NEXT MEETING!!
Monday, December 10, 2007 at 7:00 pm
The Meeting will be held at the Sparta Airport. Please plan on attending.
The EAA Chapter 704 meets at 7pm on the 2nd Monday of every month at the Sparta Municipal Airport or the homes of members when it can be arranged
Friday, December 07, 2007
Chapter 211/704 Christmas Party - 12/15/07
Chapter 211/704 Christmas Party
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Where: John Gill's hangar at the Sparta Airport.
When: The hangar opens around 6pm and dinner starts at 7pm
everyone attending please bring a dish to pass.
Where: John Gill's hangar at the Sparta Airport.
When: The hangar opens around 6pm and dinner starts at 7pm
everyone attending please bring a dish to pass.
President’s Message (December 2007)
Out with the old regime, and in with a new streamlined, energetic, resourceful, proactive, dynamic, innovative group of leaders! This will be the main focus of our next meeting on December 10, so be thinking of those folks you are going to nominate, and start practicing your acceptance speeches. Having said that, I imagine the attendance has already dropped to about half. But I do expect the "Pair-a-Docs" to be back with us, as they were conspicuously absent at the last meeting.Other items on the agenda may include an update on the Christmas Party; catch up on reports from our members regarding projects, interesting trips, or whatever you may like to share; and review some old business topics.
We owe Li'l Ronnie Fritz a big thanks for extemperaneouly stepping up into Doc Dean's shoes to record the minutes for us. He did a marvelous job.
I think it has been a good year for us, and I thank all of you for making it so! Many of you participated in many ways....Young Eagles, sharing stories and projects, working at the breakfasts and the POTH project, participating in the flyouts, and sharing the use of your hangars for some of our activities. I thank you for that because it makes me look better, as I get to take the credit!
See you on the 10th, and bring your favorite lady with you....tell her "it's a date" or "a night out"......let's see how clever you can be to get to attend.
Stay between the wing tips.
- Vic Johnston
THANK YOU CHAPTER 704!
I want to thank you all for thinking of me while I’m not feeling well. Your generous gift was a great surprise and is greatly appreciated. I hope to see you all again real soon.
-Kathy Hakeem
-Kathy Hakeem
November (2007) Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the regular meeting of November 12, 2007. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 PM by President Vic Johnston. No attendance was taken.
In the absence of the Secretary/Treasurer no minutes or treasurer’s report was given.
Old Business:
Pres. Johnston reported that Steve Zelle, who has published a book on small, unlicensed airports, is still looking for additional airports. The chapter has purchased a book and it is on file at the airport lounge.
Vic reported that Chet Uncapher, of Chapter 211, is checking into the possibility of having the 2008 Michigan Tour make one of its stops at the Sparta Airport. More on this later.
Discussion was held on the 2008 Chapter calendar and it was decided not to pursue the calendar for this year.
The television in the airport lounge has died and it is hoped someone in the group will have an old one to donate.
There is still no volunteers to be the chapter representative for Boy Scout Troop 704.
New Business:
John Gill announced the 2007 joint chapter Christmas party will be held in his hangar at Sparta Airport on Saturday, December 15. His hangar will be open at 6:00 PM with the potluck dinner starting at 7:00 PM. Everyone planning to attend was asked to bring a dish to pass. Chapter 211 will be providing entertainment this year and there will be no gift exchange.
President Johnston announced that former Sec/Treas. Kathy Hakeem is experiencing health problems and has no health insurance to help with the bills. Motion by John Gill and 2nd by Ed DeBruyn to write a check for $250.00 out of the treasury to give to Kathy. Motion passed. An additional collection was taken from those present and netted $350.00.
Paul Zimmer asked if the chapter would be interested in having a well known avionics expert come to Sparta to talk to a gathering of all pilots/plane owners. His name is Bob Nuchols. If there is enough interest, he will pursue the subject.
Jim Jastifer gave a report on a group of local powered parachute owners getting together to get their planes licensed in the experimental category. They had excellent treatment from the FAA agent who came to do the certification.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM by president Johnston.
Respectfully submitted
-Ron Fritz
Minutes of the regular meeting of November 12, 2007. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 PM by President Vic Johnston. No attendance was taken.
In the absence of the Secretary/Treasurer no minutes or treasurer’s report was given.
Old Business:
Pres. Johnston reported that Steve Zelle, who has published a book on small, unlicensed airports, is still looking for additional airports. The chapter has purchased a book and it is on file at the airport lounge.
Vic reported that Chet Uncapher, of Chapter 211, is checking into the possibility of having the 2008 Michigan Tour make one of its stops at the Sparta Airport. More on this later.
Discussion was held on the 2008 Chapter calendar and it was decided not to pursue the calendar for this year.
The television in the airport lounge has died and it is hoped someone in the group will have an old one to donate.
There is still no volunteers to be the chapter representative for Boy Scout Troop 704.
New Business:
John Gill announced the 2007 joint chapter Christmas party will be held in his hangar at Sparta Airport on Saturday, December 15. His hangar will be open at 6:00 PM with the potluck dinner starting at 7:00 PM. Everyone planning to attend was asked to bring a dish to pass. Chapter 211 will be providing entertainment this year and there will be no gift exchange.
President Johnston announced that former Sec/Treas. Kathy Hakeem is experiencing health problems and has no health insurance to help with the bills. Motion by John Gill and 2nd by Ed DeBruyn to write a check for $250.00 out of the treasury to give to Kathy. Motion passed. An additional collection was taken from those present and netted $350.00.
Paul Zimmer asked if the chapter would be interested in having a well known avionics expert come to Sparta to talk to a gathering of all pilots/plane owners. His name is Bob Nuchols. If there is enough interest, he will pursue the subject.
Jim Jastifer gave a report on a group of local powered parachute owners getting together to get their planes licensed in the experimental category. They had excellent treatment from the FAA agent who came to do the certification.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM by president Johnston.
Respectfully submitted
-Ron Fritz
TO: ALL EAA CHAPTER MEMBERS (from Paul H. Poberezny)
TO: ALL EAA CHAPTER MEMBERS
When I read through the history of your EAA, living every day for half a century plus, I truly know how time flies. I want to share with you some of the thoughts of our members as they appeared in our Sport Aviation magazine back in 1963. The organization of dreamers, homebuilders and fellow aviation supporters building/designing their aircraft under the CAA/FAA 51% rule we worked so diligently for and earned is something to be treasured. One can build his or her airplane for educational and recreational purposes and friends can work with you for their own educational value. Really, we can build one half of it – the other half, such as engines, propellers, wheels, brakes, instruments, radios, items not normally within the capabilities of those who work with hand and mind can be purchased. Now we are faced with a situation of the FAA amateur building program being used for commercial purposes – from building complete aircraft or well over the half mark … not within the intent of the program given to us by those CAA/FAA folks who believed in us. Let’s hope we don’t lose this privilege.
Sincerely,
Experimental Aircraft Association
Paul H. Poberezny
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Link to the Article: "Experimental Or Not" by [the late] Joe Kirk, EAA 2023
http://www.eaa.org/sportaviation/2007/november/1963_02_kirk.pdf
When I read through the history of your EAA, living every day for half a century plus, I truly know how time flies. I want to share with you some of the thoughts of our members as they appeared in our Sport Aviation magazine back in 1963. The organization of dreamers, homebuilders and fellow aviation supporters building/designing their aircraft under the CAA/FAA 51% rule we worked so diligently for and earned is something to be treasured. One can build his or her airplane for educational and recreational purposes and friends can work with you for their own educational value. Really, we can build one half of it – the other half, such as engines, propellers, wheels, brakes, instruments, radios, items not normally within the capabilities of those who work with hand and mind can be purchased. Now we are faced with a situation of the FAA amateur building program being used for commercial purposes – from building complete aircraft or well over the half mark … not within the intent of the program given to us by those CAA/FAA folks who believed in us. Let’s hope we don’t lose this privilege.
Sincerely,
Experimental Aircraft Association
Paul H. Poberezny
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Link to the Article: "Experimental Or Not" by [the late] Joe Kirk, EAA 2023
http://www.eaa.org/sportaviation/2007/november/1963_02_kirk.pdf
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