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Greetings To All,?

By way of a brief review, at last Wednesday’s general meeting we discussed various uses for the Grumman plane generously donated to our chapter by Andre Ptaszynski.?The options were to 1) sell it “as is” to raise money for the chapter; 2) make necessary repairs, install ADSB, and do other work as required to make the plane airworthy; and 3) following the guidelines outlined by EAA use the plane as primary trainer for a flying club.?

I have not heard from anyone expressing a serious interest in proceeding with options 2 or 3 above.??As your president the thought of having an affiliated flying club utilizing our little Grumman as a PFT excites me, and yet I recognize the tremendous challenges starting a club from scratch presents and I am concerned that getting 47L airworthy may be an expensive and time-consuming adventure.?

Therefore, absent hearing from someone by the end of the month who is willing and able to undertake the responsibilities of developing a flying club and restoring the aircraft, and who expresses a serious interest in doing so, option one will be executed and I will direct Scott to sell the plane “as is” for the best possible price.?

In closing, I want to wish you all a happy and safe Thanksgiving!?

Respectfully,?

Ron Lem?

President, EAA Chapter 393