Minutes

Minutes of October 16, Th 2006 Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM at the Heritage Flight Museum .

OFFICER REPORTS and OLD BUSINESS:

Secretary: The minutes of the September meeting were read and approved;

Treasurer: The treasurer reported on the club finances and the current bank balance.

Vice President: Nothing to report.

President: The President, Pat Eastman reported the field had been mowed, and that the safety barriers had been removed for the winter. He also informed the club of the increase of field dues to $70 from $50.The total dues for soloed pilots will be $80 in 2007. The cost of gasoline for mowing, and other materials for maintenance of the field has made the increase necessary. It was also brought up that with fewer people flying during the winter, pilots need to be more safety conscious, especially when flying alone at the field. Pat also advised that when more than one plane is in the air, it is important to fly the appropriate traffic pattern to avoid possible mid air collisions.

Pat asked for volunteers for a work party on Oct. 28 th to clear the drainage ditches and to take down the club’s sign for the winter.

NEW BUSINESS:

Nominations for 2007 Officers: Pat outlined the rules for nominations. All offices are open.

No nominations for president or were accepted. Mike Bishop was nominated for Vice President. Gail Buck accepted the nomination for Treasurer, and Jim Bradshaw the nomination for Secretary. The remaining offices for Safety Officer and Field Marshall are still open. More nominations can be made for all of the offices at the November meeting.

Dates for the 2007 events were discussed. It was decided to have the Big Bird on June 2 nd and 3 rd. The Fun Scale will be on the first weekend in July, July 7 th. August 4th and 5th.were set as the dates for the War Birds Over Whatcom. The annual club All Bird event will be August 25 th and the fun fly on August 26 th.

The scale masters qualifier proposed by Mike Richardson at the September meeting was discussed at length. The general consensus was that this event would not be practical at this time.

A donation of $150 to the Heritage Flight Museum was proposed and approved by the members present.

The November meeting will be at the Flight Museum November 20th at 7PM. Scott Wolff will check on the availability of the WECU facility for the December meeting / Christmas party on December 11 th. An alternate location would be the Flight Museum .

Pat reminded the club of the Museums open house on Saturday Oct. 21 st. He asked members to bring models for static display.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm .

Minutes reported for approval by Jim Bradshaw, secretary.