Todd called this short meeting to order on this crisp, cool, windy morning around 10am. Approximately 22 members present and four potential new members to vote on.

• AMA national member dues discussed. All members must be current with dues by Dec. 31, 2011. This is an AMA requirement – club must be incompliance to keep its benefits and privileges. (HSF year is July to July)
• Year-end expenses for the club will be the AMA charter fee and our yearly lease amount to Harris County.
• New fence (along the runway) estimate discussed.
• The possibility of our area being changed next year from Prct. 4 to Prct.1 discussed…as of now everything is fine we have a signed contract with Harris County district judge; Ed Emmett…Todd is on top of this situation!
• NO January meeting.
• Meeting days fall back to Clubs original set up……First Saturday of each month.
• FEB. 4, 2012 next meeting date
• NEW TIME… 11a.m.
• Gate closures: when you leave, even if it is raining and you are the last to leave…PLEASE close and lock gate. Scramble the gate code!!

New HSF Members:
*Ryan Payne
*Bryan Bury
*Mark Mendonca
*Russell Kagey
Welcome to the HSF family!

MODEL OF THE MONTH WINNER: JOHN NORWOOD

Add on notes:
New HSF nametags will be going out along with new gate combo for January – July 2012 as your AMA dues for 2012 are paid. (AMA dues – pay by Dec. 31, 2011)

“Family” members and guest are welcome to fly, Remember that the HSF sponsor/family member must be present at the field with them to fly.

Let’s keep our field clean…help pick up any trash etc. you see left at the field.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all and thanks to everyone for making our club so fantastic!

Meeting began @ 10:11am by Todd Brueggeman
All officers present...Dale, Billy, Susan and David B.
28 HSF members present plus...
2 perspective new members to be voted on as well as 4 to be introduced to the members.

Todd started by covering the Chopperazzi Event, how much fun and funds raised and donated to N.A.M.... can't wait for next years!

Next was list of things that Mike Funk wanted discussed. *For Toys for Tots, he wants a member from each section to weed eat their own sections by Nov. 2nd. Mark Conroy said he and Frank will take care of all weed eating. (Thanks guys)!
*Rocks from the heli side need to be raked back.
*Gate lock...PLEASE scramble the lock after you have opened it as well as after you lock it...
*Trash - You bring it in....you take it out. BBQ pits are not trash containers!
*He needs help with removal of trash and batteries from the shed.

Todd mentioned about the 2 extra mowers that the club is not using. Selling them etc. The guys who donated them do not want them back and sell them for clubs funds, or a Chris said, sell his and put the money into Junk Yard Wars for next year :-)

Dale, Todd and David B. talked about all the 4-wheelers that have been out riding around the field as well as burning holes in the runway! They are NOT supposed to be on this property technically, and it could become a liability issue. If you are here when they are and have the opportunity to speak with them, to let them now that they are not allowed to ride here...just nicely explain the situation. Our agreement with the county is for our group only...

Toys for Tots...Nov. 5th with Marines...yay!! Fish fry voted in....Sounds good!! Bring un-wrapped toys for the Marine Toy Box.

Billy reported on club finances....expense's for t-shirts-which will be put back into bank after t-shirts are picked up and paid for.

Susan reported on membership....still at 98, possibly to be changed by the end of the meeting! Actually, we had a new 'half' member added already...little Gabriel Barta has his AMA membership, at 3 weeks old...Awesome!

Susan will get t-shirts today and will get them separated and bagged up for everyone with prices. Happy to say that the prices were better that expected. Thanks Mike.
(I will be getting with y'all by e-mail)

John Norwood mentioned something that Mark Conroy did several years ago and John himself was a recipient of one....'Hi-Flyer' Awards. An award given to an outstanding member who goes above and beyond for the club, unique building skills, etc. Sounds like a great idea. Todd likes the idea and will start it up again.! Thanks John and Mark for the insight on this.

We had several new perspective members to vote on today, but only 2 were present. Jake Jacobsen and Mitch Leben, both of which have been at the field often over the last month or so.
Happy to report they are now part of the HSF family and we welcome them both. Congrats guys :-)

We also had a visit from and past member and old HSF friend...Bedford Pearcy, it was great to see him, he stayed and visited for a while. He has moved to Moscow with his job!!! WOW!

We also had 4 new perspective members to be introduced to the crowd...one being a former member himself from way back...Mike Jackson who is back from 3 tours in Iraq and is ready to get flying again.
Welcome home Mike!
Ryan Payne a novas to our sport, hails from U of H...go cougars!!
Russell Kagey member of Sparks looking to 'spread his wings'!
Benjamin Laster aka: Brother Benjamin, has been out at the field for the past
couple of months and is anxious to fly...He also loooves to cook!
These guys will be around to get to know us...take a moment to meet them.

'Model of the Month'....presented by Chad and Jennifer..thank you!
*Gustavo Pinzon with his Calamoto, custom job with no CL wires :-)
*Ed Gallup with his Caliber, scratch built from a picture!
*Richard Beaver with a Spad 12, beautiful monokote job...looks like fabric.
*John McCrary with his scale extra 260.
All entries were outstanding, beautiful planes....winner was Ed Gallup, congrats!

Well that was about it....time for flying and visiting!
Meeting over about 11am.
A beautiful day by the way :-)

Then everyone enjoyed some 'baby shower' cake for Gabriel.

Happy flying and have a great week........

Todd called meeting called to order at 10:06am with 33 members present and 3 guests. In addition, some decent weather!

Todd opened up with Treasurers report, since Billy was unable to attend today’s meeting. VP Dale out of town and unable to attend.

Then onto notes that Mike Funk wanted brought to the attention of all members:
1) Trash is still a problem! BBQ pits are not trash receptacles. If you bring in something, take it out with you please.
2) Mike wants the Heli guys to help with mowing and weed eating the week of 10-3-11 for the heli event. Mark Conroy said he has it covered,… thanks Mark.
3) Mike conveys along with me (Todd) a big thanks to everyone who helped to clean up the trash that was dumped. (Chad, Rob, Peter, Taylor, anyone else…THANKS)
4) Mike mentioned that there are 2 mowers we really do not need, Todd will get in touch with the guys who donated the mowers to us first to see if they would like them back. After that, we will go from there.
5) Mike has turned the t-shirt order in. Our order is behind several clubs, school, swim teams etc.
6) Try to keep rocks out of the grass, out of the mowing area, Please!
Mike brought up again the fact that the frequency board and gate are not always being closed. Please close and scramble the combination! Gate and boards are the same combo now.

Todd also thanked Chad for trimming the weeds around the front HSF sign….Looks soooo much better!

Todd and Dave B. want to remind everyone with children to be extra careful with them out by the starting stands. Make sure they are at a safe distance back from propellers, etc. Think safety for the kiddos and us!

Please be watchful/careful of ‘prop cuts’ to the runway…the material we use to repair the runway is expensive, but it is what works the best to repair the runway.

Chopperazzi Fun Fly is Oct. 8th, would be our meeting day. Todd is going to reschedule and combine the Oct./Nov. meeting together and hold it on Saturday Oct. 22nd.

Todd mentioned we were waiting on the Marines Ball date to be confirmed to set the Toys for Tots fun fly. Mike Funk said he would call someone and get the date. Mike found out that the Marines Ball is to be held Nov. 12th. TOYS FOR TOTS will be Nov. 5th We will get in touch with David Redsun, he usually contacts the Marines and arranges for them to be with us. Also brought up about having some races, games at TFT’s… everybody seemed to like that idea!

Susan reported that we are currently at 95 members, with 3 prospective new members here today for vote in. Which they were all voted in. With that, they were introduced again to everyone, these guys have been hanging out the past month or more with us.

Welcome to the club the following members:
* Ezard Gerald * Rodger Hopper * Robert Hendricks
Current membership now 98!

We had 3 guests today hoping to join our great club, they are:
Mark Mendonca, who flies pattern mostly and has been flying since the age of 6, been in Houston about 3 years. He just came back recently from the Worlds in Muncie where he was a member of the Trinidad team. His son Adam (19) is also a flyer of heli’s and pattern. Mitch Leban, has been flying off and on since he was 16. Enjoys heli’s and airplanes, enjoys the simulator. Tom Richardson, retired military man, has enjoyed several years of the hobby, likes the scale planes.

Meeting adjourned approximately 10:50am.

First, I would like to say a big THANKS to Jennifer Barta for taking notes for me, since I had to work this morning.

Meeting opened at 10:15am, Todd’s first meeting as President again, lot of things to discuss. Thanked everyone for the opportunity to serve the club and its members again.

Todd briefly went over ‘old business’, last meetings minutes and new officers for the 2011-2012 HSF year.
David Braunagel announced as our 2011-12 Safety Officer.
Billy Howard/treasurer…transitional period, but reported the balance of HSF account, $xxxx. Discussed expenses over the summer, July picnic, AMA Chopperazzi fee, port a potty, etc.

Mike Funk unable to attend meeting sent some notes to Todd he wished brought up. Trash is becoming a problem at the field. PLEASE pick up after yourselves and if you see something left, pick it up….Keep the field clean.

*Ron Matson, Pep Peperone and Mark Conroy have been helping Mike with the weed eating of the field….THANK YOU sooooooooo much!

If you can help at all, with the weed eating, please contact Mike or you can contact me thru secretary@houstonsportflyers.com and I will pass the info along to Mike. Mike does a fantastic job of keeping the field in great shape. Thanks Mike.

*Another thing Mike asked that we watch for runway cuts, if you see any contact us, we have the materials to repair it. Let us get it repaired before it gets worse!

*FRONT GATE…Please make sure you do NOT use the broken link chain to lock up. Scramble the combo when opening and closing the lock.

New Business…

Todd restructuring two officers duties… Billy as treasurer will be in charge of HSF funds. Susan as secretary will remain handling the HSF membership, roster, communications, revive the HSF newsletter, etc.

**We no longer have the expense of the storage unit. Items will be kept in Todd and Susan’s climate controlled storage place, and at NO cost to the club.

Communication for club will be secretary@houstonsportflyers.com(No more info@houstonsportflyers.com)

T-shirt orders deadline today…

Today was the absolute last deadline for HSF dues payments. Anyone not paid will have to re-apply for membership.

Todd is going to set up a meeting with the HOA of the houses behind the field…Be a good neighbor!

Dee Rice emailed Susan and they want to hold a control line event for the club at the ‘multi use’ area. Date has not been determined yet. Will keep you posted. Sounds like fun!

October 8, 2011…Annual CHOPPERAZZI FLY IN
More fun for us!! AMA sanctioned
CD-Dale Furneaux * Co-cd Todd
Pilot landing fee…Non Perishable FOOD items

November....Annual TOYS FOR TOTS FLY IN
Date to be announced
This will be club event…Pilot landing fee…TOYS!
Will be given to the Marines.

FUTURE FIELD IMPROVEMENTS:

Todd will wait until Spring 2012, weather is good and will research items and costs to the club. However, would like for us to have a sign addressing vandalism, reward for convicted vandalizes, ‘smile your on camera’ etc. He will contact the county, let them know that we will press charges on anyone caught trespassing, etc. *Installation of a 4-foot chain link fence for the ‘multi use’ area in front of tables for safety. In addition, a control line circle made much like the runway.

All members must wear their AMA and name badges at all times! Watch name tags…ORANGE nametag expired !

Potential Members:

Must come and fly with a sponsor for at least a month, introduce themselves around to pilots of all areas…get to know more than the sponsor. And at the next meeting (provided we have an opening) can be voted on at that time. The sponsors can let officers know how the potential member is doing and getting along.

*Two potential new members introduced today… Welcome and hope to see more of you both.
Roger Hopper…fixed wing and heli’s, a lot of years experience. Robert Hendricks…fixed wing with about a year under his belt already.

Thirteen openings at present, may change as some are dropped for non-payment of all dues.

NEW MEMBERS:

Three new members voted in today…
Taylor Wiederhold (Rogers son)
Jonathan Wiederhold (Rogers nephew)
Frederico (Fred) D’avila (friend of Edson)

WELCOME TO ALL THREE.
We still have a few more applications for Sept. meeting of potential new members who could not be present today.

Meeting adjourned 11:13am
Time to fly!

Susan Brueggeman from Jennifer’s notes.
8-14-2011
Thanks again Jennifer.

Meeting opened about 10am or so…
HSF membership dues are due today - $125.00

First order of business was the Presidential election, since Rob Faust had declined the nomination; Todd Brueggeman was running un-apposed. Martin said that it had to be an election, no one can run un-apposed, so he said he was going to run. Nominated by Bob Organ and seconded by John McCrary. Meeting interrupted to hold the ballot election right then.
And the e-mail votes out…not to count. Jennifer Barta was in charge of the ballots and were counted by Jennifer and John Norwood. Results were Todd Brueggeman with 21 votes and Martin Stohr with 18 votes. Todd Brueggeman is new President.

Getting back to business at hand, we had potential new members to vote on. Voted in were Edward Lloyd, Edson Menegon and John Brinkman. Congrats and welcome.

Next were the nominations for VP, treasurer and secretary…to be voted on at the Aug. 16th meeting by ballot. Dale Furneaux nominated for VP-he accepted, Susan nominated for treasurer, and I declined since Todd is president…I was nominated for secretary-I accepted, Billy Howard nominated for treasurer-he accepted. John Norwood and Martin decided we did not need to wait until August to elect these officers, so they held a show of hands for each of us and we were all elected. We were all un-apposed.
I do apologize if there was anyone who may have wanted to throw their hat in the ring.)

Steve Minter said he would remain as our Web-Master. Thanks.

Safety officers will be announced at the August meeting.
July 16th July Picnic Fly In mentioned. Nametags and gate combo to be out soon.

Meeting adjourned… Flying time!

We did get about 10 minutes of rain….Wow! Almost did not recognize it. LOL!

Susan Brueggeman/secretary

Happy Flying :>)

"What's been up with all the wind!! Crazy!!"

Meeting called to order approximately 10am by Martin Stohr. 33 members in attendance. Thanks to everyone who could come out for this rescheduled meeting day.

First order of business was Treasurer's report. I gave balance of account as of May 27th and listed the purchases that had been made since last meeting. Latest bank statement is posted on the bulletin board....sjb

Main order of business was the 2011-2012 Presidential nominations. John Forestieri nominated Todd Brueggeman (former president 2005-July 2010) Nomination seconded by Frank Knighten. (Accepted nomination)

Bob Organ nominated Martin Stohr (current president 2010-July 2011) Seconded by Gustavo Pinzon.
(Martin accepting/serve ONLY if current officers stay in place)

Dave Ashley's name yelled out, but he quickly declined before it went any further !

Stan Carter nominated Dale Furneaux (not present), seconded by Rob Faust. (Dale was contacted to see if would accept nomination...He declined)

Next meeting is Saturday, July 9th...President will be voted in to office. Then we will have nominations for the other offices and they will be voted in at the Aug. meeting.

HSF membership fee = $125.00 due by July 9th (current AMA) Invoices will be sent out soon to you on this.

Martin brought attention to the "Area Managers" responsibilities. Checking on safety issues, current memberships, AMA, potential new members visiting at the club, communication with the other officers, etc.

Todd asked if everyone was interested in the 5th Annual July Picnic Fun Fly, he has agreed to take care of the event for us. Ed Gallup called a motion to have it, event was voted to have. It will be July 16th. Bratwurst's and watermelon.....yummy!!

Charlie Lindle gave some words of wisdom. (para-phrasing) He stated how great this club is, how far we have come from the beginning with the help of a lot of members - new and old. Club is always evolving, we need to stay strong for the future with everyone's help. Thanks Charlie.

Meeting adjourned.......
Susan Brueggeman
Treasurer/Secretary

Sunday May 29, 2011 Amendments:
Martin called me this morning and has taken his name out of the running.
Rob Faust has thrown his hat into the ring, seconded by Martin!

Houston Sportflyers, Inc.
AMA #4154
www.www.houstonsportflyers.com

Martin opened up a quick meeting a little after 10am, asking me to give the treasurer report. I reported that we have $xxxx. amount in the HSF account and on the recent purchases for lawn mower repairs, parts, postage stamps and the current purchases, cake and food for Founders Day. I also commented that our 'Charter' was renewed... Martin asked Todd to read the new amended parts of the HSF constitution, everyone seemed pleased how they read. Brief discussion about the '2 vote rule', we are using this so there will be no chance of a one no vote due to personal feelings alone, to be totally fair to all applicants. "Our cap is 115 membership."

It was mentioned that we still had 6 members to date that had not renewed their AMA dues as of the March 30, 2011 dead line voted at the March meeting, so as to what was voted on, we now have new spots open for membership. Seven new members voted in today, making our membership total...104 *New* members voted in to HSF on April 9th are:
Max Horton (prev. member)
Jason Kiser (prev. member)
David Gresson (prev. member)
Dee Rice
Angelo "PEP" Peperone
Mike Leech
Steve "Buck" Perry
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!

Meeting adjourned...time for FUN!!!!

Susan Brueggeman/secretary-treasurer :-)

FYI...date forth-coming for July Picnic Fun Fly!!!

Despite the windy, windy day we had 48 members attending...Awesome!! Martin opened up the meeting approx. 10am, stating that 'this would be a long one', several issues to discuss.

First, spoke about our charter (due 3-30-11), AMA rules state that for our charter we must be 100% in compliance with ALL members being current with AMA dues. As to date, we have 17 members with expired AMA. Agreed by all that Susan will e-mail these members stating that if AMA dues are not current by Mar. 30th, they will be dropped and their 'spot' with open up for a potential new member.

Second was the matter of HSF Treasurer...No other volunteers, Susan will finish out the term of Treasurer, with members approval. Members ok'd.

Next Martin touched on an idea that he and Mark C. and others have been discussing... Have "Area Coordinators". Fixed wing, heli's and control line. Each coordinator to be in charge of they're own area, making sure all rules are followed, safety issues. They must be responsible for making sure everyone has their AMA, HSF name tag or a guest of a member and member sponsor present when they are at the field flying. Billy Howard asked how it would affect our 115 member cap. No change, each area is still under the umbrella of Houston Sport Flyers. Any decisions, new member potentials, anything is still discussed with HSF board members and/or all members. Each area is also responsible for helping with the mowing of their said area. They are to get with Mike Funk on this. Mark Conroy said, (paraphrasing here) think of it like being the manager of 100+ people, you don't know everyone and what they can do, but you delegate out to sub managers to take care of areas and report back to the main person. That is what this will be like. Everyone seemed to like the idea. It was made clear that it will all remain under the club as a whole.....Houston Sport Flyers. Ed made a motion for the "Area Coordinators", that they will be responsible, report the the board members etc. All agreed. Area Coordinators are:

Dave asked if everyone would be in agreement to have the small fence behind the pilot stations replaced with a cyclone fence. Dave has a friend in the fence business and he can do some trading out of services and the fence may cost very little to nothing at all. Members like the idea. Todd brought up about the fence for the control line side, Dave will add that to the list.

Founders Day budget discussed...conclusion...if over $500., call Martin. We were all Ok with this. We have several volunteers, thank you. I will get the cake for the day.

Transmitter boxes for starting stands were brought up. They have been 'removed' by our friendly vandals. Todd said that he had gotten scrap wood and spray paint from Lowe's when he made those. It is very cheap to do. Scot Gunter mentioned about the boxes made out of metal.? Good thought.

Dee Rice (famous for years with control line planes) visited again today. He did some great flying! Wow! He also mentioned and invited everyone to the 'Texas Control Line Championships' - May 28-29 out at Scobee Field. Thanks.

With that said......we were done !!
~~~Susan Brueggeman - secretary/treasurer~~~

**After meeting thoughts....
Mike mentioned that we were vandalized, again!! Pins were stolen, tables were moved out to the green fence, etc. Mike will get the pins replaced again for us, a double set for approx. $50. Thanks Mike.
And to help with that Kyle Irvine said they would make another metal cage, like the bulletin board for the frequency board. That should help out tremendously. Thank you....
Also...'blast from the past' was our friend Jason Kiser and 'Butch' here today. Jason has moved back to the area. I'm sure we will see more of him.

February 12, 2011 HSF meeting called to order approx. 10:15am.

A cold, crisp morning...but sunny and low winds. Great turn out...40+ HSF members in attendance.

Treasure/Todd B., posted bank statement for the past 2 months. Secretary/Susan B., passed out a few blue name tags to new members and ones that needed replaced. All others will be mailed out!

Martin opened the meeting by asking "if anyone had any questions or anything they wanted to talk about"? John McCrary asked what was being done about the fight that happened in the parking lot between a member and non member, (over a personal issue). Martin said the member has been reprimanded, letter of warning sent. Martin then asked John McCrary if his questions about how much money the club was spending on the new benches, that Rob built for us, was answered? (Benches are awesome by the way, thanks Rob Faust)

Martin mentioned the 'inner-email' system in place between officers, for communication purposes. Martin wants it used even if $1.00 is spent. "Un-acceptable otherwise." (All though club by-laws in place are, that for repairs, improvements, etc. $500. is there to be used without a vote.)

John Norwood brought up about the 2.4 radio users, needing to use the frequency board... Martin (and others) said it had previously been agreed that 2.4 users just had to make sure their HSF/AMA name tag is clipped ON the radio.

Todd B. gave bank balance and mentioned the statement is posted.

Martin then announced that Todd Brueggeman has resigned as our treasurer for personal reason, effective 2-12-11.

Todd mentioned that the Club Charter/Insurance must be completed and is due on 3-31-2011.

Martin asked for nominations for treasurer and be voted at next meeting March 12th. Stan Carter mentioned that we should do it right away since our Charter is due, to make sure it doesn't fail to be done. Martin said no, we have enough time to do both.

Dale Furneaux was nominated/seconded. (he is not sure he will accept if voted in), Mike Funk nominated/seconded (not present at meeting)*, Todd asked does anyone know if Mike will want to do it.? *(Martin has since talked to Mike and he has accepted nomination)* Ed Gallup nominated - Ed declined. Gustavo Pinzon nominated by Martin. An after meeting nomination by Todd, for Jim McWilliams, (not present at meeting), seconded by Dale. If anyone wants to nominate a member for treasure, please contact an officer.

Martin said he has already looked into indoor/outdoor carpet for a runway on the 'multi-use' area, approx. cost of $200.00.

Meeting adjourned by Martin..........time for flying!!

Thank you,
Susan Brueggeman/secretary

'FOUNDER'S DAY' will be April 9th (meeting day)

Two new members voted in. We welcome Sheldon Buhrle and Rik Grogan.

We had an 'freak' incident with the 2.4 gh radios. Two radios locked in on the same frequency.! Mark Conroy talked about the safety precautions for this such as turning on radios out from under the shelters, etc.

Martin mentioned we lost HSF member - Johnny Rawls last Oct. ... Also, member Walt Skinner and his wife are moving to Virginia to be with their kids and grandkids. We wish them the best.

Jan.-June 2011 HSF member nametags will be mailed out soon.

Happy Flying to all...hope to see ya' soon

Susan Brueggeman

Meeting opened approximately 10am by President Martin Stohr asked if anyone was interested in club t-shirts they should email Martin.

Main topic of discussion was to clean up the club bylaws. Martin asked if Todd could make the necessary updates and present changes to members for a vote at a later date.

Membership cap was increased to 115, voted and passed and will reflect in the updated bylaws.

Toys for Tots has been scheduled for 12-04-10 and below are the volunteers but anyone else willing to help is encouraged to contact Martin.
Dave Braunagel and David Redsun cook food
Martin and his wife will work the sign-in booth and CD, Dale Furneaux will help
Steve Minter and Todd Brueggeman produce event flyer and post
$10 entrance fee or unwrapped toy

Todd Brueggeman gave the Treasurer report the club currently has $X,XXX in the account.

Thanks to Chad Barta for bulletin board improvements

Todd Brueggeman will Meet with county and plan to renew our lease for 4 years.

22 members present

Dave Jones introduced his friend interested in joining our club, Sheldon Buhrle, he will be added to the waiting list.

Also it was suggested that photos from passed events can be up loaded to the HSF facebook page by all members for all members to share and comment.

Since we did not have an October meeting as such, no meeting minutes!!

Dale Furneaux did have an outstanding Chopperazzi Fest on that day.
Field open only to heli’s……39 registered pilots.
Trophies, pilot prizes given away…..…great food and fun!
New kitchen shelter worked out great…
Congrats Dale!

Rob Faust built several more plane/heli tables and a few benches…
they are awesome!
THANKS ROB

Next meeting, Sat. Nov. 13 Martin has several things to be
discussed and voted on…so make sure to be at the meeting.
• Changes/clean up to HSF by-laws
• Mowing services
• Storage room – Container
• Safety issues – pilot abilities
• Toys for Tots…and more!!
• Bring your questions as well.

Prospective new members – we need to encourage them to come out, fly and get to know the members, club rules and let us get to know them.

Thanks to Chad Barta and Kyle Irvine…
We may have a vandal proof bulletin board!!
They have built us a cover of steel….Great!!
Also to Chad for hooking up electricity to the kitchen shelter.

Reminder…AMA dues are coming up!
All members MUST be current with AMA.
Secretary/HSF Oct. 27, 2010

Dave Braunagel, VP called the meeting approximately 10am. President Martin was in Cancun for his birthday (Sept. 12) Hope he and MShell had fun!

We had 31 members in attendance.

New shelter covers are up for the ‘kitchen’ and over by the new multi-use area. Rob Faust will be working on the new tables, thanks, Rob.

Todd talked with Chad (our newly wed…congrats!) and Kyle, for electricity to be run for the ‘kitchen’ shelter. The goal is to be complete before the Chopperazzi fest.

Todd/treasurer reported on our finances, we have about $X,XXX in the bank with a few more things to get for the completion of the new projects. Still have our credit
with EBay…working on getting that resolved very soon on the new storage bin for the top of the hill. November will be here soon!!

Dave and Todd to get the materials today for the new pilot stands and will have them ready this afternoon.* *Update: the hardware store did not have the materials for us, so Dave will talk to a friend, to see if we can have them made, hopefully at or around the same cost to the club.

Todd reminded everyone about the Oct. 9 Chopperazzi Fest. Field will be shut down for the day for airplanes…. Heli’s only this day. Come out and support this event, it was awesome last year. Will be this year as well…. Todd encouraged all to attend the fun festivities. Dale Furneaux – CD

November ‘Toys for Tots’
We still need volunteers to hold this worthwhile annual event. Don’t be shy! Contact Martin

Todd said the Jetero was getting rid of their plane stands and getting new ones, we might check into, if any are in good enough shape, getting a couple from them.

Very short mention about extending the runway. I think this was a little ‘coffee talk’!

Richard Barr asked what the club was going to do about having security at the field, when only one or two pilots are here. Obviously, we cannot hire security… HSF ask that we all watch out for one another! If you are the only one at the field and are not comfortable, only two things, either lock the gate behind you or don’t fly! If only a few pilots and all are leaving except for one or two…make sure that the pilot remaining to fly has the gate combo… and lock
them in when you leave.

Well that was about it…..everyone moved on to the fun stuff… FLYING.!!

We will not have an October meeting since the Chopperazzi Fest will be going on that day.

HAPPY FLYING EVERYONE…

9-11-10
Susan

On this very hot and humid day, we had a great turn out for our meeting with 38 members. Martin began meeting at 10:05am.

First off, big birthday wish and cake for VP Dave Braunagel. It was his special day!!

Next, ‘our newest-youngest’ member baby announcement… Proud parents, Skyler and Laurie Smith have a wonderful baby boy, only a week old…Ronin Connor Smith 7 lbs. 14 oz. 19in.

Sheldon (Scott) Mitchell’s family having a fundraiser for his son, Scott. Todd gave directions and times, encouraged us to stop by and help if we could. Todd received a check from Walt Skinner for 100.00 to pass along to Scott. Mark Spies mentioned all the wonderful items they were auctioning off as well.

Martin talked about the ‘By-Laws’ and that the language reads that membership will be capped at 100. Also that we have a couple of members with outstanding balances on dues for 2010-11. Deadline is Aug. 31st. Todd stated that per Martin’s instructions, as of Sept. 1st, any dues not paid in full, pilot’s will be dropped from the list and monies received will be returned to the member. Martin announced three new members…Frank Knighten, Jeff Whitaker and Bob Organ.>

New Heli area!!! The control line area has been expanded for more room for heli’s and electrics. It is a separate area from control line, so it will not squeeze out the CL flyers.

It was discussed and voted that the new cooking shelter will be between the heli and the plane shelter, next to the BBQ pit.

Also, new pilot stations discussed, Todd found ‘gates’ at Lowe’s and approx. cost of 265.00 to make 2 pilot stations to house at least 3 pilots at a time. Approximately 8 ft. in length. Several members mentioned it being expanded to 12 ft. Therefore, the cost will be slightly higher. A shed proposed and voted in for the Control Line area. Todd would like to see this all completed by the Oct. 9th Heli event. Todd/treasurer report that we have $XX,XXX+ in funds. John F. then made motion to set aside $X,XXX. to cover improvements, seconded by Mark Conroy.

Motion to put an arrow by runway to show which way to fly…motion denied.

Martin had yours truly, read his letter posted on the HSF website to perspective new members, thanks to Dale and his pc, it was a little easier to read than from Martin’s I-Phone.

Mike Funk mowed the field this morning, Thanks Mike. He asks that you please do not leave any lipo batteries on the field…they tend to blow up when mowed!! Think Safety.

In addition, Mike manages the mowers for us; he keeps them in running order. Any volunteers for mowing please go through Mike. Thanks. The county also showed up this morning mowing the outskirts of the field, beyond us, hopefully this will help with the mosquitoes!!

Well, it was now time to fly….Ed motioned to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Dale. 10:45am

8-2010
Susan Brueggeman/secretary

Meeting opened approximately 10am by President Martin Stohr first thanking Todd Brueggeman and is ‘cabinet’ for the past few years of dedicated work.

Martin went on to say that his first month in office has been a challenge right from the start, but feels that with a lot of open communication from everyone that any and all issues can be taken care of.

Last month after elections, idea was brought up to section off the club; Martin said today that our club would stay just the way it is. He welcomes input from everyone. This is a club for all, we have room for planes, heli’s, control line, etc. We ALL share the club and the responsibilities. Martin stated that this was a club for fun, enjoyment and not for business’ to run out of the club.

Prospective members, “social thing”…would like to see them here at the field other than the day they are to be voted on, to interact with the club, and get to know a little about the person.

Guest sent by Larry’s or other shops, to the field for HSF to teach them how to fly…will have to be at our discretion. Perspective new members need to be with their sponsor’s to fly. All members should ‘police the non-members’.

**New members may be voted on at next month’s meeting.

We had more vandalism, situation is getting bad.

Club dues will be staying at the $125., There are hopes of expanding the club facilities and this will help.

‘Three Rules’…safety, get along with everyone and have a good time. Use common sense and your best judgment. Be aware of other flyers, don’t fly ‘crazy’…”no skeet shooting”!!

Club mowing was brought up….need volunteers.! Todd stayed and mowed, used the weed eater and blew off the runway on Saturday. Mike Funk finished what was left on Sunday. Thank you guys… ?

Martin said that he would like to see on each meeting day, an un-official swap meet…bring things to sell, give away, etc.

VP-Dave Braunagel mentioned that John Norwood has the AMA guidelines for his new huge plane.

Treasurer, Todd Brueggeman reported that he received word from the county that our road should be repaired by the end of the month and their locks replaced. Question asked about marking the front lock to distinguish the lock for club. Todd said that he will mark it ‘HSF’.

Area is almost finished for the new container, by the yellow gate. Wood shelter agreed on for the control line area. Pay Pal set up on website. Will get fill dirt for under the blue sheds to help deter the accumulation of water. Todd asked for any other questions? One reply…”where did you get that hat”?!

Safety Co-coordinator, Rob Faust brought up about the dogs (pets) at the field. It is a safety issue all the way around, for your pet, planes and us. If the field is busy, please keep your pet on a leash. Not to mention the excrement from the dogs…not pleasant to step in. Please clean up the mess!

Frequency Pins…if you have 2.4 radios no pins is necessary, but you must wear you ID badge and AMA card on your person. ALL others must put their HSF/AMA badge on board and put the frequency pin on your person.

Know your individual ability to fly! Rob says that if you are not up to par, just can’t seem to keep it safe on the field, in the air…Please do not get out there and fly. Think safety… “Active Runway”…let the other pilots know that you are entering the area to fly.

Electric flyers…please set up on the shed side of the fence, (not on side by the pilot stations.) Pilot stations…move closer together for better communication between pilots. The starting stands will be moved close together as well.

If you have a personal issue with another member, keep it between yourselves! The club and members are not here to be babysitters.

Meeting adjourned approximately 10:40am

Susan Brueggeman/Secretary

Club president Todd Brueggeman called the meeting to order at 10:05 am There were approximately 36 members present.

President’s Report:

Todd Brueggeman proposed raising next year’s dues by $25 to $125 to cover unexpected expenses throughout the year. He said he would like to have approximately $2500 left in the account at years end. The proposal was put before a quorum of the members present. The motion carried with a majority of those members present. The new dues for 2010-2011 will now be $125 annually. The new $125 HSF membership renewals for 2010-2011 are due by our July club meeting on July 10th. This is a drop dead date. If dues are not received by the end of that meeting you will have to reapply as a new member.

Todd also said he has talked to the county concerning the entry road condition. There has been progress toward that repair. The road will be graded and then covered with crushed concrete. Unfortunately the field will have to be closed during the repairs. This should not take more than a few days. An email will be sent out to the members before work begins.

Todd asked if anyone could provide chainsaws to clear an area for the new storage shed that we have planned to purchase. Please contact him if you can help with this project. Dave Braunagel will be providing the Bobcat for land clearing.

We still have HSF caps for sale at $14.00. Please pay by check or exact change.

July 17th will be our HSF Picnic Fly-In. There will be a $10 landing fee to fly that day to cover the expenses of the event. Lunch will provided; sausage, tortillas, watermelon and drinks. Todd will need help with trash carry out as his neighborhood as a one can limit per week for pick-up.

The current one vote rule to deny a prospective member from joining the club has been proposed to be a 2 vote rule. It will be discussed further by the new incoming president at a future meeting to change this bylaw.

Our field was vandalized last week and someone tried to gain access to our locked storage shed damaging the latches. Todd has proposed that we have an avadavat on file with the county so that if we catch someone in the act we can then press charges.

We had 6 guests in attendance who have applied for HSF membership this coming year. There are 4 more that have applied that were not this month’s meeting. Those in attendant were:

Geoff Humphries-20 yrs experience with RC cars, 1 ½ yrs with helis
Frank Knighten- new heli enthusiast
WA Selph – previous member reapplying for membership, RC sport airplanes
Richard Grogan-pro control line flyer, in the hobby since 1965
Matt Baccari- current member of Sparks RC flying club, electric pylon enthusiast
Bob Organ-RC flyer since 1969, current member of Tri-County Barnstormer, looking for a new club to join

Elections were held for new club officer for 2010-2011. After a vote by a quorum of today’s members the new officers are:

Club President-Martin Stohr
Vice President- David Braunegal
Treasurer-Todd Brueggeman
Secretary-Susan Brueggeman
Web Master-Steve Minter
Safety coordinator-Rob Faust

Separate airplane and heli safety officers will be appointed by next month’s meeting

Safety Officers Report:

There was no Safety Officers report given at this meeting.

Model Discussion: None

Model of the Month: None

Club president Todd Brueggeman called the meeting to order at 10:05 am There were approximately 24 members present.

President’s Report:

Todd Brueggeman discussed with the members present about moving up the nominations for 2010-2011 officers. Usually this takes place in July with the election held in August. This proposed date change would allow for the next executive council to be in place as our next fiscal year begins in August 2010. An email has already been sent outlining this new proposal. Nominations for president as well as the other officer positions can be sent by email to Todd directly. Todd has previously indicated that he would not seek another term as our president. He feels that after 4 years as our president it is time that someone else assumes the leadership role. There are currently 3 email nominations for president, John Forestieri, Martin Stohr and David Braunagel. There have been no email nominations for any of the other positions as of yet.

The HSF membership renewals for 2010-2011 are due by our July club meeting on July 10th. This is a drop dead date. If dues are not received by the end of that meeting you will have to reapply as a new member.

Junk Yard Wars has been confirmed for next Saturday 5/15. This year’s rules have already been posted on the HSF website. One notable change, after a quick vote by members present, transmitter mixing will be allow this year. At the conclusion of the meeting there were 4 teams confirmed to participate.

Starting this year there will be a $10 landing fee for participation in special events, with one exception, our Founders Day event. The 2010 Junk Yard Wars competition will also have this $10 landing fee. The fee will be to cover building materials as well as the provided lunch and refreshments.

Treasurer’s Report:

Club treasurer Bill Howard was not present at this month’s meeting. President Todd Brueggeman reported that we currently have $XXX.XX in our general account and that we still have a $ XX.XX credit with eBay. This credit is from a mistake on the order of our Honda generator.

We are still discussing the purchase of a new shed for storage of clean items such as the generators, and other miscellaneous items. The cost will be approximately $1100. The current shed will be delegated to storage of the mowers and field maintenance equipment.

Club Member Tomas was given the floor:

Tomas asked if we had heard anything from the county about the repair of our main entrance road. President Todd Brueggeman said that it had been several months since the county began taking bids for the repairs of our road. We have not yet had any confirmation as to when those repairs would begin. He said he would follow up with the county this coming week.

Safety Officers Report:

There was no Safety Officers report given at this meeting.

Model Discussion: None

Model of the Month: None

Meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:45 am.

Club president Todd Brueggeman called the meeting to order at 10:00 am

There were approximately 31 members and 9 guests present.

President’s Report:

Today is the final day to pay your annual club dues. If your dues are not paid in full by the end of today’s meeting, it will be assumed that you do not wish to renew your membership with HSF for the following calendar year. This is a firm deadline, no exceptions.

Today is a club work day. With every ones help here is what is scheduled for completion:

Please volunteer with one of the work teams to help complete these items. Kyle, the head of the electrical team will need the most hands to install all the conduits and wiring.

PLEASE stay hydrated, it is very hot today and we don’t want anyone having a heat stroke. We have chilled bottled water in the coolers. Lunch will be provided, hotdogs & chips.

Todd made a safety point by suggesting that we do away with the frequency board all together and just let anyone and everyone fly as they want. Of course he was doing this as an obvious attempt to stress on all the members how we as members need to be vigilant and make sure only current members with AMA licenses are flying at our field. We could be sued if a non AMA member causes an accident. The club and its officers could be held directly accountable. PLEASE remember this is everyone’s club. We all have a 103th membership stake in its continued success.

Treasurer’s Report:

Billy Howard read the monthly financial statement. Currently we have 103 members and approximately $XXXX in our treasury. All but 10 members from last year have renewed their membership with HSF. Our membership cap of 100 will be allowed to float to accommodate only the prospective members who are here today and have submitted an application to HSF. The new applicants here today will be voted on at next month’s meeting for regular membership. These applicants need to send their email address and info along with a photo to club president Todd Brueggeman at the HSF website.

The 10 new prospective members were allowed to introduce themselves. Those new prospective members are: David Jones, Steven Vandelune, Preston Venable, Lee Dillenbeck, Svem Nilsen, Tomas Fischer, Henry Moore, Chris Newman & Brad Rich.

Field Report: no report read at the meeting today

Old Business: July. 2009 meeting minutes were read by club secretary Scot Gunter

All ballots were counted and officers for 2009-2010 are:

Model Discussion: None

Model of the Month: None

Meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:45 am.