December 2023 meeting

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by Joel Cool-Panama, Secretary, RRS.ORG

The Reaction Research Society held its monthly meeting at the Compton/Woodley Airport location, 7:30 PM PST.

The presentation can be found here.

Executive Summary

  • Larry Hoffing won the election for Treasurer.
  • Amendment to be sent out on December 15th, with 45 voting days
  • Dimitri Timohovich appointed Facilities Manager, member of Executive Council
  • Hydraulic gimbal system located for 60’ rail project, $3,300 for all components
  • Surplus generator is 220v, 3-phase, 60kw, cost $5,500
  • Bill Claybaugh launch rail donation nearly officiated
  • Historical Documents cataloged, scanning started
  • Need volunteers for 2024 Symposium
    • Frank wants multiple RRS table
    • Joel wants to create a promotional video
    • Keith has rocketry footage
  • UCLA and USC pushed back their static fires, LMU scheduled for February/March, Princeton aiming for 2025 activities
  • Dosa Building insulation should be contracted out to a spray insulation company
  • LACMA GALCIT project agreement reached
    • $60k estimate, $9k MTA usage fees
  • $100k funding received for firetruck, electrical grid, and other unspecified projects
  • Zach Lesan to begin work on LNG horizontal cylinder restoration
  • Dave Nordling retiring as President

Agenda

  • Election Results
  • Constitutional Amendments
  • Facilities Manager
  • 60’ Launch Rail
  • Military Surplus Generator
  • William Claybaugh Launch Rail
  • Historical Documents
  • 2024 Symposium
  • MTA Static Fires, Launches
  • Office and Crew Cabin Furnishings
  • Dosa Building Insulation Project
  • LACMA GALCIT Project
  • Jerry Irvine Obituary

The December 2023 monthly meeting started with the announcement of the Executive Council elections. Three of the elected offices on the Executive Council went unopposed.The Treasurer, however, had three contestants running.

OfficeOccupant
PresidentFrank Miuccio
Vice-PresidentKeith Yoerg
SecretaryJoel Cool-Panama
TreasurerLarry Hoffing

For those curious, the official breakdown of the votes for Treasurer were as follows:

ContestantVotes
Larry Hoffing20
Xavier Marshall14
Michael Rouleau3

This election was notable in that 37 members cast a vote, an unusually large amount. Out of 47 administrative members, only 10 failed to cast a vote, or chose to. The Society is pleased to see such high levels of participation, and we hope this trend continues in the future.

During the discussion of the election results, Dave called for everyone to serve the Society by running for office on the Executive Council. It was also stated that Rushd Julfiker will remain as Director of Research.

The meeting then moved on to discussion of constitutional amendments currently being drafted by the Executive Council. Among proposed changes were some changes to membership, the addition of petition by the administrative and lifetime membership, requirement of dues payment before elections, definition of Vice-Presidential duties, Conflict of Interests, and restrictions on duplicity in the Executive Council. The Council currently plans to send the amendments out to the voting membership on December 15th, and to give them 45 days to vote on each of the amendments. 

Next on the agenda was the appointment of a Facilities Manager. Dimitri was chosen to fill this role, and will also have a seat on the Executive Council. There was some controversy in the Council on how to create this office, some not wanting the Council to exercise the power to arbitrarily create Executive Council officers, but the Council voted to create the position. A by-law will be published defining the position.

Following this was discussion of the 60’ launch rail project. Dimitri had located some hydraulics, which he thinks would be better than those found and donated by Waldo. It’s a hydraulic gimbal system, which can both raise the tower, and pivot it. The owner is selling the unit, controller, and gas powered pump as a unit, but is also selling a larger diesel powered pump. The cost for all of it would be $3,300. Dimitri commented that the throw of the system is around 10’ to 12’. He also commented that the arm only goes as high as 75 degrees above horizontal, but that it also lowers below 0 degrees from horizontal, and he doesn’t know for sure the full range of movement of the system. Dimitri commented that the pivoting ability would allow us to change which direction the launch rail is pointing, which can prove useful later.

The welder will be present at the MTA on the 9th, and Dimitri also stated that he has a car scale, which he can use to weigh the ham radio tower. National Concrete will likewise be present, and will pour both the launch rail pad, 12’ x 12’ x 1’ rebar reinforced, as well as the smaller pad for the electrical generator. Dimitri estimated that the Society will save about $2k by having the pads poured simultaneously. The rail pad will use 1” coarse thread anchors, and will have 12 of them. Dimitri also requested that the forms be left for the launch rail pad, so that we can avoid the rebar while installing the anchors.

During the discussion of bolt patterns, Richard commented that he has a spreadsheet for bolt analysis. He again commented that he doesn’t believe that shear forces are applicable for bolts. Regardless, Dimitri will be leaving for the MTA tonight. Dave also commented that Rushd will be the project leader starting January 1st.

Regarding the generator, Dimitri gave some specifications on the system’s power output. He pointed out that the generator produces 60kw, which doubles the power of Polaris’ generator, and will easily power the MTA, including A/C units. Having cost $5,500, Dimitri is currently storing the generator at his home, since the seller had to move it from his own property. Being a 3 phase 220v system, it has surprisingly few hours on it, only 36. It was apparently a backup generator, and was only exercised on occasion while it was in service, which Dimitri has been doing himself every couple of weeks. The operation of the generator is apparently somewhat complicated, however. Dimitri will be writing an SOP for it. We also plan to store the generator within a container, so as to prevent its theft or being stripped.

Next we discussed Bill Claybaugh’s donation of his launch rail. Having initiated the process earlier this year in the summer, the Council has finally worked out the details on an MoU and liability waiver, and have signed it and mailed it to him for his own signature. He has apparently signed it just today, and mailed it back to us. The total effect of these agreements with him is that he can take the launcher with him to other sites to make use of, but that he is liable for its repair if damaged while in his care.

Historical documents was the next topic discussed. Joel provided details on what he’s done since the last meeting, having cataloged the books, and having started scanning documents. A question was then raised, as to whether or not we should keep the old paperwork after it’s been digitized. It was suggested that we could store the documents at the MTA, in the new office container.

We then discussed the 2024 Symposium. The day of the Symposium will be Saturday, April 13th, but we’ll be doing setup the night before, Friday the 12th. We’re looking for volunteers for both days, but especially for the day of. Frank commented that, in addition to our usual table, he also wants us to have tables for membership, the MTA, and for the Regenerative Engine Contest. We’ll also have a space for presentations, as per usual. Joel commented that he’d like footage to make a promotional video for the event, and Keith suggested that he could make a slideshow using photos from previous Symposiums. He does also have rocket footage to show at our tables. Frank likewise has footage from the 1993 Symposium. There’s also the old “Whitey” student film. Regarding an audience for our advertisements, it was suggested that we could tap into NAR, Tripoli, and other rocket and model rocket groups. It was suggested by Larry that we ought to think about notice of recording, but that public spaces should be fine. The suggested Symposium MTA discount was brought up, but not much was said about it.

Regarding scheduled MTA rocketry events, both UCLA and USC have unfortunately set off their static fires to indeterminate dates. LMU, however, is looking to perform launch activities during February or March of next year. Princeton, likewise, is looking to get into liquid rocketry, expecting to begin their campaign some time in 2025. Princeton has stated that their aim is to reach the Carmen line, very ambitious. For the time being Dave has them running their Monte Carlo simulations. Their rocket will have to fall within 10 nautical miles of the launch site, so their importance is vital. FAA requirements were also briefly discussed, particularly the call-in requirement for anything going higher than 18k’ or 20k’.

Next we discussed furnishings. The new 20’ office container and 40’ crew cabin need a desk, chair, lamp, filing cabinets, and large-and-tall bunk beds, respectively. Dimitri commented that he had already covered the windows with plywood, to prevent damage and vandalism. Dave also pointed out that the current generator isn’t sufficient to power both A/C units.

After that  we discussed the Dosa Building insulation project. It would seem that the best solution would simply be spray insulation. Frank also brought up his idea for painting the exterior of the building with ceramic paint, which will also lower temperatures by several degrees. Cork insulation was also briefly brought up as an alternative. Regarding the dimensions and insulation systems built for the building, it was recommended that somebody contact Niels, as he should know about the manufacture of the building, for which we could look for suitable insulation systems.

We then shifted the topic to the LACMA GALCIT project. We recapped the project, that it’s a project of American Artist, to recreate a 1936 static fire. We were fortunate enough to strike and sign an agreement with LACMA just this week, and it seems the timeline is to have the project complete by 2024. Unfortunately, the test is likely to occur in the Summer. The estimate for expenses is looking to be $60k, but the Society will benefit from about $9k in site use fees. Dave reiterated that two motors will be built, as one will be used for display at a later date.

Review of the Jerry Irvine obituary followed. Larry wrote his obituary, and it is ready to be published, but Larry is choosing to wait on Korey Kline, who said he wanted to write something himself. During the discussion, our prior President Osvaldo Tarditti mentioned that Jerry was actually the one who brought him to the RRS, in 1978. Osvaldo apparently was into model rockets, but wanted to see “the real stuff,” to which Jerry was happy to oblige him.

Next we discussed project funding. Dave was glad to announce that he had spoken to one of our donors this week, and the donor had written us a $100k check. We now have funding for both the electrical grid project, and for the firetruck. These items combined however are only about $65k in total, leaving $35k for other projects. Some additional projects discussed were an ATF magazine, though we don’t have anyone at this time who can check it weekly as legally required. There was however discussion of building a bottle yard, for Lindi to deliver too. Not having a proper storage place has been a big concern for them, though they have faithfully delivered to the MTA for many years.

We then discussed the ongoing events with Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum. A judge has ruled that Robin Petgrave must stop his operations at the museum. As a result, Society assets that have been held in the museum will need to be moved, to ensure that we don’t lose access to them for any amount of time.

Discussion of the LNG cylinder restoration came next. Zach Lesan has volunteered to restore the horizontal LNG cylinder. He plans to pick it up from the MTA tomorrow, during the work event. Dave went to his home in Manhattan Beach, and believes it will be sufficient for the project. Zach has an impressive resume, so we’re sure he’ll do good work.

As the meeting came to a close, some additional subjects were brought up. Steve Majdal brought us some wire, and Dimitri brought up that he might donate a 40’ container of his, for an MTA workshop. Michael Rouleau priced out a 1010, and Bill Inman stated that he had finished his repairs on the Solar Cat, and would like to launch out of the MTA tomorrow.

USC having maybe taken some of our electrical equipment, probably mixed in with their own, brought Dimitri to suggest that we paint it fluorescent pink, so that it stands out better in the future. Next it was suggested that Richard be brought in on the RRS Regenerative Cooling Contest.

Finally, we’d like to thank Dave Nordling, for his two years as President of the RRS. During his tenure the Society strove for, and achieved, great goals, personally leading many projects to improve and revitalize the MTA, and for that we owe him. Dave has indicated that he needs time away from the Society, having spent so much effort in it in only 24 months, but we hope he’ll enthusiastically return soon.

The next Society meeting will be on January 12th, 2024, at the Compton/Woodley Airport location. Contact the Secretary for details.

MTA Launch Event, 2023-11-24

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by Dave Nordling, President, RRS.ORG

The RRS met at the Mojave Test Area for a work event on the 60-foot launch rail project. While we were there, we had a launch or two thanks to Bill Inman and Keith Yoerg. The pyrotechnic operator in charge for that day was Keith Yoerg.

Bill brought one of his older rocket bodies. Unfortunately he had a mishandling error on the pad which broke one of his fins requiring repair. His mission was to test the avionics package that he will use in flight on the Solar Cat. Keith launched some smaller Estes model rockets to show one of our youngest potential members the basics of rocketry.

The work event benefited from having Osvaldo Tarditti, Joe Dominguez and Dimitri Timohovich moving the donated ham radio tower to the 40-foot flatbed next to Bldg. 11 for inspection. The goal was to fully extend the tower and examine its condition to see what modifications are necessary to use it in our 60-foot launch rail design.

Our thanks goes to member, Waldo Stakes, for finding and donating this old galvanized steel ham radio tower which can be reinforced, modified and slightly lengthened to create the stiff backbone for the launch rail guide. The tower was designed to be extensible, but the society will fully extend and fuse it at its full length. Several areas of repair were identified but with a little persistence and forcible persuasion, the structure was extended in preparation for the next event when our welder will start the initial work at the next work event in 2 weeks.

Our director of research, Rushd Julfiker, was selected as the project manager for this major infrastructure item that should allow university teams to launch from the RRS Mojave Test Area. With the basic requirements set at the first meeting, the sketches produced will be converted to CAD drawing files with Rushd’s assistance. Initial material procurement will begin as the backbone frame has been found to be acceptable for use in the design.

The loads are being carefully calculated along with sizing the dual-acting hydraulic ram system for raising and lowering. Waldo Stakes also found a pair of 3-inch cylinders and an electric hydraulic pump in surplus and donated them to the society. Their specifications are being assessed if they can be used which would save some costs.

In the days following the event, we put in wooden privacy panels in the windows of Bldg’s 14 and 15 both for security and improved insulation. The society will soon be discussing how to minimally furnish the interiors for functional needs only including some storage of our consumables. No pyrotechnics will be stored in these containers. Both Bldg 14 and 15 have air conditioners and insulation but still require connections to power. In the short term, each can be powered by our portable gasoline generator. In the near term, once fully funded the society will power both assets from a larger diesel generator we recently acquired.

Dimitri spoke about finding another 40-foot container which could be used for an on-site workshop at the RRS MTA (potentially new Bldg. 16). The council will have to consider this addition at the next meeting.

Lastly, Dimitri installed a solar powered light just above one of the restroom doors which will help our overnight guests find their way to sanitary relief on a moonless night.

Our launch pad pour was delayed to December 9th due to concrete availability. We’re making it thicker than most anticipating the greater loads of the launch rail structure. Our next work event at the MTA will coincide with the pad pour where we will continue the 60-foot launch rail work starting with the launch rail backbone. Materials will be procured in advance of the next meeting.

Also, our last monthly meeting of the year will be the day before, December 8th, 7:30pm, where election results for next year’s executive council will be announced. Also, it was declared that the December meeting will be our much anticipated pizza party funded by the accumulated funds from the RRS Amazon Smile account, now discontinued. Please arrive early at the front office of the Compton/Woodley Airport.

November 2023 Meeting

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by Joel Cool-Panama, Secretary, RRS.ORG

The Reaction Research Society held its monthly meeting at the Compton/Woodley Airport location,
7:30 PM PST.

Slideshow

Agenda

  • Nominations
  • Constitutional amendments
  • 60’ Launch Rail Status
  • Surplus generator purchased
  • Website development
  • MailChimp membership application form
  • Cash dues payment protocol
  • Social Media Accounts Status
  • Executive Council VoiP
  • 2024 Symposium
  • Tabs for a Cause Update
  • William Claybaugh Launch Rail Donation
  • Office and Crew Cabin Furnishings
  • Dues, Donations Email for 2024
  • Electric Drill Purchase for MTA
  • Project Proposal: Frame, Insulate, Finish Dosa Building Interior
  • USC RPL 10/21 Static Fire
  • Hot Nozzle Society Event at FAR 10/28
  • Possible UCLA MTA Event, Mid-November
  • Jerry Irvine Obituary
  • New Members: Anthony Padilla, Zach Lesan

Nominations

At this meeting we held nominations for our annual Executive Council elections. We started with nominations for lower offices, ending in nominations for the President.

The first office we held nominations for was the Treasurer. Michael Rouleau was the first person nominated, followed by Keith Yoerg nominating Xavier Marshall. Finally, our current Treasurer Larry Hoffing nominated himself. This is the first time in many years that any office has been contested, and we’re very pleased to see such enthusiasm among the administrative membership.

The second office to receive nominations was the Secretary, for which Joel Cool-Panama will run unopposed. The Vice-President was next, and Keith Yoerg was the sole nominee. Finally, we held nominations for the President. Frank nominated Dimitri, but he refused. Following this, Frank himself was nominated.

Past Business

The first piece of old business discussed was the 60′ launch rail project. Despite taking on the project, Polaris has yet to produce any schematics for a launch rail, for which reason our President Dave Nordling has personally taken on the project. Dave, Dimitri, Waldo, Rushd, and some others went out to the MTA, looking over assets available to the Society for a 60′ launch rail. While there they also decided on the location, which is to be 30′ north of Claybaugh’s launch rail. As of now, they plan to meet again the weekend following Thanksgiving, during which time they hope to have National Concrete pour a 12′ x 12′ x 1′ rebar reinforced pad for the project. They will be using the previously donated telescoping radio tower as a base, extending it to reach 60′, and will likely use a well qualified welder known by Dimitri.

Following this was a discussion of the surplus generator. The US Navy generator was purchased by Dimitri on our behalf for $5,500 on October 17th. Along with it comes a DVD containing a several hundred page manual. Starting up the generator is apparently a task in itself, so Dimitri is to produce a SOP for us. A 10′ container and pad are planned for this item, but will be discussed at a later date.

An unfortunate turn of events occurred around the time of last month’s meeting, when the beta website went offline without warning. After trying to contact the developer, Franklin, about this for a few weeks, he eventually responded by telling us we’d need to pay $200 to bring the website back online for a year. Meanwhile, Joel has been working on rewriting, reorganizing, and updating the current website. At the meeting Joel was asked if he thought
we needed the beta website, to which he responded resolutely in the negative. Joel’s expected to continue updating the current website from here on.

During the previous month, Joel discovered to our email campaign manager, MailChimp, offers an automated mailing list signup form. Joel suggested using this as an automated membership application form. Our Treasurer Larry had a problem with this though, insisting that this automated form must have a waiver attached to it. The membership discussed the viability of an online release waiver, and Larry insisted that our most up to date membership
application form included this waiver. Upon prompting further discussion over the waiver, Larry stated he only wanted to discuss it in an Executive Council meeting.

In the following month, Joel successfully gained administrative rights to our Facebook account. Keith Yoerg still had access to it, and granted admin rights to Joel and Vice-President Frank Miuccio. Joel also created a Reddit account, Twitter account, and regained access to the Gmail and Youtube accounts. Richard Garcia commented that he had previously made a Twitter account, ReactionResSo, and suggest Joel look into it.

Tabs for a Cause was a source of charitable donations suggested by Joel in the previous meeting. However, upon further investigation of the group, Joel discovered that they use Charity Navigator to determine the worth of causes that Tabs for a Cause supports. Charity Navigator likes to receive budgets from charities, and tracks the portion of their proceeds which go towards actual charity work. The Society at this time doesn’t strictly hold to any budget, so this would be a new project for the Treasurer. During this discussion, Frank stated that as President, one of his goals will be for us to audit the past few years of the Society’s expenses, so that we can create a budget.

On October 22nd, Larry bought a drill for the Society, and left it at the MTA. It’s an 18v power drill, and it turns out that it didn’t come with any bits. It was commented that there should be bits somewhere at the MTA.

USC RPL held their Shockwave static fire at the MTA on October 21st. The rocket produced a maximum thrust of 3,772 lbf, and a total impulse of 45,698 lbf-s. This was apparently a record for a student-led project, and we congratulate USC on their success.

A week later, October 28th, the Hot Nozzle Society held an event at FAR. The group apparently does low-power and high-power rocket launches. Someone from the group, Jenna Foertsch, saw fit to contact us about their activities, though she seemed to suggest a familiarity with the RRS that none of the current council can explain. Regardless, Derek tells us that their activities went without a hitch.

In light of Jerry Irvine’s passing in Nashville last month, Dave has asked that someone try to learn more about him, and write an obituary in his honor. Unfortunately, no one currently active in the Society seems to have been close to him or know much about him. However, Derek suggested that we talk to a Davie, to learn more about Jerry. In the meantime, Larry stated that he would put something to together.

This past month the Society paid our insurance premium for the MTA. Unfortunately, the price went up over 10% from last year, coming out to about $4,600, compared to about $4,000 last year.

We’ve received word in the past month that Berkley’s Space Enterprise program has won the first Lander Challenge prize. We congratulate them on this milestone, and hope to hear more developments from their team.

In a surprising update, there is apparently going to be a Space Center built in Alameda, California. There’s apparently been an effort to move more of California’s Space industry from LA to northern California, and this Space Center is part of that effort. If it produces more hobbyist rocketry events the Society will be glad for it.

Current Business

The first bit of current business discussed were Constitutional amendments. Proposed by President Dave Nordling, these amendments would attempt to rectify some issues regarding conflicts of interest, duplicity in the Executive Council, and removal of members. During the discussion Keith Yoerg brought up that our pyro-op fees that we offer could potentially violate the conflict of interest amendment. Frank stated that these amendments have only been proposed, and that official language will be produced by the Executive Council at a later date.

At this month’s meeting, Joel brought up a proposal regarding cash dues payments. These have often been poorly tracked, leading to issues with resolving current membership status by the Treasurer. Joel suggested that any officer accepting cash dues payments must carry carbon copy receipt books with them, give a receipt to the member in question, and then record the transaction by depositing the dues amount received in the Society Paypal account. Larry brought up that this is an awful lot of work to take in dues, and he’s correct, but many in the Society have voiced their support of continuing to accept cash payments, and the current system clearly isn’t working.

Another suggestion Joel brought up was that the Society get VoiP lines for the Executive council. This would allow members and others outside the Society to always have a phone number for the current members of the Executive Council, and would make communicating with them easier. However, concerns were raised regarding the price of such service, the least expensive quote Joel could find being around $10/line/mo.

Next was the donation of William Claybaugh’s launch rail. He built this rail for his own purposes at the MTA, and earlier this year he officially decided to donate it to the Society. However, he wants liability and usage waivers. The Executive Council is still working on the issue.

Regarding our recently acquired 20′ office and 40′ crew cabin containers, Dave has sent out the message that he’d like furnishings for each. He’d like a desk, chair, and lamp for the office, and also bunkbeds for the crew cabin. In particular, he’d like the bunks to be large enough to fit a man of his own size, about 6’3″. These would be expensive, but Dimitri commented that they can be made fairly cheap, maybe even using 3 beds per bunk instead of 2, to maximize space utilization. Frank also would like the desk dimensions, to see if he can find anything.

An update on the LACMA has finally come in recently. The Executive Council has been negotiating with LACMA on several issues, but the most important was their requirement for a very large amount of insurance coverage, which the Society certainly can’t afford for a project expect to last into next Summer. However, LACMA’s legal department recently gave us a revised agreement, and it looks promising. Frank hopes we’re close to a deal regarding the project.

Tom Mueller’s company has recently been growing, apparently having recently reached 85 employees. Frank hopes that he’ll begin launch activities soon, and that he’ll be a patron of the RRS.

In the past month we’re pleased to announce that we’ve gained three new members. Anthony Padilla is a Compton College student, apparently looking to get into rocketry. Zach Lesan is in the US Space Force, and is apparently interested in turbo rocketry. The final member was accepted the same day as this meeting, Spencer De La Torre, a personal friend of Joel, and someone who is interested in model rocketry.

Finally, at this meeting we were blessed by the attendance of Kevin. He apparently heard about the Society from a Falcon-1 documentary, and looked us up, wishing to learn more about us. We hope he’ll return.

Future Business

The first future business item discussed was the 2024 Symposium. Scheduled Saturday, April 13th, 2024, Frank has already had the flyer updated for the event. Regarding attendees Mark Ventura has already confirmed, however, governmental organizations can’t declare their attendance yet or not, due to money not yet being allocated. Frank has already declared that our monthly meeting in April should be to focus on setting up for the Symposium of the following day, and so we won’t have a meeting on the 12th. Frank also suggested having two presentation rooms, scheduling such that schools can watch eachother’s presentations. Frank also has made himself another air rocket launcher, and hopes to have an air rocket event at the Symposium. Frank also commented that the Society will need more volunteers for this Symposium, and said even a couple hours can help greatly.

Next was the discussion of the 2024 dues and donations solicitation email. It’s been decided that the dues reminder will be sent out in December, with a late fee warning in January. In regards to donation goals, suggestions included Insurance, our public display license from the Fire Marshall, and our general priority list. It was also suggested that we should let people donate for specific causes, but Dimitri pointed out that tracking that information, and restricting ourselves, would be difficult.

A suggestion for a future MTA project was given by Joel in the past month, that being insulating and finishing the interior of the Dosa Building. He suggested that a one story frame could be built inside the building, insulation installed between the metal exterior and inner drywall, and that a space could be left open in the ceiling portion of the building as a roof/solar panel access, and for storage. It would ideally also prevent sand from getting in, but the bay door would make that practically impossible. Dimitri suggested that he would inspect and potentially service this door when next he is at the MTA.

In the past month UCLA held a static fire at Polaris. Dave contacted them during October, and discovered that UCLA is apparently obligated to use Polaris once a year. However, our contact with UCLA confirmed with us that they wish to hold another static fire with us at a later date.

A suggestion for the December meeting was made by Larry, who would like the Society to hold its long awaited pizza party. It was agreed that we have the requisite funds, and it was decided that Joel will send out an RSVP email in December. On that same note, Dimitri intimated that he would dance for us, if everyone paid their 2024 dues by the meeting.

The next Society meeting will be on December 8th, 2023, at the Compton/Woodley Airport location. Contact the Secretary for details.