Hey John Lawton
I am in the process of joining. Perhaps this will help.
Ron Parigoris
Europa Club Membership Secretary wrote:
>
>
> >I wish to join The Europa Club
>
> >Can I pay by check?
> >
> >If not can I pay by mastercard or Visa?
>
> >I tried to subscribe to the Europa List but I have yet to get a
> >response
>
> Ron - thanks for your enquiry.
>
> We can take cheques ONLY if you have a sterling account at a UK bank
> and can thus utter a sterling cheque. We CANNOT accept any other
> cheques including travellers cheques or eurocheques. But credit
> cards, no problem! We set up the credit card acceptance facility
> specifically to facilitate payments from overseas members, and it
> works well. We get the money in pounds, you get billed by the card
> company in dollars or whatever is usual for your account.
>
> You will see in what follows the correct current instructions for
> joining the e-mail list. Can you tell me where you got the
> instructions for joining using the avnet address? That has been out
> of use for about a year now, and I think they switched off the
> redirection on that address a while back, which would explain why you
> got no answer.
>
> Following is a brief intro to the Club, a copy of the Constitution,
> and a membership application form. Any problems with any of this, or
> if more information needed, please get back to me.
>
> regards
>
> Rowland
>
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>
> The Europa Club was formed in February 1994 under the Popular Flying
> Association (PFA) type club rules, to bring together UK Europa builders
> and prospective builders in an independent forum for discussion and action
> on issues concerned with the building and flying of Europa aircraft. Our
> growth since then has reflected the popularity of the Europa design itself,
> with hundreds of members worldwide.
>
> We hope to include as many builders and operators as possible, so that we may
> share experiences to our mutual benefit. This is done through our newsletter,
> The Europa Flyer, issued in Mar, Jun, Sep & Dec each year, by the publication
> of a membership list, and through meetings, seminars and fly-ins. Subjects
> addressed by Club publications and activities include safety in all its
> aspects, builder's tips & ideas, problems encountered & solutions developed,
> possible engine alternatives, type conversion training, maintenance,
> insurance, touring abroad and formation flying. Members receive a collection
> of building and flying hints and tips arranged in building order. We have
> documented several popular modifications now "pre-approved" by the PFA. We
> own some special tools for loan to members, and the Europa Club Rescue
> Service aims to help members with aircraft problems away from home.
>
> Club members have helped to set up and maintain the Europa internet e-mail
> forum. To join the forum, send any e-mail message to
>
> <forum-subscribe@europaclub.org.uk>
>
> and follow the instructions you receive in reply. There is a Europa
> Club page on the World Wide Web at <http://www.europaclub.org.uk>.
>
> The Club's success depends upon the enthusiastic participation of the
> membership - submitting material for the newsletter (drawings, articles,
> queries, sales volunteering to help with the Rescue Service,
> at meetings, fly-ins and other social activities; and assisting with
> financial, communication or administrative matters on the Committee. New
> talent is always welcome. Once you've joined, please contact the Newsletter
> Editor or Event Co-ordinator to find out where your input can be used.
>
> The Europa Club Committee from the July 2002 AGM and subsequent co-options is:
>
> Post Kit # Name
>
> President 040 Bill Wynne <president@europaclub.org.uk>
> Chairman 067 Dave Bosomworth <chair@europaclub.org.uk>
> Vice-chairman 039 Jim Naylor <vicechair@europaclub.org.uk>
> Secretary 229 Sarah Attubato <secretary@europaclub.org.uk>
> Treasurer 265 David Corbett <treasurer@europaclub.org.uk>
> Safety Officer 094 Mike Gregory <safety@europaclub.org.uk>
> Internet Representative 259 John Cliff
> <john@crixbinfield.freeserve.co.uk>
> (e-mail list)
> Internet Representative 537 Jeremy Davey <jeremycrdavey@btinternet.com>
> (website)
> PFA Inspector Rep 032 Pete Jeffers <inspector@europaclub.org.uk>
> PFA National Council Rep 010 Tim Houlihan <pfarep@europaclub.org.uk>
> PFA Mods Officer 203 Nigel Charles
> Deputy PFA Mods Officer 505 Ian Rickard
> e-mail for both <mods@europaclub.org.uk>
> Newsletter Editor 229 David Watts <editor@europaclub.org.uk>
> 58 Salisbury Road
> TONBRIDGE
> Kent TN10 4PE
> phone: 01732 350691
> Events Co-ordinator 017 Peter Kember
> 2 Steelbridge Cottages
> Eridge
> TUNBRIDGE WELLS
> Kent TN3 9JD
> phone: 01892 864892
> Membership Secretary 435 Rowland Carson <memsec@europaclub.org.uk>
> (+ newsletter back numbers, 4 Saville Close
> miscellaneous sales items CHELTENHAM
> and tool loans) Gloucestershire
> England GL50 4NE
> phone: 01242 525674
>
> Enclosed with this brief introduction is a copy of the Club
> Constitution, a membership application form, and a form for the
> Europa Club Rescue Service. If you need any more information, please
> contact the Membership Secretary.
>
> Issued 2002 09 25
>
> ------------------------------ cut here ------------------------------
>
> The Europa Club Constitution [Adopted 1995: amended 1997]
>
> (1) Title - The name of the Club shall be "The Europa Club"
>
> (2) Objects - The objects of the Club shall be to promote the interest of
> its
> membership in the Europa aircraft (designed and manufactured by
> Ivan Shaw).
>
> (3) Membership - Membership of the Club shall be open to any person who is
a
> Europa builder, owner, or prospective builder/owner. Admission
> shall be at
> the discretion of the membership secretary under the direction of the
> committee. The committee shall be empowered to refuse or revoke the
> membership of any person whose membership it considers may be
> detrimental
> to the interest of the Club.
>
> (i) Full Members - Full members shall be admitted to the Club subject to
> the following criteria. That they shall have a substantial financial
> interest in a Europa project or aircraft (ie - greater than 100).
>
> (ii) Honorary Members - The committee shall be empowered to elect up to
> three honorary members (a President and up to two Vice Presidents)
> whose membership shall be confirmed and reviewed annually at the
> Club's AGM. Honorary members shall enjoy all membership privileges
> other than that they shall have no voting rights.
>
> (iii) Associate Members - Associate members shall be admitted to the Club
> and shall enjoy all membership privileges other than they shall have
> no voting rights.
>
> (4) Officers - The affairs of the Club shall be managed by the Committee
> which shall consist of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer,
> Membership Secretary, Social Secretary and Club Magazine Editor.
> Officers
> shall be elected annually at the Club's AGM. In the event of the
> resignation of any officer during his/her term of office the committee
> shall appoint (where possible) a replacement to serve until the next
> AGM.
>
> (5) Subscriptions - The amount of the club's annual subscription shall be
> determined by the committee and shall be notified to the membership on
or
> before the 31st January of the year that it is due. Subscriptions shall
> become due on 1st April every year. In the event of the voluntary
> resignation of any member, subscriptions shall not be refundable. In
> the
> event of expulsion or resignation at the request of the committee of
> any
> member a proportional refund of subscriptions shall be made.
>
> (6) Termination of Membership - Any member wishing to resign from the Club
> shall give notice to the Secretary in writing before 1st April. If the
> subscription of any member shall not have been paid by the 1st June
> their
> membership shall be deemed to have terminated and membership privileges
> shall cease. A member may be reinstated at any time subject to
> agreement
> by the membership secretary and payment of the full annual
> membership fee.
>
> (7) Expulsion of Members - If in the opinion of the committee the conduct of
> any member shall be prejudicial to the interests of the Club, then the
> committee shall be empowered to request such a member to resign. If the
> member so requested does not resign within one month he/she shall be
> liable to expulsion by the committee.
>
> (8) Annual General Meeting - The Annual General Meeting shall be held at
> such
> time and place as shall be decided by the Committee. Notice and agenda
of
> any General Meeting shall be posted at least 21 days in advance to all
> members. The business of the Annual General Meeting shall be to:
>
> (i) Receive and approve reports on the activities of the past year from
> the Chairman.
>
> (ii) Receive and approve the accounts of the Club.
>
> (iii) Elect the Officers and Committee of the Club.
>
> (iv) Transact any other business on the Agenda.
>
> (9) Nomination of Officers - Nominations for Officers shall be proposed and
> seconded by two full members of the Club with the consent of the
> nominee
> at the Club's AGM. Alternately nominations may be submitted in writing
to
> the Secretary at least 7 days prior to the AGM. Nominees and proposers
> shall be fully paid up members of the Club.
>
> (10) Voting - Voting shall be by a show of voting cards.
>
> (11) Alteration of Rules - No amendment or alteration to the Constitution
> shall be made except at the Annual General Meeting by a two-thirds
> majority of the members present. In exceptional circumstances
> an amendment
> may be decided by a postal ballot. The Committee is empowered to make
> emergency rules which must be published in the next club newsletter and
> submitted to the next Annual General Meeting.
>
> (12) Extraordinary General Meeting - The Committee shall have the
> power to call
> an Extraordinary General Meeting, and shall be bound to do so by
> posting
> notice to all members within 14 days on receiving notice in
> writing signed
> by not less than 25% of the full membership. The business to be
> transacted
> must appear on the Agenda, and no other business discussed.
>
> (13) Committee Meetings - The Committee shall meet at least 4 times
> a year, and
> on other occasions as shall be deemed necessary. 3 members shall form
a
> quorum.
>
> (14) Sub-Committees - The Committee shall have the power to appoint from time
> to time sub-committees for any purpose connected with the Club whenever
> their advice or assistance may be deemed desirable.
>
> (15) Financial Year and Auditor - The Club's financial year shall end on the
> 31st March. An audit sub-committee shall be appointed at the Annual
> General Meeting each year, and the Balance Sheet and Accounts for the
> preceding financial year, as drawn up by the Treasurer and
> approved by the
> audit sub-committee, shall be submitted for approval by the members at
> each Annual General Meeting.
>
> (16) Club Funds - All money belonging to the Club shall be paid by the
> Treasurer into a separate account in the name of the Club at a bank or
> building society to be named by the Committee. All cheques drawn on a
> Building Society account shall be authorised by two Officers of the
> Committee, and all cheques drawn on a clearing bank account shall be
> signed by two Officers of the Committee.
>
> (17) Visitors - Visitors and guests shall be admitted to Club meetings at the
> Secretary's discretion and where appropriate a nominal charge (fixed by
> the Treasurer) shall be made.
>
> (18) Winding Up - If, at an Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General
> Meeting, a special resolution to wind up the affairs of the Club shall
> have been duly proposed and passed, so much of the assets of the Club
> shall be realized as may be required to discharge all liabilities and
any
> remaining assets shall be donated to the Popular Flying Association. No
> such special resolution shall be passed unless carried by a minimum of
> 80 per cent of the members present.
>
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>
> Europa Club Membership Application/Renewal
> OnLine ASCII text version - issue 2002 09 25
> Looks best printed out in 9 or 10 point Courier or other monospaced font.
>
> Please complete and return by paper mail - obviously no point in replying by
> e-mail if you're sending a cheque; and I advise against sending your credit
> card number in a plain-text e-mail. If you do so, I am prepared to process
> your application as if it were by phone (since there will be no signature);
> but NOTE that neither the Club nor any of its individual Officers will be
> liable for anything that may happen as a result of your number becoming known
> to any third party, or for any compromise of your account security.
>
> Tick any multi-choice items that apply to you.
>
> New member [_] Renewal [_] (Member # __________)
> Builder [_] (Or syndicate leader) Operator [_] (ie NOT original builder)
> No Europa at present [_] Syndicate member [_] (building OR flying)
> Journalist [_] Company [_]
>
> AIRCRAFT DETAILS:
>
> Kit # __________ PFA project # __________
>
> Aircraft Registration Mark __________
>
> U/C: Monowheel [_] Tri-gear [_] Conventional [_] Convertible [_]
>
> Wings: Standard [_] Motor-glider [_]
>
> Trailer: Open [_] Covered [_] No trailer [_]
>
> Engine __________ Prop __________
>
> Hours to build __________ Empty weight lb __________
>
> First flown date __________ Hours aircraft flown __________
>
> Modifications ____________________________________________________________
>
> __________________________________________________________________________
>
> Specialist services used _________________________________________________
>
> __________________________________________________________________________
>
> PERSONAL DETAILS:
>
> First name __________________________________________________________
>
> Surname __________________________________________________________
>
> Partner __________________________________________________________
> (life partner OR building partner)
>
> Organisation _____________________________________________________
>
> Address __________________________________________________________
>
> __________________________________________________________
>
> __________________________________________________________
>
> Town/City __________________________________________________________
>
> County/State __________________________________________________________
>
> Country __________________________________________________________
>
> Postal Code __________________________________________________________
>
> Telephone __________________________________________________________
>
> Fax __________________________________________________________
>
> e-mail __________________________________________________________
>
> website __________________________________________________________
>
> PFA member # __________________________________________________________
>
> Local airfield __________________________________________________________
>
> Latitude _________________________ Longitude _________________________
>
> [_] My address/phone details may be released to other Europa Club members
>
> [_] My address/phone details may NOT be released without specific permission
>
> NOTE: If you do not make an explicit choice here by ticking a box, we will
> assume that you do not object to release of your details.
>
> Specific interests (things I hope the Club will offer to me)
>
> __________________________________________________________
>
> Skills and resources (things I can offer to the Club)
>
> __________________________________________________________
>
> [_] I am willing to help with the Europa Club Rescue Service and have
> filled in the separate form below for that.
>
> Membership Subscription includes newsletter sent First Class or AirMail.
> Subscription rates are currently uniform worldwide.
> All shown in Pounds Sterling - please circle appropriate amount(s)
>
> Annual subscription (joining 1 Apr - 30 Sep) 15.00
>
> Part-year subscription (joining 1 Oct - 31 Mar) 8.00
>
> Newsletters are published Mar, Jun, Sep, & Dec. The Mar & Jun issues are
> included in all new subscriptions paid before 1st October. The part-year
> subscription includes the Sep & Dec issues.
> All previous issues from #1, May 1994 are still available
> at 2.00 each including postage.
> Please indicate which ones are required if ordering other than a full set.
>
> Newsletter back numbers _______________________ @ 2.00, total ______
>
> The text only of all previous newsletters is available on floppy disc or
> CD-ROM, with a full index file, at 10.00 including postage.
>
> Newsletter text on 3.5" floppy disc @ 10.00 ______________________ 10.00
>
> Newsletter text on CD-ROM @ 10.00 ________________________________ 10.00
>
> A membership list is issued to every new member. Please indicate whether you
> prefer to have this on paper (over 40 sides) or on CD-ROM (as .PDF files,
> can be read on-screen or printed out in whole or in part).
>
> [_] I prefer to have a Membership list on paper
>
> [_] I prefer to have a Membership list on CD-ROM
>
> NOTE: If you do not make an explicit choice here by ticking a box, we will
> issue the CD-ROM version.
>
> Method of payment:
>
> [_] I enclose a cheque drawn on a UK bank, payable to "Europa Club",
>
> for the total amount of ____________ Pounds Sterling.
>
> [_] I wish to charge the total amount of ____________ Pounds Sterling
> to my Visa/Mastercard account number:
>
> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expiry: _ _ / _ _
>
> I confirm that the name and address shown above on this form are those
> in which the card is issued.
>
> Signature _______________________________________________________________
>
> The membership database complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. As a
> not-for-profit organisation, The Europa Club is not required to Notify
> under the Act.
>
> Please return this completed form (with your cheque if paying that way)
> to the following address:
>
> Rowland Carson
> Europa Club Membership Secretary
> 4 Saville Close
> CHELTENHAM
> Gloucestershire
> ENGLAND GL50 4NE
>
> ------------------------------ cut here ------------------------------
>
> Europa Club Rescue Service form 2002 09 25 issue
>
> We need to collate the many different types of help being offered for the
> Europa Club Rescue Service into data that we can store in the membership
> database. If you would like to help in any way with the Rescue Service,
> please fill in the following form (delete or circle options as appropriate)
> and return to the Membership Secretary Rowland Carson (4 Saville Close,
> Cheltenham, Glos. GL50 4NE). Make sure that any phone numbers we hold for
> you are correct (you needn't repeat the numbers if you've already filled in
> a membership form above). Don't be over-awed by the list of options - it's
> based on offers from many people and we don't expect that anyone will say
> "yes" to everything! Whatever help you can offer is valuable; even a bit
> of local knowledge at the end of a phone can make all the difference. You
> can always let me know if your circumstances change. Frequently updated
> lists of Rescue Service volunteers are distributed to the Committee only,
> not to the membership generally. If you need help, call any Committee member
> (there is a list of numbers inside the front cover of every issue of The
> Europa Flyer), and they will put you in touch with the most appropriate
> volunteer(s).
>
> Name __________________________________________________________
>
> Club ID __________________________________________________________
>
> Home phone __________________________________________________________
>
> Work phone __________________________________________________________
>
> Mobile __________________________________________________________
>
> FAX __________________________________________________________
>
> Base airfield __________________________________________________________
> What radius of cover can you give from your base (miles/kilometres)
>
> By air __________________________________________________________
>
> By road __________________________________________________________
> List additional airfields inside your area (up to 6) Give co-ordinates
> if you can:
>
> Do you have a trailer available: yes / no
>
> If yes, what type is it: mono / tri / general-purpose flatbed
>
> Do you know a PFA inspector (or equivalent in your jurisdiction) who could
> sign off any repairs made: yes / no
>
> Name __________________________________________________________
>
> Can you offer bed(s) for an overnight stop: yes / no
>
> Do you have workshop facilities available: yes / no
>
> Do you have any spares or equipment that you can loan out: yes / no
> If yes please list:
>
> Can you help with language translation: yes / no
> If yes, what languages:
>
> Any other service you can offer:
>
> Please return this completed form to the following address:
>
> Rowland Carson
> Europa Club Membership Secretary
> 4 Saville Close
> CHELTENHAM
> Gloucestershire
> ENGLAND GL50 4NE
>
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>
> The Europa Club website has members-only areas , which are available
> only to currently paid-up Europa Club members. To access these you
> will need a User ID and a Password. You can choose both of these
> yourself - make the Password in particular easy for you to remember
> but hard for others to guess!
>
> The User ID can be up to 10 characters and can contain underscores,
> hyphens or periods, but NO spaces.
>
> The Password should be at least 6 characters long and should contain
> both letters and numbers, nothing else.
>
> For example, Fred Bloggs might choose the User ID "europafred" and
> the Password "a1b2c3d4".
>
> To set up your password for use, you will need to go to
> <http://www.aviators.net/support/tools/passprot/>
>
> There is a full explanation of how to set up a password-protected
> area, but you don't need to read all that unless you are interested
> in what's going on behind the scenes. Go to the bottom of the page
> and enter your chosen User ID and Password in the text box there,
> then press the "Generate Password" button. A new page will appear
> with confirmation of your User ID and Password, and also an encrypted
> version. Fred Bloggs would see something like:
>
> europafred with Pass [a1b2c3d4]
> europafred:BkKIXiVX08/Y6
>
> Select the whole second line with the ENCRYPTED version (by clicking
> and dragging across it) then copy (using the item "copy" from the
> menu "edit"), and paste it (using the item "paste" from the menu
> "edit") into an e-mail to me at my Membership Secretary address:
>
> <memsec@europaclub.org.uk>
>
> including your full real name for identification. Do NOT e-mail your
> Password in plain text at any time to anybody! So, for example,
> Fred's e-mail would contain:
>
> europafred:BkKIXiVX08/Y6
> request members-only website access for Fred Bloggs
>
> Once you have done that and received confirmation that access has
> been set up for you, you can forget about the encrypted version of
> the password. Incidentally, the encryption is "one-way", so quite
> safe to send by e-mail as there is no practical way of working out
> the password from the encrypted version.
>
> To access the members-only parts of the Europa Club website, enter
> your User ID and Password (the plain text, not the encrypted version)
> when prompted. Most web browsers can be set to remember the User ID
> and Password so you can connect in future without having to enter
> them again. A partner whose name appears on your Europa Club
> membership confirmation form may use the same User ID and Password.
> Please do not reveal to anyone else your User ID and Password, nor
> allow anyone else to access the Europa Club website under your
> identity.
>
> I normally add User IDs and Passwords to the list of authorised users
> in weekly batches, so please be patient - you will not be able to
> enter the secure area until that's been done.
>
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>
> | Rowland Carson Europa Club Membership Secretary
> | Europa 435 G-ROWI (460 hours building) PFA #16532 EAA #168386
> | e-mail <memsec@europaclub.org.uk> website <www.europaclub.org.uk>
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