Minutes
Happy Independence Day!
Minutes for the 4 June
2008 Monthly Meeting of the Atlantic County Skyblazers RC Flying Club.
The meeting was called
to order by President Roy Wilson who led the members in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
14 members were
present, plus two student members, in spite of the weather
The reading of the
minutes from the April meeting was waived.
There were no new
members present at the meeting.
However, we gained a few new members this month. Please welcome Terry Friis to the fold.
The club has made some
decisions regarding how and who will handle incoming finances, including dues,
and other income areas. Ed Milewski has
taken over as club Treasurer. The
incoming monies will go to Secretary, Dick Soucy who will be responsible for
making deposits and forwarding completed deposit slips to Ed Milewski. Dick will also keep track of membership in
the roster and issue membership cards.
Ed will track finances and pay the bills. This streamlines the operation because Dick has the Newsletter
which requires an updated roster. In
other club organizations, the Secretary usually sends out bills, collects dues,
and makes deposits for the Treasurer.
The unofficial Sunshine
Chair has requested that the club send a donation to the Heritage Foundation on
behalf of Ed McAllister’s girlfriend who passed away a short time ago. The members present agreed with this and the
action was taken.
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Treasurer Report
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Deposit
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Withdraws
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6/2/08 Ed Langowski Dues
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$75.00
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" Paul Hocker Dues
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$75.00
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" Tom McGregor Dues
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$75.00
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" Tee Shirts -
Blind Center
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$150.00
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6/4/08 Bruce Grass and Gas 3 cut
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$270.00
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'' Bereavement Memorial
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$50.00
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" Trailer Ramps for
tractor
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$41.39
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" Newsletter Expense
3 Mo.
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$100.90
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" Franchise Paperwork
to Del.
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$25.00
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6/18/08 Bruce Grass and Gas
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$90.00
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6/4/08 AMA Mag. To AC Library
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$16.00
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6/18/08 Keys for Riverbend
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$16.00
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'' Robert Dyer Dues
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$75.00
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6/24/08 Bruce Grass and Gas
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$90.00
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Totals-----------------------------------
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$300.00
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$849.29
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Field and Committee Reports:
Strawberry: The
grass is cut on a regular basis by Bruce Oakes. The field continually looks good.
Riverbend: The field
has been mowed, again, on a regular basis.
The parking area and road are looking good, and the club is waiting for
the County for the road repairs and coverage material. There seems to be a problem with the doors being left
open in the clubhouse during the weekdays at Riverbend. When the building or
the gate is open and you are the last to leave the field, be sure both are
locked. There have been three occasions in the past few weeks that the building
has been found open. PLEASE BE SURE TO LOCK UP THEN YOU LEAVE.
Sunshine: See above.
Safety: Items of
safety were read based on an Email sent by Ron Lockhart. Ron made suggestions concerning the sun and
heat out at our fields and the liberal use of sun screen and lots of water.
Helicopters:
Aerobatics – Pattern:
Newsletter:
SAM-12: The club has received the AMA sanction for the SAM12
Old Timers Meet on August 3rd. Plans for the Oldtimer Meet continue. We
have sent out our annual letter to SAM regulars and we have the AMA sanction in
hand.
Remember that Strawberry Field
will be closed to regular flying on Aug 3 until the trophy presentation is over
( sometime after 2:30pm).
We plan to honor some SAM membrs who
have flown with us for at least 10 Years.
A few volunteers will be needed at the
Oldtimer event. We will need timers ( bring stopwatch ) and some help in
scoring and registration.
Don't forget the SAM 12 Wednesday night
fly-ins. " Fly what you brung"-learn about SAM and the Oldtimer hobby---
or just watch---there's always something to laugh at.
Put your antenna up !!
Roy Wilson
Mall Show: The Shore Mall
has agreed to allow us to have our second annual Mall Show. The event will happen on Saturday, July 12th. Please on participating. We will need all kinds of models, from SAM,
to Trainers, to Sport, to Pattern, to Large Scale, to Helicopters, and so
on. We are also planning on having at
least two computers with SIM’s loaded and running. Maybe three. This is a
chance to showcase our hobby. We have a
much better area of the mall this year, a bit smaller but a better location,
near Boscov’s Department Store.
Riverbend Open House: As we did last year, the Riverbend Open House will follow
the Mall Show by a couple of weeks.
This is a follow up on the Mall Show with live flying demos, buddy box
participation, food, soft drinks, and a great opportunity to show off our hobby
with actual flying. Please plan on
attending.
FAA: The FAA is once
again having the Aviation Symposium at the FAA Tech Center. We will need participants to include anyone
with an interest in showing off your hardware.
This event will be on Wednesday, July 23rd at the FAA
Technical Center. We also need a few
pilots to fly during our allotted time, around noon. We need fixed wing foamie or electric aircraft and pilots, plus a
helicopter or two to fly. We have a 50
foot height restriction, as usual, so that’s why we are restrictive on the type
of aircraft we can fly. Please plan on
attending. This year, though, the FAATC
is celebrating their 50th anniversary and has asked that we have older type
aircraft in our static display. So,
SAM12 has agreed to provide several aircraft for display along with the folks
to talk about these unique aircraft.
FAA Careers in Aviation: On Tuesday,
July 15th, The FAA is also sponsoring the Careers in Aviation. Actually, the event is week long, but our
day is Tuesday, July 15th.
We have volunteered to meet with the kids and the chaperones at 9:00 AM
at Strawberry Field to give flight demonstrations and buddy box flights to the
kids. Mary Lou Dordan is the official
FAA host, point of contact, and the Program Director. We also agreed to have
burgers and hot dogs, potato chips, and soft drinks for the kids and
chaperones. Please plan on
participating. Bring your trainers and
buddy boxes, plus anything else you would like to show off on that day.
Ocean City Air Fest: We are well on our way to another successful Ocean City
Air Fest this year. As we said in
previous newsletters, we are planning on having a little skit to entertain the
crowd. We have purchased a Flying
Thingz Flying Lawnmower. Roy Wilson has
started putting it together. Dick Soucy
has an OS 50 FX engine to install, and may have a few servo’s to help with the
installation. He also may have a spare
2.4 GHz Spektrum Receiver to help out with the build. There are a few things we may need. As of now, we need an engine mount for a 50 size engine. Dick may have one, but is not sure. Roy will outline other items we may need to
complete the model. Brian Tindall said
he can fly the thing, and will need a few prep flights before we put together
the skit. It should be fun. As with other static demonstrations, though,
we will need pilots and aircraft. So,
please plan on being there to help out and to show off your bright and shiny
aircraft. The event is on September 20th
at the Ocean City Airport on Bay Ave.
Club Barbeque: Ken Bagdon has
agreed to do the club BBQ this year. We
have not yet chosen a date, but we will and we will move forward. As before, we may plan an impromptu fun fly
event or two. So, bring your
planes. The date will be announced in the
“Coming Events” calendar further down in the newsletter.
Leader Club Gold: We are on track
to applying for Leader Gold status.
We’ve met most of the requirements, and have one or two to complete
before we send in our application.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:07 PM.
Show and Tell: Brian Tindall
brought in his brand new large scale aircraft.
Dick Soucy, Secretary.
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President’s
Corner
With our season in full swing, the fields are in good use and in
great condition due to regular rains and no immediate problems.
At
our meeting of July 2, we will talk about the Mall Show 12 July and the
Riverbend Public Event proposed for July 19. These projects are important as
they connect with one another. We need
members on hand with models they can talk about at the Mall. The area will be a
little smaller than last year, but I'm sure we can display 15 or 20 good
examples. In addition, flight
simulators will be offered and handouts and info will be available to support
the Riverbend Public Event which will be chaired by Chris and Bob---with our
help,
We
have had a few compliments about our meeting format and participation has been
a bit better. We strive to complete business in one hour but if a special
subject obviously presses, we can go to 9:30pm.
Don't
be afraid to voice your opinion/suggestions at any meeting or through any
officer or even in our newsletter.
Please
volunteer for a position or project this year.
It may seem uncomfortable at first, but be assured you can get help.
Some jobs will have to be "handed out". It is also uncomfortable for club officers to assign members or
do it themselves.
Ed Butterly has accepted the position of "Sgt at
Arms". He will handle duties that
fall between the responsibilities of regular officers and field marshals. From
public info to member condolences, good wishes, etc. This will be a welcomed addition to club operation. Thanks,
Ed.
I
had a meeting with Lorraine at the Shore Mall on Tuesday. We have reserved an excellent location for
our Mall Show.
We will get 15 tables with brown
cloth covers and there are two electrical outlets in the floor within our
square area.( for the flight simulators ). Additionally I will go down on
Friday afternoon and drop two pairs of 1/8"line from which we can hang two
impressive large birds from nose to tail.
I called to get Art Schoenrock to show his 1/3 Cub. Who else has an appropriate ship?
We should show examples of all our
model types and have personnel ready to explain them.
I would appreciate help on Friday
afternoon (11 July) at 4:15 pm and someone to help at 7:30 am on Sat.
I think this location will make a
big difference in our presentation. Ideas ?
Our
meeting will fall just right in our preparations.
In Memoriam
Sal
Cannizzo passed away on May 16,Sal was a great supporter of our annual Oldtimer
Meet. He was a Pioneer AMA member and
he participated in virtually every form of model airplane
activity including Wakefield team, giant scale, indoor and Oldtimers.
Sall
couldn't attend last years' Oldtimers Meet but conveyed his regrets even though
very ill. We will miss him on Aug 3,but
know that if he could be anywhere, it would be at our event. He never left
before the end and never left before complimenting our club.
A
card of condolence has been sent to Sal's family from ACSB and a memorial
flight to honor Sal was held on Sat.June 14 at the Ocean County Club's home
field.
We
also lost Dick McFarlan this month.
Dick passed away in North Carolina on Friday, June 20th. Several members signed the guest book at the
funeral home’s web site. A memorial donation
on Dick’s behalf will be discussed at the July meeting.
Thermals.
Roy Wilson, President, Atlantic
County Skyblazers RC Flying Club
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