SSI Membership Meeting Sat Jan 16 10AM

[John DeRosa]

Reminder of the membership Zoom-only meeting at **10AM** tomorrow morning.  The Zoom meeting details are shown below.

 

A little later today I will forward  Steve Snyder’s (SSI Treasurer) report on our 2021 balanced budget. Unfortunately he will be unable to attend.

 

Also below my signature is an outline for a simple meeting agenda we will follow.

 

See You Then, John DeRosa

President, Sky Soaring Glider Club

 

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Topic: Sky Soaring Monthly Membership Meeting Jan 16 10AM
Time: Jan 16, 2021 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

 

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Membership Meeting Agenda

January 16, 2021

 

Board Member Reports

 

President

Opening of the meeting and welcome

Board Roll Call

Opening comments

Communications

General topics

SSA Scholarships

Lark insurance claim

Safety sub-committee

Vice President

Finance sub-committee

Finance

Review of the 2021 budget

Maintenance

Annuals

Repair work

Runway “widening” work

Flight Chair

Blue Book

Policies and Procedures manual

Training syllabus

Safety

Safety reporting system

Safety officer

Secretary – Absent

 

Old Business

None

 

New Business

Chicagoland Glider Council Seminar

Future growth of our fleet

Winch

Other topics

 

Closure of the meeting

[John DeRosa]

Attached to this email is the proposed Sky Soaring budget for 2021.  It is also located at http://skysoaring.com/ssidownloads/categories/financials/. 

This will be discussed in the January membership meeting.  Details of the meeting are below.

John H DeRosa

President, Sky Soaring Glider Club

On Friday, January 15, 2021, 3:30:10 PM CST, Sky Soaring <webmaster@skysoaring.com> wrote:

[John DeRosa]

It appears that I cannot attach an Excel document directly to a forum email.

 

So please go to  http://skysoaring.com/2021-financial-budget-pdf/ to download the PDF version of the 2021 proposed budget spreadsheet.  Login is required.

 

Thank you,

John DeRosa

President, Sky Soaring Glider Club

[Steven Snyder]

As I get ready to head to work (2 days to go and then retired)  want to acknowledge the following members for stepping up and becoming Patron members.

Petr

Andy

John Scott

Denny

There are others that have committed and are just waiting for payments and perhaps some still thinking about it. Please let me know if you have any questions about the process.

 

Steve

[Nicholas Legenza]

This is off topic but can anyone tell me the color of the cockpit in the Pawnee for a model I’m building? 

Sent from my iPhone

[John Scott]

The inside except for the instrument panel and seat are an off white.  The sides are simply the inside of the canvas covering.  The shelf behind the seat is black.  I sent a couple photos to your cell number.  Hope this helps.

[Steven Snyder]

Any comments from the meeting? Was it recorded?

 

Thanks

[Steven Snyder]

To the members of Sky Soaring

 

Sorry I was not able to attend the club meeting. I look forward to reading the recap when it’s available.

 

As expected the winch was a popular topic although not the only nor the most important one. Also, the financial state of the club is a high priority, in particular preparing for the Pawnee engine overhaul and the financing of the Share Buyback program. These will be dealt with this coming Fall but at this time we are well on our way to reaching the overhaul fund goal of $33,000.00. Please consider donating to the fund if you are able to including becoming a Patron Member.

 

As for the winch, here are my thoughts.

 

1. As a pilot, I enjoy it. I spent my time and money to travel out of state to receive my endorsement so I would see how winching is done elsewhere. I look forward to Spring when the thermals are booming and we can get away from the field on a 1k foot launch.
2. As an instructor, I see the value of a pilot rated or not learning how to expect and react to low level situations including but not limited to premature releases. With the confidence to know what to do the successful recovery is much easier to accomplish.
3. As the club Treasurer, I have a responsibility to see that we are fiscally sound. Now that the winch loan is paid off our only expense is the insurance we pay and the fuel to run it, the truck and the Mule plus miscellaneous supplies such as rope and weak links. If we budget at the high end of my estimate of $600.00 per year how many flights do we need? Keep in mind, if you fly dual, that is $20.00 per launch and solo $10.00 per launch. Assuming 75% of the launches are dual, 22 flights brings in $440.00 and 15 solo flights brings in $150.00 to equal $590.00. Add to the mix several non-member launches @ $50.00 each and the required number drops dramatically. Is there any reason short of a total Covid shutdown that we as a club could not do 40 winch launches in a season? We should be able to log over 200 if we get serious about it and make a commitment.

 

Now, as for safety. This is a hot topic and it needs to be addressed. Keep in mind, safety is not limited to the winch. Yes there are areas that need improvement. How many times did the rope and rigging land on or near the hanger? If it hits someone’s car or worse yet a bystander that is one time too many. So that needs to be corrected. The same can be said of an aerotow coming in too low or a glider overrunning the stop point on landing. We all need to improve on the everyday operations and I am encouraged to see that steps are being taken.

 

If you read this far, I thank you. Let’s all pull together and work to make Sky Soaring the best glider club in the country.

 

Steven Snyder CFI-G

Treasurer, Sky Soaring Glider Club

224-628-2871

http://www.SkySoaring.com

 

 

From: Sky Soaring <webmaster@skysoaring.com>
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