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Stop by the SHOP 'n SAVE on E. Pittsburgh St. in Greensburg andlook up. There you will see the biplanes Dean and Rene lent the storeas part of their promotion and sponsorship of the WestmorelandCounty Airshow July 28 and 29. The planes are hanging above a 6' by80' runway laid on the floor. The planes really look great and SHOP 'nSAVE and the Airport authority have received many positivecomments about the display. Our club has brochures at the servicecounter where tickets for the show are sold. We will be displaying atthe airshow. We have a good spot for parking and displaying. Detailswill be given at our July 13th meeting at the field. Pizza will also bedelivered to the meeting that evening. Plans for the geotex runwayare moving along. As reported, the geotex has been delivered. DonGilbert from the Ridgeview Golf Course in Ligonier has graciouslyagreed to lend us some equipment for the installation. Samples of thestaples used to secure the runway are on their way. Once they arrivewe will get an installation tool made to make that job a little easier.

And one more thing,flying! We are rightin the middle of theyear and this shouldbe the best time tobe at the field. Seeyou there. I can'tbelieve I got throughwriting this columnwithout oncementioning theweather, includingtornados. Darn, I justdid. JJiimm

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Events and Times

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July 2018

The Prez Says

•The Prez Says•Meeting Minutes•Roving Reporter•The Pit Stop•FOR SALE•Float Fly•Congrats•Glow&Gas to ElectricSeries•Our Thoughts and Prayers•Birthday Wishes

TThhuurrssddaayy TTrraaiinniinngg DDaayyss --July 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2018 atthe field (weather permitting).Don't forget, if the weatheris bad, we meet atWestmoreland Mall FoodCourt about 7:00 PM - venue& times could change and willappear in a notification via email.

FFllooaatt FFllyy -- July 14, 2018 (raindate July 28) at ChestnutRidge Park (Acme Dam). Setup after 9:00AM Flyingbegins at 10:00AMHHiigghh WWiinngg TTuueessddaayyss -- July 3,10, 17, 24 & 31, 2018 at thefield.GGlliiddeerr WWeeddnneessddaayyss -- July 4,11, 18 & 25, 2018 at thefield.

Minutes of the Meeting ofJune 8th, 2018

Steve Mickel

Hi again everyone – well, summer is finally here,but you would hardly think so. Weather patternshave been quite unpredictable, and above normalrainfall has been the norm. So far this year, we are9” above seasonal rainfall, and as much in the wayof very windy conditions. I don’t think we have hada 3 – 4 day stretch of flying weather, so we continuewith spotty flying days.

I finally put the finishing touches on my BusaPhaeton 90, and took advantage of a nice day to get

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the maiden on it. As usual, I had our clubs’ “TestPilot”, Lester Faroux, do the honors. The motor isan OS 120 four stroke, and is still in its’ initial breakin period, so it’s a little rich for now. Les taxi’ddown the runway, and it tracked very nicely, andlifted off. A few minor trim adjustments, and it flewnice and straight. I made a few laps around the

field, and brought it in to check fuel consumption.The 9 minute flight at ¾ throttle almost emptiedthe 16 oz. tank. I’m very happy with it.

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That's about it for this month.

Next Float Fly July 14th if all goes weel with the weather.Hope to see you there.

Here are some pics of the event.

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June. Reported by Bill Cecchetti - Thanks Bill for the report and picture!

First thanks to all who attended, also to all who helped make this successful, Jerry Thomas for spreadingthe word to other clubs, Dave Oswald for providing the recover boat, Rene Marquis for getting the AMAinsurance, myself for getting the county permits and placing them at the park, to the LHMAC forsponsoring the event.

This was by far the best attended Float Fly to date. For the first three hours all was well. Dave wascomplaining that he really didn't need to bring the rescue boat. I told him, just wait. Well an hour later hesat beside me and said man am I tired, had to rescue four planes in a row. I just smiled.

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