EAA chapter 187  Monthy Meeting Minutes
Thursday, November 1, 2006

Gary Hamilton, Chapter President, presiding

Attendees list passed around and collected.  Tweenty-two meeting attendees.

Visitors: Carl DeBower

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Meeting Minutes

Posted on web site, approved.

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Treasurer's report

Less then $1 interest, $94 spent for food
YTD ending balance $21,540

Treasures report accepted as read

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Events

Checkout www.eaa187.org
send to lister

Saturday 11/3/2007

Macgregor breakfast
Lagrange lunch
Chandelle flying club meeting/work day

November 17, Rocket 100 and Macho Grande fly-in

Old Kingberry fly-in 11/17

Next meeting, December 6, same location

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New Business

Annual banquet will be at County Line BBQ
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 7 p.m.

Country style $20
Cadillac style (7 meats) $24, same + bread and ice cream
All you can eat of 9 meats $28

Members voted for Country Style.  Total price TBD

The Chatper will meet on Thursday January 3

Tool request(s) from Chuck Martin:

Dean Ogden - instrument panel punch
Gary Hamilton - as discussed at lunch, hose pressure test

Send requests to Gary Hamilton, and the Chapter board will consider

Chapter did put in for B-17, requested for October 2008, no response yet

Project updates:

Gary Hamilton, RV-7 building, 7 years to this month
electrical system
pump oil through system and check pressures

Roger Ritter
Kingsbury
Thomas Moore Scout taken down to bare for recovering

Seth Hancock
Vagabond, started on rudder pedals
fuselage complete until wings are further along

Dean Ogden
RV-8 engine hooked up
Van's sells odds and ends kits for making engine installation easier
Will sell miscellanous to anyone, prices are reasonable

Chuck Martin
Dynon 180, returned for upgrade screen and requested new battery installation

John Nunn
Moved plane to Taylor airport

Barry Gould
A few working days from inspection

Presentation

William Bennet
Transition Training and First Flight

Who, Why and Where

Every instructor must get their own approval to instruct in their own aircraft (EAA let their cert go)

Flew with Jan Bussell in Fla

investigated how to get proficent
received professional training
prepared a flight plan
consistency for following up what is going on

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.