Minutes of ERPS General Meeting #245 03 October 2002 The President called the meeting to order at 8:15 PM. Members present were Mark Blair, Kevin Bollinger, Randall Clague, Bill Clawson, Nate Dietrich, Rick Eversole, Sean Lynch, David Masten, Pierce Nichols, Gerald Nordley, Dan Solvin, Adrian Tymes, David Weinshenker, and Chris Winter. Chris D'Urso and Robert Lasater also attended.
Reports and discussion on agenda items were as follows: CMT --- Kevin Bollinger Nothing to report DOCUMENTATION ------------- Chris Winter Nothing to report INFOTECH -------- Sean Lynch The server Locutus, which had an old copy of SSH, was turned into a spam relay by somebody in Korea. This was detected and stopped by Sean. LIAISON & PAO ------------- Michael Wallis There are opportunities for talks at science fiction conventions in San Diego and Foster City. Both are two weekends from now, and other activities will probably preclude our participation. LOGISTICS --------- Sean Lynch Rick announced that his RV will no longer be available for trips to MTA. TREASURER --------- Michael Wallis Chris Winter Chris reported the current balance in our account, $23.50 higher than it was at last meeting. A total of $279.63 was disbursed at this meeting to repay members for parts and supplies. CHIEF SCIENTIST --------------- Kevin Bollinger Kevin has a vortex tube chiller working, giving him -50 deg. F air at 6-8 cfm. He expects to receive the remaining extrusions and bring the filament winder on-line by next month. FLIGHT CONTROLS --------------- Bill Clawson A smaller motor was powered and spun at variable rates by the new controller circuitry. This will be tried on the flight motors when snubber diodes are on hand. Further progress awaits the arrival of a new PC104 module. PROPELLANTS ----------- Pierce Nichols Final construction steps of Pierce's sparger have been postponed due to work on KISS-III and the new water system at the Ranch. However, Pierce reported favorable results from tests of his bubbler subsystem. REGULATORY AFFAIRS ------- Randall Clague Nothing to report SAFETY ------ Dave Masten Safety is AOK. TESTING ------- Dave Masten Static tests and flight tests of KISS 3 are deferred pending the completion of an assured water supply for use in fire suppression. Construction of a dedicated water supply at the Ranch is approximately half complete. A work party is scheduled for Saturday. Many hands make light work... Gizmocopter ----------- Bill Clawson See the entry for Flight Controls, above. SMARTFLIGHT ----------- Dave Weinshenker The PIC Micro intended for telemetry functions is reading and writing its RAM. A flight of KISS Beta will be worked in if everything comes together as hoped. KISS ---- Mark Blair The KISS-III vehicle is complete, thanks to outstanding efforts by the KISS Program Team. The flight tests are currently scheduled to take place in November. Spike ----- Sean Lynch Work on this has also been deferred due to higher-priority tasks. A meeting date will be scheduled on-line. POGO ---- Dave Masten Revised quotes for manufacture of the engines are satisfactory. Code development is still the pacing item. COMPOSITES ---------- Kevin Bolligner As reported under "Chief Scientist". Meeting #245 adjourned at 8:55 PM. The next meeting will take place on 17 October 2002. Aftermath --------- After the meeting, Chris D'Urso joined at the Participating level. Due to the fact that the IHOP was crowded with patrons, a mere $0.25 in pun taxes was collected. Respectfully submitted, Chris Winter Secretary, ERPS +++ PLEASE ADVISE THE SECRETARY OF ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THESE MINUTES +++ _______________________________________________ ERPS-Exec mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-exec _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
