The Wichita chapter of SAWE met Monday evening, May 21, 2007 at the Golden Corral Buffet.  Thirteen members and guests were in attendance.  It was decided that we would have another meeting in June to discuss the SAWE International Conference in Madrid and get reports from Pat Brown & Arif Zaidi (members who are attending).  Vic Graham reminded those in attendance that we will be hosting an International Conference in 2009 and that we need to get our committees organized and start planning for that conference.  He will bring a list of committees needed to the June meeting and be asking for volunteers.  There was some discussion about having Door Prizes at the meetings.  This was tabled and will be discussed by the Executive Board and recommendations made at the next meeting.

After we enjoyed the buffet meal, Pat Brown gave his presentation Evaluation of Single Engine Weight and Center of Gravity Determination Methods.  He compared four different weighing procedures and made recommendations on improving the weighing process for Single Engine Aircraft to achieve more consistent results.  He answered questions from the audience and invited people to call or email him with additional comments or feedback in the next couple of days.  He will be flying out of Wichita on Thursday morning for Madrid and the conference which starts on Saturday, May 26, with the Board of Directors meeting.  Pat is our chapter director and will represent us at the conference. 

 The meeting was adjourned about 8:30 pm.