WCRC/FA Meeting Minutes – February 26, 2004 –

* Meeting called to order at 7:00 P.M.

* Roll Call - 30 Members present

* Minutes of January meeting were read, Nick approved the minutes

* Ric DeBastos has the job of insuring Robert's rules of Order are followed during the meetings. It is not necessary to make a motion to approve the minutes, therefore, Nick Maggio approved them.

* The Treasureres report was read and approved by Nick Maggio.

* Club mail: A Thank You note from John Weber's family was read.

An announcement for the 8th annual All Electric Fly-in was read.

* One guest: Kevin Keaton

* Safety: Ed Berchtold talked about using Li Ion batteries safely.

* Tom Speelman reported on the new web site which has the new by-laws and constitution.

* Tom Haake invited members to join the trip the Washington DC for the new Air and Space Museum on April 25th.

* The East Coast Hobby show is Mar 27 and 28.

* Bob Sussna, Alain Wouters, and Mike Ornstein were given their First Flight pin.

* All Weather fliers got their patches, Bill Kellerman, Dave Trabert, Tom Speelman, John Kukon, Nick Maggio.

* New Business

* Creek Hobbies is closed.

* Marty, the owner of Action Hobbies, will speak to the club in March.
* New position: Vice President. Three people were nominated:

John Gallager, Wayne Berens, Bill Kellerman

* Motion to close nominations, Bob Sussna, second, Jon Radway

* Jim Larking requested a change in the By-Laws: The essence of the change is that guest are to be invited and have a limited number of times they can fly at the field. One of the main

concerns is responsibility of the members. This change will be discussed at the March meeting.

* Bob Scott suggested that when a member dies, the $100 dollar field fee be returned to the widow, or if a member quits with a written letter he also will recieve the feild fee. More discussion to follow

* Membership report: There are 63 members, 84 % of the 75 max, 40 from NJ and 23 from PA

* 50/50...$17 to the winner, Tom Pfeffer

* Dave Schoen gave an informative presentation on building and using a foam cutter. He had several examples that showed the impressive capabilities of his machine.

Recorded by John Eckel

John Kukon, Secretary