Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes
Monday March 20, 2024
Attendees Jim McCall, Rick Crow, Jacques Telles, Tim Hughes, Dave Dupre, Tim Cooper, Jamie Hicks
Absent: Kim Quenette, Adi Kochav, Manrico Mincuzzi, Alex Dreiling, Michael Hobson, Oliver Soto
Guest: N/A
- Website Issues: Dan has resolved the issues that were preventing uploads and downloads.
- NATS 2024 – A New app will be utilized for the NATS Called BAND. This will allow all members to stay up to date on the competition. A comprehensive team is in place to ensure the competition goes off without a hitch. Jim McCall has been securing sponsors. We will be giving away a 120cc ARF from Extreme Flight. We have 20 preregistered. This is the 50th anniversary of the NATS.
- General Business – Freestyle is becoming an entrée into IMAC and we look forward to a younger group of pilots becoming active due to our outreach.
- EIMAC – JT has sent a proposal to the Board and Asia Pacific is already starting on this effort.
- Treasurer’s report
Cash on hand
May Checking Balance – $50,235.96
May PayPal Balance - $ 4,808.98
Total assets - $55,044.94
Regional Reports
NE – Tried to have first contest at Pegasus Mother nature did not cooperate with rain and low ceilings. Judging primer was scheduled for this past weekend in New Hampshire. 2 contests in June.
SE –
NC – 2 events this past weekend. No electronic scoring. 12 Pilots at the Toledo event.
NW – 2 events so far this season and the SCORE program crashed also. Website has been updated for both contests and RPS. Next contest is Jun 1. With 12 Pilots.
EU – No Report
SC –Increased attendance at our events, we have unlimited pilots now and the next contest is in Kansas on 8 Jun, and it will be an event. Will check with Primo about the end of year 120cc aircraft.
SW- Contests coming up in NOR CAL in Bakersfield. AZ Model Aviators field held a contest and it was very successful with no complaints from the neighbors.
AP –
LA –