OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BUTLER AIRCRAFT MODELERS SOCIETY

Volume 34      April, 2006

Club Meeting
For our second meeting of this new flying season, even though there was plenty of sunshine, we only had 15 members present.

Fresh from the hospital, Club President Roy Scott hobbled out to the field to conduct the meeting. Roy discussed the up-coming work day scheduled for April 15th. The plan is to paint the pavillion, do some weed & feed, roll the field, mount the sound system donated by Jerry Rudish (Thanks Jerry!) and install some new pit stations if enough members turn out for the work day. Keep in mind that the more members who show up, the faster we can get the work done.

Our first annual Fun Fly is offically listed in this month's edition of Model Aviation and things are progressing. A flyer is being put together to be handed out in the local area as soon as time gets a bit closer. Obie King has volunteered to handle the concessions and will be looking for help to get all the food in order. He hopes to recruit a few of the wives to prepare some goodies to sell to the hungry public along with the planned burgers, dogs, chips and ice cold pop.

Bob Costello is contacting some of the major hobby distributors and manufactures like Futaba, Hitec and Great Planes to see if they might be willing to donate some of their products to the club that can be used for possible give-aways and raffles. Hopefully Bob is a good sweet-talker and will be able to secure us some additional items to raffle. The club expects to have something like a transmitter or a new engine to raffle, even if it has to be purchased by the club for this purpose. We also plan to have the customary 50/50 drawing as well.

The Fun-Fly, along with the yard sale, looks to be the big money-making events of the year. With this in mind, it is in the best interest of the members, and the club itself, to do everything possible to insure the success of these projects. If the club is able to generate the necessary operating funds through these outside events, the members won't be asked to make up for any deficit that may occur. A few hours of your time to help out with these events can go along way to help keeping the annual dues as low as possible.

Also, Jerry Rudish has been hard at work trying to get the ordered ball caps in that will have the new club logo. There have been some unexpected delays, but as soon as they come in, the hats will be available for sale at the unbelievably low, low price of only $11.00 each. If you'd like to pre-order a new hat, let Jerry know. You can also see Jerry to order shirts and jackets that will also sport the new club logo.

What's New
The tractor is back and should be running good as new thanks to the efforts of Warren Peffer. Now when you go out to mow, you should not experience any of the problems like we had with it last season. Also, Roy Scott has donated a small gas-powered push mower that can be used to help reduce the amount of weed-whacking that has had to be done in the past.

Members are encouraged to check the Events page as well as the Mowing Schedule for changes as they happen. There have been some minor changes and updates to the Events page. The Mowing Schedule has had some significant changes made to it as well. Because the Mowing Schedule was originally put together based on last years' roster and not all the members renewed, some changes were necessary. Members should check the website regularly for any changes or updates that may happen during the month.

A Couple of Reminders
During the past couple of months, there have been reports of our building being found unlocked. Because we do have the tractor stored in there, along with other items of value to the club, all members are asked to make sure that everything is locked up properly when leaving the field at the end of your flying day.

Since we are now getting into the mowing season again, members are reminded that when it's your time to mow, either take enough gasoline with you to do the mowing or make sure that you replace whatever gasoline you use so that those who follow after you don't have to pay for what you use.

The new mowing schedule changes for the 2006 flying season are posted to the Mowing Schedule page of our website. You can also review the 2006 AMA Safety Rules here.

Finally, DON'T FORGET our first work day scheduled for April 15th at the field and the starting time will be 9:00 a.m. as usual.

You Could Be A Winner!
The club is raffling a ready-to-fly Park Zone F-27B Stryker electric airplane. You can see all the details here. Get your tickets now and help support your club! Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5 and the drawing will be held during the Memorial Day Breakfast Meeting on May 29, 2006.   GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

If you have any ideas that would improve your clubs' newsletter, we would love to hear them. If you have an article or something of interest to share with the club, you can feel free to talk to one of the club officers or email them to the Windsock Editor. This is your newsletter so we welcome any input (good or bad) along with ideas and suggestions.

For the 2006 Schedule of Events, click here

For past issues of the BAMS Windsock, click here