Minutes March 3, 2023

March 3, 2023 Meeting of Minneapolis Model Aero Club

There were 12 members present, 8 in person and 4 via Zoom meeting

Dennis Batty talked about the prize money for 2022. He had a discussion with Dave Braun about how this was handled in the past which was $25 for each HoSoFo win and 50 cents per point earned. Dave Braun won 4 of the 5 HoSoFo events and Dennis Batty won 1 of the 5. Dennis mentioned that neither he nor Dave will take any money for the HoSoFo wins.

The outdoor contest schedule for 2023 was looked at. It was approved with a couple of description changes and a CD change. The description fixes were one to clarify that the electric event is open to any electric and the other to fix a typo for the gas events. The CD change was to move Don Monson to the CD of the June event, switching with Andy Ringlien who will now CD the October event. A reminder that HoSoFo will be a Sparky event moving forward and a name change may take place.

The club meeting location was discussed as the current location is difficult for some members. (As it turns out - the room at the current location is not available for the April meeting) Tim Brockman and Dennis Batty agreed to look for alternate locations that have easier access. Meeting time was also discussed as the current time is not good for working people, although adding the Zoom meeting has helped.

Andy Ringlien had brought up the idea of having a Porta Potty available for outdoor meets. It was generally agreed that the cost of $160 per event would be tough to take on for the club without generating additional revenue. We would also need to check with the land owners to see if they would allow it.

It was suggested that we have name tags for meetings and Dennis agreed to bring those to future meetings.

It was mentioned that Gene Loudon had passed away.

Tim Brockman brought an old Wakefield kit that he had won at the 2022 NATS and that Dennis Batty had laser cut for him. Ken Barry online showed his NoCal and asked for help on the prop hardware setup.