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Newsletter of the Kitsap Aircraft Radio Control Society (KARCS), JUNE 2005 |
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Greetings All,
I will see you in the Pits,
Chris Bessex, President, Kitsap ARCS
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SPRING OPENER
Click to see pictures of the Spring Opener.
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SWAP MEET
TUESDAY JUNE 14th 2005 - 5pm “At The Field” before the meeting.
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Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by club president
Guests: Shelly and Michael Carriro, Elliott Banks
Minutes were accepted as read
Treasurers report presented and accepted
Safety: All members were reminded to always call their takeoffs and landings and have a spotter with them when thy are flying
Field report: Field is in need of mowing
Hat order will be looked into, additional club shirts will be a maybe
Events: Combat –May 14 - Float Fly-May 28 - Swap Meet- June 14 at prior to meeting, set up and start selling @ 5pm. - Fun- Fly-June 25
OLD BUSINESS:
a. Parade Float painting @ Al Franklin’s May 26
b. Logging should take place sometime this summer; paperwork has been turned into the county.
NEW BUSINESS:
a. 40ft container with lighting has been offered to the club for $1500. The Board of Directors approved the purchase. Container will be moved to the site as soon as the owner has cleaned out his tools and made it ready
b. Air Show Planning: Most jobs already filled. Chris Bessex is currently organizing the pilots. If you are interested in flying in the show; contact Chris.
Show and Tell:
a. Dan Mason had his new Super Sportster Bipe
b. Bruce Loughridge had a collectors 4 Stroke engine
Show and Tell won by Dan Mason
Meeting adjourned at 8pm, next meeting June 14th "At The Field" Sincerely, Danny Mason, Secretary/Treasurer
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2005 Combat Season
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. 1st place wins a new OS .25FX engine and plaques are awarded to 2nd & 3rd place finishers. Ed.
Note: The May 14th Combat was rained out.
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April 9th High Scorer Sam Hovey (900 pts) |
2005 Combat Standings By Point Totals:
1 - Sam Hovey ( 1400 ) 2 - Chris Bessex ( 1365 ) 3 - Rick Fuller ( 1220 ) 4 - Josh Bessex ( 1200 ) 5 - Christopher Scott ( 1100 ) 6 - Chris Madl ( 1020 ) 7 - Monte Foust ( 940 ) 8 - Jim McEdward ( 840 ) 9 - Lorin Miller ( 460 ) 10 - Bill Power ( 556 ) 11 - Ken Crow ( 500 ) 12 - Corky Betcher ( 460 )
Click to see pictures of the 2005 Combat Season.
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2005 FLOAT FLY SEASON OPENER
For those of you who weren't able to attend the first float fly of the season at Crocker Lake; you all missed the perfect day.
Lots of sun, a light breeze, and the water was ideal. AL Franklin, Bob Brusa, and myself represented the ARCS. There were several members from the ORCA’s, as well as the Shelton club.
Bob Brusa got his feet wet and became an official float fly pilot.
Hope we can get more of you out next month. If you haven't had the experience of landing and taking off water, you should really consider joining us.
Take Care and good flying,
Danny Mason
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WHEN AT THE FIELD….. THINK SAFETY |
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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
The 2005 club dues are now $60. As of February 9th a $15 late fee has been assessed for a total of $75. If you have any questions contact the Secretary/Treasurer Danny Mason at (360) 876-9378
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A Note From Bill Bambrick (ARC # 27): Gents: I just had a call from Bob Hunt of the AMA, informing me that Model Aviation will be printing the article I submitted to them. He didn't say when, but I gather it will be sometime within the next few months. Thanks to all of you for the inputs and pictures.
BB
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EDITORS NOTE
Hi ARCS,
I apologize for the sparseness of this months Arclight. It’s always a challenge to keep you updated with the latest news and to find interesting subjects for you to peruse over. If anyone has any information that you would like to share with the members please send it to me and I will gladly put it in the Arclight. This can be an article, an interesting story, RC pictures, a comment about our hobby, the club, or what project you are currently working on. Since medical problems have prevented me from attending any events this year, a report on how things went at the club events would also be helpful.
Thanks,
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!! NEXT MEETING Tuesday, June 14th, 2005 "7pm" "AT THE FIELD"
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