The Airscoop. The Official Newsletter of the Indian River Kontrol Society. Volume 28 Issue 11 AMA Club #208 November 2012

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1 The Airscoop The Official Newsletter of the Indian River Kontrol Society Volume 28 Issue 11 AMA Club #208 November 2012 President Gerry Armstrong Vice President Charlie Gray Recording Sec. Jerry O Keefe Treasurer Lee Royer Membership Sec. Mark Sorenson Safety Officer Scott Bauman E. Coordinator Dave Platt Home Page: IRKS Meeting Minutes, of October 17, 2012 The business meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM. There were no visitors or guests at the meeting. Gerry Armstrong asked for a motion to approve the September minutes. Motion was made, seconded and approved. Officer Reports Gerry Armstrong, President, reported Concessions for September was $11.53 and the 50/50 was $11.00, for a total of $ Bringing the Flying site fund to $39, We re $ over budget for the charging station due to shipping cost and the cost for the charging bench. Still waiting for a report from Roger on the C/L sunshade total, so far it is $2, This brings the total allocated funds to $4, and the total available funds to $34, Charlie Gray, Vice President, stated he will not seek reelection. He had seen a TV program where a 727 was flown and crashed in the desert. It was controlled by some pilot sitting in a chase plane using a standard R/C transmitter. Later in the meeting Charlie had a guest come in and he may join our club. Jerry Okeefe, Recording Secretary, stated he was in the process of contacting various R/C companies for the SEAR raffle Also we need some more Volunteers for SEAR. Mark Sorenson, membership Secretary, reported that we have 164 Paid up members. Also Mark will start to collect dues for 2013 at the November meeting. Lee Royer, Treasurer, reported the October General fund report as follows: Balance as of 9/19/2012 was $4, September expenses were Port-a-Potty rental $137.27, Administrative $ and Field Maintenance $ for a total of $1, September Income was $50.00 from dues, leaving a balance as of 10/1/2012 of $3, Scott Bauman, Safety Officer, was absent due to it being his Happy Birthday. Randy Matiyow explained and discussed a safety condition that lead to the gate incident at 524.

2 Dave Platt, Event Coordinator, reported on Event Calendar for remainder of year, which has 2 events Nov. 10 and 11 SEAR and Dec 1 Club Picnic. We have a sign in sheet for volunteers for SEAR. Also Kris Van Nostrand has postponed the FSS #6 contest. It will be rescheduled. Old Business No noise complaints have been reported. Roger reported that the C/L sunshade is being made ready and almost complete. Gerry reported that the charging station is up and working lots of members are enjoying it. Gerry and Charlie had the second meeting with the county concerning our new Lease agreement. We use to pay $1.00 a year and now we will be charged for 2 acres at $22.11 an acre for a total of $44.22 a year. Our budget will be voted on at our Dec. meeting. Lee did great job on the new budget. Elections coming in Dec. Nominations accepted till the Oct. meeting, the following offices are up for reelection VP, Treasurer, Event Coordinator. Nominations will be closed at the end of the meeting. If you are interested in running for the Board, please contact a board member. New Business No motions. Accident at the field, John Graves was taking up the slack on the retriever line from the winch and his hand got caught in the retriever line causing a deep cut to his pinky finger. He went to the hospital where he was treated and released. A report of this incident was sent to the AMA. You should wear gloves when working with a winch. We will be switching to a new web hosting service which will cost us $3.95 a month for the first 3 years. Show and Tell Bruce Rodriguez showed an E-flight SBACH 3D. Bob Dakota showed a large glow powered stunt plane called a Slick. Dan Melnik showed a very large Brayata by Aero Works which had been converted to electric. Jerry O Keefe showed a product called Down Link for any transmitter which would allow you to fly any plane if you use the downlink receiver. Danny Melnik was the winner. Model of the month Lou Montante brought in a Telemaster 40, an oldie all balsa model which he found at Hobby Town which still uses glow motor. He lost a model like this one years ago as a Free Flight. Lou was the Winner. Lou also brought the snacks for the meeting. 50/50 The 50/50 was $16.00 to the winner and $15.00 to the club. Bob Dakota was the Winner. Events Roger gave reports on the World wide Ringmaster Day. Danny Melnick gave a report on the Helicopter meet in Calif. Meeting was adjoined at 8:55 PM

3 For the Good of the Club Club Officer Elections Club elections will be held at the November meeting. Vice President Charlie Gray will not be running but Gary Fisher has volunteered to take his place. Treasurer Lee Royer will not be running but will stay on until he can find his replacement. Event Coordinator Dave Platt will not be running but will stay on until he can find his replacement. Safety Officer Scott Bauman has agreed to run again. IRKS Annual Dues Mark Sorenson will be collecting dues at the November and December meetings. Please make sure you bring your completed IRKS Membership/Renewal Application with you. Also as a reminder, your 2013 club dues are due by December 31 st. Failure to renew dues by December 31st will result in immediate forfeiture all flying privileges and a $20.00 penalty on renewal. Snowbird members are exempt from any late payment penalty. All monies from penalties will go into the Flying Site Fund. Noise Complaints Our RC club has again been getting complaints regarding noise and overflying of residential properties from a property owner who lives to the West of our flying field. Please ensure you do not fly west of the western boundary road and please ensure your models meet or are quieter than is required by AMA guidelines. The complaints have started because the complainant knows our lease is up for renewal by the County Commissioners during one of the December commission meetings. Scott Bauman AMA Flying Site Fund Budget Proposal Proposed 2013 Flying Site Fund Budget Income Expenses Membership Dues 3,300 Valkaria Shed *1,200 Concessions 180 Tools / Mower lift 350 Merchandise 100 Donations 300 Total 4,140 Total 1,850 *The Valkaria flyers did not use the $1000 they were allocated last year and want to add $200 to it this year to use on a new shed.

4 2013 General Fund Budget Proposal SUMMARY 2012 Budget 2012 Actual 2013 Budget INCOME $16850 $14864 $14750 EXPENSE $16399 $ $ Acutals through August plus estimates for Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec INCOME 2012 Budget 2012 Actual 2013 Budget Dues $13000 $12000 $12000 Big Bird $1000 $266 $250 Sailplane Contests $800 $1088 $1000 Helicopter $500 $510 $500 SEAR $1000 $1000 *Estimate $1000 Banquet $250 $0 $0 Indoor Fly In $200 $0 $0 Club Contests $100 $0 $0 Total $16850 $14864 $14750 EXPENSE 2012 Budget 2012 Actual 2013 Budget 524 Field Maintenance $2636 $ $2600 Equipment Maintenance Roller Rental $ $300 Gas $ $800 Fertilizer $ $1500 $3775 $ $1300 Pig fence repair $ $300 Mower Parts $ $600 Glider Winch $ $400 Repair Administrative $2200 $ $4102 Port a Potty $ $1850 Non profit $61.25 $62 Registration Checks/Stamps/etc $ $125 Front Street Rental $ $1030 AMA Re-charter $150 $150 Show and Tell $45 $60 Model of the Month $90 $120 Participation $539 $550 Awards 524 Field Lease $45 Website Hosting $ Parking Permits $243 Events $2170 $ $500 Flying Site Fund Transfer $4530 $3240 $3300 New Equipment Fund Transfer $453 $0 $0 Valkaria $635 $ $750 Field Lease $0 $1080 $360 Total $16399 $ $ Lease for 2010, 2011, 2012

5 Librarian s Corner We have a couple of new DVDs to report on this month. The first is the 2011 Jet World Masters that took place at the Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio. This is a two disk set with almost three hours of video. The airplanes in this contest are primarily extremely detailed models of jet fighter/bomber type of aircraft of recent vintage. The disks feature 57 pilots from 14 countries including some eastern bloc countries. This is scale modeling and flying at its best. Every airplane has been prepared to the finest detail. The paint jobs on these planes cost more than all my airplanes put together. Some of them are really spectacular. The Russian entries are spectacularly gaudy and really get your attention. This video is mostly a look at the airplane kind of video. The flying scenes are rather boring since there is only one plane flying at a time and the pilot is following a very rigid schedule of extremely basic maneuvers. Still, the pilots are very skilled and the planes look very realistic in flight. There were no botched landings in this video. The bonus section departs from the genre of the feature section in that it shows larger, multi-engine airplanes. There is an interview of an owner/pilot of a swing wing B1 bomber powered by two jet engines. The landing gear was handmade by the owner and meant to duplicate the action of the full scale airplane. The interview included discussion of the flying characteristics of the plane and demonstrations of all the operating features, but there was no flying. I noticed that the airplane was a little beat up near the right wing root and I suppose that is why there is no flight footage. A second airplane in the bonus section is an SR-71. This includes some interesting flight scenes in which the plane looks very realistic. This pilot showed a little more imagination in the flying when he actually managed to roll his plane. For those of you who didn t make it to Top Gun this year, we have a new video of that event also.

6 IRKS Membership/Renewal Application AMA Number: Date: Name: Address: City: Zip Code: Home Phone: Address: Introductory Membership: Annual rates for all first time members: (Check One) Individual ($48)* Family ($60)* Junior (FREE) AD Military ($24)* Snowbird ($24) (6 month min.) First time member s dues will be prorated using the following formula: o Membership rate /12 * the number of months remaining in the calendar year Annual Membership Renewal: Due by December 31 st. (Check One) Individual ($80)* Family ($110)* Junior ($5) AD Military ($40)* Snowbird ($40) (6 month min.) $20 late fee after December 31st. Guest Memberships: Guest member s dues will be $7.00. This is for a one time guest visit for less than 30 days but exceeding our normal guest policy of three single day visits for free. Fees Paid: Amount: Cash Check (Make checks payable to IRKS) Non-2.4 Radio Channel Numbers Used: Radio 1: Radio 2: Radio 3: Radio 4: I understand that becoming a member of the Indian River Kontrol Society is a privilege and not a right. I have read and agree to follow the attached IRKS Rules/Safety Regulations. I understand that violation of club safety rules or behavior detrimental to the club can result in dismissal from the Indian River Kontrol Society and the use of club flying sites. Photocopy of AMA Card must accompany this application (Signature) IRKS Membership (Photocopy of AMA Card Required) P.O. Box Palm Bay, Fl Applications and checks may be mailed to: Membership cards must either be picked up at a club meeting or other arrangement or can be mailed if a self addressed stamped envelope is included with renewal application.

7 Indian River Kontrol Society P.O. Box Palm Bay, FL Dated Material Do Not Delay Next Meeting Wednesday, November 21 at 7:30 PM Front Street Community Center, Melbourne First Class Mail Please Rush!!!