Howdy, all District XI IMAA pilots and others who may read this little blurb, this is your District Director OLD Pete "Merlin" Melin writing his first short article under the Directors page in our NEW and very much improved IMAA Web Site.

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The Shadetree Miniature Aircraft Association in Glen St. Mary, FL, hosted the 2009 IMAA District V Minifest from October 22 through October 24, 2009.

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Around the HighFlight editorial office, giant scale models aren’t the only thing that flies... Time seems to do the same... at about Mach 3. It seems like maybe a year or two since I took on this Editor job for the IMAA, but in truth, I’m starting on year number nine in January.

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If you are in the market for some kind of buddy box system, you need to look at the wireless buddy box system from Second in Command remote control. (www.2icrc.com ) If you are just learning to fly or would like to learn a new 3D move or maybe you have a big war bird that you are having trouble with, but you don’t want your friends to see you with a cord hooked to your transmitter.

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One of the fastest growing areas in the radio control airplane industry is electric flight. Brushless motors and lithium batteries provide enough power to make electric power a viable alternative to glow or gas engines. The purpose of this article is to discuss how to choose the proper power system and the proper charging of lithium polymer batteries.

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President Bill Hamby called the IMAA Summer Board Meeting to order at 8:15am. The Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, High Flight Editor, Safety Officer and all 12 directors were present. Guests present were William D. Unghire, Jr., along with his father, William Unghire, Sr., and Ron Shonk’s grandson, Mike Gross.

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