Cascade
Warbirds Squadron #2
Minutes
of the Meeting of the Membership
10
March 2007, Museum of Flight, Seattle
The
CO called the meeting to order at 1010 hours.
There were approximately 36 members and guests in attendance.
New
members and guests were introduced and welcomed.
Aviation
High School, Seattle, representatives were present to explain the concept of
the school, acceptance of student applications, and the unique curriculum. Reba Gilman, Principal, and Sebastian Hill
and Natalie Nason, students, were the speakers. The Squadron envisions establishing a mutually beneficial relationship
with the school.
The
following announcements were made:
·
These
members were mentioned in the trade media:
Gary Allan, Roger Kelsay, Dave Holt, Carter Teeters
·
EAA's
Aluminum Overcast will be here 21-28 May; Warren Nadeau still needs many
volunteers.
·
Cascade
Warbird Day at MoF will be held Saturday, 26 May
·
Fly-by
training is scheduled for Saturday, 17 March, 11:00 AM, at the Heritage Flight
Museum, BLI
·
We
have a tour scheduled at the MoF's Restoration Facility, Paine Field, on
Saturday, 24 March.
·
General
Aviation Appreciation Day is 19 May at Paine Field. Lunch and a fuel discount will be available. We are also attempting to put together a
fly-over at Ft Lewis for their Armed Forces Day celebration.
·
Annual
dues are now due and there are still seats available in our Reserved Boxes at
Reno
·
Deadline
for submissions for the April, 2007, newsletter is 16 March to editor@cascadewarbirds.org
·
The
highlights of the 2007 schedule were reviewed
·
Curt
reviewed the itinerary of this year's PSAAC Antique Air Tour
·
The
AWO Fly-In status will be discussed at the board meeting following
·
There's
still room in the squadron house at OSH - $250 for the week; see Dave
Ed
Rombauer's Safety Minute addressed the problem of how moisture gets in our fuel
and the problems it can cause when there.
We all promised not to become victims.
Dave
mentioned the aviation "user fee" issue before Congress and
encouraged us to contact our lawmakers.
More info can be found at www.aopa.org
There
being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:10.
For
the Squadron
Fred
C. Smyth
Adjutant/Finance Officer