Upper Fifteen, Inc.

Meeting Minutes

8/7/2002

 

 

Present: Barnewall, Correa, Dorgan, Gomez, Heslin, Jones, Murray, Rein, Schramm, Taber, Thompson

Absent: Ampela, Cusick, Kindlon, Schewe, Moss, Oberg, Paige, Siclovan

 

Guests: Georges Hubain (3rd meeting), Gary Gore (1st meeting)

President Murray called the meeting to order at 2006.

 

Minutes: June minutes were sent e-mail, waived reading. July meeting failed to gather a quorum; there are no minutes.

 

Treasurer‚s Report Checking balance-- $28,085.33 Accounts Receiveable--$2315.37

 

Monthly accounts are as follows: Bob Jones 401.25 Marilyn Rein 272.60 Micheal Ampela 154.80 Tiberiu Siclovan 373.50 Joe Schewe 68.00 Deane Taber 248.19 Michael Murray 502.58 Greg Paige 59.74 Jim Barnewall 46.17 Sanjay Correa 130.09 Roger Cusick -249.67 Mike Dorgan 178.04 Joe Gomez -96.90 Bob Heslin 107.92 Dan Kindlon 197.36 Gerry Moss 158.23 Carl Oberg -173.50 Tim Schramm 283.61 Tom Thompson -346.64 TOTAL 2,315.37

 

Jim will set up CD accounts to invest the excess funds in 3, 6, and 9 month CDs.

 

Membership: 17 senior, 2 junior, 1 opening, with a pending application by Georges Hubain.

 

Rules & Publicity: No report

 

Flight Standards: No report

 

Hangar & Grounds: Taber reported no complaints. He cautioned members using the winch to maintain some strain on the cable when paying out or reeling in, to prevent it from fouling on the drum shaft. Barnewall led a round of applause for Taber‚s good work as H&G chairman.

Log Books: Not reported

 

Aircraft: 144 Oil was changed recently and will be changed again Monday night. The outer ring dimmer switch tat controls radio brightness is broken and will be addressed Monday. IFR re-certification is now done. Murray reported that it needs more left rudder trim in cruise.

 

A reminder: Fill the oil to 6 quarts max! Any more and it goes out the breather and all over the belly of the aircraft.

 

Aircraft: 75 Gomez noted that there hasn‚t been as much call for maintenance lately as earlier, and thanked everyone for treating the plane gently. He noted that the pedestal-mounted (hand) mic must be either seated all the way or removed all the way. Partial insertion will cut out any voice transmission from either radio. This may apply to the 172 as well.

 

The following bears repeating:

Again! Do not add oil if the stick shows 6 qts. or better except when taking a long trip in which case we should not exceed 7 qts.

 

Old Business: Gomez solicited interest from those present in a social function, namely a dinner cruise on the Hudson, sometime in October. There was general approval, but no agreement on a common date. The group told Gomez to simply pick a date and those who could show are encouraged to do so.

 

Taber again raised the issue of avionics updates for 144. After discussion, the matter was referred to the Board for action. Heslin noted that it would be referred to the Planning Committee (Dogan, Gomez, Thompson and Barnewall) for study and recommendations.

 

New Business: The Board recommended Georges Hubain for membership. He holds French and American VFR licenses, a Canadian seaplane rating, and a multi-engine (inline) rating. He is general manager of the St. Lawrence Cement plant in Catskill. On motion by Thompson, second by Schramm, and vote, Georges was admitted as a member. Bienvenue, Georges!

 

On motion by Gomez, second by Taber, and vote, the following officers were elected for 2002-2003: President Murray, VP Ampela, Treasurer Barnewall, Secretary Thompson.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 2100.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Tom Thompson, Secretary