Minutes August 2015 Meeting.

Bartons Point Model Flying Club – Minutes of August 2015 Meeting

The August 2015 club meeting took place on Monday, 3rd of August at the Harps Inn, Minster attended by 17 members and 3 new applicants for membership.
The meeting was chaired by Dave Redwood as Dave Cook was running late.

Apologies for Absence: Dave Cook 10 minutes late
Minutes from the June 2015 meeting
Printed versions of the June minutes were provided for member’s last minute reading and were accepted as correct.

New Membership Applications
Three new membership applications were reviewed. The first was for Kieran Jones (17 junior), who is new to RC aircraft after trying RC cars, with his parents in attendance for his application.  The second was for Fred Turner who has modelled for 30 plus years.  The third was for Terry Copland who has occasionally flown over recent years and wants to devote more time to the hobby.  All three applicants were warmly welcomed into our club after a show-of-hands vote.
Correspondence
Jan Bruce, club secretary has been contacted by a Miss Laura Turner via email enquiring over whether the club and its members would like to participate in a static display at the Sheppey Sports Club on Sunday 23rd of August in aid of the Charity for Alopicia.
Matters Arising
Flying Spectacular
Following all the time and effort in organising the event and simultaneous family commitments, Jan Bruce apologised for not having had time to prepare and handover the event accounts to the club treasurer.  However, she informed members that this year costs for the event have been somewhat higher than past year’s due to higher charges for the field, extra toilets, advertising and special effects.
The weekend turned out to be an astonishing success, enjoyed by participants, organisers and the general public alike.  It is considered the best Spectacular to date with the added laser lights and fireworks which were amazing.  Our special thanks go to Simon Wood, Colin, Azza, Sonny, Steve and Vid for their participation.  In particular, a great big THANK YOU to Dave, Robin and Don who manned the ‘bring-and-buy’ stand while at the same time managing to do an excellent job in selling our raffle tickets.  Also worthy of note, was Trevor’s unstinting job of keeping the toilets properly serviced which Jan appreciated.  Not to be forgotten are the Flight Line managers, Dave and Adrian, who stood for many hours on both days’ assisted by Dave and Mark on the slot board.  Thanks also to those who that helped with the setup and take down.
However, one disappointment was the no-show volunteer helpers who were needed for the many jobs and for the Try-and-Fly event where we only had two pilots.
The 2016 show was discussed at the meeting and members were asked if they would support it again.  This was enthusiastically endorsed and it will be timed for the second weekend in July as previously held.
Scale Day
The club scale day was held on Sunday 2nd.   There was a good turn out with some amazing models.  Dave ???? who represents Evolution Models came to judge the competition and was helped by Stephen Lines who did a great and calm job.  Members thanked them both.  Certificates and Cups were handed out to the winners.  At tonights meeting Robin was awarded the best static model class prize for his amazing Bleriot Mono.
Extra Field Gate
Arrangements have now been made to install a supplementary gate at the entrance to our flying field as a precaution against damage from errant vehicles and caravans.  Ray and Dave have done the organisation and sourcing of affordable steel parts.  They would appreciate volunteers for the installation which should go ahead this weekend.  If the weather is good just turn up.
Any other business
Raffle Tickets – RC Hotel Prize
Jan Bruce explained the raffle prize offer of a week’s accommodation with breakfast for two at the RC Hotel in Corfu. The tickets were on sale at the show and Jan wanted to give members one more chance to try their luck.  This was drawn the following day and was won by Simon Wood who bought his ticket at the Spectacular. A video of the draw is on the blog.

Club Blog
Members were reminded by Dave Redwood of the enormous help and information which is available on the club blog.  All current information can be found on the blog.  Members are encouraged to insert interesting posts and also to participate in the comments sections.  This all helps in creating a better club culture and knowledge.
Meeting closed at 20:36

Next meeting will be held on Monday 5th of October, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. at the Harps Inn.

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