Buzzard Droppings July 2005

Our club meetings are open to the public.  We meet at 7:00 PM on the 1st Tuesday of each month in the Monroe Library, 1070 Village Way , Monroe, WA. During the summer months (weather permitting), the club meets at our flying field.

If you would like additional information, come out to a club meeting, or contact one of our club officers.

Each meeting starts with an introduction of the club officers followed by a short business meeting. We will have a program about some aspect of the hobby/sport

A Show & Tell and raffle conclude the meeting. The meeting ends around  8:30 PM.

Meetings for 2005

Normally the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM

July 5        Flying Field

August 2   Flying Field

September 6 Flying Field

October 4 Monroe Library

Nov. 1 Monroe Library

Dec. 6 Monroe Library

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, Chet Blake at (425) 673-9369.   

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

Our Flying Field

The  field is located on 168th St SE,  located just north of Ben Howard Rd along Route 203. If the gate is unlocked, feel free to visit!

Our web site (http://www.barnyard-buzzards

.com) has lots of photos of our field.