EAA Chapter 31 Flying Club

Well, as an old friend (all my friends are old!) of mine once said, “It’s time to fish or cut bait” regarding the flying club. We’ve located an airplane (Rusty Bartel’s) Cessna 150 that could be quite suitable for the club and need to take the next step which is finding out if there truly is enough interest and enthusiasm to make the club a reality. Obviously, the more people in the club, the less the initial cost to acquire the airplane will be, but the harder it will be to schedule it when you want to fly. This is something that can be discussed at an organizational meeting. I’m happy to act as the contact point for now to set up a meeting. I would like all of you with a SERIOUS interest in being part of the club to send me an email at <rv6an200gl@charter.net> and let me know your availability to attend a meeting sometime, preferably before the end of this month. Please include both days and times that would work best for you. Although nothing has been discussed with Rusty in terms of the sale price of his airplane, my estimate based on “VREF” is that something in the neighborhood of $17,000 would be a fair price to offer for the plane. You can do the math to determine what it would cost to buy it based on how many “charter members” are in the club at the time of purchase. Also, of course, there will be hangar/tie-down, insurance, maintenance and direct operating expenses that will be affected by the number of members in the club.

So, please let me know in the next few days if you’re interested. Those who are members of both Chapter 31 and 1457, please pass the word to the Chapter 1457 members you think might be interested. I hope I receive a lot of emails! . . . . Gary Ludeke

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