www.eugenerc.org Volume 9 Issue 5 May 2013 Club Mailing Address: Eugene RC Aeronauts, PO Box 26344, Eugene, OR. 97402 ERCA News and Information President Mickey Cohen Vice President Mike Winklepleck Secretary Al Barrington Treasurer Al Barrington Safety Roger Dahl Flight Training Marty Wittman Webmaster Jim Corbett Newsletter Jim Corbett Field Maint Doug McWha COMMITTEES Events Brad Werneth Noise Frank Blain AMA# 530 District 11 GOLD LEADERSHIP CLUB Next CLUB Meeting – Wednesday May 29, 7 P.M at EWEB. If you have a building project, bring it with you for "Show and Tell". Changes to the Constitution and ByLaws will be discussed. At the April meeting - 18 members and guests attended. Changes to the Constitution and ByLaws were discussed. "Show and Tell" ??. Upcoming ERCA Events Memorial Day Fun Fly – May 27th, Swap and Fly – June 29th, Big Bird Fun Fly – August 17th, Labor Day Fun Fly – Sep 2nd. Web site update The web site hosting has moved from GoDaddy to LinkSky. The GoDaddy site was behaving very slowly at times. Attempts to get their tech support to solve the problem was a complete joke. Mike Winklepleck, JR Graham and your Newsletter / Web site editor decided to try a different provider. If you have not registered on the forum, PLEASE do. Other than being informative it will be used as an information gathering tool and possibly a way to VOTE for officers if any of the offices are contested. Field Projects These are some of the field upgrades planned for this year. Club house pressure washed, waiting for fresh paint. A second solar kit ready to install. New pit cover tarp. Some work to be done on the Big Bird starting area. Gate in fence partially installed. FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY FOOD BANK Donations for 2013 so far 47 lbs. Indoor Flying See the indoor action at: http://www.eugenerc .org//EEF/EEFindex. htm "PLESE BRING A CAN OF FOOD FOR LANE COUNTY FOOD BANK" At The April Meeting - Doug McWha photos Good turnout. . . 2013 Meeting Dates - Time 7pm January 23 Wed - EWEB February 26 Tue - Roaring Rapids Pizza March 21 Thurs - EWEB April 22 Mon - EWEB May 29 Wed - EWEB June 25 Tue - Field July 23 Tue - Field August 27 Tue - Field September 23 Mon - EWEB October 22 Tues - Roaring Rapids Pizza November 25 Mon - EWEB December NO MEETING At the field in May Field changes - It is spring and there is change at the field Gate post installed Paint by Frank, Labor by Donny New LONG table Gate hung Bleachers - Painted Hose and carpet needs to be gone Name the Plane Contest - Win two 50-50 tickets for the next meeting Email Mickey Cohen with your answer. The first to respond by email (with the correct answer) wins two 50/50 tickets at the next meeting. mcaviation@comcast.net President’s Report – Mickey Cohen The time has come, the first five months of 2013 have flown by and its time for our first “Fun Fly”. Brad Werneth, Mike Winklepleck and Pat Willis have a great event planned for Memorial Day so lets plan on participating and kicking off this year with some great flying and camaraderie. The field is looking good, Doug McWha has the runway in great shape, the bleachers have been painted at the expense of Donny Krenz’s back and as always Jim Corbett is always doing something to improve the field. We held a work party at the field last month and completed a lot of spring cleanup. Thanx to all who came out and pitched in. I would also like to give a big thank you to Wayne Wahrmund who has stepped up to help promote our club as a community member. I had received a call from Willamalane who needed someone to teach folks how to fly indoors for a new program they are offering in the fall and Wayne jumped right in to help. I also received a call from a non-member who during transport of an airplane that had sentimental value as it belonged to his father was damaged and needed repair, again Wayne stepped up when asked. There were some proposals for changes in the ERCA constitution and by- laws presented at the April meeting and will be reviewed again and voted on at the May meeting so be sure to attend the meeting and participate. Looking forward to seeing you all at the field and meetings. Mickey Club Deals http://www.eugenerc.org/clubdeals.php ServoWires – Use coupon code ERCA for a 10% discount. Due to mailing costs will ask for a minimum $10.00 purchase RCFoamCutter - For a 10% discount and free shipping, mention that you are a member of the "Eugene RC Aeronauts" when ordering. TruTurn - to provide prize awards for our events. ERCA FUN FLY Let’s celebrate the coming of clear skies and nice temps! This will be just a fun fly with no entry fees, raffles etc. We will be coordinating some food and dusting off the webs from the BBQ. When: Monday May 27th Time: Field is open at 8am Event starts at 9am until the last person leaves. What to bring: A potluck dish, drinks for yourself, sunscreen and something to fly! Questions? Contact Brad @ 541-285-5935 Treasurers Report - Al Barrington ERCA is at 80 members as of this report. We have received no new member applications this month. The IRS has confirmed they have received our application for our tax exempt status. They told us we should be notified of the determination or further action within 90 days. Given current events, I am not sure about that. I’ll keep you posted as news comes in The treasury is currently at $6,313.59. I hope to see everyone on Memorial Day at the field and then two days later at EWEB for the May meeting. AL Barrington Sec / Treas, ERC At the field in May ERCA at the CRCF Swap and Shop At the field in May --- That's All Folks -- Newsletter Editor 1618 Gilham Rd. Eugene, OR. 97401 May 2013 «FirstLast» «Street» «CityStZip» 2013 ERCA Club Contacts - President: Mickey Cohen - 541-953-9902 - mcaviation@comcast.net Vice President: Mike Winklepleck - 541-729-5894 - heidisman1@gmail.com Sec/Treasurer: Al Barrington - 541-935-4960 - albarrington@msn.com Safety Officer: Roger Dahl - 541-579-5959 - roger@artistry-in-motion.com Groundskeeper: Doug McWha - 541-741-3326 - flyduke@comcast.net Newsletter Editor: Jim Corbett - 541-344-5022 - james.corbett@comcast.net Next CLUB Meeting – Wednesday May 29, 7 P.M at EWEB Newsletter ONLINE at: http://eugenerc.org/NL/CURRENTNEWSLETTER.pdf December 2009 2 May 2013 7