Feb Member Meeting Minutes

EAA 240 Member Meeting Minutes

February 6, 2011

New members

• Neil Kaye (Robinson R44II Helicopter)
• Matthew Giordano Jr  (building an RV-8)
• Matthew Giordano III (as above)

• From the new chapter 1536:
  • Tom Finch
  • Joe Ivory
  • Matt Poplos
• Craig Fender – has an autogyro at Brandywine
• Richard Bailey – Cherokee
• Frank Logelbo from Chicago

Membership Report – Larry van Deusen

Larry reminded the members about renewing their annual dues.  He stressed that we are always looking for volunteers to serve in various capacities.

Hangar Report – Chuck Shipman

• Sheet metal to cover insulation on hangar door.
• New tables will be ordered
  • Folding polyethylene plastic/steel tables will be ordered to replace the old wooden tables and benches
  • Wooden tables and benches will be kept for now and possibly offered to members to take home or other ?
  • Eagle Scout project
    • A young man has offered to construct an outdoor patio for the chapter as his Eagle Scout project. Chuck will be responsible for oversight.

Flyouts – Jimmy Reagan, Brian Blackwell, Carl Spirito (absent)

• March – Breakfast at Cambridge MD, 10^th
• April – Kitty Hawk Weekend, 13 &14^th
• May – Breakfast at York, 12^th
• May – Flying Circus visit, Warrenton VA, 20^th
• June – Grimes Golden Age Airshow, 9th
• June – Sentimental Journey Lock Haven, 23^rd
• July & August – vacation time! Ad-hoc fly-outs
• September – Rhinebeck Air Show NY, 15^th
• October – Elmira-Corning Air Museum, 13^th
• November – FAA Tech Center Visit, 10th

Scholarship

There will be two $1,500 scholarships made available this year (already posted on the chapter web site – http://www.eaa240.org/?page_id=115 ).  To raise funds to support this, activities will be as follows:

1. Pedal plane – the raffle drawing will take place on the second day of the New Garden Air Show.
   1. Members are asked to purchase at least 5 tickets for $25 to support the scholarship.  These can be re-sold to friends at $5, kept or given away at the member’s discretion.
   2. 50/50 proceeds will be used for the scholarship fund
   3. New Garden airport flight school (http://www.newgardenflightconnection.com/) has donated 2 introductory flight lessons which will be raffled at the airshow in support of the scholarship fund.
   4. R/C Helicopters will be raffled at Pancake Breakfasts.

Upcoming Events

March – Sun ‘n Fun – Don Bennet has rented and sleeper bus and is looking for members to share it at $50 per night.

Financials – Sandy Walther

The current bank balance is around $11,000. Sandy has presented a 2012 budget to the board for review.

Member Project Updates

The following members provided brief updates on their projects:

• Andre Kerstens – RV7A
• John Smoyer – Just Escapade
• Gary Kiser – RV12

Hugh Horning informed everyone that Leon Slocomb has a Sequoia Falco project that is 40% done and he would like to pay someone to continue work on it.

Other Business

• FAA Seminar on February 29, 2012 at 7:00 pm at New Garden Township Building, 299 Starr Road, Landenberg, PA 19350
  • FAA Safety Team – Safer Skies Through Education
    • “Inherent Dangers of Weight and Balance Complacency”
    • Register on www.faasafety.gov

Presenter – Lee Blazejewski

Lee provided a stimulating multimedia presentation entitled “GYROPLANES: flying the rotor”.  He covered the complete history of the development of the gyroplane and described the experience of learning to fly gyros.  In a gyro one must keep in mind that lift is provided by the rotating rotor – which only rotates due to forward motion.