Cobb County Radio Control Modelers Club

The CCRC Website has been updated with several new features and fixes. These are listed below:

• CCRC Discussion Forums added
• Joomla! updated to most current version (this is the base website package)
• Personal Messaging upgraded to most recent version
• PollXT updated to most current version (this is the voting software)
• Classified Ads updated to most current version
• Community Builder updated to most current version (this makes personal profiles possible and puts all of your personal content in one place)
• A new PayPal payment module was installed, this makes our membership much easier to maintain and a little more dependable than our previous solution
• The event calendar was updated to a more robust solution

We hope you enjoy these new features and updated website. While ccrc.info still looks the same, these changes will make it easier for the Communications Officer to maintain the site and at the same time give you a couple of new features you have asked for.

See you at the field!

If anyone is interested in volunteering for the office of Vice President, Please contact a board member This position has been filled by Wade Nielsen.

Also, pictures of the 5th Annual Smackdown of the South are now in the gallery. We had an excellent turn out of almost double the pilots we had last year.

Other News: The flyer, rules and entry form for the CCRC Heavy Weight Lift Contest can now be found on the event calendar entry for that event.

See you at the field! 

Here are the results of the 2009 President, Vice President and By-Laws changes:

The 2009 CCRC President and Vice President elections are now in progress. For logged in members, you should have a poll over on the right with the President and Vice President nominees and many by-laws revisions for you to vote on. If you are unsure of the revisions listed you can find the revisions here. Please take the time to read these revisions as some of them are very important and will determine how the club will operate in the future. Once you place your vote, the poll will no longer appear and results will be read by the CCRC Communications Officer at the November 2009 Club meeting. Voting will be open until 12:30 PM on 11/21/2009. If you have trouble logging in, please contact the CCRC Communications Officer.

Also, now is the perfect time to change your password. Changing your password helps prevent security issues and protects your information. To change your password just follow these easy procedures:

1. Login to the CCRC Website
2. Once logged in, click the "Your Profile" link on the left in the "User Menu"
3. Click the "Edit" button in the top left hand corner of your profile page and select "Update Your Profile" from the drop down menu
4. Type your new password in the "Password" field
5. Re-Type your new password in the "Verify Password" field
6. Click the "Update" button located at the lower left of your profile page
   

The official Nominees for the positions up for election at next months meeting are:

CCRC President: Karl Durant
CCRC Vice President: Paul Fedorys

No other nominations were received. Also, there are several changes to the By-Laws which will be voted on at the November meeting. You can find those changes here. If you would like to provide your input on these changes please contact Alan Anderson.

Here are the rules and regulations for the 2009 CCRC Weightlifting Contest to be held on CCRC election day. Come on out, have fun, enter the contest, win some money, vote and watch.

Aircraft specs.
You may only have one engine on your aircraft
Engines may be O.S., Supertiger, Thundertiger, Towerhobbies, or Evolution
.46 CLASS .46 ONLY          .61 CLASS  .61 ONLY
All engines must be flown with stock muffler and baffle
All aircraft will use the same gas supplied by the field

Entry specs.
CCRC Member: 1 aircraft + 1 person = 1 entry
More than 1 person may enter the same aircraft ( beware if the aircraft is crashed everyone who was entered with that aircraft will be out of the contest).
No Refunds after contest has started.
A pilot may enter as many times as they would like to fly but every entry will require a new plane and a new entry fee.
If you are entered multiple times you must wait until the whole round is finished for your second entry, Each aircraft must advance each round.
No entries will be accepted after the competition has started

Contest rules
Aircraft Must pass safe for flight inspection prior to any flight.
Each flight
You must take off  within the distance of the runway and touch down before the halfway point of the runway, if you run of on to the grass except at the end you will be disqualified for that round.
Aircraft must remain intact, No parts or pieces may separate from aircraft other than the propeller.
Pilot is responsible for attaching weight to aircraft.
Only repairs made to aircraft are acceptable, nothing may be added or changed.
A successful flight is take-off on runway, flight must pass each end of runway, circle 360 degrees and land in same direction as take-off.

There will be 3 Judges,  The Air Boss and 2 Contest Judges.   The Judges decisions are final.

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FOR 1st And 2ND PLACE IN EACH CLASS

2008 Heavy Lift - Winning Flight

2008 Heavy Lift - Kadet/Einstein

On September 19, 2009 at 1:00 PM nominations for President and Vice President opened. Nominations will be open until October 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM. Please be aware of the below before making your nomination and that nominations are for President and Vice President only, no other positions are up for election.

1. Please get the permission of the person you are nominating before you make your nomination.
2. Place your nomination by contacting the CCRC Communications Officer via the Contact Us page.
3. The Communications Officer will contact the person nominated to confirm that they are willing to perform the duties they have been nominated for. The nominated person must confirm that they are willing to perform the duties of the office they have been nominated for or they will not be placed on the ballot.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact one of the board officers via the Contact Us page. On a side note, this is the perfect opportunity for you to update your information and change your password on the CCRC website. Once logged in, please click the "Your Profile" option in the user menu on the left, click the "Edit" button in the top left of the profile screen to get to your information.

Thank you,
CCRC Communications Officer

Matt Gunn donated this video which is very entertaining and from multiple cameras onboard his Hangar 9 J-3 Piper Cub.

Here is a video taken during our 2009 Family Picnic. Thanks to Paul Fedorys, Enjoy!