BAPA Meeting Minutes - Jan - Feb 2007

Visitors:
Daniel S - Flys an ancient Arcus 2, learned in Columbia.
Georgette -

Officer Reports:

Tom M - President
The club will continue to sponsor the XC League, but we should try to have something like it for newer        pilots - maybe a XC clinic and "mini" competition - XC League-type tasks, but without the race component.   More trips!

Kurt &Tom at Blossom Valley - Photo by Julie Spiegler

Rolf B - Vice President
Nothing to report.

Roy R - Treasurer
Roy reminds everyone to renew their membership on the website and mail or hand a check to Roy or use PayPal. Balance of over $4000.

Wally A - Safety Directory
Nothing to report.

Chip S - Site Director
No problems currently known at any sites.

Dave S will be coming out with some good news about tandem flying  at the Stables to be allowed by GGNRA with some big restrictions. Please don't fly tandem there until the new information and stickers are available.

Morrey Point is probably going to open up for PG flying.  Again, Dave S will send official information to the club.  Again, there will be restrictions.

Two other potential sites, Mt. Umunim and Loma Preta, are being investigated by the landowner.  Sending emails as detailed on the mailing list may help open them up for PGers.

Tim S - Secretary
Calendars are all mailed out.   If anyone has not yet received theirs, please contact Tim.  Show of hands at the meeting confirmed that most members who ordered calendars had already received them.

Ann S + Brent E - Activities CoChairs
Some future events being considered:
         o  PLF Clinic
         o  Basic First Aid (by Albert H)
         o  XC Clinic
         o  Jody Lucas fly-in and picnic - the Hike and Huck may be a team event this year?

Old Business:
Meeting minutes for December could not be approved as they have not yet appeared in Ridge Dancer.

New Business:
The US team going to Worlds is seeking tax-deductible donations at usparaglidingteam.org.  Motion made, seconded and unanimously agreed to donate $300.

The meeting minutes should not include people's full names, so as to preserve privacy when they appear on the web.

The executive committee decided that BAPA meetings would be scaled back to every-other-month, alternating between Milpitas and South SF. Meetings in January, May, and September will be in SSF; meetings in March, July, and November will be held in Milpitas.

Ridge Dancer will be targeted for publication in the months with no meetings.   This decision was made because in recent years meeting attendance has been low.    Hopefully with fewer meetings per year, more members will attend each meeting and the quality of the post-meeting entertainment will get even better.

Meeting adjourned around 8PM.