General
Minutes
On a very cool Saturday morning, eight
members of Henry County RC Flying Club gathered for the October meeting. In
attendance were Victor Echevarria (pres), Ron Hargrove (vp), Larry Przyborowski
(safety and acting secretary), Julian Pugh (events), Dave Mitchell, Tim Bigley,
Chuck Letner, and Mr. Curtis Miller Jr.
Before the meeting was officially started
it was mentioned that Dave Mitchell had rolled the new sod and seeded areas
this past week. The field is looking quite nice but we could use a bit of rain.
Other grumblings related to the fact that
so few members attend meetings or events. It sure would be nice if we could get
a little more participation and help. Additionally we discussed the possibility
of diverting some of our funds into our savings or some type of interest
bearing account for long term plans. We should also continue looking into a
future alternative flying field.
At 10:15 Vic started the meeting in hopes
that others might show up. None did.
1.) Vic pointed
out all the major improvements that have been made at HCRCC this past year, and
wanted to personally thank all the members who lent a hand. Special thanks to
the "Geezer" crew.
2.) At next
months meeting, (11-23-2013) we will have the vote for next years officers.
Anyone who has an interest in serving in any position is welcome to add his
name to the ballot. Contact any officer for information.
So far those willing to serve are as
follows:
Ron Hargrove (Pres)
Andy Ripple (Web master)
Dave Mitchell (VP) Larry Przyborowski (Safety)
Jim Murphy (Sec) Julian Pugh (Events)
Joe Ryan (Tres)
Also discussed was the setting up of a
volunteer review board, to help the officers as they make decisions during the
year.
3.) Our Christmas party is scheduled for December
7th, 6PM in Glens hangar at Mallards Landing. Contact Glen at The Hobby Shop if
you need directions. Meats and drinks will be provided by the club, but please
bring one of your favorite side dishes for our feast
4.) Vic
reminded everyone to please sign in every time you come to the field. Also ask
visitors to sign in. This helps to show the county how many people are
interested in our facility. If visitors
leave an e-mail, please have Andy send those links to our site, and add them to
our roster. Ron H, added that he would like to see a special file so people can
add pictures and info about members aircraft. In hopes that one day we could
have a library of aircraft info to share with everyone.
Dave
Mitchell and others said that our online member application form needs revision
to add the current year to which the application applies, i.e. 2014 etc, and
should be easily changed from one year to the next. The form should be user
friendly for our members and for the Web Master to change from year to year.
5.) Vic
discussed the upcoming budget, the improvements we've made, the plans for the
coming year, the increase costs we have incurred, and future projections. Some
of the items discussed were:
Lawn treatment, Porta Potty, Funds for
events, General maintenance, replacing windsocks, repairing tables, fencing,
ant killer, etc.
Also to be voted on next month is an increase to
the annual dues from $60.00 to $75:00. This will be our break even point for
the projected 2014 budget.
6.) Also discussed
was the change in the bylaws regarding the need to begin our Level 1, 2, and Level
3 pilot program. For safety reasons, new members must be signed off, and given
the correct sticker on their AMA cards. New aircraft need to be inspected by
other members before their maiden flight. Rebuilt and repaired aircraft should
also be checked. We all need to assist in this and try to keep our accident
rate as low as possible.
7.) Lastly
Vic mentioned that he and others have reported that they have found the gate
left open when no one was present. Please, Please, Please close the gate and
frequency board if you are the last to leave. It's your club, please help
protect it.
Respectfully
submitted: Larry Przyborowski
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