Minutes of the 5/11/04 Meeting of the TriArea RC Flyers

 

 

The meeting was called to order by President Pete Granger at 7:00PM at the SKP Clubhouse.  Attending were: Granger, Anliker, Henley, Moffett, Ryder, Oaks, Greene, McIntyre, Fitch, Austin, Gillanders, Calkins, Phillips, Joeseph, Benjamin, Davis, Wylie, Lemons, G. Smith and Tolpin.  Guests were: Don Schmaltz and George Kober.  Don Schmaltz was thanked for giving the club a donation of $20.

 

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.  The Treasurer’s report showed a bank account of $3841.05 plus $42 in fuel inventory for total assets of $3883.05.  A fuel shipment is supposed to be coming to the distributor around the end of the month.

 

There was a brief discussion of the neighbor relations and it was noted that there has been no response to the letter that was sent to one of the neighbors to the West.

 

Phillips gave a recap of the table-building work party and thanked all those who participated.

 

President Granger reported on the recent Board meeting and announced the appointment of Dick Benjamin to fill out the term of Vice President and John Fitch to fill Benjamin’s vacated Director’s position. Grant Smith was appointed Chairman of the Nominating Committee and Bill Anliker assumed responsibility for the Field Location Committee.

 

Wylie’s contributions to the club were recognized by naming the flying field “Wylie Field” and he was presented with an appropriate sign to eventually go up on the storage shed.

 

Benjamin was the worthy recipient of the Crash-of-the Month Trophy by demonstrating that there is a limit to the amount of abuse an LT 40 will take.

 

The meeting was adjourned and everyone enjoyed Mrs. Granger’s carrot cake and Wylie’s presentation on applying covering.

 

 

Submitted by Bill Anliker,  Sec./Treas.

 

 

 

 

 

Wylie with the new field sign

He liked it so much he put it up himself!

 

Work party report

By Lonnie Phillips

 

Twas a bright, sunshiny day with a gentle breeze from the North on Saturday the 1st day of May. The parking area was jammed to overflow with club members, but instead of planes a buzzin' there were drills a drillin' and saws a cuttin'.

The call for the work party to build tables to replace the old cable drums was a great success. The turnout was wonderful. We managed to put together 3 large tables and 1 small one with enough wood left over for several more small ones.

We did it all using manual labor since my remote controlled hammer and saw still has some bugs in it.

I want to give a special thanks to all those that participated and gave up a beautiful Saturday morning to work at the field.  I don't know all the names but here's a few.

Pete Granger

Wylie

Dick B.

Bruce P.

Jim Tolpin

Mike McIntyre

Walt Johnson

Jim Webster

Roy Greene

Dave Henley

Lonnie Phillips

Editor’s Note:  We know we missed a few names and we apologize—the club really does appreciate your help.  Pete

 

Thank You! 

Lonnie

 

 

Part of the hard working field party

 

 

 

Flight Humor

 

In another famous  SR-71 story, Los Angeles Center reported receiving a request for clearance to FL 600 (60,000ft). The incredulous controller, with some disdain in his voice, asked, "How do you plan to get up to 60,000 feet?
The pilot (obviously a sled driver), responded, "We don't plan to go up to it; we plan to go down to it." He was cleared.

 

HELP  HELP  HELP  HELP  HELP

 

Some time ago the membership requested a demonstration on cutting foam wings.  We have that program on the schedule, but so far we have not been able to identify a club member that does this sort of thing.  If you have the know-how and equipment to cut a foam wing, please contact Dick Benjamin at 379-9851.

 

Also, if you have buddy boxes or trainer cords that you have “outgrown”, please donate them to the club.  We have an Airtronics buddy cord for the club trainer, but that is all that is in the inventory.  It sure would be nice to have the other brands covered as well.  Just bring your donation to the next meeting or pass it on to an officer at the flying field.

 

I recently discovered a supplier that does only electric stuff.  All E RC www.ALLERC.com is a keeper.  Their prices are very reasonable and they have a very comprehensive stock.  Some of the little foamy airplanes, which cost in the $30 range really call to me.  They offer a wide variety of flight packs that include speed controls, receiver and crystal, 2 servos, and some even include the battery of your choice for a very reasonable price.  Most of the items are shown in color pictures and they are very good about giving the specifications.  I sure wish I had found these folks sooner!

 

Remember, the next club meeting will be Tuesday June 8 at the SKP clubhouse off Anderson Lake Road.  Be there to represent yourself in case that hard landing you made gets nominated as crash of the month!