January 12, 2013

41 members and guests enjoyed breakfast potluck before President Tom white called the business meeting to order.  New member Mark Gianiunzio, Dora was welcome to the chapter.

A motion to approve the minutes as published was made by Henny Christensen, second by Ron Hook and approved.

David Johnson gave the financial report.  Motion to approve was made by Al Grant, second by Bob Brantley and approved by members present. Dues are due.  National fees were increased for 2013: annual liability insurance increased by $5 and the chapter annual fee increased by $25.  We have received a $100 scholarship donation from Sean Sweeney, Concrete Works. Sandy Smith wants to make a donation to the scholarship fund in memory of Jay Waggoner, Sr.  She suggested we send cards in recognition of the memorial scholarship donations.

Members are encouraged to contribute their favorite recipes to Sharon Vaughn for our fundraiser new cookbook.  Secretary White will send a reminder to members and the e-mail address for Sharon.

Workdays are each Friday 9 a.m.

Announcements:  Ron Hook’s airplane is now airworthy, Norm Epperson purchased a Zenith 750 and Lindall Baker is our newest pilot and has purchased a Murphy Rebel project.  At next Thursday’s city council meeting, Lindall should be approved as Willow Springs airport manager.  Lindall asked if we ever got it in the minutes about Clint’s Jenny’s airworthiness.  Clint said it is airworthy but it is really not ready to fly.  Give it a month or two.  Berlin Batesel, technical counselor said there were several members with projects in the works including Ron Hook, Clint Allen and Lindall Baker.  Also Sean Sweeney’s project is coming along really good.  He and Tom White visited Sweeney’s Thursday before the meeting.  When they are all done, it will be like a hive of bees here in warm weather.  President White thanked Berlin for doing all the technical counseling which is on his own time and own expense.  Sean Sweeney wanted to go on record thanking him for helping him out with a problem.  Berlin’s visit was very beneficial and prompt.  Al Grant made a motion to double Hokie’s salary.

When Bob Hulvey joined the chapter last year, he was very interested in starting a Civil Air Patrol Chapter in the area.  President White spoke with the wing commander at Lebanon.    If there is interest shown, he would be willing to attend a chapter meeting.  Members Lindall Baker, David Johnson and Jerry Pfister expressed interest in finding out more about the organization.

National awards were presented to Tom White, chapter president, Berlin Batesel, vice-president and technical counselor, Phyllis White, secretary, David Johnson, treasurer, Bob Brantley, Young Eagle coordinator and Clint Allen, technical counselor.  President White commended the officers on doing such a great job again this year.

The next meeting will be February 9^th, noon Italian themed potluck with an emphasis on chocolate desserts to celebrate an early Valentine’s Day.  The business meeting will follow.

President White thanked the cooks and especially Bob Brantley and Jim Vokac for fixing pancakes.

Secretary White read several notes received.  Lynn Bentele said contrary to a popular story, she and Tom have not dropped off the face of the earth, just scheduling conflicts.  Rory Lozano is alive and well and may try to make it to the hangar some time soon.  A thank you card was received from M.U.N.C.H. for our canned food donation.  They assisted 480 families at Christmas this year.

Thanks to Henny, we now have a copy of the movie Pearl.  When Berlin attended the Blakesburg, Iowa AAA three years ago, the airplanes used in the movie and the actors were there.  He said the movie is about Pearl Carter Scott the youngest licensed pilot in America.  We will probably have a future movie day to show it, perhaps after the February meeting.

Henny Christensen copied a short video of an interview with Andy Anderson.  It was part of a Kansas City television station interview “Airplane Crazy”.  We decided to view it before adjourning.  Before moving to Mansfield, Andy’s hangar was located where Ron White’s hangar is now.

A motion to adjourn was made by Ed Walker, second by Benny Butler and approved.

December 8, 2012

45 members enjoyed the traditional holiday meal prior to President White calling the meeting to order.

A motion to approve the minutes as published was made by Henny Christensen second by Brent Humphreys and approved by members present.

The financial report was given by Treasurer David Johnson. A motion to approve was made by Al Grant second by Bob Brantley and approved by members present. Annual dues are now due. Tom Young said he appreciated all the effort cooking for our meeting. President White also thanked the cooks.

David Johnson has created a scholarship application. A link will be available online soon. Mike Vaughn said he may have someone interested in applying. He is a nurse practitioner and will be living in Raymondville.

The chapter Christmas parade float was well received however we did not win a prize. The parade theme this year was “Storybook Christmas” and our float was “Twas the “flight before Christmas.

The canned food drive for M.U.N.C.H is continuing this month. If you forgot to bring non-perishables, there is a can for cash donations to purchase canned items.

Henny Christensen reported Mountain Grove Airport is now open with a new taxiway. There will be some future closings to repair some things.

Phyllis White made a motion to create a new cook book as a fund raiser. Motion was seconded by Henny Christensen and approved by members. Send your recipes to Sharon Vaughn.

The January 12, 2013 meeting will be breakfast potluck, motion by Bob Brantley, second by Benny Butler and approved.

Guest Ashlyn Whittington drew the winning raffle ticket for the GoPro Hero2 camera. The winner was Tom Gale, Pomona.

Christmas wishes were extended to all. Motion to adjourn was made by several

EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218 Scholarship Program

Purpose

1. To promote general aviation in south central Missouri by encouraging interested individuals to pursue obtaining their primary pilot license.
2. To increase local general aviation economic activity.
3. To promote use and support of local airport facilities, services and personnel.
4. To increase local awareness of EAA Chapter 1218, and local aviation activities, by publicizing individual sponsorships, business sponsorships, scholarship awards, first solo flights, and successful completions of flight training in local media, chapter meeting minutes, and on the chapter website.
5. Grow the membership of EAA Chapter 1218 by helping to create more general aviation pilots, in this area, which will hopefully become the future of our organization.

Method

Award a $2,500 scholarship to any individual, that resides within the 9 county geographic area covered by EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218, to be used for primary flight training with the goal of obtaining a Private Pilot, Sport Pilot, or Recreational Pilot License. The scholarships will be awarded without regard to age, sex, or financial status.  Applicants will become eligible by first taking a young eagle flight, an eagle flight, or demonstrating previous flight experience, then completing and submitting an application to EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218.  When an applicant is approved to receive a scholarship, the applicant will be required to join both the national Experimental Aircraft Association and the EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218.  The applicant will pay for primary flight instruction (plane rental, fuel, instructor fees) at any flight school, or with any Certified Flight Instructor, of the applicant’s choice, and then submit proof of payment to EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218 for reimbursement.  The EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218 Scholarship Program will be managed by the EAA Chapter 1218 executive committee and will be limited only by the number of applicants approved or by the funds available.

Funding

The EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218 Scholarship Program was initially funded by the generous donations of individuals to the Jerry Smith Scholarship Fund.  These existing funds and any future funds raised for the sole purpose of supporting the chapter 1218 scholarship will be used to fund this scholarship program.  This will assure all supporters and sponsors of the scholarship program that their contributions will only be used for the scholarship program and will not be used for any other chapter 1218 activities or obligations.  Future funding will be secured by:  1. Donation jar clearly marked scholarship fund at all meetings and EAA events for individual or anonymous contributions.  2. Fund raising activities that are organized and conducted by EAA members for the sole purpose of raising money for the scholarship fund such as craft sales, garage sales, raffles, bake sales, etc.  3. Individual Sponsorships:  Diamond level $500, Gold level $250, Silver $100, Bronze $50.  Business Sponsorships:  Diamond level $1,000, Gold level $500, Silver $250, Bronze $100.  Sponsorships would be publicized with pictures in local media, distributed in chapter meeting minutes and on the chapter website.

EAA Chapter 1218 November 3, 2012  (39 members and guests)

The Mike Short family, Salem, MO and Shirley Hanmore, Summersville, MO were welcomed as guests.  New members Lindall Baker and Richard and Bessie Shelton were welcomed and the Robbie Collins family that has been absent from the last few meetings were welcomed back.  A big thank you was extended to Ron and Sharon White for providing the delicious smoked meats and more for our meal and to the members for providing side dishes and such a variety of desserts.

Motion to approve the minutes as published was made by Henny Christensen, second by Ron Hook and approved.

Treasurer David Johnson gave the financial report, motion to approve by Bob Brantley, second by Ron Hook and approved.  President White presented David with a scholarship fund donation check for $250 from Jim and Jane Stilwell for the use of the hangar for the Charles Stilwell memorial service held at noon.

Member Clint Allen is recuperating at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston with two surgeries for infection in his right foot.  He is in good spirits, is really doing well and has been promised he will be out in time to vote.  Henny Christensen said in the process of sending a card from herself and Lloyd, she signed it from the MPA chapter and EAA chapter.
Chapter member Bob Hulvey is not in good health due to a tick bite this summer.  He has had to move to his sister’s in Illinois to recuperate.  He is also a member of the local American Legion Post and will be missed.  Bob is too young to have problems like he’s having.  We wish him a full recovery.
A thank you card was read from American Legion Post #384 for including them in our open house.  They are wondering if we want them back next year.  The food was good and reasonably priced.  Janet Brantley said “and we didn’t have to fix it”.

November and December we usually have a canned food drive for M.U.N .C.H. If you didn’t bring canned goods to this meeting, bring them next month or there is a donation jar.  We’ll take those funds and purchase canned goods or not perishables and take to them.

Rod Hightower is no longer the president of EAA.  He resigned a couple of weeks ago right after Jack Pelton (former CEO of Cessna) was named chairman of the board.

GoPro camera raffle tickets are still available; we are selling them for a dollar each or seven for $5.00 with the drawing to be December 8th.
Beginning in 2013 our dues are $20.00 family or individual we voted on that last month that our annual meeting.  If you just joined this past month your dues will not be due until January 2014.

David Johnson said at the last meeting he would have a jar for scholarship donations but he has not come up with one yet.  If anyone wants to make a donation to the scholarship fund please see him.  President White reminded everyone that any donation to the scholarship fund is tax deductible since we are a 501c3 tax exempt organization.  Read your minutes from last month listing the different levels for individual and business scholarship amounts.  Regarding the minutes, Sue L’Hommedieu stated she does not have any programs on her computer that can handle a docx.  Bob Brantley said there is a reader that can be downloaded.  She said she had no room on her hard drive.  President White suggested she get with Secretary White following the meeting since it did not affect the other members.

President White has some 8 x 10 prints taken by Henny Christensen for sale.   There is the Wright Flyer in flight and signed by the pilots and a photo of the hangar with the Wright Flyer inside and “ghosts” around it.  They are $5; see David Johnson.

Carl Everhart came across a photo in a 2001 Vintage Aircraft of a golf cart fixed up to look like an Ercoupe.  He thought we might like to do that as the project sometime.

Our December meeting will be held on the 8th. A motion was made by Phyllis White to have a traditional holiday dinner with turkey and all the trimmings at 4:00 PM, second by Doc Openshaw and was approved.  Phyllis White will plan a menu and ask members to bring the assigned dishes.

A reminder was given to fall back with the daylight savings time change tonight.

Al Grant asked how the aircraft projects are coming along.  President White said the Pascoe biplane has two wings almost complete.  The Zodiac is coming along but there is still quite a bit to do.  If we get a warm day where we can roll it outside, we will need volunteers to use Scotch Brite pads on the exterior getting it ready for paint.  President White would like to see some new faces on workdays.  The more show up; the quicker we get done.  Watch for emails.  The funds we get from the aircraft sales do go to the chapter and pays for turkeys, open house, etc.

As a final note, President White said in the words of our President: “America needs change, let’s do it on Tuesday”.

A motion to adjourn was made by Bob Brantley, second by Lisa Johnson and approved.

EAA Chapter 1218, Annual meeting October 13, 2012 33 members in attendance.  President White gave members the remaining stock of the outdated chapter patches.  The current patch features the Wright Flyer.

Following the open house, President White called the meeting to order.

A motion to approve the minutes as published was made by Henny Christensen, second by Bob Brantley and approved.

Treasurer David Johnston came to the front of the room to give his report stating “when you are talking finances you don’t want to turn your back on anyone”.  Motion to approve was made by Tom Bentele, second by Ron Hook and approved.  Henny reported the items donated by Vern Raber brought in $68 and the silent auction items $36.  Lisa Johnson reported the GoPro raffle ticket sales are $115 and the other raffle totaled $159.  There will be a full report on the open house finances next month.

Thank you’s were extended to Larson Farm and Lawn, Hirsch Feed, American Legion, Lou Wehmer for the pa system and Ron and Sharon White, Mike White/White Industries for the fall decorations.  The equipment for Larson and Hirsch were put to good use during the event.  If you are in either business, you are encouraged to let them know how much we do appreciate their generosity.  Members were thanked for cleaning and setting up for the open house, for participating and attending.  Members were asked for comments, suggestions for future open house events.  Phyllis White said halleluiah we didn’t have to cook and serve a meal which received a round of applause.  The American Legion Post reported they made money and asked if we wanted them back next year.  We will order better weather for the next one.  Almost 200 invitation flyers were mailed to area EAA national/non-chapter members within 100 miles, special invitations were sent to the managers at Creve Coeur Airport, Bill Johnmeyer, Harry Cooper and anyone we knew that were friends of aviation.  All area EAA, UL and MPA chapters were invited.  A press release was sent eleven area newspapers.  Henny mentioned postage will be increasing in 2013, perhaps we should stock up on the forever stamps.  Cleta Sweeney thought the open house was wonderful, felt welcomed right away, saw the article in the Douglas Herald and Gainesville newspapers and was pleasantly shocked at how beautiful and organized everything was.  Phyllis White announced we made the front page of the West Plains Quill; which is just not heard of for an aviation event in Willow Springs.  The Sharon Vaughn’s Summersville Beacon also featured the article and included the submitted photo on the front page.

Announcements:
Roller Field Fly-In, Gassville, AR October 26-28
Oz Fall Fest was last weekend with temps in the thirties, wind and rain predicted.  President White called the volunteers Friday evening and cancelled our participation.  Henny was relieved the simulator was not exposed to the weather.
Willow Springs Airport is still looking for an airport manager. 
Bill Ghan has been invited to the EAA Hall of Fame banquet, November 15, 2012.  Bill is in the Builders Hall of Fame and has built many aircraft. 
Our condolences are conveyed to Sharon Vaughn and family for the loss of her mother.  Services were last Thursday.  Mike Vaughn said he appreciated our efforts and it was tremendous to see the aviation community well represented at the visitation and funeral.  Members were also thanked for the flowers and cards sent.


Old Business:
President reminded members to be voting members of the chapter you must be a member of the national organization; not our rule, it is set by national.  Bob Brantley, nominating committee announced the slate of officers for 2013 (same as 2012).  President White asked for nominations from the floor, one at a time please.  Motion to select the slate of officers as stated was made by Bob Brantley, second by Ron Hook and approved by members present.  Congratulations to Lisa Johnson for receiving her national membership in time for the annual meeting.

President White said we have been discussing dues increase and how it would impact the chapter.  Treasurer David Johnson reported the dues collected over the past 12 months were $1025, utilities paid were $1136 and insurance was $1558.  He had suggested last month perhaps going to one set price for dues by eliminating the single membership.  Secretary White reported our national bylaws wording requires offering single, family, honorary/complimentary special and life.  Lisa Johnson asked if they could be the same price and there is nothing stating otherwise.  Brent Humphreys asked what our membership numbers are now.  There are 66 paid memberships; 43 family and 22 individual.  Our current dues are $10 and $15.  Henny Christensen made a motion to increase the dues to $20 across the board, second by Ron Hook and approved.  David said he fully supported it because when someone asks what the dues are we can now say $20 making it simple.  It will also raise a little more revenue and hopefully not create a burden on any members.  Tom Bentele said even with the increase that will still not cover the utilities and insurance.  Cleta Sweeney asked if we had considered corporate membership.  The organization she belongs to has $100 corporate members, with recognition on the wall.  Members are encouraged to support those members when making purchases.  President White announced the executive committee met last Wednesday and discussed the building insurance and has opted to be self insured.   The insurance rate increased to $863 this year for building coverage.  The policy was not for liability coverage; that is through national and required.    If we just put that money aside, in a few years we would be able to repair or rebuild if something should happen to the structure.   Bob Coats said we were all going to have to look at that one of these days because the rates are getting out of hand.    Ron White said that was a good move.

Last month we heard Sue L’Hommedieu’s scholarship proposal.   David and Lisa Johnson have also come up with a proposal for us to listen to.  It has been presented to the executive board and was liked.  Lisa John read the proposal.
EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218 Scholarship Program
Purpose
1.  To promote general aviation in south central Missouri by encouraging interested individuals to pursue obtaining their primary pilot license.  2.  To increase local general aviation economic activity.  3. To promote use and support of local airport facilities, services and personnel.  4.  To increase local awareness of EAA Chapter 1218, and local aviation activities, by publicizing individual sponsorships, business sponsorships, scholarship awards, first solo flights, and successful completions of flight training in local media, chapter meeting minutes, and on the chapter website.  5.  Grow the membership of EAA Chapter 1218 by helping to create more general aviation pilots, in this area, which will hopefully become the future of our organization.
Method
Award a $2,500 scholarship to any individual, that resides within the 9 county geographic area covered by EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218, to be used for primary flight training with the goal of obtaining a Private Pilot, Sport Pilot, or Recreational Pilot License. The scholarships will be awarded without regard to age, sex, or financial status.  Applicants will become eligible by first taking a young eagle flight, an eagle flight, or demonstrating previous flight experience, then completing and submitting an application to EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218.  When an applicant is approved to receive a scholarship, the applicant will be required to join both the national Experimental Aircraft Association and the EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218.  The applicant will pay for primary flight instruction (plane rental, fuel, instructor fees) at any flight school, or with any Certified Flight Instructor, of the applicant’s choice, and then submit proof of payment to EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218 for reimbursement.  The EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218 Scholarship Program will be managed by the EAA Chapter 1218 executive committee and will be limited only by the number of applicants approved or by the funds available.
Funding
The EAA South Central Ozarks Chapter 1218 Scholarship Program was initially funded by the generous donations of individuals to the Jerry Smith Scholarship Fund.  These existing funds and any future funds raised for the sole purpose of supporting the chapter 1218 scholarship will be used to fund this scholarship program.  This will assure all supporters and sponsors of the scholarship program that their contributions will only be used for the scholarship program and will not be used for any other chapter 1218 activities or obligations.  Future funding will be secured by:  1. Donation jar clearly marked scholarship fund at all meetings and EAA events for individual or anonymous contributions.  2. Fund raising activities that are organized and conducted by EAA members for the sole purpose of raising money for the scholarship fund such as craft sales, garage sales, raffles, bake sales, etc.  3. Individual Sponsorships:  Diamond level $500, Gold level $250, Silver $100, Bronze $50.  Business Sponsorships:  Diamond level $1,000, Gold level $500, Silver $250, Bronze $100.  Sponsorships would be publicized with pictures in local media, distributed in chapter meeting minutes and on the chapter website.
President White noted the proposal is designed to support the nine county area and aviation related compared to the one Sue proposed which would be to anyone  for flight training, engineering degrees, mechanic training and open to anybody basically in the United States.  President White stated those are the two proposals, did we want to pursue either one?  David Johnson suggested there be lots of discussion before we make any motion.  The gist of their proposal is everyone thinks of scholarship programs as someone graduating from high school and going to college.  There are literally thousands of scholarships out there.  But if you take somebody that is forty years old that decides they want to get their private pilot/s license, there is nothing out there to help that person.  What they designed was something that hopefully would promote aviation in the area by encouraging people to get a pilot’s license that are from this area and at whatever age.  The real distinction he wanted to make was rather than be another member of the crowd offering one of several thousand high school scholarships to go to college; this is a scholarship program here to any individual that wants to get a pilot’s license.  Carol Coats said they are really involved with the Cessna 170 Association scholarship program, her question was on the administration of it. Would they submit their bills to the committee for reimbursement of the $2500?  Will the committee have final control; they will take the lessons and then submit bills?  David said part of the logic in that is face it, one of the reasons there aren’t more pilots out there is it is so expensive to fly. We want to attract people into flying that can afford to fly; we just want to help them get there.  If they can’t afford to pay for their lessons and we reimburse them, they probably won’t make a pilot anyway because they can’t afford to fly.  We plan to give this to someone that has some financial resources but hopefully once they finish they will have resources to buy or lease an airplane, buy fuel; they will actually become an active pilot in this local chapter.  They felt the $2500 amount would get someone to the point of solo.  And hopefully once they solo, they will continue to get their ticket.  Ideally they would turn in receipts for $2500 in instruction and then we would reimburse them.  Carol thought they would need to complete a considerable amount rather than just one or two lessons and ask for reimbursement.  Clint Allen said he like the sound of everything and would like to make a motion we accept what he is calling the “Johnson” proposal for the sake of argument.  Call it what you want.  And the executive committee has the final say on the proposal and he suggests we start the money kind of judicially.  Henny Christensen seconded.  Tom Bentele asked if with either proposal does it need approval from the original donor.  Secretary White read from the original resolution from Sandy Smith “the EAA chapter will take over this responsibility and have full authority to determine the use of the funds.  The trust members hope these funds will help others improve and develop their skills and knowledge in the field of aviation.  Jerry had a true passion for flying and dedicated his life to his aviation career.  We have confidence in the EAA chapter and know they will use the money to the furtherance of aviation.”  Bob Coats said $2500 doesn’t go very far but when you are first starting out with a scholarship fund that will be a pretty good hunk of the original money.  Should we start with a smaller amount say $1000 the first year, etc.  President White said the proposal states as funds are available, scholarships will be awarded depending on how many fund raisers we have.  Secretary White said when Jim and Mille Tausworthe originally donated books for us to sell to make funds with the proceeds to go to the Young Eagle program.  Millie said all funds from future book sales may now go to the scholarship fund; that will be another way to feed it some.  There was $80 in book sales during the open house.  Clint Allen said while the proposal was being read, he was skeptical how would we know how many people we could take care of in any one year.  And there it was answered; how much money do we have for this year to administer it.  That takes care of it as far as he is concerned; the proposal sounds good.  Lisa Johnson said if we give the money out and don’t raise any more money then we can’t give another one.  If it is important enough to us to raise money then we could give more and if we decide it is more trouble than it is worth then when it is gone it is gone.    President White said knowing the chapter history if we had a need, a person qualifying for a scholarship, he has confidence we would be able to raise the needed funds.  The vote was unanimous to approve the “Johnson” proposal.
The next meeting will be Saturday, November 3rd, 5 P.M.  Earlier in the day a family wants to use the meeting room for a memorial service and noon meal.  Ron White is cooking for them and for us.  Members are asked to bring side dishes and desserts.
President White asked members to help with chores after the meeting and have dessert.  We are still selling raffle tickets for the GoPro camera to be given away at the December meeting.
A motion to adjourn was made by new national member Lisa Johnson, second by Tom Bentele and approved by members.

September 8, 2012 36 members and guests dined on delicious potluck followed by the business meeting called to order by President Tom White. Guests Ed and Blanche McKinney were thanked for bringing more Kit Plane magazines. Joe and James Ghan, Bill’s grandkids were also welcomed. New members Vern and June Raber, Cabool were welcomed to the chapter. It was also great to see Nancy Good at the meeting.

A motion to approve the minutes as published was made by Henny Christensen, second by Ron Hook and approved by members.

David Johnson presented the financial report, motion to approve by Al Grant, second by Bill Ghan and approved.

Announcements: Flyer available for the upcoming auction at North Fork Ranch, October 6^th. Berlin Batesel and Tom White flew down and purchased scales for the chapter.

Henny Christensen mentioned Brown’s Hardware, Mtn. Grove is going out of business with some bargains.

Zenith Aircraft, Mexico, MO will have their annual open house, September 22 and Marble Hill, MO will have their fly-in, September 29^th.

There is an open invitation to the weekly burger cookout at Steve Johnson’s (UL and EAA Chapter)place near Mtn. Home on Tuesday evenings. With notification, they will pick you up at the Mountain Home Airport.

Jim Vokac announced Willow Springs still needs an airport manager.

Henny Christensen reported Mountain Grove is still closed.

A thank you card was received from Ozark Radio Network thanking us for our participation in Skyfire 2012.

Old Business: Nominating committee spokesman, Jim Vokac submitted the slate of officers for 2013. All present officers have agreed to remain in office. At the annual meeting, nominations will be accepted from the floor.

Open House will be October 13, 10 A.M. – 2 P.M. with the annual meeting to follow. A workday will be scheduled for yard work, general cleanup, mowing, etc. Watch for e-mails and phone calls for dates. Open house plans include EAA partner program sponsors Ford and John Deere displays. An equipment display from Larson Farm and Lawn, West Plains John Deere dealer is planned. The local Ford dealer will not be able to attend so members with Ford vehicles vintage and new are encouraged to bring them for display. Jerry Pfister sent an e-mail suggesting he could disguise his 1930 Chevy, cover the Chevy emblem with a Ford oval and pass it off as a Ford. The local American Legion Post will have the food concession with hot dogs, burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, chips and drink. Non-chapter pilots in command will receive a food voucher. Members will be responsible for their meal. Volunteers will be needed for parking, etc. Orange vests are to be worn for safety. Hirsch Farm Supply will provide a Mule for transport. John Deere will also provide a vehicle for our use. Come early and help. Bob Brantley suggested we have some Young Eagle and Eagle pilots available. For our meeting, members are asked to bring desserts. As brought up previously, the possible increase in dues will be discussed at the meeting. President White had thought of placing the increased amount in the scholarship fund but it would not amount to much. He is open to suggestions on how to increase the scholarship fund. David Johnson spoke regarding chapter funds. The treasury is in good shape since we sold the Pietenpol but if we look at cash outflow vs. inflow, the chapter membership dues do not really support the chapter. Yearly dues do not cover utilities and insurance which means that’s not too bad if we continue to build and sell a plane occasionally and get donations and contributions from other sources. Realistically the dues should at least cover what it costs us to have the organization. He does not like the idea of raising the dues and earmarking them for any specific thing. Priorities change from year to year and dues need to be used primarily to support the organization because people pay dues to belong to the organization. One thing he had thought of was dropping the individual and family dues and raising the dues to maybe $20 per year (one person or family). That would be a 25% increase. It would make it simple when someone asked what dues were. Bob Brantley asked how much in dues would it take to make us self sufficient/self supporting. David didn’t have an exact figure but even if we raised dues to $20 it would probably cover our utilities but not utilities and insurance. We definitely don’t want to raise them so high they become a negative aspect. We don’t want people saying I’d like to join because I like airplanes but dues are kind of steep. But on the other hand almost any kind of organization you join these days has high dues. Our national dues are $40 but you get a nice magazine. The key is to get more members; example this year 65 members have paid their dues but we have about 90 members on our roster. That’s about 25 members that haven’t paid their dues. When you are calculating an annual budget the difference between that number could cover the insurance. Sue L’Hommedieu said when we were talking last month about raising the dues to add to the scholarship fund she thought about it and came with her ideas written down to make as a motion. President White asked that she just read her ideas now because the motion should be made and voted on at our annual meeting. Sue suggests “we designate a percentage of the net proceeds of the sale of each project airplane to the scholarship fund. In support of the scholarship program, there will be a standing committee of three to five volunteers who will contact high school counselors in the south central Missouri area periodically to inform them of the availability of scholarship funds to students interested in pursuing aviation or related-field studies in flight schools, aviation mechanic schools, aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics and physics. The committee will develop qualification standards and an application process. The committee will contact the types of schools offering courses listed above for information about their programs which can be distributed to prospective applicants by their counselors. The committee, together with the chapter officers will meet at least once a semester to decide on successful applicants to receive scholarship funds. Funds will be disbursed directly to the school of the applicant’s choice, a semester at a time, upon presenting a letter of acceptance from the school. Continued disbursements will be made upon presentation of evidence of satisfactory progress.” Al Grant suggested a $1.00 per person donation designated to the scholarship at each meeting. David Johnson said as a follow-up to Sue’s comments regarding reaching out to high school counselors; it’s his observation very few students come out of high school and go into aviation or aviation related fields. It seems like it’s almost inevitably a second career. Therefore it becomes tough to find a recipient no matter how much funding we have that will be interested in it. David said he know one young fellow sitting nearby that he has his eye on as a future scholarship recipient. “It’s just rare at the high school level to find someone interested.” Sue said counselors don’t even think about telling kids about aviation careers. Lisa Johnson said Linn Tech has counselors and an aviation program. If the counselors were aware of our scholarship they could probably find a student that needed assistance but they might not be from our area. We could perhaps narrow our focus to an area school that provides that kind of curriculum. Sue said when her kids were in school; they located scholarships and grants and cobbled together enough funding. President White said we have some though starters now. We will have more discussion next month.

New business: At the last meeting, President White mentioned seeking bids for climate control in the hangar shop. Three bids were reviewed August 24^th with Berlin Batesel, David Johnson, Tom and Phyllis White, Bob Brantley, Bill Ghan, John Good and John Smith present. Butler Heating, West Plains bid $8,500, Verity Heating, West Plains $8,750 and Walker Heating, Cabool, $5038.80. Walker’s bid was approved with the stipulation the August meeting minutes be published to give someone time for input. There were no communications received. Also, Bill Walker was asked if he had made an error in calculations or did he give us a good deal. Bill said the organization had been helpful to his son Luke therefore he was figuring everything at cost. David Johnson said if anyone wanted to look at the compressor or the unit upstairs or just the workmanship if you need any heat or air work done Bill Walker would be a good man to call. Tom said the work was completed in two days and the area clean when they finished. Bob Brantley said Carl commented since Luke was in school, it took two days. If he was home, it would have taken five, whatever that means. President White said if you want to hang anyone, vote the board out of office next month. The guys working on airplanes will now be comfortable out there and we can work through the winter. And, the area will be comfortable for hands on training sessions. President White asked if the check had been written yet. David Johnson said it would be the end of the month. Al Grant said “I move its okay”. Clint Allen said it was a good thing well done and we should give everyone a hand that took part in it. President White said he appreciated that. Making the decision to spend that much money was difficult but now the members building airplanes out there making money for the chapter will be able to work in more comfortable conditions. Pat Gates said it is amazing when it’s not too hot not too cold you get better production from workers. President White replied it might get some one here to help out that hasn’t been before. There are names on the airplane volunteer work sheet that have yet to show for a workday. It will probably be warmer in the chapter shop than in your home shop so come on down and join us.

Oz Fall Fest is October 6. Clint Allen, Henny Christensen and Jerry Pfister have volunteered to man the simulator and booth.

Several years ago we voted to move the November meeting to the first Saturday of the month due to deer season starting on the second Saturday. President White asked how important it was to leave it that way. How many members does it affect? The question was asked why change it now. It is confusing to new members having one month on a different Saturday. General consensus was to leave it as is.

Motion to adjourn was made by Jim Vokac, second by John Good and approved.