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Newsletter of the Kitsap Aircraft Radio Control Society (KARCS), NOVEMBER 2004 |
Greetings All,
I have a couple of updates and reminders for everyone.
First, the videos of the Air Show on VHS or DVD are now available from Patricia at West Sound TV you can order them directly from her 360-613-9734.
Also, our annual banquet is coming up Jan. 8, 2005. As a part of the fun we give out awards to individuals who have stood out above the rest. These awards are for things like most crashes, most time in the boat at the float flies and so on… If you know of a member that should be recognized for their achievement contact either Al Franklin or myself.
Lastly, The club has been given a Kadet Senior and a flight box. The plane needs to be finished, but it is built and covered. If there is a new member out there who needs a good trainer to learn on, contact me directly.
I will see you in the Pits,
Chris Bessex, President, Kitsap ARCS
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2004 ANNUAL BANQUET
Mark your calendar for Jan. 8, 2005 which is the annual ARCS Awards Banquet. As usual, it will be at the Airport Diner at Bremerton National Airport . The social hour starts at 6:pm and at 7:00 we get fed (see the menu choices below.) Some time around 8:00, give or take a little, we'll get on with the awards. ........ Some, zany and some serious! Either way, it's a lot of fun and also surprises. Make it a point to be there !!
MENU
Pork Roast........................................$13.99 Baked Cod.........................................$13.99 Prime Rib...........................................$16.99
All meals include: potato, veggie, salad, roll, & coffee, tea or milk.
Desert, libations, taxes and gratuity are extra.
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OCTOBER 12th, 2004 MINUTES
Meeting opened at 7:05 pm. President Chris Bessex presiding.
GUESTS: Al Lewis
MINUTES: September minutes approved as written in the ARC Light.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Given by Jim Hyson.
COMMITTEES: Field Maintenance: Chris Bessex said that our field needs mowed one more time before winter sets in.
Marlin Little has been communicating with Joseph Coppo about the possibility of moving the tree line back.
EVENTS: This year’s banquet will be held on January 8, 2005 at the Airport Diner. Menu will be posted on our web sight. Al Franklin would like some suggestions for some fun gag awards.
Flight Qualifications: Dan Mason said that Nathan Moffett has received his Flight Qualification Certificate.
Combat: Sam Hovey is in first place, Chris Bessex second and Jim Montell third.
IMMAC. Regional: Kyle Woyshnis took second place this year . Missed first place by two tenths of one point, Intermediate. Congratulations Kyle!
Chris Bessex talked about members possibly being involved in the Pylon Circuit next year.
Expo: Will be held on February 4 th, 5th and 6th, at the Puyallup Fairgrounds.
NEW BUSINESS: President Chris Bessex put a proposal before the club that we move $5000 into a CD earmarked for Land Acquisition Fund. Club dues starting 2005 will be $60 of which $20 will go into our Field Acquisition Fund. New adult members joining the club for 2005 will be assessed a $100 initiation fee plus $60 annual club dues.
This proposal was open for discussion, voted on by club members and passed.
Verlyn Grange proposed an amendment that active military be exempt from the club initiation fee. The proposal was seconded and passed.
Al Franklin said our Field of Dreams is on display in the Kitsap County Parks conference room.
QUARTER DRAWING: Rick Hein won $54.
DOOR PRIZE: Quick charger won by Dan Mason.
Meeting adjourned 7:55 pm.
DON'T FORGET November we start club officer nominations! Please make a point to attend. Be thinking of who you would like to nominate for club officers.
Jim Hyson, Secretary/Treasurer Kitsap ARCS
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FIELD NEWS
Knowing that we won't get the County to do our whole upgrade as shown on Al's model at the same time, we need to take one thing at a time. Everyone seems to agree that moving the tree line back is the most important, and easiest to accomplish issue, we want the County to be responsible for. With that in mind, we are trying to get the County to contact loggers that might be interested in moving our tree line back about 200 feet. We are interested in companies that would do it for the logging rights to the trees, therefore, no cost to us or the County. If anyone has knowledge of a company that will do this, let me know right away, please. We will start working on other things little by little.
Marlin Little, Club Liaison
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WHEN AT THE FIELD….. THINK SAFETY |
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Final 2004 Combat standings by point totals:
1- Sam Hovey (6188), 2- Chris Bessex (5107), 3 - Jim Montell (4732), 4 -Rick Fuller (4533), 5 -Corky Betcher (3480), 6 - Kyle Woyshnis (3196), 7 - Ken Crow (2567), 8 - Bill Power (2260), 9 - Chris Madl (1824), 10 - Jim McEdward (1276), 11 - Lorin Miller (1160), 12 - John Castleman (1340), 13 - Bud Arnold (580), 14 -Larry Lietzau (344), 15 - John Rowley (256).
If you want to join the fun in 2005 all you need is a “cheap” airplane that weighs a maximum of 3.5 lbs. with a maximum .25 size engine.
Click to see the pictures of this years combat
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For Sale For Sale items were listed in the hard copy of this months Arclight. |
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2005 Club Event Schedule
This schedule is shown on the home page.
The following pertains to the 2005 schedule:
For 2005 we have planned a few more events than we did last year. A couple of these involve inter club events and of course there are the special displays or demonstrations that always pop up and we some how manage to squeeze them in. We just take these as they come.
New to the list of events for the coming year will be a club picnic at Little Field. We have Invited the SRAC (Snohomish Radio Aero Club ) to join us for what promises to be a fun day! There will be a Fun Fly with some very simple events that are geared to ALL members where a novice pilot with a trainer stands as good a chance as a highly experienced pilot with a fancy 3D plane. And, that's not all !! The SRAC guys have been holding an event called Wild & Whacky Wings where the crazier the plane is, and it must fly, the better your chances of winning. We'll be doing our version of this at this event also. The rules and guide lines , which are very simple, will be published on the web and in the next Arclight. Also new this year, we have been invited to a fun fly at the ERMA ( Evergreen Radio Model Assoc. ) at their field just north of Everett in Marysville. Their President, Roy Mitchell has volunteered to make a presentation at one of our club meetings in the very near future.
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Editors Note
Hi ARCS,
I am always looking for some short (one page or less) articles that I can use for the newsletter, especially during the non-flying season. If you have something that may be of interest to our members please send it to me. It has to be aviation related but not necessarily RC.
A reminder for those of you who have not yet picked up your club T-shirts or name badges, they will be available at the November 9th meeting.
I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Ed
Jim Montell, Newsletter Editor Kitsap ARCS
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!! NEXT MEETING Tuesday, November 9th, 2004 "7pm" At the Sunnyslope Improvement Association (SIA) clubhouse
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