Minutes of the MISASA General Committee held at the Offices of the Aeroclub, Rand Airport 18 January 2010.
The Meeting commenced at 18h00.
The Chairman, Donald Hicks welcomed all present.
Apologies:
Nil
Present:
Donald Hicks, Brett Hickman, Alex Rudd, Jay Hyde, Alan Mackenzie, Mervyn Reynolds, Deon Kraidy, Rowena Kraidy Invitees: Jeff Earle ( Aeroclub Chairman), Kevin Storie ( Aeroclub General Manager) and Neil de Lange ( RAASA Director)
Ethos:
Donald outlined his focus for his term as Chairman of MISASA. He asked for the MISASA sections and the Aeroclub to take ownership of their respective portfolios and that they provide feedback on what it is that they are doing for the MSASA membership.
He asked that special attention be given to communicating to the membership who MISASA is, what it stands for and what is being done.
All agreed to provide feedback and to communicating what the MISASA brand stands for.
Aeroclub:
Neil offered to respond to a written request for information on the ATF issue requirement of MISASA membership. Alan undertook to send Neil an eMail and to publish his answer in the next magazine.
RAASA:
After discussion it was agreed by Neil that RAASA Xmas closing dates and the last dates for submissions will be reviewed and that these will be communicated well in advance of the 2010 Xmas break.
An AP Seminar is being planned.
The meeting was advised to note that RAASA issues RAC’s.
Clarity on the need to renew an ATF when an aircraft is sold will be investigated and feedback will be provided
Technical:
Rowena reported:
That the necessitated changes to the ARO and to the MOP are being effected.
A handy regulations book is to be printed and this will be available at RAASA. Neil agreed to provide MISASA with an electronic version for posting on the MISASA website.
LSA licence renewal: the AIC 31.1.6 has been withdrawn.
The RAASA RAC now requires 2 full stop landings and not the previously required 2 hrs training in a controlled airspace. All areas except for Cape Town are anticipated to accommodate this requirement.
Training:
Deon reported that:
MISASA are to approve all exam questions.
CCM & LSA aircraft exams are to be the same exam.
The establishment of Designated Examiners is on hold pending finalisation of their duties.
LSA flight exercise requirements are to be the same as for PPL requirements. Detail will be provided in the magazine.
The final flight test score sheet is to be simplified.
Financial:
It was agreed that all portfolios would provide budgets for review to the Treasurer and that the recommendations of the Chairman and Treasurer would be circulated to obtain the views and recommendations of the committee.
Brett advised that the financial accountability was in the process of being transferred to him from the outgoing Treasurer.
It was confirmed that payment approvals against approved budgets would be paid by the Treasurer with the approval of two committee members other than the committee member against whose budget the expenditure is to be reflected.
Development:
Neil outlined a new Aeroclub initiative that was to be discussed on the following evening by the Aeroclub Board. Donald undertook to obtain clarity on the plans and integrate where necessary any MISASA involvement with the MISASA Development Portfolio plans for 2010.
Events:
Donald asked for this matter to be held over as Rob could not make this meeting. Discussion ensured on the merits of clubs sharing fly-away and other event details
The meeting was closed .
Communications:
Alan recommended the following:
Meetings / format: It is recommended that the practice of inviting members to attend committee meetings as invitees be continued. Notice to be given on the www.misasa.co.za website.
It was recommended that MISASA meetings be held monthly to every six weeks and that when appropriate, as dictated by the agenda, that these meetings be held by way of eMail, Skype and or conference telephone call. The modus operandi being written submissions to be sent to the Chair one week before the meeting. That the “eMail, skype and or conference call” meetings should allow for a “show of hands” and where lengthy discussion is needed that the matter be held over for a “contact” meeting. In this way it was suggested that more regular communication could be maintained between members of the committee and that this process would allow for the info to be channeled to the membership on a more regular basis.
Alternative Websites
That contact with the membership be established by each portfolio and that each portfolio post a report on the www.misasa.co.za website at least every two months.
That where matters need interactive discussion with members that the portfolio in question open a free Webo Website for this purpose and utilise the website blog to facilitate the gathering and sharing of opinion. These discussion websites should be designed to enable discussion on topics and should not be a duplication of the www.misasa.co.za website. Deon advised that he needed a closed discussion website (blog) for use by instructors. Alan advised that he would look into this matter.
Magazine on line
This matter was discussed and it was decided that General Committee members should gather as many old magazine copies as they have access to and that these be reviewed at the next “contact meeting” as to the desirability of the extent of live website review required versus capture and distribution for members own archiving purposes.
Magazine printers
The next magazine deadline is 1 February – A decision to retain the current printers was taken.
Advertising
Alan advised that the management of magazine advertising was not a part of the function of the Editor and that this position remained vacant and that a person to drive advert acquisition was needed.
Competitions:
Mervyn advised:
That a bid to host the 2013 World Champs was being progressed.
That the Springs Champs would be held in June and that entrance fee options are to be covered as a part of his budget submission.
Safety:
Alex advised that he has established the necessary channels of communication with the CAA and that it is hoped that the recent accident record whilst better than other classes of aircraft would continue to improve as safety was still cause for concern.
Closure:
Donald drew the attention of the committee to the fact that the constitution required General MISASA Committee Members to relinquish their appointments in the event of them missing two consecutive meetings. He stressed that we cannot afford to risk the loss of any of our members and that members should please advise on the suitability of meeting dates.
The next meeting was decided to be on 24 March 2010.
Donald closed the meeting at 21h22 with a vote of thanks to all for their hard work.
The minutes will serve before the next meeting for adoption. Until then they are draft minutes.
