WCRC Meeting Minutes – May 27, 2004 –

· Meeting called to order at 7:00 P. M.

· Roll Call; 19 members present

· Minutes of the previous meeting were read and accepted

· The treasurers report was read and accepted

· Three guests were present; Jim Vale, Dave Vale, and Benoit Cortet

· Tom Speelman explained some new additions to our website

· John Gallagher reported that the Club now has 44 Members from NJ, 24 from Pa, 5 Social Members, and 10 Junior Members for a total of 68 Members

· OLD BUSINESS

· The work party was attended by 21 members. The driveway was repaired, tall grass was trimmed, and the Field was tidied up

· The trip to the Udvar-Hazy museum was very nice. John Kukon reported that the facility is very modern with a wide variety of airplanes on display

· The library static display will be on June 5^th from 9:30 to 12:30 with electric flying behind the Library

· Opening day at the field will be on June 12^th, beginning at 11:00 A. M. Food will be available and flying contests will be conducted

· Rick Debastos donated a gas grill to the Club; Nick purchased a fresh gas bottle

· A new anemometer is installed on top of the flagpole. Wind speed and gust information is available on the readout

· NEW BUSINESS

· AMA was mailed a copy of the award our Club received from the Park System. The announcement was placed on the AMA website by Dave Mathewson, our district VP

· Two new safety benches have been added to the flightline at the Field

· The Mercer County club will host their annual Jumbo Jamboree fly-in on Saturday and Sunday, May 29, 30

· Two new members were voted into the Club; Jim and Dave Vale

· Tom Speelman had a STEVENS AEROMODELS kit of the GROOVE. It has a 45in. wingspan; G480

· The 50/50 was won by Lester Karsan; $16.00

· Tom Pfeffer told of a helicopter museum in West Chester, Pa

· The next Meeting will be at the field, providing it does not rain. The July and August meetings will also be at the Field

· Meeting adjourned at 8:20 P. M.

John Kukon,

Secretary