EAA Chapter 704 met for its regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 11 at the Sparta Paul C. Miller Airport's pilot lounge. There were 27 members and 3 guests present.
The regular monthly meeting of EAA Chapter 704 was held on July 11, 2005 at the Sparta Paul C Miller Airport pilot's lounge.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Ron Fritz.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter. The treasurer report showed $1692.24 in the checkbook with $50.00 cash on hand. $21.00 was received from dues and sale of shoulder patches.
The main item of business was the upcoming pancake breakfast/Fly-In to be held Saturday, July 17th. A work party to set up the facilities was planned for Friday to collect the tables and chairs needed for the event. Workers would also gather at 6:00 am on Sunday to complete the set up.
The Secretary was instructed to contact EAA headquarters to activate the insurance policy to cover the event.
The Sparta Pilot's Association is planning a hotdog/brat sale for Saturday the 16th and a discussion was held in this regard. There will also be a Radio Controlled Airplane rally that day.
There being no other business the meeting was adjourned for snacks after which a very fine program was presented by the Antique Model Airplane Group represented by Karl Spiellmaker, Ward Delano and Bob Pattison. Karl spoke about the early development of the model airplane engines dating back to the early 1900's and described the efforts to create these tiny power plants. After the discussion the group retired to the patio where several examples of these small engines were set up and ran. The collection included 2 stroke, 4 stroke and even a diesel model. A wankle engine was demonstrated as well as a 5 cylinder radial. The intricate machining required to create these engines was most impressive and it was a delight to watch them operate. A husky thank you goes out to these men for their program and to Ron Fritz for arranging it.
Meeting adjourned
Jay Dean, Secretary/Treasurer
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