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The Tale Spinner
Newsletter of the Tri-Area Flyers
http://triarearc.org
(AMA Charter Number 4063, Radio Controlled Model Aircraft Club)
September 2011 Volume 11 Number 9 |
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Club Officers:
Position
Name
Phone Number
Term Expires
President
Seth Stevens
360.385.4675
December 31, 2011
Vice President
Jeff Beres
360.437.7550
December 31, 2011
Secretary
Lawrence Pendleton
360.379.1098
December 31, 2011
Treasurer
Bill Berson
360.379.5608
December 31, 2011
Safety Officer
Roy Greene
360.830.4584
December 31, 2011
Web Master
Roy Greene
360.830.4584
December 31, 2011
Director, Position 1
December 31, 2013
Director, Position 2
Tom Beres
360.437.7550
December 31, 2012
Director, Position 3
Tom Cochran
360.385.3796
December 31, 2011
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MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING--
August 9th, 2011
Meeting was called to order by President Seth Stephens at 6:58 pm.
These members attending were: Anliker, Bruce, Crumley, Smith, Berson, Henley, Fitch, Maupin, Greene, Stephens, Cindy and Jim Cook and Pendleton.
The guests present were: Earl Jones and Dick Daley.
The minutes on the web site were approved as submitted.
The Treasurers Report: The June balance for the Bank of America checking account was $ 2,720.72. The income on the account was $ 20.02 with no expenses. That brought the balance for July to $ 2,740.74. The balance for the Quimper CD is $ 6,873.74.
Safety Report: Roy Greene reminded the club to pay close attention to the controls on the aircraft to be sure they respond to the transmitter by moving in the correct directions. It seems that ending up with controls reversed undesirably is an easy mistake to make.
Ye olde editor: Most of us have performed this feat at least once, and it usually is fatal for the plane. It does provide some excitement for the witnesses, though.
New Business: President Seth Stephens asked for a volunteer to take over the Treasurer’s position for the remainder of 2011. Bill Berson volunteered to help with Seth’s request. Bill has now become the new Treasurer. Jim Cook who was the 2011 Treasurer has resigned from that position. Both Jim and Cindy Cook will no longer be officers on the Tri-Area Club Board as of August 9th, 2011.
General: It was decided to take a vote on allowing lease holders at SKP Park to have free membership in the club. Currently those members are Tom Cochran, Richard Benjamin and Earl Jones. Earl Jones came to the meeting as a guest and left that evening as a welcomed new member by all hands raised.
Ye olde editor: I ALWAYS give visiting SKPs unrestricted guest privileges.
A.J. Balis offered a collection of old flying gear to the membership. He wanted those with interest to give those items a new home.
Saturday, August 13th, 2011 is a fun fly day with contests and goodies to eat. All are welcome.
Seth said that Sat. August 20th, 2011 will be a clean out day for the flying field shed and that help is greatly appreciated.
Meeting closed at 7:30 pm.
AROUND THE CLUB
J
From Jack Becker and Jim Cook:
These guys have actually made a model that flies like a bird.
These TED talks are usually pretty interesting (the concept is that all presentations must be less than 6 minutes, so it's fast and furious).
The end result of the challenge this guy and his team took-on is pretty cool! Even though birds are around us daily, achieving bird-like flight has been an extreme engineering challenge.
http://www.ted.com/talks/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird.html
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
From sometime Canadian visitor Don Schmaltz:
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The pilot somehow got himself into a flat spin -- considered generally unrecoverable in an F-106 and he did what the flight handbook said to do – get out of it, i.e., eject.
After the pilot did just that, 58-0787 recovered itself from this "unrecoverable" situation. In a vain attempt to break the spin, the pilot had lowered half flaps, rolled in takeoff trim, and throttled the engine back to an approach power setting.
After the ejection, the aircraft recovered from the spin on its own, and established a wings level low rate descent under reduced power to the ground. Ground effect broke its rate of descent, and it settled into a near-perfect gentle belly landing in a farmer's snow-covered cornfield.
When the local sheriff came upon the scene, the engine was still running. The aircraft was situated on a slight incline, and was creeping forward slowly under the thrust of its still-running engine, as the snow compressed to ice under it. Concerned about where it might be headed, the sheriff didn't think he could wait for the recovery team to get there from Malmstrom which was about 50 miles away; so he got himself connected to the aircraft's squadron for engine shut down instructions before he entered the cockpit to secure the engine.
58-0787 is now on permanent display in its 49th FIS markings at the USAF Museum at Wright Patterson AFB, where its story is told in the exhibit.
While the 49th FIS Eagle jocks are reportedly glad to see their squadron immortalized in this way for millions to see, they would prefer to see it made clearer that it was the 71st, and not one of theirs, who jumped out of this perfectly good aircraft...
J
From retired pilot and old friend Jack Brown: These people produced a model sized airplane with very intricate structure that may become the way of all ARFs!
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/latest-3d-print-job-a-small-airplane/17688?tag=nl.e660
J
From Indiana flying buddy John Richards:
Here is a great video compilation of this year's Oshkosh 2011 Air Show, including a visit from Boeing with the 787. Turn on your sound and enjoy.
http://www.twaseniorsclub.org/Oshkosh.html
J
…and another one from John: The first 30 seconds shows a clip from the Top Gun movie when Tom Cruise does a fly-by of the control tower. The rest shows actual LOW PASS FLY-BYS; total time: 3:29.
Pay attention to the last one. It is numbered (#1) and it happened during a Blue Angels event over San Francisco. It was the pilots' last show and he had nothing to lose. Many of the boats lost windows to the sonic blast. Some of these planes were probably no more than 10 feet off the ground.
http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=19448
J
This is an all electric web site from Bob Kampmann. I thought the site was a bit "unpolished" but very worthwhile.
From the novice to the expert, ElectroFlightRC can help. On the site, RC pilots who are unfamiliar with electric power systems can learn all about the topic by reading through the section on Basics of Electric Flight. There may even be some useful info for the seasoned veteran. This is a resource which is regularly evolving and updated.
The real interesting part of the website is the community driven database of airframes, motors, batteries, ESCs, propellers and power setups. We have worked very hard at developing this part of the website to make it as easy to use as possible and to also have as much data on all components as possible. So far we have uploaded all components from over 70 brands like 3D Hobby Shop, Aeroworks, APC, Axi, Castle Creations, Electrifly, Extreme Flight, Flight Power, Gens Ace, Graupner, Great Planes, Hacker, Hanger 9, HET and Hobby King to name just a few. And that's only what we have so far. Even though the database will continue to grow with the help of the community, we will also continue to import products from as many brands as possible.
So what is this all for? As well as an invaluable reference database of individual electric RC components, users will have access to a comprehensive repository of power setups for any airframe they want to electrify! How does this happen? Well, that's simple. We need help from the RC community. We need you to enter your current electric power setups so that ElectroFlightRC can become the incredible resource described above.
J
Bob also sent an ad about an item all sparkies really need—and it would be mighty handy for the rest of you as well. I was unable to get the picture to paste so I put the whole thing as an attachment.
HELP WANTED
Yes, it is time once again for ye olde editor to whine for help. I seem to be spending less and less time in the PT area (I’m gone again, have you missed me?) so I am out of touch with the action at the field. Lawrence does a fine job on the minutes, so I feel connected there. Can somebody send me pictures and a rough write-up on the Fun Fly? How about pictures and news from ordinary flying days? How about member news? I would prefer regular correspondents, but I’ll be happy to include almost anything that is in good taste. Want to get on a soap box and make some noise about an airplane related topic? This is your chance!
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JUST PLANE FUN
J
This is the last of a collection of aviation giggles Bob Kampmann contributed:
Tower: 'American...and for your information, you were slightly to the left of the centerline on that approach.'
American: 'That's correct; and, my First Officer was slightly to the right'
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Controller: 'USA353 contact Cleveland Center 135.60. (pause)
Controller: 'USA353 contact Cleveland Center 135.60!' (pause)
Controller: 'USA353 you're just like my wife you never listen!'
Pilot: 'Center, this is USA553; maybe if you called her by the right name you'd get a better response!'
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BB: 'Barnburner 123, Request 7500 feet.'
Bay Approach: 'Barnburner 123, say reason for requested altitude.'
BB: 'Because the last 2 times I've been at 8500, I've nearly been run over by some bozo at 8500 feet going the wrong way!'
Bay Approach: 'That's a good reason. 7500 approved.'
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Controller: 'FAR1234 confirm your type of aircraft. Are you an Airbus 330 or 340?'
Pilot: 'A 340 of course!'
Controller: 'Then would you mind switching on the two other engines and give me 1000 feet per minute, please?'
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Tower: 'Cessna 123, turn right now and report your heading.'
Pilot: 'Wilco. 341 degrees, 342, 343, 344, 345...'
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Foreign Pilot Trainee: 'Tower, please speak slowly, I am a baby in English and lonely in the cockpit'
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Controller: 'CRX600, are you on course to SUL?'
Pilot: 'More or less.'
Controller: 'So proceed a little bit more to SUL.'
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Pilot: 'Good morning, Frankfurt ground, KLM 242 request start up and push back, please.'
Tower: 'KLM 242 expect start up in two hours.'
Pilot: 'Please confirm: two hours delay?'
Tower: 'Affirmative.'
Pilot: 'In that case, cancel the good morning!'
FIELD MAINTENANCE
L
Ye olde editor has no information on the volunteers for September through November.
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.
MONTHLY MEETING—September 13 at 7:00 in the SKP Clubhouse
The officers will meet at 6:30 like always. No info on a program, but I’ll bet there will be a lot of lies told about the Fun Fly!
Pete Granger
granger@olypen.com