March 2011 AMA # District 11 www.creswellrcflyers.org Four Pages Club Mailing Address: Creswell RC Flyers P.O. Box 52 Lowell, OR 97452 CRCF News Next CLUB Meeting – March 9, 7:00 pm at the EWEB Training Center. If you have a building project, bring it with you for "Show and Tell". Please have your dues paid before or at this meeting. At the February 9th Meeting – There were 14 FLYERS at the meeting. From the minutes; 1. Formal approval of revised club bylaws- Approved by all members. 2. Approval of 2011 budget - budget was approved by all members. 3. Vote for club Secretary - John Risbrough was voted by all members. 4. Funding options for start up costs - Bill Hastings to talk to the owner of the 76 station as well as Cascade Home Center for sponsorship i.e. materials for field items. 5. It was approved to name the runway “Madison Runway” due to the generosity of Rod to donate his time and materials to our club field. 6. Website design - Jim Corbett has started the layout for our new website. He has asked for ideas to be sent to him to help get this going. 7. Lease- Khoi will meet with property owner to finalize lease as soon as possible Show &Tell - Khoi brought a TopFlite GS P-47, with Razorback conversion. The Mod kit was bought from Terry Farmer. Plane has 86" span, expected flying weight around 25 lbs. It has DA 85 up front to swing a 4 bladed scale prop (Fuchs 21x11) and a custom prop hub made by Tru Turn. Retracts DUES are DUE - IF you have not already paid your dues - Please bring you dues and initiation fee to the meeting. OR Mail them to: Creswell RC Flyers, P.O. Box 52, Lowell, OR 9745 Meeting minutes are ONLINE at: http://creswellrcflyers.org/news.php 2011 Meeting dates CRCF has reserved our meeting location at EWEB building for the SECOND WED of each month. Jan 12 Feb 9 Mar 9 Apr 13 May 11 Jun 8 Jul 13 Aug 10 Sep 14 Oct 12 Nov 9 Dec 1 Presidents Report - Khoi Tran Feb 13, 2011 Lease at Walker Airport field is secured. Mar 2, 2011 CRCF Lease signed Feb 13, usage starting March 1, 2011 Club chartering package sent to AMA Feb 25. Club checking account at Umpqua opened on Feb 28. Gate and hangar are now secured with locks, combo avail to paid members. Plane restraints, plane stand, pilot station have been built and delivered inside the hangar for members use. Please familiarize yourselves with the Flying Site Rules and Flying Pattern Diagram posted inside the hangar before flying. Agenda for Wed March 9 meeting at EWEB 7pm: Approval of last month's meeting minutes Treasury report from Bill. Report on club chartering, bank account at Umpqua. Discuss and approve starting date for general membership entry. Web site improvement ideas and approval of final form. Hangar access and amenities. Runway improvement update and To Do List from Khoi and Rod. Discuss potential club sponsors. Discuss fund raising ideas to help start up costs. Discuss Fun Fly event for the summer. Treasurers Report - Bill Schneider As of March 7, We have 12 paid members and 2 prospects. Mower paid for and have at the field, needs to be serviced for the summer mowing. I purchased door hardware and hasp, installed to secure the door for the mower. The roof of the hanger has a few leeks we need to address before the wafer board falls apart. Please mail your check for $ 200.00 for your 2011 dues and initiation fee to: Creswell RC Flyers P.O. Box 52 Lowell, OR 97452 Or bring them to the Meeting, March 9, 7:00 pm at EWEB Field Report For Sale - Spring CLEANING TIME - Do you have something that could use a new hanger? Tips - Khoi Tran Walbro Carb TUNE UP & Illustrated Guide Nice link for people using gas engines to get a better understanding of Walbro carbs. http://tech.flygsw.org/walbro_tuneup.htm Events 2011 Know of any upcoming RC events? Please pass that info to your newsletter editor. KUDOS - Thank you list for the friends of Walker Field CRCF owe thanks to the following: Bill Schneider and Khoi for talking Jack into leasing us the field for the club. Don Shiltz or clearing out the blackberry bushes last year during the summer. Bill Hastings and Gopher Dave (Dave Eisley) for putting in the gate inset and new posts on Bill's nickel. Craig Canaday and Marty Whitman for the hog fencing material. John Farkas, John Risbrough, Bill Schneider, Brad MacIntire, Joe Owens, Khoi for putting up posts and fencing material around property perimeter. Bill Hastings and Gopher Dave (Dave Eisley) for putting in new studs on the hangar back wall. Bill Hastings and Bill Schneider for spreading the gravel for the parking lot. Bill Hastings, Gopher Dave, Bill Schneider for mowing the runway over past few months. Dave Eisley for gopher control. Bill Schneider, Dave Eisley, Don Shiltz, John Risbrough for building the interior sectional wall in the hangar. Khoi and Bill Schneider provided the materials for the wall. Rod Madison for buying and laying the gravel inside the hangar. Khoi for materials and labor of putting together a pilot station. John Schoffner from Medford for the club logo. Pat Dodson for creating the Flying Site diagram. Khoi for the club documents creation and club chartering, negotiating the lease with Jack. Bill Schneider for securing the hangar doors. Bill Schneider for materials and labor of putting together Registry Board inside hangar. Rod Madison for fertilizer, grass seeds, clearing the runway surrounding, toilet service. Jim Corbett for creating the maintaining the club web site. (Editors note - this list is not complete, if anyone is aware of additions needed, PLEASE let me know.) CRCF CLUB CONTACTS Office: Name: Phone: Email: President Khoi Tran 541-520-2165 kmtranmd@hotmail.com Vice President Brad McEntire 541-895-5577 bmcentir@mac.com Treasurer Bill Schneider 541-937-2829 bschneider2829@msn.com Secretary John Risbrough 541-767-9883 risbrough@att.net Field Marshall Bill Hastings 541-895-2495 wehastings@centurytel.net Webmaster Jim Corbett 541-344-5022 james.corbett@comcast.net Newsletter Editor: Jim Corbett james.corbett@comcast.net Next CLUB Meeting – March 9, 7:00 pm at EWEB March 2011 4