EAA CHAPTER 407 MARCH 26, 2008 MEETING MINUTES:

The March meeting of Chapter 407 was held at the I.S.U. hanger at the Pocatello Airport. Natalie Bergevin conducted the meeting. Business items discussed were: the aviation seminar to be held on April 23rd at University Place (see notice on page 2 of this newsletter). Natalie handed out a survey from the Idaho Falls airport tower. They wanted to know how their service at the tower at KIDA rates. John reported on the finances of the chapter and stated that there are about 35 members that have paid for the year.

Our program for the evening was three great movies/documentaries: The first movie, “Oshkosh-Spirit of Aviation”, gave an overview of the entire week at Oshkosh. As narrated by Harrison Ford (yes, the movie star that is also Chairman of the Young Eagles Program), the movie filled us with inspiration and the desire to go to Oshkosh. The movie made you feel like you needed to be there from start to finish so you would not miss anything. After an intermission of homemade popcorn and vege snacks, we returned to watch “One Six Right-The Romance of Flying” -the story of the southern California Van Nuys Airport (ranked as the World’s Busiest GA Airport!) The film dispels common misconceptions & opposes criticism of General Aviation airports. It covered the history of the Van Nuys Airport and what they have done to keep the complaints about aircraft noise down and bring awareness to the public on the benefits the airport provides to its surrounding area. The last movie was “AOPA’s Airport Watch”. Breaches to airport security can happen anywhere. No matter where you fly, security affects you and your ability to fly. Pilots are the first to know when someone doesn’t belong at the airport or some activity is not the normal routine. So it is important to monitor and help prevent incidents from happening. We need to make sure our aircraft and our airports are safe and secure.

We didn’t have our monthly “Bring a Buck” contest, but we did have the monthly attendance raffle. Brad Fell won the prize of a 16pc precision screw driver set.

Brad Fell