December 3, 2008 Meeting
Meeting was cancelled and the Christmas party held.
Big Sky RC Modelers Club Meeting Minutes November 5 2008
President Pat Merrill opened the meeting at 7 p.m. with 17 members in
attendance. Bruce read the Minutes of the October meeting and gave a short
Treasurer’s Report for Darrell Anderson. Both were approved as read.
John Sandy brought in a big and beautiful Cox Navy T-28 for display. Steve
Woodhouse finished the work that John had started. John said it has flown a few
times already and it flies just great. Denis bought in a French made foam wing.
He said it was some new electric foamies he will be working on.
There was a motion to not award the Annual Crash Trophy anymore at Christmas
Parties. After considerable discussion, motion was passed. There was also some
talk about a Safety or Builders Award, both those ideas were tabled until next
year.
The Field of the Month will be held at Leo’s place in Power on November 8th.
Guys will meet at the Double Barrels at 9 a.m. before leaving for Power.
Denis said he’s back from his trip to France and will upload any photos taken
this fall on his linked picture website.
Nominations were open for officers. Three individuals were nominated for
President, John Sammons, Pat Merrill and Larry Clayton. Voting was decided to be
held as the next meeting will be the Xmas Party December 3rd and
there is a provision to hold the annual elections in November or December. It
was felt that the Xmas Party should not be an actual meeting. After a secret
ballet was held and the ballets counted, following are the
2009 Club Officers:
President John Sammons
Vice President David Clayton
Treasurer Darrell Anderson
Secretary Bruce Hadella
Russ reported that the October Field of the Month in October was somewhat of a
success. The weather was a big factor in the turnout. But six pilots few and
there was one mishap reported. Everyone said the Chili lunch was good and
everyone was happy.
John Sammons said he’d like to work with Don Hungerford to add a Forum to our
homepage, so guys could exchange ideas during the month.
A short discussion was held about dues. No action was taken. Several members
paid their 2009 dues at the meeting.
At the Christmas Party Don reported that there will be a .60 size Stik and a
Tower .46 engine. One will be raffled and one will be given away to the drawings
for members attending monthly meetings. The person winning the raffle will be
given first choice on the two prizes. Pat said Darrell’s wife would be making
some center pieces for the Party and would bill the Club later. Pat asked John
Ropp take charge at the Xmas Party as Pat will be late arriving, as he is taking
college classes. There will also be a gift exchange, members can bring a wrapped
prize of value of $15 or less, and those will be exchanged for other members
bringing gifts.
Meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m. Submitted by Club Secretary.
Pat Merrill called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. at Perkins Café downstairs
with 14 members in attendance. Bruce Hadella read the Minutes for the September
meeting and they were approved as read. Bruce read the Treasurers Report sent to
him by Darrell Anderson. (Darrell is working night shifts this month).
Gary Carlstad paid his 2009 dues and Russ Verbael bought a Club hat for $10.
The Field Covering and Painting was brought up. Pat thanked all the club members that helped and especially Don Hungerford who made things happen by getting the pavement sealed and the runway painted. An applause followed for Don.
Bruce reported that Pot Luck Fly in was a success with about 15-18 members attending and he didn’t think anybody went hungry. There was some good flying and no mishaps reported.
Russ Verbael gave a discussion on club officers and challenged some guys to step forward and take those positions. He felt those club officers shouldn’t just be filled by individuals just because nobody else wants them. He hoped the right people would step forward and run the club. Russ also invited everybody to attend the Fly In at Windy Ridge on October 11 with breakfast at the Fly J at 9 a.m. and a tour by the airport after breakfast. Russ suggested everyone have at least 3 inch wheels for planes taking off his runway. There will be a minimum fee for lunch and whatever funds are left over will donated to the Club.
Field Marshal Dell Johnson brought up that he needs some more weed killer for around the field and the driveway. Members agreed and Bruce wrote Dell a check for $78.75 for the solution. Dell also suggested we drive a little off sided on the driveway in. The driveway is just starting to show grooves in the normal drive path.
John Sandy brought up that Tom O’Hara wanted to know if the Club would be
interested in participating in a Ulm Piskin Celebration next June 13. Everybody
thought that would be a good idea. John said he’d talk to Tom and tell him the
Club was in favor of it.
Nominations for 2009 officer positions were opened:
The following individuals were nominated. More names will be accepted at the November meeting.
Dave Clayton for VP, Darrell Anderson for Treasurer and Bruce Hadella for Secretary.
Meeting ended at 7:55 p.m.
Big Sky RC Modelers Meeting Minutes September 3 2008
Vice President John Sandy Opened the meeting at 7 pm with 18 members in
attendance. Bruce read the treasurers’ report sent from Darrell Anderson, with
all funds totaling $8953.32. Report was approved as read.
President Pat Merrill arrived and took over the meeting. Bruce then read the
August Meeting Minutes, it was approved as read.
Pat thanked Tom O’Hara and his wife for the wonderful Fly In at their place in Ulm. Everything about the event was a success, from the flying to the noontime meal. Several other positive comments were given and an applause by members followed.
There was a discussion about another Event at our Field and it was decided
that we would have a Pot Luck Fly In on September 20th. Everyone is
invited to attend, please bring a side dish and bring your own meat, we’ll
fire up the BBQ and fix your own. Flying should start about
9 a.m. It was brought up that it would be a good idea to swap the middle tables
at the Field for the outer ones. Pat said we’d do this swap first thing at the
September 20 Event before flying took place. The table swap would be for the
most used tables with some small scares to move out the ends, and bring in the
new unused tables to the center to be used.
A Motion was made to buy a 60 size stick and a .75 size engine for a drawing and
a raffle at the December Xmas Party and the amounts shall be held to $175 or
less. Motion passed. Don and Bruce said they look into getting these off of ebay
or other sources.
A Motion was made and passed the if pavement experts felt we needed to reseal
the runway, the club officers would be called upon to make this decision for the
club. Don said he’d contact some contractors asap.
John Sandy mentioned that the Missoula RC Club is having an Open House September 6th. Darrell and John said they would be going.
Pat mentioned that nominations for club officers would be open at the October and November meeting. Voting would be final at a short meeting at the start of the Christmas Party on December 3rd.
Future events were planned:
Windy Ridge Fly In October 11 with breakfast at the Flying J at 9 a.m.
Power Fly In on November 8th.
Annual Awards and Christmas Dinner at the 3 D Club on Dec 3rd with drinks at 6:30 pm and dinner at 7 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.
Great Falls Sand and Gravel's proposal to seal coat and crack patch 116LF of runway was accepted by the board of directors on September 12, 2008. Four other proposals were also studied. One of the proposals was to overlay the runway with 2 inches of asphalt for $35,150.00. This would be beyond what we can afford at this time. The estimators who looked at the runway said it is in excellent shape for its age. The board of directors felt that crack sealing and seal coating would extend the life of the runway for many more years. The job will be done within the next two weeks. We may not be able to fly from the runway for a couple of days after the job is finished.
Submitted by Club Secretary Bruce Hadella
Meeting Minutes of August 6 2008 of Big Sky RC Modelers
President Pat Merrill called the meeting to order at 7 pm with 15 members in attendance. Bruce read the Minutes of the July meeting, they were approved as read. Darrell gave the Treasurers Report, with fund totals of $9,024.61 and the report was approved as read.
Joe Kutcher was introduced, he has been a guest flyer this summer. Chuck said he didn’t get United Materials to come out and look at the Air Strip, but said he’d try real hard to make that happen in August.
Pat brought up the Annual O’Hara Fly In at Tom O’Hara’s place in Ulm on August 16. The informal fly in, which has been AMA sanctioned, will begin about 9 a.m. Some of the guys will meet for breakfast at the Flying J Café at 8 a.m. that morning.
Bruce showed 2 TV news features from our recent Open House.
Pat brought up the Quickee and Fun Race on August 23rd. Then Jim talked about the Fun Fly on August 24th. He said there would be three maneuvers judged with a maximum 15 points awarded. These maneuvers will include a climb and glide, timed event, engine must be turned off after 15 seconds and the landings must be made on the runway in order for points to count. 2nd maneuver will be the spot landing, each flyer will be given three tries, with five points per tire being counted. The last maneuver will be three loops and three rolls then land, this will be a timed event. The shortest time being awarded the most points. It was suggested that we do a pot luck lunch each day, with everyone bringing a side dish and their own meat.
A discussion on the Out House was held. No action was taken except the notion to take the mens name plate and exchange it with the womans name plate.
Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. Submitted by Club Secretary Bruce Hadella.
Big Sky RC Modelers Meeting Minutes July 2 2008
President Pat Merrill opened the meeting at 7 pm with 16 members attending. New member Bob Fetch, from Yuma AZ, was introduced and welcomed into the club.
Minutes from the June meeting was read by the Club Secretary and approved as
read.
Darrell Anderson gave the Treasurers Report with the total in all accounts
$8,962.57.
The Treasurer’s Report was accepted as read.
There was short discussion on the runway. Chuck Gardiner said he had a friend at Central Paving that would give us an estimate on resurfacing the runway. He thought he might have a report for the August meeting. Dell Johnson said he needed some runway sealer. A motion was made and passed to allow Dell to buy some sealer and some sand for filling in runway cracks.
John Sandy gave a report on the Float Fly at Wadsworth Park June 28. He said things went pretty well. Don Hungerford said there were 9 pilots flying and 16 total members in attendance. John was also thanked for furnishing his boat for airplane retrieval.
Bruce Hadella said he’d try to get the TV station reporter out the field the following Tuesday night for a hand a flying.
Tom O’Reilly was given a thanks and an applause for varnishing the frequency board and Frenchy’s plaque.
There was a short discussion about Helicopter pilots flying at the center of
the runway tying up the pilot stations for other fixed pilots. It was the
consciences’ that the Heli pilots fly maybe to the west end of the runway.
There was talk of a heli pad, but with only two known club heli pilots it was
felt it wouldn’t be justified at this time.
Another short discussion was held about pilots flying multiple touch and go’s
when other pilots are flying. It was decided it was more a courtesy and a safety
deal. If it bothers a pilot, they should ask the other pilots not to do the
touch and goes. Touch and goes are a good practice but sometimes they might be
done when there are not other pilots flying at the same time.
The Open House for July 12-13 was discussed. Pat asked John Sandy and Dave
Clayton if they’d help with the snack shack. They both agreed and I’m sure
others will help them. All members were encouraged to attend and participate.
A motion was made to reschedule the Quickee and Sport Pylon race on August 23
and a Fun Fly on August 24. Pat said he would run the pylon race and Jim
Christianson said he’d take charge of the fun fly.
There has still been some confusion over the parking of vehicles in the pit
area. At the meeting Don Hungerford wrote up three possible scenarios for a
paper vote. After some discussion the vote was taken and Number 2 won the
majority of the votes.
The following rule will be considered a passed rule and effective immediately.
"All Members will be allowed drive into the pit area to unload and load
their airplane and equipment. After they unload their vehicle, the vehicle needs
to be moved into the parking lot area. Handicapped members would also be
expected to move their vehicles to the parking area after unloading. If the
handicapped member is not able to move their vehicle into the parking lot, then
it can be parked in the pit area."
Pat Merrill brought in a completed Ultra Sport 40 plane that he built and made
some changes from the stock configuration. It was a good looking plane.
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 pm was made and passed.
Submitted by the Club Secretary…
Minutes from the May meeting was read and approved as read. Darrell Anderson
gave the Treasurers Report with all accounts totaling $8,578.36 with a total of
50 club members.
John Sandy gave a Report from the Child Safety Fair. Helping John was Denis and
Bill Gold.
They said they had fun and lots of kids looked at their displayed planes and all
of them seemed to want to spin the propellers. Denis took several pictures of
the event said he might send a picture of the event to the AMA District VP,
maybe it might make into his regional report in the AMA magazine.
Pat lead a discussion of the Plyon Race Saturday June 7th and the Fun
Fly June 8th. He has bought a case of fuel and enough propellers.
Entry fee for the race will be $15 which does not include a lunch that will go
for $7 each. Pat hopes to run a Quickee and Sport class, depending on how many
pilots with planes show up. For the Fun Fly he said he might have two or three
classes for the fun fly, beginner, intermediate and advanced with 3 or 4 flying
events.
A - M and M matching and spitting event was discussed and it might be used. The
group will meet at the Double Barrell at 8 a.m. before Saturday’s race.
Russ brought in a couple ideas for homemade award certificates and passed them
around. The club had agreed to used them at the May meeting and Bruce
volunteered make them.
Don Hungerford talked about the Float Fly In on June 28th at
Wadsworth Park. He explained where we need to go and there will be a short walk
down to the lake. Everyone is on their own for lunch, so he advised everyone to
bring their own lunches. He said flying would be from
9 a.m. to 3 pm.
Pat mentioned that there are still some members leaving their cars parked in the
pit area. A motion was made and passed at the May meeting allowing only
handicapped persons to park their cars in the pit area. All others must use the
parking low. Pat advised everyone to please use the parking lot.
There was some concern that the Tuesday and Thursday Training Nights are not
working, no students are showing up. A motion was made to only designate Tuesday
night as Training Nights, Motion passed.
Pat mentioned that he might invite some civil air patrol members out to the
field for a try on the buddy box. It was suggested that we invite them out for
the July 12-13 Annual Fly In and Open House. Several members said they would
bring out their trainers and buddy cords for that event. More of that will be
discussed at the July meeting.
Bruce mentioned that a reporter from Channel TV 5 is interested in doing a story
on the Club. It was discussed and it was suggested that Bruce take care of this.
He said he’d give it a try. It was felt it would be a good idea to get the
reporter up on a buddy box himself, and then invite him out again at our summer
events.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Submitted by the Club Secretary
Meeting Minutes of May 7th 2008 Big Sky RC Modelers
The meeting was called to order at 7 pm by President Pat Merrill with 18 members
present. First thing Pat did was announce that Denis Ducimetiere had soloed last
week. Denis received an applause. Denis also thanked Don Hungerford, who spent
the most time training him. Don said he credited Denis’s learning curve by
spending countless hours on a rc flight simulator this winter. Russ Verbael
attended the meeting and promptly paid his dues.
Minutes from the April Meeting and Treasurers Reports were given. Club funds total $8,064.70 Both were approved as read.
Dell Johnson gave a report about
the Work Party and the extra work done after that. A special thanks were given to Sid Arnott and Gary Carlstad for letting the club use their equipment and to all the guys in the work party. Dell reported that him and Jim Christianson had put rebar stakes in the parking lot cement blocks and then enlarged the 2nd Shack to fit our second ride along mower that John Sandy kindly donated to the Club.
Pat lead a discussion on the Pylon Race/Fun Fly June 7-8. John Sandy volunteered to be the head cheif, and David Clayton also volunteered to help him. Pat announced that there would be both a sport quickee class and a sport class. The sport class would be for any 40 size sport airplane. Common props would be used on all airplanes. The Club agreed to set the Race Meet fee of $15. Bruce Hadella volunteered to make some paper award certificates and mail them out after the event. Bruce suggested we send announcements to other clubs of our events. Pat said registration would be at 9:30 am and racing/flying at 10 am both days. Dell was authorized to buy some cement for the pylon pole stakes, to make them more secure.
A lively discussion about the Land Lease increased happened with almost
everybody having a different opinion. At times there were several guys talking
at random, trying to get their point across. Pat regained the authority of the
meeting. A motion was made to table any further discussion of the Land Lease
increase for 3 years. Motion was carried, with three members voting against the
motion.
It was brought up about the RC Club car joining our Club or leasing part of our
land. This subject had been discussed in the past and tabled at that time. Many
guys thought that right now they saw many more negatives than positives of
letting the rc car guys coming on board. One of the most important was safety of
overhead airplanes and rc car racers not being able to know of impending danger.
No motion was made, but the subject was tabled again.
Denis said he had updated his picture portion of the Club’s webpage and he
pays for its upkeep on his own.
A motion was made to cancel the Cross Country meet for May 10th. Motion Passed.
A lively discussion about people bringing pets to the field was discussed with several different opinions. A motion was made and passed that any Dogs brought to the field must be kept on a lease at all times, and they are not allowed in the pit or runway areas. The dogs should stay in the parking lot or in the audience areas. Ray Leonardt volunteered to make up a copy of No Dogs Allowed signs for the field at his expense.
Ray also made mention that he made a mold of the Sig Senior Kadet cowl, and if you need a replacement, he will sell them for $15 each. They looked pretty smooth.
Jim Christianson also wanted to remind everyone that the drive way in the pits is for handicapped persons only. So, if you are not legally handicapped, please park you vehicle in the parking lot and carry your stuff to the pits.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Submitted by Bruce H, Club Secretary.
Big Sky RC Modelers Minutes April 2 2008 Meeting
Meeting Called to order by President Pat Merrill at 7 pm with 17 members in
attendance. Bruce read the treasurers Report from Darrell Anderson, then he read
the Minutes from the March Club Meeting. Totals in all accounts is $8,057.28
Also a note that the club has earned $40.66 in interest in our two CDs, one at
$1000 and the other at $4000. The interest earned comment received a small
applause.
Jim Christianson lead a discussion on his contacts with several legislators
about the large DNRC land lease increase. Jim has been doing a lot of research
and is going forward with several ideas. He passed around paper and asked that
members write down their ideas on why the Club should own the site our Field. Al
Bortnem had talked to Joe Tropila and he’s interested in helping out our
cause. Jim will be contacting Joe.
Don Hungerford passed out some handy Calendar of Event Cards for everyone,
they have our website on one side and our schedule of events on the other side.
Both Pat and Bruce have received AMA Sanction paperwork back from AMA on their
respective events. We did know not know if Darrell has sent for Sanction yet.
Pat donated the fee that the club would normally pay to AMA for his sanction.
John Sandy and Tom O"Hara have taken back the Fence to Williamson
Fencing.
John Sandy told the club the April Field of the Month would be held in Havre on
April 12, with breakfast held at 9 am at the Café in the Mall.
A work party was scheduled for April 20th about 1 pm. Some guys will pick up the cement blocks at Sandy’s then take them to the field. Gary said he could maybe borrow a fork lift from work and we need to borrow one more flat bed from somebody to haul the cement blocks to the field.
Bruce brought up the idea that will are going to need some more plastic frequency cards for the possible increase in the number of 2.4Ghz users. It was suggested whatever amounts Dell Johnson needs, Dell gets. It shouldn’t cost that much.
A motion was made and passed that both Tuesday and Thursday nights would be designated as Trainer nights. It was felt that trainers also should be given priority on those nights. Sport flyers should not fly when theres trainers in the sky. Sport flyers can fly before, between and after the trainer flight times. If this has to be amended later in the summer, so be it, but that’s the plan right now.
Bruce said he’d help some guys this summer that want to learn some aerobatics, moving from basic flying to advanced maneuvers.
Ronald Morrell and his boys paid their 2008 dues at the meeting.
John Sandy donated a used drive around tractor to the Club. There was some
discussion if the club can maintain two of these units. But it was felt that we
may need a backup. And making room for the 2nd mower would be part of
the work part on April 20th, by cleaning out some stuff from the
second shed.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:20 pm. Club Secretary…..
Big Sky RC Modelers Meeting March 5th 2008
President Pat Merrill called the meeting to order at 7 pm at Perkins downtown Great Falls with 20 members in attendance.
Bruce read the Treasurer’s Report that Darrell Anderson sent him. Bruce also read the Minutes of the February meeting. Both were accepted as read.
Bruce said he had sent in his AMA sanction for the Fly In for July. Pat said
he’d send his in this week, and we don’t know if Darrell had sent in his for
the O’Hara event in August.
Al Bortnem reported that he was referred to a lawyer who did IRS Non Profit
arrangements. Bruce said he had talked to the secretary of the Great Falls
Shooting Complex and a lot of benefits do not come from this IRS rating,
especially for the estimated $1,500 to $2,000 it might cost the club. Bruce said
he was advised to check with other clubs and check on their status. A discussion
followed and it was felt this issue would be tabled until further information
was available.
Jim Christianson said he had been in contact with a former state legislature
member and saw the possibility of getting a bill passed to have DNRC deed the
land to our club. A discussion followed with both positive and negative comments
being aired. Jim was giving the blessing of the club to take this issue forward,
maybe finding a local legislature member to carry the bill etc.
Chuck Gardiner was introduced to the membership. He plans on joining. He bought
a Nextel trainer and is in the process of getting his computer fixed up to
accept a video training program. Welcome aboard Chuck.
A short discussion was held about the River Fest. Some negative comments were
made about safety concerns from the radio interference we received last year,
and about three planes were lost. A motion was made to not participate in this
years River’s Fest. Motion Carried.
Two more club events were tentatively planned:
May 10th, A Cross Country, from GF to Dutton and back
June 28 Float Fly in at Wadsworth Park
The March Field of the Month was scheduled at our Field, March 8, with breakfast at the Gold Dust at 9 am and Flying about 10 am.
Members paying their dues tonight for 2008 were:
Art Matsko
Pat Merrill (Who also bought a Hat)
Larry Clawson (Who overpaid $10)
Tom O’Rielly
Bruce Hadella
Meeting adjourned at 8 pm. Club Secretary….
Minutes of Big Sky RC Modelers Meeting February 6 2008
President Pat Merrill called the meeting to order at 7 pm at Perkins Downtown
with 19 members attending.
Bruce read the minutes from the January meeting and a report from Darrell
Anderson on his treasurers report. Darrell has taken out a $4,000 five year CD
and a $1,000 one year CD. Total in all Club accounts is $7683.43. Both were
approved as read.
Al Bortem and Don Hungerford wrote a letter to the editor complaining about
the 143% increase to our land lease amount. The members discussed the letter and
requested a couple changes. A motion was made and passed to send the letter to
the Tribune. Bruce requested that we hold up one month on sending it as he felt
we need to get that DNRC land lease paper back and maybe make our first payment
before we voice our protest. The members agreed.
Pat appointed Dell Johnson as the Club’s Field Marshal and also Jim
Christianson as the Clubs Safety Officer.
The Xmas Party committee reported, Duane Goodness said they decided the 3 D
would be a good place with a very big menu and a private bar. It would be held
this year on December 3rd which is normally the election month. The
membership agreed upon the date and place.
There was small discussion about the club achieving a non profit status and we
asked Al Bortnem to ask his daughter (a lawyer) what the fees would be for this.
Al said he’d try to look into this and report back.
Ron Leonhardt introduced new member Fred Walker who also paid his dues tonight.
Fred is building a Kadet Senior from a kit and it almost ready to cover it.
Seven guys paid their 2008 dues totaling $460.
Three sanctioned events were made for this summer.
Quickee 500 Race/Fun Fly June 7-8
Open House Annual Fly In July 12-13
O’Hara’s Fly In August 16
There was talk about a cross country and some other club events but they didn’t need to be sanctioned.
It was mentioned that a new $40 RC simulator program is available on ebay called Realistic Flight. Tower’s program cost $200 or more.
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm.
Club Secretary.
Minutes of BSRCM Meeting January 2 2008
President Pat Merrill called the meeting to order at 7 pm downstairs of Perkins downtown with 20 members in attendance.
The Minutes of the December meeting were read and approved as read. The
Treasurer gave his report, with total club funds at $7,199.47 Darrell’s report
was approved as given.
Jim Christianson was given a Special Plaque and a credit check for his dues this
year or next year in appreciation for all his field work.
Jim appreciated his gift and said thanks, no speech. Bruce Hadella was given the
Flyer of the Year Award Plaque and Traveling Trophy. Bruce did give a little
speech. He apologized for not attending the Awards Dinner but he had some
medical problems that would not allow him to attend. He thanked the club
officers and club members for the honor and said thanks. Both of these fellows
received an applause from the members.
A Committee for next years Awards Dinner was appointed, Duane Goodness, Jim
Christianson and Dell Johnson. They were going to shop around for some other
places to hold the annual event. They will report back to the club when they
come up with a plan.
The was a discussion about the Williamson Fence still taking up space on the
club’s parking lot. It was suggested that we call them up and see if they can
pick it up, or somehow we can bring it back.
Several members mentioned that the fencing materials should be moved from its
present location.
On a similar subject, the parking cement blocks. Merrill suggested we plan a working party in March and get them installed.
John Sandy told everyone the Field of the Month January 12th would be in Helena, and everyone would meet at Perkins in Helena and then go out the their field. (Note: This was mentioned in the Helena’s Club minutes, so they know about it).
Our three CDs were asked to have dates finalized for the February meeting so they could be voted on and AMA sanctions could be sent for.
Bruce lead a discussion on the new increase for our Field lease. DNRC was
giving us 2 options, 5 acres for $600, which would just include the runway, pits
and parking area, and no over flight acreage.
The second option would be to pay $900 for the full 160 acres we currently
lease. Bruce said he talked to the Director of the Lease Management Division and
they gave us no other options. If we decided not to lease, it would be let out
for bid, and our club would not be given any priority or favoritism on such a
bid. There was mention that a go cart club might be interested in land out
there, maybe not our exact acreage, but it shows there might be others
interested in the land. Bruce felt the club is being sort of squeezed into this
decision, but we can’t afford to loose all that we’ve invested in our
location. A good 20 minute discussion followed. A motion was made to pay the new
increased fee of $900 a year for the next 5 years. Motion passed. The Club
Treasurer was given the okay to complete the paper work and send in the lease
renewal by January 28th.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm.
Submitted by the Club Secretary.
Minutes of December 5 2007 BSRCM
President John Ropp called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. with 22 members in
attendance. The Club Secretary read the Minutes of the November Meeting, they
were approved as read. The Club Treasurer gave a report from last month, with a
total of $6533.80 in all accounts.
The Report was approved as read.
Darrell Anderson then handed out copies of the Annual Financial Report from November 2006 to October 2007. It was very professional looking and he received an applause after it was reviewed. The Club seems to be making about $1,500 per year.
VP John Sandy lead a short discussion on final thoughts of the Xmas Party to
be held on December 8th. A gift exchange was also encouraged of
members with everyone keeping to a $15 limit if possible. Marvin Thompson has
donated a BH SuperAir 46 ARF airplane to the club. A motion was made to
substitute this plane as a gift in leau of the $100 prize for either the meeting
attendance drawing or the Xmas party raffle. Motion passed. The 40 Sweet Stick
that Steve Woodhouse for club was also shown at the meeting.
2008 Club Officer Elections were held:
Results
Pat Merrill President
John Sandy VP
Darrrell Anderson Treasurer
Bruce Hadella Secretary
A applause was given for the current 2007 Officers and another for the upcoming 2008 Club Officers.
There was a short discussion on what it took to be Contest Director. The criteria is available on the AMA website. It consists of a written test from the AMA Manual and the AMA Safety Code, plus recommendations from three other CDs.
The meeting adjourned promptly at 8 p.m.
Submitted by B. Hadella, Club Secretary.
BSRCM Minutes from November 7, 2007 Meeting
16 members were in attendance when President John Ropp called the meeting to
order at 7:00 p.m. Secretary Bruce Hadella read the Minutes from the October
meeting and gave the Financial Report from Darrell Anderson, who was out of town
on business. Both were approved by the members as read.
A bill was presented by Don Hungerford for $70.99 for mailing out the newsletter
this year and materials to build 6 more pilot stands at the field. A motion made to
pay the bill passed. Check #1079. Don brought up that he is not willing to put together a written newsletter and send
it to members who do not have
internet. A discussion followed and no other members showed any interest in
sending out the newsletter, so a motion was made not to send out anymore
written newsletters. Motion passed. It was felt that the non computer members
could go to a friend’s house or could find access to the internet at the
library or other such places.
The October cancelled work party was discussed. John Sandy and Jim Christianson
did show up and applied some tar to the runway cracks. It was felt that the
cement parking stands could wait until next spring.
Next order of business was the Annual Xmas and Award Dinner scheduled for
December 8 at Dimitris Restaurant. John Sandy requested that everyone going let
him know asap and also make choice off the menu. A motion was made and passed to
buy a 40 Sweet Stick and also give away $100 cash for the Dinner. Motion passed.
One would be given to the members attending meeting drawing, and the other one
will be from a raffle collected at the dinner. Steve Woodhouse volunteered to
buy the Sweet Stick from Tower and the club would reimburse him at the next
meeting. Dave Clayton said he would make up some gifts for the women attending.
John Sandy also said he would call Darrell’s wife and see if she could make
some more bird cages as they have been very poplar among the women.
An idea for the three club CDs together or contact each other before the
January meeting and have them suggest dates for at least three club events and
who would CD each one. The 3 CD’s include Darrell Anderson, Pat Merrill and
Bruce Hadella.
Nominations for 2008 Club Officers was started and the club will also accept
final nominations at the December meeting.
President: Pat Merrill
VP: John Sandy and Davy Clayton
There were no nominations for secretary and treasurer at this meeting.
Jim Christianson said he would be interested in being named Safety Officer.
Dell Johnson also left the club word that he wouldn’t mind being Field Marshal
again. These appointments would have to be made by the new president at the
January meeting.
Steve Woodhouse brought in a small electric Funtana. The plane was passed along
the members and Steve explained how expensive electric planes can be. He
mentioned that a .60 size electric could cost up to a $1,000 counting all the
components.
Meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.
A Board of Directors Meeting was held after the meeting and Awards were discussed. These would be announced at the Dinner.
Submitted by Club Secretary…..
Big Sky RC Modelers Meeting Minutes for October 3 2007
Meeting called to order at 7:05 pm by President John Ropp with 18 members in
attendance. Minutes from the September Meeting were read and approved as read.
*Note: Darrell sent me the Treasurers Report but I didn’t read it until after
the meeting. The Club has approximately $6,825 in its accounts.
3 Bills were presented, one for tractor oil, one for tools and one for cement
for moving the center wind sock in. Motion made and passed to pay these bills of
$31.94 to Jim Christensen and $13.99 to Dell.
There was a discussion on putting in the cement blocks that are being donated to
the club. A work party has been scheduled for
Oct 20 starting at John Sandy’s House at 8 a.m.
There was a short discussion on how good the Scale Fly in was, and Don
Hungerford won the Best Scale plane award. He was given applause by the members.
Don mentioned that the club rooster was put on our webpage.
There was a discussion about flying on the East and South side of the flying
areas. It was the consensus that it would be permitted with a gentlemen’s
agreement at the field, but not allowed during official events.
There was a motion made and passed that the Club or AMA would not be
responsible or liable for any harm coming to any vehicle parked in the Drive
Through area by any stray plane taking off, flying or landing.
A Safety Officer was advised for all club events and events of club members at
other fields.
Ropp made mention that nominations for next years officers will be accepted the November meeting and the elections are at the December meeting.
Jim Christianson wanted to comment that many of his student flyers were keeping
a student log book, but Jim was to point out that Tom O’Reilly’s Log book
was great and a model to other new pilots.
This Months Field of the Month would be at Leos Place in Power, with a breakfast
get together first at the Double Barrel Cafe on Central Ave West.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm. Club Secretary.
Minutes of the September 5 2007 Big Sky RC Modelers
President John Ropp called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm downstairs at
Perkins.
There were 14 members present. Bruce read the minutes of the August Meeting, and
also gave a treasurers report for Darrell, as he had to work. Both were approved
as read. Darrell reports the following accounts except for recent deposits and
checks written by Bruce.
Shares: $ 160.36
Asphalt: 5036.43
Draft: 1603.89
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Total: $6800.68
Note: O’Hara Fly Profit was $58 and the Open House/Fly In Profited $230.
John Sandy reported on the Helena Float Fly In, he said 5 Great Falls
participated at their event, it was a great day, the Helena guys were great
hosts, and it was fun time for all.
Bruce reported that both O’Hara’s Fly In and Our Open House/Fly In were
successful and received many compliments on both events. It seems that the O’Hara
event has turned into our primo event of the year.
A motion was made to haul out the railroad ties next to the parking lot and pick
up some free cement blocks. Sandy said he’d check with Tom O’Hara and
schedule a working party, probably in October. Motion passed.
A motion w as made and passed to move in the center wind sock about half way
closer, as only a few members could see that far. Dell said he would get to it
when he can.
Pat Merrill suggested we plant some trees at the field and plant some flowers
but there didn’t seem to be much interest in this idea. Dell mentioned that we
need some runway sealer before the winter,
A motion was made to pickup a 5 gallon can of runway sealer, motion passed. John Ropp said he’d take care of it. Ropp also complimented the shape of the field. Hadella commented that he had received several compliments from out of town flyers at the Open House.
Don Hungerford was asked to see if he could put up a club list of members on
the website and maybe using the years gate combo or something like that as a
password.
The was some discussion about having our paving fund put into a CD for more
savings, maybe adding some more of the general club funds to it as the club
funds are very good. Maybe talk about it next month when Darrell is present.
The Scale Fly for September 15-16 was discussed. It was felt that all scale
planes, and sort of scale planes would qualify. The group decided to require
scale planes on Sept 15 but allow all scale and sport planes on Sunday Sept 16
as this would probably be the last formal flying event at the club this year.
Jack Feddes’ wife has volunteered to cook for the Scale Fly In and net all
profits. A vote will be held for the favorite scale plane and a gallon of fuel
would be given to the person with the most votes. Static planes were also asked
to be displayed.
The first Fall Field of the Month’s Fly Ins will start Oct 13 at Leo
Summerfields in Power. More info to follow at the October Club Meeting.
Meeting was adjourned at 8 pm. Submitted by the Club Secretary
Meeting Minutes of August 1 2007 Big Sky RC Modelers
13 Members were in attendance in which Vice President John Sandy called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Tom O’Reilly and Dominic Dione and his dad were introduced.
Minutes of the July meeting were read and approved as read.
Treasurer Report was given with $6,334.37 total in all accounts, approved a reported.
Old Business: A discussion of the Wind sock across the field. A bigger sock
will be put up pretty soon and there was talk about putting it closer to the
pilots, easier to see.
A work party consisting of Art, Sid, Dennis, Don, Dell and Bruce finished up
covering the last four tables. Tom O’Hara mentioned that he has been able to
pick up the fencing materials for Williamson Fencing, but will try to get to it
asap. Sandy mentioned that the club can get those concrete curbs for free now.
Most of the guys thought that would be a good idea, but there was some concern
about the Railroad ties. No action was taken.
New Business: O’Hara’s Fly In will be August 11 starting about 9 a.m. $7
will be the charge for lunch. The Annual Fly In, Open House and Swap meet for
August 18-19 was briefly discussed and swap meet space will be available for
$10, and lunch will also be $7.
A motion was made to Not Allow Smoking at the Field until the dry fire
conditions go by, Motion was passed. Smoking would be allowed in members
vehicles only.
It was mentioned that Helena will have its Float Fly August 25 and 26 at Lake Helena.
There was a discussion about the Annual Award and Christmas Dinner. Sandy suggested we try the new Greek place called Diminties, a motion was made to have it December 8, motion passed.
Meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m. Submitted by Club Secretary.
Minutes for the July 11 2007 Meeting of Big Sky RC Modelers
Meeting at Perkins downstairs started at 7:05 pm with President John Ropp calling the meeting to order.
Minutes from the June meeting were read and approved as read.
The Treasurer was not in attendance and did not send in a report.
Old Business: Dell Johnson (Field Marshal) reported that he had bought a good weed eater and a couple spray cans for weed control. Al Borntem made a bearing attachment for the center field wind sock. Pat Merrill brought in a wind sock, we’ll have to wait and see if its big enough.
The Field Marshal also wanted to advice members who smoke, to pick up your cigarette butts etc. Please "pack out what you bring in." There have been some complaints of members bringing their kids to the field and letting them run almost wild. If you bring kids to the field please have them have some respect for our field. Also, whether it be a kid or an adult, please don’t mess with the wind meter. It has been adjusted several times. Please let the Field Marshal adjust it, nobody else.
News Business: A River Fest discussion was held. John Sandy volunteered his canoe for airplane rescue. The Club forgot to send in motorboat request letter and also there might not of been a motorboat available anyway. Flyers and members were invited to show up by 8 a.m.
The Fun Committee announced that the Fun Fly would be held July 15 at
9 a.m. There will be four airplane maneuvers to perform.
Don Hungerford announced that the Monthly Field Fly is cancelled for now because of low attendance.
A motion was made and passed for the club to build a frequency board addition for the 2.4 Ghz radios.
Tuesday night trainer nights was discussed, and instructors are encouraged to show up and help. Don said he’d make a list of students and instructors.
Pat Merrill said he’d draft a new flyers check list.
A motion was made and passed to buy 1 dozen club hats.
Submitted by Club Secretary.
Big Sky RC Modelers Minutes of the June 6 2007 Meeting
Meeting called to order by President John Ropp at 7:05 pm. There were 19 people
in attendance. Minutes and Treasurers Reports were read and accepted by the
membership. The Treasurer has $7,024.72 in all accounts.
President Ropp presented Dave Clayton with his Level 2 Solo Card.
Dave was given an applause by the members.
Pat Merrill lead a post Race Meet discussion. Pat received a "Well
done" from members and applause. Pat thanked all the flyers and helpers for
participating in the meet. The Club netted about +$18.
The June 16 Float Fly was discussed. Don Hungerford suggested we fly at
Wadsworth Park. A motion was made and passed that we do what Don suggested and
flying will start about 9 am.
Riverfest for July was briefly discussed. A Fun Fly committee of Sid, Bruce and
Pat will come up with some flying activities for the Fun Fly that follows the
Riverfest River Flying.
Bruce asked for advice on Swap Meet prices for the August Annual Fly In and Swap
Meet. A motion was made and passed to charge $10 per person for slot for the
swap meet.
Darrell brought up that he might not be able to CD the Annual O’Hara Fly In.
Bruce volunteered to do it.
Bruce brought up the idea of increasing the food prices from the $5 we had
been charging for the last few years. The group felt each event should consider
raising prices and most felt a price increase was due.
Don brought up the fact that Williamson Fencing would install the 7ft fence at a
cost of $1,200 - $1,500. There was quite a discussion about the fence issue. It
was suggested that members vote by ballot whether to put up a fence or not.
Votes tallied were 11 against and 3 for. Consensus was that the present fence
was adequate.
There was a discussion about the club buying a commercial quality weed eater
for the field. John Ropp said he’d do some research into the matter and would
be tabled until the next meeting. Ropp said he also might bring out one or two
small lawn mowers for the field. A couple members said they use their weed
eaters until the Club buys its own.
Jim Christensen resigned as Field Marshal and Dell Johnson was appointed the New
Field Marshal. Dell was given permission to buy two weed sprayers. Ropp said he’d
bring back some weed killer from a weekend trip to his ranch.
A motion was made and passed to earmark another $1,500 from the club funds to the designated Runway Fund.
Since the fence that Williamson Fencing was no longer needed or wanted, a
motion was made that Williamson would be called and asked if they wanted it
back, if not, Ropp said he’d give the Club $100 for the fence. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned about 8:40 pm. Submitted by Club Secretary.
Big Sky RC Modelers Minutes May 2 2007 Meeting (Perkins Downstairs)
Meeting called to order by President John Ropp at 7:05 p.m. There were 20 members in attendance. Note: There are now about 41 paid members so far in 2007.
New members joining this week are Dave Clayton and his son, Josh. Also joining was Don Morrell. Welcome aboard guys!
April Minutes and Treasurers Reports were read and approved as read.
Total Club Treasury is $6,662,16, not counting new members dues and bills being paid. A motion was made and passed to pay bills that were outstanding.
The Racing committee gave a report and everything is going good so far. There was some concern that the AMA Magazine didn’t list the TT.40Pro as the preferred engine. Entry fee will be $30 which will include fuel used for flying and for one 9x6 APC prop. Duane and John Sandy said they would help with the Snack Shack.
There was considerable discussion on fencing. A motion made to get the free fencing from Williamson Fencing and then install half of it on the left side of the field, behind Frenchy’s Shack and the Frequency Board. Motion Passed with several votes against it.
Al Bortnem gave a report from his grandson, and engineer, recommended at least a 3" build up of pavement, total costs were over $28,000. It was the feeling of the members to keep repairing the cracks as best we can and not worry about other pavement improvements at this time.
Jack Feddes donated a professional type wind meter to the Club. Several guys installed the meter. Jack was giving a "Thank You" and a applause from the members.
It was mentioned that the members appreciate the fine work from the city workers who hauled in and packed reconditioned used pavement. John Ropp thought it would be good to give the crew some donuts and the members agreed.
Bruce brought up the idea for a wind sock to be placed out across the field from the pilots pad for safety reasons. Pat Merrill said he would donate a wind sock and John Ropp said he might be able to get some pipe from the city. John said he would also look into getting some weed spray for the club. It was mentioned that the club might buy its own weed sprayer, but no action was taken on thought.
The monthly Fun at the Field was scheduled for May 5 with a breakfast first at the Prospector at 9 a.m. All flying will be okay and racers are encouraged to do some practicing.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Submitted By Club Secretary.
BSRCM April 4, 2007 Meeting Minutes
April 4 2007 Meeting of Big Sky RC Modelers
Meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by Vice President John Sandy. John Ropp
wasn’t able to attend due to an illness in his family. There were 16 members
present.
Two members brought in planes, first Duane Cassidy brought in this giant Glider,
it had a huge wingspan, Duane uses this plane in Glider competition. Also Bruce
Hadella brought in a Quickee 500 plane covered in an experimental low drag
covering.
Bruce read the Minutes of the last meeting. Minutes were approved as read, with
the exception being to Sanction the O’Hara Fly In in August.
Bruce also read the Treasurers Report from Darrell Anderson, who will be out of town for the next couple of weeks. Total Funds are $6369.39
Mention that former member Jose Rivera has rejoined. Note Jan Steir and Doug Thames paid their dues at this meeting.
There was a discussion about the Williamson Fence donation to the Club.
The Concenus was to have John Sandy see if we could get just the poles and the
hardware. Although no vote was taken, it seemed like over half the members
present thought a 7 foot fence would not be beneficial.
Jim Christiansen and Don Hungerford put up the racing poles and they were
accurately set up by GPS etc. Well done guys.
The first Saturday in May was set up for a Practice Race for club members.
It was agreed that the Field of the Month would be held at our field this month
on April 14 with breakfast at the Gold Dust about 9 am.
Art Matsko was going to check on table materials and there are about 3 or 4
tables left to cover.
A Cross Country Meet to Fort Benton will be held April 28 with breakfast set 4 B’s
Café at 9 am first.
Meeting Adjourned at 8 pm.
Submitted by Club Secretary.
BSRCM MARCH 7, 2007 MEETING MINUTES
The meeting was called to order by President John Ropp at 7:13 pm. 16 members were present.
The last meeting minutes were read and approved.
Daryl Anderson gave the treasures report. Checking = 2,243.67. Shares = 660.00.
Asphalt fund = 3530.49. Cash = 109.69. Total = 6043.99.
Activities on the account were. Cooperative report 15.00. Charter = 92.00. 2 Sanctions = 40.00. Banquet expenses = 84.00. 290.00 deposit for memberships.
We have 30 renewed members. 14 non renewed members. 6 no Ama. 2 more in tonight. One new member. Gene Croghan. Report was approved.
No committee reports.
Old Business - A motion was made to fly at Riverfest from 9:00 until 12:00. Motion seconded and passed. A motion was made to sanction the fun fly in August. Motions seconded and passed. John Ropp suggested that we put our events on the community Calendar. Don Hungerford said he could do this if someone would tell him how. Pat Merrill said he might be able to talk with the KMON people about events. A committee of Sid Arnott, Don Hungerford, Denis Duc, Tom O’Hara, Lyle Carte and Pat Merrill volunteered to work out the details for the upcoming race.
New Business – A motion was made to have a static display at the next Aviation Conference to be held a year from now. Motion was seconded and passed.
Motion to adjourn was made at 8:05. Motion was seconded and passed.
Jim Christianson brought in a 60 size Seg Cougar that he built this winter from a kit. He did an excellent job of covering and building. Remember Jim "keep your speed up in the turns".
Submitted the second time by Don Hungerford for Bruce Hadella.
February 7 2007 Minutes for Big Sky RC Modelers Meeting
Held in the basement of Perkins Cafe
Meeting called to order at 7 pm by President John Ropp with 15 members present.
The Club Secretary read the January Minutes, they were approved as read. The
Club Treasurer gave his monthly report with total club funds
$6,027.48, also 25 members have paid their 07 dues. Our 2007 state field lease
of $370 has been paid. Treasurers report was approved as read.
A motion was made and passed to change the June Float Fly In from June 9 to June 16.
A motion was made and passed to host the following events in Great Falls.
April 28 Cross Country May 26-27 Quickee 500 Race
June 16 Float Plane Fly In Aug 11 Annual O’Hara Fly In
August 18-19 GF Annual Fly In Sept 15-16 Scale Fly In
Bruce Hadella volunteered to CD the August 18-19 Fly In.
Ropp announced this Field of the Month would be at Tracy Feb 11,
And March’s Event would be at Geraldine’s Airport on March 11.
There was a discussion about the Quickee 500 Race and a motion was made to
require one engine, the Thunder Tiger .40 Pro. Pat Merrill volunteered to CD
this event. Don Hungerford and Pat would work out the particulars and send in
the sanction asap.
John Ropp told the club members that the city would donate some recycled pavement again this year and would also help spread it.
Former member Dave Williamson, is going to donate some old base fence and posts to the club.
Don Hungerford was given a "Well Done" for his work on the Clubs’ Homepage, and Don received an applause from the members.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm. Submitted by Club Secretary.
Minutes of Big Sky RC Modelers Meeting January 3 2007
President John Ropp called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm with 15 members
present. Minutes of the December were read and approved as read. Treasurer’s
Report totals $5,406.83 in all accounts. Darrell also gave review of last years
financial dealings with a five page report. Report was approved. Darrell also
received an applause for his fine work.
The Awards and Xmas Party at the Cattleman’s Cut January 6th was discussed. A
motion was made and passed: to raffle off the Twister plane and OS.46FX engine
separately. Tickets will be $3 each, or 3 for $5 or an arms length for $10.
Members need to be present to win the plane and engine. The member winning the
Club Meeting Attendance drawing do not need to be present a the Party.
A Summers Event Committee was formed and they will report to the club membership at the February meeting. Members consist of Duane Goodness, Don Hungerford and John Sandy.
John Ropp made the following appointments:
Jim Christianson, Field Marshal
Dell Johnson, Safety Officer
Duane Goodness, Director
Sid Arnot, Director
The Homepage – Newsletter was discussed concerning members that do not have internet access. A motion was made and passed:
Those members who do not have Internet access will be mailed a printed copy
of the newsletter (minus pictures) and these members have the option of paying
$6 per year for this service, if they select not to pay, it will be provided
free to them from club’s general fund.
At this time, the printed newsletter applies to only 9 or 10 members.
Dell mentioned that several clubs have links on the Kalispell site, but our
page is not linked. It was felt that we should exchange links with the other
clubs in the state and also provide AMA site with our homepage address. Dell
also mention that Kalispell guys were talking about having a big yearly event at
one of the major fields each year and it should rotate. No further information
is available at this time.
Bruce Hadella mentioned that Ray Leonhardt would volunteer to give the club a
case of fuel for a possible fund raising raffle to be given away this summer at
one of our events. Several members expressed interest in this project, but it
needs to be finalized, dates, tickets made etc. So it will be hopefully brought
up again at next months meeting.
Decembers Field Fly In will be Saturday January 6 and everyone will meet at the Prospector Café at 9 am. The Traveling Field of the Month will be held at Fort Benton on January 13 with a breakfast at Bobs Riverfront Café at 9 am.
Dennis showed a Flipping slide show of the club events with planes and pilots etc. It will be available for $10 a CD. Dennis was thanked for his fine work on this project.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm Submitted by Club Secretary.
Meeting Minutes Big Sky RC Modelers December 6 2006
President Tom O’Hara called the meeting to order with 18 members present.
Minutes of the November meeting were read and approved. A Treasurers Report was given with a total of $4769 in all accounts. Darrell Anderson said he apologized for not having a year financial report done at this time, as he recently has a new job. He will complete this Report when he can. Darrell also noted that 10 guys have already paid their 2007 dues.
New member Tim Urell was introduced.
Tom gave a report on the Board of Directors Meeting. They will award a set of Floats built and donated by Don Hungerford for the Meeting Attendance Drawing. A Twist 40 was bought from Ray Leonhardt and a OS.46 FX engine was bought from Pat Merrill. These two will be combined for a Raffle to be held at the January 6 Awards Dinner at the Cattleman’s Cut. The Board also voted on 3 members to receive the Club’s Annual Awards. Anderson and John Sandy’s wives were working on some ideas for ladies gifts at the Awards Dinner.
14 People attended the Field of the Month at Joe Slocum’s place in the Dearborne. The December Field of the Month will be held in Havre.
Only 5 members attended our first Club Fly In on December 2, the next Monthly Fly In will be January 6th.
A Discussion followed about the Runway. Hungerford reported that the two center cracks were getting worse. No action was taken at this time. This matter will be discussed again this spring.
The following Club Officers were nominated and elected by
unanimous ballet.
John Ropp President
John Sandy Vice – President
Darrell Anderson – Treasurer
Bruce Hadella – Secretary
O’Hara gave a short talk on how he appreciated the support his was given while he was President of our Club. Ropp added comments about how being President next year will be easy, leading a group of good guys. Several guys made positive comments how good the club has been, and everyone is having fun, and everyone is getting along.
Meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m.
Minutes of Big RC Modelers November 1 2006 at Perkins
President Tom O’Hara called the meeting to order at 7 pm with 17 members
present.
Minutes from the October meeting were read and approved.
Treasurer’s Report was given and approved. Total of $4909 in all accounts.
Darrell said he just received the County Tax bill for $468 for the year. Several
members are already started paying their 2007 club dues.
Tractor Czar Hungerford told the story of his selling the tractors for $1000. An
applause followed.
A motion was made to move the $1000 from the tractors to the Runway fund, motion
passed.
There was a discussion about the field, several options including a oil and sand slurry, no action was taken.
A motion was made and passed to pick the $18.95 option for the January 6 Club
Awards and Holiday Dinner at the Cattleman’s Cut. Choices include 12 oz NY
steak, 8 oz Salomon, 16 oz prime rib or 4 beer battered shrimp. Dinner is
scheduled for 7:30 pm with no host drinks etc from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
There was a discussion about raffle prizes at the Dinner. Sandy said he would include a 40 size engine with the Tower Trainer that someone donated to the club.
Pat Merrill, Sandy, and Hungerford would come up with some possible options for other raffle prizes for the Dinner for the December meeting.
Don Hungerford was given a ‘well done’ by members for the club’s
website. An applause followed.
A rule about non AMA flyers was brought up. If a non AMA member is interested in the hobby, a club member may take the person up for one free flight on the Club members plane. The member will be covered by AMA, the non member would not be covered. Also, club members can not fly non AMA members planes at our field. This only applies to our AMA club field, whatever a member does somewhere else is up to them and their liability is also then in question.
A motion was made to hold a monthly Club Function at our Field with a breakfast before. This will happen the first Saturday of each month. Motion passed. Breakfast was scheduled for the Prospector at 8 a.m.
Nominations were open for election of 2007 club officers for the December
meeting. Nominations so far are: Tom O’Hara and John Ropp for President, John
Sandy for VP, and Darrell Anderson for Treasurer. Nobody was nominated for club
secretary at this time.
*Note: There will be a meeting of the Club officers at 6:30 pm 30 minutes prior
to the Dec 6th meeting.
Club meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm. Submitted by Club Secretary.
BSRCM Club Meeting October 4 2006
Meeting called to order at 7:15 pm by Treasurer Darrell Anderson.
13 Members present and 2 guests which included John (Little Frenchy) Ducimetiere and his dad Dennis.
Minutes of the September meeting were read and approved as read.
Treasurer’s report showed about a $3816 balance in all accounts.
A discussion was held about the runway; the cracks, the need for another seal coat or even a new pavement topping. John Ropp said he would see if a city engineer could look at it. Del Johnson said he had an engineer friend, and Al Bortnem has a son in law engineer, who also would look at the runway if they could. John Sandy said he had some driveway sealer in his garage and would try to put it on the field one of these times.
John also said he’d try to remove the Tumble Bug dirt mover when he could.
2 motions were made to have Don Hungerford put ads in the local papers for a
week to sell the tractors, and then on Ebay. Don was given permission to make
the best deal he could make. Also, the nickname Tractor Czar Don was given to
Hungerford.
Russ Verbael gave a report on the Fly In at Windy Ridge and all had a good time, one crash.
Field of the Months were scheduled for Power on Oct 14th with breakfast at the Double Barrel at 8 a.m.
The Choteau Airport will have a Fly In Oct 28 all day. Flyers are invited.
Nov 11 Field of the Month will be at Joe Slocum’s Place with a breakfast at the Missouri River Inn at 9 a.m.
Don Hungerford said he’d follow up on getting the Out House pumped out. The motion was made at the July meeting, but had not been done yet. Also, Don asked the club for 2 more gallons of stain, motion made and passed.
*Note: Don, Jim, Dell and Jack have painted most items at the field lately. Well
done, thanks guys.
Pat Merrill had airplane stuff for sale at the meeting.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Submitted by Club Secretary.
Bruce Hadella
Minutes of the September 6 2006 Big Sky RC Modelers
Meeting was called to order by President Tom O’Hara at 7:05 p.m.
John Sandy gave a presentation of a small plane to Leo Summerfield, for Leo’s bad luck at Riverfest. I believe it was a Fledging or something like that.
Bud Lee, former member, was introduced to the club.
Minutes from the August Meeting was approved. Treasurers Report
Showed a little over $4000 in all accounts.
John Ropp talked about the cracks in the runway. A motion was mad and passed to buy some filler materials for the center section of the runway.
Don Hungerford mentioned that the tractors might be worth $1,500.
A motion was made and passed to sell the tractors. And feelers would be put out.
(Old Business) The Out house has not been pumped out yet.
Russ Verbal invited club members to fly at Windy Ridge on Sept 23, and everyone might meet for breakfast at Flying J at 8 a.m.
A motion was made and passed that the club spend $100 on stain for painting parts of two shacks at the field.
Russ Verball said he would take care of taking some scrap to the dumb or to a recycling place.
An announcement was made that the tractor fund was short by $80, and several members including Duane, Russ and Sid made donations of $80 and the tractor is paid for, without using club funds.
Meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm.
Submitted by Club Secretary….
Big Sky RC Modelers Club Meeting August 2 2006
Meeting called to order at 7:05 pm by President Tom O’Hara.
There were 9 members present.
Darrell Anderson gave a report on the Riverfest and Fun Fly Days.
A motion was made to hold the Holiday and Awards Dinner January 6 at the Cattleman’s Cut. Motion Passed.
O’Hara talked about the Annual O’Hara Fly in at his place in Ulm August 12. There will be a $5 charge for a Taco meal at noon. Flyers can meet at the Flying J for breakfast at 8 a.m.
There was a discussion about pit tables and there are 3 left to cover. Tom has a friend who might get us some materials.
There was a discussion of maybe selling the old tractors. No
action was taken until more members were present. Hungerford said he would
research what they might be worth.
A motion was made and passed that John Ropp look into some pavement crack tar
filling material, especially for the center section of the runway.
A motion was made and passed for Dell Johnson to fix the roof of the storage
sheds.
Jim Christianson suggested that guys team up in pairs and do some repairs at the field. He has a suggestion guide on this site. This was tabled and will be discussed again at the September meeting.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:36 p.m.
Minutes by Club Secretary Bruce H.
July 5, 2006 BSRCM meeting minutes
The meeting was called to order by President Tom O’Hara at 7:10 pm. 10 members were in attendance
John Sandy gave the treasures report. We have $900.75 in the checking account and $175.00 in the cash box. The concession from the open house made $44.87. Luther Henelly, from Missoula, paid $50.00 for an out of county membership and we received a $50.00 donation from Ray Gulick during the open house.
A motion was made to pump out the outhouse. The motion was seconded and passed. Tom will make the arrangements and Del and Jim will work to help the pumper guy remove the waste material. Thanks Del and Jim.
Jim Christianson found the lock combination to the south shed to be 0625. This will be changed to the gate combination by Darrell Anderson. If you are going to steal anything be sure to do it before Darrell returns from California.
President Tom O’Hara thanked all the members for attending the Memorial Open House. Bruce will send pictures to the AMA.
We will have he same location as last year for the Riverfest event coming July 15th. All airplanes must be at this location before 11:00 am. You will need a window pass to drive drive your car to the location. Passes can be received from John Ropp. We will meet at the Pospector in Black Eagle for breakfast at 8:00 am. John Ropp will bring candle sticks to mark the static area at the river.
Member Fred Parsons passed away and Tom O’Hara volunteered to send a sympathy card to the family.
The Christmas party may not be held at Griffins in Ulm. We are looking into the possibility of moving this to the Cattlemans Cut, located on the frontage road between Great Falls and Vaughn.
A motion was made to buy a used mower from Keith Bortnem for $300.00, provided it passes inspection by the watchful eyes of 3 members. The motion passed. Donations from members to pay for this mower will be asked for. Art Matsko will send out information to all members, for this donation. $180.00 was donated by the 10 members in attendance. A motion was made to place any extra money in a mowing account to take care of mowing expenses. This motion passed.
Del Johnson suggested that only one more starting table be built, since we have barriers on 10 pit tables. We agreed that this would be a good idea. Del was instructed to get er done.
Del and Jim agreed to build a ramp for the lawnmower to be placed in a shed at the field. They also agreed to take care of making a sign to encourage operators to check oil and gas before operating the machine.
Del and Jim announced that they are removing the East fence and all obstacles in the area of the restroom so that mowing can easily done. We agreed this would be a good idea as a preventive measure for snake control.
A motion was made to have Pat Merrill research the possibility of having a deceased members plaque placed in the sun shade area. Motion was seconded and passed.
Jim Christianson agreed to organize the events for the fun fly on July 16, 2006. Day after Riverfest. John Sandy agreed to take care of lunch on this day. The idea of a 50/50 drawing was discussed and thought to be inappropriate for these days.
The idea of carpeting the rest of the tables was discussed. No motion was made to carry out this project.
Al Bortnem made the motion to adjourn at 8:25 pm. Motion was seconded and passed.
Minutes written by Don Hungerford for Bruce Hadella who forget that we had a meeting in July. Thanks Bruce, my fingers are tired from typing all this. I appreciate your job a lot more now.
June meeting 2006
Minutes of June 7 Meeting of Big Sky RC
Modelers
Held at Perkins Downstairs, the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
Darrell Anderson showed a video on the new "Spread Spectrum" radios
that operate on the 2.4Ghz band. These radios will primarily be used for Park
Flyers at the present time and someday might make their way into all RC
aircraft.
Darrell also showed several slides of the full scale RV5 he has been building for over 10 years.
President Tom O’Hara opened the meeting about 7:40 pm after the video and slides. There were 16 members in attendance, including new member Jim Capps.
Last months Minutes and Treasurer Report were given, after a couple questions on both, they were both approved.
Bill Gold gave a report on the June 10 Safety Fair at Holiday Village. Lyle, John, Tom and Don volunteered to display airplanes and answer questions from the public.
A discussion on "Frenchy’s Fly In"
June 24-25 was held. John and Sid volunteered to run the snack shack. Also, Tom
wanted the grass cut right before that event if possible.
Tom mentioned that he would try to get the loose pavement material spread in the
next couple weeks. Several fellows mentioned they would help.
Motion was made to pay Dell Johnson $29.95 for glue he used to put covering on two tables. Motion carried.
Al Bortnem also had a bill for gasoline, which was taken care of.
A discussion started about buying a driving lawn mower or having Al Bortnem maybe do it for dues and gas expenses. Al wanted to check with his son, who owns the mower, so this subject will be tabled until next months meeting.
Sidebar Note: Al Bortnem had flown Ed Jessels’s ¼ Cub a couple times recently and the flights were very successful. Ed had passed away the month before.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Respectively submitted by Secretary Bruce H.
May meeting 2006
May 3, 2006 BSRCM Club Meeting Minutes
President Tom O’Hara called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. There were 19 members present. The Secretary and Treasurer gave reports and they were accepted as read. Note: Club Fund is at $4,223.51 with 37 paid members.
Al Bortnem told the members that former member Ed Jessel had passed away the week before and requested the Club sent the family a Condolence Card.
Safety Officer Don Hungerford and member of
the Safety Fence Committee, showed a slide show of many RC fields around the
country and how their safety fences varied. A short discussion followed on the
safety of these fences.
A Motion was made to make two more starting stands, like the one Dell Johnson
had made. Dell received several positive comments on the stands use. Motion
passed.
There was a discussion about the authorization of writing checks without club approval and there followed a Motion to have the Club’s Board of Directors review the Club By- Laws and offer some updates to it. No time limit was given to the Directors.
The Cross Country Meet from Fort Benton to
Geraldine was changed from
May 13 to May 20, mainly to get it away from Mothers Day’s weekend.
Jim Christianson noted that one of the Shacks locks isn’t working, Darrell said he’d look into it. Art mentioned that one of the shade’s main posts has a bad wood knot in it and it might have be replaced in the future.
Tom gave a report on the Activity Fair held at the MSU COT. A similar function will be held June 10th at the Holiday Village and Bill Gold is coordinating that event. Tom also gave a report on his recent RC airplane activities with the Ulm School. The RC program was a big success.
The June 24-25 Frenchy’s Fly In was mentioned and the club consensus was not to have any "Landing Fee." Bruce wanted to make up a brochure before the June Meeting. Don said he could furnish Bruce with some pics of Frenchy.
Art brought up the fact that Frenchy’s shade
has several names. After some discussion a Motion was made to officially call it
"Frenchy’s Place."
Motion Carried.
Don brought up the fact that the Club’s Internet web site was due for its annual dues. A discussion followed about the importance of the site and it will save the club money because of the newsletter savings. Art Matsko had paid the fee last year out of his own pocket and since he didn’t not complete it, Art didn’t feel it was right to charge the club. A Motion was made to pay $46.99 to Don to pay for the server use. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:37 pm. Submitted by Bruce, Club Secretary.
April 2006 Meeting
BSRCM Meeting April 5 2006 at Perkins, Meeting called to order
at 7 pm by President Tom O’Hara.
13 members were present, the March minutes were read and the
treasurer gave a report. The club total funds are $3,808.40
33 members have joined thus far in 2006
The Pilot station committee gave a report on their findings.
Pat Merrill also gave a presentation on a unit he built. A motion was made to
pay for Pat’s and Jim/Dell’s unit. Motion passed.
President Tom O’Hara has sent in a permission slip to use a boat on the river
during the River Fest.
Art Matsko resigned as Newsletter Editor and Don Hungerford’s name came up
that he was willing to work on it.
A group of kids (Ages 8-12) may want a airplane demo at the field one day in June, and most members thought this could be done.
A discussion was started about putting away some of the clubs funds to the designated runway fun. A compromise motion was made to take $1,000 out of the general fun and put in the runway account. Motion passed. This brings the runway fun up to a little over $2,500 now.
Bruce Hadella brought in a Swany designed Taco profile fun fly airplane.
Pat Merrill brought in a Cub and a Skylane kits for sale.
Darrell Anderson gave a short presentation of taking a large
¼ size pilot figure, making a mold, then using microballons and fiberglass
material. The copy figure came out pretty good.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 pm.