Author: TCAF

Meeting Minutes – June 11th, 2025

Call meeting to order: 7:00pm by Steve Kastens

Secretary’s Report: John Russcher

  • The January 13th 2025 meeting minutes were posted on the club website for review. A motion was made, seconded and the January 13th meeting minutes were approved by member vote.    

Treasure’s Report: Mike VanAanhold

  • Club expenditures and account balances were reviewed. This includes the general fund, field improvement fund, mower fund and geotex replacement funds. If you have any questions about any of the finances, contact treasurer Mike VanAanhold. 
  • A motion was made, seconded and the treasurer’s report was approved by member vote.

Safety/Field Report – Noel Miller

  • Reminder: The rope at the entrance can be taken down and put back up as you enter then taken down and put back up as you exit. If you have any questions about this please contact any of the club officers.
  • A new metal bucket is under the charging table for damaged lipo batteries. Noel will dispose of the damaged batteries as they accumulate. If you have a battery that is smoking or on fire there is also a plastic bucket with sand in it that can be used to cover the battery and smother the smoking or on fire battery.
  • There is also a new fire extinguisher mounted to the charging table and a well-stocked first aid kit under the charging table.
  • Lost and found box on the table

Visitors and/or New Members:

  • New members Dan Wamboldt and Easton Tayler introduced themselves.

Old Business

  • We discussed Rust-n-Dust and what we can do to prevent the same situation that happened in 2024.

New Business

  • Mower – The old mower died. We looked into options for fixing it and none of them made any sense. The plan was to purchase a new mower next spring so we decided to move ahead with purchasing a new mower now and not spend money on repairing our existing mower. We used $3,533.98 from the mower fund, $500 donation and $1,166 from the Geotex fund to pay for the new mower. Moving forward we will put additional funds in the Geotex fund to build up that fund. If you have any questions, please contact any of the club officers.
  • Shelter – We discussed a new shelter and its location.
    • Cement pad – 25’ x 28’, 3” thick with a perimeter rat wall. They will remove the top soil, bring in sand, form and pour the cement. Total $4,500
    • Building Frame and Roof – Metal tube frame with metal roof panels that wrap around the two-side wall slightly. Side wall height is 9’ – $3,873
    • Building Back Wall – Back wall enclosure kit which includes tube frame pieces and metal sheeting to enclose the back wall. – $939
    • Total $9,312. We have $5,985.57 in the field improvement fund which leaves a deficit of $3,326.43. We discussed fundraising for what we need yet, AMA site improvement grant. A motion was made and was approved by the membership to move ahead with the cement pad this year and do the building frame, roof and rear wall next year.  If you have any questions about the shelter plan, please contact any of the club officers.

Announcements and Events – John

  • Review the events for 2025. You should have received an email with a complete list of 2025 event dates. If you did not receive this, please email tulipcityairforce@gmail.com to request one.

Next Meeting

  • In August at the field; date and time to be determined.

Adjourn: 7:47pm by Steve Kastens

Attendees: John Russcher, Mike VanAanhold, Steve Kastens, Noel Miller, Tom Heetderks, Scott Storteboom, Bob Kovacs, Kenny Ly, Tom Cudney, Allen Hatfield, Jim Tibbitts, Matt Helms, Dan Wamboldt, Braydon Alofs, Dennis Delo, Russ Verbrugge, Brian Carpenter, Easton Taylor, Larry Weller, Bill Rowlle, John Winstanley and Ray Weller.  

Meeting Minutes – January 24th, 2022

NOTE:  These minutes are preliminary and will not be final until approved by member vote at the next club meeting. Please notify the club secretary John Russcher, via email (planeaddicted@gmail.com) of any corrections and/or errors as soon as possible. 

Meeting called to order:

  • 7:10pm by Dave Jamrog

Secretary’s Report: John Russcher

  • The September 20th, 2021 meeting minutes were posted on the web site for review.  
  • A motion was made and seconded. The August 20th 2021 meeting minutes were approved by member vote.

Treasurer’s Report: Dave VerHoef

  • The club expenditures and account balances were reviewed. This includes the general fund and field improvement balances. This information can be found in the member’s only area of the club webpage or by contacting treasure Dave VerHoef.
  • $250 was moved into savings for the Geotex replacement fund.
  • A roller and fertilizer spreader were purchased out of the new field funds.
  • USPS post office box rent went from $120 per year to $162 per year, $42 increase.
  • A motion was made and seconded. The treasures report was approved by member vote.

Safety Report/Field Maintenance: Steve Kastens

  • The new pvc fence section between the two taxiways was damaged due to high winds. It needs to be repaired and new fencing attached that doesn’t catch the wind as much.     

Visitors and/or New Members:

  • No visitors

Announcements and Upcoming Events:

  • The event schedule will be worked on in the upcoming months and added to the club’s calendar and sent by emailed.

Old Business:

  • Scott gave an update on the AMA grant the we received. The completion report was sent to the AMA and it was accepted.
  • Dave VerHoef gave the 2021 budget report. 2021 income was $5,517.35, Expenses $4,166.56, retained earnings $1,350.79.
  • A motion was made and seconded. The officer slate was approved by member vote.

New Business:

  • TCAF received a $1,000 donation for the new field fund.
  • 2022 budget was reviewed and discussed. A motion was made and seconded. The 2022 budget was approved by member vote.
  • The board recommended to take the $1,350.79 2021 retained earnings and distribute it in the following manor. Additional $125 into the geotex fund, $500 into a mower replacement fund and $725.79 into the new field fund. A motion was made and seconded. The motion was approved my member vote.  

Comments and Questions:

  • None

Next Meeting:

  • The next scheduled meeting will be in May. Date, location and time will be determined in April. We will review our summer event and any other club business.  

Meeting Adjourned:

  • Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm.

Attendees:

  • Members present: Dave Jamrog, Dave VerHoef, John Russcher, Scott Storteboom, Tyler Kastens, Mike VanAanhold,  Ron Nienhuis, and Jim Herron

Revised 3/31/2020 JR – clarified USPS post office box rent.

STAY ON THE DRIVEWAY!!

I received a rightfully upset message this morning from the landlord stating that if people could not remain on the driveway we should leave. It is frustrating that we are yet again dealing with the issue of people not staying on the driveway when going out to the flying field.

The driveway is muddy, it happens after rain and especially this time of year, and we all know that. Tractors use the drive as well and the landlord is not happy about that. The mud is never more than an inch deep and there is no threat to sinking in and getting stuck. Regardless of any argument, stay on the driveway.

Mike

Meeting Minutes – September 2016

Meeting called to order:

  • 9:02 by President Dave

Secretary’s Report:

  • Minutes from last meeting approved by member vote

Treasurers Report:

  • $2899.44 in account
  • 1 new member
  • No new expenses at this time
  • 36 paid members
  • Approved by member vote

Safety Report/Field Maintenance:

  • Fire extinguisher needs refill (was unknowingly discharged)
  • Wasp nests in pipes cleaned up

New Members:

  • Steve C

Visitors:

  • None

Announcements:

  • Civic Center indoor flying on their schedule for Tuesday and Thursday through December

Old Business:

  • None

New Business:

  • Officer nominations are in October
    • Dave J will continue as president, Dave V as treasurer, Scott S as vice president, John (??) as safety officer, secretary position will be open.

Events:

  • None

Comments and Questions:

  • None

Next Meeting

  • October 8th at 9:00 AM at TCAF field

Meeting adjourned:

  • 9:23 by member vote

Meeting attendees:

  • Dave V, George K, Bill P, Steve C, Mort W, Ron P, Rich M, Mike T