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AMA Club #2417

SNHFE Meeting Minutes: May 7, 2003

Meeting Called to order at 7:33 by Frank Phillips.

Attendance at about 16 members.

New members/ guests:. None.

Officer Reports:

President: – Frank Phillips:  New safety rules from AMA are ready to be posted at the field. Plexiglass needs to be repaired.  Insurance statistic from the AMA: 85% of claims are prop injuries (from AMA) – please be careful.  Float fly at CAGS this weekend – Sat & Sunday. 

Bob Spear sent email – The Boy Scout NH jamboree is in October.  They camp at Gunstock ski area.  They asked if we are interested in exhibiting on Saturday.  We would need to man it for the day.  We would need insurance for the site. Frank was leaning toward a demonstration vs buddy box training… Gunstock is about a 1 hr drive from Merrimack.  Date in October will be posted later.

Date needs to be set for Toys for Tots.

VP: Jim Burns absent.

Treasury: Jim Austin was absent.

Treasury = 6967
Cap fund = 2720
Gal fuel YTD = 35
Members 2003 = 100
Members 03/02 = 139

Secretary:

Club raffle is CG machine. April Secretary’s report accepted as printed in newsletter. The 2003 club charter is in.  Lazy Loopers heli fun fly on June 1^st. in Wrentham, MA. www.lazyloopers.com

Field Marshall

Excellent turnout for field clean up.  300 ft of new fence was put up.

New flight stations ready.  Impound is up.  Dobrysh-Patterson sign still needs repair – will call town for cement footing.

Safety:  Dave Beach:  New safety requirements w/ new field setup of 2 fences.  Back your plane up to the fence on the field side.  This allows for a walking line along the parking lot fence. 

We now possibly have room for double row parking and a center drive.

16 feet of runway were taken from field.  New setups seems well received.  No safety incidents.  One large prop break on Sunday.

Newsletter Editor: Mark Devins: some small print will be enlarged.

From the floor:

Vandalism up on the rise again.

Transfer station flight field?  No action yet, but Frank will introduce himself to new Merrimack selectmen.

Bob Spear – 70 surpass, and Tower 4 channel radio for sale w/ buddy box.

Old business

Field clean up had great turnout

Polo shirts, t-shirts are available.

Joe Marrone – kids college on June 8^th at 12noon until 2 . Rain date of 22^nd.  Delta darts will be built. Try to find out # kids. Need 2 – 3 volunteers.

Few students have shown up so far on Tuesdays.

New business:

Next club meeting will be at the field.  June. July, August at the field.

Bob will tear apart 4 stroke tonight

Club picnic date will be coming up.

Flooding is done. Ground is dry.

More newsletters should be placed at RC Buyers’.

Auburn Fly in.  may suffer from small parking log

Need 4^th of July chairman. Flight demo at school is still on.