District XI
New officers and incorporation
Once again this is the time of year for new officers.
It's also time to check and file your incorporation papers; they expire each year. You can get the documents on one or two pages by contacting the Secretary of State's office.
You should register as a not-for-profit corporation. There is a small fee (about $10–$15). This can protect your officers and club assets.
Sanction requests
When sending in your sanction request, do not send it to me or to AMA directly. The form should be sent to Bill Smith. His information appears in the District XI column in MA each month.
Correction and Cub Nuts report
I want to correct a few things I mentioned in my January 2008 column. Cub Nuts was an event sponsored by the Molalla RC Association on September 21–22.
More than 50 RC pilots, who brought 100 Cubs, entered the event. Cub Nuts drew a dozen full-scale Cubs, including the Carbon Cub, which has a takeoff roll of only 17 feet. The full-scale pilots enjoyed the RC Cubs as much as we enjoyed their full-scale airplanes.
Friday featured aerotowing: Gene Cope brought down his Yakima Bull, and we aerotowed a number of scale gliders.
For information about next year's event, which will be held September 19–20, please visit www.cubnuts.com or contact the CD, Jim Riggle, at [email protected].
Red Apple Flyers new field
Yesterday I saw aerial photos of the buildings under construction at the Red Apple Flyers' new field in Wenatchee, Washington.
After several years of planning and negotiating with Waste Management, the project is well underway. The clubhouse is partially framed, and from the photos it looks as though the runway is paved.
The club has had an option with Waste Management for more than five years. If I know these modelers, they will most likely be on the club's new site in time for the annual Apple Blossom Fly-In.
The Red Apple Flyers club has worked hard throughout the years to have a great flying site and to put on events to be proud of. If I were to use an example of how to run a club, the Red Apple Flyers would be one of my top choices. Congratulations — not only for a job well done on the field, but for decades of great events.
Salmon Arm Float Fly
I've been receiving calls about the Salmon Arm Float Fly. This event is held the first full weekend in June and again on the first full weekend in September at the Sandy Pointe Campground near Salmon Arm, British Columbia.
Most fliers arrive the week before. Contact the campground for reservations; it fills up quickly. I was told they will be taking reservations this year.
Flying season will be with us soon, so check your equipment and think safety.
Until next time, Bruce
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