Genesee Valley Aero Modelers
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The Prez Sez . . . Well, here we are in the midst of the winter doldrums -- not much flying activity these days, although I understand that a few hardy Souls have been seen braving the cold to get their RIG models airborne. There actually have been a few pretty nice days in January -bright sunshine and relatively moderate temperatures. However, the weather prognosticators tell us that February may be very wintry and cold, so don't plan to do any serious flying until spring. I suspect that we will have six more weeks of winter, whether Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog has seen his shadow on February 2nd or not. In
the meantime, this is the building season, so keep working on those new
projects. See what you snow birds are missing? You don't have any time to
devote to building. There is no cold, cloudy, snowy, blustery winter weather
to give you an excuse for staying in your workshop. Instead, you're condemned
to endless days of bright sunshine that force you out to the flying field. How
sad! How boring! Can't you see how much better off those of us are who live in
Western New York all year round? Don't you envy us? Besides, we who live in
this part of the world the whole year are truly strong, and remember what
Darwin said; in the struggle for existence only the strong survive. Therefore,
it logically follows that we year-round residents are not merely stronger but
smarter as well (or is it crazier?) than you snow birds. This also is a time of year when the model airplane trade shows get underway and the manufacturers have an opportunity to show off their latest products to the buying public. If you have never attended one, you really should do it sometime. The two that are closest to us are the WRAM show and the Toledo RIC Expo. The Westchester Radio Aero Modelers, Inc., sponsor the WRAM show, which is held in White Plains, NY. Its dates this year are 23, 24, 25 February. The Toledo RIG Expo, hosted by the Toledo Weak Signals RIG club, is reputedly the oldest and largest show of this type in the world. It will be held 6, 7, 8 April Don't
forget the February club meeting, which will be held on the 8th at 7:30 PM.
Dick Parshall is putting together a video tape of activities involving the
Dynajet model engines. For those of you too young to remember, the Dynajet
was/is a pulse jet engine that appeared shortly after World War II. Its
technology is similar to that used in the infamous German V-1 "buzz
bombs" or "doodle bugs," that were the first of Hitler's "Vergeltungswaffen,"
or "retaliation weapons." They came out just before the end of the
war and supposedly would bring victory to the Nazis. Obviously, they failed to
accomplish their mission. The Dynajet was somewhat of an underwhelming success
as well and remains an oddity in the history of modeling. Nevertheless, it
performed as intended and offers an interesting view of the varied activities
in model aviation. That's it for now. See you soon!
For what it’s Worth by Jerry Smith from RCM Feb 2001
Hints & Kinks by Jim Newman
from Model Airplane News
At The Field By Glenn Crocker The
2000 Frozen Finger Fly is history. According to our club statistician (Dave
Beckwith) we had 10 members show up with 6 planes and 1 helicopter putting in
flights. I
have included photos of the GVAM crazies. The weather was not too bad and the
wind did not increase until we were ready to adjourn to a warm place for some
warm food and coffee. The
flight that made you want to go to a warm place, was watching Mark Smith fly
his Helicopter. The rotor makes an excellent wind machine. We
have also done some Tuesday morning flying at the RAMS field in Macedon. The
weather has not been the best for flying, but we keep on hoping for better
weather. Keep
the faith it, will be warm weather flying before too long. Watch for the trees
and snowsnakes! For
Sale · Nib - Folker DV 7 for .60 - .80 2 & 4 cycle. English kit, 1023 sq. inches. Will include WWI wheels. $195.00 ·
NiB - Berkly
“American Ace” 54 inch span. Band sawn parts w/plans for .19 glow (no
sticks). $52.00 ·
NiB - Pack
of 2 fuel line “Fuelits”. $ 15.00 ·
NiB - OS .60
cu in. 2 cycle HF/GR “Black Head” w/NiB “Davis” muffler. $135.00 Will consider “Best Offer” on items listed
above. Prices include shipping! If interested Contact Harry Braunlich at (e-mail webmaster for phone # if needed. ) Calendar
of Events ·
Feb 18,
Niagara County R/C Model Flying Club auction Lockport N.Y., 12 noon,$3.00
admission. Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall, 3330 Lincoln Av.(1.3 miles east of
Transit Rt. 78) ·
Feb 18.
Rochester Indoor Flight Society, 1-4 PM., New Covenant Fellowship gym, north
of 5 mile line road and Rt. 441. ·
Mar 3
Rochester Indoor Flight Society, 12-3PM, Rochester School for the Deaf, St.
Paul north of Driving Park Bridge. ·
Mar 10
Indoor flying. Xerox gym (off Phillips Road). 1 - 5 PM.
from Flying Aces Newsletter From
The Fuel Fool The fuel order is in. If you have any fuel coming, I will have it at the February meeting. If you can’t make the meeting give me a call 716-248-5133 to make arrangements to pick it up.
12 Rules of Model Aviation from National Newsletter 1.Perfection in model building is a desirable goal, unless completion of the airplane within your lifetime is important. 2. Airspeed is life to your model, altitude is life
insurance. No airplane ever collided with the sky. 4. The probability of model survival is equal to
the angle of arrival. 5. Flying a model airplane is not dangerous;
crashing it is dangerous. 6. Good judgement comes from experience and
experience comes from bad judgement. 7. There are three simple rules for making a smooth
landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. 8. It's a good landing if you can still bend the
landing gear back to its normal position. 9. A fool and his money are soon flying a more
aerobatic model than he can handle. 10. The nicer an airplane looks, the more likely it
is to crash. 11. A model airplane may disappoint a good pilot,
but it won't surprise him. 12. If God meant for man to fly model jets, He'd
have given him more money. from the Rock Valley RC
Flyers via The
Checkerboard Flyer Gary
Parenti, Editor]JOOJ Martindale Dr. Westchester IL 60J54 You might be
an RC modeler if your OS Engine purrs like a kitten, but your family car
barely starts. COVER STORY from Flying Aces Club Newsletter
The Zaparka
Fighter is of Austro-Hungarian origin and was designed by Eduard Zaparka in
1917. The lower wing was designed so that it could be rotated in flight to
change its wing angle. It made several flights but was heavily damaged during
landing and the project discontinued. More Helpful Hints
Surface Mount Technology by Bob Angel from
National Newsletter Surface
mount technology is the new buzzword for the latest improvement in our radios.
Readers may have noticed that I am not quick to jump on the bandwagon every
time the latest new high-tech product appears, but this one seems overdue, and
probably worthwhile. They
are now printing all of those little components that used to stick out of a
circuit board, resulting in a flatter, smaller, lighter unitized circuit that
will shrink size and weight in servos and receivers. These may also be more
vibration-resistant. Years
ago the industry took some steps forward in shrinking down components, using
transistors and integrated circuits. To read the reports, you'd think that
shrinkage continued as a year-by-year event, but a reality check shows that
those little parts and pieces on the circuit boards showed little change. Some
receivers, for example got smaller, but mostly from simplified less-sensitive
circuits, using the same components. But the "serious" receivers
continued to weigh around 1.5 ounces. This
latest technology may result in continued shrinkage for a while, as the
smaller circuits allow further packaging changes to cases, connectors, etc. If
a radio system weighed zero ounces, that would be enough to suit this kid. from
SAM 26 Lite
Ply Replacement from
National Newsletter My favorite
material to use in place of lite ply is doorskins. You can purchase these at
your local home building supply for about five dollars. The sheets are 36
inches wide by 80 inches high and are about 1/8 inch thick. I have used this
in place of Lite Ply in fuselage sides, hatches, landing gear mounts, and
servo mounts and have never had a failure. http://www. rcplaneL
com/bamac/
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