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Pullman The Palouse Ridge Runner Moscow

Palouse Region R/C Flyers Newsletter

============================ September 2006 ===============================

Club Meeting

7pm Tuesday September 5

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, September 5 (contact club President Byron Stevenson for information).

Agenda for the meeting:

Agenda items include:

1. Sawyer Field

2. Planning for the 2006 fall picnic

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, August 1. Called to order by Byron Stevenson, President.

Members present:

Minutes from the last meeting were read and accepted.

Treasurer report: $1878.52

Old Business

Fence for Pilot Stations

Mel Colvin reported that he installed conduit driven into the ground for the barrier fence and pilot stations. Two concrete pads have been installed for the pilot stations.

Frequency Board

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

Fall Picnic

The fall picnic is scheduled for Saturday, September 16. Flying events will be discussed at the September meeting. A contest director and timers will be needed. Wally Bigelow has promised fuel and accessories as prizes if there are flying events.

New Business

Flying Events

Larry Bobisud attended the Spokane electric fun fly (August 5-6). He said there were a large number of flyers and many planes of all types.

Warbirds over Farragut is scheduled for August 11-13 – warbirds only will fly on Saturday.

The North Idaho Soaring Championships glider meet will be at Farragut State Park, near Athol, Idaho, Labor Day weekend (September 2-3).

Meeting adjourned.

Demonstrations

Harry Evans brought the wing for his new Elusive 3D plane built from his own plans - very light weight and colorful. It will have large tip plates.

Larry Bobisud showed his Cessna O-1 “Bird Dog” scale electric plane. It has a very interesting shock absorbing landing gear using rubber band “bungees”.

“Free to a good home.” Bruce Bumgarner brought a control line DC-3/C-47 – he’s looking for someone to take it off his hands.

Wally Bigelow brought the vertical fin and rudder of the TopFlite Stinson 1/5 scale kit he is building. Very nice job Wally! At this rate, Wally says he should have it flying in a couple of years (just kidding). Wally also brought a Hanger 9 F6F Hellcat ARF. He’s planning to power it with a Saito 100. It is all laser cut with a 64.5 inch span, dummy engine, and rotating retracting landing gear. All control linkages are internal. It has a three piece wing. It’s a very nice scale ARF plane for $269.

Upcoming Events

September 2-3 Athol, ID: North Idaho Soaring Championships; Class AA for 444 at Farragut St. Pk; CD Lee Urbaniak, 3012 W. 22nd, Spokane, WA 99224, (509)455-5129, Email lee.urbaniak@comcast.net; Sponsor: Inland Empire Soaring Society #1704

September 10 Nine Miles Falls, WA: Four Mounds Flyers Fun Fly ; Class C at Nine Miles Falls, WA; CD Don Pittman, 2021 W. Courtland Ave. Spokane, WA 99205, (509)328-6156, Email: dppspok@aol.com Sponsor: Four Mound Flyers #2024. Campers during hours field is open 9:00 AM to sunset. There is a $3.00 charge for 1pm lunch. 110’x600’ asphalt field

September 16-17 Cheney, WA; Barons Fall Float Fly; Class C at Silver : CD: Tony Worman, 49 Jade Drive, Newport, WA 99156, (509)447-4334, Email: skybug@earthlink.ws Sponsor: Baron’s Model Club #642.

September 29-October 1 Deer Park, WA; NWPRA Fall Closer; Class AA for 422, 424, 428; CD: Perry Pike, 1018 W. Grace Ave. Spokane, WA 99205, Email; iflyatiger@msn.com Sponsor: Northwest Pylon Racing Assn. #4660

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