GHAFI

June 2009 President's Message

Our May board meeting was held at the Mardi Gras Grill on May 21 with 10 officers, members, and guests in attendance.

The June annual membership meeting will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Ted Miller’s Hangar, Hooks Airport at 4:00 PM. This will be a “pot luck” dinner so everyone please bring a side dish or dessert. To get there from FM 2920, go south on Stuebner Airline Road, turn right on Thora Lane, go all the way to the taxiway and turn left. It’s near the south end of the airport close to the threshold of Runay 35R.

The main order of business is the election of officers and directors for the coming year. The current slate of officers/directors is as follows:

Dick Wilson – President
Doug Scott – Vice President
Al Smith – Secretary
Harry Johnson – Treasurer

Directors

Carol Brackley
Rodney Jochens
Ted Miller
Rick Rawlings
John VanPaasschen
Greg White

Anyone wishing to volunteer, or nominate someone for a director/officer position, please forward your nomination to Greg White before June 27, 2009. Any officer or director unable to attend the meeting should give their proxy vote to another officer or director who will be attending.

Planning a trip to Mexico? Canada? Bahamas? …… NEW RULES:

Effective May 18, 2009, the US Customs and Border Patrol branch of the Department of Homeland Security now requires you to file an electronic crew and passenger manifest for outbound and inbound flights crossing US borders. This does include Part 91, private operations and you must file one hour before the start of the outbound/inbound leg of the trip. There are large fines for non-compliance. See thisfree AOPA produced tutorial on this new requirement.

I am always open to any member who wishes to call me concerning GHAFI matters. My number is 281-543-6399; email richard_k_wilson@msn.com.

Dick Wilson,
President