April - MARKS R/C Club

Official Club Activities and Area Report
M.A.R.K.S. Remarks
Monthly Newsletter
2014 Club Officers
AMA
Chartered Club No. 0881
Since 1956
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary, Ed.
Webmaster
Safety Officer
Next Meeting:
Larry Petricek
414-761-0153
Roger Nickolaus 414-761-1907
Roger Nickolaus 414-761-1907
Charles Reich
262-835-1126
Bob Houin
Wayne Hunnicutt 262-662-2740
2014 Flight Instructors
Ron Dixon
Larry Petricek
Wayne Hunnicutt
Roger Nickolaus
Contest Director
262-763-9012*
414-761-0153
262-662-2740
414-761-1907*
* Denotes Intro Pilot
Roger Nickolaus
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 – 7:00 P.M.
at Waterstone Bank – 6580 S. 27th – Oak Creek
Spring is Here ……….almost!
Here’s one to remind you what green grass looks like, from the Fun Fly a couple years ago at
Wind Lake Turf. Larry Petricek and Roger Nickolaus helped me out with my newly acquired Sig
Kadet. Bill Stilley built this model, and as you can see, raised the trailing edge to improve flight
characteristics. It is powered by a dependable Italian Supertigre .51.
March 4, 2014 Meeting Minutes
The March meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. by President Larry Petricek.
3 members, 3 guests and 3 officers made it to the meeting. Hopefully, attendance will
pick up as the weather improves.
Previous Minutes: It was moved and seconded to accept the February meeting minutes.
Treasurer’s Report: Roger Nickolaus read our checking account balance to the membership.
Renewals continue to boost our bottom line.
Thanks, guys, for your loyalty and dedication to our grand old club!
Vice President’s Report: Roger Nickolaus remarked that he has the Annual Float Fun Fly
paperwork completed and we’re a GO for Richard Bong on Saturday, August 9 and Sunday,
August 10. The MARKS-RRCC Fun Fly is scheduled for Saturday, June 28 with a rain date of
Sunday, June 29. We had more than our share of wind and rain in 2013!
Sunshine: Carl Degner’s passing is a great loss to all who know him. He will always be
remembered as “The only man who flew to work and never left the city limits.”
Milwaukee Association of R/C Clubs: The Semi-Annual meeting is February 15. Club events for
2014 will be finalized and printed for distribution. The January Auction and Swap Meet at the
Waukesha Expo Center was negatively affected by the weather. The only MARKS member to
volunteer was Larry Petricek, and he returned his paycheck. Other club members followed his
lead to help the Association.
Roger and Larry drove down to Wheaton, Illinois with a truckload of models. They brought most
of it back. Weather was to blame, again! They also attended the Swap Meet in Appleton, but
barely made enough to fill the tank to get back home.
Old Business: The Pewaukee Lake Antique and Classic Boats event was discussed again. We
were asked to fly our float planes over the R/C boats that would be operating on the water. The
Association regarded this situation as a safety concern, and declined the invitation.
Our website, www.marksrcclub.com is up and running.
Now that the snow is receding and we will be going out to Wind Lake Turf soon, please
remember: DON’T WALK ON THE GRASS IF FROST IS PRESENT - DON’T LEAVE
FOOTPRINTS - STAY ON FIRM DRY GROUND. Thank you!
New Business: The Fond du Lac Fun Fly is Saturday, June 14, from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
The Warbirds and Classics event is Thursday, August 14 to Sunday, August 17.
Russell Knetzger remarked that the Milwaukee R/C Association is considering allowing indoor
flying at the 2015 Waukesha Expo Swap Meet, in the afternoon after most of the vendors have
left. There will be a charge to fly, and it is hoped that the public will stay to watch.
Tim Hoff suggested that the MARKS put our brochures at the local Hobby Shops to make our
club better known and to hopefully increase the membership numbers.
Show & Tell: No meeting photos this month because I lost the photos from my cell phone.
Roger Nickolaus brought his “new” Northstar, purchased at the Swap Meet.
It is powered by an O.S. 46 with a tuned pipe. He waterproofed the model with gutter seal.
Bill Stilley donated a beautiful Sig Kadet Senior, complete with servos, for the Raffle. Tim Hoff
was the lucky winner and $70 was deposited in the checking account!
Tim Hoff brought in several scratch built electric powered styrofoam indoor flyers. He credited
Tom Kunath for his assistance in the design and construction.
Russell Knetzger brought in a nice collection of magazines, free for the taking.
He also invited the attendees to the Mitchell Gallery of Flight on Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00
P.M. for the next presentation by a member of the “Greatest Generation”.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Charlie Reich, MARKS Sec-Ed.
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This is one of my favorites, from Brodhead last year. The “Last Original” Bernard H. Pietenpol
with proud owners in the background. It’s powered by a Corvair engine!
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