Minutes of NARHAMS Meeting 3/6/98


The meeting was called to order at 7:45 pm by Jennifer Ash-Poole.

The minutes from the February meeting were read. Robert Edmonds moved that they be accepted as read. Dick Moran seconded the motion which passed.


Old Business

The sanction forms for HQSM-29 and HQSM-30 have not been sent in yet. We are still waiting for Ed Giugliano's signature for his contest jury duty.

We are still planning to meet with landowners adjacent to Middletown Park at some upcoming launch, possibly March or April.

The planning meeting will be held March 7 in the Chemistry building of the Univeristy of Maryland. The meeting should start at 8:30 am.

The building session for April is B Eggloft. 13mm and 18mm kits based on Apogee and Pratt parts will be available for a modest cost.

OPOSSUM-2 will be March 14. Events are 1/2A flexwing, 1/2A boost glider, and Plastic Model Conversion. Ed Pearson will be juding C Division, with John McCoy judging the rest.


New Business

Volunteers are needed for the Goddard contest on July 19. Trackers and miscellaneous help (runners, crowd control, etc) are needed. Alan Williams will be contest director and wants to do A Altitude and spot landing. His feeling is that using A rather than 1/2A will reduce the dependence of altitude on motor delays. There was some discussion of the club providing tracking powder, but no action was taken.

Alan Williams reminded us of the Spring Fling at College Park Airport on April 4. There will be various egg-related activities to tie in with Easter. The sponsors would like an eggloft demo flight.

There will also be workshops held at College Park Airport April 6-10 and June 22 - August 14. The sponsors would like us to do a rockets presentation and help with their launch activities.

Jim Filler sent a note that we need to send a letter to Ken Brown to ask him to come to the June meeting to help with the B Helicopter building session. Chris Kidwell will handle the letter.

Alan Williams moved to put the meeting on hold until Ed Pearson shows up with the Treasurer's Report. Jerry Klejnot seconded the motion, which passed. The meeting was paused at 8:15 pm.

John McCoy began his 1/2A flexwing building session.

Jennifer Ash-Poole re-opened the meeting at 8:54 pm.

Treasurer's Report

In February, the club collected $180.68: $20 in shirt sales, $43 in ZOG subscriptions, $28.60 in dues, $17 from the raffle, $1.50 for sodas, $64 from kit sales, $2.58 in bank interest, and $4 miscellaneous income that appeared out of nowhere.
The club spent $342.46: $20.62 for the December party, $215.25 for ECRM trophies, $59.89 for ECRM bumper stickers, $17.30 for ECRM buttons, $29.40 for ZOG printing and mailing.

The cash box contains $69.93
The bank account holds $1357.40
The total club treasury is $1427.40

John McCoy noted that the actual costs of the trophies was only $199.50 instead of the originally allocated $215.25.

Alan Williams moved that the meeting be adjourned. Jerry Klejnot seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 8:59 pm.


Back to Minutes