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Important Dates - Different than normal!!

Executive planning meeting: 6:00 pm on the first Thursday (November 6th) in the clubhouse (Kelso hangar A7). All are welcome!!

Chapter meeting: There is no Chapter meeting this month due to the annual dinner party on the 8th at JT's Steakhouse.

Minutes From Last Month and the Executive Meeting

EAA CHAPTER 1111
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 2, 2008 @5 PM

Present: Dwight Irby, Gary Trenner, Al Drewry, Bill Heath, Mark Edwards and Jerry Sorrell

Financial Report:
Al stated $2128.05 in checking and $2,136.66 in savings. All loans made to the chapter for the building remodel have been paid back. Eric Hoppe purchased the computer system and software which totaled $1,442.40. This is now close to the full amount donated to us by the Kiwanis. The Jim Ylvisaker fund currently has $990.00 in it.

Bills to Pay:
M/S/C to pay Jerry Sorrell $90.34 for the fire extinguisher service and the gift certificates purchased for the open house.

Jerry to e-mail Eric for any remaining computer bills for the flight sim package.

M/S/C to pay al Drewry $31.56 for food supplies provided at the Young Eagles event on Sept 20. This $31.56 is to be taken from the Kiwanis donation as it as for Young Eagles youth event. This leaves a balance of $26.04 in the Kiwanis donation. We will investigate some more flight sim software.

M/S/C to spend up to $200 for a US flag to go in the clubhouse.

Jim Ylvisaker Memorial Plaque
Dwight is still looking into a memorial plaque in honor of Jim Ylvisaker

Annual Meeting Banquet:
In advance of this banquet the Exec Committee will meet on Nov 6 for the final planning. There now not be a regular November EAA meeting at the clubhouse. Banquet will be at JT’s steakhouse Saturday Nov 8. Social time at 6 and dinner at 7. $20 per person. Patty Irby is collecting the funds. We will also have a split the pot raffle and door prizes.

Dwight asked for a phone tree to contact members for committing to the banquet. Phone Tree by Eric Hoppe, Mark Edwards, Bill Heath. Report findings to Patty Irby. Gary Trenner to arrange for door prizes.

Nominations to Present to the Membership:
The nominating committee will present the following to be elected for a two years term.
Bill Heath and Gary Kessler as members at large. Jerry Sorrell as Facilities Manager.

Young Eagles day Report by Mark Edwards.
The September 20th event was successful. Three planes and 14 kids, with some parents getting rides too.

EAA CHAPTER 1111
OCTOBER 2 , 2008 CHAPTER MEETING
Eats at 6:30 pm with business and program at 7:00 pm

The eats were provided by Al Drewry and Pattie Irby. Chili dogs, salad, potato chips, rice crispy snacks and ice cream.

Meeting opened at 7 pm by Dwight Irby, and we all introduced ourselves.

Al Drewry provided the financial report ( see above).

Dwight reported on the banquet. So far 13 signed up. See Patty Irby. No magic show and we will provide our own program speakers to tell flying experiences.

No winners tonight in the draw for splitting the pot.

Elections: A unanimous ballot was cast for the nominees: Bill Heath and Gary Kessler as members at large. Jerry Sorrell as Facilities Manager.

Mark Edwards again commented on the good time during the Young Eagles fly day on Sept 20th. Dwight had many pictures of the event. Bill Heath determined that he should have been in more of the pictures. Maybe next year ,Bill.

Our program tonight was a presentation by Mike Proshold, who recently purchased an exceptionally nice Thorp T-18. Mike had Rocky Kolberg go to Alabama and fly the plane back. We then went to the hangar to look the T18 over.

See you all at the banquet on November 8th!

Current Events - the top three news items from Google at the time this newsletter was created based on experimental aviation

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Interesting Stuff

Our New Flight Simulator - X-Plane - now available for the iPhone
Demo during the next meeting

Real or Hoax?? - One wing landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSbssO2DR7A

Flights

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On the Lighter Side

Here is the challenge- go to www.youtube.com, search on cool aviation or experimental aviation and let me know if you can spend less than a couple hours going from one clip to another.... betcha can't.. has anyone tried? Seen anything cool you would like to share?.

Editor's Comments

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