September 15^th, 2011

President Seth Stephens opened the meeting for business at 7:02 pm.

The members attending were: Pendleton, Berson, Stephens, Crumley, Anliker, Henley, Fitch, Johnson, Annble, Jones, Bayless, Tom and Jeff Beres.

The guests present were: Dick Daley and Doris Bayless.

The last month’s minutes posted on the web site were approved as submitted.

The new Treasurer, Bill Berson, gave his report as follows: The Bank of America checking account had a $.00 income and expense of $ 100.02 which brought its balance to $ 2,640.75. The current balance of the Quimper CD is $ 6,873.03

There was no safety report.

Old Business: Seth Stephens reported that the fun fly had fun. He gave those who helped in cleaning out the flying field shed a big thank you, and also a thank you to Roy Greene for building shelves for the field shed. Roy also took the broken mower home and brought it back to life.

And, a thank you to Jim Crumley, He did some concrete demolition at home and turned the broken pieces into fill for the pot holes in the dirt road to the flying field.

New Business: Dick Daley didn’t stay on the guest side of the attendance list. Before the meeting really got going he was voted in as a new member.

General: Seth Stephens penned a new addition to the Bylaws. Earl Jones and David Henley agreed that the wording of "Residents" be changed to "Lease Holders". With that correction made, Bill Anliker moved to accept the new addition to the bylaws and the vote was all hands saying yes around the table.

Dick Daley offered a P-61 Blackwidow to anyone who would like to finish its construction.

Crashes: Seth Stephens said that not having a clear and very visible paint scheme was the reason his plane went "straight in". It seems one needs to be able to follow the path of one’s aeroplane all the way around the pattern.

And, Tom Beres has a small question mark about the fun at the fun fly event. His dead stick landing did not offer enough control for that "I think I can make it back to the field if I make a quick left turn. OOPS!" Who put that fence post right there! It really was a cool Jet too.

Service Award: Yours truly moved to give Roy Greene a service award for all those extras he’s been doing. Seth Stephens gave a second to the motion and all present were in agreement. Roy Greene was not present which therefore made it very difficult to "wiggle out" of getting an award.

The meeting was brought to a close at 7:33 pm.

New changes to the Bylaws:

8. Membership dues shall be prorated for new first-time members only. The amount shall be $ 5.00/month for members and $ 2.50/month for junior members starting the first of June.

9. All dues are due and payable the first (1^st) of January. Delinquent members who have not paid their dues by the forth of February will be dropped from the membership.

New part:

Appendix A

10. In exchange for providing facilities for the Tri-Area RC Flyers monthly meetings, all lease holders of the SKP will be granted free annual membership after satisfying all other requirements in Article VIII.

J From Jim Tolpin in response to the Fly Like an Eagle video:

Thanks for forwarding....I think this is at Fort Casey near the ferry landing, a great place to fly in Southerlies. Maybe I'll organize a trip over that way this fall when the southerlies start up!

J From The Cooks: Here is a good video for your collection:

http://www.youtube.com/embed/NA-ST8nXl4U?rel=0,

We are in Honolulu. It's warm, sunny and beautiful. We went to an R/C field with a new friend, very active club here.

J Bill Anliker sent me a very interesting e-mail about drones. The following pictures are of three smaller ones:

 Most  versatile
  The  morphing micro air/land vehicle, or MMALV, is a hybrid  that can fly, then land, fold up its wings and crawl  around buildings or other tight spaces. The MMALV project is lead by Bio Robots, in collaboration with the Biologically Inspired Robotics Laboratory at Case Western Reserve University, the University of Florida and the Naval Postgraduate School.
  Photo:  Richard Bachmann, President of Bio Robots

WASP is the smallest UAV in use today, weighing less than 300 grams. The miniaturization is achieved by the use of multifunctional components, like the combined wing/battery. WASP is nearly silent and, when flown at night, it's almost undetectable. The Air Force has just ordered several hundred for reconnaissance and bomb-damage assessment.
Photo:  U.S. Navy

I hope to obtain a brief bio and a picture of our new members to enhance their introduction to the membership. This is voluntary on the part of the newbie, but it should be beneficial for all.

John Foglesong, Show Manager - 425-242-1535, mobile = 206-239-8746, john@nwmhe.com

http://www.nwmhe.com/

J Thanks to retired airplane driver Jack Brown for this travelogue:

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 (JPEG) pictures are also acceptable.

The officers will meet at 6:30. No info on a program for the meeting. talk by Seth on A 10 Warthog.

Pete Granger

granger@olypen.com