Yankee Flyers of Connecticut
YFOC Meeting Minutes for 9-13-2026
The meeting commenced at 1330 hours with 6 members in attendance. The location was Gawron Flying Field.
Treasurer's Report:
The Treasurer's report was not provided.
Secretary's Report:
The Secretary's report was accepted. Welcome new members: N/A
Old Business:
1. Field table repair status: Brooklyn Flying Field tables require repairs.
2. Weather station repair/status. Station is up and running.
3. Andrew and Bill thanked Paul for organizing the American Heritage Museum’s aviation weekend. A great time was had by all.
New Business:
1. Paul discussed the Food Fun Fly scheduled for this Saturday, September 19th. He is willing to host the event this weekend. Paul requested that he be reimbursed for the food provided. A motion was made and passed by all present to reimburse Paul for the food purchased.
2. Paul mentioned the clubs text groups. Wayne mentioned a text group is limited to 20, and that is the reason we have multiple groups. Wayne discussed the challenges of creating too many groups, as it easy to create new groups, but it’s very difficult to get all members to delete the older groups and not use them in the future. This disrupts effective communication by leaving new members out of the loop, because they are not part of the older text group. Andrew mentioned there may be a way to pay for a text group that can have more than 20 members. He said he would research that option.
3. The Holiday Party was discussed. We have out grown Mr. Zs, as we were not able to sit as one group and the noise level from not being isolated was not conducive to hold a meeting. Other locations will be explored that do not require providing a head count, and that attending members can order off the provided menu. Nick suggested we should add to the event some “Fun Awards” and some Fund Raising activities examples Raffle Baskets (Baskets assemble with RC items donated by members that they no longer are using) and a 50/50 Raffle.
4. A discussion for the need for Club Shirts and Hats took place. Wayne stated in the recent past this topic has been discussed in 6 or more separate meetings without finalization. If we go forward with this we cannot commit to a minimum order, or to pay a setup fee. The clubs Hats and Coffee mugs were used as an example why we should not be forced to purchase a minimum order. Gary stated that order was from 10-15 years ago and we still have inventory on hand. Wayne stated his American Legion Riders group just purchased shirts and there was no setup fee. He will contact that vendor and report back on what their prices are for printing separate types of items.
5. The next meeting is October 11th, Sunday, time: 1:15 p.m. Location: Brooklyn Flying Field.
Meeting was adjourned at 1430 hours.
Submitted by:
Wayne Kowal
Club Secretary