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THE
PREZ SEZ
Hi Everyone
November is almost here and I
was hoping to have some new information regarding the runway
resurfacing project, but as of today no news. So all I can give
you is what I know so far. The word the city is using is
...Soon! All the rumors I'm hearing say end of October/ early
November. They will be asphalting 400 ft by 40 ft and the "taxi
ways" through the four gates. Also the city has agreed to center
stripe the runway which will help us all with alignment coming
in on final approach. As soon as I get more information I'll
pass it on to you all, but if you're a week day flyer don't be
surprised if you show up at the field only to find out they've
started.
This next meeting, Thursday
November 1st, will be the last one of the year. Decembers
meeting will be the MMRCC Christmas ( yes I said Christmas! )
dinner and I'll be sending out more details to all members by E
mail soon. If you can make the time please plan to attend, this
club is not just about flying it's also about fellowship with
people who have the same interests you do. No one else wants to
hang out with a bunch of people who don't think twice about
paying out a thousand bucks on a model airplane. We must be
nuts!!
As you can see by the minutes
most of the club officers have agreed to stay on for another
year. The only change proposed is Rory Boyer for VP replacing
Sherry Fox. So if you have a yen to run for office this next
meeting will be your last chance.
See you all at the field
Mick Fox
From the Sacramento Valley
Soaring, Novato, California
You’re Addicted to RC, When…
1
You read nothing but
transmitter and model manuals in the bathroom.
2
You have converted a
mobile home to have room for all your airplanes with just space
enough to sleep.
3
Your RC insurance costs
more then your car’s.
4
You have something RC
within a radius of 5 feet from you at all times.
5
You’ve heard, “Hey that
looks just like the airplane I tossed in the bin after crashing
last week,” more than once at your flight field.
6
A full-scale airplane
passes overhead and you move your thumbs to match its movements.
7
If you plan to go
outside for any reason and it’s windy, you go back inside again
and find out when it’s due to be calm next.
8
When the power steering
goes, you tell the people at the garage to change the servo.
9
If you worked feverishly
in all your free time, it would take three years to clear up
your backlog of kits.
10
You host a fun-fly when
it’s so cold that one of the events is starting your engine.
11
You accept a crash as an
opportunity to start a great new kit.
12
Every time you pass a
garage sale, you look for wings.
13
If you spend more money
at the local hobby shop in one hour than you make in a month.
14
You keep your old van
just to transport airplanes in.
15
When you go to Home
Depot and the PVC pipe and fittings section gives you ideas for
new wing racks instead of plumbing projects.
16
The smooth tarmac bike
trail at your local park has funny airport markings sprayed on
it.
17
You car has a ski box on
its roof, yet you never go skiing.
18
You have a “special
room” for your airplanes.
19
You have a gallon drum
of adhesive in your shed.
20
You have at least three
different heating irons.
21
You neck shows a white
strip, that is the same width as your transmitter strap.
October Meeting Minutes
MMRCCINC
MINUTES
Meeting
Opened at 7:00 PM
Officers:
Pres: M. Fox, V. Pres: S. Fox, Treas: T. Fenn III, Sec. T.
Campbell, Safety Officer: Bill Hermes,
Members:
Lynn Heishman, Rory Boyer, Steve Mason, Dave Fields, Ron Boyer,
Jerry West, Gary Burrows, Rich Bouilly, Bill Lewis, Rich
Hotchkiss, Don Adams
Guests:
Barry Nelson
Treasurer’s report: $367.15 in check account. $2,100.51 in
savings account. Motion to accept: Rory Boyer, Second: Bill
Hermes, Approval: unanimous
Correction
to minutes of Sept. 6, 2007: Myer Gutman had donated $300 (not
$120) to MMRCC. Motion to accept as corrected: Rory Boyer.
Second: Jerry West. Approved.
Safety:
No new report.
Flight
Training: Steve Mason has a new student.
Old
Business:
CORPORATE
FLIGHT TRAINING:
From the
September meeting: Bill Hermes brought up AMA rule that only
AMA member pilots can fly at an AMA insured field. Request that
Michael Fox ask the City of Sierra Vista to post a sign which
states this rule. Discussion ensued about training of private
company pilots at the field. The corporate instructors and
pilot trainees have been informed and they have obtained or are
in the process of obtaining AMA memberships. Steve Mason stated
that he has read an FAA Rule about corporate training at AMA
insured fields. He said he would try to locate a copy of the
FAA rule and bring it to the October meeting.
Per the
Sept. 6, 2007 meeting, Michael Fox was to ask the City of Sierra
Vista about posting a new sign stating that flight training of
private sector employees for corporate benefit could not take
place at an AMA insured field. Mick said that the City is not
concerned with this issue until the AMA issues a formal
statement.
Also,
Steve Mason submitted an excerpt from the federal register, vol.
72, no. 29, Tuesday, February 13, 2007, pages 6689 and 6690.
Under 14 CFR Part 91, this posting includes the FAA’s current
policy concerning operations of unmanned aircraft in the
National Airspace System. Under recreational/Sport Use of Model
Airplanes there is this Policy Statement.:
“The
current FAA policy for UAS [Unmanned Aircraft Systems]
operations is that no person may operate a UAS in the National
Airspace System without specific authority. For UAS operating
as public aircraft the authority is the COA [Certificates of
Waiver or Authorization}, for UAS operating as civil aircraft
the authority is special airworthiness certificates, and for
model aircraft the authority is [Advisory Circular] AC 91-57.
The FAA
recognizes that people and companies other than modelers might
be flying UAS with the mistaken understanding that they are
legally operating under the authority of AC 91-57. AC 91-57
only applies to modelers, and thus specifically excludes its use
by persons or companies for business purposes.”
FUN FLY
OCTOBER 13th:
Glo
engines, no AMA sanction Beginner and Sportsman classes of
competition, 4- events. The events are Poker Hand, Climb &
Glide, Barrel Race (ground taxi around ballons), and Dice Roll
(roll dice, take off, trim plane, land, roll dice until roll
matches first roll) and an a “Tie-Breaker” event. Pilot
Briefing will be at 7:30 A.M. and Flight starts at 8:00 A.M.
Mick will
be grilling hot dogs and has requested some help with cooking
and side dishes.
Bill
Hermes has some volunteers to help with judging and would like a
few more.
New
Business:
AWNING at
FIELD:
The club
owned awning and frame were brought out of storage for use at
the last Fun Fly event. It was not put away after the event and
was used all summer by several club members to shade their
planes in the pit area. Per Jerry West, the awning was
purchased for use during club events only and he is of the
opinion that it should be maintained in storage between events.
During the
discussion which followed, most members present considered the
summer use as acceptable. And there was a statement that
perhaps the club should consider extending the shade cover over
the pit area.
A motion
was made and seconded that the summer use did not constitute a
major misuse of club property. This motion was approved by the
majority of members present.
Note: the
tarp has disappeared from the locker and Eric Fisher offered to
purchase a replacement.
BOLLIN
FIELD PAVING:
Pres.
Michael Fox said that per a discussion with City Parks and
Recreation Director John Startt , paving for Bollin Field would
be included within the budget for repaving other parking lots
and driveways maintained by the City Parks Dept.
(Note:
Thursday Oct. 10, a paving contractor made a pre-bid site visit
to Bollin Field. The bid is based upon a 40 ft. wide by 400 ft.
long paved area).
NOMINATIONS FOR CLUB OFFICERS:
Pres: Michael Fox to continue as president
V.
Pres: Sherri Fox or Ron Boyer
Treas: Tom Fenn to continue as treasurer
Secretary: Tom Campbell to continue as secretary.
Motion by
Bill Hermes, Second by Dave Fields. Approved by all present.
7:40 P.M. Motion by Steve Mason, Second by Ron Boyer for the
meeting to adjourn.
OCTOBER FUN FLY
Hey Folks,
The
October Fun Fly happened on 13 October, and lots of you came
out. Two folks participated in Sportsman class (Tommy and
Jeff), and seven participated on Masters class ( Mick Fox, Jerry
West, Steve Mason, Tom Lajoie, Bill Hermes, Eric Fisher and Dave
Fields). Through some bad luck aka losing his planes muffler,
Mick was out of the competition very early in the contest. The
results of the contest were wins by Steve Mason in the Poker
Hand and Dice Roll, and by Eric Fisher in the Climb and Glide,
Barrel, and Heuvos Grande events.
My thanks
to both Steve and Eric for their help in both the setup and
scoring of the event, to Will Herman and my grandson Jake, and
to Mick Fox for his always exemplorary cooking.
MEETING
The next meeting
of the MMRCC is scheduled for November 1, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. All
members should make an effort to attend this meeting as
nominations for next years officers will be held. The meeting
will be held at the Northrop Grumman facility. Personnel are
required to sign-in and sign out for security purposes.
See
you at the meeting……………….Will
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