New Visitors - No new visitors

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Meeting Minutes - Thomas

September minutes posted on Chapter web site, membership approved as posted.

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Treasurer's report - Rudy

Meeting room rental ending will be helpful to chapter budget

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Event Calendar

See the Chapter Web Site (www.eaa187.org) for latest list of events

If you have events, send them to the chapter e-mail list and Stu will put them on the calendar as well.

web feedback - Where to meet, doesn't show when & where we are meeting in one location

GTU Operating Control Tower
Starting October 15, ground control 119.12

The new GTU tower will monitor 123.0 and redirect... to the tower frequency

Tower Manager
Shannon Thomas
rvagtu_on_aol.com

Next Chapter 187 meeting, Thursday, November 1

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New Business

Chuck Martin distributed a list of chapter tools
The Chapter may want to dispose of some of the most obscure tools

Chuck Martin visited Old Kingsbury Aerodrome Airport
Very incredible construction of Spads

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Chapter Officer Election for January 2008 until December 2009

Chapter Elected Officers - President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer

Rob Reese - Nominated and by voice vote selected Chapter President

Michael Garel - Nominated and by voice vote selected Chapter Vice President

Barry Gould - Nominated and by voice vote selected Chapter Secretary

Brad Bellemy - Nominated and by voice vote selected Chapter Treasurer

Rudy added that pending treasurer work is to shift accounts and that the treasurer duties include: collection of dues, expenses, average of two of checks a month, roster of members and new now filing of tax form on the web

Brian Rodgers agreed to assist Brad with maintaining the Roster

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Project Spotlight

Dennis Gerow
GP-4

Plans built, side by side
under construction since 95
He purchased from Sid Mann 3 years ago
Dennis was first involved in '98/'99, helping Sidd and Tony B. in Tony's garage
Dennis has added engine and electrical

Engine is near ready to start

the skin is spruce
like building a model airplane

wing tanks
and 12 gal center tank, 52 gal total capacity

IO-360 engine

Has a "johnson bar" for gear retraction

using a van's baffle kit

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Presentation

Mark Fredrick
F1 Rocket and Reno Air Race

Working on Continental 550 version of his Team Rocket F-1 design

Finished 8th, 7th, and 4th in 3 years at the Reno National Air Races

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Mike Thompson
Taylor Air Race

Rocket 100 Air Race
Taylor - Elgin - Caldwell - Granger Lake - Hutto
First race last year, 25 Aircraft registered and 21 Aircraft flew

Sport Air Racing League - http://www.sportairrace.org/

On-line sign up form
Racing like form

Fun & Safe

Scheduling for Annual Racing at the same locations

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Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.