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​Meeting Minutes

GCAC Board of Directors left to right:  
Dean Beranek - President, Jim Beeghly, Rick Treiber - Vice President, Tim Scheer, 
Randy Stannard - Treasurer, Dick Anderson, Tony Johnson - Secretary
(Not Pictured) Karo Stigler - Secretary Emeritus, Sri Nandakamar

MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 30, 2023, BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
​The meeting was called to order by Dean Beranek at 6:35 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Tony Johnson, Randy Stannard, Sri Nandakumar, Rick Treiber, Jim Beeghley,  
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lance Miller, Denise Zingman, Pat & Jonathan McCormack, Mike Mango, Haley Pysick, Keith Neuzil, Sharon Johnson
 
The minutes of the August 16, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Tony. Rick moved with a second by Jim to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:  All bills paid and credit cards current. 
 
  1. Airplane Report:
 
Arrow – John B bringing from Bloomfield
Chief – out of service; in Bloomfield for annual
Ercoupe – out of service; ordered rebuild front strut kit
N84455 – in service; replacing landing with LED. Static reported on radio – need to check
N7717U – in service; has LED already
 
  1. Fuel Report: AF 472; LL 920
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
Fly-in Update – Nice plaques for oldest, farthest distance, people’s choice.
              Prop cards, voting cards, food
              Clean up 9/9 at 9am
              Helpers               Judges – Gary, Tim, Dick
                                           Communications – Jim
                                           Pilots – Ed, Randy, Sri, Brian
                                           Grill – Sharon, Tony
                                           PA/Announcements – Tony
                                           Merch – Haley
                                           Pilot Interviews – Lance, Haley
                                           Safety – Meindert
              Aircare coming 10-noon; caution tape or spray paint their landing area
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
Congrats to Denise Zingman on becoming private pilot as of Saturday!
 
Rick moved to adjourn, seconded by Randy, vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 7:10 PM

MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 16, 2023, BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
The meeting was called to order by Dean Beranek at 6:31 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Tony Johnson, Randy Stannard, Sri Nandakumar, Jim Beeghley,
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lance Miller, Denise Zingman, John N, Pat & Jonathan McCormack, Steve Pradarelli, Mark Pattison, Bill Staib, John Royal, Ben Nicholson, Mike Kluse, John Smallwood, Marcus Eickhart, Kyle Chapman
 
The minutes of the August 9, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Tony. Randy moved with a second by Jim to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:  All bills paid and credit cards current. 
 
  1. Airplane Report:
 
Arrow – in service
Chief – out of service; waiting on clips
Ercoupe – out of service; nose strut off; repair in process
N84455 – in service; 2 sets of keys now; panel replacement pending off season
N7717U – in service
 
  1. Fuel Report: AF 200; LL 990 Still need to order more AF
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
Camera update –  Lance fixing camera #4
Roof update – need lift for roof repair
Crew Chief Systems - Randy moved to purchase with a second by Jim to approve. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
 
 
Jim moved to adjourn, seconded by Randy, vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 7:05 PM

MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 9, 2023, BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
​The meeting was called to order by Dean Beranek at 6:24 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Rick Treiber, Randy Stannard, Sri Nandakumar, Dick Anderson, Jim Beeghley
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Lance Miller, Jane Anderson, Mark Means, Brett Lenz, Keith Neuzil, Denise Zingman, Sharon Johnson, John N., Haley Pysick
 
The minutes of the August 2, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Sharon. Rick moved with a second by Randy to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:  All bills paid and credit cards current. 
 
  1. Airplane Report:
 
Arrow – in service
Chief – out of service; waiting on clips; may be fixed by Monday. Due for annual at the end of the month
Ercoupe – out of service; shimmy in the front wheel. Change tire too much play in the front strut; issue with seal. Need to pull strut and take to Tony.
N84455 – in service; Dean calling re: avionics; they already have the deposit
N7717U – in service
 
  1. Fuel Report: AF 200; LL 990 Need to order more AF
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
Camera update –  working. #4 down permanently – moved and on a different network now
Roof update – Received list of materials needed; Rick purchased.  Week from Monday, repairs will start.
Fly-in update – have 6 planes, have plaques. Tony to get UofI Aircare scheduled
Replacing pole in open hangar; 2 “new” poles
Need to rebuild door
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
Hangar Space
Dean received call from guy in OshKosh; wants to put 170B in a hangar
Mark wants a hangar for Ultralight
Tim admitted to hospital
15 right hand traffic. Dean proposed he could contact FAA as representative of Green Castle. Jim moved with a second by Rick to approve. Vote taken; motion carried.
Crew Chief Systems Zoom presentation by Aaron de Zafra
              30% discount for life of subscription. Billed annually in advance
              Randy motioned to purchase.
              Dick motioned to table until next week for discussion and vote. Rick seconded. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
Jim moved to adjourn, seconded by Randy, vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 8:26 PM

MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 2, 2023, BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
​The meeting was called to order by Dean Beranek at 6:31 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Tony Johnson, Tim Scheer, Randy Stannard, Jim Beeghley, Dick Anderson
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat McCormick & Jonathan, Lance Miller, Jane Anderson, Bradford Thorn, Rob Ghabel, Mark Eads, Brett Lenz, Keith Neuzil
 
The minutes of the July 19, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Tony. Jim moved with a second by Randy to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:  All bills paid and credit cards current. 
 
  1. Airplane Report:
 
Arrow – in service
Chief – out of service; looking for brake parts
Ercoupe – in service
N84455 – in service
N7717U – in service
 
  1. Fuel Report: AF 217; LL 1040
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
Camera update –  wifi strong, 1 on tower
Fly-in update – have 6 planes, have plaques. Tony to get UofI Aircare scheduled
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
Announcement from President Dean: August 16th – webinar from FAA on creating parts for antique airplanes
Software next week
 
Jim moved to adjourn, seconded by Randy, vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 7:01 PM

MINUTES OF THE JULY 19, 2023, BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
​The meeting was called to order by Rick Treiber at 6:29 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Tony Johnson, Tim Scheer, Randy Stannard
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat McCormick & Jonathan, Mike Mango, Lance Miller, Mark Eads, Steve Pradarelli, Dick & Jan Anderson, Sharon Johnson
 
The minutes of the July 12, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Tony. Randy moved with a second by Rick to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:  All bills paid and credit cards current. 
 
  1. Airplane Report:
 
Arrow – in service
Chief – in service
Ercoupe – out of service; will be done by the weekend
N84455 – in service
N7717U – in service
 
  1. Fuel Report: AF 500; LL 1000
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
Camera update – moving capable camera installed, can view on app
Fly-in update – 9:00 am set up, Tony to get UofI Aircare to come, need help
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
Tim has given Mike & Bryan the Fleet
 
Rick moved to adjourn, seconded by Randy, vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 7:05 PM

MINUTES OF THE JULY 12, 2023 BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Rick Treiber at
6:37.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:                                                                      Randy Stannard, Sri Nandakumar and Jim Beeghly
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Haley Pysick, Lance Miller, John Navara, Kyle Chapman, Ben Nicholson, Brett Lenz, Chis Lenz & Aiden, Nick Viner and Justin Myers,
 
The minutes of the June 28, 2023 meeting were read by Jim.                                                         Randy made a motion they be aceptcd as read              and .Jim seconded, vote taken, motion passed
 
OLD BUSINESS: 
Treasurer's Report:      We are current with all bills and have a balance of over $10,000 maybe for the first time in history. 
Airplane report:     The Ercoupe is down but everything else is available. 
Fuel repo1t - We do not have a reading but believe our auto fuel is OKand we need 100LL, so it is on order.
 
Haley updated on the merchandising and there have been several orders, so all is going well. 
Lance updated us on the camera system.      There is a lot going on so stay tuned.                                   We may have more than 8 cameras eventually.
 
NEW BUSINESS: 
There was no new business. 
Randy moved we adjourn the meeting and Jim seconded. Vote taken, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:07 PM.

MINUTES OF THE JUNE 28, 2023, BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
​The meeting was called to order by President Dean Beranek at 6:34 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Tony Johnson, Rick Treiber, Tim Scheer, Randy Stannard, Sri Nandakamar
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat McCormick & Jonathan, Mike Mango, Lance Miller, Mark Pattison, Gary & Sharon Lenz, Ed Brecht, Steve Pradarelli, James Sauper, Mike Kloos, Denise Zingman
 
VISITOR: Joel
 
The minutes of the June 21, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Tony. Rick moved with a second by Randy to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:  All bills paid and credit cards current. 
 
  1. Airplane Report:
 
Arrow – in service
Chief – being repaired
Ercoupe – out of service
N84455 – in service; 32 hours before annual is due
N7717U – in service; 76 hours before annual is due
 
  1. Fuel Report: AF 166; LL 625
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
Pole is in for runway camera; just need power ran still
Lance also replacing repeater on top of tower
Mango gave fly-in update
Sri gave ground school update
Rick gave update on upcoming round table to discuss future of the club and get some younger people interested.
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
Need help cleaning up trees
 
Rick moved to adjourn, seconded by Tim, vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 6:59 PM

MINUTES OF THE JUNE 21, 2023, BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
​The meeting was called to order by President Dean Beranek at 6:35 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Tony Johnson, Rick Treiber, Tim Scheer, Randy Stannard, Dick Anderson, Jim Beeghley
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat McCormick & Jonathan, Mike Mango, Chris Lenz, Lance Miller, Keith & Kathy Neuzil, Mark Pattison, Ravi Patel, Cedric Difuidi
 
The minutes of the June 14, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Tony. Randy moved with a second by Jim to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:  All bills paid and credit cards current. Need to order fuel. 
 
  1. Airplane Report:
 
Arrow – in service
Chief – being repaired
Ercoupe – in service; searching for steering part $400, fuel lock leak
N84455 – in service
N7717U – in service
 
  1. Fuel Report: AF 228; LL 700
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
Mango gave fly-in update – get the word out. Discussion of event needs – volunteers! Need pilots & planes
2 people looking at roof to install
Website has been updated
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
Congrats to Rod Schadey for becoming a member! He has a 66 Cessna 150F that he flies out of Independence.
 
Rick moved to adjourn, seconded by Randy, vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 7:03 PM

MINUTES OF THE JUNE 14, 2023, BOARD MEETING

9/6/2023

 
The meeting was called to order by President Dean Beranek at 6:27 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  
Rick Treiber, Randy Stannard, Dick Anderson, Tim Scheer, Dean Beranek
 
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Lance Miller, Jason King, Patrick McCormick, Jonathan Hilmer, Kyle Chapman, Jeanette Corley, Mark Eads, Joe Demaria, Talha Farid, Steve Pradarelli, Gary Lust, Sharon Lust, Ryan Story, Brett Lenz, Mike Mango, Mark Pettinger, Kyle and Lydia Bemister
 
Guests:
Bradford Thorn, Joel Ackermann
 
The minutes of the June 7, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Haley.  Rick moved with a second by Dean to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.
 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:  
All bills paid, including 17U annual. Helpful to have numerous pre-payments. Credit card payment due on 22nd, oil bill due soon.
 
  1. Airplane Report:
 
Arrow – In service
Chief – Grounded for now due to hot mags
Ercoupe – One of universal joints in steering linkage broke. Tony trying to find parts.
N84455 – In service
N7717U – Annual complete. In service.
 
  1. Fuel Report:  AF 332; LL 900
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
  • Need lift (hydraulics) for repair of hanger’s roof. Wing of Tim’s plane has been repaired, needs a place to store plane while hanger is being repaired.
  • Lawn mower in service
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
  • Dick flew with Jason Liska CFII, possible new flight instructor
  • Etsy site available for merchandise – link sent to group
  • September antique/vintage fly-in, starting to accept submissions for planes
  • Wifi extenders working, now have connection down half of runway
  • Marion fly-in next week
  • Sri is starting ground school end of June – 2 nights/week.
  • Quad city airshow is back this year
  
Rick moved to adjourn, seconded by Randy vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 6:59 PM

MINUTES OF THE JUNE 7, 2023, BOARD MEETING

6/21/2023

 
The meeting was called to order by President Dean Beranek at 6:31 pm.
 
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:  Tony Johnson, Rick Treiber, Tim Scheer, Randy Stannard,
 
MEMBERS PRESENT: Pat McCormick & Jonathan, Dick & Jan Anderson, Dustin Storjohann, Mike Mango, Brett Lenz, Chris Lenz & wife, James Jensen, Mark Eads
 
The minutes of the May 31, 2023, Board of Directors meeting were read by Tony. Tim moved with a second by Rick to approve last week’s minutes. Vote taken; motion carried.

  1. Treasurer’s Report:  A few large bills coming due, including 2 annuals, fuel bill, insurance bill.  Anyone willing to pre-pay would be appreciated.  
  2. Airplane Report:  Arrow – in service
          Chief – going to Bloomfield
          Ercoupe – in service; Steve Smith asked for felt to be fixed on pilot side window
          N84455 – in service; new flap switch came in
          N7717U – out for annual; coming back when take Chief down
    3. Fuel Report: AF 362; LL 1040  

OLD BUSINESS:  
​
Need pump attention again in the pit
Have rafters for Tim’s hangar
 
NEW BUSINESS:  
Congrats to Cedric Difuidi and Dustin Storjohann for becoming members!
Mark Eads wants to use small space in hangar for his ultralight
 
Randy moved to adjourn, seconded by Rick, vote taken, motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM
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