A Radio Control Aircraft Club specializing in sailplane and electric powered RC aircraft
SKSS Club “Bird House” ready for another flying season!
The club meeting on May 19th was also the day for the annual cleaning of the Bird House. There were eight members available, so we got to it. Cleaning the BH seems like a big job when you start but with enough people it goes quickly.
Two hours later we were done. It’s a dirty job but someone had to do it. The BH was a mess, but it feels good to get it done and its appearance is much improved.
Terry and a couple of guys cleaned up our tractor and said that they would get around to sharpening the mower blades. Thank you very much.
Terry also took the opportunity to erect the windsock. So, no more excuses for landing downwind.
Tony N. said that he would look at getting a couple of ultrasonic mouse repellent devices and cover the cost. “Free” is a word we love to hear. Thanks Tony!
Next meeting club is June 2nd at 10:00 AM so not too far away. Visitors welcome, see you there.
Eric T.
Recent Events
SKSS Hosts Camp Awesome for 7th year!
On August 7th the club hosted fourteen 8- to 15-year-olds as our commitment to the White Clay Creek State Park summer camp, Camp Awesome. We had three activities planned:
The RC computer simulator was a big hit as expected. The kids were very computer literate and didn’t need much help getting up and running on the program. Of course Steve Gibson was there to get the kids checked out and then stand back.
Mike Denst put on an RC flying expedition with his rather large electric plane. The kids were enraptured with the demo.
Finally Terry Lisansky and Doug Vanderof helped the kids assemble their Guillow’s chuck gliders and then ran around the field showing them how to best fly them. I think the kids enjoyed this best as they got to fly a glider while running off some excess energy. Of course the kids got to take their plane home.
