A motion to accept the August secretary's report as stated in the September 2007 Yankee Flyer was made and seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The current membership count is 62. The treasurer's report was given by Bill Costello for Dave Seale. A summary follows: Ending Balance: $3,492.43 Income: $110.00 Expense: $12.95 A motion to accept the treasurer's report was made and seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
... Jim McCoy announced club officer nominations for 2008: President: Bill O'Donnell, Vice President: Mickey Callahan and Brad Kaye, Treasurer: Dave Seale, Secretary: Roger Gilman. This is the first time in awhile that we have an election. Jim is sending out ballots via the snail mail to all club members. The results will be announced at the annual banquet on October 28th. So get your ballots back to Jim ASAP.
... There was much discussion on the upcoming Milford Demonstration Day event. The event is Sunday, October 7 at Plains Park in Milford. This will be our 4th year running this event. It would be great if you would come, help out and bring your hanger contents with you. This is our opportunity to show off to the community.
... On Saturday October 6 the club will be manning a table at the Mendon Country Fair. This is being organized by Scott Annis and Brad Kaye is helping. Scott is looking for additional volunteers to man for an hour during the day. Please contact Scott directly if you are interested in helping out. Scott can be reached at 781-727-3172 or scotware@comcast.net.
... The meeting adjourned at 8:45 and was followed by the raffle.

Regards,
Roger Gilman
MMAC Secretary

Club Gear for Sale!

MMAC still has a few club hats available for members to purchase. These sturdy caps have a colorful club logo embroidered on the front and an adjustable strap in the back. They can be purchased for $15 each (plus $1.50 for shipping if necessary)
... Also, don't forget that MMAC offers high quality logo stickers for your car, flight box, aircraft or spouse. Available in two sizes, the small size (3" x 1.875") is $1 and the large size (4.75" x 3") is $1.50. They can be purchased at club meetings or by mail by adding .50 for postage.
... For either hats or stickers, please order by contacting Jim McCoy at 508-478-6617 or email at mccoygroup@comcast.net.

2007 Milford Demonstration Day a Success!

Although it got off to a wet start, most everyone was all smiles by the end of the event.

By Jim McCoy

It's true...the weather was far from the picture-perfect fall day we had last year, but the 2007 edition of the MMAC Demonstration Day at Plains Park in Milford was no less successful.
... When members starting arriving around 7:30AM to begin set-up, the skies were overcast but there was no rain and the wind was quite calm. This changed rapidly over the next hour or so as the American flag on the other side of the runway began whipping wildly and a damp, cold mist began to settle over the field. All weather reports indicated that things should improve over the course of the morning, so we all kept the faith and were rewarded by the worst being over by 9:30. Conditions gradually got better to the point that the wind was practically nonexistent by noon and the sun peeked out by 1:30.
... Even with the questionable weather early in the day, we were very pleasantly surprised by the large number of interested folks who came out to see some flying. Families and individuals of all ages were excited to see the large array of models we had assembled along the flightline. I personally had several conversations with spectators who wanted to ask questions of all sorts. Many mentioned that they had had attended last year's event and had been looking forward to seeing our models once again.
... Other than open flying offered to members and guests, we offered up John Holcomb's swing-dance flying routine and a highly competitive tethered balloon bust event that had John, Bill Lloyd and Mike Mauricio battling to an exciting three-way tie. Brad Kaye and his daughter, Jade, orchestrated the ever-popular "flying lawnmower" routine while Scott Annis handled the PA system.
... Several members and guest pilots showed off a little by performing aerobatic routines with both fixed-wing craft as well as helicopters. The extreme example was guest Shane Breadlove (from Wrentham's Lazy Loopers club) performing crowd-pleasing 3D maneuvers with his 48% gas-powered Edge...complete with tons of smoke and lots of hovering.
... At noontime, we switched gears to offer the audience a chance to take the sticks themselves. After a short "ground school" session, people who wanted to give it a try were treated to buddy-box time provided by John Holcomb and Bill Lloyd assisted by several MMAC members. Students ranged from 7 to 70 with several women stepping up to the flightline as well. Although both John and Bill looked exhausted after the training sessions, they both spoke very positively about the experience.
... Thanks to Bob Rice at Hobby USA in Ashland, Joe Candela at Mendon's Creative Hobbies and Andy Argenio at Brands of North Providence...we were well stocked with tons of raffle prizes for both the audience and club members alike. Bill Lloyd was the lucky winner of the pilot's raffle, earning him a 40-sized Corsair ARF which he was very happy top squeeze into his car for the ride home along with all the equipment he brought for the day. The 50-50 raffle netted over $100 with the club's proceeds going to the Milford Youth Center.
... A special "tip of the wing" goes to Scott Annis, Brad Kaye and Bill O'Donnell and their families for their time and effort putting together the day's program...especially for making sure that the raffle and radio impound ran smoothly. Thanks also to John Holcomb and Bill Lloyd for offering their planes and thumbs for the flight training as well as Mickey Callahan, Charles Anamateros and others for helping out. Bill Costello once again served as event CD...thanks, Bill!
... So, although the day got off to a questionable start, the event itself accomplished exactly what we intended...offering the community a chance to see what our hobby is all about and giving us the chance to have some fun in the process.

Bill O'Donnell, Scott Annis and Brad Kaye (not pictured) worked for several weeks prior to the event to be sure that everything ran smoothly.	Bill Costello (event CD) was on hand to be sure we covered the bases. He even got in a few flights!.
It was a day for families and old friends...as former MMAC member Mike Mauricio and his son were on hand to enjoy a day of flying.	No shortage of models to admire...ranging from small to large, electric to gassers, sport to scale. Something for everyone!
Scott Annis handled the announcements throughout the day. Here he describes Shane Breadlove's maneuvers while Brad Kaye, event co-organizer, looks on.	Shane Breadlove (from Wrentham's Lazy Loopers club) performing crowd-pleasing 3D maneuvers with his 48% Edge. Lots of smoke and lots of hovering!
The raffle area and radio impound kept busy throughout the day. Our hobby shop supporters were very generous this year.	Yours truly gives a brief ground school lesson to a young RC pilot before turning her over to Bill or John for buddy box time.
This says it all! Instructor John Holcomb keeps a watchful eye on the club's trainer as a young student takes his first flight with MMAC member Charles Anamateros on hand to assist. It looks like dad is having a great time as well.