| Checking | $3,282.31 |
| Money Market | $2,166.31 |
| CD | $2,830.72 |
| Total Cash on Hand | $8,279.34 |
| Less | |
| Encumbered Funds | |
| CD | $2,830.72 |
| Net Cash Available | $5,448.62 |
| 2012 Membership @ 6/30/12 | 76 |
| Regular | 62 |
| Associate | 4 |
| Lifetime | 5 |
| Junior | 4 |
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Called to order at 7:00 pm by President Nikolei Zinsli
Members present: 14
Guests present: Matt Werdon and sons
Review of the Minutes of the June meeting – no corrections, additions, or deletions.
Motion to approve by: Mark Schmaltz
Seconded by: Danny Osborn
Vote: carried
Financial Report presented by Nikolei Zinsli.
No questions. Total membership as of 6/30/12 is 76.
Greetings KRAM!
Well our first fly-in of the year is successfully in the books and we had a great showing! There were approx 30 pilots registered and a good handful of family and friends out watching the action. The West Michigan Radio Flyers came to visit as well with a good handful of pilots; thanks for coming! It was a warm one, but the winds behaved and I think everyone had a good time. If you didn't make it, several pilot prizes were given out through the day including 3 t-shirts from RC Pilot Magazine that said "I'm all thumbs, what's your point? RC Airplane Pilot" on the back. Ed Bradley won one of them, which I thought that was appropriate! We also raffled off a West Michigan Park Flyers McFoamy that was donated by WMPF (Big thanks to WMPF!). The McFoamy was won by Ed Bradley (we think he rigged the tickets), but later decided he didn't want to get into electrics. So, we now have a McFoamy to raffle off at the club picnic next month! If you want a chance to win one, and honestly..who doesn't want to win a plane, I suggest you attend!!
Lee Frederickson *may* be awarded the first "poopy plane" trophy, as his AJ Slick(I think?) had a battery ejection mid-flight which ended with his plane nearly unharmed by the swamp, and the canopy floated into the poo. A rescue was successful with a rope lasso. Lets hope he gives it a good bath! The authorities are still on the fence if the entire plane must go in the pond to be awarded the trophy, news at 11.
We had a decent crew in the morning to help setup, but would've liked to see more! Setup takes nearly an hour, and more hands would make that quicker and easier. Those that helped setup got an extra pilot prize ticket as a thank you, and I will do similar things in the future to reward those that participate and help with club functions. A big thanks to the group that helped setup in the morning, and I hope to see more of you next time! Also a special thank you goes out to Mark and George for cooking in that HOT sun! Mark spent most of the day setting up, prepping and tearing down the dining area while the rest of us were flying. Make sure you give him your thanks next time you see him!
Your homework for the next meeting (which is July 3rd), is to think of one little thing that we could do to get more pilots and spectators at our events. This is your club, and I want to make our events fun for everyone. So bring your idea(s) to the next meeting! Also if you were at the Memorial Fly-In, I'd like to hear your comments and suggestions on how you think it went!
Keep your wings level and altitude positive,
Nik
| Checking | $3,363.90 |
| Money Market | $2,166.25 |
| CD | $2,830.65 |
| Total Cash on Hand | $8,360.80 |
| Less | |
| Encumbered Funds | |
| CD | $2,830.65 |
| Net Cash Available | $5,530.15 |
| 2012 Membership @ 4/30/12 | 70 |
| Regular | 58 |
| Associate | 3 |
| Lifetime | 5 |
| Junior | 4 |
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Called to order at 7:00 pm by President Nikolei Zinsli
Members present: 20
Guests present: Mr. & Mrs. Van Heulen
Fred and Roger Heileman
Review of the Minutes of the May meeting – no corrections, additions, or deletions.
Motion to approve by: George Orphan
Seconded by: Mark Schmaltz
Vote: carried
Financial Report presented by Dan McLaren.
No questions. Total membership as of 6/1/12 is 70.
Motion to accept by: Mark Schmaltz
Seconded by: Allen Simpson
Vote: carried
New members offered for admission to the club with all paperwork and dues paid are: Steven Gutschow, William Van Heulen, Sean Van Heulen (Youth), Frank Passorelli, Mark Shaughnessy and Jonathan Covington.
Motion to approve membership by: Danny Osborn
Seconded by: Ed Buck
Vote: Carried
Our very own Jase Dussia headed to Muncie last weekend to compete in the Extreme Flight Championship (XFC) with 18 other top pilots from all over North America! He finished with a very impressive 5th place. Way to go Jase!!
Go here for more information on the XFC.
Check out his round 1 flight!
Called to order at 7:00pm by President Nikolei Zinsli
Members present 22 plus Jarret
Guests present were Fred and Roger Heileman and Philip Shea
Review of the Minutes of the March meeting
Motion to approve by: Mark Schmaltz
Seconded by: Ed Buck
Vote: Carried
Financial Report presented by Dan McLaren with no questions or comments.
Motion to accept by: George Orphan
Seconded by: Floyd Atkins
Vote: Carried
New Member: Philip Shea was voted into the club. Phil flew when he was younger but then got married, had children, etc. so is now getting back into the hobby. Welcome!
| Checking | $4,537.27 |
| Money Market | $2,166.22 |
| CD | $2,830.58 |
| Total Cash on Hand | $9,534.07 |
| Less | |
| Encumbered Funds | |
| CD | $2,830.58 |
| Net Cash Available | $6,703.49 |
| 2012 Membership @ 4/30/12 | 69 |
| Regular | 57 |
| Associate | 3 |
| Lifetime | 5 |
| Junior | 4 |
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Greetings members!
We had an excellent turnout at the last club meeting and nearly ran out of chairs! It was great to see ya'll along with the nice models that were brought for show and tell. Keep them coming, we all love seeing your new creations! A big welcome to our newest member, Philip Shea. If you see him around, say hello and introduce yourself.
A field maintenance day is scheduled for TOMORROW, the 12th at 10am. The main goal is fence repair. We also need to check the PA setup and make sure everything else is ready for the flying season. If you're available, please come out and lend a hand. The sooner we get done, the sooner we can enjoy the nice weather in the sky. In the event of rain, we'll do it Sunday morning instead.
Our first yearly event is very close, TAG day on May 19th. Setup should be easy-peasy with a couple simulators, generator and a grill. If you have a trainer you don't mind lending, we may need it depending on turnout. Also remember to bring some other models to show and fly for the public during demo-time. Please keep in mind that open flying should be suspended during this event, unless there is a low turnout, or during lunch/demo times. Bring a stack of your old magazines to pass out to the public. I regretfully won't be there as I'll be getting my feet wet in precision flight at an IMAC seminar & practice session near Detroit. So any questions or issues during the event should be directed to an officer at the field.
