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Pullman The Palouse Ridge Runner Moscow
Palouse Region R/C Flyers Newsletter
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The next club meeting will be at Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow (Moscow-Pullman Highway), Tuesday, March 1 (contact club President Mark Scarborough for information).
Members Present:
Minutes accepted as published.
Treasury: $1417.60
Spokane Swap Meet is scheduled for March 12.
Indoor flying at the school gym in Asotin, WA, 7:30 to 9:30 every Wednesday thru May. Fee depends on attendance each week (usually $2 per pilot). Pilots must have AMA to participate. Sponsored by Lewis-Clark RC Model Club.
Mall Show is scheduled for April 1-3.
Bob Boettcher is home after surgery following a head injury when he fell in his home.
Austen Sass crashed his video carrying plane.
Elmer Carlson has finished his trainer projects and will begin building a club trainer from a kit donated to the club.
Carson Sass is redoing the plans he drew for a radial engined Airtractor 402 crop duster. The model will have a 54 inch wing span.
Don Hart is still working on an original design 8 foot span 50cc glider tug.Mark Scarborough is not currently building - too busy.
Tyler Sass has the wing of his Goldberg J-3 Cub covered.Mall Show
Mark signed the contract for the mall show. Colleen will contact AMA for event insurance. Mark will check with the mall about having a raffle and will contact Jerry Becker about setting up a signup page.
No new business.
Randy Sexton showed his BH Twister, an ARF made in Viet Nam. Randy said it is a good quality balsa model. The only problem noted was with misaligned wing mounting holes. It is electric powered, but has not been flown yet. Hobby People had the model for $60. It weighs 4.5 pounds with battery.
Lucas Sass showed his Parkzone P-47, a molded foam model. He has installed E-Flite electric retracts. It has not flown yet.