Board of Directors Meeting

3/1/2018, 6:30pm

John Walsh Library

Present: Ryan Weaver (President), Kevin Leofler (Vice President), Glen Meiring (Secretary), Steve Cechner (Past President), Bill David (Director), Jeff Hammons (Director)

Young Eagles results from 2017

• Total includes TPS Aviation Expo + Plane Fun + Wood County Air Fair + Individual flights
  
• 377 Young Eagles Flown
  
• $1885 in Young Eagles credits earned.
  

Schedule

Tentative 2018 schedule proposed. (VP K. Loefler).  To be finalized and published.

Consider moving to quarterly meetings.  (Pres R. Weaver)

• Focus more on cultured craftsman meetings
  
• After discussion, decided to keep with monthly except summer months and November / December
  
• Need speakers, subject matter, etc.
  
• • Air Campers: Brendan  / Colin (S. Cechner)
    
  • Combine w / Aviation Explorers (Weaver)
    
  • Martha Lunkin (Cechner).  B. David has a contact
    
  • Skype with Matthew Curcio, Scaled Composites
    
  • Lonnie Prince
    
  • Tim Williams, Foreflight presentation
    
  • Parish Oneil, Insurance
    
  • Jamie Weidner, great airline emergency stories
    
  • Gordon ?, YouTube? (B. David)
• Note: A review of Bylaws calls for Monthly meetings on specific days and times.

Winter Banquet

• Should we cancel since so late?
  
• Consider spring banquet - Call it celebration of tax status
  
• Jeff Hamons will check into Shriners hall again.
  
• Proposing 4/28
  

Consider an Oshkosh Fuel and Food Fill-Up for planes coming from the East to Oshkosh with Air to Air photoshoots

• Saturday / Sunday 7/21 and 7/22.
  
• All day hang-out with chapter members.
  
• Serve food and help out travelers on the way to Oshkosh
  
• Provide Air to Air photographs of planes coming and going
  
• Air to Air photographs for community visitors and / or members and guests
  

Plan target drop (aka bomb drop), poker run, and/or photography scavenger hunt.

Motion to find and purchase mobile phone repeater for chapter hanger, 

• B. David 1s,  Leofler 2nd
  
• Motion voted and passed
  
• Nominated J. Hammons to research
  
• SolidSignal.com site shows devices less than $1000.
  

There was discussion about hosting pancake breakfast on Saturdays.  TBD.

Hangar Use

2 members, Paul Cooper and Mike Kimball, have asked to host a chapter restoration project of a Taylorcraft L-2 using the chapter hangar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylorcraft_L-2 They propose gathering corporate sponsors to support the project.

• Board must approve the parameters, scope and calendar of the project.
  
• The board raised the following questions
  
• • Who owns the aircraft [before, during and after project]?
    
  • What happens to the aircraft when the project is complete?
    
  • Explain how corporate sponsors will participate and benefit.
    
  • What are Paul and Mike's history of previous projects?
    
• Paul and Mike should submit their plans to the board for review.
  
• Paul and Mike might consider an organizational meeting to determine interest in the project.
  

Plane Fun

K. Leofler contacted National Guard regarding a fly-over.  They would like more information about the event including how money from the event is used.  A Director suggested inquire about a helicopter [visitors could view up close??]

Other Business

• It was suggested that for events which involve food and guests, consider asking guests to sign up for a “Contact” membership.  This may mitigate the need for Health Department inspections required for public food service since participants would be “members”. (B. David)  Note: a short review of Chapter Bylaws does not show “Contact” membership as a valid member type.  Members must also be members of EAA national
  
• First Aid Kit should be kept up-to-date.  Dan Weise has previously already volunteered to restock the kit in a seperate personal meeting.  This is understood to be a one-time restocking.
  
• We should consider posting a list of things the Chapter needs to do on the web site.  Members could then volunteer to complete items. (B. David)