Greeting Pilots!
So did you find anything under your tree that made you go "Wheeeeee!"?? Under mine, was a UMX Stryker 180. I've loved the Stryker since its release in 2004(time flies!), and now I have a micro version with dual rudders that will do boomerang flat spins like nothing else! And yes, I've already got the light kit in my hands for it! ;) This leads to your first assignment, send me pics of your R/C gifts this year! I want to compile a post with everyone's goodies so we can all share what we might see on the field next summer.
The holidays are over, snow is finally on the ground, and that only means one thing - the building season has begun! Whether it was under the tree, or already on the build table, send me pics of what you're building this winter. If you don't have anything to build, come help build the new club trainer this winter! We will be building a Tiger 60 (kindly donated by Hobby World) progressively through the winter, which will be an excellent advanced trainer for the club. Mark Schmaltz will be hosting our build nights in Lowell on Wednesday nights, every other week, starting around 6pm. Each session will have a planned focus; fuselage assembly, wing assembly, covering, engine/radio installation, etc. With the 'elderly statesmen' supervising and instructing, we will let the new builders in attendance handle the assembly. With the huge growth of ARF's, our goal this winter is educate everyone so you will be prepared when the inevitable happens. This will also be open to the public, so if you know anyone that might be interested in learning please invite them! Keep an eye on your email, I will send more details with the what/where/when very soon.
KRAM and WMAA got a mention on the AMA youth blog recently, following AMA D7 AVP Tim Jesky's visit to WMAA. Mr. Jesky and Mr. Pritchett were both very excited to see the interaction between the club and the WMAA students. You can read the blog entry here: http://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amayouth/2012/12/18/a-trip-to-western-michigan-aviation-academy/ But wait, there's more! In the February edition of Model Aviation, there will be a full page article about our very own club and the Tuesday/Thursday morning WMAA R/C club sessions! What great visibility for both of us! Be sure to keep an eye out for it when it comes in the mail. Special thanks to Dan McLaren and Dave Kingma for providing pictures for the article, and to Lee Frederickson for letting AMA know what we've been doing!
Have you renewed your club dues? Contact Dan McLaren ASAP to avoid late fees! How about your AMA card? It would be a shame to not be able to fly with us at the Frozen Fun-Fly on Jan 1st just because you forgot to go to modelaircraft.org to renew.
Keep your wings level and altitude positive,
Nikolei
