REMINDER – Annual TCAF Poltluck September 2nd

The annual TCAF club potluck will be held Wednesday, September 2nd at 6:00PM at the TCAF flying field. Please come out and join fellow members for good food and flying!

What to bring:

– A hot or cold dish to pass that will serve AT LEAST 8 people, preferably more.

– Any serving utensils needed for your dish.

– An appetite!

– You may also want to bring an empty container to take leftovers home in!

TCAF will provide beverages, plates, napkins, and eating utensils.

I (Mike) will personally not be able to attend this year due to vacation so make sure to have fun and eat for me.

Come on out!

Moving Sale-RC Airplanes and Equipment

For sale:

Spektrum AR8000 8 channel receiver, new-$75.00

FMS Stearman, 1050mm (41inch) wing-$50.00

Freewing Pandora, 1400mm (55inch) wing-$50.00

FMS Hellcat, 750mm (29.5inch) wing-$25.00 (never flown)

Dynam T-28 Trojan, 1270mm (50inch) wing-$75.00

FMS Easy Trainer, 1280mm (50.5inch) wing, Glider-$25.00

Parkzone Radian Pro, 2000mm (79inch) wing-$75.00

All models come with receivers (BNF)

Contact Don Breazeale at 616-786-9795

email-bredon@chartermi.net

Meeting Minutes – July 2015

Meeting called to order:

  • July 11 at 9:00 AM

Secretary’s Report:

  • June meeting minutes were approved by all members in attendance.

Treasury Report:

  • The bank account currently contains $3,053.54.
  • Disbursements for the month were to John Russcher for $58.87 for the June Hot Dog night and $43.82 for the July Hot Dog night.
  • 2nd half lease payment of $500 to the owner.
  • Received dues of $60 and a $6 donation which were deposited.
  • $63 are outstanding for the driveway rock.
  • 28 members have paid in

Safety Report/Field Maintenance:

  • No new items
  • Safety committee is yet to have their first meeting

New Members:

  • There were no new members present

Visitors:

  • There were no visitors present

Announcements:

  • Next kids flying event is July 25 at 9 am. Please invite kids, neighbors, etc.  Will spend time teaching safety at this meeting.
  • CARDS giant scale is the weekend of July 18.

Old Business:

  • Crushed concrete was installed in driveway.

New Business:

  • Tom Schmidt will not seek the secretary position for next year. Nominations will be made at the August 1 meeting.

Comments and Questions:

  • Appreciation was expressed for the driveway repairs.

Next Meeting:

  • August 1 at the club field, 9AM

Meeting adjourned:

  • at 9:20AM

Meeting attendees: Dave Jamrog, Donald Breazeale, Mike, Ron Nienhuis, Bill Porter, Rich Moore, Scott Storteboom, George Keefe, Larry Weller, Mike Rose, Denny Tiggleman, Dan Thomann, Bob Kovacs, Jim Tibbitts, Ray Weller

Meeting Minutes – June 2015

Meeting called to order:

  • June 6th at 9:00 AM

Secretary’s Report:

  • May meeting minutes were read and approved by all members in attendance.

Treasury Report:

  • Sabastien Charroud and Justin Rutkauskas paid their 2015 dues $60 donation
  • New sign cost: $316.01
  • Purchased two fire extinguishers for $29.55
  • Current checkbook balance $3,654.26
  • Dave Jamrog was reimbursed $64.03 for Hot Dog night supplies
  • John Russcher was reimbursed $58.00 for Hot Dog night supplies

Safety Report/Field Maintenance:

  • The new sign was installed
  • Buckets of sand installed
  • When flying electric planes please place a sand bucket on the flight line
  • Remember if you experience a problem with a battery, dump sand on it, don’t touch the battery
  • Dave Ver Hoef installed some new screws in the tables to strengthen them
  • Rich raised question about location of where to place planes to start, place between the fence lines.
    Dave Jamrog presented a motion to review our field safety guideline. It was decided by the member to create a sub team to, which will be comprised of 5 members. Member are John Russcher, Bill Porter, George Keefe, Jim Hartmann and Mort Wright. Subcommittee participants were approved by the club members present
  • Bill Porter reminded all that mobile carts need to be returned to the concrete slab

New Members

  • There were no new members present

Visitors

  • There were no visitors present

Announcements

  • There were no new announcements.

Old Business

  • Dave Jamrog and Ron Nienhuis are going to install $80 worth of crushed concrete in driveway

New Business

  • There was no new business

Events:

  • CARDS Warbirds and Classics Airshow June 4,5 & 6.
  • June 6th youth fly was cancelled due to weather
  • July 1st next Hotdog night at 6PM, Scott Storteboom will be the grill master
  • July club meeting July 11 at 9AM

Comments and Questions

  • None

Next Meeting

  • July 11 at the club field, 9AM

Meeting adjourned:

  • 9:35AM

Meeting attendees: Dave Jamrog, Jerry Timmer, Donald Breazeale, Mike, Mort Wright, Ron Nienhuis, Bill Porter, Rich Moore, Kenny Ly, Peter Ly, John, Russcher, Scott Storteboom, Ryan Storteboom, George Keefe, Tom Schmidt, Larry Weller, Mike Rose, Dave VerHoef, Denny Tiggleman, Clayton Russell, Dan Thomann

Meeting Minutes – May 2015

Meeting called to order:

  • May 2nd at 9:00 AM

Secretary’s Report:

  • April meeting minutes were read and approved by all members in attendance.

Treasury Report:

  • Dave VerHoef was not able to attend the May meeting, report tabled until the June club meeting.
  • Safety Report/Field Maintenance
  • Reminder to turn off engines in pits area before bringing planes to table area.
  • Recommendation to install buckets with sand in them for fire protection at the field.
  • Discussed the need to purchase a new fire extinguisher.
  • The new club sign will be installed within the next 2 weeks.

New Members

  • Justin Rutkauskas requested to join the club, motion to accept member, new member approved.

Visitors

  • No visitors

Announcements

  • There were no new announcements.

Old Business

  • Property owner was supposed to install some slag in the driveway, it does not look like he added any.

New Business

  • George Keefe suggested installing a weather station at the club field. It was determined that WIFI would be needed to operate one, which the club does not have
  • Scott Storteboom reviewed the $600 Tag Grant the club received. The recommendation to purchase two new electric Apprentice trainer planes with 2 extra batteries was made. A motion was made and approved by the club members present to accept the recommendation. The board members will meet and prepare a plan for the storage, use and overall direction for the TAG Grant requirements. The plan will be presented at the June club meeting, seeking input and acceptance from members in attendance.
  • Tom Schmidt donated a FM transmitter/receiver and buddy box for a nitro trainer plane that Bob Kovacs is storing.
  • There was a recommendation to create an inventory document on what the club has and where the items are store. The plan is for the treasurer to develop and maintain the document.

Events:

  • June hotdog night is scheduled for June 3rd at 6PM, John Russcher will be the grill master on duty.
  • Intro to flying, May 30th, 10AM – 1PM at the TCAF field.
  • CARDS Warbirds and Classics Airshow June 4,5 & 6.

Comments and Questions

  • None

Next Meeting

  • June 6 at the club field, 9AM

Meeting adjourned

  • 9:32AM

Meeting attendees: Dave Jamrog, Jerry Timmer, Donald Breazeale, Mike, Mort Wright, Ron Nienhuis, Bill Porter, Rich Moore, Ray Weller, Jim Tibbits, Kenny Ly, Lucas Russcher, John, Russcher, Scott Storteboom, Ryan Storeboom, George Keefe, Tom Schmidt, Randy Schregardus, Tom Ziemba, Bob Kovacs, Justin Rutkauskas