CME Minutes, June 2015

Walt Grant, RIP
Aeromodeller and Friend

CONCORD MODEL ENGINEERS MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

CALL TO ORDER:  7:30 pm
ATTENDEES: 23     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 Ashbury Dr., Concord

Fun Fly this month on Friday, June 19.

TREASURER REPORT:

new balance  $2854.00

OLD BUSINESS:

none.

NEW BUSINESS:

RIP, Walt Grant, long time CME Member.  There will be a small memorial service the 3rd week of July.  Walt was a great guy, and started aeromodelling in 1938. He and his brother both wanted to join the Army Air Corp, but their mother said she would only allow one of them to serve.  They flipped a coin and his brother won, and Walt ended up working at the Bendix plant in Philadelphia, which adjoined a large field perfect for flying. The club's thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Barbera and her family.

Visitor:
Onur Yildirim met Chuck last week.  Flying for about two months. Onur is an Electronics and Telecom Engineer.

Saturday, June 13, CME Picnic.  Start arriving around 10:00. Will eat about noon. Pot Luck.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

June 20, Open air swap meet, 8:30 - noon, Alameda.  See attached.

July 25, SAM 27, Small Rubber Meet, Lakeville.  Need AMA insurance.

EVENT REPORTS:

none.

PARADE OF PLANES:

Ed Ringeu, Swoop DeVille, own design, P30, flat wing with with winglets, so easy to put together with no dihedral.  P30 has to fit in 30 inch box 40g chassis, 10g motor.  Ding Zarate wing design.

Ding Zarate, Jorback, John Odencamp design, E36 class.  Electric free flight. 150g.

RAFFLE:

Glue caddy, 15 min epoxy, roll yellow monokote, 1 gal 5% nitro, Radix 3D foam kit, BHM red flash 1/2A kit, Brodack Baby Clown kit

MEETING ADJOURNED:  8:38

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Concord Model Engineers Minutes, February 2015

 CONCORD MODEL ENGINEERS MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday, Feb 10, 2015

CALL TO ORDER:  7:30 pm
ATTENDEES: 21     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

Fun Fly this month on Feb 30.

TREASURER REPORT:

Previous Balance $2582.68
- web site fees     99.00
Current Balance  $2483.68


NEW BUSINESS:

The club welcomes Sam, a senior at Northgate High School.  Sam will be working
on a model plane for his senior project.

Indoor flying venue.  We will continue at the prior venue.  If anyone knows
of other venues please let everyone know.  George knows a guy who knows
something about the Moffit Field hangar.

If you need a badge, let Ron know.  Needs your name and AMA number.

Christmas party, concensus reached, same time (second Tues in Decemeber),
same place (Buttercups)!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Feb 28, Wagel free flight, weather permitting.

PARADE OF PLANES:

Mike Woodring, two Flite Test Bloody Wonders.
































Mike Woodring, Flite Test F22.












Mark Harrison, EZFly. More pics here. Video below.










Mark Harrison, F22.  Notes here. Video below.










Jerry, Sigg Twister.  Finished with orange rustoleum, matching the monokote.




















Lee, Ubanko Contest wing, from Ukraine.  Had to order off of Facebook.







































RAFFLE:

bundle of balsa, roll of monocoat, BHM Vulture combat kit, .049 Cox engine, Zap Glue, Interceptor Free Flight kit, 3D Kit Lazer Cut, Roll 0.15x52 flying wires, Solder jig, Screwdriver set, digitial multimeter.

MEETING ADJOURNED:  8:38pm


EZFly.

F22 flying around.

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CME Minutes, January 2015

CONCORD MODEL ENGINEERS MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday, Jan 11, 2015

CALL TO ORDER:  7:30 pm
ATTENDEES: 20     GUESTS:  0

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

Fun Fly this month on Jan 16.

TREASURER REPORT

Over $1100 spent on the Christmas Party. Yippee!

Current Balance $2552.53

Several checks were made out to "CME".  Those were not accepted by the bank.  Checks should be made out to one of the signatories, Ron, Mike, or Chuck.

OLD BUSINESS

A great Christmas gathering.  Happy New Year!

NEW BUSINESS

Motion: Members in good standing will have dues waived for 2015.
We've got about two years worth of operating expenses at the present time.
Ayes: 11 Nays: 5, motion carries.  Put your money in your pocket!

A membership roster will be sent out to the mailing list.

If you need to be added to the mailing list, send Mark a note: marhar@gmail.com

A service for Bob Andrews was held on Dec. 16.  He was a good guy.

Looking for event ideas at the CL flight circle.  Suggest some!

Idea: Poker flight.  Take a flight and get a card.  Collect three cards, and two cards are drawn at the end.  Best hands get a prize!

San Jose State is looking for a faculty to set up a UAV program.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Watch Discovery Channel's "What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" First or second Saturday in February.  Some members assisted in the production.

PARADE OF PLANES (sorry, no pictures this month!)

Jim Muether: two 1/2A, Searcher and another model.  350 feet altitude in 2.5 seconds.

George Ellison, Black Hawk Polish Fighter.

Steam Boat, Crick kit.  Twin piston engine.

Mark Harrison, experimenting with a "Class C" UMX Radian.

Chuck, Sport Cub, flies nicely and takes off in about 10 feet.

RAFFLE

Reno Air Races book, BHM P51 Mustang kit, 1gal Omega 10% fuel, 30m epoxy, 2'' spinner, 1/2'' spinner, BHM SkyMaster II.

MEETING ADJOURNED:  9:01 pm.

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