Committee of Management

Club Appointments

The Next General Meeting will be Friday 26th June2009 at the Community Hall on the corner of Todds Road and Ellis Street Lawnton commencing at

7:30 pm

The next working bee will be Sunday5th July 2009 starting at 8:00AM.

Secretaries Report.
This will be my last Report as Secretary of PRAMS. I would like to welcome all the Wamuran Model Flyers to our club. I am sure you have all heard or been involved in the general discussions down at the field as to the state of the field and especially the parking area.

The committee has decided to inspect the field and the parking area on Friday 26th June and report to the General Meeting that night where a decision by the members will be made as to, go ahead, postpone or cancel the air show.

The new field committee has started to meet separately as there are so many separate items that have to be covered to bring this together. As I am heavily involved with the New Field committee I will be standing down from the position of PRO for the club. So if you can full this position please give serious thought to taking up the challenge

I am sure many of you attended the Heli Fun Fly last Sunday. All I can say is " Daniel, fantastic job". I receipted, 38 paying pilots and they had eaten Franks Diner out of food by 1pm. Gordon will be able to fill you in on how much the club made from the event.

Else where in Airwaves you will see the Safety Review Report and their recommendations for the members to consider and vote upon. Also don't forget to vote for your choice of the new Club name. Don't forget the Members BBQ on Saturday 4th July. Please advise a committee member if you will be attending.

I am sorry I have to end this report on a distasteful note, but I am appalled and disappointed at the members and their treatment of our landlord, Sid. Yes, we all joke about who did the pub run for Sid. To see yourselves, you would think Sid was asking you to drop your strides on the spot for a prostate examination, rather than 10 minutes of your time. Please give Sid the same courtesy that he gives you, he always asks if you have had a fly before he asks to be taken up to the tavern. Also please remember that we as a club only have our existing infrastructure and field because of the understanding of Sid and his family. A little in return goes a hell of a long way.

P. Tompkins,
Secretary PRAMS.

SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE

Recently the club had an incident in which an aircraft came down through the shade cloth into one of the pit bays. Although there was no personal injury a Safety Review Committee was established to review the event and make recommendations.

The following recommendations where established by that committee.
A. A freestanding screen to be erected about one metre out from the canteen end of the clubhouse to the same hight as the clubhouse roof and extending the full width of the paved area.

B. The 30 Metre boundary in the Heli training area to be extended a further 10 metres taking the boundary to 40 Metres.

C. The fence behind the pits from the gate extending along in front of the canteen to be raised in hight to about 2 Metres with the wire mesh extending up the fence and across over the pit shade cloth area. Enclosing those pit bays something like a hockey goal.

D. All non-rated pilots when flying MUST do so with the assistance of an experienced pilot or their Instructor beside them at all times. This will require and amendment to the club bylaws.

MINUTES OF PRAMS GENERAL MEETING
HELD ON 29 MAY 2009 AT LAWNTON COMMUNITY HALL.
Meeting opened: 7.35PM

Chairman: P Atkinson

Members Present as per the Attendance Book.

Apologies: B Evans, D Wherrett, E Pond, C Parry

Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting: moved: D Thomas seconded: G Reid carried

Business arising from the minutes: Competition for new club name: suggestions so far are MBRAMS, MBRMAC, SOMBR, SAAMBR, MAAMBR, MBRA, MBRAF. It was decided that all suggestions would be published in the next Airwaves with facility for members to vote for their preferences.

Secretary's Report: As published in Airwaves

Inward Correspondence: As per the Correspondence Book

Outward Correspondence: As per the Correspondence Book

New members: D Curtis and J Kincade

Treasurer's Report: As circulated. The Kubota ride-on mower needs repairs quoted at approx $2500. It was decided that purchase of a new mower be investigated before committing to the repairs of the old one.

CFI Report: Bronze Wings were awarded to several members. A sub-committee was agreed on to discuss incident reporting at the next working bee.

Field Maintenance Report: Shade cloth to be repaired, work on the sullage pit also in hand.

Heli Report: D Sawyer reported that he has arranged several sponsors for the Heli Fun-Fly to be held on 14 June, hopefully 30+ pilots will be attending. The field will be closed to general flying on that day.

Fuel Report: Plenty of stocks.

PRO Report: More volunteers needed for the static display at Morayfield Shopping Centre on July 22-24th. Also members are asked to mark their names down on the job list for the Charity Airshow on July 16th. Sheets for both are on the table in the clubroom. Other arrangements for the Airshow are coming together.

Amalgamation Committee report: Committee members had a productive meeting with Moreton Bay Regional Councillors on May 22nd. Council is not interested in purchasing Bray Field at this time. Development fees for the Uhlmann Rd field have been waived. Soil testing plus other conditions are still to be complied with before a lease can be applied for.

Moved that the reports be accepted: moved J Fagan seconded G Smith carried

General Business: Costs have been provided for improving the sullage pit totaling $738. Moved J Fagan, Seconded D Harper that up to $1000 be approved for spending on this work. Carried.

The Amalagamation Committee is to be re-constituted to include P Tompkins, G Grant, W Darby, P Hetherman plus one rep from the Wamuran club.

Meeting closed at: 8.50pm

COMMITTEE BYLINES
At the last committee meeting the following matters were discussed:
Repairs to the ride-on mower: it was decided that a motion will be put to the General meeting for approval to spend up to $2500 to get the mower repaired. The purchase of a new mower seems not to be justified at this time.

Fencing and shade cloth were repaired at the last working bee.

A new battery is to be purchased for the tractor.

Members are asked to return empty fuel containers, specially the 4 litre ones.

As mentioned in the Secretary's report the waterlogged state of the field is causing concern over the Charity Airshow. Preparations are on hold until the end of June when an inspection will be carried out and a decision will be made and announced at the club meeting on whether the Airshow will go ahead. This will hopefully save the last minute hassles we had last year!

Members of Wamuran Club will join PRAMS as of the start of the new financial year to complete the amalgamation of the two clubs. This is in order to facilitate the acquisition of a lease for the Uhlmann Rd field.
In line with this, a decision will be taken at the June General Meeting on a new name for the club. The suggested names and a voting form are at the end of this newsletter. If you want your opinion to be counted, get the form in by one means or another as noted on the form!

There are still many conditions to be complied with before we can apply for the lease at Uhlmann Rd, and members of the Amalgamation Committee are actively working to satisfy these.

The Safety Committee Report was tabled and it was decided that it should be circulated for further discussion.

Forthcoming Events

See also the PRAMS 2009 Calender on the noticeboard at the field!

Club Names

Please vote for your new club name.

1: MBRAMS
Moreton Bay Regional Aeronautical Model Society

2: MBRMAC
Moreton Bay Regional Model Aircraft Club

3: SOMBRA
Society of Moreton Bay Regional Aeromodellers

4: SAAMBR
Sports Aeromodellers Association Moreton Bay Region

5: MAAMBR
Model Aeronautical Association Morton Bay Region

6: MBRA
Moreton Bay Region Aeromodellers

Circle the number of your selection and hand it in at the meeting or place it in the ballot box down at the field, or mail to PRAMS, PO Box 2349, Strathpine, 4500.

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