EAA Chapter 1300
Meeting Minutes for April 9, 2025
Date: April 9, 2025
Location: Henderson Executive Airport Terminal Building
Call to Order: 7:08 PM by President Brian Eldredge
Roll Call:
· President Brian Eldredge - Present
· Vice President Ivan Hoyt - Present
· Secretary Norman Cruz - Present
· Treasurer Seb Trost - Present
· Director Roger Hansen - Absent
· Director Kathleen Jones - Absent
· Director Eric Trombley - Absent
Thanks to Tre Moore who brought food for the meeting
For prospective new members please contact Seb Trost if you wish to become a member. Membership dues are $20 a year.
Visitors and Guests:
- Zach Loseman brought his son, Noah, who is interested in aviation
- Byron Goyne has son who is interested in aviation and will be graduating from San Diego State soon, then returning to Las Vegas to start aviation training
- Carl Van Camp - non pilot looking for a project
- Gary Tam - wanted to see what the chapter is about. He is interested in purchasing or building an aircraft. Learned to fly in Atlanta.
Old Business:
Rancho High School Open House
Seb Trost gave a brief of the Open House at Rancho High School hosted by California Aeronautical University (CAU). Members of the chapter set up a table to hand out Young Eagles flyers and to answer questions. Seb was assisted by his wife Darlene, Morrie and his wife who brought part of their RV-12 project, and Catherine and Andrei Taduran. Seb showed the flyer that Sarah produced and published for the next Young Eagles event we are hosting (May 10th at Boulder City Airport). The flyer included a scan code for people to find our web site where the information can be found. Seb discussed the presentation given by the university, the programs offered by CAU, the other aviation organizations that were present, and the turnout (about 50 youths).
New Business:
Pre-meeting
Brian surveyed the audience to see if the Chicken N Pickle was a good venue for the pre-meeting social. We discussed the history behind the pre-meeting, past venues, and the pros and cons of Chicken N Pickle. It was decided that we would continue to have this pre-meeting social in the future. The next one will be in June since next month we are having a barbecue instead of a meeting.
Chapter Barbecue (5:00 pm May 14, 2025)
The chapter barbecue was discussed. The chapter will purchase the main dishes for the barbecue for guests to enjoy. Volunteers will be needed to bring side dishes. John, our webmaster, will set up some type of sign-up sheet (on Google) so people can list the dishes they will be providing. Information will be emailed to the membership. Sarah volunteered to bring the Mac N Cheese.
Web Site
Our webmaster, John, gave a brief on the status of the new web site and what will be added
Simulator
A Red Bird Simulator was donated to the chapter; however, it needs a minor repair to one of its ports. It simulates a Cessna 182/182RG with a G1000. It is currently being stored with one of the officers, but we will have to find a place to store it and some method of allowing members to use it.
Young Eagles
Jan briefed the next Chapter 1300 sponsored Young Eagles event on May 10th at Boulder City Airport - 1431 Airport Rd. Boulder City. The main meeting area will be in the Grand Canyon Training room next to the Desert Flying Club spaces. The event will start at 0900. More information will be provided to volunteers later including safety briefing times, training requirements, etc. Last year, there were 70 children who attended.
Reports and Motions
Motion to approve the Minutes of the last meeting (Ivan/Sarah) – Approved
Treasury Report was read by Seb Trost, then there was a motion to approve the report (Norm/Jan) - Approved
Motion to adjourn business meeting (Norm/Sarah) - Approved)
Business meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.
Presentation
Norm Cruz gave a presentation on aviation museums he visited in Germany as well as a brief on his last visit to Aero Friedrichshafen, the largest aviation expo in Europe.
50/50 Drawing
$28 won by Andrei.
Attendance
Brian Eldredge
Ivan Hoyt
Norman Cruz
Seb Trost
Tre Moore
Darren Gillespie
Byron Goynes
Andrei Taduran
Catherine Taduran
Gary Tam
Karl Van Camp
Bonnie Ritchey
Kevin Cox
Morrie Mansell
Jan Greenberg
F.E. Maupertuis
John Bremner
Sara Weiner
Josh Williams
Josh Sinclair
Zack Butz
Noah Loseman
Huamei Feng
Norman D. Cruz
Secretary
