In this issue:
January 11th, Monday, 6:00 PM Board Meeting @ Birdcage Lounge
February 8th, Monday, 6:00 PM Board Meeting @ Birdcage Lounge
March 22nd, Monday 6:00 PM General Membership Meeting @ Plymouth Library
April 12th, Monday, 6:00 PM Board Meeting @ Birdcage Lounge
April 26th, Monday, 6:00 PM MANG-MDOT Safety
Seminar @ Plymouth Library
May 1st, Saturday, 9:00 AM Plane Wash &
11:00 AM BBQ MANG Hangers
May 10th, Monday, 6:00 PM Board Meeting @ Birdcage Lounge
June 12th, Saturday, 9:00 AM Plane Wash
& 11:00 AM BBQ & General Membership Mtg.
July 12th, Monday, 6:00 PM Board Meeting @ Birdcage Lounge
August 7th, Saturday, 9:00 AM Plane Wash &
11:00 AM BBQ MANG Hangers
August 9th, Monday, 6:00 PM Board Meeting @ Birdcage Lounge
September 13th, Monday 6:00 PM General Membership Meeting @
Plymouth Library
October 9th, Saturday, 9:00 AM Plane Wash
& 11:00 AM BBQ MANG Hangers
October 11th, Monday, 6:00 PM Board Meeting @ Birdcage Lounge
November 8th, Monday, 6:00 PM Board Meeting @ Birdcage Lounge
December 3, Friday, 6:00 PM Holiday Party & General Membership
Mtg. TBD
Holiday Party and Election of Board
The Holiday Party was held on Dec. 4th. There were 38 people in attendance, counting members and guests. The food was great and conversations continued long after the meal was over. Jean LaPointe's airplane-shaped cookies were also a big hit. Thanks to everyone who made this evening an enjoyable one. Besides enjoying a meal with MANG members and their guests, we also had a drawing for door prizes and held the election for the Board of Directors for 2010. There being no other nominations besides the current holders of these offices, the outcome was the predicable landslide. So for 2010, as with 2009, we will have:
President: Robb Butts
Vice-President: Dave LaPointe
Secretary: Bob Scott
Treasurer: Joe McEvoy
Appointments will be made for Operations, Safety/Training, Chief Maintenance, Cessna Maintenance, Archer Maintenance, and Warrior Maintenance at the first Board Meeting of 2010, which is on January 11th. So if you are interested in serving in any of these positions, please contact any Board Member.
The winners of the door prizes were:
Joe McEvoy - bottle of wine made by Dino Dinatale
Jessica Patuano - bottle of wind made by Dino Dinatale
Sam Mekled - one hour of flying time
Rod Lelental - one hour of flying time
Bob Scott - one hour of flying time
Chris Willemsen - one hour of flying time
David Brent - one hour of flying time
John Souther - one hour of flying time
Dale Thorsby - one hour of flying time
David Jordan - one hour of flying time
Dan Wadowski - one hour of flying time
various others - a poinsettia from the table
The Board has decided to return to the traditional practice of holding a Board Meeting on every month in which there is not a General Membership Meeting. For the last two years we had been trying to cut down on the number of meetings. But it was decided that we were less able to respond in a timely manner to issues that came up. So there will be a meeting of one sort or another every month, as shown by the Calendar of Events above.
Also, we have returned to the traditional starting time of 9 AM for the plane washes. Last year we posted 8 AM as the starting time because some people were showing up early anyway. But the problem with really starting that soon is that when we finish washing the planes, it is a little too early to eat lunch. So to better enjoy the barbecue that follows each plane wash, and to make members who cannot come at 8 to feel more welcome, we are saying the start time is 9 AM. This also gives one more hour for the morning chill to go away, so washing the planes is more comfortable. Of course you can come to a plane wash at 10 or 10:30 if you feel like it, so it doesn't really matter that much.
Here are the statistics for November 2009:
|
(Total HOURS) |
54115 |
43755 |
33149 |
All Aircraft |
|
November 2009: |
21.0 |
23.3 |
14.7 |
59.0 |
Here are the top flyers in terms of flight hours for the month:
|
Rod Lelental |
11.9 |
|
Scott Souther |
7.1 |
|
John Souther |
3.9 |
|
Paul Plumley |
5.2 |
|
Glenn Harper |
3.1 |
|
Michael Stier |
3.0 |