MAY '01 PRESIDENT's CORNER
By Gordon Anderson

The mowing season has begun! Check the mow schedule on our web site. If you are unable to mow on your assigned date contact myself or one of the club officers and we will insure that the field is ready for the weekend fun! Please remember to make sure the spools are not setting face down on the field when you finish using them, this will kill the grass in a very short amount of time. Also, please use an overflow bottle when filling your fuel tank, keeping the raw fuel off the grass!

Thanks to those who came out to our first work party of the season, it was a raining day but we did get the trash hauled off. I have the paint supplies we will need for the next work party. Please plan to attend the next work party, May 5th. We will paint the shade structure and the sprinkler risers.

I have purchased a first aid kit and its in the shed, I will place it on the frequency board after we finish painting. Please be careful when starting and tuning your engines, the prop is like a saw blade and it can do a lot of damage in a few milliseconds!

I met a couple of guys at the field last month and they are starting a RC web site. The address is http://www.rchobbylistings.com. This web site is a listing service to allow you to sell or buy RC goodies, check it out!

I have been approached by several people regarding our dog policy at the ORV field. I have been told we have a leash rule and also that we have a no dogs allowed policy. I canšt find any written rules or notes about this so we will address this issue at the next club meeting. I would like us to come up with a rule we can all live with and make it part of our written field rules. Attend the meeting and make sure your opinions are heard to help us resolve this issue.

The helicopter issue remains unresolved, we need a representative at a club meeting before the club rules can be changed, so the current rule is still in force. No helicopter flying while aircraft are flying, and we will give fair flying opportunities to the helicopter pilots.

See you at the field!