This special E-SCOOP is intended for our members who display their private aircraft at the Pacific Coast Air Museum.

Due to issues which arose during the past year, the museum's Board of Directors developed and approved a new policy for the "Display of Private Aircraft at the Pacific Coast Air Museum" at their January 9, 2008 Board meeting.

The new policy is effective immediately. A copy is attached and the changes are highlighted in red (at least they were when I attached the policy).

The major changes are:

"The requirements to display aircraft are:

1 – A signed “Agreement and Release from Liability”(form attached to this policy and also available at the museum).

2 – A copy of the aircraft registration.

3 – Certificate of Insurance which lists “Pacific Coast Air Museum” as an additional insured.

We must have the three documents above before you bring your aircraft to the museum for display.

When we receive these three documents from you, your name and aircraft number will be added to a list of "approved display aircraft" which will be maintained in the Gift Shop. You will not have to bring the documents over each time you display.

The Board did not implement this change of policy to make things more difficult. Events of the past year have resulted in the need to make the changes, none of which should result in any additional cost to displayers of private aircraft.

We will print the new policy in the February museum newsletter and will mail a copy of the new policy to everyone who displayed during 2007.

The Board implemented the new requirements at the start of the calendar year so that everyone would have time to add the museum to their insurance and get all three documents to us early and still have plenty of time to display for 2008 tax credit.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Board President Mike Voorhees at president@pacificcoastairmuseum.org or me at this e-mail address.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

Dave Pinsky
Executive Director