I am a month premature with the above officer list, but I thought you would like to know how the election worked out.

MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Treasurer’s report showed total assets of $4545.51, comprised of $975 in the checking account, $570 in fuel inventory and $3000 in a CD.

Frank Williamson was welcomed into the club as a new member. Franks address is: 9630 Lafayette Ave., Bainbridge Island WA.

The Nominating Committee proposed the following slate of officers for 2006:

 Pres. Roy Greene

V. Pres Pete Hanke

Sec. Cindy Cook

Treas. Bill Anliker

Safety Off. Dick Benjamin

3Yr. Dir. Randy Calkins

2Yr. Dir. Jim Cook

There were no nominations from the floor and there was a unanimous vote for this slate of officers.

The need for nametags was discussed and Pete Granger will contact the supplier in Sequim and get the names of those needing nametags. The nametags used to cost $5 and that will be the charge this time with the club picking up any cost over that. Pete will turn the nametag order over to the Treasurer when he goes south.

The Christmas party (can we still call it Christmas?) will be held December 13^th at SKP at 6:00. There will be prime rib dinner served, a gift exchange, raffles and various festivities. The charge will be $12 per person. Families and significant others are welcome. Payments and reservations need to be in to President Benjamin not later than December 7^th. Everyone who wants to participate in the gift exchange needs to bring a gift (maximum $10) and it should be designated whether for male or female. Gifts generally have a hobby/aviation theme, but anything goes (even booze).

Jim Crumley made a valiant attempt to minimize the spectacular demolition of his airplane but received the Crash-of-the-Month Trophy anyway. The meeting was adjourned and there was no program.

Submitted by Bill Anliker, Sec./Treas

FIELD MAINTENANCE SIGN-UP SHEET

I f you would like to join this elite group, drop me an e-mail. I am sure we can find a month to put you into.

AROUND THE CLUB

>I will probably be packing up to head south by the time you read this. While I am gone all of the AROUND THE CLUB material comes from your e-mails. I appreciate getting the local news and delight in sharing it with the rest of the club—soooo, please share the news with me. Crashes, new projects, funny incidents, etc are all fair game.

>The day before the November club meeting was cold, but otherwise OK for flying. I was sure I would find Jim Crumley at the field, and sure enough there he was. Bill Anliker showed up a bit later for a first attempt on Wylie’s SE5, but had engine/fuel problems. He was still working on his nominating committee job—and I don’t believe he ever got any help. I flew my Kaos a couple of times and we all headed for warmer places.

He finally solved his problems and says the plane is a good flyer.

>Bill Anliker is putting a nametag order together that will go in not long after the first of the year. If you want one get your $5.00 to Bill along with exactly how you want your name. Get Randy Calkins to show you his nametag if you are looking for a fun difference.

>What if we were to add a section to the web site that listed the contents of the club library? We have a number of videotapes and several copies of "The RC Flight Manual." I don’t know what else there is and none of us will know unless there is a listing somewhere.

>John Morris, an old modeling friend from Oklahoma is building a Top Flight FW190 and used "the wrong cut lines" on the canopy. He e-mailed Great Planes/Hobbico requesting replacement information and received an automated reply that day. The following day he received an e-mail from them that gave price, source, and contact information. He really appreciated the fast, complete service, and I am impressed as well.

>According to the R/C Modeler, they are negotiating to sell the magazine. I ordered a new subscription 2 months ago and they took my money. So far I have received nothing (nada as they say in espaniol), and they have not answered 2 e-mail inquiries. I can only conclude that they are virtually out of business, and recommend that you not send them any orders or money. In fact, if your subscription is running out I think you should wait until we see what happens.

I finally got a reply from RCM:

AERONAUTICAL JOKE

One day Santa was surprised to find an FAA inspector showing up on his doorstep who insisted on giving Santa a check ride in his sleigh. Santa protested that he wasn't flying an airplane and wasn't governed by any of the FARs but the FAA inspector insisted he wouldn't be allowed to cross into US airspace without an approved check ride.

So Santa relented, strapped in his reindeer and prepared the sleigh for takeoff.

As he took his seat at the reins he noticed the FAA inspector sat down beside him with a shotgun. Somewhat alarmed Santa asked him why he carried a shotgun! The FAA inspector turned to Santa and, after a moment's hesitation, said

"Well, what the heck. I'm really not supposed to tell you this ahead of time, but you're going to lose one on takeoff!"

MEET THE MEMBERS—Harry Takata

I began building and flying folded paper gliders while still in elementary school when growing up on a small grape and plum farm in Fresno County, CA. That led to building rubber powered airplane kits, followed by serious interest in airplanes and airplane design. By the time I entered high school, interest turned to free-flight gas powered airplanes and I acquired a Class A Ohlson 19 engine and began to build an airplane. After completion of my sophomore year in the summer of 1942 my family of 6 siblings and parents were evacuated to an internment camp in the desert of Arizona (Gila River). My father had the foresight to lease the farm rather than sell at a give away panic price. All people of Japanese ancestry were removed from the west coast by Executive Order, citizens and non-citizens alike with no hearings or trials. This ended my attempt to build a gas free flight model, but did not end my interest in airplanes or models. In the camp several of us with similar interest built and flew U-control models. I worked part-time ($9/mo) as a "grease monkey" in the motor pool in order to " borrow" a little gasoline and oil for fuel.

(Japanese immigrants were prohibited from becoming naturalized citizens until the McCarran-Walter Act was passed in1952).

After graduating high school (1944) I applied for and was granted permission to leave camp to attend Univ. of Minn., since none of us were permitted to return to our homes in California. Putting model airplanes on the back burner and concentrating on continued education, I fully intended to pursue a career in the aircraft industry. Before completing my freshman year, I was drafted into the army – my older brother was already in service, while my parents and younger siblings were still interned in a concentration camp! After a short stint in the Army, and the war’s end, I was discharged to help my parents now back on the farm while dad was recuperating from surgery and while my older brother was overseas in the German occupation. After harvesting the summer crop and other fall chores, I returned to U of M to continue with my pursuit of a mechanical engineering education, graduating in 1949. I was fortunate to get a job with Northwest Airlines as a Project Engineer, in the Airframes Group at the Overhaul Base in St. Paul. Now married and starting a family, in 1952 we moved to Los Angeles area as I went to work for Douglas Aircraft Co, El Segundo Division (Navy carrier aircraft) as a Designer in the Hydraulics and Landing Gear Group. After being denied purchase of a house in an area of our choice due to racial discrimination. The last straw being denied a house which was up for sale (after making an appointment by phone) a block from where we had rented a Culver City apartment for 5 ½ years, I resigned my job the next day.

We moved back to Minnesota knowing I would leave the aircraft industry. I got a job as project engineer in a ground vehicle manufacturing firm, eventually advancing to Chief Engineer. I then worked for two other construction equipment manufacturers as an engineering manager, and finally a commercial agricultural equipment manufacturer. I retired in 1992 after 17 years as Director of Engineering and VP Engineering for the company.

After 48 years I returned to model airplanes, this time to RC. Since I have many other activities, I do not get a chance to fly often enough to become proficient, but enjoy every chance I get, although I probably test the patience of my instructors.

Although we miss our Lake cottage in Northern Minnesota, fishing and hunting, our children and grand children, we decided to seek a milder climate and moved here in 1998 after a visit here and having traveled most of the states during my working days. In the summer of 2003 I took a leave from the club to help a fellow retired engineer renovate and reassemble a completely disassembled 1903 9-rank tracker (mechanical) organ with 500+ pipes for our Trinity UM Church in PT. The organ had been removed from a disbanded church in New Jersey and was stored in Pennsylvania. It was a challenge since there was only one photo and no other documents and neither of us had any other experience with organs or other musical instruments. It was completed 12 months later, and we now are about to embark on a project to expand it with a supplemental organ system without changing the original tracker, but be connected electronically to the original console. This will probably be an 18-month project.

Hopefully I will still be able to fly occasionally, but no longer have visions of flying high performance or stunt capable models. My "Something Extra" kit may not be completed any time soon.

EDITORIAL

Our club is a volunteer organization in that none of us receives valuta for the things we contribute to club operations such as mowing the field, writing minutes, or any of the other seemingly endless little tasks. If you are asked to perform some function, do not agree to do it unless you are sure you have the time and ability to get the job done. The issue here is that the group is depending on you to do the job you agreed to do—and it may not get done if you don’t perform! That is the nature of a volunteer organization; although it seems the same small group of people usually accomplishes everything that absolutely must be done. Were you asked to run for an office and declined? Have you not signed up to help maintain the field for a month? If you answered yes to these questions you may be a member of our majority, or you may be one of those "sneaky" members that just does stuff when they see the need (I sure appreciate those unsung heroes!).

The bottom line here is that as long as we continue to have effective volunteers our club will prosper. Be sure you express your appreciation to our treasured workers, and become one of them!

If you want to list an item, just send me the details including your name, phone number, and asking price or trade-for item. Low pixel count digital pictures are also acceptable.

MANEUVER OF THE MONTH (MOM)—Flight Trimming

It finally occurred to me that although I have described how to do many "stunts," the essential first step has never been discussed—that is, how to trim out a plane so it is capable of proper flight. The material I will be presenting in this 2 part series is extracted from the November ’05 issue of R/C REPORT page 123. The magazine states that the information is not original or copyrighted.

Next month we will do steps 8 through 12.

MONTHLY MEETING—The Christmas party

We will hold our Christmas party December 13 at 6:00. That is not a typo—we are starting 1 hour early. There will be no board or business meeting as we join together to celebrate another great year of flying and fellowship. The event will be catered by the SKP’s own Rachael and will be a prime rib dinner similar to what we enjoyed last year. DO bring your honey and maybe even a bottle of wine. Everyone is welcome, but if you want to have dinner you must get $12.00 per person to Dick Benjamin by December 7. If you want, just send Dick a check made out to Evergreen Coho SKP. His address is 2481 Anderson Lake Rd. #409 Chimacum, WA 98325. The club will be raffling off a powered glider ARF, and there will be a gift exchange ($10 limit) of items appropriate for males (if you are one) or ladies (if you are not).

Remember, $12.00 per person to Dick Benjamin by December 7^th, and 6:00 December 13 in the SKP clubhouse for the Christmas party.

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