Our next meeting will be at Baron's Inn in Greene, (the same as last time).  It will be on the 19th of April at 12 noon.  There were 15 of us at the last meeting and everyone had a great meal.

    Our President, Jim Croisant, started the meeting at around 1:30 PM with the flag of our country.  

    Our treasurer's report by Gil Aitchison was $1717.50 with 100 dollars in cash from dues.

    Old Business:  Still planning our trip to the Sail Plane Museum .  The time is yet to be determined.

    There will be a Sea Plane Fly-In at Speculator Lake ; an FAA Seminar is included at this reunion.  The time and date is not known at this writing.

    We're thinking about watching the take-off of that red twin engine sea plane they were building at Hammondsport, Museum in September.

    The club hats are $6.00 a piece.

    The club has 53 VCR tapes of our club fly-ins.  Sign ups for take-out and return (clipboard).

    We are no longer members of USUA.  We are affiliated with light sport aircraft and are renaming our club Southern Tier Flying Club 66.

   On May 31 and June 1 there is a 16-hour course being offered at Wurtsboro , NY , a Repairman course for LSA.  Cost is $375.  The Rainbow Aviation Co. from California is offering the course.

    Lou Palombo is waiting to go to Texas to build a gyrocopter (Butterfly) under the 51% rule.

    Jim FitzSimmons is looking for another aircraft.

    Paul Muhlig is in the process of building an instrument panel.

    Tom Parkhurst has a Kolb and desires some flight instruction. 

    Peter Fish, Jr. is waiting for the airstrip to dry up so he can fly.

    Allen Huntley has not been flying at all.

    Duane Ross has not been flying.   The field has been too muddy.

    Gil Aitchison flew yesterday on wheels.  He has a Control radio for his T-Bird.  He put in a gascolator, hooked up fuel pump and discovered that his intake manifold was cracked on his Hawk.

    Jim Leonard has to get his engine started and give his plane a hug.  He is now putting on his hydraulic brakes.  Gil has volunteered to fly the plane to Cortland for Jim (inspection?).  Jim passed his LSA knowledge test and is flying a C-172 with Joe Rizzo at Broome County Airport .

    George Smith says that his Savannah will probably be a monument as it is going slowly and he has many decisions to make.

    Matt Garbett says, "You're never too old to learn something......How do you slow a prostitute down??? ....Put a Governor on it."  He also hugged his Hawk and was unable to fly.

    Todd Capwell is busy in school.

    Art Capwell is working on his craft and has started his Rotax 503 for the first time this year after installing new tubes for gasoline.

    Mel Wightman was busy taking care of his flu.  He hugged his wife (who didn't even get the flu!).

    Jim Croisant hugged his plane at Chenango Bridge and rolled out 2  55-gallon barrels of ice and water from his leaking hangar.

    The club meeting was over at about 2:45 PM.

     Your Secretary,

Mel Wightman