Minutes, Concord Model Engineers, October 8, 2013

Concord Model Engineers, 

MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES 

October 8, 2013

CALL TO ORDER:  7:30 pm
ATTENDEES:  18  GUESTS:   1






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, October 18.

VISITORS

Welcome to Eric, guest of Jerry, interested in RC.

TREASURER REPORT

Old Balance                 $4,968.
New Balance               $4,749.

OLD BUSINESS

Minutes read and approved.

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, 6:00, Buttercup in Concord, same arrangement as last year.  On December meeting night (2nd Tues in December).

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

Suggested day of beginner training.

Need a CME Hat Pin (Stick Pin).  Need someone artistic to make logo.

EVENT REPORTS

None.

NEW BUSINESS

Pick up a CME hat if you don't have one.  You're nobody without a CME hat!

Christmas Party as above.  All menu items $10 each for member and spouse.  Menu items: roast prime rib, new york steak, baby back ribs, lemon pepper chicken, chick champagne, fresh salmon.  Guests full price.  Dessert on Club.  Gift exchange as usual, gift limit $20. Find out what your spouse wants for dinner and turn on before or on next meeting.  Or give Ron a phone call.

RAFFLE

Diels Grumman F7-F3 Kit, Diels Grumman F7-F3 + Hawker Typhoon kit, Supermend epoxy, Metalcset epoxy, BlackHawk models - Wizard, Solder gun, Hobbyzone Firebird Wing.

449 laps in the annual CME Ringmasters Flyathon!

PARADE OF PLANES

Reminder: If you've got more details about your project, email them to me and I'll include them here!

 Jim Muether, Fourth model of his original Searcher series, Nelson 19 motor, 20k RPM, 33 ounces,  strap down model. Not yet trimmed.

 Warren made two models from the plans Ding presented last month.

 Werner Hoch, Flying Lawn Mower.  About 4 years old, custom designed. Ailerons on handle, elevators and rudder on main body.

 The original had a "motor" made from a coffee can, but it was too tall and caused too much turbulence over the control surfaces.  He trimmed it down to about half height, fixing everything.

 Rudder and Elevator at the back.

 It was twisting, so Werner added ailerons to the handle.  Full four channel control!

 Warren, Kiwi Pup, trainer for grandchildren, built from George's Black Hawk Models.  Had problems with decal, suggested fix is Krylon Crystal Clear.