President’s Message (April 2007)

Hey everyone! Get all your taxes done so you can attend the EAA meeting April 8th. The program is still in limbo (I have been busy on my taxes) and do not have a speaker lined up at this time. Maybe John Gill can tell us how the skiing was in Colorado. But don't be discouraged....look how good the "two Pauls" extemporaneously took over and thoroughly entertained, educated, and bedazzled us with their presentations!

Looking ahead, as the sun sets later, perhaps we can start the evening/ meeting with every one getting a ride in Larry's fleet of airplanes. In the meantime, if you have anything you would like to share with the rest of us, come prepared and you can easily be "penciled in" on the agenda.

Be sure to come, and bring a friend, significant other, or, what the heck, even your wife. See ya, Vic

-Vic Johnston

March (2007) Meeting Minutes

The regular monthly meeting of EAA Chapter 704 was held on March 12,2007 at the Sparta Paul C Miller Airport pilot's lounge. There were about 20 members and guests present.

President Vic Johnston called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and opened the discussion with questions about the annual Pancake Breakfast Fly In held in conjunction with the Sparta Town and Country Days celebration. The date needs to be confirmed so announcements can be placed in Michigan Aviation publication.

Paul Zimmer showed some of the tail assemblies of his RV -7 project and discussed the building process he is going through. Other projects were mentioned including Torre Ro's Super Cub restoration.

Paul Spetosky spoke for a while about his time spent many years ago working on Rocket engines for the Titan 3C missiles. He stated he had developed an interest in these engines in the early phases of the "Space Age" and described some of the booster engines used as well as the rocket engines and their control systems. He apparently worked in this field for nearly a year before moving on to other interests.

Meeting adjourned for refreshments and hangar talk

Jay Dean Sec/Treas EAA Chapter 704