========================================================================
Pullman The Palouse Ridge Runner Moscow
Palouse Region R/C Flyers Newsletter
============================= December 2011 ===============================
The next club meeting will be at Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow (Moscow-Pullman Highway), Tuesday, December 6 (contact club President Mark Scarborough for information).
Members Present:
Minutes accepted as published.
Treasury: $1499.81
Spring Mall Show may be in March
A get well card was sent to Bertle Spence
Gunnar Sorem is building a percussion cap pistol for his senior project. His Albatros project is stalled. Gunnar has been flying at Leroy Johnson's field.
Sam Sorem built three foamies, a very fast GeeBee R-1 and two very slow flyers. Sam also assembled a helicopter in two evenings.
Don Hart has been flying indoors at the Asotin school gym and outdoors at the Lewiston field. Don flew the ModelTech Hurricane that he showed at the last meeting.
Phil Talman has been flying after work at Leroy Johnson's field. He tried a flat wing foamy with lights, unfortunately with no light on the tail, an "interesting" experience. Phil is building a 40 size Great Planes J-3 Cub.
Mark Scarborough got a Park Zone Mustang. He says it flies well for a foamy. Mark got a Spektrum DX6i for bind-and-fly planes.
Parker Sorem has been flying the foamy bipe he showed at the last meeting.
Super Bowl Snow Fly
The Super Bowl Snow Fly club flying event is scheduled for the Saturday February 4, the Saturday of Super Bowl weekend. Plans will be finalized at future club meetings.
Models Donated
Terry Koltes. a former club member, donated kits, engines and other RC stuff to the club. These will be available for purchase at the Super Bowl Snow Fly event.
Sam Sorem showed the wing center section for his 94 inch span Hawker Hurricane scale model and a T-Rex 500 heli.
Mark Scarborough showed his E-Sport, an original design from Rob Smith, a club member. It has a Rimfire 32 outrunner and 4S LiPo battery pack.
Super Bowl Snow Fly February 4, 2012 at Sawyer Field