Sonoma Wings “Elk” Meeting Minutes
Saturday, May 17, 2003
We held the May meeting at the Elk Mountain LZ. This was an experiment to encourage more members to attend the meetings by mixing them with flying. One lesson that was learned was that if we have any more meetings at flying sites, the meetings should be in the morning before we all head up the mountain to fly. Todd and Susie, and Rich and Linda had been with us all day but needed to leave after flying but before the 7:00 p.m. meeting time.
Prez., Albert Branson, called the meeting to order at 7:23 p.m. just after finishing off his last bite of dinner. Those present at the meeting were: Albert and Allison, Ernie Camacho, Bill Vogel, Matt Jagelka, Gregg Hackett, Charley Warren, Ray Landstrom, our newest member, and myself. Ray is a seasoned H3, and lives in the Oakland hills. He has been following our BB for some time and knew we would be at Elk this weekend, which he hadn’t flown before. After camping and flying with us, he decided to join the club. Welcome, Ray!
Since the number of club members present was so small, it was decided not to conduct any club business that other members might want to have a voice in. But some important up- coming things were discussed, primarily the St. John Fly-in.
The following tasks were identified:
1. Choose a date soon so that people can plan their schedules and arrangements can be made.
2. Assign a person to solicit sponsors for items to be given out as prizes. Charley volunteered for the job.
3. Design and produce an official 2003 St. John Fly-In t-shirt. Allison volunteered to design the t-shirt.
4. Compose a Meet Entry Form, and determine the entry fee.
5. Choose a Meet Director to run the fly-in and coordinate the preparation activities.
6. Choose a Task Committee to find a way to include both HG’s and PG’s. PG pilots will have to launch from Potato Hill. There may have to be separate categories for HG and PG.
7. Choose a main LZ for the fly-in and for Sunday. Arrange and confirm it with the landowner. Leroy Walkup’s field along Fouts Springs Road was suggested.
8. Decide whether to have the Sunday dinner and awards presentation at the Timberline Bar and Grill, or to do our own barbecue dinner at the LZ. A barbecue was favored.
9. Decide on a menu for the barbecue and assign a person to purchase the necessary food and other items.
10. Assign volunteers to set up and attend to the barbecue.
There will be other items that will need to be addressed. This is a preliminary list to get things moving.
Ernie pointed out that it may be best not to combine club meetings with club flying outings. The regularly scheduled meetings at the pizza parlor are more centrally located to the majority of club members, and weekend meetings may not work well for some.
“That’s all folks.”
Greg Sugg, Secretary