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Pullman The Palouse Ridge Runner Moscow

Palouse Region R/C Flyers Newsletter

============================== May 2014 ===============================

The next club meeting will be Tuesday, May 6 at 7pm at the Jack-in-the-Box in Moscow (Moscow-Pullman Highway). Contact club President Don Hart for information.

If anyone has a new plane, bring it to show it off.

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Meeting Agenda
  1. Announcements
  2. Minutes
  3. Treasury Report
  4. Flying/Building Reports
  5. Old Business
  6. Agenda Additions/New Business
  7. Program
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Notes from the Last Meeting:

Members Present:

Minutes accepted as published.

Treasury: $1834.93

Announcements

The club mall show is Saturday May 3 from 8am to 6pm at the Palouse Mall.

The Orrin Crooks Memorail Glider Meet is May 10-11 at the Mann Lake RC Field near Lewiston.  This is an AMA sanctioned meet sponsored by the Palouse Flyers club. Events are thermal duration in several classes including altitude limited electric soaring (ALES).

Flying/Building Reports

Leroy Johnson said a student from Pullman flies helicopters frequently at his field. He's a very good pilot. Leroy and Phil Tallman have been building foamy pusher jets that take about two hours to cut and assemble.

Bruce Bumgarner has been "stuffing" RC gear in his Topaz glider. He got a new fuselage. He has a new LiPo checker, equalizer he got from Tower Hobbies for $20.

Joe Bolden has been building an HO train layout for his grand kids.

John Sawyer has his Edge 540 with OS 95, an Ultra Stik and Rocket with OS 55 ready to go. The field has been fertilized and will be rolled soon.

Don Hart has been flying indoor RC at the Asotin High School gym.

Elmer Carlson is working on getting his Fun Cub ready.

Old Business

Nothing

New Business

Mall Show

Colleen Bumgarner will contact the mall management to schedule a Saturday for the mall show. This will be a one day event. It takes a couple of weeks to get the insurance from AMA. May 3 was chosen  for the event.

Program

No program

Upcoming Events

May 3  -- Moscow, ID Palouse Flyers Mall Show at the Palouse Mall in Moscow from 8am to 6pm. There will be a raffle, swap and sell, and model videos. Sponsor Palouse Flyers.

May 10-11 -- Lewiston ID Orrin Crooks Memorial Glider Meet Mann Lake RC Field near Lewiston. Events are thermal duration in several classes including altitude limited electric soaring (ALES).  This is an AMA sanctioned meet sponsored by the Palouse Flyers club.

5/10/2014 -- Spokane, WA (C) BARONS FLOAT FLY. Site: 17207 W Four Lakes Rd. James Mathias CD PH: 509.465.9009 Email: hellcanyon1@yahoo.com. 14/1308. Landing fee $10 and the resort $5. Nice dock to fly off of. Food is available for sale. Beautiful lake to fly on. Sponsor: BARONS MODEL CLUB

May 17-18 -- Lewiston ID Glider Weekend Fun Fly at Mann Lake RC Field near Lewiston. Fly gliders and bring your own lunch.  Electric power, winch or high-start launch, discus launch and aerotow are all allowed. Sponsor: Lewis-Clark RC Model Club.

5/31/2014 - 6/1/2014 -- Athol, ID (C-Restricted) CLASS C RESTRICTED WARBIRDS. Site: Silver Hills Rc Flyers. Tim Mcgee CD PH: 208.683.3213 Email: tims733@frontier.com. 14/1503. Warbirds over lake Ponderay. Sponsor: SILVERHILLS R/C FLYERS

5/31/2014 - 6/1/2014 -- Deer Park, WA (C-Restricted) BARONS BIPLANE FLY IN. Site: Deer Park Airport. Daniel Rood CD PH: 509-720-0055 Email: drdantempo@yahoo.com. 14/1389. Open to all AMA and Canadian equivalent members with a biplane of any scale. Landing fee $10 for one day $15 for both days. Sponsor: BARONS MODEL CLUB

6/20/2014 - 6/22/2014 -- Parma, ID (C-Restricted) IDAHO JET RALLY. Site: Tva Field. Al Culver CD PH: 208.530.0632 Email: al.culver@hotmail.com. Event restricted to Turbine and Ducted fan airplanes. Sponsor: TREASURE VALLEY AEROMODELERS

6/21/2014 - 6/22/2014 -- Spokane, WA (AA) SPOKANE ALES CLASSIC. Site: Paradise Flying Field. Rodney Lorimor CD PH: 509-536-7937 Email: rodl@wtfo.com. Visit: www.leqf.org. 14/1445. See RC Groups discussion for additional information. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2126104 Sponsor: INLAND EMPIRE QUIET FLYERS

6/27/2014 - 6/29/2014 -- Deer Park, WA (C-Restricted) 2ND ANNUAL RC HELI NATION FLY IN. Site: Deer Park Airport. Daniel Rood CD PH: 509-720-0055 Email: drdantempo@yahoo.com. 14/1383. 3 Day event. Helicopter only fly in . Camping on site, no hook ups. Vendors on site. Put on by RC Heli Nation, hosted by Barons Model Club. Sponsor: BARONS MODEL CLUB

June 7 -- Lewiston ID  Memorial Fun Fly this is the annual club fun fly at Mann Lake RC Field near Lewiston. Sponsored by the Lewis-Clark RC Model Club

7/4/2014 - 7/6/2014 -- Athol, ID (C) FUN SCALE. Site: Silver Hills. Tim Mcgee CD PH: 208.683.3213 14/816- Bring the whole family. We are right across the Hwy from the NW Largest Theme Park Silverwood. Sponsor: SILVERHILLS R/C FLYERS

7/24/2014 - 7/27/2014 -- Athol, ID (C) FARRAGUT FLYERS FUN FLY. Site: Farragut State Park Flyers. Alan Puckett CD PH: Email: alanrpuckett@hotmail.com. Visit: www.farragutflyers.com. 14/820- 3D Profile Fly in . Sponsor: FARRAGUT FLYERS