The May Meeting

Chuck Paulson called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The members welcomed Mr. Ron Lueth as a guest.  Ron builds electric powered foam models from plans and is interested in joining the club.

1.   The minutes from the April 1st meeting were approved.

2.  Al Jones read the Treasurer’s report. Expenditures included $500 to Jack Garbrick for field use, $200 to Woody for field maintenance and $25 for the repair of the frequency board. AMA club charter dues and rent for the flying field. Al advised the balance of the SCRC account and his report was approved by membership.

3.  Old business –

Woody Struble reinforced a wooden post for the frequency board with steel. He also did a great job of adding the missing frequency numbers. Al Jones added 11 card slots for 2.4 GHz transmitters.

Al Jones had nothing new to report from the field committee but in response to a question, he did advise that SCRC has submitted a letter of interest to the park planning board for the Whitehall Road property. The board will meet in December to decide how the land will be used

The 2008 SCRC Air Show will be held either on August 10th or on August 17th. Chuck will chair the committee and other volunteers include Henry, Nathaniel, Todd and Daryl. Henry Margusity advised that the food vendor plans to participate again this year and we should discuss the extra electricity usage with Jack Garbrick.

A motion to hold our Open Fun Fly on June 22nd passed. Another motion was made to have the closed Fun Fly (club picnic) on July 20th. Motion carried.

4.  New Business –

Hugh Zinsmeister reminded us of some safety rules and field courtesy points. Your AMA card should be removed from the frequency board after each flight and we should stand behind the flight line when flying. Cigarette butts and other trash should be picked up and thrown out. Larger items such as wrecked models should be taken home with you instead of disposing of them at the field. High speed passes should be made at mid-field and farther from the flight line. If a full-scale plane approaches, don’t panic and mess up the landing – it’s better to fly over the corn field in a holding pattern if necessary. Don’t take off if a full-scale aircraft is on the field with its engine running.

AL Jones informed us that he and Woody recently rolled the field to smooth out the runway. Henry Margusity asked that we turn on the Radio in the office and make sure the outdoor speakers are working so we can hear the transmissions of approaching and departing full-scale aircraft. Henry advised us of a new R/C supplier that he’s had good luck with. They have good prices and can be found on internet: http://www.rcslot.com/

Chuck announced that Peter Caddick has been relocated by his employer to Illinois. Peter wrote a thoughtful farewell letter to the club. Best of luck to Peter. Chuck also reminded us that the June meeting will be held outdoors at the flying field.

If you don’t have an SCRC name tag but would like to get one, please contact Al Jones. AL has the names of people who were removed from the membership roster because of unpaid club dues. A former club member has been seen flying at the field and Daryl Allen will address this issue with an e-mail to that person.

6.  Show and Tell –

Gil Halbleib showed his Great Planes 1/3 Scale Pitts Biplane. It’s powered by a Fuji 50cc gasoline engine and weighs in at 18 pounds. Gil demonstrated the flaperon function that he programmed into his transmitter. This is an ARF that is no longer available - and a fantastic looking model. Great job Gil – can’t wait to see it in the air!

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Daryl Allen won the 50-50 drawing, splitting $16.00 with the club.

Another Way to Launch a Glider

My son came up from Lancaster for Memorial Day weekend and brought along his Telemaster equipped with a glider carrying cradle he designed for it. The glider sits on top and is held with rubber bands over the wings. To release the glider, Mike throttles back, flips a switch on his transmitter, and a servo pulls pins which allow two aluminum bellcranks to rotate and release the rubber bands. He then uses a bit of down elevator to make the Telemaster drop away from the glider. It Works! We tried it at our field today (May 24) with my old salmon colored slope glider. The Telemaster easily handled the extra weight of the glider. The release went well, but...... Somewhere between takeoff and release, my old glider radio quit working!! I now had a free flight glider tumbling uncontrollably and drifting downwind, and finally disappearing into or behind the trees at the southeast end of the field! We searched for a half hour or so with no luck. Oh, well! Murphy’s law strikes again!

  Here is a photo of the cradle setup with Mike’s EZ Glider on board:

Here is a link to a video of it flying at Mike’s club field.  The Telemaster might look familiar. It was Will Coder’s. Mike swapped Will’s old K&B 40 for a Super Tigre 51 for a little extra grunt and it works well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRUAF2kG28k

 

That’s all for now. Please remember those who sacrificed their lives in battle so we can live in a free land.

Sam Stitzer  814‑364‑9530

samstitz@yahoo.com