Green Castle Aero Club Ltd.

The meeting was called to order by President Tim Scheer at 6:30 PM.

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Don Nelson, Bob Dunn, Brett Lenz, Rick Treiber, Randy Stannard, and Karo Stigler

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Mike Mango, Al Schmidt, Steve Smith, and Mark Eads

GUEST:  Possible new member, Gene Baker is a private pilot, an IA and A&P, and works as an engineer at Rockwell.

The Minutes of the December 5, 2012 Board of Directors meeting were read by Karo.  Bob Dunn moved with second by Brett Lenz and third by Rick Treiber that the minutes be approved as read.  Vote taken; Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS:

1.       Treasurer’s Report:  Don said he paid off all the little bills, will wait a little longer on the larger ones, and we still have a little money left over.

2.       Airplanes:  19Q will be finished tomorrow (had to order a wiring harness for it); the Arrow got back (cost was about $400).

3.       Al Schmitt did his night cross-country after the meeting last week, and said it went real well.  He liked all the lights around Davenport/Bettendorf.

4.       The ground school committee didn’t meet; however, Rick sent some suggested changes in policies to his committee members for their perusal and discussion.  We’ll talk more about Rick’s suggested policy changes at next week’s meeting.

5.       Ground School.  Mark held the last special class of this session on Monday of this week.  Next Monday, he’ll give a practice test.  Mark said when he asked the current students how they thought improvements in the class could be made, they responded that more quizzes may be helpful.  Discussion was held re other ways to improve the class, ideas for getting the word out about ground school, and incentives for keeping students interested in studying and goals that should be set.

6.       Andy Carpenter told Randy that he’s going to fire up his smoker and cook a 20-pound brisket for the holiday party Saturday.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.       Discussion was held re raising rates of aircraft rental.  All other rental locations in the area charge considerably more than we do, and the expenses of the Club just can’t be met at our current rates.  Randy moved with second by Rick that, effective January 1, 2013, we raise the rental on our planes by 10% and round it up to the next $5 increment.  Vote taken; Motion Carried.  Rick mentioned maybe we should look at other ways to make money (e.g., advertising on our website, etc.).

2.       Discussion was held re not having Board meetings the day after Christmas and New Years.  Bob moved with second by Rick that we not have meetings December 26, 2012 or January 2, 2013.  Vote Taken; Motion Carried.

Bob moved with second by Brett to adjourn the meeting.  Vote taken; Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 7:01 PM.

MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 14, 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The meeting was called to order by President Tim Scheer at 6:30 PM.

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Don Nelson, Bob Dunn, Brett Lenz, Calvin Colony, Rick Treiber, Randy Stannard, and Karo Stigler

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Em Norden, Jim Beeghly, Gary and Sharon Lust, Patrick McCormick,

Jim McCullough, and Mark Eads

GUEST PRESENT: Rosemary Cantrell (Don’s daughter)

The Minutes of the November 4, 2012 Board of Directors meeting were “paraphrased” by Karo. Bob Dunn moved with second by Brett Lenz that the minutes be approved as paraphrased. Vote taken; Motion carried.

OLD and NEW BUSINESS:

1. Treasurer’s Report: According to Don. he “has absolutely no idea” at the moment, but thinks we’re about the same as last week. He checked the other day, and he said the S811 received at the Pumpkin Splat! a week ago puts the scholarship fund in the black again.
2. Airplanes:  Same as last week.
3. Ground School: Mark stated there aren’t any scholarship candidates in the current session. Dave White stopped in and spent the whole evening with the class and talked about managing the aircraft, managing safety, and the practical usage of an airplane. Tim (Da Prez) Scheer was in attendance also. Mark said he looks forward to having Tim (who’s been present at each session over the last couple of years) and Dave again. Their contributions are valuable and practical. Discussion was held re having ground school for candidates again, like we did last year and, if so, we need to start it sooner rather than later. Also, discussion was held re advertising more and getting the word out earlier than we did last year. It was suggested we should start ground school the second week of February and award the scholarship in time for the recipient to start Flying May 1. Treiber suggested we should have a very small committee to discuss the scholarship program, timelines, and report suggestions to the Club. Randy moved with second by Karo that Rick chair the committee. Tabled.
4. New Hangars: Treiber said not a thing has happened on them yet. Tim talked to Leroy and got a S1250 figure; discussion was held re whose expense it would be: Tim’s, Treiber’s, or Green Castle’s. Tabled.

Bob Dunn moved with second by Brett Lenz to adjourn the meeting. Vote taken; Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:03 PM.

MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 7, 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The meeting was called to order by President Tim Scheer at 6:30 PM.

OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:    Don Nelson, Bob Dunn, Brett Lenz, Calvin Colony, Rick Treiber, Randy Stannard, and Karo Stigler

MEMBERS   PRESENT:      Em   Norden,   Patrick   McCormick,   Dave   White,   Jim McCullough, Jim Beeghly, Helen Farrell, and Mark Eads

The Minutes of the October 31, 2012 Board of Directors meeting were read by Karo. Bob Dunn moved with second by Brett Lenz that the minutes be approved as corrected. Vote taken; Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Treasurer’s Report: Don said he “guesses it’s about the same as it has been: we’re in no better shape now than we were last week.”
2. Airplanes: A lot of dinky little things are wrong: 478′s back with radios; we need tires on an airplane; the Ercoupe will get its new windshield installed next week.
3. At the annual stockholders’ meeting held November 4, 2012, Board members Don, Randy, and Karo were retained; Rick Treiber will replace John Navara. The Club appreciates all that John has contributed (organize the annual poker run, measure spot landing contest, work on the website, etc.) to the club, both while on the Board as well as before becoming a Board member.
4. Work Day: Several things were accomplished at the November 3rd work day, one of which is that the runway was completely resealed (thanks go to Andy Carpenter for his expertise and use of his tar machine), clean-up of piles of lumber, new steps were erected to the fuel tank platform, preliminary work done for putting walls in the open hangar, partial big hangar door, etc.   Don thanked everyone who had a hand in working that day and said he really appreciates the work several members did.
5. Pumpkin Splat!: We took in $811 for the scholarship program. Discussion was held re possibly changing a couple of things, e.g., starting out with the spot landing contest or having the spot landing contest during an “intermission” from the Pumpkin Splat! This way, we’ll always be able to get the spot landing contest in before dusk.
6. Ground School: Mark Eads said four students attended this week’s session.
7. The open hangar that we’re enclosing is a work in progress. Completion date: Treiber says it’s “in the future.” Evidently, a couple of pilots want to rent it.
8. Election of Officers: Rick moved with second by Don that we leave it like it is. President: Tim Scheer, Vice-President: Randy Stannard, Treasurer: Don Nelson, Secretary: Karo Stigler. Vote taken; Motion carried.

Bob Dunn moved with second by Brett Lenz to adjourn the meeting.   Vote taken; Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:59 PM.