Old Business

September Fun Fly Report

About 20 people showed up and a good time was had by all.  We made $22 from the paintball shoot, but the fun could not be measured in mere $$.  The young people present especially seemed to enjoy the sport and managed to hit the target planes many times.  By the end of the day, the two target planes flown by Don Hart and Jerry Becker were well decorated with paint. Jerry's plane even had a chunk knocked off of the fuselage for good measure.  Jerry's wife, Bridgette was the only "RC Widow" to take the opportunity to shoot for free, and she blasted away with great glee, hitting the target several times.  The balloon busting was a "bust", as no balloons actually got busted due to the swirling winds.  

Mark Scarborough won the Blade MCX S300 Helicopter in the Lucky Hand Free Fly with a full house. The food was excellent as usual.  Many thanks to Mel Colvin for applying his culinary skills to the BBQ!

Flying Day in the Park & RC Class Report

All things considered, the Flying Day in the Park went pretty well.  It was crazy windy, but we had about 12-13 people out, and 6 who wanted to fly.  Joe Bolden got 4 pilots up on the buddy box before losing his LT 40 to the wind and engine trouble.  Joe later discovered that his clunk was not "clunking" properly due to a corroded fuel line.  

Mike Marsh and Don Hart put on demonstration flights between buddy box flights

We have 3 people in the class (counting Dave Walker's wife, Polly) and we should be able to get the student into the air after one more building session.  The class has been a lot of fun.  Parks & Rec held the registration open until the last minute, so we did not get the 2 weeks advance notice that we'd asked for.  Therefore we did not get the price break that B&B hobbies had offered us, as there was no time for Brian to get the order together.  Jerry Becker did a last minute order from Tower, but they were only able to give us a small price break and the kits ended up costing  $200 each.  $50 more than we had expected.

2010 Officer Nominations/Speeches/Elections

Nominations were closed and a motion was made to cast a unanimous ballot to elect the current slate of nominees. Motion was seconded and passed.

• President:  Mark Scarborough 
• Vice President:  John Sawyer
• Secretary/Treasurer:  Colleen Bumgarner
• Safety Officers:  John Sawyer and Don Kolb
• Editor:  Don Hart

Potlatch Field Update

All the cracks have been sealed but there are spots where the sealant cracked as it dried.  Dave Walker and Jerry Becker have not had a chance to get a work party together to fill in these cracks.  There was some discussion over whether it would be appropriate to attempt this work given the changing weather.