straw poll update and reminder

[Mike Lysik]

This is starting to peak my interest.  I need to take a look at the plane 
once again.  What hp engine, and is it a constant speed prop?  Can someone 
send me a few pics if you have them?

Thanks
Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Carlson" <carlsonj at workingcode.com>
To: "Eagle East Flying Club Core Team" <eefc-core at workingcode.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:52 PM
Subject: straw poll update and reminder


> We're still looking for responses to the straw poll that I sent out on
> Thursday:
>
>  http://www.workingcode.com/pipermail/eefc-core/2009-May/000243.html
>
> Please don't forget to weigh in as soon as possible, even if you're
> not planning to join at this time.  A simple "yes" or "no" will do.
> I'd like to wrap this up early next week so that we can get a message
> out to the rest of the prospective members -- and so that we can start
> moving on that nice airplane.  It might not last!
>
> So far, we've got two "yes" and one "maybe" vote.  I was talking
> off-list with one of the participants who suggested a slightly
> different plan to offer.  It includes a non-refundable[1] buy-in of
> $400, and uses low-side estimates to get the monthly dues down to
> $110, relying on that buy-in to provide a cushion in case the low-side
> numbers are wrong.  It also turns that "maybe" into a "yes."  The
> updated spreadsheet (showing both options) is here:
>
>  http://www.workingcode.com/eefc/spreadsheet-jdc.xls
>
> If that change (from $175 to $110 per month) makes a difference in how
> you'd vote, please do comment on that in your reply.  (The total
> savings in the first year for each member would be $380, primarily
> coming out of those lower cost estimates.)
>
> Either way, the plan would be to run the club for one year under this
> scheme, and then re-evaluate the financial situation based on actual
> expenses and reserves required in a member's meeting.  We would then
> have to agree to modify dues up or down as needed to maintain a
> solvent club.  (The spreadsheet should be helpful in doing "what if"
> tests to see how those changes might come out.)
>
> 1.  The "non-refundable" part is probably something that could be
>    dealt with on a case-by-case basis if members must leave the
>    club.  We may need to deal with contingency plans later.
>
> -- 
> James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <carlsonj at workingcode.com>
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