THE RLMAC FLY-BY

February, 2003 Newsletter

        PRESIDENT: DUANE NICHOLS

 VICE PRESIDENT: DON FILTER

        SECRETARY: SHANE IORNS

        TREASURER: CHUCK DOREY

       SAFETY OFFICER: WAYNE BARTA

                                                                                                             NEWSLETTER EDITOR: DARIN NICHOLS

 

 

 Meeting:               The next meeting will be held Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 P.M. in the Library basement. Topics will include a different kind of agenda.

 

PRESIDENTS REPORT:   A new sign should be up at the entrance of our field stating our name. This was talked about and voted on at our last meeting. The value of this sign certainly is not worth $200.00, but the real value is not in the money, it is in what this sign stands for. Our members have recognized this value and that really says it all. We are now officially on the map, and with pride to go with it…congratulations to you, our members…Happy Landings.                  

 

Minutes:  15 members were present. Our web site is up and running, the address is rlmac.cjb.net. You can contact Jason Novak - our web master at jnovak@merlinsoftware.com with any suggestions or information to be considered for our site. (Please see special note below). A motion was made to cancel the savings account and only have a checking account for all transactions - when this account reaches a balance of $2000 or more, we then can consider another CD .The treasurer said he would categorize all accounts (donations, dues, etc…) in a ledger. (Motion approved). Motion to appropriate spending $200.00 to have a sign made, provided the president approves the design, (Motion approved). Prices have gone up for our charter to $30.00 and our insurance per site is $60.00. We are only going to insure 2 flying sites. Our regular field (old airport) and Grandpas Train Shop will be our only insured sites. Our President has communicated with the Parks & Recreation, City of Rice Lake, Soccer Association and others, and has been given the green light to keep and maintain our status at the old airport. Don Filter said we should inter-act with other clubs. He will be talking with the Eau-Claire club. Our club has been invited to put on a demonstration at the Lyndale Golf Course this summer.(The Lyndale golf course is just north of Rice Lake)

 

Dues:     This is your last notification to pay your dues, failure to do so will result in becoming a non-member, and not receiving a newsletter. Please send checks or money orders for club dues ($15.00) to:

Chuck Dorey 2504 21^st St. Rice Lake, WI 54868. No cash please.

 

Newsletter:           If you can access and view the newsletter on our web site, you can be taken off the newsletter mailing list. If you choose to be taken off the newsletter mailing list, please e-mail Darin at dlnichols181@yahoo.com with Newsletter in the subject line.

 

Tips/Tricks:         Jam Nuts by Bob Furr- Taken from the National Newsletter.

If you have ever had the problem of a prop nut coming loose inside a spinner, you will want to listen up. One thing you can do that works well is use a jam nut. This is nothing more than another prop nut tightened up against the first one you put on. It locks the first nut in place and keeps your prop from working loose. One thing to keep in mind is that if you are using a wood prop, the wood will compress over time and both nuts will need to be tightened. Do this one at a time getting the nut closest to the prop tight first and then tighten the other nut while holding the first in place.