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Editor: Glenn
Crocker
21 Highview Trail
Pittsford, NY 14534
The Prez Sez . . .
Can you believe it’s September
already? Another summer, such as it was, is about to come to an end.
With any luck, we’ll have a great fall for flying. With all the rain we
had this summer, I think we are due for a break. On the positive side, the grass
at the field is as green and thick as it’s ever been. Every time I land one of
my planes, stopping has not a problem.
If you’ve been reading my editorials, you know I purchased a Tiger Moth ARF
this spring after running out of building time. I also got a great deal on a
Staudaker 300 ARF, and have been flying it a lot. Both planes are well built,
nicely covered, and fly very well. From a monetary and time view, you can’t
beat the value of an ARF. However, the urge to take a pile of wood and turn it
in to flying machine has become great.
I’ve looked at a lot of the kits available without anything grabbing my
attention. I am currently looking at plans that are available and boy are there
a lot of them. I’ll let you know how the search goes in the future. In the
mean time, I’ll have fun flying my ARFs.
Don’t forget, our monthly official meetings begin this month. The second
Thursday of the month at the Bloomfield town hall.
Happy Landings!
Max
Calendar
of Events
Sept. 24 – 28 2003 Scale Masters
Oct. 11
Ladies Night Out
Humor
from the AV Web
As I was heading
across the Desert a few months back, at the height of the Iraqi war, and
wanting to cut through R2515 around Edwards Air Force Base, I had the
following exchange with Joshua Approach.
Joshua Approach, Musketeer 123 requesting transition through R2515.
Joshua: Restricted area currently off limits but let me talk to them at
Edwards.
(About 20 seconds of dead air and then Joshua came back to me.)
Joshua: Musketeer 123, proceed through the restricted area as requested, they
need some practice on slow targets.
How many
of these things do you remember
Headlight dimmer switches on the floor.
Ignition switches on the dashboard.
Heaters mounted on the inside of the firewall.
Real ice boxes
Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.
From
The Pilots Log
Fort Worth Thunderbirds R/C Club
Charles Osborn, editor
Fort Worth TX
At The Field
By Glenn Crocker
We managed to get the club picnic in despite the forecast of rain and thunder
storms. It finally started to rain about an hour after we cleaned up.
The attendance was down from last year but we feel it was mainly due to the
wonderful weather forecast. I have included photos of the group and you will
see Tom Brown is continually hovering around the food. Wendell and Carol Coye
were able to join us again this year. Stan and his wife also joined us. Stan
flies the full size Luscomb from Wendell’s field.
One good thing about the questionable weather is that the wind is usually calm
so those that wanted to fly were able to do so.
Olean has come and gone again this year. We had 8 or 9 members attend this
year. We had the usual cross wind so there was limited flying on Saturday.
There was more flying on Sunday as the wind was more accommodating. Jim, Joe
and Stuff all flew on Sunday and everyone got back on the ground in one piece.
The Saturday evening steak roast was excellent. Dave did his usual outstanding
job preparing the meal. Sunday morning breakfast I am told was outstanding as
well.
We have had some good weather on Tuesday mornings for float flying. We have
not had to use the rescue boat that often. I told Tex that for a substantial
bribe I will put the photos of my plane nosing into the lake and the row back
in the Newsletter. He seems to take great delight seeing me in the row boat.
We have plenty of flying weather left this season so plan to take advantage of
it. Fly safe and watch for those plane eating trees.
Question of the Month.
Can you identify
this fine good looking young man? This was taken when all the parts were
working and he didn’t have to wear a hat to keep his head warm.
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If you are the
first to identify him you will not win anything but will have the honor of
having to have lunch with him (you buy).
Answer on page 6
Elections this Year
This is our year to elect a new slate of officers. We should have candidates
identified at the October meeting with elections held at the November meeting.
For Sale
Contact Gary Harvey 585-229-4688 for
items listed below.
Hanger 9 100” wingspan cub with both wheel gear and built EDO Floats. Flown
about 4 times. $250 with floats,$200
with wheels.
O.S. 26 4-stroke NIB $140 OBO
LA .15 used twice $45 OBO
Hitech Lazer 4 w/270ma Rec. Pack, 3 HS-81 micro servos & micro sss
receiver channel 38. Used twice. $120
OBO
Sig Kadet LT 40 ARF & Superstar EP w/charger Dynamite Mega II, battery
pack & speed controller. Both need work $50.
Looking for NIB 4-stroke .65-.91 OS or
Satio.
I am not getting out of the hobby. I am moving and looking to lighten the
load.
Removing glue
After you put that beautiful covering on your model, you accidentally spill
some Cya glue on it and think it’s a mess. Get a bottle of “debonder”,
put a little on a paper towel, and rub the glue right off. Wipe it clean, and
your model looks brand new again. If there is glue on your fingers, and it won’t
wash off, don’t wait for it to wear off. Get a pumice stone from your hobby
shop or the hardware store. You can rub the glue off with soap and water in
seconds.
From The Wine Country Flyer
Wine Country Flyers
Phil Leech, Stevo Smith, editors
Santa Rosa CA
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rain held off and we are doing what we do best. |
Dave
Cook and his grandson Daniel enjoying the afternoon. |
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know you would find Tom near the food. |
More of the hungry members! You can see Tom in the background still
hovering near the food. |
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| Devouring
the hamburgers and hotdogs. |
Charlie resting after all that exertion of eating. |
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| Jim
taking his Fly Baby to the flight line. “Ouch! Leave my tail alone!” |
Stuff
just prior to flying doing his I’m going to fly soon dance. Just a
slight touch of nerves. |
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| Stuff
just after his flight. Note the swagger. |
Jim
bringing Max’s plane back. I don’t think Jim really flew. He just
dragged planes around.
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| Joe
Prato getting his plane ready for a flight. |
Sunday
at Olean. The flags weren’t straight out. The guys must be recovering
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Aviator Sayings
“If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right.”
A sign in the VF-45 Aggressor squadron(similar to Top Gun)
A smooth landing is mostly luck; two in a row is all luck; three in a row is
prevarication.
Airspeed. altitude or brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete
the flight.
John McBride, astronaut
When a flight is
proceeding incredibly well… something was forgotten.
“A pilot who doesn’t have any fear probably isn’t flying his plane to it’s
maximum.”
Max Stanley, test pilot
“Never fly in the same cockpit as someone braver than you.”
Paul F. Crickmore, test pilot
Blue water Navy truisms
There are more planes in the ocean than there are submarines in the sky.
If wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it’s probably a helicopter,
and therefore unsafe.
Mankind has a perfect record in aviation. We’ve never left one up there.
Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers.
What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot
screws up, the pilot dies. If ATC screws up, the pilot dies.
Never trade luck for skill.
From The Super Glitch
Tulsa Glue Dobbers, Inc.
Mauricio Papa, editor
Broken Arrow, OK
2003 Mowing Schedule
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Name
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Date
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Name
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8/27
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C. Vogel
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9/17
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D. Nowakowski
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8/30
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J. McBride
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9/20
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G. Crocker
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9/3
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N. Holmes
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9/24
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D. Beckwith
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9/6
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E. Higham
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9/27
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C. Vogel
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9/10
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T. Brown
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10/1
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J. McBride
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9/13
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J. Prato
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10/4
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N. Holmes
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Answer to the question on page 2
That
outstanding young man is none other than Walt
Judd. The photo is from his Yearbook (Class of 1950). Didn’t think
anybody was that old!
Keeping screws in place
If you are having trouble with screws backing out of servos, cowlings, or
anything else, try this. Put a little carpenter’s glue on the threads before
installation. The glue will hold the screws but will allow them to be removed
if needed
From West Jersey Wind
West Jersey Radio Control Club
Tom Voorhis, editor
Haddonfield NJ
Loose Rubber Deflectors
If you are worried about your rubber deflector coming loose from your muffler,
put a bead of J-B Weld around the outlet pipe to form a lip at the tip. Now,
when you push the deflector onto the nipple and tie wrap it around the ridge
of J-B Weld, it will not come off. This would probably be a good method for
keeping tuned pipes in place.
From West Jersey Wind
West Jersey Radio Control Club
Tom Voorhis, editor Haddonfield NJ
Tunnel
Vision: Watching where you’re going
Following an uneventful flight, you complete your final leg and holler “landing”.
You make a gentle turn and set your airplane into a nice glide path to the
runway. You start to level off for your touchdown, then… surprise, surprise!
Your wingtip catches a fence post the right of the runway and your airplane
does an abrupt about face. Your wing is damaged, and you have egg on your
face.
The first thing that probably comes to mind is that your depth perception
betrayed you. Sorry! That’s just not so. Depth perception is effective only
on what you are looking at. You were looking but you weren’t watching. You
were looking intently at your airplane that you were unaware of what was on
the other side. That’s called “tunnel vision”.
Tunnel vision occurs when your vision centers so intently on the approaching
airplane that the focus tends to narrow and you lose your perspective of the
surrounding area, kind of like a horse wearing blinders. This is quite common
with beginning flyers, but we should all be aware that it happens.
Fortunately, tunnel vision is easily avoided. It is merely a matter of
establishing good flying habits. Your eye is much faster than your airplane.
It only takes a fraction of a second to glance quickly and determine where
your airplane is in relation to its surroundings. Make it a practice to let
your eyes sweep the area several times as your airplane is making its
approach. This can also apply to in-flight conditions when you should always
be aware of other airplanes.
From The CAM Journal
Central Arizona Modelers Inc
Marvin Hinton, editor
Sedona AZ
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This will Make Tex Mantel’s Day, Month, Year
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The S-39 making a one point landing. The wind switched from a head wind to a
tail wind.
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This is the part Tex has been waiting years for: the retrieval on film.
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