Nov 2020 Zoom meeting

Proposal to change bylaws in order to un sync chapter elections with chapter renewal paperwork timing.  USHPA Chapter Renewals are typicaly due Dec - Feb.

Figure out better onboard process for new board members

Need Volunteer Help:

• Would be great to have help with membership processing. Candidate should have good Excel / Google Sheets & Google Forms knowledge. 

Next weather station?

• -Vulcan
• -Blossom if we can figure out a location?
• -where current streamers are?  Is that in Open space area?
• -Brad, where is open space?
• -mobile station to test potential sites
• -Kestrel
• -Holfuy

-expand capabilities of Palomar (and other) WX stations

• -solar radiation
• -barometer

​Phil Russman suggestion: on all site guides, Pilots should use flight tracker (Implemented: Not is on all Site Guides)

Tracking Conversations:

• -LiveTrack 24 still merging cell data & satellite track? Need to test. Worst case is that multiple tracks are listed.
• -what’s the cheapest hardware you can buy to be on XCFind?  (Spot)
• -If running Cell Tracker App, run cell with battery backup (Anker brand recommended)
• -run 2 phones
• -does XCFind charge money for cell phone tracking? (suggested Donation)
• -XCFind doesn’t use cell phone tracking
• -use LiveTrack24 (free)
• -look on club page under Whats Happening “Tracking Maps”
• -inReach mini, $100 off at REI
• -older Spots don’t have altitude
• -syncing Sat & Cell GPS to LiveTrack 24 see SDHGPA Live Track24 Group page under more

-meshtastic talk lead by Nik

-suggestion to hear about their notable flights

• -Brad’s notable flight from Blossom past Dudley’s

-what type of shirt do we want to do for flight distance shirts?

• -collared shirts
• -Patagonia t-shirt
• -Patagonia fleece
• -Randy to print shirts?

-how to get awards out?

• -have shirts for past 2 years

-work party at Palomar and Horse?

• -need to mow bailout
• -need to mow Horse

-Wild Bill weather flow at Karnezis house