SKAGIT R/C CLUB
AMA CHAPTER NO. 1810
October 2007
Volume 2 Issue 10
Editor...Bob Haug (360) 854-7983
skagitrc@yahoo.com
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT’S CORNER-OCTOBER 2007
Son of a gun!! Blinked my eyes and summer’s over! The good flying days are getting scarcer so guess it’s time to start thinking about that new project? Hopefully everyone will bring their new toys or whatever to the meetings to share with the rest of us. We haven’t had many ‘show and tell’ items lately - don’t be shy!
Speaking of meetings be sure to attend the October 10th meeting as we will be electing a panel of officers for the coming year. Your current officers have volunteered (think I hear that train whistle!) to continue on for another year, but the floor is still open for nominations for any of the positions so come and exercise your democratic rights.
Bobby GREER is still working to enhance our website and welcomes articles, pictures, etc. to ‘flesh’ out the site. I’m hoping to get some floatplane shots at Entiat this weekend – we’ll see.
Some of us have lamented the small number of attendees at our meetings, seems like the same small number of familiar faces at the meetings, but no one I’ve asked has the solution for increasing attendance, if there even is one. Give it some thought and let us know if you have any helpful ideas.
Jim
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VERY IMPORTANT
YOUR CLUB HAS A MEETING THIS COMING WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10. THIS MEETING IS VERY IMPORTANT AS IT MARKS
THE DATE WHICH THE CLUB HAS SET FOR THE ELECTION AND SEATING OF NEW OFFICERS
FOR THE COMING YEAR. THE EXISTANCE OF THE FLYING FIELD WHICH WE ALL ENJOY IS A
DIRECT RESULT OF THE OFFICERS EFFORTS THROUGHTOUT THE YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE IN
THE MINUTES, A SLATE HAS BEEN OFFERED.
IT IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY
TO ATTEND. THE DAY THAT NO ONE CARES
IS A DAY WE REALLY DON’T WANT TO SEE.
SKAGIT RC CLUB MEETING MINUTES, 12 SEPT 2007
President Jim Carpenter called the meeting to order at 1930 hours. The
meeting was held at the Mount Vernon Senior Center.
Total Attendance:
14
Club Purpose Article
II, Club Constitution: 1. The
objective of the organization shall be to provide instruction, organization,
and promotion, operation sites, safety, and camaraderie for radio controlled
model aviation enthusiasts. 2. The membership shall endeavor to maintain good
relations with all local authorities and citizens wherever they go and to
maintain safety and cleanliness at all operating sites
Guests/Visitors: Visitors
were Ken Tiscornia and Scott Correa. Welcome Ken and Scott.
Minutes:
It was moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes from the meeting of 7
August 2007.
Treasurer Report:
The balance for the period ending 31 August 2007 was given and accepted. Report
given by Jim Carpenter as
Treasure Phil Rees was not in
attendance.
Field Report:
Larry Linde reported that the
field is in good shape. He asked how many carry a Fire Extinguisher and a First
Aide Kit when they are at the field. Surprisingly several members acknowledged
that they carry such items. Larry
said he was encouraged that these items were carried so that he didn’t have to
bring them himself. On a serious note, it is strongly recommended that a Fire
Extinguisher and First Aid Kit be carried in your car when at the field and
elsewhere.
Old Business:
Bobby Greer updated us on the
Club website. He stated that there are public and private parts in the website.
Those members wanting access to the private part will need to log-in and enter
an appropriate Password. See Bobby
for details.
New Business:
Jim Carpenter told the members
that the October meeting is Election of Officers for the next year. He went on
to say that the current officers are willing to serve for another year. He then
asked for nominations/volunteers to serve as Club Officers. It was moved and
seconded that the nominations be closed.
Jim asked the membership to bring
ideas/recommendations for the Club to the October meeting. The ideas may
include Club Dues Structure, Temporary Memberships, Student Pilot, Changes to
the By-Laws etc. Secretary’ Note: It would be
appreciated if the suggestions could be presented in writing Suggestions
will be reviewed by the Club Executive Committee and brought before the Club
for review/approval.
Russ Brooks asked
about having a Helicopter Fun Fly next
year. He volunteered to schedule and organize the event. Those in attendance
approved the idea of a Helicopter Fun Fly
event.
A schedule of events for 2008 will be
prepared and submitted to the membership at the March 2008 meeting.
The annual Lynn King Glider Tow is scheduled for 16-17 September 2007.
The field will be closed to general flying these two days.
Product Review:
Don Schlumberger had recently
visited the Evergreen Museum of Flight in McMinnville, OR. The museum displays
the Hughes Spruce Goose as
well as many WW1, WW2, and general aviation aircraft. The museum now includes
an IMAX theater and a Space Museum building is being erected.
Show and Tell:
None
Raffle:
None. No raffle tickets were available at ;the meeting.
Salmon Arm Float Fly:
Good flying and good weather for most of the week. The lake level was low but
there was still plenty of beach from which to launch and retrieve aircraft.
Turnout for the event was lighter than in the past. The only mishap of note was
Ted Hendrickson’s “Turbie“. We
have been told that he already has a stock of wood and is making necessary
repairs.
Adjourn: The meeting
was adjourned at approximately 2015 hours.
Submitted, Don
Schlumberger, Secretary
You Might Be An RC Modeler If..
by Bill Atkins - Byron Georgia
….You have a layaway account at the local hobby shop but can’t
understand why your
wife buys so many clothes.
....You can land your plane even after you
discover you are standing on a fire ant bed.
....You spend more money for a pair of
sunglasses than for a lawn mower.
....You use your field box to crank your lawn
tractor.
...Your kids borrow rubber bands from you.
....You think R/C flying should be an Olympic
event.
....You read the AMA Journal of Medicine but can’t
find first aid treatment for prop cuts or
monocote iron burns.
....Your wife frowns at you at the family
cookout when you carve the Thanksgiving turkey
with an Exacto knife.
....You buy a 4-wheel drive pickup so you can
go get your plane when you "land" it.
....Your wife spray paints her wrought-iron
patio furniture with your fuel-proof paint.
....You use fuel tubing to drink from your
sports cool cup.
....You have to put out an APB for your plane
that flew out of the back of your pickup on
the interstate.
....You buy the "wife and kids" a new
Pentium computer for Christmas so you can
practice with the Dave Brown flight simulator.
....You have watched TOP GUN and IRON EAGLES more
than ten times.
....Your neighbor calls the cops on you for
spraying your lawn with an Aries Thrush crop
duster model.
....You put DU-BRO wheels on your TV tray.
....You wear goggles and a silk scarf around
your neck driving to the field.
....Your wife’s card table has glue and fuel
stains on it.
....The weather is too bad to rake the leaves
but you can go flying.
....You got more "toys" for Christmas
than your kids did.
....You have a field box full of every special
tool made but don’t have a lug wrench when
you have a flat tire on your car.
....You look for the servo linkage and antenna
wire on every airplane in a movie.
....You have at least ten T-shirts with
airplanes on them.
....You carry a chain saw with you to the
flying field so you can retrieve your plane or
clear for a landing approach.
....You have ever made a
picture frame from parts left over from an airplane kit.
Website News
Updates
·
Added more photos to the
gallery ·
Added documents to the
members area of the site ·
Added all the events I
could find on other sites to the Events list on the site ·
Newsletters from here forward
should load quickly and no longer require download in order to view them General Information
·
Everyone that I have an
email address for should have received a user name and password via email for
accessing the members area of the site ·
Please send your photos so
I can add them to the site ·
Any and all suggestions for
our site are highly welcome Site Tip:
·
On the home page if you
click the main photo a different photo will appear. Basically, a random image
is displayed every time you come to the site or click the photo. ·
Image Resizing tool: o Installation: § In the Tools
Section of the site (From the home page on the left hand side towards the
bottom of the page Click “Tools”) § On the new
page Click on “Image Resize”, when the new dialog box appears choose “Run”.
You may have to tell you computer to Run it a second time § Install the
application using the defaults o Use the Tool
(your original photo will not be harmed as the resized image is only a copy
of the original) § Right Click
(only one time) a photo on your computer § In the popup
menu choose “Resize Picture” § In the new
dialog that appears you can select any size you would like to resize the
photo to. ·
Clicking on Advance will
allow you to use custom image sizes § Click “OK” |
Go out of your way to thank our exiting officers for the job
well done in the past year.
Thank you
JIM, LARRY, DON and PHIL
