EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION and
OROVILLE
FOUNDATION OF FLIGHT
1112 Wes Barrett Lane, Oroville, CA 95965, USA
Phone 530-533-8303 Fax 530-534-6244
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
December 2006 Notes
There will be no BOD or General Membership
meetings in December, as usual. In addition, there will be no
Fly-In Breakfast in December, as usual.
Next activity - Play Day, Table
Mountain Aviation, KOVE, 12/9, 0900 pst.
Next meeting - Installation
Dinner, 1/17/07, Li's Cuisine, 0700.
Next Fly-In Pancake Breakfast -
1/20/07, 0800-1000.
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
General
Membership Meeting
Minutes
November
15, 2006
The meeting was
opened by Olaf Gniechwitz at 1908 pst in the Table Mountain Pilot's
Lounge at Oroville Municipal Airport.
Treasurer's Report -
George Frazier reported the following status of the Treasury -
EAA Checking - $388.03
OFOF Checking - $513.06
OFOF Savings - $1048.46
Petty Cash - $50.00
There were 10 customers served at the October Fly-In
Breakfast. Approved.
Secretary's Report -
Joe Cook reported that the November BOD Meeting Minutes have been
published via email and on the website and are up to
date. Approved.
OFOF Hangar
Door Project Progress -
Joe reported that the Hut Door Project crew of
Dan Cook, Marv Hollender, Bob Foster and himself had been working for
approximately 3 1/2 weeks and were about 70% complete.
End posts, inside beam support posts and inside beam hangers (3) have
been completed. The inside beam hangers have been
installed. The four door frames have been completed, wheels
installed, and skinning with the exterior panels has
started. The three door rails are being built. We
rented a Bobcat excavator from Guy Rents in Chico and dug the footings
for the outside beam support end posts. It worked great in
the rain of 11/13. And we rented a Guy Rents scissor lift to do
the measurements for the wind braces. The six wind braces can now
be cut and installed. Major work is being accomplished using
Dan's metal cutting bandsaw, Bob's chopsaw, Marv's AC welder and Mike's
donated drill press.
OSP LLC - Joe
reviewed the Oroville Sport Pilot LLC situation.
Joe
reported that Dan has submitted the LLC incorporation papers to
Delaware. He expects it might take 3 weeks or so to get them
approved. (Update - as of 12/1 there has been no word from
Delaware. Dan will be following up.)
The purchase of the
Davis DA-2a at Ft. Hood, TX, that was being undertaken has been
cancelled. It was determined that the stall speed of the
unmodified Davis is in the vicinity of 60 mph while the Light Sport
Aircraft (LSA) requirement is 51 mph max. clean. Since a primary
objective of this organization is to provide a legal LSA for Sport
Pilots, we reluctantly pulled out. The seller acknowledged that
his aircraft was not LSA eligible.
So the search for a
proper LSA (all metal, tricycle gear, 2 place, certified engine, 138
mph max cruise, 51 mph max. clean stall, 1320 lb. max. gross
wt.) will be continued. Candidates include the Zenith
601 and the tri geared Sonex, among others TBD. John
Burg likes the RV-12 but it is still in the 'proof of concept'
stage. It has now made its initial flights and Van is
pleased with its initial performance.
Installation Dinner
- The EAA Officers Installation Dinner and Annual Official meeting of
the Oroville Foundation of Flight will be held at Li's Cuisine in the
Oroville Raley's Center (as has been the custom for the last 2 years)
on Wed., January 17, 2007, 7 pm. Social hour
preceding. The Paradise and Chico Chapters will be invited to
join us as before.
The candidates for
officers for next year as identified from the BOD meeting were
announced. The existing slate of officers have all volunteered to
run again. Namely, President - Olaf Gniechwitz, VP - Dan Cook,
Treasurer - George Frazier, Secretary - Joe Cook. A call for
additional nominations was made. There were none.
Howard Fairbanks moved that the officers be elected as
stated. Motion carried.
George Frazier and
daughter have volunteered to take over the Chapter
newsletter, The Nugget. Olaf thanks you very much. :)
It was approved to
form a Fly-In Committee. The following are initial members of the
committee.
George Frazier
Ed O'Neal
John Burg
Joe Cook
Olaf G.
Everyone is welcome
and we hope that everyone will participate to the extent possible.
Possible T-33
donation to the Oroville Flight Museum - John Burg stated
we are second in line. Another party has right of first
refusal.
Table Mtn. Av. - TMA
has decided to add additional specialities to their roster, e.g.
Stearman restoration, Ag flying instruction, et al. A new
sign was shown.
John Burg suggested
the possibility of having meetings/"show and tell" at various
builders projects. Well received.
Ron Turner -
Suggested to relate a free aircraft ride to a breakfast purchase with a
drawing to gain more interest. Well received.
Discussion of banner
for advertising breakfast. No action.
Museum - Still need
a hangar. Discussion of existence of Pontius Flying Flea, et
al (4 a/c in the hangar)
Committee to look
into Pontius donation.
Motion to re-enter
Digger ads, et al. Approved. Olaf action.
John Burg suggested
a Play day on 12/9/06, at TMA, 0900 pst. Idea is to do flying,
touch and goes, give rides, et al. Well received and scheduled.
Respectfullly
Submitted,
Joe Cook
Sec. EAA Chapter
1112 & OFOF
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Next activity - Play Day, TMA,
12/9, 0900 pst.
Next meeting - Installation
Dinner, 1/17/07, Li's Cuisine, 0700. There will be no chapter
or OFOF meetings in Dec. or prior to the dinner.
Next Fly-In Pancake Breakfast -
1/20/07, 0800-1000. No December breakfast (as normal).
Chapter
EAA 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
Board of
Directors Meeting
Minutes
November
8, 2006
The meeting was
opened by President Olaf Gniechwitz at 1912 pst, in the Pilot's Lounge
of Table Mountain Aviation at the Oroville Muni Airport.
Meetings will be held there for the winter months through March with
the kind permission of TMA.
Secretary's Report -
Joe Cook reported that the October General Membership meeting minutes
have been published via email and on the website and are all up to date.
Treasurer's Report -
George Frazier reports the following status:
EAA Checking - $
388.03
OFOF Checking -
$513.06 (revised from $2899.16 to reflect the purchase of Door Project
materials from All Metals)
OFOF Savings -
$1048.96
Cash - $50.00
Door progress
Joe reported that
the Hut Door Project crew of Dan Cook, Marv Hollender, Bob Foster and
himself had been working for approximately 2 1/2 weeks and were
about 50% complete. End posts, inside beam support posts and
inside beam hangers (3) have been completed. Present work is on
the 4 door frames. Major work in being accomplished using Dan's
metal cutting bandsaw, Bob's chopsaw, Marv's AC welder and Mike's
donated drill press.
Car Port progress -
Joe reported that the additional car port kit has yet to be delivered
from Chuck Zeitner. Hopefully we can get it while we are working
on-site and have the Clark forklift operational.
New Business
Nominations for next
year's officers were discussed. All of the existing officers have
agreed to run for another term. These will be presented at the
Nov. 15 General Membership meeting and any additional nominations added
and then the election held.
President - Olaf Gniechwitz
V.P. - Dan Cook
Treasurer - George Frazier
Secretary - Joe Cook
Olaf would very much
like for a volunteer to take over the publication of the monthly Nugget
newsletter. If you have an interest, please come forward.
The Board agreed to
set the Annual Installation Meeting for January 17, 2007 (3rd Wed.) at
Li's Cuisine in the Raley's Center in Oroville as it has been the last
two years. It was also agreed that we would invite the Paradise
and Chico EAA chapters to join us as usual. The official Annual
Oroville Foundation of Flight meeting will also be held during the
evening.
John Burg reported
that Bill Burg had talked to a school superintendent about a possible
aviation educational program for school kids - Lots of interest
was shown.
Meeting closed
at 1949 pst
Respectfully
Submitted,
Joe Cook
Sec. EAA and OFOF
Next meeting -
General Membership meeting, Wed. Nov. 15, at the TMA Pilot's Lounge, 7
pm.
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Separate
Discussion - Oroville Sport Pilot, LLC
Joe reported that
Dan has submitted the LLC incorporation papers to Delaware. He
expects it might take 3 weeks or so to get them approved.
The purchase of
the Davis DA-2a at Ft. Hood, TX, that was being undertaken has been
cancelled. It was determined that the stall speed of the
unmodified Davis is in the vicinity of 60 mph while the Light Sport
Aircraft (LSA) requirement is 51 mph max. clean. Since a primary
objective of this organization is to provide a legal LSA for Sport
Pilots, we reluctantly pulled out. The seller acknowledged that
his aircraft was not LSA eligible.
So the search for
a proper LSA (all metal, tricycle gear, 2 place, certified engine, 138
mph max cruise, 51 mph max. clean stall, 1320 lb. max. gross
wt.) will be continued. Candidates include the Zenith
601 and the tri geared Sonex, among others TBD. John
Burg likes the RV-12 but it is still in the 'proof of concept'
stage. JEC
Oroville
EAA Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
General
Membership Meeting
Minutes
October
18, 2006
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The
meeting was called to order by VP, Dan Cook, at 1902 pdt in the OFOF
Briefing Hut. President Olaf was missing.
There were 3 guests - Bill Burg, John Burg and wife.
Treasurer's Report - George Frazier reported the following status:
EAA Checking - $284.50
OFOF Checking - $1899.16
OFOF Savings - $2045.91
Petty Cash - $50
There
were 10 served for breakfast at the Sept. occasion.
Approved
Secretary's Report - Joe Cook reported that the minutes of the Oct. BOD
meeting have been published via email and on the web.
Approved.
Fly-In 2007 - The date of May 19, 2007 (3rd weekend in May as usual)
was approved for next year's fly-in.
Theme - It was voted to dedicate the fly-in to the "Celebration of
Biplanes" as the featured type, but remaining open to all types
and varieties of aircraft. The results of the poll conducted on
the website regarding features for the fly-in were read. The top
5 will be considered as follows (in order of preference):
Pancake
Breakfast
Aircraft Registration and
Display
Young Eagle
Flights
Afternoon or Evening
BBQ
Aircraft Judging and Awards by
Class
Bill Burg suggests having a breakfast at the FBO occasionally.
George pointed out that the problem is logistics, all the equipment is
at the Hut and is a major undertaking to get things like the grill and
tables transported back and forth.
A large "Thank You" to George Frazier and his daughter for cutting
up the dead cottonwood tree in the parking lot and
attacking the weeds around the lot.
EAA Oshkosh has confirmed insurance is in force for the breakfast
Oroville EAA has been accepted for possible stop for the B17 tour
for 2007. At this point neither the route nor the stops have been
determined.
Hangar Door Project - Materials bids - All Metals $2386, Metal Works
$2374. It was voted to procure from All Metals as
considerable discussion had already be conducted with them and the
owner is an aviation enthusiast.
Approved for Treasurer to write an OFOF check to All Metals for the lot.
Hoist beams will be installed first to roll the existing fabric doors
to the outside.
Ed O'Neal will bring his bucket tractor to assist in installation the
heavier cross beams for the construction project.
Oroville Sport Pilot, LLC - Dan reviewed his proposal (for MD,
John Burg, and all present).
Discussed advantages of LLC in Nevada or Delaware vs.
Calif. - Determined to go with Delaware. Least cost and Dan
has prior experience with them.
It was proposed that OSP LLC go buy the Davis DA-2a, N4384N, at
Ft. Hood that has been advertised in Barnstormers for
$17K. MD Short and Bob Foster have agreed to go and fly
it back here. Need insurance and money. (Joe
subsequently agreed to front the money while the LLC gets formed and
incorporated).
The possible acquisition of a T-33 for the OFOF Museum is still in
limbo - If, and when, it gets organized (John Burg) we will have
to remove the wings in order to haul it back on a flatbed.
Discussion of some Feather Fiesta Days parade entry possibilities.
John Burg OK'd use of the Table Mountain Aviation FBO Pilot's Lounge
for meetings starting in Nov. thru March.
John suggested doing an educational project with the Aeronca he has.
Meeting adjourned at 2015 pdt.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Cook
Secretary EAA and OFOF
NB - Next Meeting - BOD Meeting Nov. 8, at the TMA FBO
Pilot's Lounge, 7 pm - Discuss next year officer nominations,
Installation banquet place/time, et al.
Oroville
EAA Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
Board of
Directors Meeting
Minutes
October
11, 2006
The meeting was
called to order at 1905 pdt by President Olaf Gniechwitz -
Visitors - John and Bill Burg
Treasurer's Report - George Frazier reports the following status of
accounts:
EAA Checking - $284.25
OFOF Checking - $1899.16
OFOF Savings - $2045.91
Petty cash - $50
There were 10
breakfasts sold at the September Fly-In Breakfast.
Secretary's Report - Joe Cook
reported that the September General Membership meeting minutes have
been published via email and on the website. The poll results,
conducted on the website, have been tabulated and were presented
and read as follows:
Chapter
1112/OFOF 2007 Fly-In Preference Poll
Results
Polls closed 10/10/06
Poll 1
What Features would you like to include in the
Fly-In?
Item
Votes
Pancake Breakfast
10
Aircraft Registration and
Display
8
Young Eagle
Flights 7
Afternoon or Evening
BBQ
6
Aircraft Judging and Awards by Class
5
Forums/Exhibits 5
Warbird/Vintage A/C
Display/Flyby
4
Military
Displays 4
Event T-shirts, Hats, et
al 2
General Public A/C
Rides
0
Poll 2
Would you like to have a professional Air Show act or pre-paid Warbird
(or other) demo?
Yes 7
39%
No 11
61%
If "Yes", how paid for?
Sponsors?
5 71%
50-50 Raffle? 4 57%
Donations? 3
43%
Admissions? 2 29%
Other? (Use the forum for
suggestions) 0 0%
Forget It - this is beyond the risk we should
take! 4 n/a
Old
Business -
Discussion
of poll results and possible additional items, like C45 flights.
Moved
and passed to recommend the top 5 from the poll for consideration by
the General Membership Meeting, 10/18/06
Those would
be (in order of voting preference):
Pancake
Breakfast
Aircraft Registration and
Display
Young Eagle
Flights
Afternoon or Evening
BBQ
Aircraft Judging and Awards by
Class
Moved and passed to
form the Fly-In committee at the Nov. meeting.
Follow on to the Oroville Sport Pilots, LLC. discussion. (The
OSP, LLC would be a separate organization from both the Chapter and
OFOF)
Regarding the Davis DA-2a advertised in
Barnstormers and pictured on Dan Cook's original OSP proposal hand
out:
Delivery - Commercial - $250/day, plus plane tickets
The owner has about 2 wks. before
he gets shipped out (Ft. Hood, TX)
Discussion of the operation of
the club (OSP) scheduling wise
Moved and passed to add the
discussion of the OSP, LLC to the agenda for the Oct. Gen. Mem. meeting
New Business
The 2007 EAA B-17 Tour (stop in Oroville) has been
applied for by Dan. At this point we don't know whether the tour
will come thru Calif.
Hangar door project
material list has been submitted to All Metals and Bi-Rite Steel for
bids. First ops will be to move the door hoist pulleys outside
the doors
so the door rolls outside instead of inside. Dan has painted 4
tubes from the original Hut materials for use as pulley supports.
Bob Foster reports he has hauled his GP4
project fuselage out of his shop and into his car port
and will start on the wings. Asked questions about
inspections. John Burg says just have a tech councilor (John
is one) inspect before major closures. FAA only gets involved at
the finish.
Meeting adjourned at 2010 pdt.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe
Cook, Secretary, 1112 and OFOF
Next
Meeting - General Membership Meeting, OFOF Hut, Wed. 10/18/06, 7 pm pdt
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
General
Membership Meeting
Minutes
September
13, 2006
The meeting was
called together by VP Dan Cook at 1910 pdt. President Olaf
Gniechwitz and Treasurer George Frazier were absent .
No guests were present.
Secretary's
Report - The minutes of the September 6 BOD meeting have been
published via email and the web. The Sept. Nugget newsletter has
been published on the website. The poll page has been created and
two polls have been formatted and published on the website as approved
at the BOD meeting. All members of the Chapter and OFOF are
invited to log on and vote. These polls will be closed the
Tues. before the Oct. BOD meeting, namely, Oct. 10 at 5pm so that
we can have the results available at the BOD meeting.
Treasurer's Report -
(same as reported at the 9/6/06 BOD meeting)
EAA Checking - $341.70
OFOF Checking - $1899.16
OFOF Savings - $2045.91
Cash - $50.00
25 Breakfasts were served at the August event.
Old Business
Discussion of the
budget and success of the Chico Air Show.
Discussion of size
of Chapter and activities. Vern Skovgaard raised the question of
"What are we?", "How many?", etc.
Discussion of
successes: 2 very successful EAA B-17 hostings, Starduster Fly-In, et
al.
Dan discussed some
correspondence he has had with the National office (Brenda) and
indicated "they are hurting".
Aging membership - Typical throughout the organization
Membership enhancement - Things that we could do and follow up on, like
- a current hangar tenant who just got a first flight on his
Quicksilver GT-500 would seem like a likely prospect for membership.
Young Eagles program is comatose due to fuel costs, et al
Projects - Our Starlet project, the Sky Baby wood kit and plans, the
new Hut rolling front doors, the additional car port structure (to be
delivered and assembled.)
New Business
Dan made a
presentation regarding the possibility of forming a shared
ownership limited liability corp. (LLC) for a Light
Sport aircraft acquisition, ownership and operation, possibly named the
"Oroville Sport Pilots, LLC".
It might consist of:
Aircraft like a Davis DA-2 (as advertised in current Barnstormers ad)
10 person membership
Might cost each member $2000 per share, ~$280/yr. and
~$10/flight hour dry
See the attachment below for details.
Meeting adjourned
for refreshments and conversation at approximately 2015 pdt.
Respectfully
submitted,
Joe Cook
Secretary,
Chapter 1112 and OFOF
Next meeting - Oct.
10, 2006, BOD meeting, 7pm at the Hut.
__________________________________________________
OROVILLE SPORT PILOTS, LLC
Pilots of Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow, all are welcome
Jointly
owned aircraft qualities will be similar to this outline.
-
Meet all of the
Light Sport Aircraft regulations. Vh 138 mph at SL & 50 mph So.
-
Be a friendly flyer. Neutral stability. Good slow flight
qualities
-
Two places interior and meet M.D. Short’s approval for
instruction.
-
Simple on/off fuel system.
-
Tricycle landing gear that is suitable for surface conditions
at the EAA facilities.
-
Nominal range of 350 miles and a nominal endurance of 3+
hours.
-
Panel mounted, serviceable radio and transponder.
-
Reliable 4-stroke engine that is easy to maintain.
-
Ease maintained airframe and finish.
ONE
POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT:
HYPOTHETICAL
OPERATING COST OF POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT
Probable
one time purchase of one-tenth ownership……………….. $2000.
Probable
annual fixed cost assuming 10 corporate member owners:
-
EAA Chapter 1112 hangar rent……………………. .$ 100
-
City/County taxes…………………………………… 10
-
City required Liability insurance……………………. 50
-
Annual “Condition Inspections”…………………….. 40
-
Reserve for possible upgrades………………………. 50
-
Young Eagle Flights fuel subsidy ……………………… 10
-
Old Buzzard Flights fuel subsidy………………………… 10
-
Public Service Flight fuel subsidy…………………………. 10
-
Probable annual fixed cost $280
Probable
hourly operating cost:
-
Reserve for engine overhaul in 1000 hours ……………….. $4
-
Reserve for oil changes ……………………….......……….. $3
- Reserve
for general consumables ………………………… $3
-
Probable
operating cost, less fuel….. $10/hour
Each
user would pay directly for his fuel:
Fuel
consumption rate is expected to vary from 3 to 6 gallons per hour,
$10 to $24/hour.
End
Doc
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
Board of
Directors Meeting
Minutes
September
6, 2006
President Olaf Gniechwitz opened the meeting at
1906 PDT. There were no visitors present.
Secretary's report - Joe Cook reported that the August Gen. Mem.
meeting minutes had been published via email and on the website and all
was up to date. The publication of the Newsletter on the website
has been delayed a bit due to a computer crash before Joe could upload
it. Should be up soon.
Treasurer's Report -
EAA Checking - $341.70
OFOF Checking - $1899.16
OFOF Savings - $2045.91
Cash - $50.00
25 Breakfasts were served at the August event.
Old Business -
OFOF Hut Rolling Door plans - Dan Cook reported that
he is 95% done and will be complete to buy materials and have
stuff custom cut from all Metals by 9/15/2006. Dan went into
detail how they will work and be integrated into the existing front
wall.
New Business -
Carport #2 - Joe Cook announced that plans were
afoot to add another carport to the OFOF community. This will be
an all metal 14'(?)x18' unit that is being
bought via Chuck Zeitner (he owns another 2), will be
donated to OFOF and anticipated to be installed to the east of the
Truck. This can be used to provide a sheltered space to the
Tractor, Water Wagon, or whatever. Deliver of the kit
is expected some time this week, depending on Chuck getting his flat
bed truck running.
Website poll - Joe Cook proposed to use the website to conduct polls
relating to choices to be made for the 2007 Chapter Fly-In. These
polls will generally be along the lines of the questions Olaf posed in
the Sept. Nugget Newsletter.
EAA Insurance form - Dan's version of
the new EAA Insurance application form has been accepted by the Chapter
Office as submitted (for the Sept. Breakfast), for which Dan is
grateful. :)
Meeting Adjourned 1930 PDT.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Cook
Secretary EAA 1112 and OFOF
Notes: Next Meeting - General
Membership Meeting - OFOF Hut, Wed. 9/13/06, 7 pm.
Reno National Air Races - Sept. 14-17,
Reno Stead Airport - In the Unlimiteds, Strega will be back, along with
Dago Red, Rare Bear, Dreadnought, CzechMate and a cast of many
other unique racers and warbirds, including the Super Corsair F4U
(F2G). Other classes include the Sport class, F1 racers,
biplanes, T-6's and the L-39 jet class. Always interesting stuff
and lots of airplane noises. :)
For a bunch of pix (broadband
connection recommended) of what has arrived and what the latest rumors
are check out the AAFO forum at:
EAA Chapter 1112
and
Oroville Foundation of Flight
General Membership Meeting
Minutes
August 16, 2006
The
meeting was called to order by President, Olaf Gniechwitz, at 1900
PDT. There were no guests present.
Secretary's Report - Joe Cook
reported that the Minutes of the Aug. BOD meeting have been published
via email and the web. The Aug Newsletter has also been
published on the website.
Treasurer's Report - George Frazier
reported the status of the accounts as follows:
EAA Checking - $620.50
OFOF Checking -
$1899.16
OFOF Savings -
$2045.91
Cash - $50
18 for breakfast in
July and $7 in ice cream sales.
Old Business -
MD Short report -
Global Hawk trip - MD has contacted Beale via email that
we would like a demo. No reply so far (they are
busy).
Ed Calcott has
received no new Golden West Fly-In statistics info.
New Business -
MD - AOPA airport support
volunteer. DVD on Airport Security offered. Olaf may bring
a player to show for the group at next month's meeting.
Airport fence is down on turn on Larkin
Rd. and should be repaired. Olaf will follow up w/ Sharon
Atteberry.
Motion made and carried to pay the
County Prop Tax - $315.
Motion made to investigate State
Corp. fee bill for $100 and pay if necessary.
George Frazier questions Fly-In
planning. Olaf will be sending out a message in the newsletter to
access what the membership may desire.
Joe Cook reviewed the Hut rolling door
project. Dan is completing the plans and bill of materials so we
can purchase from All Metals and start construction soon.
MD - Code One Magazine = Lockheed -
Articles of interest.
Oroville Flight Museum committee from
OFOF should be reviewed. This was suggested by John Burg when we
were doing Fly-In planning. Still TBA.
Committee for nominations of new
officers. Howie says "It was voted that all officers should serve
for 2 yrs." No such vote was ever officially recorded. Olaf
says he's good for another year....
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Cook
Secretary, EAA 1112 and OFOF
Next Meeting - BOD Meeting, OFOF Hut,
Wed., 9/6/06, 7pm PDT.
EAA Chapter 1112
and
Oroville Foundation of Flight
Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes
August 9, 2006
The meeting was called to order by
President, Olaf Gniechwitz, at 1900 PDT. There were no guests
present.
Secretary's Report - Joe Cook reported
that the July General Membership Meeting minutes have been published
via email and on the website. There were no July BOD meeting
minutes taken due to the absence of the secretary. It was
reported that no significant business was conducted. Joe also
reported that Olaf's August Newsletter had been prepared for
publication on the website and would be available shortly. (broadband
connection recommended).
Treasurer's Report -
George Frazier reported the following status of the accounts:
EAA
Checking - $758.82
OFOF Checking - $2049.72
OFOF Savings - $2045.91
George also reported that
the loan from OFOF to EAA to cover miscellaneous expenses for the
Fly-In had been returned. Bob Foster has been paid for his
display board materials. And all other Fly-In bills have been
paid.
The July Fly-In breakfast sold 18 meals and 7 ice cream
bars.
Old Business
Ed Calcote still has not received an
update from Golden West on the attendance or financial outcome of
the 2006 Fly-In.
MD Short - Described an officer of his
acquaintance who will speak at Daedalians, 1 Nov, at Beale
AFB - All invited.
The Fallon trip is still open but nothing organized.
A Beale trip could show the UAV - MD will set up.
New Business
Bob Foster is
planning to visit CAF in Odessa, TX, in Sept.
Joe related that the CAF B-29 FiFi is to be
re-engined with modified Wright Cyclone 18 cylinder engines according
to AVWeb PR.
Meeting adjourned for refreshments and conversation at 1920 PDT.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Cook
Sec. EAA 1112 and OFOF
Next meeting - EAA and OFOF General
Membership Meeting, Wed. July 16, 2006, 7 pm at the OFOF Hut.
EAA Chapter 1112
and
Oroville Foundation
Flight
General Membership
Meeting
Minutes
July 12, 2006
The meeting was called
to order by President, Olaf Gniechwitz, at 1915 PDT. We met
outside the Hut in view of the more pleasant temperature there.
There were no guests.
Secretary's Report - Joe
Cook reported that the minutes of the June 14 General Membership
Meeting have been published via email and on the website. There
were no minutes from the July 5 BOD meeting due to the Secretary's
absence, apologies extended. Reportedly, no significant business
was accomplished.
Treasurer's Report -
George Frazier reported that the status of the accounts was as follows:
EAA
Checking - $1246.82
OFOF
Checking - $1549.72
OFOF
Savings - 2045.91
Petty
Cash - $50
There
were 9 Breakfasts served at the June event and $5.00 in ice cream bar
sales.
Bob
Foster remains to be paid for his materials cost for the Fly-In display
boards - ~$65.
Old Business -
Olaf stated that he had
read the minutes of the June Gen.Mem. meeting and had nothing to add to
the review of the Fly-In as reported there. He apologized for not
getting the July Nugget chapter newsletter out. He has been busy
preparing to publish an article (non-flying) which he described.
Golden West Fly-In - Ed
Calcote had no update on the attendance figures yet. He expects
them shortly.
New Business -
George Frazier described
his visit to the EAA Arlington Fly-In the weekend after the 4th.
He thought the attendance was good but maybe not as many as some times
in the past. The Ultralight strip was busy all day, every day.
Floyd Higgins mentioned
that his R/C flying group has been excluded from their usual flying
location because the business next door has now received a government
contract and his group "fit the profile". Of course, lots of
conversation about his "profile" and such things as whether he was now
on the airline "no fly" list. :)
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned for refreshments and conversation
at circa 2150 PDT.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Cook, Sec. EAA 1112
and OFOF
Next Meeting - BOD meeting at the Hut,
8/9/06, 7 pm
Oroville EAA Chapter
1112
and
Oroville Foundation of
Flight
Board of Directors
Meeting
Minutes
July 5, 2006
There were no minutes available for this
meeting due to the absence of the Secretary and no
substitute. There was reportedly no significant business to
disclose.
Joe Cook, Secretary in absentia
Oroville EAA Chapter
1112
and
Oroville Foundation of
Flight
General Membership
Meeting
Minutes
June 14, 2006
The meeting was opened
by Vice President, Dan Cook, at 1915 PDT. There were no
guests present.
Secretary's report - Joe
Cook stated that the BOD meeting minutes of 6/7/06 have been published
via email and on the website. The June newsletter has been added
to the Latest Newsletter page on the website.
Treasurer's report -
George Frazier reported the following as the current state of the
treasury:
EAA
Checking: $1288.41
OFOF
Checking: $1549.72
OFOF
Savings: $2045.91
Petty cash - $50
There
were 74 paid breakfasts at the Fly-In breakfast.
The
raffle for Bob's donated EAA Flight Jacket yielded $161. Thank you, Bob Foster.
Ice
cream bar sales were good for $17 and t-shirts brought in $35.
Old
Business -
Dream
Machine income ~ $700
Golden West was light on attendance but Ed Calcote didn't have any
final stats so far.
Dream
Machine Weekend Discussion -
A commendation to Olaf for a Job Well Done was voted by the
assembly.
Rainy weather on Fri. and overcast on Sat.
morning was a
major factor in limiting fly in aircraft.
The Pancake Breakfast was a major success,
as usual.
Merle's homebuilt helicopter and Randy's flight
demos were great and well received.
The City of Oroville was
commended for their work preping the site.
It was agreed that a earlier
start and wider dissemination of
publicity would be useful.
New
Business -
It
was agreed that we should continue with the Fly-In next year and we
should plan to have it the 3rd weekend in May as traditional.
Respectfully
submitted,
Joe
Cook
Next meeting - General
Membership meeting, at the OFOF Hut, Wed. 7/12, 7 pm.
Note: The BOD
meeting date (7/5) snuck up on us and there were major AWOLs including
the Pres., VP and myself. :( There will be no
published minutes of that meeting, unless George took them. JEC
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
Board of
Directors Meeting
Minutes
June 7,
2006
The Meeting was opened by President, Olaf
Gniechwitz, at approximately 1900 PDT. There
were no guests present.
Secretary's
Report - Joe Cook reported that the minutes of the General Membership
Meeting of 5/17/2006 have been published via email (twice) and on
the website.
Also
the website has been updated with photo albums of the Fly-In and the
Old Oroville Photos of the Centennial Celebration.
Treasurer's
Report - George Frazier reported that the current state of finances is
as follows:
EAA Checking - $979.22
OFOF Checking - $1579.72
OFOF Savings - $2028.85
Petty cash - $50
Breakfasts sold at May Fly-In - 74
EAA Flight Jacket Raffle - $167
T-shirt sales - $35
Old
Business -
Moved that Bob Foster
be reimbursed for the cost of the materials for
the display boards - circa $65. Approved
Thank You's will be sent by Olaf to all who supported us on the
Fly-In.
Fly-In critique will be held at Gen. Mem. meeting on 6/14.
New
Business
Geo. Frazier suggested that maybe we
could organize a Western Bi-Plane fly-in similar to Bartlesville.
Olaf suggested that those going to
the Golden West Fly-In attempt to get contact info for warbirds
and other interesting planes for use for next year's fly-in.
Respectfully
submitted,
Joe
Cook, Sec. EAA 1112 and OFOF
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
General
Membership Meeting
Minutes
May 17,
2006
The
meeting was opened by President, Olaf Gniechwitz at 1910 pdt
- Initially there were no guests. Later, Bill Burg
joined us.
Secretary's Report - Joe Cook reported that the
General Membership Meeting minutes of 4/12/06 have been published via
email and on the website, and the BOD meeting minutes of 5/10/06
have been published via email.
Treasurer's Report - George Frazier reported the following
status of the treasury:
EAA Checking - $979.22
OFOF Checking - $1549.72
OFOF Savings - $2028.85
Petty cash - $50.00
There were 20 for Breakfast at the April event.
Old Business
Fly-In - Oroville Centennial Celebration
Considerable work toward sprucing up
the FBO area has been done by the City
Got an Oroville Centennial Celebration proclamation from the City
Council
There will be work party on Fri., 5/19, 10 am
Olaf and Joe on Thurs. 10 am - Olaf flag, Joe - get the Clark running
to move the grill.
Howard's Golf Cart and Bob's ATV to be available on Fri.
10 ROTC will be there on Sat..
Parking needs organization.
Tables and Chairs arrive Thurs.
Get cell numbers early on Fri./Sat. for communication purposes at
the fly-in.
Fri. can set up at any time.
Ice - Howie to check Rich Sutherland.
MD going to Beale tomorrow.
Bob
Park status to be followed up on - Howie
New Business
Mike Macon joined the Chapter via a mailed in
application. He has his RV-6a down here (currently in
the Table Mtn. Av. hangar for fuel tank work) from Oregon and will be
here approx. 3 yrs with the CalTrans interchange project on Hwy 149.
Adjourned 1942 PDT
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Cook, Sec. EAA and OFOF
Next meeting - Fri. 5/19 10 am at the FBO
___________________________________________
The
regular BOD meeting will be held at the Hut, 6/7/06, 7 pm.
Reminder
- Golden West Regional Fly-In, Yuba Co. Airport, Marysville -
6/11-13.
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
The
Oroville Foundation of Flight
Board of
Directors Meeting
Minutes
May 10,
2006
The Meeting was
opened by President, Olaf Gniechwitz at approximately 1910 PDT.
There were no guests present.
Secretary's Report -
Joe Cook reported that the minutes of the General Membership
Meeting of 4/12/2006 have been published via email and on the
website.
Treasurers Report -
George Frazier reported that the current state of finances is as
follows:
EAA Checking - 979.22
OFOF Checking - 1927.02
OFOF Savings - 2028.85
Old Business -
Dream
Machines Fly-In -
Olaf meeting with City on 5/16 with "proclamation", et al.
Expect an inspection visit at the FBO's
Fire truck will be here.
Sheriff will be here.
Fly-over - approved but no aircraft committed.
Hotdog person will be here, Rick's Subs will be here.
City will provide a green dumpster.
Ford dealer - George F. to ask about the boat.
Jim Causey will maybe have his follow-me Jeep.
ROTC has been shut down so NO uniformed people from that
organization will be here.
Sheriff chopper display spot is set and OK.
Randy will maybe give UL rides.
Howie to check with MD to try and get a Beale fly by.
New Business
George reports that TID has raised their (fixed) meter fee.
Barnstormers - It was voted to accept Barnstormers' proposal of a swap
in services as opposed to a fee. We will post the
Barnstormers card in the newsletter and on the website in exchange
for a link on Barnstormers Experimental page.
Stamps, etc. - Olaf, et al, who are incurring approved expenses
should submit their bills to Treasurer George for
reimbursement.
It was suggested that on Saturday we should put a sign on the Hut door
and have the gate open for day of the Dream Machines Fly-In so the
public can be re-directed to the FBO hangar for the breakfast and
festivities.
OFOF Maintenance
report
Mowing - Dan got a Guy Rents tractor w/flail mower and mowed our
grass covered north acreage as well as the Ultralight display area by
Randy's hangar. Joe mowed Terry's Glen and the taxiway margins.
Our
OFOF mower suffered two belt wearout failures (hastened by
the density of the spring grass crop) and so Joe has purchased two new
primary mower drive belts (one installed, one spare). While the
belt was off, the worn-out bearing in one of the idler pulley's was
pressed out and replaced and a second bearing purchased for the other
idler which is getting loose due to age and lack of lube
(sealed bearing). Some welding was also accomplished on the mower
deck while it was out and the center blade was re-sharpened
The sprinkler timer for the sprinkler system on Terry's Glen has been
set and tested all OK. The tree line by the Hut shows extra water
at the south end, but nothing urgent.
The shower outlet in
Victoria's Secret has been secured and the leak terminated. Now
needs the drywall to be repaired and re-painted.
Respectfully
submitted,
Joe Cook, Sec. EAA
1112 and OFOF
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EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
General
Membership Meeting
Minutes
April 12,
2006
The meeting was opened by
President Olaf Gniechwitz at
1905 pdt. Mr. Ed O'Neal was introduced as a
visitor. He has a Murphy Renegade that he is
building. Also has a Subaru w/ redux and a sailplane he'd like to
sell. Ed asked about what's required to legally build a
landing strip at his place. Dan Cook related that the county has
a major interest in any such activity and various permitting fees etc.
Secretary's Report - Joe Cook stated that the April
BOD minutes
have been published via email and on the website. The front page
has also been updated. And since Olaf presented the April
Newsletter via email, it has been posted on the website as "Latest
Newsletter" and replaces the last one which was published in 2001.
Tersures Report - George Frazier reported the
treasury status as
follows:
EAA Checking - $438.03
OFOF Checking - $2427.62
OFOF Savings - $2026,25
Petty Cash - $55
15 breakfasts were sold at the March
event.
Old Business - The size of photos included in the
Newsletter will
be controlled next time. This one had one that was 9.9 MB in size
and challenged some of the dialup accounts.
Phillipines Nurses Monument - The monument for
which Bob Foster
collected donations, turned out to be a Battle Ground Monument rather
than a nurses monument. In any event, the photo he had showed a
much improved condition.
New Business -
Photo boards - Bob has the first one about
finished. Would like
help with the painting. Olaf volunteered.
Need to check out the ice cream freezer for us to sell
ice cream bars.
Advertisers for the newsletter - What charge?
$20/yr. approved
Membership card - Olaf will make a sample. No photo.
Hats - for Fly-In use EAA and/or B-17 caps.
14A - $41 of stuff was dumped. Chuck is considering
getting his
plane out of 14A, maybe hang it from the ceiling at Surplus
City. There is also a sturdy desk available if someone
has a use for it.
MD Short - Beale Open House same date as our Fly-in so
it's iffy about
Beale participation. Batting zero.
Meeting adjourned 1950 pm pdt.
Dream Machine planning meeting, Wed., 4/19 at 10 am
at the FBO
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Cook, Secretary, 1112 and OFOF
EAA Chapter 1112
and
Oroville Foundation of Flight
Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes
April 5, 2006
The
BOD meeting was opened by EAA President Olaf Gniechwitz
at approximately 1920 pdt . Visitors - None
Secretary's
Report - Joe Cook reported that the minutes of the March General
Membership meeting have been published via email and on the Chapter
website.
Treasurer's
Report : Geo. Frazier reports -
EAA Checking - $479.14
OFOF Checking - $2427.62
OFOF Savings - $2026.35
Petty Cash - $55
March Pancake Breakfasts - 15 sold.
Old
Business - Olaf will send the Newsletter out next weekend.
Dan has sent a letter to all of the hangar lessees and owners
explaining the Dream Machines plans of May 20 and requesting
their cooperation with whatever may be parked in front of their
hangar.
New
Business -
Tape of 2005 Oshkosh has appearances by MD Short
and Bob Foster. May be shown at the Dream Machines fly-In.
Possibility
of getting a local FM station (102.1) to do a local broadcast.
Geo. Frazier will followup.
George has also
contacted the local high school ROTC and received favorable response to
supply some troops for parking etc. duty.
An
organizational meeting for the Dream Machines Fly-In will be held
Thurs. 4/6 at the FBO.
Meeting adjourned at
approximately 2000 pdt.
Next regular meeting will be the
General Membership Meeting, 4/12/06, 7 pm at the Hut.
Respectfully submitted,
Joe Cook, Sec. EAA and
OFOF
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
General
Membership Meeting
Minutes
March 15,
2006
The
meeting was
opened by Pres. Olaf Gniechwitz @1902 PST in the Oroville FBO's Pilot
Lounge. John Burg made a rare appearance as visitor/member.
Secretary's Report - Joe Cook reported that the
minutes of the 3/8/06
BOD meeting were published via email and on the website.
Treasurer's Report - Geo. Frazier reports:
EAA 1112 Checking - $404.14
OFOF Checking - $1807.62
OFOF Savings - $2036.42
Petty Cash - $50.00
20 paid
breakfasts were served last month.
Bob Foster gave a report on the Restoration of the
Nurse's Monument fund raising effort. Geo. Frazier is prepared to
accept donations for that effort and keep the money segregated.
New Business - John Burg discussed some aspects of his proposed Museum
project. He has a bunch of neat parts from various warbirds/old
aircraft, et al. Needs space and a building.
A motion was made by Dan Cook to follow up on the suggestion to look
into the establishment of the museum on the OFOF property (the
aspect of a museum was included in the original OFOF land use permit)
and provide an organizational structure under the umbrella of OFOF to
direct the effort. Motion approved. Suggestion was
made to try to get Jim Causey (owner of PT-22 parts, et al)
involved.
John Burg, Tom ? and Chris Jones (?) have a proposal in to
the City to take over the FBO. City wants improvements (including
firewall) to the building. They may do the improvements or John's
group may do it. The use of the FBO building and hangar for the
Fly-In will be unaffected by the acceptance/rejection of the
proposal. John's group will work with us.
Olaf got the list of hangar owners to contact for parking stuff in
front for the Fly-In/Centennial. Dan took the list to make the
calls. Olaf handed out some photo blowups of the ramp and hangar
Display Area.
It was moved and approved to use OFOF funds, limit of $200, to buy
plywood and lumber to make display boards to cover defects in
the hangar and display photos, et al.
Dan suggests charging $2 per car for parking. Suggestion
generally accepted.
It was moved and 2nded to allow 'borrowing' of up $500 of OFOF funds
for the fly-in. Motion withdrawn pending determination for what
further costs are expected, e.g., T-shirt purchase, etc.
Indian grant - There is allegedly an opportunity to apply for funds
from the local council which is doing quite well with the casino.
Bob Foster will pick up the forms.
A meeting will be held
Tues. Morning, 3/21, at 10am at the FBO's for further discussion
of Fly-In/Centennial stuff.
MD Short - MD is continuing to get info for a
visit to Fallon NAS - Could be later in the summer -
Meeting adjourned at 2025 PST
Repectfully submitted,
Joe Cook, Sec. EAA 1112 and OFOF
EAA Chapter 1112
and
Oroville Foundation of
Flight
Board of Directors
Meeting
Minutes
March 8, 2006
The meeting
was opened by Pres. Olaf G. at 1905 PST. No guests.
Sec. Report -
Joe Cook reported that the minutes of the General Membership of 2/15/06
have been published via email and on the website.
Treasurer's
Report - Treasurer, George Frazier was sick so Olaf presented the
data:
EAA checking - $443.32
OFOF checking
- $1807.62
OFOF Saving - $2026.35
Petty cash - $50
15 paid breakfasts were served on Saturday, 2/18/06.
Old Business -
Mike Gannon brought in the software he used for the newsletter and an
archiive of old newsletters. Olaf took custody of them.
New Business -
OFOF - Bob Foster - There is a memorial monument in the
Phillipines for nurses killed by the Japanese that needs some
restoration. This was brought to his attention by a lady he met
during his trip to the Phllipines last year. Needs about
$500. Moved and approved to set up a donation facility to collect
money for the cause. There is a group on the islands called
"Battling Bastards of Bataan" that do some maintenance on memorials
there.
Bob Foster -
Will take remaining drill motors and tools to Oroville Tool for sale on
consignment. 30% consignment cost.
Bob Foster
will consider donating the EAA Flight Jacket that he won in Jan. for
another money raising raffle. Says it doesn't fit him.
Fly-In/Dream
Machines event - FBO - Olaf has the key for the new
lock. The City is working on some painting and repairs at
the FBO Pilot's Lounge/office. He will be getting names of the
hangar owners from the City for contacts . City will do a topo
for layout.
The
March regular EAA/OFOF General Membership meeting will be held at the
FBO Pilot's Lounge, 3/15/06, at 7 PM.
Adjourned -
1959 PST.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Joe Cook, Sec.
EAA and OFOF
EAA
Chapter 1112
and
Oroville
Foundation of Flight
General
Membership Meeting
Minutes
February,
15, 2006
The meeting was
called to order at the OFOF Dan Cook Briefing Hut by President Olaf G.
at 1905 PST. Olaf introduced his guest - Roger
Hawk.
Secretary's Report - Joe Cook announced that the minutes of the
BOD meeting of 2/8/06 had been published via email and on the
website. It was moved and accepted to approve as published.
Treasurer's Report - George Frazier reported the status of the
treasury:
EAA ~Checking - $907.18
OFOF Checking - $1747.62
OFOF Savings - $2026.35
Petty cash - $50
George also reported that we currently have 20 EAA and 8 OFOF
members who are paid up and current.
Old Business - none
New Business -
No newsletter volunteers found. We are still
looking for a volunteer newsletter editor to take over for Mike Gannon
who is retiring from that position. Thanks, Mike, for all your
efforts over the last several years. Olaf indicated he would do
it if no one else stepped up.
MD Short - Fallon possibilities in the future- Checking it out
solo. May have a trip in the future.
Floyd
Higgins made a review of his experience at a Beale AFB tour
recently. The tour was less than well organized and staffed.
Olaf action items -
FBO - Contacted Oroville staff - Sharon Attaberry -
We can use the FBO and the Hangar for the "Dream Machines" Fly-In and
Centennial celebration. If there is anything we want done, the
City will try to get it done.
