Annual Awards Meeting
The evening of Tuesday, May 12th, the club will be celebrating our Annual Awards Meeting. As usual, this meeting will start at 7:30pm at the Griffin Memorial School. And, of course, we will have pizza and sodas to round out the festivities. Awards will be presented for the winners of the Show and Tell Contest, which was held last month. We have 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for each of the categories.
A very special award is given out each year to the person who exemplifies what the club has described as the "Modeler of the Year". His peers select this person. The members judge their candidate using their own criteria. The intent is to recognize the member who represents our hobby in totality. So to honor this person, to find out who won the Show and Tell contest, and to just have a good time with your friends, please come to the meeting, and bring your appetite!
Field Safety
It is that time again when we begin (if we haven't already) our migration back to the field and getting airborne once again. Accidents will occur. Whether it is a crashed airplane, a minor cut, or a wound requiring stitches, most of these can be reduced or eliminated with little care. Have you checked those batteries after the winter hibernation? When was the last time you cycled the batteries? Have you checked the RC connections, control arms and clevises? How many members have first-aid kits? Most of us know what we should do and I don't intend to make this checklist. Let's us all do our part to make this a safe flying year.
Coming Events
Here we are already in the second week of May. We have no events planned in May or July; at least not at this time. Does anyone have any suggestions? We will have to discuss our plans for a Family Day. Let's think of some events for July now so we have time to announce them.
June is firming up. John Hayes has included a run-down on the Glider Contest, which will be held on the 13th of June. So, to the guys with gliders, this is your opportunity to have some fun!
Bob Brodeur and I met with Dennis Cannon, Chairman of the High Hopes Balloon Festival and Mr. Chappell, the owner of the property where the festival is held. Mr. Chappell was very receptive on a R/C Demonstration during the festival weekend. It looks like a go! Because of the nature of the event, we have to be very selective as to who will be part of the flying team.
Finally, we will close out June with the Old-Timers Pattern Contest. Drew Davenport is the CD for this event. I suspect we will have some information at the May Meeting or in the June Newsletter.
See at the meeting or at the field.
--Bob Patukonis
Last Meeting Highlights
March 10, 1998 at Griffin Memorial School, Litchfield, NH
Officers in attendance: Bob Patukonis, Kip Bean, Dave Muse and John Hayes
Reports:
John Hayes, provided the minutes to the last meeting. A motion was made and seconded and passed, to accept them as read.
Dave Muse, provided the Treasurers report. A motion was made to accept the report as read, seconded and passed.
Business:
Bob Patukonis talked a little about the Wrams show.
John Hayes provided the membership present with the results of the survey.
Bob Patukonis indicated he would like to have seen more response to the survey.
Andrej had two more tapes donated to the club, he also asked to be allowed to purchase video cases to protect the tapes.
Show & Tell will be held next month at the April meeting.
Last call for mowing bids.
The Flying Eagles will go with the two dates discussed at the last meeting for the Litchfield at Merrimack and the Merrimack at Litchfield days.
Club social to be held on March 21 at Florence's Restaurant in Merrimack.
Bob Patukonis asked the club to appropriate $50 for a drawing to be held at the social night, the prizes will go to the guests of the attendees.
Bob asked about setting up a jam night similar to the past to try to get more people at the field.
Bill Martilla asked to have the Porta Potty dropped in April rather than May. A motion was made seconded and passed.
John Hayes asked to have June 13th set aside for a glider contest, there was some discussion with the date being granted.
HOBBY HIGHLIGHTS:
Fritz Bien of the Charles River Radio Control Club gave an interesting presentation about gliders and what is the current rage of virtually indestructible combat gliders and slope gliders. Very informative and fun presentation on this aspect of the hobby.
-- John Hayes
SNHRCC Club Interest Questionnaire Results
Editor's NOTE: Only the questions that contained quantifiable information have been displayed below.
1. What types of aircraft do you own? Electric Trainers Sport Scale Gliders Pattern Helicopters Other
8 20 29 13 14 8 6 4
21% 53% 76% 34% 37% 21% 16% 11%
2. What types of contests would you like to see? Electric Open Scale Pattern Glider Other
6 18 10 5 7 5 16% 47% 26% 13% 18% 13%
3. Would you participate in the contests / fun-flys? YES NO
31 6
77% 15%
4. Would you object to a entry fee for contests / fun-flys, if fees were to provide good prizes? YES NO
2 34
5% 85%
5. Do you like having food offered at contest / fun-fly events? YES NO
35 0
88% 0
6. Are you willing to pay for the food at the contest / fun-fly event? YES NO
36 1
90% 3%
7. If new clothing is offered for purchase via a sign up sheet, what would you be interested in purchasing?
Jacket Shirt/collar Sweatshirt Hat Other
11 18 4 10 2
28% 45% 10% 25% 5%
8. Would you want to see the club logo changed or updated? YES NO
15 17
38% 43&
9. Would you be willing to share them or be part of a committee YES NO
to modify or change the logo? 9 8
23% 20%
10. Do you have Internet access? YES NO
25 12
63% 30%
11. Have you seen/visited the SNHRCC web site at www.litchfieldnh.com/snhrcc? YES NO
19 18 48% 45%
13. How many times would you estimate you used the flying site during the 1997 season?
One-Five Five-Ten Ten-Twenty Twenty-Forty Fifty Plus
15 1 8 6 5
38% 25% 20% 15% 13%
16. Have you used the help of a club instructor to learn to fly? YES NO
6 30
15% 75%
17. Do you plan to participate in the club project '98, a .049 powered plane of your choice? YES NO
14 21
35% 53%
18. For next year, would you like to see another club project? YES NO
25 2
63% 5%
20. Last year the club had a big raffle. Would you want to see a raffle like this again, YES NO
23 3
58% 8%
Southern NH FLYING EAGLES FLEA MARKET
APRIL 25, 10am-4pm
Stanislaus Hall, 45 Pine Hill Road, Nashua, NH
O General Admission: $3.00
O Tables (advance Registration): $15.00
O Food Concession
O 50/50 Raffle
For Information Call:
Doug Calaway (603) 673-6994
Frank Bove (603) 654-9814
NEXT MEETING
APRIL 14, 1998
SHOW & TELL
TROPHIES FOR
O BEST SCALE
O BEST SPORT
O BEST FINISH
O BEST IN PROCESS
O BEST CLUB PROJECT
O MODELER OF THE YEAR
HELP WANTED!
R/C Buyers Warehouse is looking
for part-time sales help for
Friday Evenings and Saturdays.
Should be experienced modeler.
Call Bob Brodeur at 595-2494