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The Club’s website canyoncross-

winds.org is up and running. The

webmaster of the new site is Tom

Schaefer and Tom has been work-

ing on the site for a while now. If

you haven’t seen it take a look.

Also, with much work and giving

up their flying time Tom Schaefer

and Doug Wilson have gotten the

field camera working. This is

available on the web site. Still

some bugs but they will be worked

out. Thanks Tom and Doug.

Thanks to Cory Dail for his work

on building a ramp from the dirt

area on the north end of the run-

way to the runway surface. This

ramp is long enough that it will

save your plane if you come up

short on your landing. Thank you

for the work Cory.

At the July Meeting we had a

discussion about the safe opera-

tion of turbine powered aircraft at

the Crosswinds Field. Thanks to

Cory Dail and Lee Buchok for get-

ting together and coming up with

a set of rules for the safe operation

of these aircraft at out site. We

will discuss this proposal and the

membership can decided if we

wish to put these rules in effect for

turbine operation.

The proposal is as follows:

….

(Proposal placed on page 2 due to its size… Ed.)

This was a lot of information that

Cory and Lee put together in a very

short time. Thanks again guys.

And while we have been on field

safety just a few other things I have

observed going on that still remain

unsafe due to the proximity of our

pit area to the main runway. These

flying practices cannot keep going on

with the hazards they pose to the

members in the pits. These are 3D

flying over the runway and behind

the pits, high Alpha flight down the

runway, and high-speed low passes

down the runway. All of these flying

styles SHALL take place east of the

main runway of north west of the field.

FUEL UPDATE: As of this writing

we have 11 gallons on hand. Thanks to

Bob for setting up the purchase and

getting it to the field. See a club officer

to purchase your fuel. The price is still

$20 a gallon. We are going to order

more fuel.

The Board welcomes your ideas to

make the club a better place for all

members. We also welcome your criti-

cism as long as it’s constructive criti-

cism.

Remember the vote on membership

limit at the August 28th meeting.

The next regular Board-General

Meeting will be at Mimi’s Café, 24201

W Magic Mountain Parkway on

Wednesday August 28, 2019 at 7:00

PM. Come join us for dinner or a piece

of pie, sorry Bob apple only, cake, or

muffin and visiting. We meet at 6:00

P.M. for dinner. All members and guest

are invited.

That’s it for now.

Take care and stay cool,

Jim Desautels

jdesa1@sbcglobal.net

661 505-5465

Greetings to all,

The weather has changed. Back

in June and early July we didn’t

know when it would be time to

put the jackets away but summer

has finally made it here.

Thanks again to Bill Ardizzone

for running the mower over the

weeds again.

Welcome to the new members.

As of the July Meeting the

membership is somewhere be-

tween 87 and 91. Mike was out of

town so we didn’t have an accu-

rate number.

At the July Meeting a motion

was made and seconded to

amend our membership cap from

the current level of 140 members

to 90 members. Based on where

the actual membership is, I think

it should be somewhere between

90 and 100. At the August Meet-

ing we will have some more dis-

cussion on the membership level

and a vote to set a new member-

ship level if this is what the

membership wants. So, come to

the August Meeting and let your

voice be heard. Also, at the July

Meeting the members present

voted on a moratorium to not

accept ant new members until

the Club has an accurate current

number of members.

On Saturday August 10th the

Club will be having a Giant Bird

fun fly. This will be open to all

members and a $10 landing fee

to non-members. Just bring your

largest plane, any size will do,

and come on out. Lunch will be

provided.

We have Club Tee Shirts on

order, they will have our logo on

the back and Canyon Crosswinds

on the front. The cost will be $20

each. Kevin said they will be

ready and he will pick them up

on Wednesday July 31st. We

should have them at the field

shortly after that. Tee Shirt col-

ors are white and grey.

“IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE RISK TO THE CANYON CROSSWINDS CLUB, IT’S OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, THE TURBINE COMMIT-TEE RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING RULES FOR MEMBERS OPERATING TURBINE (KEROSENE FUELED) AIRCRAFT AT THE CANYON CROSSINDS FIELD. PILOT REQUIREMENTS:

THE MEMBER MUST POSSESS A CURRENT AMA TURBINE WAIVER. THE MEMBER MUST HAVE PASSED A CLUB ADMINISTERED FLIGHT TEST OF A TURBINE AIRCRAFT. (Test Criteria Yet To

Be Determined). THE MEMBER MUST WEAR AN OFFICIAL CANYON CROSSWINDS ISSUED CLUB NAME TAG FOR IDENTIFICATION WHILE

ENGAGED IN TURBINE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS. THE MEMBER MUST APPEAR ON THE CURRENT LIST OF CANYON CROSSWINDS TURBINE APPROVED MEMBERS (It is

recommended that the current list be posted at the field so that other members can verify if desired).

OPERATING REQUIREMENTS/LIMITATIONS:

THE MEMBER MUST FOLLOW ALL AMA TURBINE FLIGHT RULES (As per the turbine waiver). THE MEMBER MAY ONLY OPERATE WITHIN THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER THROUGH MARCH, THESE OPERATING DATES

CAN BE MODIFIED EACH YEAR BY THE CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND RE-PORTED IN THE CLUB NEWSLETTER.

THE MEMBER MUST ONLY OPERATE WITH A SPOTTER (AMA rule). THE MEMBER MUST FLY ONLY TO THE EAST OF THE MAIN RUNWAY. THE MEMBER MUST FLY NO FASTER THAN A SPEED WHICH ALLOWS THE AIRCRAFT TO SAFELY REMAIN WITHIN THE

CURRENT CANYON CROSSWINDS FLIGHT AREA AT ALL TIMES.

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

THE MEMBER MUST ASSURE THAT THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IS ON HAND WHILE OPERATING TURBINE AIRCRAFT EITHER IN THE PITS OR IN FLIGHT: CO2 TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FOR AIRCRAFT FIRE IN THE PIT AREA. ABC TYPE FIRE EXTINGUSHER FOR FIRE IN THE FIELD (15 LB MINIMUM). FULL SIZE SHOVEL FOR FIRE EXTINGUSHING IN THE FIELD.

AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS/LIMITATIONS: THE AIRCRAFT MUST MEET ALL AMA TURBINE EQUIPMENT RULES. THE AIRCRAFT IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL ENGINE RATED THRUST OF 100 N (This is to limit onboard fuel load).

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