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NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Our next monthly membership meeting will be

held at the Club House, Tuesday November 19

at 7:00 PM.

BOARD ELECTIONS AT THE

NOVEMBER MEETING Plan to attend the November membership

meeting and elect the folks you wish to run the

day-to-day operations of PGRC. Incumbents

whose three-year terms will be expiring this

year are:

Steve Baker

Charlie Gettier

Mark Kikta

Roland Jackson

Persons nominated at the October meeting

were:

Steve Baker

Charlie Gettier

Mark Kikta

Roland Jackson

Bill Henschen

Bill Fairweather

Additional nominations will be accepted up to

the night of the November meeting. Hope to

see you then.

OCTOBER MEETING

Our last outdoor membership meeting of the

year was held on 15 October. The meetings

will now move into the house, until next spring.

Charlie Gettier presided, as Tim Williams was

out of town on business.

Treasury. Steve Baker reported a treasury of

“approximately $8,000”, including revenue

from the Big-Bird / War-Bird and Electric Fly-

Prince George’s Radio Control Club, Inc. AMA Club #334 November 2019

THE FLYER F L I G H T F O R A L L

THE FLYER is published to provide information of interest to the members and friends of PGRC. Any opinions expressed are those

of the Editor (and anyone else who submits material fit for

publishing), and not necessarily those of the Board.

PGRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tim Williams (President) (301) 249-6495 Charlie Gettier (VP, Newsletter) (410) 991-3178

Steve Baker (Treasurer) (301) 352-4580

Alan Goodman (Secretary) (301) 509-8589 Tom Gurlacz (Field Marshal) (202) 374-5679

Roland Jackson (Safety Officer) (443) 623-3304

Rick Moreland (301) 261-7366 Rodger Binger (301) 261-7976

Bob Gensler (410) 268-0157

Mark Kikta (410) 867-9630 Alwin Alleyne (301) 324-7177

PGRC DUES SCHEDULE

Initial Assessment $100

(New First-Time Members)

Annual Dues (General) $75

Annual Dues (Junior) $10 Annual Dues (Family) $85

Annual dues for current members are considered late if paid after the January general membership meeting. An additional $25 late

fee will be assessed. New members joining after July 31 pay half

the annual dues for the remainder of the year.

Dues can be paid at the meetings, or can be mailed to:

Steve Baker

12215 Malin Lane

Bowie, MD 20715

Be sure to include your address, phone number, and AMA Number

on the check. You must be an active AMA member to fly at the field.

DIRECTIONS TO PGRC FIELD

(South of Bowie, MD) Take US Rt. 301 south approx. 3 miles

south of Rt. 214. Turn east on Swanson Rd. and follow the signs. Address: 17230 Swanson Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

RUNWAY COORDINATES

38°51’03”N 76°41’59”W

PGRC’S WEB SITE

Visit with PGRC on the Internet:

http://www.pgrcclub.com/

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In events. We have 155 current members, with

41 folks already paid up for 2020.

Electric Fly-In Recap. Harold Thompson

provided a brief recap of the Electric Fly-In

held on 5 October. There were 17 registered

pilots, and the event netted more than $500 for

the club.

Fall Swap Shop. Members were reminded that

our first Fall Swap Shop will be held on

Saturday 16 November starting at 9:00 AM.

The format will be identical to the spring event,

including our $5 breakfast featuring pancakes,

sausages, and Alan’s signature home fries.

Seller fees: $5 for a table, $4 if you bring your

own table or set up outside. Contact Alan

Goodman for details: (301) 509-8589,

ahgoodman@mindspring.com.

400-Foot Limit. Rick Moreland reminded

everyone that the FAA and AMA are still

wrangling over the 400-foot altitude limit, and

that members should chime in with a message

to their representatives in Congress via the

AMA-supplied link

(www.modelaircraft.org/higher-flight).

Replacement Sign for Rt. 301. Alan reported

that our landlord (M-NCPPC) has fabricated a

new sign to replace the one destroyed this

summer by a vehicle crash at the corner of

Swanson Rd. and Rt. 301. Parks is waiting for

a new guard rail to be installed before replacing

the sign.

Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon. Tim LaNore

reported that our control-line contingent logged

587 control-line flights at the PGRC CL circle

during the national Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon on

5, 6 October. Way to go, gents.

Constitution and By-Laws. The attending

members voted to accept the recent update to

the PGRC Constitution and By-Laws. The

update reflects the current membership

structure and dues arrangement, and addresses

a few additional administrative changes.

Raffle and 50/50. Byron Jones won a Vapor

electric night flyer in the raffle. Pete Castine

was not present to claim $79.50 in the 50-50

drawing.

TUESDAY TRAINING. Our last Tuesday

evening training session for the year was held

on 29 October. We will resume the Tuesday

training sessions next spring with the return of

Eastern Daylight Time, where fledgling pilots

needing RC flight instruction, and current pilots

looking for help with setup or maiden flights,

are encouraged to come out to the field. As

always, we can use some additional

experienced members to assist.

FALL CLEAN-UP DAY. We have scheduled

a fall Clean-Up Day for Saturday 23

November, starting at 9:00, to remove leaves

and fallen branches from the parking areas,

access road, and around the house; and to

perform other chores to reduce the clean-up

workload next spring. The club will provide a

sumptuous lunch of hot dogs and sodas for the

workers. Please bring a rake and work gloves,

and come out and join the fun.

FIELD MAINTENANCE THANKS.

Weekly grass cutting and bush hogging are

done for the season, and our mowers and

tractor have been power-washed and put away

for the winter. Thanks go to our crew of

volunteers for their consistent efforts this year

Quality Used RC Airplanes, Equipment

and Other Hobby Related Items

www.01hobbyguy.com

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for this important task: Rodger Binger, Rick

Moreland, Bob Gensler, Chic White, Roland

Jackson, Russ Sevigny, and Tom Gurlacz.

Also assisting us this year (and last year), until

the start of school in the fall, was Rodger

Binger’s granddaughter Samantha White, who

has become quite proficient in piloting the

zero-turn mowers. Thanks, again, to all.

WEB DEVELOPMENT / IT SECURITY.

We are looking for members who have web-

development and /or IT security experience to

help resolve a security issue with the PGRC

website. Please get in touch with our

Webmaster Byron Jones (emsman61@aol.com)

if you can provide assistance.

FOUND BATTERIES. Earlier this summer,

we reported that two LiPo battery packs -

Flight Power 2100 mAh 3 cell, Glacier 3300

mAh 4 cell. - were found at the pavilion.

These have yet to be claimed. Contact Charlie

Gettier if they belong to you.

Show and Tell. Much to the amusement of all in attendance, Stoney Jasper (center) showed off his new “bling” at the October meeting. The stunning accessory consists of a Cadillac medallion – apparently retrieved from an accident site – and, instead of gold chain, Stoney used a length of steel utility chain from Home Depot. Indeed, quite the fashion statement. Rick Moreland photo

Chipping. On 30 October, Chic White, Rick Moreland, and Tom Gurlacz (above), along with other members of our field maintenance crew, cleaned up brush from where we have been trimming overhanging branches and vines from the trees around the perimeter of the field. After five straight hours of feeding the rental chipper, a bunch of totally exhausted old men went home to recuperate. Rodger Binger photo.

2019 PGRC Events Schedule Date Event POC

March 23 Spring Clean-Up Day N/A

April 20 Spring Swap Shop Alan Goodman (301) 509-8589

May 4 IMAC Basic-Only CANCELLED Pete Castine pfcastine@outlook.com

May 11 Open House Fly-In (DMV Multi-Club) Charlie Gettier (410) 991-3178

June 1,2 CAPI IMAC Pete Castine pfcastine@outlook.com

Sept. 21, 22 Big Bird / War Bird Fly-In Rick Moreland (301) 261-7366

October 5 Electric Fly-In Harold Thompson promod17525@yahoo.com

November 16 Fall Swap Shop Alan Goodman (301) 509-8589

November 23 Fall Clean-Up Day N/A

From the November issue of Model Aviation, submitted by Bill Henschen

New camera. In October, Bob Gensler and Charlie Gettier installed a new camera at the pavilion, looking out over the north side of the pit area toward the control-line circle across the field. Hourly snapshots from this camera are being posted to the PGRC website, along with those from the south-facing camera under the pavilion and the Kiosk camera. Thanks go to Byron Jones for making the necessary modifications to the website. (left) Garrie Taylor, taxiing his EDF jet back to the pits, joins Dwight Hulvey and several others who took advantage of the lovely November 6 afternoon.

Ahmad Abdukayumov Alwin Alleyne 620916 Giancarlo Almodovar Thomas Avedisian 136018 Lawrence Baker 599782 Steve Baker 68276 Jonathan Baker 601832 William Baldiga 67301 Carl Becker 623227 Rodger Binger 1763 Amos Black 798947 Bill Blacker 914663 John Blom 56219 Eric Blowers 982405 R. Allen Blowers 84468 Joseph Bodnar Sr. 77283 Howard Bonds 1011061 Greg Brewer 339113 Michael Bruno 952078 Rob Buhrman 316301 Mark Bush 172249 Dan Carson 109051 Peter Castine 6132 Stan Chrusciel 831377 Kerry Cocherell 451622 Odel Coleg Jr. John Creamer 726937 Michael Cross 459926 Richard Cross 4452 Cornell Cuffy 1031844 Peter Curtis 432416 Peter Dahlstrom 759534 Warren Dahlstrom 757889 Charles Davis 1199155 David Deacon 802761 Amit Doron 976349 Franklin Edwards 685140 Bill Fairweather 533596 Antonio Ferguson 1004591 Edward Forsythe 10018 Johnathan Gadsden 882559 Stephen Galvin 777745 Hernan Garcia 927138 Ethan Gaskin 1188253 Joe Gaston 1055753 Bob Gensler 252215 Charlie Gettier 245615 Alan Goodman 313596 Harvey Gross 692340 Mary Gurlacz 113018 Tom Gurlacz 113066 Jim Guthrie 346144 Curtis Hafer Leon Hamilton 6467 David Harris 492209

Edward Haskin 882693 Bill Henschen 328079 Eric Holmes 44438 Joseph (Al) Holmes 55196 Bennett Holmes 851939 Cameron Holmes 731941 Edgar Hopson 209095 Dwight Hulvey 986786 Logan Irvin 1054552 Amanda Jabin Jeff Jackson Roland Jackson 58267 Aubrey (Stoney) Jasper 205948 Eugene Johnson 1019274 Ben Jones 987550 Durante (Andre) Jones 951050 Byron Jones 898381 Paul Kelton 1134654 Patrick Kenny Mark Kikta 990866 James Klapp 621571 Kwang Ko Charles Kozlowski Tim LaNore 63894 Kathleen LaNore 937304 Jonathan LaNore 496693 Joe Lawrence 37969 Stephen Leavitt 1086712 Russell Levin 766250 David Levin 799250 David Littleton 132638 Michael Lorino 869355 John Loy 578712 George Marenka 81879 Harry McCormick 21903 Michael McEvilley 237043 Dylan McLaughlin 1049573 Rick Moreland 3113 Dan Myer 155927 Kevyn Myer 575775 Paul Nance 797588 Butch Oliff 933213 Joe Pekny 562443 Chad Pensy 742680 Hugh Price III 568601 James Pursley 107462 Neal Rehm 150379 Charles Ritchey 471611 John Robertson 749214 Frank Rowsome III 303455 Charles Russell 795778 Michael Saar 994702 Scott Schmidt 53641 Alexander Schmidt 861515 Donald (DW) Schmidt 337105

Rudolph Schneider 1175200 Ralph Schreiner 527786 Jonathan Schumacher 1162790 Steven Scott 1192435 Bill Setzler 107134 Russell Sevigny 994023 Vijay Sharma 972713 Ajay Sharma Mohinder Sharma Robert Smith 56375 Byron Smith 885782 Robert Snedegar 28964 Frederick Sobeck 71763 Tyler Sonnett Keith Stalder 643147 Brice Stephens 997360 Chris Stephens 1143913 Ed Stern 7424 Ed Stone 1059327 Dennis Swartzel 940470 Vaclav Sychlovy 244279 Garrie Taylor 24132 Harold Thompson 74127 Robert Tiger 1123433 Terrence Till 77702 Christopher True 180101 Shawn Tunson 961898 Sean Tuomey 967524 Melville Turner 1133181 Patrick Vargas 826768 John Vlna 4536 Doug Washington 786022 Marvin Washington 491724 Joseph Webster 374405 Chester Wells 716545 Dorwell White 848359 Chic White 3R Daryll White Samantha White (Binger) 1082219 Steven Whitecoff 9327 Scott Wiley 740535 Timothy Williams 887886 Stephan Williams 953204 Bradley Williams 1045868 Michael Yeargin 576729

Current PGRC Members - November 2019

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