2024-04-05 EOT SDC : Directors meeting
Agenda
New director introduction
WARG updates
SDC feedback to WARG
WARG feedback to SDC
Director Intros
Just nathan
Can talk about difficulty finding team leads.
Warg Updates
Flight testing every week with new drone.
Going to keep this airframe for ~ 2 years ish? probably?
Going to work on new airframe once this ones mechanically stable
yay long term vision.
Flying on campsu
watarrow had produced out a form?
could make it possible to fly on campus?
not a trip, close. any waterloo property
Won phase 1
Competition may (mid/late may ish)
how does CAA coverage work?
vehicle breaks → tow, call, they will pay for repairs
term transitions hard :| sucks
Trying to figure out how many people to bring to competition (planning 12, was 8….not sure what to choose / do)
New space is super nice - lots of in-person work being conducted.
Trying super hard to keep it clean - looking for feedback on how we’re doing and what we should improve on
Difficulty holding socials - not sure what other teams do?
SDC feedback for WARG
looking for feedback on:
shared space usage
bay usage
looks like space is being used, which is good
funding clarity// funds usage? or smth like that. idk are we screwing it up basically
Be careful buying stuff
bought a 3d priner that wasn’t csa approved
50/50 blame
anything that plugs into the wall, be careful when you buy it (not from amazon)
able to fix 3d printer without huge cst
need csa approval or equivalent marking
on us to catch them
local vendors >
HST credit to 4%
10% off just for asking
ask sarah
WARG feedback for SDC
composites room often messy
- SDC Glass table
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Co-ops
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Co-Ops
WARg did not come up
contact == good
in-person good
don’t make it too remote for too long