Editor: Steve Braxton                             Volume No.        22                Issue No.        5                        Date           May 2012

“Safety is No Accident”         Web Site : www.ancientcityrc.org

Ancient City R/C Flyers, Inc  AMA #2075

President : Tom Paulaitis Imrcflyer2@att.net

Vice-president : Tim Phillips SLP455@bellsouth.net

Secretary : Tom Murray tomandfrancesmurray@comcast.net

Treasurer :  Bob Colpitts

Safety Coordinator : Mike Kern sailgypsywind@hotmail.com

Field Marshall : Alex Gaillard abcgaillard@bellsouth.net

Webmaster : Jack Drewniany  jaxhand@bellsouth.net

Editor : Steve Braxton sbraxton@bellsouth.net

Upcoming Mowing Schedule :

May:

1 – Charles Stacener

2 – Steve Braxton

June:

1 – Alex Gaillard

2 – Sterling Hart

July:

1 – Kevin Beverly

2 – Bill Tyler

If there are any changes, corrections or problems, please contact - Alex.

Wx Info: St. Augustine Airport – 904-824-7084

http://www.weather.com/weather/local/32145

http://fawn.ifas.ufl.edu/station.php?id=270

Club Mailing Address :

P.O. Box 346

St. Augustine, FL 32085-0346

Upcoming Meeting : Saturday, May 12^th 9:00am at Parker Field.

April Meeting :

Previous meeting’s minutes were read and accepted.  The Treasurer’s report was given.

Safety: Mike Kerns provided and demonstrated an example of the solar system for all to view. Mike indicated that the company he works for is willing to donate to the club if we choose to use. If the club chooses to accept this offer, we will need to determine a method for safe and secure storage. Options consist of a Job Box or similar storage cabinet with a key or combination lock. The estimate for such secure storage was approximately $500.00. Additional discussion to be conducted at the May meeting.

Field Report: Field was reported to be in good condition but bumpy. Parkers had treated and fertilized field. We should utilize the roller when mowing.

Committees: Bylaws - Tom discussed proposed changes to the club bylaws. Some of those topics include:

• New members to be sponsored with a 60 day trial period with proof of AMA/MAAC membership.
• Honorary members voting
• Replacement of officers and nominees
• Voting via secret mailed ballots
• Motion guidelines and amendments
• More review and discussion to be conducted at the May meeting.

Special thanks to Sterling and Jack for their assistance with this process.

Old Business: The AMA charter and insurance has been renewed for 2012 and the lease agreement with the Parkers is awaiting their signatures.

New Business: – Sterling read the history of “Death Ships” and presented a photo and related information to Bob in memory of his lost brother, 1st Lt. Walter W. Colpitts.

A special thanks was extended to George for the excellent breakfast he prepared.

Michael and Pat Cusick applied for membership. Tom Paulatis to sponsor. The vote was unanimous to accept their applications.

Close: Our next meeting will be May 12th, 9am at Parkers Field.

The 50/50 drawing was won by Ed Nelson and door prizes were won by Bob, Mike Kerns, Jim and Charlie.

Hangar News:  Mike Speckhahn was buzzing the field with his new “little” Fokker Dr. 1 tri-plane. Nice scale look, but according to Mike, it’s a handful to fly but lots of fun. Mike will also maiden his Nieuport XI bi-plane this weekend, weather permitting.

Bob Colpitts had his larger version of the Fokker Dr. 1 tri-plane at the field the same day but Manfred Von Richthofen (aka The Red Baron) was nowhere to be found.

Paul Oakes has joined the ranks of our amphibious pilots (Sterling, Tony, Bob and Jeff) with his new Hangar 9 Saratoga with floats. Nice looking plane and fast too. Bill Tyler has posted some great videos of this elite group of pilots displaying their skills on the club’s Facebook page.

Look for Kevin to maiden his “kit” P51 Mustang with electric set up soon. Nice job Kevin! If it flies half as good as it looks, you’ve got a real winner!

Sterling has answered the challenge from Tony to rebuild the club’s fleet of Revolver 70s that recently experienced a high rate of attrition. Look for Sterling to have his back in the skies again soon. At one time, the club had as many as seven (7) of these very popular mid-wing aerobatic planes being flown by different members.

Congratulations to Mike Cusick, who just joined our club at the March meeting, for completing several successful training flights under one of our veteran instructor pilots, Tony Orsini. Mike not only made a near perfect landing on his first attempt but was flying solo after just three flights with Tony. Looks like this young man has a natural ability to be a good pilot and a lot of the credit goes to Tony for stepping up to provide some excellent training. This is what it’s all about.

Future schedule for Club meetings:

May 12^th 9 AM at Parker Field

June 9th 9 AM at Parker Field

July 14th 9 AM at Parker Field