These are the minutes for the December 8, 2005 meeting. Our President Tom Clark brought the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. A motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept the minutes of the November meeting as read at the December meeting. Fifteen club members were present at December meeting. The Club now has 100 members.

Mark Miller reported that we have $3621.31 in the bank as December 8, 2005. A motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept the Treasurer’s report as presented.

OLD BUSINESS:
Club dues are due by December 31st 2005; the dues are $40.00 for the whole year. The Club has voted in the existing Board Members for another year. Tom Clark for President, Mark Miller for Treasurer, Bob Davis for Vice President, Regan Schutte for Secretary, Thomas Beecroft for Editor, & Wayne Bolin for Safety Coordinator. The Float Fly netted $225.70 after all the expenses were paid.

New Business:
None

Note:
Joe Macias brought 8 small Classic Miniature Engines to the Club. A special .006 Diesel made by Arne Hende. Baby Drone .037 Cubic Inch AH Model Engine Nostalgia 1/2-size Diesel replica. Made by Arne Hende from 1949-1999 a half-size precision built replica commutate the 50th anniversary of the world famous Dooling .61. Made by Arne Hende from 1949-1999 a half-size precision built replica commutate the 50th anniversary of the world famous .60 McCoy. Fox .59 down to .049 ignitions. Fox .59 down to .075 ignitions. Hornet .09 & a Yellow Jacket .09. Ignitions. The entire collectable set of Engines came in a plastic Case.

Float Fly: The day of November 20, 2005 (Sunday) was a very nice day. The lake was quite a bit higher this year then last year. Blue sky all day with a temperature of 70 to 78 degrees by noon, a little wind came across the lake around noon making it possible for the Pilots to take off straight away from the shore. The wind did die down quite a bit by 1:00 PM. Flying started at 8:00 AM & Mike St. Cyr. made the first flight with an Electric E – Starter. Flying ceased at 2:00 PM.

The following prizes were raffle off at the Float Fly.
#1. Big Bee Model Kit Engine size .32 to .46.
#2. Sea Monster.
#3. Pro-Peak Prodigy 2 Delta Peak Fast Charger & Discharger.
#4. Fuel 15%. The first four items were donated by Hobby People.
#5. Dymond Hobby donated an Extra 300.

The Alpine Aero Squadron club donated the rest of the prizes.
#6 Fuel 15%.
#7 Fuel 15%.
#8 Two Tubes of CA Glue 1 & 2 with Kwik-Set Activator.
#9. Two Tubes of CA Glue 1 & 2 with Kwik-Set Activator.
#10. Two Tubes of CA Glue 1 & 2 with Kwik-Set Activator.
#11. Magnum Deluxe 12-Volt Starter.
#12. Long Glow Started with wall Charger.
#13. Heat Gun.
#14. Electric Motor with Controller & Prop.
#15. Field Box.
#16. Ultra Stand.
#17. Custom Sealing Iron.
#18. Magnum Hand Fueler.
#19. Hitec FM/Duel Conversion Receiver.
#20. Epoxy 30-Minute Glue.
#21. Epoxy 30 Minute Glue.
#22. Umbrella.

A raffle is held at each meeting and the raffle tickets are 6 for $5.00. The following members won items at the raffle.
Manual Ainza - One Gallon of Synthetic/Castor 15% Fuel.
Joe Macias - One Gallon Synthetic/Castor of 15%. Fuel.
Bob Davis - HS-55 Light Weight Servo.
Wayne Bolin - HS-55 Light Weight Servo.
Dorman Baker - 3.5mm Gold Power Plugs 6 Male & 6 Female for Electric Planes.

The next meeting of the Alpine Aero Squadron will be at 7:30 p.m. January 12, 2006, (2nd Thursday) at the Kennedy Recreation Center, 1675 Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA. A motion was made, seconded, and approved to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m.

Check your controls prior to your first flight of the day.