Hi Everyone!

Welcome to summer! I want to start by saying thank you to everyone who helped make last month’s airshow such an amazing success.  Events like this take a tremendous amount of planning, setup, volunteering, and behind-the-scenes support, and it was great to see the club come together so strongly. The energy at the field was amazing, and the airshow was a great reminder of what makes our club stand out.  

I also want to give special recognition to Corey Kelmel, whose original vision helped shape this event into what it became. Corey has put an incredible amount of time and energy into this effort over the past six months, rallying pilots, volunteers, and the board around a shared goal. On behalf of the board and nearly 300 current members as of this writing, thank you, Corey, for your leadership, persistence, and commitment to making this airshow such a success.

Quick update on the happenings on the board: 

At last week’s board meeting, we made progress on two facility topics. First, the board approved a new hangar access policy that will allow vetted, trusted members to receive hangar access for legitimate club activities. Access will be board-managed, require a signed Code of Conduct, and be reviewed annually, with the expectation that anyone opening the hangar is responsible for making sure it is properly secured afterward.⁠⁠​ The point of this is to try to have the hangar open more often so that we can offer an open and inviting facility to our members and anyone wanting to learn more from us.  If you’d like to sign up for access, please reach out to me directly.   

Second, the board moved forward with an update to the entry signs that you see as you pass through our fence.  A big thanks to our resident graphic design pro and teacher, Jim Goodwin, for designing the new signs for us. The idea started with needing to update the posted rules but ended with a two-sided sign (public-facing and member-centric sides) with graphical elements that outline important rules and reminders regarding our club and field operations.  I will try to post the design once it’s finalized and approved by the park.  

What’s coming:

• Heads up!  A World Cup watch party is being held at the park on July 19^th around noon, so be aware of additional traffic in and out of the park
• Family Fun Fly & BBQ – Saturday, August 15^th
• King County Parks projects to replace our entry fence, interpretive signage, and entry arbor signage (more to come)

Thanks again to everyone who continues to volunteer, participate, and help keep the club moving forward.

Chris Adamski

President, Marymoor RC Club

Hi Everyone!

I hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy our gorgeous PNW spring!  The weather is great and the days are getting longer.

Chris Randall and I had the opportunity to attend Joe Nall 2026 at the Triple Tree Aerodrome in South Carolina last week.  This was an amazing event with pilots and model aircraft from all over the world!  We learned a lot about what makes an event amazing, but also around how to manage busy flightlines.  One of the main takeaways we noticed is, communication!  These were some of the busiest flightlines we’ve ever seen, and what made them all work well was communication.  All pilots were communicating with others and intentions were well-stated.  I see this at our field, but some incidents can be avoided by simply talking to each other.  Of course, this is in addition to sticking within our safety guidelines!  

Also while I was there, I had the chance to catch up with some AMA representatives, and after telling them about our amazing club and our membership numbers (including our massive youth presence), they were gracious enough to provide some additional interesting facts.  Here are a few highlights:

• Total AMA members in WA: 4,005
• Total AMA members for our regional AMA district 11: 7,826
• Club member averages for WA state: ~56 (pulled from random samples of 50% of clubs in WA state, excluding Marymoor)

Our membership accounts for almost 8% of ALL AMA members in WA state!

*This is huge, folks! *

The big takeaway: by any measure, Marymoor is a uniquely large and active club for our state, and that scale is both an opportunity and a responsibility. Especially when it comes to safety culture, training quality, and how we communicate with members and the public.

A few highlights and reminders coming out of the May 13 board meeting:

Youth program & renewals: Youth participation continues to be a real bright spot, but we still have several youth renewals missing the required parent/guardian consent form. This is an annual requirement under our bylaws, and it also ties directly to who is allowed to fly at the field: only current members may fly, and youth membership requires that signed approval each year.⁠⁠​

Training program: Training is off to a great start.  One student has already soloed, and we’re continuing to see steady demand with applications coming in regularly.⁠⁠

Field and safety items: Maintenance has been progressing well and the field is looking amazing!  We’re always looking for feedback on ways to improve, so let us know if you have any ideas to improve the field.

Events: We’re in a heavy events window, including May activities and continued planning for June’s open house/air show, plus a proposed low-key glider day.

• Giant scale Aeroscout Maiden flight: May 30th
• Glider day: June 6th
• Marymoor Airshow: June 27th

As usual, I want to thank all our members for your contribution to not only our club, but to our hobby!  Whether you’re new to the hobby or a seasoned flyer, we’re all learning from each other, and each of you are vital to our hobby’s future!  

See you at the field!

Chris Adamski

President, Marymoor RC Club

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