Romeo renamed the Hangout to Vote Underway - Aerospace Committee
Andrew Falgout
Yup..
Andrew • Apr 9, 6:02 PM
Ed Koffeman
Romeo Espana
Ok guys, simple day. By voting you are agreeing to keep aerospace going for another year
We currently have Romeo Espana and Nick McCarthy as chair and co chair.
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:03 PM
Nick McCarthy
Hi all!
Nick • Apr 9, 6:03 PM
Romeo Espana
If anyone else wants in , please speak up
Post your name and yah or nay
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:04 PM
Andrew Falgout
Yah
Andrew falgout
Andrew • Apr 9, 6:05 PM
Romeo Espana
if you want a change / another chair please post that as well.
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:05 PM
Jayson Woods
Jayson woods
Yah
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:05 PM
Romeo Espana
Ill leave this open for an hour - Thank you!
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:05 PM
Chesley Kraniak
Chesley Kraniak
Yah
Chesley • Apr 9, 6:05 PM
Nick McCarthy
Nick McCarthy: Yah
Nick • Apr 9, 6:06 PM
Romeo Espana
Romeo Espana - Yea
*turns out i miss spelled yea... 😉
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:07 PM
Andrew Falgout
Thought that was in the native tongue of your people
Andrew • Apr 9, 6:07 PM
Nick McCarthy
haha
Nick • Apr 9, 6:07 PM
Romeo Espana
nice
off to a great start.
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:08 PM
Andrew Falgout
So..we have any plans for the year or goals?
Andrew • Apr 9, 6:09 PM
Nick McCarthy
Not formalized, but I think we should absolutely set some.
In general 1) Become more active as a committee, and have input at Boar of Directors meetings.
2) Increase our group activities / classes / projects
3) Further partner with NTDUG to bring Drone User Group members into the Makerspace, and to have Makerspace members fly with NTDUG.
Maybe we propose project plans for 2015 on our wiki?
Nick • Apr 9, 6:12 PM
Romeo Espana
Agreed
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:12 PM
Jayson Woods
NTDUG??
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:12 PM
Nick McCarthy
North Texas Drone User Group
Nick • Apr 9, 6:12 PM
Romeo Espana
North Texas Drone Users Group
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:12 PM
Jayson Woods
Ok
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:12 PM
Nick McCarthy
http://www.meetup.com/North-Texas-Drone-User-Group/
They hold monthly "Fly-ins" and other events for RC hobbyists
Nick • Apr 9, 6:13 PM
Romeo Espana
and teaches classes
that we have been hosting at the DMS
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:13 PM
Nick McCarthy
I think we should look at projects that can 1) reach a larger audience at the Makerspace, 2) reach out to the community, and 3) push/advance UAV technology for new use cases.
Nick • Apr 9, 6:15 PM
Romeo Espana
Another big point is to offer the committee as a resource for people curious about getting started with the tech
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:15 PM
Nick McCarthy
2015 is going the be the year of the drone in many ways, with commercial UAV ventures taking off worldwide
Nick • Apr 9, 6:15 PM
Romeo Espana
indeed
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:15 PM
Nick McCarthy
I'm excited for the possibility of teaching classes at several levels, from explaining what this drone thing is, to teaching people to fly, and then helping those who want to build/design their own aircraft
Nick • Apr 9, 6:16 PM
Jayson Woods
One thing we should do to. Which we have not done. Is get funding from Dms to help
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:17 PM
Yah Yeah Yup w00t
Apr 9, 6:17 PM
Lisa Selk
Romeo Espana
I know we are very R/C centric here. Did we have an interest as a group about attracting other aerospace groups.
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:17 PM
Nick McCarthy
Yes. Being active in board meetings and proposing uses for budget will be important!
Nick • Apr 9, 6:18 PM
Jayson Woods
I'm game for it
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:18 PM
Nick McCarthy
Yeah, are there any private pilots, or folks building full-scale kit planes in the group?
Nick • Apr 9, 6:18 PM
Jayson Woods
I have plans to build some aircraft coming up
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:19 PM
Nick McCarthy
Awesome!
Nick • Apr 9, 6:19 PM
Jayson Woods
I want to do some. Proto typing. Building
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:21 PM
Chesley Kraniak
Has there been any substantial composites work before?
Chesley • Apr 9, 6:23 PM
Matt Redmond
I am building a full scale kit - an RV-9
Aluminum
Matt Redmond • Apr 9, 6:23 PM
Jayson Woods
Nice.
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:23 PM
Nick McCarthy
That's awesome! How far along is the project?
Nick • Apr 9, 6:24 PM
Jayson Woods
Also one thing we might need to discuss is the storage space. For the committee and what can and can not be stored and how long
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:24 PM
Matt Redmond
The local EAA chapter might welcome using DMS as a meeting place.
Mostly old guys who know a ton.
Matt Redmond • Apr 9, 6:25 PM
Jayson Woods
Also one thing we might need to discuss is the storage space. For the committee and what can and can not be stored and how long
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:25 PM
Matt Redmond
Nick - mine? Tail mostly done, wings barely started.
If I can figure out how to transport back and forth would love to work on it at DMS.
Matt Redmond • Apr 9, 6:27 PM
Nick McCarthy
That would be very cool.
Nick • Apr 9, 6:28 PM
Jayson Woods
Also one thing we might need to discuss is the storage space. For the committee and what can and can not be stored and how long
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:30 PM
Nick McCarthy
Jayson, we will need to come up with a storage policy. Have there been issues with that space to date?
Nick • Apr 9, 6:30 PM
Jayson Woods
No but we have people here should we not ask and see what people would like to do with it?
I do not want it to turn into a project storage problem
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:32 PM
Romeo Espana
Back* at work and boss has another emergancy
Ok
Current storage is open to to our members
to use as they see fit for projects. only run is to make sure its active and not collecting dust
Board members had complained about some stuff sitting for too long
Two, is anyone hear active with DARS (dallas aera rocket society?
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:35 PM
Nick McCarthy
I'm driving to DMS now, see those of you @ membership meeting
Nick • Apr 9, 6:35 PM
Jayson Woods
Ok rules for when it is collecting dust.
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:36 PM
Romeo Espana
Honestly, ill leave it upto the group
last thing i want is peoples stuff getting thrown away
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:36 PM
Jayson Woods
Absolutely
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:37 PM
Romeo Espana
too much of that going on at the dms already
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:37 PM
Jayson Woods
And with the price tags of the project on the shelf too
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:37 PM
Romeo Espana
ouch
anyways. We can audit what we have upthere. We have been so small uptil now that storage hasnt been an issue
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:38 PM
Jayson Woods
Yes I agree it has not
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:38 PM
Aerospace still has their committee storage area, don't they Romeo?
Apr 9, 6:39 PM
Lisa Selk
Romeo Espana
Yep
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:39 PM
Jayson Woods
Yes
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:39 PM
Romeo Espana
We are top shelf in the warhouse
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:39 PM
Shouldn't be a problem then
Apr 9, 6:39 PM
Lisa Selk
Romeo Espana
We have donated props and frames for people to use. + Supplies for teaching classes
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:40 PM
👍
Apr 9, 6:41 PM
Lisa Selk
Matt Redmond
I've gotta bail. At dinner at don't wanna be phone guy.
Matt Redmond • Apr 9, 6:42 PM
Romeo Espana
understood and thanks for not being that guy
good having you
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:43 PM
Matt Redmond
Lol. Have fun, folks. Hands kinda full but would love to start dabbling in flying machines.
Matt Redmond • Apr 9, 6:44 PM
Romeo Espana
Ok, about 15 minutes left for voting in case anyone else wants to chime in
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:44 PM
Matt Redmond left the Hangout.
Romeo Espana
Again, I would love to reach out to the local rocketry guys along with home builders
we have a lot of resources to off at the DMS
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:45 PM
Jayson Woods
Yeah
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:45 PM
Romeo Espana
Other big issue would be to advertise ourselves to the DMS
let them know we are active
and that there is help for people wanting to get into rc/quadcopters
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:46 PM
Quick blurb about the hangout... if the notifications are bothering you, you can 'mute' them without having to leave the chat. I'll let Matt know later, in-case he wants to join for day to day chat stuff ;) :)
Apr 9, 6:49 PM
Lisa Selk
Romeo Espana
yep, other wise I have to know that you are gone and add you back in
I highly recommend mute for these kids of chats.
kinds*
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:50 PM
👍
Apr 9, 6:50 PM
Lisa Selk
Jayson Woods
So other major questions from any one?
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:52 PM
Romeo Espana
Nope
going to wait 7 more minutes for any last minute votes, but it looks like the Yae's have it
Huzzah
Aerospace will contiune for another year
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:53 PM
Jayson Woods
Nice I'm about to mute. At work at the big crayon
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:54 PM
Romeo Espana
Nice man, enjoy and thanks for coming
Romeo • Apr 9, 6:55 PM
Jayson Woods
Anytime
Jayson • Apr 9, 6:55 PM
Edward Wright
Nick McCarthy
Glad to meet the committee members, and I look forward to working with you. Romeo, I'm happy to co-chair with you, and help our team grow
Nick • Apr 9, 7:01 PM
:)
Apr 9, 7:01 PM
Lisa Selk
Romeo Espana
Awesome!
So happy to see so much energy in the group after such a quiet spell
Though, to be honest, I know the move took alot out of all of us
Romeo • Apr 9, 7:04 PM
Romeo renamed the Hangout to Aerospace Committee 2015!
