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2021 is coming to a close, finally: I find myself sitting here as a pretty exhausted dude after the end of year marathon of 17 straight weeks of travel and 60+ hour work weeks. Its finally coming to an end after what has been another crazy year. The pandemic obiouslyContinue Reading

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I’ve always liked the design of the Pliatus-9 so I put together that plane over the 2018 winter season and flew it often at the field. Unfortunately, the plane decided to re-kit itself later in the year when the elevator control failed. Needing a replacement, I discovered an option whileContinue Reading

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Monthly Meeting Minutes for October 13, 2021By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:President Ralph Grant was out of town on business. V. President Dave Harrington called the meeting to order at 7PM. Attendance:18 members attended the meeting. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted to accept the SeptemberContinue Reading

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President Ralph Grant: Meeting at the field called to order at 7:05pm. Attendance: Due to the bad weather only13 members attended the meeting in person. Secretary’s report: Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted to accept the August meeting minutes as posted on the web site.  There is aContinue Reading

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Monthly Meeting Minutes for August 10, 2021By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by Ralph Grant   Attendance:28 people attended the meeting. Two new members have joined, Ivan Perez and Marty Ferrell. Former member Mike Wallis was in attendance. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary MotionContinue Reading

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This past week, our club and the entire modeling community lost a long standing member and friend. Depending on who you ask, John can be described as filling any number of roles. To many he was a loving son, a committed Boyfriend and Husband, a dependable Brother, a comedic Cousin,Continue Reading

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Monthly Meeting Minutes for July 13, 2021By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:Meeting called to order at 7:10 pm by Ralph Grant   Attendance:20 members attended the meeting. Three new/renewed members joined. Chuck Bobb, Ethan Kastner, and Charlie Pokorny. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted to acceptContinue Reading

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Monthly Meeting Minutes for June 8, 2021By Ralph Doyle, Secretary President Ralph Grant:Meeting called to order at 7:10 pm by Ralph Grant   Attendance:16 members attended the meeting. Secretary’s report:Ralph Doyle, Secretary Motion made, seconded and voted to accept the May minutes as posted on the web. Treasurer’s Report:Steve Cross,Continue Reading

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Anyone who has been a Spirits member for more than a year knows about the infamous “4-Star Forty” by Sig Manufacturing and its functionality as a pylon racing plane in our club. Last year, 4-Star’s were impossible to get thanks to shortages of balsa and other issues. Hence, several ofContinue Reading