Minutes of the Meeting of the Membership – 13 Feb 2010, Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA

The meeting was called to order by the CO at 10:10 AM; there were 43 members and guests in attendance.

· New members were welcomed, vets were identified and thanked

· Greg mentioned the recent passing of Tuskegee Airman Lee Archer

· Greg reported that CWB was not invited to sign an MoU to attend AWO 2010

· Greg reminded us about the TFR around the Olympic Games area

· Greg and Dave discussed the HB 3176 aircraft excise tax legislation and encouraged members to contact their legislators

· Fred reminded all it was time to pay 2010 dues and mentioned we have only a few seats left in our reserved boxes at Reno

· Greg and Crash talked about the value of EAA membership

· Ed’s Safety Minute was a reminder to know the systems in your airplane and what might happen, for instance, if flaps were retracted at too high of a taxi speed.

· Neil Morrison’s Know Your Warbird segment was on the B-17; he regaled us for 45 minutes. Warren Nadeau then gave a brief overview of the EAA B-17 Tour and its stop here this May. Following was special guest Hank Hendrickson, a WWII B-17 pilot, who enthralled us by recounting his 23^rd mission.

· Northwest Aviation Conference will be 20 & 21 February in Puyallup

· NWOC will be 18 – 21 February in San Diego

· NWCAS will be 5 – 7 March in Seattle

· Our March member meeting will occur at the Museum’s Restoration Center at Paine Field.

· Our April member meeting is tentatively scheduled for Historic Flight Foundation’s hangar at Paine Field.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at about 11:55 for lunch. However, most members hung around for another 20+ minutes for a Q-and-A session with Mr. Hendrickson.

For the Squadron

Fred C. Smyth
Adjutant/Finance Officer