Flight Line Newsletter Abridged May 2013

Fantastic turn-out at our meetings so far this year Keep it up!!!

The meeting was called to order at 10:10 AM with all four officers present; Ray Gould, President, Maurice Jolliff, Vice President, Matt Stein, Treasurer, and Sam Dix, Secretary. It was a good turn-out with 26 members and 1 guest, Daniel Keller present. Dan decided to join the Club during the meeting. Welcome to the Club Dan and thank you all for attending.

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T-28 MVF Pylon Race Saturday May 25th, 2013

Saturday May 25th, 2013

Three Race Classes: $10 Entry Fee Per Class - Cash Prizes

1. Stock ParkZone T-28:

Parkzone T-28 Trojan with STOCK 480 outrunner brushless motor, 25A brushless ESC. 9.5 x 7.5 prop, and 3-cell 1800 to 2200 Battery.

2. Modified T-28 and ParkZone War birds:

This is an open class race for T-28's and other same scale Warbirds restricted to 50"/1270mm wingspans or less, with no restrictions on motors, batteries, props, etc.

3. GWS Slow Stick:

No restrictions as to air frame  motor, prop or battery. The pylons will be spaced 300 ft. apart. We will fly 2, 3, or 4 planes in each heat (depends on how many planes are entered). Each heat will consist of five laps around the pylons. 5 points will be awarded for first place, 3 points for second place, 2 points for third place, and 1 point for fourth place. One point will be deducted for the first pylon cut. The pilot will be disqualified for 2 or more cuts. There will be a minimum of two heats. Points will be totaled and winners announced.

Cash prizes will be awarded for each race as follows as follows:

25% of monies collected for first place, 15% for second and 10% for third. The remaining 50% will go to the club.

Open to all AMA Pilots – Entry fee: $10.00 per class
Public Welcome – Free Admission and Parking – Refreshments Available On Site

Site: 
Menifee Valley Flyers Flying Field
Menifee Road, Between McCall and Simpson
Registration at 8:00 a.m. Flying Starts at 9:00 a.m.

For more information and directions look for links on this site or contact:
Matt Stein @ (951)850-1521 or mstein812@verizon.net

MVF2013PylonRace.pdf

Club Meeting May 18th, 2013

The next club meeting will be held this Saturday May 18th, 2013 at our field. This meeting is very important as we will be nominating members for new officers. Currently members will be allowed to nominate someone to the following positions President, Vice President, Secretary  and Treasure. The election will take place during the June meeting. As a reminder to all club members our meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m. The field will be open for flying immediately following adjournment of the meeting.