born the same day EAA was founded. Paul asked, "How did you get so old?" Ron Burnett has a friend who was in the National Guard with Paul. They were working on a dented intake and took a DC-3 out to the boneyard to retrieve some intakes. Starter issues with the DC-3 led to an overnight stay, and Paul ended up hand-propping the DC-3. Ron knew Paul was tall but still can't figure out quite how he managed that trick.
The National Air Races were held last week. We met Steve Hinton last year. The Rare Bear, the plane Bob Kraemer's associated with, came in fourth.
Our December holiday party is coming up, December 14 6:00 to 10:00 at the same location as last year. Reservations start today, cost is $25.00 per person. Libby Yunger will speak on Women and Aviation. We'd like to do a back sale and silent auction in addition to our usual awards presentation and gift exchange.
Pending ARC projects include gutter painting and redoing the signs.
Seminar season is upon us. Dave would like to do a fabric covering workshop next month. Steve Morse will to a foam/composite presentation, and could give others provided sufficient interest.
Elections are coming up in October. If anyone would like to nominate themselves or others for a position please submit an article to the newsletter.
Rick May spoke about last month's Young Eagles event. We had 10 pilots but only 19 kids. We flew 183 kids over the year. Ron had 17, Joe had 15, Jeff had 30, Dave got 8, Don flew 19, Eve and Tom each flew 9 as did Gale, Jim flew 8, Pat took 5. We only had 5 events with two rained out and an extra in June. Mr. Bill and Paul Smith were present for all of them.
We have a separated form for Eagle Flights. The difference is that this is more than a 20-minute ride; actually more of a mentoring program. Eagle Flights is a stand-alone program managed by a separate person from YE in Oshkosh.
Registration for Air Academy is open for 2014. Rick has a couple of kids in mind to follow up with and asks for suggestions, if you know of anyone who'd be interested. We'd like to send two: one younger and one for the older, more advanced program.
Rob Burnett had Shop & Save and Dierberg's cards.
Upcoming events include an Ercoupe and Stinson Fly-In. The CAF Hangar Dance is tonight. Next week the Jefferson City chapter will have a fly-in and pancake breakfast. Also, on the 31st of this month we'll show Bat-21 at the ARC. Movie starts at 7:00 after at pot-luck at 6:00. Our next meeting is on October 19, followed by a workshop. We'll be selling food at the St. Charles Flying Service Pumpkin Drop on October 26. They'll be shuttling people back and forth. Note that, from our location, we have a prime viewing spot. They anticipate approximately 800 people. That night we'll show It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at the ARC.
Saturday, August 17, 2013
August 2013 Meeting Minutes
August's meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances.
We recognized new members in attendance: Todd, Hunter, and Jackie Malugen, also Tom Crocco. Visitors included Casey Boyer. Casey attended Oshkosh and bought plans for a Bearhawk. Greg Stengel met us at the VP fair and is interested in both flying and building. Jerry Hawkins, who is one of the original St. Louis police helicopter pilots, came to see Dr. Charles Miller's presentation after the meeting. His wife, Marlene, also attended.
Last month was Oshkosh, we got a show of hands of those who went. Laura and Jeff attended and usually volunteer at KidVenture. President Dave looked into Eagle Flights, hoping to get potential pilots who are past kid stage into flying. This will be more of a mentoring program versus a single flight. Art Zemon reported an interesting project on painting aircraft with latex paint. Don and Dave watched a presentation on building an RV-10.
Our EAA sign is deteriorating. Dave will be purchasing materials to build new signs for front and back. The east gutter needs to be stripped and painted. Project begins Wednesday if you're interesting in helping out.
We'd like to get started on some seminars as the weather cools down. Fabric covering is one topic, and we have a volunteer who can teach. We've got numerous items here in the ARC that we could cover. We've targeted October to begin. We'd like to have the Cozy Girls do a fiberglass workshop. Jim Baker has a small P-51 replica that he brings to various shows, but the plywood wings have begun to delaminate. Dave would like to build a set of fiberglass wings. We'd like to have this done by March.
Elections are coming up. Vice President and Treasurer will be one year terms this time around, and in the future the officer terms will be staggered. Jim Bower, Bob Kramer, and Don Doherty volunteered for the nominating committee.
Last week was Young Eagles. Rick May reports that we flew 42 kids plus 5 that Ron Burnett brought in that he'd flown on his own. Weather was very good. Guy Matson brought a Cub and is planning to join. Eve, Tom, Dave, Mark, Jeff, and Don all flew for us. September 14 is our last YE event for the year. Mr. Bill did a merit badge presentation. We're pushing our Air Academy scholarship program, looking for kids to select. Rick made up a document they can fill out explaining why they should be considered, including some background. The actual application for Air Academy is 4 or 5 pages long. Since the academy will be next year, we'd like to award one or two at our Christmas party.
Dave read a card we received thanking our chapter for last weekend.
This month's movie is "The Best Years of Our Lives", a story about a group of WWII veterans returning to civilization after the war. Next month will be Bat 21, and the last will be "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". Movies play on the last Saturday of the month.
September 7 St. Charles Flying Service are holding a spot landing and pre-flight competition, also a poker run. Women With Wings are having a plane wash on the same day.
September 21 Mr. Dave McGougan is presenting on the first people to fly a powered aircraft. There's a debate on whether or not the Wright brothers should get the credit.
October 26 will be St. Charles Flying Services annual Pumpkin Drop. They've asked us to help out by cooking food, and are expecting 300 to 400. We'd like to do an Open House in conjunction with this. We'll cook here and Flying Service will run a shuttle. Note that our monthly movie will play the same evening.
The Reno Air Races are taking place later this year. Bob notes that this may be the last year due to insurance costs.
Ron Burnett has food cards for Shop & Save and Dierberg's. He suggests that $25 cards make good gifts, as everyone can use foods.
We're looking for a chairperson for the holiday banquet. We have a tentative date and speaker, so it's a matter of finding the venue. Dave believes the same place may be available. Jeff Stephenson volunteered.
Motion made and seconded to close the meeting.
Dr. Charles Miller, a WWII veteran and retired AME, gave a presentation on his experiences flying cargo planes in the Pacific theater.
Don gave the Treasurer's report, including checking and savings balances.
We recognized new members in attendance: Todd, Hunter, and Jackie Malugen, also Tom Crocco. Visitors included Casey Boyer. Casey attended Oshkosh and bought plans for a Bearhawk. Greg Stengel met us at the VP fair and is interested in both flying and building. Jerry Hawkins, who is one of the original St. Louis police helicopter pilots, came to see Dr. Charles Miller's presentation after the meeting. His wife, Marlene, also attended.
Last month was Oshkosh, we got a show of hands of those who went. Laura and Jeff attended and usually volunteer at KidVenture. President Dave looked into Eagle Flights, hoping to get potential pilots who are past kid stage into flying. This will be more of a mentoring program versus a single flight. Art Zemon reported an interesting project on painting aircraft with latex paint. Don and Dave watched a presentation on building an RV-10.
Our EAA sign is deteriorating. Dave will be purchasing materials to build new signs for front and back. The east gutter needs to be stripped and painted. Project begins Wednesday if you're interesting in helping out.
We'd like to get started on some seminars as the weather cools down. Fabric covering is one topic, and we have a volunteer who can teach. We've got numerous items here in the ARC that we could cover. We've targeted October to begin. We'd like to have the Cozy Girls do a fiberglass workshop. Jim Baker has a small P-51 replica that he brings to various shows, but the plywood wings have begun to delaminate. Dave would like to build a set of fiberglass wings. We'd like to have this done by March.
Elections are coming up. Vice President and Treasurer will be one year terms this time around, and in the future the officer terms will be staggered. Jim Bower, Bob Kramer, and Don Doherty volunteered for the nominating committee.
Last week was Young Eagles. Rick May reports that we flew 42 kids plus 5 that Ron Burnett brought in that he'd flown on his own. Weather was very good. Guy Matson brought a Cub and is planning to join. Eve, Tom, Dave, Mark, Jeff, and Don all flew for us. September 14 is our last YE event for the year. Mr. Bill did a merit badge presentation. We're pushing our Air Academy scholarship program, looking for kids to select. Rick made up a document they can fill out explaining why they should be considered, including some background. The actual application for Air Academy is 4 or 5 pages long. Since the academy will be next year, we'd like to award one or two at our Christmas party.
Dave read a card we received thanking our chapter for last weekend.
This month's movie is "The Best Years of Our Lives", a story about a group of WWII veterans returning to civilization after the war. Next month will be Bat 21, and the last will be "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". Movies play on the last Saturday of the month.
September 7 St. Charles Flying Service are holding a spot landing and pre-flight competition, also a poker run. Women With Wings are having a plane wash on the same day.
September 21 Mr. Dave McGougan is presenting on the first people to fly a powered aircraft. There's a debate on whether or not the Wright brothers should get the credit.
October 26 will be St. Charles Flying Services annual Pumpkin Drop. They've asked us to help out by cooking food, and are expecting 300 to 400. We'd like to do an Open House in conjunction with this. We'll cook here and Flying Service will run a shuttle. Note that our monthly movie will play the same evening.
The Reno Air Races are taking place later this year. Bob notes that this may be the last year due to insurance costs.
Ron Burnett has food cards for Shop & Save and Dierberg's. He suggests that $25 cards make good gifts, as everyone can use foods.
We're looking for a chairperson for the holiday banquet. We have a tentative date and speaker, so it's a matter of finding the venue. Dave believes the same place may be available. Jeff Stephenson volunteered.
Motion made and seconded to close the meeting.
Dr. Charles Miller, a WWII veteran and retired AME, gave a presentation on his experiences flying cargo planes in the Pacific theater.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
July 2013 Meeting Minutes
Our July meeting began with the Pledge, Dave Doherty presiding.
No movie night this month. Next month will be "Best Years Of Our Lives".
Don Doherty gave the Treasurer's report, including savings and checking account balances.
Ralph Ballard, a former member from the early sixties, visited today. He's owned various planes and built a Baby Great Lakes. He's working on a J1-B, a wood high-wing design from Europe. Ralph is retired and worked in aviation for years, including with Ozark.
Earlier this month we had the July 4 event downtown near the Arch. We shared a tent with Chapter 64, and three CAP members as well. Doug mentioned that the Sonerai was a big draw. Numbers are not back from Oshkosh yet on the B-17 flights. We made around $1,000 on the raffle and $4,500 on rides, which we'll split with 64. We didn't have the corporate flights this year, but made up with it in ticket sales. Oshkosh has asked Dave to put together an article for their online edition.
Last weekend we held a Young Eagles event. We flew twenty-three kids including four who president Dave flew in his Taylorcraft. Our next YE event will be the August 10, followed by September 14.
May 2 and 3 of next year will be our next major event: a big airshow at Spirit including the Blue Angels. We've been invited to participate. The B-17, and maybe even the Tri-Motor, are interested in participating.
The newsletter was light this month. Dave reminds us that this is our magazine, and anyone can submit articles. Send submissions to Jim Bower.
It's time to start thinking about our Christmas event. We need an event coordinator. Dave Doherty has done this one year and Bill had done it for three so it's time for someone else to give it a shot. This includes getting the location reserved and arranging a guest speaker.
This being our pre-Oshkosh meeting we have no presentation planned. If you have any suggestions for presentations, workshops in particular, feel free to make a request.
ARC repairs are ongoing. The gutters and the letters need new paint.
We haven't sent anyone up to the Air Academy at Oshkosh. YE flights pay for most of it. Rick has a candidate in mind from last weekend's event. In future events we'll post a flyer regarding Air Academy requesting a written essay. We can evaluate these and select someone for next year.
August 11 is our next Board of Directors meeting: officers and member-at-large. Meeting will be held here at the ARC at noon.
Bud Cole is looking for construction space in the Maryland Heights to build an aircraft. He's ready to start another aircraft but has no place at his current residence to build.
No movie night this month. Next month will be "Best Years Of Our Lives".
Don Doherty gave the Treasurer's report, including savings and checking account balances.
Ralph Ballard, a former member from the early sixties, visited today. He's owned various planes and built a Baby Great Lakes. He's working on a J1-B, a wood high-wing design from Europe. Ralph is retired and worked in aviation for years, including with Ozark.
Earlier this month we had the July 4 event downtown near the Arch. We shared a tent with Chapter 64, and three CAP members as well. Doug mentioned that the Sonerai was a big draw. Numbers are not back from Oshkosh yet on the B-17 flights. We made around $1,000 on the raffle and $4,500 on rides, which we'll split with 64. We didn't have the corporate flights this year, but made up with it in ticket sales. Oshkosh has asked Dave to put together an article for their online edition.
Last weekend we held a Young Eagles event. We flew twenty-three kids including four who president Dave flew in his Taylorcraft. Our next YE event will be the August 10, followed by September 14.
May 2 and 3 of next year will be our next major event: a big airshow at Spirit including the Blue Angels. We've been invited to participate. The B-17, and maybe even the Tri-Motor, are interested in participating.
The newsletter was light this month. Dave reminds us that this is our magazine, and anyone can submit articles. Send submissions to Jim Bower.
It's time to start thinking about our Christmas event. We need an event coordinator. Dave Doherty has done this one year and Bill had done it for three so it's time for someone else to give it a shot. This includes getting the location reserved and arranging a guest speaker.
This being our pre-Oshkosh meeting we have no presentation planned. If you have any suggestions for presentations, workshops in particular, feel free to make a request.
ARC repairs are ongoing. The gutters and the letters need new paint.
We haven't sent anyone up to the Air Academy at Oshkosh. YE flights pay for most of it. Rick has a candidate in mind from last weekend's event. In future events we'll post a flyer regarding Air Academy requesting a written essay. We can evaluate these and select someone for next year.
August 11 is our next Board of Directors meeting: officers and member-at-large. Meeting will be held here at the ARC at noon.
Bud Cole is looking for construction space in the Maryland Heights to build an aircraft. He's ready to start another aircraft but has no place at his current residence to build.
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