Minutes of Chapter Meeting

• Report on the June 14, 2005 Meeting at Lane Aviation, 5:30
  
  Greetings everyone,

  Here is hoping we find you having a great summer season. Last year was a fruitful year for learning, friendship and professional development. This report, we hope, will inspire everyone to make next year even more exciting. The following information is intended to help kick off our best year yet.

  Minutes of 06-14-05 Meeting:

  Lowell Dowler opened the meeting with a reminder of the fall season activities. The first meeting will be September 13, 2005 at Lane Aviation, 5:30 pm. Goodyear will sponsor the meeting and presentation of “Aircraft Tire Care and Maintenance”.

  The golf outing will be Friday, September 16, 2005 at The Landings at Rickenbacker Golf Course. Check the web page at http://www.copama.org for more information.

  Presentation:

  Tom McCelland with SafeTech provided a fine presentation on “Pressurized Cylinder Inspection and Regulations”.

  He outlined requirements of the Department of Transportation standards for testing.

  Testing topics included stamping, scratches or etchings. Also, he discussed hydrostatic testing and markings, types of bottles and life limits and no known replacement for Halon 1301.

  Tom spoke of visual inspection and conditions that will condemn a bottle.

  Glen McCauley contributed a safety admonition concerning handling squib cartridges.

  Tom ended his presentation on pressurized bottles with a demonstration of discharge of a life raft bottle. A very informative meeting!

  Board Meeting:

  Your chapter board members met on Thursday, July 21, 2005 to discuss matters important to the success of our chapter. Some of the topics discussed include:

  The golf outing, a new date for the Pig Roast, alternate activities and e-mail list updates.

  Scholarships, National PAMA Membership and co-sponsoring of the Avionics Symposium next spring were also discussed.

  If you have any questions or suggestions on these topics, be sure to mention them at the regularly scheduled meeting. We will be posting information on the website as details evolve.

  Announcements:

  Donna Bricker is going in for a kidney transplant; we wish her all good fortune and look forward to her return.

  The golf outing date is coming up very quickly. We have had very few responses so far; For your convenience, point your browser to this address for your copy of the registration form. http://www.copama.org/events/Golf 2005/Index.htm 

  Try to register as soon as you can. This is the premier event of the season!

  Pig Roast: Since we had to move the golf outing date, it was decided that it would be best to also relocate the pig roast date because of date conflicts. Therefore, the board has discussed the possibility of having the pig roast in May 2006, or even entertain the idea of alternate activities from the membership, such as a fish-fry. Your input will be greatly appreciated.

  Web-page update: Finally, we are going to make an effort to streamline the web-page for easier access to information. Please check it out and let us know what you would like to see. Remember, let’s get those Golf Outing registrations in!

  Looking forward to seeing you in September,

    Yours in professional aircraft maintenance, Cliff Kelling, Secretary
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