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Hello CAF,

Happy Father’s Day! I bet you can guess what I’m doing this Father’s Day… I’m going flying.

It looks like it may be a little breezy this weekend, but Sunday appears to be our best day with the lighter winds. I plan to be out around 1:00.

I took care of the mowing yesterday. Wow, the field is dry. A lot of the grass is already starting to go drought dormant. I also gave the potty a much-needed sponge bath. Things are looking good out there.

Next weekend is the Helicopter Fly-In. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help with the event. Tony said everything is covered and ready to go. Unfortunately, I will miss it this year. I leave for work travel on Tuesday and will be gone for three weeks. Jim will be handling the next three weekly emails while I’m away.

Hope everyone has a great Father’s Day, 

See u at the field 

Andy

Hello CAF,

Jim and I were out at the field yesterday, wow, what a beautiful day. Today and Sunday are looking just as nice, with only a little more breeze.

The rain forecast for Saturday night should help water in the weed-and-feed that was applied to the field yesterday. Tony also cut the grass, so I’d say the field received a full maintenance on Friday. It’s looking great.

Patty has a few things planned for us today, so I plan to be out on Sunday.  looking forward to seeing everyone.

There is one small schedule change. The Helicopter Fun Fly planning meeting has been moved to June 14th. Please plan to attend so you can find out where you may be able to help. I’ll have Tony send out a list of volunteer opportunities before the meeting, but we'll discuss everything in more detail on the 14th.

See u at the field 

Andy

Greetings this week from Jim….  Don’t worry Andy is in town, but asked I send our weekly message.

All the factors for a Great day of flying are aligned!  Beautiful weather, Low Winds, Spring Picnic, and  Andy is in town!!

I’m really looking forward to it…. Hauling the trailer out loaded with planes to spend the whole day.

Regarding the picnic, the menu is coming together quite nicely:

• Chicken
• Pasta Salad 
• Turnovers
• Baked Beans
• Fruit
• Salad
• Chips/Dip
• Soda
• Cucumber Salad
• And I anticipate more that I haven’t heard about yet.

Regarding the weather, I have added a widget to the home page for the wind forecast… Sunday winds less than 5mph! 

Thank you Rodney… he will cutting the field tomorrow morning (Saturday)… Nice breezy day to clear the clippings.

The new website is up and functioning well…. Focused on attracting new members & keeping everyone up-to-date.  Check back often.

If you get the chance, share it on a post to your personal page on Facebook or other social media sites.

I am always welcome to questions, suggestions, etc.

As we get closer to the Heli Fly, I will begin pushing it out to many groups on social media channels.

Looking forward to seeing everyone….  Andy & I plan to be out by noon… Get some flights in before lunch.

Cya Sunday,

Jim

Our upcoming 2026 Schedule:

May 31st Spring Picnic

June 21st Heli Fly Planning Meeting 

             Volunteers needed
June 27th Heli Fun Fly
July 26th Summer Picnic
September 5th Swap Meet
October (TBD) Fall Picnic
October (TBD) Fall Meeting
December 12th Christmas party