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HOLLEY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER – AR01
UNITED STATES PILOTS ASSOCIATION
Meeting convened: Saturday, February
15, 2003
Collom Hangar, Holley Mountain Airpark, Clinton, Arkansas
Jim Collom, acting/temporary president,
PRESENT
Timothy Posey, acting/temporary vice president, ABSENT
Joe Marshall, acting/temporary treasurer, PRESENT
Christine Weiss, acting/temporary secretary, PRESENT
I. Call to order, 1:00 pm
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Roll call (13 members & guests, plus 3
children): Jim & JoAnn Collom, Joe & Carolyn Marshall, Daniel & Christine
Weiss, Walt & Linda Petersen, Greg & Sharon Smith, Jim Burnett, Jerry D.
Conner, J.F. Williams. Also, Gary Yates put in a “show of support”
appearance but could not stay for the meeting and several members emailed
regrets.
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Additions to this agenda: NONE.
II. Reports
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Minutes of the November 2, 2002
meeting: APPROVED AS REVISED
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Treasury – AR01 has received $205
turn-back dues from USPA.
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Membership – 41 Members on USPA AR01
Roster
III. Old Business
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"Private Seller" tax regulations:
Jerry Conner is looking into the governing law/regulations and will report
at next meeting.
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Planning for Holleyfest: Next meeting
to be held at Walt & Linda Petersen’s, Saturday, Feb 22, 1:00pm.
IV. New Business
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Report on cell phone tower encroachment:
Jim Collom reviewed conversations between himself, representatives of the
Clinton Municipal Airport and others regarding the aviation safety
considerations posed by the proposed installation of a 200’ tall Excel
cell phone communications tower near the City of Clinton. Collom said that
although the tower does not directly violate Holley Mountain runway
approach airspace, he and other pilots strongly believe that the tower
does posed an unnecessary flight risk to planes at “pattern altitude” in
that its location could “blind side” pilots who were in a holding pattern
awaiting clearance to land. Collom said that several letters have been
written to the FAA expressing this point of view and that more letters may
be submitted prior to February 19, 2003. After discussion, it was agreed
by consensus that Joe Marshall will draft a resolution voicing AR01
concerns and objections about the tower’s proposed location posing an
aviation safety hazard and deliver same to the FAA in accord of the
prescribed submission date.
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Appointment of AR01 representative to
attend USPA 2003 Board Meetings: It was agreed by consensus that this
role should be filled by someone who is eagerly available to attend these
4 annual fly-in meetings, beginning with the February 27 through March 1
get together in Baton Rouge, LA, and including additional USPA meetings on
May 1, September 4, and October 30; and that an announcement that a
volunteer is sought to fill this opportunity should be published to the
AR01 newsletter list.
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Appointment of Nominating Committee:
Motion made by Conner w/2nd by Burnett to appoint current officers as
Nominating Committee, motion amended by Burnett w/2nd by Conner for
nominating committee to confirm themselves as candidates in order to give
the organization the opportunity to establish tenure and grow with
continuity. Motion and amendment carried unanimously.
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Set AR01 meeting schedule for 2003:
Motion by Burnett w/2nd by G.Smith to adopt the proposed calendar of AR01
meetings for the duration of 2003:
V. Call to Adjourn: unanimously
approved, 1:35pm
Respectfully submitted,
Christine Weiss, interim secretary
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