Buzzard Droppings April 2004

Our club is dedicated to the safe pursuit and advancement of model aviation. We offer the newcomer free lessons to learn how to build models and to fly them. If you should have any questions about the club, flight instruction or membership requirements, call any of the club officers. We have a safety checklist available for those new to our flying field.

Use of a computer simulator is advisable. This allows you to practice safely and will end up saving you hundreds of dollars in the long run.

Still, in any case, the best way to learn to fly R/C planes is by finding an instructor to help. Learning on your own can be expensive and somewhat less safe.

We provide instruction for both building model aircraft as well as flying these models. In most cases, a buddy box system is used at the flying field. Experience has shown this to be the safest method to learn.

Those who want to enroll in the pilot training should

contact Rick Hanners (phone number is on the list below)

 or our club secretary, Bob Martin at (425) 483-2348.  Pilots

already enrolled in the training program are welcome

to contact any of the club instructors.                         

Current Flight Instructors:

Dave Bell                     425 672-4249

Ray Gilkey                   360 668-2746

Rick Hanners             360 668-1312

Karl  Schaefer            425 259-1824

Ron Swift                     425 788-6045

Now that we have made some improvements to our field, it would be nice if more pilots would use the flying stations marked with the pilot pads and not walk around with their transmitter on. FCC and AMA tests have shown that having transmitters located closer than 20 feet can cause interference problems.

It has been noticed that some pilots aren’t holding onto their models while running up their engine, relying on the posts and restraining z-bend plates. This is not a very safe thing to do. The model should be held by a fellow club member or otherwise restrained while running an engine at max rpms.

Please review all the Barnyard Buzzards Field Rules and the 2004 Official AMA National Model Aircraft Safety Code. They were adopted for your protection.

We will be raffling a first aid kit

at our April meeting. Hopefully

the winner will never

need to use it, but keep it

somewhere that it could

be used if needed.

Your Safety Officer, Randy

 

 

 

Annual Swap Meet – 2004

Saturday, May 15 10:00 - 3:00

Open to the Public

AMA Members (in Good Standing)

Are Welcome to Fly

Grill Opens at 12:00 noon

Bring your goodies and cash!