NEWSLETTER.......WAMAC
Sorry for any delays for those expecting a fresh newsletter. With the cold, wind, rain and snow, other then the indoor flying and the past meetings, it has been rather boring waiting for the weather to improve and outdoor activities can begin. Now it is in a heads up condition for good flying days with desent winds for flying.
For those that attended the March meeting, and for those that didn't, Jeffery Towers, Park Ranger gave a very good presentation covering the park and the use thereof. If you were present you would know first hand of the planned inprovements coming to Whitney State Park. For the most part what will have an impact on members and those using the runway at Whitney. The runway will be brought up to date in maintainous and sealcoated slated for 2011. This means that the runway WILL NOT be closed to full scale aircraft and that we will continue with the rules as before. For those of us that has flown over the past several years this means no change. Personally I look forward to seeing some full scale as in the past. When I have my camera with me, my photo album gets an addition. An idea, if everyone that comes out to the field and brings a camera, we could make a photo file like OUR FULL SCALE FRIENDS, if enough would be interested. As to being the new Field Marshall I would like to suggest part of the bulletin board be set up for flyers of SWAP meets and Fly Ins club info. etc could be posted and could be read by members and those interested.
As far as it goes everybody needs to have a heads up now, WEATHERFORD swap is this weekend, Fri. and Sat, I know there will be good deals to be had, go if you can. I know John will forward happens as he receives them and I will be happy to put the word out when I find out, Max at Waco Hobby get flyers from other clubs.
Swap meets Weatherford this weekend Fri & Sat
Waco TMAF April 17 2010 8 to 1 midway middle school
Austin Lester Field March 26 27 28 All Electric Fly In
There will be 3 sponsors there with their goodies. RTF'S, ARF'S
ELECTRIC hardware elec motors servos batteries and all the other goodies
Individual swaps expected
This flight line will look like a Tower Hobbies and Horizon ad as in the RC mag plus for
real
In the presentation Thursday night Jeffery mention that we come and use the park for other then flying. I think that the club should consider a camp fly weekend, by throwing in a good cookout and some good fellowship, something to consider, I'm in if it should come about. Electric nightflights possible, if you're good...er crazy enough to try, what I've seen has been impressive.
For those interested in scale models, yesterday on TV an ad for Boeing, there was about 5 seconds of there new project, an RC model of the flying wing style airliner the model appeared to be about 6 ft. long with a span of about 10 ft., for flight testing the design, we can watch for this to be on the market.
If you haven't started yet to get ready for the flying field, now is the time.
As in closing, if you need to see a sobering view, go to the VA hospital at Temple, outside on the walkways and in side just on the ground floor, you can see who has been paying the price of our freedom.
Coming Events
Austin Radio Control Assoc.
April 9 10 11 Heli Fun Fly
April 23 24 25 War Bird
May 14 15 16 Jet Rally
Bomberfield
April 16 17 18 Profile Brothers Assoc.
April 30 MAY 1 - 2 Dawn Patrol WW1 any size
