MINUTES OF THE MEETING 1/20/05
President Don Hagopian called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm, with 39 people present. Again Rockys donated their banquet room for our meeting.
Don Hagopian welcomed everyone for the new year and announced some important dates (listed below). February meeting (Feb. 17) there will be a guest speaker from the FAA . Topic: Winter Icing. With an actual wing icing demo. Invite all pilots to attend.
Don then introduced the manager at WHP, John Frymyer, who updated us on what was happening.
The following is a list of things
discussed.
1. EAA and Optimists and WHP will
hold their annual Air Fair May 21, 2005. They are pooling their efforts
into one function and representatives from the optimists and the EAA spoke
to the crowd to encourage participation.
2. Wind Tee almost done?
93. 9s will hold their annual
Poker Run on April 9
4. Rain has delayed the road construction
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John Frymyer then took a few questions
from the audience.
Dave Kolstad, Treasurer, gave his
report. Checking account, after some expenses, approx.$1600.
ve also reported on the Air Rallye
to be held on April 2 (weather back-up April 16) Meet at WHP at the park
benches in the morning and you will be given the route with checkpoints.
You will then have to figure out how long and how much fuel you will use,
closest calculation wins the prizes. Faster planes take off first.
Further info will follow.
Shellie Hagopian, Secretary, gave
her report. 176 members and 117 on auxiliary mailing list.
5 dues are now payable, still $10
per year.
Bill Fenimore, Vice-President, reported on the importance of new members and increasing the numbers. He also canvassed the audience on the website usage habits. He welcomed positive or negative feedback on ease of use or any other useful changes that we can make to the site. 6400 people actually visited the website in 2004.
Treasurer, Dave Kolstad, was in
charge of the 50/50 drawing. We then had our door prize drawing.
Winners were:
50/50 winner - Jerry
Liekwold
5 gallons of fuel donated by Whiteman
Airport Julie Luna
5 gallons of fuel donated by Whiteman
Airport Dave Snyder
5 gallons of fuel donated by Whiteman
Airport Ben David
5 gallons of fuel donated by Whiteman
Airport Steve Fisher
1-Quart Oil donated by Whiteman
Airport Linda Worden
Cellular Pilot Book donated by
Cellular Pilot Claude Morgan
Plexi-Polish donated by Aeroshell
J.L. Farrell
The meeting was adjourned around
7:45. We had 25 people stay after the meeting to see a safety video on
Emergencies.
Upcoming Events
Saturday January 22 EAA Young
Eagles at WHP 10:30am
Wednesday, January 26 Compton
10am - The Aviation Commission Meeting.
Sunday, February 6 Display
Day at Santa Paula 10-2
Thursday, February 10 WAA
Board Meeting 7pm Pilot Lounge
Sunday, February 13 Display Day
at WHP 10-2
Thursday, February 17 Whiteman
Airport Association Meeting 7pm, FAA Icing Demo
Saturday, February 19 - EAA Meeting
at Rockys at 9:30 am
Sunday, February 20 Display Day
at Brackett 10-2
Wednesday, February 23 Brackett
10am - The Aviation Commission Meeting.
Sunday, February 27 Display Day
at El Monte 10-2
Saturday, March 12 Fly Out to
French Valley Airport for breakfast (meet 10am at French Valley)
Saturday March 26 EAA Young Eagles
at WHP 10:30am
Saturday, April 2 WAA Air Rallye
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE whpsafety.org
Respectfully Submitted,
Shellie Hagopian, Secretary
Whiteman Airport Association