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Pullman The Palouse Ridge Runner Moscow
Palouse Region R/C Flyers Newsletter
============================ April 2009 ===============================
The next club meeting will be at Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow (Moscow-Pullman Highway), Tuesday, April 7 (contact club President Jerry Becker for information).
2. Minutes from March 3rd meeting
3. Treasury Report / Dues Update
4. Flying/Building Reports
5. Mall Show Report
6. Spring/Summer Events Planning
7. Opportunity for Media Exposure
8. Agenda Additions / New Business
9. Program: Video: Warbirds Over Delaware
If anyone has a new plane, bring it to show it off.
Notes from the Last Meeting:
The meeting was held at the Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow. Called to order by Jerry Becker President.
Members present:
Colleen Bumgarner (Secretary/Treasurer)
Bruce Bumgarner
Larry Bobisud
Joe Bolden
Mel Colvin
Sam Hord
Bertle Spence
Randy Sexton
Bob Boettcher
Vance Penton
Harry Evans
Don Hart
Minutes from the last meeting were read and accepted.
Treasurer report: $1965.13
Announcements
EAA breakfast at the hangar at the Lewiston airport. Curtis Pusher replica will be displayed.
A spot landing contest was scheduled for Saturday March 7 at the Mann Lake field. Trophies for first through third place.
LCRC is sponsoring the "Idaho
Spuds" IMAC
meet at Mann Lake Field June 13-14.
Registration
fee for the event is expected to be $35. N.W. IMAC is holding
a judging seminar in
Spokane
March 28. There
will be an IMAC flight
demonstration and
flying clinic May 23 at the Mann Lake flying field.
Flying and Building Reports
Don Hart and Jerry Becker flew at the Mann Lake field. There's been very good turnout there every weekend through the month.Jerry Becker is working on his Spitfire ARF.
Bruce Bumgarner has his FUN 51 profile kit ready to cover.
Bob Boettcher's "Big Yellow" giant scale original design is repaired and ready to fly.
Joe Bolden is rebuilding his Mini Ultra Stick fuselage.
Raffle ticket buyers can mark their tickets with an "H" if they prefer to win the helicopter. First and second place in "Best of Show" will be awarded..
The review of the rest of the club bylaws was complete and the changes were voted on and accepted. Jerry Becker will implement all the accepted changes to the bylaws.
New Business
No new business
Meeting adjourned.
Thanks to Colleen Bumgarner for her meeting notes.Demonstrations
Randy used a Rim Fire 4250-800 outrunner motor he got for $69. Randy used a really neat adjustable metal motor mount ($15 from Tower Hobbies). The speed control handles 70 amps. A 3 cell 2200 mAh LiPo battery pack will provide the power.
The total weight ready to fly is 4 pounds 10 ounces.
Randy plans to set the plane up with floats.
None
Upcoming Events
Orrin Crooks Memorial Glider MeetID
5/8-10/09 - Lewiston, ID (A) Site: Mann Lake flying field. Bruce Bumgarner CD, Moscow, ID PH:(208) 882-7126 email: Bcbum@aol.com. Sponsor: PALOUSE REGION RC FLYERS
IMAC Bootcamp
ID
5/23/09 - Lewiston, ID (A) Site: Mann Lake flying field. Flying demo and introduction to IMAC scale aerobatics competition presentation. Sponsor: Lewis-Clark R/C Model Club Inc
Idaho Spud IMAC
ID
6/13-14/09 - Lewiston, ID (A) Site: Mann Lake flying field. This is a scale aerobatics competition event. Flyers from all over the Northwest are expected to attend. Sponsor: Lewis-Clark R/C Model Club Inc