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OFFICERS REPORTS

January 2012

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Carl Diefenbach

The first meeting of the New Year was well attended.  A nearly cloudless day with gentle breezes prompted many to venture out to fine tune a new model or meet with friends.  As the weather improves from a rain-soaked and cold year end we see many of our old friends and some new members joining our ranks.  I welcome all of you to the finest model flying club in Southern California; San Diego Wingmasters.

Comments by Crawford Meeks and others sparked a lively discussion on the need to organize a membership drive.  It was noted that for the most part we are a club of “Senior Flyers.”  However, a new member joined in December and with the assistance of Ian MacLaughlin soloed in minimum time.  I watched him doing touch and goes with his Easy Star.  He shows the potential of a very good pilot, better than most, and he comes to us at the seasoned age of… 11.  Maybe this is an indicator of the type of member we should be appealing to.  Yes, it is nice to sit and sip coffee reminiscing on aeronautical escapades of the past, but, the future of our hobby rests with members like eleven year old Kellen and others like him.  It is critically important that we look around us to our families, our neighbors and the kids at the hobby shop.  We need to catch the attention of this new generation of aviators and show them what we have to offer.  They have the ambition to learn and we have the skill to teach them.  There is no better place to exercise this than at the Wingmasters Cliff Bruce Field.

In the months ahead we will be recruiting members to again fill the club to capacity.  If you know or meet a young person with an interest in model aviation encourage him or her to visit the field for an introduction to Flight.  Feel free to call on me or any of our Board Members for assistance.  We all stand ready to help.  Let’s see what we can do. 

Fly Safe, Always,

Carl


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SECRETARY'S MINUTES
Mark Lane

GENERAL MEETING NOTES – Wingmasters R/C Flying Club – January 8th, 2012

The general membership meeting was called to order at 11:04 a.m. on January 8th, 2012. Present were Carl Diefenbach – President, Crawford Meeks – Vice President, Julian Schock – Treasurer, Mark Lane – Secretary, and Steve Kerrin – Board Member.  There were 16 club members present at the meeting. The December meeting minutes were unanimously approved by the membership.  Julian Schock gave the Treasurer’s report for the month ending December 31st, 2011.  The Treasurer’s report was unanimously approved by the membership.

Membership Report:  Membership statistics will be available after the new membership cards for 2012 are mailed out in mid-January.

Field Maintenance Report:  Julian Schock and Ellsworth Orr cut the grass at the field.  They rented a trailer and a mower).  Nice job guys!  Julian has been slowly working on repairing some of the worse cracks on the runway.  More work needs to be done as time/weather permits.

Field Safety Report:  N/A 

Old Business:  Robert Farquhar has died.  Services will be held on 1/12/12.  Information will be posted on the club website.

New Business:

  • Ideas to bring in new members were discussed.  An effort to encourage younger members will be the focus over the coming months.

  • Value Craft now sells model airplane kits and parts.  Members are encouraged to support their business.

  • Carl Diefenbach updated the membership on the current status of our lease with the County and the prospects of moving to a new County site.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 a.m.

Show ‘n Tell:  Mike Woolley showed off his new spitfire.

Drawing:

  1. Mike Stevens - $10
  2. Bob Gibb – $10
  3. Wil Matthewson – $10
    4.   Bob Frazee – $10

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TREASURER'S REPORT
Julian Schock

WINGMASTER R/C CLUB
TREASURER REPORT
2011 - December (12)
Month Ending on 12/31/2011
BEGIN BALANCE $12,634.37
  
INCOME
Donations
Dues $2,344.00
Interest
Other Income
TOTAL INCOME $2,344.00
EXPENSES
Bank Service Charge
Projects, new equipment
Field Maintenance $70.77
Member Benefits $40.00 (monthly drawing)
Member Communication
Member Events
Miscellaneous
TOTAL EXPENSES $110.77
Income less Expenses $2,233.23
Current CD (ending earned) $7,538.12 (maturity 05/16/12)
Check book bal. (start month) $5,096.25
Checkbook bal. (end month) $7,329.48
ENDING BALANCE $14,867.60

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