Minutes of the 4/13/04 Meeting of the TriArea RC Flyers

The meeting was called to order by President Wylie at 7:00PM at the SKP clubhouse. In attendance were: Wylie, Anliker, 2 Markens, Calkins, G. Smith, Ryder, Dantzler, Pyles, Benjamin, Granger, Greene, Lee, Henley, Phillips, Fitch, Oaks, Gillanders, Tolpin and Hanke.

Henley was admonished by various semi-official agencies for flying his Cub into a flock of starlings and flying around with one stuck in his windshield.

Bill Corrigan and Astolfo Rueda were voted in as members. Since they were unable to come to a meeting they had an opportunity to meet the members on a previous Saturday at the flying field.

A motion to the effect that in the future prospective members will have to come to a club meeting prior to joining was passed. This motion does not apply to the two new members.

Field maintenance, road graveling and table construction were commented on.

The neighbor situation was discussed and the letter which will be sent to the neighbor involved was read. The need for an ongoing effort to locate potential field sites was apparent.

Pete Granger donated a video to the club. The possible need for a helicopter site was discussed and the general feeling was that a problem does not yet exist. There were comments on the website and newsletter. Granger said he was handling the newsletter.

New member Ed Gillanders showed that he can really fit in the club by accepting the Crash-of-the-Month Trophy. However, his excuses were not quite up to level established by previous recipients of this award.

President Wylie dropped a bomb on us by tendering his resignation. He feels the need to devote his time and energy to dealing with his health problems, but will still be involved in the club.

Wylie was largely responsible for the establishment of the club, has served as President since it’s inception and his hand at the helm will be sorely missed.

The meeting was adjourned and there was no program.

Submitted by Bill Anliker, Sec./Treas.

Pete

If you have a tool called a razor plane that uses double-edged razor blades for shaving and shaping balsa—and for making balsa curls by the basket full—be aware that double-edged razor blades are going the way of the dinosaurs. Recently I discovered I was out of replacement blades and went looking. I finally found 3 packages at the drug store priced at just over $1.00 per blade for a 10 pack.

As noted in the minutes, Ed Gillanders received the dreaded CRASH OF THE MONTH trophy. The before and after pictures follow thanks to Lonnie Phillips who took them. Nice plane, Ed. Hope to see it back in the air soon.

Just a reminder for all club members: I enjoy writing the newsletter (perhaps assembling would be a better term), but your inputs are always welcome. If you have discovered a new product or tool, tell me about it. If you just finished a new plane and you liked the kit (even ARFs are kits), send me a writeup. If you are not happy with your writing skills, let me know and I will polish it and send it back to you for your approval. Got any air minded jokes? I’d like to include one in every newsletter. Just send your material to me at granger@olypen.com.