Officer reports.

Tom Moock – Site Administrator

• Provided update regarding road condition at Potato Hill flying site. The section of the road that goes into the valley is closed. Apparently local authorities do not want heavy vehicles to use the road. Next week Tom will contact the authorities for updates. (Editor’s note – Fouts Springs Road is open as of 5/25/06.)
• Tom reminded that absolutely no commercial activity allowed on the Dump.
• Update regarding Dunlap. Roads are in good condition, the Sierra Highlands campground near launch has toilets and hot showers. Connie, the Dunlap site administrator, keeps count of how many people are flying there. Tom also mentioned an incident with a pilot who landed short and got yelled at by the landowner of the Rottweiler field. Tom emphasized the importance of a proper site intro prior to flying unfamiliar sites and knowing which landing zones are OK and which areas are not OK.
• Update on the Tollhouse. Even though it might be OK with Paul Splan for pilots to fly there, the road to launch is probably in bad condition.
  

Ann Sasaki – the President

• Ann talked about two incidents that resulted in reserve deployment. A P2 pilot at the Elk fly-in apparently got rotored on the lee side of the hill and had to deploy.  Also a pilot trying to perform for the first time the helicopter maneuver at the Dump had to deploy when the wing spun.
• Julie Spiegler talked about an accident in Columbia where the pilot hit some power lines and was severely injured.
• At the April meeting, Mark Bernier suggested that we have a calendar committee for 2007 that collects images for the rest of the year and puts them on a webpage for members to view.  In the early Fall members will have a chance to select the 13 images that go in the 2007 calendar.  Wayne Clingingsmith and Tim Sirianni volunteered to help with the calendar.
• Ann talked about getting more BAPA hats with the same “logo” that Gregg H used last year. This year’s hats will be navy and khaki, and the price will be about $14.  Julie Spiegler will put photos on the BAPA website so members can see the hats.  We will gather orders and place one order soon.

Rolf Bienert – Vice President

• Last year Rick Conger paid for the Dr. Jack Diablo blipspot.  This year Rolf paid the $50 for the blipspot. Rolf requested that BAPA reimburse him.
  

Old Business

• Ann proposed to approve meeting minutes for April 2006. Motion passed.

New Business

• Motion to allocate $50 to reimburse Rolf Bienert for his expense. Motion passed.
• Tom Bair proposed creating Google Earth waypoints and possibly launch-view pictures to help first-time flyers identify the LZ and avoid known hazards at flying site. Also the Dunlap site LZs posted on the BAPA website need to be updated.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:45PM. 

Entertainment

• Following the meeting, Tom Bair made a presentation about his flying in Alicante, Spain.