HOST OF THE NEAT FAIR Dear SEFLI’ers Welcome to 2008 members! The New Year awakens with some pretty warm weather! The first full weekend of the New Year brought with it 50°+ of warmth! Will it last? I doubt it. I don’t think global warming has progressed that far yet! We should be knee deep in snow before this month is out! Our first new business of the New Year is to welcome Rick Cascella as our new Treasurer. Outgoing Treasurer Joe Cabana did a fine job of managing both the SEFLI and NEAT fair accounts. Joe will continue to be our webmaster. The remaining offi- cers are sure that Rick will do a fine job at filling those shoes that Joe is removing. Our holiday party at John Harvard’s seemed to be well received. Even some old friends we have not seen in a while decided to come! We filled the room to capacity with 55 members and family. I thank you all that participated. The restaurant crew did an excellent job of keeping us well feed and liquefied! The food and drink were ex- ceptional! Flying indoor continues at the Samoset Middle School on the second Sunday of Feb and March for those of you who don’t relocate south or don’t fly outdoors below 40°. The January general meeting is SEFLI’s flee market night. Bring down anything worth selling. Dues are due by the end of the month or you will be dropped from the news- letter list. Dues remain $25.00 for the year. You may pay Wingnutz dues also at the same time if you like by adding the additional $15.00. Please pay the new treasurer Rick Cascella the funds at the January meeting or by sending a check made out to SEFLI to Rick Cascella, 181 Beaver Dam Rd. Brookhaven, NY 11719. Speaking of the Wingnutz, Joe Picone, the land owner has given us permission to remove the lone birch tree in the southwest corner of the field. He has also informed me that the rest of the trees on west side of the property will also be removed some- time this spring. This will open up the field for departures and approaches from just about anywhere EXCEPT OVER THE TRAILERS! The trailer re -seller will be given an additional 40ft to store his trailers. This will make it even more imperative that we NOT overfly that area! On a final note, with the departure of Dave Mathewson as AMA District II VP for the office of AMA president, his successor has been named. His name is Gary Fitch and can be reached at: [email protected]. Our very own Ray Juschkus will remain AVP of the Long Island area. See ya’ll at the meeting or come on down to Samoset! Prez Tom Dedicated to the Advancement of Electric Flight Silents Please The Newsletter of the Silent Electric Flyers of Long Island President: Tom Hunt (631) 835-5359 [email protected]Vice President: Jim Reid Secretary: Alan Ford Treasurer: Rick Cascella Newsletter Editor: Jim Perlowsky [email protected]SEFLI Main Website: www.sefli.org SEFLI Newsletter: www.sefli.org/news.htm SEFLI Current Events: www.sefli.org/current.htm SEFLI Web Forum: http://sefli.proboards11.com NEAT FAIR: www.neatfair.org For changes in the monthly meeting or contest dates due to weather/conflicts contact Tom Hunt at the above phone or e-mail. Prez Sez by Tom Hunt January 2008 Prez Sez 1 Watts Up? 2 Holiday Party 3 Hill AFB Museum 4,5 From The Field 6 Snow Flying 7 Schedule of Events 8 Inside this issue:
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HOST OF THE NEAT FAIR
Dear SEFLI’ers
Welcome to 2008 members! The New Year
awakens with some pretty warm weather! The
first full weekend of the New Year brought with it
50°+ of warmth! Will it last? I doubt it. I don’t
think global warming has progressed that far yet!
We should be knee deep in snow before this
month is out!
Our first new business of the New Year is to welcome Rick Cascella as our new
Treasurer. Outgoing Treasurer Joe Cabana did a fine job of managing both the SEFLI
and NEAT fair accounts. Joe will continue to be our webmaster. The remaining offi-
cers are sure that Rick will do a fine job at filling those shoes that Joe is removing.
Our holiday party at John Harvard’s seemed to be well received. Even some old
friends we have not seen in a while decided to come! We filled the room to capacity
with 55 members and family. I thank you all that participated. The restaurant crew did
an excellent job of keeping us well feed and liquefied! The food and drink were ex-
ceptional!
Flying indoor continues at the Samoset Middle School on the second Sunday of Feb
and March for those of you who don’t relocate south or don’t fly outdoors below 40°.
The January general meeting is SEFLI’s flee market night. Bring down anything worth
selling. Dues are due by the end of the month or you will be dropped from the news-
letter list. Dues remain $25.00 for the year. You may pay Wingnutz dues also at the
same time if you like by adding the additional $15.00. Please pay the new treasurer
Rick Cascella the funds at the January meeting or by sending a check made out to
SEFLI to Rick Cascella, 181 Beaver Dam Rd. Brookhaven, NY 11719.
Speaking of the Wingnutz, Joe Picone, the land owner has given us permission to
remove the lone birch tree in the southwest corner of the field. He has also informed
me that the rest of the trees on west side of the property will also be removed some-
time this spring. This will open up the field for departures and approaches from just
about anywhere EXCEPT OVER THE TRAILERS! The trailer re -seller will be given
an additional 40ft to store his trailers. This will make it even more imperative that we
NOT overfly that area!
On a final note, with the departure of Dave Mathewson as AMA District II VP for the
office of AMA president, his successor has been named. His name is Gary Fitch and
can be reached at: [email protected] . Our very own Ray Juschkus will remain
AVP of the Long Island area.
See ya’ll at the meeting or come on down to Samoset!
Prez Tom
Dedicated to the Advancement of Electric Flight
Silents Please
The Newslet ter o f the Silent E lectric Flyers o f Long Island