The end of an era

As of April 1, 2020 this Club has disbanded.  

Please see attached photos of the brick purchased from AMA with our

donation. 

 

I think the brick is a fitting reminder of all the joy we received from

our hobby, our club, our fellow members, and our airfield.  We no

longer hold the lease on the airfield.  The checking account is

closed.  AMA has all necessary paperwork.

 

Best of luck to all the members and fond memories of our flying days at

Olson Field.

 

Pam Brown - Last President of LPRCM - Lake Powell RC Modelers, Page, AZ

2019 Fall Meeting

All members and anyone interested in RC Model Aircraft, please come to a meeting of the Lake Powell RC Modelers on Tuesday, November 5 at 6 PM at Tom Zwack’s house on Morgan Road.  I am looking forward to catching up with you all and we will be discussing the future of the club.  Please let me know that you will be attending so that I can prepare the appropriate amount of refreshments.  You can reply by emailing me at pamb@thebigpond.com. You can call or text me at 620-544-2262. You can contact Tom Zwack at 928-660-0834. He no longer has email or internet.

It will be great to see you and hear what you have been up to.

Pam Brown

Meeting of February 13, 2018

Lake Powell RC Modelers

Members Present: Joe, Jon, Pam

1.       Next meeting at President Joe McPhail’s house, 844 Spruce, Tuesday, March 12, 6:00 PM

2.       Pam sent press release and was interviewed by Chronicle about drone pilots invited to club.  Not published yet.

3.       March meeting will include election of officers.

4.       April 1 memberships are due.  You can mail a check for $40 to LPRCM, Box 1952, Page, AZ 86040 to take care of your membership.

5.       Pam’s last meeting.  If you are ever in southwest Kansas, please look her up.

Pam Brown

1019 Harrison

Hugoton, KS 67951

pamb@thebigpond.com

928-614-8628

Meeting of February 13, 2018

Lake Powell RC Modelers

Members Present: Joe, Jon, Pam

1.       Next meeting at President Joe McPhail’s house, 844 Spruce, Tuesday, March 12, 6:00 PM

2.       Pam sent a press release and was interviewed by Chronicle about drone pilots invited to the club.  Not published yet.

3.       March meeting will include the election of officers.

4.       April 1 memberships are due.  You can mail a check for $40 to LPRCM, Box 1952, Page, AZ 86040 to take care of your membership.

5.       Pam’s last meeting.  If you are ever in southwest Kansas, please look her up.

Pam Brown

1019 Harrison

Hugoton, KS 67951

pamb@thebigpond.com

928-614-8628

Lake Powell RC Modelers Meeting Minutes of January 9, 2018

Present: Judy Kitson, Tom Zwack, Jon Ridpath, Joe McPhail, Pam Brown

1.       Treasurer Tom Zwack reported a current balance of $3921.80. Pending bills are for potty service.

2.       AMA renewal is your start date so not necessarily January to December for everyone.  We can check the AMA website for current membership.  People are encouraged to wear their membership card in the provided clip-on badge when flying at the field.  If you have been a member of AMA for some time, your renewal is most likely January to December.

3.       FAA registration is now required to fly model aircraft.  Your FAA and AMA number should be on your plane.

4.       Tom Zwack’s donation to AMA was in the January magazine.  Thank you, Tom.

5.       Bleachers from the Tractor Club are up for sale.  They will be stored at the airfield until they are sold.

6.       Membership in Lake Powell RC Modelers is $40 and is from April 1 to March 31.  Election of officers will be held in March and they will take office in April. Joe McPhail is currently vice president and will assume the presidency if Pam leaves before April.

7.       Joe McPhail shared an app that you might find interesting.  ModelAirFieldMADB Please check them out at www.ma-db.com  Very interesting way to locate and see model airfields all over the world.

8.       Judy suggested an article for local news about benefits of the AMA and LPRCM membership for drone operators.  Pam will follow up.

Minutes of October 10, 2017 Lake Powell RC Modelers Meeting

Present: Bob Martin, Joe McPhail, Tom Zwack, Pam Brown

1.       A reminder that your name and address or AMA number should be on your plane.

2.       Joe reports that the field is alive and healthy.  85% of the weeds were taken care of by the dragging he did last weekend.  The club needs a more substantial drag made of metal sifting grate and 4x4 angle iron edges.  Joe will ask Judy Kitson and Page Steel for materials.  Watch for sinkholes where the underlying junk is collapsing. Thanks to Joe for his work on the field!

3.       Workday Saturday, October 28 at 10:00 AM.  We will be working on weeds in the pit area.  Please bring flamethrowers and shovels.  The tan potty needs to be cleaned, chemical and  6 gallons of water.  There is some fence repair to do.  The runway is still solid and in good shape. There is some water damage needing repair on the NE side.  Bring vice grips to help adjust belt placement. Not a lot of work, but some attention is required before we go into winter.  See you there!

4.       Treasurer Report from Tom Zwack: Balance $3921.80.  Tom has receipts for Jon and George.  Tom will purchase chemicals for potty.

5.       Fly! Fly! Fly!  Joe reported that the Kanab Fly in last weekend had a good showing.  Tom has been given a 54” Pitts biplane with new transmitter/receiver and 120 four-stroke engine from Leroy Wicklund.

Pam Brown 928-614-8628

Meeting Date Change

Please forward to all who may be interested.

Date Change:  Meeting Tuesday September 19 at 6:00 PM at Pam’s house 585 Pinto

Hope to see you there!

Pam Brown

928-614-8628

Minutes of LPRC Modelers Meeting August 15, 2017

Present: Bob Martin, Tom Zwack, Pam Brown

• 1.       Thanks to Judy Kitson for advertising the meeting online.
• 2.       Pam is moving to Kansas in December. When she leaves, Vice President Joe McPhail will become President. We will need to elect a new Vice President. Tom Zwack remains Treasurer.  Bob Martin remains Safety Officer.
• 3.       Pam will be parting with most of her RC models and supplies. If there is anything you want, please let me know or just call to come by and browse.
• 4.       There are six paid members: Jon Ridpath, Bob Martin, Tom Zwack, Pam Brown, Tom Morony, and George Watson.
• 5.       Treasurer Tom Zwack: Account Balance is $3921.80
• 6.       Safety Officer Bob Martin: Remember to label your planes per AMA rules. Several members have extra labels if you need them.
• 7.       Bob Martin did a great job of putting water in porta potty every other week during June and July.  The schedule is Joe August and September, Jon October and November.  Pam had December to March so we’ll need to redo the schedule before December for the coming year.
• 8.       Please keep your FAA UAS certificate.  They are not required at the moment but that could change.
• 9.       The field has an abundance of weeds that we can address when it gets cooler this fall.
• 10.   Members asked Pam to ask Judy if we can set up her bleachers along the public viewing area.
• 11.   Mail box for the club has been renewed at the post office.
• 12.   Non fixed wing rotor craft are allowed to fly at our field by AMA members.  Please fly safely.
• 13.   Next meeting is September 12 at 6 PM at Pam’s 585 Pinto Road, Page, AZ.

After a summer vacation 2017

 Lake Powell RC Modelers will resume meetings starting Tuesday, August 15 at 6 PM at Pam’s house, 585 Pinto Road.  This meeting will be a week later than our regular schedule of second Tuesdays.  Hopefully, we will be back on schedule in September.  I just got home Friday night and need a few more days to prepare for the meeting.  Refreshments will be served and you are welcome to bring along prospective members to the meeting.  See you soon!

Pam Brown

928-614-8628

Minutes of Lake Powell RC Modelers Meeting April 11, 2017

Present: Tom Zwack, Joe and Abby McPhail, Pam Brown

1.        Treasurer Report: Members paid and up to date are Tom Zwack, Pam Brown, Bob Martin, and Tom Morony.  Balance before memberships are deposited is $3581.80.

2.       Tom Zwack will ask Ken Sichi for a bid to move sand at airfield to fill washouts.

3.       Airfield Work Day on Sunday, April 23 at 9 AM.  Tom Zwack will bring sprayer, weedkiller, pumper and water barrel.

4.       Fly Day for Club will be Sunday, April 30.  Bring a plane and enjoy the sport of RC Modelling!

5.       Tom Zwack will host the May, June, and July meetings at his house.  Pam will be travelling around the Great Lakes.

6.       Motion, second and passed to elect officers for 2017-2018 year: President Pam Brown, Vicepresident Joe McPhail, Treasurer Tom Zwack, and Safety Officer Bob Martin.

7.       Pam shared letter to Airport Director stating the location of our airfield and that we fly from dawn to dusk all days of the week.  This meets the FAA requirements since we are within five miles of the airport.

8.       Next project: striping runway.

Lake Powell RC Modelers Meeting Minutes February 14, 2017

Members Present:  Bob Martin, Tom Zwack, Jon Ridpath, Pam Brown

11.        Treasurer Report – Account balance is $3681.80 after paying $120 to AMA for club membership.  $40 club dues for the 2017-2018 year can be paid at the March meeting on March 14.   If you can’t make it to that meeting, you can put a check for $40 in the mail to LPRCModelers at POBox 1952, Page, AZ 86040.  Please put your AMA number on your check for reference.  For example, Bob’s AMA number is 63904.

22.       Thanks to Judy Kitson and the local Tractor Club, we now have three sets of bleachers at the field.  Hopefully that will handle the crowds that come to see us fly!  We are happy to help out the Tractor Club.

33.       Bob has purchased a drone.  Tom will contact AMA to add a drone category to our airfield listing with AMA.  As a courtesy, drone pilots are asked to wait until all fixed wing aircraft are on the ground before they fly.

44.       Weeds have been under control from the magic recipe Tom Zwack developed.  Tom and Pam are planning to do a little more weed spraying this spring to keep ahead of the weeds.  Tom has enough chemicals.  We will use the barrels Tom got for water to use in the mixing of the chemicals.

55.       The end of April or early May we will schedule a work day at the field depending on weather and field conditions. 

66.       We are starting a maintenance item list to address on work day.  We may be able to get some used pond liner from NGS.  If we do, this would be a great time to pull up the belting, fill the low spot in the pits with sand, cover with the pond liner, and anchor down the belting along the edge to prevent water pooling and wind erosion.  We’ll need to make rebar stakes with large washers to anchor the belting.  Maybe the tractor club could help us put sand in the low spot with their tractors.

77.       We have no more information on the current state of the City’s grant application to cover the junk coming up from the old city dump.

   Hello Pilots,

    

    I am sending you this reminder about our Remote Possibilities President's Day Fly-In scheduled for Feb. 24th & 25th in St. George, Utah.

     We are very excited to see familiar faces, and meet new friends.

      Please pass the word along….

     We look forward to seeing you at the event !!

  

    Joe Kirton

    Remote Possibilities

    Vice President

      www.remoterc.com

    

Lake Powell RC Modelers Minutes, January 10, 2017

Members Present:  Pam Brown, Tom Zwack, Jon Ridpath

1.       Treasurer’s Report: Balance $3801.80

2.       Schedule for Meetings:  Election of officers at the March Meeting.  Membership dues of $40 are for April 1 to March 31.  Let’s see how many new members we can recruit.  Please invite someone that you would like to have join our club.

3.       Tom Zwack will contact Bill Diak about progress of grant for field improvements.

4.       Runway needs raked to fill in washouts and cover ruts.  A steel garden rake with sturdy tines will probably be best tool for the job.  If you can take a few minutes this week, please rake what you can of the runway.  If weather permits, members can meet at the field on Friday morning between nine and ten to rake and smooth the runway as much as possible before the predicted rains for Friday afternoon and Saturday morning.  Temperatures are predicted for the high forties.  Frozen ground is pretty hard to rake so these temperatures will help us.  If we can get the runway as smoothly raked as possible, we will be prepared to roll the field when there is sufficient moisture.

Meeting Minutes from November 8, 2016

Present: Bob Martin, Joe and Abby McPhail, Jon Ridpath, Pam Brown

• 1.        City grant to cover debris at Industrial Park has moved to the next stage.  To qualify for the grant, they must take core samples to determine the depth and type of debris.  Unfortunately, the large trucks left significant ruts on the east end of the runway where they drove across the fine surface.  Repair of the runway may require more than just member with garden rakes.  Mayor Diak and City of Page will be asked for assistance in raking and rolling the field to return it to former condition.  If we get an adequate rain, we may be able to use our vehicles to roll the runway back into shape.

•  
  
     Lake Powell RC Modelers will have their annual Christmas Party on Friday, December 2, at 6 PM at Pam’s house, 585 Pinto Road. Please bring your spouse to this event. Tom Zwack is providing the turkey and Pam will cook some of the side dishes to complete the Christmas dinner.  A white elephant gift exchange will follow the meal with a request for a $15 limit on gifts.  

•      Jon cleaned and filled the tan restroom on Friday.  Tom Zwack is still checking on disposal of the old Cry room or converting it into a storage shed.  Pam has restroom duty for December, January, February, March and April.

Pam Brown  928-614-8628

Meeting Minutes from October 11, 2016

Lake Powell RC Modelers

Members Present:  Joe, Bob, Pam, Abby

1.        Treasurer Tom Zwack has been under the weather recently and was not able to attend the meeting.  The bank balance for Lake Powell RC Modelers is $3761.80.

2.       The taking turns maintaining the potties has been working well.  Joe completed his term of August and September.  Jon is in charge of potty maintence for October and November.  Pam will be responsible for December through March.

3.       Judy Kitson wanted to share with the members who have rc equipment to sell that Creative Chick, next to Cancer Outreach Thrift Store, rents out shelves for a monthly fee starting at $25.  If there are people who want to sell RC items, this would be a way to display them to the general public daily and have the store transact sales on your behalf.  Member discussion focused on difficulty of selling big, fragile, specialized items.  Member were willing to consider trying this on a limited basis to see how it works.

4.       The November 8 RC Club meeting will discuss the Christmas Party, sale update, flying progress, field improvements, and include a show and tell. Please bring an rc project you are working on to share at this meeting at 6 PM at Pam’s house 585 Pinto Road.

5.       Pam reported to the members about the Jim Kitson Memorial held at the field on October with Lake Powell RC Modelers and Page Tractor Club.  LPRCModelers provided sandwiches, bottled water, tablecloths, and an airplane floral centerpiece.  Tractor Club provided stew, cornbread, and bottled water.  Jon Ridpath used his powered glider to spread Jim’s ashes across the sky above the runway.  Judy had photos of Jim and told those assembled about his life.  Members of the audience shared stories about Jim.  See photos below

Minutes of Lake Powell RC Modelers on July 12, 2016

Members Present: Joe McPhail, Jon Ridpath, Pam Brown

1.       Weeds continue to be under control.  Tom Zwack’s weed killing recipe is an outstanding success.

2.       Bob Martin has been doing a good job for June and July with the portajohns.  Joe is on deck for August and September.  Jon will be up for October and November.  Pam has December through March.  Tom Zwack will be up to bat again in April and May.

3.       Everyone enjoyed Bob Hartzell’s letter and wishes he was still in Page.

4.       Joe McPhail has ordered 75-degree flying weather, and we’ll let you know when we get it!

5.       Fly when you can and we’ll see you at the airfield.

Pam Brown

Lake Powell RC Modelers Meeting Minutes June 14, 2016

Members Present: Joe, Bob, Tom Z., Pam

1.       One airplane label with AMA and FAA numbers should be placed on the plane or inside the plane in an easily accessed area.  AMA sells a pack of 10 for $3.99.

2.       Treasurer Report by Tom Zwack: Current balance is $3761.80.  Tom will check with AMA about certificate of insurance for the field for 2016.  Note: Tom checked with AMA. We are up to date on insurance and copies were mailed.  AMA will mail us another certificate of insurance for our files.

3.       Portajohn maintenance is a shared responsibility.  Members have months of the year that they will be responsible for portajohn maintenance at the airfield.  Maintenance consists of pouring five gallons of water for the two portajohns every two weeks and stir it with the poop stick.  Please make sure that toilet paper is stocked in both and you can add blue chemical whenever needed.  The poop stick is kept between the two portajohns. Pointed end goes in the poop and square end is for your hand. The toilet paper and blue chemical is kept in the tan portajohn.  The toilet paper in the tan portajohn can be changed by removing the white cap on the holder and pulling out the dowel rod.  Please remind everyone that no paper towels are  discarded in the portajohns.  They don’t dissolve and must be removed.  Yuck!

January                Pam      

February              Pam

March                   Pam

April –                   Tom Z.

May-                     Tom Z.

June-                     Bob

July-                       Bob

August-                Joe

September-       Joe

October               Jon

November          Jon

December           Pam

4.       It is still too dry to roll the runway.  We have high hopes for next month’s monsoons.  When there is sufficient rain, we’ll roll the runway.  Until then, be careful as it is pretty loose.

5.       Pam is working on news stories for the paper and needs photos.  If you have a good workshop or finished model photo I can use, please let me know.  Next time you are at the field, please snap a few photos with your phone or give me a call to take some photos for paper and the club blog.  Thanks again to Judy Kitson for keeping out blog updated.

Please post by your computer:

Lake Powell RC Modelers

http://lprcm.blogspot.com

Lake Powell RC Modelers Minutes May 10, 2016

Members present: Tom Zwack, Judy Kitson, Pam Brown, Bob Martin, and Joe McPhail

1.       Motion by Tom Z, second by Bob, passed to move meeting time to 6 PM on second Tuesday of the month.

2.       Dues for 2016 were due on April 1.  Dues have been paid by Bob Martin, Pam Brown, Tom Zwack, George Watson, Tom Morony, and Joe McPhail.  Treasurer reported the balance in club checking account to be $3761.80.  Please remember that you must be a paid member to use the airfield.  Dues will increase dramatically if we have to pay the portajohn people to maintain them.  It is a significant savings if we can maintain them ourselves.

3.       Portajohn maintenance is a shared responsibility.  Each member is asked to choose 2 months of the year that they will be responsible for portajohn maintenance at the airfield.  Maintenance consists of pouring five gallons of water for the two portajohns every two weeks and stir it with the poop stick.  Please make sure that toilet paper is stocked in both and you can add blue chemical whenever needed.  The poop stick is kept between the two portajohns.  The toilet paper and blue chemical is kept in the tan portajohn.  The toilet paper in the tan portajohn can be changed by removing the white cap on the holder and pulling out the dowel rod.  Please remind everyone that no paper towels are to be discarded in the portajohns.  They don’t dissolve and must be removed.  Yuck!  Please let Pam know which two months you want to be in charge of portajohn maintenance.  Pam will take last choice of months remaining.

January

February

March

April –                   Tom Z.

May-                     Tom Z.

June-                     Bob

July-                       Bob

August-                Joe

September-       Joe

October

November

December

4.       Last rain reactivated weed killer so we are in good shape on weeds.  What had greened up is now dead.  Joe is still working on perimeter fence. On Saturday, May 21, Joe and Tom Z will work on the fence and additional volunteers are welcome.

5.       Tom Z. will check with Bill Diak about progress on the renovation grant process.

6.       Thanks to Tom Z. for providing the chicken taquito and salsa for the meeting refreshments.

Tom Morony has two gliders that he can part with.  Please contact him if you are interested.  They are bright enough colors that they should be easy to see!

Jon Ridpath sent information about events in St. George this weekend.

Lake Powell RC Modelers Minutes April 12, 2016

Members Present: Joe McPhail, Jon Ridpath, Pam Brown

1.Long time member Jim Kitson passed away recently.  His obituary from the paper was shared.  A sympathy card was signed by members present to send to Judy Kitson, Box 2440, Page, AZ 86040.

2. Treasurer Report: Tom Zwack was ill so no report was given.  Paid members at present are Bob Martin, Tom Zwack, Tom Morony, George Watson, and Pam Brown.  You can send your check for $40 to LPRCM at Box 1952, Page, AZ 86040 or drop it off to Tom Zwack or Pam Brown.  We are still looking for new members so please invite those people you think may be interested to a meeting or out to the field.

3.  Pam sent meeting announcements to the newspaper, radio station and the Chamber of Commerce.  The radio station announced the meeting on the radio and published it on their website www.lakepowelllife.com under Community Announcements.  Hopefully the other media will announce our meetings as well so she’ll keep sending them meeting announcements each month.

4.  Take off is optional but landing is mandatory!  We need to keep water in the portajohns so we are asking members to pay their “landing fee” by bringing water to the field for the porta johns each time you fly.  Please bring as much water as you can safely lift to pour in.  Jon suggested using a cordless drill to turn an inline pump to get water where you want it from large containers.  We will ask the treasurer to research the cost of more regular service of the portajohns from the local service providers.  We need more rain before we can roll the runway.  Hopefully we won’t have to wait for the monsoons! There seems to have been enough rain to encourage weeds to start growing and we will need to stay ahead of the weeds.

5.  Let’s get out there and fly as often as possible.  It will be soon enough that the heat will be a factor in our flying!

Pam Brown

Lake Powell RC Modelers Meeting Minutes March 8, 2016

Present: Bob Martin, Tom Zwack, Joe McPhail, Jon Ridpath, Pam Brown

1.       Bob Martin was welcomed as our newest member.  He has a long history of rc modeling and has specialized in gliders in the past.  He is looking forward to shaking off some rust and honing his skills.  We’ll be looking forward to seeing him out at the field.

2.       Judy has generously agreed to continue the blog reports.  You may want to bookmark http://lprcm.blogspot.com in your Internet Browser so that you can keep informed of club activities. Check out Abby McPhail’s photo!

3.       Membership dues of $40 are now payable for the April 1 start date of our membership year.  You can drop off your check to Tom Zwack or Pam Brown or you can mail a check to LPRCM at Box 1952, Page, AZ 86040.

4.       Pam is still working on meeting announcements and press release articles to increase club visibility in the community.  Brochures were distributed that members can use to recruit new members.

5.       Members are encouraged to start a cardboard box to collect items for an RC swap meet early summer.

6.       Pam will be contacting lapsed members to encourage them to rejoin the group.

7.       Maintenance at the field is in pretty good shape.  Tom Zwack’s secret week killer recipe seems to have done the trick.  Thanks again to Tom for all the work on the chemicals, sprayer, and the endless application over such a large area.  When there is some moisture, we will roll the runway and stripe.

8.       Treasurer’s Report: Tom Zwack reported the current bank balance at $3601.80.  We have enough weed spray on hand for the near future.

9.       Election of Officers: Motion by Jon, second by Joe, passed to retain current officers in their present positions.

President: Pam Brown

Vice President: Joe McPhail

Treasurer: Tom Zwack

Safety Officer: Jon Ridpath

10.   Joe straightened the perimeter fence where there was a jog by the end of the crosswind runway.

11.   Lease with City of Page is paid through August 2025.

12.   Jon demonstrated his new radio transmitter. It has 18 channels and can hold 100 models.  It can control the weather, order pizza delivery, and check your facebook status while keeping Jon’s plane in the air.  He’s in the process of reading the five volumes of instructions.

Weather is great! Get a plane in the air!

Reminder:  Lake Powell RC Modelers will meet on Tuesday, March 8, 2016,

 at 7 PM at Pam’s house at 585 Pinto Road.

Lots of topics for discussion!

Refreshments will be served.

Pam Brown 928-614-8628

Weather is great!  Get a plane in the air!

Photos from Sunday, Febrary 28, 2016 at Airfield: