The Westland & Yeovil District Aeromodelers newsletter

April 2005

Extraordinary General meeting

The meeting of the 3rd May mostly discussed the club finances. Details of this are in the minutes, but basically we now have about £78 in the bank, and expect to need another £611 before next year’s membership fees become due.

We voted unanimously on a £15 per person one off levee. This should get us to the end of the year without going overdrawn.

Levee

As agreed at the EGM, all members need to pay an additional £15 per person. Please give a cheque to the treasurer ASAP.

Cutting comments

The mower arrived Sunday 3rd April; here Ted zooms past me doing at least 2mph!

This is great fun, the next best thing to driving a real tractor, so book your turn now.

You’ve got a flat

The mower will be stored at the farm, under cover, and easily be driven to and from the field; but as can be seen currently has a flat tire (this has now been fixed).

This is quite well hidden, and will soon be secured with a motorcycle chain (anti theft type rather than drive).

Site changes

Parking

At request of the farmer, please park close to the new gate when possible.

Path

To improve safety, we will be moving the path (between parking to the flying patch) uphill E.G. towards the main road. This will mean those loading / unloading will no-longer be overflown by people on landing approach.

We will mow the path in shortly, please use it instead of the old one.

Lessons (re)learnt

Battery

While flying inverted, the editor had a battery pack fall out again today (1st May) clearly even more Velcro is required with such heavy batteries.

Diary Dates

16th May 20:00       Our second indoor flying session at Westlands sports & Social Sports hall.
Electric helicopters, and small (IFO sized) planes are welcome. The hall isn’t really big enough for the larger fixed wing flying.

22nd May                 Model engineers exhibition at Hazelbury Mill. The club has been asked to provide some static Models. For details talk to Mike Oxford.

30th & 31st July        Wincanton Falcons, Annual fly-in at Templecombe. Contact Richard Hunt 01935 471732 or http://www.wincantonfalcons.ndo.co.uk/

For Sale

Starter Motor          Ripmax “Turbex 2” suitable for upto 0.60 sized IC engines.
See Baz Guppy.

For Free

Wattage Egret        The editor is giving up on this lovely looking, but fagile electric micro-light.
See Jack Mitchell

Website

Daniel’s website    http://www.whlaeromodellers.tk/

Newsletters             http://www.home9999.plus.com/WHLMAC/news.htm.

Meetings

The Club nights are on the 4th Tuesday of every month (except December) at

20:00 in the Watercombe suite, Westland Leisure Complex.

We meet in the sportsman bar for a drink before (particularly when it’s cold).

Articles, cartoons, notices & other contributions

If any of you have anything interesting, amusing or informative that you would like to share in the newsletter please send it to me, by e-mail is best (my address can be found here :- http://www.home9999.plus.com/contact.html). But any material will be gratefully accepted, at a club nights, on the field. I can also be contacted on 01935 445311 or 01935 823409.