Minutes of ERPS #287
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Minutes of ERPS General Meeting #287 15 July 2004 The Vice President called the meeting to order at 8:24 PM. Members present were Dave Masten, Pierce Nichols, Gerry Nordley, Julie Porter, Adrian Tymes, Dave Weinshenker and Chris Winter. Reports and discussion on agenda items were as follows: DOCUMENTATION ------------- Chris Winter Nothing to report INFOTECH -------- Sean Lynch Nothing to report LIAISONS -------- Michael Wallis Nothing to report PUBLIC AFFAIRS -------------- Michael Wallis Nothing to report TREASURER --------- Rick Eversole Nothing to report CHIEF SCIENTIST --------------- Kevin Bollinger Nothing to report FLIGHT CONTROLS --------------- Dave Masten Flight control code continues to gain in capability. Dave M expects to have Gizmocopter flying soon. PROPELLANTS/SPARGER/FF ---------------------- Pierce Nichols Freezewheel Mark I performed successfully at the Rocket Ranch last weekend. However, the result was unsatisfactory because the peroxide feedstock had degraded for some reason while in storage. Dave W and Pierce will attempt to discern the reason for this degradation at the Ranch next weekend, and will seek to demonstrate procedure changes that mitigate its effects. Thanks to Dave W, we now have a handheld refractometer in our arsenal of diagnostic tools. This excellent device permits much more rapid determination of peroxide concentration, and with much smaller volumes of product. (Dare I say it's tasty and expeditious?) An additional task this coming weekend will be to calibrate its answers against the densitometer we've relied on previously. REGULATORY AFFAIRS ------- Dave Weinshenker Nothing to report SAFETY ------ Dave Masten Safety is AOK. TESTING ------- Dave Masten Nothing to report **** PROJECTS Composites ---------- Kevin Bollinger Nothing to report Gizmocopter ----------- Sean Lynch See Flight Controls. KISS ---- Dan Solvin Nothing to report POGO ---- Dave Masten Nothing to report SMARTFLIGHT ----------- Dave Weinshenker Nothing to report Spike ----- Sean Lynch Nothing to report NEW BUSINESS ============ None. Meeting #287 adjourned at 8:40 PM. The next meeting will take place on 5 August at the Denny's on Bowers Avenue in Santa Clara. Watch the list for full driving directions. Respectfully submitted, Chris Winter Secretary, ERPS +++ PLEASE ADVISE THE SECRETARY OF ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THESE MINUTES +++