AMA 573, IMAA 138
www.tcws.org
November
2002
In This Issue… ·
Old Business ·
New Business ·
R/C Events ·
Announcements ·
Helpful
Hints ·
Club
Officers & Committees ·
Club Meeting
Dates |
Next Meeting:
Thursday, November 21st, 2002 @ 7:30 PM
Hamburg Moose
Lodge
Old Business…
1. Fall Field Feeding
– This event is scheduled to occur in the next 2 weeks. This will be the same portion of weed & feed
as agreed upon for 2002. A discussion was
held regarding the whole field. The Green
Giant Company is to stop at the field and present a quote on the work. At the next meeting Walt will present the quote. The club and volunteers will perform the rolling
and lime application. We may aerate and have
the whole procedure done in the spring, including the pit area.
2. Lawn Mower Tarp
– Bud Wunder and George Case have discussed the issue.
George stated that the new tarp was too small to use as a replacement.
3. Father’s Day
Fun-Fly – The suggestion was made to move up the date by 1 weekend. Dennis Christman mentioned a field cutting
conflict with the new date. A suggestion was
made to try a Friday evening informal fly-in and an official Saturday event. According to the local township officer, no
overnight camping is permitted at the field. However,
“guarding” of personal flight equipment, which happens to be during night hours,
is permitted. A formal letter is to follow in
the mail by Walt Gladney outlining an “open” Friday evening flying event
followed by the Saturday formal giant scale Fun-Fly on June 13th & 14th.
4. Board of Directors
Position – Volunteers are needed to accept nominations for a position. Jack Hilbert has accepted a nomination to fill
Larry Smith’s position, but one more is still needed to begin in 2003.
5. Field House –
A down payment has been made to reserve it for the 2003 event. Checks for the sanctioning have also been sent
out. The insurance coverage had also cleared.
New Business…
1. 2003 Officer
Nominations – Nominations annually occur at the October meeting. The following people have been nominated:
Officers
·
President –
Walt Gladney
·
Vice President
– Nelson Gould
·
Secretary –
Jeff Shriver
·
Treasurer –
Dale Loop
Board of Directors
·
Vince Indelicato
(to replace John Weidman)
Nominations will be
closed during the November meeting.
2. Cap Squadron #811
– The TCWS have been approached to participate in a static display event in Reading
on December 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (setup from 7-8 a.m.).
A motion was made by Jack Hilbert and seconded by Vince Indelicato to have
the club become involved. Rick Boyer is to
head-up arranging the details and Walt Gladney will contact Tony Talarigo to confirm our
participation.
3. TCWS Ads – The
club flyers and cards are reportedly gone at Hobbytown USA, the Iron horse, and Props
& Wheels. Dave Renninger is to be
contacted regarding refills.
There was no other
new business at the time.
R/C Events…
· Centennial Of
Flight
December 7th
Reading Regional
Airport
For info, contact:
Tony Talarigo
610-488-7629
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Announcements…
1. 2003 TCWS Club Dues
The 2003 TCWS club
dues are now due in the amount of $50 payable to the club secretary, Dale Loop. After January 1, the dues will be raised to $75. Dale can be reached at mrbehavan2@aol.com, 1150 Hex Highway, Hamburg, PA 19526, or at 610-562-0643. As a reminder, Dale won’t be present at the
winter meetings due to a conflict with his work schedule.
Please make arrangements to get your dues to him on time.
2. 2003 TCWS Officer
& Board of Directors (BOD) Positions
Nominations are
still open for all Officers and one (1) BOD position.
Votes will be cast at the November meeting.
3. Field Safety and
Courtesy Reminder (Again)
As the season winds
down once again, everyone should be reminded of the ever-important safety concerns at the
field:
·
No flying before 10
a.m.
·
Calling out
take-offs, landings, and “on-the-fields”
·
Placing ALL
transmitters and frequency pins on the impound rack when not in use
·
Picking up all
trash and paper towels after cleaning models
·
Adhering to all
rules of the AMA
4. Cap Squadron #811
Event - Centennial Of Flight
I am currently
serving on the Centennial of Flight committee at the Reading Regional Airport, and as such
we are putting together aviation related events over the next year and approaching
interested groups and participants to attend and benefit from these events.
The first event the
committee is currently working on is "Christmas in the Air", after a 3 year
hiatus, it is returning to Reading to give children ages 8-17 a chance to take that first
flight for free, have breakfast w/ Santa and a number of other activities planned.
As a supporter of
CAP Sqdn #811, I would like to formally invite Wingsnappers to attend with a Static
Display and information table if you would be interested. The Date of the event is
December 7th, from 8am to 2pm.
Over the next 12
months, we expect to be doing great things, and would like your attendance at events in
the future as well. The chance to display flying skills at a full-scale airport is sure to
arise next year as well!
Look forward to
your reply
Tony Talarigo
Centennial of
Flight Committee
Reading Regional
Airport
610-488-7629
Helpful Hints…
Keeping Knives and
Blades Safe in Storage
Get a small block
of Styrofoam and stick your hobby knife in it. This way the blade won't be exposed, and
you won't cut your hand if you reach into a drawer or box for it. Always keep new blades
in their original container, and throw away used blades into a closed can with a slot cut
in the top, don't just throw them into the trash can by themselves.
Sharp Props
Most propellers
have very sharp edges when new, especially at the trailing edge, which can cut your
fingers. Always sand the edges smooth with fine sandpaper as soon as you buy them. Be
extra careful when turning over someone else's motors by hand, because they might not have
sanded the edges of their props.
Club Officers…
Walt Gladney - President 610-683-6128
Nelson Gould - Vice
President 610-395-9159
AT6SNJ@rcn.com
Jeff Shriver –
Secretary 610-366-1820
jeff773@fast.net
Dale Loop –
Treasurer 610-562-0643
mrbehavan2@aol.com
Sam Miller
(exp. 2004)
570-943-2912
KAM611@earthlink.net
John Weidman (exp. 2003)
610-916-7009
gr8flyer@earthlink.net
Larry Smith (exp.
2003)
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Sam Miller –
Chairman
570-943-2912
KAM611@earthlink.net
Larry Smith
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
George Case
610-264-9782
Dennis Christman
610-562-3680
christmanlake@aol.com
John Weidman
610-916-7009
gr8flyer@earthlink.net
Larry Smith
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Dave Renninger
610-374-2306
dave@early.com
Walt Gladney
610-683-6128
Erik Rudjord
610-285-2176
ejorudjord@cs.com
Larry Smith
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Jack Hilbert
610-767-6938
Larry Smith
610-377-4941
bolar@mail.ptd.net
Larry Dunkle
610-929-2159
larry4113@netzero.net
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