BAPA Meeting Minutes 04/05/2006 Submitted by Chip Sheppard for Alex Koorkoff
Visitors: Annie: Visiting from Columbia where she and Richie have been since the end of October. She gave a brief report of flying there. They are just 6 degrees above the equator so there is good flying weather year around. They have 11 sites and fly almost every day.
Officer reports: Tom Moock – no report Wally Anderson – briefly reviewed recent accident at Potato Hill Atta Pilram – BAPA account currently has $5,330, having started the year with $5,600. There are 135 paid members with 31 unpaid and now inactive members.
Ann Sasaki – Reviewed upcoming activities: - Jody Lucas fly-in and picnic, April 22. RSVP to James Smyth, especially for the hike and huck.
- Elk fly-in April 28-30, RSVP to Al Baldini
- Anderson Flat fly-in, May 6-7, RSVP Gene Pfeiffer
- Tom Moock Thermal Clinic May 20-21, fully subscribed (8 pilots) but starting a wait list.
- Starthistle fly-in at Woodrat in Southern Oregon – Memorial Day weekend
- Rat Race – week following Starthistle also at Woodrat
Other discussion: Wally reviewed the 2-session weather clinic given by Jill Nephew. Jill will teach a weather class at Santa Rosa JC and, after preparing for that class, she is offering to teach PG-related weather in a series of evening sessions. Wally will announce when scheduled.
Ann discussed the situation at Mussel Rock vis a vis Daily City’s prohibition on any commercial activities and the negative events of last year. Ann reported having contacted local instructors and tandem pilots and received assurances that all will abide by this restriction. She pointed out that all pilots should be careful, when speaking to visitors, to indicate that teaching and other commercial activities are not allowed.
Ann proposed having hats (ball caps) made with the BAPA logo as has been done in the past. There was sufficient agreement for Ann to proceed with determining cost and timing and bring a specific proposal to the next meeting. T-shirts were also discussed and there was not enough enthusiasm to proceed with specific plans.
Old Business: Minutes from the last meeting approved by voice vote.
New Business: Mark Bernier suggested a year-long photo contest for next year’s BAPA calendar with photos submitted throughout the year. Others suggested it might be better to hold them till the end of the year to limit the number submitted. No formal motion made. We will discuss at next meeting when there are more members present.
Meeting adjourned about 8:00 p.m.
Loren Cox gave an enjoyable slide show and presentation on the Ozone Caribbean XC Challenge in the Dominican Republic in January 2006. Loren highly recommended the fun comp – he said the flying was great and the organizers did a good job. |