Our next meeting will be held at the restaurant next to Greene Airport called (Trackside Lounge) on the 16th of October at noon.  The operator of the dinner said our aircraft can be parked outside of the restaurant which is located on the field.  I talked to the people who work at the restaurant and they say they can provide meals at 5 dollars or under but not over 5 dollars.  The place where we will be eating will have a room for us in the back and some of the things we can order are: 
                        Drinks:  Coke, ginger ale, coffee, sprite, beer, wine - the usual
                        Cheese burgers
                        Hamburgers
                        Steak & Cheese
                        Clams
                        Shrimp in the basket
                        New England Clam Chowder if you want  (let me know and she will make some for us)
                        Chicken on a stick (city chicken)
                        Hotdogs
                        Deep fried haddock

    Gil Aitchison and his wife Liz gave us a nice place to eat in one of their out buildings.  Many thanks to them for having us.  We had a very nice spread furnished by members who brought the food and Mel McKinney who had Dave Schwartz bring it for him because Mel was fighting the flood along the mighty Susquehanna River .  The meat turned out excellent over Gil's grill.  Many thanks to everyone who supplied for the picnic.  It was great!  We had lots to eat and no one went home hungry.  I made a chocolate cake (the first one from scratch since I was 13 years old).  The guys actually survived it!   No, it wasn't left over since I was 13 either! 

    Twelve people attended the meeting; no fly-ins.  Gil had the runways manicured but the ceiling was low and it was threatening weather.  We've had lots of days like this, this year.  I hope next year it will be better.  Several others wanted to come but were busy with the flooding conditions, leaky roofs or just worried about the water threatening to take their homes away.

     We started our meeting at 1:18 PM with the Pledge of Allegiance.

    Tom Lewis was first on our round table review, he had been very busy with students and said he'll have to get an N number on his craft soon because of the changing laws.  This will happen in 2007.  Inspectors will have problems figuring out what to do with Ultra-Lights.

    Don Goodrich has been flying a 172.

    Jim Croisant has been busy trying to keep the lawn mowed.

    John Finn is working on an engine mount on his ultra-light and brought a proto-type engine mount figuring the prop pitch etc.

    Tom Botheuser bought a mini max.  Jerry Frappier's old ship.  Many things have got to be straightened out. 

    Tom Decker claims that 500 dollars should put an airframe together less the engine which would run around 3500 to 4000 dollars.  His design would be a tail dragger like a Kolb.  The engine would be 35 hp. a 447 open cabin cross between a Kolb and a Flight Star.  He would use Stits Poly.  A tractor engine on the front with foldable wings and it would be a high wing with aluminum construction.  Tom is trying to design something that will get back to the real ultralight concept of 254 pounds or less with 1/2 inch foam 7 inch thick wings.  

    Dave Schwartz has been flying his purple craft (Piper former Tri-Pacer Pasadena white and pink) only local flying, bad weather.

    Gil has 50 hours of flying in this year. He went to Ohio but there wasn't a good turn-out with ultra-lights.  His trailer broke down on the way back but he was able to borrow Jerry Olmsted's trailer and get his craft the rest of the way home.

    Duane Ross also had around 50 hours of flying this year.

    Matt Garbett has been working before it snows.  Some of his work is seasonal.  He has been flying his C-150 Cessna and figures it is costing him around 56 dollars an hour for 50 hours of flying.  If he flies it more it will cost less of course.

    Alan Huntly put in 30 hours on his Hawk this year.

    Norm Dibble had 10 hours in as of this meeting but since has put many more in as I see him heading for Greene often in the past weeks.

    I'm interested in that construction project Tom Decker is designing.  I also am looking for a craft that would be good all year round and could accommodate two people like a 150 Cessna.

    The meeting was over at 2:30 PM some people had to leave early because of other commitments.  We didn't get any flying done but we had fun talking about our experiences over good food and friends

        Your Secretary,

            Mel Wightman 

Al Osterhout is selling his CGS Hawk for $5,000.00 USD.

Ray's Pegasus is still for sale to any club member for $6,000.00 USD. provided they can fit into it.  It really only fits a small, or medium pilot well.

The following are links to Ray’s Pegasus.  Note that club members get it for $6000 not $6200.

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