An AMA Gold Leader Club
June, 2004
No. 445
THE PRESIDENT'S CORNER
by Russ O'Brien
BOG Nominations & Election
Nominations for the VFSS Board of Governors are being
taken until the
September meeting. We are looking for a mix of new
and experienced members
to serve and would like to have at least 15 nominees.
The BOG election will
take place at the October club meeting. If you are
interested, please take
a look at the duties of the BOG in the club bylaws,
and then inform the club
secretary by phone, email or in person. Please read
the club bylaws to
familiarize yourself with the nomination requirements.
New BOG members will
be vested with the customary two years of ministerial
authority.
Fun Fly - Saturday, June 12, 2004, 9AM to 3PM
Several people who typically work on the Fun Fly are
not available this year
due to health problems or schedule conflicts. We will
stage the event but
may not be able to serve hot food.
The Handibond Company of Honolulu is making a donation,
for the third year,
of their CA glue products, to be given to R/C pilots
who participate.
Further purchases of Handibond products can be made
at HobbyTown USA.
The 3-page Fun Fly permit request with $50 fee has been
submitted to the
Park, but the permit has not been received as of 5/21.
Alpha Squadron Show
Team declined to give a performance because they are
scheduled to perform at
the New Garden Air Show on June 13th. Several attempts
have been made to
confirm a jet plane demonstration, but no response has
been received as of
5/21.
Bob Schaaf goes back to England
Bob Schaaf will soon be going to England for a reunion
of WW II 8th Air
Force members. "Waist Gunner Bob" flew 30
missions in B-17 bombers. Crew
members were not told where they were going on the next
mission, but Bob
says they got an idea by asking the fueling crew how
much gas they were
putting in the planes.
Meeting with Park Deputy Superintendent, Barbara Pollarine, May 7
Show N Tell - May Meeting
Vince Judd showed two identical profile stunt planes,
with different engine
types. One model was built from a kit and the other
was built by
duplicating the parts in the kit. The generous control
surfaces and short
fuselages should make them turn on a dime. Low pitch
props pull well and
keep speed down to avoid flutter.
Joe Krush showed another of his lightweight wonders,
this time a biplane.
His plane weights are always given in ounces. Joe selects
wood, covering
and assembly methods that result in incredibly light
planes, without filling
the wings with helium.
Rob Caso showed the progress on his British Mosquito
bomber, which once
again demonstrated Rob's careful workmanship. A competition
was held to
guess the plane's weight, which was between 10 and 11
ounces. The winner
received a kit of laser-cut parts made by Rob. Also
demonstrated was how
Rob makes his own clear canopies using ordinary equipment
such as wood,
plaster, kitchen oven, and shop vac.
Russ O'Brien showed a foam padded wing carrier, which
hangs from the four
coat hanger hooks in a van. The unit doesn't swing
and can be installed or
removed without tools in less than a minute. Materials
are 3/8" plywood,
discarded aluminum tubing from a swimming pool filter
system, foam pipe
insulation to fit the aluminum tubing, and "Henry"
brand indoor/outdoor
carpet adhesive. Foam padding was bonded to the top
surface of aluminum
tubing only, to minimize blocking the rear view.
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VFSS BOG MEETING
Submitted by Stever Kolet, Secretary
May 4, 2004
Members present: 15 voting and 2 non-voting
Meeting was opened at 7:00 PM by President Russ O'Brien.
OLD BUSINESS: NONE
NEW BUSINESS:
Item 1: Carl Sutton briefed the club budget and financial
status. The ads
will be dropped from the club newsletter as none of
the businesses have sent
in the required monies. A letter will be sent to PVHC,
Hobby Hut, etc.,
noting the removal of the ads and seeking reinstatement.
The club finances
are on track at this point.
Item 2: Bob Sudermann reported that the ad hoc park
flying site committee
needs the history document which Joe Krush wrote. Russ
is going to bring it
to Bob on Friday, May 6th. It will be made into a printable
computer
document for the park staff and club members to have.
Joe Pasquini's
efforts and the results from his letters to politicians
were noted. Bob
gave Carl a tip sheet with addresses, etc., for email
distribution to club
members. Bob also recapped a telecon he had with Assistant
Superintendent
Pollarine to reschedule our meeting with the park staff.
The charter school
that the club supports is also interested in writing
to the Park
Superintendent.
Item 3: The permit for the June and September fun fly
dates will be
submitted on May 6, 2004.
Item 4: The Alpha squadron is tentatively scheduled
to fly for us at the
September fun fly. Joe Weizer will talk to the Malchiones
about a jet demo
for the June fun fly.
Item 5: Al Marcucci will obtain the pies, cupcakes,
etc., for the June fun
fly. Alex Primas donated the money for the purchase.
Item 6: Steve will give a talk on a military flight
topic at the May
meeting.
Item 7: Mel Jones wanted to have all BOG members get
an email copy of the
bylaws to review, as we are coming up on election time
again and it seems to
be a problem getting members to work. We need to update
the bylaws soon.
Steve Kolet scanned the old document and cleaned it
up. It will be sent to
Carl Sutton for emailing.
Clarence Evans made a motion to adjourn, and Joe Weizer
seconded. Passed
unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM.
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HINTS AND TIPS
FROM THE AMA NATIONAL NEWSLETTER
Pulling Oil Out of Wood
Sometimes the firewalls and engine areas of older airplanes
get soaked with
oil from the fuel. This weakens glue joints to the
point where an aircraft
could fall apart in midair.
Try using CyA kicker (catalyst). You just have to spray
it on and wipe it
off. It pulls the oil right out of the wood. Several
treatments may be
necessary. This also works if a fuel tank develops
a leak, and the fuselage
gets soaked with fuel.
from Evergreen Flyer
Evergreen Radio Modelers
Association
Tim Shea, editor
Marysville WA
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Threading Wires
Use kite string or fishing line to thread servo wires
through a wing. Place
a Shop-Vac near the servo bay and drop the string or
line into the exit
hole. Be sure to hold onto the end of the string and
to turn on the
Shop-Vac.
from Smoke Signals
Meroke Radio Control Club
Joe Di Prima, editor
Franklin Square NY
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CLUB CALENDAR
Saturday & Sunday, May 29 & 30 -
5th Annual IMAA Jumbo Jamboree, Imlaystown, NJ. Warren
Kruse Field.
Tuesday, June 1 -
BOG Meeting at the field to discuss Fun Fly. 6:30 PM.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 4-6 -
Reading Air Show. Mid-Atlantic Air Museum WW II Weekend.
Tuesday, June 8 -
General Membership Meeting at the field. 6:30 PM.
Rain location at the
church.
Saturday, June 12 -
VFSS Fun Fly starting at 9 AM. (Rain date June 13)
Saturday & Sunday, June 12 & 13 -
The Hamburg Club, Tri-County Wingsnappers, Lenhartsville,
PA AMA & IMAA,
10-5. Unrestricted flying on Friday. www.tcws.org
Sunday, June 13 -
New Garden Air Show, Toughkenamon, PA
Saturday & Sunday, June 19 & 20 -
IMAA Giant Scale Warbirds, Quakertown, PA
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, July 9-11 -
IMAA "Warbirds Over Delaware." Lums Pond
State Park, Kirkwood, DE. Biggest
R/C show around. Approximately 100 big, expensive models.
Great photo ops
between events. Videotapes (DVD's?) made every year.
Vendors, food,
camping. Quarter mile from Rt. 896 and Rt. 71, on 71.
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