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21 Highview Trail Pittsford, NY 14534 Prez Sez FUEL ORDER INFORMATION ON PAGE 7 As I begin my term as President I would like to thank our outgoing officers for their service. Eric Higham, Vice President, and Max Wright, President. Glenn Crocker has agreed to stay on as Treasurer, Thanks Glenn. And Joe Prato will continue as Secretary. Thanks Joe! Max has agreed to take over as Vice President. Without all of your help we would not be able to enjoy our hobby! Well another Frozen Finger Fly is history. I heard that it went well. I was not able to attend this year as I was on my way to Boston. I understand the weather didn’t present as much of a challenge as it has in the past. We also had another indoor flying session at the Honeoye School gymnasium courtesy of Max. It was attended by several of our members. Our editor was spotted taking pictures during the afternoon. A variety of aircraft were flown including Dana’s electric powered biplane. It was slow motion 3D flying. Later Max and I flew what appeared to be indoor combat. I was flying my Tiger Moth and Max had a German inspired monoplane. The Tiger Moth is a little worse for the experience. Repairs are underway. Thanks Dick P. for the spare parts. Coming up in the next couple of months are the Campbell auction, the Canandaigua Chief’s annual auction and the WRAM’s show later in February. The Syracuse Club is sponsoring a bus trip to the WRAM’s show for $40 a seat. It leaves from the North Syracuse area. If anyone is interested contact me. See you at the next meeting, Jim Next Indoor Flying Date Feb. 18th Honeoye High School Gym 3:00PM to 6:00PM Open to GVAM Members and one guest. At The Field Another Frozen Finger Fly has come and gone. The weather was not bad for the event. There was not any sun but the wind was down and Ned did not have to search for snow. Walt joined us at the field and at the restaurant after we regained our senses. Ned got his annual flight in on the hot pink Telemaster without incident. Mark took a tour around the field with his helicopter. John and Eric sweet talked John’s electric into going into the cold air. It really didn’t want to but I think John might have threatened it. Max and Dave did electrics again this year. It was reasonably quiet because the "Titusville Terror" won’t be up North to ski until later this month. Tom called prior to Christmas and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. He also said he was concerned about being politically incorrect with the greeting. Yeah Right! He also mumbled something about a few lumps of coal into Charlie and Walt’s stockings. On page 6 is an interesting newspaper article about one of our members (Ted Capron) and an experience he had right after WWII. I thank him for sharing his story with us. We have had two indoor flying sessions and everyone had a great time. Eric had the smallest flyer and Dana had the largest. Everyone must have practiced and made the appropriate adjustments since last winter because most flights were very smooth. Eric still had the most trained planes. We have two more indoor sessions so plan to join us even if you only plan to watch. Charlie and I got to the field for a session. The sun was out but it was very tough on the fingers. The snow snakes left us alone and we had a couple of good flights. Remember when you finish the newsletter go right to your winter project. Mike Akey says Spring will come early. See you at the next meeting.
 GVAM Frequency List Updated 12/31/05 It’s that time of year again when you might be considering a new radio system. You can use this to get on an uncluttered frequency.
A reminder that dues are due. Seniors $45.00 Juniors 19yrs. Or under $1.00 Full time students $1.00
North to Greenland Wayland man presents library with his history of 1946 Arctic expedition By PETER VOGT Genesee Country Express  WAYLAND - Last Thursday afternoon, Wayland native and longtime resident Theodore P. "Ted" Capron accompanied by his wife Ruth, paid a visit to the local library, where he made a donation of a nondescript white binder. But while the binder's appearance is unassuming, its contents are another story.  In the summer of 1946, with
World War II over, Capron, a U .S. Navy ensign and naval aviator assigned to a
flying boat squadron, participated in Operation Nanook, an expedition north of
the Arctic Circle to Thule, Greenland. The task force's mission was to explore
and photograph northern Greenland and the eastern Northwest Passage in
preparation for the establishment by the United States of "a meteorological
reporting network in the Arctic regions of the Western Hemisphere."One of the outcomes of Operation Nanook was the construction (beginning in 1951) of an Air Force base at Thule, which is still operational. The expedition offered participants a glimpse of a world that was alien to most of them. Daily activities, while punctuated with new and sometimes unusual adventures, were generally "routine." But, in any event, the expedition was history in the making, and Capron would record in a journal what he daily saw and experienced. It is the entries of that journal and other information that the white binder contains and is now available to the public. Until the summer of 2004, the original handwritten journal remained a stowed-away gem among Capron's service memorabilia. At that time, the retired banker was motivated by the crash near Penn Yan of a Grumman Goose, an amphibian airplane, to put together a more comprehensive account of his visit to the barren north for his children and grandchildren. Entitled How I Spent My Summer Vacation in 1946 (by
Participating in the U.S. Navy "Operation Nanook" Aboard the Seaplane
Tender, the USS Norton Sound), the history contains the transcription of the
original journal, along with related diagrams, graphs, tables and photographs
(not all of a military nature), background material (personal, especially about
Capron's interest in flying) and historical information. (Ted noted the takeoff above was JATO Assisted) From The Fuel Fool I will be placing a fuel order on the 10th of March. We will be getting Red Max again. The price is with the club discount and at the 64 gallon price break. Two cycle and four cycle prices are the same. Unless you want a specific lube blend we will be getting 20% lube made up of 2% castor and 18% synthetic. If you want the lube to be all synthetic let me know when you place your order. I will be taking orders at the February and March meetings. If you cannot make the meetings and want fuel give me a call at 248-5133. Payment at the time of order would be appreciated. 10% Nitro $13.25/gal 15% Nitro $14.35/gal
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