Meetings & Minutes

The regular COPA Flight 45 meetings are scheduled for the second Wednesday of every month. The meetings are usually held at the Goderich Airport Terminal building, and start promptly at 7:30 p.m.

Anyone interested in attending one of our meetings is always welcome.

MINUTES OF COPA FLIGHT 45
HELD AT GODERICH TERMINAL
ON WEDNESDAY JULY 14, 2010

PRESENT

Fred & Marilyn Bruinsma, Bill & Kathy Dallas, Owen Delve, Steve Greenwell, Don & Glynda Matheson, Chris McCullough & Anne Rock, Pat Pattison
New member – Michael Curtis


WELCOME

Captain Fred welcomed everyone to the meeting.

MINUTES
Moved by Steve Greenwell and seconded by Chris McCullough that the minutes of
May 12, 2010 be accepted. Carried.

FINANCES

Purser Keith was absent and there was no financial bank statement.

MEMBERSHIP

The group has been busy flying and attending other fly-ins around the area.

WEBSITE

Webmaster Don continues to update the COPA 45 website. He told us that the web cam is on a timer and working well.

SUMMER FLY-INS

Summerside – COPA National Convention -The COPA convention was attended by Fred and Marilyn Bruinsma, Chris McCullough and Ann Rock, Jim and Jane Farrell from COPA 45. It was an excellent convention with over 100 aircraft on the field and over 300 delegates. The facilities were outstanding both in accommodations, banquet halls, and lecture rooms. Next year it is in Langley BC. So should be a good group flight there too.

COPA 45 weekend – “Great flying weather, friends and food. Life doesn’t get any better than that,” remarked Don Jones. Maybe we can plan another one in the near future.

Many more in the weeks ahead! So far this summer the weather has been superb. Let’s hope it continues to make up for the summer of 2009 that we never had.

UPDATE – McGee Gallery

The Captain updated the members on the status of the McGee collection and Gallery. The display will be set up at the Huron County Museum because of accessibility, security, and environmental concerns with the room downstairs in the terminal. There will be a special display at the museum for the 175th birthday celebrations of Port Albert. Plans are being made to revamp the military gallery in the North Street building. Maybe later we can update and expand the Sky Harbour Gallery. More artifacts, presently in storage, can be displayed downstairs. We need to contact Sandy Wellman and Laird Fulford for details.

PLANNING FOR 2010

Fly In Weekend –
Saturday BBQ lunch – 11am - 1pm - fully dressed burgers
Party 2pm –4pm – snacks, refreshments
Dinner 6 pm- spaghetti, salads, desserts
Sunday Breakfast - Egg Muffins,sausages, scrambled eggs,
pancakes, coffee, juice -Volunteers (list)

EVENTS FOR 2010

Mon-Sun July 26-Aug.1 Oshkosh WI – AirVenture
Sat. (Sun) Aug. 7 (8) Gathering of the Classics
Sat. Aug. 14 Tillsonburg – Harvard Association
Sun Aug. 15 Stratford-Larry Waldie–noon Potluck lunch
Shakespearian Festival – wardrobe dept
Wed. Aug 18 St Thomas Fish Fry – COPA 75
Sat. Aug. 21 COPA 149 – Niagara Central Fly in Lunch
Sat. Aug 28 COPA 45 – Mathesons - Kincardine Festival
Noon – food, mass pipe bands, etc.

OTHER

Platinum Poker Rally – is there one this year? Who is hosting it?
Goderich Flight Centre – is closing at the end of July.
Darrell will continue flying from Huron Flight Centre in Sarnia.

NEXT MEETINGS

Wed, Aug. 11 – Steve Greenwell – e-APIS (tentative due to work schedule)
Wed. Sept. 8 – last of summer BBQ

ADJOURNMENT

Moved by Bill Dallas and seconded by Chris McCullough that the meeting be adjourned.
Members enjoyed refreshments and talked about the upcoming flying events.