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Storm Damage, New Years Day Flying, FRIA, Hints and Tricks, Swap Meet.

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Mar/Apr (2.0 Mb)

Storm Damaged, Team Repair, Fun Fly, Swap Meet

 

2022 Newsletters

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Jan (1.6 Mb)

Happy New Year. Jan 01 Flying. Membership Card Emergency Info. TRUST Test. Loctite Warning.

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Mar/Apr (1.6 Mb)

PCC Swap Meet. Former Presidents Visits. Traffic Alerts. Charging Station. Tom Spencer Pic Album.

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May/Jun (1.8 Mb)

New fence. James Reimholz 1927-2022. Lipo Safety. Dvar-Hazy Center. Random Sightings

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July/Aug (1.4 Mb)

PCC Is Not A Public Flying Site. Safety Reminder. Glow Fuel Available. Servo Arms Finder. Propeller Safety.

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Sept/Oct (1.2 Mb)

Pumpkins! NO DUST! Runway. Batt Charger. Auction Flyer.

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Nov/Dec (1.6 Mb)

Merry Christmas! Safety! Washout! 3D Print Model! Renewal Reminder!

 

2021 Newsletters

 
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January (1.8 Mb)

Happy New Year. COVID19 Restriction Still Enforced. Battery: Functional Capacity. Good Read: Epoxy Information. Membership Renewal Information.

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February (1 Mb)

End Of An Era J&M Hobby House Closing. History Of J&M. Lock The Gate. Knife Holder.

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March (1.7 Mb)

Do Not Fly Past the South Fence Line. No Dogs Allowed. Field Rules Reminder. Remote I.D. Information.

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April (1.9 Mb)

COVID Restrictions. Please Observe The NO-FLY zone. J&M Sales Day. Wine Country Visit.

 
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May (1.1 Mb)

COVID-19 Restrictions Continues. Propeller Safety. XT-60 Connector Safety. Contests and Swap Meets.

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June/July (1.6 Mb)

PCC COVID Restrictions Lifted. AMA TRUST. FHSS Protocol. Summer Events.

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Aug/Sept (2.0 Mb)

Please Sign Waiver. Clean Up. Lipo safety. Sightings At PCC.

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Dec (1.6 Mb)

New Officers. RIP. Fees Due. No Dogs. Sightings.

 

2020 Newsletters

 
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January (1.6 Mb)

Happy New Year. December Meeting Minutes. New Year’s Day Fun Fly. Plane Cleaning Juice.

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February (2.4 Mb)

January Meeting Minutes. Wind Damage at PCC. 2.4GHz Antennae Routing. Acrobatic Flying.

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March (3.4 Mb)

Meeting Minutes, Road Trip, Long Reach Drill Bit, Scale Fun Fly, Float Fly

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April (1.8 Mb)

April Meeting Cancelled, President’s Letter, Lipo Storage, Geppetto’s Letter

 
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May (2.3 Mb)

Field Still Closed, No May Meeting, SIP Home Made Drill Bit, History Visit

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June (2 Mb)

Open For Flying With Restrictions. Masked Men. SIP Projects. Safety Reminders.

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July (1.7 Mb)

Still No Meeting Yet. More Masked Pilots. Toledo Model Expo No More. Wear Your PCC Badge At The Flying Field.

August

Gone Fishing

No Newsletter

 
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September (2.3 Mb)

Remembering Gary Leopold. Meeting Cancelled. Red Sky Flying. Preventive Maintenance.

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October (2.2 Mb)

Pumpkin Traffic. President’s Message. Safety Reminders. Live Meeting Still No Go.

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November (2.2 Mb)

New Solar Panel Stand. On-Line December Meeting. Quotations. For Sale. Happy Thanksgiving.

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December (1.5 Mb)

New COVID From The President. Christ-Mask Is Upon Us. PCC/AMA Renewal. Rebuilding The Tiger. Return of Al Thumbs.

 

2019 Newsletters

 
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January (1.1 Mb)

Happy New Year. PCC Holiday Party was postponed. Lew Chee resigned as Secretary. Wire Keepers.

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February (1.3 Mb)

Rain! Wind Generator Failure Explained. Isidro Soloed. John South Video.

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March (1.5 Mb)

Mike Briggs Is The New Secretary. PCC Banquet, May 18, 2019. New Meeting Place, Back To The Millbrae Library. FAA Registration Details. Swap Meets.

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April (1.7 Mb)

Meeting Back To Library. Banquet May 18 Harry's Hofbrau. Tickets Dave Santana. FAA Registrations Info. Dream Machines Sun 28 Apr.

 
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May (.8 Mb)

New Mower. Christmas in May. Tickets Dave Santana. Safty Warning.

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June (2.4 Mb)

In Memory of Edwin Daum. Banquet Pics. Tick Prevention Solution. HMB Magazine Article!

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July (2.5 Mb)

New shade. New Gate Lock. Burt and "Who Am I?" Ladybug.

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August (2.8 Mb)

President On Current Situation. Who Am I? Microlight Building. Lock The Gate!

 
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September (3.1 Mb)

We Need A New Secretary. Donate Your Unwanted Stuff. Bayside Auction 26 Oct 2019. Lo Tech Stuff.

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October (2.7 Mb)

Field Sale Pending. Need New PCC Secretary. Keep Start Up Table Clear. Lipo Storage. Auction Volunteers Needed.

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November (1.7 Mb)

We’re Still Flying. See President’s Report. Roger Tennyson Passed. USSMA. Float Fly.

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December (2.4 Mb)

End Of 2019. Donations To PCC. Battery Charger Essentials. Merry Christmas!

 

2018 Newsletters

 
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January (1.0 Mb)

PCC Holiday Banquet Jan 20th - Lew Chee for tickets. Membership Renewal. Crushed Concrete delivered and spread. FAA UAS Registration.

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February (1.1 Mb)

FAA UAS registration. No Smoking or Alcohol Drinking at PCC. Take Your Trash Home. Watch For Passing Traffic.

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March (1.6 Mb)

New Gate Installed. Model Flying Down Under. The Lock Explained: How To Open It. Clean Up after Yourself and Your Pets. Connector: Real or Fake?

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April (1.8 Mb)

Rico's Celebration Of Life April 20th. New J&M Hobby House Hours. Pacific Coast Dream Machine April 29th. No Smoking at PCC.

 
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May (.6 Mb)

Lock The Lock Properly. New Float Fly Venues. New Airshows Dates. New Lock Combination Effective June 1st.

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June (1.6 Mb)

Wasps and Bees. Club has 105 members. Lock Code Changed. Castle Fly-In. Gold Country Club.

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July (1.2 Mb)

5 mph on driveway. June meeting minutes. Oakdale Float Fly canceled until further notice. Safety reminder and locking procedure.

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August (1.8 Mb)

No Trash Service. Gate Lock Revisit. TX Modes. Open Cockpit Day.

 
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September (1.0 Mb)

Wind Generator Installed. In Memoriam: Gary Ware. Take Trash Home With You. We Moved To New Field 10 Years Ago.

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October (1.1 Mb)

Pumpkin Traffic Is Upon Us! PCC and AMA Membership Renewal Reminder. Best In The West Jet Rally Report. Bayside Auction Oct 27th Fremont.

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November (.5 Mb)

NO DUST on the Driveway! Membership Renewal. Need New Meeting Location. PCC Holiday Banquet.

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December (1 Mb)

Merry Christmas! Renewal Time. Holiday Party. EXPO Report. Favorite Tools

 

2017 Newsletters

 
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January (1.4 Mb)

Happy New Year. Storm Report. New Application Policy. Holiday Banquet January 21st, Harry’s Hofbrau.

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February (1.1 Mb)

Rain! Flying Field flooded! Field Rules Reminder. Holiday Banquet Report. New Membership Policy Explained.

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March (1016.6 Kb)

February Meeting Minutes. 2017 AMA Expo West Report. 2017 Membership Survey Result. Field Rules Reminder.

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April (1 Mb)

Lock The Gate When you are the Last One out! March Meeting Minutes. Flight Pattern. How To Paint By Jake.

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May (1.4 Mb)

April Meeting Minutes. Hiller Biggest Little Airshow. Los Banos Scale Fun Fly. Slope Flying At Del Valle Regional Park.

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June (2.1 Mb)

May Meeting Minutes. Hiller Biggest Little Air Show. Woodland-Davis AeroModelers Is in Operation Again. Control Line In Bay Area.

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July (859.9 Kb)

Wayward Drone Fly Over. June Meeting Minutes. Sticking Velcro. Airport Day San Carlos.

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August (1022.7 Kb)

Meeting Minutes. PCC Visits Coyote Hills. DVD From A Former Member. Schedule.

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September (1.2 Mb)

AMA ID Sticker. 2017 September Meeting Minutes. Foreign Report: Float Fly In Japan. Bayside Auction Donation.

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October (787.8 Kb)

PCC Work Party October 21st, 22nd. Jake Is Safe. 2017 BITW Report. Bayside Auction Donations.

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November (1.1 Mb)

Work Party Good Turnout. Meeting Minutes. Work Party Photo Report.

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December (1.1 Mb)

Membership Renewal. In Memoriam: Warren Olson. FAA UAS Registration. PCC Holiday Banquet.

 

2016 Newsletters

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January (957 Kb)

New President OF PCC. Simone Olson. PCC Holiday Banquet. Photos From 2016 AMA Expo.

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February (817.6 Kb)

Meeting At Temporary Place Till March. Meeting Minutes. Goodbye Simone. Eagles VS Drones.

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March (1.2 Mb)

Board Meeting Report. Lost Battery. Banquet Pictures. Epoxy Crystallization Explained.

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April (560.1 Kb)

President’s Corner. Rudder Control. Basic Aerobatics Trim. RC Flying And The Law 2016.

 
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May (1.3 Mb)

May 15th PCC Open House. Scale Gliders And Ellsworth. Hiller Museum Biggest Little Airshow Report. Solar Impulse 2.

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June (649.9 Kb)

Youth Visit on June 18th. Volunteers Needed. Safety Rules Revisit. Field Maintenance Day July 9-10. New Lock Installed.

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July (1.1 Mb)

President’s Report. Club Officers Needed. New PCC Mailing Address. Work Day Photos.

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August (959 Kb)

New Meeting Place At Peter’s Cafe, Millbrae. Looking For A Secretary. The 2008 Move.

 
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September (947.2 Kb)

New Membership Badge For 2017. Labor Day BBQ Report. How To Select Your First Radio, Part 1. Flying Field Photographs.

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October (858.9 Kb)

September Meeting Minutes. New/Revised Rule.

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November (1.3 Mb)

Ellsworth Crowell Passed. October Meeting Minutes. Gate Lock procedure. 2017 Membership Renewal Form.

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December (1.5 Mb)

Driveway Repaired. Goodbye Ells! Warren Olson Turning 91. Best In The West Report.

 

2015 Newsletters

 
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January (1.1 Mb)

Happy New Year. PCC Holiday Banquet. Martin Newell Micro P-51D. Members Photographs.

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February (1.6 Mb)

January Meeting Minutes. Event Calendar. PCC Holiday Banquet. Field Pictures.

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March (934 Kb)

PCC Open House March 22, 2015. Know Your Current Draw. Lake Hennessey Float Fly Report. HMB Review Visit PCC.

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April (696.9 Kb)

PCC Flys At Dream Machines. Wear Your Club Badge At the Field. Field Clean Up Party May 16-17. The Balsa Story.

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May (1.4 Mb)

PCC At the Dream Machines, A Pictorial Report. Turbine Usage Meeting Coming Up. How To Use A Caliper. Upcoming Events.

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June (1.5 Mb)

Alonzo Richardson Passed. Gas Turbine Ban Lifted. Storage Container Moved To The Field. What’s Going On In My Shop.

July

On Vacation

No Newsletter

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August (964.8 Kb)

August Newsletter Posted. First Super Sonic Jet Liner. Eric’s Photo Platform. SACRC Waldo Pepper Fly-In.

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September (854.5 Kb)

PCC Field Rules Review. Ca SB 142 Vetoed. Tag Your Equipment. Lake Hennessey Float Fly.

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October (1.2 Mb)

Impromptu BBQ Day. Meeting Minutes. Lipo Battery Safety. Looking For An Instructor.

November

On Vacation

No Newsletter

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December (1.2 Mb)

PCC and AMA Dues Due! HMB Airport Rename To Honor Eddie Andreini. PCC Holiday Banquet on January 23rd, 2016. No More Printed Newsletter.

 

2014 Newsletters

 
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January (792.9 Kb)

New Officers Installed, New VP Rich Symmons. PCC Holiday Party January 18th, Harry’s Hofbrau. Turbine Flying Stopped Due To Dry Weather. PCC And AMA Dues Due.

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February (1.2 Mb)

January Meeting Minute. Christmas Photo Report. Club Decals. Shrinking A B-17.

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March (936.2 Kb)

Happy 97th Birthday Alonzo! PCC Oceana Interim This Week. Simple Aerobatics. FIRE!

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April (1.5 Mb)

Field Fire Caused By Illegal Launch of Rocket. 2014 Oceana Interim Report. Alonzo And Ellsworth’s Birthday Celebrition. Something about Sunglasses.

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May (1.2 Mb)

Eddie Andreini Killed. ......... ......... .........

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June (1.1 Mb)

Work Party Report. IMAA Castle Fly In. AMA Number. After Run Mixture.

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July (1004.2 Kb)

Impromptu BBQ. Meeting Minutes. AMA Needs Your Support. Free Chargers Give Away.

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August (1.2 Mb)

Ellsworth Becomes The First PCC Life Member. Helping Out A Fellow Modeler. Chance To Flight. Servo Data Base.

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September (1.3 Mb)

Ken and Gary, Winner Of Simplex Smack Down. Visitors From Utah. Lithium Battery In Transmitter. New Photographs Collection.

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October (1.1 Mb)

The Nadler’s and Olson’s Moving Out. AMA and PCC Dues Are Due. Donated Aircrafts For Sale. Blast From The Past, A Pictorial.

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November (791.7 Kb)

New AMA TFR’s. October Meeting Minutes. Foreign Visitor. New Engine.

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December (824.8 Kb)

Holiday Banquet January 24th, 2015. Officer Nomination At the December Meeting. PCC Dues are Due. Preflight Check List.

 

2013 Newsletters

 
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January (1 Mb)

PCC Holiday Party. Membership Renewal. New Year’s Day At Richardson Field. Tips And Hints.

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February (1.2 Mb)

Party Report. Year-Bar Available. Stay-Brite Product Warning. Liquitex Varnish.

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March (940 Kb)

Happy Birthday, Alonzo! Oceana High School Interim. Jake Moved North. Field Camera Weather Station Update.

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April (898.6 Kb)

Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show. Oceana High School Interim Report. Starter Scale @ SACRC. Meeting Pictures.

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May (1019.7 Kb)

Turbine Season Is Over. Pacific Coast Dream Machines Report. Jake’s New Shop. LiFe Battery and Voltage Regulator.

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June (941.6 Kb)

May Meeting Minutes. Who Am I - W. Olson. 2013 Castle Mini-Fest Pictorial Report. Fire Safety.

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July (1.5 Mb)

Summer Is Here, May be. Unsung Hero of PCC. Rally of Giant Photo-Report. Some Rules Of The Air.

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August (2 Mb)

Bees Gone! New Toilet Installed. News From the World(Yes, Santa Rosa!). Radio Maintenance.

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September (1.7 Mb)

Lake Hennessey Float Fly Sept 28. Safety, Electric Power Arming. Enya Engine Repair. Deadman Pass Slope Soaring.

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October (586.5 Kb)

New Wind Sock. September Meeting Minutes. Field Photos.

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November (970 Kb)

Bring Your Trash Home With You. Warren Hackman. Renewal Time Again. Setting Up Your Servos.

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December (1.2 Mb)

Its Christmas! PCC Holiday Party January 18th, Harry’s Hofbrau. Officer Election at December Meeting. Pacific Northwest Aircraft Museums.

 

2012 Newsletters

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January (1.6 Mb)

Holiday Banquet January 21st. Tickets Available From Ray S. 2012 New Officers. AMA Expo Mini Report. Sig Manufacturer Has New Owners.

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February (1 Mb)

Banquet Report And Photos. Hangar Flying At Eddie’s. Prez Sez. Looking For New Meeting Facility.

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March (751.4 Kb)

President Signs Bill To Protect Model Aviation. Lake Hennessey Float Fly Report & Pictures. Alonzo Turned 95!!!!! Oceana HS Interim March 26-30.

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April (839 Kb)

Dream Machines Volunteers Needed. PCC FieldCAM Installed. Propeller Safety.

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May (1011.2 Kb)

PCC At Dream Machine. Interim Session At Oceana. Oceana Student Visiting Ames Research Center.

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June (800.5 Kb)

Ellsworth’s Corsair at Hiller Museum. Charging Station. Battery Talk. 2012 IMAA Mini-Fest Report.

July

On Vacation

No Newsletter

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August (1.3 Mb)

Goodbye Mr. Atkinson. PCC SACRC Invitation Event. Visiting Switzerland.

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September (869.4 Kb)

Re Introduce Flight Proficiency Program. SACRC-PCC Flyin &BBQ @ SACRC. Lipo Detector. Hints and Tips.

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October (728.9 Kb)

PCC/SACRC Open House BBQ. 10 MPH Speed Limit On Field. Field Camera Update. PCC/AMA Membership Renewal.

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November (712.8 Kb)

PCC-SACRC Fun Fly. Another Lake Hennessey Float Fly. AMA FPV Guideline. PCC Web Cam Updated.

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December (991 Kb)

WInter Flying in Half Moon Bay. Holiday Banquet Early Bird Special. Holiday banquet on January 19, 2013. Interim At Oceana Coming Up.

 

2011 Newsletters

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January (894Kb)

Happy New Year! AMA & Club Renewals Past Due. Work Parties to Smooth the Runway. Help Our Class at Oceana High. How to Set Up Multiple Digital Servos. CYA Blues.

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February (665.1 Kb)

Dennis Reports on the PCC Banquet. Time for Annual Preventive Maintenance Check. Indoor Flying Resumes at Oceana High School March 3. Here’s a Better Way to Install Mounting Screws.

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March (1 Mb)

Come Teach at Oceana High School. Donate Your Old Bags of Concrete. Indoor Flying at Oceana HS is a Success. A Visit With Our Friend Kirk.

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April (1.1 Mb)

PCC/Oceana Interim class visits Ames Research Center. Aeronautics for Grade Schoolers at Redwood Shores. IMAC: Matt Wins at Salinas. Spy Photos from SFO.

 
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May (1.5 Mb)

Matt takes over as the PCC Web Master. 2011 Top Gun Report. Float Fly coming up. Outreach News.

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June (670 Kb)

Meeting Location Changed. Castle IMAA Mini Report. Upgrading The Runway. Protecting Yourself From Hazardous Materials.

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July (864.1 Kb)

Meeting agenda: Updating runway. Lake Hennessey Float Fly. Who Am I, Jim Reimholz.

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August (424.5 Kb)

Remember Kirk Phaling. Who Is Mickey? Donating Excess Modeling Stock. Field Repairs.

 
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September (975.2 Kb)

Runway Updates. Who Am I? Greg Romine. NMUSAF Virtual Tour. October 6th Indoor @ Oceana.

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October (657.3 Kb)

Clear Da Prop, Looking For A New Man..... Work Continues On The Runway. Lake Hennessey Float Fly Report. Last Indoor Event.

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November (818.5 Kb)

Field Is Open. Dues Are Due, Got Your 2012 AMA Card? Officer Nomination. Who Am I is Back!

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December (904.3 Kb)

Christmas Banquet. Dues Are Due, Got Your 2012 AMA Card? Dennis’s Last Stand. Futaba 9C Transmitter Woe.

 

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