04/09/2026
Annual Meeting and club event on:
Saturday, April 11
Location: KSUZ
We will have a movie night also after the meeting around 7 or when it get dark
A couple of updates to the schedule:
• We will begin eating around 6:00 p.m.
• The Annual Business Meeting will begin around 6:30 p.m. once everyone has had a chance to get food (attached is an agenda)
• The previously planned WINGS session has been cancelled
We will still have the hamburger cookout and plan to move into Movie Night after the meeting.
During the Annual Meeting, we will also conduct our Director election and discuss the proposed Bylaw updates that were shared previously (also found below).
We hope to see everyone there, it should be a great evening and an important meeting for the Club.
If you have any questions ahead of time, feel free to reach out.
Anthony Owen
Secretary
Central Arkansas Flying Club
Proposed Bylaw Updates
A draft of proposed updates to Article V of the Bylaws for your review prior to the meeting can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LyF6eqdTG9jQpbD6HBCfKqKZ7qNH6GIBF9byLUntKS0/edit?usp=sharing .
In plain terms, here is what we are trying to accomplish:
The goal of these changes is stability and long-term protection of the Club.
John and Mike started this Club. They have carried an enormous amount of responsibility behind the scenes, financially, legally, operationally, and from a safety standpoint. John’s background as a CPA and former IRS agent has kept us financially sound and compliant. Mike’s leadership and aviation experience have guided this Club from day one and continue to do so.
The proposed changes would:
• Create two permanent Board seats for Mike and John so long as they are willing and able to serve.
• Maintain rotating Board seats so the membership continues to elect directors regularly.
• Preserve the membership’s authority to remove any director by supermajority vote.
• Require an even higher threshold for removal of the two permanent seats, ensuring stability unless there is overwhelming consensus.
• Require Board vacancies to be filled within 90 days to prevent manipulation or delay.
• Allow the structure to fully return to a normal rotation if and when both permanent directors step down.
This is not about consolidating power or building a fiefdom. It is about ensuring the continuity and financial and operational stability of the Club for the long term.
Members remain the ultimate authority of the Club. These changes are intended to protect what has been built while still preserving accountability.
If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions before the meeting, please feel free to contact me directly. I am happy to discuss the proposal with anyone in advance so that we can have a productive and informed discussion on April 11.
BYLAWS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS FLYING CLUB, INC., An Arkansas Non-Profit Club The members of the CENTRAL ARKANSAS Flying Club, Inc., an Arkansas nonprofit corporation (hereinafter, the "Club"), in order to establish the rules by which the Club shall operate, hereby establish the following bylaws of...
