MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

Meeting Agenda

Opening meeting: Meeting opened at 7:03pm by our Vice President Bill Berson.

Attending: The members attending were Pendleton, Granger, Fitch, Smith, Anliker, Crumley, Bruce, Henley, Berson, Bangle, Jim and Cindy Cook, Dantzler, Jeff and Thomas Beres and Carter.

Guests: Colin Hensley, son of Brad Hensley. Brad will no longer qualify as a guest since he was unanimously voted into the club.

Minutes posted on the web site. Additions or corrections: None.

Treasurers Report: Bill Berson gave the Treasurers report as follows; $ 1,000.00 to CD making it $ 6,108.59. Checking account is $ 1,917.67. April income (dues) $ 155.00 and $ 20.12 paid out for badges.

Old Business: None

New Business: Pete Granger shared some info coming out of Arizona. It seems that the U.S. Leadership is getting concerned about the flying skills of us small scale modelers. Yep. They’re sending out NOTAMS for us to look at before we set off to the flying field.

Crash of the Month: Pete Hanke wins again. Grant Smith said, "I talked to him for about ten minutes concerning that aileron reversal business". I must have left something out.

Special Service Award: None

Close: 7:35pm.

Program: For the June Meeting, Jim Cook will be sharing some of his knowledge and experience about electrics.

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S HOBBY SHOP

I have no words of wisdom to add this month. Not having a computer at home just makes it harder for my procrastinating nature to get things done. I am leaving today to go camping for a week. I am taking a helicopter with me to play with.

AROUND THE CLUB

J Thanks to Bob Kampmann for this goody. There's a group of likeminded videos on this site, including one billed as 'World's largest electric powered model'.  I figured the Tri-Area members might be interested. 

And you guys think it's windy at the flying field???  Listen to the sound of the wind in the background...

Bob

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFSOMzTromM

J Many thanks to Seth Stevens for this one.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalinin_K-7

In 1930s the Russian army was obsessed with the idea of creating huge planes. At that time, they were proposed to have as many propellers as possible to help carry those huge flying fortresses into the air. Not many photos were saved from that time, because of the high secrecy levels of such projects.

I got your Hawg Wild in the air for the first time..... Wow, welcome to the 21st century, that plane flies nice.

NEW MEMBERS

I hope to obtain a brief bio and a picture of our new members to enhance their introduction to the membership. This is voluntary on the part of the newbie, but it should be beneficial for all.

HINTS, KINKS, AND STUFF

J The following web site is similar to one we had a while back, but seems to have better directional and elevation control. Thanks to old South Texas friend Earl Leffelmann: http://www.electricoyster.com/electric3d/index.html

J From Seth Stevens by way of Bob Kampmann:

WHEN R/C PLANES ATTACK!

The instructions that are attached to the video read thusly...

Twas a day both dark and drear

But our intrepid pilots had no fear

They came over bridges afloat

And from places most remote

One by one they turned down the lane

Their purposes all the same

They parked their vehicles all in a line

Of sadness there was no sign

Soon planes decorated the benches

And out came the radios and wrenches

First one then another engine came to life

And planes cut through the air like a knife

Until at last

The time was past

And all the gaily colored planes

Were sadly taken back through the lane

To be returned to their nests

Until the next challenging tests.

JUST PLANE FUN

J Thanks to Bob Kampmann for this one:

By the following summer I had somehow acquired a K & B Torpedo .29 engine and a VECO Brave kit—what you would think of as a basic U-control stunt trainer. For me this was the entry into the BIG TIME of modeling. I think I have never lavished so much TLC on the construction and finishing of a plane as I did on this one. Many hot Oklahoma summer afternoons were spent out in the breezeway of our house tenderly painting and sanding this wondrous thing that I had created. That airplane flew quite well and probably lasted several months!

During this period my favorite way to spend a weekend was to pick up a new kit right after school on Friday and start building. Over time I evolved a construction sequence that allowed me to fly the plane on Sunday afternoon—and that was in the days of slow drying glue!

I eventually built every plane that VECO kitted including the Warrior, Chief, and Papoose. One Sunday the local hobby shop owner, "Pop" Cordell, loaded me and my Chief into his station wagon and took me to a Plymouth sponsored model airplane contest in Altus, OK. I was a pretty good flyer by that time, and could do the whole U-control stunt pattern except overhead figure eights (that .29 size engine just did not have enough power for the big Chief). I made just 1 flight and nailed first place, complete with a trophy!

FIELD MAINTENANCE

Special thanks to Pete Hanke and Roy Green for doing the April work. Lou Creedon has signed up for May, but will be out of the area for 2 weeks of the month. He is looking for someone to cover for him during that time.

Dave Carter will be doing the service in June—and I am finally caught up!

I apologize to all you volunteers. The whole club really appreciates what you are doing.

EDITORIAL—It has begun!

I guess we have all been concerned that our flying might become more regulated, especially with the development of highly capable UAVs. I recently received the following from the AMA:

FAA Notam

A new FAA NOTAM/TFR has been issued for the greater Phoenix and Tempe, AZ areas starting at 5:30p until 10:05p MST on Wednesday, May 13th. The TFR is issued for security purposes to cover VIP movement in this area during the ASU Graduation commencement. Model aircraft operations are prohibited in this area during the specific time periods of the TFR. See the link to the TFR below for more detailed information regarding the restrictions:

It turns out that this was a security precaution because President Obama was speaking at the commencement. I checked the map and found that the prohibited area included all of the Phoenix area flying fields that I am aware of. However, since the restriction did not take effect until 5:30 PM, very little actual impact on flying would have occurred THIS TIME.

NOTAMS are regularly posted at airports and pilots are supposed to check them as part of filing their flight plan. But what about us? Are we now expected to stop of at the local airport and check for flight restrictions on the way to the flying field? That does not seem realistic, but it does point out that there is not a system in place to notify R/C pilots. I seriously doubt that our little field will be a target for flying restrictions, but we DO fly other places that may be impacted. I expect the AMA will eventually provide us with a vehicle that will keep us out of trouble, but in the meantime be alert to restrictive notices of any kind.

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.

HORIZON HOBBIES E-Flite helicopter.

Asking just $100 OBO.

Pete Granger 379-3185

MONTHLY MEETING—June 9 at 7:00 in the SKP Clubhouse

Pete Granger

granger@olypen.com