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Newsletter of the Kitsap Aircraft Radio Control Society (KARCS), FEBRUARY 2005 |
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Greetings All,
I will see you in the Pits,
Chris Bessex, President, Kitsap ARCS
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ARC of the Year Award
I have had a lot of inquiries about this award so for those new members that do not know about this prestigious award here’s the low down. Our club has presented this award since it’s inception. Originally this award was called the Carl J. Smith Memorial Trophy ARC of the Year Award and along with the plaque there was also a trophy that was passed to the winner from year to year. The trophy aspect was dropped in 1999. This award is given annually to the member who has performed outstanding achievements “for the club” over the past year. At the December meeting a secret ballot is taken among those members present. These ballots are placed in a sealed container to be delivered to an independent trophy shop so that a plaque can be made in honor of that years winner. Once completed the trophy shop seals the award and destroys all ballots. Only at the annual banquet when the sealed award is opened by the president does any member know who the ARC of the Year is. Ed.
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2004 Arc of the Year
Kyle Woyshnis
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Items For Sale were listed in the hard copy of the Arclight.
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JANUARY 11, MEETING MINUTES
Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by VP Al Franklin
MINUTES: Accepted as written in ARC LIGHT
TREASURERS REPORT: Given by Dan Mason, $10,118.70 as of 01/10/05
Field acquisition and improvement fund account will be opened after Feb dues are received.
NEW MEMBERS AND GUESTS: Michael Heath is now ARC # 166.
REPORTS: Instruction- no new flight certificates awarded. Safety-no report - Field-no report
OLD BUSINESS: Lorin Miller and Jim Hyson reported that Hugh Swanson, a long time member had passed away
Banquet was a success. 60 folks attended, awards were presented as follows:
ARC of the Year - Kyle Woyshnis. Kyle was also presented a special award in honor of his aerobatic contest accomplishments for 2004. Field Projects - Bud Arnold. Best Crash - Bob Brusa. Most Improved - Sam Hovey 1st Flight of 2005 - Dan Mason Most Crashes - Verlyn Grange
NEW BUSINESS: The Board of Directors met and decided, due to the logistics involved in manning a booth and very little return in new members, to forego a booth at the Model Expo this year. Jim McEdward volunteered to head up our annual parade committee. He will be looking for volunteers to help redesign and rebuild our float. Bob Brusa made a motion, 2nd by Les Bishop to purchase an updated ARC Banner. Bob will obtain design ideas Bud Arnold presented an idea for a new wind direction and speed indicator. Bill Power requested we put on a demo day for the Cub Scouts. Date is April 30. Verlyn Grange requested the Board of Directors discuss the replacement of our field signs lost in the fire. Bill Bambrick volunteered to head up the annual Mall Show committee. Show will be in March.
SHOW AND TELL: Monty Foust showed his scratch built CL-215 twin engine electric water bomber. Dan Mason showed his new Park Zone Super Decathlon electric. Monty won Best of Show.
RAFFLE: Jim McEdward won a shop tools package.
QUARTER DRAWING: #77, John Welch didn’t win the money.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Sincerely,
Danny Mason, Secretary/Treasurer Kitsap ARCS
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FIELD NEWS
WILD & WACKY WINGS
Mark your calendar for our July 23rd Club Picnic and Wild & Whacky Wings ( WWW) ............. Picnics we all understand, but what the devil is WWW? Well, it's just like it sounds; an event for goofy or crazy R/C planes. For an example some of the planes I've seen in similar events had fuselages made up from a series of plastic pop bottles, another one used an air mattress for wings and on yet another the wings were a series of vertically stacked venetion blinds. Just let your imagination and ingenuity run wild and go for it.
We’ve invited the Snohomish Radio Aero Club (SRAC) to join us in the fun. They have been running this event for eight or nine years now and it's one of their larger yearly event. Along with the picnic and WWW we will be putting on a few simple competitive events for more traditional R/C planes. The key here is that any and all types of planes and pilot proficiency levels will have an equal chance. Some great prizes are planned for this and WWW.
WWW Rules
1. Entries can be scratch built or originate from a kit or be a modified ARF. 2. All entries must be radio controlled. 3. Power is optional, i.e. gas, electric, glow, glider or ? 4. Powered planes must at least be able to take off or be hand launched, clear the end of the runway, fly downwing past the end of the runway and make a successful landing. Gliders must display a reasonable measure of control (this includes all planes) and at least fly as far as possible down the runway. 5. All entries are subject to a basic safety inspection with regards to structural integrity and controllability. 6. Awards will be decided by an impartial Judge's.
For any further information or questions, contact Al Franklin...253-857-7751 or pegnal@earthlink.net
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! 2005 DUES ARE DUE !
The February meeting will be the last chance to pay your 2005 dues at the $60.00 rate (current members only). After that a $15.00 late fee will be accessed.
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DON’T FORGET!
2005 NW Model Exposition - February 4th, 5th and 6th
9am - 5pm, Puyallup Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA.
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WHEN AT THE FIELD….. THINK SAFETY |
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NEW YEARS DAY FLY 2005
This year it was clear, calm and crisp at the field. A really great day for our 1st fly of 2005. Three times more members than last year came out to test their thumbs and brave the cold weather. Monte Foust brought his heater which ended up as being the most popular spot in the pits. The average flight was ten minutes which was about as long as your thumbs would work. Everyone there was in great spirits and had a wonderful time. As far as I know there was only one crash which was apparently caused by a radio failure. This year the club has many fun events scheduled so come on out and join in fun. Ed.
Click to see the pictures from this years New Years Day Fly
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2004 ANNUAL BANQUET
As in years past the 2004 Annual Banquet was a fun social affair. Awards were again given out to the members who stood out in 2004 (see Meeting Minutes page 3 for details.) Although the cost of dinner was higher than in the past ($24.00 per person) the entrées were excellent. I may have missed it but I do not remember anyone having desert? We did not have a guest speaker this year and with the threat of snow the festivities ended early. Ed.
Click to see pictures from this years banquet
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EDITORS NOTE
I have been at this for almost three years and after some careful consideration I have decided that it’s time for someone else to step forward and take over the jobs of club newsletter editor and website manager. The current Arclight files are in Microsoft Publisher and the website uses the Microsoft Front Page format. These are registered software and cannot be transferred. The “latest version” of each program will have to be procured by the club unless someone has this software or decides to change the format. My last Arclight will be the March 2005 issue. I’m sure this will allow sufficient time for a smooth turnover. I will provide some support (if needed) for the new editor and web site manager to help him, or her, come up to speed. It has been an interesting three years for the club and these duties were, at times, very enjoyable and rewarding. Let me know if you are interested. Ed.
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!! NEXT MEETING Tuesday, FEBRUARY 8th, 2004 "7pm" At the Sunnyslope Improvement Association (SIA) clubhouse
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