Officers Corner

Officers Corner 2026

ERCA Officers 2026

President Dave Thomas president@eugenerc.org
Vice President Al Barrington 541-935-4960 albarrington@msn.com
Sec/Treasurer Martin Booth 425-373-6158 treasurer@eugenerc.org
Safety Officer Brian Ostlind 541-799-7255 brianostlind@gmail.com
Events Ken Milbrett 805-405-0314 events@eugenerc.org

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President’s Corner Eugene RC Aeronaut

“Each week thousands of people fly an airplane without ever leaving the ground

The Eugene RC Aeronauts welcome you to the incredible sport of remote control aviation.”

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January

Fellow Flyers,
Well, it is 2026 and I’m your new president. My name is Dave Thomas; I’ve been with the club for 
six years.
Many of you will recognize me as “Burgerman” the club BBQ cook. 2026 should be an exciting year. We have the usual Fun Fly events, Monster Fest, and the Swap Meet scheduled. This year we are looking 
to add a F3A Pattern Plane Event and Drone Racing. The club is buying Pizza at the January meeting, we have new members to introduce, lots to talk about, hope to see you there.
Mike Burgess has updated the winter flying hours that allows us to start at 10:00 AM Wednesday, 
Saturday and Sunday until January 31st. Considering the weather the last few days this is very good news.
Martin has posted this update on our Face Book Page https://www.facebook.com/EugeneRcAeronauts , 
I will asked Jim for a Website NOTAMS adjustment.
I will follow up with Mike January 31st for clarification on February 2026 hours.
As always, I’m glad to be here”.
DaveT 
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February

Fellow Flyers,

February is upon us, the weather is improving, and the field looks great. All the tables at the 
February 28th Swap Meet are sold and we have a waiting list.  Kudos to Event Manager Ken Milbrett 
for making this event a reality a second year in a row. Ken will be organizing swap meet staff at 
the February 17th club meeting. Roger Dahl will manage club table. At the January meeting the club 
approved a District 8 Pattern Plane competition for August 8th & 9th.  The Contest Director is 
member, Gary McClellan. This event is a WIP and contingent on FAA approval of an altitude variance 
to 800 feet. The club also approved the purchase of a second Spektrum DX6 gen2 radio for our wireless Buddy-Box trainer system. I’ve been working with Roger to get this up and running. Buddy Boxing is a club benefit so if you need some stick time with a trainer reach out to Roger or Ken to schedule a session. There are always things to talk about at the club meeting, so I hope to see you there.
As always, “happy to be here”.
DaveT

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August