Buzzard Droppings December 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

Just For Fun

Well, Christmas is coming upon us, so be real careful when you tear the wrapping paper off of that new kit and avoid paper cuts. That ribbon can cut skin if it's too tight and you pull too hard. Also, when taking all those presents out to the shop, watch your step and make sure you don't overload yourself. (you don't need a bad back).
 Finally--------don't go into a brain hemorrhage trying to decide which one you’re going to build first..........    

Merry Christmas to all. and have a Safe Christmas and New Year.  
Keep you carb-----lean and mean
Your brain---------calm and cool.  
Randy Turner ,    Safety officer

On Christmas morning a cop on horseback is sitting at a traffic light, and next to him is a kid on his shiny new bike.
The cop says to the kid, "Nice bike you got there. Did Santa bring that to you?"
The kid says, "Yeah."
The cop says, "Well, next year
tell Santa to put a tail-light on that bike."
The cop then proceeds to issue
the kid a $20.00 bicycle safety
violation ticket.

The kid takes the ticket and before he rides off says, "By the way, that's a nice horse you got there. Did Santa bring that to you?"
Humoring the kid, the cop says, "Yeah, he sure did."
The kid says, "Well, next year tell Santa to put the stupidity in the horse's brain instead of on his back."