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Pullman The Palouse Ridge Runner Moscow

Palouse Region R/C Flyers Newsletter

============================ October 2006 ===============================

Club Meeting

7pm Tuesday October 3

Jack-in-the-Box

Moscow

Members and guests may join us for dinner before the meeting

The next club meeting will be at Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow (Moscow-Pullman Highway), Tuesday, October 3 (contact club President Byron Stevenson for information).

Agenda for the meeting:

Agenda items include:

1. Sawyer Field

2. Flying Reports

3. Member Winter Project Plans

If anyone has a new plane, bring it to show it off.

Notes from the Last Meeting:

The meeting was held at Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow on Tuesday, September 5. Called to order by Byron Stevenson, President.

Members present:

Byron Stevenson (President)

Bruce Bumgarner (VP)

Colleen Bumgarner (Secretary/Treasurer)

Heather Stevenson

Harry Evans

Randy Sexton

Larry Bobisud

Bob Boettcher

Mel Colvin

Dave Walker

Barry Grussling

Brady Wicks

Joe Bolden

Jerry Becker

Vance Penton

Bertle Spence

Gary Wright (new member)

Don Hart (Newletter Editor)

Minutes from the last meeting were read and accepted.

Treasurer report: $1878.52

New Member

Bertle Spence introduced new member Gary Wright.

Old Business

Field Report

No report.

Frequency Board

A new frequency board is “in the works”, but still not yet available.

Fall Picnic

The fall picnic is scheduled for Saturday, September 16. No one volunteered to be CD, so no flying events were scheduled.

New Business

Mid-summer Picnic?

Harry Evans suggested that we hold a mid-summer picnic and fun fly. This will be added to the planning agenda for next year.

Meeting adjourned.

Demonstrations

It was Joe Bolden’s 71^st birthday! Joe showed his E-Flite Mini Ultra Stick. He’s using an E-Flite 450 outrunner motor, Thunder Power 1100 LiPoly battery pack and E-Flite S75 servos all around. It has quad-flaps (flaps and ailerons that can be mixed to work together as ailerons or separately in various configurations).

Harry Evans brought the uncovered airframe for his Great Planes Ultimate biplane. It has 4 ailerons, will have an OS46FX for power and have an orange and white color scheme.

Jerry Becker showed his Hyperion YAK 54 scale aerobatic electric ARF. It has a Hyperion outrunner motor (1200 watts on 5 cells, 950 watts on 4 cells) and a Thunder Power 5S 4200 battery pack. Jerry estimates 30 minutes of flying time on a charge.

Jerry also showed his Great Planes Dazzler ARF. It’s powered by an E-Flite 32 outrunner motor. It hadn’t been flown yet.

Byron Stevenson showed parts of the crashed Midwest Aerostar 40 trainer he is rebuilding. The wing has been rebuilt and Byron is working on the fuselage. Dave Walker offered plans from the kit to aid in the reconstruction. Good job and good luck flying Byron!

Barry Grussling brought his T-Rex SE mini-helicopter with carbon fiber components. It is powered by an Align 450L electric motor and uses Hitec HS56 servos and a Thunder Power 3S 2100 LiPoly battery pack. Barry says it can fly about 20 minutes on a charge and is fully 3-D capable.

Upcoming Events

No local events on the schedule.

Northwest R/C flying model events at http://boeinghawks.org/events/ama.htm