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Minutes of the Most Recent UCRCS Club Meeting
UCRCS’s
regular club meeting was
held February 11th at
IWC. Thanks to Bob M. for the
comfortable meeting place and storing the drinks for the club. President
Ron Bernhardt welcomed members. Thanks
to Ron B. we had another great meal. The
continued services and support provided by Cookeville Raceway & Hobbies and
G & L Hobbies was noted, as usual.
Some announcements were made concerning upcoming events by other clubs.
Ron
Serafin – Welcome back!
MINUTES
/ TREASURY REPORT:
Sec/Treas
Maryann Smith announced that the regular Club meeting minutes were posted on
the Web-Site for Club Members to view. A
motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept the minutes.
Maryann S.
reviewed the Club’s finances, summarizing the current expenses and resulting
bank balances. She reminded
everyone that AMA and club dues are payable now, and that the Charter and Member
information will be completed in March.
Dues need to be paid for both to be included.
CLUB
OPERATIONS:
Members
are encouraged to sign up for the 2010 mowing schedule. We
are not mowing yet, but will be soon.
Send your name to Holly to put on the list.
All who fly need to participate in mowing.
Members
are still encouraged to gather at the field on Thursday afternoons, weather
permitting, to enjoy some extra club time.
Members were also reminded to put their AMA cards in the slots, on the
field board, while flying. Members
are encouraged to have spotters on the field, especially when multiple planes
are in the air. Due to the shorter
days, weekends are popular.
Reminder:
We have 4 instructors: Bob Conners (Airplane), Steve Mullis (Airplane),
Terry Moore (Helicopters) and Jim Casey (Electric) who have their certification.
They are available to anyone needing instructions at the field.
Call instructors to make arrangements in advance for training days.
Contact information is listed on the web site.
Members
were reminded that we have the “Club Trainer” available.
The trainer is available to all club members.
Give Tony C. a call if needed.
Note:
Due to an increase in membership, and many members not being present at
meetings, President Ron B. will continue to enact a clause in our By-laws, where
a vote can be taken, with less than a majority, at the President’s discretion.
At recent meetings, less than half of our membership has shown up.
Be sure and attend the meetings, if you want your voice to be heard.
Remaining
awards, left over from 2009, were awarded to those members present, and Steve
Mullis finally got his Officer”s jacket.
SPECIAL
RECOGNITION:
There
are a few folks that deserve to be recognized for their over-and-above efforts
to promote & support the Club:
Ø
Holly F. for the Club’s SUPER web-site.
Ø
Dave B. and Bob M. for their assistance with
drinks for the club.
Ø
Bob M. for becoming a CD.
Ø
Ron B. for cooking up a great meal.
2010
EVENTS SCHEDULE:
Events
for 2010 were suggested for the following dates:
4-10-10:
UCRCS Swap meet.
Scheduled for the Armory in Cookeville.
There will be a $5.00
admission fee and a $10.00 table fee. Prizes
will be awarded. Ron B. and
John Ross will coordinate. Prizes
will be awarded. Flyers are
being sent out. Terry M.
and Tony C. will assist with formatting and printing.
4-17-10:
Spring Farm Fly at
the Frosty Acres Farm, owned by the Mackie family.
5-22-10:
Fun
Fly at the Club Flying Field.
Members agreed that this event will not be sanctioned this year.
6-4,5,6-10: Heli Fly-In at the Club Flying Field. Chris K. has the entry fee to turn in for the event and will head up the arrangements.
7-24-10: Electric Fly-In at the flying Field.
8-21-10: Giant Scale Fly-In at the flying field. Bob M. will be in charge as usual.
9-25-10: Fall Farm Fly at the Frosty Acres Farm, owned by the Mackie family.
12-9-10: Club Banquet -- Arrangements to be made later.
TBD: Float Fly
Be sure to note event dates on your
calendar
FIELD
UPDATE:
·
The field was reported to be in general good
condition, but wet. Holly F.
requests that names be sent to him by email to put on the web-site mowing list
for 2010 - 2011. Call Holly to get
a substitute if you cannot mow on your scheduled date.
All field renovations are on hold, due to the continued wet weather.
·
There has been no new news about the current
developments around the flying field. Members
are still encouraged to suggest alternate flying sites for consideration.
·
John R. has stored the mower at his house for
the rest of the winter.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Chris K. is in the process of
getting his CD, and may oversee our next Heli Event.
The event fee needs to be turned in to secure our date.
The collection basket for our
meals, which was started last meeting is a success.
We will continue to have a “kitty basket” out for donations for
contributions to pay for our meals at future meetings, due to our high expenses
in this area.
Bob. Mackie will head up a field
trip to the Beechcraft Museum on 2-20-10. Members
will meet, around 10:30am. at “Huddle House”and carpool there.
Call Bob if you need more information.
Club members are still welcome to get
together and do some building at Jim Casey’s house, as he has a nice heated
garage, which is perfect for Winter projects.
Bob M. has also kindly offered his home for projects and builds, since he
is home more during the cold season. Contact
Jim or Bob to schedule. Phone
numbers are on the web site. This
is a great way for club members to get together, other than our meetings, and
learn new ideas and techniques.
John Ross reported that he has obtained
some small prizes for the fun-fly.
SHOW AND TELL:
We
had multiple demos tonight: Doug
Ruffner brought in his latest restored Float plane, Steve Mullis brought his new
winter project, and Shane Allen brought in his Sig. Rascal.
The
next club meeting will be March 11th at IWC.
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