Marymoor R/C Club | Redmond, Washington. AMA Charter #1610

FAA NPRM

Submitted by jack.fiscus on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:01am

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The soon to be released FAA proposals for regulating aero-modeling are expected to be “onerous and over reaching” in the view of the AMA. I gave this presentation at the General meeting last Thursday. Since not all of you were able to attend, I thought it best to put it on the web site. Everyone needs to be aware of the potential impact on our R/C modeling activities and what we can do about it.

Jack

Presentation

MAR/C Field Support Needed

Submitted by jack.fiscus on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 8:56am

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We have a new year ahead of us, and we need people to provide some effort to keep our flying field in good condition. Your Board has examined alternatives such as hiring someone to maintain the field (not permitted by Park union rules) or having the Park do it (their mowing equipment is incompatible with our needs and they cannot use ours) so it looks like it is up to us.

Club Officers

Submitted by mike.powell on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 11:08am

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Club officers elected at the December board meeting for 2012 are:

President - Jack Fiscus
Vice President - Al Watson
Treasurer - Steve Guty
Secretary - Lucienne Wu

ELECTRIC MODEL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

Submitted by bill.newman on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 9:29am

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A recent injury that occurred at the field highlights the need to observe specific safety precautions when flying electrics. The flyer was attempting to disconnect the motor battery when he accidently bumped the throttle stick on the transmitter. The motor started and the prop cut his hand and arm.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, NOVEMBER 2011, OVER FLYING THE FIELD BOUNDARIES

Submitted by jack.fiscus on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 1:12pm

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You are probably as tired of hearing about this subject as I am writing to you about it. However, we are once again receiving complaints of over flights of the condominiums to the East of the field. By this, I mean the actual flight of model airplanes over the residence area. This means that the East Lake Sammamish Parkway is being over flown, as well. The impact of an R/C model incident in these locations would be catastrophic. We are continually made aware of the closure of fields in the areas surrounding Seattle. We are not immune to similar action.

2011 Election Results

Submitted by mike.powell on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 7:33am

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Everett Dixon, Steve Guty and Patrick Pranica were elected to the MAR/C Board of Directors to serve a term of 2012 – 2014.

UW Aero Design Class 2011 UAV

Submitted by mike.powell on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:06pm

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At the October Club meeting, Chuck Bower, President of Whidbey Island R/C Society, presented the UAV model designed by the University of Washington aeronautics design class. The model has a strut braced wing and is powered by twin EDFs. Click on the Videos tab to see Chuck flying the UAV. Also see Gallery photos, Meeting Oct 20.

Flight Proficiency Check

Submitted by mike.powell on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 7:36am

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Begining with the 2012 membership year, all new members that want to fly solo will be required to pass a flight proficiency check. See the Flight Proficiency Check tab for details.

MAR/C 2011 Flight Training Summary

Submitted by cliff.filleau on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 7:27am

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The 2011 MAR/C flight training program concluded September 13 and is summarized as follows:

17 Flight training sessions
596 Instructor flights
6 Student solos
708 Support hours
Average of 13.5 club members supported each session

Donated Grass Sweeper

Submitted by bill.wyvel on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 9:40am

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Dave Temby has donated a grass sweeper to the club. We have used this on the field a few times in the past month, and the results are very nice. We can now pick up a lot of the grass that is usually left on the field from the mowers. We won’t use this every time we mow, but will certainly use it for “special occasions” such as fly-ins and when the grass is particularly long or wet. Thanks Dave.