Buzzard Droppings April 2008

motions were made or voted on. This was brought up because of other clubs’ field closures, etc. This will be discussed again at the April meeting.

Brian is going to get signs made to attach to the fence about properly and loudly calling out your intentions, such as Taking off, Dead stick, Hand launch, properly displaying frequency in the frequency board, etc. as a reminder to pilots.

Secretary - Chet Blake reported we currently have 61 members. The number is lower, since this is the first report of the new membership year. This total includes 1 family and 1 Jr. member.

The Builder’s Contest is in process, the conclusion is at the May 6^th membership meeting at the club field. It’s never too late to make an entry.

Chet handed out membership cards and AMA card stickers to those present and will mail these to the rest of the membership by the following Friday, March 7^th. The new gate and shed combo will be changed Saturday, March 15^th. This will allow plenty of time for the cards that have to be mailed to arrive at the members homes.

We had 20 members that covered over 60 hrs. of duty at the Feb. North West Hobby Expo. A BIG Thank You to all that helped.

Next meeting will be Tuesday, April 1 at Alfy’s.

There has been no word or print on the article sent to the AMA about our charity auction as of this date.

A sign in sheet will be sent around at each meeting from now on for member sign in.

Chet reported at the Board Meeting, the idea of membership participation in Club events, meetings, work events showed interest. It seems as though the work always falls back to the ‘faithful few’ volunteers. An idea was brought up about a point system used by a local gun club that allowed points to be deducted from an elevated membership dues assessment. Points could be earned fairly and easily by participating in the club events. Length of membership would also come into play for limited amount of points. Chet asked Jim Reynolds to explain a very

effective and successful system that the gun club he belongs to uses. It’s based on attendance at meetings, work parties, lawn mowing, field work, participation in events or helping, etc. It is very easy to build required points or if one wishes, he/she can pay the elevated dues.

This brought a great deal of opposition before a full explanation could be made. Time and patience got short and it was tabled until next meeting. This will be brought up again at the next meeting.

Treasurer – Rick Hanners reported that the balance is $7622.25. We should be in position to take on a new field if the opportunity comes along.

Safety Officer – We would like members to fill out an incident report if a crash or loss of control condition happens. This is recommended by the AMA and it’s merely designed to assist in collect data, recording failures and possibly help members with a “hot hit list” of common problems. Vince or Fred will make sure forms are in the Club shed. No problems lately, things are going well and everyone seems to be using good safety sense.

Special Committee Reports

Alternate Field Location Committee – Nothing new.

Pilot training – Nothing new to report

Sound Management – No new readings or report. The Club is buying a Sound Meter. Readings will be kept and recorded. Ron Rueter and Fred will manage this.

Field Improvements - Ron Reuter reported that we need a field clean up April 19^th (rain date 4/26). The August clean up date reported at the February meeting will most likely be moved out to late September or October to clean up after the leaves and winds have hit. Advance notice will be given when a date is decided.

Old Business

No old business

New Business

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