MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

Opening meeting: President Greg Marken called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

Attending: Pendleton, Anliker, Austin, Dandler, Henley, Creedon, Marken, Crumley, Carter, Granger, Berger, Fitch, Barras, Berson, Bruce, Stephens, Greene, Cochran and Jim and Cindy Cook.

Guests: None.

Minutes posted on the web site additions or corrections? None.

Treasurers Report: Income for the Bank of America account is $54.02 and the expenses are $ 34.00, which brings the new balance of the checking account to $ 1,948.32. The CD is currently $ 6,128.85.

Old Business: None.

New Business: Seth Stephens was approved as our new Safety Officer. He is taking Tim Bangle’s position. Tim will be out of the country for about a year.

General Business: HEADS UP MEMBERS! DUES DUE REQUEST. Make payment of membership dues by November meeting.

Crash of the Month: The competition was hot and heavy with Tom Cochran, Pete Bruce and Roy Greene running neck and neck for first place as they turned on final for the finish line. While it appeared to be almost a photo finish, Pete Bruce augured in by a spinner and was voted to get the award. Funny thing though, Roy Greene doesn’t want to let go of the trophy.

Special Service Award: None.

Closing: Business meeting closed at 7:26 pm.

Program: Chuck Dantlzer showed some expertise in soldering techniques. Pete Granger was heard saying in effect, "that’s the best soldering I’ve ever seen!"

Program Next Meeting: Show and tell for SKP members. Be sure to bring your planes and things to make it way interesting for SKP. Tom Cochran and Cindy Cook volunteered to bring refreshments.

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S HOBBY SHOP

AROUND THE CLUB

J Larry Berger sent the roster out to (I think) everybody. Be sure to review it and send any corrections to him.

NEW MEMBERS

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.

HINTS, KINKS, AND STUFF

J Thanks to Jim and Cindy Cook for this new source of supplies:

We stopped at the Akamai Art & Glass Supply building at 2328 W. Sims Way. It is located across the street from Les Schwab's tire store on the way to Port Townsend.

They had several glues including many types of CA glue. They have quite a collection of bits and pieces that might be useful for your model airplane building and repair.  I encourage you to stop in and look around.

J Thanks to Bob Kampmann for this historical input:

Blast from the past:

J Yet another gem from Bob Kampmann—he is really dialed in!

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Drone-Controllers.wmv

J Bob Kampmann sent me this one some time ago, but I only recently figured out how to deal with this kind of input without losing the picture. Just double click on the attachment and you will learn about a new tool the Air Force is about to field.

JUST PLANE FUN

J Thanks to Bob Kampmann for this collection:

'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' - Infantry Journal

'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just
bombed.' -    U.S. Air Force Manual

'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never
encountered automatic weapons.' - General MacArthur

'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' -  U.S.
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt.

'Tracers work both ways.' -   U.S. Army Ordnance

'Five second fuses only last three seconds.' - Infantry Journal

'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.'

'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' - Unknown
Marine Recruit

'If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up with him.' - USAF
Ammo Troop

'Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Fear No Evil. For I
am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.'

'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' - Paul F.
Crickmore (test pilot)

'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.'

I have enjoyed sharing my early modeling experiences with you, but this will be the last installment about me. I sure wish some of you old timers (age challenged?) would send me some write-ups. I know you have stories to tell—how about sharing them with the rest of us?

Toward the end of my collage junior year I ordered an Ace Commander radio outfit from Paul Runge, the owner/founder of Ace R/C. All the parts needed to build a single channel receiver and transmitter were included for about $30.00. I built the thing and it actually worked. At about the same time I discovered a full size home built airplane called the Tipsy Nipper (I think). I sketched the thing out on a piece of 8 ½ x 11 graph paper and built a 32 inch span .049 powered version to use the new radio on rudder only control.

The collage had a golf course (rarely used) that a few of us used as a flying field. We took my new creation out there late one Spring afternoon, tuned up the radio, fired up the little engine, set it on its Trexler balloon wheels, and released it. Amazing though it might seem, the little plane took off the grass with about a 15 foot run and flew straight as could be with a slow climb. The plane proved to be a very docile flyer that was easy to control. I guess this was the high point of my model designing. Friends of mine at school paid me the ultimate compliment by building and flying my design which I named the Minnie for no good reason.

FIELD MAINTENANCE

Grant Smith signed up with Tim Bangle to do the September chores. I would guess that Tim is out of country by now, so the job sort of falls on Grant. Fortunately this is the dry time of the year, so the grass is mostly dead. This does not mean that the rest of us can’t pitch in if we see something that needs doing—don’t be afraid to give Grant a hand.

EDITORIAL

I am writing this while staying at Salt Creek County Park. The Straits and Vancouver Island are straight out in front of me—What a fantastic view! I have been able to participate very little this year due to numerous issues including moving out of the house and a couple of nasty medical problems. All that is pretty much behind me now and I look forward to much more active "aviating."

Anyway, I’m feeling so mellow at the moment I can’t think of a thing to be crabby about. Enjoy your month off!

FOR SALE OR TRADE

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.

MONTHLY MEETING—September 8 at 7:00 in the SKP Clubhouse

This is pay back night for the SKPs. The club is furnishing refreshments for all. Everyone bring at least one airplane or other item of interest to dazzle and amaze our hosts. Try to come early so setup will be complete by 7:00.

Pete Granger

granger@olypen.com