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Safety is YOUR Job!!
Ocean County Modelers, Inc.
By-Lines & Fly-Lines
P.O. Box 569, Lakehurst, NJ 08733-0569 October 2013
OCM ANNUAL
PICNIC Pictures are worth thousands of words
photos by Tom Moore
L ots of sunshine, blue
skies, great food, about
50 members, families and
guests, and some flying all
make for a successful day.
See, Picnic, page 2
PRESIDENT
Louis Capurso
201-376-3512 [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Edward Hollema
201-406-5077 [email protected]
TREASURER
Joseph Acquisto
732-614-2737 [email protected]
CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY
Jam Rabii
732-966-1467 [email protected]
RECORDING SECRETARY
Thomas Moore
732-644-8601 [email protected]
SAFETY OFFICER
Dan Ditursi
732-818-1692 [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Sue Fevola 732-477-1761
PROPERTY MANAGER
Jam Rabii
732-657-6760 [email protected]
CLOTHING APPAREL
Paul Meier
732-859-3002 [email protected]
WEBSITE ADMINISTRATORS
Jacob Hoehler
732-605-1131 [email protected]
Asst. Salvatore Piu 732-349-4361
Asst. Steve Lew 732-608-9938
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Club Officers
See, Picnic, page 3
Picnic, from page 1
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Picnic, from page 3
See, Picnic, page 6
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Minutes of OCM
Meeting on
September 25, 2013
See, Minutes, page 5
P resident Louis Capurso opened the OCM meeting at 7:00pm with the Pledge of Alle-
giance. There were approximately 33 members present.
The minutes for the August 28th meeting were approved as written in the newsletter. It was
noted that the membership stands at 132 members. Joseph Acquisto was not present to read the
treasurer’s report.
It is with great sadness we must report the passing of Pat Armistead. He was and always will
be a great friend and will be missed by many.
OLD BUSINESS
Jam Rabii and Gil Schwalb met with, Dan Burke, the Jackson township engineer to discuss
the township’s plans for Legler and to make sure they are aware of the club’s existence at this
site. The township has authorized a firm to begin preliminary engineering services for the de-
sign phase of the solar farm at Legler. The site maps that Mr. Burke is preparing to send to this
firm clearly shows and identifies our runway. He said there is no timeline as yet and, in his
opinion, there will be no problem with us using the area if the solar farm plan goes forward.
The plan is intended to be limited in size to allow the generated power to be transported to a
substation off site. Mr. Burke stated that the club’s presence will become a point of discussion
as the project unfolds. The club will be kept informed and will have opportunities to meet with
the people who will potentially construct the solar farm should the plan become a reality.
FIELD REPORT
The gate is still being left opened, but it was reported that the township lock was also not
locked. The club will contact the township about this matter.
The holes in the green fence by the flight line will be repaired for the upcoming 3D event.
SAFETY REPORT
Members are reminded that planes must stay 10-20 feet from the flight line fence. There is no
smoking in the pit area.
EVENTS COMMITTEE
The 2013 family picnic was a great success, and all had fun. Thanks to all that came and es-
pecially to all the volunteers whose work helped to make it a success.
NEW BUSINESS
A motion was made, seconded and approved to create a committee to look into finding anoth-
er possible flying site in the event we lose our site due to the installation of a solar farm. The
members are Vince Scatuccio, Jam Rabii and Mike Cook.
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The president appointed Carl Parducci and Hob Davis to sit on the nominating committee for
the upcoming election of officers for 2014. The committee asked the membership to submit
nominations in writing until the close of nominations at the end of the October meeting. Ballots
will be mailed out in November, if needed. The election will be held at the regular December
meeting. Neither the current President, Louis Capurso or the current Corresponding Secretary,
Jam Rabii will be running for office in 2014. During the meeting Mike Fevola submitted a
slate of candidates to the nominating committee for five (5) of the positions: Ed Hollema for
President, Tony Riccio for Vice President, Joe Acquisto for Treasurer, Bill Martin for Corre-
sponding Secretary and Tom Moore for Recording Secretary. No more nominations were sub-
mitted at this meeting. The position of Safety Officer is open.
The club would like to thank Jim Mitchell for the hard work he did cleaning up the entrance
road. The road looks great.
AMA rules state that all planes must have either your name or AMA number on the plane.
This information may be located inside or on the outside of the model.
The OCM Facebook account is up and running. Search for: Ocean County Modelers. It was
suggested that the OCM web address be posted on the Facebook page.
MODELS OF THE MONTH
Hob Davis showed his Radio Controlled U-Controlled foamie RTF Profile 1946 DeBolt Bipe
with a 50’ wire. It has a 22” wingspan and weighs only 8oz.
Bob Hackos showed his electric pontoon boat. It has a 72 MHz radio and a Soarstar motor.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.
Minutes, from page 4
In Memoriam
Patrick Armistead
P atrick Armistead passed away last week
after a long battle with cancer. There
was a memorial buffet luncheon on Sunday,
September 29th at La Bove Grande in Lake-
hurst. Family and friends attended and had an
opportunity to share their fond memories of
Pat.
Pat was a dear friend and fellow club mem-
ber who had been instrumental in arranging
for some of the work that was done to improve
the runway at Wiskow Field.
3D Fun Fly
Saturday, Oct 5th
9am-4pm
Rain date Oct 6th
Wiskow Field
Come on out to see some
great flying!!
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Picnic, from page 3
See, Picnic, page 7
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This letter was received
by Jam Rabii, on behalf of
the OCM Modelers.
Kurtis Johnson was one
of the students from Jack-
son Township that re-
ceived an OCM Scholar-
ship in June 2013.
Scholarship Winner Thanks OCM
Picnic, from page 6
Check out
back page!
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...and a boat
Bob Hackos shows this Electric Pontoon boat. It
sports a 72 MHz radio and a Soarstar motor. Just
two ladies out for a cruise on a summer afternoon.
Hob Davis shows his RTF Radio Con-
trolled U-Control foamie. This Profile
1946 DeBolt Bipe has a 50’ wire. The
wingspan is 22”, weight 8oz. It has an E-
Flite 400 motor, ESC 18amp and a Lipo
2/3 cell battery with an APC 9/7E prop.
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JACKSON HOBBY SHOP
2275 W. COUNTY LINE RD (RT 526), JACKSON
(IN BENNETTS MILL PLAZA)
732-364-3334 Credit cards accepted Established 1969
JACKSON HOBBY SHOP
Full Line Hobby Shop
The Parts & Service Specialists
STORE HOURS
Tuesday thru Thursday: 10am-6pm
Friday: 10am - 7pm
Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday & Monday - Closed
L.G.B. “G” GAUGE
INDOOR—OUTDOOR
TRAINS
We carry Lionel trains “for the kid in you”
Summer is a great time to treat yourself to a new plane!
Show your OCM
club card for 10%
discount.
(See store personnel
for details.)
Next OCM Meeting
Wednesday
October 23rd
7:00pm
Manchester
Municipal Building
Ocean County Modelers Inc. P.O. Box 569 Lakehurst, NJ 08733-0569
Runway Improvement Project
Thursday, October 3rd
Work is in preparation
for the 3D event on Saturday, October 5th.
No flying while work is in progress.
Expected to be from
early morning until noon.
Come out and help!!
