Minutes of March 3, 2011 meeting

Minutes for the March 3, 2011 FVFC Meeting

Meeting was held at Charlie’s Restaurant Clow Airport. Called to order by Roger Kellogg at 7:02pm

Roger welcomed the members and visitors. Sam Slocomb joined the club (new member YAY)

Roger reviewed the mission statement and agenda and noted that the website is up to date


BUISNESS

Tom Houghton read the minutes from the February meeting. Tom also gave the treasurer’s report. New balance 2,358.88

Education training; nothing new reported

Clow report. All hangars survived the winter OK

Cushing report: nothing new to report


EMERGING BUSINESS

Christmas Party for 2011 is scheduled for December 10, 2011 6pm to 11pm at the Bolingbroke Golf club (approx. 2 miles SW of Clow)

Price per member, activities and menu are all “in work”

Meeting Schedule

4/7/11 at Charlie’s. Guest speaker Tom Wartel, former controller at Aurora tower. TFRs

5/5/11 at Cushing. Presentation TBA

6/2/11 at one of the hangers at Clow


Continuing Business – attracting new members

Roger showed an old FVFC brochure that gave some information and background of the club

Discussion was had regarding updating and printing copies the brochure. Members can then have something to “hand out” when participating in activities such as Cavalcade. Also members can take them with them when flying and stick them to the local airport bulletined boards

Christine Ward is going to contact old members to see why they are no longer active in the club.


PROJECTS

Steve V. Kitfox – Making progress, working the doors and fuselage. Should be covered this summer

Andrew K. Cassult – No progress. Currently working in Minnesota. Working on Moonys by day and helping with a Thrush turbo conversion and restoration by night.

Roger K. RV 7 – working on the engine installation. Has all the exhaust tubes but need to weld them together. Roger noted he needed a tube bender with a tighter radius then what he has. Several members offered their tube benders.


WHO’S BEEN FLYING

Bob made several “Angel flights” taking patients to the Mayo Clinic

 

UP Coming Events

Yahoo calendar is up to date

Please comment on any fly-ins you would like to attend

Please pass along any ideas for future guest speakers

June Picnic at Cushing will be the Saturday before Fathers Day


NEWS< VIEWS and GENERAL DISCUSION

Roger lead a conversation about flying to the Bahamas, looks like fun but the shortest rout still has a 60 mile ocean crossing.

It was noted that more homebuilts were registered last year than factory built singles.

Joe S; made it to the Springfield Safety seminar. The new MC is Jeff Gorn. There were a lot of vendors on hand but total attendance was down. The seminar was OK

It was noted that there has been a claim of finding Amelia Earhart wreckage but the location seams wrong. Close to New Guinea not Holland island

Teen Flight Oregon. A group is building a RV12 with teenagers. Getting kids involved in aviation.


Meeting adjourned at 8:12pm

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