MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 7:12 pm in the SKP Clubhouse. Attending were: Cooks, Granger, Marken, Hanke, Berson, McIntyre, Calkins, Olson, Kampmann, Austin, Fitch, Oaks, Benjamin, Maupin, Davis, Greene, Smith, and Anliker. Larry Berger, Tim Bangle (friend of Grant Smith) and Bob Brusa (guest speaker) were visitors. The minutes of the last meeting were read. A correction was made (Fitch really was there) and minutes were approved. The Treasurer's report was the same as last month but $105 more than the last time. The audit went ok.

Old Business - none

Safety report - none

New Business

1. Christmas dinner party - it will be at the SKP Clubhouse at 6pm on December 12 for $12.50 each. There will be a gift exchange - $5 maximum with male or female presents (please label) - pick flying as well as non-flying gifts. Dick Benjamin is collecting money for the dinner. The deadline to make a reservation is December 1.

2. Elections - the following nominees were voted in:

Bob Kampmann - President
Gary Austin - Vice President
Bill Anliker - Treasurer
Bill Berson - Secretary
Greg Marken - Director
Dick Benjamin - Safety Officer

Crash of the Month Trophy winner was Stan Davis for a Funtana 90. It lost an aileron (apparently due to a C.A. problem).

Meeting adjourned.

Raffle - George Maupin won a Smith Mini-plane built in the 70's by Pete Granger. His generous donation added $20 to our treasury.

Show & Tell - Bob Brusa, friend of Stan Davis, gave an excellent presentation on jets and brought Bruce Tharp's Engineering Reaction 54 along with the F9F-2 Navy Panther. He covered construction, flying details, and pilot requirements. Great show & tell...

Editor’s note: I think this was the best program we have ever had. Bob was both knowledgeable and personable. His topic was very interesting to all of us even though most of us are unlikely to ever participate in this phase of the hobby.. He really gave us the insider’s scoop on jets.--Pete
 
- Submitted by Cindy Cook, Secretary

AROUND THE CLUB

>As I was driving past the field the other day I noticed that the port-a-potty was lying down. I checked it out the next day and it seemed OK (no spillage), intact with no damage except the roof is pretty beat up. Randy tells me he pumped it out the day of the last meeting, so there couldn’t be much in the tank. Anyway, the wind was strong enough to break the tie wraps that held the "little house" to the steel fence posts, which are still in place. In fact, the wind was so strong the potty actually slid about 10 feet from its normal place! I also noticed the flight line safety fence was down for most of its length.

HINTS, KINKS, AND STUFF

I lifted this from the Coos Bay, OR newsletter FLIGHTLINE, editor Don Bunyard:

On Saturday, October 14, Ben Coke (below left) and John Horn had an exciting confrontation while taxiing. Ben had just landed and John came in "dead stick" from the other direction and "T-boned" Ben’s new Kadet. John’s trainer went completely through Ben’s fuselage, with the nose cone sticking out the other side. Ben’s plane needed considerable repair, but John’s trainer wasn’t hurt much at all. In typical good humor, Ben exclaimed that he would repair the Kadet and have it

some things to think about here that should help us avoid collisions, either in the air or on the ground. For one thing, all planes should take off and land from the same direction, either right to left, or left to right. If you have some pilots taking off and landing one direction and others taking off and landing the opposite direction, it is a blueprint for disaster. Secondly,

you have to train yourself to be aware of the space around your plane, and be able to spot potential trouble before it happens. You have to fight the tendency to fly with blinders on, and use your peripheral vision at all times. Yet, in spite of it all your caution, bad stuff happens, as it did in this situation. But the redeeming thing about this crash is that one plane was not hurt much and the other was easily repaired. Both lived to fly another day.

Ben Coke (on left) surveys the damage to his Kadet while John Horn contemplates separating the two

planes. Don Bunyard, wanting to take a picture, shouted at them not to touch the planes yet.

If you look closely you can see John’s fuselage through the transparent covering of the Kadet. It was like the Kadet had

been gored by an angry bull. Ben said later that all the pieces were right there and it was easy to glue it back together.

SPARKS

I have been on the lookout for an acrobatic park flyer for some time. There are plenty of small planes out there, but they are mostly too zippy to safely fly in the confines of a ball field. I also need to be able to take the wings off for a more compact travel mode. I really do not care for the flat foamys, as my experience with them has not been good. While leafing through my brand new HOBBY-LOBBY catalogue I found not 1, but 2 answers to my quest! They have a pair of profile built up 3D/Funfly electrics that are called the "suitcase" series. One review I read said that indeed his plane could be fitted into a largish hard sided suitcase, so he takes his on business trips.

The planes are an Extra 330 and a YAK-54. The wings are removed by taking off the aileron pushrod on 1 side and unscrewing 4 screws that hold the wing to the fuselage. The body is notched to clear the servo and control horn. The HOBBY-LOBBY web site has pictures of this and other features of the airplane. Oh, the horizontal stabilizer can be removed the same way.

I really wanted another Hacker motor to power this plane, as I have been very happy with their product. Unfortunately, all of their motors are too big for this application, which calls for about 130 watts. I finally chose the AXI2208/34 and a matching 12 amp ESC. The little motor will be spinning a 10-3.8 prop, so the speed will not be high.

I chose the YAK-54 because it has a slightly higher wing loading, which should help with the wind. The only review I found was for the Extra 330, and they recommended the plane not be flown in more than a 10 MPH breeze.

The motor needs a 3 cell LIPO with 1200 MAH capacity. I went with Poly-Quest because I already have a cell balancer for their 3 cell batteries and it is a quality, trouble-free product.

The above selections are based on the very complete HOBBY-LOBBY recommendations and all of the stuff was ordered from them so it will be available to serve as my Christmas present (thank you, wifey).

More next month.

EDITORIAL—Service

Many thanks to our outgoing officers who have kept the club moving forward through the last year (or more). Many thanks to the folks that stepped forward to fill the open officer positions. None of the positions require great sacrifice or a lot of time, but every job is important to the well being of the club. All of the membership has a huge appreciation for your service. MANY THANKS, GUYS AND GIRL!!!!!

FOR SALE OR TRADE

If you want to list an item, just send me the details including your name, phone number, and asking price or trade-for item. Low pixel count digital (JPEG) pictures are also acceptable.

>From Pete Granger

If you want any of the planes listed, just let me know—no offer refused!

Senior Telemaster with OS 91 FS

Lanier Stinger 10 with OS 10

Sig Four Star 60

Midwest Ugly Stik with OS 25 (an excellent second or third plane)

Sig Astrohog with OS 60 LA (I will repair this one in the next few weeks)

I also have a set of used floats that were intended for the Telemaster, but they require some repair.

MONTHLY MEETING—The Christmas Party

We will hold our Christmas party December 12 at 6:00. That is not a typo, we are starting 1 hour early. There will be no board or business meeting as we join together to celebrate another great year of flying fun and fellowship. The event will be catered by the SKP’s own Rachael who promises another super prime rib dinner with all the trimmings. Do bring your honey and perhaps a bottle of wine. Everyone is welcome, but if you want to have dinner you must get $12.50 per person to Dick Benjamin by December 1. If you want, just send Dick a check made out to Evergreen Coho SKP. His address is 2481 Anderson Lake Rd #409 Chimacum, WA 98325. There will be a gift exchange ($5.00 limit) as we have done in the past. Bring a gift for a male if you are one or ladies if you are not, and be sure to identify the sex on the package.

Pete Granger

granger@olypen.com