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February 2003 Edition
Corrections…
There were some mistakes in the January newsletter. I was in a hurry & didn’t have very good notes.
I spelled Dave Townsend’s name wrong, as well as Darrell Sisson’s. They forgave me for typing too fast & not catching it during the proof reading.
I also miss typed Angels in the event calendar, as in Blue Angels, who will be very busy this Summer during the one hundred year anniversary of flight.
I also thought that Julian had won the “name that plane” contest at the Christmas party but actually, it was our own meeting place host, Matt Fornefeld, doctor of eyeballs & airplanes. Congratulations Matt & sorry about the mix up.
2003 Swap Meet
The 2003 Monroe County R/C Club Swap Meet will be held at the Monroe County Fairgrounds on Sunday, February 23rd. Vendors may set up at 8:00 am & the doors will be open to the public from 9:00 am. to 2:00 pm. Admission is still just $2.00. For table information or to volunteer at the event, contact Bob Watson at 812-824-2521. You can e-mail Bob at wtsnbb@cs.com. If you can’t find Bob, you can also contact Brent Hoover at 812-824-7256 or e-mail him at bhoo.in@worldnet.att.net.
January Meeting
The January meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm (EST) by VP Bruce Hoffman. Mark had some business to attend to and had to miss the meeting. Brent was working & unable to attend also.
We talked over the Christmas dinner/meeting, our donations to charity, the New Year’s Day glider contest, & all the mistakes I made in January’s newsletter.
We went over the plans for this year’s swap meet and several members volunteered to help with the event. It’s nice to have people volunteer & not have to resort to arm twisting.
In new business, Bill Black donated a very nice large banner with our club logo on it. It should be on display at the swap meet. Thanks Bill! Very nice!
Webmaster Lou Magyar sent word that the club website would be brought back up to date very soon. He’s been having some computer problems.
The “get well” cards we sent last month must have worked. Bob Watson, Nick Carder, & Charlie Thompson were all at the meeting! Good to see everybody back up & around!
There were two visitors at the meeting & both were voted into the club. Please welcome Mike Roettele & Jeremy Weeks, both of Bloomington.
The meeting was closed at 7:30 and we spent quite a while, after the meeting, collecting dues renewals & issuing new membership cards. Thanks to everyone who renewed!
There were twenty-two people present when Tim Mellott counted but several came in after his count. That brought the official head count up to “a group”. Nice to have a good crowd!
Glider Contest
Official report from Brent Hoover (CD) pending…
Over Worked…
Poor old Dave Townsend has his work cut out for him. This helicopter thing has gotten completely out of control. After I saw the deal Earnest Berry got on his 60 size Raptor, I had Dave on the lookout for a deal for me. It wasn’t long before he found one. After I got my Raptor 30/46 going, Mark got the bug & bought the Raptor 30 that Dennis Taylor had in last month’s newsletter. Now Dave is helping three of us at the same time. In his spare time he’s trying to fix his own machine. It was damaged in an incident at Plainfield on New Year’s Day. He should have been flying gliders with us in Bloomington..
Got any Dates???
Let’s get em on here!!!.
Event Calendar
February 12 Monthly Club Meeting (Eye Center)
February 23 Annual Swap Meet (Monroe County Fairgrounds)
April 4-6 Toledo R/C Expo
May ? Anybody want to put on an IMAA event???
June ? Annual Club Fun-Fly (Club Field)
July 11-13 Terre Haute Air Fair
July 17-20 Dayton Air Fair (Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, Snow Birds, French show team)
July 26-27 Grissom Air Show
July 29—August 4 Oshkosh Airventure 2003
August? Annual Club Air Show (Club Field)
September 1 Dayton Giant Scale (Wright Patterson AFB)
September 12-14 GWAA WWI Fly-in (Wright Patterson AFB)
September 12 –14 Mt. Comfort Air Show (Blue Angels)
September 20-21 ??? Harrison Ohio IMAA Event
October ? Nothin but Cubs (Club Field
February 2003Glider Contest
Official report from Brent Hoover (CD) pending…
Okay here it is, late as usual.
We started out with a lousy, rainy old day, and postponed the contest start for a couple of hours. While the CD and part of the soon to be hard working crew were getting their fill at the local Quacker Barrel, a few fooli.., er, I mean devoted fliers waited the rain out and were flying by the time everyone else returned.
Five flyers braved the wind and cold with many other helpers in attendance. They were: Brian Elliott, Tom Osborne, Johnny Berlin, Julian Robertson, and Tim Sparks. Six rounds of mostly two minute precision duration were flown along with the usual "Longest Flight of the Year" and "First Crash of the Year" events. When the contest was finished after six rounds, the standings were as follows:
First place, Johnny Berlin
Second place, Julian Robertson
Third place, Tom Osborne
Forth place, Brian Elliott
Fifth place, Tim Sparks
Longest Flight of the Year, Johnny Berlin
First Crash of the Year, Co-owned by Tim Sparks and Steve Jackson (ask 'em, go ahead)
A big thanks to all involved. Wouldn't you know, after the contest was over and equipment was being put away, the sun came out and a very cold and heavy helium balloon was seen happily caught in a thermal heading southwest.
Brent Hoover
B.T.W. It may be rumored that I bought a (yech) power airplane at Charlestown last weekend. Hey, I haven't put a engine on it so that don't count. %^ )
