Swaim’s Space

Written by Jerry Swaim on July 25, 2008 – 9:51 pm - 569 views

Can you believe that it’s July already? We are well into the hot summer months of our flying season.

July the 28th we are scheduled to start the slurry coating on the runway and pit area. The field will be closed until the 30th. We should be finished by the end of the 29th but there may be some striping and other painting chores to complete. There will be signs posted at the flying field to remind you.

I noticed that the grass had been mowed where it was about two feet high around a broken sprinkler. I hope they repaired the sprinkler and not just mowed the grass.

We had the club fun fly this month. If you missed it then you missed a lot of fun and crazy flying. Also there was an all you can eat BBQ. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad and chips. We had some very good helicopter flying. Those guys make it look easy. The red flags at the rifle range wall are getting sun bleached and torn. We’re in the process of getting them replaced.

A new frequency pin holder will be going up at the flag pole. This is for the 2.4 users. When you are ready to fly you will need a field frequency tag/pin to put there. If you do not have a field tag you will have to get one from Mr. Meade or other qualified club members.

You may wonder why we are asking for a frequency pin to fly on 2.4 since it has no affect on other fliers. Well the park requires all fliers to have AMA insurance. When Mr. Meade makes a frequency pin for you he will always ask to see your AMA card. If you have a pin up when you are flying then we know that you have AMA insurance. If you are flying and do not have a frequency pin up then we can only assume that you have no AMA insurance and are in violation of the park rules.

Well that’s about it for this month. See you at the club meeting Tuesday.

Jerry Swaim – Field Marshall