Concord Model Engineers, September 10, 2013

CONCORD MODEL ENGINEERS

MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES 

Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013

CALL TO ORDER:  7:30 pm   ATTENDEES:  21  GUESTS:   2

MEETINGS

Monthly meeting, Second Tuesday, 7:30 at Concord Airport Terminal.

Friday Fun Fly, Third Friday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.

Gym at the Church of the Nazarene, 1650 Ashby Dr., Concord

This month's Fun Fly is on Friday, Sept. 20. Chuck won't be there with the collection bucket, so it's Free Fly Friday!

VISITORS

The Club extends its warmest welcome to Michael Laughlin and Werner Hoch.  Werner is returning after a brief hiatus, having attended meetings in 1961-63.

TREASURER REPORT

Balance                 $4,968.

OLD BUSINESS

Minutes not read but approved anyways!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday Oct. 12.  Hiller Museum, Club will pay entry fee. Including a stop at J&M Hobbies. Meet 10:30 at Concord Airport Terminal and we will carpool.

Oct. 13, Hillcrest Park, 7th annual Cut Crash and Burn 80 MPH Combat Contest.  AMA Insurance required. See attached flyer.

Friday, Nov 15, 9:00am Glider get-together, with lunch at Pizza place following.   Hillcrest Park, meeting near circles.

Christmas Party, Buttercup in Concord, same arrangement as last year.  On December meeting night (2nd Tues in December).

Saturday, Sept. 14th, swap meet at Livermore Electrons Club.

Oct 10-13, U.S. Scale Masters, see attachment.

EVENT REPORTS

SGMA Combo Meet at Waegill Field.  Gollywok mass launch, Ron Meckley 3rd place; P-30 Mass launch, Brian Workman, 2nd place; 1/2A Gas, Jim Muther 1st place; Hand held catapult gliver, Ron Meckley 4th place, Dick Douglas 6th place; P-30, Ding Zarate 1st place, Lynn Price 4th place.

NEW BUSINESS

Approved sponsorship of Scale Masters Trophy, $150.

Dennis reports that Lowes will deliver with no charge, 50-ft fan fold blue foam for about $42.

RAFFLE

gallon 10% fuel, cox red bee .049, BHM Little Ike, BHM Condor, BHM Sky Master II, Bundle of Props.

MEETING ADJOURNED:  9:15

PARADE OF PLANES

 Cut, Crash and Burn flyer.

 Scale Masters flyer.

 Jim, Argus, 52'' wingspan, silk covered, ready for painting.

 Warren, Slingsby Capstan, partially finished, free for somebody to take over.

 Jim, Korda Wakefield, haven't flown in 19 years, 24 strands, 2400 turns. Silk fuse, single blade folding prop with counterweight.

 Dennis Romano, Wheeled marking gauge and Firefox Hand launch glider, Converted to RC, modified for 2-channel AR brick, 1S 250mAh battery.  Article published in RC Micro World, Sept. Issue.

 George, .049 ready plane.

 George, Golliwock with electric motor. 5x7 prop, 9000RPM, $6 Rx, $47 Tx.

 Warren demonstrated carving basswood props.