Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-11-11 Thread Richard N. Shagam
Our club meetings have two regular features that seems to draw repeat turnout. (At least they keep bringing me back to the meetings). One, a local Albuquerque hobby store, Hobbies 'n Stuff, graciously donates gift certificates for which we hold a monthly drawing. It is the first item on the

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-11-11 Thread ewilson12000
Tom You might check the phone book for a raptor rehab organization in your area. We invite one to our club every other year. They bring a Eagle, owls, falcons, and vultures and make a small presentation. The club makes a donation to their organization and they have some really neat t-shirts to

[RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-25 Thread George Voss
Some of us are so lucky. You have clubs and meetings. I wish OKC had enough folks interested enough to have a club and meetings. I'm jealous, but in a good way. Keep up the good work! Gv RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-25 Thread Bill Swingle
Club, meeting... You guys are killin' me. There is now a grand total of ONE glider pilot in my area. And I'm him. Heck I have meetings all the time. With 100% attendance. Woohoo! But the fellowship leave much to be desired. Bill Swingle Janesville, CA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-25 Thread lomcovak
grin But are there not many of you? Couldn't resist Bill, sorry :^) Quoting Bill Swingle [EMAIL PROTECTED]: .But the fellowship leave much to be desired. Bill Swingle Janesville, CA Simon Van Leeuwen PnP Systems - The E-Harness of Choice Radius Systems Cogito Ergo Zoom RCSE-List

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-25 Thread Dudley Dufort
Bill, I looked at a map. You're not very far from Sacramento. We have all kinds of stuff going on here. www.svss.org Bill Swingle wrote: Club, meeting... You guys are killin' me. There is now a grand total of ONE glider pilot in my area. And I'm him. Heck I have meetings all the time.

[RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-24 Thread Thomas Koszuta
Gents, I am looking for ideas for meeting activities. What have you done at meetings that you have liked or disliked? How did the rest of the club like them? Tom KoszutaWestern New York Sailplane and Electric FlyersBuffalo, NY

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-24 Thread Michael Conte
Latest project discussions are always fun. Also, people bringing their latest/greatest planes/equipment to show off can be fun too. Mike On Oct 24, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Thomas Koszuta wrote: Gents,     I am looking for ideas for meeting activities.  What have you done at meetings that you

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-24 Thread ejfranz
I remember back when I flew with the SBSS group in San Jose we had a build and fly an indoor H/L contest. If I remember right the club provided the materials and the team brought the radio gear. I think it was a one or 1.5 hour build. I remember being on the winning team one year with a 30

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-24 Thread SCALESOARING
: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas Gents, I am looking for ideas for meeting activities. What have you done = at=20 meetings that you have liked or disliked? How did the rest of the club = like=20 them? Tom Koszuta Western New York Sailplane and Electric Flyers Buffalo, NY RCSE-List

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-24 Thread MSu1049321
I have heard of building contests where each member playing brings a bottle of CA and kicker, and a radio system, and is handed a bag of parts. Everybody gets one hour to build, install, and test, then it's a fly-off for the best design. The bags all have the exact same components in them: some

Re: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas

2005-10-24 Thread clarence
PM Subject: [RCSE] Cool club meeting ideas Gents, I am looking for ideas for meeting activities. What have you done at meetings that you have liked or disliked? How did the rest of the club like them? Tom KoszutaWestern New York Sailplane and Electric FlyersBuffalo, NY