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December 2003
NEWSLETTER OF NEWPORT NEWS PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Volume IX No 12
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
What a great year 2003 has been for our club! We have made major improvements to our field, hosted many events/contests, seen many new and interesting aircraft fly and welcomed new friends to our club. I look forward to 2004 and the promise of new challenges and exciting activities the coming year will bring.
We will have two new club officers helping to lead the charge in 2004. Phil Greasley and Jay Taylor were elected to serve as vice president and secretary respectively. I extend my congratulations to Phil and Jay and look forward to working with them.
It has been a pleasure working with Joe Lupton and John Philbrick over the past year. They both are fine gentlemen as well as outstanding model builders and aviators. I would like to thank Joe and John for the loyalty, dedication and leadership they showed while serving as club officers. They set a fine example for all who follow in their path.
Our news letter editor, Chuck Swiger, will be leaving us for he has found a new job in the west. West Virginia to be specific. We will all miss Chuck and his squadron of small aircraft buzzing around the field. Thanks for all your help Chuck!
The last formal event for our club will be the Christmas Party on 6 Dec. This event will take the place of our normal December meeting. A lot of work has gone into making this another fine event. In addition to the fine food the Country Grill is famous for providing, there will be much frivolity, gift giving, and good fellowship. I hope to see you there.
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 6 pm Dec 6, 2003, Country Grill and Smokehouse
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Newport News Park R/C Club
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Monday, 17 November 2003
Minutes
President Owen Dwire called the meeting to order at 7:07 PM
Recognition of new members/guests - Owen There were 24 in attendance, including 3 guests. John Laurente introduced himself. He’s just moved from Richmond. He flies a Sig Cavalier, and has a Sig Senior for his daughter. He enjoys building from plans. Roger Winkles also introduced himself and offered some help with landscaping and grass cutting..
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed in the PropWash.
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dixon The club now has 136 members. We had a balance of $3K last month. Money was taken out for concrete, patches, etc, leaving $1966.79 in the account. Grass cutting went over budget by about $350.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Parks Report – Ranger Jeffo
Cards. New cards have been printed and are available.o
Gate. The last flier of the day needs to be sure that the gate is locked. The field should be vacated before dark.o
Pavilion. Cleanup of the park has taken an enormous amount of work and money. About 5 miles of trails out of the 30 miles in the park are now open. This has delayed work on any pavilion improvements.o
Porta-potty. The vendor is servicing it now, after some pressure from the Park.o
Fertilizer. The park service will attempt to get some fertilizer on the field.o
Rocket flying. Apparently some people wanted to fly rockets at our field. Doing so would violate the 400’ ceiling imposed by the FAA.·
Field Maintenance/Improvements – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / Pete Dixon. No report.Flight Training – Don Kohlman Frederico Jones will be the new chief flight instructor. He’s doing a good job.
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley No report.
OLD BUSINESS:
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Club Patch/Emblem - Oweno
Hats / T-Shirts Order They should be here by 1 December.·
Domain Name - Joe Lupton No report.·
Inter Club Fun Fly (9 Nov) – Owen We had 3 representatives- Fred Murphy, Dave Fisk, Dave Keadle. Our team won again.·
Turkey Fun Fly (26 Oct) – Frank Orris Cancelled due to lack of participation.
NEW BUSINESS:
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Club Awards – Owen Dave Fiske has demonstrated advanced flier capability. Jay Taylor was recognized for work as a contest judge. Rusty Kennedy was recognized for his work on the PB&J fun fly. Owen earned aerobatic pilot status.·
Club Elections for 2004 – Owen / Philo
Owen Dwire was the only candidate for President.o
Joe Lupton and Phil Greasley were candidates for Vice President. Phil was elected.o
Pete Dixon was the only candidate for Treasurer.o
Jay Taylor was the only candidate for Secretary.·
2004 Budget – Owen / Pete. The new budget was presented. It includes increased costs for grass cutting. The dues structure is as follows: $50 for the city; club dues will be $15; grass cutting will be $30, for a total of $95 per year. The budget was approved.·
Committee / Program volunteers – Oweno
Contests:§
Frost bite fun fly: Dave Fisk§
Fun Scale: Joe Lupton§
IMAC: Jay Jennings§
Senior Pattern: Jerry Maghee§
PB&J Fun Fly: Rusty Kennedy§
Turkey Fun Fly:o
Model of the Month/ Airplane of the Year: Phil Greasleyo
Founder’s Day: Don Kohlmano
Christmas Party: Phil Greasley, Jerry Winkler
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Flight Instruction – Owen. Fred Jones is running the program. Additional flight instructors are needed. Student pilots are expected to supply their own plane or equipment. A check list is being developed. Note that the new Futaba radios are using a different cord, with a square end.·
Christmas Party (6 Dec) – Rusty / Phil: Party will be at the County Grill and Smokehouse. This will take place at 6:00 PM. Members can bring their spouse or significant other. Everyone should bring an RC gift of $10 or less value. The gift should be in a paper bag. Model of the Year will be awarded, for both ARF and kit built categories. The Dirt Napper award will be presented.·
Model of the month – Phil Greasleyo
Phil Goodwin showed his Midwest Aerobat 40. Powered by a SuperTigre 40 ringed engine. Electronics are Futaba. It’s about 1 lb heavier than the trainer. Independent aileron servos. He added wing bolts. It weights 6 ½ lbs. It flew fine the first time out on Sunday.o
Jerry Maghee brought his Viper 500, a Quickie 500 racer. It flies very fast, requires dual rates because it is so sensitive at speed. He raced it last weekend, winning one heat! He made special decals based on those used on the USAF Thunderbirds. It’s powered by an OS 46 FX.o
The Viper won as model of the month!ADJOURNMENT. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05
Respectfully submitted,
John W. Philbrick, Club Secretary
Farewell –by- Chuck Swiger, editor
Two years ago I decided to get more sunshine and fresh air, and bring back an old interest in model airplanes that goes back to the early 70’s, when the family would take trips to Charleston WV. One of the highlights of those trips was visiting the Fountain Hobby Center. Believe it or not, Fountain is still in operation and now I’ll be near it again. NNPRCC has been a great experience, from the GWS Stick to the ME-109. I’ll be reading the web page.
Chuck, You did a fine job! It was always on time and well done! Also it was very easy to put online in the format you used. Thanks for a job well done! (webmaster).
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November 2003
NEWSLETTER OF NEWPORT NEWS PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Volume IX No 11
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I would like to thank everyone who helped with the latest project at the field. The concrete pads added greatly to our flying field. We will especially appreciate the pads next spring during our rainy season. Our next task will be to do a little landscaping to repair the ruts left by the concrete truck.
Formal events at our flying field are quickly nearing the end for 2003. The last event scheduled for 2003 is the interclub fun fly competition on Nov 9th at 2:00PM. Dave Fisk, Dave Keadle, and Fred Murphy will carry the NNPRCC flag and represent us at the competition. I encourage everyone to come out and cheer them. Good luck guys!!
Please remember to make it to our November general membership meeting. This will be our last formal meeting for 2003. We will elect officers for 2004 as well as approve the 2004 budget. Like everything else in this world, if you choose not to participate in these events, you have no basis for complaining about the direction of the club’s activities.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
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Newport News Park R/C Club
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Monday, 20 October 2003
Minutes
President Owen Dwire called the meeting to order at 7:06 There were 24 people in attendance, including three guests.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved by voice vote.
Larry Humphreys introduced himself as a new member, returning to the sport after 20+ years. Bob Peters visited from Long Island. He described his field as having two paved runways at right angles to each other. He enjoys scratch building planes.
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dixon We have 133 members including 18 family and 4 non- flying. We have about $3217 in the checking account. The grass cutting budget is $285 over spent, with two months + to go in the year.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Parks Report – Ranger Jeff. His report was passed to Owen. The Pavilion is still on the list but it will take a while before it is built, and certainly won’t be built this year. A new card has been developed, to be available in November, presuming that you already have your new AMA card.. Orange cards will be used for beginners. Members must renew by the end of the year to be able to fly at the beginning of January.·
Field Maintenance/Improvements – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / Pete Dixon. Pete has donated some fertilizer for the grass. The new field improvements- new flying stations- were installed in October by a work party. Participants should fill out volunteer time sheets. Volunteers are wanted to build additional wooden starting stations, to give us six out front plus one in the run-up area. A next step will be to terrace the starting platforms so that there isn’t an abrupt drop off at the edge.Flight Training – Don Kohlman. Fred reported on training. He plans to post records next year on new members, to help them progress. It is suggested that those wanting instruction should contact one of the flight instructors and arrange a time to meet at the field for training.
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley. No report.
OLD BUSINESS:
Club Trailer – Carl
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The Trailer has been sold and the money has been turned into the treasurer.·
Club Patch/Emblem – Owen Patches are in hand.o
Order Hats / T-Shirts Shirts or hats may be ordered through Owen.·
Domain Name - Joe Lupton No new report.·
Field Maintenance Day (4 and 11 Oct) – Owen The concrete cost $580 because there was a greater need than anticipated. The forms will be left in place. Two platforms will be landscaped at a time. There were 6 volunteers at the October 4 session, setting things up. 15- 20 people showed up for the October 11 work session. The truck was able to back up to the sites, leaving ruts in the preparation area but greatly speeding the work.·
SPA Contest (28 Sep) – Richard Witt, Jay Jennings The contest took place on the 28th, one weekend after the Hurricane! It was quite successful.·
Inter Club Fun Fly (5 Oct) – Owen NN came in first, with all three of our representatives flying Owen’s Ultrastick.NEW BUSINESS:
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Club Awards – Oweno
Richard Witt was recognized for running the SPA contest. Ed Silvers, and Ken Combs were recognized for judging. Rachel Orris was recognized for handling the money and Frank Orris and Arnold Dorey for doing the cooking.·
Founders Day - Joe Luptono
Reschedule. This event was cancelled due to bad weather. The Club decided to cancel it for this year, but to reschedule it next May. .·
Turkey Fun Fly (26 Oct) – Frank Orris. This will be a charity event. Attendees (flying or non- flying) should bring a food item. The club will then purchase a turkey to be donated to a needy family. Events will be bomb drop, loops in a minute, and timed flight- ratio of powered time to altitude to glide time. Contest will start around 1 PM.·
Inter Club Fun Fly (9 Nov) – Owen This event will take place at our field. Jay Jennings, Dave Fisk, and Dave Keadle will be our contestants.·
Slate of Officers for 2004 – Owen / Phil The following slate was nominated and approved for a vote next meeting.o
President: Owen Dwireo
Vice President: Joe Lupton, Phil Greasleyo
Secretary: : Jay Tayloro
Treasurer: Peter Dixon·
Grass Cutting Fees – Owen Since we are in arrears this year, we will have to increase the fee next year. We’ve also increased the size of the area being mowed, resulting in a cost of $85 per time. It is estimated that we’ll need $30 per member to cover the grass cutting.·
2004 Budget – Owen / Pete. A budget was presented. It was based on 110 members, and $15/ person dues to the club. It assumed 7 contests plus Founders Day and the Christmas Party. There was some discussion about no longer mailing the news letter, but leaving copies at the hobby shops, the field, and perhaps bring some to the club meeting. Budget will be voted on at the November meeting.·
Club Sponsored Pavilion – Owen. The club could build a pavilion at the field to provide more protection from the sun. A 40’ x 14’ pavilion would cost us $5K. This could cost $50 per person. Alternatively, we could attempt to raise funds in some fashion.·
Christmas Party (6 Dec) – Rusty / Phil County Grill, 6 PM.·
Model of the month – Phil Greasleyo
Bob Peters showed his Eagle 150, modeled after a home built shown at the Oshkosh EA show. It was designed by a friend of Burt Rutan. He created a foam mold, wrapped it in wax paper, and then double planked it with 1/16" balsa. It has a 46 fx, weighs about 8.5 lbs. It was a very impressive plane.o
Joe Lupton showed off his flying witch. He got it as a kit on E-Bay. The body of the figure was laser cut out of cor-foam. The "broom" is a cardboard tube. Joe added the hair. Wings are a made from a kite. It is a three channel plane. Joe used epoxy paint. It was hard to get it off the ground, but hand- launched well. It’s powered by a OS 61fx. The legs come down when it is flying, then pivot back on landing. It has been quite a hit when flown.o
Pete Dixon showed a gas engine with a custom muffler for a huge Spitfire. The muffler mimics the 6 per side openings. It will have a 110" wing span.ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:50.
Respectfully submitted
John W. Philbrick
Club Secretary
Model Of The Month For October (Kit Category)
October's club meeting resulted in a very appropriate winner on the Kit
Category for Model of the Month. Mr. Joe Lupton Showed off his flying
witch which was surprisingly simple in its construction, but as usual, Joe had
put a very realistic finish on it. The witch's broom was made of a laser
cut cardboard tube that acted as the main support for the Coraplast laser cut
body of the witch. The body was reinforced with light ply and the wing
was made basically of a nylon kite that looked surprisingly like the witch's
cape. Joe incorporated three channels ( Throttle, elevator, and rudder)
into this extraordinary kit, painted the witch's detail with epoxy paint,
mounted a OS .60FX on her and just as a touch of detail, installed some
scraggly looking hair that blows in the breeze during flight. Speaking
of flight, Joe says he has attempted to take the witch off from the ground on
several occasions with no success. However, hand launching is another
matter and Joe has flown the witch several times successfully. All the
club members who have witnessed the witch fly say that it flies well and looks
very good. I'm not sure this one will make the cut at the next jet rally
Joe, but the rest of us want to see it fly, especially since Halloween is upon
us.
See photos in Model of the Month section
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October 2003
NEWSLETTER OF NEWPORT NEWS PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Volume IX No 10
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Some of you may be familiar with the Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. Well hurricane Isabel sure made for an interesting September! I hope everyone made it through the storm with their family, home, and model airplanes intact. Most of us are still involved in taking stock and cleaning up and have not had a chance to play at our hobby. I am looking forward to things getting back to normal for the rest of the 2003.
Our flying field made it through the storm virtually unscathed. We did lose our two remaining flag poles. Obviously Founder’s Day had to be canceled and we do not have a rescheduled date yet. We will look at possible reschedule dates during the October meeting. There were enough individuals interested in flying on the 28th to hold the SPA contest. Many thanks to Richard Witt for putting on a fine contest.
As you all know, on 11 October we are planning on putting down concrete pads for the starting benches and the two new flying stations. This is going to be a major project which will require many hands to successfully accomplish. Please contact me if you think you would like to volunteer your time and talents to making this a successful project.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 7 pm Oct 20, 2003, At Ranger HQ
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Newport News Park R/C Club
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Monday, Sept 15, 2003
7:05 meeting called to order
motion called to approve minutes of last meeting - motion passed
treasures report by Pete - approx. $2980.00 in treasury.
motion made to fund grass cutting from treasury for the months of sept. thru
jan. of this year - motion passed
increased assessment for grass cutting est. 25.00 each member for next year,
suggested by owen dwire.- tabled until future
committee reports:
ranger Jeff - no report
field maintenance:
Ken Combs - ken has added new fencing
flight training
Don K. deferred to Tony Gorgone for report.
a few new members are being trained, but
Tony has concern insofar as - no new members.
field safety
a. all members must show club membership card and AMA card no show no fly!
b. frequency control - must have your own pin with name on pin
c. remove pin after EACH flight.
d.maintain established flight pattern to every extent possible.
all of the above will be posted in detail at the field soon, ALL pilots will
comply or will not be allowed to fly.
old buisness
a. no takers on club trailer
b. IMAC contest was a great success and well received by all. will try to have
more of these contests in the future - AMA sanction not necessary for all IMAC
contests. thanks to Jay Jennings for a successful contest.
new buisness
a. club patches - need buyers - $5.00
b.new hats - catalogue available on line - contact owen dwire
cost of hats - $10.00 to $12.00.
tee shirts - $15.00 to $ 18.00
c.club web site temporarily down - reports joe lupton
d.date for setting conc. pad forms - oct. 3rd or 4th.
pouring of concrete - oct. 11th or 18th if weather prohibits
pouring on the 11th. desperately will need help and heavy duty wheel barrows.
e. Founders Day Sept. 20th........
special report- Isabel put on demo flights 2 days earlier preventing a
sucessful founders day. however a few pilots showed up anyway and a fun fly
and food was enjoyed by those who showed. thanks for participation
to those pilots that were able to help, to those who could not,
best wishes to you and your families and hope that all are safe and well.
SPA contest - Sept. 28th
CD's are Jay Jennings and Richard Witt
pre - 1976 aircraft preferred but not mandatory - this time.
registration is @ 10.00 - fly @ 11.00
interclub fly-in - Oct 5th @ Williamsburg club
Turkey Fun Fly - Oct. 26th @ our field
Xmas banquet - to be held at the County Grill on route 17.
need to decide on club officers for 2004.
Joe Lupton proposed that we have a designated club historian discussion will
be tabled until next meeting.
Jay Taylor graciously volunteered.
models of the month
a. Reggie Johnson with "Dago Red" Mustang
b.Dale Covington with "Sky Crawler" - electric
good work guys. winner to be announced
meeting adjorned @ 8.35
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September 2003
NEWSLETTER OF NEWPORT NEWS PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Volume IX No 9
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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here has been a ton of things going on at our flying field. Those of us that have participated in the many varied events have had a grand time! If you haven’t found the time to come to the field for the scheduled events, I encourage you to attend even if as a spectator.We had a great turn out for the first annual IMAC pattern contest on 24 August. The parking lot was packed and there were 9 intrepid fliers competing. All of the fliers chose to participate in the Basic pattern and the competition was hot and heavy – unlike the weather which was mild with a light breeze. Jay Jennings did a super job running the contest and keeping everything on track. We also had a number of volunteers from judges to runners to concessions workers. My hat is off to all of you for a job well done.
Speaking of hats we should have samples of new hats (with our new club emblem) for display at the September meeting. We will also have the new patch for display and sale.
Please remember we will be holding our annual Founder’s Day event at the club field on 20 September. Joe Lupton is the program director for this event and will be looking for volunteers to help out.
Our next flying competition at the field will be the on 28 Sept. Our club will host a Senior Pattern Association (SPA) contest for Novice and Sportsman categories. Richard Witt is the Contest/Program Director for this event and has been working on getting everything organized. I am sure he could use an extra hand so if you can spare some of your time and talents please contact Richard.
As you all know, this fall (11 October) we are planning on putting down concrete pads for the starting benches and the two new flying stations. This is going to be a major project which will require many hands to successfully accomplish. We will be going over the final details of the work required at our September meeting.
Following the business portion of the September meeting Frank Orris will present a seminar on the care and feeding of giant-scale gas burning engines.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 7 pm Sept 15, 2003, At Ranger HQ
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Newport News Park R/C Club
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Monday, August 18, 2003
President Owen Dwire called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m. The meeting was opened a few minutes early due to pending inclement weather, which fortunately never materialized. There were approximately 30 in attendance, including three guests.
There were 3 new members – Steven Cordero, Dave Craft, and Jerry Winkler. Prospective new member, Shawn Coleman, was also present.
Minutes from the previous meeting, held on July 21, 2003, were approved as published on the web and in the newsletter.
The treasurer’s report was given by Pete Dixon. He stated that there was a balance of $3,240 and that most of the recent improvements had been paid from the excess left from last year’s budget.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Parks Report – Ranger Jeff Rice:
Porta Potty. The company that is supposed to do the maintenance has been called to come and service it.
Outside Gate. – The lock on the outside gate has the same combination as the one on the inner gate of the road leading to the flying field. In the event that the gate is locked, we do not have to wait for a Ranger to open it. We can open it ourselves if we arrive before them.
Fencing. There is 150 ft. of fencing in the shed.
Water Truck. The park has a water truck that should be available for us to use when we pour the concrete pads. It has a capacity of several thousand gallons, although we don’t need that much. Ranger Rice will check on the availability.
Pavilion. Ranger Rice has had conversations with the construction company front office on several occasions trying to get an estimate. They have not returned his calls. He may have to go to another company for a new estimate before it can be submitted for approval.
Field Maintenance – No report was given although there was some discussion stating recent improvements to the field.
Flight Training – Tony Gorgone stated that training was proceeding as required.
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone stated that all hand starting is being done using heavy leather gloves as required.
OLD BUSINESS:
Club Trailer – The trailer might be purchased by Dave Hardy.
NEW BUSINESS:
Club Patches – Owen Dwire discussed the new club hats that are on order. The hats should cost approximately $12.00 each. Since the club sponsored the initial investment required, we expect to make approximately $2.00 profit on each hat.
IMAC Pattern Meet – The meet is scheduled for Sunday, August 24, 2003. Jay Jennings says that he has 2 judges so far. He needs more volunteers to help with the meet. Registration is at 10:00 a.m. and competition starts at 11:00 a.m. There will be 2 different patterns flown. Novice Class participants are allowed to fly any type of aircraft. Sportsman Class participants must fly a scale aerobatic type aircraft.
Club Awards – Bill Crahen received a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of his participation in helping with the concession at the last meet. Bill also received his Solo Flight Certificate in recognition of his first solo.
- John White received a Certificate of Appreciation for his work as the Mall Show Director.
Upcoming Events – The Founder’s Day event will be held on September 20, 2003. Joe Lupton will be in charge. Also discussed was the Senior Pattern Association (SPA) Contest to be held on September 28, 2003. Richard Witt will be in charge.
Concrete Pads – Plans are to construct 6 concrete pads, 5’ x 10’ x 3 ½" to support the aircraft starting stands. Discussions followed concerning the requirements for the work to be done. The forms for the pads will need to be constructed and in place prior to the day the concrete is to be poured.
Six (6) construction type wheelbarrows are needed and 12 people will be needed to transport concrete from the concrete truck to each pad location. Individuals will be needed to screed the concrete and trowel as necessary. 7Plans are for a workday on Saturday, October 11, 2003 with a weather backup day of October 18.
Owen Dwire has a list for volunteers to sign up. The work cannot be accomplished by just by a few individuals. Help is needed to perform the several required tasks. If we do not get the required volunteer commitments prior to 3 Sep we will not be able to proceed with the project. The current plan calls for constructing the forms on 6 Sep with the actual concrete work on 11 Oct. A weather decision will be made on Wednesday, October 8, on whether to proceed on the 11th or defer to the 18th.
Water will be required for cleanup of wheelbarrows and tools after pouring and spreading the concrete. Bill Crahen stated that he had a 55 gal. plastic barrel that could be used if required, but Ranger Rice stated that he should be able to provide a water truck used by the Newport News Park. We will wait to see if the truck will be made available.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Jay Taylor.
MODEL OF THE MONTH
Pete Dixon won the Kit Category of the Model of the Month with his absolutely
superb Balsa USA Sopwith Pup. This huge model carries a 5 cylinder Saito
3.25 engine neatly covered by an aluminum radial cowl. The model
sports functional flying wires and a scale cockpit and pilot that Pete had to
assemble separately. There is enough latex paint to cover a good-sized
house on the aircraft and a scratch built Vickers machine gun. Pete
guesses he has 300 to 400 hours of construction time invested and the aircraft
sure shows it. What a piece of work. Nice going Pete.
Phil Greasley’s F-6F Hellcat ARF won the ARF Category for the month of
August. This 70wingspan model comes with a fiberglass fuselage and cowl,
built up balsa wings, and it is covered in Solartex. Phil traded out the
fixed landing gear for some Robart 100 degree rotating air driven gear using
scale sized wheels and tires to boot. All this was accomplished after he
bored out the wing just outside the root for the wheels to retract into.
Phil also changed the paintjob on the model to make it a bit more scale.
He repainted the underside gray color a flat white and added medium sea blue
along the side of the fuselage to replicate the war colors the actual hellcats
wore throughout the war with Japan. The Hellcat has a Saito 150 for power
and weighs in at 12lbs, 8 oz. It has yet to get airborne but Phil expects
to remedy that soon.
Pete Dixon and his Sopwith Pup
Phil Greasly and his F-6F Hellcat
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August 2003
NEWSLETTER OF NEWPORT NEWS PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Volume IX No 8
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
There has been a ton of things going on at our flying field. Those of us that have participated in the many varied events have had a grand time! If you haven’t found the time to come to the field for the scheduled events, I encourage you to attend even if as a spectator.
The Eastern Virginia Fun-Scale Championship was held on 12 July. It was a beautiful day for flying R/C airplanes. Joe Lupton did a fine job setting up and directing the contest. First place was taken by Owen Dwire, second by Fred Jones, and third by Don Kohlman. The competition between 2nd and 3rd place was very close and only decided after the 4th and final round.
Our next flying competition at the field will be the on 24 Aug. This competition will be the first of what I hope will be an annual event. We will be flying both the Basic and Sportsman IMAC Patterns. Contestants can enter any type of aircraft for the Basic Pattern while a ¼ scale or larger aerobatic aircraft is required for the Sportsman Pattern. Jay Jennings is the Contest/Program Director for this event and has been working on getting everything organized. I am sure he could use an extra hand so if you can spare some of your time and talents please contact Jay.
As you all know, this fall we are planning on putting down concrete pads for the starting benches and the two new flying stations. This is going to be a major project which will require many hands to successfully accomplish. I will be going over the details of the work required at our August meeting. I encourage you to attend to participate in the planning process.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 7 pm August 18, 2003, At the flying field
News Flash: Model Airplane Crosses
Atlantic OceanThis Just In – On Aug 10 at 1508 UTC TAM-5 (Trans Atlantic Model) landed in Ireland after a trip of 903 miles from Newfoundland. From their web site FAQ
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http://tam.plannet21.com/FAQs.htm)"TAM models all weigh less than 5 kg (11 lbs), including fuel, to meet FAI requirements for an aeromodel. The wingspan is 1.83 meters (72 inches). The fuselage is 1.8 meters (71 inches) long. Balsa wood and mylar film (Monocote©) are the principal materials, with cyanoacrylate glue used to harden and connect much of the structure. Carbon fiber, fiberglass, and epoxy are used in areas requiring extra strength. Careful attention to design allows the components to be very light with adequate strength." See above link for a picture and more details. One unusual feature is the fuel: "The fuel is Coleman stove/lantern fuel, with a special additive for lubrication. This fuel has a high energy content, is very reliable, and burns clean."
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Model of the Month – please see the club web page at:
http://members.cox.net/newportnewsparkrcc
Dates to Remember!
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 13---C.V.A.-SANCTION CLUB FLY*.
SEPTEMBER 14---T.R.C. PICNIC & FUN-FLY*.
SEPTEMBER-20---N.N.P.R.C. FOUNDER’S DAY*.
SEPTEMBER-27---C.V.A.-PAYLOAD EVENT*.
OCTOBEROCTOBER 5-------C.V.A.-COUNCIL INTER CLUB COMPETITION.
OCTOBER 11&12------BAGS SANCTION IMAA FLY-IN..(C.V.A. FIELD)
OCTOBER 19 --------I.O.W-CHILI FLY-IN.*
OCTOBER 26-------N.N.P.R.C.-TURKEY FUN FLY.*
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 9------N.N.P.R.C.-COUNCIL INTER CLUB COMPETITION.
-----------------* OPEN TO ALL AMA MEMBERS AND CLUBS.
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Newport News Park R/C Club
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Monday, 21July 2003
President Owen Dwire called the meeting to order at 7:05 at the park flying field. There were 20 people in attendance. Charles Gueffroy introduced himself as a new resident in the area, and interested in getting his 10 year old son into the game.
The minutes of the meeting of June 16 were approved as written in the PropWash and as published on the web.
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dixon We have 117 members. We have $3500 in the checkbook. We are over budget on some items. Food expenses have been over budget at the events. It was moved to amend the budget to include additional $400 in funds for concrete under the starting stations plus two additional pilot stations. This will also require a work party. The motion was passed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Parks Report – Ranger Jeff. Owen reported a conversation with Ranger Jeff.o
Vandalism. There has been a lot of damage done by a vandal or vandals shooting up the facilities. The Porta potty, sign, and shed in particular were hit. There are also bike riders and ATV vehicles back here. They are not allowed; anyone seeing them should notify the ranger station. When leaving the field, please be sure that the gate(s) are locked!!o
Pavilion. Still in –plan, but held up due to budgetary considerations.·
Field Maintenance/Improvements – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / Pete: No reportFlight Training – Don Kohlman. Two new pilots were acknowledged; their certificates will be passed out when they come to a meeting.
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley It was pointed out that another local club had a plane lost due to people not following the frequency rules. Two people were on the same frequency. We had another incident with bare hand starting of an engine, leading to the pilot getting hurt, though not seriously. Be careful!! Dave Keadle earned sport pilot rank.
OLD BUSINESS:
Club Trailer – Carl. The trailer still hasn’t been sold.
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Old Time A-Pattern Contest (Jun 22) – Jay Jennings The event went well. Rich Witt won. There were five contestants. Owen recognized Jay’s work in keeping the contest moving and running it well. Ed Silvers and Ken Coombs were acknowledged for being a judge, and __ was acknowledged for being recorder. Phil Greasley was acknowledged for cooking.·
Mall Show (28 – 29 Jun) – John White The show was good, with a number of planes. The plane is still under construction, but a winner has been identified.·
Fun Scale Meet (12 Jul) – Joe Lupton. Joe was a little disappointed- we only had four contestants, all of whom competed in Division 2 (experienced). Owen won; Fred took 2nd place, Don Kohlman came in third. Jay Jennings also competed. Joe was acknowledged with a plaque; Ken and Ed were recognized for judging, ___ for recording, and Carl Nettles for cooking. Hungates and Stream Hobbies have both provided support for our contests.·
Inter-Club Fun Fly Competition (13 July) – Ray NelsonNEW BUSINESS:
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Club Awards – Owen·
Club Patch/Emblem – Owen Patches have been ordered. $5 per patch. 100 have been ordered. Owen has designed a patch which would fit on a hat. That will require a $65 setup fee.·
Domain Name - Joe Lupton. Joe has found a site where we could get our own domain name for about $105/ year, with no popups and 100 Mb space. Joe was authorized to spend $105 or less, by motion which was passed. He’ll request "Newport News Park RC for the domain name.·
IMAC Pattern Meet (24 Aug) – Jay Jennings Hopes for good attendance. Jay encourages members to attend other club contests, in part to get people to reciprocate by coming to ours. Basic class is open. Sportsman: ¼ scale, 80" monoplane, 60" biplane, with pilot and instruments.·
Model of the month – Phil Greasleyo
John Philbrick showed his GWS Tiger Moth. He used tips from the Internet to improve on the stock kit, including reinforced struts and strengthened landing gear. The nose cowl was strengthened with scrap plastic to join the two sides, plus careful filling and sanding to smooth out the crack between the halves.o
Jay showed his PITTS by Cermak; servos in each wing (4). Landing gear strengthened. YS 120 engine, 16x10 prop.. Reinforced wing saddle. Extra large servos for the tail surfaces. JR electronics. 1400maH battery. Dubro softmount for the engine. The final weight: 11-12 lbs. The kit includes a spinner, and the manufacturer will provide an adapter to fit the engine. Maiden flight to go. Jay’s entry won in the ARF category.o
Carl Nettles showed his pizza box flier. It’s a flat piece of coroplastic sheet with the electronics out in the open. He has it set up for four channels. Carl won in the scratch built categoryo
Phil showed a jig he and Owen had built, initially to line up a twin boom OV-10. It has flexible height adjustments on the booms, as well as a screw driven adjustment left and right on the front of the booms to adjust the angle between them.The meeting was adjourned at 8:10
Respectfully submitted,
John W. Philbrick, Secretary.
CLUB WEB PAGE
Check out the Club Newsletter on:
http://members.cox.net/newportnewsparkrcc
Webmaster Joe Lupton has some GOOD pictures of activities and links to other good sites. He invites tips, stories and pics
From your RC experiences.
Treasurer Peter Dixon 868-4711
Meetings at 7 p.m., the third Monday each month at the Newport News Park/Lee Hall Reservoir camping area meeting building on Jefferson Ave. just North of Ft. Eustis Blvd.
Visitors are Welcome
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JULY 2003
NEWSLETTER OF NEWPORT NEWS PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Volume IX No 7
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
This summer is shaping up to be a busy one for our club. We have already held the Old Time AMA A – Pattern contest and conducted ourselves admirably at the Patrick Henry Mall show. There are more events scheduled and I encourage everyone to get involved.
The A – Pattern contest held on 22 Jun was perhaps the best run contest I have witnessed at our field. My hat is off to Jay Jennings for running a top-notch contest. Jay ensured there were none of the usual delays between fliers and kept things running very smoothly. If you chose not to be there, it is your loss as you missed great event. I would like to acknowledge Mr. Richard Witt who took home the first place trophy.
Our next flying competition at the field will be the on 12 Jul. This competition is an annual repeat of our Eastern Virginia Fun-Scale Championship. The contest will be open to Juniors and Seniors and will also feature Division I and Division II competitions. Division I is for folks who have never competed in a scale meet before and Division II is for the old hats at this stuff. The maneuvers are relatively simple and I encourage all of you to give it a try. Primarily you are trying to make your aircraft fly as realistically as possible. Joe Lupton is the Contest/Program Director for this event and has been working on getting everything organized. I am sure he could use an extra hand so if you can spare some of your time and talents please contact Joe.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 7 pm July 21, 2003, At the flying field
Model of the Month – please see the club web page:
Dates to Remember!
Please look at link for
THE TIDEWATER AREA R/C COUNCIL
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Newport News Park R/C Club
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Monday,
16 June 2003
Agenda
The meeting was called to order 6:56PM at the club field by President Owen Dwire.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as posted on the web site.
There were 20 members in attendance. Guest: John Backes, president CVA
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dixon 117 members, 112 flying, $3937 balance.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Parks Report – Ranger Jeffo
Pavilion Probably not available this year due to budget crunch.o
Parks service was asked about supplying the fencing for the new pit area.·
Field Maintenance/Improvements – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / Peteo
Considerable progress has been made. Area for new flight stations has been prepared and seeded. We will let this area rest/settle until the fall when concrete pads will be added to support the starting benches and the flight boxes.Flight Training – Don Kohlman No report.
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley
Concern was expressed about use of frequency pins. The pin should be up only when the flier plans to have his radio on for purposes of flying or testing.
OLD BUSINESS:
Club Trailer – Carl: No report, in view of Carl’s illness.
·
PB&J Fun Fly (June 1st) – Owen.o
First event: make a PB&J sandwich, take off, and land in minimum time. Won by Don Kohlman.o
Second event: fly with a cup of peanuts on top of the plane. Problem: The airflow across the top of the cup pulled the peanuts out of the cup on takeoff! Don attempted to try an immediate loop on take off, but wound up doing a figure 9. Event was repeated using metal ½" nuts in lieu of the peanuts. Won by Owen Dwire.o
Third event - Build and fly. Build a rubber-powered plane, then fly it. The wind made this a little more exciting than would have been anticipated. Won by Oweno
Final results. Most importantly numerous jars of peanut butter and jelly were donated to the York County Food Bank. Awards were given to the overall top three place winners.§
First Place – Owen Dwire§
Second Place – Don Kohlman§
Third Place – Federico Joneso
Rusty Kennedy and Bill Crahen were recognized for arranging and for CD’ing the event.NEW BUSINESS:
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Club Awards – Owen·
Club Patch/Emblem – Owen. $2.95ea for 50; $1.95ea for 100, embroidered. They will be iron- on. The club recommended purchasing 100. At one of our previous meetings, someone volunteered to put the patch on a flag; we’d appreciate him contacting one of the club officers.·
Carl Nettles is recovering from an operation. On behalf of the Club, Owen sent him a card and a Harry Higley Bipes book.·
Domain Name - Joe Lupton $35/ year for the domain name; $1 per month. It was moved and seconded that the Club pay for a domain name. This will be voted on at the July meeting. Joe will do some more research prior to the next meeting.·
Old Time A-Pattern Contest (Jun 22) – Jay Jenningso
Flying old time A pattern, per 1970’s.o
Jay has two judges already and accepted additional volunteers. Help is needed on scoring and on running the concessions.o
The event will start at 11 AM.o
It appears that there will be at least eight entries.o
Fliers will have to sign a "safety" certificate, and will have to show their AMA card. The event is open to any AMA member, or to someone who applies for that membership on site.o
Entry fee is $7.00o
Plaques with the new emblem will be awarded.·
Mall Show (28 – 29 Jun) – John Whiteo
Aircraft Construction§
An engine has been provided.§
Wings and fuselage have already been built; it will be covered at the show.§
Other people are invited to bring in their own projects for further work.o
Schedule for the weekend·
Fun Scale Meet (12 July)o
Plan to come and fly!
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Inter-Club Fun Fly Competition (13 July)o
Ray Nelson and Dave Keadle volunteered to fly. First time fliers automatically get 50 additional points!
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Future events – John Backes of CVA invited the members of the NNPRCC to participate in the following events to be held at CVA flying field.o
Pay load. Maximum load carried by a plane driven by a plain bearing .40.§
Planes must be a stock, readily available model. The weight of the attachment mechanism counts as part of the payload. The plane must rise off ground, make one circuit, and land.§
Open class driven by the same kind of engine, but may be specially designed to carry weight.o
Something different Fun Fly. Bring your strange and not generally seen models to this event for a day of enjoyable flying. Types of aircraft featured – flying witches, flying lawn mowers, bi-planes, etc.·
Model of the month – Phil Greasleyo
A helicopter was shown by Dave Keadle. It is a Predator. OS .91competition specification engine. Digital servos.o
Ray Nelson showed his "Magic", a fun fly ARF with a flat bottom wing made by Model Tech. He modified it from a rubber band attached wing to a bolt on. Elevator and rudder are pull pull! Powered by an OS.46 FX.o
Owen showed his Goldberg Extra 330, an ARF with profile fuselage. He replaced the original aluminum landing gear with a fiberglass set. He doesn’t like the aileron servos, which are positioned close to the fuselage, thus permitting too much flex in the ailerons. Powered by an OS .46 FX; weighs about 4 lbs.o
Dave won the kit built model of the month and Owen won the ARF category!ADJOURNMENT. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50.
Respectfully submitted,
John W. Philbrick, Secretary.
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NEWPORT NEWS PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Treasurer's Report of June 16, 2003
MEMBERSHIP Total=
116
Number of flying Members=
112
INCL. Number of Family Members= 15
Number of non- flying Members= 4
Income Expended Balance
CLUB FUNDS
Dues $1,465.00
Other $86.00
TOTAL $1,551.00 $1,937.05 -$386.05
Carryover f/2002 $3,714.70 $3,714.70
TOTAL $3,328.65
GRASS CUTTING
Assessments $1,440.00 Paid To Contractor= $600.00 $840.00
Owed to Contractor= $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL $840.00
FIELD ACCOUNT
Dues $4,800.00 Paid To City of N.N= $4,800.00
Owed To City of N.N= $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL $0.00
TOTALS $11,505.70 $7,791.00 $3,714.70 $4,168.65
Less 2002 Carryover $7,791.00 Checking Balance= $3,937.34
Deposits to be Made= $0.00
TOTAL= $3,937.34
Compiled By: Peter G.C. Dixon 6/16/2003
Treasurer of NNPRCC
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After Thoughts: Doing Research on the web
Or
Google.com is your friend
A few days ago while visiting family my father mentioned his cousin Jim Swiger had "Joined the RAF" in 1942, and that his middle name was pronounced ‘Rymer’. I was amazed they never said anything about it before. Wanting to find out more I used google.com to search for "swiger raf" and 4th from the top was a page about the 31st Fighter Group, 309 squadron, saying that Lt. Swiger "destroyed an ME-109". Checking further into
31stfightergroup.com turned up a list of officers and I delighted to find "Swiger, James R" as a 1st Lt. They shipped out to England in June 1942 and operated under RAF control. I haven’t verified that actually is cousin Jim yet, but so far it matches up. If so he would have been flying a Spitfire (the P-51 Mustangs came later). I can remember as a kid, visiting with family while he was in the hospital, seeing some model airplanes in the garage. Were he still alive I would love to tell him, "Jim, I’ve destroyed a couple of ME-109’s too". Two this year. The 3rd one awaits cooler, calm weather to try out, a Model Tech .25 size ARF that’s quite affordable. Just google for "model tech me-109".
--Chuck
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June
2003
NEWSLETTER
OF NEWPORT NEWS
PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Volume IX No 6
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
Now that the days are getting longer, I would like to continue the practice of holding our general membership meetings at the flying field during the summer months. Thus, weather permitting, we will conduct our next three meetings at the flying field. In the event of inclement weather, we will meet at Newport News HQ as usual.
Newport
News Park R/C Club
The
minutes from previous membership meeting – 21 April- were approved as written.
There
was one new member- Rich Payne, eager to join the club.
Treasurer’s
Report was omitted, in the absence of the treasurer.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
·
Parks Report – Ranger
Jeff
o
Pavilion.
Jeff is still waiting a formal estimate.
Rough estimates are $4800- $6000, plus costs for a concrete base.
o
Road Grading.
Jeff has a commitment to get gravel placed on the road and to have the
road regarded.
o
External gate.
The external gate has been locked a little early on occasion.
Jeff will look into adding a combination lock so that we’ll still
have access.
·
Field Maintenance –
Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / Pete Dixon
o
Ken and Pete worked on
the field with a tractor, addressing the overfly and the portion on the far
side of the runway. The infield
has been expanded a little. The
new portion of the infield isn’t ready for use.
·
Flight Training – Don
Kohlman. Little to report, due to
poor weather.
·
Field Safety – Tony
Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley.
·
Hand starting should be
done with heavy leather gloves or with a chicken stick.
·
If a safety officer, or
other club member, finds that a club member is flying or operating their
equipment in a manner that puts others at risk, the unsafe individual should
be asked to stop. If they
persist, in extreme cases, the park rangers may be called in to assist in
enforcement.
OLD
BUSINESS:
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Club Trailer – Carl.
Still needs some work.
·
PB&J Fun Fly (May
18th) - Rusty Kennedy. This
was postponed due to bad weather. The
Club will attempt to run it on June 1. Owen and Don will run it if Rusty cannot.
·
Interclub Fun Fly –
Owen / Tony / Fred. Our team had
a good time, but CVA won. The
next contest will be July 13. First
time participants get a 50 point bonus.
NEW
BUSINESS:
·
Club Awards – Owen.
Ed Silvers was recognized for his first solo flight.
·
Club Patch/Emblem –
Designs for new emblems were shown.
The club voted in favor of a design by Owen.
They will be made available as patches, decals, on hats, and in the
form of graphic files on the web page.
·
Domain Name - Joe
Lupton. There was some discussion
about setting up a club domain name, to make it easier for people to find us.
The proposal was tabled for lack of information.
·
Inter Council Meeting
– Rusty / Eddie Israel. Eddie
reported on the most recent meeting. Participants in the contests must specify the plane they will
use for the full day’s contest.
·
Old Time A-Pattern
Contest (Jun 22) – Jay Jennings. Sheets describing the event were passed out.
Manuevers will be as shown, except the three turn spin will not be
included.
·
Mall Show (28 – 29
Jun) – John White. Many people
have already signed up. We’ll
be building a Sig Seniorita.
·
Fun Scale Meet (12 Jul)
– Joe Lupton. Five points will
be awarded for a plane documented with a photograph.
There will be several required maneuvers, plus some optional maneuvers
dependent upon the type of plane. Flight
realism will be most important.
·
Model
of the month – Phil Greasley
o
Owen Dwire.
He brought in a biplane that he’d purchased.
It’s powered by an OS .46. It
weights 5.5 lbs. He had to adjust
the cabanes to provide the usual -1 degree incidence on the top wing.
It’s covered with Coverite. He
is using Futaba electronics.
o
Joe Lupton.
He showed off his “phoenix”, a ducted fan jet.
It was originally a Bob Violett kit.
The original fuselage was broken twice- once after a crash that
occurred on a landing, the second after it crashed
when the electronic went haywire.
A new fuselage was obtained from the manufacturer, and was cut and
spliced into the old tail. That
was a very tricky operation. It
weighs 14 lbs, and is powered by a .91 ducted fan.
It’ll travel 150 mph. The
electronics enables him to control gear, mixture, brakes and flaps, as well as
all of the normal controls. It’s
finished with Hobbypoxy paint.
o
Carl Nettles.
He brought in a Zagi fixx, electric powered.
It is a three channel, flying wing.
Carl has it powered by a 370 mAH, 8 cell, battery, from which he’ll
get about 5 minutes of flight.
o
Owen’s plane won as
the ARF entry; Joe’s as the kit.
·
The meeting was
adjourned at 8:45 PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
John
W. Philbrick
Club
Secretary.
Dates to Remember!
Please refer to the Club Activities page.
THE TIDEWATER AREA R/C COUNCIL
Click on above to be taken to the page of Tidewater Area council Events
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NEWPORT NEWS PARK RADIO CONTROL CLUB
Treasurer's Report of May21, 2003
5/22/2003 10:42
MEMBERSHIP Total= 113
Number of flying Members= 109
INCL. Number of Family Members= 15
Number of non- flying Members= 4
Income Expended Balance
CLUB FUNDS
Dues $1,435.00
Other $86.00
TOTAL $1,521.00 $1,937.05 -$416.05
Carryover f/2002 $3,714.70 $3,714.70
TOTAL $3,298.65
GRASS CUTTING
Assessments $1,410.00 Paid To Contractor= $375.00 Balance $1,035.00
Owed to Contractor= $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL $1,035.00
FIELD ACCOUNT
Dues $4,700.00 Paid To City of N.N= $4,700.00
Owed To City of N.N= $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL $0.00
TOTALS $11,345.70 $7,631.00 $3,714.70 $4,333.65
Less 2002 Carryover $7,631.00 Checking Balance= $4,490.06
Deposits to be Made= $160.00
TOTAL= $4,650.06
Compiled By: Peter G.C. Dixon 5/22/2003
Treasurer of
NNPRCC
Interesting (and sometimes useful) web sites:
http://www.google.com
– click on ‘groups’ and look for
boards and reading what
other people are doing.
June
2003
CLUB WEB PAGE
Check out the Club Newsletter on:
http://members.cox.net/newportnewsparkrcc
Webmaster Joe Lupton has some GOOD pictures of activities and links to other good sites. He invites tips, stories and pics
From your RC experiences.
May 2003
Volume IX No 5
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
With coming of the nicer weather I have seen a lot more of our members flying at the field. I enjoy seeing all those winter projects taking to the sky. There have been many beautiful aircraft zipping around the field.
Now that folks are flying at the field on a regular basis, I would like to encourage everyone to dust off their copies of the Pilot Accomplishment Program (you can get another copy on our web site) and give the maneuvers a try. I think you will find it a rewarding experience mastering the various maneuvers/levels and it will make you a better pilot to boot!
Our next flying competition at the field will be the PB&J Fun Fly on 18 May. This is a charity event we are holding to help support the York County Food Closet provide food to local families in need. Rusty Kennedy is putting together some interesting and fun events for us. These low-pressure fun fly events have attracted many of our members in the past and I expect to see a good turn out for this one as well. Even if you don’t intend to fly, your donations will be gratefully accepted.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 7 pm May 19, 2003Model of the Month – please see the club web under
Activities
Dates to Remember!
Please refer to the Club Activities page.
THE TIDEWATER AREA R/C COUNCIL
Click on above to be taken to the page of Tidewater Area council Events
Newport News Park R/C Club
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
7:00 P.M. Monday, 21 April 2003
President Owen Dwire called the meeting to order at 7:06 PM
Approval of minutes from previous membership meeting – 17 Mar – Owen
Recognize new members/guests - Owen There were 30 in attendance, including two guests plus a contingent from NASA headed by Butch Watkins.
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dixon 104 members, 95 flying. Checking balance: 6023.33 about $2000 of which will go to pay the City. See details elsewhere in the newsletter.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Parks Report – Ranger Jeffo
Pavilion. This is waiting for better weather.o
Road Grading Jeff intends to have the road graded, once the land dries out a bit.o
Volunteer forms. Jeff provided forms to be used when members have worked at the field. This includes flight instruction.·
Field Maintenance – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / Peteo
Field Maintenance Day. Proposed.o
Ken has a drawing showing the layout for the field. This would add two more pilot blocks to the Richneck Road end of the field. The infield would be extended by 75’ in the same direction. This would add two flying stations to the Richneck side of center of the paved runway. Hopefully the runway would be broadened. Currently there is about 20’ on the far side of the paved runway. It would be attractive to increase that to a total of 50’. Such an increase would require bringing in a bulldozer.Flight Training – Don Kohlman. There has been a good deal of training done over the past month.
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley. Tony points out that people should fly the pattern- fly over the field against the wind, and with the wind on the far side of the field. In a cross wind situation, then fliers should agree on which direction to fly, including take off and landing directions. If the wind changes and a pilot needs to land in a direction against the pattern being flown, the pilot should call his change.
Other issues: starting planes with bare hands; engines without spinners or safety nuts; starting benches not square to the runway. Note that a very large plane can move one of those benches, so pilots should stand behind the plane when revving the engine. Note that pilots should fly from the stand closest to the bench used to start the plane.
OLD BUSINESS:
Flight Instruction Program – Don, Owen
o
Pilot Check Out Program Owen has written a pilot checkout program. It will be posted on the web.. Fliers can download it.Leader Club – Joe Lupton
o
This club is now a Gold Leader Club! This is AMA recognition of the Club’s effort in the Community and for aero modeling.Club Trailer – Carl
Still needs work before it can be sold.
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Mike Atkinson Memorial Fly-In – Owen, Tony Gorgone. The event was quite a success. Tony was assistant manager. Phil provided a fly by; Rusty and ___ did the cooking. It was very well appreciated by Mike’s family.NEW BUSINESS:
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Club Awards – Owen Ed Silvers was recognized for being a judge at the March Frost Bite Fun Fly. Tony Gorgone was recognized for being the assistant director for the Mike Atkinson Fun Fly. Rusty Kennedy was acknowledged for his work as cook and concessions manger. Phil Greasley was recognized for his work as cook, both at the Mike Atkinson Fun Fly. Pete Dixon was recognized for his successful solo flight!·
Club Patch/Emblem – Owen So far there is one suggestion for a patch. There will be a vote on the candidates in May.·
Interclub Fun Fly – Tony/Owen Next one is May 4th at the Isle of Wight field. A third flier is needed, backing up Tony and Owen. Events include a bomb drop, called landing, spot landing.
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PB&J Fun Fly (May 18th) - Rusty Kennedy This is a charity event for the York County food bank. There will be three events. 1) Make a PB sandwich, take off and land, in less than 3 minutes. The second event: with a cup containing peanuts on the plane, the pilot must take off, do three loops and land. Prize for the maximum number of peanuts left in the cup. Third event: build and fly an airplane, to be provided at the field. Minimum entrance fee: one jar of peanut butter, one jar of jam.·
Old Time A-Pattern Contest (Jun 22) – Jay Jennings. This has been registered with the AMA·
Mall Show – John White. This is scheduled for June 28/29. Members were asked to volunteer the planes or other exhibits they can bring, and the times they can work. Phil Greasley has volunteered to co- chair this event. A computer and flight simulator will be needed, too.·
Senior Pattern Association (SPA) Contest – Don Kohlman. This would involve flying planes flown prior to 1976. The pattern to be flown would be similar to the "A" pattern. For this event, later planes may be flown but will be penalized a specified number of points. Engines may be .60 two stroke or .90 four stroke. This has been proposed for the last weekend of September or the first weekend of October. This was approved by the Club, as an interclub event. We will do it for just a single, combined, age group, and a single skill group.·
Model of the month – Phil Greasley.o
Tony Gorgone showed a Great Planes Patty Wagstaff Extra, ¼ scale, ARF. It has Li Ion batteries to save weight. Tony made modifications in the stab construction, the servo construction. The plane came in about 15 lbs. It hovers nicely at about 1/3 to ¼ power.o
Fedrico showed his ARF- a Great Planes Lancair. He got it about a week before the meeting; flew it yesterday! Powered by a Saito .90. He put it together in well less than the 15 hours they suggested. Fedrico’s plane was named model of the month.·
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Butch Watkins was kind enough to bring his NASA research team to the meeting to fill club members in on their very interesting project. They brought along one of the tools they are using in their research, a Bob Violet Models Lockheed T-33, sporting an AMT 20# turbine engine. Thanks to Butch, Tommy Jordon, and Tom Strawn for including us in your project. Phil
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Interesting Web Site
Coloring R/C Aircraft – "Don’t Color Me Gone"
by Dr. Robert Suding
"To successfully fly an R/C aircraft, the pilot must have good orientation and distance perception. The human eye/brain estimates aircraft orientation based on the perceived position of the model's outer edges, and the relationship of these outer edges to the edges of any discernible trim markings on the plane's wings or fuselage. Distance perception, in turn, depends on a combination of one's perception of the aircraft's outside edges and its estimated orientation. "
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Recurring information from the printed Newsletter has been edited out to save Webspace. All club and Newsletter information is available at the top of Newsletter or from links on the Home Page. (Webmaster)
April 2003
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
I do believe SPRING WEATHER IS FINALLY HERE! We have already had some wonderful flying days; clear skies, balmy temps, and light winds. With the coming of Daylight Saving Time we will have even more time for flying. Keep your eye on the schedule of flying events for those you wish to enter.
· Picnic tables scraped and painted.
· Drainage ditch in front of parking lot dredged out.
· Pot-holes filled in on access road.
· Infield and runway grassy areas aerated, low spots filled and grass seed applied.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 7 pm
April 21, 2003
Model of the Month – please see link under CLUB ACTIVITIES on Home Page
TIDEWATER
AREA R/C COUNCIL
See this from the Home page.
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Newport News
Park R/C Club
7:00
P.M. Monday, 17 March 2003
There
were 24 people in attendance including 3 guests..
The
minutes of the previous meeting as printed in the club newsletter were
approved.
Recognition
of guests and new members.
Butch Watkins of NASA introduced himself
Treasurer’s
Report –
Pete Dixon reported that the club has 82 flying members, 99 total
membership.
$6250 in treasury, $350 owed to the City.
A copy of the budget and expenditures to date will be in the PropWash.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
·
Parks Report – Ranger Jeff.
Not present, but Owen provided details of a conversation with him.
o
Road.
The City will put down rocks, once the weather dries out.
o
Pavilion.
Approved by the City, but all of the paperwork isn’t complete.
o
Grass Seed.
Seed to be picked up shortly, for the next work session.
o
Scrub area.
Some cleanup has been performed, with additional work to be done.
·
Field Maintenance – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / Pete Dixon.
Some work has been done, including the development of a site plan.
Pete Dixon has tested the ground for pH, and has aerated the ground.
·
Flight Training – Don Kohlman.
A plan is being developed.
The flight instructors were to meet after the membership meeting.
·
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley.
Concern was expressed about persistent violators of some safety
rules, e.g., starting engines by hand flipping them with bare fingers.
We were reminded about radio safety.
Transmitters should be placed on the racks in the pavilion, to be
retrieved and used only when the pin is available and the radio will be used
immediately.
Please note that club rules state that a person who causes damage to
another person’s plane, including through improper use of a transmitter,
is liable for the costs of the damage.
Starter benches should be left at right angles to the runway, and
engines should have a safety nut or a spinner installed.
OLD
BUSINESS:
·
Club Charter.
Owen Dwire has submitted the application to AMA for the annual
rechartering.
·
Pilot Checkout Program – Don Kohlman.
A checklist is under development.
·
Leader Club – Joe Lupton.
Joe is almost ready to submit the application, needing only a copy of
the club brochure.
·
Club Trailer – Carl
No offers yet, and it needs a little work.
·
Frost Bite Fun Fly – Don, Bill Crahen.
A good time was had by all.
Stream Hobbies had donated a gallon of fuel.
Owen, Bill Crahen, Tony Gorgone, Phil Greasley helped. Ed Coombs
& Joe Lupton served as judges.
There were 15 contestants.
The parking lot was full.
·
Mike Atkinson Memorial Fly-In – Owen, Ron Smith, Tony Gorgone.
Ron Smith showed the plaque to remember Mike.
It will be installed at the field.
The event will be on April 6, 12-4 PM, with the ceremony at 1PM.
Some food is planned.
Volunteers for setup and take down will be appreciated.
If the weather is bad, it will be postponed with a decision to be
made on the 5th and communicated by phone and email.
·
Club Awards – Owen
Awards were presented to Don Kohlman and Bill Crahen for their
leadership work on the Frost Bite fun fly and to Ken Coombs for judging at
that event..
Dave
Fisk was given an award for his success at the Fun Fly.
·
Field Site Plan – Carl / Ken / Don.
A site plan is being developed.
·
Field Maintenance Day – Carl/Ken/Owen.
The far side of the runway needs to be smoothed out.
We’ll move and enlarge the flight stations and the starting stands,
and perhaps create a helicopter hovering area.
The drainage ditch needs to be opened up and extended.
The picnic tables need to be repainted.
Pads for the new pavilion will need to be built.
This will be done on March 29 or 30 as a rain date.
·
Mall Show – John White.
Not present, but Owen discussed plans to build a plane, or at least
complete it at the show.
Hungates is planning to donate the kit.
We’ll do it the last weekend in June- June 28/29.
Volunteers to build and to staff the booth were requested.
A flight simulator and computer would be needed.
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Model of the month – Phil Greasley.
Don Kohlman brought his Ace Staudacher 300 S.
It was an ARF.
He had to move the CG forward.
It tumbles beautifully!
It’s powered by an OS 90 2 stroke, though it will fly well with a
.60. Fred
Jones showed his Top Flite P40.
It weighs 11.5 lbs.
9 servos, Saito 120.
Air pressure retracts and bomb drop.
Super coverite, Perfect paint.
He has installed a cockpit kit.
The rudder was extended was extended 2.5”, to make it a P-40 M.
It is in British North African color scheme.
·
After the meeting, tickets were sold for a gallon of fuel, donated by
Rusty Kennedy of Stream Hobby.
Phil Greasley won the raffle.
Respectfully
submitted,
John
W. Philbrick
Club
Secretary.
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AGENDA for 21 APRIL
Meeting
Approval
of minutes from previous membership meeting – 17 Mar – Owen
Recognize
new members/guests - Owen
Treasurer’s
Report – Pete Dixon
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
·
Parks
Report – Ranger Jeff
o
Pavilion
o
Road
Grading
·
Field
Maintenance – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / Pete
o
Field
Maintenance Day
·
Flight
Training – Don Kohlman
·
Field
Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley
OLD
BUSINESS:
·
Flight
Instruction Program – Don, Owen
o
Pilot
Check Out Program
·
Leader
Club – Joe Lupton
o
Should
be complete?
·
Club
Trailer – Carl
o
Advertised
anywhere?
o
Do we
want to give it away?
·
Mike
Atkinson Memorial Fly-In – Owen, Tony Gorgone
·
Field
Site Plan – Carl / Ken / Don
NEW
BUSINESS:
·
Club
Awards – Owen
·
Club
Patch/Emblem - Owen
·
Interclub
Fun Fly – Tony/Owen
·
PB&J
Fun Fly (May 18th) - Rusty Kennedy
·
Old
Time A-Pattern Contest (Jun 22) – Jay Jennings
·
Mall
Show – John White
o
Start
building aircraft early
o
People
bring in their own projects?
o
28
– 29 Jun good w/mall?
·
Senior
Pattern Association (SPA) Contest – Don Kohlman
·
Model
of the month – Phil Greasley
NNPRCC
Budget for CY 2003
as of 17 March 2003
02 Actuals 03 Proposed 03 Actuals Balance Comments
Income
610 Dues $1,200 $1,350 $1,185.00 -$165.00
620 Food Receipts ? $50 $150 $0.00 -$150.00
630 Contest Entrance Fees $180 $180 $65.00 -$115.00
640 Sale of Donated Goods $25 $100 $7.00 -$93.00
650 Raffles Receipts ? $30 $14.00 -$16.00
Total Income $1,455 $1,810 $1,240.00 -$570.00 Current Shortfall from target
Expenses
100 Grounds Account
110 Field Maintenance $41 $400 $0.00 $400.00
120 Field Improvements $40 $1,500 $0.00 $1,500.00
Grounds Account Totals $81 $1,900 $0.00 $1,900.00
200 Contests Account
210 Frost Bite Fun-Fly $0 $10 $27.11 -$17.11
220 Mike Atkinson Mem. Fly In $300 $0.00 $300.00
230 PB&J Fun-Fly $10 $0.00 $10.00
240 A-Pattern Contest $69 $100 $0.00 $100.00
250 Fun Scale Contest $31 $100 $0.00 $100.00
260 IMAC Pattern Contest $0 $100 $0.00 $100.00
270 Turkey Fun Fly $24 $25 $0.00 $25.00
280 Airplane of the Year $25 $50 $0.00 $50.00
Contests Account Totals $149 $695 $27.11 $667.89
300 Social Account
310 Founder's Day $12 $100 $0.00 $100.00
320 Mall Show $0 $50 $0.00 $50.00
330 Christmas Party $82 $120 $0.00 $120.00
340 Langley Air Show $25 $0 $0.00 $0.00
Social Account Totals $119 $270 $0.00 $270.00
400 Communications
410 Postage ? $100 $200 $54.10 $145.90
420 Printing ? $100 $150 $0.00 $150.00
Communications Account Ttl $200 $350 $54.10 $295.90
500 Admin Accounts
510 Bank Account Fees $0 $0 $0.00 $0.00
520 Capital Purchases $66 $0 $75.61 -$75.61 $45 Trailer Title + $30.61Trnr Xtal
530 AMA $113 $110 $102.00 $8.00 $90 Club Charter Fee + $12
Mag.Sub.
540 Member Expenses $0 $272.74 -$272.74 $32.15 Plaque+$50.00
Hospice+$190.61Memorial
Admin Accounts Totals $179 $110 $450.35 -$340.35
Total Expenses $728 $3,325 $531.56 $2,793.44
Net Income *
SUMMARY
BUDGET= $3,325.00
SPENT= $531.56 15.99%
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See current list through link at top of home page.
March 2003
Volume IX No 3
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Our last meeting was a good one. I would like to thank Charlie Folwell for presenting valuable information to us on the care and feeding of the batteries we use in our aircraft. There is a lot happening with the club and our monthly meetings provide the forum for deciding on the club’s direction. We hope you’ll join us!
Many thanks to Pete Dixon for taking on the mowing contract for our field. Pete has gone beyond simply mowing the field and has already aerated the grassy area. We are looking to get some grass seed from the city of Newport News (through the park service) and plan on spreading it before the end of the month.
Those of you who have been to our flying field lately know that our facility is in need of some TLC. Carl Nettles and Ken Combs are developing a site plan for our field to provide direction and organize our efforts to improve the flying site. While this grand plan is in development, there is a need for us to all pitch in to do some maintenance at our field. To this end I am asking our membership to show up at our field on 29 March (30 March as a weather back-up day) for the purpose of doing some grounds maintenance. Some of the tasks we need to accomplish:
Dredge out drainage ditches to allow water to drain from the field.
Fill in potholes in access road.
Scrape, prime and paint the picnic tables.
Do some brush cutting.
Possibly smooth the area on the far side of the runway, if we can rent a tractor for this.
If you can possibly break away from your job and other domestic duties, I would greatly appreciate you showing up at the field on the 29th (we’ll start about 0900) armed with garden implements (to include wheel barrows if you have one). If gardening isn’t your style, there will be painting and general sprucing up chores as well. Please contact Carl or Ken if you will be able to help out in this endeavor.
The weather is about to break. Dust off your planes and check them over carefully. Be sure your batteries are ready and your new fuel in good supply. Our March 8th Fun Fly will kick off the 2003 flying season.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
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GENERAL MEMBERSIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Wednesday,
17 February 2003Welcome Members /Call meeting to order – Owen Dwire: The meeting was called to order at 7:03PM. There were 19 members in attendance.
Approval of minutes from previous membership meeting – 20 Jan – Owen Minutes were approved as published in the Newsletter and on the club web site.
Recognition of new members/guests. Tony Davis introduced himself. He is interested in flying helicopters.
Announcements. Owen pointed out a number of posters announcing future events.
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dixon
87 members, 84 flying.
$1105 has been received in dues;
$3714.70 was carried over from last year.
$9564.70 income,
$3836.23 expenditures, for a net balance of $5850.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
·
Parks Report – Ranger Jeff:o
Pavilion. Jeff presented pictures of a 24’ shelter, with a 30’ shelter also being considered.o
Dirt. 2-3 loads of dirt are available.o
Scrub tree line. While it would be good for it to be cleared off by burning, as part of a training experience, budget cuts may mark this impossible. Alternatives of hand work by rangers and the club membership may be needed.o
Road. Gravel has been put on the road, but something heavier needs to be put in. Crushed concrete has been recommended.·
Field Maintenance – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles. Nothing to report. They were asked to prepare a plan for future improvements. Don Kohlman volunteered to help.Flight Training – Don Kohlman. A couple of new students were at the field at the last good flying Sunday. He was asked to update the instructor roster. Instructors will be asked to meet after the next (March) meeting to discuss plans and procedures.
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley. Nothing to report.
OLD BUSINESS:
Pilot Checkout Program – Don Kohlman. Don has developed a checklist. It will be posted at the field and on the web site.
Leader Club – Joe Lupton. We may well meet the requirements for the Gold Leader Club. We have in hand a letter from the City, Superintendent of Parks, stating that the City has spent a good deal of money on the site, has been working on it for the past 10 years, and anticipates that the field will continue in use as an aero modeling field for the foreseeable future.
Club Trailer – Carl Nettles. The trailer has been titled in Carl’s name, and is being offered for sale.
Frost Bite Fun Fly – Don, Bill Crahen. March 8. Events will be similar to the past Fun Fly events with opportunities for everyone to participate.
Mike Atkinson Memorial Fly-In – Owen, Ron Smith, Tony Gorgone. Gina Atkinson has agreed to attend. Ron Smith has worked up a 10x12" bronze plaque, to be presented on April 6. This will cost the Club $192. It was moved, second, and passed to fund this plaque from the Treasury.
Grass Cutting – Owen, Pete. Pete Dixon and his son will take over cutting the grass on the field. It will be cut on Thursday, with possible fall back to a Friday AM depending upon the weather.
NEW BUSINESS:
·
Club Awards – Owen. Since the candidates were not present, awards were not passed out.·
Correspondence. We received a thank you note for the food donated at the Turkey Fun Fly. Riverside Hospice acknowledged our gift in memory of Mike Atkinson.·
AMA Safety Rules – Owen presented a summary of the AMA rules for RC flying. Max weight: 55 lbs at takeoff. 20 lbs or greater comes under a special set of rules. Model must have name, address, and AMA number of the pilot/ owner. Range check must be completed before first flight of a new or repaired model. FCC approved frequencies only. Any plane flown before an audience must have been test flown first. There are rules concerning takeoff, takeoff pattern, and training of pilot. Because of our proximity to the airport, we must fly below 400’. Pilots must not have consumed alcohol before or doing the flight time. Turbine powered models may be flown only by pilots having a turbine waiver in hand.·
Field Safety Rules – Don / Tony There was a brief discussion of field safety rules.·
Model of the month – Phil Greasley. Fred Jones showed his "Winglet", a 9 ½ lb flying wing. It is scratch built, based on plans. It has speed brakes, and is pusher configured. He covered it with Ultracote. Though the engine has been run in the plane, it has yet to be flown.·
Markings. Joe Lupton offered a demonstration of an approach to markings when decals are not available.
ADJOURNMENT
Program. Charlie Folwell made a presentation on care and feeding of batteries. He showed an Alpha 4 battery conditioning system. He advocates a "square" configuration, or one of two pairs in parallel, as opposed to the traditional four parallel to each other. NiCds can be discharged to deliver their capacity in an hour; NiMH should be pulled down over a 4 hour period. He recommends peak charging of NiCDs. NiMH’s will "peak" on a NiCD peak charger at about 75% of maximum, so may then be trickle charged to full capacity. Some commercial chargers will peak charge NiMH cells. Li cells put out 3.7 V. They have excellent capacity, but must be handled carefully so that they are not discharged below 3 V.
Respectfully submitted,
John W. Philbrick,
Club Secretary
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NEXT MEETING: 7 pm March 17, 2003
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Monday,
17 March 2003 Agenda
Welcome Members /Call meeting to order – Owen Dwire
Approval of minutes from previous membership meeting – 17 Feb – Owen
Recognize new members/guests - Owen
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dixon
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
·
Parks Report – Ranger Jeffo
Paviliono
Grass Seed·
Field Maintenance – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles / PeteFlight Training – Don Kohlman
Field Safety – Tony Gorgone / Don Kohlman / Ray Foley
OLD BUSINESS:
Pilot Checkout Program – Don Kohlman
Leader Club – Joe Lupton
Club Trailer – Carl
Frost Bite Fun Fly – Don, Bill Crahen
·
Mike Atkinson Memorial Fly-In – Owen, Ron Smith, Tony GorgoneNEW BUSINESS:
·
Club Awards – Owen·
Field Site Plan – Carl / Ken / Don·
Field Maintenance Day – Carl/Ken/Owen·
Model of the month – Phil GreasleyADJOURNMENT
**Following business meeting adjournment we will have a short seminar to discuss flight instruction.**
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February 2003
Volume IX No 2
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
On top of the snow and cold weather, January carried with it some sad news to our club. On January 11th Mike Atkinson passed away. Our club made a memorial donation to the Riverside Hospice and we will host a Memorial Fly-In in memory of Mike on April 6th. Those of us lucky enough to have known Mike will long remember the commitment and dedication Mike had for the sport of R/C modeling and all the people in NNPRCC. Mike, you will be missed…
The New Year marks the time to renew your membership with the NNPRCC. As of 1 Feb there will be a new combination lock on the gate to the field. The combination to the lock will be provided with your 2003 membership cards. I would like to remind everyone that it is required to display your card somewhere on your upper torso when flying at our field.
During our January meeting we agreed to an ambitious event schedule for 2003. We will be firming up the dates for these events over the next several weeks. I would like to thank all those who volunteered to be event directors. Without people stepping forward to volunteer we simply wouldn’t be able to do these types of activities. I challenge each of us to find it within ourselves to donate a couple hours of our time this year in lending a hand at one or more of these activities. Please contact the individual directors and let them know you are willing to help.
The first month of 2003 has not been exactly conducive to flying our models at the field. While some of the more hardy souls in the club who are undaunted by the cold, wind and snow continue to fly as though it were 75o vice 15o, the rest of us have huddled in our shops, garages, basements, and/or spare bedrooms working on our latest creations. This was clearly evident at our last meeting for we had no less than 4 models vying for Model of the Month honors. I expect to see more models in February.
In addition to spending time building that dream ship, now is a good time to put in a little TLC on our proven fliers. To help us out in this endeavor I have invited Mr. Charlie Folwell to present a seminar on the care and feeding of the batteries we use in our aircraft. Charlie will make his presentation immediately following the business portion of our meeting on the 17th.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 7 pm FEBRUARY 17, 2003
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Minutes of
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
7:00 P.M. Wednesday, 20 January 2003
The meeting was called to order by President Owen Dwire at 7:02 PM.
There were 36 members and guests were in attendance.
Minutes from previous membership meeting – 18 Nov / 16 Dec were approved.
President Dwire announced the death of Mike Atkinson, former treasurer. The club made a donation in his memory to the Riverside Hospice.
Recognition of new members/guests : Phil Goodwin and son Phil, Tony Davis, and Richard Witt were recognized as new members.
Treasurer’s Report – Pete Dixon : $4146 is in the treasury.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Parks Report – Ranger Jon Gamache. We are moving to a combination lock system, with a change over planned for February 1. Soil is being shipped out to the field. A new shelter is in progress. The road has been repaired. The Club is free to make improvements, but it would be good to inform the Park Service prior to doing the work. A Committee within the City will meet to discuss a commitment letter, stating that the club will have a long term commitment to use the field. (This was requested to support our application for Leadership Club status.) Jon pointed out that there are ongoing and active discussions to set aside pieces of land surrounding the field under circumstances that will protect them from building, other than perhaps light industrial on a couple of parcels.·
Field Maintenance – Ken Combs / Carl Nettles: Nothing to report at this time.Flight Training – Don Kohlman; Working on checkout list.
Pilot Checkout Program – Don Kohlman; New badges will differentiate between novice (orange) and experienced (white). There is a simple check list to be completed to move from novice to experienced, including safe take off and landing, knowledge of club rules.
Leader Club – Joe Lupton; Work is continuing on this behind the scenes.
NEW BUSINESS:
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Club Awards – Owen; Certificates of appreciation were awarded to three of our members for outstanding contributions to our club:·
Carl Nettles was recognized for his contributions as Field Director
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Don Kohlman was recognized for his contributions as Chief Flight Instructor
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Joe Lupton was recognized for his contributions as Web Master
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· Proposed Events for 2003
o Frost Bite Fun Fly March 8 (Saturday)
o Mike Atkinson Memorial Fly-In. April 6. (Sunday) This will be in conjunction with the dedication of a plaque at the field on his behalf.
o PB&J Fun Fly May 17 (Saturday)
o AMA A-Pattern June 22 (Sunday)
o Fun Scale Meet July 12 (Saturday)
o IMAC Pattern August 24 (Sunday)
o Mall Show August?
o Founders Day September 13 (Saturday)
o Turkey Fun-Fly October 26 (Sunday)
o Christmas Party December 5 (Friday evening)
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· The following members volunteered to serve as directors/chairmen
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-Chief of Flight Training |
Don Kohlman |
599-6872 |
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-Club Newsletter Editor |
Charles Swiger |
727-6990 |
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-Club Newsletter Asst Editor |
Don Kohlman |
599-6872 |
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-Equipment Custodians |
Carl Nettles Ken Combs |
867-9407 898-8146 |
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-Field Improvement |
Carl Nettles Ken Combs |
867-9407 898-8146 |
|
-Field Marshals/Safety Reps |
Don Kohlman Tony Gorgone Ray Foley |
599-6872 565-3961 249-3862 |
|
-Leader Club |
Joe Lupton |
896-6396 |
|
-Model of the Month |
Phil Greasley |
898-5417 |
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-NN Park Ranger |
Jeff Rice |
591-4848 |
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-Raffles |
Carl Nettles |
867-9407 |
|
-Web Master |
Joe Lupton |
896-6396 |
|
-Frost Bite Fun-Fly |
Don Kohlman Bill Crahen |
599-6872 989-8957 |
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-Mike Atkinson Memorial Fly-In |
Owen Dwire Tony Gorgone |
898-1276 565-3961 |
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-PB&J Fun Fly |
Rusty Kennedy |
868-0719 |
|
-AMA A-Pattern |
Jay Jennings |
875-0765 |
|
-Fun Scale Meet |
Joe Lupton |
896-6396 |
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-IMAC Pattern |
Jay Jennings |
875-0765 |
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-Turkey Fun-Fly |
Frank Orris Arnold Dorey |
877-5934 877-2996 |
|
-Mall Show |
John White |
877-1142 |
|
-Founders Day |
Joe Lupton |
896-6396 |
|
-Christmas Party |
Rusty Kennedy Phil Greasley Carl Nettles |
868-0719 898-5417 867-9407 |
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2003 Budget – Pete (Owen/Joe): Owen presented the budget, as emailed to the Club Membership on January 9. The budget is based on 90 members, with the club already having more than that. The budget was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously.·
LaRC Group Membership – Owen: Langley Research wants to purchase memberships for five people. They will learn to fly conventional models at our field, with an ultimate objective of flying turbine powered equipment. The turbine powered planes will be flown elsewhere. They will train their own people, but will be following club rules as far as training and qualification. They will be AMA members.·
Club Trailer – Owen / Carl: Mr. Angers donated it to the club, but there is no real need for it. Therefore it will be titled in Carl’s name, and then sold. Any member desiring to purchase the trailer should contact Carl Nettles.·
Frequency Board. At the next meeting, we’ll discuss AMA safety rules, including pins identifying flier and frequency. These should be used on the frequency board, to identify who has permission to fly on each frequency. In addition, we will be required to wear our badges when flying at the field.·
Grass Cutting. The people who cut the grass last year do not want to do it again this year. We will be looking for someone to do the work.·
Model of the month – Phil Greasley: This year, we’ll continue the contest but will have two categories: ARFs and kit planes.o
Owen Dwire showed off his Cap 232 made by Hanger 9. It weighs 12 lbs. Owen installed dual elevator servos, and five other servos, all Futaba. It’s powered by an RCS 1.4, gas powered engine. The 14 oz tank will run the engine for 28 minutes.o
Red Covington showed his School boy, converted for micro electric equipment. It has GWS equipment, and a 5:1 geared motor. Landing gear is held on with Velcro.o
Joe Lupton brought his Mirage 2000. It’s built from a kit, using a fiberglass fuselage and foam wings. It’s powered by an OS 25 driving a ducted fan. He plans to launch it with bungee cords! He painted it with K&B epoxy paint airbrushed onto the plane.o
Phil Greasley showed his Great Planes RV 4. It’s covered with Monocote except for a painted cowl. Cowl and wheel pants are fiberglass from a specialty house. Powered by an OS .50o
The Club voted for Joe’s fan jet as the model of the month.ADJOURNMENT at 8:40.
**Following business meeting adjournment we had a seminar on detailing scale cockpits presented by Phil Greasley.**
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Models of the Month
Photos by Phil Greasley
ARF Catagory
President Owen Dwire and his Hanger 9 CAP. Powered by RCS 1.40 gas engine. Aircraft has not flown as yet.
Owen says he is waiting for near perfect weather to get the airplane airborne for the first time.
Good looking model of an ARF that has been discontinued. Good Luck Owen
Model Of The Month Kit Category
Club Vice President Joe Lupton and his Mirage Ducted Fan Jet. Joe purchased the fiberglass fuselage and foam wings for this project but had to supply all the rest (including lots of labor) himself. Kit uses a .25 size ducted fan engine and Joe predicts that he will need to get approximately 25000 revolutions per minute out of the power plant to ensure solid flight. The Mirage does not have landing gear and will be launched with large rubber chord held by two brave soles. The Paint job on this aircraft is something that Joe has wanted to do for several years and it turned out absolutely awesome. A truly fine model. Congratulations Joe.
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Items for sale:
Starting with this issue of the newsletter, I'll be making room here for listing items for sale. If you have an item you want to sell, please send me an email with a description and your asking price, prior to the publishing of the monthly newsletter in this web page. You must agree to including your name and a way to contact you, either by phone or an email address, or indicate your plan to be at the next meeting with the article. Restricted to members of NNPRCC. (JL, webmaster).
For
Sale: New
(I think) HiTec 7/8 channel FM Dual Conversion Receiver. I bought
this at the Yorktown Swap Shop last weekend, and I didn't notice until I
got home that this was for JR or Airtronics radios and I fly with a
Futaba. Therefore I can't use it. It appears to be new in the box. If it doesn't
work properly, I'll refund your money within ten days. Price: $40.00 w/o
crystal. $50.00 with Ch 17 Crystal.
Joe Lupton. email: jluptonatp@cox.net
or see me at meeting on 2/17/03.
Another good Swap Shop!
This one is in the Richmond Area. I went to this one last year. It's close and is a pretty big event. Lots of great deals! click HERE to see the event flyer.
Joe
DECEMBER / JANUARY 2003
Volume IX No 1
THIS MONTH’S MESSAGE
I hope everyone had a GREAT time over the holidays and that Santa was able to satisfy some of your desires for new R/C trinkets.
A new year is upon us and as tradition would have it, it is time to remember the achievements of the past and dream of greater things for the future. I would like to thank Jay Jennings for his service as president and the many things he did for the club. It is my hope to continue the legacy he has established. We have seen a lot of improvements at the flying field and in the general well being of the club. My hat is off to you Jay for a job well done!
We had a grand finale for the end of 2002 at our annual Christmas bash. For those of you who weren’t able to make it, you missed a great event. The food was good and the camaraderie excellent. I encourage you to try to make time for this event next year. It is a great way to meet and chat with friends who we only see at the flying field.
I know each of you have ideas of where you think the club should go for the next year and I would like to encourage you to participate in this month’s meeting. This will ensure you have the opportunity to put your ideas forward and be in on the ground floor for planning the club activities for 2003. I will also be looking for volunteers who are willing to donate a small portion of their "hobby time" to making our club better. As you know there is never a shortage of ideas, only a shortage of people willing to volunteer their time and efforts to make things happen.
My number one priority is to make the meetings a bit more fun and educational. To this end I am planning on concluding the business part of our meetings promptly at 7:45. At the close of business, I am planning on having one of our members (or guest speakers) present a topic of R/C modeling interest. For January, Phil Greasley has volunteered to tell us how he details scale cockpits.
See you at the field!
Owen Dwire
NEXT MEETING: 7 pm JANUARY 20, 2003
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Hi-Lites
NNPRCC Meeting, December 16, 2002
We did not hold our usual business meeting in December. Instead we had our Christmas meeting at Bill's Seafood on Denbigh Blvd. This was the second year for this Christmas get together/dinner/meeting and like last year, we all had a great time! We ordered off of the menu and I think everyone enjoyed a great seafood dinner. We did not have quite as big a turnout this year, and if you did not come, it was your loss.
Carl Nettles did a great job with the door prizes, as everyone got one. We also had a gift exchange! Everyone was asked to bring an R/C related item worth about $5.00. I think most of us have enough glue and spinners for several airplanes.
During the dinner party the members present voted on the first annual Model of the Year award. To be eligible for this, a model first had to win Model of the Month at our monthly meetings. There were six models considered for this year’s award since the contest started in May. Phil Greasley had two monthly winners, and his Sea Fury took the first Model of the Year Award. He was presented with a $25.00 gift certificate from Stream Hobbies.
The annual Dirt Napper award was once again presented to the member who found the most unique way to crash a model. Owen Dwire presented the Dirt Napper certificate and Perpetual Plaque to Jay Jennings. Did you REALLY put the wing on backwards, Jay? Har-Har-Har!
Don Kohlman presented a Guardian Angel award to Tony Gorgone. He surely had a guardian angel on one flight this year. Tony did a flat spin all the way to the ground......through a small hole in the trees and into a large puddle. All without damaging his model. After drying it out, he cranked it back up and flew again. He said the engine ran better than ever! Here he displays his "guardian angel". You better keep that with you at the field, Tony, least she takes offense at being left home, and who knows what could happen then..........
Our Head Park Ranger, Jon Gamache, was recognized for all of his assistance in making our club field the outstanding facility it is. He was presented with a plaque as well as honorary membership. Thanks for all you have done Jon!
As you can see the dinner meeting was a resounding success. I would like to thank all the members who volunteered their time and services to put together a wonderful Christmas dinner meeting for us.
Respectfully submitted,
Owen Dwire
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Meeting of NNPR/CC
November 18, 2002
The meeting was called to order by President Jay Jennings at approximately 7:10 at the Park club house.
The meeting was opened with prayer by Eddie Israel.
There were 18 in attendance.
Pete Dixon provided a financial report, showing a balance of $4516.24.
The minutes were approved as published in the PropWash.
Park ranger Jeff Rice reported that he has proposed a design for a new shelter to be 18x24 in size. It will replace and expand the existing shelter, and will be located in approximately the position of the current shelter. It has been proposed to the City management. No word about burning off the hedge row or about getting additional dirt on the field.
Next month’s meeting will be at Bill’s Seafood Restaurant on Monday, December 16th. Jay Jennings, Joe Lupton, Owen Dwire, Don Kohlman, Ed Israel and Pete Dixon agreed to phone people to get commitments, as the restaurant wants a minimum of 25 people in order to reserve a private room. Door prizes and the "Dirt Napper" prize will be awarded. Model of the year will be voted on and awarded there.
A volunteer has been found to take over the Newsletter. He is willing to take over after the first of the year. A committee was formed (consisting of Jay Jennings and John Philbrick) to get a newsletter out in early December.
The "fun fly" planned for last weekend was cancelled due to rain. It will be held next Sunday, November 24.
Don Kohlman commented that some fliers, particularly the newer ones, are not following good safety procedures. These include failure to fly in the race track pattern, starting planes by hand flipping the prop with out even a glove for protection, and using engines without safety nuts or rounded spinners covering the prop end of the crankshaft.
In following up on an action item taken during October’s membership meeting, Owen Dwire proposed that the club have "published" flight check requirements to comply with the rules and bylaws as currently written. The rules currently state that new members be required to demonstrate knowledge of the field rules and pass a flying skills test prior to being considered "experienced fliers." It was proposed that the flying skills test consist of a left turning pattern and landing, a right turn pattern landing, and a dead stick landing. If wind strength/direction prohibits a safe landing from one direction or the other, then the "down wind" landing could be a low approach. All landings will be on the runway. Don Kohlman, chief flight instructor, took for action the task of printing and posting the details of the flight check requirements at the flying field.
Thus a new member to NNPRCC will be issued a Novice Pilot’s Permit/badge. Any club officer or club designated instructor witnessing the satisfactory demonstration of the above flight check requirements could sign off that the flier had demonstrated the required knowledge and skill. The sign off will be accomplished on the back of the Novice Pilot’s permit. The signed Novice Pilot Permit can be turned in to the treasurer who will then issue an Experienced Pilot Permit to the member. This process was moved, seconded, and approved.
Owen reported on the Pilot Accomplishment Program. Congratulations are in order for Tony Gorgone, Gary Barrett, and Larry Wall who achieved and were awarded Sport Flier level.
Eddie Israel pointed out the danger of prolonged time in the sun without protection such as sun screen, broad brimmed hats, or clothing. Prolonged, repeated exposure to the sun can lead to skin cancer, which can require surgery.
Elections. Owen Dwire, Pete Dixon, and John Philbrick were unopposed, and therefore were presumed elected by acclamation to positions of President, Treasurer and Secretary, respectively. In a very close vote, Joe Lupton was re- elected as VP.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00.
After the meeting, Owen Dwire showed his Ultra Stick. He pointed out several modifications he’d made to the stock kit. He replaced the engine mount with a Dave Brown mount. He removed the stickers, by pulling an edge until it was lying almost flat on the remaining portion of the sticker, and continuing to pull straight back away from the open edge. He then cleaned the glue that was left behind with turpentine followed by alcohol. He added his own decal "Got the T-Shirt" to the top of the wing. He also put a pattern on the bottom of the wing to enhance the visibility. The tail wheel is mounted on a bracket, rather than on the rudder. Before gluing the CA hinges in place, he marked a line on each side of each hinge with a fine line crayon. The glued hinges are then flexible, but strongly attached to the plane. He reinforced the landing gear block by supplementing the built in hardwood block with some five ply aircraft plywood on top of the block. It is also reinforced with some small triangle stock. The landing gear is fastened on with 10-32 nylon bolts. These will break off under stress, leaving the fuselage intact. The wing dowels were replaced with stronger ones, and the block into which the dowels go was reinforced. He used slightly lighter push rod wire to the tail, so that they would move more easily in the supplied tubes. He’s using an OS 50 with an 11-6 APC prop.
Respectfully submitted, John W. Philbrick, Secretary.
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Webmaster Joe Lupton has some GOOD pictures of activities and links to other good sites. He invites tips, stories and pics
From your RC experiences.
Meetings
At 7 p.m., the third Monday each month at
the Newport News Park/Lee Hall Reservoir camping area
meeting building on Jefferson Ave. just North of Ft. Eustis Blvd.
Visitors are Welcome
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New Newsletter Editor
By: Chuck Swiger
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In the book "Catch 22" Ex PFC Wintergreen was the most influential man in the whole theatre of operations because he had access to a mimeograph machine.
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A big round of thanks goes out to Alice Munday for publishing the club newsletter, I’m sure we’ll miss her efforts, especially as I try to fill in. I was completely unaware that the hunt for a new editor was in progress when I mistakenly mentioned to our new president Owen Dwire that I was charged with the same job at the Petersburg Ft Lee club some 17 years ago. I didn’t do very well then, eventually letting it go for someone else to pick up but this time appreciate the opportunity to facilitate club communications. Being a relatively new member to the NNPRCC I don’t know many members and their activities and interests so will have to rely on others for input and articles until we get up to speed. I have seen some members interested in RC Combat, a very exciting area. We are always interested in construction projects and what you have going on the bench. A digital camera and email is about all you need to get a project featured in either the news or on a web site. Regular prints can be submitted as well and get scanned in.
Currently it’s usually cold and windy, but as spring quickly approaches I’ll be scrounging for gossip and photos of aircraft past, present and future. Personally I’ve many pleasant dreams of a Great Planes Corsair F4U kit covered in silkspan, but want to get a Messerschmitt Bf-109 going first!
See you next time –
Chuck
