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NDRCC Indoor Flying Rules |
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Written by Charles Shafer
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Saturday, 21 January 2012 20:27 |
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Valley View Christian Church Gym
Indoor Flying Safety and Operating Procedures
All Club Safety and Courtesy Rules will apply.
A Lead Member (senior member appointed by the board) or Board Member will attend each indoor flying session. Their duties will include supervision of the session, insure sign in and collect of donations, notify Church contacts and Board of any damage or other significant issues, turn on lights and raise goalposts.
All Pilots must be current NDRCC members or members of VVCC holding an AMA membership. All Pilots will be held liable by NDRCC for repair of damages to the Church Facilities whether covered by AMA Insurance or not. Spectators are welcome, but seating is limited, so you might want to bring folding chairs. The entire facility is “non-smoking” and alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited.
All Pilots will need to “sign in” at each session and NDRCC Pilots are required to make a Church donation ($3 minimum, to be collected by the attending Lead Member). No donation is required for spectators or VVCC Church member Pilots (must be AMA members).
Aircraft will be RC Controlled, be electric powered and not exceed 5 oz. approximate weight and 24” wing span or 20” rotor span.
An area will be designated for flight stations, pits and spectators (near the stage on the north side). All flying will conducted from this area. Exercise caution when flying near the entrance doors at the east end and avoid flying near people entering gym.
Up to 4 aircraft can be flown at one time and flight times should be limited to 10 minute segments or less. Pilots should generally
observe a left hand traffic pattern. Aerobatics in pattern are acceptable, but use caution to prevent mid airs.
Since most aircraft are expected to be on 2.4ghz, no frequency control board is planned. Pilots using other frequencies (72 mhz, 27 mhz, etc.) should coordinate frequency usage with each other.
Helicopters may either fly in pattern or practice hovering at the NW corner of the gym.
Acceptance and your commitment to follow these rules will be required to fly in the VVCC Gym, and your agreement is documented when you sign the sign-in sheet. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 January 2012 20:42 |
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Written by Don Hafer
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Monday, 09 January 2012 18:37 |
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President’s Corner
January 2012
Well, it has been a year since I wrote one of these columns and this one will be pretty brief. I want to thank all of the officers from 2011 for their service and I recommend that you take the time to do the same. Officers put in a lot of time and effort to keep the field up and running so that we can all enjoy the facilities. The only “reward” is an occasional thank you from the members who recognize the effort.
I will be getting the Board of Directors (BOD) together to plan out the 2012 year so please feel free to contact any board member to share your thoughts and feelings about what NDRCC is doing well and what areas might use some improvement. Unfortunately I can rarely make it out to Eagle field to fly with most of you so please try to attend an upcoming club meeting. The BOD works hard to keep the meetings informative and enjoyable. The business portion is going to stay focused, the programs will be entertaining and educational, and of course the raffle will continue to offer good prizes. Show and tell is one of my favorite parts of each meeting so please bring your newest project or toy to share with the rest of us. The best completed model and the most unusual show and tell will each win a raffle ticket.
Don Hafer |
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Last Updated on Monday, 09 January 2012 21:22 |
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Written by Johnny Snead
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Saturday, 21 January 2012 19:15 |
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Greetings Fellow Club members,
2012 is here and we have some information that we feel you may find interesting.
The January general membership meeting was very informative, Treasurer Dave Cotton gave an especially important report on the general financial health of the club. Like the U.S. economy we are not overflowing with funds and at the same time we are not down to food stamps either. What we do need is for everyone to evangelize the club to anyone that is interested in becoming a member. We need to build our membership back up; this is in lieu of a dues increase which is something none of us want.
The 2012 Indoor Flying Season has begun, NDRCC VP Charles Shafer, NDRCC club member John Grubs have been instrumental in procuring a space for indoor flying on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Any NDRCC or Valley View Christian Church member in good standing may fly. The complete rules and regulations for participation are posted to the NDRCC web site.
Long standing club member John Reed sends us some sad news. Dallas Morning News (Metro section) reports of a fatal shooting in Leonard, Texas. Upon investigation by John Reed and Alan Bucker the shooting victims were Harold and Sue Harpst and their daughter. Harold Harpts was an NDRCC Good friend and long time member who John Reed taught to fly. The NDRCC family wishes to extend our sincere condolences to the Harpst family as well as our club members who knew and flew with Harold Harpst. Rest in Peace brother.
The 2012 Flying season this year will include several club sponsored events, the board of directors has put together what they believe will be an action packed year of events. Check the Upcoming Events web page for details.
The NDRCC is still in need of a field maintenance officer and board of director member. We need someone to manage this position and report to the Board of Directors all the activities that need to be accomplished to maintain the NDRCC flying site as the world class facility it is. This position has a budget and offers a seat at the table of the heart of the club.Any NDRCC member in good standing may apply for this position. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 January 2012 20:36 |
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December 2011 Minutes of the Meeting |
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Written by Bruce Lakatos
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Thursday, 29 December 2011 07:15 |
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The December 2011 meeting of the North Dallas R/C Club was called to order By Bill Bartolucci.
Previous month’s minutes were approved as posted on the website.
VISITORS/NEW MEMBERS – None.
SECRETARY – Bruce Lakatos. Not present.
VICE PRESIDENT – Charles Shafer . Charles reported on Gym Flying. The 'Use of Gym' rules and guidelines are in the process of being finalized and will be available in a few weeks. The club is asking for a $5 donation from every pilot every night they fly which will be donated to the church.
TREASURER/MEMBERSHIP – Dave Cotton reminded all of the Dec 31 deadline for membership renewal. The December Financial report was approved. Dave reported a positive cash flow for the year. Dave also reported that he has received 71 club membership renewals so far for 2012 which is behind where we normally are for club membership renewals this time of the year.
SAFETY/SOUND –Johnny Snead The 2011 Safety rules were approved for 2012.
FIELD – Art Wagner. Not present.
TRAINING – Jim Williams Training was minimal due to weather.
WEBMASTER – Johnny Snead. Johnny reported that club members may sell their stuff on the RCU site. He has set up a link that makes it work just for sale items from only our club members.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Bill Bartolucci
CD REPORTS – None
OLD BUSINESS –none
NEW BUSINESS - Bill, the President, reported that the NDRCC had a great year supported by some great events. There was the 2011 Warbird event, the Cub Scouts field day/training (2 sessions), Family Day and the Pattern contest. All these contests were greatly supported by club members, by participates and by non-club members attending.
Elections:
Five of the six open Board positions have been filled. Field Maintenance and the President's position were open. There was only 1 nomination for the president's position and 0 nominations for the Field Maintenance position. Don was nominate for president and is now the 2012 president of the club. All other members remain in their current board positions.
SHOW and TELL – Charles Shafer showed his T28 w/lights.
RAFFLE- Billy Slater conducted the monthly raffle sponsored by Plano RC Hobbies. The Wild Hare MX2 was won buy Patrick McNamara
PROGRAM Holiday Party!
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Last Updated on Thursday, 29 December 2011 07:19 |
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