Astr Wings Crazy Men Flying New Years Day In This Issue December Meeting Notes 1 Show and Tell 2 Holiday Party & Raffle Winners 2 Stuff for Sale 5 Events 6 January 2016 AMA Charter Club 1167
1 2016 Club Officers President Steve Tarney pres@astrowings.com Vice President Jeff Thompson vp@ astrowings.com Treasurer Dick Husting tres@astrowings.com Secretary Jim Hendrickson info@astrowings.com December Meeting Notes Meeting called to order by Steve Tarney at 7:30 PM. Treasurers report read and approved. Field Condition: See cover photo. Will be rolled if spring ever comes. New Business: Members and guests enjoyed a dandy potluck dinner, followed by dessert and the annual Christmas Raffle. Photos of the ecstatic raffle winners and their prizes follow. Newsletter Editor Mark Koerner Send submissions/classified ads to: mark@the-design.biz Flying hours: (New for 2016) Electric Flight is allowed: Every Day of the Week 8:00 AM: to dusk Gas and Glow (Combustion Engines) Flight is allowed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10:00 AM: to dusk Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Show and Tell January Meeting This month s club meeting is January 16, 7:30 pm at the Grafton Senior Center. Gary Keup displayed the Super Stearman he had rebuilt. Meeting adjourned at precisely 8:30 PM. newsletter continues next
And The Raffle Winners Are 2 Dick Pleister won a Carbon Z Cub. Noah Pecor won an Edge 540. Steve TArney won an Eflite convergence. Jim Hendrickson won a nice DualSky quadcopter, and an X-Acto knife. Mark Koerner won a Spidex quadcopter, and CA glue. Bob Lemon was a multiple winner, taking home a RealFlight G4 flight sim, Realflight expansion pack,a vlot meter and a LiPo fuel guage. Jeff Thompson won some Cool Power fuel, a NanoS micro heli, and some mini brushes. Gary Keup won a scalpel and spare blades. Tom Johnson won Cool Power glow fuel. Mark Pachefsky won epoxy, and a cutting mat. Roger Zaun won an HD action camera. Gregg Williams won a Blade CX2 helicopter, and a heat gun. Garrett Adams won a Low Flying Aircraft sign. Dick Husting won a sealing iron, and a pair of very nice snow skis (which he had made years ago, and somehow found their way back to him!) Photos follow. newsletter
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Stuff For Sale Air Force for Sale Rich Johnston, Sun Prairie 608-332-3723 Rdjohnston50@frontier.com 1. 2016 Sig 4 star 60 -.90 four stroke, flown only a couple of times RTF - $150 2. 2015 Sig Astrohog - 72 four stroke experienced RTF - $75 3. 90 s Direct Connection Advance.60 3-d plane with.72 4 stroke and flaps never flown RTF $150 4. 2000 s.60 4 stroke P-47 built from plans, 95% complete never flown $100 5. Dave Taylor Design Mosquito, twin.72 4 stroke engines 90% complete all plastic parts present never flown asking $150 6. 2014 Hitech Aurora 6X transmitter asking $200 7. Misc 4 strokes, servos and plans, plans, plans I m a scratch builder Pictures available on request pick up or drop off only Support AMA and find a great deal on RC Resale This year, the AMA Foundation has accepted nearly 200 model airplanes and model aircraft items to be sold to benefit AMA programs. The first group of items is now for sale on the AMA Foundation s new store-rc Resale. Money from the sales will directly benefit the AMA Foundation, which helps the Academy with programs designed to preserve, enhance, and promote the model flying hobby. Find a good deal and support a great cause at the same time. Go to http:// stores.ebay.com/rcresale Have Something to Sell? List it here. Free. Send listing to mark@the-design.biz. 5 newsletter
Other Club Events 6 Shawano R/C Flying Club *** 32nd Annual *** Swap Meet and Auction February 26,2017 Doors Open 7:30 AM Swap and Auction 8:00 AM to Noon Admission - $5.00 12 (and under free) -Lunch- Coffee ~ Donuts~Pop Hot Sandwiches Tables Available - No Charge AMA Chapter Club #893 Raffle Prizes Located at Shawano Civic Center 225 S.. Main St.. Shawano Directions to Civic Center From Hwy 29, take Hwy. 22 North to Downtown Shawano, Turn left at the light on Division Street, Than left on Washington Street. To parking lot behind Civic Center For Information: John Gooding - Club President jgooding@charter.net Blair Johnson - Secretary bjohn2469@hotmail.com Jim Vanderwalker - Treasurer jimmyr2@charter.net newsletter
Other Club Events 7 VALLEY AERO MODELERS, INC Everything RC Swap Meet & Auction March 5 th 2017 @ Monarch Gardens, Appleton 2311 West Spencer Street Appleton WI 54914 Exit 41 at college Avenue, head east toward downtown, turn right on lynndale, then left on Spencer. Monarch gardens will be on the right. Buy & Sell R/C related items (airplanes, trucks, cars, boats). Raffle prizes. Auction your items. Shop vendors. Static models on display *. This is Northeast Wisconsin s largest swap meet $5.00 Admission Food and refreshments available Doors open at 8am. Free tables for public sales, first come first serve. Vendor tables available for donation, call for details. Auction begins at 11:00, raffle to follow. *Static model display, bring a model to display and receive a ticket for a special raffle (one ticket per person). This is the primary fund raiser for the club, the valley aero modelers are a nonprofit organization, all donations and money raised will be reinvested into the club. Contact information: flyvam670@gmail.com or 920-757-9238 Also see facebook.com/flyvam or www.flyvam.com