Tonight's meeting was chaired by Bill O'Donnell. Bill filled in for a vacationing Jim McCoy. A motion to accept the June secretary's report as stated in the July 2007 Yankee Flyer was made and seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The current membership count was reported to be 58. The treasurer's report was given by Dave Seale. A summary follows: Ending Balance: $3,993.93 Income: $00.00 Expense: $73.47 A motion to accept the treasurer's report was made and seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
... The access road work CRRC is organizing is now scheduled to occur Friday August 3.
... A late summer fun fly has been scheduled for August 25. Bill Lloyd is CD with Bill Costello assisting. Both electric and fuel powered planes are welcome. The event will be timed. The person with the smallest difference between the predicted and actual times will be the winner. There will be a $10.00 entrance fee.
... The Milford Demonstration Day event is scheduled for October 7. Bill Costello has obtained the permit.
... September is the month for club officer nominations. All nominees must give acceptance to the current President prior to the September meeting. Both the president and vice president will not be able to run for the same office again next year as their terms are limited to two years by the club constitution. If you know of someone who is interested in a club officer position please submit a nomination to Jim McCoy.
... The meeting adjourned at 8:00 and was followed by the raffle.

Regards,
Roger Gilman
MMAC Secretary

July Fuel Winner!

If Charlie Neville looks surprised, it's because he typically flys electric planes of late...yet he was the lucky winner of the first ticket drawn in July's meeting raffle and he chose the gallon of fuel.

If you are unfortunate to run out of fuel in your flight kit over the next few weeks, just look for Charlie as he'll probably have a couple of tanks to loan you!

Congratulations, Mr. Neville!

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Welcome Aboard!

I've been a bit lazy about making note of new members over the past few months...so below is a list of those who have joined since the late spring.

Eli Cohen / Medfield
William Costello / Franklin (Bill's Grandson)
Jose Domingues / Marlbrough
Marc Gillette / Ashland
Sidney Greenleaf / Wayland
Chuck Hallett / Medway
Ken Hopkins & Adam Hopkins / Medway
Ralph Joline / Sherborn
Diego Souza / Framingham
Michael Stock / Framingham
Mark Yarger / Ashland

Don't Miss the August Fun Fly!

Bill Martin Airfield
Saturday, August 25
Warm Up at 9:00AM / Contest Start 10:00AM
$10 Entry Fee

Open to both clubs, and both glow and electric can compete! This event consists of a series of maneuvers drawn at random from a deck of prepared cards. Upon drawing a card, pilots will estimate the time it will take from takeoff, perform the maneuvers noted on the card, and then land. Scores will be determined from the difference between the pilot's estimate and his actual time. Prizes will be awarded. Bill Lloyd / Contest Director.

It's been quite a long time since the entrance road looked this good!

Looking like group of intrepid explorers, Bill Costello, Roger Gilman and John Markinac cross the railroad trestle on their return from retrieving a downed bird.

Scott Annis flew his newly acquired Fokker D7 at the recent scale event at SSRCC's field in Bridgewater.

Mitch Epstien put on quite a show with his beautiful 4-engine B-17.

Roger Gilman takes advantage of some available shade at the SSRCC event.

Bill Martin Entrance Road
Now in Great Shape!

Those of us that have been to Bill Martin Airfield this year have undoubtedly noted the damage to the road caused by the Charles River flooding the past couple of springs. The ruts and washouts made driving into the property an adventure most of the time. Plus, the encroaching bushes and tree limbs were starting to make the path resemble something out of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
... Well, all that has changed thanks to some planning and hard work done by several members of the Charles River Radio Controllers. On Friday, August 3, Jon Leehey and Bob "Bobcat" Scott spent the better part of a day smoothing out the crown on the road and spreading 60 tons of gravel to fill and level the surface. While the bobcat was used to do the heavy lifting, Jon clipped and cut back limbs and branches all along the way. MMAC member Bill Costello was on hand to offer some help and direction as well as supply much needed drinking water as it was a very hot and dirty project.
... Be sure to thank Jon and Bob if you see them. At the very least, send them a mental thank you every time you drive into the property.

Other News...

The South Shore Radio Control Club held their annual Great New England Scale Fly-In this past August 12 at their expansive field in Bridgewater, MA. MMAC members Bill O'Donnell, Roger Gilman, Dave Seal and Scott Annis all drove down to enjoy the event. Bob Rice from Hobby USA in Ashland also attended and spent part of the day sharing MMAC's shade umbrella.
... Dave reported the day, "Was a big success with perfect weather, a large crowd and a nice variety of models. The food was especially good. Programs were handed out to everyone and the running of the event appeared to be well done."
... John Glenzellis put on an excellent flight demonstration at half-time and Mitch Epstien's B-17 contest flight was memorable with low passes over the field with one wheel down and one engine trailing smoke.
... Scott Annis flew his newly acquired 1/4-scale Fokker D-VII. Scott actually won the plane in a raffle at this year's Warbirds Over Delaware event held several weeks ago. He hopes to fine tune the model in preparation for the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Jamboree held in early September.

Additional details are available on SSRRC's website..