December, 2007
newsletter for S.W.I.F.T.
For Radio
Controlled Sailplanes & Electrics
Academy of Model
Aeronautics Chartered Club #2749
Check the SWIFT
BBS for flying info.
Calling all
Glider Guiders!
The next SWIFT
meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 6 at Chalco
Hills.
SWIFT EVENTS
at the COBRA field.
Nothing
scheduled at this time. Look for information on the web page, BBS
and e-mail alert.
Check the web
page
for SWIFT events and out
of town events.
SWIFT members
will be flying gliders at the COBRA field on Saturday or Sunday
through out the 2008 season pending other events at the field.
This will be a good time to practice launching, landing and just
getting in stick time. The field will remain open to all flying.
Check the BBS for info.
COMMENTS
At the November
meeting the following members were nominated for 2008 club
officers.
President: Bryan
Quick; Vice President: Larry Puls and Bob Turner;
Secretary/Treasurer: Dan Lorimer.
The nominations
remain open until the nominations are closed at the December
meeting.
As per the SWIFT BYLAWS:
ARTICLE 3: TERMS OF OFFICE
1. All elected
officers of the Club shall serve for one (1) year date of
election. Officers are to be elected by a vote of simple majority
of those present at the regular meeting in the month of
December. New officers will take office immediately after
the
December meeting. Personnel will be appointed by the
elected officers and confirmed by a simple majority vote of those
members present during a regular meeting: i.e. Newsletter Editor,
etc.
2.
Nomination of Club officers shall be made at the general
membership
meeting during the month of November.
Nominations for office may be made by any active Club member
holding voting rights, either in person or by submitting a proxy
nomination to an existing officer. All known nominations for
office will be published in the newsletter prior to the election.
3. A secret ballot is required for elections, for
removal of a Club officer, and for expulsion of a member from the
Club unless waived by a simple majority vote of the members
present at the meeting.
Bring some show
and tell and see you at the meeting.
S.W.I.F.T.
OFFICERS
President:
Terry Lamm (402) 319-7514 cell
mushroom_1@cox.net
Vice President:
Larry Puls (712) 328-3511
ldpuls@aol.com
Secretary/Treasurer: Dan Lorimer (402) 896-0963
dl_thermalchaser@yahoo.com
6506 South 142nd
Street
Omaha, NE
68137-4806
VISIBLE LIFT:
Larry Bailey (Lnbailey@cox.net)