7pm Tuesday June 6

The next club meeting will be at Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow (Moscow-Pullman Highway), Tuesday, June 6 (contact club President Byron Stevenson for information).

Agenda items include:

The meeting was held at Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow on Tuesday, April 4. Called to order by Byron Stevenson, President.

Minutes from the last meeting were read and accepted).

Treasurer report: $1965.55 (the bill for the roller for the field is outstanding)

Reminder: the date for the July meeting has been moved to Tuesday July 11 due to the 4^th being the first Tuesday in July.

Mel Colvin suggested that the club install removable fencing for pilot stations to meet AMA safety requirements at club events. The fencing would be orange plastic fencing used for construction perimeters. It would be made removable to ease mowing and other field maintenance. Two pilot stations would be installed.

Mel also reminded us that at club events there should be no parking in the pit area and no training activity.

Wally Bigelow at Hodgins Drug has a Park Zone Cub that has cosmetic damage. He is offering it for $109. If no one buys it soon it will be returned to the supplier.

Les Grammer went to a glider meet at Mission, BC, near Vancouver, BC. There were about 20 pilots competing. The conditions were windy and three gliders were lost to accidents (though none went into the ocean). Les got first place Sunday (congratulations Les!).

Mel Colvin outlined the light sport category for private pilots. Membership in an EAA chapter is required. Twenty hours rather than the usual 40 hours of flight instruction is required. This is the cheapest way to get a pilot license. The local EAA chapter is building a plane to be used for instruction.

The spring picnic and fun fly is scheduled for Saturday June 17. As usual, the club will supply burgers, condiments and soft drinks. There will be fun fly events (weather permitting) if someone will come forward to be the contest director.

Joe Bolden showed his Battery Bunker, a ceramic container for safely charging LiPo battery packs. The club can get a discount price if members are interested.

Jun 9-11 Parma, ID; Idaho Jet Fly; Class C-r at TVA Model Airport; CD: Edward (Al) Culver, P.O.Box 86, Wilder, ID 83676, (208)482-7356, Email: carolculver@cableone.net. Restricted to turbines, Ducted Fans (gas & Elect).

Jun 23-25 Nampa, ID; SW Idaho Scale Masters Qualifier; Class AA for 511,512,520,522(jso) at Nampa Model Aviators Field; CD: Chet Carpenter, 7188 Elmore, Fruitland, ID 83619, (208)452-2227, Email: crchet@msn.com; Sponsor: Nampa Model Aviators. US Scale master rules apply for USSMA Expert Scale, Sportsman Scale, Team Scale and Fun

Jun 29-2 Joseph, OR; Alpine Soaring Adventure: Class C; CD Wil Byers, (209)627-5224, Email: wilbyers@quietflyer.com

Aug 11-13 Athol, ID: Warbirds Over Farragut; Class C at Farragut St. Park; CD: Matt Jacobson, 735 N. Corbin Rd. #21, Post Falls, ID 83854, (208)773-4222, Email: spectrematt@yahoo.com ; Sponsor: Farragut Flyers #324. This is a fly-In. Any aircraft Friday and Sunday, Warbirds only on Saturday

Northwest modeling events at http://boeinghawks.org/events/ama.htm