KOTRC Newsletter for April 2006

Meeting Notes, 3-14-06.

The meeting attendance was low because many members were going to the VSC. Those members not having airplanes to compete in the VSC B.C., Ice Age or Stone Age classes had a good time and discussed preparations for the JOUST.

Show and Tell:

Ken Kaiser brought a UFO propelled by hand.

Ken also brought a veteran half-A airplane powered by the long since gone OK Cub.

The Ex Files

We are finally back from ‘down under’ and had an incredible vacation. One of the highlights was being taken to a contest near Sydney by Dave Simmons and given a Cardinal from Dennis Percival to fly. The engine was actually one built by Tom Muggleton from the good old USA. Diane has video of me flying to prove that I actually flew in Australia The next day Dave arranged for us to fly in a Piper Cherokee at 500 feet above Sydney. I even got a chance to fly the full scale Piper. Additionally, we went to the Opera, SCUBA dived in the Great Barrier Reef (with the great sharks), saw the real life march of the penguins, dug for opals, threw a boomerang, did a little dancing, saw the opening of the Commonwealth Games and almost had time to relax.. We are quite busy trying to catch up with mail (bills) and some home improvements and are not sure if we can participate in the Palmer Contest next month. I certainly am out of practice, not that that helps me. See you all at the field. . JOEL CHESLER

Pete's Closing Note

I have found some more aerial photos of the Whittier Narrows control line areaa. On the KOTRC web site chose "Venues and Clubs", then Whittier Narrows, then Aerial Photos and map. There you get the dirctly overhead view and can look at four others taken from the four pooints of the compass.