Jim McCoy brought the meeting to order at 7:30. A motion to accept the February secretary's report as stated in the March 2007 Yankee Flyer was made and seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The current membership count stands at 46.
... I gave an update on the club re-charter process with the AMA along with the special use permit application process with the Commonwealth. At the time of the meeting all of the applications had been submitted to both the AMA and state. To complete the processes the AMA needed to get us our insurance certificate. As of April 1st I have received our new charter and insurance certificate from the AMA along with the special use permit for the field in Medfield from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. We are good for another year of flying pleasure.

We were happy to see former MMAC Secretary, Dave Petruska and his son Stephen attending the March meeting.

... The treasurer's report was given by Dave Seale. We had an ending balance of $3,184.72 with income of $296.78 and expense of $337.62 A motion to accept the treasurer's report was made and seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
... The Medfield flying field condition was reported to be wet and soft in the parking area. The field itself is in good shape. The access road is partially covered with water but not deep enough to make it impassable. Jim stated that the club would be investing some resources this year to improve the access road. A cleanup & repair day will be scheduled.
... Bill Costello gave an update on the engine noise awareness program. He has measured the noise level of a few planes at the field to work out the details of the program. He will be keeping a log of all planes that are tested and will provide a sticker for those planes that have been tested. It is not required that club members submit their planes for testing. This is only an awareness program. Contact Bill to make arrangements to get your plane's noise level measured.

Upcoming summer events at the Medfield flying field:

June 10 - CRRC Family Day
June 23 - MMAC Fun Fly (Bill Costello, CD)
Late July / Early August - MMAC Fun Fly (Dave Eaton, CD)

MMAC Chief Instructor, Bill Lloyd, explains some basic equipment requirements for the newer pilots in the club.

Bill Lloyd reviewed requirements for flyers, both beginner and experienced, before coming to the field:

• Charge your batteries the night before.
  
• In addition to your plane have, at a minimum: fuel, fuel pump, glow heater, and plane restraint.
  
• Affix your name and contact information to the inside of your plane.
  
• Have a frequency pin that has the channel number of your transmitter and pilot name on it. Please note that the frequency board has channels 11 through 33 on the left and 34 through 60 on the right if you want to have your frequency pin text facing up when it is clipped to the board.
  
• Label your transmitter with the channel number.
  
• Adjust your engine and throttle advance so that the engine can be shut off from the transmitter.
  
• Insure that the plane's control surfaces move in the proper direction relative to the stick movement.
  
• Be patient with your instructor. He may have more than one student that he is working with.
  
• For new flyers, don't expect to fly your plane the first time you come to the field. Your instructor will fly it first to insure that trimmed properly and that there are no issues with controlling it.

Bill Lloyd also presented "Bill's Cheap Tool" of the month. He reuses plastic food containers and plastic can lids for various uses around the shop. Coffee can lids can be used to mix epoxy on. Dried epoxy can be removed by peeling it off the cover. Bill also uses small plastic containers to hold parts.
... Due to a scheduling conflict with the American Legion, the next club meeting has been changed to Wednesday, April 25th. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 and was followed by the raffle.

Regards,
Roger Gilman
MMAC Secretary

March Fuel Winner!

The highly coveted fuel winner at the March meeting was Bill Costello. Bill reports that he has several models collecting dust in his workshop...and that this season he plans to "fly 'em or throw them out!" A gallon of fuel never goes to waste with Mr. Costello.

Congratulations, Bill!

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