August 2nd's brief general meeting was attended by about 15 members and a whole fleet of airplanes. Treasurer Carlos Rangel reported a club balance of $643.81, already rebounding from the large payment on the new asphalt runway made last month. Speaking of which, that runway check was rather less than the $7500 reported in the last Newsletter. It turned out to be $6850 - and the reason we were able to get such a good deal on pavement was due to the efforts of John Defile and Bob Fitzgerald. I'm not sure how I missed that bit of information at the beginning of that last meeting; it must've gotten lost in the deserving applause for these two. :)
First of all however, please extend a warm welcome to Chris and Tom Foster, a father-and-son team who have just joined us! I saw both of them on the buddy box with Carlos, and seemingly not giving Carlos much opportunity to fly! Keep up the great work! Just remember: Takeoffs are optional. Landings are mandatory. :)
The latest-breaking news is unfortunate - the Labor Day Night Fly has been postponed due to lighting conflicts with the drag strip. You might think at first glance that additional lights would make things easier, but glaring lights in the backdrop behind your plane make it much harder to determine your plane's orientation (try flying in front of the Sun near sunset for a small taste of what it's like). Another weekend will be selected for this great event - so stay tuned!