June 2010 Volume 22 Issue 6

Upcoming meetings

and events June 24th Meeting July 4th July 22nd Meeting

President’s Corner

Meeting Minutes

Club Calendar

A-10

Inside this issue:

THE PRESIDENTS CORNER

Summer has slipped in on us with a vengeance. The temperatures are up, the winds are up, the grass and weeds are growing rapidly. The activity at the airfield is gaining momentum and our annual events are coming up rapidly. We still are looking for volunteers for upcoming project and events. You will find signup sheets on the inside of the clubhouse door. Feel free to signup for as many as you like. These are a good way to meet your work bond obligation and save ten bucks too.

We have encountered a couple of problems. First the lack of equipment during the spring cleanup resulted in us not getting the grass seed in. Now it is too late to do so and have a successful result. We will try this again in the fall. Second is the unexpected problems with Earl’s tractor. We currently have no means of mowing the property and the grass is getting quite tall. Lastly, we need to spray the weeds before they seed and spread. Roundup and Sprayers (with operators) are needed as soon as possible. Your help is needed NOW. A complete list of things to be done is posted on the clubhouse door. Look at it and see if there is something you can do to help. If you have any suggestions and/or solutions, let someone on the Board of Directors know.

MAS CHRISTMAS PARTY

We are currently putting together plans for a Christmas Party for the first week of Decem-ber. Two locations have been proposed to this point. They are El Jardin’s Restaurant in Commerce City and The Doubletree Restaurant in Platteville. In order to get as many members as possible to attend, I would like to see us use a local restaurant with a wide selection of meals and a separate dinning area. We need to come up with a location as soon as possible and get it reserved. If you know of a location or have a recommendation, please let us know as soon as possible.

CURRENT CHOICES:

DOUBLETREE _____ EL JARDIN’S _____

YOUR INPUT ON A DIFFERENT LOCATION:

RESTAURANT NAME: ___________________________________________

LOCATION: ____________________________________________________

TYPE OF FOOD AVAILABLE: _____________________________________

AVAILABLITY OF A PRIVATE ROOM (Y/N): ________ CAPACITY: _________

NAME OF A CONTACT: ______________________________________

CONTACT PHONE #: _________________________________

YOUR PREFERED DAY OF THE WEEK: ______________________________

(CURRENTLY PROPOSED ARE: THURSDAY OR SATURDAY)

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Meeting Minutes for May

There was a small turnout to this month’s meeting. Only 11 people; where was everyone?

First off, Earl reported that there was no hail damage to the field. The storm got close, but didn’t hurt anything. Some members did get damage at their homes though, so help them out if they need it.

The Work Party went well. Most things got completed as planned. About the only things that didn’t get done were be-cause of material shortages. Thanks to everyone that helped. A note to everyone: the following people helped at the Work Party.

This completed their Work Bond for the year. Since you only have to do one thing for the club all year, these guys are done:

Shawn Leonard, Bob Salmon, Lee Overholt, Robert Millward, Larry Ott, Ron Martin, John Hogan, Larry Fuehrer, Milo Fritts, Greg Hight, Wayne Reynolds, George Kerr, Warren

Janssen, Earl Keffer, Amadeo Ramos, Jake Martinez, Larry Litsey, Don Thompson.

The Van Aire Fly-in is still scheduled for June 19th (11am-1pm). We won’t have details until the week before, but they want 4 or 5 planes and pilots. Static display and some demo flying for the full scale pilots that are flying in. We will setup on the north side of the runway and will fly on the south-east end of the runway. The full-scale runway will be our runway. The 4 or 5 pilots are allowed to partake in the food that will be there. If you’re interested in participating, contact Larry. He has the sign-up list.

Only July 10th, the club will have a Family Day/Kadet Fly at the field. Bring your Kadets (other trainers?) and your fami-lies and have a nice day. The club will supply burgers and dogs. Any other food is pot luck. Talk with Larry to coordinate food and discuss the event.

We’ll do a flight demo for the Grace Wanderers on Friday, July 30th. This will be an hour or so of flying at our field. They just want to see what we do and maybe a couple would like to try out a buddy box. We need volunteers and buddy boxes. Contact Larry and George Kerr if you’d like to participate.

Just another reminder to contact Lee if you’d like to volunteer for the Adams County Fair. It’s the first week of August.

The Christmas party has changed a lot. Larry got some complaints about the choice of El Jardin, so we canceled our res-ervation. That being said, we need ideas on what to do. Larry developed a form asking for a vote for El Jardin, The Double Tree (Platteville), or somewhere else. Larry will send this out in email to get a vote from the membership.

Earl had the tires on the trailer fixed. The field was constantly flattening them. The cost was $92 which Earl donated to the club. Thanks Earl.

Earl also got an estimate on doing the same for the tractor. It would be $400. It was decided to not do that at this time. If anyone has ideas on how to make the tires tougher for less than $400, please talk to Earl.

George Kerr bought the club two new fire extinguishers. Thanks George. The plan is to mount one in the building near the door.

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Minutes Continued:

The club’s Safety Officer is Rick. Rick works on weekends, so he’s not able to make it out to the field when most mem-bers are there. Because of that, we need another Safety Officer to help Rick. This is an important position; we have a lot of mem-bers who are new to flying or new to our club. We have safety rules and procedures that need to be followed (for good reasons) and we need somebody to keep an eye out to make sure we’re all safe. We need a volunteer. Please contact Larry if you’re inter-ested.

This is a little late as of this writing, but on June 5th, the Cherry Creek club will be doing a Round Robin fly-in. Basi-cally, some of their members will drive around the area and attempt to fly at 4 or 5 fields. They will finish at their field for a BBQ. Nobody from our club seemed interested in joining them, but the members did vote to allow them to use our field for part of their circuit. Say hello if you see them.

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now (it’s on the web page), there will be no meetings at the field this summer. All meetings will be at Gander Mountain.

We’d like to get rid of the desk that’s in the building. It’s not used for anything and takes up a lot of space. If you want it talk to myself or Larry. If nobody wants it, we’ll see about just getting rid of it.

Similarly, we have a nice (brand new) filing cabinet that we’re not using. Anybody want it? Since this is in such nice shape, we’re hoping that someone will make a donation to club for it. Once again, talk to Larry if you’re interested.

Ron Martin has graciously accepted a position on the Board of Directors. We now have a full complement of board members and officers. Thanks everyone for doing it.

Lastly, Dennis won the fuel drawing. (He also drew the number… J)

That’s it. Have a good month.

Tom

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Get out your calendar and mark it and begin planning for the club events for the remainder of the year.

JUNE - 19th – Van Aire display and fly 11am to about 1-2 pm

24th – Club meeting at Gander Mountain, 7pm

JULY - 10th – Club fun fly and family picnic (burgers and dogs supplied by club) remainder is potluck. There will be a KADET FLY at some point.

15th – Board of Directors Meeting

22nd – Club Meeting at Gander Mountain, 7pm

30th - Flight Demonstration for “Grace Wanderers”

31st – Adams County Fair Parade 8am staging, parade 10am

31st – Airfield Maintenance

AUGUST 4th – 8th – Adams County Fair

14th – MAS Annual KIDS DAY

26th – Club Meeting at Gander Mountain, 7pm

SEPTEMBER 16th - MAS Board Meeting

18th – MAS Fun Fly – Theme is War Birds

23rd – Club Meeting at Gander Mountain, 7pm including Nominations for 2011 Club Officers

OCTOBER 16th – MAS The Great Pumbkin Fly (prizes for best aircraft costumes)

28th – Club Meeting at Gander Mountain, 7pm including election of 2011 officers

NOVEMBER 18th – MAS Board of Directors Meeting

DECEMBER 2nd or 4th – MAS Christmas Party and Awards, Date, Time and Location TBA

JANUARY 2011 1st- Annual Snow Bird Event

Blue Skies and Light Winds to All

Larry

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All articles or items of interest should be submitted to me by the 1st Wednesday of the month. Newsletter editor (that's ME) re-serves the right to accept, refuse and edit all articles submitted for publication. Articles or items submitted after the deadline will be included in the following month’s newsletter. Send or deliver articles to:

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Published articles reflect the author’s opinion and may or may not reflect those of the club in general, its officers, or the newsletter editor.

Serving the Northeast Denver Area the Miniature Aero Sportsters flying site sits on 48 acres with a 500 foot paved runway. The club is open to all who have a current AMA membership. The Miniature Aero Sportsters consists of a group of individuals with a common interest in radio control aircraft. Club meetings are on the 4th Thursday of the month at Gander Mountain Sporting Goods located at 9923 Grant Street Thornton , CO. Meetings start promptly at 7:00 pm. All M.A.S. club members are encouraged to attend meetings, and to become actively involved in the club's activities

The first year there is a once a lifetime $125 initiation fee charged to all new members. Every year after that Annual membership dues are $90.

For membership information check out our web page:

http://www.minatureaerosportsers.org

President Larry Litsey

Vice Pres Jeff Griego

Treasure Tom Glaess

Board Earl Keffer

Board Lee Overholt

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